Made my own platform

[Kyhunter1]

I decided to make my own platform. It's similar to the artisan but turns away from the stick. This gives much more foot room on top of it. 12 in x 4 in area and the aluminum is 1/4 in thick. I bought a stock piece of aluminum 6061 angle metal to make it. It was around 2.5 pounds before drilling all the holes in it. Finished weight was 1 pd 14 oz. Because of the thickness, its very sturdy, no give. The sticks in the picture are 2 step Xop's. Sticks plus the platform is a little over 9 pounds. I will probably do the lighter dano's double step sticks when I can afford it to shed another pound or two. Total cost counting grade 8 5/16 bolts was under $30. Im very satisfied with the outcome just hate that Im done hunting for the year now.

 

[Pilk64]

very cool

 

[1simplemann]

Looks good. I made something similar but it kicked from side pressure. I added a 2nd strap lower. Probelm solved.

 

[Kyhunter1]

thats my worry with it too, will be using a second strap on the stick.

Looks good. I made something similar but it kicked from side pressure. I added a 2nd strap lower. Probelm solved.

 

[1simplemann]

On mine, I also moved the top strap up. That helped.

 

[Kyhunter1]

I may just pack a ratchet strap and really torque it down after setting the stick with the main strap.

 

[1simplemann]

That will work. I made my own because I couldn't find one. In the end, I sold it to a buddy. I found a Predator online and he needed a platform. It worked for him all season. He also found a Predator and sold his DIY platform.

 

[Kyhunter1]

I built this one because the straight scout's were always out of stock and the one I made is bigger/nicer. Saved $40-50 too.

 

[Tylerhorner33]

I decided to make my own platform. It's similar to the artisan but turns away from the stick. This gives much more foot room on top of it. 12 in x 4 in area and the aluminum is 1/4 in thick. I bought a stock piece of aluminum 6061 angle metal to make it. It was around 2.5 pounds before drilling all the holes in it. Finished weight was 1 pd 14 oz. Because of the thickness, its very sturdy, no give. The sticks in the picture are 2 step Xop's. Sticks plus the platform is a little over 9 pounds. I will probably do the lighter dano's double step sticks when I can afford it to shed another pound or two. Total cost counting grade 8 5/16 bolts was under $30. Im very satisfied with the outcome just hate that Im done hunting for the year now.

Where did you get your metal from? Was it 4”x4”? I’ve been trying to find a way to make my own for the top of my helium and this looks pretty great.

 

[zrprice99]

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[Kyhunter1]

Picked up the metal on ebay. It is 4 in both directions and 12 in long. 1/4 in thickness. You could make it work on about any stick including the heliums, just different mounting bolt holes.

 

[HunterDan]

Looks good! would recommend adding some skate tape to it, it will squeak when your boots are wet . You should also consider taking a course file or angle grinder and adding treading around the edges

 

[Kyhunter1]

thanks for the suggestions.

Looks good! would recommend adding some skate tape to it, it will squeak when your boots are wet . You should also consider taking a course file or angle grinder and adding treading around the edges