Pole stands

[sambo73]

Saw thread on them. Would emt work? I work at electrical supply house and have several pieces that cant be sold. Just curious.

[jesterdoc]

I don't know what a pole stand is, but I have 2 tripods sitting on EMT legs after the cows did a number on them. Also have a 55 gallon feeder sitting on EMT.

Hope it helps. Post up a pic or description of what a pole stand is, I'm intrigued.

[LeanMachine]

What size emt are you thinking about using?

[sambo73]

We have some 3in. A pole stand is,just one pole with seat on top, tied to a tree. Another pole made into a ladder. Dont have to have a straight tree.

[gig one]

Good for south texas

[ZZ Pops]

Good for south texas

Yep! Back in the day, they were referred to as pencil stands. Pretty much a length of pipe with rungs welded on, stuck in the ground, and guy-wired for stability . Some were scary tall! I don't know of any made of EMT, though.

[LeanMachine]

I would think it would work fine as long as you went 2" or larger. Might be able to get away with 1.5"

[CBHunter]

Yep! Back in the day, they were referred to as pencil stands. Pretty much a length of pipe with rungs welded on, stuck in the ground, and guy-wired for stability . Some were scary tall! I don't know of any made of EMT, though.

My father-in-law said he had one that nobody else would hunt in.

[eager_hunter]

let's see some pics when u get it built

I like to that.. kindof like a ladder tripod hybrid....?

[froghunter]

as long as it will hold you up. you could even use smaller emt if it was welded together in a bundle.

[PineyWoodsBow]

You might use RMT instead, much stronger.(Rigid Metallic Tubing)

[deerplanter]

I got one made of metal conduit about fifty years old my dads made it when he was young

[Archer4Life]

I've hunted out of one that I made using 2 1/2" galvanized fence post material. It was 16' tall and I had it run up thru a mesquite tree and tied off to the tree about 2/3 of the way up. It was a little wobbly at the top but after a few minutes of sitting still it wasn't bad. I used a boat seat with pedestal so that I could spin 360 degrees and take the seat off after the season. Sorry I don't have any pics as it ended up getting left on the top of a mountain in Oklahoma after the thieves went thru and took what they wanted and trashed what they didn't. Good luck w the build and IMO I would go with the 3" or bigger if possible.

[BIG IRON]

Here ya go fellas. These things are pretty slick.

http://discussions.texasbowhunter.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42441&highlight=pole

[sambo73]

Ive thought about using 1 1/2in square tubing and putting steps on it so its one piece. Make the foot rest in two sections so i can take part of it off to climb up to seat. Thoughts?

Also, for seat, should i put a chair up there or just make a seat like a ladder stand?