Posted By: 7mag
2X2 for blind build - 03/23/13 03:11 PM
I need to make a blind(s). Will 2x2 be ok for support for the walls? Not so much into saving money more into the weight of 2x4s and how bulky/heavy they are. Yay or nay?
Posted By: jdickey
Re: 2X2 for blind build - 03/23/13 04:41 PM
I bought a blind about 8 years ago that used 2X2 completely. So far it has withstood getting blown off a trailer when the tie-downs broke, got hit by a mini-tornado and blown about 20ft., and is back up and still standing strong!
They work fine. I've had great success with them and corrugated tin for the skin. I've had mine for 8 years now, looks like the day I put it out except for the paint fading slightly. Light enough for two men to load in a pickup or Polaris Ranger.
I need to make a blind(s). Will 2x2 be ok for support for the walls? Not so much into saving money more into the weight of 2x4s and how bulky/heavy they are. Yay or nay?
Posted By: Rockwall17
Re: 2X2 for blind build - 03/24/13 12:52 AM
Works fine cuts your weight down I used screws no nails they will split
Posted By: BillD
Re: 2X2 for blind build - 03/24/13 11:22 PM
5 billion trailer houses cant be wrong.
Posted By: Erathkid
Re: 2X2 for blind build - 03/25/13 03:09 PM
Yep. They work good. Screws all the way.
Posted By: Scott.Str
Re: 2X2 for blind build - 03/25/13 04:22 PM
Work great we use them alot in bow blind builds where weight needs to be shed
Posted By: Ron H
Re: 2X2 for blind build - 03/25/13 06:07 PM
We split 2x4s for the walls. It was the same reason you stated. We built at home then transported to lease and we wanted to reduce weight. This weekend I was sitting on the roof to work on it. I am not a small framed person.
Posted By: rarjar
Re: 2X2 for blind build - 03/25/13 06:56 PM
I have built many an elevated deer blind using 2x2 framing for the walls and roof. IMHO, the strength comes from the skin, so I use plenty of glue and 1.5" screws to skin the blind. I've had a stand that has blown over 3 times in central Texas with very little damage to box, although the tin roof took a beating, lol!
Posted By: passthru
Re: 2X2 for blind build - 03/26/13 03:15 AM
I've got one in Missouri that's been there 10 years. Still killing big bucks out of it.