theodore
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2025
Plenty of space for 2 people, lots of little loops to hold pine boughs or branches from the outside to add real materials to help it blend in. It isn't perfectly waterproof because of some stitching holes in the roof but you would probably want to use tent sealant on the seems anyway. I used it in heavy rain and in an icy snow storm and liked it very much. It set up and broke down pretty easily. I dont have any real complaints about it and It almost big enough to camp in.
Kevin Kelly
Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2024
I have had great success in this blind. Plenty of windows. Easy set up. Plenty of room inside. My friend and his son plus myself fit in there comfortably.
SM
Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2024
I hunt in this blind with my 13 year old son. Plenty of room and no issues shooting through the mesh. Two things to consider, if you are tall or have a tall chair, the window is a little low. I'm 5'9 and sit in a tripod chair and have no issues. The mesh is velcro, we shoot through it but it is not quite if you don't want to.
Mr T
Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2023
Nicely packaged, setup is easy, sturdy frame, great rain and drizzle protection, can easy fit two hunters. Ready to go - don’t forget your shooting stool.Take down is a breeze.
Nathan Williams
Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2023
This is my second Ameristep blind. The blind is easy to setup and stake down. The zipper on entry flap is loud, no matter if going slow or fast. The matte black coating on the inside of the blind easily comes off and my new one was shipped with sporadic small 'pin holes' in the coating, letting light in. The outside of the blind is semi-gloss and will reflect light, but can be concealed by adding branches in the branch loops around the top-perimeter of the blind. Overall a decent value, especially with the detailed camo pattern.
Lorena
Reviewed in Canada on September 26, 2022
Excellent quality, lots of view points, everything fastens well. It's easy to put up and take down for storage. Lots of space for three men.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2022
Overall a good blind for the money. I bought same model about 5 years ago. Design has improved with the addition of a small zipper, so that blind can lie flat when trying to set up alone. Apparently they don't actually set up the blind before boxing it up because my blind was completely tangled when I initially tried to set it up in the field. Complete mess. I had to bring it back home, unfasten two of the hubs from the shell before I could set it up and then put it back together. It now works great. I'm sure that like the last blind in a few years of use all stake loops will pull off and so will the loops that hold windows closed. Nobody seems to make a quality durable blind unless you spent $300 or more. In the case of this blind, you almost get what you pay for. If you want a blind that will last, you'll have to spend quite a bit more.
DaddyRabbit80
Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2021
Out of all the blinds ive had this one “Ameristep Brickhouse” is the easiest to set up, and take down! Its big enough for my son and myself with elbow room! The corner windows are low enough for a child to see out of. The windows are silent with a loop and tab. The screen is velcro, but it has built in shoot holes in the big windows. I can shoot through the screen also if i need too. One reviewer said it was a “snake pit”. Ive never seen a ground blind that a snake wouldn’t crawl in! Also ive seen pictures of pin holes in the blind, and mine has some too. The inside is pitch black making it easier to see needle holes. Every blind ive had has them, but every blind ive had cost me around $100. For the price, this blind is great! Its not insulated, but it blocks the wind, and rain. Take a buddy heater and youll stay warm.
JB
Reviewed in Canada on December 26, 2021
Great blind for two hunters, but would be a little tight (but still doable) for three. I used this blind for the spring turkey season and had lots of action. Had toms and hens within 20 meters. Also had a black bear grazing in the field with us for nearly two hours seemingly unaware of our presence. Haven't tried shooting through the shoot-through mesh yet, but it does a good job of obscuring the view into the blind as long as you have the windows behind you closed. Sat a few mornings during deer rifle season and had does walk within 30-40 meters. When they got close they started to act suspicious and peer into the blind. Would've been a chip shot if I'd had an antlerless tag.I'm also impressed with the durability of this product. An unexpected series of events led to me leaving this blind up in a field much longer than I had intended. After a VERY windy night, the landowner informed me that my blind was at his barn. It had blown there from 400 meters away and crossed 2 fences. It only has a tiny tear in one wall.Set up is very easy and reasonably quiet.I recommend this blind to anybody looking for a 2-3 person setup.
Kerry Wittkopf
Reviewed in Canada on October 7, 2021
Nice very easy setup one person can setup in minutes
MLH
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2021
I used this for the first time a month ago. I set it up three weeks before the hunt, so it had plenty of time to set out in the weather. There were a few storms over that time, and when I showed up the morning of the hunt, there were no issues. I did open the solid window panels to help keep the wind forces to a minimum.The access door is zippered. A bit loud, but it seems like a quality zipper, so that's a trade off I'm willing to make. The windows are two part. A solid panel is secured with elastic loops around a small plastic dowel. They are a little hard to manipulate, but are quiet and secure. The solid wind panels have two securing points on each panel, so they can be half open or fully open. Then there's a mesh window. These use hook and loop (Velcro) to hold them to the body of the blind. The main mesh panels have a shooting hole sewn into them, so I left the mesh panels in place.I could see a few small pinholes of daylight along the sewn seams, but I'm not looking for a weather proof tent, so these didn't really bother me. Even in a rain storm, I'm sure I'd stay dry in the blind.Taking it down and packing it up at the end of the day only took a few minutes. The carry bag that came with it was roomy enough that I didn't have to fight putting it in. It includes a shoulder strap for carrying.Overall, I'm very pleased with the blind. Would definitely buy again if I needed another.
Joey
Reviewed in Canada on April 28, 2021
Used the blind for turkey season. I have never bought a ground blind so I didn’t really know what I wanted. Happy I went with the brickhouse. Very spacious with 2 people in it. We were able to move around inside undetected. Lots of places to shoot out of. If I had to say one bad thing it’s the Velcro is loud when pulling apart. Would be nice to see some sort of magnetic. The big windows do have a hole in them to shoot through and the corner windows can be pulled down to shoot though as well. Very happy
unbeatableSale,INC
Reviewed in Canada on November 23, 2020
easy to set up