Originally Posted by
cayugad
Next time at Wal Mart, I am going to have to look into that stand. Or I can order it on line and have it delivered to the store for free. Be sure and let me know how well it sits and whether it is a wobble walker. I was in one ladder stand that scared the devil out of me when it walked about seven inches. I climbed out of that and buried the legs about eight inches in the ground, and took my drag rope and tied the ladder part to the tree. Then it was much better. Be sure and do that if the stand does not supply that feature. Tie that ladder to the tree too.
Good idea about scratching your name on the stand. I have an engraving pencil and do that to most everything I leave out. And I put it in two, sometimes three places. So that was smart thinking on your part.
Be sure and let me know how rock steady that stand it. I might have to get me one of them.
Dave the first thing I did when I put the stand up was to see how sturdy it was, it is. What I liked most about it is the ladder rails are solid and narrower than most wich makes them firmer and makes the climbing a-lot more steady. If you look at the pics I put on in the second pic is where you can see the ladder steps.
Yes you can order from wal-mart and have it shipped free (site to store) to your wal-mart. The only thing I did is the seat cushion is a tad noisy, the material makes a little nosie if you slide your butt on it so I took an old sweatshirt and put the seat cushion inside it, problem solved. The shooting rail cushion is made of the same material so I also wrapped a old towel around it to have a softer noise free rest. Just be sure to remove them if there's rain in the forecast, the seat and rail material will weather fine.
Also I try and engrave my name in everything that's made of metal or steel that's out of my sight, just to be sure. And I always do some of my own re-inforceing on any stand I put up, it seems you can always make them more sturdy with a extra piece of rope and a extra buckle strap. Im sure you'll enjoy this stand and the price cant be beat.
Wal-Mart also had a 2 Man Ladder Stand just like this one and only $10 more, but the darn sucker weighs like 70lbs, it looks well built but is too darn heavy for 1 person to put up themselves. If you have help and want a bigger ladder stand look at this one also.
(BP)