The best brand for the money i have found is ameristep.

I had a Summit Viper for about eight years and just sold it when I bought a new Summit Goliath last month. The old one was made of steel and weighed 30 pounds. I advertised it locally and sold it within 24 hours. I got older and just didn't want to tote that heavy thing around. I have spent many days from before daylight to dark in it and even felt comfortable sleeping in it during the slow parts of the hunt. While I haven't yet used the Goliath, I have no reason to believe it won't have the same durability of my old one and it weighs about 10 pounds less and is wider. It is rated at 350 pounds and since I am 6'6" and close to maxing out the 300 pound limit fully equipped I decided to get the newer, bigger stand. I just don't bounce as effeciently as I used to and I just didn't want to take that chance with the old stand.

As I get older, my lonewolf climber is the most important piece of hunting equipment I own. No reason to own the best archery gear if the platform you stand on is junk.

I own 2 Summits, a viper and a cobra. Top notch quality, great price, comfortable, easy to use and the most important thing for me is that it feels really safe, unlike others I have used in the past.

You can't go wrong with a Lone Wolf either.