Great review, I’m getting into hunting from blinds but everything I’ve tried seems to scare the hell out of everything in the woods. Theirs one exception that’s an old barn loft it’s permanent and game animals pay it no attention.
Thanks for watching! That’s interesting that your observation is that the animals are spooked by it. I have a couple of these Ox4 blinds and a really old Barronett Bell Bottom blind that is mostly faded now. Although, after a few days the deer don’t seem to mind them, and I often get very close encounters for our self-filmed hunts.
That is interesting to hear. Just curious, how long was your blind out, and how did you secure the brush to it? I have started using rubber wire to hold brush to the loops instead of actually pushing the brush through the loops. I also normally have my blind up for 2-3 months during deer season and about 4 weeks during turkey season. Anxious to see how durable this blind is compared to my previous, as it definitely feels much heavier duty than my Bell Bottom Blind.
@@TNOutdoorsFanatic I put my blind out about a month ahead of season, which starts here on October 1st, and its out until just after season ends, January 15th, so it's out about 4 months. I put the brush, mainly cedar branches, straight into the loops. When I went to remove them on tear down, almost all of the loops just fell apart. Kind of turned to powder. I'm guessing UV ray damage from the sun. It's not a deal breaker for me by any means, I can still pile limbs around the blind, and the rest of the material has been terrific.
I know this is older but can you make a opening like 10" wide by 10" tall for shooting a bow not through the mesh or does the opening have to go all the way across the front.
Good question. Since we bought it, I have been able to manipulate the opening in various ways. This isn’t shoot thru mesh, so you have to leave a small opening for the arrow to go through. What I typically do is have the exterior material in position so that it gives me the field of view that I need for wherever it is setup. Then I try to determine where my best shooting position will be. I then pull the mesh down to cover the whole open field of view from the exterior material, but then I will open a small triangular “window” in the mesh material facing the ideal shooting location that I had previously identified. That window is usually about 12” tall by 24” wide at the base. The exterior fabric and mesh are both silent operation, and I have had to make adjustments “on the fly” when a deer came out from a location I wasn’t expecting. I was able to quickly and silently adjust the mesh material to allow me to either get additional video footage or take a shot. Does this answer your question?
@@TNOutdoorsFanatic Thanks for the reply. I'm finding it hard to make just a rectangular opening in my blinds that I have that are 5-10" wide and about 10-12" tall because I shoot one little area in front of blind. I use mine for late season so I can put a heater in it to stay warm. Watching you adjust the windows looks like it's nice but it looks like it has to be pretty wide for what I'm looking for but not sure. I wish I could see one local.
@@brokenarrow6491 in the past, I have used Hawk and Muddy brand rubber wire, and recently my wife found some really cheap rubber wire at Aldi that I tried. It works if you only plan to leave your blind up for a couple of weeks, but it deteriorates much faster than the Hawk and Muddy brands.
Listen to that door zipper sing! They should call that door design the "next county door" because all the deer will be in the next county when they here it. I can't even consider that. There is no reason that any blind is being made today with a zippered door. I can't understand why these manufacturers don't get this. Everything else about the blind looks very decent. I might even go as far as to say exceptional. What a shame. Please make a silent door system!!!
Can’t say I disagree with you. It is much quieter on sunny or warmer days, but it is downright loud on cold frost covered mornings. A silent door system would be a great improvement.
@@TNOutdoorsFanatic Didn't mean to criticize your choice. The blind market has me so frustrated. There are some decent choices out there but they all seem to be lacking something. For now the Ox4 will remain on my radar. Thanks for sharing.
@@johnd7215 no worries, I didn’t take it personally or think you were being critical. It was a valid point and a good observation, one that I didn’t touch on in my review.
Great review, I’m getting into hunting from blinds but everything I’ve tried seems to scare the hell out of everything in the woods. Theirs one exception that’s an old barn loft it’s permanent and game animals pay it no attention.
