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I bought the Wide 1 Inferno last year and really like it when I want to be mobile. I didn't put the seat system in it as it takes up space and adds weight, just sit on a bucket. No issues with it using it hard last year and heats up easily with a small heater.
Does anyone know where you can go to see the hideout in person? I asked at Scheels, they said they don't carry them (even thought they sell Otter products). Cabelas and Fleet Farm also appear to be a no go.
That otter hideout is a tad out of my price range.. we dont get enough ice long enough for me to spend that.. but amazon does has 4 in stock at the moment
Well if you don’t order the hideout from amazon and order it from otter it’s 275$ less. I was told the price I’m going to wind up paying for mine and with shipping it’s just a little over 500$ total and I get the cover lights and a few other things I don’t remember. So if your like me and want quality and affordability do some shopping.
I do like frabils RECRUIT but it Sounds like frabils customer service has gone downhill.. so I'm really leaning towards the INFERNO now more so than before..
I've never had any issues with Frabill customer service....they've been great when I've dealt with them(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)I had a Recon for a long time https://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=293004.0 Didn't post pictures but I widened mine about 2.5" to get some more shoulder room. Only reason I got rid of it was the smoking deal they had on recruits a while back for $200 something shipped. Recruit has a ton of room and is still very light and easy to get around. Recons are on sale for 155 shipped right now https://icefishingdeals.com/2019/11/01/frabill-recon-100-flipover-1-man-155-shipped/I've fished out of a Hideout....not for me, cottage would be nice though. If I didn't have my Recruit I'd be fishing out of an Eskimo Wide 1 Inferno or Sierra Thermal
Love my otter cottage, removed the bench seat and #25 of steel support and added aluminum angles and a swivel boat seat, saved me #20. Love the thermal and extra space over the smaller 1 man. After many trips thru lots of snow cover last year I just got a pair of skis and going to make a sled to make pulling easier this year.
Otter cottage would be my go to if money were no object, that being said I have a shappel fx100 for a one man that only gets used if I have to drag by hand when the ice is too thin for the otter lodge and quad. Best thing to do is find out what your needs really are. I know a lot of guys are fans of one man shacks, I thought I would be but I like having plenty of room to haul my gear.
+1, if looking for a 1 man, get a 2 man, the little extra room is nice, I have the Eskimo Sierra thermal and can't see how two adults would be comfortable in it, but it's perfect when fishing alone.
I got my recruit last spring through the best ice deals thread, first thing I did was paint the inside of the tub white as you did, I paid 176 bucks and I'm thinking about ditching the boat seat and using a folding chair
I picked up my Hideout last year at Frank's Great Outdoors as part of their annual Ice Shanty Days event. The two hour drive was still worth it.I like the room of the Hideout. It's heavy, but I'm able to lift one edge of it onto my older, small pickup truck's tailgate and then push it up and in. Not sure if I'd have an issue getting it started onto a taller, full size pickup as it would be more vertical. I didn't think that I'd need a Smitty sled, but I ended up using one all the time since I pull the Hideout myself and don't have a snowmobile. Pulling the tub and walking a mile or two through snow without skis isn't fun, and sliding it onto and off of the Smitty sled is actually very easy when you use your leg to keep the Smitty sled from sliding. Using bungees on hooks keep the one-man from sliding off the sled.I added an LED light that I ty-wrapped in permanently, and it has an inline on/off switch. All that I do is use one of my 18v Milwaukee batteries with my 12v adapter to power the light when I need it. The only thing that I do NOT like about my hideout is that the flip-over front fabric does not always rest on the ground. If I have snow to quickly toss on it on the outside, it's fine. With a stiff wind on clear ice, it can get breezy and I have to weigh down the front, u-shaped poles that should be resting on the ice but can end up a couple of inches above the ice with air blowing inside.
The more you use the shack the better it will get. Your poles are off the ice in the front because of the tent needing to heat up and stretch a little bit. Same thing happened to me when I put my cabin together. They told me I didn’t let the canvas hang and stretch long enough, my response being oh, I should of let it hang and stretch b4 putting together wish that was in the instructions. So my hideout is gonna hang for a week b4 putting together.