$1000 for an insulated walled soft side blind, padded floor and 5-10 foot adjustable stand seems like a decent price. I'd like to put my hands on one.
Radix cameras and blinds?
Has anyone heard of this company, Radix?
https://www.radixtrailcamera.com/
saw some guy on craigslist selling a blind for $850, got to looking and it is Radix brand.
it is a soft sided tower stand,,,
they have game cameras also, seems to be out oof Iowa
https://www.radixtrailcamera.com/
saw some guy on craigslist selling a blind for $850, got to looking and it is Radix brand.
it is a soft sided tower stand,,,
they have game cameras also, seems to be out oof Iowa
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some guy on Kansas craigslist, (which is where I saw this)is selling them for $850, says will deliver any where. when done at end of season, just take it off and put it in the garage$1000 for an insulated walled soft side blind, padded floor and 5-10 foot adjustable stand seems like a decent price. I'd like to put my hands on one.
https://salina.craigslist.org/spo/d/caney-insulated-tower-blinds-with/6910504984.html
Milton Iowa is only about 15 miles north of Memphis Mo, so for anybody in NEMO you could just drive up and save the advertised shipping of $150-250/blind.
I hope you have better luck than I did contacting these people!$1000 for an insulated walled soft side blind, padded floor and 5-10 foot adjustable stand seems like a decent price. I'd like to put my hands on one.
I initially saw the ad on S IL Craiglist but there was no phone number so I sent an email on June 22nd to the address listed in the ad and never received any response after a week. After that failure, I went directly to the Radix website and used their "contact us" feature inquiring if they would match the $850 price listed in the CL ad and if there were any dealers in Iowa where I could go by and look at one of the blinds in person before pulling the trigger.
I sent the email to Radix and it was over two weeks before I got a response. The woman who answered was pleasant and apologized for the delay but the response simply said they are out of stock until August, there was a dealer location in Iowa to view them but no mention of name, location, or pricing information.
They are a new start-up company as evidenced by the info on their website so I'm sure they are having growing pains but before I send them my money I'd like to see some better communication/customer service - buyer beware!
If anyone on here has better luck than I, please post it up and I may give them another shot. :cheers:
Understand I'm not knocking this brand but my question is more about soft sided blinds surviving in general ...you can't leave padded seating or anything like it in my hard blinds without them being eaten alive and the same with the few hard to get to ladder stand (I don't take down like the rest due to tuff locations) that stay out year round ...anything padded ..seats , armrests etc have to be removed
PLUS ...I use ground blinds that are out 1 September to thru December ..so ground blinds are in place 4 months ...and in 3 seasons/years there are lots of of places on those blinds that are weakened, torn, eaten or becoming "not so good"
So how do you get "softies" to survive year in and year out ?
I have gone to the below (see link) and similar from Academy and just frame and cross member a 8'X8' platform (offset the blind and you have a 2' landing if where you have the door placement is up off the ground so you are stepping into the blind not from a step/ladder.. but from a landing) with 4"X4" corner posts to level (no reason corner posts can't be 12+' posts if you gotta have height) and 2 sheets of plywood deck (all treated wood of course) and walla ...a lifetime no maintenance ground blind set up (or tower type) ...now in my 3rd year replacing ground blinds as they die off with two to go with the above as my softie replacement "go to" system ...so nice to just throw a bit of breakup brush on in the fall (I don't brush my elevated blinds) ..and just walk away in December!!!!
https://www.menards.com/main/outdoo...13-c-13885.htm?tid=5272322778127052265&ipos=9
come on September 15
Bear
PLUS ...I use ground blinds that are out 1 September to thru December ..so ground blinds are in place 4 months ...and in 3 seasons/years there are lots of of places on those blinds that are weakened, torn, eaten or becoming "not so good"
So how do you get "softies" to survive year in and year out ?
I have gone to the below (see link) and similar from Academy and just frame and cross member a 8'X8' platform (offset the blind and you have a 2' landing if where you have the door placement is up off the ground so you are stepping into the blind not from a step/ladder.. but from a landing) with 4"X4" corner posts to level (no reason corner posts can't be 12+' posts if you gotta have height) and 2 sheets of plywood deck (all treated wood of course) and walla ...a lifetime no maintenance ground blind set up (or tower type) ...now in my 3rd year replacing ground blinds as they die off with two to go with the above as my softie replacement "go to" system ...so nice to just throw a bit of breakup brush on in the fall (I don't brush my elevated blinds) ..and just walk away in December!!!!
https://www.menards.com/main/outdoo...13-c-13885.htm?tid=5272322778127052265&ipos=9
come on September 15
Bear
I have the same questions as @Broken Bear as I am looking into some of these options as well. Wondering how durable they are and the prices for these blinds varies wildly. I'm of the camp that you get what you pay for and I don't want to be temped by a cheapie if there is some catch.
