Idea for platform

[jonkytron]

Hear me out.. I was sitting on an old lawn chair yesterday and I thought… why don’t they make a saddle Platform or even a tree stand with the same concept. Minimal steel/aluminum frame with webbing as a place to stand and support weight. This could even be made to fold up even smaller since the webbing can fold. What I picture is a platform stick and then two folding bars come down from the stick with the webbing attached to it. Or for a tree stand basically taking out all of the middle metal parts and using webbing instead. See pictures for inspiration. PS if anyone takes this idea and sells it, please send me one

 

[Weldabeast]

Traded: Millenium Microlite M7 Treestand upgraded

For sale is a Millenium Microlite M7 Hangon Treestand, has been upgraded saddlehunter style. It is new never hunted, just setup here at the house to test out. I set it up with a platform bracket and versa button from EWO and an grade 8 5/16 bolt to use instead of the bracket. The stand then...

saddlehunter.com

 

[kyler1945]

post, standoffs, and frame surrounding a platform, etc. - basically everything but the cross bars, are all at least 70-75% of the weight of most recent designs.

Take a 64 ounce platform - you're removing 15-20 ounces at most.

Add back 4-6 ounces for the heavy duty mesh that can stand up to UV, boots/mud/rocks, freezing water, etc. Think Millenium stand seat. or JX3.

Beef up the frame because it will have to be under tension from the mesh so it isn't too mushy, and will have to support more weight without cross supports. Probably add 2-4 ounces.

Weight wise, not much is gained- maybe half a pound at best.

But, could be on to something.

Go buy a millenium tree seat and strap it to a tree as a platform. Prove the concept.

 

[Hunter260]

Muddy Outdoors Ultra Tree Seat

Designed with comfort and support in mind, Muddy Outdoors’ Complete Seat can alone act as a tree stand seat or a replacement for a worn out tree stand seat.

www.blackovis.com

I’m sure someone has done this before. I don’t think it would be very comfortable but idk

 

[jonkytron]

You’re probably right now that I consider what you’ve wrote here.. beefing up the outer parts to make them strong enough to support the webbing would diminish returns on weight savings. Still.. I’m having some fun ideas thinking about making this possible.. such as a kind of WE step type situation with nylon webbing straps to stand on.. i think for fun I will tinker a bit with the idea and see if I can prove the concept myself..

post, standoffs, and frame surrounding a platform, etc. - basically everything but the cross bars, are all at least 70-75% of the weight of most recent designs.

Take a 64 ounce platform - you're removing 15-20 ounces at most.

Add back 4-6 ounces for the heavy duty mesh that can stand up to UV, boots/mud/rocks, freezing water, etc. Think Millenium stand seat. or JX3.

Beef up the frame because it will have to be under tension from the mesh so it isn't too mushy, and will have to support more weight without cross supports. Probably add 2-4 ounces.

Weight wise, not much is gained- maybe half a pound at best.

But, could be on to something.

Go buy a millenium tree seat and strap it to a tree as a platform. Prove the concept.

 

[kyler1945]

You’re probably right now that I consider what you’ve wrote here.. beefing up the outer parts to make them strong enough to support the webbing would diminish returns on weight savings. Still.. I’m having some fun ideas thinking about making this possible.. such as a kind of WE step type situation with nylon webbing straps to stand on.. i think for fun I will tinker a bit with the idea and see if I can prove the concept myself..

I thought about it for the 3 minutes it took to read your post, so I am not sure of anything.

Weight wouldn't be the goal to me.

Proof of concept would be first. Because it would open up a lot of potential for design. May never make sense to do at scale. But it could spark an idea for someone.

I put it in same bucket as inflatable platforms using dropstitch material.

 

[Plebe]

I've mentioned this webbing idea before, and I'm surely not the first. There was a thread on soft platforms, which is likely where I first had the thought, and to me the key concept is fatigue reduction. I think you want two webbing panels, separate for left and right foot. One panel will cause center sink.

Of course, as you loose rigidity, you loose function that many platform users look for.

I do think some weight reduction could be had btw, over some designs.

 

[HuumanCreed]

Once I have some pocket money, I'm going to order this to try out as a possible sit drag. I think its a real possibility.

https://www.amazon.com/Slumper-Lightweight-Universal-Fitting-Replacement/dp/B079NNR4RG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1D9YZ48KMZFCN&keywords=treestand+mesh&qid=1654603250&sprefix=treestand+mesh%2Caps%2C125&sr=8-1

or this too, I honestly think paracord mesh is not the death trap if you do it right, like multiple lines, not one single line weave. I mean the chances of every cord breaking is very minimal.

Amazon.com : Hazmore Outdoor Products Silent Seat for Summit Replacement Tree Stand seat : Sports & Outdoors

Amazon.com : Hazmore Outdoor Products Silent Seat for Summit Replacement Tree Stand seat : Sports & Outdoors

www.amazon.com

This summer, I'm actually going to do a comparison of different type of DIY hammock style saddle materials. Fleece, mesh, ripstop, etc.