Hanging a ladder stand?
07-17-2008, 02:03 PM
#1
Typical Buck
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
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Hanging a ladder stand?
How many of you guy's hang ladder stands by yourself? I have a new double stand that is 20 ft. tall and i am going to go hang it this weekend but the thought of climbing it without it being secured kind of makes me nervous. Bringing along someone else is out of the question for me. Are there any tips you can offer to make it safer? I was thinking of attaching my climber to the backside of the tree and climbing up that way to secure the rachet straps.
07-17-2008, 02:08 PM
#2
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Crab Orchard, WV
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RE: Hanging a ladder stand?
Throw a rope around a high limb, pull the stand to the tree using the rope. Use some muscle and slide it to the proper height. hook a tie down midway up, once thats done go to the top and put up the other two straps. o'l yea, wear a safety belt. then remove the middle support/or leave it.good luck
07-17-2008, 04:00 PM
#3
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Iowa
Posts: 292
RE: Hanging a ladder stand?
We have several double stands, and what works the best is to take an extension ladder out there. I always put the stand up against the tree and fasten the stabilizer bar, and then put the extension ladder on the back side of the tree and fasten the rest of the stand from there. The extension ladder is kind of a pain to drag around, but it sure makes things easier and a whole lot safer. Good Luck.
Dan
P.S. After you hunt out of those double stands you won't want to hunt out of anything else.
Dan
P.S. After you hunt out of those double stands you won't want to hunt out of anything else.
07-17-2008, 04:23 PM
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Mn.
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RE: Hanging a ladder stand?
I do-I do.....put them together and walk em up but the two seater I have gets to be a challange one in a while by my self but I do the same,walk it up with a few choise words in there.
I hunt alone so I rely on no one to do these things with me....
I hunt alone so I rely on no one to do these things with me....
07-17-2008, 07:07 PM
#8
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Indiana (southern)
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RE: Hanging a ladder stand?
Two guys are the best way, but you said out of the question. Most comercial ladder stands come with two very long straps attached to the back of the platform. Once you lean the stand in place you grab the two straps and pull them behind the tree and cross them like an X and bring them back to the ladder and tie them off to help support the stand until you climb up and cintch it down. Be careful by all means!!!
07-17-2008, 07:47 PM
#9
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Ontario,NY USA
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RE: Hanging a ladder stand?
ORIGINAL: bloodcrick
Two guys are the best way, but you said out of the question. Most comercial ladder stands come with two very long straps attached to the back of the platform. Once you lean the stand in place you grab the two straps and pull them behind the tree and cross them like an X and bring them back to the ladder and tie them off to help support the stand until you climb up and cintch it down. Be careful by all means!!!
Two guys are the best way, but you said out of the question. Most comercial ladder stands come with two very long straps attached to the back of the platform. Once you lean the stand in place you grab the two straps and pull them behind the tree and cross them like an X and bring them back to the ladder and tie them off to help support the stand until you climb up and cintch it down. Be careful by all means!!!
Git'r done !
07-17-2008, 07:58 PM
#10
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Winnipeg MB Canada
Posts: 1,094
RE: Hanging a ladder stand?
ORIGINAL: Rory/MO
with it being the big of a stand, and that high up, i would have two men there to hang it. much easier
with it being the big of a stand, and that high up, i would have two men there to hang it. much easier