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Looking for a blind bag and need some help.

Postby HuskerGun » Tue Sep 17, 2013 12:23 am

First off I will just get this out of the way. I have a problem when it comes to bags. I like to have a bag for each purpose.

Last season I used my range bag for a blind bag and it worked fine. Its a Midway USA compact range bag. http://www.midwayusa.com/product/939167 ... -range-bag
Great little bag and I liked the size. Coming from the military I know that if you have room in the bag you tend to find things to fill it. The problem with it is that it is in no way water proof. It was never dropped in the water and we had light snow just a lot of foggy damp/drizzle filled mornings. Everything just felt wet by the end of the day.

THis will be my first full season as I am just getting started so I really don't want to spend that much and I don't have that much gear other then the basics.

4 calls
couple chokes
usually take 3-4 boxes of ammo (don't like to go out with out a lot of ammo. Damn you iraq :lol: )
Some type of fire
Thermos
snacks
tp

Any suggestions or should I just suck it up for another season and use a bunch of baggies.

Thanks for the help.
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Re: Looking for a blind bag and need some help.

Postby 3legged_lab » Tue Sep 17, 2013 9:25 am

You might like one of those hard plastic boxes. The ones similar to an ammo can only about twice as tall. They have a tray inside for your small stuff and the bit junk goes below. I have a buddy who uses one and sometime he uses it as a seat.
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Re: Looking for a blind bag and need some help.

Postby The Duck Hammer » Tue Sep 17, 2013 9:49 am

That's probably your best bet if you want something waterproof. Otherwise you can find a bag you like and spray the shit out of it with the water sealer stuff for boots (Tiller "boots" in this sentence are the things on your feet not in addition toos) or jackets.
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Re: Looking for a blind bag and need some help.

Postby Tiler_J » Tue Sep 17, 2013 9:13 pm

The Duck Hammer wrote:That's probably your best bet if you want something waterproof. Otherwise you can find a bag you like and spray the shit out of it with the water sealer stuff for boots (Tiller "boots" in this sentence are the things on your feet not in addition toos) or jackets.

Who is Tiller? :thumbsup: Tiller- what a stupid name, might as well go by ROTO or Dirt Hammer!
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Re: Looking for a blind bag and need some help.

Postby Flightstopper » Tue Sep 17, 2013 9:15 pm

Tiler_J wrote:
The Duck Hammer wrote:That's probably your best bet if you want something waterproof. Otherwise you can find a bag you like and spray the shit out of it with the water sealer stuff for boots (Tiller "boots" in this sentence are the things on your feet not in addition toos) or jackets.

Who is Tiller? :thumbsup: Tiller- what a stupid name, might as well go by ROTO or Dirt Hammer!


:lol: your name finally makes sense! Always read it as tiller. ... Tiler, tile!
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Re: Looking for a blind bag and need some help.

Postby Tiler_J » Tue Sep 17, 2013 9:18 pm

Flightstopper wrote:
Tiler_J wrote:
The Duck Hammer wrote:That's probably your best bet if you want something waterproof. Otherwise you can find a bag you like and spray the shit out of it with the water sealer stuff for boots (Tiller "boots" in this sentence are the things on your feet not in addition toos) or jackets.

Who is Tiller? :thumbsup: Tiller- what a stupid name, might as well go by ROTO or Dirt Hammer!


:lol: your name finally makes sense! Always read it as tiller. ... Tiler, tile!

Haha! :thumbsup: Glad I could clear that up.
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Re: Looking for a blind bag and need some help.

Postby Flightstopper » Tue Sep 17, 2013 9:22 pm

Tiler_J wrote:
Flightstopper wrote:
Tiler_J wrote:
The Duck Hammer wrote:That's probably your best bet if you want something waterproof. Otherwise you can find a bag you like and spray the shit out of it with the water sealer stuff for boots (Tiller "boots" in this sentence are the things on your feet not in addition toos) or jackets.

Who is Tiller? :thumbsup: Tiller- what a stupid name, might as well go by ROTO or Dirt Hammer!


:lol: your name finally makes sense! Always read it as tiller. ... Tiler, tile!

Haha! :thumbsup: Glad I could clear that up.

Shit, might finally get some sleep now that my mind is at ease!
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Re: Looking for a blind bag and need some help.

