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Your cart is empty.The Grounder 250 is ideal for hunters that need a reliable, lightweight ground blind but still appreciate some extra elbow room. Simply pop-up, step through the full-length corner door and you’re ready to hunt. The Grounder 250 features three large, zippered windows with replaceable shoot-through camouflage mesh.
Wesley C Promnitz
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2024
The overall quality and roominess of the blind is nice but the three windows leave a lot to be desired.Each window opening zips up in a T configuration when closed. At first glance this appears to offer several options for concealment or viewing however each of the three directional zippers are singular. Were there two zippers per section then you would double the options for choosing the window size opening. In my case, with a 12 year old shooting off of a rest the window had to be fully open for them to have enough clearance to see out. This leaves an entirely too large opening for exposure to be seen, rain and wind.The included tie down stakes are very disappointing. Cheap metal and not nearly long enough to adequately secure the blind. Sitting in it now with 15 mph winds the little stakes are just pulling right out of the ground. I will replace these and that will solve the problem but honestly it would be better to sell the blind without any stakes so folks could procure their own before setting it up in a moderate wind and then being disappointed.
paugello
Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2023
I have several hunting blinds. The set up of one of the other brand names is like a puzzle. You don't want to be dealing with a puzzle in the middle of the woods!! The Barronett Grounder is easy to set up. Pop the walls, then the ceiling, stake it out and you're good to go!! Good product, I highly recommend. A few bucks more, but worth it!
Broc Sabinson
Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2022
We have been buying Barronett blinds for years. We have several Grounder 350s that we set up throughout our property and now we have a Grounder 250. We bought a 5ft platform from Academy Sports (highly recommend for $249) and the max footprint is 60 x 60. This will work perfectly for our new set-up. There are 2 main reasons why we like the Grounder model blinds. They are built very well and have a thick fabric that lasts. We have never had an issue with any ripping, tearing or other breakdown issues that others listed below. The other reason we like them has to do with the windows. The windows are huge and easy to see and shoot out of. My son and I are very tall (I am 6'4 and he is 6'6) and we never have to duck and turn just to see an area like other blinds. Some would say the big windows don't break up your pattern. Believe me it has never been a problem. I will take big windows over straining my neck any day of the week.Occasionally, the support rods will get tangled and the only way to fix it is to take each hub off and re-align them. It is not difficult once you do it. Most blinds that get tangled up are not repairable, but this is completely easy to get back to normal. The trick is to make sure all the windows and door are fully zipped before taking it down. When you take it down break in each up slowly so everything stays together.I hope this was helpful if you are undecided.
Brent H
Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2017
Really nice blind, much roomier than my previous blind, and much easier to set up and take down. Had my doubts about the whole "hub" thing, not having seen one in real life until after I actually got my blind and set it up, but was really impressed.Three things I was impressed with were:How the hub allows the blind to be slightly wider in the middle than at the base; because I was confused by the dimensions given, which seemed to contradict one another, but after I realized this, it made sense.Second thing that impressed me was that I was concerned that if the blind went up by merely pushing the hubs out until they locked, that a little gust of wind could push them inward collapsing the whole thing. Turns out that it takes a fair amount of effort to pop it out or in, but in addition to help insure that that doesn't happen, the blind is equipped with an eyelet on the outside of every hub so that you can tie a guy wire to prevent that from happening, plus there are staking points on the inside of the blind to anchor the whole thing from going anywhere too.Third thing that impressed me was the stiffness of the fiberglass framework. I set my blind up 5 weeks in advance (I live 180 miles away) and it was still up and good to go at deer season. I also liked having the option of leaving the windows wide open or leaving a black screen up on the inside and shooting through it if needed.My only complaint, which is pretty minor, is that the zippers are pretty noisy to operate. I just unzipped them to the level of openess I thought would work and didn't tweak it while hunting.
Aggie CJ
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2017
Wow!, fantastic blind. Bought for a hunt at a friends ranch where there were no blinds and expected a little bit of rain. Box was a little beat up when it arrived but blind was in perfect condition. Tried it out inside the house and never looked at directions and it was up in less than a minute. Set it up outside and left it for a few days to air it out and let the vinyl smell go away. Packed it up in less than a minute, took it to hunt and it worked beautifully. I sat in it with my friend and my 12 yr old son. We each had a folding chair and had plenty of room. We were covered up with deer and only got busted when a young doe walked right at us about 30 yd from the blind and saw us. Son shot an axis buck out of it about 60 yds out. For $89 I don't think you can get a better blind. The stitching on top did leak a little but a little strip of vinyl tape would fix that. You can feel the quality and it is sturdy. Everyone at the ranch was impressed with how solid it was and how easy it was to set up and take down. Sure the zippers may be a little loud but if you open real slow you can do it quiet enough not to disturb anything. We were shooting rifles so didn't shoot through the screen, you can probably remove these if not shooting a bow. All in all I would and may just buy another one of these. Barronett has earned my trust and business when it comes to pop-up blinds. Really like the pouch for holding the stakes. Bent a few but we were in TX hill country so some pretty rocky ground. Very happy with this purchase and confident it will last many years of intermittent use. Actually thinking of using it when we go out predator hunting with NV and Thermal as it can be put up and taken down in a snap.
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