I'm new to the boards too. I like all of the Summit stands. One thing about them is you can change the seat height to equal to the bar, so it won't be in the way as much. I love the Summit Viper I use, it doesn't squeek and it climbs quietly. I killed a deer out of it this morning at 10 yards,and I had to shift my weight around quiet a bit and there wasn't a single squeek and it didn't move when I shifted my weight. I haven't tried the Lone Wolf yet, but I'm sure i will in the near future. There are raving reviews about them, so i don't think you can go wrong with either of the 2 afformentioned stands.

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