I have now ordered two of these for my stands. I used pegs in the past, but not anymore as I will probably only use these sticks from here out. They take less than 10 minutes to set-up with a ratchet-set. Very light weight and no trouble at all to get up against a tree. Seriously was done with assembly of ladder and strapped to a tree in less than 15 minutes.
Like some posters have said, make sure you are sticking them together correctly or you will be off on your steps....just double check before you set-up against the tree but the good thing about this product is if you stand it up against the tree and realize it is incorrect, it take only a minute to get it corrected.
Awesome produce and for the price, it is the best option out there in my opinion.