RE: Low Cost Tree Stands for Bow Hunting and Deer Hunting
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ORIGINAL: davidmil
Too much work, and not cheap, to build something that has such limited useage. You'd be better off buying a 16 foot climbing stick and a cheap hang on. You can put them anywhere, especially in this Y tree you show this one in. Nope, by the time you go through all the screws, plywood, rope, etc etc, you're better off with a couple hang ons that'll last for years.
Minimum cost of your suggested setup is $80 for each stand. From 1 sheet of plywood of $30 and 600 feet of rope for $60 I get 5 stands. You move your's around or have folk steal them. I leave them in year around and have nobody steal them. They are some work, true. But not a lot. I you have the money, please go a head and buy your stand. They are not for everyone in every situation for hunting. For the >>>person<<<< who
1) hunts alot 20 or 30 days a year
2) has a lot of places to hunt, is a tree stand hunter, not a stalker or still hunter,
3) doesn't have a lot of money
4) has some time
5) has minimal tools (circural saw and a drill).
I am saying hey give this a try. Is it for you? No. Why? You got money and you have not got time. You must have all the above criteria before you will consider these stands.
Chap Gleason
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RE: Low Cost Tree Stands for Bow Hunting and Deer Hunting
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ORIGINAL: kevin1
Make that an oak plank instead of pine and waterproof it and that stand would outlive any metal stand out there . I've hunted from plenty of home made jobs like that , never felt unsafe in any of them .
The plywood does not split like oak, it is 7 layers thick. I think pressure treated plywood is best. Oak, never used it for these stands. Water proof it, well pressure treated is water proof, they last for over 10 years easy. These stands are rock solid see the criteria I suggested for the "ideal user of these stands".
Chap
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RE: Low Cost Tree Stands for Bow Hunting and Deer Hunting
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ORIGINAL: gleason.chapman
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ORIGINAL: kevin1
Make that an oak plank instead of pine and waterproof it and that stand would outlive any metal stand out there . I've hunted from plenty of home made jobs like that , never felt unsafe in any of them .
The plywood does not split like oak, it is 7 layers thick.Â* I think pressure treated plywood is best.Â* Oak, never used it for these stands.Â* Water proof it, well pressure treated is water proof, they last for over 10 years easy.Â* These stands are rock solid see the criteria I suggested for the "ideal user of these stands".
Chap
I was referring to the stability of the oak , even 3/4 ply is a bit flexible for my taste , and oak won't split if you add underside braces crosswise to the grain . Besides , I can get 2" thick oak for free ... I'd hunt from those Y boards of yours anytime , and have .
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RE: Low Cost Tree Stands for Bow Hunting and Deer Hunting
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ORIGINAL: kevin1
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ORIGINAL: gleason.chapman
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ORIGINAL: kevin1
Make that an oak plank instead of pine and waterproof it and that stand would outlive any metal stand out there . I've hunted from plenty of home made jobs like that , never felt unsafe in any of them .
The plywood does not split like oak, it is 7 layers thick. I think pressure treated plywood is best. Oak, never used it for these stands. Water proof it, well pressure treated is water proof, they last for over 10 years easy. These stands are rock solid see the criteria I suggested for the "ideal user of these stands".
Chap
I was referring to the stability of the oak , even 3/4 ply is a bit flexible for my taste , and oak won't split if you add underside braces crosswise to the grain . Besides , I can get 2" thick oak for free ... I'd hunt from those Y boards of yours anytime , and have .
The plywood is doubled so 1.5 inches thick. 14 layers. Thanks for being willing to try something new.
Chap
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RE: Low Cost Tree Stands for Bow Hunting and Deer Hunting
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ORIGINAL: buttonbuckmaster
I would rather hunt on the ground than climb up that thing. Rural King has loc-on stands for $30...with a harness. Stands are cheap in the grand scheme of hunting items....long term health care/ nursing home careis about $4,000 a month. Buy a stand and wear the harness.
That is your choice. One does not make long term risk assessments based on a $4,000/mo risk model. One makes them based on the factors that are present in the situation, which are:
1) very very strong stand double thickness of 3/4 plywood screwed together
2) 1000 weight limit poly prop rope, no rotting, no shrinking, no mice eating
3) strong steps of 4x4 and reinforced with 3/4" plywood, pressure treated blocks adn 3/4. If you fearful of spliting, make them all of 3/4 pressure treated plywood and put a coupld of screws thru them, drill them like I show and that is VERY, VERY rock solid, more so than mine that I put online. I didn't do that because I believe the single 3/4 attached to a block is enough.
So the risk model is do "I trust my life now and in the future in going up this tree with this design", not do I fear $4,000/mo. The risk isbefore you, not the fear of tomorrow. In my mind the risk is worth it, because the design is ROCK SOLID, and I am 58 years old, not 32 and I have huntedover 40 years. So I know what is rock solid. Bottom lineyou don't trust anything that is not commercial or that you didn't make yourself, because you have never stepped into a stand like I have designed, if you did I know you would feel comfortable. There is no FLEXING in ANYTHING, and I weight 250.
Chap Gleason
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RE: Low Cost Tree Stands for Bow Hunting and Deer Hunting
I'd hunt from those Y boards of yours anytime , and have . 
