I think Im going to give it a try. Looks easy enough. Scroll all the way down Bale Blind - QDMA Forums
Found a cool, easy plan for making a bale blind
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That came out really nice.
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Nice job! For my first one, I made the window in the center like you did. It drove me crazy just having one porthole to look out from. I wound up plugging it up and making 2 shooting ports on each side on the front, and one on each end. Great job, they are very effective.
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Not sure. Its not super heavy, it can easily be moved by 2 people. It will definitely be staked down. If you build it with a wood base that would really add some weight. The inside height is roughly 6 ft. Enough for me to stand. Maybe 50 lbs-60 lbs. More awkward than anything else
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^ send videos of moving it to location on the trailer.[eek]
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I have a window on each side of the blind. Im debating on whether to put a window in the door. I may make another one with a longer rectangular window in the front and back. Im still working on the windows. I was able to weld some hinges on today for the door. It came out better than I expected
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I have an enclosed trailer. Shouldn't be a problem. You definitely need to tarp it if you haul it on an open trailer or do the covering in the field.
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^or use a friends vehicle to avoid a lawsuit[smoke] You could probably talk ultra mag into towing it[up]
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For my windows I just cut out a proper size cattle panel piece and used zip ties on the bottom two edges attaching it to the main panel. It just swings down like on a hinge. To put it up I just hook a bungee cord across it.
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^yes twine is not suitable cordage for the elements at all. It will rot in the weather quicker than your crotch in a rain forest.
http://www.mrparacord.com/the-five-paracord/?gclid=CNnh__vZ9sICFczm7AodY0wANg
tons of color choices here plus it's the best haul line for guns or bows ever.
http://www.mrparacord.com/the-five-paracord/?gclid=CNnh__vZ9sICFczm7AodY0wANg
tons of color choices here plus it's the best haul line for guns or bows ever.
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I used the twine on the bottoms only to hold each individual layer to hold it in place with a total of 3 layers. I ended up using wire that they use for tying rebar to the cattle panels. It worked out really well. This thing will probably need to be recovered in 2-3 years I would think but the matting is cheap.
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Nice work tom
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Ok so what was the total cost of this thing and man hours all said and done. I'm ready to run to Home Depot right now.
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I probably have about $200 into it when all said and done. Im sure you can find ways to build it cheaper but its heavy duty. Other than replacing the matting every few years, that blind will outlast any commercially made pop up blind. As far as man hours, I didn't really keep track of the time. I messed around with it a little here and there on the weekends and I tend to over analyze things. The next one I could build much faster. I cant wait to get a few of theses on my food plots in Illinois for next season.
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Got it. I can weld real good so I'm assuming that's what took the majority of your time. Did you use the dims from the plan or change it up and what size angle did you go with. I'm thinking 2*2 to avoid the tumbleweed phenomenon.
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Nice job, very clever construction! Good luck out there in it.
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