Have you ever built your own stand?

[Bukslayr]

Well I have and they have worked great.

I am very aware of the horror stories of people that have built their own stand and have had not so happy endings.

I feel very confident in mine and have had success with them. My buddy Ryan and I built these about 5 years ago and still use them and we ALWAYS make sure to wear the safety harness.

If you have built any do you have any pics?

 

[JakeWym]

Those look a lot nicer than anything that I could put together...so I buy all of mine. Good Job, they look pretty stout.

 

[AIRASSAULT]

no pics.. but, my dad and I made a couple of 14ft two piece ladder stands once and they worked alright... heavy as hell though. Yours look pretty nice!

 

[River1]

The unfolded stand on the right is an original Screaming Eagle - "Eaglet" .

The others are my varitiation of that one. Basically the same stand with slightly different dimensions. I built a dozen of them. It was a good investment and they are built strong enough to last a lifetime.

 

[Danno]

Most new stands are constructed to hold 300 pounds. I weigh 165. If you made a stand out of materials that would hold say 180 pounds what would the stand weigh?

 

[River1]

My Eaglet weighs 11lbs and is tested to 4000lbs. Anyone remember the old advertisement with a VW Bug hanging from one! /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif

 

[squ1rr31_]

My dad has made our stands for over 15 years. We only use ladder stands and they're usually about 25-30 feet tall. We went from square steel tube to half inch rerod, cut down on the weight, just as sturdy. We haven't had a problem yet, and we're thinking of building one or two more...

 

[rutnstrut]

How much do your stands wiegh, and what was the cost per stand??? Also how are they attached to the tree, is that just a rachet strap wrapped around the stand or do they actually attach to the stand

 

[Skully]

My cousins and I have made them out of 3/4 inch galvanized conduit. There is a little welding involved and some snare cable. They are bulky to carry but are very comfy once up.