What are you guy' s carrying to sit on? I' v bought a folding swivel stool.

By the time I carry the blind, a folding stool, my day pack, and bow, I' m exhausted, and sweated (so much for sent control) by the time I get where I' m going. And I dress light and carry my coat in the pack. Then have to drag a deer on the way out ( I hope). But I guess not any different than carrying a tree stand.

And the wifey thinks all I do is sit under a tree and sleep.

Unc you have brought up a very good point. My only gripe with Double Bulls are the sorry " bag" they have for carrying. If the shoulder strap in that thin cloth is all you hauled it around by, it would tear in very short order. We use the old safety belts that came with Loc-On treestands (simple web loop with a tightening buckle on one end). Loop the belt over each end of the blind (in bag of course) and it then makes it VERY much easier and sturdier to carry. But my initial point to your comment. For the guy that likes to carry the kitchen sink with him (that includes me in most hunts) I have thought about getting one of those game carts you see in catalogs that are used around my part of the country by public land hunters. They would be very easy to strap a blind onto as well as your bow/gun, backpack and anything else. Then all you have to do is drag the lightweight cart along behind you (remember both hands are now free) instead of carrying all that weight on your back and legs. They could easily be hidden in the blind with you are just left in nearby brush while hunting.

I easily get hot while walking when I have my " gunseason" clothes on (Browning quad parka, Columbia bibs). I used to put the bibs on and carry the coat or strap it to my backpack but I still would get hot by the time I walked in and climbed up in my stands, and the coat was still cumbersome. Lastyear I bought a plastic mesh decoybag from Avery Outdoors, it isnt the standard sized/shaped decoy bag but instead is appx 3 1/2ft long by maybe 16" wide. Kind of " tube" shaped. I can put EVERYTHING in it including not only my heavy outer clothes but my backpack, seatpad and even my rifle if I want to. I learned to load it " heaviest items in bottom" and it gets lighter as the pile grows higher. That makes it carry much easier and puts the weight under your beltline instead of up on your shoulders or behing your neck. It has made a WORLD of difference and I arrive in complete comfort and not wet from perspiration. (BTW a Double Bull would easily fit in it as well.) I tie the bag on my haul line and once in stand I haul it up and place it on a hanger and then start " suitin up" . Once finished I just drop the bag to the bottom of the tree and it collapses out of sight. I' ve had deer walk within feet of it and havent noticed it.

I would also think the handcart trick would work great for turkey hunters, after lastyear I simply REFUSE to turkeyhunt without my Double Bull but would like to have the blind " on wheels" between spots and while covering ground in search of them. And yep, dead turkeys/deer are MUCH easier on your back when they are on wheels!!!

They say necessity is the mother of invention!
RA

T2. It maybe a bit pricey but after my ease of success with it, deer and elk. Its the only one I' ll use

thanks Mez, let' s see 11lbs + a two pound stool = 13 lbs, not bad and lighter than a climbing tree stand. How fast does the T2 setup. I have heard just a few sec' s. I am really intrested in a good ground blind, especial for areas with little or not suiteable trees, it' s just hard to " get on the ground" after so many years of tree stands. I guess I will have to break down and get one, maybe next year, I picked up a GPS this year and pretty much broke the hunting budget

My season starts saturday. I just purchased my first blind. It is not a double bull, it is not an Ameristep. It is a $50 pop-up that I bought at Wally world. I am interested to see what kind of difference it makes compared to other blinds that my friends own. I think that if a deer can' t see you he just can' t see you, no matter how much you paid for the blind. The one I have can be set up and ready to hunt in less that 2 min. The inside of the blind is blacked out just like the bulls. I may end up buying a bull in the future but I want to test this one out first.

Good Hunting.

Ihave the D-bull I-5 and it is a great blind and easy to set up. It is a bit bulky to carry and I am having shoulder straps added to the bag. I also have their folding stool and it fits in the blind bag. These things work great and I have had bull elk within 20 feet. Good hunting.

5 Shot, you heard right, if you stake the blind down it takes about 30 seconds to set up. If you forgo the stakes it takes about 5 seconds.

thanks again. will have to " budget" one for next year. I have several areas where a good ground blind would work better than a tree stand. I like to have lot' s of options.

Let me know how it works. Cabela' s has simialer priced blinds. The Bull is too pricey.