Postby Tiler_J » Tue Sep 17, 2013 9:26 pm

Flightstopper wrote:
Tiler_J wrote:
Flightstopper wrote:
Tiler_J wrote:
The Duck Hammer wrote:That's probably your best bet if you want something waterproof. Otherwise you can find a bag you like and spray the shit out of it with the water sealer stuff for boots (Tiller "boots" in this sentence are the things on your feet not in addition toos) or jackets.

Who is Tiller? :thumbsup: Tiller- what a stupid name, might as well go by ROTO or Dirt Hammer!


:lol: your name finally makes sense! Always read it as tiller. ... Tiler, tile!

Haha! :thumbsup: Glad I could clear that up.

Shit, might finally get some sleep now that my mind is at ease!

Haha, you see our newest member - Flightstoppa. Wonder where he got that name?
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Re: Looking for a blind bag and need some help.

Postby The Duck Hammer » Tue Sep 17, 2013 9:29 pm

Tiler_J wrote:
The Duck Hammer wrote:That's probably your best bet if you want something waterproof. Otherwise you can find a bag you like and spray the shit out of it with the water sealer stuff for boots (Tiller "boots" in this sentence are the things on your feet not in addition toos) or jackets.

Who is Tiller? :thumbsup: Tiller- what a stupid name, might as well go by ROTO or Dirt Hammer!

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Re: Looking for a blind bag and need some help.

Postby Flightstopper » Tue Sep 17, 2013 9:31 pm

Tiler_J wrote:
Flightstopper wrote:
Tiler_J wrote:
Flightstopper wrote:
Tiler_J wrote:[quote="The Duck Hammer"]That's probably your best bet if you want something waterproof. Otherwise you can find a bag you like and spray the shit out of it with the water sealer stuff for boots (Tiller "boots" in this sentence are the things on your feet not in addition toos) or jackets.

Who is Tiller? :thumbsup: Tiller- what a stupid name, might as well go by ROTO or Dirt Hammer!


:lol: your name finally makes sense! Always read it as tiller. ... Tiler, tile!

Haha! :thumbsup: Glad I could clear that up.

Shit, might finally get some sleep now that my mind is at ease!

Haha, you see our newest member - Flightstoppa. Wonder where he got that name?[/quote]
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Re: Looking for a blind bag and need some help.

Postby NuffDaddy » Tue Sep 17, 2013 9:31 pm

Flightstopper wrote:
Tiler_J wrote:
The Duck Hammer wrote:That's probably your best bet if you want something waterproof. Otherwise you can find a bag you like and spray the shit out of it with the water sealer stuff for boots (Tiller "boots" in this sentence are the things on your feet not in addition toos) or jackets.

Who is Tiller? :thumbsup: Tiller- what a stupid name, might as well go by ROTO or Dirt Hammer!


:lol: your name finally makes sense! Always read it as tiller. ... Tiler, tile!

I did too. Haha :lol:
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Re: Looking for a blind bag and need some help.

Postby Feelin' Fowl » Tue Sep 17, 2013 9:32 pm

I just bought this one. It's huge, and half the price of other brands of the same size...it has a hard bottom to protect from water/mud, and I can fit a full size coffee thermos inside of it with all kinds of other gear. I've only had it out twice, but so far I'm pretty happy with it.

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Re: Looking for a blind bag and need some help.

Postby 3legged_lab » Tue Sep 17, 2013 10:45 pm

I got the cabelas bag with the hard plastic bottom and like it, but its more expe than the op was looking for.
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Re: Looking for a blind bag and need some help.

Postby Redbeard » Tue Sep 17, 2013 10:52 pm

Your head has a...hard plastic shell on it
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Re: Looking for a blind bag and need some help.

Postby Feelin' Fowl » Tue Sep 17, 2013 10:55 pm

3legged_lab wrote:I got the cabelas bag with the hard plastic bottom and like it, but its more expe than the op was looking for.

The Gander Mtn. bad is very similar to the Cabela's bag, but is only $40...
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Re: Looking for a blind bag and need some help.

Postby assateague » Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:39 am

Feelin' Fowl wrote:I just bought this one. It's huge, and half the price of other brands of the same size...it has a hard bottom to protect from water/mud, and I can fit a full size coffee thermos inside of it with all kinds of other gear. I've only had it out twice, but so far I'm pretty happy with it.

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I've had this bag for about 5 years. Very good quality bag.
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Re: Looking for a blind bag and need some help.

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Re: Looking for a blind bag and need some help.

Postby HuskerGun » Wed Sep 18, 2013 11:21 am

I like the look of those Gander Mountain bags.
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Re: Looking for a blind bag and need some help.

