New Portable

[Ed Carlson]

McGurk....Holly is barely 5' tall, but ya...the wide angle lens does distort that one shot a bit...none the less it's still a 31" eye.

With her short arms and her elbows bent...she can't stick them out too darn far.

[McGurk]

I agree that it's a heck of a fish; just ribbing ya!

[Mr.Seaguar]

I have a Clam Expedition hub style. They work fine. They cost a lot less than flipovers because they are a lot less shack then flipovers. I bought my hub for one purpose. Fishing with a partner on days when its too snowy to drive out or pull my 3man flipover. If I fish solo I use my one man flipover. Durability is a big question mark. I dont know if the little hubs will hold up. But if you have two guys, one to hold the shack in the wind and one to slush it down, you can make it work. By yourself on a windy day, that would be fun. I thought of tying it down to the auger or a bucket of water but since I only use it with others I never needed to. I saw one rolling acrss a lake one day last winter. That was pretty funny. Must have been 3-4 miles from the guys who lost it. You wouldnt have to worry about it sliding away with all your gear like a flipover will, those are expensive horror stories.

I never bothered with anchors. We just slush it down like with suitcase style shacks and it never moves, even in 20mph winds.

[Ed Carlson]

I'll tip my hat and spill...Frabill has 3 fresh new models out for this season...all in R2-TEC® insulated.

They are the new R2-TEC® COMMANDO, the R2-TEC® THERMAL PRO, and the R2-TEC® THERMAL GUARDIAN.

I was working in development on the new line, and I ran the R2-TEC® Commando last season and helped in refining the new R2-TEC® THERMAL PRO, and wait tell you see these baby's guys/gals...they are smok'n HOT! The new R2-TEC® THERMAL PRO has a very user friendly 4-way sliding seat system that really makes it a dream 1-man deluxe shack.

They will be more spendy, as one would expect with the added features and full R2-TEC® skins....but man-o-man, they are worth it. You may wish to check-um out.

[dairyman]

Ed--what would it cost me to up grade to the new R-tec skin for my commando ??? Will Frabill have the new skin for the upgrade or do you have to purchase it somewhere else

[Ed Carlson]

Not sure? If it will be available just in the skin, costumer service will have the info for you...I would ask very soon, as I would guess they are very limited in supply if available...ask like on Monday.

They may refer you on to Canvas Craft to do the upgrade from your existing skin? You may wish to cost out both options, if both are available.

[WallyGader]

I just bought the clam pro last year and then bought the "lighthouse" tent for it from the clam HSOforum in there closeouts section for $50 and not only did I get a brighter house inside it also made it much warmer I use the little buddy heater on low and it stays plenty warm. A thermal one man for under $300.