anyone with a Ameristep Doghouse blind or other?
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anyone with a Ameristep Doghouse blind or other?
I'd bought a cheapo Eastman Carbon pop up, and I'm not happy with it. The fabric is so tight where the door zipper is you can't get it closed. It's actually starting to rip where the zipper is sewn in. I do like the concept though, as this is the first store bought blind I've been in
On Ameristep's website it looks like the Doghouse zipper is in a corner between panel's where there'd be no pressure?
Are Hub style blinds any better? This blind will stay up for 5-6 weeks so I'm not worried about weight or ease to assemble/disassemble it.
Kinda wanted to keep money spent under $120.00 U.S. see'n how I wasted $65.00 on the Eastman So any blind thats trouble free and won't break the bank would be o.k.
Thank's kev
On Ameristep's website it looks like the Doghouse zipper is in a corner between panel's where there'd be no pressure?
Are Hub style blinds any better? This blind will stay up for 5-6 weeks so I'm not worried about weight or ease to assemble/disassemble it.
Kinda wanted to keep money spent under $120.00 U.S. see'n how I wasted $65.00 on the Eastman So any blind thats trouble free and won't break the bank would be o.k.
Thank's kev
I've used a doghouse for a few years now, and the main door zipper finally gave out. My fault for not keeping it well enough lubed, but I just use a window now to get in & out. It has been out now for about 3 years, and other than turning pink it has held up well. I took some flat black, green, and brown spray paint and touched up the camo to more masculine colors, though.
wabi
thank's wabi. I was on Ameristep's website again. I think I was looking as the Reversable model Doghouse, thats why it had a zipper in the corner, so you can turn it inside out for diff. camo pattern.
wabi. was it hard to get the door zipped closed on the Doghouse? The fabric is so tight on this Eastman around the door I never have been able to zip it closed after it's up.
Maybe all the spring steel types are hard to get zipped up.
Thank's kevin
wabi. was it hard to get the door zipped closed on the Doghouse? The fabric is so tight on this Eastman around the door I never have been able to zip it closed after it's up.
Maybe all the spring steel types are hard to get zipped up.
Thank's kevin
I made sure it was'nt stretched/staked out to far, actually it's only staked on 2 corners, both on the same side, other side floats. The 3 sides with windows seem to have plenty of slack in the fabric and the windows work great, no pressure at all. You can see there seems to be a difference in how tight the fabric is in the window panel's compared to the Door panel.
I used some Barnett lube wax on all the zipper's, there in little chapstick type tubes. I got a bunch of them on a closeout sale. Actually use'em on my servings also.
I'm going to see if I can get the used Double Bull, I've read some very good reviews on them. I'll give the Eastman to a friend, let him sew the door up and use the big window to get in and out of, like wabi does.
I used some Barnett lube wax on all the zipper's, there in little chapstick type tubes. I got a bunch of them on a closeout sale. Actually use'em on my servings also.
I'm going to see if I can get the used Double Bull, I've read some very good reviews on them. I'll give the Eastman to a friend, let him sew the door up and use the big window to get in and out of, like wabi does.
Yup that's what I have and all zippers work really freely... I love it!xbowking wrote:hi , has anyone used the stackhouse from ameristep , im thinking of getting one i looked at them in the catalog and the web site they look nice , they have th extra window up higher for standing up and shooting , tks
DrDan