I agree. One of the smartest things you can do is take your trusty dremel tool and scribe your name on your stand in a hidden spot. Here in Arkansas if you're hunting a wildlife management area you have to have your name and address permanently on it. I'm kind of against putting my address on it for obvious reasons but that's the way it is here. It's quite the rude awaking when a thief is confronted and says it's his and you turn it over and there's your name on it..... Thankfully I've never had to deal with the thieves yet. But I usually use my tree lounge and I pack it out each time unless I'm hunting close to camp and can keep a good watch on the paths going in. I hate thieves with a passion........... It takes alot of balls to rip someone off that's carrying a high powered rifle or a compound bow----or a really stupid one (the catagory I place most all thieves in)