Making Tree Stands
 

Does any one have a good site or plans on making a tree stand?

RE: Making Tree Stands
 

WHY???? With todays variety and different manufacturers you' d be a lot better off and toting a lot less weight if you just bought one. You feeling handy... work on that Honey Do List.;)

RE: Making Tree Stands
 

spending 1200 on my bow, no money for expensive stands, make 1, more comfortable

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For right at or just slightly over $100 you can get a pretty nice climbing stand from Cabelas bargain cave or Bass Pro Shops. I can' t imagine that you would come in that much cheaper by the time you bought the supplies that go into making one.

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...=category&rid=

http://www.basspro-shops.com/servlet...&hvarSubCode=1

RE: Making Tree Stands
 

There is a book -- Bowhunters Digest, Second Edition, by Chuck Adams -- that shows how to make stands.

I can make the ladder stand shown in the book for about 25$. Instead of yellow pine, I use treated lumber.

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Don' t try and make a homemade climber, you can get seriously injured from those. I can' t believe I never fell out of the homemade crap I used to hunt out of when I first started. If you are a pro welder you could probably make a sturdy one but give it up if you aren' t. Besides that, they are way too damn heavy!!

RE: Making Tree Stands
 

All those tree forts we made as kids, has paid off for me.

I have a permanent tree house that keeps the rain and wind off me. Never again will I be cold and soaking wet.

RE: Making Tree Stands
 

If you do a search for " deer stands of your choice" I think that you will be able to find what you are looking for.Try searching on Google.Regards :D

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I made a stand two years ago. I' m pretty satisfied with mine. I used the 1/16" thick aluminum square bar at Home Depot/Lowe' s. It costed me around $70. This year I am in the process of building one similar to the Summit. I' m using 1/8" thick aluminum square bar that I bought from www.onlinemetals.com. It costs me $55 so far. It shouldn' t cost more than $10 more when I' m done. On this stand I will have my uncle weld all the joints and only use bolts where neccessary because it will be foldable. The stand that I made was around 18 lbs. and this one will be around 15 lbs (guessing). The previous one can support my weight well (140 + ~20 backpack stuffs). I' m sure the 1/8" thick aluminum can support more than that. If you' re making one yourself and your weight is higher than mine, I would recommend using the 1/8" thick aluminum.

Of course I have to lay everything on a drawing plan before I build it. Just take a look at the stands in the market to see which one you like, and taylor your stand similar to it. Pretty much all the stand are alike in a way. When I build my own, I can build it according to my need. Good luck.

RE: Making Tree Stands
 

Did you take a look at pete http://ca.geocities.com/petergward/home.htmwards website?youcant use the short cut but if you copy and paste it will take you to the page