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Help w/ a portable blind #16853565 01/18/22
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 9,611 Central Texas P powdr OP Campfire Outfitter
OP powdr Campfire Outfitter P Joined: May 2005 Posts: 9,611 Central Texas	Here a while back in a blind thread a guy had a what looked like a 4-5 panel blind he was carrying with a handle like a briefcase. I think he said the blind weighed around 50lbs. I've searched the 24hr search engine to no avail. Can someone help me out. Thanks, powdr

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Re: Help w/ a portable blind powdr #16854014 01/18/22
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 18,075 GA, USA ready_on_the_right Campfire Ranger
ready_on_the_right Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 18,075 GA, USA	These come i a nice carry bag God, Family, and Country. NRA Endowment Member

Re: Help w/ a portable blind powdr #16854234 01/18/22
Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 4,366 WI./FL. Windfall Campfire Tracker
Windfall Campfire Tracker Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 4,366 WI./FL.	50 pounds! Have you ever considered a ghillie suit? I ordered one for Halloween last year and I'm kind of anxious to try it out bow hunting this year. It fits in a back pack and turns a person into a bush. About sixty bucks on Amazon and I had a a ball with it fooling little kids just feet away next to the front porch. My other auto is a .45 The bitterness of poor quality is remembered long after the sweetness of low price has faded from memory

Re: Help w/ a portable blind ready_on_the_right #16856995 01/19/22
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 46,745 Just The Tip T tzone Campfire 'Bwana
tzone Campfire 'Bwana T Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 46,745 Just The Tip	Originally Posted by ready_on_the_right These come i a nice carry bag Those things are pretty wild. Until last week I've only seen pictures and thought they'd be flimsy. They're not at all. I poked around in one at Scheels and thought they're pretty cool. Camp is where you make it.

Re: Help w/ a portable blind powdr #16858454 01/19/22
Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 4,366 WI./FL. Windfall Campfire Tracker
Windfall Campfire Tracker Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 4,366 WI./FL.	Powdr, did you really mean to write 50 pounds for a portable ground blind? I just weighed my Barronett 250 Grounder and it came in at only 15 1/2 pounds with the carrying case and my Windsong (discontinued) blind is smaller and lighter than that. My other auto is a .45 The bitterness of poor quality is remembered long after the sweetness of low price has faded from memory

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Re: Help w/ a portable blind powdr #16858933 01/19/22
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 9,611 Central Texas P powdr OP Campfire Outfitter
OP powdr Campfire Outfitter P Joined: May 2005 Posts: 9,611 Central Texas	Yes, the guy looked like he was carrying 4 different panels and a top...all grouped together w/a handle attached. powdr

Re: Help w/ a portable blind Windfall #16860111 01/20/22
Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 16,649 Minnesota R Rooster7 Campfire Ranger
Rooster7 Campfire Ranger R Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 16,649 Minnesota	Originally Posted by Windfall 50 pounds! Have you ever considered a ghillie suit? I ordered one for Halloween last year and I'm kind of anxious to try it out bow hunting this year. It fits in a back pack and turns a person into a bush. About sixty bucks on Amazon and I had a a ball with it fooling little kids just feet away next to the front porch. I had the same thoughts until I bow hunted in it. I pulled the string back and all that chidt on the suit wrapped around the string. Nope. The deer hunter does not notice the mountains "I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve" - Isoroku Yamamoto There sure are a lot of America haters that want to live here...

Re: Help w/ a portable blind powdr #16861204 01/20/22
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Windfall Campfire Tracker Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 4,366 WI./FL.	Rooster7, I could sure see that happening especially with a bow. Since we can use a crossbow here during archery season, I do. I'll sure try a few practice shots ahead of time and some ghillie trimming might be in order. Thanks for the heads up. My other auto is a .45 The bitterness of poor quality is remembered long after the sweetness of low price has faded from memory

Re: Help w/ a portable blind Windfall #16864497 01/21/22
Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 16,649 Minnesota R Rooster7 Campfire Ranger
Rooster7 Campfire Ranger R Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 16,649 Minnesota	Originally Posted by Windfall Rooster7, I could sure see that happening especially with a bow. Since we can use a crossbow here during archery season, I do. I'll sure try a few practice shots ahead of time and some ghillie trimming might be in order. Thanks for the heads up. I would think you'd be alright with a crossbow but it's a good idea to check before you miss the buck of a lifetime. The deer hunter does not notice the mountains "I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve" - Isoroku Yamamoto There sure are a lot of America haters that want to live here...

Re: Help w/ a portable blind powdr #16865075 01/21/22
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 952 Virginia V vabowhntr Campfire Regular
vabowhntr Campfire Regular V Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 952 Virginia	https://www.hawkhunting.com/down-and-out-blinds/ Like these?

