Why spend the extra money......

[featherduster]

Customer service that's why.
7 years ago I purchased a Primos Double Bull Dark Horse ground blind for Turkey hunting, I made this decision after hunting in one for several days in the rain in Nebraska and the whole time staying nice and dry
This blind has serviced me well every year and I have taken supreme care of it since it cost a bit more then others.

This year I set the blind up 2 days before opening day of Turkey season and anchored it expecting a west wind for several days however.......during that night a storm came up and the wind switched sending my blind tumbling causing a hub to break along with one of the flex poles tearing through the material and leaving me with a torn up inverted mess.

I was sick that my blind which I enjoyed so much over the years was destroyed.

I called Primos and explained to them the extent of the damage and was expecting them to tell me SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS CAN WE SELL YOU A NEW ONE instead they said send it to us with a check for $30.00 dollars and we will fix it good as new.
I did and they did and I now I am happy again.

While I am bragging on Primos products I also want to recommend their tripod chair which for a guy like me who is 6'-5" and weighing about 240lbs this chair is a must for ground blind hunting or even for open hunting.

BLIND:
www.cabelas.com/product/Primosreg-Double-Bull-Double-Wide-Blind/1356220.uts?Ntk=AllProducts&searchPath=%2Fcatalog%2Fsearch.cmd%3Fform_state%3DsearchForm%26N%3D0%26fsch%3Dtrue%26Ntk%3DAllProducts%26Ntt%3Ddouble%2Bbull%2Bdark%2Bhorse%2Bblind%26x%3D10%26y%3D6%26WTz_l%3DHeader%253BSearch-All%2BProducts&Ntt=double+bull+dark+horse+blind

CHAIR:
www.cabelas.com/product/Primos174-Double-Bull-QS3-Magnum-Tri-Stool/744976.uts?Ntk=AllProducts&searchPath=%2Fcatalog%2Fsearch.cmd%3Fform_state%3DsearchForm%26N%3D0%26fsch%3Dtrue%26Ntk%3DAllProducts%26Ntt%3Dprimos%2Bblind%2Bchairs%26x%3D10%26y%3D6%26WTz_l%3DHeader%253BSearch-All%2BProducts&Ntt=primos+blind+chairs

[lawrencecountyhunter]

Good customer service builds brand loyalty.

[parrothead]

I need to call them. Have the same blind and I have 3 rods that poke out through the fabric when I set it up. They just wore holes through it. They still have the rubber tips on so not sure why this happened. I bought the Blackout chair to use. It is like setting in a lazy boy. Cabelas has a 4 legged version of it out now.

[esshup]

I had the opposite experience with their trigger sticks. I had one that came apart between seasons. The plastic handle broke in pieces (don't know why, nothing hit it and it was inside the house) and it can't be used now. Called them and they said that since it's out of warranty, all they would do is give me a $20 credit towards another one but only if I purchased it from them. I can get a better deal buying one when someone has it on sale somewhere.

[Jamie Brooks 1John5:13]

It means a lot to me.

I had a storm take one, but never found it. I don't think anyone stole it, because they didn't take anything else; it was just knocked down. Someone may have taken it from where it blew to.

Too many times I've purchased something cheaper and it couldn't do what I needed it to do or it broke way too soon. Sometimes paying more is a good idea.

[gwinnman]

I cut a 2x2 so it holds the top up when I'm leaving blind out when bad weather might roll in. I drill a small hole at top of 2x2 so top hub nut fits snugly into drill hole. This helps anchor 2x2 so it wont slid off hub and poke hole in fabric. I painted the 2x2 black and screwed several hooks into 2x2 which then I can hang bow, binoculars, gun or whatever.

Two guys sitting in camping chairs can keep their stuff organized and off ground. They can definitely gun hunt out of blind and 2x2 doesn't get in way. If you bow hunt then 2x2 does kind of get in way. I just take out and lay 2x2 behind blind and when done hunting set it back up.

I take the time to anchor the outside of blind with tent stakes and the outside strings that is attached to blind. If you can keep the hubs from collapsing in then your blind can handle some seriously crappy weather. I haven't had one collapse on me yet or blow away. It is super solid.

I don't have double bull just the cheaper Ameristep style.

Give it a try. I think you'll like it.

[76chevy]

I have a rhino, they fixed it for free. Lifetime warranty on the poles.

rhinoutdoors.com/product-details.php?prodid=22

[Russ Koon]

I also went the "cheaper-is-better" route.

Nothing at all against Double Bull or any other provider of higher quality gear at higher prices, I have just always been...well, I call it frugal.

My second-hand cheapie Ameristep did just fine for me, and I liked the warranty---replaced it after someone stole it a couple years ago with a brand new one for fifty bucks. I don't think even the best of the others offer that option. 8^)

Goes both ways, ya pays yer money and takes yer chance.

[Jamie Brooks 1John5:13]

May 14, 2015 13:31:57 GMT -5 Russ Koon said:

I also went the "cheaper-is-better" route.

Nothing at all against Double Bull or any other provider of higher quality gear at higher prices, I have just always been...well, I call it frugal.

My second-hand cheapie Ameristep did just fine for me, and I liked the warranty---replaced it after someone stole it a couple years ago with a brand new one for fifty bucks. I don't think even the best of the others offer that option. 8^)

Goes both ways, ya pays yer money and takes yer chance.

There sure are times when there's just not a good reason to spend more, and then how much more does it take to get a good one?  This goes for everything.  Some things I just will not skimp on, and Qtips are one of them.  I don't like generic Qtips. 

I do find myself asking how good does whatever need to be for me?   Often, Harbor Freight is good enough for me.

It's a battle I face every time I buy something.

[jimstc]

Real nice blind. A lot of money though.
I go the cheap route too. Three Ameristep Doghouse blinds. Just had to order some fiber glass collapsible roof supports (they break easy). $7 a piece and free shipping.
Been rained and snowed on but never gotten wet. A heavy rain will pool on the roof. I just push it off from the inside

[Woody Williams]

I've got a KillZone blind that I like.

www.killzonehunting.com/hunting-ground-blinds

I think I paid less than $100 for it..shipping was free..

[jimstc]

Real nice blind. A lot of money though.
I go the cheap route too. Three Ameristep Doghouse blinds. Just had to order some fiber glass collapsible roof supports (they break easy). $7 a piece and free shipping.
Been rained and snowed on but never gotten wet. A heavy rain will pool on the roof. I just push it off from the inside