I think people go this route more for the fact that it's inexpensive, and depending on how you build it, pretty tough as well. So cheap and strong is what you get, along with being set up just the way you want.
![My Two Cents :twocents:](https://board.marlincrawler.com/Smileys/marlin/twocents.gif)
Here's the link I used to help me build mine:
http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=14915.0