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Im getting up there in age and am starting to have trouble climbing into my tree stands and also I just dont feel as comfortable as I one did when hunting out of ladder and hang on stands. Anyways im looking for recomendations on enclosed deer stands. I would still like to be elevated some what. I hunt archery, rifle and blackpowder. I dont need anything large as I hunt by myself. So far everything I've looked at on line are to expensive. Does anyone have a good pattern for building affordable blinds? Thanks!

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WTF kind of reply was that?

Lol a little on the stupid side... I'm thinking spam....

at 52 I still use my climber a good bit but over the last year or so I have bought a few portable ground blinds and started hunting out of them as well..

It sure is nice crawl in one with my little propane heater and stay nice and toasty.. It is also easier to stay in the woods longer.. The wife and I will often get one together, I think the together time is very important..I buy blinds big enough you can set two of the folding camp chair side by side and still have room for gear and heater.

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I think of a hunter who waits in one place...waits...waits...waits. And did you pick the right place...to wait...to wait.
For some that can work. Not for all.
Retirement comes to all of us...most football players retire by thirty....baseball players in the late thirties...some earlier.

I hear an enclosed deer stand and I think of ground blinds. If you can carry one, and change the location. Then your not limited to one spot...to wait...to wait.

Geez, the guy just asked a simple question and nobody has actually replied to what he asked! To the OP---Here is what I did for about $100 worth of lumber and some scrap metal I got at a job site that was going into a dumpster. I bought 5 sheets of plywood (3/8" or 1/2" are fine and they are normally 4'x8') and cut two of them at an angle for the top to go on so moisture drains off. 7' down to 6 1/2' or a little more is tall enough for most people. Mine were cut so the front is the taller side and the roof is sloped to the back allowing me to stand in it easily when I want to and the moisture runs off where I don't have a window because it's set to look out the way the deer travel 95% of the time. I left the widths at 4' and screwed 2"x2" lengths of wood to the edges of several of them so I could put all the pieces together for a solid connection. I did the same along the inside of the 4 pieces at the top so I could put the roof on and have wood to screw it to for a tight fit. I took a couple of 8' length 2"x6" boards and cut them to the proper length for floor supports and screwed a piece of plywood I cut from one sheet to them so it was good and solid. I cut the other piece of plywood for the back in two pieces so that the bottom piece was about 2' high and the entire width of the blind for easy access. The couple of leftover pieces were used to complete the roof.

For the windows I already had several real glass ones in frames from an old blind and the appropriate size holes were cut in the plywood to anchor them in at the height that I can comfortably sit on a swivel chair and shoot out of them. They are hinged at the bottom so I can drop them down by just turning a couple holders at the top near the corners. That way if I want to leave them up while I'm in it I can open them easily without much movement to alert a deer. You could make yours that way with glass or plastic, but I like glass that doesn't weather and get hard to see out of. Many blinds just use plastic sliders, but those IMHO are a pain in the rear unless you open them when you get in and leave them open. All the outer wood received a good coat of water sealant before I took everything out to where I put it all together.

I made a number of trips back to where I wanted to set it up with all the pieces. The only one that was heavy was the floor and that could have been assembled on site if I had a further distance to go, but it was only about 1/2 mile from my cabin and not that bad of a haul. I also took a couple of 8' long 4"x4" treated posts and cut them in half to lay on the ground and the blind was then put together on site with a battery operated screw gun and it sits on those treated pieces. Not too long after that I came across a bunch of steel scrap pieces that were in a dumpster where a pole building was being built. I took those up north to my cabin with some tin snips and took those out to the blind, measured and cut each piece to fit and screwed them on the sides. I had already cover the top with a light piece of aluminum I had available to protect the roof and let moisture run off easily. Everything was then spray painted a couple shades of green to camo it and make it blend in with the vegetation. Here is a picture of the finished blind and it should last a couple lifetimes and then some!

