I recently bought a Banks 2 man Octagon Blind as well as a Muddy Hardsided Blind. I am planning on building my own platform stands to set the blinds on. For those of you guys who have done this before what have you guys found the easiest and most cost effective way to secure your blinds to the platforms as well as the best way to build the actual platforms. I welcome pictures of your homemade blind builds if you have them. Thanks!
I make all my box blinds so it might be a little different, but all I do is screw thru bottom 2x4 plate into the decking of the platform (2x6s) I use 3" deck screws. Never had an issue. I have quite a few, but here are ones I have pics of.
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This was built about a month ago. All the post have concrete in them. To secure the blind it to the platform all we used were nuts and bolts and a 3 inch diameter washer on both sides you really spread out the holding strength. 4 bolts total
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Nope! Not a bit. I will dig a divot to level the blind, but that's it. None of them are even staked other than the one on a super winder ridge. Those double offset brackets do wonders for stability.
bwese
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For the platform I used marine grade plywood for floor on 16" centers or less, glue between plywood and beams.
I placed my blinds on the platform, screwed down with a 3.5 or 4" deck screw through a fender washer. I then ran a bead of calk on inside of blind bottom and floor. I did the same to the outside as well.
Floors are carpeted.
Posts are in ground and cemented
I placed my blinds on the platform, screwed down with a 3.5 or 4" deck screw through a fender washer. I then ran a bead of calk on inside of blind bottom and floor. I did the same to the outside as well.
Floors are carpeted.
Posts are in ground and cemented
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Do you move these around? See the forks, guessing two trips with the tractor and you can move them? Or move the whole thing at once? Would like to do similarI make all my box blinds so it might be a little different, but all I do is screw thru bottom 2x4 plate into the decking of the platform (2x6s) I use 3" deck screws. Never had an issue. I have quite a few, but here are ones I have pics of.
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You could. I don't. I take the platform in with the brackets on it. The legs are loose along with the cross bracing. Much easier to transport and I can assemble in 15 min in the field. Then i fork up the tower and secure down. I do pick up the whole thing and move/turn it to exactly where I want it. You could easily drive across a farm and put someplace else if you wanted. Very easy to move with forks. If I had a bigger tractor I'd make the platforms a little taller.
jjohnson
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Does your banks blind have the steel plate under it. If so just put some 4x4s on, crossbrace 3 sides and build a ladder up the 4th side. Easy peasy. Without the steal base you would build a platform like others posted and just screw through plywood floor inside blind to base.
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