RE: anyone use a ground blind?
thanks titleist_03 I must say, I'm about as proud of it as a new father is with the birth of a child, just didn't cost near as much! and it has just the right amount of head room as I am 6'1" and it tops out at 6'5" in the center so I can stand and stretch if the need arises...........................
I determand the frame size by measuring the width of one of the panels and subtracted 1 inch giving me a 1/2 inch seam to sew each panel together this made for a very snug fit on the frame so in the wind it doesen't flapand make noises and I use straight pins to attach fallen leaves to it also and that kind of gives it a little more dimention. on the down side of all this I am a smoker and have been for many many years and I find that if I want to smoke in my blind I can and to combat the smell in the wild I always carry some honeysuckle scented incense sticks with me as the smell covers the cigarette smell and deer love honeysuckle so thats like 2 birds with one stone and if I need heat i have made some little burners from coke cans filled with pearlite and I burn rubbing alcahol in them as it burns oderless and lasts for a good hour or so and very light weight also, these are great for a quick warm up on a chilly morning and will boil water for coffee in a small camping 3-4 cup Aluminum coffee pot. I will post a few pictures of these also and instructions how to make them along with a coat hanger stand for the coffee pot, on a shoestring budget "man this is living" a tip for those that don't know it already deer love peanut butter! I always take a snack of peanutbutter on crackers to munch on as a snack and it never hurts to place one or two of them on top of the blind. a little added incentive.lol!