med Otter fit in the back of a Jeep Cherokee?

[JSK76]

Looking for a 2nd, lighter 4x4 to use for hunting, fishing and just keeping some miles off my truck. Thinking about a Jeep Cherokee (classic) if my med Otter will fit in the back with the seats down. I,m only 5'6" so the front seats will be forward a bit more. I could remove the rear seat for the winter if it give me the room I need.

[Raider4ever]

I have a '99 Cherokee. My older (15 yr+) medium Otter fits in the back with the seat down. I am 99% sure that it fits in there straight even with some stuff overhanging the sled a bit. Otherwise, I know it fits in there on the slant. FYI, in my Jeep you lift the back "sit upon" section up and against the front seats then push the backrest down flat. Hope this helps.

[JSK76]

I wonder if the older non Otter II sleds were the same length as the Otter II's? I know the approach angle of the front of the sled was steeper. I'm pretty sure the the same length, someone correct me if I'm wrong.

[bikeoutback]

I'm only throwing this out there as something to consider: You'll have a wet drying ice house inside your vehicle. I had a Subaru Outback when I first got my Team Wild 2 man flip over and I hauled it for an entire winter in the back of that car. I used a rubber mat with a moving blanket on top to protect the seats/cargo area from water. However my windows were constantly fogged up from all the condensation in the car. One morning I had to scrape 1/4" of snow/frost off the inside of my windshield before I could leave. Keep in mind if I got home Saturday night from fishing and was heading back out Sunday morning I left everything in the car and the car outside. This last year I stored my ice house in my pickup all winter, it was great and I don't think I'd ever want to go back to having to worry about the water.

p.s. On my outback seats folded same way as Raider4ever's jeep. The sled fit the best when I put it in backwards but I'm 6'0" and Subaru's don't exactly have a ton of room so seat was tilted back slightly. Sled fit either way but front first was tight, back first fit well and left me room under the front of sled to put additional stuff like my jacket and [PoorWordUsage].

[tsande00]

I leave all my ice fishing gear in the back of my SUV all winter long since it is mostly used for ice fishing and I fish regularly. One thing I have learned is to always leave the window(s) down at least a crack to allow the moisture to escape. (I too have had to scrape condensation off the inside of the windows)