So I’m almost 240 in hunting boots and I just jumped and beat on this thing and for me it was solid, it does flex when I am way out on the edge but nothing I didn’t expect and it was better than I expected, I couldn’t make this thing kick out, I put one foot on the ground and pushed and shoved it wasn’t going anywhere for me it bites hard and this was on a rock hard old power pole in my wood shed, it’s big, but big in the right places, I can turn around like I am in a stand, I have windwalker stands that weigh almost the same but for me I guess the advantage of this is it’s big in the right places, my small lightweight stands put me further away from the tree when leaning than I like to be and then there is the issue of the cables, stands do have a seat but it’s almost useless for long sits on any little stand I have ever owned, I think this thing definitely has it’s place, long sits or somebody that’s just not quite comfortable with tiny things, in my opinion it’s a lot of bang for the buck and well made. Time will tell but from my little bit of testing I like it, about the only thing that I can see being a problem so far is on the bottom where the bolt for the post hinges, if a person straps this on there back that metal knob where the bolt is will be right in the center of your back, I don’t plan on carrying it this way so could care less but that mite be an issue for some, time will tell.