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| Author | Subject: Re: Home made ice shanty |
| JM | Posted At 14:46:43 12/17/2001
Dear shanty maker: Im not really sure where your folding points are, however a good idea when using tarp covered shantys, is to have the shanty fold inward. For instance, if your up-right beams are say (6 ft.) at the three foot mark, you should afix a hinge or some other device that will alow you to fold. this way you can fold all the sides inward, and the whole shanty should then be colapsable. If you do use this idea however, you will then be stuck with the base being the bulk of your now folded down shanty. I like this idea because my shanty stays on the lake all winter, but the winds are so strong im afraid it will get blow away or blown to the point in which it breaks. I use a flag to mark where my stand is incase of heavy snows while im gone, i also have a rope attached that alows me to pull it up out of the snow when it does become covered. IF you are interested in this idea, e-mail me and ill send you a photo of how to make this one! bye.. |