Old homemade stands

[hillrunner]

I was cleaning out a shed the other day and got a kick out of these. I used to build these as a teenager. Had them hung all over the timbers in my area. The small one was the seat. They are missing the chains and hooks but I wouldn't be afraid to climb back in one today. (I'm kind of glad I don't have to though )
I used railroad spikes I picked up along the tracks as steps. Believe it or not, these were a big step up from the permanent ones I used to build up in the crotch of a tree in middle School .

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[203ntyp]

Those are primitive, we've come a long way!

 

[Daver]

Those are primitive, we've come a long way!

Ha! Those are high class compared to what I started with. I thought I was "the cats" when I cut two notches in a board and wedged that in the crotch of a tree so I didn't have to stand up the whole time, alternating which foot was resting in the crotch. Pull up ropes...nah, never heard of them. Screw in tree steps...didn't use them for several years, just flat out climbed the tree and stood on a branch. I did cheat and use a backpack though. Man, I can't believe I didn't kill myself...for real.

 

[Grubby]

This brought back memories, I shot my first deer off a 2x6 with Vs cut in the ends. Oh how times have changed lol.

 

[203ntyp]

Ha! Those are high class compared to what I started with. I thought I was "the cats" when I cut two notches in a board and wedged that in the crotch of a tree so I didn't have to stand up the whole time, alternating which foot was resting in the crotch. Pull up ropes...nah, never heard of them. Screw in tree steps...didn't use them for several years, just flat out climbed the tree and stood on a branch. I did cheat and use a backpack though. Man, I can't believe I didn't kill myself...for real.

Ditto, did the same thing but no back pack. Wouldn't dare do it again, too old!

 

[meyeri]

Ahhhh, the good old days. I have to say I'm impressed, I wasn't nearly as ingenuitive. All I did it was nail 2- 2x4's to two trees and slap a sheet of plywood on top. They were never quite level, you had to sit cross legged and when it rained or snowed it was extremely slick. I thought I was big time when I got my first metal hang on stand!

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