hey semi, summit makes a great stand, that was all i used to use, now i'm using ole man, first for comfort, i spend alot of full days in my climber, because of the weight, quietness, ease of set up, and last you mentioned if the climbers work, yea they work and they work great, if you set-up and the deer pulls a fast on you can easily adjust stand location for evening or the next morning hunt. i use mine more during bow season for gettin close, when hunting with a rifle its not that big of a deal...

good luck and practice with the climber