Well, the whole thing with the modification is so you dont have to reposition part way up the tree. As carefully as anyone might be, i still find that risky. With my modified LW i start off at a steep enough angle and it levels out at 20ft. It's also so easy to climb now versus before. I'm tellin you guys who own LW, if your stand was modified like mine and no longer had to deal with the wedging affect or repositioning your platform, you would fall in love with the LW all over again.