Poly Tank Deer Stand

Poly Tank Deer Stand MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Miscellaneous 34-5-16 "Several years ago our state DNR approved the use of elevated deer stands. So I decided to build a stand that would keep me comfortable while hunting," says John Siefker, Saline, Mich., who turned a 1,200-gal. poly tank into a deer blind. It sets 14 ft. high on top of a tripod wooden frame. The 7-ft. dia., 6-ft. high tank has a carpeted floor, a swivel chair, a portable heater, and big double hung windows all the way around. A metal ladder provides access. A neighboring farmer gave him the big water tank. The first thing Siefker did was to cut a door opening and power wash the inside twice to make sure it was clean. He used three 18-ft. long 4 by 6's to build the tripod stand, connecting them together with metal rods and burying them 3 ft. deep in the ground. The tank is lag-bolted to plywood on top of the legs. "The tripod frame provides more stability than a 4-sided structure would, and the floor is bolted on tight and carpeted so it's always quiet inside," says Siefker. "With the swivel chair I can see uniformly out through the windows on all four sides," says Siefker. "It works as good as I had hoped. Three deer were taken from it the first season I put it up," says Siefker. "Most of the time the pilot light on the portable heater is all that's needed to keep me comfortable. I spent about $80 on the 4 by 6's I bought for the frame. Everything else was salvaged material." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, John Siefker, 10361 Moon Rd., Saline, Mich. 48176 (ph 734 429-1279; gsiefker@comcast.net).

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