I bought a Hunter's View(tm) pop up blind. The model I bought is called the Hunters Den http://www.huntersview.com/hb060.asp I paid $60 at Menards. I also bought a "All Terrain Seat. for it at the Deer and Turkey Expo in Madison. http://www.all-terrainseat.com/ to use in the blind. I bought the "Bull" model because I am a big guy. I set it up in the back yard, 30 yards from my target. The seat in the carry position. (6 pounds) The seat in the lowest position. The seat in the tallest position (8 inches taller) The seat has a very soft pad and an extremely quiet swivel. The Hunters Den blind weighs 15 pounds and comes in a carry bag with back pack straps. (I look like a Ninja Turtle) It is very comfortable to wear and keeps your hands free. (here I am sucking in my gut) It took me 3 1/2 minutes to set up the blind (including staking it down) It comes with four blaze orange squares that are covered when you don't want them seen. It has a very large door. Each of the four walls has two zippered windows. there is a small window that can be covered with shoot thru mesh and a large window without mesh. The blind is 5 feet 7 inches tall and has a foot print of 5 feet by 5 feet. The view of the target from 30 yards. (this pic does not do the screen justice. It is much more clear than it looks in the pic.) Since my longbow is to......... well........ long to fit in the blind, I used my Bowtech Justice for the test. Here is the hole my 4 blade Muzzy Phantom made in the screen. It made no noise when I shot through it and it didn't effect the shot at all The hole from the outside. The shot I shot 6 shots through the mesh and it had no effect on any of them. Because the inside of the blind is flat black, it is very dark inside. I don't think the mesh would even be nessesary if you only had one window open. The window is positioned so that only your head would be visible any way. Lessons learned 1. shooting through the mesh is no big deal (even with stiff blazer vanes. 2. A good stool is worth every dollar. 3. Everybody can tell when your sucking in your gut. Your not fooling anybody.
Thanks for the review. I am new to bowhunting (but not archery), and am setting up a groundblind this week. I was going to open the windows, because I haven't had time to test the "shoot-through" mesh... I am glad to see that it didn't affect your shots at all. Great pics and info, and I have been enjoying all of the many great posts that you seem to contribute. Take care
