16' Green treat Ladder stand.

Uuuummmmm. Less then 2 foot of lap on your lamination,,,,,,,,,,,????
Good thing you are skinny,,,……..

Looking at the floor I assume you are going to put your heater below the floor? I did that on one of mine and absolutely love it. My feet are the warmest part. Also, I assume you went 4x4 like everyone else but 5x5 is a total game changer. The 36 inch "waste" is perfect for the walls below the windows so there is very little waste.

Windows in a ladder stand?

Scott, with all do respect, scrap this idea and get a commercial built one.

I can forsee many disasters in your plan!!.
Please.

I have 9 enclosed and heated stands now. I can build them for less that $500 including the heater although I tend to scrounge and hoard supplies. My 5x5 stands are warmer, roomier and QUITER than any $2500 stand you can buy. I will admit, many of the very first stands failed but it is all a learning experience. The limiting factor on them is the life of the green treated 4x4's in the ground. After about 15 year or so they start to get weak and soft.

Good God 160!!

You must be in the Crown Royal. Lol.

Well, the sun is down...........Those are all old pictures of "learning moments" with stands. Version 36.2 is almost perfect and includes a urinal and cot.

Hope two cots,,,,,,,,,,,otherwise I will have to refuse the invitation…..

330, you’re better off using 2x6 16’ for the ladder in that case. It’ll be a heavy son of a gun, but strong.

I am curious about how you’re going to place the platform.

It is nice to lay in the rack mid day and still be able to see out the windows. Your "talons" would likely need to hang out the windows though.

I quit putting mine up at "nose bleed" altitudes. If the floor is about 6 feet off the ground, that is good enough for me.

As a fellow stubborn DIYer and with all respect, that does not look safe.

Just think of them hooks as safety protocols walking up behind you on the mossy steps,,,,, got your back"……

I've built a Dozen 16' ladder stands like this...this one will be over built. ladder will be 24" wide. It goes up with a pulley rope and the base (shown) will be chained to the Tree I will be adding shooting rails maybeeeeee

more to come

Hank Parker not approved

Hahaha

Boy has hunting changed. The word to me is to go look for, not wait and see. But with all the posted land in pa and huntable land getting smaller I guess that is what the future is........jk

It's a safety hazard. 16 feet is a long way to fall. Don't think there is a buck on earth worth getting in that stand for! Just saying. Be carefull and good luck.

I gave $46 for my last ladder stand. No way you’re saving $.