Low Cost Tree Stands for Hunting

[Gleason.Chapman]

I took a bunch of pictures of my "system" for cheap tree stands, about $10 each. They are safe and easy, not heavy. The down side--they have to go in a Y-tree. See here:
[url] http://www.the-gleasons.com/low_cost_tree_stands_for_hunting.htm[/url]

I hope this is helpful to the forum.
Chap Gleason

 

[Shooey]

Howdy Chap, I like your Y-boards. I may have to try one on our property. I hunt down in Orange.

I see you're further north where all the deer are!! Thanks for the good information.

-Shooey

 

[Stumpkiller]

A friend of mine coaxed me into one of his home-made "cheap" stands. I like yours better. :haha:

His design called for a rope to hold a piece of plywood to the tree (he used 1/2", and they bowed alarmingly). The front had a "V" made of conduit that hinged back and was stuck into the tree at a 45º angle. You had to curl your toes out over the edge, because if you stepped towards the back the rope moved and the point of the "V" could pull out of the tree.

After riding a couple of his a few feet down the tree before they grabbed again, usually when I was half asleep, I swore off tree stands entirely. :shocked2: Besides, it was too hard to shoot while facing the tree and hugging it with both arms.

Now I keep both feet on the ground and carry one of these so I can set-up an ambush anywhere there is a tree, or sit under a hamlock for shelter in rain or snow.

 

[Gleason.Chapman]

Thanks. Try it, it is not hard and I leave them up year around, so once they are up you are good to go. So your friend's hooks on the tree or is it in a Y-tree? If it is not in a Y-tree, it is pretty unsafe to me. These stands are rock solid, I am 240 lbs on a light day and I have never had a stand sag or break. Steps yes, that is why I put the plywood on the steps, so the step won't crack and you be 15 feet in the air when it breaks. I was the 3 step up when one split and I landed on the ground feet first. Chap Gleason

 

[Gleason.Chapman]

Your welcome. Yes, Loudoun has liberal bag limits and a long season. I am blessed.
Chap Gleason