I've hunted on the ground 90% of the time for the last 40 plus years.
When I started the only stands I saw were the old Baker climbers, we had a few of em but they were death traps.
I hunt out of natural blinds mostly. Ground hunting can be very effective if done right, just have to do it.
Move very slowly when you have to move, play the wind, I try to wear a ghillie/hat or anything to break up the head/shoulder outline.
Where I hunt ,in the last 20 years I've seen deer looking up as much as they look at ground level when approaching a food plot.
I use a folding chair with a back.
This year I bought a Shappel Trail chair that swivels, it weighs about 3 lbs.
Good luck, ground hunting aint near as hard as some think it is.