This had been asked quite a few times about what to do with your pull up rope. I put a cheap plastic boat cleat on all my stands. The rope is right there wrapped up and I don't have to remember a rope. See photo

well the first one isn't really a modification but is a home made stand, that is made to hinge in the crotch of a tree. its great for hunting on the go or making a quick set up change.



not very big but very portable.


this summer my dad worked on transforming one of my ladder stands into another crotch stand. It has more area but is lighter than the originals and I can actually turn it back into a ladder stand just have to cover the spikes with a piece of plastic that I have.

Cookie, you are scaring me to death with those crotch stands.......    Please be safe and wear a good harness all the time !!! Lots of horror stories on these type stands out there. Be safe my friend.

Always do, also its seems that this side of Kansas I'm usually not able to get into anything too high up either but still play it safe. Doesn't always take much to get hurt with a fall.

I closed my open shot(summit) and put a golf cart cup holder on it, as well as a buckle strap that secures it to the tree once I am up, attached it to the base platform, gave me some feeling of security in those slippry oaks.

When I hang my stand I always use a linemans belt. I made it from a hip belt from an old packframe. Since it started out as a hip belt I've adapted it to use as a hip belt for packing my stand and climbing sticks into the woods. It uses a couple of small D rings and small carabiners to clip to the stand. Sure takes the load off the shoulders.