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Hub style 2-3 man shacks

Southshore

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Southshore

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Hello all,new member here. I browsed this forum last winter and found it to be a great resource. I just sold my clam 2000 and am planning to buy a hub style shelter (2-3 man). Any favorites or opinions on Eskimo,Clam,Frabill, and cabelas ice team? They are all similar in size, weight, and price. Any input would be great.

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Northlander Grand Master

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All are nice but check them out and price them out. From what I saw they are all pretty much the same. One thing is they arent very good in the wind unless you really bank them up and anchor them down. Pretty much a 2 man deal in a good wind.

Get what you want but I would recomend a good flip style house instead. easier set up, better in the wind and you can haul everything in 1.

Oh by the way I see your from Souptown as well. Welcome to FM and if you have any questions about houses or local fishing just drop me a e-mail. Its below.

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I did the same thing this year as the clam was a little too bulky for my car so I bought the Clam Base Thermal. Cabelas has some good sales right now along with some additional incentives. I would consider an Otter sled with a swivel seat to put in it. I also bought some foam rubber 2'x2' workout mats that will create an ideal floor for my feet, Buddy Heater and Marcum.

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I just bought the Clam Base Camp this week so I don't have any official experience but people have posted if you anchor one side into the wind before you set it up you should be good to go. I also bought a special Clam drill adaptor for my anchors so that should help to set the anchors quicker even though it adds additional weight to the sled. I also bought a few additional anchors and stronger rope with clips to anchor the walls if necessary.

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I got a Clam Summit, as far as I know they are the only ones that make a 6X8 pop up and it fits 3 people VERY comfortably. One thing I noticed on the Clams are that the support poles are thicker than the Eskimo brand houses, I cannot speak for Frabill as I have not seen one.

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Here is the weekly rant about the hubs again! I remember posting this samething about 2 weeeks ago or less.

I too have the quick-fish III. I will be going on my fourth winter with it and I am not talking one time use per winter. I record every outing and early this winter I will be topping the 200 outing mark with this house. I use it for everything from early ice crappies, to spearing and just as a place to warm up when fishing tip ups. I have put this house through some ultimate tests and it passes with flying colors. 40mph+ on red lake, setting it up at 4:00am in January at -35f, and the constant wet and dry of the canvas. The one thing I recommend is that after each use you dry it out completely. I think this is what has really helped my preserve this house for so long. I just bring it to the basement and take it out of the bag for a few hours laying next to the wood stove and then its good to go the next day.

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