I build a simple 6×5 elevated hunting blind. Some video of the blind construction. There will be a part 2 for building stairs and some interior additions. I include my rough plan drawings in video.
****I forgot to include the 8, 2x4x12 cross braces in the material list****
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Use Rain-X on the inside and the outside of the windows to prevent the condensation
https://youtu.be/g4xEPlJ3Zfs
Here is a teaser of my blind buil
GOOD JOB IT DOES GET THE JOB DONE!!!!!
don't forget to put in a funnel and hose to the ground for a toilet.
I enjoyed your build. Thank you and good luck on you hunt!
SUGGESTION. ON INSIDE, I ONLY PAINT FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDOWS UP IF STANDS ARE ELEVATED. DEER CAN'T SEE LOWER INSIDE OF SHAKE CAUSE IT'S IN THE AIR. ONLY REASON IS AT THE COST OF A GALLON OF PAINT…YOU'LL SAVE SOME $$$ IF YOU ARE BUILDING MORE THAN 1 BLIND. JUST SAYIN' .
Did you put insulation in it
Nice build. I want to make one for my daughter. Just waiting for building material prices to decrease a little bit.
Ditto.. Nice job.
Nice Job on the blind, you have given a lot of ideas. Thanks
unrelated but… I heard you speak and you are either a Wisconsinite, Minnesotan, or a Michigander
Good thinking with the garage door weather seal trim. What size are the smaller openings in the corners? And I was thinking before you mentioned your daughter wants a fold down shooting rest that if you hinged the windows at the bottom & put a couple hinged legs on them, they’d fold down into a decent shooting table.
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Nice job it's good your strap is low to the tree less movement which is great
How did you get it up in the air? Did you already have the platform on the posts and then put the box together 10ft off the ground?
Where can I buy those angled brackets?
I put up 2 stands and put t- stakes in the ground by each leg and screwed them to the legs and it holds the stand very well but the problem I have is when the ground freezes the frozen ground pushed the stand up a little bit each year and both stands are not on the ground and then it will make the stand very wobbly and move very easy
Nice Box blind !
GREAT JOB, VERY THOROUGH (THUMBS UP)
Use your ladder next time and two long ropes. Tie rope from truck to the top of the ladder laying down towards the blind laying down with second rope from ladder to top of blind. Drive truck pulling ladder and the ladder will pull the blind up. Stake the ladder legs so they don’t move. Done ✅
just found your channel, love the video. thanks for the laugh and ideas. A big hello from Alberta,Canada.
Awesome stand. Good luck hunting. You should cut back any branches that are rubbing on the shingles. I saw one, but hopefully that’s the only one.
Put outdoor carpet on floor keeps noise down
I used an old ladder stand and attached it to my blind and didn't need to build stairs
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I built one very similar to yours about 11 years ago. It's held up very well. I'm always making little improvements to it. Mine is 7' off the ground which is plenty for my situation. I concreted the legs 2' into the ground. I have a simple 2×4 ladder going up to a trap door in the floor to get into mine. I like the garage door seals for the windows. I'll probably add those to mine next summer. Thanks for the idea and good luck.
Would staining it put out a scent
I ran into the same situation with my tractor and shooting house. I was 2 feet short on height – so I built a ramp for the tractor so the lift would go to the height I wanted. Problem solved.
How did you raise it….
Put you some thin carpet and a office chair! Much quieter to walk and easy quiet to spin around!! Awesome build!
Helpful hint , spray paint underneath of roof edge & bottom of stand blue to stop bee's and hornets from building nests ! They think it's the sky they won't build.
Nice stand but it’s an overkill making it with 2×4. To anchor a stand like that I would cut a 55 gl drum put a screw anchor in it and fill with concrete. Next time you go to set up a stand put base on side rails of trailer. Put bottom legs in then top legs then put leg supports on spreading legs. Then slide stand till bottom legs are on ground. Tie rope around highest part of stand and pull up with vehicle while someone is on trailer pushing up very easy to do.
I’d take carpet and turn it upside down to lay in bottom to soften sound and maybe on walls also to keep hollow sound down!
Great job, but why didn't you run an inch over on the roof so you don't get rain running down the sides? Very good build though.
Sweet Build!
I would have liked to see how you got it lifted up there. Great looking stand though
Insulate it and make some minor personal improvements and you're home boss, Nice Blind! P S. Drink holders a must!
Looks fantastic, beautiful views. Have you had 2 adults in it yet? Any movement? Hope its Holding up well, looks like it should 👍
Good luck!
In Michigan it's always raining, I wonder if you would get rain inside the blind with the windows open. Kinda hard to get a shot of a lifetime with the window closed. Why not over hang the roof some and keep it out? I can hunt any weather and never get wet.
10 feet up plus the Hight of the floor
Add carpet on floor keeps it very quiet and warm on feet