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justincredible

Nick Mangold

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Oct 4, 2013 10:25 AM
Did anyone have a treehouse growing up or have a friend that did?

You see them all the time in movies but I never had one or knew anyone that did.

Also, these:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/stacylambe/17-treehouses-for-adults
Oct 4, 2013 10:25am
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said_aouita

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Oct 4, 2013 10:42 AM
No but only because I had so many trees to climb I never wanted one. Growing up on a farm with acres of trees was cool.
Oct 4, 2013 10:42am
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TedSheckler

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Oct 4, 2013 10:48 AM
We built our own in the woods. We would take scrapped lumber from housing developments.
Oct 4, 2013 10:48am
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justincredible

Nick Mangold

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Oct 4, 2013 10:48 AM
said_aouita;1512648 wrote:No but only because I had so many trees to climb I never wanted one. Growing up on a farm with acres of trees was cool.
Yeah, my grandma has 126 acres, mostly wooded. I spent a lot of time in the trees, but never had an actual tree house.
Oct 4, 2013 10:48am
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Belly35

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Oct 4, 2013 10:51 AM
As a kid we would always build tree house or caves. Steal a few 4x8 plywood some 2x4 and rope or chain and find a tree. When I think back it was pretty cool to think that 3 kids could build something up in a tree and get that 4x8 sheet of plywood up into the tree.

If I was to build something in a remote area a tree house would be what I would build...
Oct 4, 2013 10:51am
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Fab4Runner

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Oct 4, 2013 10:53 AM
We didn't have a treehouse, but we did have a "playhouse" that was on my grandma's property. It looked similar to this, but a little bigger:



It was on a hill overlooking her pond, and the porch wrapped all the way around. There were four sets of bunk beds inside and all of the grandkids would sleep out there a lot during the summer.
Oct 4, 2013 10:53am
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Tiernan

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Oct 4, 2013 11:09 AM
Built them all the time. Had one with slingshot "cannons" all along the rails to ward off attacks from mauraders
Oct 4, 2013 11:09am
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BRF

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Oct 4, 2013 11:40 AM
We used pallets for our flooring (stolen from nearby construction sites).

Hey Belly, looks like hanging around BRF has already had an effect on you with your spelling! Ha ha!
Oct 4, 2013 11:40am
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ernest_t_bass

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Oct 4, 2013 12:33 PM
I lost my virginity in a tree house. True story.
Oct 4, 2013 12:33pm
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Oct 4, 2013 12:52 PM
Fab4Runner;1512662 wrote:We didn't have a treehouse, but we did have a "playhouse" that was on my grandma's property. It looked similar to this, but a little bigger:



It was on a hill overlooking her pond, and the porch wrapped all the way around. There were four sets of bunk beds inside and all of the grandkids would sleep out there a lot during the summer.

Thats nicer than a lot of peoples homes in southern ohio!
Oct 4, 2013 12:52pm
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hasbeen

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Oct 4, 2013 1:22 PM
Would love to have one of those adult treehouses.
Oct 4, 2013 1:22pm
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Oct 4, 2013 1:47 PM
ernest_t_bass;1512711 wrote:I lost my virginity in a tree house. True story.
You shouldn't admit to fucking children.
Oct 4, 2013 1:47pm
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ernest_t_bass

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Oct 4, 2013 1:50 PM
I Wear Pants;1512789 wrote:You shouldn't admit to fucking children.
I'm not CCRunner.
Oct 4, 2013 1:50pm
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BR1986FB

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Oct 4, 2013 3:22 PM
ernest_t_bass;1512711 wrote:I lost my virginity in a tree house. True story.
Poor raccoon. ;)
Oct 4, 2013 3:22pm
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Oct 4, 2013 3:27 PM
BR1986FB;1512857 wrote:Poor raccoon. ;)
I'm not ccrunner.
Oct 4, 2013 3:27pm
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Oct 4, 2013 4:00 PM
TedSheckler;1512655 wrote:We built our own in the woods. We would take scrapped lumber from housing developments.

Ditto that ............we probably built at least 6; some were pretty major. Then we'd have BB gun fights ......without goggles and helmets ---- shock !!
Oct 4, 2013 4:00pm
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MontyBrunswick

Oct 4, 2013 4:18 PM
I didn't have a treehouse, but I did have a tire swing and it was awesome
Oct 4, 2013 4:18pm
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Oct 4, 2013 4:19 PM
Oct 4, 2013 4:19pm
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Rotinaj

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Oct 4, 2013 4:21 PM
Treehouses are for poor people. How much time do you spend thinking about tree houses? Seems like you should use that time being a better family man or on your career.
Oct 4, 2013 4:21pm
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sportchampps

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Oct 4, 2013 5:50 PM
The kid a couple doors down had one and it was fun. We took a ladder to get up into it and climbed down a sheet ties to the tree to get down. Thinking back I'm not sure how the sheet worked because I never remember it being changed
Oct 4, 2013 5:50pm
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TedSheckler

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Oct 4, 2013 6:17 PM
ernest_t_bass;1512711 wrote:I lost my virginity in a tree house. True story.
So you're uncle gave you present for helping him build it?

(Rehashing the hilarity for the 4th time)
Oct 4, 2013 6:17pm
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BRF

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Oct 4, 2013 8:06 PM
ernest_t_bass;1512711 wrote:I lost my virginity in a tree house. True story.
And you posted this from school.
Oct 4, 2013 8:06pm
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OSH

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Oct 4, 2013 10:24 PM
I always wanted one.

I do know this guy's son:
[video=youtube;q_VPGOWYz_8][/video]
Oct 4, 2013 10:24pm
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ernest_t_bass

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Oct 4, 2013 11:14 PM
TedSheckler;1512915 wrote:So you're uncle gave you present for helping him build it?

(Rehashing the hilarity for the 4th time)
I'm not CCRunner.
Oct 4, 2013 11:14pm
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Oct 4, 2013 11:14 PM
BRF;1512943 wrote:And you posted this from school.
And?
Oct 4, 2013 11:14pm