I have about a dozen hang ons and two ladders....one is a double ladder I use to take my young grandson...the other is for practice in my yard so I can shoot on high. The hang ons are superior due to ease of getting to areas 'where no-one in their right mind would go' [thats where the deer are] The hang ons are easier to 'hide' and are not so accessible to those 'unethical morons' who would use someone elses stand. I unscrew the bottom 6 steps to make it more difficult for them.