I've owned a treelounge treestand for several years and I believe it to be the most comfortable stand on the market. I've never sat in another stand that my butt didn't get tired or sore after sitting for extended periods of time. The sling seat design allows you to sit longer and the weight is dispersed along your back and not concentrated in your rear. As for the weight of the stand, I will admit that the treelounge is a bit heavy and bulky carrying into the woods. I hunt property that I have the luxury of leaving my stand up during the season. I did carry the TL in and out of my hunting area a few times and it will wear you out if you have a very long walk. If you're concerned about noise when your in the stand and you shift your weight, then the treelounge is again, the best stand I've had experience with. I've never had the TL make a pop, squeak, crack, or any noise when I've shifted my weight. With the bowhunting adapter, you set the stand at a steeper angle on the tree to put you in a more upright position which makes it easy to stand up and get in position to take a shot with your bow. When you get up, you are standing farther away from the tree than other stands, but the benefit of that is that you can easily shoot behind the tree, or as the folks at treelounge say it gives you a 360 degree shooting radius. Most times, I place my stand on the opposite side of the tree from where I think the deer will come. This allows you to get away with more movement and be concealed by the tree. So even though you are sticking out from the tree a little farther it shouldn't matter. Also, you can get high enough in the TL that this shouldn't even be a factor. Well, that's my .02 about it, I don't think you'd be unsatisfied with a Treelounge treestand.