do any of yall have any ideas or piks i would really like to get an idea of how to make one because i rather make my own and save some money and plus where i hunt in texas there are not very much big trees or atlest big enough for a portable stand also do any of yall have any setups that are on a cedar tree?well thanks and i loof forward to some piks and answers thanks

one peice of osb plywood cut to 4x4
4 post from 6 to 8 ft tall that are sturdy and str8
4 2x4s just above your waist height
camo burlap wrapped around the 2x4s and a seat
should give you plenty of standing room for a shot and a comfortable seat and if you put it against a tree it will hide you like you wouldnt believesry i dont have anypictures though

Buy a metal or alum stand!
Wood stands will eventually rot/decay and you will fall.

I agree, with the price of treated lumber you can go to Wally World and get a ladder stand for virtually the same price.

yea see but ladder stands you have to lean it against a good size tree and where i hunt there arent many of them and i would like to be 10 ft in the air what i was lookin at see because i have mainly cedars and i was just thinkin about making a stand into the cedar tree i already made one but i just want more ideas i have a stand about 8 to 10 feet high right by a corn and protein feeder ill have to post the piktures later when i get them but i ll see if i can find one to give yall an idea

There you go
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well this gives u somewhat of an idea the reason why i cant get in alot of these trees is because a few years back there was a forest fire luckily it didnt burn everything

please help

You can buy something that's safer, FAR LIGHTER, and be very safe. Homemade stands are subject to weak spots in wood and weak spots caused in construction. TO be honest, you'll probably spend as much on a stand and not have agood stand as you would in a store.

They sell free standing stands or you could build your own platform if its your land & just maintain/replace it as needed.
I dont have any but wouldn't have a problem with a 10 foot platform. I'm sure you can find plans somewhere.
Heck, make it big enuff for a pop up blind & you can camp out.