they are awesome..it gets you up there quickly and effortlessly..rigging the tree is the trickypart. once you get up you send it back down and u can send up another climber next thing you know your workign instead of taking a break. if you work around tall trees its worth it. id say u use it more than ud think because u simply have the choice...it really saves alot of energy
The wraptor is pricey, but after using a friends while helping him with storm work, I decided to buy one in short order. In all honesty, not using a motorized ascension device is archaic at this point.