Folding / portable high seats - advice please

[Klenchblaize]

I purchased an expensive telescopic one that remained unmoved for nearly 15-years until a very large beech tree came down in a storm and took it and the tree out!

K

 

[fizzbangwhallop]

Gent - thank you.

G’morning….17mm for the back of the rail pivot and 10mm for the bottom of the sliding support strut…

Cheers,

Fizz

 

[Overlay]

If your looking for a one off and something to be a temporary seat, a guy on here made me one out of 11/4” square tube 35’’per section 3 sections with a folding seat frame slotted into the top, 10’ ft high but enough for a very portable seat and very easy to fit even inside a jimny to move around
Might be worth getting a welder to knock one up, if you get the metal cut to size, all I do give a coat of the red metal primer each year
The guy who made my initial one was on here mostly on the tracking threads, sadly I don't think he uses the site anymore, the joints just have a turn bolt on them to be safe/solid, its worth the effort.

 

[FISH BOY]

G’morning….17mm for the back of the rail pivot and 10mm for the bottom of the sliding support strut…

Cheers,

Fizz


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Superb - many thanks.

 

[pendle]

If your looking for a one off and something to be a temporary seat, a guy on here made me one out of 11/4” square tube 35’’per section 3 sections with a folding seat frame slotted into the top, 10’ ft high but enough for a very portable seat and very easy to fit even inside a jimny to move around
Might be worth getting a welder to knock one up, if you get the metal cut to size, all I do give a coat of the red metal primer each year
The guy who made my initial one was on here mostly on the tracking threads, sadly I don't think he uses the site anymore, the joints just have a turn bolt on them to be safe/solid, its worth the effort.

Mereside !

 

[Overlay]

Mereside !

Yep
Bloody good bloke and loves tracking deer, I went to Norfolk to pick it up at a training day for Bavarian hounds, as well as picking it up got to meet some of the tracking guys and hounds
Real good day out, Drifting off the thread a bit, but it would be very nice to see more about tracking deer experiences, videos etc on here, its such an important part of stalking even if it is the bit that stalkers hate to even think about losing a deer, these guys are on it and love doing it as much as their hounds, I still think its a great shame stalkers dont take on board how beneficial a tracking hound will be when the inevitable happens

 

[Lateral]

It is really for foxing prior to the shooting season or dealing with impromptu situations. The seat will not be permanently situated and stored in a barn after use. Keen not to be found dead after four days ripening in the sunshine, with a load of scaffolding sticking out of my back end.

I really think it depends on your idea of "Impromptu" ?

Putting these up is relatively quick, & easy, but securing them to the tree, can be a hassle, especially if the tree has a thick trunk, making it really difficult to get the securing strap fitted.

I would also look at the weights, because 18kg, as well as whatever shooting kit you use, gets very heavy on a long walk.

 

[Brian243]

Me too, although I’ve not used it much over the last few years due to the proliferation of fixed seats.

I used to take my beating stick up the seat with me to use as a moveable front rest as the rail is a bit of a stretch and it just adds that bit of stability to the rail…. Made life easier to shoot on-side out to 90degrees plus too…. for the off-side, I used to slide my bum off the seat, stand on the best rung and take a ‘standing shot’ across the back of the seat.

Light enough too… on occasion, I’ve carried the seat, the cub extension and the free-standing legs kit along with the rifle etc out to the most suitable tree. A bit of scrim over the rail just breaks up your outline.

Cheers

Fizz

I have a couple of these seats, one with the ladder extension and the other with the kit so it can be converted into a free stander. I unbolted the front rifle rests, sawed 6-8” off the ends and drilled new holes for the bolts. Now much more stable and not necessary to stretch out. Otherwise these are excellent seats now over ten years old and standing up to regular use well.

 

[fizzbangwhallop]

Superb - many thanks.

FB… in response your pm…pics of the nut inside the rail tube… I reckon the bolt thread length is probably 65mm or even a 67mm, a 70mm would probably work too if they were commonly available

I have a couple of these seats, one with the ladder extension and the other with the kit so it can be converted into a free stander. I unbolted the front rifle rests, sawed 6-8” off the ends and drilled new holes for the bolts. Now much more stable and not necessary to stretch out. Otherwise these are excellent seats now over ten years old and standing up to regular use well.

Sounds like a plan…. more so if Fish Boy hadn’t already bought a replacement…

Cheers

Fizz

 

[pendle]

Yep
Bloody good bloke and loves tracking deer, I went to Norfolk to pick it up at a training day for Bavarian hounds, as well as picking it up got to meet some of the tracking guys and hounds
Real good day out, Drifting off the thread a bit, but it would be very nice to see more about tracking deer experiences, videos etc on here, its such an important part of stalking even if it is the bit that stalkers hate to even think about losing a deer, these guys are on it and love doing it as much as their hounds, I still think its a great shame stalkers dont take on board how beneficial a tracking hound will be when the

 

[BE Precision]

I found one way to improve the stability of the shooting rail on the panther type seat was to use some road/fencing pins, and bend them into and L shape, put the short side of the L into the ladder rungs and support the shooting rail with the hook at the top. they can be bent by hand, and the top held in place with a cable tie on each side. make a much more stable platform

 

[Rabbit foot]

Dont know how handy man you are but I bought a triple set of alloy ladders of Facebook £20 and have made a very solid seat out of it all I had to ad was the timber for a seat and weld a gun rest
The rest was made out of the ladders and bolts