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A towable elevatable stand includes a platform that is always elevated above a trailer bed to at least a minimum elevation, but can be easily raised to selected elevations up to almost double the minimum elevation. This allows for carrying ATV, supplies, etc. on the trailer bed under the platform. T

A towable elevatable stand includes a platform that is always elevated above a trailer bed to at least a minimum elevation, but can be easily raised to selected elevations up to almost double the minimum elevation. This allows for carrying ATV, supplies, etc. on the trailer bed under the platform. Telescoping corner posts with latch pins for securing the platform at selected elevations can be combined with a simple winch, pulleys and cables for raising/lowering the platform. Commercially available parts, light weight materials, and a simple elevating apparatus produce a light weight, cost effective stand that is easy to use, tow and maintain, and which minimizes wind resistance. The platform is perforated for drainage and light weight, and the blind is a pop-up tent that is stowed for towing.

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What is claimed is: 1. A towable elevatable stand comprising: a trailer having at least one wheel making the trailer towable, said trailer also having a floor, and orientations are described relative to the trailer floor such that “vertical” means orthogonal to the trailer floor; and

What is claimed is: 1. A towable elevatable stand comprising: a trailer having at least one wheel making the trailer towable, said trailer also having a floor, and orientations are described relative to the trailer floor such that “vertical” means orthogonal to the trailer floor; and an elevatable platform telescopingly mounted to the trailer above the trailer floor by a platform elevating apparatus that comprises: four vertical corner posts; each said corner post comprising: a hollow tubular fixed post having a respective bottom end which is attached to the trailer, and a respective open top end located at a fixed height above the trailer floor; and a corresponding telescoping post extending from a respective bottom end positioned within the corresponding fixed post, to a respective top end that is attached to the platform, wherein each said telescoping post is telescopingly engaged with the corresponding fixed post by extending down into the corresponding fixed post through said respective fixed post open top end for telescopically extending upward to elevate the platform, wherein the respective fixed heights of the four fixed post top ends determine a minimum height of the platform above the trailer floor; thereby leaving room for storing and towing items on the trailer floor below the platform; a winch mounted on the trailer; a winch cable that extends from the winch to a winch cable end; a pulley directing the winch cable to extend upward from the trailer floor; a connection hub positioned above the upward extending winch cable; a detachable connection between the winch cable end and the connection hub; four top pulleys suspended above the connection hub, each one of the four top pulleys being associated with a respective one of the four corner posts; wherein each respective one of the four corner posts comprises: a respective post pulley that is bracketed to, and that passes through, a wall of the respective fixed post; a respective vertical slot cutting through a side of the respective corresponding telescoping post and extending down along the side thereof, wherein the respective vertical slot is oriented such that the respective post pulley passes through both said wall of the respective fixed post and said side of the respective corresponding telescoping post while the respective corresponding telescoping post moves vertically while telescopingly engaged with the respective fixed post; and a respective cable attachment point inside of the respective corresponding telescoping post near said respective bottom end thereof; and the platform elevating apparatus further comprising: four post cables that are commonly connected to the connection hub, after which each one of the four post cables: extends upward from the connection hub, turns around a respective one of the four top pulleys, extends to a respective associated one of the four corner posts; turns around the respective post pulley, thereby passing into the respective corresponding telescoping post, and extends downward to said respective cable attachment point where the respective post cable is attached to the respective corresponding telescoping post; wherein each one of the four post cables has a respective length such that the connection hub is pulled up to a height near the minimum height of the platform when the platform elevating apparatus has lowered the platform to its minimum height. 2. The towable elevatable stand of claim 1, wherein the detachable connection between the winch cable end and the connection hub comprises: corresponding hook and eye portions; wherein one of the corresponding hook and eye portions is affixed to the winch cable end; and the other one of the corresponding hook and eye portions is affixed to the connection hub. 3. The towable elevatable stand of claim 1, further comprising: a latch configured to temporarily supportingly hold the platform in place after the platform elevating apparatus has raised the platform to a user-selected one of one or more latchable heights above the minimum platform height; wherein the latch comprises, for at least one of the four corner posts; a single latch hole passing through both the fixed post and the corresponding telescoping post of the at least one corner post; one or more additional latch holes, parallel to the single latch hole, and passing through one of the fixed post and the corresponding telescoping post of the at least one corner post, wherein the one or more additional latch holes are spaced apart up the length of the at least one corner post; and a removable latch pin sized for passing through the single latch hole and the one or more additional latch holes. 4. The towable elevatable stand of claim 1, further comprising: an extension ladder wherein a fixed part of the extension ladder is attached to the trailer; and a slidably engaged extending part of the extension ladder is attached to the platform. 5. The towable elevatable stand of claim 1, further comprising: a separate tent or blind for placing on top of the platform. 6. The towable elevatable stand of claim 1, further comprising: a separate safety railing for placing on top of the platform. 7. The towable elevatable stand of claim 1, further comprising: a ramp for the trailer; and stabilizing jack stands attached to the trailer. 8. The towable elevatable stand of claim 1, wherein the platform comprises: one or more commercially available perforated plastic decking panels.