i dont want nothin fancy, but somethin just to get me off the ground to see what deer are moving in so i can hang a stand if its a good spot just something easy if not ill just do it my way. lol. and thats not good. lol. any help is greatly appreciated.

I have made a couple home made woodenhang onsbut I will advise against it. If you want to go home made, build a good sturdy ladderstand.

Considering the risk it's not worth it to make home builts. There's also weight to consider, a Summit Open Shot weighs 14# and climbs, it's also very safe and relatively inexpensive. A comparable home built would weigh more, probably couldn't climb, and is rather likely to kill you. Why risk a broken neck when there are plenty of acceptable manufactured ones to choose from?

Remington Lock on stand 60.00
I hated the seat so I made me a bigger seat just welded some angle iron onto it and screwed a cut board on. But it was cheap. I think you could buy it cheaper than make a homemade one that was actually usable!

Permanent or mobile?

Permanent ones are easy to build. You just need common sense, tools and bit of experience.

Mobile ones are another thing entirely. A buddy of mine made one out of metal/aluminum. It weighed like a son of a gun and ended up costing him more than just buying one. I guess if it's more of a hobby then it's probably worth it.

The only bad thing about a homemade stand is that when it fails you're the only one to blame....

Tom

Wal-Mart sells an ameristep stand for $49.

I have made several wooden box stands that are in trees that form a Y but you must us treated wood and inspect the wood very closely every year and try to close them off with a tarp in the off season so they will last a lot longer as for one you can move around i think you are simply asking for trouble.

There was some kind of design in this Whitetail Hunting Library book or something like that. It had a felt platform with plywood and it only had like a swing bracing on the bottom. and it tied around the tree. I would NEVER use this. I dont think I would last 2 secs in that thing.

Do you have a Dunhams Sports store near you, the one near me has a hangon tree stand for $34 no joke, also try their website www.dunhamssports.com they might have something cheap there.

go to gander mountain or Dicks they have lock ons for 30 and 40 dollars better than falling out of a tree. But if your hell bent on making on go the ladder stand route. It will be heavy as hell to carry in to your spot!