like washington hunter said buy a gorrilla and you will never go wrong

I have found that treestands with straps are easier and quicker to put up then treestands with chains. The chains are harder to adjust then the straps.

Has anyone ever tried a trophyline tree saddle?

I use a Summit climbing stand and ove it but if I were to use a lockon stand it would definitly be the Summit Copperhead. I sat in one of these the other day. Great stand which is usually the case with a summit

I got stranded in a tree stand one time.
Don't remember what brand it was however it was a climbing stand. The bottom portion had a safety strap and it broke as I started down the tree. Needless to say the bottom portion WENT sliding down the tree and there I sat,20-25' on a huge pine.
If I hadn't carried 50' of rope with me, I'd probably still be there picked to the bone.
CARRY ROPE!

THANX GUYZ, i DECEDED TO GO WITHA LONE WOLF HANG ON AND i COULDN'T BE HAPPIER i HIGHLY RECCOMEND IT TO ALL OF YOU OUT THERE.

Well if you are like me and like to sit in the stand as long as possible i would go with the gorilla King Kong i have one and love it although it weighs a tad more than others. I also have A Loggy Bayou Monarch i love this stand just as much. Weighing in at 8 pounds you cant possible beat it

i would have tried gorilla they are better made than lone wolf

I use the Lone wolf alpha hang on and the lone wolf sticks and I think it's a good setup. It's costly...but you get what you pay for.

i would take my gorilla anyday i ended up aying like 130 for treestand and steps (screw in kind though)

cant beat it for the price