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As a consumer, we all make purchases and then immediately determine whether we made a good choice or not. We are either happy or unhappy with what we bought and that covers both the end product and the customer service. Many times we read online about deal gone bad and poor customer service and a warning of regret to others but I have a story opposite of the usual complaints. 

I have a positive story of a recent purchase. I was in the market for decals/stickers for the work truck and stumbled across Rooted Decals in a Facebook group I belong to. I know how much bowhunters like to display thier pride in Bowhunting with stickers on their trucks so I pass this along. I messaged Andrew Burke to ask questions about the custom brand logos for our company. He was very friendly and easy to work with and turned around my 7 custom decals in just a few days. I got 6 decals for the truck box and 1 for the rear window. 

If you are in the market for custom graphic for your ride or any application for quality decals at a fair value, give them a look right here on Facebook.

https://www.facebook.com/RootedDecals1

I am in no way compensated by or affiliated with Rooted Decals. I am only a happy customer sharing a happy customer tale.

I like to hunt from the ground in natural debris blinds and pop ups at times but I don't like the available options for ground blind chairs. I hunt river bottoms that are soft ground so chair legs sink which means the need to also haul in some sort of flooring material. Couple that with the fact that chairs are clumsy to haul and expensive (Some are really expensive). I don't care for a stool because stools offer no back rest and stools are not comfortable because of that fact so any chair I use has to have a back rest. Most stools with back rest also include arms but arms get in the way of drawing a bow so it cant have armrests. It has to be easy to carry and light weight and cheap so when its stolen, I'm not out anything.
 
As part of a DIY, problem solving group, I've been looking for a simple, low cost seat for all manner of ground hunting for spring turkey, bear, deer and things like stream-side and Ice fishing, camping, berry and shroom picking, and any other use where a ready seat would be handy. A comfy, reliable seat that we can make ourselves that is really cheap since its likely to be stolen if left unattended.
 
This is the M.T.A.B.S.
 
Multi-function (Because you can carry your lunch and thermos and other gear in and deer heart and mushrooms and berries and small game or fish out with you)
Tactical (Because its painted black and its used for hunting so now-a-days, that makes it Tactical.)
All Terrain (Because it sounds cool and it can really be used in all terrains)
Bucket (Because it uses a 5 gallon bucket)
Seat (Do I really need to explain this part)
 
Its made of plywood and offers a back rest. The parts fit in the bucket. Its light weight and the cost of scrap plus paint.

We added tracks/rails above the windows that will accept large plastic bins. This is done to save floor space. We selected clear bins so we can see whats inside without having to take them down.





With the inside finished it was time to put the hunting gear in to see if it fits. It does. LOL



Right now, all the stands except this one are already set up for the upcoming season. Once season closes, all the gear will have a place to call home rather than overflowing the garage.

There is a possibility of putting vinyl flooring in the shed thanks to a relative in the flooring biz that can get me the flooring for free so we put down a layer of ?? thick underlayment. Why add vinyl flooring to a shed?? If its free and if we would care to butcher animals inside, it will be easier to clean the floor without having to paint the floor to protect it from blood, etc. Any spills, drips, etc will be easier to clean up and that way we don?t have to paint the floor to protect it.

Also, we got the underlayment from Home Depot from their cull wood area (purple wood) which is 70% off due to edge damage of the 4 x 8 sheets but since the inside of the shed is 11 ft 5? x 11 ft 5?, trimming the damaged edges of 4 x 8 sheets makes it a good option.



Then we started adding shelving around the west wall (more will be added to other walls). Since the shed has 8 foot high walls a 13 inch deep shelf was added  and a 9 inch deep shelf below that. This will save floor space.

The front rain gutters are finished.







The eaves on the lean-to side are closed in, caulked and painted.



The rear gutters include a longer than usual run-off due to the landscape angle.







I dug a trench to direct the water away from the shed and down hill.

Dang this oppressive heat and humidity and rocky ground.

The shed is surrounded by treated timbers and then another double high row 22 inches away. Long sections of rebar pounded into the rocky ground to hold the timbers in place.

Spent the weekend up north so not much shed work was done. Did however manage to work on the ramp. The ramp is made from a 8 ft, 2 x 12 that is cut in half and then the two halves cut diagonally to create 4 tapered ramp stringers. The 4 stringers were screwed to the shed floor so everything would be square and flat and then treated decking was screwed to the top.







The ground is leveled and the ramp is attached to the shed with 4 inch deck screws.

While inside the shed, we heard a cluck. We looked outside and then grabbed the camera when we saw the building inspectors show up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn6zbJLRWBE