BEST GEL BLASTER BUNKERS (Also for Airsoft, NERF, Paintball Arrowsoft Archery)

Jul 16, 2024
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When your playing gel blasters, airsoft, NERF, paintball, or arrowsoft archery in an open area with no cover, it's nice to have some bunkers available to make it more fun by being able to hide for cover.

There are inflatable bunkers that can be purchased, but those take a lot of time to inflate and deflate.

ARCH BUNKER

This is an interesting design posted on Reddit. It uses tent poles for the arch, PVC for the legs, and a sewn sheet for the cover.

Reddit post showing collapsible Nerf bunker panels on a grassy field, with trees, houses, and the text about a portable bunker design

Some stakes or sand/water bags may be needed to weigh down the legs if it's windy.

BUCKET BUNKER

I was inspired by these bucket stacking things I found on Amazon.

Four-panel product graphic of black bucket connectors on white buckets; shows attaching, linking, securing 2x4s, and stacking for storage

The bottom buckets can be filled with water/dirt/sand to prevent them from tipping over. The buckets can be stacked different heights for different height bunkers. A bungee can be passed over the top bucket, and clipped onto the area of the bottom bucket where the handle is to keep the upper buckets from falling over.

Holes can be drilled at the top of the bucket to pass a tent pole or PVC pipe through. Then a sheet can be hung from the tent pole.

This is what it might look like.

Blue rectangular panel held between two stacks of gray paint buckets on a white background, simple product-style illustration

Taller with 3 buckets.

Six gray buckets stacked as posts hold a blue tarp or sheet against a white background, like a simple makeshift barrier

It would be super portable, because the buckets stack, the tent poles fold up and the sheet and everything can be stored in the bucket.

The downside is there are a lot of buckets, and buckets do begin to take up a lot of space, even when stacked. It would be better if only the base was a bucket.