Nice post. Looking at more ground blinds for next year

 

Great reviews! Thanks.

 

Two things....
the Element took all of 2 minutes to take down and stuff in the carry bag.
The Element blind did come with brush loops...they were well concealed...looked like normal stitching...not elastic...just a strip of material at the top sewn every 2 inches or so.

 

Two things....
the Element took all of 2 minutes to take down and stuff in the carry bag.
The Element blind did come with brush loops...they were well concealed...looked like normal stitching...not elastic...just a strip of material at the top sewn every 2 inches or so.

Great review, I just got a good deal for a Zonz Specialist at Cabelas which is very similar to the Element. I was looking for a blind that didn't use Velcro and this one fit the bill. Has a 360 degree view if I needed with the amount of silent sliding windows it has. I practiced setting it up and taking it down yesterday and your right it took less than two minutes. Actually took me less than a minute to be in the blind the second time I set it up. I found the setup instructions sewn in the carrying case it didn't make much sense, so I found a YouTube. Believe me a picture was worth a thousand words. I love the sewn in brush in bands that are stitched on the top and bottom of this blind. I' m going to take Eric Waldron's tip on using fish netting to better conceal it when I set up for next season. I have private property I hunt so I leave my blinds and stands up all season and take them down once I'm done for the year. Thanks for the review!

 

Great review on the difference between the two. Thanks for sharing.

 

Kevin, Do you use the pop up blinds a lot? I have an older Ameristep Backstrap blind that I like to hunt from when cold are raining. The problem is that where I archery hunt you can't see very far when in the ground blind. I guess I need to cut out some shooting lanes to use when it's raining.

 

Very specific situations. They would be ideal for agriculture areas (you can see no problem)
I have an area at the bottom of two ridges....if I were in a tree, deer would easily bust me by wind or sight as I'd be on eye level even 20' up in the tree. I also have areas where logging trails make their way thru clear cut slashing...there are no trees to put up an elevated blind. ....so there are certain times when a ground blind is useful. I have both....and will hunt from both in relatively the same are depending on the wind/weather conditions.
Cutting shooting lanes is a must.....but in a blind you want more than shooting lane...you want an opening.

 

Your videos were nice.

I have one like the Element, and it nearly kicked my butt trying to set it up - being handicapped as I am with one leg. If someone had filmed me with that agravating thing, we probably could have won "America's Funniest Videos".

I get it up and it is still up, two seasons later.

 

I hunt nothing but public property. Leaving ground blind set up is not an option. I usually spend some time in the summer setting up natural ground blinds with branches & limbs from the area. This helps with blockings sight lines but if it's raining it is not the best option.

 

meh...all I hunt is public also....but in order for anyone to get to my stand is either a mile walk in, or by boat (which is how I get there). I realize not everyone has that option available to them, but the further away from roads you get, the better off you are.