I’ll add my two cents to the many that have already been thrown at this thread. I have a QuickFish 3. I can pack me and my 3 boys (ages 15, 12, and 5) in it with a Mr. Buddy heater. My boys only fish with one rod each and usually when we are all out together, I’m not doing much fishing. I’m taking fish off, tying on jigs, baiting hooks, etc. I don’t run the heater too much when it is all of us because once we get in, close the door, and get to fishing, there is plenty of body heat that gets trapped quickly. Our last trip together to Scofield resulted in a grand total of 5 minutes of heater time. I agree with what others have said about space being an issue. If I am in there by myself, I’ll have two or three holes drilled, heater going, sonar set up, the whole nine yards. The space shrinks considerably adding kids and if you run those heaters for a while, they do get very hot and could burn a small kid who isn’t paying attention. Good luck!
i use one of those as well. i prefer it over my heater buddy anyday
Wagdog that is how it was when I took them last year, and it was a nice day so the sun made it nice. I like the stability of the bigger heaters and have used one with friends, however that is with adults that are splitting the load. Probably better to error on the side of safty and get the bigger one and only use it to warm up the tent and turn it off then to have a small one that is a bit more unstable.
Thanks All please keep up any comments
Majja
Yep I would agree with that. As far as splitting the load, that can be an issue when you have the whole crew, chairs for them, tent, auger, tackle, heater, etc. I went ahead and bought another sled for this season. My boys are old enough to help haul gear so they pull one sled and I pull the other. So far I haven’t been able to get my wife out on the ice…yet!
I have all girls but I bet if I put some light stuff in my small sled my youngest would pull it she is my outdoorsey one.