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Old 08-26-2005 | 10:01 PM
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Default RE: Tower Box Stands

Stone Cold, I see you are from south Louisiana, pretty much the same climate as east Texas. You may want to rethink buying a metal or plastic box stand! I've hunted in one of the black plastic commercial stands, and they are way too hot for comfort! Even in cool weather, the sun overheats plastic and metal stands very quickly.You could have a heat stroke in one of those things!
If its portability that you want, try building one out of lighter materials.
My "boxes" are now made of 2X2 frames, and the thinest, lightest plywood that I can get. The legs and floor base are still a little heavy, but as far as the box goes, if you bolt each side to the base with two or three lag screws, and use three or four decking screws to tie each corner together, you will have a stand that two people can take down and rebuild in about an hour, with only a cordless drill and a socket set! Before you tie the sides together, it feels too flimsy to be any good, but once its put together, it as strong as any deer stand will ever need to be!
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