A few weeks back we had a close encounter with a blacktail buck and doe that lasted about 20 minutes or so. They were within petting distance trying to figure out what we were the whole time and trying to get reactions out of us. We didn't move a muscle even with skeeters biting us all over, despite thick clothes and 3d camo bug netting lol ... made me think again about how cool a blind would be for those days (like the last few weeks with little bear activity) where we are pretty much just "camping with a gun" rather than hiking all over the place.... during less productive times when we might normally head back to camp to sit around and have a break to get out of the weather and away from the ticks/skeeters, it would be so nice to have a blind.

We would be looking for something that is quick to set up and take down... we could go about our morning hunt and set up the blind later in the morning or early afternoon so we have a place to relax within our hunting spot during the afternoon rather than heading back to where we camp (away from the animals) to take a break from the bugs or the weather... maybe even hunt out of it in the evening and the following morning.

My questions are:

Normally when we are stationary, we just sit somewhere blending in with the terrain... very low profile. We have bears and deer walk up to us within a few meters, even from down wind. How much spookyness does a temporary artificial blind add? Are we significantly less likely to see animals?

Does anyone have any recommendations on blinds that would be good for our application? We are looking for something that would be reasonable portable like a typical tent, nice for two people to sit in that doesn't let in too many bugs or water, material doesn't make a whole lot of noise in the wind/rain or if we need to move around to position for a shot. Doesn't have to be too big, but a bit of room to curl up if one of us wants to take a nap is useful lol