Ballards resort info

[rkpolaris]

Hey, I recently had a friend invite me to lake of the woods in late feb. We are staying at Ballards resort in a sleeper house. has anyone done this before? There HSOforum doesnt have much info on the sleeper houses or any photos/ what to bring.

[Hardyboy]

Hey, I recently had a friend invite me to lake of the woods in late feb. We are staying at Ballards resort in a sleeper house. has anyone done this before? There HSOforum doesnt have much info on the sleeper houses or any photos/ what to bring.

I go with some friends every year and stay in a sleeper house on Lake of The Woods. We don't stay at Ballards but for the most part sleepers are pretty standard in the amenities. When we go we bring our food for the time we will be there. Whats easy is to bring some frozen pizzas to make in the oven and for sure we bring the stuff to make fish with and we have fish pretty much every day so it cuts down on the food we need to bring. Other things to have would be fishing tackle and rods,sleeping bags,locators whatever beverages your going to want. Once the sun goes down fishing is pretty much done so having playing cards or a similar for of entertainment is nice to have. Also we always bring a small radio for tunes. I use my Ipod and some portable speakers that can be easily packed. If you do it right you can pack pretty light and still have the things you need. I end up with one small duffel bag with the clothes and extras my tackle bag and rods. My electronics all fit in the duffel bag with my clothes so they have some padding so basically i carry 3 things cooler,duffel.tackle bag with rods. Sorry if this got a little long winded and I'm sure i left things out but i know its daunting when you have never done it before. The one thing that you need to keep in mind is that its really easy to bring TOO MUCH. Keep it simple.

[rkpolaris]

Thanks for the great info. Do they have batteries to charge vexilar and cell phone? And what do the usually have for a restroom?

[Korynta]

No batteries that ive ever seen so bring a spare if u have it. Bathrooms r either atached to the house or within walking distance. Do yourself a favor and shut the phone off. Your Fishin!!!

[Hardyboy]

Thanks for the great info. Do they have batteries to charge vexilar and cell phone? And what do the usually have for a restroom?

For me i usually bring a couple of batteries so i have plenty for the weekend but the guy i go thru will take your battery to shore with him and charge it overnight and bring it back out to you in the morning if you need. as far as bathroom its like stated above, its either attached to the sleeper house or in a satelite house thats walking distance. The houses i use up there have an indoor bathroom in the house .