homemade treestands?
 

anyone here use hommade treestands to hunt with?

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i have constructed a few out of metal, one ladderstand that folds down and has wheels, and some other hang on stands.

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thats cool

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jsut a couple wood permanent stands

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Depends what you're talking about/considering? Permanent wooden treestand styles? Sure. Homemade ladder stand setup? Can save a few bucks....though you can buy a decent ladder stand for $150 bucks, steel construction, lighter weight.....if you're looking to be mobile, I say buy one.

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permanent stands i mean like one with sides on it that is homemade

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yeah my buddy welds up his own ladder stands. those things are awesome. they are realy sturdy,but a bear to put up

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not since I fell because one broke. Broken ribs suck.

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yeah am making one but making it real sturdy

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I used to but am now in the process of replacing of my homemade wooden ladder stands with factory metal ladders and using factory climbers and/or lock-on stands for areas that these work well. Reasons I am replacing the homemade wooden ladders are: In general the factory metal ladders are easier to set up and move, and the climber and lock-on stands work well down here in the woodlands and swamps of SE Alabama.

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im making a permanent tree stand just for creature comforts like roof, sides, propane heater. i can make it bigger etc.........

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I use a couple different wooden stands during bow season. I also have my climber just to have more versatility. If you make a permanent stand, make sure you have a couple so you can rotate if you hunt often.

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i will state that after building the treestands myself, i cannot make them cheaper than i can buy them, i only make them to customize them. here are some ideas that i use, i weld on a couple of hooks on the sides to quickly hang things on. i make the platform as wide as i want, (wrap around). (4) 2"diameter 3" long tubes 45% out placed around the base to quickly cut cedar trees and place them in to camo up a little better.

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+1^. Gander mtn had cheap ladder stands for $50 bucks last fall, I cant even come close to building one for that. I have a couple of tree houses that I builton 16 foot 4x4's, a ladder, few studs, plyboard, seats, windows, shingles. I've got like $500 inthe thing by the time I'm done. They are better stands than a $50 ladder stand, but NOT 10 TIMES BETTER!

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150 ? you can get a nice one on sale at Dicks sporting goodsfor 60 and sportsman guide for 60...

15 footer...you cannot build one for that cheap

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homemade treestands are way more difficult and end up costing quite a bit more then what you can get on cabela's. i do go with a few homemade ones though,since they are best suited for those days that no one wants to leave the lodge.
16 ft treated 4 by 4's,and 2 mature stong trees to attach 2,have worked best for me,i make a ladder out of these 4 by 4's,and use treated 2 by 4's for the ladder steps,and where it connects to the trees,i use treated2 by 6's,you then have a pretty strong floor base,and then brace the ladder to the trees with 2 by 4's in a couple of spots going up the tree. a cordless drill and saw and required,and a variety of stainless steel screws.
once you have your floor base and ladder all braced up,you then can do whatever you want in enclosing the stand. these types of stands are best overlooking large viewing areas with a good background for the stand.

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how r u making it

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here is a cool tip. i go around to the job sites, especially the big ones, they throw away so much wood, i have massive piles of 4x4's,2x4's of lengths from 2'-24', plywood some are full sheets. they say it costs more to move them around, so especially when the job is comming to an end the site foreman will throw away thousands of dollars in wood if you don't come load it up. the last job site we loaded up 4x4's, we filled up the back of the truck several times. now we have many portable duck blinds, deer blinds/stands.

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thats a good idea i might do it

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im making it like i cant really explain it i will draw it in paint

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Homemade tree stands is all I use. There isn't a tree stand on the market thats as sturdy as the ones I make. Thats the big reason why I started making my own in the 1st place. Mine are all metal hang on's with a rubber coated chain going around the tree. I like them allot and there not to spendy to make either, 35.00 to 40.00 dollars per stand. I've made well over 25 of these things and still have the 1st one I made, just made a few improvements along the way.

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If I find a tree that is going to be perfect year after year. I will build a wooden stand in place. I make it easy to get into and out of. I check them every year for wear and tear And NOISE. I had a squeeky stand last year and it was horrible, had to come back and put some screws in it to quiet it up.

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would you happen to have a picture of your stand that your talking about?
wold be greatly appreciated.
thanks

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I really messed some of my dad's trees up makining home made stands when I was a kid. There wer'nt a lot of commercial stands available at the time,heck my first bow was a Bear Whitetail Hunter:(. I would bye a lock on and a stick ladder now before I'd build tree house out of wood or weld up some noisy metal stand that weighs ??lbs.

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what do you mean? the stand im going to build it like?
i will try to do this and rake pics of the tree i intend to put it in

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i was asking shultzy, his rubber chained .. or whatever... but anyones homemade tree-stand-treehouse are cool to see if anyone has pics, this way we all get better ideas when we want to and are ready to build some... just a thought.. if you that read this, have a pic of your treestand (homemade) post it up.. lets take a peep.
-CK

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yeah lets do that
ill start a new thread

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Thats pretty much all I hunt out of, its cheaper.