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So renegade50 was turkey hunting last year and took a picture waaaaaay a field, actually over the state line from Fort Campbell and sent me the pic in a text.

I thought well chit I like it, I can build one too. Always hunted with climbers, ladder blinds, improvised boards nailed to trees. Moved up to 360 Tripods from Academy last few years too. See a lot of ideas from other guys in other states, decided to hold solid to getting it done.

Started right after Labor Day putting mock ups together on the shop floor. Really from Sept 8 till about October 20. Tried to do most of it without bothering family or friends. Had to get Renegade50 to help with handling the big pilings and concrete, dude was super helpful getting the metal skin on. Drill powered metal shears are sweet too.





Site prep,

First I sprayed 25 gallons of Roundup, 2-4,D and also 25 gallons of Malathion. And let it marinate for a few days
Then scraped everything off. Might be able to see remnants of a ground blind we hunted out for a couple seasons too









Floor framing 2x8, 2x6, screwed together and unscrewed and hauled out to the site










More on page two

Pics might be repeated or slightly out of chronological order

FFS, get your chit together!

No chit!

Lol

With my format sizing, It seems Rick Bin settings allow 7 pics per page

Still framing the bones










Started the metal roofing/siding. Main man Red50 fearless warrior 🤙 climbed all over that thing like a spider. lol






Post site cleanup





Plexiglass windows




Dado rip grooves for plexi in some ripped 2x4s

Very cool. Hunting in style.
Hope you made the door wide enough to get the Lazy boy in.

2x12 window ledges

Wasn’t fully satisfied with that so decided to expand the benching inside another 2x12

Great stand, a lot of work, you will be proud every time you set in it, put A frame roof and will last forever, I’m setting in one that life time buddy and I built here on ranch, think about it every time I hunt this one.

Oh, I see you went metal, that’s the best.👍

Sweet shootin hooch!

I could see me fast asleep in that with a little rain falling.....

Food plot




Moonlight backlight with enhancement




Interior

Door inside/out

Nice looking blind. How are you going to keep illegals from squatting in it during the off season?

They gotta wade that creek and avoid those Copperheaded Moccasins and Penis Turtles

That’s pretty impressive slummy. Let er’ rain. The weather won’t keep you at home, lol.
Hope you have many years of enjoyment in it.

Way mo betta than this thing, I think it was constructed from decommissioned porta potty chit houses.

That looks extremely well built, nice.

The feesh camp manor 😂 looks good 👍👍

This was the same site last fall, small improvised ground blind. Patterns of movement had shifted due to some new homes being constructed about 3/4 mile away. The pattern has held hence the decision to put a more permanent all-weather hut

Badass 🤘🏻

Best of luck. Great idea making it livable. A nice escape when the circumstances dictate.

Slummy, two suggestions for you. First, get rid of that damn "hissing" Mr Heater and buy yourself a "Big Buddy" heater. They are around 100 bucks but are silent and don't put off nearly the moisture that the Hiss Monster does.

Second: This is mandatory for anyone that is over 50 and drinks coffee.



If I can shoot out of all 4 sides of the stand, 5x5 is the ideal size for me. Any smaller is too tight and any bigger you need to move the chair to get over to the window. This one is a "rebuild" of a 15 year old stand so I had to get creative to reuse the posts from a smaller foot print and nothing was square, level or straight anymore but it worked. I have tried the dato cut window grooves like you did but up here any moisture in them freezes and then the damn window won't open when the deer comes out. Don't ask me how I know this. I use aluminum on the bottom of the window sill and a plastic strip on the outside, wood on the inside. They don't freeze and open silently.



This isn't my finest carpentry project and not near as classy as yours but it kept me out of the wind and rain. Also, I keep a notebook in the stand and record each deer I see along with WX conditions, wind, etc. It is kind of fun to page through when you are bored in the stand.

Very nice Slum. A lot of work and you did a very good job inside and out. Heck of a stand. One question and far be for me to question carpentry, but I'm wondering if someday you wont wish you had cut in the steps on the risers? Or is that a complete negatory.

Compared to what I was just sitting in.........heaven. Thanks for posting Slum!

Around here the stairs don't last long. The bear has eaten the green treated lumber off 2 years in a row.

Dang, I'd camp in that! It's nicer than several places I've slept in during deer camp. All it needs is a heater, cook stove and cooler.

You did a great job Slum !

Sure beats the hell out of a pop up blind......VERY NICE!!!!!

That looks good. If I had my own place to hunt on I would like.somethi g like that.

Kinda homey

Really nice job, Slumlord. Looks great and good luck with the deer hunting. Any turkeys around?

