Blind Tower - Safety Issue?

[Geezy Rider]

If it makes you nervous then I’ll take it off your hands. Ain’t skeert!

[PYBUCK]

I wouldn't' trust it. Build your own out of angle iron. You could flatten the ends of the main 1 1/2" legs and bolt, not wire it to the angle iron legs for cross braces.

[Crash]

That is the 10' tower that comes with the Blynd. Yours is missing the ladder.

I have one and have no problems with its stability. Granted, I staked all four corners down with t-post. I was sitting in it this season in what had to be 30mph wind and felt very stable, took video of it.

[SB09]

That tower is designed to only hold the weight of a plastic Blynd+whatever they factored for the weight of the hunters using it. If you go back with something equally as light I don't see an issue. But, if you start building a heavy wood or steel blind to go on it, that could create issues.

[gfulton]

I'd use it unless you are a fat man.

[TX_Hoghunter]

I would put a platform on top and a popup.

-john

[jerp]

You could also just use the frame as a ground-blind; put on a roof and skin some walls instead of adding a platform/elevated blind. With how the legs are angled, I'd flip it upside down and have a wider top as opposed to floor.

I have seen this done. Flip an old tower frame upside down then trim the legs a bit. Anchor it then skin it and add a roof and you have a ground blind you can shoot from while standing.

[bowhuntercoach]

Sheet of plywood and anchor down a pop up. Good to go!