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May 17th, 2024, 05:07 PM #1
Collapsed ground blind damage
So last season, I finally got my first ground blind.
A company called Tidewe advertised a blind that you can see through the sidewalls but no one can see into.it.
Piqued my interest so eventually got one at about 139 bucks.
Easy to set up and break down.
I set it up at my 6 acre plot of land and hunted out of it a few times without success.
After the season, I got busy so didn't get back to the property fir a couple months.
During that time, we had a couple Polar Vortexs' and with snow, sleet, ice, the roof collapsed.
The outward pressure of the collapse snapped half the wall support fiberglass rods.
6 rods snapped at the connection.point hinged knuckle.
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Shit. Really pissed at my self.
I emailed Tidewe and they said they could help.if I broke 1 or 2 but 6 was just too much damage.
I asked how much it would cost me to have 6 new fiberglass rods shipped. They said the cost would be high and wait time would also be long.
They told me if I would send them 40 bucks, they would send me a new blind.
Figuring the cost of new parts and shipping, I opted to send the 40.
This came today.
https://flic.kr/p/2pRNuEa
So, I got a new blind.
Now, looking at the damaged rods, I.believe I may be able to repair the 6 bad ones if I can either find new 3/8" rods or fab a metal 1 inch extension piece.
Thatll be after some Google fu.
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If I can repair the bad pieces, i.may end up.with a couple blinds.
I will also.make an attachable center post to prevent something happening again.Opinions are like anal apertures. They all stink but mine.
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May 17th, 2024, 06:24 PM #2Grand Member
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Re: Collapsed ground blind damage
Sounds like they did right by you. I have a rhino that I hunt and broke a few of the support rods. I duck taped it the best I could. Then a tree crushed it right to the ground. Still fixed it up and hunted it this turkey season.
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June 3rd, 2024, 03:59 AM #4
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Soon you'll have your own little colony of squatters living in them.
Attorney Phil Kline, AKA gunlawyer001@gmail.com
Ce sac n'est pas un jouet.
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June 3rd, 2024, 08:45 AM #5
Re: Collapsed ground blind damage
Yesterday, 6 new 3/8" by 42 inch long fiberglass rods came.
I believe drilling out the old connection adapters will not be hard and think I will be able to set up.this duplex.
I may be able to sleep in one and hunt out of the other.Opinions are like anal apertures. They all stink but mine.
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June 3rd, 2024, 07:04 PM #6Grand Member
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Re: Collapsed ground blind damage
What was the original purchase price, and was it worth that?
I*m looking for one and may have just found it.
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June 3rd, 2024, 11:04 PM #7
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I believe the original cost was 139.
There was a sale and I think it's the same model for 119.
Tidewe. Is the manufacturer or distributer.
Although Chicom, I really like being able to see through the outer material from inside.
It's fairly portable and easy to set up and take down.
I left it up for most of deer season.
If the top has a threaded nut like the sides do, I'll make a center post for prevent a future collapse from a Polar Vortex heavy snowOpinions are like anal apertures. They all stink but mine.
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