Keeping feet off the ice in portable

[PK3]

Just wondering what people are using in portables to keep the boots off the ice. Carpet remnant (does it freeze to the ice), styrofoam (noise issue), wood (portability issue).

thanks in advance.

[MNice]

I tried the wood thing, hated it, now I use about a 1' square piece of 2" foam. Light, warm & toasty.

[tom fellegy]

pk3,

what style fish house do you have?

[PK3]

it is an otter lodge. I would like to cover the length of the house with one piece if possible rather than two or three pieces???

edit-not the whole floor but out from tub about 1.5 ft.

[DaSwede]

Someone had talked about putting down the rubber stress mat that a lot of people stand on if they stand a lot at work. You can get them at most of the big name hardware places and they roll right up. I haven't tried it, but it sounds like a good idea.

[CRAZYEYES]

I have a hub style shack and I just throw down a carpet sample in front of me to keep my feet off the ice. It makes a difference just to have your feet off the ground and I dont want to carry anything heavy with. You can pick them up at most carpet stores for a buck.

[tdk]

I bought a package of those snap together rubber mats (They look like they have diamond plate on them). There's like 4 to a package. In my one man shack I cut one down and use that. I use two of them in my 2 man flaip over. They're light an don't absorb water. They don't freeze and you can fold them up for transfer.

[leech~~]

I bought a package of those snap together rubber mats (They look like they have diamond plate on them). There's like 4 to a package. In my one man shack I cut one down and use that. I use two of them in my 2 man flaip over. They're light an don't absorb water. They don't freeze and you can fold them up for transfer.

I think these work well, I also put some on the floor of my porty to try and help with the shock to my gear when running across the lake. There is a store that sells a lot of tools, trailer and other stuff that have them right now for about $6.99 for a bag of them.

[sigosaur]

I bought a package of those snap together rubber mats (They look like they have diamond plate on them). There's like 4 to a package. In my one man shack I cut one down and use that. I use two of them in my 2 man flaip over. They're light an don't absorb water. They don't freeze and you can fold them up for transfer.

That's what I got ... not the little ones from Northern ... mine are 2ft sq. from Walmart (for home-gym) ... didn't think much of 'em when I first got 'em ... but once we were out on the ice, they were worth their weight in gold (they actually don't weigh very much).

[NCLaker]

I recommend using Winter car floor matts. The ones for the back seats (~1x2 ft). They have the raised ridges so water drains down off the surface so doesn't get slippery, and the bottom side has small rubber cleats so it won't slip around on the ice as bad.

Works perfectly to rest your feed on and perfect width to fit between your seat and your hole. Used them with my Otter Lodge couple days ago, worked great! stores easily on the bottom of the sled, and doubles as extra cushoning for more fragile items.

[ROOOOSTERFISH]

Go into TIPS AND TRICKS FOR ICEFISHING in this forum. They

have some real good ideas that should cover you.

[Walleye #1]

I currently use a rubber mat, that sits nice in flat in the portable when I am moving. I am also seen people use welcome mats before.

[opsirc]

I use a 1/2" piece of plywood with two 2x2s screwed to the bottom, works great.

[wishing for walleyes]

I use these dance pad mats.They are 1 inch thick.

[3littlemonsters]

I came across a couple old "float (kick) boards" the kids used when they were younger. nice and light and dense enough to stand on... but i like the floormat idea...where as the bottom "bites" into the ice...just kinda heavy

[tom fellegy]

i customized my otter with a bench type seat that is set back in the tub so your feet are either in the tub or resting on the top edge of the tub. i have a piece of carpet in the bottom of my tub. i used black pipe for the frame and upolstered the seats myself. there is a seat and backrest that are hinged so it will lay flat for transport. i put the auger across the seat and bungie it to the black pipe. the only hitch is a standard cover will not fit, you also have to customize the cover. no problem with that, blue tarp and 2 6ft bungies. the seat is set high enough so 5gal buckets fit under it. if you have the seats that otter sells, just look at all the room behind you, wasted space if you ask me.