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 Re: Building my first blind
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05/27/17 12:11 AM
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Never been to a camping world. I prefer Dick's to be honest.
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Re: Building my first blind
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05/27/17 01:50 AM
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What do y'all think? I was just trying to break up the outline with the paint job. 
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Re: Building my first blind
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05/27/17 01:56 AM
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Re: Building my first blind
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05/27/17 02:01 AM
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appreciate it. It a little heavy but I'll have 3 other guys helping me load it and get it in place. Gonna put it on 20 inch post and then tie each corner down with a picket and some cable. Ready to get this project over with but got to wait on windows.
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Re: Building my first blind
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05/27/17 03:12 AM
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I know the feeling, I built 6 in one year, our stands were getting very old and I was tired of fighting owls, wasp, scorpions, bats, and the occasional coon (that's a fight). Deer blinds and deer leases require constant maintenance but I love it.
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Re: Building my first blind
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05/27/17 09:41 PM
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Had some leftover water barrier/sound deadening floor insulation so put that on the floor then Carpeted it and let me tell ya it made a huge difference it's very quiet in there.
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Re: Building my first blind
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05/28/17 01:21 AM
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Sapper, if you squint real tight you can see a figure in there. 
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Re: Building my first blind
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06/05/17 12:51 AM
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Got the deer view windows installed should be able to get it out to its new home in the next week or two. 
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Re: Building my first blind
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06/05/17 06:14 AM
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Very nice. I have built several blinds using the same general design. The first one I painted the inside after it was done. After a few years the OSB siding layers were lifting a bit (maybe I bought the cheap stuff) and making for a rough surface that snagged and held dust and bugs. A few coats of OOPs paint ($7) from Home Depot sealed it right up and the problem went away. The next ones I laid the siding on the garage floor and painted it before I put it up.
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Re: Building my first blind
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06/05/17 06:23 AM
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Very nice. I have built several blinds using the same general design. The first one I painted the inside after it was done. After a few years the OSB siding layers were lifting a bit (maybe I bought the cheap stuff) and making for a rough surface that snagged and held dust and bugs. A few coats of OOPs paint ($7) from Home Depot sealed it right up and the problem went away. The next ones I laid the siding on the garage floor and painted it before I put it up. The stuff I used is exterior smart siding it comes primed on the outside and is made for outside. I used it on my shed like 5 yrs ago and its holding up like new. It's like 30 bucks a sheet but if it lasts a long time it's worth it IMO.
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Re: Building my first blind
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06/05/17 06:44 AM
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Very nice. I have built several blinds using the same general design. The first one I painted the inside after it was done. After a few years the OSB siding layers were lifting a bit (maybe I bought the cheap stuff) and making for a rough surface that snagged and held dust and bugs. A few coats of OOPs paint ($7) from Home Depot sealed it right up and the problem went away. The next ones I laid the siding on the garage floor and painted it before I put it up. The stuff I used is exterior smart siding it comes primed on the outside and is made for outside. I used it on my shed like 5 yrs ago and its holding up like new. It's like 30 bucks a sheet but if it lasts a long time it's worth it IMO. The new siding that they carry at Home Depot seems to be much smoother on the back side and more dense than what I bought previously. Probably could skip the painting. But I am done building blinds, I hope. The ones I have will outlast me.
"Man is still a hunter, still a simple searcher after meat..." Robert C. Ruark
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Re: Building my first blind
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06/20/17 05:22 PM
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Got t my blind in place yesterday and I'd say it blends in pretty well. Got to wait till August to do some trimming bc of Ft Hood rules but once I can trim I'll have some great shooting lanes. Pic was taken by the feeder.  
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Re: Building my first blind
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06/20/17 05:25 PM
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Never been to a camping world. I prefer Dick's to be honest.
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Re: Building my first blind
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06/20/17 05:29 PM
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thanks, it was a lot of work but should last me a long time and will be very worth it when I connect on a nice buck from it.
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Re: Building my first blind
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06/27/17 06:35 PM
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Nice pics of the trees, but where's the blind???  Looks great and looks like a great spot!
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Re: Building my first blind
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06/27/17 08:37 PM
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Nice pics of the trees, but where's the blind??? Looks great and looks like a great spot! Thanks. It actually blended in better than expected. Now if the area I hunt on Ft Hood would just open up so I can kill some hogs.
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Re: Building my first blind
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06/28/17 01:16 AM
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Re: Building my first blind
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06/30/17 12:06 PM
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First hunt in the new blind and I got 2 hogs, just wish I had got the other 7 piglets 
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Re: Building my first blind
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06/30/17 12:20 PM
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Congrats  New blind already producing 
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Re: Building my first blind
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06/30/17 01:27 PM
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Congrats New blind already producing yep and killed another small sow right after posting this.
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Re: Building my first blind
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06/30/17 10:23 PM
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Re: Building my first blind
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07/03/17 02:45 PM
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Congrats New blind already producing yep and killed another small sow right after posting this. 
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Re: Building my first blind
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06/24/18 10:49 PM
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Well the blind made it through the first year with flying colors. Haven’t had a single bug get in so far, no way in or out lol. Did go make a slight upgrade today. I added some camo net over the windows as they are a little big and it was hard to move around in daylight and not get spotted. Only thing left to do is paint the whole I side either black or dark brown. 
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