ice ancors

[deweyicefish]

just was wondering about ice anchors ... the hand screw1s or long lags & what kinds ? how do they work?

[3300]

eskimo seems to be the best so far. you can get their driver 15$ that goes onto your drill to speed it up a lot.
gander mountain sells a 6 pack for 30$, but they don't call them eskimo brand.

some like the ice angles too.

[Chris338378]

The best by far are Eskimo's.

[deweyicefish]

  I have a bunch that came with the frabill headquarters..but somebody said to get some long lag screws ?  thanks guys

[3300]

lag screws are for the ones who don't want to spend on the right gear for the right job. the eskimo anchors are 2 for 15$ retail. so the 6 for 30$ is a deal.
lag bolt users have to bring a drill bit and drill a pilot hole and then remove the drill bit and add a nut driver to use them. that's not the fastest method.

try one of each and make up your own mind, if you want to know first hand.
i tried lag bolts and several cheap anchors that come with shacks, always a big let down, except what we told you is good.

you say you got a bunch already, are you unhappy with them? they are not eskimo's i am sure.

[deweyicefish]

They are the 1s that came with the frabill headquarters ...never used them somebody told me to get something differant...

[hardwater diehard]

Eskimo is the way to go ...no tool required ...Gander makes a set that is very similar ...was on sale $22 bucks mid season

http://www.gandermountain.com/modperl/product/details.cgi?i=796550

[deweyicefish]

Thanks diehard...

[hardwater diehard]

Some of the older Frabill hubs had some heafty/thick anchors ..but most now come w/inadequate anchors so Eskimos are the way to ...and I had/tried them all ...they all bent and or pulled out .

[Kevin23]

My gander mtn ones go in like a hot knife into butter.

[Chris338378]

Gander Mountain's shelters and anchors are made by Eskimo. 

[fishercat]

If you run across some ice climbing anchors they work great.

[JSONICE]

The Frabill and Eskimo anchors are exactly the same except, the Frabill anchor handles were dipped in yellow plastic so the handles are covered. I bought both Eskimo and compared them and other than the yellow plastic, they are identical...These were bought in 2016 so perhaps older models were different, new ones are not.

[noam1700]

lag screws are for the ones who don't want to spend on the right gear for the right job. the eskimo anchors are 2 for 15$ retail. so the 6 for 30$ is a deal.
lag bolt users have to bring a drill bit and drill a pilot hole and then remove the drill bit and add a nut driver to use them. that's not the fastest method.

try one of each and make up your own mind, if you want to know first hand.
i tried lag bolts and several cheap anchors that come with shacks, always a big let down, except what we told you is good.

you say you got a bunch already, are you unhappy with them? they are not eskimo's i am sure.

Absolutely no need for a pilot drill with the lag screws.  They fly right in with no problems and never back out.  Just need to put a good sized washer on them so the cover the whole grommet.