Pak Shack portable shelter, input?

[camo_fish]

Anyone get one of these this year.
Pak Shack
A great idea for a portable shanty, with chair included and will fit on your back and all for 100 bucks. A great value to the long walks, light weight, over 100-150 bucks cheaper than your normal sled flip over shanty. 

Thinking of looking into one this year.
I have a sled shanty, think it is a greenhouse and is a hassle unless I'm out all day and not moving around. Otherwise I just set on my bucket out in the elements.

This just looks like a great value quick portable shanty for the guys on a limited budget.  8)

Anyone have one?
Pros and cons please?

[camo_fish]

Grump had a great picture of one in his local baitshop.
Can you hook us up with that picture, Grump.

I'd love to hear from anyone that has one or is thinking of getting one.

Thanks,
Camo

[grumpymoe]

just punched "Pak Shack" into Google - lots of sites with pictures and description. Looks like an interesting product. Only thing I couldn't find was an actual weight, although all the sites mentioned lightweight. Not sure what retailer)s) if any in this part of the world might be handling it.

...randy....wholesale sports had them on sale last week for $109.95 Cdn...looks like a great bargain......Grump

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[darkhousefisher]

Looks pretty good if you do a lot of solo fishing.  Wonder how they hold up in the wind.

Darkhouse

[grumpymoe]

Wonder how they hold up in the wind

...dont think I'd want to find out lol....I think the basic flipover chair idea is great when used in the right conditions....calm days when you just need a little extra to keep the chill off....but for subzero temps and higher winds....not.....Grump

[pike4some]

I sat in one last week. I think they would be great for the low budget, just getting started person, But the material they are made of and being attached to the fold out chair(a great idea) except not sure how it would handle in extreme winds I think it would probably colapse or atleast push the sides in far enough to where you wouldn't be comfortable to fish.

[icejunky]

Im looking forward to sitting in one, I thought they looked good, althought the wind would be a serious issue, I would like to see how roomy they are as well....the pak sled looks like a pain to assemble but would be easy to tow

[Bean]

If you're a heavy hooksetter, I don't think these would work well. There seems to be very little headroom available, especially if you are 6' or taller.

[PigShanks]

Any info on the load rating for these things. It has been said many times that I have the body of a God,  It just happens to be Budda and my fat a$$ dosen't like hitting the ice too hard.

[bmann]

Cabela's has them in their catalog $99.99 us . They say the chair will hold 300 lbs

[pike4some]

I think they have around 2 feet of room or a little more in front of you when you sit down

[PigShanks]

Heading to wholesale sports in Lethbridge next friday so I will check it out then.

[pike hound]

Just saw one today. It's a pretty cool concept but it just looks too cheap. I doubt it would hold up in moderate winds or last more than a few years but it'll improve over the next few years I hope.

[icejunky]

Well I fianly got to sit in one of these today and I was more impressed then I expected, they are much more roomy then I thought and I did not find them cheaply made...Hell they are only $100, and I think they would hold up well on no-windy to moderate wind days....they do have an ice anchor area at the back to hold it down in the wind, I may give one a try for those on and off days where you dont tow a huge sled

[camo_fish]

Very cool, I've been wanting to seat in one. They look like they have plenty of room and it's ove 1/2 the money on a sled flip-over shanty.  Hope I get one for Christmas myself..hint..hint for the inlaws.. I keep telling my wife..Guess I'll just have to let them know myself..Hint, hint.   
Thanks icejunky

[ice dawg]

I think they look a heck of a lot better than sitting on a bucket on the days you don't want to use a bigger one.

[ChenBassHead]

The old saying "If it seems to good to be true, it probably is" comes to mind here.  The price is great...can't really beat that.  However, I don't think it would hold up well in high wind...the material looks like tent material.  Space seems like an issue too...I'm definitely a heavy setter, and I just know I'd be busting jigging rods.  Does it come with any sort of sled?  That's the biggest thing for me...I like to be able to sit in the sled part of the flipover shanties, and keep my feet up off the ice, thus keeping them warm longer.  It seems like a good idea, but I'll wait for a heavier duty model to come out.

-Zach

[icejunky]

thats the point of this unit, it packs up, smaller then a sled, and is carried as far as I know like a camping cair and dont knock the romminess until you have sat in it, Im not a big guy, but I found it pretty roomy, much more then I expected

Is it clam quality?...no, but it would be a good starter unit for a solo fisherman,  just dont stand up in the wind unless she is anchored because it would fly away

[srobocop]

think it's worth the $99 or think there are better shelters for the money?

[ice dawg]

I really can't compare it to anything, but I would like to have one for when I take my 4 wheeler and just run around the lake. Where I live the wind blows pretty much all the time in winter. I got a dvd with my new ice fishing guide and they demonstrated it and it looked ok to me.

[Haywood]

I am just trying to figure out what other shelters are out there for the money.  The only thing I can see that I wouldn't like about it would be the lack of room if you needed a heater and your finder, but if they made it to fit that, it wouldn't be compact. 

[srobocop]

what do you guys think about the Eskimo Quickfish Ice Shelter also?

[Haywood]

I think it is a bit bigger and lighter, but then you have to bring your own chair, where the chair is built in to the pack shack. 

[icejunky]

I had just convinced myself they are worth the money yesterday, when I actually sat in one and saw how much room was there and how lite it is, I dotn think there is anything on the market in the price range or even close, I have a frabil 1 man that will get 85% of my solo fishing but there is that 15% where I dont have the time or effort to bring it along, and I think this would work in it's place

Sit in one befor you judge, as I mentioned in the other post, it is no where near a clam, but for the money, I think I going to give it a try

[Incognito]

Icejunky, there isn't a place close that would have one set up near me.  How do you think it would stand up to 20-30mph winds?  I liked the look of them, but worry that I will go to the land of OZ if I set it up on my favorite lake.

I just hope someone has a video camera...

Inc 

[icejunky]

I would think that 20 and under would not be an issue, as long as you set it up with our back to the wind and use an anchor as there is an anchor attachment on them, If you lake is constantly windy and constantly higher winds, you may want to look at something a bit heavier

[Bartel Rd. Bait & Tackle]

we got them in at the store and I'm amazed at the room in them i'm 6'4 and i am very comfortable int there
I also think there's plenty of room for two hole's plus a vex hole this thing will be great for those day's when you want to get under cover and you're walking. and you just can't beat the price

[walleyechaser]

they look chinsy to me.  Might as well tie a garbage bag to a lawn chair.  Cost less and be just about as effective.

[PigShanks]

I did check it out and I think I'll pass. It did not look like it was built to last to long IMO and around here there is usually a wind blowing and I could see it easily tearing up in a fair breeze.

[Kodiakman]

I think I'm going to give this thing a try, there isn't to much wind around where I fish.  Theres a lot of sheltered bays and coves.  That and I can't afford much else at the moment. 

On a somewhat humorous side note, when I googled Pak Shack the first link that comes up is the Urban Dictionary definition...LoL, I might have to put a sign on the outside that I don't sell to minors.