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My shack has a wood stove so no worries of CO , spent a few over nighters in it .As long as you have food and drinks you can come up with the entertainment !. To be safe you should have a CO detector as wood stoves give off carbon monoxide which could enter into your shack if the venting isn't good or possibly a small leak in the stove itself.
I haven't gone yet this season. Soon.
I can totally see how it wouldn't be for some people.
Lowaccord! Good to hear from you. It will be fun to read the report of your 2019 trip when it comes. Thanks for starting this thread!Yeah, it's not for everyone, but we totally enjoy it, as you can hopefully tell.
I haven't really seen this covered yet reading the whole thread, at least not in depth. But what are some of the things you guys pack and prep for food? Easy and quick, minimal clean up, easy to pack, don't take a lot of room etc. I think we're just going to bring a tiny portable grill. we'll only be out for a weekend
I have an icebox, which helps to easily make an igloo using snow you pack in a form. Always wanted to try spending a night on the ice, I might get may chance this week, supposed to get 2 feet on the ice. Not good for fishing, but should make a nice shelter. https://grandshelters.com/icebox-igloo-tools/
Do you use a heat source on the inside or just rely on the igloo insulating your body heat?
Can I confirm that you guys are laying a tarp on the ice (after clearing a spot for your 9416i), and then putting the foam floor tiles down on top of that? I think it was asked before, but you've had no significant issue with the tarp freezing in?
I still havent done it..ive got the polarbird hub and heat.need a cot.i dont know why i dont have the balls to do it.sometimes im out till almost 2am.might as well stay there..
I'm definitely planning to try it this season. I've learned a lot from this thread and I'll post about my trip on here for others to learn from. I have an Otter XTH Resort and for the trip I've added foam flooring for half the shanty, upgraded to Big Buddy Heater, a cot, an Exped Megamat 10, and a 0 degree sleeping bag. The cot/sleeping pad fit way better than I was expecting when I set it up this weekend in the driveway to check it out. I could definitely fit two cots in there. I'm looking forward to it!I actually think I accidentally started a group camp out here in Ohio. I posted on another local fishing forum looking for tips/tricks and it turned into a bunch of people saying they would love to do a big outing. We'll see...
I use a very similar system but I add a blue foam camp mat under my air mattress (Neoair). Idea being that by insulating your air mattress from underneath, it has a better chance of retaining your body heat. May not be necessary with the exped, but might be worth considering.