When I setup a hanging stand in a location I usually do it pre-season. I bring my climbing stand with me, climb up to slightly below the hight I am going to hang the stand. I then pull the hanging stand up with a rope and can strap it to the tree and get it setup while standing on a steady platform. Once I have it all secure I just climb down the tree then screw in the steps all the way up to the stand. This method is a lot easier than trying to hang on to the tree, while your standing on a little tree step, doing a balancing act trying to get the stand setup......