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I don't stake it Gobble. It could be easily done I guess, but I've never seen the need. I had two of them out near Greensburg, LA when Hurricane Isaac hit this area last August. Winds in the Greensburg area were 45-50 mph. Neither of them blew over, but we did lose a box stand.

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Thanks volsgo1.

Hmmm. I like it. Wondering about modifying it to a two man version? Has that been done Semisane?

i thought about that myself, but i think i'd rather just build two and set them side by side and forget about it.

Kinda looks like an oversized lifeguard chair.

Thought about it. Haven't done it. It would certainly complicate the build because of the width (unless you did a back-to-back arrangement. )

BINGO 7mm! It is a lifeguard compared to a climber or lock on.

So where do you put the TV and cooler???

Looks like a products liability claim waiting to happen.

Where did you get the shooting rail? Is it a modification of something else?
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Looks like conduit

Step-by-step instructions for fabricating the padded shooting rail are included in the plans bigwhoop, along with pictures.

where in SELA are you?kimroux7wmconnect.com

River Ridge, just outside of New Orleans.

im in Met.do you have 1 there?

Two questions...approximate size broken down to carry and approximate total weight, which I realize may vary depending on material purchased.

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Good questions Wacenturion. Here's the poop.

It depends on how you break it down for carry. The complete assembled stand weighs 125 lbs. There are several ways to break it down for carrying in the field.

The way I do it is to break it down into four units as described below. With this method you can carry the ladder and rear support frames (one at a time of course ) by placing you body at the mid-point of the units between the rails and have one hand on each rail - kind of like a wheelbarrow, except you have half of the unit sticking out in front of you at waist level, and half sticking out behind you. The weight is evenly distributed and it's real easy to walk with them this way. And I can carry everything in my little Ford Ranger pick-up.

The four units are.

The Ladder Unit (43 lbs.) - The ladder with the two floor board support rails attached and folded up and tied against the ladder rails (43 lbs.)

The Rear Support Unit (53 lbs.) - The rear support frame with the two top braces (arm rests)attached and all cross braces attached and folded up and tied against the rear support frame rails.

The Seat Unit (18 lbs. with 3/4" plywood - 16 lbs. with 5/8" plywood.)

The Floor Board (16 lbs. with 3/4" plywood - 13 lbs with 5/8" plywood.)

In this configuration, it takes one man about fifteen minutes to assemble and raise the stand to an upright position. No part of it is a two-man job.

As an alternative, the stand can be broken down into the following components. Assembly would take longer though, depending on which parts and how many you leave attached to the ladder and/or frame.

Ladder........................ 38 lbs.
Rear Support Frame............ 32 lbs.
Cross Braces.................. 11 lbs.
Seat Unit..................... 16 lbs.
Floor Board................... 13 lbs.
Floor Board Support Rails..... 5 lbs.
Shooting Rail................. 3 lbs.
Top Rails (Armrests).......... 7 lbs.

As a minimum, I would leave the Floor Board Support Rails attached to the ladder, and the Top Rails and two of the six cross braces attached to the rear support frame. That would cut assembly time considerably using the assembly method described in the plans.

Regardless of which way you choose to break it down, the only tools needed are two 7/16" wrenches. I use one open end and one socket.

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