mike from ebbw
Well-known member
hi.whilst searching through the magazines and the net for a bird hide i was shocked at the price of them.£100 plus!so i thought i would try to make one myself.it had to be light to carry,quick to erect,camouflaged and comfortable.i bought one of those fishing shelters in dark green (£5.99).i put it up and proceeded to spray some streaks and blobs on it with matt black car primer.hey presto a decent and very cheap hide.i have photographed and watched peregrines,foxes,buzzards and all kinds of wildlife with no disturbance to them at all.best of all it is comfortable and waterproof and combined with army scrim netting draped over it practically invisible!total price was £8.99(£18.00 with army scrim).it packs up smaller than my tripod and takes about three minutes to erect.(picture shows hide without the scrim)