Compost toilet in that bad boi?
Perfect for a camp.
Great job

Also,any rug or foam board on the underside of the roof (noise barrier)

I got a nice flower pot to sit on need to upgrade 😂

Damn nice job Slum...

Brd aint playin. Got a rifle that requires a brake and got a hubble telescope on it. I'd be happy with that ambush spot. Every yr before the first day I hope it's not raining or else I'm gonna have a miserable sit.

😂😂😂😂

Nice job. With a couple of sammiches you could spend the whole day out there.

You need a hammock in there for nap times

Looks nice, and I saw the propane tank, but a question. Where is the kitchen, shower and bunk?

What’s the build cost I’m inspired

A damn find blind.

I was going cheap, if I was cutting stringers I would have used 2x12s
Went with 2x10s and blocks. Initially was going with a 10ft 2x10 and going to lay a step of rock steps 3 ft high. This is right on the edge of a creek that can swell out of the banks. After some back and forth thinking and burning time on the matter, said hell with it and ended up scabbing another 4 ft on each 2x10 and laid those base rock pads.
Was wondering if a sweeping high water would push hard against those bottom stairs. Decided for immediate term to pile a couple loader fulls of large creek slab rock to guard and direct the water. Will eventually pile more rock and dump a few bags of concrete grout to hold it all.

Yikes…ummm well about $2500

a few things I already had, hinges, handles, carpet,

Treated lumber and metal, 35 bags concrete

Screws, lags, carriage bolts, The nickel and diming added up.

You could significantly trim the build cost-wise, drop back to 2x4s mostly, 2ft o/c , skip the 3/4” marine plywood, etc. I just over kill often on my projects.

Nicely done! Two things would make it perfect. 1) a funnel urinal and 2) a playground slide for a quick exit.

I know, you could roll with some peanuts in your coke.

First class workmanship on your blind.

Hell of a blind. I like metal for the base, lot quicker, lasts forever, much fast to put up and take down. I built platform this summer.

We need specs on the rifle didn’t you get a new one

That thing looks better built than a brick [bleep], very nice work you and Renny did!

Damn Slum I'd live in that

Very nice stand, even though it ain't real hunting cause you don't wear a cowboy hat. Those walmarks plain tater chips are boss.

Very nice. I would be proud to shoot in it.

That looks darn good to me.

Nothing wrong with using what you can to let you sit longer or more often.

Look for an old propane bathroom wall heater or a nat.gas one that you can rejet.

Put mine on 55 gal foam-filled drums with a motor mount for a 2hp Mariner..

Great build Slummy.

Damn nice blind slumlord.

Very nice.

What i interpret as a concrete apron at the base of the steps makes this project special ........has a welcome mat been selected......

This has all the Is dotted and all the Ts crossed in my book......fugn show-off.

Very nice, slum. I like the fact that you overbuilt it.

Hope you and your peeps enjoy it in good health for many years to come.

Hunting condo, well done, need a couch!!

It looks great. I would be proud to hunt and hang out it that blind. Super Great job Slummy and Renny.

I doubt Slum is worried about quick to take down.

How toasty is that metal on a 30° morning?

Nice stand.
A couple years from now your going to be hunting out of that stand.
It's going to be 34 degrees and raining outside.
You will wonder why you didn't do that 20 years ago.
You will smile ...
Dave

Excellent build. You will enjoy it a .lot.

Very nice!
I built this one with all lumber from a scrap pile at a housing development.
Only purchased items were hinges, screws/nails and a couple packs of shingles[I already had it all laying around].
It currently sits on land that I sold last winter but I have rights until any developing starts.
When that day comes it will be moved to my property and lifted, windows added etc.

Great build. I live to proof-of-concept shot with the deer hitting the food plot next to your propped up feet. Nice.

You sure as hell wanted to kill the grass and weeds, lol.

That looks simply excellent - well designed and strongly built. Comfy, too - there was a time when I probably would have been happy to live there.

Living out here, I have never been a still hunter - except a pause to rest and watch for a few minutes now and then - but, if hunting your way, that would seem a perfect setup. Congrats, and thanks for the progressive post.

You and Momma Christen that love shack yet?

Excellent, pride in workmanship, Ren helping, makes this a special place!

Yep, I'd share a beverage in there, with you coupla tools !

That's a nice stand you have! I hunt out of something like that and every time the wind is howling or raining I tell myself I should have done this years ago. Another great thing is that almost all the deer we see from mine are not alarmed so there are no running shots to take and that makes for better eating meat. Great place to take a nap too! Great job and I hope you get many years of use out of it.

Id grab me some snacks and sleep in it.
No spookin deer coming in the next morning !