Here's a question for you. I am getting ready to build a blind on my boat for hunting. I am trying to figure out what would weigh less. Will a blind made of plywood weigh less than a blind made of conduit frame covered by canvas and then covered by fiberglass/resin? I would like a permanent blind, not a fold down, but I am concerned with weight. If you have any other ideas please let me know before I get started. Thanks
duck blind out of fiberglass weigh to much?
- Thread starter Joe D
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I have always hunted farm ponds from blinds and had the best luck from permanent blinds that were as solid as possible. I also hunt with my 2 boys, 1 is a teenager and the other is 9. It seems as if a solid blind always kept us and the dog hidden better. I just assume this would also be the same for hunting from a boat. But I guess all options should be on the table right now.
The boat we are using is a 16 foot lund, semi-V. I do not want a tall blind. I am thinking of mounting seats on pedistals low to the floor so the blind can be as low as possible. I am using a semi-V because it is what I have and the lakes we are going to hunt on are local and not really shallow so a flat bottom shouldn’t be necessary.
The boat we are using is a 16 foot lund, semi-V. I do not want a tall blind. I am thinking of mounting seats on pedistals low to the floor so the blind can be as low as possible. I am using a semi-V because it is what I have and the lakes we are going to hunt on are local and not really shallow so a flat bottom shouldn’t be necessary.
I've hunted open water from a boat since 1997. I've alwayed used a home built boat blinds with fastgrass, cerex or military netting. I used to use fastgrass, it last about 5 years. The older cerex was good but the new stuff tears up if you look at it funny.Right now I am using brown/green military netting from Barre Army/Navy (in the pics).
We also stick cane in the bottom around the boat to help with holdinng it in place and break up the outline.
I've never felt a solid blind would do any better. And my buddies dog usually sat on the bow in the open too, birds dont seem to care. Shiny faces moving around spooks most birds (IMO).
My advice is go with a pop-up/put-up style blind. They weigh less, are easier to see when driving (cause you can put it down) and work great.
If you have the $$, buy a pre-made one. But you can build one that works for a lot less, I probably have $100.00 in mine.
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We also stick cane in the bottom around the boat to help with holdinng it in place and break up the outline.
I've never felt a solid blind would do any better. And my buddies dog usually sat on the bow in the open too, birds dont seem to care. Shiny faces moving around spooks most birds (IMO).
My advice is go with a pop-up/put-up style blind. They weigh less, are easier to see when driving (cause you can put it down) and work great.
If you have the $$, buy a pre-made one. But you can build one that works for a lot less, I probably have $100.00 in mine.
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Dennis Johnson
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My self I'll never have a boat blind that can't be droped/removed from the frame. The blind sticking above the boat side acts like a sail and can make picking up decoys & puting the boat back on the trailer a royal S.O.B. Last hard side blind I had, a strong wind came up& I spent over a half hour getting the boat back on trailer!!! That said I'd pass on the canvas & resin coating & put sheet steel or aluminum siding against the conduit with pop rivits or screws. can fasten furring strips to put the grassing/ camo material on after painting. MHO
Dennis
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