Barronett Ox 5 Review

This is a review of the 2023 Barronett Ox 5 hub style pop up ground blind. I discuss features important to me for bow hunting and where this product meets and fails to meet what I want. This blind is very good quality and is the one I chose to get, but there are several changes that would make it better.
Barronett Ox 5 blind: www.barronettblinds.com
music: Rural Stride - Josh Kirsch

[@DavidBridge-u8d]

Great review I’m looking for a inexpensive blind for hunting pigs I can sort of leave semi portable Plenty of space Ample view I can brush it in and leave for a few months Plenty of space inside I can live with the zippers going in and out Not worried about the weight setting it up I can drive close to the spot Looks like a decent buy

[@deanriver9388]

Ive had mine for 3 years, very well built blind.

[@derekglover9388]

Just a heads up, Primos will cover the hubs under their warranty. One my hubs broke after 3 years and they repaired it.

[@walter992]

I have several Barronett blinds. My opinion is they are the best blind on the market. One place that really needs to be addressed is the brush loops. The material dry rotted in the first year.

[@garrytalley8009]

You have to be kidding. Those windows and mesh adjustments are a nightmare compared with most other brands made.

[@Sonja00]

Not met to leave out for long periods of time. Check out cage blinds they are built to stay out year long

[@rodneyjohnson3287]

Y . . i zipper lube...Bowstring wax can be used on the zippers

[@davidellisoutdoors3247]

I’ll try that!

[@garrytalley8009]

Nice size but that's it. That blind was a nightmare as far as opening the mesh. It was pretty complicated getting a view having to play with other adjustments to get the opening wider. By the time you open mesh or adjust anything the deer is gone. Only if the windows are open to shoot and you don't have to play with them is that blind going to really work well. Put three guys in it and you have a nice visit but really you are not going to hunt effectively. You would be better off with a less complicated see through wall blind. You couldn't give me that blind if I had to hunt out of it. No offense. Too many negatives for me. The noisy zipper doesn't bother me as bad as the window adjustments. I always go out a half hour to an hour before daylight and am in and zipped up. Usually zipping slowly. Zipper noise is nowhere near as troublesome as those silly adjustments on the windows.

[@davidellisoutdoors3247]

Very good comments. I can see your point on the windows. As I’ve hunted in it a few times now I have noticed I really have to get the windows set almost exactly like I want them without needing to move them much at all. In a few cases even moving the mesh can be a little tricky. I still don’t find it that bad and have figured out to really take some time initially to get the fabric so that I don’t need to move it at all and the mesh so that it’s none or very little movement needed. With that done I haven’t had a problem, but it does take a little more effort to get it all set right than many other blinds.

[@travinjeter5981]

Is it bigger than the game-winner blind or the same size

[@davidellisoutdoors3247]

Much bigger

[@travinjeter5981]

I have the game-winner platform that stand 5 ft high with the ladder under it brought that blind and put it on top of it two weeks later I came back the blind top rods has snapped in two different places I was looking for a more stronger blind to fit on the platforms game winner blind is no good but the platform is great and thank you for all your help

[@outdoorsman8498]

So u like it more than double bull or at least for durability ?

[@davidellisoutdoors3247]

Yes. I guess time will tell if it indeed lasts longer/better than the double bull. In a perfect world I'd like the zipper-less design of the double bull with the durability (hopefully) of the baronnette.

[@Sonja00]

Bear oh net

[@cindyolsen9846]

"Promo sm"

[@Sonja00]

I like the fact that there is no pinholes all over be nice if it had a floor so i can use it for camping 🏕

[@garrytalley8009]

Use a tarp for a floor or sleep on a cot if you don't like the ground. Just saying you can improvise. Personally, I don't like this blind for hunting and wouldn't use it to hunt if they gave it to me for free. But it most likely is roomy enough to use it to camp.