I'm thinking about buying a camouflage hunting blind, one of the cheaper "pop up" styles. This would be for nature & wildlife photography on my own property, in the woods at a spot a few hundred feet from my house. I currently sit there several times a week already. I've been using layered mosquito netting suspended like a tent over a camp chair. It gives me a surprisingly decent amount of concealment. I've had the netting and chair set up there all year and it's been great. But now with winter coming, I'm realizing the snow is going to weigh down the net and collapse. So I'm trying to find an inexpensive alternative and thought of these pop-up blinds, but I'm not sure how it would hold up if I leave it there all winter, specifically from the weight of snow. I sit there numerous times a week so I want something that I can just leave in place.
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- Does anyone use them? Pros & Cons?
- Does anyone know if they can handle a snow load? I'm looking at the dome shaped ones thinking the snow might just slide off it.
- Does anyone have any better suggestions? All I need it to do is: a) partially conceal me, and b) not get weighed down by snow (and shelter the chair from snow, preferably)
Thanks so much for any input.
Edited to add: I am thinking of posting this in a hunting sub as well, but would rather avoid seeing any hunting pics, so I thought I'd start here.
I'm not worried about my scent. The deer know I'm there, they pass by me daily and see me, but they're used to me. I've been sitting there most days all year. The netting I have now helps more with birds who don't seem to notice me as much until they're very close. It's also just an aesthetic I enjoy, having the curtain around me offers some light rain/light wind resistance and some slight concealment. I'd just keep the netting up I have there now, except I know the weight of the snow will pull it down.