11-27-2005, 11:31 PM
Did you manage to get in any time on your shelter in between ball games and turkey sandwiches?
My neighbor gave me his old two man shanty this year. has a few mouse holes, needs a new tow rope and and the tie down straps are gone. noting a little duck tape, a peice of old ancor rope and a couple bungee cords wont fix. I just have to remember to throw it all in the bucket when I go out.
It is a nice set up, a lot nicer than my minute man wich had a chip press wood fold in half bottom and kept diging in to the snow every time I tryed to drag it out. I never go my 150 fish backs out of that unit, I was impressed with it when I bought it, but the weight, the pain of trying to get the holes opened up and worse was trying to close the hole after all the snow and ice and water splashing and freezing around the hole opening while fishing.
I dont use heat in my shelters, well its south east michigan and it seldom gets that cold here for long periods of time, we are lucky to see ice before christmas. wind is my only beef.. It keeps blowing snow in my hole...LOL
its not as nice as the [url "http://clickserve.cc-dt.com/link/click?lid=41000000009628053"]![[Image: i119050sm02.jpg]](http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/content/Item/11/90/50/i119050sm02.jpg)
[/url] available on line from cabela's just type in "ice shelter" in the search bar.
[url "http://clickserve.cc-dt.com/link/click?lid=41000000009628053"]Hi-Tech Tackle Two-Man Polar Escape Shelter[/url]
$329.99... from our sponcer
sorry for the comercial plug in, I just like the set up of the unit.
I like those fold down types too, the ones where it umbrella folds from back to front and you dont have to line up holes in the shelter with holes in the ice because it has an open area along the whole front side what I like about it best is that the whole front can stay open on them worm rainy days when you need air but want to stay dry.
I forgot to ask, are you using a hand lazer or a power auger. I saw just the end of your auger in that photo of your last trip but could not make out the top. and dose it ride on top of your new sled?
the more I look at your sled the more I think the design is marketable.
I take it one of the two of you are electritions by trade and the other a carpenter? I am going by the quality and uniformity of your bends and conections, my second guess would be a cabnet maker? frame assembly and hindge work is showing off tallent and skills from some where...[cool]
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My neighbor gave me his old two man shanty this year. has a few mouse holes, needs a new tow rope and and the tie down straps are gone. noting a little duck tape, a peice of old ancor rope and a couple bungee cords wont fix. I just have to remember to throw it all in the bucket when I go out.
It is a nice set up, a lot nicer than my minute man wich had a chip press wood fold in half bottom and kept diging in to the snow every time I tryed to drag it out. I never go my 150 fish backs out of that unit, I was impressed with it when I bought it, but the weight, the pain of trying to get the holes opened up and worse was trying to close the hole after all the snow and ice and water splashing and freezing around the hole opening while fishing.
I dont use heat in my shelters, well its south east michigan and it seldom gets that cold here for long periods of time, we are lucky to see ice before christmas. wind is my only beef.. It keeps blowing snow in my hole...LOL
its not as nice as the [url "http://clickserve.cc-dt.com/link/click?lid=41000000009628053"]
[/url] available on line from cabela's just type in "ice shelter" in the search bar.[url "http://clickserve.cc-dt.com/link/click?lid=41000000009628053"]Hi-Tech Tackle Two-Man Polar Escape Shelter[/url]
$329.99... from our sponcer
sorry for the comercial plug in, I just like the set up of the unit.
I like those fold down types too, the ones where it umbrella folds from back to front and you dont have to line up holes in the shelter with holes in the ice because it has an open area along the whole front side what I like about it best is that the whole front can stay open on them worm rainy days when you need air but want to stay dry.
I forgot to ask, are you using a hand lazer or a power auger. I saw just the end of your auger in that photo of your last trip but could not make out the top. and dose it ride on top of your new sled?
the more I look at your sled the more I think the design is marketable.
I take it one of the two of you are electritions by trade and the other a carpenter? I am going by the quality and uniformity of your bends and conections, my second guess would be a cabnet maker? frame assembly and hindge work is showing off tallent and skills from some where...[cool]
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