why limit yourself? i prefer climbers because i like to get up above the deer that are with in range so that, more often than not, is higher than any ladder. i have a ladder set up this year and had it set up last year. by the time i'm done hanging stands i'll have 1 ladder, 1 hang on maybe more, and 4 or 5 climbers out. burning out a stand and not being mobile enough is the reason for so many.