Torges seat ?

[trapperjay]

Made the seat and it was comfortable until the plywood began to crack at the "V" against the tree. What's a good material for covering/protecting the wood?

[**DONOTDELETE**]

Some have used a bike tube cut and glued, You could also used a think piece of carpet.

[Orion]

I've used 2-inch nylon webbing (old seat belt) screwed and glued around the edges.

[Stumpkiller]

I have a piece of high pressure steam hose.

 

[paoloi]

Did you make it a "V" or did you give it more of a radius? I went of Home Depot and got a short piece of clear vinyl tubing. I split it in half and stapled it on. I don't know if that is what Dean suggested, it may be, but it works.

[David Yukon]

What about a piece of leather??

[Hawkeye]

Chunk of old garden hose split down the middle???

[jcar315]

I used some sort of pipe from HD on mine. Working out great.

Not sure if what you use is as important as using something.

[Rob W.]

Cut a radius and drop in a few sheet metal screws. Grabs a bunch better too.  


Rob

[GingivitisKahn]

I didn't put anything on mine but a bike tube would work well and wouldn't cost much or anything.  Bike shops will give you old tubes from their trash if you ask them.

[NoCams]

I used a 5 gallon bucket for my radius where it fits the tree and also used a 1/4" radius rollover router bit all the way around the entire seat. Keeps the edges of the plywood from splintering. I also used a 5/8" 5 ply interior grade plywood instead of a 3 ply exterior grade. I like Rob W 's idea about adding some sheet metal screws in the back edge to make it, "bite" , into the tree.

Timing of this thread is spooky, we were planning to hunt off ours today in the rare snow we are getting in a new spot that is not tree stand friendly. My son shot his first deer off his Torges seat earlier this year. Keep it coming gents.....  

[ron w]

I had some alum angle that I screwed on, did not make the "V" sharp big radius in the bottom. Been good for about 4 years now.

I do the same. Right angle metal corner supports. They come in packs of four with little screws at the hardware store. I leave them as is with about 3/4" sticking out and cut the plywood with a large enough ark so they make contact on the tree size I expect to use. I don't glue a pad to the board, I hang hang it on my belt. That way I can leave several boards out in the woods and always have a dry butt pad. Also, it is less for others to steal if it is just a board and a rope.

[longbowray]

Info on how to make one of those seat ? Thank you Ray

[Recurve50 LBS]

There's a pic above showing yard sticks giving ya approxamate size to make.

[Jeff Strubberg]

I used a junk piece of garden hose.

[Rob W.]

I have made a bunch and this has been the best design yet.

[trapperjay]

I made the "v" for the notch. I will add something to it.

[trapperjay]

It was not durable but surprisingly comfortable!

[Bryan pinick]

I have been using a piece of nylon strap, similar to a seat belt......instead of the rope.
ZERO stretch