Boredom----How to make low cost tree stands for MLer hunting, gotta have Y-Tree
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RE: How to make low cost tree stands for MLer hunting, gotta have Y-Tree
I believe in comfort. Here's a 16 ft. ladder stand I use on my hunting lease. It's made from treated 2 X 4s and it bolted together with about a dozen1/4" galvanized bolts. If I want to move it, Ilay it down on the ground, take out the bolts and have three sections -the front ladder, rear support frame, and the seat/arm rest section.It's fairly easy to move, reassemble, and stand up. One guy can do it, but two is better.
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: How to make low cost tree stands for MLer hunting, gotta have Y-Tree
ORIGINAL: Semisane
I believe in comfort. Here's a 16 ft. ladder stand I use on my hunting lease. It's made from treated 2 X 4s and it bolted together with about a dozen1/4" galvanized bolts. If I want to move it, Ilay it down on the ground, take out the bolts and have three sections -the front ladder, rear support frame, and the seat/arm rest section.It's fairly easy to move, reassemble, and stand up. One guy can do it, but two is better.
I believe in comfort. Here's a 16 ft. ladder stand I use on my hunting lease. It's made from treated 2 X 4s and it bolted together with about a dozen1/4" galvanized bolts. If I want to move it, Ilay it down on the ground, take out the bolts and have three sections -the front ladder, rear support frame, and the seat/arm rest section.It's fairly easy to move, reassemble, and stand up. One guy can do it, but two is better.
Chap
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RE: How to make low cost tree stands for MLer hunting, gotta have Y-Tree
Do you have any written plans to build one of these?
It's not secured to a tree - it's free standing and very stable. I think the whole thing cost me close to $100 - not cheap, but it's a lifetime stand. I think I kept a materials list around here somewhere. I'll see if I can find it. Basically, It's four 16 ft. 2x4s, (If I were re-doing it, Iwould probably go with 14 ft.)something like eight 8 ft. 2x4s, about a dozen lengths of EMT conduit,the nuts & bolts, and a couple of tubes of Liquid Nail.
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RE: How to make low cost tree stands for MLer hunting, gotta have Y-Tree
Here's mine that I do for bow hunting. I check it each year and if there's any doubt as to what to fix I fix it. They've worked for years, just up keep them and they are fine.
#16
RE: How to make low cost tree stands for MLer hunting, gotta have Y-Tree
all though i have no proplem with people making stand i wont due to my weight.
I think it is to early to hang wood stand why hang them 6 months or more before season to get rained on and maybe even snowd on this early
most people i talk to say use them for a year then trash them
well your already 6 or 8 months old when season roles around
I think it is to early to hang wood stand why hang them 6 months or more before season to get rained on and maybe even snowd on this early
most people i talk to say use them for a year then trash them
well your already 6 or 8 months old when season roles around
#17
Nontypical Buck
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RE: How to make low cost tree stands for MLer hunting, gotta have Y-Tree
The safety belt is a must. Much better than a commercial stand that you leave out all the time, since the bolts rust etc. Not a safety risk.
Chap
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RE: How to make low cost tree stands for MLer hunting, gotta have Y-Tree
For the price of the Climbing tree stands they have out these days, $99 i'd rather buy one of those and beable to move it around easy and pack it on my back.
I dont handle heights well anyways so you'll find me on the ground where we all belong
I dont handle heights well anyways so you'll find me on the ground where we all belong
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RE: How to make low cost tree stands for MLer hunting, gotta have Y-Tree
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For the price of the Climbing tree stands they have out these days, $99 i'd rather buy one of those and beable to move it around easy and pack it on my back.
I dont handle heights well anyways so you'll find me on the ground where we all belong
For the price of the Climbing tree stands they have out these days, $99 i'd rather buy one of those and beable to move it around easy and pack it on my back.
I dont handle heights well anyways so you'll find me on the ground where we all belong
#20
RE: How to make low cost tree stands for MLer hunting, gotta have Y-Tree
I packed my 24 lb climber into the woods this year and all I got was a wrenched back.
Oh, I got to my scouted out site and climbed about 20 feet or so, rain all week and not much moving.
I don't have property to build a stand and leave it up, so a climber works best for me, right now.
Oh, I got to my scouted out site and climbed about 20 feet or so, rain all week and not much moving.
I don't have property to build a stand and leave it up, so a climber works best for me, right now.