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Our
tree-house started as a small project, but we ended up
building a tree house that has two different levels
with one floor 40 feet in the air. There were no
branches for the first 50 feet of our 4.5+ foot
diameter cotton wood tree, so the first things that we
built were steps going up to about 50 feet. The second
thing that we built was a platform about 20 feet off
the ground. All of the structure is bolted directly to
the side of the tree with 6 inch bolts. We only used
hand-tools, except for a cordless drill. By the way,
the tree-house is about a mile away from our house and
is completely hidden from view during the summer, so
it would also make a good fort. We have been
constructing it on and off for about the last
four years.
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Here is Sam's
view of the tree-house:
"There
was a really good reason for building this tree-house, but I
can't remember it. Anyway, it was built on a huge
cottonwood. If you were to fall out of this thing you would
die because it stands 40' off the ground. Constructing the
tree house was quite an experience. There are no limbs to
stand on so I had to build a ladder up to the top. To get
the main supports up we had to rig pulleys, build
scaffolding...you get the idea. If I had a dollar for every
person that told me "you know that's dangerous...don't
you?" I could have hired someone to build my
tree-house. I am happy to say that I am still alive and
never once was there a close call. Life is full of
calculated risks; I always assess the risks and plan
accordingly. Now that I have that off my chest I can
remember the reason for doing this, fun."
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