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#26 ·
when we used to build stands like that to rifle hunt in Pa we would always cataliever the botton support rails past the tree, then put a 2/8 in top across those two boards lagged to the tree, and one in front under the boards also lagged to the tree.it took alot of stress off the sides of the boards that were supported to the side of the tree.
I believe as long as wooden stands are lagged instead of nailed and checked yearly they can be very safe platforms to hunt from .

that being said I also believe too many guys take comfort (as I def do myself) that a manufactured tree stand is more secure.
Very few of us change the air craft support cables or the affixed ratchet straps yearly as suggested by the manufacture and doing so truelly have no idea when one might pop cuaisng a fall.

no matter what you choose to use, wear your harness !!!!!!!!!!!
 
#31 ·
Brings back the memories. I built my share of stands over the years. I never built one in a straight tree. The stand looks good, but I would take hammers advice and tie it in.
use a climber
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Easier said than done for a lot of reasons. One of them being hunting a good spot rather than a good tree. An example of this right here in jerseybowhunter's picture. There is not a tree in it where you can use a climber.
 
#33 ·
i would get rid of the bottom stand..

some shitbag may stand on it , take a chain saw & remove your hard work.
 
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#35 ·
nice..i built a deck in a tree myself last summer..i thru bolted the tree and rachet straped it also i used kendorf for the angle braces.. lag bolted everything in stainless..used 2 14ft 6x6's for front legs mounted to 2 5 gallon bucket cement footings and used a camoed extension ladder to get in it. its stuck in a huge pine tree and its actually hard to see the monstrosity if you dont know its there....i had a buck rub my camera off one of the legs this year....when we had the hurricane this year and the october snow storm almost all the trees in the area had damage except for the deck in the tree..there is no company building a big cozy stand that is heavy duty like the one we can build ourselves..good luck and be safe..
 
#37 ·
lag bolted everything in stainless..
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You fall out of that, you will be lag bolted together

I have some alluminum angle braces that I want to use, but I am afraid to use steel bolts with it, becasue two different metals may be a problem.
Anyone have any suggestions?
Will alluminum potentially become brital in severe cold?
 
#38 ·
Easier said than done for a lot of reasons. One of them being hunting a good spot rather than a good tree. An example of this right here in jerseybowhunter's picture. There is not a tree in it where you can use a climber
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sorry but wrong! the tree that the stand is in looks to be very climbable. but climbers arent the answer to every spot. maybe to close to bedding area or just to far to cary one in. i know i wind up staying in bed sometimes cause of the thought of dealing with my climber.

c'mon guys that is hardly high! it looks like a little over twenty feet. at the same time a box blind doesnt need to be that high. it looks like a death trap to me and the thought of getting into that piece would also keep me in bed!

can you even bowhunt out of that coffin?
 
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