Anyone recommendation a good brand of Pop up Blind?
A PH we will be hunting with this season wants us to bring one over for speedy set-ups.

I have several and have used several others. Ameristep, Double Bull, Primos. The fastest one to set up I have used is an Ameristep Doghouse. Pull it out of the pack, unfold it once and it pops into shape. Take down is a little tricky, especially in the dark, but once you do it a few times you get the hang of it. It will hold two hunters, but it will be a little snug. IIRC it was relatively inexpensive, about $70 and reasonbly light weight and fits in the back of my turkey hunting vest.

Hope that helps!

Adam

I've used several and there are a couple of things to watch for. Shine and flap. The better ones don't do either. Black lining inside is good as well.

I've heard good things about the Double Bulls, but haven't tried one yet. Probably will this year, but they are a bit pricey.

I've used most of the Ameristep product line plus the other majors....use Ameristep, their products are durable (a big consideration) and easy enough to use.

I have used several brands and like most things you tend to get what you pay for. Most any of the brands will work fine if you are going to take it down each time you use it. The biggest diffrence to me is the material that the better ones use which will be a cordura type instead to plastic espically if thorns are present where you will be using it. The double bull blinds are good, I bought a Primos predator den this year and really like it so far I think I found it on sale for $140.00 and it is a much more sturdy blind than the what I had before. Also I rifle hunt out of mine, but this model and several others offer shoot thru screens which some people like for bow hunting. I had no problem setting up a two chairs and a bog pod for a rifle rest in this blind and had plenty of room. Also be sure to check out if the blinds offer loops or some other feature to attach brush to the outside to help brake up the out line.

Double Bull is the best made, longest lasting blind. I have one that is six years old and still going good, and a newer two year old blind.

For Africa I'd advise getting six er so extra rods, the only thing that can break on one.

troy

Oz, since you're traveling with it, at least going over, check out the size and weight of the available models. If you had to check it as a separate piece of baggage at $50 each way, it would be a consideration.

Double Bull, like DTala says, get extra rods! They break occasionally.

agreed again the Double Bull blind is the way to go.

Would agree about the Double Bull normally, but if I had to haul it to Africa I'd take the Doghouse. Folds up to about the size of a flattened beach ball and sets up in a second.

I think that the hub-style blinds are much easier to transport and use than the ones that fold down into a disc. The hub blinds pack down into a cylindrical case, 8 inches or so in diameter and maybe 3 feet long. Pop open quickly, no loose parts to lose, very rigid when open. I have a couple of Ground Max blinds, I think they are called the Escape model...very satisfied with them.

Nothing works like a Primos DOuble Bull. The quality is definitely worth the extra $...