Barrel blind
 

Okay guys i'm changing up my blind from a platform blind and looking for something alot lower that i can brush with salt grass. Someone posted some pictures of some blinds made with barrels but i don't remember who it was. Please give me some suggestions and plans on what i can use.

Thanks, chris

Quackhead62 has some nice ones he might have some pics laying around. If your doing it in the marsh jäger pump is the way to go when you sink them. My uncle has a piece of PVC pipe he melted the end on. Fill the barrel with water and stab all around it while someone stands in and rocks it back and forth. It sinks right in. Now don't ask me how they don't pop up.


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I want some of those big comercial trash cans they have in Lake Arthur. That would make some great blinds.


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i'd love to see some pics

I thought I had some pix with out brush but I don't. We have some over-pack drums. I have used regular 55 gal they work just not as comfortable. All we did was dig the holes in the marsh and fill them full of water them drive 3- 8' 2X4's and lag bolt them to the barrels. Never had one pop up in 15 years. Here is a pic of how it looks all brushed up. Attachment 62738

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We are supose to go pull our boats out this weekend and I'll take some pix of them for you

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Here's one of my buddy's he has these barrels cut in half and and built a platform on top if them you sit on the platform.

This is the only pic I have
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Looking forward to pics of that, been thinking about sinking some barrels all season...

thanks man

To me sunken blinds are the way to go in the marsh. Your profile is alot lower.

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this is more of the idea i had in mind and someone on here posted pictures of them as they were building them and after they brushed them. Thanks for all the help guys please keep the ideas and pictures if ya'll can coming

The big thing is you have to put the drums far enough apart to stick brush in between

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I stole an idea from Ttop. It's basically plastic drums cut in half. Then you build a frame around them with a seat on the back. 6 2x4's for anchors and your done. Lower profile than a true platform but not quite as low as a sunken blind. Quick, easy, and cheap. We also added a dog stand to the end and a boat hide on the back side.

that's who it was do you have the pictures of these or the thread he posted them on?

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Finished product

These are the ones we built. I think you can search his old post and maybe come up with something.

nope that's what i needed thanks appreciate it

Black pastic cow troughs with platform like the barrel blinds have little nicer to hunt out of