This is a warning to those of you who are looking to buy an ice hut.
I purchase a "Hunter's View" ice hut from Gander Mountain a couple weeks ago... This isn't a very expensive hut, only about $150, but it isn't even worth that.
The most critical problem I had was that the first time I had it out on a breezy day, the windows cracked and broke open.
I did notice several other things about this model that I didn't like:
1) When unfolding this model, you have to bend a metal bracket to it to lock into place. (This is exactly what the salesperson said needs to be done). Each time to take it up and down, you need to bend this metal piece back and forth. I can't imagine that it will last very long.
2) The plastic sled floor is very thin. The sales person warns that if you want it to last, you should not drag it as a sled.
3) When you fold this model down, it can be hard to get it to fold down very flat.
4) The velcro straps used to attach parts of the shell to the frame are very short and somewhat difficult to manipulate... If they made them another inch or so longer you could do this much more easily.
In my opinion, this is overall a very cheaply made hut. I guess you get what you pay for.
