Mega Tank Blind Build

[Cvander84]

Looking good

[Jon B]

Following

[M.LUNA]

Looks great we have a couple that were made from old plastic water tanks that need to be redone as the wooden stands are needing repairs. And we got another large tank that I will start on soon. We build them so we have something big enough to drag 2 or 3 kids into and be comfortable.

[Tomkat70]

Looking good

[hog_down]

I got one of the platform bases welded up this evening. I still need to add the leg sockets before I flip it over and screw down the plywood.


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What size/thickness angle iron did you use? Looking real good!

[TacticalCowboy]

Looks good!

[AggieMark]

What size/thickness angle iron did you use? Looking real good!

2x2x1/8”. The legs will be either 1.5” or 2” square tube


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[TheChad]

Looks good. Following

[AggieMark]

I got the first platform welded out and painted, but ran out of daylight before I could get the plywood screwed down. Hopefully I’ll be able to get the first blind sat on the platform this weekend.



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[TannaciousZ]

Looks good so far, following...

[TannaciousZ]

Nice, here's some pics of a project a few years ago.







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How long did it take to air out the carpet and glue smell? Looks awesome.

[AggieMark]

I got tank #1 flipped over on to the platform and secured down. It took a little time to get the tank pushed back to a perfectly round shape.

You can see how I secured it to the platform in the second picture. I didn’t make a perfect cut when I cut the tank in half, so I will have to run a caulk joint at the bottom, but that should help with critter proofing the blind. The next step will be to cut my door and figure out where to put my 3 windows.

I was originally planning on building both blinds at the same time, but I’ve decided to finish the first one before I start on the second. I’m sure I’ll figure out some things I should do differently for blind #2.

Another thing I haven’t quite figured out is how to seal up the top of this blind. There’s a manhole that is 24” diameter with a missing lid, as well as a 12x12” hole someone cut on the top. I was thinking of using fiberglass mat to seal these holes up. Will fiberglass even stick to poly? I’m open to ideas for this.

[Hoytbowhunter]

How long did it take to air out the carpet and glue smell? Looks awesome.

Thanks, not long at all Spread it on with a carpet Trowel and it worked out great

[offthemap]

For the hole on the top you could make a cap out of the bottom end of a 5 gal bucket and fasten it to the blind similarly as you fastened the blind to the platform. You could even use this to install some sort of fan or vent system before you put it on the blind.

Or just screw flashing down and glue/caulk the **** out of the seams

[offthemap]

For the hole on the side you could use a sheet of plexi glass thats about twice the width of the hole (so it will form the same shape and fit flush with the curvature of the blind) and mount it using window screen track so you can pull the plexi glass down vertically. This way it will act as a vent system that you can open and close at will.

I'm going to add some rifle windows to my krivoman blinds just like I've described above. Haven't done it yet but intend to use one of the following options for the window track:

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Sequentia-1-42-in-x-8-ft-Prefinished-Vinyl-Wall-Panel-Moulding/3060129

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Freedom-Common-3-4-in-x-2-in-x-8-ft-Actual-0-745-in-x-1-74-in-x-8-02-ft-Cedar-Redwood-Vinyl-Lattice-Divider/3642174

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Stabilit-867-1-4-in-x-3-4-in-x-96-in-PVC-Composite-White-FRP-Cap-Moulding-10001-ZW096CB/205347154