Aero Outdoor Blinds??

[h2ofowlr]

I was interested to see if anyone has purchased the Aero Outdoor blinds.  I am considering purchasing one.

http://www.aerooutdoors.com/products/bl ... dular.html

[Professor Chaos]

I have hunted out of them but probably wont buy my own.  For the type of hunting I do it dont make much sense for me. 
Very nice blinds and properly brushed they are great. 

[Shannon]

I have several. I still have one out in Burlington if you want to see one set up.

[h2ofowlr]

I could probably make the same.  The challenge has been getting the plastic mesh in the tan color.  You almost have to buy it in bulk from China.  I will have to take you up on the offer to check it out possibly next week.

[Mr56Jeep]

If you find a cheap connection on mesh in Tan, let us all know.  I think you would have to have it die cut yourself.  I couldn't find any.   

[Gamblin Guy]

I've hunted out of his blinds several times and also built several by copying his design using 1/2 emt and a bender.  He usually runs a sales special in the summer on them and if I were to do it again, I would buy his.  I searched all over for the tan mesh and couldnt find it, we ended up buying from him. 

I'll see if I can find some pictures and post.  If you get down to the Monroe area and want to stop by and take a look, let me know.

[h2ofowlr]

These outfits that make the saftey meshes come out of China.  You pretty much have to buy a ton of it and then they will make what you want.  I have axcess to benders, welders, belt material for the hinges in the front.  The challenge is the webbing.

[Gamblin Guy]

I was able to find some of the mesh in green from Gemplers, looks like the same stuff.

http://www.gemplers.com/product/167789/Yard-Protection-Mesh-20Lx335W-Rolls-2

One of my partners talked with a painter who thought he could paint this stuff with a special paint, haven't talked to him to find out if he tried it yet.

[Gamblin Guy]

Here's a few pics:







This is basically a 3 man blind, I also built a 4 man blind.  If you've got private ground and can leave them set up, its a great way to hunt.  The 3 man we built so it's portable and can be set up anywhere.

[h2ofowlr]

Looks good.  If you don't mind what did the mesh run you from Aero?

[Gamblin Guy]

We built these in 06 so I dont recall exactly, he sells a 50' role for $150 now but I think we paid a little less than that.  We bought enough to build several blinds, including a couple of lower profile goose blinds.

[Dustin07]

I saw the aero blinds at the sportsmans show, I think NSW was sharing a booth with them. The blinds seemed like they were pretty decent for what they are.  Good temporary setup for areas where you can't build a permenant blind.

[~GooseDown~]

Cheap and easy. PVC coated chicken wire / thick wooden dowels / and zip ties.   

[banannaclip]

looks good

[FeatherFanatic]

what does one of those blinds wiegh ?

[kbyers]

As stated, the aero blind is a great option where you can't build a permanent blind.  That being said, it is made from EMT tubing.  3/4 inch EMT tubing can be bought for $5 or so for a 10 foot stick.  It can be bent by hand with a 20 dollar bender.  The mesh that they use is the same as the orange mesh that you see at construction sites and music concerts.  As was said above chicken wire can be painted and used.  Remeber that the mesh is only being used as a base to attatch your veg to.  When you are done you should not be able to see the mesh through the cat tails and other vegetation that you have used.  Instead of mesh you could also use 1000 denier cordura as your base.  This would provide a wind block as well.

If you have any questions or want any pictures of aero outdoors products, let me know.  I live 15 minutes from their shop.  Feel free to pm for another Aero outdoors tip

[duckhunter]

i usually hunt out of the aero outdoors deadly duck 2 man blind! we hunted out of them just like they were with no modifications. since we have 4 of them we were noticing ducks flaring because they were seining in them in the crack were the top falls down to shoot out of. so we had to modify all 4 to make them so ducks cant see in. i would not recomend them unless u want to do many modifications.

[Shannon]

I have hunted out of them for 3 years now and no of a duck club that uses 4 of them on there property with no problems. I like mine but we heavily brush it in so there is no seeing in when we are done. At least not any worse than any other blind. You have to have enough openings to see out of to work the birds and when the door drops you have plenty of room to shoot. Half the time I brush it in well enough to leave the hatch down the whole time.
I am sure you can make one for cheaper but I have no free time so it was worth the purchase for me.
I am an electrical contractor with a million benders. If you live close by Burlington and bring it back within a week I will loan out my hand benders. PM me if you want to borrow them.