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I just got them today, so I don't have any pics or info. on my site yet.
It's a hub style--very easy to set up and take down.
It's huge. 81" hub to hub. Center wall to wall is 87". Floor is 68" square. Center height is 78". More than enough room for me (I'm 6'2") and my 66" longbow. I can shoot from a standing position (slightly squatted), sitting, or kneeling. There's 11 windows, all with shoot-through mesh, and the window flaps are held up with magnets. There are straps inside to tighten if needed to eliminate wind flap. There's one door with a zipper to get in/out. It comes with 12 stakes, tie-down ropes, and a storage/backpack bag (with padded backpack straps). There are loops on the outside to add natural foliage.
It comes in two styles: leafy cam (leaves all over, not just the outline like some) or regular (slick). Rain resistant, non-reflective material. Several pockets on the inside. Big enough to take a kid with you. I've used the Ameristep Penthouse blind for years, and I believe this one has it beat for room and windows. It's definately quicker and easier to set up and take down.
I have a few pics I can send, plan on getting some good ones for my site soon.
Price is $119 for the regular, or $139 for the leafy material, plus actual shipping. Shipping only within the U.S.
If you have any questions, just e-mail me at [email protected].
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Pics. please to [email protected] I may buy a couple! Shawn
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Pics sent--if you need better ones, or different shots, etc. just let me know.
Chad
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Please email pics to me. [email protected] I'm thinking turkey in the spring.
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PIcs please to [email protected] thanks, BLM
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I'll get pics sent tomorrow. They are on my shop computer--can't acess it from the home computer--sorry.
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Chad, I'd like some pics too. Looking for something with plenty of room to keep a tight reign on the grandsons for a while.
[email protected]
Thanks
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What blind is it? Thanks
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I got pics. looks sweet!! I will be in touch!! Shawn
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Please send pics also. [email protected]
Thank you!
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Me too!
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Why not post some pics here? :cool:
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Pics to me too.
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Pics to me! [email protected]
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Can you post some pics here please?
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Total weight with backpack = ?
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Pic's please to [email protected]
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The brand name is Natchez Trail Outfitters. My best guess is this same blind goes by different names. As best I can tell the quality is very good--I've set up/taken down the one I got yesterday several times already, and no problems at all.
The blind in the pack, with tie-down rope and stakes, weighs 24#. Says it on the box, and I double-checked on my digital scale.
I'd post pics here, but I don't know how--sorry. I'm about to start e-mailing them to folks that asked, and if they want they are welcome to post them.
Keep in mind I'm no photographer, and the pics I have were taken in a hurry (it was looking rainy). It was during the day, but overcast.
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Hey Chad, could you e-mail some to me at [email protected] ?
thanks much,
Joel
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Pics to me please! [email protected]
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i was just going to ask for opinions on a good blind for turkeys, so please send pics to: [email protected]. and thanks!
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I looked at my pics again, and they just don't do it any justice. This blind is HUGE--at least as big as the biggest I've been in before, maybe bigger.
I hope to have a friend that knows how to take pictures over this week and get some better ones to give an idea of the size of this thing. Today I had company--there were three grown men inside one of these blinds (including me--the other two guys weren't as big, but they weren't small either) and we had plenty of room to move around--not at all elbow to elbow.
If you have ever been inside an Ameristep Penthouse, this one has at least as much room. It sets up faster, and takes down a LOT faster.
The first time I set it up, without even reading the instructions, I was able to set it up in a minute or two and can take it down as fast or faster. Getting it back into the carrying case is pretty easy also--ideal for turkey hunting as it can be assembled/dissasembled/moved quickly and easily.
It also has two small ports for a video camera, several pockets on the inside, and ties on the outside to add native brush to completely hide it.
Shipping isn't too bad on it. I checked the shipping from here to Copperas Cove, Tx (via Fed-Ex)--think it was $22 and change. Based on that, I figure I can ship almost anywhere in the continintal U.S. for $20-$30. I will only charge actual shipping cost, and can ship via Fed-Ex, USPS, or UPS.
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chad; where did you get it from? i did a search of natchez trail outfitters and came up empty. thanks.
