Overview
My preferred hunting methods are stalking or in ambush from a tree stand. However, my kids are now 6 and 4 years old, and my nephews are 1 and 3. I don’t mind sitting in a box hunting blind during rifle season with the kids or on the freezing late season mornings in West Texas. I have built several deer stands in the past. But when the price of lumber skyrocketed in 2020, I looked to ASF Big Chingon Hunting Blind for box hunting blind options.
Their headquarters is only 10 miles from my house. I decided on the Big Chingon model. This model comes in a 5-foot and an 8-foot platform. I have been very happy with this well-built tank of a hunting blind.
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ASF Hunting Blind | Big Chingon Box
$4,949This stand is enormous at 6.5ft x 6.5ft x 6.5ft, with more than enough room for up to four hunters.
- 7 windows with magnetic brackets to keep them open and prevent them from moving in the wind
- The entire blind is encased in 2” of insulation for temperature control, keeping out moisture and rodents, and does a good job keeping sound in the blind when you have noisy hunters with you
- There is 8 feet of padded shelving and comes with a padded gun rest
- The 5ft stand features stairs and a rail for easy access to the blind
- Total blind with stand weighs in at 1025lbs and is built to last
What we liked:
This stand is super comfortable and roomy. I have hunted several times with another adult hunter and two kids with plenty of room. I’m 6’1’’ tall, and with the 6’6’’ walls, I can stand up inside the hunting blind with no problem stretching out and moving around. The stand is extremely sturdy. It does not shake or move around when you move inside of it. The 2” of insulation keeps bugs, moisture, and rodents out completely. With vertical and horizontal windows, the hunting blind is ideal for rifles. However, you can easily shoot a bow out of the vertical windows. The hunting blind is Polyurea coated, and the base stand is constructed of metal tubing and diamond plate material. It is built to last.
Who we think will like this product:
This hunting blind is great for placing on a South Texas sendero or a West Texas prairie with long shooting lanes. Although you can both rifle or archery hunt out of this hunting blind, its size makes it a better setup for rifle hunting. This hunting blind is extremely well insulated for the northern hunter and is exceptionally comfortable in cold weather.
Pro tips:
- With all the windows, deer can silhouette you pretty easily if you aren’t careful. I took Velcro strips and attached camo netting behind me to help darken the interior of the hunting blind. This also helps break up my outline to make it more difficult for deer to spot people in the hunting blind.
- I added 4 of the ASF EZ Blind Chairs to my hunting blind and have enjoyed them. They fold and don’t take up much room if not in use. The best feature of these chairs is the height adjustments for kids. I always had to have my kids sit on my pack or on a booster seat on regular chairs. Now with the EZ Blind Chairs, I can adjust their height so my kids can see out the windows.
Pros
- Durable construction made with quality craftsmanship and materials
- Extremely comfortable and quiet, especially if you are hunting with young hunters
- Lots of vertical and horizontal windows for 360 degrees of views
- Available with 5ft or 8ft base for desired elevation
Cons
- This stand is heavy (1025lbs) and will be challenging to set up or move unless you have a tractor or a forklift
Video Reviews
Nick Zinsmeyer
Nick is a lifelong Texan and hunter of native big game, exotic animals, predators, waterfowl, migrator birds, and fur-bearing animals. Nick is an expert in hunting with several legal means, including archery, black powder/muzzleloader rifles, and long-range rifles.
He has hunted in several states across the United States, both on private and public land. He spends most of his time hunting all over Texas, including several years in the storied South Texas Brush Country, Central Texas Hill Country, and West Texas. In addition to hunting across the country, Nick runs wildlife management programs on multiple ranches in Texas, focusing on conservation and quality deer management.
Nick was published in Texas Trophy Hunters magazine in 2020, where he told his story of harvesting a trophy whitetail from a public land drawn hunt, and again in 2022 for a DIY Elk hunt in Arizona where he harvested a 358 net-inch bull.
