the lone wolf steps look nice but damn hundered sum dollars for 16 feet.... gezzzz

I know there are guys that are on here that swear by it, but I just can't see it without being overly sweaty. The guys that do it all use the Lone Wolf stands and sticks and they are very quiet, I will say that. But even the hang on with sticks weigh more than my climber. I honestly can't say I could see as an option for myself, but for the guys that have a system down, more power to you.

Haven't done it this way for awhile, but backpack and stand on back, ladder on one shoulder and bow in the other hand. Put two lengths of ladder together and raise up high enough to place bottom section in and begin attaching to tree. Put stand on back again (both hands free to climb and move tether) and climb up with rope attached to pull bow up when ready.

15 min to set up that way. Later, I started hiding the ladder under leaves and brush so I didn't have to carry it when going back to the same places a few days apart.

I've done it a couple times. And I have moved stands to sit in in that evening several times (as many have I'm sure). Though less since I got a real job and could afford a couple more stands. The times I have done it in the morning, I had already sat in that tree before. I knew about where the stand goes, and had holes in the tree to screw in the steps. Then haul the stand up, hang it and sit. If it is in a tree I have been in, I know how to set the stand, and have lanes cut, and the holes are in for the steps, so the dark isn't really much of a handicap. My favorite kind of stand for quiet setting was some homebuilt ones my dad made years ago. A screw in step has a ring welded onto it, and a hook on the stand slides into it. Couldn't be easier to set. Then dad had one pull out, and they all got a second hook welded on, and uses 2 screw in rings.

And the stands with the backpack straps are much easier to make quiet for hauling. I put a foam pad I sit on between the upright and platform, right at the seat joint and cinch it down with a ratchet strap. I have even stuck my backpack in between and cinched that in when I need to carry the backpack. I prefer the kind of stand with a chain over a strap, but one really has to be careful if he wants to carry it and set it quietly.