Siding for box blind.

[hillrunner]

If your comfortable working with steel, it can't be beat for blind exteriors. You need to take a couple steps to get the most out of it. First of all you need to wrap the frame with reflectex insulation for sound deadening.

Next you need to wrap the blind with housewrap using window tape on all seams and around all windows and trim to seal out any chance of bugs getting inside.

If done properly, you'll have a blind that will not only last many years with no maintenance, it will also keep bugs out and scent in.
I shake my head when I see people pour money and sweat into building a blind that will simply rot away in the next ten years.

 

[Nova]

That looks really nice, but I don't have the time nor the patients to build something like that, not to mention the skill.

 

[TenPoint]

In my area for some reason 2x4's are cheap and 2x2 I can't say I have even seen before. As such I then simply use roughly 3/8" plywood. Treated plywood is pretty expensive relative to untreated....I looked into it and with my intent to cover with metal at some point the extra expense seemed like a waste.....but I may regret that decision in the long term. I figure a heavy coat of paint and a decent metal siding job and my blind will more than likely get me into the twilight years on my deer hunting days.

My local Lowes store has 2X3X8' for $1.67 and 2X4X8' for $2.66 (dollar difference).....They don't even have 2x2 as an option. I get 3/8" in 4x8 sheet for $12.63.....where the treated 1/2" 4x8 is double that at $26.57...... I think sometimes what we have reasonably available drives some of our construction method decisions as well. So like all things....there is more than one way to do it. I just like adding some sort of sheeting to help minimize the "racking" of a wall....regardless of what you use to do or or how you finish it off.

I’ve built blinds using 2x2’s, 2x3’s, and 2x4 studs. 2x3 is my favorite. 2x2’s warp easily. 2x3’s were a $1 cheaper per board. Don’t take up quite as much space as the 2x4’s either.

 

[Catscratch]

If your comfortable working with steel, it can't be beat for blind exteriors. You need to take a couple steps to get the most out of it. First of all you need to wrap the frame with reflectex insulation for sound deadening.
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Next you need to wrap the blind with housewrap using window tape on all seams and around all windows and trim to seal out any chance of bugs getting inside.
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If done properly, you'll have a blind that will not only last many years with no maintenance, it will also keep bugs out and scent in.
I shake my head when I see people pour money and sweat into building a blind that will simply rot away in the next ten years.
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Wow, that is beautiful! Good work!