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Yeap that is what I am going to do..
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I am looking to build a platform blind 10 or 15 feet up.. Can't get any motorized vehicle back there... Any Plans out there ? There are plenty of plans. A lot of them are free. The trick is to find ideas that can be hand-carried a piece at a time. Pre-cut the wood and then mark it and bundle it.
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Have you got a toolbox that goes across the bed of your pickup?
I've often just backed my pickup into a likely spot, and just sat on the toolbox, facing rearward (to the front of the truck).
Cheap (FREE!) and portable, so to speak. It won't get as high as some of the pics shown, but where I hunt, I don't need to get much higher.
Most of the time, I just find a big tree and sit against it at ground level, and I have just taken a folding chair out and sat in it instead of on the wet ground. Most of the ground I hunt is rolling hills/pasture/crop fields, so it works pretty well, too.
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At my hunting camp we've built some elevated platforms like you've shown in the first picture then put a pop-up blind like the primos double bull on top of them. Screw some eyelets into the platform and use big zip ties to anchor them to the platform. Put a folding canvas chair inside and hunt in comfort, I've even been known to take a portable buddy heater into them. At the end of the season cut the zip ties and take the blind down for storage until next year. It works great.
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Have you got a toolbox that goes across the bed of your pickup?
I've often just backed my pickup into a likely spot, and just sat on the toolbox, facing rearward (to the front of the truck).
Cheap (FREE!) and portable, so to speak. It won't get as high as some of the pics shown, but where I hunt, I don't need to get much higher.
That would be a violation of state law in Michigan...hunting from a vehicle.
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I had to do some work on a blind sans electricity lately too. Best part of it for me was that it gave me a reason to use hand saws (remember what those look like??) that Dad had given me last year. They belonged to my grandpa and when Dad asked if he owned anything I might want to inherit I mentioned only those. My goodness what good saws. Compared to the cheap-a$$ miter box chop saw these were a dream and made short work of the small tasks. Thank God Dad knows how to keep stuff sharp.
Didn't mean to hijack- just wanted to share. Hopefully you will build some memories while building the blind too. Looking forward to seeing your final product. The blind I am working on is getting a new cam paint job soon. I will share.....I mean unless it looks awful. :-)
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Build it out of 2x2's and 1/2 plywood. There is bound to be a welding shop that can build you a platform. If you lived close I would build you one. Ain't much to it, my boy likes building that kind of stuff. He has been welding since he was 12.
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A camp I used to hunt out of had several ground blinds built on plastic pallets with pressure treated 4x4 skids under them. A little lumber and some old metal roofing for the sides and roof worked pretty good. Being able to move them was a plus when the deer's travel routes changed. We would move them with ATVs. For the sides and roof, I think its hard to beat Coroplast - that plastic stiff they make signs from. Basically plastic cardboard. Comes in colors, different thicknesses (I use 5mm), fairly inexpensive, weatherproof,light (maybe 4 pounds per 4x8 sheet), can be easily cut with a utility knife, attached with fender washers and drywall screws. What's not to like?
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For the sides and roof, I think its hard to beat Coroplast - that plastic stiff they make signs from. Basically plastic cardboard. Comes in colors, different thicknesses (I use 5mm), fairly inexpensive, weatherproof,light (maybe 4 pounds per 4x8 sheet), can be easily cut with a utility knife, attached with fender washers and drywall screws. What's not to like? Coroplast even comes in camo now. You can get a 4X8 sheet for under $30 at Lowes. What I worry about is 1) Durability 2) How it holds up to sunlight. What is your experience with it. In a similar vein, we had a lady over at the Deer & Deer Hunting forum that used regular corrugated cardboard clad with cheap camo poly tarp for her blinds. They were impressive and cheap and they held up for multiple seasons.
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