A base for supporting a hunting blind includes a plurality of outer frame members connected to one another to form an outer frame, at least one floor panel positioned on a top surface of the outer frame, and at least one of the floor panels defining at least one aperture to receive a storage bin. A plurality of support members may be configured to support the outer frame, the support members being configured for insertion into a ground surface. A height of each support member relative to the ground surface may be adjustable to provide a level position for the outer frame.

A system for providing shade onto a surface is described herein. The system includes a canopy configured for engagement with, and aerial suspension by, a frame. The frame includes a plurality of sections configured for end-to-end alignment from a left end to a right end of the frame. Each section is configured to engage with any adjacent sections to form the frame. The ends of the frame are secured to the surface, thereby aerially suspending the canopy and providing shade to the surface.

A system for closing a gap associated with an opening in a floor of an ice fishing structure. The system may include an ice hole sleeve for removably positioning in the opening of the floor to extend down toward an upper ice surface. The ice hole sleeve has a top with an upper sleeve opening and a bottom with a lower sleeve opening. The ice hole sleeve includes a sleeve wall for extending through the opening of the floor and downwardly from the floor. The sleeve wall has a sleeve inward face and a sleeve outward face on opposite sides of the sleeve wall. The system may further include a gap closing device having a tubular configuration with an endless circumference and being positioned on the sleeve outward face of the ice hole sleeve to facilitate closure of a gap associated with the opening in the floor. The gap closing device may be resiliently compressible and stretchable in a circumferential direction to increase a circumferential length of the device.

A stowable and deployable shelter may include a frame structure with a first support arch pivotably attached to a base at a pair of pivot points, and a second support arch pivotably attached to the first support arch via a pair of slidable hinges. The slidable hinges are positioned to translate along the first support arch toward and away from the pair of pivot points. In some embodiments, at least one of the slidable hinges comprises a locking mechanism for releasably locking the at least one slidable hinge at a selected location along the first support arch. In some embodiments, the hinges may be fixed instead of being slidable. The support arches support a fabric shell to form an interior of the shelter. The base may include a sled container having runners for sliding through snow or across terrain.

A tent system includes a base system, a canopy, and one or more interconnecting members. The base system includes a first base member configured to mount to a vehicle, a second base member, and a hinge pivotally attaching the first base member to the second base member. The canopy includes a flexible membrane having a membrane edge and a canopy fastener coupled to at least a portion of the membrane edge and configured to mate with an interconnecting member fastener. The one or more interconnecting members include an interconnecting member body defining a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge, an attachment member, and the interconnecting member fastener attached to the interconnecting member body along the second longitudinal edge and configured to mate with a plurality of different canopy fasteners.

A portable awning assembly comprises an awning frame including a pair of legs and a roof. The portable awning assembly is preferably used as a blind, shelter, awning, etc. for providing cover to a hunter and is easily portable so that the hunter is able to carry the portable awning assembly to different locations. The portable awning assembly includes collapsible, foldable and adjustable features to aid in portability thereof. The pair of legs are selectively retractable and extendable; and the roof is foldable and collapsible relative to the pair of legs such that the awning frame can be collapsed to at least half it's in use size.

The invention relates to hunting equipment, specifically hunting blinds. It is a hunting blind which is installed surrounding a tree trunk. The hunting blind has a hole in the top, where a tree trunk can fit, and has a split or opening extending from the hole on top to the bottom edge, which can be closed after the blind is placed around the tree trunk.

A generally cylindrical hay bale hunting blind, components thereof, and associated methods. The hay bale hunting blind includes a frame and a cover connectable to the frame. The frame includes a first set of snap connectors and the cover includes a second set of snap connectors. The cover includes two end panels, a main panel, window panels, and a water fowl door panel. The end panels snap to the round ends of the cylindrical frame, forming a snap connection. The edge margins of the main panel snap at the edge margins of the end panels forming another snap connection. The frame defines a water fowl door frame in which a water fowl door is pivotably connected to the frame and pivots outward relative to the frame about a pivot axis at the bottom of the door. A water fowl door panel snaps at the periphery of the water fowl door.

A lightweight heat reflective shield useful for hikers and campers to reflect heat from a campfire back toward themselves. The heat reflective shield includes a base panel and a concave body portion attached to and extending upward from the base panel and supported by at least two inflatable ribs. The concave body portion includes an open front face along a front edge of the base panel, an inner side, and an outer side, wherein at least a portion of the inner side includes a heat reflective material. When the inflatable ribs are filled with air, the heat reflective shield may accommodate a standing or seated person, and when positioned adjacent a heat source, the heat reflective material of the inner side reflects heat from the heat source back toward the heat source.

A system for providing shade onto a surface is described herein. The system includes a canopy configured for engagement with, and aerial suspension by, a frame. The frame includes a plurality of sections configured for end-to-end alignment from a left end to a right end of the frame. Each section is configured to engage with any adjacent sections to form the frame. The ends of the frame are secured to the surface, thereby aerially suspending the canopy and providing shade to the surface.