Maxwell Reid Thurman (February 18, 1931 - December 1, 1995) was a U.S. Army general, Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, and former commander of United ...
A portable tree stand comprised of two main runners (10) attached to four extension arms (11) with bolts (12) and fastened by wing nuts (13). The main runners (10) have a slot (21) to receive three platform boards (14). The extension arms (11) are secured to the diverging tree branches (15,16,17) with rope (18). Installation and access is accomplished by securing the rungs (19) to the diverging tree branches (15,17) with rope (18). The portable tree stand compacts into a convenient package by removing the outermost bolt (12) on each end of the main runner (10) and folding the extension arms (11) inward.