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Yeah welcome Zodiac. I'm not much help with your shack unfortunately but I grew up shooting ducks and ice fishing on the west end of Poygan. Please keep us posted on your progress and good luck.
Sounds like you are on the right track. If what you have to work with is wood then under 1500lbs is awesome. There are some lighter options like metal studs but then your prices start to go up.
With my trailer only rated for 1500LBS, do you think that will be an issue? I realize there is a margin of error in there, probably around 250 LBS, but I will be cutting it very close, and I don't want to bend the axle in my trailer.
Welcome to the shanty!Metal studs would require wood blocking to attach the bunks and table, very do-able. I would suggest incorporating a hinged leg to support the side away from the wall instead of any sort of cable or chain hanging method. If you stick with wood I would suggest ripping your 2x4's in half for studding up the walls. Go with the full 2x4 for the rafters. Insulate the walls with rigid insulation boards. Corrugated metal panels on the outside, over the framing, will keep it light and eliminate a layer of sheathing. Same on the roof. Set your rafters then install strapping perpendicular to the rafters and screw corrugated metal over the strapping. From the inside install rigid insulation between the rafters and foam in place. For the interior skin the 1/4" plywood will be fine and give you some rigidity.For runners, if you can install a 2x6 on edge and screw some downhill skis to the bottom those will make excellent runners. This should lighten your shack up considerably.Good luck and have fun with the build
You will be fine. Just use legs to hold the inboard side of the bunk up. Think of it like a table, a 2x2 will hold just fine unless you are trying to bunk a sumo sized dude then maybe you need to switch to structural steel