wow thanks alot my dad builds alot of our stands and i dont think that he knew this thanks alot,

i buy just regular lumber.after the stand is builti spray it with thompson'd water seal.i spray it once a year.the lumber still looks like new except it is a little lighter

I had a pressure treated treestand in my back yard for about six years, between the tree still growing and the wind on our last storm, i looked outback and it was laying on the ground, sure glad i did not decide to use it last season for practice.

we build our stands a little wider and then anchor them with a auger and cable.