Ground blind repair

[josephmrtn]

Had a hub style ground blind fall victim to the wind this last season, finally got around to getting it fixed this week. Drilled out the old fiberglass rods and epoxied in some fiberglass driveway markers cut to length. Considered using tent repair poles but this seems to work for now

(Not sure why the images seem to be flipped, the rods are actually the top 2)

[philoshop]

Good thinking!

[Steuben Jerry]

That's a good looking repair!

[grampy]

Nice repair work! And much more economical than purchasing a new blind!

[moog5050]

That is nice work.  I purchased the replacement rods/hub from primos for $20, but I bet that is a cheaper repair.

[Lawdwaz]

Well played Joe.  

Good thing winter is over and you could repurpose those driveway markers..........

 

[Pygmy]

Nice repair job, Joe !

I had a bear bust up one of mine last spring...I have it  tacked back together with wire ties and Gorilla tape, but it is not as pretty as yours..

[DirtTime]

Looks good. Nice way to get it fixed using your own ingenuity! 

[josephmrtn]

On 2/7/2017 at 10:17 AM, grampy said:

Nice repair work! And much more economical than purchasing a new blind!

Especially since it was a brand new blind!

On 2/7/2017 at 11:25 AM, moog5050 said:

That is nice work.  I purchased the replacement rods/hub from primos for $20, but I bet that is a cheaper repair.

Yup I spent a grand total of $4 ;-)

[WNYBuckHunter]

Yep, those things work great to repair hub blinds. I did the same thing a couple of years ago to a blind I have. Thought I posted it on here.

[vizslas]

I had enough problems with the frame that I welded a frame very similar to a party tent frame ,4  pieces for the corners and   a crown for four rafters. everything is slip fit so a little persuading hey its all like about 30 pounds. But like they say I set it and forget it . plus at that weight its staked to the ground in all four corners . I welded big ol washers on to re bar . It stood the test of time but  now its getting time to take it down for the year. I hate this part ... at least its only a 100 yards to the car