Box Blind Build That Got Out Of Hand, In A Good Way!

[VT Outfitter]

First let me wish everyone good luck for the start of the new hunting season.

This the latest addition to my outfitting company. It started as a box blind build. Then as I started building, bigger seemed better. Then I found that I had enough room for a small bunk and wood stove. Now there is a porch, two shooting windows, wood stove, bunks to sleep on, chairs to sit in, throw rugs under foot, and a small table to eat on. This is all nestled in the middle of a huge stand of white & red oaks that are dropping nuts like a spring rain. 100 yards away I planted a brassica plot about 1/3 of an acre. It is just over a mile hike in on old log roads. I am thinking that this will work well for a overnight stay and getting a jump on the next morning with very little disturbance in the woods.

 

 

 

[ny hunter]

Awesome...............

 

[Hoyt 300]

I would live there

[growalot]

Can I ask...What are the enclosed dimensions on that?

[Merlot]

Nice condo...turn down service?

[Cabin Fever]

Did you say it was a box blind... or cabin?? LOL

[Pav2704]

Wowwww!!!!!

[VT Outfitter]

I would live there

I am considering it.....at least for the season. I still have to figure out a bathroom arrangement that would be indoor friendly and easy to handle.

[VT Outfitter]

Can I ask...What are the enclosed dimensions on that?

It is 10 feet wide and 10 feet long and 6' 3" head clearance to the collar ties. The porch makes it 12 feet long.

[growalot]

So I posted plans for one on here years ago...short version:

 

 19 in high square wooden frame with solid floor just a tad bigger than a drywall bucket..... Oh with  wheels on the bottom...frame top to fit a toilet seat and make a comfy back rest. use odor eliminating 30 gal. trash bags dbl'd  in bucket.....That way if you wake and need that morning sit  you can just wheel over to the window and have your weapon nearby...when not in use tie up bag tight put lid down and use as a blind chair....lol Never miss a buck again because your pants where down...hahahaha

Edited October 2, 2014 by growalot

[burmjohn]

Oh my

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[growalot]

OK was wondering how you fit 2 cots...mine only fits one foldable and 2 chairs + "john"

 

6x6 w/4ft deck

[VT Outfitter]

Did you say it was a box blind... or cabin?? LOL

I know, I know. It seems kind of ridiculous for a box blind. When I originally started with building plans it was going to be the same as most of the others that I have done which is 4' by 4' single up to 6' by 6' for a two man for bringing a hunting partner or filming a hunt. When this build started I was planning on 6x6. But given the location being so far off the road just over a mile walk, up hill the whole way. The plan grew to be 8x8 with a cot to rest instead of walking back out for clients that don't want to sit in the tree all day. I have tree stands set on the same hill, so they can hunt the morning, then have a rest and maybe some lunch, then head back to stand in the afternoon. Then I thought instead of one cot maybe I can have two, so bunk beds seemed right....boom 10x10. I had a wood small wood stove in storage so I brought that up. I have a few finishing touches like stove pipe and mattresses, but the bulk of the project is done. Getting materials in there was quite a chore. My 4x4 wheeler with materials on a trailer chained to a mid size tractor to get there. Many times we had to unload the trailer and carry lumber up to  the next mountain shelf. Blood, sweat, and dreams went into this project. There is also deer trails that are well used within bow range from the "box blind". Quite often when bringing in hunters, we jump deer on the way to stand. We see deer from stand and shot opportunities regularly. I am curious to find out if sightings will increase with less human foot traffic. It seems logical to me.

[VT Outfitter]

So I posted plans for one on here years ago...short version:

 

 19 in high square wooden frame with solid floor just a tad bigger than a drywall bucket..... Oh with  wheels on the bottom...frame top to fit a toilet seat and make a comfy back rest. use odor eliminating 30 gal. trash bags dbl'd  in bucket.....That way if you wake and need that morning sit  you can just wheel over to the window and have your weapon nearby...when not in use tie up bag tight put lid down and use as a blind chair....lol Never miss a buck again because your pants where down...hahahaha

Thanks, this will work perfectly!

[VT Outfitter]

OK was wondering how you fit 2 cots...mine only fits one foldable and 2 chairs + "john"

 

6x6 w/4ft deck

I made stacking bunk beds in one corner the long way. 16 inches off the floor for the bottom, 48 inches off the floor for the top bunk. I made them 6' 6" long and 36" wide giving me 7 feet left to place the wood stove so it would be far enough away not to cook you when your sleeping but keep wood smoldering all night. I also brought up a coleman cook stove and lantern and a few buckets for washing with warm water off the stove.

[landtracdeerhunter]

Nice! That's not a block blind, it's a castle, LOL.

[fasteddie]

Looks nice and comfy ........

[mt624]

Nice job! I've learned metal roofs are noisy in the woods and high efficiency propane heaters are better than wood stoves due to less scent in gear and outside the "blind." Eventually the deer at my place got used to the one that has a metal roof to some degree, but I can hear nuts or branches hit it on windy days from a couple hundred yards away. At least it is year round noise they get used to. But not smoke.

Good luck and again great job!

[Culvercreek hunt club]

word of advice. Insult the heck out of the roof or it will be raining inside as soon as you crank up the stove. LOL First year we had our cabin we went into the season with the roof insulated and worked on it after the days hunts. it would literally rain on your dinner plate.

[Pygmy]

Where's the sattellite dish ?