Bob,
Not really seeing how you' re figuring this? The sticks
do not snap together. First stick is attached to the
tree where you' d take your first step about 18" -24"
off the ground. Then the bottom of each stick is
put up about 18" above the top of the previous
stick or about the distance you' d have between
steps.

The real plus with these sticks is that they' re not
attached together and can be seperated/spaced
on different sections of the tree.....much different
than a straight " ladder stick" .

At the time, they were the first steps that could be
turned either right or left.

Depends on what type of hunting each bowhunter
does, but for my style of hunting on the move....
LW sticks are definitely the best. My 4 LW sticks
weigh 10 lbs and my Chippewa Chief model hang-on
weighs 9 1/2 lbs. I can be up and hunting in one
of the trees I' ve prepared in 10 min.

If I chose to leave my steps or sticks/ladder out
at each stand, I would choose something else
to use.

OK, I understand now. Thanks two beards. So with 4 - 32" pieces and 18" inbetween the pieces (and bottom), that would get you about 16' up the tree. So instead of the $200 that I had in the above post, it would caost around $140

I live in North Dakota and we must protect our trees here so no screwing and drilling.I first got the strap on steps the individual ones.They were a mess to untangle.The Lone Wolf strap on ladder steps are definetly the way to go. They are worth the money. They are light and work great. I sold all the individual tree steps, on e-bay,except 2 that I use only at the bottom of a tree to get higher than the 3 ladder steps will allow, that come with the Lone Wolf ladder kit.