Postby Goldfish » Wed Sep 18, 2013 10:32 pm

BrewGUN wrote:These are on sale right now.
http://m.gandermountain.com/modperl/pro ... 006&r=view

Wth. I just bought that bag today and they charged me $30. I looked at my receipt and realized that they charged me wrong for the scent killer combo too. It was on sale got $4.99. I have done, but at that price couldn't pass it up. They charged me 9.99

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Re: Looking for a blind bag and need some help.

Postby IndianaMallard64 » Wed Sep 25, 2013 9:05 pm

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Drake-Wa ... 7Aod00YAFA


my new bag, I probably wouldnt have spent this much, but heck it was a birthday present from my fiance so i aint complaining :thumbsup: Fuck yeah
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Re: Looking for a blind bag and need some help.

Postby jarbo03 » Thu Sep 26, 2013 12:13 am

IndianaMallard64 wrote:http://www.cabelas.com/product/Drake-Waterfowl-Systems-Floating-Blind-Bag/714463.uts?productVariantId=1635210&WT.tsrc=CSE&WT.mc_id=GoogleProductAds&WT.z_mc_id1=02462534&rid=40&channel=GoogleBaseUSA&mr:trackingCode=454D2FC4-6BB6-E111-8DC4-001B21631C34&mr:referralID=NA&mr:adType=pla&mr:ad=32989129391&mr:keyword=&mr:match=&mr:filter=57964214711&gclid=CLnvs6H957kCFWxo7Aod00YAFA


my new bag, I probably wouldnt have spent this much, but heck it was a birthday present from my fiance so i aint complaining :thumbsup: Fuck yeah


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Re: Looking for a blind bag and need some help.

Postby IndianaMallard64 » Thu Sep 26, 2013 10:05 am

jarbo03 wrote:
IndianaMallard64 wrote:http://www.cabelas.com/product/Drake-Waterfowl-Systems-Floating-Blind-Bag/714463.uts?productVariantId=1635210&WT.tsrc=CSE&WT.mc_id=GoogleProductAds&WT.z_mc_id1=02462534&rid=40&channel=GoogleBaseUSA&mr:trackingCode=454D2FC4-6BB6-E111-8DC4-001B21631C34&mr:referralID=NA&mr:adType=pla&mr:ad=32989129391&mr:keyword=&mr:match=&mr:filter=57964214711&gclid=CLnvs6H957kCFWxo7Aod00YAFA


my new bag, I probably wouldnt have spent this much, but heck it was a birthday present from my fiance so i aint complaining :thumbsup: Fuck yeah


How's the season treating ya so far?


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I guess it has been a success
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Re: Looking for a blind bag and need some help.

Postby assateague » Thu Sep 26, 2013 10:45 am

Heck yes it's been a success. You've done what not many people can say they did. But you may want to seriously consider how well the next 40 years will treat your aching body when making the decision, brother.
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Re: Looking for a blind bag and need some help.

Postby rebelp74 » Thu Sep 26, 2013 10:57 am

I played d-end at tech and can speak from experience, 17 surgeries so far. 11 of which have been football related. My body didn't hold up to the level I played at, I have problems trying to sleep. They don't really hinder me from doing anything but I feel the pain on an all time basis. Looking back at it now, I wish I wouldn't have played. It was fun but not even remotely worth it.
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Re: Looking for a blind bag and need some help.

Postby jarbo03 » Thu Sep 26, 2013 12:05 pm

Yep. Walk away while you can walk. I had my 2nd knee surgery before my 1st year of college baseball. I played one year and retired. Wasn't worth it to me, 10 years ago I quit using stilts at work. Like Jim said, you've done what most won't.
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Re: Looking for a blind bag and need some help.

Postby IndianaMallard64 » Sun Sep 29, 2013 12:55 am

Thanks for the support guys, I'll give u all a kiss later ;)
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Re: Looking for a blind bag and need some help.

Postby rebelp74 » Sun Sep 29, 2013 1:03 am

IndianaMallard64 wrote:Thanks for the support guys, I'll give u all a kiss later ;)

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Re: Looking for a blind bag and need some help.

Postby assateague » Sun Sep 29, 2013 1:15 am

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Looking for a blind bag and need some help.

Postby IndianaMallard64 » Mon Sep 30, 2013 11:26 am

rebelp74 wrote:
IndianaMallard64 wrote:Thanks for the support guys, I'll give u all a kiss later ;)

:?



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