Camper to Ice House Conversion

[MinnesotaMuskie]

I looked through the first 33 pages of the forum and found one thread relative to this.

I bought a sweet little camper to use for kids at our lake home. In great shape. I am thinking of adding 4 holes with sleeves and use as a house a couple times a year.

Here are the CON's I see;

1. Little heavy

2. Will sit off the ice

3. Condensation possibilities

Here are the PRO's I see;

1. Fun to work on

2. Premade and dual use for the camper

4. Comfy,

What other constructive suggestions do you have?

We do not get out often right now as I have kids invovled in Wreslting every weekend.

[motley man]

Been using one for years and it works great! I have it set up to put skirting around bottom made from brown tarp that hangs on hooks on trailer. 6 holes in floor with snap covers, wall mount heater, with shelf above heater to put cook stove on. Shelf pushes heat from heater out and does not get to hot. Bunks in front & rear. Doubles as deer shack, camper, guest house. Great times to you and your camper conversion.

[MinnesotaMuskie]

Do you have any pics?

Thanks for idea on using tarp to skirt it with. That is a better option then using the pink insulation I was thinking of, better for storage anyway.

Last night I was looking at the floor layout and am excited about the prospect of this project.

Once the kids are out of High School Wrestling I will invest in a nice house.

[MinnesotaMuskie]

Also, The furnace works well in mine, do you have bad condensation on inside?

[Getanet]

My buddy and I bought a camper specifically for ice fishing. It works pretty well, not quite a well as something built specifically for ice fishing, but much overall we're pretty happy.

Here are the only Cons I can think of:

1) Break-Ins that wreck the camper. You'll see on HSO it doesn't matter if your house is on a remote lake or Lake Minnetonka, sooner or later someone is going to mess with it. If you're lucky they'll take nothing of value. If you're not lucky they'll do decent damage to the interior or exterior of the camper, or use it as bathroom.

2) Smells. If the floor is carpeted it will get wet. Hopefully it will smell like fish after a while. Auger exhaust, human exhaust, ect.

3) More wear-and-tear than it otherwise would have.

Those would be my only concerns if I was also using it as a family camper.

[LightningBG]

Also, The furnace works well in mine, do you have bad condensation on inside?

If you keep a window cracked a hair and/or some computer fans running, you should be fine. (or at least as good as any other shack out there.)