I have never seen them in person, but, I must admit, the weight of those things looks AWSOME!!!!!!

Now, I did read a review on them in Outdoor Life awhile back and it wasn' t good! If I remember correctly, they said that they are pretty sturdy and quiet, but, they also said that they are the hardest stands to setup. I guess that there are little parts that you can drop while setting it up. The Outdoor Life crew said that it is practically impossible to setup in the dark and if you want to hunt in the morning, you should put it on the tree the evening before! Not exactly a problem that I want to encounter while out in the woods!!!!!!