Build your own deer box.

[The Singing Stalker]

I have been looking at building a deer box. But I have never come across a way of joining the legs to the platform that I liked or at the price I liked.
Anyway, I came across this and bought some.
Will they be any good? No idea, but they look ok. Arrived a few days ago.
Just need to get some time, and wood and see what I can come up with.
I don’t intend to go anywhere near the alleged 1,000kg limit.

VEVOR Deer Blind Brackets, Outdoor 3.6x3.6 Platform Bracket, Fit 3.5x3.5 In / 88.9x88.9 mm Lumber, 2204lbs/1000kg Capacity Steel Elevator Brackets for Deer Stand, Hunting Blinds, Shooting Shack, 8 Pcs | VEVOR UK

Shop VEVOR Deer Blind Brackets, Outdoor 3.6x3.6 Platform Bracket, Fit 3.5x3.5 In / 88.9x88.9 mm Lumber, 2204lbs/1000kg Capacity Steel Elevator Brackets for Deer Stand, Hunting Blinds, Shooting Shack, 8 Pcs at lowest price, 2-day delivery, 30-day returns. Shop now at VEVOR.

www.vevor.co.uk

 

[Freeforester]

I have been looking at building a deer box. But I have never come across a way of joining the legs to the platform that I liked or at the price I liked.
Anyway, I came across this and bought some.
Will they be any good? No idea, but they look ok. Arrived a few days ago.
Just need to get some time, and wood and see what I can come up with.
I don’t intend to go anywhere near the alleged 1,000kg limit.

VEVOR Deer Blind Brackets, Outdoor 3.6x3.6 Platform Bracket, Fit 3.5x3.5 In / 88.9x88.9 mm Lumber, 2204lbs/1000kg Capacity Steel Elevator Brackets for Deer Stand, Hunting Blinds, Shooting Shack, 8 Pcs | VEVOR UK

Shop VEVOR Deer Blind Brackets, Outdoor 3.6x3.6 Platform Bracket, Fit 3.5x3.5 In / 88.9x88.9 mm Lumber, 2204lbs/1000kg Capacity Steel Elevator Brackets for Deer Stand, Hunting Blinds, Shooting Shack, 8 Pcs at lowest price, 2-day delivery, 30-day returns. Shop now at VEVOR.

www.vevor.co.uk

Paid double that for the ones first sent to USA from China. They will make the job much easier.

 

[Brad93]

do you have a welder?

 

[The Singing Stalker]

do you have a welder?

I do.

 

[Mickeydredd]

I have been looking at building a deer box. But I have never come across a way of joining the legs to the platform that I liked or at the price I liked.
Anyway, I came across this and bought some.
Will they be any good? No idea, but they look ok. Arrived a few days ago.
Just need to get some time, and wood and see what I can come up with.
I don’t intend to go anywhere near the alleged 1,000kg limit.

VEVOR Deer Blind Brackets, Outdoor 3.6x3.6 Platform Bracket, Fit 3.5x3.5 In / 88.9x88.9 mm Lumber, 2204lbs/1000kg Capacity Steel Elevator Brackets for Deer Stand, Hunting Blinds, Shooting Shack, 8 Pcs | VEVOR UK

Shop VEVOR Deer Blind Brackets, Outdoor 3.6x3.6 Platform Bracket, Fit 3.5x3.5 In / 88.9x88.9 mm Lumber, 2204lbs/1000kg Capacity Steel Elevator Brackets for Deer Stand, Hunting Blinds, Shooting Shack, 8 Pcs at lowest price, 2-day delivery, 30-day returns. Shop now at VEVOR.

www.vevor.co.uk

Top tip - buy 2 sets of 4, its cheaper than buying the set of 8!

 

[Bo Diddley]

So, you want to build a small shed on legs .... any carpenter will put you straight with basic carpentry skills without having to resort to holding it together with shop bought brackets if thats what you are hoping to make.

 

[The Singing Stalker]

Top tip - buy 2 sets of 4, its cheaper than buying the set of 8!

Your right. Stupid bloody website.

 

[Keith Edmunds]

Interesting way to hold a rifle

 

[Bavarianbrit]

If the brackets are open topped as this looks like the water will puddle in them above the wooden end grain and rot will set in.

Best to fix them to a wooden ring frame then have a sheet floor of OSB or better still the resin impregnated sheet for open trailer floors. that overlaps like a roof does and build the box on top of that. I woild also dip the brackets in any old paint to give a longer life and use stainless woodscrew threaded bolts.

 

[Greenmist]

Hopefully as its a basic piece of welding it will be better than their machinery, which is terrible

 

[The Singing Stalker]

Hopefully as its a basic piece of welding it will be better than their machinery, which is terrible

I bought my vacuum chamber off them and my diesel heater. So far so good, but I did look at the page for recalls and there seems to be a lot of them.

 

[Greenmist]

I bought a petrol post knocker, headbutting the post would be more effective

 

[Greenmist]

Interesting way to hold a rifle

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That bench makes my eyes hurt, its like a really bad spot the difference pic, don't get me started on the double brim baseball cap or through the shoulder stock

 

[Keith Edmunds]

That bench makes my eyes hurt, its like a really bad spot the difference pic, don't get me started on the double brim baseball cap or through the shoulder stock

AI....it's the way to go

 

[trickie]

Never mind the lens on the scope

And shooting across the road

 

[Suilven]

@The Singing Stalker what are you thinking of using for the flooring of your deer box?

I'm at the same point as you; gathering together the materials but I'm not sure what to use as a floor. Mine will be max 8' to the floor, was thinking marine plywood or treated decking boards, with joists etc. Marine plywood makes it an expensive build...

Will be wooden, free standing and fully enclosed. Probably 4' x 6' floor plan. Using the same style brackets as posted above.

Appreciate any pointers folks.

 

[The Singing Stalker]

I was planning on using scaffold boards. Easier to transport