I build my own stands. I use 1" square (16 guage) tubing for the base, 2" square tubing for the seat post, expandable steel for better traction on the base, a couple of lengths of heavy chain to attach the seat post to the base (if I make it a folder) a couple of spikes in the base to dig into the tree...I use scrap steel, and being a welder by trade, I throw a couple of beads here and there to hold it all together. My stands are always made from steel, so they are anchors, but very stable and cheap to build. Usually I have about 10 to 20 bucks in them.