Looking for affordable, lightweight Treestand

[Desk Jockey]

I agree with the get what you pay for.

Just a thought:

If I were packing it in miles and wanted some way to cover multiple stand sites, it would buy a could climber and a few sets of steps. Either sticks or screw in pegs.

That way you have a high quality stand you can move as your needs dictate and even use it solo without steps as a climber. You can use steps at your regular locations which take away a lot of the pain in the ass factor acclimated with a pure climber stand. I climber is also going to be lighter than a hang on stand as a general rule.

 

[Rolando]

My hang-and-hunt setup consists of a Muddy Outfitter Lite stand (<$100), a set of Muddy sticks, and MOLLE straps and belt from ebay ($35) NEW Military MOLLE II Rifleman DESERT TAN FRAME, SHOULDER STRAPS & BELT 4th Gen

I use a Black Diamond Alpine Bod harness which saves some weight over an HSS.