For the last several years, my brother-in-law & I have been talking about making a blind from a metal spool, so I can get in out of the cold tree stand or quad and be a little more comfortable during cold or wet conditions.
Well, as of a couple of wkends ago, it started coming to life. I picked up the required metal, sheathing, & odds/ends that we needed & we used a lot of what we had to suffice the rest.
It’s just under 8’ on the inside circumference & 6.5’ tall. We used old barn tin for the exterior, 1/4 sheathing on the interior walls, R13 batting insulation, 1/2” foil backed insulation on the ceiling, 2 rubber stall mats over 1/2” flooring, black plastic covering under the metal exterior, black paint, & black caulk.
We put it together and left the oddball lengths of exterior just as they were and framed out they five windows so as to help keep moisture out. We also made a skid for it to make this thing a little easier to move. I have no idea on weight, but it is heavy!
This thing is awesome & I look forward to seeing how some cold weather hunts go. I hunted it this evening for the first time & that thing is not only good & dark on the inside, but it’s quiet as can be!
There are a few things we will do different on the next one when that time arrives.......but as for now, I’m one extremely happy bow hunter!
I have to give it up for my bnl, Windwalker, because without him.....this probably would not have happened. He’s one of the best guys I know & I really enjoy getting into things with him!
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Well, as of a couple of wkends ago, it started coming to life. I picked up the required metal, sheathing, & odds/ends that we needed & we used a lot of what we had to suffice the rest.
It’s just under 8’ on the inside circumference & 6.5’ tall. We used old barn tin for the exterior, 1/4 sheathing on the interior walls, R13 batting insulation, 1/2” foil backed insulation on the ceiling, 2 rubber stall mats over 1/2” flooring, black plastic covering under the metal exterior, black paint, & black caulk.
We put it together and left the oddball lengths of exterior just as they were and framed out they five windows so as to help keep moisture out. We also made a skid for it to make this thing a little easier to move. I have no idea on weight, but it is heavy!
This thing is awesome & I look forward to seeing how some cold weather hunts go. I hunted it this evening for the first time & that thing is not only good & dark on the inside, but it’s quiet as can be!
There are a few things we will do different on the next one when that time arrives.......but as for now, I’m one extremely happy bow hunter!
I have to give it up for my bnl, Windwalker, because without him.....this probably would not have happened. He’s one of the best guys I know & I really enjoy getting into things with him!
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