Otter Seats

[bopper4]

When I was down in Duluth I notcied MG had different seats in their otter houses. I know you may get a bench or cushioned but the seats they had in their display were amazing. They were similar to sitting on a boat seat. I looked at otter outdoors and all they have is the gray cushioned seats and benches.

[harvey lee]

Here are the seats on Otters HSOforum.

http://www.otter.com/fishhouseseats.html

They are very nice.

[bopper4]

Thanks, I must have missed it. Anyone have a preference of bench vs. swivel.

[NCLaker]

Wow ...didn't know they upgraded their seats. Must be to compete with the higher end Frabrill line of shack's. I'm pretty happy with their old seats, but the new design looks pretty sweet. Anyone needing seats for their Otter could probably find some good deals on the old style.

[bopper4]

I sat in them in Duluth and they were amazing! They felt eaven sturdier than the Frabill. They seats I saw snapped into the bar in the back and clipped on the front of the sled as well. To slide the seat you just tipped it back and it slides to where you need. You can remove them as well.

[Woody61]

I think you get the old style seats with a package and the fancy ones if you order them separate. Looks like the metal bracket goes over the back of the tub which would interfear with the house clipping to the sled.Guess I'll find out I have a medium pro that i'm picking up tomorrow.

[NCLaker]

FYI ... the metal bracket does ot interfere with the house clipping onto the slead. At least is is not a prblem with mine. I like that they are not bolted to the sled like others. and is all one assembly not requiring installation of additional hardware to the sled.

[bopper4]

The sled at MG had a bar running the length of the sled and the seat snapped into it. THe back didnt actually rest on the sled. Therefore there should be no problem.

[jwhjr]

I just had 2 of the seats delivered today (new style) and they are nice!

[Northlander]

I just got my new Otter and yes the seats are great! Very comfortable and 1 may even do spare duty in my boat. Makes them long days on the ice more enjoyable. I prefer the swivel seats over the bench seat. Easier access to gear in the tub and with the new seats more comfortable.

I also picked up a new Otter hard sided rod case and 4 32" walleye rods fit in there very nicely. If this bad boy dont protect my rods nothing will.

Also got a auger tube so I dont have to worry about cutting anything up with the old Nils blades. Man them babies are SHARP!

[robert degeberg]

the seats look the same as the ones in my frabill predator.made by tempress i wonder if they are making them for otter now also.

[Ed Carlson]

Yes they are the same seats as Frabill has been using for the past 5 years or so, the Tempress Deluxe high back. They are a very good seat, and I also use my Frabill seats in my boat.

[picksbigwagon]

I love the bench in my solo otter den. I have swivel seats in my voyager and they are nice too, but I just like the room with the bench. I need to get my rod storage idea built for that bench too....

[castmaster]

I wish Otter could figure out a way to adapt the single seats to the bench brackets so that the seats coule stay attached but flipped up to get at stuff in hte sled like ya can do with the bench. I have the bench now, and go back and forth from really liking it to not so much. It has a pretty straight back on it and takes up more room. With 2 single seats you can set a bait bucket and misc stuff on the floor of hte sled at get at it between the seats, with the bench ya cant get at the stuff in the sled very easy.

[Woody61]

So are the plastic seats shown on their HSOforum for the pkgs last years models? I would really love the tempress style seat over the padded plastics, can't wait to pick it tomorrow.

[Northlander]

The new houses will come with the new black seats and the Wilds come with a bench. The new seat design allows you to lift them and move side to side for easy access to gear.

I also love my Sportsmans Caddy. Tons of room for all my tackle and other goodies. Beverage holders and I keep my battery for my lights in it as well. I wont go without it now that I have one.

[FISHINGURU]

if you get a canvas craft with the otter sled will it come with these new seats?

[castmaster]

The new houses will come with the new black seats and the Wilds come with a bench. The new seat design allows you to lift them and move side to side for easy access to gear.

I also love my Sportsmans Caddy. Tons of room for all my tackle and other goodies. Beverage holders and I keep my battery for my lights in it as well. I wont go without it now that I have one.

Are the supports for the new seats different from whats pictured on the site? Looks like the same bracket as before, just sits over the lip/edge on the sled. Or by "lift them" did you mean you can lift the whole works off the sled to get at gear?

I like the way the bench seat actually lifts up and gives access to the whole sled, no monkeying around with longer items, like a spud bar, to maneuver it around the seat supports. I have tried to take the bench off and just mount seats to each support but there is to much play in the bracket with the pivot/hinge and it leaves them to wobble side to side.

If you look at the pic of the bench seat flipped up on Otters site, and then picture that same set up but with individual seats on each support instead of the bench across both, thats what I would like to end up with.

[jwhjr]

The bracket sits over the lip/edge of the sled on the new seats, so it must be the same bracket as before.

[castmaster]

Does anyone know if the new seats fold flat enough to fit under the travel cover without removing them? Thats another thing I like about the bench that i would like to somehow incorporate into individual seats.

[jwhjr]

I bought the cover designed to fit over the sled with the house/seats attached so it works fine for mine. There are 2 versions of the travel cover available, one for the sled only and one for the sled with house/seats attached.

[bopper4]

The new seats are removable so I dont think you would have to worry about the cover not fitting.

[Northlander]

if you get a canvas craft with the otter sled will it come with these new seats?

I dont think so. Otter sells these seats not CC.

[Northlander]

Does anyone know if the new seats fold flat enough to fit under the travel cover without removing them? Thats another thing I like about the bench that i would like to somehow incorporate into individual seats.

Depends on what truck you have and what cover. The newer deeper bed trucks will alow it with some hard tanoe covers and some soft ones.

[Northlander]

Originally Posted By: Northlander

The new houses will come with the new black seats and the Wilds come with a bench. The new seat design allows you to lift them and move side to side for easy access to gear.

I also love my Sportsmans Caddy. Tons of room for all my tackle and other goodies. Beverage holders and I keep my battery for my lights in it as well. I wont go without it now that I have one.

Are the supports for the new seats different from whats pictured on the site? Looks like the same bracket as before, just sits over the lip/edge on the sled. Or by "lift them" did you mean you can lift the whole works off the sled to get at gear?

I like the way the bench seat actually lifts up and gives access to the whole sled, no monkeying around with longer items, like a spud bar, to maneuver it around the seat supports. I have tried to take the bench off and just mount seats to each support but there is to much play in the bracket with the pivot/hinge and it leaves them to wobble side to side.

If you look at the pic of the bench seat flipped up on Otters site, and then picture that same set up but with individual seats on each support instead of the bench across both, thats what I would like to end up with.

Go to www.otter.com and go in the Ice House Packages area or the set up directions on their site and they will show you all you need to know. The black molded seat support design the last 2 years makes it very easy to get longer items such as augers etc. out. Its not like the old ones where the seat post went all the way from front to back.