WaderGator
01-17-2012, 11:00 PM
Picked up my new layout blind today. I purchased the Final Approach pack-n-go SUB from Cabelas. Firstly I'll point out that this is my first layout blind and I have never hunted out of one so I can't make comparisons but I can give you my impressions of the blind as I see it. The blind was on sale for $174.99 down from $250 so the price was fairly reasonable.
With any online shopping my initial fear was that it would show up and it would be just absolute junk. This was totally not the case with this blind. The build quality is top notch and all the components feel solid and I'm confident they'll stand up to the abuse of hunting. 2 things that I noticed were that the aluminum frame is partially exposed near the headrest and its silver in colour and maybe should have been powder coated a different colour (tan, brown, etc) and that the bottom although it claims "waterproof" I doubt it can handle any standing water. FA does manufacture a waterproof boot that clips on to the bottom for setting up in standing water although im not sure it fits this model.
Setting up this blind was incredibly easy. All the pieces fit together perfectly and the procedure was pretty straight forward. Im sure after a few practice runs in my living room doing it in the dark will be no problem at all. What sold me on this blind was the fact that it folds up very small and fits in a car which is important to me as the truck is sitting in the driveway with no insurance on it. Despite this the blind is very roomy and comfortable inside. It also has backpack straps and a built in gun scabbard so i cant wait to hump this thing into the middle of a field and bag some geese.
Overall this blind seems excellent so far and if there were geese in my living room they would be dead by now haha. Just thought I'd post a rundown on my first impressions. I'll follow this up once I get it in the field and bag some geese.
With any online shopping my initial fear was that it would show up and it would be just absolute junk. This was totally not the case with this blind. The build quality is top notch and all the components feel solid and I'm confident they'll stand up to the abuse of hunting. 2 things that I noticed were that the aluminum frame is partially exposed near the headrest and its silver in colour and maybe should have been powder coated a different colour (tan, brown, etc) and that the bottom although it claims "waterproof" I doubt it can handle any standing water. FA does manufacture a waterproof boot that clips on to the bottom for setting up in standing water although im not sure it fits this model.
Setting up this blind was incredibly easy. All the pieces fit together perfectly and the procedure was pretty straight forward. Im sure after a few practice runs in my living room doing it in the dark will be no problem at all. What sold me on this blind was the fact that it folds up very small and fits in a car which is important to me as the truck is sitting in the driveway with no insurance on it. Despite this the blind is very roomy and comfortable inside. It also has backpack straps and a built in gun scabbard so i cant wait to hump this thing into the middle of a field and bag some geese.
Overall this blind seems excellent so far and if there were geese in my living room they would be dead by now haha. Just thought I'd post a rundown on my first impressions. I'll follow this up once I get it in the field and bag some geese.