Homemade Stands
03-10-2008, 10:38 AM
#32
Spike
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Indy
Posts: 61
RE: Homemade Stands
The TV antennae in reference would be the self standing style with three of four poles connected every 12" or so with braces. I used to have one on the side of my house and would use it to get on the roof. They are quite strong and durable. After all, consider the force the wind exerts on the antennae during storms.
03-10-2008, 01:50 PM
#33
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 6,867
RE: Homemade Stands
they may hold the weight
sure they hold you to get to the roof but hold you for 10 to 12 hours or so
now i know there are some that will get the job done
but just seems like the throw a peice of plywood on a y of a tree
I did see one that i thought would work laying out by a radio station
but it had a 4x4 platform would make a good two man tower
but i would have to drag it through the woods
sure they hold you to get to the roof but hold you for 10 to 12 hours or so
now i know there are some that will get the job done
but just seems like the throw a peice of plywood on a y of a tree
I did see one that i thought would work laying out by a radio station
but it had a 4x4 platform would make a good two man tower
but i would have to drag it through the woods
ORIGINAL: 36fan
The TV antennae in reference would be the self standing style with three of four poles connected every 12" or so with braces. I used to have one on the side of my house and would use it to get on the roof. They are quite strong and durable. After all, consider the force the wind exerts on the antennae during storms.
The TV antennae in reference would be the self standing style with three of four poles connected every 12" or so with braces. I used to have one on the side of my house and would use it to get on the roof. They are quite strong and durable. After all, consider the force the wind exerts on the antennae during storms.
03-16-2008, 02:33 PM
#35
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: IL
Posts: 6,575
RE: Homemade Stands
That's a tower stand alright! I'd like to one day build one, need some land first, and then cut some trees etc...
Lag bolts might be a wiser choice than a nail, just don't go overboard, don't kill the tree.
Lag bolts might be a wiser choice than a nail, just don't go overboard, don't kill the tree.
08-02-2010, 01:55 PM
#38
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 179
i built a tree stand out of bed rail by cutting slots and bending it in a rectangle then i bolted boards to it. i made one big one and one small one then i put two pc of sqaure stock between them with bolts fallowed by two chains from back pc to floor pc .i used a 4 inch ratchet strap to hang it to the tree.. one pc of board under the seat to hold it up and you have a nice little hang on stand,,,it even folds up to carry it,,it is quite heavy but it dont cost 350 dollars ..i bought ladder sticks to climb it and just hid em in a brush pile it worked great i belive its still on dads farm..and it dont use nails or screws
08-03-2010, 02:56 AM
#39
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 1,926
Kamikaze Treestands
That one tree stand brought back old memories. Never built one, but the fellas used them without even a safety harness.
Now, you see people in the suburbs using second floor wooden decks of questionable vintage.
Now, you see people in the suburbs using second floor wooden decks of questionable vintage.
08-04-2010, 02:07 PM
#40
Fork Horn
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Central NY
Posts: 112
Here is a box stand we built using the elevators that they sell in bass pro. I would recommend using these products. The pic on the right was when we finished the platform, the one on the left is when the walls and roof went up. We have added plexiglass windows that open up.