I have 6 on my 110 ac.. BTW if you only have a 110 ac or small tract and you go wandering around trying to still hunt you will blow the deer out there pretty quick, you can do that on a large tract but not a small one.. I also have 2 loc-ons and two climbers,so not exactly limiting myself..:hit:

shoot for $100 I can buy two pop-ups lol:p

I also have a cheap popup that I can put up anywhere I see signs of a decent buck, as well as at least 8 or 9 ladder stands when the weather isn't too bad. That blind in the picture is only for use when the weather really gets nasty and real cold. :p

The ones we use are 4x4 posts (up to roof), 2x6 for floors, 2x4 railing, plywood sides, corrugated metal or plastic sheets for roof (on angle). IMHO, the more cover you can give it, the better. They are a better option for rifle hunting than shotgun and BP, unless you're putting out a little enticement. LOL... and, that likely depends on your situation - my son killed 4 deer on Sat. at 73-105 yds. out of boxes.
As for comfort, it's tough to beat hay bales if you don't need the elevation.

My dad had a few made at the local high school shop class, the kids make em put them up and sell them for a reasonable price, then use the money for field trips, but its something you have to talk to the shop teacher about.. I think his was the ag class, The did a great job. He passed last year or I would get more information.. he lived near taylor Arkansas.. Pretty sure they where 100-150 each, and they also camo painted them, had tin roofs, and carpet floor, three shoot windows, rear access door, and a shelf un the front window. He put a swivel office chair in his.. It was very nice, I want to say maybe..8-12' high at the base. and tall enough to stand in. maybe 6x8, or so..

Don't the pop up blinds spook mature bucks if not set up a few weeks before the season? I thought the blind that was built is a good idea. The deer will get used to it, and some people like myself are not thrilled about climbing much anymore. I have a couple pop ups I am going to set up this season, but always am concerned about location as not to spook any deer. Plus the darn copperhead snakes might try to make them home!

As far as remaining "moveable", I think you will have to stay with a pop-up ground blind. These work great. I have tried some of the low priced ones and I got what I paid for !!! None lasted any time 2-3 seasons then kaput. Packing is doable for sure. Cost ... is what your budget will allow. I have used a Double Bull I bought years ago and it has held up great. But it was not cheap.

As far as building one from scratch. I have built over 20 tin roofed box blinds (4x4 -6'6" and 4'x5'-6'6" and a few 6'x6'-6'6"). I have always used new materials. Certainly not easily moved and certainly not cheap. These days, materials are about $300 for a 4x4. If you want plans, there are many out there on the net ... free.

Lots of blind pictures to look at here to get ideas from.
http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/whit...ng-blinds.html

I have built them from free pallets from places like TSC and motorcycle, snowmobile and water craft shops. Sears also has them some times.

You can make a wood 4'x4' blind and mount a bracket with wheels a couple of guys can move to different places and if you add a tow bar you can tow it with a ATV even.
Use the thin fake T 1-11 siding for light weight.

All but the plat form is recycled stuff on this one.



You can buy pre built box blinds all over this area for 250.00 painted and every thing includeing windows.

:D Al

I've built around 10 4X4 box blinds, out of white pine, have hinged shooting window cover to discourage yellowjackets and wasps, just close up the windows thru the warm weather, build them in a garage, upset them onto a tilting trailer, pull them to location with my terry-x, stand them up and level them, will try to get some pics Monday got 2 almost complete in the shop.
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Deercreek, I built a 5'X8' platform on top of 10' legs for about $200. It is not easy to move so will be left in one place. It was all treated lumber from Menards except the flooring which was used treated decking. I put a popup doghouse blind on one end and a ladder on the other. It works great, is in an "old field" not far from a food plot. Sorry, I can not send a picture.

OP, if you want to be elevated as you stated then you are going to have to spend a little. Top has a good design for on the ground and you could also elevate it on a 4 leg stand. So for probably a hundred or so more (added to his 100 estimate) you could elevate it. But you won't be moving it easily at all so be sure where you put it. And also, use screws not nails so that in the instance that you find you goofed up it will be a little easier to take down and move. It would certainly be a lot cheaper than the 1500+ box blind tripod stands.

Latest Lone Wolf Alpha Tech F1 is the wise choice for deer hunting . it meet's the demands of today's die-hard hunter, and it's affordable.

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Patricia, every post you have made in your short tenure here has sounded like an advertisment for some product. I clicked on your signature and find you are representing Stafford sporting goods, Hence the ST after Patricia. You are a spammer in my opinion. In addition your posts show you have little experience in hunting and little knowledge as well. If you are going to give advice, you have to know what you are talking about.