Camo material for ladder stand
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Camo material for ladder stand
Looking for suggestions for some camo material to put around a couple ladder stands for this fall. I used the 3-d leaf-cut stuff last year (I think it was Allen brand) and it blends in well but after one season (approx 4 months) outdoors it's rotten and falling apart. Is the burlap camo material any more durable? I take the stands down and store them in the garage in the off season, would like to get a couple season's of use out of some material. Need to cover two 2-man stands this fall like this:
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Re: Camo material for ladder stand
I tried the burlap around a ladder stand and from standing looking back at it you could see right through it . Maybe they make better grades of burlap than I had though ?
Re: Camo material for ladder stand
I'd just zip tie a bunch of those pine branches to it, keep it simple
I'm a simple kinda hunter, like natural blinds....
I'm a simple kinda hunter, like natural blinds....
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Re: Camo material for ladder stand
I can't sit still for hours on end like I used to, after about 2 hours I start squirming and gotta move around some so I need something to hide behind
You guys gave me an idea though... I saw some heavy burlap bags at a odd and end junk store recently, I could zip tie a few of those around the shooting rail and weave some little pine branches thru the holes in the burlap... hmmm
You guys gave me an idea though... I saw some heavy burlap bags at a odd and end junk store recently, I could zip tie a few of those around the shooting rail and weave some little pine branches thru the holes in the burlap... hmmm
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18" Zombies, 400 gr w/ 125 gr Magnus Stingers & Lumenoks
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20" Zombies, 380 gr w/ 100 gr Magnus Stingers
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20" Zombies, 380 gr w/ 100 gr Magnus Stingers
Re: Camo material for ladder stand
There ya go, now yer thinkin!Kegbelly wrote:I can't sit still for hours on end like I used to, after about 2 hours I start squirming and gotta move around some so I need something to hide behind
You guys gave me an idea though... I saw some heavy burlap bags at a odd and end junk store recently, I could zip tie a few of those around the shooting rail and weave some little pine branches thru the holes in the burlap... hmmm
My area has a lot of Hemlock an pine, I try to make use of them, the needles will stay on for two or three weeks after ya cut the branches.
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Slick Trick 100
Exocet 200 wth Leupold Crossbones, Munch mount
xcaliber FFF strings
VM FFF Strings
Black Eagles Executioners Wth Blazers
Slick Trick 100
Re: Camo material for ladder stand
What about this... I've heard of guys using branches from artificial Christmas trees.... Might have a project for the weekend, I wonder if the Mrs would miss our tree
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Re: Camo material for ladder stand
I use a product called PRIMOS Realtree hardwoods green IRONSIDE which is 60" x 30' Model 6582. I cut off about 15' for a 2 man ladder stand and use zip ties to secure it to the shooting rail. Seems to last at least a couple of years. You have to sort of pull it over your head when climbing in to the stand. I use 2 pull ropes on my stands, one for the CB/gun & one for the pack. This leaves both hands free & I wear a HSS harness because I fell 16' once.
I believe you can get this from Wing Supply, PO Box 367, 625 Opportunity Way, Greenville, KY 42345.
I believe you can get this from Wing Supply, PO Box 367, 625 Opportunity Way, Greenville, KY 42345.
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Re: Camo material for ladder stand
That looks good Deerstalker.
Yeah that's one of the drawbacks I also found, it hangs down and kinda gets in the way when you flip the rail up to get in the stand. Worth the added concealment though IMO.
Yeah that's one of the drawbacks I also found, it hangs down and kinda gets in the way when you flip the rail up to get in the stand. Worth the added concealment though IMO.
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18" Zombies, 400 gr w/ 125 gr Magnus Stingers & Lumenoks
Exomag
20" Zombies, 380 gr w/ 100 gr Magnus Stingers
18" Zombies, 400 gr w/ 125 gr Magnus Stingers & Lumenoks
Exomag
20" Zombies, 380 gr w/ 100 gr Magnus Stingers
Re: Camo material for ladder stand
I bought a 10' X 12' camo tarp @ Home Depot.com. I then bought a grommet kit and doubled the tarp over and put grommets in it every 15". Finally, I zip tied the grommets to my shooting rail. It conceals everything below it and it blocks the wind. My stand is a 360 degree tripod so you would probable need a smaller tarp.
The tarp is good as new after one season. I'm going to leave it up all year. changing it is cheap and easy.
The tarp is good as new after one season. I'm going to leave it up all year. changing it is cheap and easy.
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Re: Camo material for ladder stand
I only wanted to cover up the front of my two man stand, so I bought camo material and glued it(and some staples) to a sheet of chloroplast and hung it using zip ties to the rail of my stand. Works great, it goes up and down with the rail so I can get in and out no problem, and when I leave my stand I leave the rail up and the sheet of chloroplast covers most of my seat helping protect it from rain/snow.
I left it up all winter and it looked fine when I snowshoed in a few weeks ago.
I left it up all winter and it looked fine when I snowshoed in a few weeks ago.
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Re: Camo material for ladder stand
Thanks for the ideas!
I have to ask, what is chloroplast? I googled it and I all I got was weird pictures of plant biology
I have to ask, what is chloroplast? I googled it and I all I got was weird pictures of plant biology
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18" Zombies, 400 gr w/ 125 gr Magnus Stingers & Lumenoks
Exomag
20" Zombies, 380 gr w/ 100 gr Magnus Stingers
18" Zombies, 400 gr w/ 125 gr Magnus Stingers & Lumenoks
Exomag
20" Zombies, 380 gr w/ 100 gr Magnus Stingers
Re: Camo material for ladder stand
Maybe its a French word but thats what we call it here, its that plastic that they make for sale signs when you sell your house, or election signs. I ran out of time last year to do any more than the front and majority of the time the deer come from in front of me, but this smmef I will figure out something for the sides and back.
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Re: Camo material for ladder stand
OK, thanks Bullzeye. Didnt know if that was a stiff material or a thin plastic sheet like a painter's dropcloth.
Matrix 380
18" Zombies, 400 gr w/ 125 gr Magnus Stingers & Lumenoks
Exomag
20" Zombies, 380 gr w/ 100 gr Magnus Stingers
18" Zombies, 400 gr w/ 125 gr Magnus Stingers & Lumenoks
Exomag
20" Zombies, 380 gr w/ 100 gr Magnus Stingers