Originally Posted by Topgun 3006

super hunt54---Those ladders are made of fairly heavy steel, not aluminum! I'm also familiar with both the individual and lengthier strap on steps and mentioned them in my first post. I certainly won't argue about their weight and that's why I put each one up to stay and have only moved one or two of them over the years. I chain them to the tree with a lock at the top just loose enough so a tree doesn't grow around them and that also makes it an extra safeguard than just having a rachet strap holding the top seat area against the tree.