Duck blind pics

[Anatidae]

how do you keep something like that from filling up with water?

You put a adhesive bituminous water-proofing membrane system on the outside of the concrete walls. You have to put something under the floor slab too, that ties-in to the wall moisture barrier and waterproof keyways at all joints. Then you have a sump pump on an automatic float switch 'in' a sump pit on a sloped slab (under the shooting deck) that pumps-out anything that enters through the shooting ports. I imagine they have a peremeter 'sock' drain at the top of the walls (at or just below roof level) that collects roof run-off dumps into the cornfield. The roof probably has a bitumin membrane and cavity drainge/protection board that dumps into the 'sock' pipe. I imagine shooting port lids would be a must to keep rain out when not in use. I also imagine something this elaborate is powered through underground EL service. Lotta money in that pit.

Just my thinking.

[teul2]

how do you keep something like that from filling up with water?

You put a adhesive bituminous water-proofing membrane system on the outside of the concrete walls. You have to put something under the floor slab too, that ties-in to the wall moisture barrier and waterproof keyways at all joints. Then you have a sump pump on an automatic float switch 'in' a sump pit on a sloped slab (under the shooting deck) that pumps-out anything that enters through the shooting ports. I imagine they have a peremeter 'sock' drain at the top of the walls (at or just below roof level) that collects roof run-off dumps into the cornfield. The roof probably has a bitumin membrane and cavity drainge/protection board that dumps into the 'sock' pipe. I imagine shooting port lids would be a must to keep rain out when not in use. I also imagine something this elaborate is powered through underground EL service. Lotta money in that pit.

Just my thinking.

That's what I thought.
just with a lot less intelligence when i did it.

[Northbigmuddy]

I think I saw that deluxe blind on "Doomsday Preppers"...

[RedEyed Duck]

how do you keep something like that from filling up with water?

You put a adhesive bituminous water-proofing membrane system on the outside of the concrete walls. You have to put something under the floor slab too, that ties-in to the wall moisture barrier and waterproof keyways at all joints. Then you have a sump pump on an automatic float switch 'in' a sump pit on a sloped slab (under the shooting deck) that pumps-out anything that enters through the shooting ports. I imagine they have a peremeter 'sock' drain at the top of the walls (at or just below roof level) that collects roof run-off dumps into the cornfield. The roof probably has a bitumin membrane and cavity drainge/protection board that dumps into the 'sock' pipe. I imagine shooting port lids would be a must to keep rain out when not in use. I also imagine something this elaborate is powered through underground EL service. Lotta money in that pit.

Just my thinking.

That's what I thought.
just with a lot less intelligence when i did it.

Awesome post Joel!

[RedEyed Duck]

Here's one that used to sit to the East side of I-40 between Memphis and Jackson, TN


One from Beaver Dam


Another from Beaver Dam


Another form an undisclosed location


And yet another, from an undisclosed location




Same blind before brush


And again, when it was "almost" complete


The Eagles nest that is located near by

[novacaine]

The last eagle nest blind looks like it would be hard to hunt out of.

[RedEyed Duck]

The last eagle nest blind looks like it would be hard to hunt out of.

They tend to flare upon final approach