Guest tarbaby Posted November 29, 2006 Report Share Posted November 29, 2006 I cant afford all of the nice laydown blinds so I was wondering if anyone makes their own cheaper laydown blinds?? Some ideas that have crossed my mind has been take a beach chair, the ones with three sections, and spray paint camo. Then make a blind frame out of like 1" PVC pipe and attach some chicken wire with zip ties to it. Then I can just weave cornstalks and what not through it. I am stuck on how to construct some sort of spring device to 'open the hatch' quickly?? Any suggestions or pictures would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gitcha_some Posted November 29, 2006 Report Share Posted November 29, 2006 Re: Home-made field blind??? if youre in a cornfield or a field of the same color, a real cheap and easy way is to just lay some fast grass over yourself and just throw it off when you come up to shoot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayman Posted November 29, 2006 Report Share Posted November 29, 2006 Re: Home-made field blind??? I'm not so sure about the beach chair idea, but if you can make it work for you then go for it. We've all done the routine of lying on the bare ground and using some sort of camo material to cover up with. You can take that a step further and make a low profile incline with a piece of plywood so that getting up to shoot isn't such a pain in the rear. While I applaud the "do-it-yourself" approach, I've gotten to the point where I'd rather set aside some cash each pay day until I have enough money to buy a decent lay-down blind. Heck the Avery Power Hunter in field kahki is pretty reasonable at $125 and $155 in camo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covehnter Posted November 29, 2006 Report Share Posted November 29, 2006 Re: Home-made field blind??? I'd just get the PowerHunter from Avery. . . . got mine for $119. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DU_man_84 Posted November 29, 2006 Report Share Posted November 29, 2006 Re: Home-made field blind??? the pvc blind i know buddies that did it and worked for them, they just rapped it in burlap and than cover it with corn stubble every morning, it'll work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tarbaby Posted November 29, 2006 Report Share Posted November 29, 2006 Re: Home-made field blind??? any ideas on how to get two spring loaded doors attached so that they will open quickly and easily??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gitcha_some Posted November 29, 2006 Report Share Posted November 29, 2006 Re: Home-made field blind??? it would probably be easier to make it so that you can just throw it off to the side or soemthing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DU_man_84 Posted November 29, 2006 Report Share Posted November 29, 2006 Re: Home-made field blind??? i cant give you any ideas on how toput some spring loaded doors on there, i aint that smart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 Re: Home-made field blind??? Sombody used to make a reclining chair. I have four of them but can't remember what they are called. They are padded on the back and bottom to keep you off the cold ground then you just cover up with a grass mat. I like them better than the blinds because you can roll to your side and watch the birds as they are working. They made another version of it a couple years back that had a place to hold a few decoys as it strapped to your back. I thought it went for around a $100. Good luck with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayman Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 Re: Home-made field blind??? I'm not sure why you believe you need spring loaded doors. You have way more time than you think, and the geese are typically so focused on their landing zone and the decoys that there is a time delay between your movement and the geese actually realizing that something is happening below them that they need to take evasive action. I understand that you envision this in your design, but in reality, spring loaded doors are an unnecessary complication that won't give you any advantage in the time it takes to sit up, lock on a bird, and shoot before your target gets out of range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 Re: Home-made field blind??? i agree with clayman. just do a couple of burlap covered wood frames, a little of the field vegetation, and throw them off you manually. faster, cheaper, easy, and it will work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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