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Please post pictures of your enclosed tower blinds for me. I'm looking for ideas. The winds were doing 30-40 with gusts to 50 today. Too dam windy to hunt IMO but it convinced me I need to put up at least one tower before next year. I can handle the cold, but wind sucks the fun right out of it for me. I really interested in how your platform is attached to the posts. For what it's worth I'd like something at least 12 feet off the ground to the floor and providing 360 degree shooting.

That kind of wind is beyond tuff to deal with. It’s hard to keep anything put together. We hunt around 3000 feet in the NC mountains and get that kind of stuff at times. And from late November till May you can bet on 10 to 20 at any time. Had a 10’ tripod with a rail around the platform with a plywood floor and a 5’ square pop up fastened on top. Didn’t take the blind off soon enough after hunting season and a storm got it. Blew the blind to pieces first then turned the tripod over. Had 3 yard dog screws with ratchet straps to the platform holding it down. Wind pulled two out and straightened the top triangle out on the other. I’ll watch this for suggestions.

I tie mine down with 3/16 stainless cable and turnbuckles

Hurricane came right over the top of this stand, still there. This is the day we’re putting it up.

This has been up in Burnet county for 11 years, needs painting. A metal tower is the only way to go. This one built in 76. Its been on several leases.

Anothe view of stand the Hurricane came close to, over 100 mile an hour winds.

Another east Texas stand

My other stand in burnet county, all have glass windows. 225 yards from feeder.




View from stand, dead pig standing at bottom of hill.

Thanks Hanco. Those all look like welded towers. Has anyone used the steel corner supports with a female sleeve that 4x4 slides into?

Made one like that for son in law, all braces bolt together. I’d recommend have a tower built. It will last you the rest of your life.

I built this one 15 years ago using Elevator Brackets; it has been great and remains one of my favorite stands to hunt. In 2009 we used that stand for a hunt that was featured by Wayne Pearson on the Outdoor Channel.
It's 4' x 8' inside.

Don't use it much. Only on the windy and rainy days. Have used it more for bushwhacking coyotes at night than anything else.


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I built a blind with these Ez tower brackets about 8 years ago and would use them again. Not quite as high as what you are wanting but I don’t think the brackets would be the limiting factor on going higher.

Found a couple pics from construction

Here’s one I did a couple of years back

Just built out of scrap wood, aside from the 4x4 legs. It's been up for 3 years now... might finally get around to putting a roof on it sooner or later.

We had another one in the same spot for about 8 or 9 seasons, but it finally got knocked over in a storm. This one is anchored a lot better.

I’ve made several over the years.

Square tube metal.

Exterior sheeting ( Masonite ) for the walls.

This one is 10+ yrs old. Just replaced sides about 2 seasons ago.

Spray foam the gaps. Pretty air tight.

Plexiglass windows , pipe insulation around windows.

“Awning” for rainy days.

Nice to turn on buddy heater when it’s cold.

A heater is nice

This is what I've been using for several years. The blind is 4ft.x6ft. and the floor is about 5ft. off the ground. I plan to build another one this summer and it will be 5-6ft.x8ft. Expanding family, grandkids, and need another stand to hunt from.

That’s nice