THE SEAT THAT CAME WITH THE STAND WAS VERY BIG. IT WAS THE KIND WITH THE BACK CUSHION. IT HAD BUNGEES WITH HOOKS AND BUCKLES, YOU TOOK IT OFF TO CLIMB; TOO MUCH GOING ON THERE. I REPLACED IT WITH A PADDED SEAT FROM API. IT PERMANETLY ATTACHES TO THE BOTTOM SECTION AND HAS NO BACK CUSHION. IT DOES NOT GET IN THE WAY OF CLIMBING AND IS MUCH SIMPLIER AND QUIETER.
EB