If I could I would hunt from a ladder stand every time but they are not for every situation. Why not get both?

I have both, and a climber. Each situation can call for a different type of stand. I wouldn't want to limit myself. If I only had one stand it would be a climber, cause they're the easiest to move around.

Same here , I prefer the stability and superior safety of the ladder stand , and the newer ones are light enough to be reasonably portable too .

I have a hang-on, ladder and climber.
I'm finding that I like the ladder more as I get older.
If you must pack them any distance, get a friend or family member
to help carry some of the components for you. We have "hanging parties" to get the job done in my family and it gives us another reason to hang out in the woods together. One risk of the ladders is that it is more likely
that a trespasser will hunt your stand when you are not there. That has happened to us a few times. Not too many guys have the nerve to trust
someone elses hang-on setup, it seems.

I too, use a couple hang on stands,8 or 9 ladder stand and a couple climbers.
Just depends on what the tree I want to be in is like and how far I have to haul the stand to the spot.
My main hunting partner is 70 years old and can't climb tree steps, that's why we have so many ladders. Keeps him hunting but I am only 43 and I really like the ladder stands as well. The ones we have are the elcheapo ones from Cabela's, we got most of them when they were like 60.00.
I was at Dick's the other night and they have them on sale for 60.00 right now.
I might buy a couple more(you can NEVER have too many stands!)

I hate hanging hang on stands, big PITA if you ask me.
Climbers only work in some trees.

I will be using all 3 types again this season.

I prefer ladderstands, but hang-ons are cheaper (most of the time) for those of us on limited budgets.They also offer more flexibility/portability. Ladderstandsseem much more safe and comfortable, but I don't move them much once the season starts.

When I started bowhunting I had one hang on stand and I think 10 tree steps. Stands were more expensive back then.
I think I paid like 80.00 for mine and it wasn't near as nice as a 80.00 hang on you can get now.
That would still be my choice if I only had one stand.

I used a climber exclusively last season, but this year I wanted a couple of stands that I could set up and leave for the season (no need to get a stand in place on a cold, dark morning).

One concern when leaving a stand is that it will be stolen. Another concern is safety while getting into the stand. I considered getting some hang-on stands with the "steps" that consist of separate sections. This would allow me to remove the bottom section and carry it away with me to make it more difficult to get at the rest of the steps and the stand.

In the end I purchased two of the $60 ladder stands at Dicks. I used a lock on each so that they would not be easy to steal and put them in locations that are less likely to be noticed. Hopefully, even if they are spotted they are not worth the trouble to steal.

Not only are they less expensive than a hang-on stand with separate climbing sticks, I am not afraid to climb the ladder stand without a safety rope: I connect my harness when I reach the top. With a hang-on, I would only feel safe if I had some way to connect my harness during the climb.

I may eventually get some hang-on stands with climbing steps for other situations (anyone could use my ladder stands without me knowing it unless I happen to show up), but I am looking forward to trying out the ladder stands this season.

do deer pay attention to the Ladder on a ladder stand since it protrudes from the tree a little bit...At Walmart in my area they have a Gorilla handon which I can get 15' steps for 87 bucks....they also have a two person ladder stand 16' ladder for 79 dollars...dont know the brand but I think its a cheap one....now I will be setting up the stand this week so I am just curious to which stand you guys would pick??

we have success with both where i hunt but i prefer the hang on.