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well its poplar or pine wood but it works fine.
View attachment 452272 Just unloaded this CL scrounge not bad for CL.
Man the deer stands I could construct from those beauties.
If you are going to spend the day in a tree I'd much rather sit in one of my custom built stands than a ladder with a little seat on the top.Those $79 metal stands go up a lot faster and are easier to get in and out of the woods. But you already knew that.
I've got several 16 ft tripods with full netting, shooting rails, and several metal ladder stands. When it comes to the metal ladder stands, I've always spent a few dollars more and bought the two-man (father/son) ladder stands. Much more room with the 'bench' seat cushion. I'll buy additional ladder sections as well, try to get up around 20'...buy black, foam pipe insulation for the shooting rail, and zip-tie either camo netting or some camo burlap around the front and side, top shooting rail...good to go.If you are going to spend the day in a tree I'd much rather sit in one of my custom built stands than a ladder with a little seat on the top.
As far as ladder stands go, even homemade...Eye bolts with chain and a turnbuckle installed outside of the rear 'V' notch on both sides, that contacts the tree, then, crank it down. No screws, nails, hardware, nuthin else needed. Rarely see steps nailed to trees, or spikes anymore around here to get into a stand.As a firewooder I hope your not putting metal fasteners into a the tree to secure your steps and stands. Metal + Tree + Saw = unhappy chain. After hitting a few nails and who knows what else in trees I will never ever put a fastener into a tree.
The bigger stands and even the smaller ones work well. My requirement for a ladder stand is that is has arm rests and a full platform. I archery hunt first and foremost so I need to be able to stand and move around a little. They are pretty comfortable since I have spent all day in them numerous times. But I usually change stands mid day for a different view. My summit climber is like sitting on a lazy boy. Really comfortable but it is a pain to carry in and out everytime. I use the climber around home. Ladder stands at my cabin.
I always use a 1" ratchet strap to hold my ladders up.
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