That's a fact that ya need to get good at putting up your stand BEFORE you actually go hunting. Whatecer you do-DO NOT try it on a power/phone pole however!

I got my new stand out today and practiced putting it up. The first attempt didn't go so well, but try number 2 only took me a couple of minutes. I can see though that I am going to have to rig a pulley system to help me get the stand up the tree and hold it steady so that I can get it in place.

I only put it a couple of feet off of the ground, but when I got in it and bounced around a little, it didn't move at all. It didn't make any noise either. All in all, it seems to be a very reliable stand. I'm a little more confident using it now.

I'll keep practicing putting it up until I'm really comfortable doing it.

Good to hear it. Soon you'll havta change threads from "confidence not high".