"The blind without a blindspot"

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Knee-deep in the hoopla
In the mail as we speak. Hope it lives up to the hype lol

Definitely an impulse buy but ive heard nothing but good things from these blinds and now with the surround view i decided to bite the bullet. The herters i have is fine and will make a nice second setup for deer but this new one will be my go to for turkey from now on.

 
Set it up last night before the rain started coming down and man this this is pretty amazing.

It is hard to describe the feeling you get sitting inside it for a few minutes checking things out while being able to see EVERYTHING around you; but then getting out and seeing the blind blocking your view.

Like you sit inside and you can see a big oak tree to your left and the shed to your right. Then you get out of it and turn and now you cant see the base of the oak tree because the blind is in the way. Such a weird feeling, like you stepped out of some strange cloaking device lol like i said hard to explain but its a neat feeling!

The true test will be seeing how it is to shoot out of it and set it up in the dark on the morning of the hunt. Its big and heavy but the bag has a good padded shoulder strap. Although i agree with other reviews i saw that the bag should be a zipper style duffle, because i can see the stitching of the bag popping out at the opening soon enough since its so tight to fit back in.

Material is very thick and solid, really nice stuff! And it does have plenty of brush straps, one video i saw criticized it for not having any but mine has lots.
 
Cool design. Although i think im to lazy to set up a ground blind each time. So many trespassing thieves in ontario it wouldnt last to long left unattended
I can only sit for an hour or so then i have to move around
Once my daughter starts coming with me that may chsnge
 
Agreed! Id be too nervous leaving this 600 piece of equipment out for more than a night lol but for deer it will be tucked away deep in private property unlike an open field on a farm for turkey.

I also have a daughter who enjoys seeing turkey and when i call (the local turkeys i cant shoot lol) and tried a few calls on my push-pull as well. So id like to set this up in the back 40 and have her be able to sit in it with me without worrying of her moving about. Turns 4 this summer so i hope she can fit in turkey hunts in between ballet classes and soccer once she grows up lol
 
Mount Sweetness said:
It's the cats ass but very costly.
Hoping it becomes a thing and we see cheap knock offs.
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Ditto! The only thing that concerns me is being silhouetted when opening a window to shoot out of it.

They provide a black screen so you can black out one wall but the 3 other walls are still see through. So im trying to figure out what is visible from the side angle when the main window is opened up. I might stick to the cut outs and leave the big main window closed. Although that seems to be a waste. This product is so new there are no videos of people hunting with it yet. It is all about the design of the one way wall but not much in how to get the best use out of it besides "you can see everything around you" which is great, until you need to take a shot. Having never used a blind with the large main window i am wondering how its use is now changed without the entire inside being blacked out.

I will have to spend some time outside looking at it in different configurations before i am willing to take it out on a hunt i think.
 
So the way i will be using this blind going forward will be keeping all windows closed at all times and then just popping it open slightly and sticking the barrel out when ready to shoot.

You can see really well out of the walls. Not enough to see a turkey 100yrds away at the base of a stand of trees but out in a field approaching decoys it will work.

I am impressed with this rig but the carrying bag is just terrible. I dont know how they could make such a great blind but then totally botch the carrying system. I have a Blind Hog coming in the mail and that should solve the transportation issue.
 
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