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What is the best style of portable ice shacks?

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I am trying to determine what style of portable ice shack to get. I had a flip over sled type for a year but I had a lot of problems with it blowing in the wind. So now I need to know what ice shack to get that is easy to set up by myself and wont give me so much trouble in the wind.

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ClownColor Mentor

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Short answer...NONE! THey'll all give you problems in the wind. A suitcase style may be the best bet vs wind but has too many pitfalls for me.

You often hear of the HUBs being the worste in the wind...my answer to that is trial and error. I've had my HUB out in winds that would blow the beard off of chris cringle.

A heavy flip over should also be okay in winds but physics is no match for fish houses...they all act like a giant wind catch and without proper anchorage, their off to the tracks.

Just get something that fits your needs (example, weight, durability, space, price, functionality)...THEN figure out how to make it "windproof" so to speak. EVERY shelter out there has dealt with hundreds of different fisherman in hundereds of different scenerios and hundereds of people had made them work!

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I have a suitcase style house, buddy bought the same one... within 1 month both of our doors no longer closed. The zipper no longer connects, wind isn't an issue once the house is banked up...but with no snow it will take off on you. I would get a flip shack, seem heavier. Everybody I know who owns one loves them.

Oh and if you can tell me how to fix the zipper on my portable I would greatly appreciate it.

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Hub Style!

I have a 3 man and a 6 man (Eskimo) and won't look back. They fold up easily and strap right to a quad, sled or lay in a pull behind sled for walking out. There's no need to drag around a sled anymore when traveling/moving long distances!!!

In the wind, screw down one corner before you pop it up and you're all set.

I can set up in less than 10 minutes and pack up in less than that. I only pop it up if I'm on good fish or it's too cold/windy. Otherwise, I'm hole hoping a ton...5 mins or less in each hole if I'm not marking fish, 45 minutes or longer if I'm marking fish. I'm always trolling!!!

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I've had the Clam Denali and that has seemed to me to be the best in the wind. its a short shack in height, and that lower profile sure has been awesome in big wind. but thats comparing it to the suitcase styles I used to own. but those were big ones, Frabill Speed Shak XL & Clam 6800. That said though I sold the denali and am looking to get one of the new Fatfishes from Eskimo.

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That question is a bit like asking what's the best truck. Everyone will have a different answer. The only correct answer is what works best for you. I've always had the suitcase style portables and see no reason to change because it works for me. In fact I am in the final assembly stages of a new Canvas Craft insulated suitcase portable.

When I set up in the wind, I do the basic things like keeping the door on the lee side of the wind direction and using my SUV as a windbreak by parking within a foot of the windward side of the house.

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I am trying to determine what style of portable ice shack to get. I had a flip over sled type for a year but I had a lot of problems with it blowing in the wind. So now I need to know what ice shack to get that is easy to set up by myself and wont give me so much trouble in the wind.

Check out the Canvas Craft houses. I love my Northlander Magnum with the Norpac insulation! see links below.

http://canvascraftinc.com/ice-fishing-shelters/northlander-sled

If you want a house with a floor check out their cabin style house.

http://canvascraftinc.com/ice-fishing-shelters/northlander

I would get the insulated Norpac material. You are warmer, do not get the canvas wind flap & you do not get the condensation on your Norpac. This is the best house I have ever had!

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