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Post by parrothead on Oct 29, 2020 9:10:20 GMT -5
Make sure you water proof it.
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Post by Woody Williams on Oct 29, 2020 11:03:39 GMT -5
Make sure you water proof it. THIS... Seam sealer and waterproofing spray
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Post by willy7948 on Oct 29, 2020 11:09:21 GMT -5
No rhino blinds here, but I would love to chime in on my opinion of blinds in general. I urge you, DO NOT buy the tiny cheap ones, period. - you can’t stand and stretch - getting a weapon ready is damn near impossible unless you’re using a handgun. - with a small one, you get rained on still through the flaps. With a larger one, you can sit closer to the center and miss most of the rain that makes it in. I’m 5’10” / 220lbs, and it feels like I’m sitting in a large umbrella when I’m in one of those. Sitting in a chair is comfy, but not having room to unpack a bag/stretch/ turn my chair around without a headache / etc makes them impractical unless you’re putting a small child with a short weapon in them. I have the $100 60x60 that tractor supply sells, and I love it. It pops up by pulling out the center of each panel , instead of doing one of those foldy/twisty methods some use. The rear panel has a zipper on each side, allowing easy entry/exit. I just leave them unzipped, and push/pull to get in and out. Four yellow plastic tent stakes from Walmart hoods it down fine. Currently Rural King has a 60x60 ground blind in their recent ad for around $40! Agreed.. The small ones like AmeriStep's "Doghouse" are terrible. Folding them back up should be an Olympic sport. That’s all I have to say about that. Agree sir lol deer are the only puzzle I want to deal with in the woods !
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2020 11:21:27 GMT -5
I have one blind that you can stand and pulls out from top and sides. Had it for 15 plus years. Got it $20 since one of the fiberglass flexible rods in the roof was broken. I had a flexible rod laying around and used duct tape in parallel with the broken rod. Works like the other rods. Good as new. I did re-tape once.
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Post by 36fan on Oct 29, 2020 16:39:49 GMT -5
I just use clothes pins.. Much better. Much easier. Thanks! I use binder clips I got from my office.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2020 16:46:10 GMT -5
Much better. Much easier. Thanks! I use binder clips I got from my office. Yeah, I looked today and could only find wooden clothes pins, so I went to the Dollar Store and found plastic alligator type clips. Didn`t want to have the wooden ones out in the weather.
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Post by genesis273 on Oct 29, 2020 20:57:32 GMT -5
I bought an expandable shower curtain rod to place underneath the roof hub to prevent it from collapsing if I get snow on it.
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Post by deadeer on Oct 29, 2020 21:16:32 GMT -5
I bought an expandable shower curtain rod to place underneath the roof hub to prevent it from collapsing if I get snow on it. Cool idea
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Post by deadeer on Oct 29, 2020 21:18:24 GMT -5
I am liking blind hunting more and more! Getting some age, out of shape, hard working job, tired more, a chair and coziness is getting more appealing every year.
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Post by esshup on Oct 29, 2020 23:15:55 GMT -5
I am liking blind hunting more and more! Getting some age, out of shape, hard working job, tired more, a chair and coziness is getting more appealing every year. I agree with you to a point. I like the mobility and flexibility that they offer. I don't like how they seem to amplify the noise, nor how long you have to have them up before season so the deer get used to them. Plus in a high wind they tend to get blown around. AND they fade over time and you gotta re-buy them. Not bad if you can get them big enough on sale though. Here at my place I'm leaning towards making a few permanent elevated stands.... I'd LOVE to be able to do it at a place that I can hunt at, but I don't own the property and I'd have to have at least a dozen of them there to hunt all the wind directions and "deery" places. LOL
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Oct 30, 2020 15:29:24 GMT -5
I bought 4 Rhino blinds last year from Walmart @ $25 apiece. I just got the first one out today and put it down by the creek after getting some good action on trail cameras down there.
First impression is that I like the windows much better than my Radar or Ameristep blinds. I'm not crazy about how the door snaps instead of zips.
The only thing I don't like about blinds is not having that bird's eye view you get in a stand. I find myself usually placing blinds on high spots with gun hunting in mind.
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Post by deadeer on Oct 30, 2020 17:27:12 GMT -5
I bought 4 Rhino blinds last year from Walmart @ $25 apiece. I just got the first one out today and put it down by the creek after getting some good action on trail cameras down there. First impression is that I like the windows much better than my Radar or Ameristep blinds. I'm not crazy about how the door snaps instead of zips. The only thing I don't like about blinds is not having that bird's eye view you get in a stand. I find myself usually placing blinds on high spots with gun hunting in mind. Agree 100% on last paragraph.
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