Hard Blind Recommendations

[LionKingJr]

Hey everyone — I’m looking for recommendations for a hard/rigid ground blind I can leave up year-round for whitetail. Budget is under $500 (ideally closer to $400), and I’m open to anything: plastic, fiberglass, metal shed-style, or a solid DIY/homemade setup.


I only really need one main shooting window/direction (40–175 yards), so it doesn’t have to be fancy. My main goal is something that holds up to weather better than soft blinds.


If this isn’t really feasible in that budget, I’ll probably just buy a new cloth blind and take better care of it — but I wanted to see what options people recommend first.


If you’ve used something you like (or built one), I’d appreciate any suggestions, pros/cons, and what you’d do differently. Thanks!

 

[Habitat#1]

At that budget you may have to build yourself out of beg borrowed or scrap wood.

 

[SuperDUECE22]

used poly water tanks can be had for usually around $300. Cut some windows & a door and you're done & they'll last a long time. Can put as little or much money into them as you want. Local farm/ag consignment auctions are good place to look, or facebook marketplace if you have any ag in your area.

 

[WSMHNTR]

If you have the know how and ability one can be made DIY for that depending on your wants/needs. I built my first DIY blind out of scrap wood and metal siding. If you check with your mom and pop hardware stores they sometimes have metal siding discounted for scratch/dents.

 

[hunt1up]

I've built several out of water tanks. Look local for 1500 gallon tanks. I've driven around and got some for free and some were $200-300 Cut in doors and windows. I framed mine out with treated wood and bought windows from https://deerviewwindows.com/product-category/windows/

You can usually frame up a window opening well enough to use a 24x12 window mounted vertically. Paint the interior black and the outside whatever color you want. Fun project.

I've since sold off my water tank blinds as I've put in long term 360 brand blinds. But for the budget minded hunter the water tanks work well.