Been trying to come up with a more portable blind than what I currently use and after a few brainstorming sessions in the deer stand this is where I landed. I'll do my best to explain everything, but hopefully the pictures will do most of the talking. I knew I wanted something big enough for 2, but I also hunt some solo so I kinda came up with the idea of a 1 person blind, two 1 person blinds, or a 2 person blind. For the 2 person blind, 6 legs are needed, the two 1 person blinds require an additional 2 legs. The only hiccup on the 2 man blind is I had to weld on a short piece of 1/2" conduit to fit the 2 middle top rods shown in the pictures. I do like having the material in the middle as I feel it helps break the blind up some when 2 of us are sitting together. I think it worked out really well, the top rod is sturdy enough to support additional limbs, grass, etc. and the way the rod slides up and down out of the conduit works great as a way to enter and exit the blind. The blind packs up really fast as its just a matter of sliding one section out of conduit, folding it around onto next section....repeat until all 4 sections are folded and then just roll like a sleeping bag and you're off to the next spot. To set up its just a matter of repeating the procedure in reverse.
Bought all material at Lowes except for burlap.
- 8 legs. (35') 1/2" conduit cut into into 52" sections. On one end I used a pair of channel locks to slightly flatten the conduit 6" down so it was more "egg shaped" in order for top rods to slide in easier.
- 8 leg points. (6') 3/8" steel rod cut into 8" sections. Slid 2" into conduit, welded, and sharpened end so it would penetrate dirt easier.
- 8 top rails. (8) 4'-1/4" steel rod sticks. Cut 6" off each stick and marked 3.5" from each end, used torch and vise to bend 90 angles at 3.5" mark. This left 35" of horizontal rod to hang material and 3.5" to slide into top of conduit.
- Flat black paint. Painted everything and let dry before zip tieing burlap
- Blind material. (2) 12'x4' camo burlap. In pictures I only had 1 roll of burlap on hand so that's why I didn't set blinds up separate.
-- Edited by Day Day on Sunday 27th of November 2016 03:51:55 PM
That is a really sweet setup! You put a lot of thought into the design. I may be moving toward this format after studying it a little more!
One question: Do you ever have problems with getting the the leg points into hard soil? Did you consider not welding them into the legs so you can hammer them in first, then slide the conduit onto them?
Thanks for sharing the brainstorm and pictures.
Demi
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That is a really sweet setup! You put a lot of thought into the design. I may be moving toward this format after studying it a little more!
One question: Do you ever have problems with getting the the leg points into hard soil? Did you consider not welding them into the legs so you can hammer them in first, then slide the conduit onto them?
Thanks for sharing the brainstorm and pictures.
Demi
I carry a small hand crank drill specifically for drilling holes into frozen ground so that I can put the spikes in them. my frame is PVC so hammering is not an option.
I came up with a cattle panel blind that seams to be the most efficient yet.i took two 8ft pieces and two 4ft pieces.securing them with industrial zip ties on 3 corners allowing a doorway for entry/exit.then wrap burlap with small zip ties all around.1/2 inch conduit 4 ft bent down to hook the sides .4 total pieces.zip tied with 18 inch wide burlap between two pieces of the conduit .then prop up limbs around it.sets up in 5 min.would show a pic but don't know how
I came up with a cattle panel blind that seams to be the most efficient yet.i took two 8ft pieces and two 4ft pieces.securing them with industrial zip ties on 3 corners allowing a doorway for entry/exit.then wrap burlap with small zip ties all around.1/2 inch conduit 4 ft bent down to hook the sides .4 total pieces.zip tied with 18 inch wide burlap between two pieces of the conduit .then prop up limbs around it.sets up in 5 min.would show a pic but don't know how
Ben,
Your word picture started to get fuzzy for me as I worked through your description. Do you have pictures? Thanks.
Demi
P.S. This is one of the easiest sites to post pictures, so don't let that scare you. No need to go through a photo website.
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