Towers for ground blinds

Watch the vid of Drury brothers blind tipping over,scary for sure
 
Bought some pallet racks yesterday for the shop and immediately started thinking about deer stands, lol. Was thinking that bolting on some oilfield pipe perpendicular on the bottom would help with the wind. I was thinking about 16" height and set beams at 10ft and at 16ft and enclose with plywood or pole barn metal to make a nice 6ft height.
 
I am thinking of a couple shorter 4-6ft platforms.... anyone use rough cut? are Elevator brackets worth it for the non-carpentry inclined?
 
I started working on building a blind on this trailer yesterday. Currently have 2 portable blinds on the farm and anxious to get a 3rd. Not sure how far I'll get... may just get the floor constructed and slap a tent on it for this year. The hayrack in the corner needs rebuilt also. Probably a winter project.

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I use platforms with a pop up blind on top. My platforms are only 6' from the ground to the base. The base is 60"x60". Mine are all metal with a ladder going up thru a trapdoor in the base. One was a Muddy brand, 1 is a name brand I can't remember right now, but got it from Academy for just over $200. By the time you buy all the wood, brackets, some kind of ladder, etc, you'll spend over $200. And, the wood ones definetely don't last as long. The wood will warp, and require fixing every year. I've done both, and will never go back to the wood.
For my setup in the woods: I don't go higher than 6 ft, because any higher will put me in the canopy, and I don't wont to spend my weekends pruning every tree 10' up. Don't have to worry too much about wind in the woods, but, I do have some 3' rebar that is driven into each leg, and, I make sure the blind is very secure to the platform. Never had an issue.
In the more open country with no tree around, still have 6' platforms, as the higher you go, the worse the wind affect is. Still use pop up blinds on top. Due to the wind, I have same 3' rebar on all corners, and, t-posts driven in the ground and roped to each leg. You gotta do it, or it will get blown over at some point. The pop up blinds do not do well in the open with high winds. Yeah, I secure the blind to the platform, but, the high winds can cause the hub blinds to pop in, and the cheaper spring blinds to rip to shreds. All of my blinds are hub blinds with 600 denier fabric. Yeah they cost more, but, I usually get about 3 years on my good hub blinds when in the open, and up to 5 years on the ones in the woods. .
Get a good chair, a couple of those little shelf things that attach at your hub, a piece of black carpet for the floor (good luck finding some), maybe a little buddy heater if your in a cold climate.
Lastly, a 60"x60" platform is great for 1 person, but tight for 2. And, I can only cross bow hunt out of them, due to the height of the blinds and the windows. Still have to set up hang stands for bowhunting.

edit-i think my last metal platform from Academy was a Game Winner brand.
 
I use platforms with a pop up blind on top. My platforms are only 6' from the ground to the base. The base is 60"x60". Mine are all metal with a ladder going up thru a trapdoor in the base. One was a Muddy brand, 1 is a name brand I can't remember right now, but got it from Academy for just over $200. By the time you buy all the wood, brackets, some kind of ladder, etc, you'll spend over $200. And, the wood ones definetely don't last as long. The wood will warp, and require fixing every year. I've done both, and will never go back to the wood.
For my setup in the woods: I don't go higher than 6 ft, because any higher will put me in the canopy, and I don't wont to spend my weekends pruning every tree 10' up. Don't have to worry too much about wind in the woods, but, I do have some 3' rebar that is driven into each leg, and, I make sure the blind is very secure to the platform. Never had an issue.
In the more open country with no tree around, still have 6' platforms, as the higher you go, the worse the wind affect is. Still use pop up blinds on top. Due to the wind, I have same 3' rebar on all corners, and, t-posts driven in the ground and roped to each leg. You gotta do it, or it will get blown over at some point. The pop up blinds do not do well in the open with high winds. Yeah, I secure the blind to the platform, but, the high winds can cause the hub blinds to pop in, and the cheaper spring blinds to rip to shreds. All of my blinds are hub blinds with 600 denier fabric. Yeah they cost more, but, I usually get about 3 years on my good hub blinds when in the open, and up to 5 years on the ones in the woods. .
Get a good chair, a couple of those little shelf things that attach at your hub, a piece of black carpet for the floor (good luck finding some), maybe a little buddy heater if your in a cold climate.
Lastly, a 60"x60" platform is great for 1 person, but tight for 2. And, I can only cross bow hunt out of them, due to the height of the blinds and the windows. Still have to set up hang stands for bowhunting.

edit-i think my last metal platform from Academy was a Game Winner brand.
Similar desired setup- have a few redneck ghillie blinds and would much rather buy than build if the cost is similar. Only issue is there are no Academys around here....
 
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