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Option for climbing platform

Crazy how much desire there is for a climbing platform, and this one is basically the exact size wanted, and no one has tried it.
 
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kyler1945 said:

Looks like the right size everyone is looking for.

Could you not very easily cut the bars that support the tree V down to size and retrofit with lone wolf belt and cams? Or some other cable style?

Looks like the platform itself is right size though.
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I’m talking to the owners nephew about trying to build a saddle sized climbing base. They are based out of st Augustine about 45 minutes from my house
 
I think @kyler1945 is saying just use the platform. That would probably come out around 10 pounds.

The hard bar wraparound design sucks, cables or belts are the answer. I don't see how it would be worth the retrofit. Better just to find an old Loggy.

It's not rocket science someone just needs to do it.

Machined shrunken platform a la LWCG
Everything else Loggy Bayou perfected 30 years ago. Folding seat design a la Loggy Bayou, as an option. Or just a bare platform it you want it. Minimalist climbing aid, the Loggy Design is solid, or just hug the tree/use your tether.
 
Boys, I’m saying cut the arms down to hand climber length. Install cam and traction belts. Don’t use the top portion of the stand.

Platform size/shape/strength looks like right down the middle for a climbing platform.

I feel like I’m in bizzaro world after hearing so much talk about a climbing platform. Only to have everyone think I’m suggesting that this climbing stand as a whole thing, is attractive. And that no one has considered buying and modifying.

I think GRC right - climbing platform not commercially viable currently.
 
elk yinzer said:
I just see nothing worthy of buying and modifying. The platform is too wide. The Barren Ridge platform climbers are a lot closer and little/no modifying needed.

But a machined climber LWCG .5ish size is what I truly want.
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Maybe with a post in the middle that comes up and you can attach it to the tree with the stability of a traditional cam over platform?
 
kyler1945 said:

Looks like the right size everyone is looking for.

Could you not very easily cut the bars that support the tree V down to size and retrofit with lone wolf belt and cams? Or some other cable style?

Looks like the platform itself is right size though.
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I think you would mess up that platform if you cut it down and tried added a cable to it. The pressure on the side walls of the aluminum tubing caused by the curvature of the cable or belt pulling the arms in will not hold up. I have tried something similar and it tears the tubing out or try to bend the arms in, especially on smaller trees. With the way these are built, the stands arms that straddle the tree are supported by piece that goes behind the trees that connects perpendicular to them. The force is transfered to the rigid back piece which keeps the arms parallel instead of pulling in like what occurs with the cables in certain builds.
 
gcr0003 said:
I think you would mess up that platform if you cut it down and tried added a cable to it. The pressure on the side walls of the aluminum tubing caused by the curvature of the cable or belt pulling the arms in will not hold up. I have tried something similar and it tears the tubing out or try to bend the arms in, especially on smaller trees. With the way these are built, the stands arms that straddle the tree are supported by piece that goes behind the trees that connects perpendicular to them. The force is transfered to the rigid back piece which keeps the arms parallel instead of pulling in like what occurs with the cables in certain builds.
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Why doesn’t the lone wolf cable and cam tear out tubing?

Why don’t summit cables tear out tubing?
 
kyler1945 said:
Crazy how much desire there is for a climbing platform, and this one is basically the exact size wanted, and no one has tried it.
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I think you need to make another pole. How much desire is actually there?
 
elk yinzer said:
I just see nothing worthy of buying and modifying. The platform is too wide. The Barren Ridge platform climbers are a lot closer and little/no modifying needed.

But a machined climber LWCG .5ish size is what I truly want.
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Barren ridge can only get on “x” size tree, for one reason: width of platform, and thus width of arms.


LWHC everyone loves size and width specifically. It just breaks. But it can go on bigger trees.

I’m not saying this platform is the bees knees. Im saying it gives an easy foundation to crank out a prototype.
 
Hunter260 said:
Isn’t this the same design as the tree lounge? For the record I’m not convinced a climbing platform for hunting is viable commercially…..
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Nope. I had one of those. You had to add a folding platform for archery, there was none on the regular model.

One site member (@Mr Price) uses a homemade smaller copy of the foot bar though for saddlehunting and loves it. Others have tried it stock.

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Tree lounge foot piece climbing platform

I finally got to do a little test today and I am kicking myself for not doing this sooner. This one is a touch heavy at maybe 6 or 7 lbs, but I already plan to have one custom made that will be even smaller and lighter. It is still lighter than carrying sticks and a platform by a long shot. It...
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gcr0003 said:
Different design, the arms are supported and the mouths are beefed up for this very reason. You asked about modifying this stand not another. Don't jump around on me.
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Why can’t you do that simple modification to this stand. That’s my point. The whole point of the thread.

Im not jumping. It’s literally the only thing I said in original post!
 
kyler1945 said:
Barren ridge can only get on “x” size tree, for one reason: width of platform, and thus width of arms.


LWHC everyone loves size and width specifically. It just breaks. But it can go on bigger trees.

I’m not saying this platform is the bees knees. Im saying it gives an easy foundation to crank out a prototype.
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The options are endless if we are prototyping... so what are we doing, prototyping or hacking this stand up? lol
 
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