portable shanty vs permanent

[ice dawg]

Gotta pic of your caboose. Please don't take that wrong.

He may be talking about one of these......... http://www.fishingshanty.com/frabill-arctic-caboose-ice-shelter/

[Lavman]

Have the shanty partly built.  Thinking of turning it into either an addition for a similar sized camp at my parents, or putting it in NH in a campground that I use for bear hunting.  I also bought the Clam Command Post last night.  It will arrive tomorrow.

I doubt you will be disappointed with the portable. There are pros and cons to everything we do, bottom line is I hope you have a ball fishing out of the new Command Post and make some fond memories with your friends and family 

[TroutWhisperer]

Ive been to 4 different lakes in about 4 weeks, and fished all around my local 2500 acre lake with my new hardside. It was built solely for being light and highly mobile. I pull it by hand on the lakes, and it loads in the back of an S-10 with little effort.

Its all in how you build the shack.

I haven't seen your design, but your hardside might not be quite as "portable" next winter when we have 37 feet of snow to contend with.  The lack of snow this year has been nice.  I pull my 2 man portable and a second sled loaded with gear.....with literally 2 fingers!

[Bout-Time]

I haven't seen your design, but your hardside might not be quite as "portable" next winter when we have 37 feet of snow to contend with.  The lack of snow this year has been nice.  I pull my 2 man portable and a second sled loaded with gear.....with literally 2 fingers!

Im sure it will do me fine next winter too.

Heres the build thread. http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=203778.0

[Bout-Time]

Sounds like you built with portability in mind. I think when most folks ponder a hardside they envision a small camp they can sleep in and stretch out in the recliner when the bite is off.

Yeah, I wanted a lightweight shack to use at a bunch of different places.

My "sleeping camp" will be my summer build. LOL

[Nosaj]

I haven't seen your design, but your hardside might not be quite as "portable" next winter when we have 37 feet of snow to contend with.  The lack of snow this year has been nice.  I pull my 2 man portable and a second sled loaded with gear.....with literally 2 fingers!
[/quorte]

X2. 

I had to go to the bone crusher 2x last year due to pulling my sled and portable thruoght the snow.  A sled would have helped.

[vtshantyman]

that looks light enough that if you put some snow boards under it,it should float right on top dang near any thing