Looking at the Ameristep Doghouse blind

[Eric4x4]

Wanted to get a pop up blind to try out. Never had one before but wanted to Turkey hunt out of one. I priced the Ameristep Doghouse at $99.99 and the Ameristep Brickhouse at $179.99 at Basspro. Might go pick one up Tom. What do yall think?

[trailboss]

Brickhouse is waaaaaaaaaay better! Doghouse is a little small and lots of windflap.

Trailboss

[crittergitter]

i second the brickhouse. check out gander mountain, i picked a brickhouse up there in march for $139

[shawn]

I think the brickhouse is what Glenn and I use on our place. The work great in my opinion.

[ranchdog]

Someone on here had an Ameristep that turned pink after it sat out in the sun for a while. You may want to search the site if it did not occur before the big "Crash".

RD

[Bill M]

It really depends on the Doghouse model you get. If it's the regular model with no floor, it is indeed to small. The Doghouse TSC model has plenty of room and a zippered floor in it. It is larger that many blinds at 68" square and 68" tall. I had both and gave the regular model away but have used the TSC model for several years. I really like it. Also I have left it out all season and have had no fading at all. I think some of the new materials they are using will suffer from fading.

[cfortner]

I've been using the doghouse for the past 2 seasons and it's been left out from Sept-Feb for the past two years with minimal fading. IMHO it's too small for just about any scenario. If you are OK with a 30° shot window and field of view, and have a small ATA bow it should work fine. I haven't been able to get to a place where I can easily shoot out of more than one window though. I just bought another blind from sportmansguide that is large enough for me to get a shot from just about any of the windows and I really like the layout of the blind. Though I can't yet attest to it's durability when left out, I would already say it's definately worth the money!

http://www.sportsmansguide.com/cb/cb.asp?a=321445

[Eric4x4]

Thanks for the info. I will prob. get the brickhouse then. Don't have a lease right now so it won't be out more than a weekend so fading won't be an issue. Will look at gander too but I have some gift cert. from basspro burning a hole in my pocket from Christmas and my birthday in April.

[Tuffbroadhead]

Eric, I own five of the Ameristep Brickhouse pop-ups and they work great, I have used there customer service on two occasions and have awesome service reguarding broken rods and spare netting...good company to do business with..my oldest one is around five-six years old now and it is not faded to bad and still works just fine..

[texag93]

I have a TSC Penthouse that has PLENTY of room for two, 3 might get a little crowded. Mine has faded to a pretty dark pink camo color. Deer don't care.

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[bowsticker]

B R I C K H O U S E

[Eric4x4]

Basspro was out of the Brickhouse now but had 2 of the Doghouse TSC Reversible blinds left so i grabbed one of those. Should be ok they are bigger than the regular Doghouse. Put it up in the living room and my 5 year old daughter and her friend is watching Barbie Fairytopia out of the front of it. I am sur that is what Ameristep had in mind when they designed it. LOL If I ever get them out I will see if I can put it back in the bag. Heard it can be tricky.

[dao57]

got a brand new g-30 on e-bay for 70 bucks ! hard to beat that one.

[Burntorange Bowhunter]

First they turn dark purple...then bright pink.

[mesquitecountry]

doghouse is to small