The BEST DIY deer blind tower + 5 Tips

[@xpert1111]

Replace one of the 3 screws at the leg attachment with a lag bolt. Not very secure with with those light screws

[@BuckPole]

Great point. I actually use 5"x3/8" spax lags on the longer of the 2 boards for the angled side now. That works really well.

[@offgridwhitetails8768]

Best instructional video I have seen so far on tower bases. Great Job man.

[@BuckPole]

Thanks. I appreciate reading that.

[@bigrexj4078]

Glad to have found this video. I'm moving away from full shooting houses and instead will build a few of these to install ground blinds on top of them - which can easily be put up and taken back down at the end of the hunting season.. Thank you for all the detail; the idea to tilt the legs is very valuable! Thank you!

[@BuckPole]

I can't remember if I mentioned it but if you use deck boards there is hardly any issues. Plywood put a couple pieces of secondhand tin with some slant on it over the summer. The plywood last a lot longer.

[@UncleBucks]

That's a really slick way to angle the legs outward 👍🏻

[@BuckPole]

Thanks. Figured I had to share. Save other people some $$$

[@timbrockman7053]

Thanks for the great video, two thumbs up from another Wisconsin Hunter!

[@frankbrowning328]

Some really great tips in this video. Squeak free is paramount to success when a deer is relatively close to the stand.

[@roberthicks4794]

Thanks for the video. Very informative and helpful sir.

[@Computahguy]

I don't use elevator brackets any more but instead cut my floor frame at 8 degree angles. So you didn't save me money but you saved me a butt load of time. Liked and subscribed. Hope to see more content like this from you.

[@BuckPole]

Time is money my friend. Glad to help. I know this content may be a little boring but if she doesn't find you handsome she should at least find you handy.

[@Gokywildcats11]

What do you mean 8 degree

[@odayfamilyandfriendsoutdoo3731]

I'm trying to imagine iny head how you would set your floor boards at 8°

[@Computahguy]

@@odayfamilyandfriendsoutdoo3731 You don't need to set your floor boards at an angle.

[@alcantrell5340]

@@odayfamilyandfriendsoutdoo3731yep, still scratching my head. I’m assuming he meant cutting his 4x4 legs at 8* angle.

[@yvesf5355]

Great Video ,love the way you explain everything .

[@BuckPole]

Thanks.

[@mikedewey7953]

On your cross braces: if you put a carriage bolt through the “X” and bolt the 2x4’s together (you need a spacer between them) it stiffens them up tremendously. Also I use one bolt through those 4x4s to the frame from both sides

[@jimpetrausch2622]

Great video thank you for sharing. Helps alot and another thing; she finds me handy.lol.. saw your answer below.. Red Green show

[@simonkhayat4937]

This is my first blind, I'm using it for coyote. Easy to set up and take down. kzbin.infoUgkxLQGtOO9dXIsNktEeycGoIT6jtJJNTScA Definitely happy with what I got. If you are looking for something cheap to get you by, I recommed this blind it does the job just fine. I'm giving it a 5 star over all because it was better then I expected, I really thought with it being so cheap I was going to get what I paid for and I'm happy with it. Also I had my 11 year old son and a buddy of mine in it and it wasn't too cramped

[@BuckPole]

What issues did you have?

[@davemiller3027]

Great idea. I have wasps in my stands, I think that'll definitely help.

[@petrocrew]

This was a very helpful video! Used your leg tilt idea and it worked perfectly. Thanks!

[@dirtnapgear6349]

I like the video. Thank you. I was surprised you didn’t run the plywood the other direction but I’m no carpenter.

[@ChrisOliver-p9q]

You are correct it should run the opposite direction it's a carpenter 38years

[@Colton_Trotter_Fishing]

Leg tilt was awesome man thanks

[@BuckPole]

Sure beats $60-100 brackets. The spax lags really help.

[@KG-kc8uz]

Having 4' legs , how wide overall did that make it with the shims. Great video and tips. Thank you.

[@BuckPole]

It will all depend on the length of the leg, straightness of the lumber and the shim thickness used. Normally on an 8 foot leg with 3/8" shim it is roughly an 18" gain.

[@Katykat7777777]

Great product!!! Would buy again.

[@jakekuehl2675]

Awesome video, i liked it 😉. Would you know how to build a 15ft high?my state requires 15ft for rifle. Thx

[@johna2835]

What state has a minimum height for a blind? Crazy

[@BuckPole]

I upgrade to 4x6 legs over 10ft high and hate to build them that tall.

[@heathalford4721]

You only angle your legs out in one direction? Curious if I missed it being a compound angle or how sturdy 8ft are if you do one angle

[@BuckPole]

I put a spacer on both sides in the corner and pull to the corner. That doubles the angle in both directions.

[@troysummers5653]

Do you have plans for a 6x6 platform 8ft high?

[@leesowers4024]

Looking for the video about design that you mentioned. Where might that be?

[@BuckPole]

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[@BuckPole]

Hope this helps explain it in better detail.

[@chancecamp4752]

Awesome video!

[@BuckPole]

Thank you. Much appreciated and I hope it helps you out

[@MichaelJohnson-ux7pe]

Hey Buck, love this video it gave me a couple of good tips. I have one question for you on this is when you bring this out to your spot any special way you anchor it?

[@BuckPole]

I use paver blocks under the legs and cables with screw in anchors. Any 4ft or less I don't use any anchor but switch to 3/4" plywood shims.

[@MichaelJohnson-ux7pe]

Sounds good thanks.

