Home made High Seat

thats the one i made ive got two sliding boards on a para cord slider so the wind cant blow them off
i climb up then pull them towards me and shoot off a small rest bag
the only thing i keep thinking about is a bit of netting around the bottom to keep me from view
id need to weight it somehow but make it so i can pull it up when im not using the seat to keep it looking less suspicious
 
That's my ladder adaption it's the most solid seat I've made but all the previous have been timber!
Just bought another triple set of ladders for £30 going to try make the whole thing out of the ladders
 
wabbit warren said:
I made one from two road signs that were left outside my house
cut them about a bit of welding and some decking jobs a goodun
its been up now for three years and has accounted for quite a few foxes
the only thing is i looked the other day in the day light (normally only use it after dark) and the tree has started to grow around the V piece
i don't know whether to undo it and move it slightly or just leave it
also ive had to put two block paving blocks under the ladder where the tree has grown a bit taller lol
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I would move it. Just an inch or so. Always let the strap off every year and redo it to all for the trees growth. My high seats dig into the ground with spikes and the strap is really to hold the top section from moving, so it doesn’t need to be super tight.
 
VSS said:
The bit of the tree that your highseat is attached to will not have grown any taller.
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its either that or the ally ladder has shrunk i know what one i would put my money on lol
the vee that sits against the branch is now buried a good 3/4" into it as well
 
needsy said:
So having lost a high seat under a fallen tree I thought I’d have a go at making my own out of an old IBC frame, a cheap multi-positional aluminium ladder( off Marketplace) and some bits of spare wood & decking. It’s actually very stable & reasonably comfy to sit in
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With both thanks and apologies to Needsy for pilfering his excellent idea. Ladders cost £80 from Shein. They do them in black as well. IBC frame a freebie, friends time and cross bar £50.

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Spear Chucker said:
With both thanks and apologies to Needsy for pilfering his excellent idea. Ladders cost £80 from Shein. They do them in black as well. IBC frame a freebie, friends time and cross bar £50.

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how did you work out the base to rung length also what about fixing it to the tree as seats often have fixing rings or a u bracket. good concept but i think it will need a bit more fiddling with
good luck and well done
 
Tim.243 said:
how did you work out the base to rung length also what about fixing it to the tree as seats often have fixing rings or a u bracket. good concept but i think it will need a bit more fiddling with
good luck and well done
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Well Tim, If I am completely honest, I handed the whole lot to a friend who has capability with his hands. He understands metal and is a stalker. This is a seriously simple job, and as you so correctly say, modifications will be needed to get it right. What I will do is that when I pick it up, I will take photos of the underside fixings and post them for you. I am mildly concerned about stability with the amount of "stand off" but I reckon that if that is a problem, a saw will suffice.
I also found far better ladders on scaffolding websites. They seem to be made of steel and much stronger. The thing is that they probably need the IBC base mounting on a couple of forks with a socket on the ladder end of each fork to go over the top of the ladder uprights, and therefore probably more work. I hope to pick it up today. I'll report back.
 
John Gryphon said:
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Hi John, sadly not my idea, hence credits to "Needsy", but you are one step ahead of me there. No, I didn't think about that, and could have done. Where I am in the South East I am windy about my kit being seen from footpaths, so white would be a concern. However, nothing a spray gun cannot deal with. I quite like the all around visibility, although as I grow old and scrawny, the cold is also an issue. Luckily, being brought up in some of the coldest houses in Yorkshire, I have a good collection of woolly pulleys, and having lost a significant amount of weight (which increases my susceptibility to cold), I am now back into jumpers I haven't been able to get into for 20 years. I do think however that some foam kneeling pads as cushions will be a good call, as cold metal on ageing bones for long periods of time is no fun. I suspect I'll wrap them in a plastic bin liner and tie them to the frame, so they can be shaken dry when needed.
 
Spear Chucker said:
I quite like the all around visibility
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A double stacked one could have a comfy chair set at a height of the shooting cuts in the walls, cut edges with foam covered timber battens screwed on for forend resting. Even flaps to pull down over shooting cuts etc,I could go to sleep in it ha ha.
As you say a spray can with a few colours would do you right as well.
 
Spear Chucker said:
Well Tim, If I am completely honest, I handed the whole lot to a friend who has capability with his hands. He understands metal and is a stalker. This is a seriously simple job, and as you so correctly say, modifications will be needed to get it right. What I will do is that when I pick it up, I will take photos of the underside fixings and post them for you. I am mildly concerned about stability with the amount of "stand off" but I reckon that if that is a problem, a saw will suffice.
I also found far better ladders on scaffolding websites. They seem to be made of steel and much stronger. The thing is that they probably need the IBC base mounting on a couple of forks with a socket on the ladder end of each fork to go over the top of the ladder uprights, and therefore probably more work. I hope to pick it up today. I'll report back.
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Fair play, the "basket" as I call it will catch a fair bit of wind also If you see the op's ladder it flairs out both ends so a wider contact.
Not a pick list but from what I have come up against after building 7 seats (modifying 2 as they were siht)
Remember you can un bolt ratchet straps so the hook lays the other way (people just twist them) that way it does not dig into the tree or worse the ratchet mechanism.
You can dig in the feet and backfill (ram the earth around it) helps a lot.
I have 25/30mm sticks tucked up the seats as sometimes you are screwed around and have no "dead rest" so your elbow is just floating, my sticks lay across and make a rest.
Cutting you back part shorter will bring your basket closer and use 2 ratchet straps is a must.

Good luck

Same ladder 2 straps school chair type seat (much better)


The legs are dug in and leveled

 
Tim.243 said:
Fair play, the "basket" as I call it will catch a fair bit of wind also If you see the op's ladder it flairs out both ends so a wider contact.
Not a pick list but from what I have come up against after building 7 seats (modifying 2 as they were siht)
Remember you can un bolt ratchet straps so the hook lays the other way (people just twist them) that way it does not dig into the tree or worse the ratchet mechanism.
You can dig in the feet and backfill (ram the earth around it) helps a lot.
I have 25/30mm sticks tucked up the seats as sometimes you are screwed around and have no "dead rest" so your elbow is just floating, my sticks lay across and make a rest.
Cutting you back part shorter will bring your basket closer and use 2 ratchet straps is a must.

Good luck

Same ladder 2 straps school chair type seat (much better)


The legs are dug in and leveled

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Everything you have said is bang on the mark. Will post more fully from another high seat😉
 
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