Posted By: beast_mode
MY NEW BLIND - 06/17/15 08:39 PM
Me and a friend just built this blind at another friends property. What do you think?
We used pallet racks for the base.
We used pallet racks for the base.
MY NEW BLIND
Posted By: titan2232
Re: MY NEW BLIND - 06/17/15 09:08 PM
Looks good and sturdy. Maybe could have gone a little higher with the looks of some of the brush around?
Posted By: bigdavehunting
Re: MY NEW BLIND - 06/17/15 10:28 PM
very nicely done. Guy holding ladder looks thrilled to be there.
Posted By: Simple Searcher
Re: MY NEW BLIND - 06/18/15 12:06 AM
Stairs 
Posted By: decook
Re: MY NEW BLIND - 06/18/15 11:05 AM
That's a nice blind. I highly recommend guy wires if you haven't already installed them.
Posted By: tdecker22
Re: MY NEW BLIND - 06/18/15 02:54 PM
Not bad.
Posted By: beast_mode
Re: MY NEW BLIND - 06/18/15 05:25 PM
Thanks, the shooting lane is brush hogged.
Posted By: beast_mode
Re: MY NEW BLIND - 06/18/15 05:28 PM
Thanks for the advice about guy wires. If you look at the picture closely you will see that we drove in T-Post on each leg and used bailing wire to tie it down. I don't think it is going anywhere.
Posted By: Creekrunner
Re: MY NEW BLIND - 06/18/15 05:46 PM
Very nice blind and well done. But, I'm too paranoid to not have a window looking out the back.
Posted By: Pitchfork Predator
Re: MY NEW BLIND - 06/20/15 12:32 AM
Nice job on the build.
The wind will catch that like a sail and bend those T-posts like there nothing.
You will regret all the hard work wasted if you don't wire that down properly angled out from the corners of the base of the tower to either trees or drill in stakes.
The wind will catch that like a sail and bend those T-posts like there nothing.
You will regret all the hard work wasted if you don't wire that down properly angled out from the corners of the base of the tower to either trees or drill in stakes.
Posted By: beast_mode
Re: MY NEW BLIND - 06/25/15 03:52 PM
Thanks for your advice! 
Posted By: titan2232
Re: MY NEW BLIND - 06/26/15 12:57 AM
Originally Posted By: Pitchfork Predator
Nice job on the build.
The wind will catch that like a sail and bend those T-posts like there nothing.
You will regret all the hard work wasted if you don't wire that down properly angled out from the corners of the base of the tower to either trees or drill in stakes.
The wind will catch that like a sail and bend those T-posts like there nothing.
You will regret all the hard work wasted if you don't wire that down properly angled out from the corners of the base of the tower to either trees or drill in stakes.
X2. My BIL's tower blind blew over a few weeks back with 3 foot bars drove through the feet. Better safe than sorry after putting in the time and effort on that nice build.
Posted By: redchevy
Re: MY NEW BLIND - 06/29/15 05:01 PM
The blind looks nice.
The wood stairs would concern me starting with year number 2.
The wood stairs would concern me starting with year number 2.
Posted By: 7m STW
Re: MY NEW BLIND - 07/03/15 04:52 PM
Defiantly need guide wires on 4 corners and a center anker
Posted By: dogcatcher
Re: MY NEW BLIND - 07/04/15 01:58 AM
Looks good.
Posted By: hetman
Re: MY NEW BLIND - 07/07/15 02:56 AM
Originally Posted By: Pitchfork Predator
Nice job on the build.
The wind will catch that like a sail and bend those T-posts like there nothing.
You will regret all the hard work wasted if you don't wire that down properly angled out from the corners of the base of the tower to either trees or drill in stakes.
The wind will catch that like a sail and bend those T-posts like there nothing.
You will regret all the hard work wasted if you don't wire that down properly angled out from the corners of the base of the tower to either trees or drill in stakes.
LOL on a new lease in W TX looking at some bases on a ridge all nice and tied down with guy wires etc etc the wind jut took the blind and left the bases intact. Blinds were 50foot away shattered. And that was just regular storms coming thru
Posted By: CDB65