I have an API Outdoors climbing tree stand I purchased years ago and use it to hunt out on the Eglin AFB Range and this year I'm going to start taking it with me on my hunting trips to the Goodman, MS area. I feel that it will give me the advantage of being able to hunt some areas nobody has hunted in for a while on a 580 acre piece of property that is a mix of pines, hardwoods and swampy areas. One of these days I'll probably upgrade to a Summit Viper, pretty sure those are lighter than mine and would be easier to carry in.