I recently purchased the ambush a short time ago. I held off because of price and all the things being said about issues with them. So after trying several other platforms i found this one on ebay brand new for 200 so i bought it. It doesn't have the angled teeth but i have tried it in all kinds of trees and have had no noise issues, no kickout issues, and no cam issues. Its by far the best platform ive tried so far. As far as the price, ya its pricey but after buying ,selling and shipping several platforms i tried......you get the point i own the .5 and the 1.0 and both are excellent. I shouldn't have let opinions of others influence my decision and formed an opinion on my own experience saving myself money in the end . I feel like sometimes people for whatever reason just dont like a certain company and form an instant negative opinion then spread that opinion