There is good Utube video of a guy that climbs the same tree and times it from the minute he takes off his gear, though set up, then up the tree, down the tree and repacking everything. He splits the screen so he does a hang on with sticks, saddle set up, climber with hand climber, climber with sit and climb, all at the same time. The results are quite surprising. For me in the northeast with the amount of straight trees we have I think a lone wolf climber is hard to beat. However in the mid west, which I have hunted at least a week or two every year for last 18 plus years....a hang on set with sticks is better because of the differences in the tree species and forest types.