Ground Blinds?

[Outdoors Junkie]

I am thinking of purchasing a ground blind.  I haven't even started to look yet.  We have Scheels and a Cabela's in Rapid City.  My oldest is 13 and starting his second year of hunting.  My younger boy just turned 10 and will be going out with us in SD later this month.  I figure a ground blind would help limit the amount of moment the deer would see with two boys sitting with me. 

Any suggestions on a good ground blind?  Which one do you like and why? 

Please share.  Thanks!

[jigglestick]

oj, for the price, you cant beat the ameristep dog house. you'll find them in the 50 - 99 $$ price range.
I bought a ground max hub style with cable style hubs and just love it.
my son has a different style hub blind and I don't like that one because of the hub design. the rods come together with a central cup. the rods are secured in that cup with some cast ends and they break, often.
so often the company offers replacement packs of 20 in a pack.
they still make this style and for the life of me I cant figure out why.

the big dollar brand hub style blind is the....escapes me..they're 3-400 bucks. piss on that.

get a dog house. you'll like it.
I fogot to add that the springsteel blinds such ad the dog gouse can be tricky to take down.
go online and watch the video instructions. it's not that difficult.
I have to laugh though, my oldest son still comes out of the woods dragging his blind in the open position because he still hasn't figured it out

dont forget a chair. the most important part of the blind.
if carrying out to the blind location isnt an issue, you can stack two five gallon pails. that;'sabout the right height for me an you, one pail for the youngins.

for long sits I'd suggest something a bit more comfortable.
you want to be compact, but stable, and swivel would help. just keep that in mind.
some use the fold up staduim chairs, but I hate those chairs unless they're the big sturdy ones and those take up to much space, besides the legs sink into the ground.

[BiggA]

 have never used one but every advertisement you see is for Double Bull blinds I think those are the 400 dollar models.

[JoeFisherman]

Yep, the doghouse blinds are the cats meow for portability.  It'll help to keep the young ones warm too.

[sjohnnie26]

My brother purchased one form Sam's Club and it works great.  Similar to the Double bull but a lot less expensive.  It's 6 feet high in the center so most guys can stand to shoot a bow out of it even.
Plenty of room for two hunters and your gear.

[22lex]

I have one that my wife bought for me for I believe 130 bucks at Gander. Seems to work just fine, and folds up and carrys like one of those recliner chairs for the summer.

I would focus more on the seating than anything. It's nice to pay the big bucks for a nice lightweight groundblind, but mine works just fine, and the little comfortable chair would make it real easy to sit all day.

[guythathunts]

I have an Ameristep outhouse style blind - It is cheep and will only get me through 1 more year turkey hunting (4 years all together) - But it is soooo convienent. It folds up just like the dog house blind (another good choice). The dubble bull however is WAY WAY WAY nicer. It will hold up to any wind rain or snow you will encounter and it will last for ages. It all comes down to what is importand to you- If you want something that will be more premanant the dog house and out house are bad optins - they flap in the wind and are noisey and the are kites when the wind catches them. The dubble bull blinds are more sturdy and a better all arround structure - they will be better in the eliments are quieter and look better, but are not something you would want to pack in a mile 3 days in a row. It is the differance between a pull behind and a colapsible fish house - both have their advantages - but it depends on what you want to do with it.