RE: Treestand design ideas
Tree stand manufactures have the highest liability insurance cost of any archery related product, and with good reason. Does anyone remember Baker Tree Stands?
Seriously, either build them for your own use or design and patent a new one and license the patent rights to an existing company. If one guy falls out of one of your stands and sues you, and he will, your done, Mom and Dad's house is gone, and you are bummin!
I know you're excited at the prospect of making a career out of this, and who wouldn't be?, but don't blow-off the VERY LIKELY major consequences!
-Sharps