[@brandonyoung7760]

Just curious why you aren't using the spax lag screw in the 4x4's? Nice build bud

[@BuckPole]

For the part where the leg meets the platform? Or where the cross braces attach to the legs?

[@brandonyoung7760]

@BuckPole where the legs (4x4's) join to the platform

[@Swanny713]

Thanks David!!

[@davidpearson9810]

What size cross boards and decking boards? 2x4 or 2x6? Great video

[@BuckPole]

For the "floor Truses" I use 2x6 around the outside. Center I do 2x6 at 16" oc or 2x4 at 12" oc.

[@dougkraemer8327]

Why not just cut an angle on the 4x4 to give it tilt? Isnt the weight now gonna be mostly on the corner of the 4x4 instead of across the whole end surface of the 4x4?

[@fouroakscrafts7240]

Nice tutorial and I subscribed! Thanks for sharing this. I would like to give this a try next season.

[@BuckPole]

I just got done with carpal tunnel surgery so I'm trying to work on the video for the walls and the roof. After that will come the complete blind assembly. Stay tuned for that as soon as I get a chance.

[@TheRealOGMyst]

Greatly Appreciated!!

[@mikehaas5292]

#25 torx makes it soooo much easier to drive! in Phillips slip a lot

[@chancecamp4752]

Nice video!

[@BuckPole]

Thanks. Hoping to get a couple more on these out and maybe a small book with measurements to help people out.

[@Coop779]

Do the straight bottom screws in the corners go through the 1” wide plywood strips, before entering the 4”x4” ? Or are they entering above the 1”wide plywood strip before entering the 4”x4”?

[@BuckPole]

I try to go through if possible. Keeps them from possibly falling out and loosening up.

[@jacobguitreau6454]

I am looking to build a 8x8 box stand

[@chancecamp4752]

Great video

[@haroldwonder446]

A tube of flooring glue added to the top of each joist before securing the plywood, goes a long way to reducing and risk of squeaks in future. Just saying.

[@BuckPole]

Agree. Did I forget to mention that? Also fully threaded screws or ones that have thread left in the wood really help.

[@johnarnett5173]

Awesome

[@OuterHeavenNET]

I’m building mine on the side of a big hill. It’s going to require some ingenuity. Trying to absorb all of the tips I can.

[@BuckPole]

Don't be afftaid to cut legs.

[@OuterHeavenNET]

What do you mean?@@BuckPole

[@namelessmotions3390]

How much it all cost to put build that yourself

[@mauriceupp9381]

Why isn't the little narrow 2x4 placement put over by the scene part instead of out there where it's not needed on the wide one

[@BuckPole]

Sorry I'm not sure what you are asking. Can you try to describe the issue so I can help?

[@mauriceupp9381]

When you're showing the floor assembly with the floor joist close to the end shouldn't that be over where the plywood will only be on a half floor joist for support instead of over where the plywood covers the whole end ( floor joist) I

[@BuckPole]

I think I understand. The 2x6 section is on end with the short side so it is on 3 floor joists.

[@hankdetlie8577]

Total price?

[@BuckPole]

Now post c19 about 250 in materials for a treated 4x6-8 depending on where you live.

[@chaseworkman530]

You got me to subscribe and never put a video on how to build the walls, window cut outs, door and door installation, window installation

[@BuckPole]

I just posted them a couple months ago. Building stands is my strong suit. Editing and posting videos is not.

[@alcantrell5340]

Here’s a great tip.. never buy Phillip’s head screws. Torx’s heads is the way to go. Save you a boatload of misery. T25 😊

[@handlesarestupid1234]

you are relying on the screws to hold all your weight. if you set the platform on the legs, it will be a lot stronger.

[@Bornnn2Playyy]

Much faster cheaper and better to use old scaffolding!!!!!

[@BuckPole]

Straight legs?

[@TimothyStanfield-r8s]

Need to use nail or lag for joist, not screws.

[@JimmyHinton]

You think 94° is hot. Try Alabama with a 100% humidity. 94° feels 110°.

[@BuckPole]

The Carolinas were bad I can only imagine 😔

[@johnsiebenaler377]

Big waste of material for a 4 ft high blind

[@BuckPole]

The switchgrass in front of this blind is only 5 ft high. Perfect height for the stand location.

[@TrehanCreekOutdoors]

Too much constant wind noise. I stopped watching 44 seconds into the video because would not NOT have been able to put up with that much wind noise for 32 minutes!

[@gpt5002]

Not a carpenter for sure

[@wakeuporsleep9686]

For God sakes who uses Phillips screws anymore . Used torques.

[@alfredneuman4905]

We do in Wisconsin pal, less expensive so we have more money for beer! Tell your folks I says hi!

[@BuckPole]

I do, I do. Well home depot had 10# boxes on sale for $11 and change so.... I have 3 stacks in my garage.

[@edreeves6759]

Don't look safe just buy some elevator brackets!

[@grdelawter4266]

For this being a tutorial on building a stand for a blind, if you pardon me, you don’t know your ass from a hole in the ground! For this being a tutorial on building a stand for a blind, if you pardon me, you don’t know your ass from a hole in the ground you talked about not using a truss bracket on your floor joist and I’ll bet what you should’ve been saying is you don’t use a joist hanger on your joists! Secondly the plywood floor should be installed perpendicular to the direction of the joists! Did you know that you can actually go to the plywood manufacturer’s website and they have instructions on how to install plywood for everyone to see. The only time you do not put plywood on perpendicular to the joists is when you install it as wall sheathing. Other than that it must be installed perpendicular to the framing members. So if you weren’t acting as a teacher of these platforms, I wouldn’t have commented. If you teach, you must be correct.