I have used those 4x4 sheets of marsh grass. They seem to be pretty strong. I don't recall what they cost but I did a 14 ft boat with 8 sections I believe.

 

Shredded burlap bag strips. A army truck camo net would be cool too.

 

Do a search of this forum. I can think of quite a few threads on blind builds that will address your question. Old Guys Rule had one, as did Headhunter and myself as some examples.

Short answer? I went with 1000w Cordura, with a netting over it to attach grass to. Other people use canvas. Some people use just the netting. I think they're missing the boat (heh, pun), though, as a hard side blocks wind and rain better.

 

Aero outdoors out of washington sells 25' rolls of grass colored polymesh. I think they are like $60 or so. This is the best material I have found for a base camo. Light and strong. It practically works without any material being added, but you can add natural material to it as needed. Super light and a good color for duck hunting.

 

Hog panels or wire mesh work good


Take em

 

ogrejager, I like your idea of going with a heavy duty solution so on those crappy days your not swimming in the rain and freezing from the wind, but that's pretty expensive. What kind of deal did you get on your material?

 

I do sewing projects on the side as time allows. I think I found the Max4 fabric for around $13 a yard if I bought a whole roll (20 yards). I didn't use nearly that much, though. I figured another project would eventually come along.

If you couldn't find the thread, here's a link to it:

http://www.ifish.net/board/showthread.php?t=826650&highlight=duck+boat

 

Here's how one of the guys I built a frame for covered his, pretty light weight and strong. It's thin plastic sheet cut to sections and covered in plastic netting then grassed in.

Aluminumworksbyjd.com

 

I have seen a the blind and you did a great job on the build!

 

Construction fabric works great, waterproof and wind proof, can't beat marsh grass for the camo.


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I used 4x8 sheers of ABS as did Corey4x4. I then covered the ABS with hog wire, and then grass mats.

I am a big fan of the ABS. Its light, flexible, shatterproof, cuts with a saw well, wont rot, helps keep you warm/dry. It is reasonable cost wise too. Very happy with the material.

 

Knocked part of the frame out this weekend. Still have the ribs for the side and the front ribs to make as well, but am excited about the socket based connections that I developed for the ridged frame. It takes about 2 minutes to get it assembled. Once I have the additional ribs it will probably take another few minutes to get it completely assembled.

Once the frame is done, I'm going to order some of the Cordura material which ogrejager talked about. I'm looking at the 1000 Denier Coated CORDURA® HP Polyester Fabric - True Timber DRT pattern. $16.99 or $11.99 if I buy more than 50 yards. Anyone need 20 yards. I only need 30 yards.

 

Burlap is heavy when wet and rots too quick. The fast grass covers nice but falls apart when flexed and is not windproof. I like the cordura and netting cover, it is light, does not absorb water, and windproof.

Best place to buy fabric is on line at Rockywoods. Not all cordura is the same some 600 denier fabrics are tougher then 1000 denier. I went with a coated 600 weight as it was more pliable than the 1000. Call someone at Rockywoods or have samples sent before you bite the bullet. Good luck

 

Pete, looking good.
But a little tall, I'd keep it as low as possible. The lower the profile, the better.
But if you do a good enough job w/ the camo & grass, it might hide just fine.
Hunt'nFish

 

I looked at other builds on the web and a few that i've hunted by in the field and I'm okay with the height above water (approximately 52"), cause I won't always hunt from the boat, but I want plenty of room for hauling around gear, people around and hunt out of. So if you think 42" verse 52" will make a big difference I'd like to keep a little head room so people can sit and have coffee will somebody keeps watch out the top.

I'm going to add rows of loops every 1.5' on the canvas so that I can tie lateral camo rope which I'll have mixed 3D camo hanging off.