Homemade Ground Blinds

[Bisch]

OK, after a thread a week or so ago, several guys were asking me how we built our ground blinds. The wall is 1-16' cattle panel covered with "AstroTurf " plastic grass carpet from the local building supply store. Set 2 T-posts in the ground about 3.5' apart. Lay the carpet on the ground and put the cattle panel on top and zip tie the carpet to the panel all the way around the perimeter. Stand the panel up and attach one end to one of the T-posts. Bend the panel around in a circle and attach to the other T-post. The T-posts create the doorway. It will look something like this:

[Bisch]

Then for the roof you make a dome frame out of 3 10' pieces of 1/2" pvc, cover that with black plastic, then cover that with more carpet. Here is a couple pics:

[Bisch]

Then use bolt cutters to cut out your windows. We use shoot through netting in ours. Here is what the windows look like:



I hope this helps everybody that was asking. These blinds last way longer than popups. We have 1 that is going on it's 4th year and is just now needing a little roof maintenance.

Bisch

[TX_Phil]

Nice!

[Liven4TheHunt]

Good description and directions

[APDBrad]

I like it!!!!

[Shane]

Lizards seem to like it. That's awesome.

[Tom Kidwell]

That looks great! I had ignored using dome type ground blinds for years because I mistakenly thought I couldn't shoot my longbow from one. Last year I found out I could, so I've got a couple ready to set up this year. Nice work Bisch!

[Blue Tick]

Looks interesting. Any other pics of the doorway? I'm not following how the doorway setup is working.

[LiveFree]

Great looking blinds! What would you estimate the cost is?

[Bisch]

Looks interesting. Any other pics of the doorway? I'm not following how the doorway setup is working.

Great looking blinds! What would you estimate the cost is?

Blue Tick - I do not have any more pics. We have two differnt door styles. One is another piece of cattle panel covered in the carpet and attached to the T-post like a regular door. This is the best way to do it. The second door way we have is the one in the picture. It is just a piece of carpet hanging in the opening that we push out of the way to get in. This one will probably get replacd with what was described above. In both styles we made a sort of door frame out of 2X4 that goes up each side and across the top of the opening. This gives you something to attach the door to. I hope that makes sense.

ShawnH - The last ones we bout materials for (which was several years ago) ran us about $130/blind. I would not besurprised if that was more like $150 now.

Bisch

[Bisch]

Here is a pic of how you attach the pvc roof frame to the wall of the blind. Cut the top row upright at the top wire of the panel. Bend it OUT just a hair. Run the pvc over the top wire towards the out side of the blind and slide it down on the upright. This creates tension so the pvc will stay in place. Here is a pic:

Bisch

[Selfbowman]

I think you guys have killed a bit of game from these also, huh bisch.

[Bisch]

I think you guys have killed a bit of game from these also, huh bisch.

There has been a few critters meet their demise from both of the ones we have.

Bisch

[Kingslayer]

neat looking blind