I mimicked several ideas I got from tbh'ers and this is what I came up with. I used remesh from Home Depot instead of cattle/ hog panels:
Wired it up mainly with the excess tabs and a few pieces of baling wire:
I wanted a big enough stand to fit two comfortably so I went for a 6' diameter and a domed roof. We cut strips of equal lengths to make sure the overall shape was somewhat symmetrical:
We covered the roof in 2 mil plastic just to provide a little extra protection against the wet stuff:
Then came the messy part; dipping the sheets in exterior latex paint and wrapping the whole thing:
My hands were covered in paint during this process so no action pics. We immediately cut the door and windows. I cut another piece of remesh that would overlap the whole door opening and skinned it with an old military tarp using zip ties. We connected it from the inside so it swings up:
I plan to use a hook system to attach either shoot through mesh or camo netting. We didn't cut out windows near the back of it to prevent being silhouetted. Depending on positioning, we may re-think that. I think once it fully dries, the paint will really add a lot of protection from the elements. Probably more than I expected. Let me know what you guys think.
Wired it up mainly with the excess tabs and a few pieces of baling wire:
I wanted a big enough stand to fit two comfortably so I went for a 6' diameter and a domed roof. We cut strips of equal lengths to make sure the overall shape was somewhat symmetrical:
We covered the roof in 2 mil plastic just to provide a little extra protection against the wet stuff:
Then came the messy part; dipping the sheets in exterior latex paint and wrapping the whole thing:
My hands were covered in paint during this process so no action pics. We immediately cut the door and windows. I cut another piece of remesh that would overlap the whole door opening and skinned it with an old military tarp using zip ties. We connected it from the inside so it swings up:
I plan to use a hook system to attach either shoot through mesh or camo netting. We didn't cut out windows near the back of it to prevent being silhouetted. Depending on positioning, we may re-think that. I think once it fully dries, the paint will really add a lot of protection from the elements. Probably more than I expected. Let me know what you guys think.
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