PLease Help Tower Stands....
12-24-2009, 07:21 AM
#1
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 26
PLease Help Tower Stands....
im looking for some advice on a good tower stand. i would like to get 15-20 foot up in the air for rifle season. something that will last a while and is pretty sturdy. i would like to take my son along some as well. so safety is important. thanks guys for the help
12-24-2009, 07:36 AM
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 1,304
Hi,
You may also want to include what sort of money you're willing to invest. Maybe say if you want it semi-portable or may be something more to stay in place for the long haul. Also they have commercial ones and then there's plans. You can make your own if you're savvy with the tools and asking to see other's home made stands may inspire you do to your own. Saying what size may help as well. The more you can offer in terms of what you want, helps... and I know that may be a little difficult if you don't know your available options.. just sayin'.
Good luck,
iSnipe
You may also want to include what sort of money you're willing to invest. Maybe say if you want it semi-portable or may be something more to stay in place for the long haul. Also they have commercial ones and then there's plans. You can make your own if you're savvy with the tools and asking to see other's home made stands may inspire you do to your own. Saying what size may help as well. The more you can offer in terms of what you want, helps... and I know that may be a little difficult if you don't know your available options.. just sayin'.
Good luck,
iSnipe
12-24-2009, 03:59 PM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Fulton county IL USA
Posts: 4,271
We built a couple of shooting houses this past season for the same reason... so my kids could go with us and sit comfortably.
We ended up with a couple of great shooting houses for around $1,000 each. To elevate them built them using Elevator Brackets ($80 for 4 corners) and 8' 4x4 posts. We also used 2x6's for the floor frame and 4x4 wall braces. We also used 3/4" all weather plywood for the floor and 1/2" for the roof. We also added tar and rolled roofing, along with alum. drip edge to the roof. The walls are 9/16" OC panels. For windows we used the Shadow Hunter silent window kits ($80 per 2 windows). These should last for MANY years and I look forward to the hunts we are going to have from them.
Just make sure they are roomy enough. We built our blinds 4x8 but have decided that will build any additional blinds 5x8 in the future, just for the extra leg room for extended or all day sets.
The vertical window on the side is the bow version of that same companies window offering, in case you're wondering.
We ended up with a couple of great shooting houses for around $1,000 each. To elevate them built them using Elevator Brackets ($80 for 4 corners) and 8' 4x4 posts. We also used 2x6's for the floor frame and 4x4 wall braces. We also used 3/4" all weather plywood for the floor and 1/2" for the roof. We also added tar and rolled roofing, along with alum. drip edge to the roof. The walls are 9/16" OC panels. For windows we used the Shadow Hunter silent window kits ($80 per 2 windows). These should last for MANY years and I look forward to the hunts we are going to have from them.
Just make sure they are roomy enough. We built our blinds 4x8 but have decided that will build any additional blinds 5x8 in the future, just for the extra leg room for extended or all day sets.
The vertical window on the side is the bow version of that same companies window offering, in case you're wondering.
12-24-2009, 08:18 PM
#5
Fork Horn
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: San Antonio, TX
Posts: 246
That's pretty nice!
I'm doing the same thing....I have a high sendero up on the side of a hill that having a tower at will give me an enormous field of view. I've been hunting around looking for a 10-15' tower so I can build some simple railing up to with a platform. I've already got a really nice 'shoot house' style rig I want to keep on the ground.
There are a few local manufacturers around these parts (S/C Texas) Try googling it, see what you can come up with. All my links are saved on my computer at work, I'll post them up here when I get back there on Monday.
I'm doing the same thing....I have a high sendero up on the side of a hill that having a tower at will give me an enormous field of view. I've been hunting around looking for a 10-15' tower so I can build some simple railing up to with a platform. I've already got a really nice 'shoot house' style rig I want to keep on the ground.
There are a few local manufacturers around these parts (S/C Texas) Try googling it, see what you can come up with. All my links are saved on my computer at work, I'll post them up here when I get back there on Monday.
12-25-2009, 11:38 AM
#6
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Southeast Missouri
Posts: 2,178
Very nice looking stand you made there Il-Cornfed....You don't happen to have a building plan for the first one you posted do you?I like the looks of the siding you put on it and the windows are very nice looking!
dtgocats....if your wanting a good ladder stand that can accomadate 2-people I reccomend the 2-Man ladder stands from Big Game Tree Stands,they last a long time and they have fold-up bench seats and fold-down shooting rails too.The one I have is 15 foot tall but I'm sure you can add another set of rungs/steps and get an additional 2-4 feet higher?Another good company is the Rivers Edge Tree Stand Co.,they make some good sturdy stands also.
dtgocats....if your wanting a good ladder stand that can accomadate 2-people I reccomend the 2-Man ladder stands from Big Game Tree Stands,they last a long time and they have fold-up bench seats and fold-down shooting rails too.The one I have is 15 foot tall but I'm sure you can add another set of rungs/steps and get an additional 2-4 feet higher?Another good company is the Rivers Edge Tree Stand Co.,they make some good sturdy stands also.
12-25-2009, 08:36 PM
#7
Fork Horn
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: central Wisconsin
Posts: 479
Very nice stand. Quite similar to mine but much better made.
I know you can buy some stands for fairly reasonable that are made from a black composite or fiberglass material and won't rot. Some links below.
http://texasdeerstands.com/Superior%...s%20blinds.htm
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...rid=2146251080
http://www.sdhoutdoors.com/hunting_blinds.asp
I know you can buy some stands for fairly reasonable that are made from a black composite or fiberglass material and won't rot. Some links below.
http://texasdeerstands.com/Superior%...s%20blinds.htm
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...rid=2146251080
http://www.sdhoutdoors.com/hunting_blinds.asp
Last edited by warbirdlover; 12-25-2009 at 09:01 PM.
12-25-2009, 08:52 PM
#8
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: central and east texas
Posts: 4,894
i built one a couple years ago, for the same price..actually cheaper..i can get a fiber glass one with grey carpet and quiet slide plexiglass...real nice too...if ya shop hard you can find em for $700 + the legs
, but i will build my own deck to put it on..so basically $1150 seems like alot, til you build one..spend the same thing ya would tryin to get one up 12'-20' ..mine is about 15 feet+/-...square tubing frame ...heavy gauge for safety.
put the front 2 legs on...tie it to the truck and pull it up while 2 other guys put the legs in the back side in the slots and set it back down....and a steel frame will last...even if we ever have ta rebuild the blind.
i would recomend a deck outside the door for xtra safety..i just have a ladder..a good thing is with the steel just right..i can insert smaller square tubing into the existing and add a porch..just aint done it yet.
just remember..there is never enough time to do it right the 1st time, but there is always time to re-do it again later!!
, but i will build my own deck to put it on..so basically $1150 seems like alot, til you build one..spend the same thing ya would tryin to get one up 12'-20' ..mine is about 15 feet+/-...square tubing frame ...heavy gauge for safety.
put the front 2 legs on...tie it to the truck and pull it up while 2 other guys put the legs in the back side in the slots and set it back down....and a steel frame will last...even if we ever have ta rebuild the blind.
i would recomend a deck outside the door for xtra safety..i just have a ladder..a good thing is with the steel just right..i can insert smaller square tubing into the existing and add a porch..just aint done it yet.
just remember..there is never enough time to do it right the 1st time, but there is always time to re-do it again later!!
