Second attempt to make my pop-up blinds tall enough for trad bows

[jerp]

I've got a couple of old T5's from my compound days that are not tall enough for my longbow without canting more than I am comfortable with. I first tried to remedy the problem by using long stakes and tying off the blind 6" off the ground. Worked OK but not great. I think this is a better idea. The frame is built from 1x6 decking boards, with small platforms on each corner. I can now shoot my 62" bow postitioned at 12:00-6:00 without bumping the top of the blind. It does not put the windows too high - I still have a shot inside 10 yards. It is attached at the corners with fender washers and deck screws.



I'm going to put back where it was, in this clump of shinnery

[Shane]

Great idea.

[M.E.B.]

That's cool and it won't blow away in the wind.

[agtex42]

Looks good Jerp, best of luck to you this fall!

[flywise]

Very nice Jerp

[TxAg]

looks good

[EnW]

Good thinking! Good luck this year.

[jeffpg]

Good job of adapting.

I have one of those blinds. They're great!

[tomcat8910]

Good idea! Looks like I will try that on one of mine.

[Bisch]

Nice work, John!

Bisch

[meangene1969]

Nice. I used hinges on mine so I could fold it up and carry it out after season.

[Bowtech Lefty]

Good idea! I've been pondering the same thing with my blind and was thinking of digging into the ground for clearance but will try this out.

[MeatEater]

Good Idea! I built this one a few years back to solve that problem.

[jreyna920]

I started doing the same thing 2 seasons ago when I started hunting with primitive. My bows were now 68-69" and with my style of shooting(very little to no cant) I couldnt get in blinds and I perfer shooting from the ground. I built 2x4 bases and used osb and 2x 2's to make sides. I built the sides 16" tall and mounted my already huge tents on the top. It was luxury, I could stand up and shoot vertically and never have to worry about clearance.

The other cool part was sitting in my chair my head was well under windows so I just cut little holes to watch from and video from and when they were there Id watch them through the camera then stand when they were in the right position.

[Mike Murphey]

Be careful as the bottom of the window will not allow a close shoot. You could have dug into the dirt to make the top farther from your bow