I still haven't found one stand to do it all.
I use lock-ons with climbing sticks if I can leave them safely - but I don't really like them for set-up and take-down for each hunt.
I have several ladders that also get left in place - most of them for the season - but this past year I bought a Loggy Brush ladder - 30# and quick, easy set-up - I've moved that one around a bit, and like it alot (and the price is great - at around $70 its no more expensive than the "cheap", heavy ladders)
If I'm planning to set a stand just for the one hunt (or for a night hunt and the following morning) I like a climber - though I'm looking for a new (lighter) one - I've almost convinced myself to order a Loggy Bayou Stalker XL - it looks like you could use it like a lock-on or as a climber - not too bad at 17# - and Cabelas is selling them with a free hand-climber (usually about $60 more)
If someone here could give me some feedback on them (good or bad) I could stop staring at that page in the Cabelas catalog and get on with it....
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