how long has your portable shack held up

[DR.SPECKLER]

mine is a clam 2000 with a crap load of ducttape holding it together it is 7 years old

[rgfixit]

10th year on my original Fish Trap.

A couple of holes patched, nothing I didn't cause myself.
RG

[funk380]

I bought an Eskimo quick flip 3 three years ago. It got its first cut in the canvas this year. I was a litle bummed but i am sure there will be more

[DR.SPECKLER]

2 years of owning mine and the mice love the clams fabric

[Grizzly Rider]

Have a Shappel 3000 and on its 6th year.  No tears or rips or broke hinges.  Always open it up in my heated workshop when I'm done fishing and then stuff it with 4 or 5 dryer sheets when storing it for the summer.  Dryer sheets have worked for me to keep the mice out.....

I also take it out on a nice hot summer day and hose it out and put it on blocks to air out and dry good.....then a few dryer sheets and stored until winter................

Has worked for me.........

[Whitefish Slayer]

I've got an old school Frabill bought it second hand 8 yrs ago

Lil duct tape and she's back to brand new again haha

I'd say this shack is 10 yrs old and still works like a charm for me

[Turkeyhunter10ga]

10th year here to on my Trap 111, only 1 small rip in fabric at the bottom bar by the front door, only because i had to make a new frt bar to replace the original one when the wind caught the canvas while it was half open and flipped it over and the bar damn near knocked me out when it hit me in the head while drilling a new hole. The new pole is about 1 inch too long so it stretched the material and ripped a little while getting out the door 1 day.

[scavengerj]

5+ yrs. with my Sno-boat explorer and no problems yet. Bangs around in the back of my old Dodge Ram and still just as good as ever.

[RANGER26]

 
 8 yrs for my fish trap.

[jdisci]

10 yrs. for my Fish Trap 2, made some personal mods(seat backs,rod holder,beer holders) a few pin holes in the canvase but no rips.

[BJ]

About 7 years for my shappell 3000. Got one little crack in the window and sealed it with a clear pool patch the size of a quarter.

[bigredonice]

bought my fish trap pro back in '01.

its on its second sled base, but first tent still - the tent does have a few patches

the thing blew out of the back of my truck 2 weeks ago on rte 30 in central bridge.  only damage was one small tear in the cover - that was it!

[canthookit]

I sat in a 36 year old shanty this weekend.

[adkRoy]

I had my shappell 3000 for 13 years before I sold it to my uncle who now uses it. This will make its 14th year of service. 

[djkruszewski]

i have had my trap pro, going on it's 2nd year.  it's in new/perfect shape.  had a scout a few years ago, had that since 03 and sold it in 07 i think, and it was in good shape.  a little wear up around the vent area from pulling it on the ice.

[DR.SPECKLER]

glad to see everybody getting there moneys worth seems like my buddys side of the clam is worse than mine

[ralwag]

Just got a clam 5600 this year.     Hope it last a long as some of yours.   

[howesfc]

I have had my Fish Trap Pro for at least 3 seasons now just a few pin holes.

[skulldugary]

The Rover is 4 years old,the Wind Block is 14 or 15 and I sold a Pop-n-Fish to a friend a couple of years ago that I bought in 87'.....

[josh154]

Ive had my frabill outback for about 2 weeks now

[tubby67]

FishTrap lite about 12 years, lots and lots of duct tape that fabric ripped easy.
FishTrap II 11 Years faded badly some pin holes in fabric. Tub starting to wear out.
FishTrap Pro 3 years still like new. And my sons FishTrap Pro 1 year old also like new.  

[captain54]

My pro is 6 years old and pretty much looks great ,no holes,bottoms a little worn but no holes yet,2000 clams 2 years old an looks new.If you spend a little time taking care of your shanty's they will last longer.I made one of those prefabed one's from Cabela's that got to be 20 year old looks great but it has been retired for quite awhile.

[shootnmiss09]

FT Yukon 2 Months 

[oldken]

i have been retired 15 years and bought my clam before that don't rember exactly still going strong
aalso gets a lot of use

[Bailbuster]

I have one that was made in Sandusky ,Ohio thats is 25 years old in good order.I a clam 2000 less than a year old thats is crap.BB

[Haywood]

I just sold a 10 year old clam that was in great shape except for one cracked window.  My one many Otter is 6 years old (the sled is finally wearing out) and my Eskimo is 4 years old.  Take care of them, keep the canvas dry, and keep the mice away from them and you should be able to get 10 years out of them. 

[TipupRyan]

I have an eskimo, going on its 4th winter of heavy use.  Poles and sled have been flawless minus some wd-40 and the tent has some small rips in it from the auger but nothing to even patch and still looks like new.  I just make sure I keep it in the basement all summer so the heat doesn't dry the tent out.

[Chainsaw]

the thing blew out of the back of my truck 2 weeks ago on rte 30 in central bridge.  only damage was one small tear in the cover - that was it!

Empty your PM box. I'm trying to get through to you.

[miket.]

i use a fish trap wich is 13 years old thats in great shape and now i have a clam trap.

[dukhnter8]

I have an old clam with a wood floor that's 13 years old and still in decent shape. Half the window cracked and is duct taped (Temp was -20 for over a month, UP of Michigan) and a few other patches one from a heater melting the cover. Otherwise it's still in good shape.