New permament shack on wheels....

[Sven936]

One of my larger projects this off season is to make a new shack. I have been given an old pop up camper that is 6.5' by 10' long. I was going to use the sides and top and board it around, however, it was to far gone to do anything with.  I will be starting with pretty much a bare trailer and was looking for any helpful tips or suggestions in starting this shack.  Things that people might have ran into in building a larger one on a trailer.

I am looking for it to be lighter and i would like to overnight it (some bunks) with the family (Wife and 2 kids).   


Thanks,   Sven

[mud_n_fun]

check these out!  http://www.fishhousesupply.com/icehouseframes.htm

[johnnyrottendadto4]

 Hey Sven, Im going to build a shack on wheels too, last year I picked up a free pop up that i started to gut to the sides, and you know, now i have just a steel frame. My frame is 6.5 ft wide by 7 ft long, so since i have a welding machine im going to make the frame a little bit longer , only 8 ft but i need the extra room since we are a family of 5. I am going to frame it out with steel studs that i already have and a slightly pitched rubber roof ( already have the rubber ).Good luck with your project, when i get going on mine ill post some pics of the progress.

                                            John

[jimmyclaude]

There was post of a pop-up that the plywood walls folded down so it still poped up..... when I get time I will find it and link it.

[jimmyclaude]

Hey guys I found it pretty quick...

Wayner has some really good pics for ideas too.

Here's the link

http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=82921.0

[jimmyclaude]

Post some pics of your progess....good luck!

[Sven936]

I will and thank you. I have just getting my lumber together. They have cut some of our overtime at work, so extra money is not as easy to get my hands on.

I did gut the camper already and made a trailer out of it.  It turned out so nice and I did not have a trailer for my 4 wheelers and scrapped the permanent shack wheels.  Now I am building one on slides that I can load on the trailer. I will get some pictures posted here shortly.

[jimmyclaude]

I have been eyeing some campers to gut and make into a hardside... always looking for Ideas.

Still looking for the "one"

[Sven936]

My neighbor just started a gut job on a pop up. An old 1978 ramada hardside. Been helping him also when I have time. I will try to get some pic's of his too.

Once I get the pic's, then I will try to figure out how to get them on.......

[Sven936]

That would be the new wheeler trailer.  I will try for some pics of my frame and my neighbors shack later

[mud_n_fun]

I always love picks of shanties. And build up pics are even better.



Here's a trailer I built a couple weeks ago to haul the quad and shack, 6x12.

[mud_n_fun]

Had to build a bigger trailer to put this and the quad on.
http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=84066.msg827648#msg827648
A winch is on the front of the trailer. I've pushed shanties on the trailer. Ta heck with that.

[Sven936]

Yep, that was one add on I had left.      I definitely do not want to push one on.

[jimmyclaude]

Had to build a bigger trailer to put this and the quad on.
http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=84066.msg827648#msg827648
A winch is on the front of the trailer. I've pushed shanties on the trailer. Ta heck with that.

Nice Job on the shanty mud, How tall is that beauty?  Hard to tell if the paint crew had stilts on.

[miket.]

nice job mud.

[mud_n_fun]

Nice Job on the shanty mud, How tall is that beauty?  Hard to tell if the paint crew had stilts on.

It's about 5 1/2' in the sitting area.

[jimmyclaude]

I like how it all folds up in a nice tight package.

[miket.]

pretty cool trailer to.