Does the inside of your Clam look like this?????

[broman]

Yes, my Clam Yukon looks like that. Most Clams look like that. The black interior was a nice thought, but it wears away easily. It'll only get worse.

[tonkapat]

get the quickfish

[Boxcar Wllie]

That title question is very misleading....

[rcatcherman]

Maybe dytro will buy it from you? After all he thinks it should look like that after a few times. As for mine, it is 12 years old and still looks like new. I would say they had a run of bad fabric. Even the seam holes looked stretched and faded. I would bring it up to the store manager or tell them there competitors don't sell this bad product. At least give them a chance to settle this fairly. Just have it set up at the store before you leave and tell them how inconvenieced you have been already..

[deadsea]

seen one up close set up in the bait store tonight on my way out to fish and it looked like new with no ware like that. this was after my first post so when I seen it I had to look.

[deadsea]

maybe you got the floor model?

[fishinben351]

yeah i have a fishtrap x2 and have had it for 2 years and it doesnt look that bad, i used to have a yukon that had rips in it the first time i set it up so they gave me the x2 for the same price! maybe you can do the same thing try to get a better one for the same price...

[toonfish]

I have e-mailed and sent the pictures to Clam. We will see what they say, I've asked them if it is better to go through them or just try to deal with Gander. I will probably run to Gander at some point, just seems faster than dealing with Clam. But, also no guarantee I won't get a bad one again. I would try the Eskimo at this point, but they seem to be out everywhere.

[toonfish]

Ohh and as for possibly getting the floor model, seems impossible as it is hanging from the rafters. Annoying thing was that upon my first return I actually took the time to sort through the boxes to find the one that looked the least worn and still had all the staples in the box...bad pick

[Double A]

My 1060 has a few areas that look like that after 6-8 years of use.

It lets in a bit more light during the day but otherwise doesn't affect me.

[jigginlow]

My Clam Voyager is much like the picture that you took right out of the box. I just assumed that it passed their quality control measures, and I should not worry about it...but it definitely does not look like the previous Voyager that I had, even after several years of use. I guess I will roll the dice and hope that it doesn't become an issue further down the road, when I don't have any recourse to return it anymore....cross my fingers. I'll snap some pics and post them for comparison if I get a chance.

[jimmyjames76]

I bought a clam 6x6 this year, and mine doesn't look like that either. I think you just got a bad one. If you like the clam otherwise and can get a good one I wouldn't rush out to get a quickfish. There are pros and cons with both models. I had a quickfish 3, but I decided to sell it and get the clam. I liked having 2 doors, and I think the design of the hub on the clam is much better.

[buddah7]

I bought the 6x8 summit this year and have used it about 6 times and looks the same as yours if not worse. I am interested in what clam has to say! I thought it was nothing big at first but has been getting worse as I use it. If I had to do it all over again I think I would've got the eskimo! Overall not really happy with the quality, I thought clam would've used a better material.. kept my receipt as always and might have to drive to the "R" store in walker...

[buddah7]

here is some pics of mine for comparison!

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[brent290]

I have a X2 seams are rip and inside looks the same it is year and half old sent e-mail to clam won't buy again

[hoggs222]

Brent, I was told by a Clam rep that they had a bad batch of X2 canvas ripping at the seams. I got a new one for free. Worth a try.

[Hafnutz]

My Otter Lodge has a lot of that. After the poor luck I've had trying to get a cover that fits..I ain't gonna waste any more time on an Otter...

[bigfish24]

ive had my 5600 clam for ten years and it took 8 of those years to make mine look like that. got new canvas two years ago.

[grate8]

i wear mine out every 3 years orso

[shamalex72]

Is there any way to recoat the fabric? I have a shappel hub style house that looks the same.

[Fredd]

I would say that it looks like bad fabric more than wear.

[DarthBaiter]

What causes this, my frabil trekker looks a lot like this after one season it is like there are sky lites poping up every where!

I think it's caused by the condensation in it while you are using it and heating it. Then you tear it down and go home, sits in the gargage or truck or whatever, the condensation freezes (canvas stuck to canvas), then when you get back out to the lake, you set it up and it probably makes the sound as if you are tearing it apart due to canvas being frozen to another area of the canvas and over time you'll notice more and more "sky lites".

I take a towel with and try and remember to dry off the interior as much as I can before taking it down.

[walleyeRyummy]

my clam-made cabelas hub style 6x8 had those little spots on it letting the light thru.....not as bad as the original posters pics....i have decided not to mess with returning it as it wasnt to bad....hope it holds up!

[toonfish]

Well I sent 2 e-mails to Clam customer service, have not heard anything back. I took back to Gander and returned, they seemed hesitant to give money back rather than exchange, but they also did not have another unit in stock to exchange, so got my money back and happened to find what is apparently the last Eskimo Quickfish 6 within 50 miles and went and bought it. Set it up in the house, the fabric looks much better, don't know that it is any better quality (actually seems a little thinner) but at least no signs of wear or defect. The stitching does seem to be better on the Eskimo and how the poles are stitched into the fabric seems more sturdy. Zipper also seems to be an upgrade. Trying it out tonight, seems like a good unit. If the clam wouldn't have had the thinning fabric I'm sure it would have been good, just didn't want to run in to problems down the road or lose life of the unit because it was bad to start. Thanks for your input on the topic.

[toonfish]

Oh yea and the Eskimo was actually on sale for 269.00 vs the 300.00 I paid for the Clam.