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Post by swilk on Oct 22, 2017 18:03:03 GMT -5
In the land of little trees on my place a cottonwood is often the only tree available for a stand... problem is I stick out like a sore thumb. I decided to use today's warm weather to play around with solving that problem instead of hunting. I hung a new stand in the only tree that would work and then headed to Lowe's for some PVC pipe and built some branch holders. I think it worked out well.  Went from this  To this  |
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Post by swilk on Oct 22, 2017 18:06:35 GMT -5
Stand is 16' to the platform and is off in a nook off a food plot. I took the weed eater and cleared a quiet path through the woods parallel to the plot so I can hopefully slip in and out without too much disruption.  |
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Oct 22, 2017 18:14:32 GMT -5
I've got a spot like that, I was just going to zip tie some limbs on it. I like your idea though, I have some scrap PVC I may use to do something similar.
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Post by swilk on Oct 22, 2017 18:18:31 GMT -5
I used 1.5" pipe and bought a 3 pipe "Y" ... Made 3 individual holders. As always, now that I've seen them in action I'll modify any future builds slightly but these work well. I used 2 ratchet straps to secure them but going forward I'll just run a small lag bolt through them to attach them to the tree.
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Oct 22, 2017 18:41:55 GMT -5
Looks good. Hides the stand well.
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Post by jackryan on Oct 22, 2017 19:00:54 GMT -5
I have loops and strings tied and dangling all over my tree stand. Add a few every year or when ever there are odds or ends of baling twine,jute or what ever camo colors. If any thing gets cut off climbing the tree I always add it to the stand somewhere sticking it in those loops.
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Post by barnettbuckbuster on Oct 22, 2017 19:10:29 GMT -5
That looks awesome swilik noce job very creative and conceals the stand well.
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Post by squirrelhunter on Oct 22, 2017 19:27:39 GMT -5
Looks great.
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Post by featherduster on Oct 22, 2017 19:32:02 GMT -5
One of the best ways to make a deer stand disappear is to leave it unchained on public land.
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Post by scrub-buster on Oct 22, 2017 19:37:01 GMT -5
Nice work. What kind of limbs did you use? I've used maple limbs before. After they dried out the leaves would rattle in the wind and drive me crazy. I like to use cedar or juniper limbs now. They are a lot quieter and have a stronger natural smell.
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Post by swilk on Oct 22, 2017 19:40:24 GMT -5
Maple mostly but my options through there are limited. Depending on how the leaves hold on I might cut some burlap strips and attach them to the branches.
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Post by genesis273 on Oct 22, 2017 19:50:19 GMT -5
That looks really good. Creative thinking
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Post by butlerj on Oct 22, 2017 19:58:22 GMT -5
One of the best ways to make a deer stand disappear is to leave it unchained on public land. LOL! |
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Post by tynimiller on Oct 22, 2017 20:42:02 GMT -5
Love this...been running options through my head to do similar...zip tie approach just isn't working like I'd like. I have two spare old christmas trees and would love to use those branches moving forward....you just gave me an idea!
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Post by wesb81219 on Oct 22, 2017 20:47:11 GMT -5
Great idea I will definitely use this. The property I hunt has a lot of nice straight trees to use my climber or hang a stand but a very high canopy and little cover on treestand level.
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Post by benj on Oct 23, 2017 9:06:13 GMT -5
That looks great, thank you for sharing! Just curious, did you drill a small hole in the bottom to let water out?
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Post by swilk on Oct 23, 2017 9:11:46 GMT -5
I used a miter saw to cut all the pipe ... and on the down section I cut a slit through the end to slide a nylon strap through prior to putting the end cap on. The slit extends above the cap so water will drain out.
A hole would be better but I hadnt thought of it until they were in the tree.
In the future I will not use the straps .... so there will be no slit .... but there also wont be a need for the cap so the end of the pipe will just be open.
Attaching them one by one using a lag bolt will be much easier than trying to attach them all with a strap. That was the hardest thing about the whole deal .... hanging on the side of a tree and trying to hold 3 pipes, a strap and tighten the strap.
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Post by jager on Oct 23, 2017 17:16:41 GMT -5
Looks good! Like the idea
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Post by freedomhunter on Oct 23, 2017 17:52:59 GMT -5
Looks good. There is such a thing as a tripod stand for areas like your killer riverbottom turf, just sayin
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Oct 23, 2017 18:08:47 GMT -5
I love tripod stands. Comfortable swivel seat, shooting rail, easy to climb, I put burlap around the rail for a half-blind. Expensive though.
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