i am a daisy chain fan, light, packable, rock solid. last time i went up the tree two sticks hit a loop well so just got looped and set, two didn't line up so got truckers hitched. all 4 sticks i run cable aiders attached, were rock solid. last year when i ran hawks i did the kick the bottom of the stick out, loop the daisy and pull the stick back to tighten/set, worked with my hawks because the stick has a slight amount of flex towards the tree, and standoffs don't bite super hard, this method did not work for beasts. ultimately truckers hitch is very easy and better than this method anyway IMHO.