My wife is throwing out our trusty fake Christmas tree..And I was thinking maybe the limbs could be of some use to me?Brush in a blind perhaps??What do you guys think??Thoughts and other ideas are welcome
Using old fake christmas tree limbs to brush in a blind....Thoughts???
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I think it would probably work, as long as it matched the backdrop at least. If you cover it in bright green boughs, and place your blind in a fence row void of greenery, it's going to stick out worse than it would if you never brushed it in.
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Evergreens always stick out though, no matter where they are in the woods. Long as they don't keep moving around it shouldn't matter.
Honestly I have had both thoughts.. I was thinking if it wasnt in a pine grove or similar it would be a waste..But at the same time any thing to break up the rounded(its not a hub style) outline might be the ticket..
You don't have a white tree do you? lol
Take off the lights first! lol
Sorry Nick, I couldn't resist. I think Joe is right. Keep them secured and it sounds like a good idea.
Take off the lights first! lol
Sorry Nick, I couldn't resist. I think Joe is right. Keep them secured and it sounds like a good idea.
I think that's a helluva idea. Never thought of that.
I say leave the lights on. It can be your beacon walking in in the mornings.
I say leave the lights on. It can be your beacon walking in in the mornings.
Very good point, Jackalope. Now that I think about it, I think you're right... it shouldn't matter.
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The whole trees work sometimes. I needed a little more cover in front of my raised Porta-Jon stand. Put an ad on craigslist and got two free trees. Put in a couple metal fence posts and wired the trees to them. Instant cover that the deer were used to in no time.
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Great Idea! I have been using fall decorations, fall leaf garland for years on my treestand ladder. Cheap from the dollar store and lasts quite a few years if you leave it up.
Its the silver tree from back in the day with built in lights..That should work fine right/?:smiley_confused_vra
The only thing that comes to my mind as a concern would be the wires that start rusting after time, and what possable damage that could do to the marerial on the blind if left like that to long.
Funny you say that..The blind itself has seen its better days/years..This will be the 3rd season for it(cheap ameristep).The last 2 seasons it was left out longer then it should have been..Last year it was left out from mid oct till the following june..It has a few small holes i was going to patch with camo burlap,camo duct tape an super glue as well as some rips on one side at the bottom below the window..I was going to leave the window on the side with the all rips open an use some sticks,zip ties an camo burlap to make a extra "face" for that side on the bottom to cover the tears...To rig the limbs i got a roll of twine an zip ties i was going to try and get crafty with..I wouldnt even piss with it..But i wanna take my son this season an see how many minutes he can sit