i need new house keep hub or buy flip over?

[mrpike1973]

hello all well someone destroyed my permanant fish house last night its on another topic forum any way i have a eskimo quick fish 3 i really like it however should i get a flip over one man here are my problems i only have cars and dont know how well they would fit in them i like my stuff locked up in the car not hanging out the trunk the only con i have with the eskimo is driving the ice anchors in on this slush ice its a little of a pain but not bad what would your thoughts be i usually only fish 2 hours at a time so i dont like to much set up hassle just want some opinions also i'm not real keen on the blue color houses

[deadeye]

Hub style sounds like a winner for you.

It fits in the trunk of my car with ease and in my blazer I have all kinds of extra space vs. taking up the whole back of the truck with the otter. Plus its much lighter and you can wear it like a backpack vs dragging a heavy sled in the snow.

I have both and since I got the quickfish3 it has been all I have used. For whatever reason it stays warmer in there than with my otter too. I haven't had the need to turn the heater/cooker past medium even with the cold weather.

Setup is comparable in length of time, start to finish. By the time I get the hub up I would have have just gotten the poles extended and supports up in the otter. Takedown may take a touch longer but its not too far off.

The ice anchors are really not that bad either. Its a extra 60 seconds or so added onto the setup time. Also, if your setting it up in the wind put one in before you pop it up and your mint.

[gunmunky]

Have you looked at the Shak-Paks? The chair with a flip over type cover built onto it. Might be good enough for a few hours of fishing? Just a thought.

[broman]

I have a 99 saturn sl1 and have been able to fold the seats down and put in an older frabill or older single clams and close the trunk. Both were tight fits, but they worked.

[Wyoguy]

i purchased on of those cargo haulers for your hitch , It works great for my 2 man otter sled if you have a receiver hitch it should work fine

[ENMIFDAD]

I have a quick fish 3 and love it. So many options. I have a fold up floor that I use when it's cold and I'm taking the kids out. I have heard of guys using a roll up mat with holes in is as well. Light weight. Any way you look at it, if your walking/draging out, you will still have an auger, rods, baitbucket, chair etc. So a good sled helps.

[Wyoguy]

I agree sleds are nice to have when you wanna haul things during early ice. And if you dont like the blue ones ive got a purple Otter 1 man for sale

[Burnham]

i drive a 2 door 97 civic and at thorne bros i could not get the kenai in my trunk and my back seats fold down. if i were to get it in it would have worked but it wouldnt get through the trunk opening. since they didnt carry frabill i figured i would go to gander since the recon dlx is smaller. they wouldnt let me try it, but i figured it would fit. sure enough i got it together and it was within an inch of getting into the trunk but wouldnt!!!i was very mad at myself.i figured out to take off the seat, thus making it smaller and just putting a bucket in the sled once i took it out of the car. it works very well!!

anyways, if your seats fold down i am sure you can fit it in and therefore i recommend a recon dlx. by the way i also have an eskimo 3 man quickfish and love it!

[The Slabnator]

If you are a car angler, take a look at the Pak Shacks they compact really small. They have a 1-person and 3-person version. I just ordered another one from Crosslake sales for my boy. They just reduced the price on the 1-person down to $49 bucks!

Slab

[hamms-scooter]

Could a guy make a light weight floor and ancor it to that instead of the ice? your weight would keep the house on place ... just an idea I had for those style if i ever got one.Be nice to stand up in vs my guide.

[mamacats]

We have been using the Clam Base Camp Thermal I am sold n it, it took 14 seconds to set up and the room is incredible! We use a Big Buddy and only have to keep it on medium for comfort. I really love the room, you could fish three if need be and stil have room to stand up and move around.