I want to make my stand quieter.

I have to remove it each night where I hunt and reinstall it every morning, so I want to minimize the noise it makes as I come and go.

I have a hang-on stand which is fine, but the 4 section ladder makes unacceptable racket when being carried through brush, even on my back. I' ve got the peices strapped together so they don' t clank against each other, but since the are hollow, they sound like I' m banging tuning forks against trees as they tap small twigs and branches.
The ladder sections consist of an aluminum square hollow main tube with steps coming off the sides.

I know I can put hockey tape on the whole thing to keep the branches from hitting the metal, but it' s plenty heavy already, and I don' t want to add more wieght if I can avoid it.

I also came up with the idea of sealing the ends with some " Great Stuff" of some other expanding foam sealant.

Anybody tried this, or have any other ideas ?????