If you are a healthy, average-sized man or woman, you won’t struggle one bit to get into and out of a traditional coffin-style layout blind. And we have seen plenty of folks fall asleep in a layout waiting for the sunrise (we may have taken a siesta or two ourselves), so they are plenty comfortable. But if you are big or tall (or both), layouts are not going to be your favorite blind to hunt from. Once you are in most of them, it’s typically fine—unless you’re taller than 6-foot-4—but getting in and out is a bit of a chore. If you’re built like an offensive lineman, it can be a struggle to sit up and shoot too. We have seen an entire blind come up with a hunter (who actually played college football) when a group of snows did it right in Arkansas several years ago. It’s also difficult for older hunters to go from their backs to a sitting position and shoot. Beavertail once tried a spring-loaded seat in its layout to mitigate this issue. It didn’t catch on—the blinds were too big and heavy. The brands that manufacture these blinds have to consider the profile of the blind. The smaller it is, the less likely ducks and geese are to pick you out and the less storage space it takes up in the trailer. Some companies have tried to build layouts the size of Cadillacs in the past, and they never last long. Sure, they are comfortable for people of every size to hunt from, but they also stick out like a snow goose in a flock full of Canada geese.