Finisher blind folding

[gunner-ny]

I just got my new Avery Fred Zink finisher blind and love it. I have a question on folding it. In the front of the blind is the height adjustment. I have to disconnect these in order to complete fold-up. According to avery you should not have to. Does anyone else have this problem? Thanks for any info.

[FRED ZINK]

I HOPE THIS HELPS.
I THINK YOU ARE PROBABLY MISSING A STEP SOMEWHERE, I WOULD LOOK AT THE DIRECTIONS CLOSELY. I WILL EXPLAIN WHAT WORKS BEST FOR ME.

#1 DETACH VELCRO STRAPS ON EACH SIDE OF THE HEAD REST.

#2 DISLODGE HEAD REST AND PLACE ON THE FLOOR OF THE BLIND, EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT OF THE CENTER LINE.

#3 EXPOSE THE REAR CORNERS OF THE TAPERED LIDS BY PULLING THE COVER OFF OF THE FRAME. "VERY IMPORTANT"

#4 ALLOW TOP FRAME TO FALL BACKWARDS UNTILL IT REST ON THE BOTTOM FRAME.

#5 MAKE SURE THE DOORS ARE IN THE OPEN POSITION AND THEN FOLD THE BOOT BAG OVER SO THE BLIND IS FOLDED IN HALF.

#6 FOLD THE BLIND THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND THREAD THE WEBBING THROUGH THE D-RING AND ATTACH THE VELCRO.(YOUR BLIND SHOULD BE READY TO TRANSPORT)

IMPORTANT- LARGE STUBBLE SUCH AS CORN STALKS MAY NEED TO BE REMOVED TO COMPLETELY COLLAPSE THE BLIND.

I HOPE THIS HELPS,
FREDDIE

[gunner-ny]

Thanks Mr. Zink, I used my blind today for the last day of our early goose season. I folded the blind like you said, and it did fold. It seems to fold flatter when the frame risers are apart. I was just worried about bending or even breaking something. Thats just one less step which is nice. :D You should know because it's your blind. I cant wait to use it when our regular goose season opens. Thanks again and have a great season, Dwight.

[Waders]

I just received my Finisher from Mack's and it didnt have instructions with it :confused: I figured most of it out since it is so user friendly. I'm going to call Avery and request original instructions in case I'm missing any tips. Thanks for the directions Fred. There were a couple of things I wasn't doing in folding mine so now it will work properly. It is a great blind. I shot my limit of geese in the first two flocks I saw, all five feet off the ground and fifteen yards out. It sure beats laying on the ground in uncomfortable positions or not being able to put decoys in the spot you want because there is no cover.
I am going to get your dog blind too so I can bring my lab out with me. Hope it works as well as the Finisher.

[Tom Rainey]

Waders

We can't tell you how happy we are that you have already had success with the Finisher! We've always made efforts to provide serious hunters with the most effective products available and based on your story, and many like it, the Finisher is no exception!

We do, however, apologize for the inconvenience of not having the instructions enclosed with your product. So here is a link to the instructions that can be found here on our web site...

http://www.averyoutdoors.com/images/products/blinds/finisher/finisher_blind_instructions.pdf

Once again thanks for the great story and keep callin' 'em close!

Tom Rainey

[Tom Matthews]

Hey Waders,

We shipped a few blinds this year and did not include instructions (including some Dog Blinds.) Never fear, go to the Finisher or Dog Blind section on the Avery web site and scroll down until you see the "Instructions" icon. You can open these and print them out. Sorry for the confusion and thanks more than you know for the business and kind words about the blinds.

Tom Matthews

[Hest]

Yeah, it's pretty user friendly...but I've discovered you can keep quite a bit of "stubble" in your straps. Hell, this year, opening day, I had wheat, hay, corn, beans, willows...I had it all in there. The thing that I think helps the most is to make sure and lower it to the lowest height when you break it down. And empty out all the cases, pop cans, and boxes when you fold it...other wise you get some interesting, modern day art!

[Hest]

Yeah, it's pretty user friendly...but I've discovered you can keep quite a bit of "stubble" in your straps. Hell, this year, opening day, I had wheat, hay, corn, beans, willows...I had it all in there. The thing that I think helps the most is to make sure and lower it to the lowest height when you break it down. And empty out all the cases, pop cans, and boxes when you fold it...other wise you get some interesting, modern day art!