My 1st Attempt at "Fake-Front" Blind.

[MCNSC]

Mudd:
   Looks great, thanks for the explanation of how you made it. I may have to try that.
Mike

[ron w]

OK, I think I now understand.....lol!   Still pretty cool......nice job!

[wihill]

That's a good lookin' "Casper" blind you've made, Mudd!

I always wondered how picky you had to be about site location as the sun drops down.  Have you found this to be an issue?  Looks great though!

[Mudd]

I can't say.. I just got it built Saturday.

God bless,Mudd

[beetlebailey1977]

That is the same thing as a ghost blind....but it has a mirror finish on the front to reflect the surroundings.

[seabass]

mudd,i had no idea that it was a mirror.it takes me a minute to catch on.i thought you just had it camoed.i was tring to come up with a pattern for my woods.i guess the pattern is already in the woods LOL.best of luck with it.it looks great buddy,steve

[BWD]

I'd move that truck from behind it.   :D

[lpcjon2]

Mudd what happens when the sun comes up and reflects off it.I cant see the pic from work but I think I know what your talken about.

[Bob T.]

I hope this is ok to post this. For you do it yourself tradganger's,Here is a build-a-long from u tube for the ghost blind.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjUJyXE3jhY&feature=related

[S.C. Hunter]

Looks great nice job Mudd.

[The Night Stalker]

The bottom has to be smaller than the top in width so the blind leans forward. By doing this, the deers reflection is not seen and the sun does not reflect. I was going to build one last year. I went a far as to buy the best reflective material I could. It  would have to be tied down well and it would had to be set up on a flat spot because of the angle. The size of the panels are critical.
Mudd, how much did you have to experiment to get the right size panel?

[Mudd]

"The Night Stalker" All of my panels are the same width and it works fine.

It's better to be lucky than good because I just guessed at what angle to cut the bottom to make it lean forward when set up.

So far I've used it in the woods and on this open field but both locations are running down hill. It still worked out.

I do tether it forward and back. 4 ties total, 2 on each side, one front and one back.

We've had high winds out of the south for two full days now but the blind is unaffected by them.

It's windy out this morning too and if I can remember to take the camera along I'll take some additional pictures in a new location.

I guess the old saying that "There's more than one way to skin a cat" holds true because none of the "it has to be's" were given any consideration when building mine.

If I don't over think a project it seems to work for me more often than not.

God bless,Mudd

[hardwaymike]

Awesome job Mudd! Can I get a detailed materials list? I have been wanting to try this just to see what happens when near a deer or a herd of squirles,lol.

[southpawshooter]

Wow, nice job Mudd!  Ditto on the materials list if you don't mind, maybe a build a long too?

[Mudd]

I took these this morning in a new location. I got some from my side of the blind and took some at different angles from the front.

I put my bad looking decoy in my seat and up as high as I could get her to give some perspective of what you might see if you were a deer coming in or by. In the long shots the white dot is her ear...lol

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

God bless,Mudd

PS: I'll put together a list of materials and post them, it doesn't take very much to build one.

[Night Wing]

Originally posted by Bob T.:
I hope this is ok to post this. For you do it yourself tradganger's,Here is a build-a-long from u tube for the ghost blind.

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjUJyXE3jhY&feature=related      

Those two videos you made for the "Casper" blind ..... are the cat's meow!              How much in materials did it cost you build your Casper Blind?

BTW, I also liked the August and September calendars that were hanging on your wall.      :D