Opinion - V Front vs. Flat Front Wheelhouse

[barehooks_jr]

Looking for some advice here, the wife said that she wants a fish house (awesome!), and wondering what your opinions are regarding a v-front vs. flat front wheelhouse. I won't be building it, and it is going to be staying around the Bemidji area with some possible trips up to LOW and URL. Thanks in advance.

[Hoey]

I have owned both a flat fronted Ice Castle and Dream Shak with a horizontally (across) vee'd front. I have also pulled a traditional vee'd front house.

The flat is definitely a little tougher to pull than the ones with a vee'd front.

In the winter, the cold air is very dense and offers higher resistance when moving through the air. Add a head wind and your mileage goes to 5 to 7 mpg....

Weight is a significant factor. You can tell when the 4-wheelers are loaded.

The traditional vee'd fronted units provide more space/storage, since the vee is typically built over the tounge.

Good luck - I will be at Morris Pt the weekend before Christmas.

[Barehooks]

tt, has to be some more opinions than one, help us out.

[TravP]

I have owned both a flat fronted Ice Castle and Dream Shak with a horizontally (across) vee'd front. I have also pulled a traditional vee'd front house.

The flat is definitely a little tougher to pull than the ones with a vee'd front.

In the winter, the cold air is very dense and offers higher resistance when moving through the air. Add a head wind and your mileage goes to 5 to 7 mpg....

Weight is a significant factor. You can tell when the 4-wheelers are loaded.

The traditional vee'd fronted units provide more space/storage, since the vee is typically built over the tounge.

Good luck - I will be at Morris Pt the weekend before Christmas.

This is about right. My dad is on his third wheelhouse. The first two were flat fronts and the current one is a v-front icecastle.

[Smoker]

I have pulled both also and the V-front pulls alot easyer. If you get one with storage then you can also put a port a pot in there for your wife.(She is the one who wants the house,right). You need to keep her happy so you can use it to.

[tsande00]

I just pulled an 8' wide flat front this weekend with my 3/4 ton 454 chevy and would guestimate I got around 4-5 mpg @ 55 mph(normally get around 11-13). Keep in mind this is a VERY light house built out of styrofome sitting on a snowmobile trailer. The only resistance I had was wind and it was extremely noticeable, especially when I let of the gas. It was like I had a parking brake left on.

I would go V front and wouldn't consider anything else unless I primarily intended to fish local lakes.

[bak2MN]

Vfront will be alot nicer to pull and as said abovr that is where the potty for the wife goes.

[woodman]

I have a flat front and the next one will be a v one. You can tell the difference when you pull, but if you are not going to be going the distance often whatever suites your budget is better than nothing. Look at differnt types and choose which one is best for both of you!

Mine goes to Northome for deer hunting, URL at least twice a winter, and then stays on Bemidji. I live 3 miles from lake bemidji and sometimes I don't have to pull it since friends want it set up so they do it for me!!!

[barehooks_jr]

Thanks for the responses. We went for the V-front (could have gone either way, the pulling swayed my decision, although I should say that it was the potty for the wife!).