homemade bowstands
09-03-2006, 03:44 PM
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: san antonio,texas
Posts: 837
homemade bowstands
do any of yall have any ideas or piks i would really like to get an idea of how to make one because i rather make my own and save some money and plus where i hunt in texas there are not very much big trees or atlest big enough for a portable stand also do any of yall have any setups that are on a cedar tree?well thanks and i loof forward to some piks and answers thanks
09-03-2006, 03:56 PM
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Wilmington NC
Posts: 4,919
RE: homemade bowstands
one peice of osb plywood cut to 4x4
4 post from 6 to 8 ft tall that are sturdy and str8
4 2x4s just above your waist height
camo burlap wrapped around the 2x4s and a seat
should give you plenty of standing room for a shot and a comfortable seat and if you put it against a tree it will hide you like you wouldnt believe
sry i dont have anypictures though
4 post from 6 to 8 ft tall that are sturdy and str8
4 2x4s just above your waist height
camo burlap wrapped around the 2x4s and a seat
should give you plenty of standing room for a shot and a comfortable seat and if you put it against a tree it will hide you like you wouldnt believe
sry i dont have anypictures though
09-03-2006, 04:37 PM
#5
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: san antonio,texas
Posts: 837
RE: homemade bowstands
yea see but ladder stands you have to lean it against a good size tree and where i hunt there arent many of them and i would like to be 10 ft in the air what i was lookin at see because i have mainly cedars and i was just thinkin about making a stand into the cedar tree i already made one but i just want more ideas i have a stand about 8 to 10 feet high right by a corn and protein feeder ill have to post the piktures later when i get them but i ll see if i can find one to give yall an idea
09-03-2006, 04:50 PM
#6
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: La Porte CityWaterloo Iowa
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09-03-2006, 09:46 PM
#9
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Blossvale, New York
Posts: 21,199
RE: homemade bowstands
You can buy something that's safer, FAR LIGHTER, and be very safe. Homemade stands are subject to weak spots in wood and weak spots caused in construction. TO be honest, you'll probably spend as much on a stand and not have agood stand as you would in a store.
09-03-2006, 09:56 PM
#10
Typical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Norwalk, CT
Posts: 599
RE: homemade bowstands
They sell free standing stands or you could build your own platform if its your land & just maintain/replace it as needed.
I dont have any but wouldn't have a problem with a 10 foot platform. I'm sure you can find plans somewhere.
Heck, make it big enuff for a pop up blind & you can camp out.
I dont have any but wouldn't have a problem with a 10 foot platform. I'm sure you can find plans somewhere.
Heck, make it big enuff for a pop up blind & you can camp out.