Inexpensive Platform - Passing Along the Idea

[Maustypsu]

John E called to pass the time on his drive home from an out of state show. In other words he already tried the rest of his contact list. Between my sales pitches for him to come hunt a creek bank in December - he asked me to share this idea with the forum.

A guy at the show was excited to pass it along. This has not been tested by either of us. The guy who shared has made a few and they work for his set up. As always this is for ground level use only....


It is simply a ratchet strap and 3" or 4" hose. The maker said 3" is sufficient. 4" might be more comfortable for someone with a wide foot.

Just like the Ameristeps he tightens his strap most of the way, positions the hose pieces where he wants them and then ratchets them tight.

Copy it or use it to improve it...

 

[justsomedude]

Nice!

 

[bubba g]

Looks good...

 

[d_rek]

Interesting. Where the heck do you buy 4" DIA EDPM tubing from though? Probably some sort of industrial supply? Never seen it thicker than an 1" or so at local hardware stores.

 

[alukban]

More toys! Yay!

 

[ImThere]

That hose is pretty heavy


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[DaveT1963]

yep I agree I think the weight will go up but it is interesting. Will it hold up to 220 pounds? I am thinking it would give a lot with my weight?

 

[Maustypsu]

yep I agree I think the weight will go up but it is interesting. Will it hold up to 220 pounds? I am thinking it would give a lot with my weight?

Not sure Dave. I may give it a try if I stumble across the hosing. For now, it is just a guy told a guy type thing. Certainly has some advantages. Seems like it would be mighty soft on the feet. I believe John said that was why it was made - the screw in steps weren't comfortable for the maker. Maybe we can get him on the forum and show him some of your platform builds for foot comfort...

 

[DaveT1963]

its definitely an interesting concept. Add some traction strips and there ya go - and ratchet straps and pipe are probably easily accessible. Will be interested in hearing about the weight and structural integrity - I am very interested perhaps these along with a platform..........

do you have a supplier? I did a quick google not much -perhaps it goes by a trade name?

 

[redsquirrel]

Interesting idea.

+ DIY, should be quiet.
- Looks bulky.

As always, we appreciate new ideas!

 

[halltrail]

Interesting idea, Be cool to hear from someone here who tries it. I bet it is soft on the feet. I wonder if it would be a little noisy with the hose compressing and uncomressing against a tree? Also, it could be a little to bulky to pack in? But it may not be bad for some pre set trees....if the hose is cheap. If I can find something like that hose...I may give a shot and see. I have trouble with my feet hurting and falling asleep...although it is much better now that Im using those bolts with a platform welded to them...(you can see them in one of my previous posts)

 

[Thedevine]

ok, i found a local supplier that has 6 ft available of the 4 inch (check with your local industrial suppliers) ....$11 a ft and $10 shipping.... im thinking of trying this.... would you all recommend one single piece length? if so how long? or a number of separate piece lengths? if so how long? I was thinking 2 separate pieces so thats its adjustable and more packable

 

[ImThere]

This hose is wire wound and will not compress easily. Will not be pack friendly. Be careful of the wire in it I have seen it go through fingers.


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[halltrail]

I tried looking up the stuff and couldnt find any on the web....but didnt try to hard. Glad you found some. Id get a single piece first and try it that way...then maybe cut it up if needed.

 

[BCHunter]

ok, i found a local supplier that has 6 ft available of the 4 inch (check with your local industrial suppliers) ....$11 a ft and $10 shipping.... im thinking of trying this.... would you all recommend one single piece length? if so how long? or a number of separate piece lengths? if so how long? I was thinking 2 separate pieces so thats its adjustable and more packable

I think you would need shorter chunks so the strap catches the tree, if you used one long piece I imagine it would want to roll down the tree.

 

[IkemanTX]

I think you would need shorter chunks so the strap catches the tree, if you used one long piece I imagine it would want to roll down the tree.

I second this thought...


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[justsomedude]

THe last pic shows a long piece that would cover a bit more than half of a small tree.
But I would think you would want 4 pieces maybe 6"

 

[blbloomquist]

Check any local hydraulic suppliers or farm tractor and implement dealers. I would definitely want some traction strips or something on them if they worked out. That hydraulic hose will take a lot to compress it. Looks interesting. I will have to check at work they may have something in the 3 inch range.

 

[g2outdoors]

THe last pic shows a long piece that would cover a bit more than half of a small tree.
But I would think you would want 4 pieces maybe 6"

I think those are the same pieces touching end to end for transport.

Simple idea...Bulky, but effective.

 

[Smokinya1]

I wonder what diameter size options there are for this pipe? I like the idea especially for pre sets but was thinking if there are different sizes you could get 2-3 sizes possibly fit them inside each other for packing purposes with the largest piece being more of the main platform.