RE: Ice Shanty Construction
Most importantly, don't sacrifice comfort for weight. I'm 6'4" and 250 lbs. I like a roomy fish house. Alot of the fishouses I've fished out of are not built with me in mind. Especially vertically. I like to be able to stand up and stretch, without hitting my head. So I built my last house with 7ft ceilings. I also have 2 young boys 7 & 4 who like to fish. Have you ever jammed 3 people into a relatively small space. That's why I built it 8' wide and 12' long. I also like to spend at least a few nights in it so I have sleeping bunks in each end, and most importantly a carbon monoxide detector and a good furnace with a low oxygen sensor that shuts it down in that event. No fun waking up dead.
Before I built it I did quite a bit of research on size, frame styles, inside arrangement and door placement. I looked at other peoples homemade houses and I also went to the St.Paul Ice Show, and looked at the "spec" houses that several different companies make, and took notes of what I liked and didn't like and I even took some measurements (when no one was looking)LOL of bench heights, hole placements and other details.
After having used it for the first year, there are somethings I would do differently in my next one, but then I doubt it is possible to build the perfect house. it's good that you are starting on it now, because it does take quite a while to build one unless you are a carpenter by trade, and first ice is no time to be pounding the first nail.
Regards,
Scott Lee
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Regards,
Scott Lee
Since there is six times as much water as dry land on earth, any fool can plainly see the good Lord meant for man to fish six times as much as he works.
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