Inspiration Required - Towable wheeled shooting hut / shed

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lambic

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Hoping that someone may be able to provide some inspiration.

Looking to fabricate a timber, towable shooting hut / low profile shed type thing. A waterproof enclosure to sit in and shoot. Needs to compact, functional and relatively easily to camouflage with hide nets.

No need to be elevated and will just be used on the same patch or ground. Just need the ability to shift about with a tractor.

Have some basic ideas but if anyone can show a superior design to my initial plans, it should inspire me to make something better

Cheers
 
I would start with a trailer. 8x4 or something similiar.
Keep the width narrower than your car, easier to tow.
longer means 2 people can sit in it, or you can sleep in it. Never say never. Need stabilisers for when you park up and if clever, you could cover it with an old marquee side. They sell for about £25 secondhand. That can be your roof and sides so you don’t have resistance when towing.
 
lambic said:
Hoping that someone may be able to provide some inspiration.

Looking to fabricate a timber, towable shooting hut / low profile shed type thing. A waterproof enclosure to sit in and shoot. Needs to compact, functional and relatively easily to camouflage with hide nets.

No need to be elevated and will just be used on the same patch or ground. Just need the ability to shift about with a tractor.

Have some basic ideas but if anyone can show a superior design to my initial plans, it should inspire me to make something better

Cheers
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This is mine on a trailer tent chassis
Completed it last week now has flaps and I used scaffolding planks for the floor which is raised off the trailer deck.
Mine is on the same patch of land and I tow it with my pickup .
If I wanted to move it from that patch of land . I can lay it flat then lift it back up.
It travelled up to the borders laying down
I use to ratchet straps to hold it down
 

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I shot from an old livestock trailer at a farm. Perfect with an old swivel chair inside. Slot openings all round which could be closed off with flaps to keep the wind out if needed. Ready made if you can pick up a rotten one cheap, otherwise I would make one up from pallets on an old trailer chassis.
 
Thanks gents, a cheap trailer would be a good starting point.

Would never go on the road, just grass tracks. Will need to make sure it is stable in high winds
 
lambic said:
Thanks gents, a cheap trailer would be a good starting point.

Would never go on the road, just grass tracks. Will need to make sure it is stable in high winds
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Mine had been on the side of a hill for 2 years. High winds never blew it over.
It has stabilisers on each corner
Moved it 6 months ago back to my caravan so I could refurbish it. No ready to go back out
 
Why towable if you are just going to shift it around with a tractor? Build it and use a trailer to get it to the ground you are going to base it at. If the tractor has a front end loader I would not even put any wheels on the blind / shed. I've built quite a few and use a tractor with forks to move them around. I recommend putting some 4" x 4" on the bottom then sitting the unit on 4 cement blocks, this will keep the unit from ground contact and rotting.

Just Google "Deer Blind Plans" for lots of plans and ideas. The size is a key consideration and will drive your cost. I have a bunch of different styles and sizes on my Michigan woodland property and have used very small simple structures in the UK and Europe. I've used sizes from 3' x 3' up to 8' x 10', some of my larger blinds have built in heaters with a stack vent. My personal preference is for a minimum size of 4' x 4' with openings or windows on 3 sides. 5' x 5' is a great size if cost is not an issue and it's just for 1 person.

Good luck with your project and happy hunting.

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Thanks for the direction. Will Google away.

Unfortunately my tractor is a compact job so can only lift 250kg on the front loader. Rough calculation of timber weight is 500-600kg.

So I'm thinking 6x wheel barrow wheels from evil day, or maybe a very cheap frame trailer.

Thinking about 7ft long by 5ft wide by 5ft high.
 
The Singing Stalker said:
I would start with a trailer. 8x4 or something similiar.
Keep the width narrower than your car, easier to tow.
longer means 2 people can sit in it, or you can sleep in it. Never say never. Need stabilisers for when you park up and if clever, you could cover it with an old marquee side. They sell for about £25 secondhand. That can be your roof and sides so you don’t have resistance when towing.
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I found 4ft wasn't quite wide enough.
 
I bought the ex trailer tent for £125 . Off fb mkt place
Originally I used what was supposed to be marine ply some of it was. Now re borded it in feather edge it's 4ft x 4ft x 6ft.also put chicken mesh on the floor to stop slipping. I have already shot 6 deer from it since referb. Then tow it back to my caravan in the wood. Just waiting for re planting then decide which clearfell to put it on

A caravan chassis would do
If you do get wheel barrow wheels get solid ones
 
Why use any of these I have used some very large plastic water containers cheap enough to buy won't rot cut a couple of slots in it and a door hole hinged and a swivel seat in the middle make some ground anchor pegs and it's in place light enough you can move it on your own too
 
Hi lambic here is my contribution to inspire you. I bought a secondhand trailer and used a large pallet for the floor and more pallets for the sides. It could be taken off the trailer but the height gained would be lost.
 

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I took a free caravan chassis shortened it and built a room on top, solid as a rock but it will never move from where we put it as the centre of gravity was miscalculated by me (ex engineer ha) so that when its on a ball hitch it tries to lift/pull the vehicle into the air, we towed it to its new home with a tractor.
 
pendle said:
This is mine on a trailer tent chassis
Completed it last week now has flaps and I used scaffolding planks for the floor which is raised off the trailer deck.
Mine is on the same patch of land and I tow it with my pickup .
If I wanted to move it from that patch of land . I can lay it flat then lift it back up.
It travelled up to the borders laying down
I use to ratchet straps to hold it down
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I wondered where that Doe box had gone!:lol:
 
Remoovable hatch with 360 degree shooting rest. Hydraulic swivel seat. Rack for coffee and biccies. Hand winch on one side for suspended gralocks and a small trailer with boat winch for the larger stuff. If I can get the truck there then I have a highseat. Could do it with many types of vehicle but I am a purist... Had the same one for eighteen years. Works like a dream.
 

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