I bought my Summit Cobra XLS last year after doing polls at several message boards I go to. 7 out of 10 people who answered said Summit. At 17 pounds it is the lightest fully padded stand I found. There are other stands that are lighter, but they don' t have all the padding and we all know cushion equal comfort!

My stand is quiet and comfortable. So much so that I have dozed off every time I have used it. It has a very stable platform and the only time I was worried about falling out if I fell asleep was the first time I used it. Dang thing fells like a Lazy boy recliner!