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Post by griswold on Jan 7, 2018 17:06:47 GMT -5
Began work today on trail clearing and site selection for a new permanent stand. I've built several stands over the years; but, this time I want to build an elevated box blind with sides and roof. Anyone have suggestions or pics of ones they use of have built? I'd like the floor to be about 12 feet off the ground. Doesn't have to be a 5-star hotel - just sturdy and a place to keep me dry. Thanks
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Post by Woody Williams on Jan 7, 2018 19:20:03 GMT -5
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Post by bill9068 on Jan 7, 2018 19:51:42 GMT -5
I've built a couple using pallet racking. Put them together in my garage then took apart and assembled on site. They have to be about 15 years old and have not used them much but they have weathered well. Found pallet racking at a buddy's barn so I only had to buy plywood. Used old barn tin for the slanted roof.
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Post by esshup on Jan 7, 2018 20:10:49 GMT -5
A friend down South built a few permanent blinds using brackets like these. He said it was easy building them. deer blind brackets |
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Post by nfalls116 on Jan 7, 2018 21:29:02 GMT -5
A friend down South built a few permanent blinds using brackets like these. He said it was easy building them. deer blind bracketsThat’s neat |
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Post by parrothead on Jan 8, 2018 6:17:23 GMT -5
Mine are portable. I have 4x4 outer post. 2x6s around the outside that my floor sets on. The walls and roof all screw on. I can move it with 2 of the 4 walls still on. Have old rug on floor with and old office chair on wheels inside. I can have it together in 10 minutes.
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Post by MuzzleLoader on Jan 8, 2018 7:48:16 GMT -5
Mine are portable. I have 4x4 outer post. 2x6s around the outside that my floor sets on. The walls and roof all screw on. I can move it with 2 of the 4 walls still on. Have old rug on floor with and old office chair on wheels inside. I can have it together in 10 minutes. Can ya post some pics? |
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Post by parrothead on Jan 8, 2018 7:58:40 GMT -5
I don't have any right now. Need to go get them out of woods now that season is over.
Also I stained the outside. I kept an eye on the mismatch paint section at diff stores. I ended up finding some Kilz stain for 4.99 a gall. regular is around 30 bucks I believe.
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Post by parrothead on Jan 8, 2018 9:14:28 GMT -5
Found an old pic on a previous thread. It is before I stained it. Look at thread above this one.
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Post by MuzzleLoader on Jan 8, 2018 9:21:49 GMT -5
Found an old pic on a previous thread. It is before I stained it. Look at thread above this one. That was pre-photo shop fiasco. Pic is no longer there. |
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Post by parrothead on Jan 8, 2018 9:31:52 GMT -5
Did you look about 6 post down?
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Post by MuzzleLoader on Jan 8, 2018 12:15:51 GMT -5
Did you look about 6 post down? Got it now thank you |
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Post by featherduster on Jan 8, 2018 14:43:18 GMT -5
The best $ you will ever spend on deer hunting related equipment.
Folks who own land will spend lots of money on a food plots,cameras,ect then sit in a tree stand or a pop-up blind.
This year I did a make over on my shoot house/shed which is at the back of my woods,I replaced the worn out doors,installed two 32"X 18" sliding glass windows and gave the building a fresh coat of gray paint.
On the evening before season the wife and I went to dinner a great pizza place and I was snickering to myself just thinking how bad the weather was going to get the next day which was opening day of deer season because I was going to be high and dry and comfortable.
On opening morning I was done in 1 hour which was sort of anti climactic, I was kind of hoping to sit out there for awhile and enjoy the wind and rain from the comfort of my blind.
The deer don't care what color the blind is, they don't care how tall it is, they all get accustomed to it.
If you hunt ground from year to year find yourself a used utility trailer and build a blind on it.
Tow the blind to the location you hunt and clear shooting lanes.
Make the blind large enough for 2+ people and by all means make it comfortable,at the end of the season tow it home and take it off the trailer or leave it on.
I have been hunting from this blind for 17 years and have taken a deer every year from this blind.
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Post by steiny on Jan 8, 2018 14:55:34 GMT -5
I've got six of them on my place, all home built. Each one gets a little nicer.
Typically build them in my shop, them haul them back into position with the loader tractor and forks. This limits me to about 8' to floor level but they've been working fine.
I like a 5' x 6' floor plan, but bigger would be OK too. Make it tall enough to stand up in so you can stretch during long sits. Can't say that I've fond the ideal exterior wll material yet. Some are treated plywood, a couple are metal, one is cedar, etc. Treated plywood is probably easiest to work with but it twists and warps as it drys.
My roofs are all flat, covered by a single sheet of EPDM rubber fastened around the perimeter. This is easy and foolproof. Toughest thing is making windows and doors that operate smoothly and quietly. I've struggled with this. Some other features I incorporate are a few interior coat hooks and shelves, carpet on the floor and nice padded swivel office chair(s) to sit in.
I need two more for a new farm and am strongly considering buying pre-made Shadow Hunters. I typically have $800 or more materials in mine plus a bunch of labor. The Shadow Hunters I looked at were $1200 and I really like the way the windows and doors operate, and they have some type of pre-finished metal sides that the average guy can't run out and buy.
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Post by bill9068 on Jan 8, 2018 16:03:51 GMT -5
I have an old farm flatbed trailer that im thinking of building a blind on. The trailer been sitting for years.
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Post by schall53 on Jan 8, 2018 16:30:41 GMT -5
I have a small old gravity grain wagon that I am going to build a platform on and a blind on it. That way I will have some height and a portable blind. Just pull it out and set it where ever I want it.
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Post by nfalls116 on Jan 8, 2018 18:06:14 GMT -5
Menards sells camo panels in both metal and wood for siding and roof. Like was said deer don’t care though I’ve shot them from big red barns
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Post by popcornridgevevay on Jan 8, 2018 19:02:49 GMT -5
Take a look at the Terrain edge octagon 6x6x6 blinds. I bought one online for $600 and installed it on a 6x8 platform that sits 14’ High. It is great. It has tinted windows that drop down. 1 hour to assemble
I buy all my lumber from Lowes on Sunday evening in the bargain rack. I always ask the store for an additional discount. Manager is happy to sell all the split and warped pieces.
I bought metal corner brackets from clearance at a gander mountain. I also bought a couple at the boat sport and travel show for around $50 a piece.
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Post by popcornridgevevay on Jan 8, 2018 19:09:03 GMT -5
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Post by nfalls116 on Jan 8, 2018 19:19:59 GMT -5
Take a look at the Terrain edge octagon 6x6x6 blinds. I bought one online for $600 and installed it on a 6x8 platform that sits 14’ High. It is great. It has tinted windows that drop down. 1 hour to assemble I buy all my lumber from Lowes on Sunday evening in the bargain rack. I always ask the store for an additional discount. Manager is happy to sell all the split and warped pieces. I bought metal corner brackets from clearance at a gander mountain. I also bought a couple at the boat sport and travel show for around $50 a piece. 50$ for a bracket? I’m in the wrong business |
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