I currently have one and have basically retired my climber. I hunt on property that is owned by the company that I work for, so we don't have the option to leave stands. Once I developed a system that worked for me, I prefer it over a climber. There is one area that I was the only one that hunted last year because there are very few trees to climb with a climber. I did switch from a platform to a ring of steps, and I like them better than the platform. The biggest advantage to saddles that I have found other than being able to hunt trees with limbs is that I can see 360 with very little movement. I started with a JX3 and comfort was great. Difficult to shoot a bow out of so I got rid of it. Have a Cruzer now and I am more comfortable in it than my climber.
