What was the name?

[TRAP]

Life insurance required

Trap

[eddie885221]

i grew up on the rifleman stands, im not quite as old as some of yall i guess!

[2madjacks]

Tree hugger or hand climber?

[bear1336]

Lord I forgot about them things that was my first and last tree stand. Mine let go in Potter County Pa and there was camo jacket pieces all the way down that pine tree and some of my skin also. I was very lucky and just got skinned up.

[Hot Hap]

Original. Hap

[Keefer]

Animal Stand by Edward L. Moragne...

[Mo. Huntin]

I bet KennyM got it with the Mighty Mite.

[longrange]

The "Thing" i believe was the name of it.

[pitbull]

Good one George, with all the time I spent standing on one of these I didn't realize it had a name. I have some names for it after riding it down some trees and losing the wingnuts in the dark. The mighty mite was the smaller version of the original.

[Liquid Amber]

"The Profane"

[NoCams]

George,
Good story from around 1987 or so and the old Baker stands.... Went to a military base hunt, which are notorius for, " city hunters ", as we call em down here. Got in 30 minutes before light when we saw the flashlights coming right at daylight as the city hunters were looking for a tree to climb. Watched and listend to a city hunter making enough noise for a small army assaulting a beach head get to the top of his pine tree. Did not get to see the tree later, but bet it had all it's bark peeled off cleaner than if it had been thru the sawmill !

He finally got to the top and all was quiet for about a minute when from across the growed up field I heard a loud crack, then the old familiar, "ratcheting", sound as the city hunter made his way back to the ground. I know it was not funny, but I had to laugh for just a minute imagining his ride down the pine tree. Seems like it took him 5 minutes to ratchet his way down the tree. I knew he was okay as I heard him cursing and walking back out.

I stayed in my tree all day and when I returned to the truck that night my father-in-law was talking to another hunter as I loaded my gear in the truck. I then proceeded to walk around to the back of the truck and ask my father-in-law, " Who was that half baked idiot that fell out of his tree this morning ? " The gent my father-in-law had been talking too turned and said, " It was me !!! " My father-in-law and I held on to each other to keep from falling down laughing as this poor guy had no hide left on the tip of his nose and hands. I can only laugh as it almost happened to me several times before I ditched the Baker Death Trap myself. The ride down a tree in a Baker was more exciting than any amusement park ride ever invented.    


nocams

[Liquid Amber]

"Almost makes you want to swear, eh?"

I wasn't going to say anything, but just couldn't let this pass on deaf ears.  

[shaft slinger]

Amber got it right Profane, got one in my shed still

[EricW]

The "Thing"

[D.Sheppard]

Did it look like this >>------>

[2madjacks]

Porta-paks, or Portable Tree Stand (at least it's how the pattent is named)

[Paul Mattson]

Mighty Mite?


How about a pic of one?  I cannot post one from this computer.  Here's a link:
 http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/wsh/spo/1350972307.html

[George D. Stout]

Well, I knew if Cliff showed up, the game would be over.    :rolleyes:        Yes, it was the Profane, by Baker.  Here's the ad.

[George D. Stout]

If you look at the ad carefully, you will see the guy's bow is not strung, and he's holding the limp string.  My guess is he just climbed back up after a quick trip down, like many of us took on those things.  I still have bark under my fingernails.     :rolleyes:

[Hawkeye]

He shoots, he SCORES!!

Way to go, Cliff.