Yesterday I made the base step out of 6 bags of redimix and today I added the hand rail to the stairs. I took my wife out to see the project and while sitting in the blind here come 6 deer to the feeder with my SXS parked next to the blind that didn't take long. I'll be shooting some squirrels and maybe a hog between now and next season. Can't wait.
Wonder what that thing weighs. I moved two wooden ones the other day and I hope I never have to again. Looks good though. What are the interior dimensions?
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Wonder what that thing weighs. I moved two wooden ones the other day and I hope I never have to again. Looks good though. What are the interior dimensions?
Inside its 4'W x 6' L x 6' H Plenty of room for 2 swivel chairs, and dove stool for third person.
That looks awesome, great job but I’d highly recommend putting a large mobile home anchor in the ground under it and strap it down especially where it’s sitting. We’ve had several that weren’t that high in the woods get toppled with these crazy winds we/you get here.
That looks awesome, great job but I’d highly recommend putting a large mobile home anchor in the ground under it and strap it down especially where it’s sitting. We’ve had several that weren’t that high in the woods get toppled with these crazy winds we/you get here.
I have 18" screw in anchors set in concrete at each corner, do you think this is enough?
That looks awesome, great job but I’d highly recommend putting a large mobile home anchor in the ground under it and strap it down especially where it’s sitting. We’ve had several that weren’t that high in the woods get toppled with these crazy winds we/you get here.
I have 18" screw in anchors set in concrete at each corner, do you think this is enough?
IMO, no.
The depth is fine, but it is only as strong as the fastener and the material around it. The fastener is small and there's not a lot of material around it since it is low on the leg. I would have anchored it differently, but with the way you have the concrete at each leg I don't think you could drive a t-post flush to each leg, leave 3' of the post above ground and SECURELY wire the legs to the t post. This is the only we anchor taller and bigger blinds that are on hill tops in the panhandle and withstand 70 mph winds.
You've built a great blind with a solid investment in time and $. Considering what you have to work with, take Thumper's advice if you can't get t posts flush to the legs.
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Your blind looks a lot like mine except mine was a 4x4 ft. for the blind itself..then I took the width(4ft.) and doubled that for my span of my legs plus 2 ft....10 ft, span. My blind went through hurricane Harvey, I think it was the name, and it was not tied down and didn't turn over but five oak trees surrounding my blind did. I also put a hand rail on both sides of the stairs, as I had bad knees at that time. I also made my windows different ...mine were made of plexiglass ..1/4 thick ...on vertical slides with insulation. No water got inside my blind during the hurricane. I am impressed with your design and your legs anchored...a tornado couldn't move it...LOL Great Blind !!
Great looking blind and setup. I agree with onlys&w on driving a t-post beside each leg of the blind and wiring it to the blind. I also use a ground anchor auger screw in the middle and have cable running to each corner of the blind. I also hunt in the panhandle and my blind was blown over before I did this. I think I may copy your stairs for my blinds, I am getting too old to climb a ladder.
Great looking blind and setup. I agree with onlys&w on driving a t-post beside each leg of the blind and wiring it to the blind. I also use a ground anchor auger screw in the middle and have cable running to each corner of the blind. I also hunt in the panhandle and my blind was blown over before I did this. I think I may copy your stairs for my blinds, I am getting too old to climb a ladder.
Like this. The one on the hill looking down into river bottom been there 4 years for the 70 mph+ winds we've had. I took these pic's before I added the short ladder/steps. I finished it up, doing several wraps of tight wire top, middle and bottom. The big wind storm, took the roof off of a house across the river, stand handled well. The tower, same method. That roll of tie wire is cheap, I use it a lot.
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Re: Deer Blind Rebuild is complete
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Screw some big eye bolts into the legs and tie off to the t-post. I have one 4x6 blind on 5ft legs tied down like this with no significant movement for about 8 years now.
Personally I’d get a large Mobil home anchor and set it in the middle and use SS cable with turn buckles to the bottom of each corner. T Posts won’t do much when the ground gets saturated and you’ve put way to much time and money in it to wake up one day and it’s upside down.