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Re: Help w/ a portable blind powdr #16865428 01/21/22
Joined: Dec 2019 Posts: 4,012 Utah crittrgittr Campfire Tracker
crittrgittr Campfire Tracker Joined: Dec 2019 Posts: 4,012 Utah	Powdr, go look at double bull ground blinds, I have 3 of them and they are really good blinds.

Re: Help w/ a portable blind powdr #16865497 01/21/22
Joined: Jan 2022 Posts: 665 M Mike78 Campfire Regular
Mike78 Campfire Regular M Joined: Jan 2022 Posts: 665	I hunt fairly open hardwoods. Ground blinds look so out of place to me. Am I wrong to think that they won't work?

Re: Help w/ a portable blind Mike78 #16865513 01/21/22
Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 3,234 Coulee Country C cv540 Campfire Tracker
cv540 Campfire Tracker C Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 3,234 Coulee Country	Originally Posted by Mike78 I hunt fairly open hardwoods. Ground blinds look so out of place to me. Am I wrong to think that they won't work? Same thoughts I have. Sometimes for spring turkey hunting I bring a small shears and cut some honeysuckle that grows everywhere and stick it in the ground in front of me. "Put none but Americans on guard tonight." -George Washington

Re: Help w/ a portable blind crittrgittr #16865533 01/21/22
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 17,163 Northern California Hammerdown Campfire Ranger
Hammerdown Campfire Ranger Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 17,163 Northern California	Originally Posted by crittrgittr Powdr, go look at double bull ground blinds, I have 3 of them and they are really good blinds. This is the one I was thinking about getting. Randy NRA Patriot Life Benefactor

Re: Help w/ a portable blind Mike78 #16868004 01/22/22
Joined: Dec 2021 Posts: 87 Alabama L Lonster Campfire Greenhorn
Lonster Campfire Greenhorn L Joined: Dec 2021 Posts: 87 Alabama	Originally Posted by Mike78 I hunt fairly open hardwoods. Ground blinds look so out of place to me. Am I wrong to think that they won't work? Here is a before and after pic that I took yesterday when I moved a pop-up blind. You have to brush them in, break up the outline, place brush in front or they’re just big camo cube that spooks deer.

Re: Help w/ a portable blind Lonster #16868785 01/22/22
Joined: Jan 2022 Posts: 665 M Mike78 Campfire Regular
Mike78 Campfire Regular M Joined: Jan 2022 Posts: 665	Originally Posted by Lonster Originally Posted by Mike78 I hunt fairly open hardwoods. Ground blinds look so out of place to me. Am I wrong to think that they won't work? Here is a before and after pic that I took yesterday when I moved a pop-up blind. You have to brush them in, break up the outline, place brush in front or they’re just big camo cube that spooks deer. Yes, that does look good, but you also have lots of brush around. I'm hunting very open hardwoods, but thank you for the photo

Re: Help w/ a portable blind crittrgittr #16870565 01/22/22
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 11,750 Minnesota D dale06 Campfire Outfitter
dale06 Campfire Outfitter D Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 11,750 Minnesota	Originally Posted by crittrgittr Powdr, go look at double bull ground blinds, I have 3 of them and they are really good blinds. I have used double bulls for years, very good hub blinds. NRA Patron

Re: Help w/ a portable blind Mike78 #16870624 01/22/22
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 18,075 GA, USA ready_on_the_right Campfire Ranger
ready_on_the_right Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 18,075 GA, USA	Originally Posted by Mike78 I hunt fairly open hardwoods. Ground blinds look so out of place to me. Am I wrong to think that they won't work? No different then all of a sudden a ladder shows up leaning against a tree. Mike God, Family, and Country. NRA Endowment Member

Re: Help w/ a portable blind ready_on_the_right #16870736 01/22/22
Joined: Jan 2022 Posts: 665 M Mike78 Campfire Regular
Mike78 Campfire Regular M Joined: Jan 2022 Posts: 665	Originally Posted by ready_on_the_right Originally Posted by Mike78 I hunt fairly open hardwoods. Ground blinds look so out of place to me. Am I wrong to think that they won't work? No different then all of a sudden a ladder shows up leaning against a tree. Mike I don't hunt from treestands

Re: Help w/ a portable blind ready_on_the_right #16871080 01/22/22
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 24,627 Midwest SKane Campfire Ranger
SKane Campfire Ranger Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 24,627 Midwest	Originally Posted by ready_on_the_right Originally Posted by Mike78 I hunt fairly open hardwoods. Ground blinds look so out of place to me. Am I wrong to think that they won't work? No different then all of a sudden a ladder shows up leaning against a tree. Mike There is indeed a difference. (Assuming occupancy just after it’s put up). WWP53D

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