My API cost me 230.00 and I love it with the foot rest and a seat and backrest you can do an all day sit in and be very comfortable. It is going on it's 3rd. year and still looks new. I have not heard anything bad about the Summit stands nor mine for that matter,if I get another one it may be a summit due to the fact that mine is a little heavier because of the chains they use to grip the tree. I think the Summits use a cable if I remember right.