I am definitely getting a Summit Broadhead Backpacker. After countless internet searches, reviews, posting questions on this board, etc... I saw the Summit Bullet Backpacker series on display at Dick's Sporting Goods and asked all about it and checked it all over thoroughly. Granted, it has the shooting rail on it, but the Broadhead version is wide open and is essentially, the same stand.

The guy at Dick's let me test the Summit real quick too. Granted, it was mounted to one of those cheesy "telephone pole-looking" display things. And, okay, so like, I was only what about 12-13-14 inches off the ground. But I walked all over the bottom platform and it didn't move an inch. It didn't creak or groan or shimmy in the slightest bit. I love the foot stirrups on it. Those are cool! I sat in the seat and even picked up my feet off the bottom platform. Wow, what a rock solid stand! [8D]

Long story short: You definitely should get the best stand for the money. Don't go cheap!!!! [&:] I mean, read up on some of my earlier posts where I was talking about my old Ameristep Grizzly steel climber that I picked up for wicked cheap. Lesson learned: You get what you pay for!

Butch A.