ladder stands. I'm probably the only hunter on planet earth that doesn't like climbers at all!!! I scout my arse off in the off season and hang lots of ladder stands around. I like how quiet and easy they are to get up and down. I have enough around my property and well concealed ( i think) to have the mobility of a climber. JMO.
Do you guys worry about the noise the climber makes?? How about carrying the darn contraption in and out?? Sweat your butt off and sound like a freight train getting up a tree. And the tree has to be just about perfect. It probably gets a heck of a lot easier with practice, but I just don't see it for myself. I tried one ONCE!! Got so pissed off with it, it's in the bottom of a pond right now. Let me know if I'm missing the boat here climber guys.