How would you anchor an elevated stand in rocky soil?

[no1hogkiller]

Thanks guys. Will check on the hammer drill idea. I can borrow a 125 volt Hilti hammer drill with 3/4" x 6" long bit. Might be able to anchor a footing or two. Couple eye bolts. Guide wires and darkness clumsy mode could be harmful to one's health.
Was talking to contractor this morning. His first thought was to tie leg or legs to trees. Yes, was planning to set up in around some small oaks.
He also suggested welding square round on legs with nut welded to it and insert T-post, hammer it as far as it can go and lock a bolt against it.
Making cement form footing for base is a great idea.

[Samson]

Making cement form footing for base is a great idea.

We got the idea from another guy on our lease that bought a base that someone had stuck the legs in 5 gallon buckets and filled them with concrete. Problem with his blind is that the 5 gallon buckets don't weigh enough so he still had to secure it with guide wires. Every year he has to tighten his wires do to the cable stretching and ground moving. Not to mention when it gets windy that blind moves enough to make you sea sick. We built a heavier base out of 4" angle and a steeper angle on the legs ( his is almost vertical) if you form 2ftX2ft X 1ft tall then that is 600 lbs of concrete on each leg. The steeper the angle you make the legs and the more concrete you put on the legs, the harder it will be to dump it over.

[Texifornia]

We use a rock drill. To make a 2ft hole then put an auger in and pour concrete. Enjoy!

[sleepymedic1]

If you have some cedar in the area, just tie into those and use a turnbuckle to tighten the cable/wire you use. Cedar has kept mine from blowing over several times. Ill sometimes find cedar to place my stand over for just that purpose.

[BeerMe]

If you have some cedar in the area, just tie into those and use a turnbuckle to tighten the cable/wire you use. Cedar has kept mine from blowing over several times. Ill sometimes find cedar to place my stand over for just that purpose.

We have had success doing this on mature mesquite. Trim it way back, anchor in and twist the turn buckle every few years.

The tree will provide excellent natural camo.

[DRT]

Making cement form footing for base is a great idea.

If you own the place maybe. If you lease you will loose the lease and the blind someday.

[RaiderRed]

We used this on all our stand and never had one blown over. We tied wire from the top of each leg and tied it to wire mesh to form a basket. The basket was filled with rocks and rocks and rocks and rocks...you get the picture...when it was time to move the stand all we did was clip the wire and the rocks dumped out. We never had a stand tip over. And used all the dang rocks that were everywhere..

[Raypo]

you can just level your 4 legs however you want, we shimmed ours with rocks. Then form around the 4 legs and pour 8 bags of concrete in each one. That sucker will not move. No guide wires needed. We had our engineer run the numbers for us and this blind will take a 90mph straight wall wind with a safety factor of 1.5 .

wow!!!