I was in the city the other day and looked at a real nice ladder stand. It held 300 pounds, and weighed 42 pounds and was 15 feet up. Where I live that is all that is needed. Best of all was the ladder get off platform. It had rails to grip and spin into the seat. Very handy for old knees when they have to turn on snow covered platforms. It was under $200.00 and looked nice. I could even picture the tree to put it in. But these new ground blinds I bought after season are so nice to just put up and sit.

Good luck to you in the part of the season you decide to hunt. And if your area is like mine, even though its posted land.. better chain that thing down good.