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Title: northlander shanty or shappell shanty
Post by: red_eyes on Jan 20, 2003, 07:34 AM

im looking for a portable shanty 2-4 person  with a plastic or wood floor.im wondering what is better the northlander kit or a shappel shanty.give me your opinion.

Title: Re: northlander shanty or shappell shanty
Post by: Mark Barlow on Jan 21, 2003, 01:55 PM

I love my Shappell DX3000, worth it's weight in gold on cold days. I just use a coleman due mantel fuel lantern to heat it. ;D

Title: Re: northlander shanty or shappell shanty
Post by: mnfishman on Jan 22, 2003, 03:57 AM

I would stay away from a wood floor.  They will be heavier than a plastic base plus they soak up the water.  Below is a picture of the one that I use.  It is a 6x8 Sportsman by Shormaster Fabric.  It has lots of room and it is fairly light to move around.  It has a plastic base.  The nice thing is it is 6'3" tall so you can actually stand up to stretch without having to crouch down.  Plus the doors are full size so they provide ample room to get in and out of it.

(http://www.hunting-pictures.com/members/pjcodner/6x8polysport_1.jpg)

Title: Re: northlander shanty or shappell shanty
Post by: red_eyes on Jan 22, 2003, 06:33 AM

how much is it?

Title: Re: northlander shanty or shappell shanty
Post by: jester on Jan 23, 2003, 08:39 AM

341 on sale. i called

Title: Re: northlander shanty or shappell shanty
Post by: jp on Jan 23, 2003, 11:11 PM

The shappell has bungy cords going thrue the pipe. this makes it vary easy and fast to set up. have never seen a northlander shanty.