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Anyone use brace bars on there hide to keep it rigid and stable ?

 

The reason I ask,i was out shooting yesterday and it was pretty windy,i spent more time faffing with the hide due to the wind, Birds (corvids) were about in good numbers and committing to my decoys but were spooked by me moving about trying to secure the hide.

 

Anyway once bitten etc,so I have now made half a dozen brace bars,and hopefully this will not happen again :hmm: BB

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hi how have you made them as i suspect we all have that trouble

Green(5 mil) plastic garden poles from wilkos cut to length to suit how big/small you like your hide.

 

Loop of paracord taped to one end,to go around pole.

 

Length of garden wire taped to the other end of pole,which is the end to tie off :good:

 

These add hardly any weight to my poles,and add a good deal of rigidness to the hide :good: BB

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Not a fan of brace bars what I do is use the metal ground spikes for whirlygigs.... I picked them up for a quid each at Sainsburys, I whack them in with a rubber mallet till really well fixed then just slot the poles in to that. Means you have to carry them as well I just put them in the carry bag for my seat....... Also handy for slotting a hazel stick into, that is my fifth pole. I sprayed mine matt black also to avoid them glinting in the sun.

 

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Whats wrong with some paracord in and out a bit to stop it flapping, saves on more kit, just a bit of cord.

I doubt that the flapping is the problem, more the wind catching the net and 'uprooting' the poles.

 

I would personally use tent pegs and guy ropes to keep a hide stable. These are effective and weigh very little.

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Anyone use brace bars on there hide to keep it rigid and stable ?

 

The reason I ask,i was out shooting yesterday and it was pretty windy,i spent more time faffing with the hide due to the wind, Birds (corvids) were about in good numbers and committing to my decoys but were spooked by me moving about trying to secure the hide.

 

Anyway once bitten etc,so I have now made half a dozen brace bars,and hopefully this will not happen again :hmm: BB

 

 

Had I go with some brace bars yesterday, worked a treat, can't believe I haven't tried it before and it gave me somewhere to prop the gun

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