[CONTEST] The Ultimate Shanty (Winners!!!)

[fishwiz4]

thanks dirtyicehole

there are quite a few things i will do differently when i build my next one, but for now it does a pretty good job.

[johnny lightning]

hows the icefishing

[Shakey Dad]

It's mobile, quick to set up, very warm without heater(if sun is out) and my 10 yr old son can bring it out and set it up its so light! just about the best investment in ice fishing gear i've ever made! ( with exception to my 1969 jiffy power auger!  )

[beeverfishing]

This is my sled / Slide out shanty..  Plenty of room to bring anything I could ever want to take with me..  Glide's like a dream on snow or ice..Easily loaded into the back of my truck.  And possibly the best of all.. Other then the screws and paint, everything was free.. !!

[iroc]

[pirkaus]

Beeverfishing that shanty is the SHIZNAT!
Pirk

[wesson4]

This is the only pic I have of the inside, trailers is WI aren't licensed except rv and trailer carrying a certain about of weight.
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If u don't win for ugly shanny then i don't know who will... awesome man!!!

[pike44]

they all look like home to me.

[rockhound57]

WOW, I'm overwhelmed from the ingenuity to the UGLY (but still completely functional ) I don't know if I could judge them all!
 but special high honors and KUDO"S for craftsmanship to:
   Gamedog ,  Drifter_016  (not many could build that),  mud_n_fun,  bigred1974,  captain walleye, 
walleyeslayr,   icepack,   Brewdok,   

And special thanks to Scott for the extension, allowing so many more to participate!!!

 

[USMarine2001]

I will throw in for best portable and best scenic background.....

[gunnerdog]

Man I wish Stumper would hurry up and get his new one on here.

[swillerjig]

[Born2Hunt]

Thanks guys! I have had the best time looking at the pictures. They are all good.

[1cast1catch]

MTV cribs...Ice Shanty edition. I AM BLOWN AWAY. amazing.

[iceman25s]

Heres my shanty
This is my shack its 8x10 fully insulated, metal siding, bunk beds, sleeps four no problem. Took 4 month to make. me and my dad are welders so this was no problem to make. Its all alum framing and the skies are amazing it goes through snow slush and ice.

[frozen1]

My scenic entry.

[AusableAngler22]

Best scenic shot of my thermal base camp looking down the lake

[akjw7]

well here's my Alaskan entry - built outside starting the day after thanksgiving and hauling it to the lake a day or two after new years. Half of the build weekends were colder than 30 below zero...good times!

It's 10'x7', sits on 4x6 skids, typical 2x2 construction (ripped 2x4's in half), floor is insulated with 1" foam sandwiched in plywood sitting on 2x4 joists, six holes, walls and roof insulated with r-13 fiberglass, all the tin and much of the plywood was salvage from various sources, homemade plexiglass windows with sliding blackout covers on the interior. Heater is a vented catalytic propane unit. A couple computer case fans for air circulation. CO alarm, smoke alarm, fire extinguisher, and first aid kit. Sleeps four in single bunks - a bench/bunk and an RV style dinette bench/bunch at ground level with a fold down overhead bunk over each.  110v from a generator and 12v from deep cycle batteries with interior (flourescent) and exterior lights for each.

scenic shot first - mount hayes about 50 miles away in the background at just under 14,000 feet.


not much of a 'pimped out shack', but it's cozy even at 30 below zero


haven't seen too many action shots, so here's the real payoff for a month of weekends freezing my butt off building a shack!

[Ny Ice Fisher]

There are some AMAZING ice shantys on here.  These have definitely got me thinkin bout a new summer project for this summer. then i will have one to post for the next ultimate shanty contest.   

       JBN. 

[mr.clean]

Truly some innovative and creative shanties ,Scott is going to have his hands full picking the winners.
 Steve

[chocolatehuntinglabs]

A scenery shot from inside the Yukon

[wesson4]

Don't think that im going to get mine done before feb 15 deadline thanks to the 2ft of snow that just buried everything here in PA. so i hope there is a contest next year.

[michianafisherman]

I finished my new shanty and had it out a few times. It works better than I thought it would. Takes only a couple of minutes or less depending on my help. It weighs 332lbs. It is 8x8 inside. It has a built in bench seat on one side. I have pushed it out by hand and pulled it with a 125 four wheeler. All of the sides are printed with digital pictures from my underwater camera and some found by the artist at work. The top has a picture of a large shark, for the low flying planes. It is made to fish on thin ice and I have had it on five inches of ice this season. The inside was printed to look like wood.


Folded, ready to pull or push.




My fishing friend.

[Drifter_016]

I finished my new shanty and had it out a few times. It works better than I thought it would. Takes only a couple of minutes or less depending on my help. It weighs 332lbs. It is 8x8 inside. It has a built in bench seat on one side. I have pushed it out by hand and pulled it with a 125 four wheeler. All of the sides are printed with digital pictures from my underwater camera and some found by the artist at work. The top has a picture of a large shark, for the low flying planes. It is made to fish on thin ice and I have had it on five inches of ice this season. The inside was printed to look like wood.

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Folded, ready to pull or push.

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My fishing friend.

'Bout time!!!! 

This thing is really cool. Would really like to see it in person.
Check out the build thread, it's really cool.   

http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=118125.0

[mr.clean]

Michianafisherman your shanty design is sort of unique to start with the photographic prints take it over the top. It definitely is one of a kind and will stand out from the crowd.
  I do not know if you do the process of making the wall panels ,looks like a good business opportunity.
 Steve

[clm]

Thought I would try to submit my ice shack.  Hopefully the pictures will show up.   It's 6.5 X 16, has six holes, six rattle reels, a stereo, a TV/DVD player, 16,000 BTU forced air furnace, double rear doors and the booth converts to a bed.   I bought it last fall as a shell with just the inside walls panelled.   I added the ceiling, trimmed it out and made the booth/table, shelves and installed the TV, stereo and furnace.   Fun project but way more time consuming than I would have guessed.    It has been a blast to fish out of and we try to do as many overnighters as possible.    

[Iceshanty]

Few days left to get your entry in. I'll lock her down on the 15th and start going thru the entries. Great bunch of pics guys, going to be tough!


-Scott

[Iceshanty]

Last day to post an entry. I'll lock the thread tonight and begin going thru the entries tomorrow.


-Scott

[trucker]

This shanty is great. Just like sitting outside, all the view without the wind. Its 8x8 with plexi glass roof and walls.

[Drifter_016]

And it doubles as a greenhouse the rest of the year!!!!!