Well I picked up this trailer this summer for 50 bux, n used it to haul wood at first them I filled it up with stuff to go to the landfill, was just gonna drop the wholething off...well I started thinking and now im building me a hunting blind outta it, gonna be somthing I can't sit out in all day seems all the deer walkthrough when your not out there here's what it looked like when I got it home and in the barn
Trailer size is 61 wide 85 long and its gonna be 72 high
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Took all of the aluminum off the top of it and took the lights off n painted the back of the trailer
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And then I was trying to figure out what to do, what my plans ended up as some rough work 16 on center most of the way here's what a started to do, then didn't like it and started over with some new wood and this is how it turned out, it made the trailer really solid so im pretty pleases with it, gonna get me 2 peices of 3/4 plywood n put it down on the floor and bolt it down n carpet it
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And I got 5 of these windows for free from my aunt, I can only use 2 bc they are 65in long and the trailer is only 61 in wide
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Now to find some windows for the front and back, im building a woodstove for it, yes a wood stove, found plans for a one log stover for a ice shanty so I said why not lol gotta find me a cubbord or 2 and im gonna go out to the woods n cut down a tree n have the guy around the corner from me who sells rough cut wood, im gonna have him cut me some wood and leave the bark on it and im gonna seal em up real good and make shelves outta em, she's getting there should have it done by feb.
thats a great idea. i like it!
Tonight I got the back wall and door way just about done gonna put some cupboards up top of the door way so no window on the back side, I might put a little one in the door
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it needs a stove. $20 loll
I was gonna see if you had a pic....
not really, its just a small stove, green. bout 2.5 ft wide 3 ft tall 3 ft deep... guessing.
Got most of ny frameing done, gotta pick up a few more 2x4s n a window for the front then start hangin my plywood and start insulating it
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looks good u need a lazy boy chair that goes around for in their
Got both side windows in and done, gotta find a front window so I can finish framing and start hanging plywood
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Not too tall for the garage door, is it? ;D
Nope, got a slider on that side lol
i might have a cupboard or two laying around idk if i burned them all tho
this is giving me good ideas for my ice shanty. nice build
Still lookin for a front window...about ready to spend the 80 bux so i can get er done
i made 1 a year ago out of the exact same camper shell and it works awsome , just put a lean style roof on mine , save on material and weight . pulled it to my spot with atv. good luck on finish product.
awesome blind!
That thing is lookin awesome, absolutely love it.
Tucked it away for now, makin room for the vehicals, I hate cleaning snow off and scrapen ice, cut a tree down today where this is going, gonna go out this spring and clear some brush so I can get er in there then ill be all set just wait for huntin season!
i got a propane coleman heater out of a camper it dose not have a visable flame it has a sight window and a qaurter covers it nicely so in the dark the hunting house wont glow in side.
i do alot of coyote huntin from mine. just remember to get the barrel out the window in a box that size it is LOUD i know and a revolver all the way out the window.
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Oh yeah I know, this isn't my first blind lol, I always make sure I've got my head almost out the window, as far as a pistol it don't matter its still loudspeaker