Securing an elevated box blind to the ground

[lotsofshots]

Hey Guys-

What's the most effective way y'all have seen (or done) to secure a box blind to the ground?

I have one of those shipping-crate-box-blinds that I want to elevate somewhere between 4-6 feet. If you have a pic, that would be even better. The back of my blind faces west and backs up to a huge oak, but there's nothing to the north, east or south.

When I get the blind up and done, I'll post up pics of the whole process.

Thanks in advance!

[Ol Thumper]

A couple mobile home anchors should do the trick, the legs of the blind must be sitting on something solid so they dont sink though.

[dustoffer]

I anchored my 15' tower to 2 t-posts driven into the ground at an angle directly under the blind, crossed about a foot from the top. Then I wired them together horizontally and vertically, and then ran wire from the X of the 2 posts to the corners of the tower where the blind sits. After getting all the wires in place, I put a stick through the wires and twisted them to tighten them up banjo-tight. Hadn't moved or loosened a bit in 4 years when I left the place.

[jrfan]

One t-post driven almost all the way down. Drill a hole in the top of the post and run the cable from the bottom center of the stand throught the hole in the t-post. adding a turn bcukle will allow you to tighten the cable very tight. As stated above adding something under the legs will keep it frpm sinking.

[sailor]

t-post and rachet straps

[jerp]

Here's how I like to do it. Find a good sized mesquite and cut it down. Set up the blind where it will straddle the stump. Run a length of wire rope from the stump to the underside of the blind and cinch it down real good with a turnbuckle. It will be very secure and there's no guy wires to trip over in the dark.

[Stan R]

A couple mobile home anchors should do the trick, the legs of the blind must be sitting on something solid so they dont sink though.

This work very good. I use 1 mobile home anchor in the middle and never had a problem.... also used the same on a tripod to stablize it....

[Ol Thumper]

The mobile home anchors are cheap and removable from the ground. with a cable and turn buckle it's fool proof. The T-Post method works ok and I've used them before I just down feel comfortable using them. I've had a T-post break in high wind but never had a problem with the anchors, we have 40-50mph winds up here all the time so safety is key.

[Arrow chucker]

T-post or mobile home anchors.

[HNT ETX]

Ground anchors and turnbuckles will get the job done, and like they said, it is all removable. T-posts tend to be permanent.

[bar2hunter]

Just to throw a couple of not mentioned suggestions at ya, in case you can't use any in-ground anchors or don't have a tree to tie to...you may use a bundle of railroad ties, wrapped with chain and attached to base OR a 55 gallon metal or plastic drum, filled with water, sand, dirt and/or rocks and tethered to the base with airplane cable.

[StevenW]

I used the cut mesquite tree method on my last stand, my buddy used four 5 gallon buckets fillet with concrete, then he set some eye bolts in the concrete before it hardened. Then he just used a ratchet strap on each one strapped to the under side at each corner and ratcheted it until they just started to lift off of the ground so they kept tension on them. You will need to tighten the strap a little every couple of weeks until the straps finish stretching.

[double lung]

we drive t-posts right by the legs. tie em up with some wire and you are good to go.

[byrom1212]

T post cable and turnbuckles

[wellingtontx]

Harbor Frieght come-a-longs attaching wire rope/cable to t-posts.