Another Fish house (sled style) opinions thread

[MikeEiden]

Sorry for asking about flip-over houses again but after pouring over the previous threads I still have a few questions. My initial thoughts for a new house was the Clam Yukon as I was looking for a two man/ large one man. Well then I thought the additional head room of the Voyager would be nice so I started thinking about that sled. Well now I'm up to the Otter Lodge (I know many of you can relate to this!). Ok here's my question:

I will be pulling with a snowmobile, either trailering to the lake and using the snowmobile from there or there are some local lakes that the snowmobile trail passes by. That means anywhere from 20-40 mile round trip roughly. How are each of these sleds for longer towing trips? I would also like to hear any of your experiences with these houses.

I figured the Otter would be the over all best but it is $150-170 more than the Voyagers and $250-270 than the Yukon. I would like to say I fish a ton but it just doesn't happen. But I do keep my equipment for life so that's why I ended up working my way up to the Otter. Is the Otter worth the extra cost?

Any extra info (especially on poles, slides, house hardware, etc) is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Mike

[gonehunting]

I have owned all three. They are all excellant houses. However, the lodge is by far the best overall when it comes to towing. The sled is almost unbeatable. However I would also look at the Frabill predator. They also have a heavy duty sled and a great pole system. Frabill has come a long way. If I could just get the otter lodge with the Frabill pole system I would be set.

[MikeEiden]

Funny, I was just at Gander looking at the Frabill Predator. The overall package seem good quality and as you said it seems they've come a long ways. It was a little more narrow than the Lodge but the seats were very comfortable and the sled appeared to be well built and deep. The only thing I'm not sure about is the slope of the front of the house. Problem being is the tent gets in the way when your holes gets to close to the edge. Fished out of a house that had a steep angle a long time ago and most of the fishing area was useless at best. The Frabill is not as steep as this sled but its still farly sloped. I was definitly impressed and thought 'oh boy another sled to condisider'. The Predator was $649 at Gander so $50 than I can get the Lodge for.

Thanks and keep the opinions coming... I know everyone has one!