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Post by Woody Williams on Nov 21, 2018 13:17:00 GMT -5
Two questions… Have you ever hunted a treestand like this? Would you hunt a treestand like this?  |
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Post by schall53 on Nov 21, 2018 13:54:38 GMT -5
Yes I have when I was young and dumb, now that I am old and break rather than just bounce NEVER!
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Post by jimstc on Nov 21, 2018 14:15:09 GMT -5
Reminds me of a tree house I had when I was 11 or 12. Ditto on schall's comments
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2018 14:29:54 GMT -5
Same, all the climbers/hang-ons etc where not that much available and was I was an empty wallet guy. Could not afford it and I could always find some wood and nails. Next time down my brothers place i will take a picture of my 1983 home made ladder stand. Took a 13 pointer back in 1985 on that stand.
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Post by swilk on Nov 21, 2018 14:34:16 GMT -5
It's amazing the things we used to do...my first climber was a Baker death 4000 model. Even in an uneventful hunt you could expect some serious chest and arms rash from hugging the tree.
And yes...I've hunted from stands just like the one pictured and would never, ever do it again.
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Post by jjas on Nov 21, 2018 14:38:13 GMT -5
I've never hunted out of a home made stand, but I did spend quite a bit of time on a baker and it was flat out dangerous...
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Post by bill9068 on Nov 21, 2018 15:14:39 GMT -5
Yes and no. Still have some old wooden skeletons on one farm. Took all the steps from 5 foot down off. Have 2 homemade bakers in the pole barn.
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Post by onebentarrow on Nov 21, 2018 15:25:46 GMT -5
Yes!! And a lot higher. Had 2 that were 30 feet up.
I was a poor hunter and cabbaged pallet wood from work. Got pole barn nails(8 in) and would go to work. We had at least 11 of them. Some were big and some not so much. Always wore a safety belt and went to ea h and checked steps and stand for stability each year. Had to re do about 1 a year and replace some boards on some others.
Killed a lot of deer from them and would hunt them again only if I built them.
Not much different than a kids tree house. Just be diligent on mantanace and over build them.
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Post by stevein on Nov 21, 2018 15:44:42 GMT -5
Those steps just look like a good place for an accident.
I hunted out of a few cobbled together stands. I felt safer using my home made Baker like climber. I made a ladder stand out of treated wood that was rock solid. Worked great for years.
I can still remember using the neighbors wooden ladder to change out storm windows and screens on our old 2 story house. 20 feet up on a ladder that bounced and sagged with every step. That scared me more than some of the tree stands I have up in.
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Post by span870 on Nov 21, 2018 15:53:38 GMT -5
It's amazing the things we used to do...my first climber was a Baker death 4000 model. Even in an uneventful hunt you could expect some serious chest and arms rash from hugging the tree. And yes...I've hunted from stands just like the one pictured and would never, ever do it again. I had the 2000 model. It was like the 4000 only twice as dangerous. Remember those square wing nuts to hold the bolts on? How long did it take you to paint those orange so you could find them after you dropped em in the leaves |
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Post by welder on Nov 21, 2018 15:55:31 GMT -5
Any other "older guys" remember when we built those in September and a 10 footer was way up there?
I do!
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Post by dbd870 on Nov 21, 2018 16:04:36 GMT -5
Any other "older guys" remember when we built those in September and a 10 footer was way up there? I do! Sure |
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Post by onebentarrow on Nov 21, 2018 16:11:44 GMT -5
I had an old Baker, the two piece(still got it)
I did not like climbing with it so I would go out befor season find where I wanted it and climb up. I took a rope ladder with me and would hang it over the front and climb down(usually 20 feet) then when I wanted to hunt there I would climb the rope ladder hunt and climb down.
Now I have problems climbing a step ladder. Lol
Baker has been relegated to the antique collection. I think I got my baker in 1979. 39 years ago. WOW
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Post by hornzilla on Nov 21, 2018 16:14:49 GMT -5
Yes I have hunted in them. And some much worse. I still have 2 of the Baker death machines in the barn. But now I'm well past those days and glad to have survived them. No plan on going back.
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Post by medic22 on Nov 21, 2018 17:13:27 GMT -5
Yes and no
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Post by nfalls116 on Nov 21, 2018 17:48:34 GMT -5
Man there’s lots of silly things I’ve done even after I told myself I wouldn’t.
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Post by drfleck on Nov 21, 2018 17:56:28 GMT -5
I'd sooner try to climb a flagpole than that contraption.
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Post by hugedogleg on Nov 21, 2018 18:48:54 GMT -5
If there is a bid enough buck under it I'm game for just about anything ha. But getting old and fat has limited what u can do.
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Post by griswold on Nov 22, 2018 9:43:46 GMT -5
That looks a little sketchy. However, i hunt from stands I built all the time. Sitting in one now. But, I overbuilt and its sturdy. Built one for my brother in law too and he shot a real nice 10 pointer from it.
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Post by treetop on Nov 22, 2018 10:20:37 GMT -5
Sure do there’s still some parts left in trees out at moms very few but still a few 2x4 hanging on
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