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2X2 for blind build

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!
Posted By: pse3

Re: 2X2 for blind build - 03/23/13 09:33 PM

It will work fine
Posted By: Pitchfork Predator

Re: 2X2 for blind build - 03/24/13 12:36 AM

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.
Originally Posted By: 7mag
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.
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