Hi, I am new to this page, and thought i would try it out. I am wondering if any one has any plans for a homemade treestand that you can bow hunt out of.
Not for nothing, except for tower/box type stands or a VERY special location.... I dont see a reason for building a stand yourself. You can buy a really nice stand, hang on type stand for about 100 bucks, depending on what you like. Today's stands will last for years with a little care. If a homemade stand is even the half price, it still isnt worth the saving for safety sake and the fact that it is in a permanent/semi permanent location....a commercial stand you can take down and move as needed. Guys on her can tell you the pros and cons of every brand a style stand made....so there is no lack of information for you to use.. Good luck
I'll be building a permanent stand this spring just so daughter can have a place to hang out and watch the deer and turkeys. Everything we hunt out of is a portable, for the reason that it's portable. Gotta be able to move.
Are you wanting a hang-on style? If so, buy one for safety reasons. You can buy nice ones for $50 if you catch them at the right time. If you're wanting to build a permanent stand, I can understand. Me and my dad used to use treated lumber and heavy duty screws/bolts and make what were basically a small tree house. We gun hunted out of them mostly, and if built right, they were very safe. We just checked them over each year and replaced what needed replaced.
I build my own and it can be done. However, the trial and error can be tedious and the testing dangerous. I am a former aircraft mechanic and have a great deal of experience working with metals in such a way. As has been said, unless you have such a background, buy yourself a good hang on stand and use it when you go. When I first started I had one stand but lots of steps. I often left the steps in the tree and carried the stand with me and surprisingly never really had anyone steal my steps. After the season, you can buy stands for cheap through local newspaper ads and/or on e-bay.
My local rural king sold hang-on stands this year for 38.00 and check ****s,sporting goods they have the best deals on stands for some reason. As for perm stands a word of caution when to trees sway back and forth bending your nails or bolts it only takes a few seasons before they break maybe harming you or a loved one. Some of my family use 3/8 galvanized lag bolts 4-5 inches long and i still wont get in there stands
I agree... Stay out of permanent stands that are attached to a tree. $38.00 or even less at ****s is hard to beat. That's less than a dollar a week. Buy a couple.
JMO... Practicing is just as, if not more, dangerous. You are actively climbing in and out repeatedly and may be much more likely to take risks that you ordinarily wouldn't. Just please be careful. I have the luxury of a deck on a two story house and then I stand on a small ladder/stool so if I fall it is only three feet to the deck. A good practice setup for me before the deck, was a loc-on stand in a large pine at 20 feet with an extension ladder strapped to the tree. Getting in and out was a breeze but I still used a safety harness and took a break between each round of shooting.
even hang on stands being cheep and all by the time you buy climbing sticks and so forth surley the price adds up.
There are a lot of decent ladder stands out there - safer for climbing and pretty easy set up...check sportsmans guide they have a couple for under 100$ clearance. You should still buckle in for practice to.
