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I glanced at them at the show in St Paul but didn't really pay much attention to them. I did watch the videos on the Polar Bird and noticed that the windows seem really high up on the sides of the shack. Like you would have to get up off your chair to check outside or look at a tip up. Maybe it was just the way the video was shot but that looked like bad design to me.
Coming from non-tip up fisherman. I suggest position the door of the house facing your tip up, unzip and take a peek or don't be so lazy stand up and take a look out the window.
Well now, thats not very nice.. I agree that the windows do seem to be rather high and much smaller then I'd prefer as I also use tip-ups. But I do like the idea of it being brighter inside and the floor would be nice at times. The "unbreakable" poles are great as is the small opening for the propane hose. It does have it's selling points for sure.Question is, How does the floor hold up to ice cleats ? I also notice that this is only your third post and all three have been about PolarBird ice shanties. Are you affiliated with them in any way ?If your a straight up tip up fisherman this house maybe isn't for you. I fish walleye and crappie mainly, and northern but id rather fight the fish on a pole then hand over hand. So the window is a non factor for me. I had a rough day yesterday so I apologize if i offended anyone I am new to being on forums. I fish a lot. as far as your cleats go I wouldn`t use on the floor but you can also fold the floor in half, sitting on the floor half and resting your feet on the ice half, if you want to leave your cleats on. I am not affiliated with them, I am excited about my new house, I've noticed people have a way of being negative about things on here. I i thought i`d join the crowd. lol. I like my eskimo fatfish 949i as well i just like this a little more. Its new and different. In with the old and out with the new ya know..
Not to sound "lazy" but how would a guy drill his holes if using the floor? I mean how do you line up all the holes with the ones in the floor? They look too close to the wall to hand auger and a power auger would put water and ice chips on top of the floor. Hand auger might be messy too. I guess a guy could set up and somehow mark the ice where the holes in the floor are, pull the floor and/or shack away and drill, then move the shack back and line everything back up.Seems like a hassle.
You don't sound lazy, you just sound like you've never had a shanty with a floor.. My 5600 clam has six locations to drill, never drilled them from the inside.. Drill three, slide, drill three more, slide back...<°)))>{
it's good to have new ideas and new manufacturers and good they are here reading how we perceive their take on things. look at marcum digital for example. just like cars or trucks, there is the "right one" for you. same goes for all the options we have as consumers like palm rods or spinning rods, short or long rods and lines ect.i see this not being "right for me", because of the lack of usable windows to be aware of my environment unless i get up and open a door and loose my heat just to see what's going on. they need to revamp that idea. maybe in Russia where they fish in a place no one else is around and it's too cold to bother with tips up, then okay, i get it. that's not what happens here where it is heavily populated and so many people walk by your shack and your things are outside in a sled and you want to ensure your belongings are okay or if a tipup is tripped and the man is coming out to ticket you for not manning the tipup.-only fix - put windows in where we can use them like all the other hubs have.i agree the floor cost should be an add-on cost if you want one. to drill perfect holes like that in just the right places would mean you have to use that floor as a template start a hole, remove the template, finish the hole and go on to the next hole. the biggest problem with that floor is the lack of holes in the shape i and many others use them. in the shallow triangle design. one for the transducer and two for jigging. one large won't work i don't want the transducer in the same hole or another jig in the same hole. so hole placement is a big problem. being it's design is a separate add-on floor and knowing how ice forms after the sun sets, replacing the floor is a real possibility too, so again the floor should have it's own costs.-only fix - it is not use it and not pay for it either.so now what is any different about it than others? the brightness of the inside for sight fishermen or spearing w/o the floor. when your eyes acclimate for low light like shelters that "black out" light, you can sight fish, not the other way around like some one claimed.-only fix - wait for night time to go fishing.i only want to say these things that are not right for me so they can make other version and options. just like eskimo evo it's not for me either.the good things i see are, and there are more positive things than things i don't care for, but the things i don't care for are not bad things for some;+ the strong fabric.+ insulated fabric.+ bright interior. (i don't spear or sight fish and welcome light.)+ what appears to be a stronger hub bow angle to hold up against strong winds.+ a means to add an extension cord or other uses for the ground vent.+ a ground vent makes sense because co2 is heavier than air.+ reasonable pricing even with the floor.+ reinforced outside corner apron hold down straps and no grommets to rot out or rip out.+ being here to introduce their brand.thanks for doing it!looks like a great product, just it's not ready for me, yet.looking forward to seeing your flip overs for sure!
The Clam has round openings? I have a suitcase style shack too, with large rectangular openings. The polarbird has round... Maybe my question should have been "how large in diameter are the cut holes in the floor?" Just seems like it would be tough to hit all of them just right if you were drilling more than a couple holes.I think it's a good idea, floor makes a big difference in my suitcase style Frabill. Just wondering about setup.
Kasakhstan? Ha, that is awesome. What kind of fish were you catching in the second photo?
Maybe, it’s just a coincidence that the owner of PolarBird is Russian?
Not so much concerned about the light as I don't spear fish, nor sight fish so that wouldn't be a problem.. What I do have concerns about are the small windows. Guess it would help with heat loss, but also make it harder to watch the tip-ups. As for the floor, nice idea, But I wear spikes while on the ice. I don't see the floor holding up well to any type of anti-slip devices and being that I do set out tip-up's I'm not going to take them off / on constantly. Now the chair on the other hand would be nice to have, Just more $$ then I'm willing to pay.
So are the doors on the opposite corners of the shack or on opposite sides on one side?Cuz it has made no sense to me to have doors on opposite corners. That's still only one usable door, unless I want to trip over gears and holes. If only someone makes two doors so two people can exit left and right without asking another to move out of the way.
The doors are in opposite corners.This is the first time we have heard a complaint about the doors location. We appreciate all feedback as we are striving to make the best possible shelters on the market.We are going to post a thread shortly asking for everyone's feedback on the shelters and what they would like to see. Thank you,Polar Bird
We just posted another thread in the sponsors forum.The Polar Bird Team
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