I really like the way Flint "rolls". Creek, be careful of Free. He is luring you.

Free, the roominess of those 6 foot circle blinds will be welcomed. You can apply black outs to the Real Bark blind windows with velco strips. They'll keep you from being silhouetted. I pull them down and up as needed, always leaving my back covered.

Not much time to play with it today, but got one of the stair stringers laid out and cut. Checked for fitment...now can use it as the 'pattern' for the second one.

Hopefully get them in place tomorrow and the treads mounted so I can get up on top and deck the floor frame.

Stringers attached. Now just need to install the treads, cut in the handrail.

Get up top next and deck the floor frame so I can start framing my walls.

8x6, half hex front, Game Systems in College Station sitting on a trailer.

Charlie

This is my 6x8x8 box blind my with fiberglass honeycomb panels.

This is my bow pop up 2 man set up.

I built mine 15 years ago, my daughter was barely walking

It’s falling apart now

I’ll get pics one day, it’s a not real shiny

We have moved to these two types of blinds on our lease. The first ones are normal 4x6 blinds from Extreme Outdoors. The 2nd ones are called Pot Belly and the can be a little tricky to get in but once inside they have a ton of room.

I’ve never understood the potbelly design. I want more room at my feet and want the windows closer for shooting. If I didn’t have a straight side I would want the bottom bigger. Is it just me?

There is actually a lot of room for your feet and they have a nice ledge inside each window for shooting.

Flintknapper, as a former house framing wood butcher, I really appreciate your solo ingenuity and craftsmanship.

Converted an old shipping container. 5 x 7 x 8

This is a high chair based on designs I found being used in Germany. It is portable, just fold it up and put in your truck. You are sitting 7 feet up in the air and animals have walked right by it with out even looking up.

That is GENIUS! Does it feel solid when you are sitting in it? Do you stake the feet so it doesn't fall to one side? I may steal this idea.

Nope, me too.

its 36 inches wide and as long as you make sure all of the legs are on solid ground it is very stable when you are up in it. You could easily stake it out if it makes you more comfortable. Might be able to replace the hex bolts at the pivot with eye bolts and stake it out.

Very cool idea. There are some great hunting ideas out of the old world.




I like the pot belly blinds. 'Pricey though, for a bolt-together kit. They're actually the closest blind manufacturer to the ranch, but I couldn't justify the cost, then the hassle.

They have been doing it for a while.

Just when I thought there were no new ideas. Very interesting. Ill have to think about it.
It surely is heavier than a mobile tripod and Im not sure it has any advantages but Im sure its cheaper, assuming you could make it yourself. Thanks for posting.

This design came to life because some of the guys I hunt with are uncomfortable with the idea of sitting in a chair on top of a tripod, and the tripod they had looked at did not offer an integrated rifle rest. We wanted something that would be elevated and comfortable enough to sit in for long periods of time. This will be used both for deer hunting and night time pigs hunts. I designed and built this, full 3D CAD models and drawings, in pressure treated wood. It weights around 100 pounds and will cost you $100-$120. I am modifying the design to reduce the weight but I am not sure I will get more than a 10%-15% reduction from the design change. Might look at different materials or a whole new concept.