These are the rails I grew up learning to hunt and set stands with these old rapid rails(there back and better) some times the right tree is not always the best tree to get conventional climbing sticks in, these Rip Rails fix that problem and allow you to walk around the side of a tree or over irregularities in a tree to ensure your stand is in the right spot for the right time. Bought one set to check them out because I thought it was too good to be true... they were better then expected! Haven’t put them up in a tree yet and already have 4 more sets on they way!