[AWall3322]

Anyone here using these? Were thinking about buying a few and just wondered how well they hold up to being smashed down and popped out and how well they actually hold their shape. Also, do they move around pretty easy in the wind?

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[don novicki]

Over at the Iowawaterfowlers.com forum I asked this same question last year. As I remember there were zero positive comments on these decoys. The main problem was that they didn't pop back into shape readily. No complaints about paint or realism but once crushed down they stayed deformed. It's too bad because it really was a good idea. I just looked at their website and they state that they aren't good for people looking for a bid spread or in cold weather and several other scenarios so I guess if they are willing to dis their own decoys then I would stay away.

 

[AWall3322]

Don, we ended up picking up a dozen of these. Overall they look great. Good thick flocking on the heads and the paint seems to be pretty good. They didn't readily pop out to a perfect shape but a hair dryer fixed that. We didn't necessarily buy them for the collapsibility aspect so that's not a big deal. We just leave them full size all the time and bag them up. The biggest plus to them is they are LIGHT. A whole bag of a dozen literally weights about what one or two Bigfoot full bodies does and being so light they move pretty darn easy in the wind. For $99 a half dozen I don't think you can beat them. Will see how they do in the cold but so far we're happy

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[don novicki]

Let us know how they do in cold weather would you please. I liked the look of them and their light weight and might think about a couple dzn depending on how they do in cold weather. Thanks.

 

[AWall3322]

Will do. I don't foresee any problems, as I said we don't plan to actually collapse them

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I have 6. Haven't collapsed them just leave them full. They move good in wind, have them running as water keel cause they flip in a good wind otherwise.

Did require a blow drier to pop a few spots out.

Only issue is the hot glue to plug the butt vent up didn't hold so I got water leakage there. Reminds me I need to grab them and fix that this week.

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My bad didn't read the full body part.

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[don novicki]

Checked their website this morning and they don't show the collapsible full bodies anymore. Looks like they don't make them or have any on closeout. You now have a collector's item

 

[dakotashooter2]

cold weather + plastic = non-pliable.. lol I though everyone knew that...