For those with box stands. What kind of roof do you have?

Did you seal off the gaps made by the tin with spray foam or just leave them?

Nothing like opening up the door to a box stand to be greeted by angry wasps I am just trying to make this thing as comfortable as possible so I can introduce my 3yr old to hunting. I have a rickety old tripod back there now. It is going to be a 4'x4' box only about 5-6' off the ground. Fixing to put my ideas into auto-cad so I can get a good MTO before I go down to Lowe's.

Probably the most common thing to do. This is what we do on our property. Have very few vistors in my stand since I close my windows after every hunt.

On our old property we had the same issue, but with flying squirels. They would usually bail when climbing, but not always. I would throw their nest out every weekend.

Im a fan of a plywood roof with roll asphalt roofing. minimum 2/12 pitch. There is no need for sray foam filling (which squirrels quicky discover is removable) and it is MUCH quiter when it is raining. It cost a littel bit more than tin though but if you subtract the spray foam it is about even.

I like a gable roof with the rolled roofing but you could do a single plane roof with your left over shingles. I would use 1/2" plywood and 5/8" stapels and tar to apply the shingles instead of nails though as the nails will stick through otherwise and you will hit your head on them.

The gable allows for even wall height on both sides and for more headspace in the center of the box stand.

make sure to seal the ends of the plywood though (paint with oil based paint or smear silicone on the ends) or use treated plywood.

tin. paint the inside part of the tin. helps a little with the noise when its rains.

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you may want to go a little bigger.

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This.
We have build all our stand larger the past few years. If your by yourself you have PLENTY of room. Last year I put My girlfriend, my buddy, and myself in one stand together and we fit just find. We don't normally hunt like this but neither of them had been hunting before and they had a good time.

with youth weekend coming up, these larger box stands will be coming in handy with one adult and a couple kids in each shooting house. Last year my two younger cousins(12 and 13) were able to pull off the " 1, 2 ,3 SHOOT!" and dropped two does simultaneously.

how many times have you sat in a deer stand and just destroyed a ton of wasps with a knife when they are dazed cause it's kinda cold? me=thousands