Tips/Mods for suitcase style ice/fish house.......

[jcpmn82]

Anyone got any tips/mods for suitcase style ice/fish house?? Lighting, rod holders, seats, heat, pulling, transport, etc. etc. Any info is greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!

[jcpmn82]

Guess not.....

[River-Runner]

I use bungee cords to secure my house and power auger on top of my sled. seems to work pretty well. I also put all of my other gear inside the sled during transport.

[jcpmn82]

Good ideas thanks!!! That's the kind of stuff I'm looking for....

[3littlemonsters]

As someone stated before...bungee everything together as one and you might have a better chance of nothing falling off

[jcpmn82]

Thanks, I guess it's time to pick up some bungees then.....

[jcpmn82]

Anyone do reflectix in the suitcase style houses or anything like that......

[jcpmn82]

Suppose there ain't too much you can do to 'em, huh?

[mr_jman]

I bought 2 UFO lights and clip them with carribeaners to the center pole that runs down the middle of my house. Plenty of light over the holes. I also found some cheap Ipod type speakers and I can plug an old CD player with a radio tuner on it to listen to some music while the fishing is slow.

[picksbigwagon]

I would definitely use reflectix, you can make a sled to pull it out with some old down hill ski's and 2x4's.

DTRO mentioned using shower curtain rings to hang stuff from the poles, I think that would be great in a suitcase house. I has been a few years since I had one, but making sure your heaters is in a good spot helps too.

I took a piece of plywood (maybe 18"by 30") and used to pieces of 2x2 underneath it in a T to use as a table on top of a 5 gallon bucket, where I kept the bait. It sits between you and another angler. My brother made me a nice one out of oak plywood and put a cribbage table in the top of it.

The table holds a lantern as well....

[Jim Almquist]

Here is my 8 X 8 CanvasCraft. The floor has 2" of foam wrapped with 1/4 plywood that is painted white on the top side. The only lighting is from LEDs. The heater is a 30,000 BTU vented can heater. I have slept in it when it was -20 with no problem. The reflectix is the key for holding in the heat.

[picksbigwagon]

Um Jim, where are the holes for fishing?

[TruthWalleyes]

I added a shelf to my portable last year. I like it. Here's the link to the post i put up last year. http://www.hotspotoutdoors.com/forum/ubb...n_p#Post1701074

[Jim Almquist]

Um Jim, where are the holes for fishing?

Your suppose to put holes in it ?

On this trip I was Laker fishing and had no plans to fish at night. The Otter and my sled were sitting outside for some running and gunning as this was just my base camp.

There are 4 holes-in each corner and the drop in floor is notched out. For this trip they become my beer cooler

[picksbigwagon]

Nice set up Jim, I take back my Um

[Jayber]

Jimalm,

How do you secure the reflectix to the walls or is it just draped after the house it up?

[Jim Almquist]

When I purchased the house I bought 4 extra poles like the one's in the ceiling but I use them on the side walls to hold the reflectix to the sides. They are mounted about 2 feet off the floor. The one behind the stove is the most important one if you know what I mean but you could just as easily use some thin wire to hold it to the sides. The 2" of foam on the floor is just as important as the reflecitx. When I first started using it for overnights I just used blankets and it worked but I just used more propane. Make sure to bring along a battery operated CO detector.

[sparkyaber]

I have been using the search function for about an hour now and cannot find the post about making the sled with the skis that was posted a while back.....anyone got any clue what I am talking about or where it is?