When the weather gets very cold the cams do get a little harder to open and close. I suppose that is the only pitfall of having such a good system. I am guessing it may be due to the cold slightly shrinking the belt.

I have two of these stands although neither are brand new. One I recently bought from a member here......he had drilled a small hole in each of the cams, then tied parachute cord or material like a string loop in each cam like Shaftcaster was talking about.