Homemade Ice Castle

[WalleyeWings]

Hello everyone, this is an odd question. We are creating our own version of an “Ice Castle” on a trailer that we had around the farm. The only thing is the trailer will not drop down to the ice? Does anyone have any recommendations like adding a skirt to it to keep heat in or having a pipe drop down to the hole? Any help is amazing! Thank you in advance. Tight lines.

[ice dawg]

I used 10" schedule 40 PVC down to the ice. Some folks cut the bottom out of 5 gallon  buckets for this. An RV Jack on each corner works well to stabilize the trailer.

[Fisherman 1]

You could put some fold down 1/4 or 3/8 plywood fold down skirts on the trailer.

[hawg]

Unless you have all the materials to put on that trailer I would recommend you don’t do it. I know a real trailer will be expensive but odds are you never be happy with what you’ll have after HOURS & HOURS of hard work.

[fish/hunt4ever]

YouTube for minndak outdoors as their buddy had an enclosed trailer that he made I Toma shanty and he bought some drop down tubes for his and said it worked great.

[Agronomist_at_IA]

Unless you have all the materials to put on that trailer I would recommend you don’t do it. I know a real trailer will be expensive but odds are you never be happy with what you’ll have after HOURS & HOURS of hard work.

Agree. I haven't seen to many people happy with trailers that don't drop down to the ice. To hard to really button up that gap to keep everything warm.