Tower blind ideas?
10-28-2008, 10:54 AM
#11
Spike
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 6
RE: Tower blind ideas?
I'm heading out to Missouri in 2 weeks and I purchased Elevator brackets to build a 4x6 blind. Brackets make the platform sturdy and easy to setup.
Check out the website video. The brackets can be purchased at Gander Mtn, Cabelas or BassPro Shops.
http://www.shadowhunterllc.com/content/view/14/13/
Check out the website video. The brackets can be purchased at Gander Mtn, Cabelas or BassPro Shops.
http://www.shadowhunterllc.com/content/view/14/13/
10-28-2008, 02:37 PM
#12
Spike
Join Date: Oct 2006
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Posts: 26
RE: Tower blind ideas?
We use sections of scaffolding. Usually 2 high then pre-build walls that make the box 4' by 4' and top it off with an old 4x4 skylight. These work awsome. It also gives you room to have a deck of sorts which make it easy to climb and get into the stand. A few quick mods and the deck works well for bow hunting too.
10-28-2008, 03:45 PM
#13
Spike
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 69
RE: Tower blind ideas?
I recently built a towerblind (see attached photos) using the elevator brackets. I found that Sportsmansguide had the best price for them. For the legs I used pressure treated4x4x12's. A 5x8 platform was built out of pressure treated 2x6's. After raising the 5x8 platform and adding cross braces, I nailed on prebuilt walls built out of 2x3's and t1-11 siding stained with Cabot's PrOVT stain. I then nailed on some rafters (2x3's), covered them with 1/2" CDX plywood, then shingled it. I cut down an interior wooden door for the entry door. As for the interior, I used luan for the walls, threw down some cheap carpet, made sliding windows out of plexi-glass, sewed curtains from camo material I bought at Walmart, added some battery operated lights, put in a magazine rack, and have since added shelving. I keep a nice little propane heater inside, and had it up to a whopping 70 degrees last weekend (Had to take off the hunting coat) 
Feel free to pm me for any particular questions. If I had to do it again, I would make it 5x7, so that I could use one piece of uncut plywood on each side of the roof, opposed to 3 spliced pieces to make up for the gable end eves.
Feel free to pm me for any particular questions. If I had to do it again, I would make it 5x7, so that I could use one piece of uncut plywood on each side of the roof, opposed to 3 spliced pieces to make up for the gable end eves.
