Will this shit work...

[NuffDaddy]

...for silhouettes?
http://m.homedepot.com/p/48-in-x-96-in- ... 202489118/

[3legged_lab]

I had some sillos made out of that stuff. They used about an 1/8" galvanized wire for stakes.

[NuffDaddy]

I had some sillos made out of that stuff. They used about an 1/8" galvanized wire for stakes.

They hold up good? Don't bend or break to easily? It's either this or plywood. Don't have the money for the "good" kind.

[3legged_lab]

Dont know, I don't like sillos, traded them and some other sillos for a layout blind

[NuffDaddy]

Dont know, I don't like sillos, traded them and some other sillos for a layout blind

Got ya. I'm planning in making a ton of them and just hoping the numbers game will work for me. I can make 90 of em for about $150. Planning on mixing in my dozen floaters and my buddy's half dozen shells for this late season.

[assateague]

Lots of guys around here run them, with good results. I've used them quite a bit, usually made out of the same stuff, but from signs that I assumed were old and were free for the taking. I like them, but they don't last real long. They may last longer if you baby them, but since I only had a couple cans of Krylon into them, I was never very careful. I use a piece of wire I use for my snares, bent into a "flat" Z, and use the flat part as a step. Put a couple twists of electrical tape around the top, to keep it from sliding deeper into the plastic. I think the wire I use is 10 gauge or so- the silos will actually "wobble" a little in a breeze, which was an unexpected bonus. I originally used it because I'm cheap, and I had it. The bad is that if it's really windy, they'll just lay down flat, so I can't use them.

[assateague]

And only make feeders. Sentries out of that plastic will last about 1 hunt before they're neck is floppy as a $6 drunk.

[NuffDaddy]

Ok. Thanks Assa. I'm trying to decide between cheap plywood and this plastic. I'm kinda worried about the plywood delaminating on me, but I feel like they will last longer. Price isn't much different between the 2 and weight isn't really an issue.

[NuffDaddy]

Maybe I'll just use plywood. Don't have to order it online and probably will last a little longer.

[assateague]

Plastic is easier to get a wire on for a stand than plywood. And the plywood a heavier than you think- I had 4 plywood silos for turkey hunting, and I almost guarantee they were as heavy as a dozen plastic geese.

[jehler]

What kinda Topwater uses silhouettes?

[assateague]

Me and Sean Mann.

[NuffDaddy]

What kinda Topwater uses silhouettes?

A broke ass college kid

[NuffDaddy]

Plastic is easier to get a wire on for a stand than plywood. And the plywood a heavier than you think- I had 4 plywood silos for turkey hunting, and I almost guarantee they were as heavy as a dozen plastic geese.

I think I'm going to try and make a couple out of some scrap plywood I have laying around and see how They work. If I don't like it then I'll use the plastic.

[jehler]

Me and Sean Mann.

sean is Jewish to?

[assateague]

I don't know. I've never seen his dick.

[3legged_lab]

I don't know. I've never seen his dick.

Jehler has seen your dick?

[Olly]

$110 bucks? Plywood?

[NuffDaddy]

$110 bucks? Plywood?

What?

[assateague]

$110 bucks? Plywood?

No, that's for 10 4x8 sheets of corruplast.

[Olly]

Sorry I meant $110 bucks for some Damn plastic. Why not use 1/4" plywood?

[Olly]

Oh I didn't see where it was for 10 sheets. Thought it was for one.

[3geese4me]

What kinda Topwater uses silhouettes?

Me too....I'm not Jewish either, nor have I seen Sean Mann's dick.

[assateague]

A likely story.

[3geese4me]

A likely story.

Promise!

[3geese4me]

Nuff, I don't know how broke you are. But I would really look at the Real Geese Pro Series 2's. If you shop around you can find them for $170 a doz. Buy a dozen every month and you will have 8-10 dozen by next season. I run 10 dozen and have no regrets with switching from fullbodies.

[NuffDaddy]

Oh I didn't see where it was for 10 sheets. Thought it was for one.

I have to order it online too, so I can't really see what it looks like before I buy it. I think the cheap pine plywood is like $13/sheet, so it won't be a whole lot more expensive. And I really don't need 10 sheets either.

[NuffDaddy]

Nuff, I don't know how broke you are. But I would really look at the Real Geese Pro Series 2's. If you shop around you can find them for $170 a doz. Buy a dozen every month and you will have 8-10 dozen by next season. I run 10 dozen and have no regrets with switching from fullbodies.

I know that's the better way to go, but I really can't spend that kind of money. I barely made my tuition payment this semester, so I'm cutting back on a ton until I get next years tuition sitting in an account. Maybe once the next season comes around I'll be able to get a couple dozen.
Good to hear they work good for you. Full bodies are definitely out of budget.

[3geese4me]

Nuff, I don't know how broke you are. But I would really look at the Real Geese Pro Series 2's. If you shop around you can find them for $170 a doz. Buy a dozen every month and you will have 8-10 dozen by next season. I run 10 dozen and have no regrets with switching from fullbodies.

I know that's the better way to go, but I really can't spend that kind of money. I barely made my tuition payment this semester, so I'm cutting back on a ton until I get next years tuition sitting in an account. Maybe once the next season comes around I'll be able to get a couple dozen.
Good to hear they work good for you. Full bodies are definitely out of budget.

I hear ya!

[3legged_lab]

Check the cost of the luan plywood at home depot, it should be less than $13 per sheet. I think its 3/8".