friendly reminder: raffia

donia · Postby **donia** » Sat May 24, 2014 8:48 am

it's an ideal time to stock up on raffia grass for layout blinds (craft section at walmart)

cupnglide · Postby **cupnglide** » Sat May 24, 2014 4:06 pm

Thanks for the reminder. Gotta get some before season.

Anatidae · Postby **Anatidae** » Sun May 25, 2014 5:31 pm

Did you ever get a blind for 'Miss Driveway'?

Raffia may be the answer to toting a decoy bag full of natural grass (and recycled cane) everywhere you go, all season.

I was in WM after Donia put this up and I forgot to look for it.

I must add raffia on my next 'list'.

cupnglide · Postby **cupnglide** » Sun May 25, 2014 8:42 pm

Ah yes, the S.S. Driveway. This year, I'm gonna do my best to hunt a little more and work a little less. The blind frame is coming together. I'm using the muddy water camo timber fabric on it.

FYI, the Albanian WalMarks don't carry raffia, I learned. Gotta look elsewhere.

jmh600 · Postby **jmh600** » Thu May 29, 2014 12:10 pm

cupnglide wrote:Ah yes, the S.S. Driveway. This year, I'm gonna do my best to hunt a little more and work a little less. The blind frame is coming together. I'm using the muddy water camo timber fabric on it.

FYI, the Albanian WalMarks don't carry raffia, I learned. Gotta look elsewhere.

Can you post pictures of the muddy water timber pattern in a big sheet? If not send me a pic please. I was wanting to use this but didn't know where to get, how much, or how the big sheet would look. Thanks

Anatidae · Postby **Anatidae** » Fri May 30, 2014 7:55 am

Gary

What kind of blind frame are you using? If I hadn't invested so much time in my 'trapeeze'.....I would be seriously thinking about a MudBuddy or Beavertail-style frame for the mud rig.

We HAD actually talked about getting another mud rig with MudBuddy fastgrass blind for use in different terrain. Maybe one day.

cupnglide · Postby **cupnglide** » Fri May 30, 2014 7:47 pm

JMH, I'll shoot you a pic tomorrow and post. I called them direct and ordered a couple 18' rolls. The stuff is waterproof. I'm hoping it makes a good blind.

Anat, I'm following poker1's plan off that mudboat site. Doing Bimini and conduit. Fingers crossed...

Anatidae · Postby **Anatidae** » Sat May 31, 2014 7:11 am

I think you'll be happy with that style blind - quick and easy set-up - relatively few steps.

I've experimented with the conduit and internal/external Bimini fittings and it's not too bad. In fact, That gives me an idea about leaving the current blind on the boat (in M.O. Buckbrush) and having a removeable collapseable frame (like yours) with fastgrass sheets - to use when I know we're going to be hunting in terrain where there's saw grass.

So many possibilities.

I'd like to see your blind frame when it's done. There's not a good way to put a rain roof on my design (without 13 more sequential steps and more tubing...i.e. - TIME).

Good luck.

cupnglide · Postby **cupnglide** » Sun Jun 01, 2014 5:21 pm

JMH, here are a couple pics of the muddy water timber camo. Boots are for perspective.

donia · Postby **donia** » Sun Jun 01, 2014 7:35 pm

https://www.facebook.com/MuddyWaterCamo.
there's a pic of it used on beavertail boat blind on one of the first posts...granted, it was taken inside (shop) and not outdoors with natural lighting/background.

Anatidae · Postby **Anatidae** » Sun Jun 01, 2014 9:07 pm

NOW, you tell me! After I've been running thread for what seems like 4 months.......

That's an awesome looking blind cover!

Hey Gary, I'll trade ya.......

jmh600 · Postby **jmh600** » Thu Jun 05, 2014 3:05 pm

Thanks that looks great. Wonder why they couldn't make the trees vertical in the fabric roll?

LODI QUACKER · Postby **LODI QUACKER** » Thu Jun 05, 2014 3:17 pm

Looks just like realtree hardwoods grey only sideways.

cupnglide · Postby **cupnglide** » Fri Jun 06, 2014 6:44 pm

Yeah, I called and asked about that. It has something to do with the edges (notice there's a rough 1" white unprinted border) and the way the template was sized. It looks good at distance. So those ducks better not care, either.