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I'm not sure what company manufactured them--my bet is the same blind is being sold under a few different names.
The wholesaler I get them from is local--a big-shot in a different industry that decided to branch out. I just happened to have worked under him 20 or so years ago, and he knows my family, etc. so we were able to work out a deal.
I'll see if I can track down the actual manufacturer. I can say the quality is very good--better than the Ameristep blinds I've been using the last 5-6 years.
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Pics please. Thank you.
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I'll be watching this thread.
I'd love to see what you've got for that price.
Thanks in advance.
God bless,Mudd
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SC Hunter, Mudd--pics sent. Everyone who's requested pics should have them--if I missed anyone, just let me know.
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Pleasesend the pics to me also. [email protected] Thanks
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(http://i903.photobucket.com/albums/ac239/mysticguido/GroundBlind005.jpg)
(http://i903.photobucket.com/albums/ac239/mysticguido/GroundBlind006.jpg)
(http://i903.photobucket.com/albums/ac239/mysticguido/GroundBlind008.jpg)
(http://i903.photobucket.com/albums/ac239/mysticguido/GroundBlind012.jpg)
For comparison, my longbow is 66". I'm 6' 2", (LBR).
If you have ever been inside an Ameristep Penthouse, this one has at least as much room--maybe more. It sets up faster, and takes down a LOT faster. The first time I did it, without even reading the instructions, I was able to set it up in a minute or two and can take it down as fast or faster. Getting it back into the carrying case is pretty easy also--ideal for turkey hunting as it can be assembled/dissasembled/moved quickly and easily.
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Thanks Sal! I never learned how to post pictures.
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any time Chad,
I'm having little trouble with the last pic.. I'll add it later Today. The back pack pic.
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Thats a sweet blind. I like the lower corner windows aswell. Makes me wish I didn't just pick one up elswhere. I guess it couldn't hurt to have a second one at some point.
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is it waterproof, or water-resistant? thanks. also, does it come with a 52" plasma and audio system?!! (just kidding) had to throw something goofy in there------.
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Water resistant. The ceiling seams are all taped. I haven't sat in it in the rain, but I believe it will be just fine.
Sony Playstation sold separately.....
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Looks like an Eastman product. I have one similar, LX-5 Undercover. The Yukon blinds were almost identical. Very nice blinds for the money.
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Could be--I haven't had time to try and track it down.
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I just realized that pic with me in it makes the blind look a LOT smaller than it is. Trust me, 3 or 4 guys my size will fit in it and not be rubbing elbows. It is HUGE.
My brother timed me setting it up/taking it down today. Time started when I started to unzip the bag. I had it out and up in a little over 40 seconds. Taking it down, including putting it back in the bag and zipping it up, took 38 seconds.
Local folks are grabbing them up--even sold one to the UPS guy today. The demo does it--once folks see it in person, and see how easy it is to put up and take down, it's a done deal.
Hope to get some good pics on my site soon.
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LBR = Large Blinds Rule
:biglaugh:
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Methinks my moniker has been altered......
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Do you have any idea how much shipping would be to mid-Missouri?
Thanks in advance!
God bless,Mudd
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Send me your zip code and I'll get a quote. My best guess is $20-$25, give or take. I've checked from TX to OH so far, and I don't think it's been much if any over $25--some less than $20 (via Fed-Ex).
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Does anyone have any luck with blinds and whitetails. I put one up 3 weeks ago on a trail, stuck in some willows, brushed it in real good. Sat in it Sun. nite, but they wouldnt come near it,would walk within 20 yards no closer and never in front of the openning. Had a trail camera in front of it, not one picture.
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My friends and I have killed lots of deer from blinds. I took the chip out of my camera yesterday--had 80 pictures taken in the last few days, all within 20 yds or less of my blind.
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I set up a Double Bull this summer and set up a trail cam. It took about a week but they got over it. In fact I have one trail pic of a fawn looking in thru one of the windows. They actually bed down around it. Once they get used to it it is awesome. I just set up another two days ago and we'll see tonight if they have shied away from the area. I bet not.
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My best friend's future son-in-law got one from me, had it set out for about a week. Killed a buck with his recurve from it yesterday.