Back when I was young and well, young, I fabbed a ladder stand by adding a foldable platform about 18 x 16 inches to the top of an aluminum extension ladder. I did Camo paint it Lugged that dang thing to a lot of trees, and saw a lot of deer from it. There are some trees where climbers are just not going to work. Of course, back then I didn't have a climber ...
They are bulky and noisy, but safe and sturdy. I was wishing I had one the other day.
I do not entertain hypotheticals. The world itself is vexing enough. -- Col. Stonehill
Lugged that dang thing to a lot of trees, and saw a lot of deer from it. There are some trees where climbers are just not going to work. Of course, back then I didn't have a climber ... 