Camouflaging a Boat
Sportsmen who hunt from their boats often face the difficulties inherent in disguising their appearance from their quarry. Boats are large, have many shiny surfaces, and usually do not blend well with their environment. Luckily, it is neither time consuming nor expensive to disguise your boat with enough camouflage material for a successful hunting expedition.
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Things You'll Need
- Collapsible tent poles
- Black or brown flat spray paint
- Camouflage loose-knit netting
- 1/2-inch black irrigation poly pipe
- Hacksaw
- Electrical tape
Instructions
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Use the spray paint to darken the tent poles. You do not have to paint the entirety of every pole, but make sure to paint over metal areas and sections of the poles which may reflect light.
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Assemble the tent poles by pulling each section away from that which is nearest, and slide the two together with the conjoining clip.
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Slide the tent poles through the netting, weaving in and out of the pattern. You should have at least three poles stretching across the width of the netting, and at least one stretching the length of the netting. You may have to shorten the tent poles running the width of the netting with the hacksaw.
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Use the hacksaw to cut the irrigation pipe into 3-foot sections, and then open the pipe by cutting a slit down the length of each section.
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Drape the netting over your boat, leaving plenty of extra material across the length and width of the boat.
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Secure the netting onto the boat by snapping the pipe sections onto the edges of the boat, pinning the netting inside the slit of the pipe sections.
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Bend each of the tent poles into an arch over the boat, securing them into position with the electrical tape at each of the bases, and also where the length and width poles intersect.
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Tips & Warnings
Use camouflage netting large enough to cover both the top and sides of your boat at the same time.
Never fire your weapon through the camouflage netting. The loose assembly will allow you to quickly tear away the netting as you ready to fire.
References
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