Thanks for watching! That’s interesting that your observation is that the animals are spooked by it. I have a couple of these Ox4 blinds and a really old Barronett Bell Bottom blind that is mostly faded now. Although, after a few days the deer don’t seem to mind them, and I often get very close encounters for our self-filmed hunts.
@@TNOutdoorsFanatic glad it works for you I’ll be watching good luck.
Simple and adequate for the purpose
I love my Ox5, with the exception of the loops for brushing it in rotted out after one season. Looks as if they're still using the same web material.
That is interesting to hear. Just curious, how long was your blind out, and how did you secure the brush to it? I have started using rubber wire to hold brush to the loops instead of actually pushing the brush through the loops. I also normally have my blind up for 2-3 months during deer season and about 4 weeks during turkey season. Anxious to see how durable this blind is compared to my previous, as it definitely feels much heavier duty than my Bell Bottom Blind.
@@TNOutdoorsFanatic I put my blind out about a month ahead of season, which starts here on October 1st, and its out until just after season ends, January 15th, so it's out about 4 months. I put the brush, mainly cedar branches, straight into the loops. When I went to remove them on tear down, almost all of the loops just fell apart. Kind of turned to powder. I'm guessing UV ray damage from the sun. It's not a deal breaker for me by any means, I can still pile limbs around the blind, and the rest of the material has been terrific.
I know this is older but can you make a opening like 10" wide by 10" tall for shooting a bow not through the mesh or does the opening have to go all the way across the front.
Good question. Since we bought it, I have been able to manipulate the opening in various ways. This isn’t shoot thru mesh, so you have to leave a small opening for the arrow to go through. What I typically do is have the exterior material in position so that it gives me the field of view that I need for wherever it is setup. Then I try to determine where my best shooting position will be. I then pull the mesh down to cover the whole open field of view from the exterior material, but then I will open a small triangular “window” in the mesh material facing the ideal shooting location that I had previously identified. That window is usually about 12” tall by 24” wide at the base. The exterior fabric and mesh are both silent operation, and I have had to make adjustments “on the fly” when a deer came out from a location I wasn’t expecting. I was able to quickly and silently adjust the mesh material to allow me to either get additional video footage or take a shot. Does this answer your question?
@@TNOutdoorsFanatic Thanks for the reply. I'm finding it hard to make just a rectangular opening in my blinds that I have that are 5-10" wide and about 10-12" tall because I shoot one little area in front of blind. I use mine for late season so I can put a heater in it to stay warm. Watching you adjust the windows looks like it's nice but it looks like it has to be pretty wide for what I'm looking for but not sure. I wish I could see one local.
I understand. I first saw mine at the NWTF Convention, and was able to mess around with it a lot.
@@TNOutdoorsFanatic Just wondering what rubber wire you use for holding brush on the blind loops.
@@brokenarrow6491 in the past, I have used Hawk and Muddy brand rubber wire, and recently my wife found some really cheap rubber wire at Aldi that I tried. It works if you only plan to leave your blind up for a couple of weeks, but it deteriorates much faster than the Hawk and Muddy brands.
Great lookin Blind!!
Listen to that door zipper sing! They should call that door design the "next county door" because all the deer will be in the next county when they here it. I can't even consider that. There is no reason that any blind is being made today with a zippered door. I can't understand why these manufacturers don't get this. Everything else about the blind looks very decent. I might even go as far as to say exceptional. What a shame. Please make a silent door system!!!
Can’t say I disagree with you. It is much quieter on sunny or warmer days, but it is downright loud on cold frost covered mornings. A silent door system would be a great improvement.
@@TNOutdoorsFanatic Didn't mean to criticize your choice. The blind market has me so frustrated. There are some decent choices out there but they all seem to be lacking something. For now the Ox4 will remain on my radar. Thanks for sharing.
@@johnd7215 no worries, I didn’t take it personally or think you were being critical. It was a valid point and a good observation, one that I didn’t touch on in my review.