i have tried using my scheels boondocks hub style blind... Sure its better than nothing but not even close to something that is acutally designed for ice fishing. Hunting and fishing blinds are manufactured for diff purposes and its shows on the ice when its COLD!..Wind gets in everywhere in a hunting blind, it isnt on a build in sled to carry equip, doesnt have built in chairs so those have to be carried also in an additional sled, ect, ect, ect, ect, ect, ect, ect, ect.....if you are on a tight budget hopefully u can find a way to make it work but i found it was more trouble than it was worth. If you have some extra cash get a flip over style skack w built in seating ect... or a bare minimum get a pop up ice hut....keep everyone posted, maybe you will come up with something the rest of us missed...