If you guys are looking for an affordable option that the critters cant eat up:
www.g4outdoor.com
I also have an affordable elevation option if you want to PM me for details.
www.g4outdoor.com
I also have an affordable elevation option if you want to PM me for details.
Clifford Martin owns the company
I hunted out of that menards plastic blind that Brokenbear, posted one day. it's loud and noisy and no insulation from the heat or cold, just a plastic box, 30 degrees and sun beating on it and I lost 10lbs...glad it was not 50 degrees
the one I posted it does not look like rats or other vermin could climb up very well. not saying they couldn't, but at end of season you remove the blind, roll it up and put it in the garage. Put it in the shed and yep the rats and other critters will eat on it..plus it is made of cloth so not noisy, plus insulated, not as hot or cold as plastic....
the tower portion does not look super sturdy, but nothing a couple guy wires would not fix.
the one I posted it does not look like rats or other vermin could climb up very well. not saying they couldn't, but at end of season you remove the blind, roll it up and put it in the garage. Put it in the shed and yep the rats and other critters will eat on it..plus it is made of cloth so not noisy, plus insulated, not as hot or cold as plastic....
the tower portion does not look super sturdy, but nothing a couple guy wires would not fix.
I've got two of the ******* ghilli blinds that we turkey hunt out of at my place that appear to be extremely similar construction wise to the Radix. I usually put them out a couple of weeks before turkey season and then pull them back in when it's convenient. This year the "convenient" weekend was last weekend so basically they were out from Mid March until Mid July before I got around to getting them put up for the year. These blinds are just ending their third season of similar usage and I have had zero issues with any wildlife knawing/destruction other than a few birds nests being constructed and a bunch of wasp nests.
As far as permanent damage - zero issues!
As similar as these Radix blinds appear to the ******** my one area of concern would be installing/removing the cover while the stand is located 10 ft in the air. Installing removing the cover on the ghilli blinds is actually quite simple and can be done by two guys in about 10 minutes - but - that's with you standing on solid ground and being able to walk completely around the frame. Doing the entire installation from inside the blind located 10 ft in the air I'm sure would add to the level of difficulty as there is a lot of shifting/pulling on the cover to get it lined up properly. I'm sure it could be done, just not sure how much more difficult it would be.
As far as permanent damage - zero issues!
As similar as these Radix blinds appear to the ******** my one area of concern would be installing/removing the cover while the stand is located 10 ft in the air. Installing removing the cover on the ghilli blinds is actually quite simple and can be done by two guys in about 10 minutes - but - that's with you standing on solid ground and being able to walk completely around the frame. Doing the entire installation from inside the blind located 10 ft in the air I'm sure would add to the level of difficulty as there is a lot of shifting/pulling on the cover to get it lined up properly. I'm sure it could be done, just not sure how much more difficult it would be.
Dafish ...I agree with everything you say about the blind I mentioned ..but since it is almost in the chump change price range ..a bit of self help is a real game changer ..
1st ...I installed inside corner top of each window stick on towel holders ..then to that I slid on camo see thru netting on 1/2" dowel rod split just like draperies to create my hunting hole the size and where I want it ..plus 3 sets of black cloth ones to put behind/beside me to "blackout" the interior
2nd ...I took 4 cans of spray on insulation and solved the majority of temp control and noise however I found the platform was the noise maker and simply double layered some cheapo out door carpet
Bear
1st ...I installed inside corner top of each window stick on towel holders ..then to that I slid on camo see thru netting on 1/2" dowel rod split just like draperies to create my hunting hole the size and where I want it ..plus 3 sets of black cloth ones to put behind/beside me to "blackout" the interior
2nd ...I took 4 cans of spray on insulation and solved the majority of temp control and noise however I found the platform was the noise maker and simply double layered some cheapo out door carpet
Bear
The Landmark one I put on a platform last year has been out since last August and looks exactly the same. It doesn't have the same windows as a *******, but you can move vertical and horizontal 'panels' to configure them as needed/wanted. It's made of a marine grade rubberized tarp material that's pretty durable.I have the same questions as @Broken Bear as I am looking into some of these options as well. Wondering how durable they are and the prices for these blinds varies wildly. I'm of the camp that you get what you pay for and I don't want to be temped by a cheapie if there is some catch.
In regards to installing the blind on the platform, I oversized the platform to give room to work. The steel style platforms aren't oversized, I'm guess you'd have to Ozark engineer a way to assemble the blind frame and platform lying down, put the fabric on the frame and then stand up in place.
I've yet to do anything with the soft side ******* I have....
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