I usually have everything on when I get into the woods as well. I don' t even get to my hunting area until about 30 minutes before sun-up. I know a lot of people that get there hours before sun break, but I can' t seem to do it so I adapt my hunting to my ability. I normally stalk in.

When I get to my tree, I use my climber to get up. I have a bow holder attatched to my foot rest. When I get to my desired heigth (about 20' since that is how long my rope is). As soon as I pull my bow up I will put it on the rest. The rest keeps it pretty secure and right at my knee when I' m sitting down.

I few years ago I purchased a knock-off ez-hanger. The threads on the end of it to screw into the tree are so thick that I have yet to get it into a tree without using a drill to start the hole. Is the ez-hanger " ez" to hang?