They're on sale at ****'$ Sporting Goods right now for $79. A 10 coupoon can be had pretty easy as well bringing it down to 69.
I bought 3 Muddy Outfitter Lites at D icks, 60$each . In also five sets of muddy outfitter sticks, four pack 60$ each. I was wanting the Muddy outfitter steel which is on sale for 89 however they were sold out. The guy told me about another store close by that has four of them. I am going tomorrow to buy them if they still have them along with a few more sets of sticks.
i have alwayz used the cheap sportsmanguide stands and 20ft sticks. they have served me well and i dont have any major complaints for $35 stand and sticks. but i want more areas set up to hunt and i hate climbing in the early mornings and wont do it if i can help it, so i hunt hang ons and climb in the afternoons. i just got a LW alpha and have 4 more sets of cheap sticks. that will give me about 8 stands for quick and quietset ups with the LW and sticks or with prehung.stands. i have a lot.of swamps too so i did get 4 LW sticks to. now with my climbers i wont have to climb questionable tree. i am already looking forward to next season... and i will add the cheap sticks when i can
Good question. The answer depends on what you are going to do with your stand. Do you want it to be mobile or stationary? I look for lightweight and quiet because I like to move my stands a lot.