i have 3 stands. a big dog hangon , a gorilla Pro-Series King Kong Expedition HX hangon, and a summit viper ultra climber . we hang our stands (public land) in early august for the early archery elk season and have never had a problem with people messing with our stuff. we use ladder sections we strap on the trees instead of the pegs and take the bottom couple sections of ladder off, then put a python lock around the stand. youll be surprised how many people will walk under the stand and never see it because they wont look up! lol!

most climbing stands are cumbersome to carry and climb with and your still gonna have to do alot of trimming on your way up and for shooting lanes. i really like my gorilla hang on stand and would recommend it if your not dead set on a climber.