ORIGINAL: LaneNebraska
Thanks Chap for some great ideas! Going to implement them in my ladder stands also

I picked up a nice 2-man ladder stand after season sale at Walmart, and these improvements will be the Bomb

One more idea that I am implementing. I have bought 12 of these brass long shank padlocks

all keyed alike
http://www.allpadlocks.com/cgi-bin/ez-catalog/cat_display.cgi?account=X380790;search=26160;searc h=Imported%20%23%3A%2026160;limit=product;v=2.0;pa th=73;layout=system:layout_0100.xsl
so I can use the samekey on each stand. Helps when switching things out and doing maintenance. Take some 3 in 1 oil with you and oil it up good every winter when doing pruning on your stands.
Chap