Although I love my climber, its becoming clearer to me that a good light portable strap on stand used in conjunction with a set of climbing sticks may be the way to go........if I find the right combo. Its difficult finding a good tree with cover in the location I want in some instances. I am leaning toward the Lone Wolf Alpha stand and Lone Wolf climbing sticks since I am very happy with their climbers. Any suggestions/experiences to share using portable stands with climbing sticks? The only downside I can see is perhaps packing both.