New 4x5 DELUXE 1 Man Perm-Portable

[NorthernOutdoors]

Nice job Laska! Are those the cross country skis then? I'm still debating on what to use for mine, but it looks like your setup will work great.

[MJ1657]

Looking good John.

[Laska]

Yeah there cross country ski's they pull across gravel even pretty easy not that I wanted to put my garage floor is old skool gravel. They support the shack well and its really stable unlike my ice conditions are going to be for the next week I checked the forcast with hi's in the mid 40's so I decided against puttin the shack out oh well in time I hope to have it out, might travel over to sakatah sometime soon just so I can spear. Thx guy for the compliments its definetly the nicest shack I've ever owned final cost was around $230.

[Gordie]

Laska one tip you may want to paint the bottom half a light color as the black will absorb heat and the metal frame will melt the ice faster even if you block it up a couple of inches the black will absob the heat and still melt the ice around the house. thats why I went white with mine . I know that the heat that will absorb will help keep you warm inside but the melting around the house can be the down fall of it.

House looks great hope it you get to breat it in with a nice pike

[Archerysniper]

Laska one tip you may want to paint the bottom half a light color as the black will absorb heat and the metal frame will melt the ice faster

I have been playing with 2 green houses on the lake this winter and when I build mine I'm going white. I can walk up on a day in the high 20s and put my hand on them and they are really warm. Normally it wouldn't be a problem except this year sucks for making ice. Another tip is if you use hollow tubing you can run your torch in one end and it will melt it self out of the ice if it gets froze in.

[Gordie]

Have built a few big house with tubing for skids and used a weed burner torch to heet the tubes up works great

[Archerysniper]

Laska you melt through the ice and sink to the bottom? I figured you would have lots of pic's with it by now.

[Laska]

thing was stolen the day I went to pick it up... end of story...

[mrklean]

Stole off the ice?

[Laska]

right off the landing, it was falling thru so I had to get it to shore using my waders, I returned with a truck and it was gone.

[mrklean]

Sorry to hear that pretty sad people do stuff like that

[fish4u]

Laska can you send pics of the house to the Minnesota Darkhouse Newspaper it covers the whole state somebody will see it someplace good luck what some low lifes will do Those that can do those that cant steal FISH4U

[BOUNCED]

it was falling thru so I had to get it to shore using my waders

Next time don't paint it black

[Gordie]

Next time don't paint it black

If you look back.... ah heck What he said

[Laska]

wish I could it was the black paint, it was the whole lake, ice receeded 30ft from shore, then started on my house because of the hole...

Ill find my shack next year.... Thats all Ill say, lets just hope I keep a level head about it

[candiru]

I did something similar a few years ago.

[candiru]

Nu-Way heater next to the hole.

[candiru]

[candiru]

One to get you going

[candiru]

I have since painted most of it white - it just ate the snow/banking away, I left the top part black.

It is real easy to transport as shown on the Large Otter sled. (their widest) even pulling by hand.

I have holes drilled in the wall to my left, right, and rear with corks to plug them for watching tip-ups.

I have large handles to help lift/tilt.

There is a dryer vent to my rear that I can plug with a rag.

There are no skids - I just put it on blocks.

The side it is laying on is one size thicker plywood than the rest.

I tried to keep it as simple and light as possible.

There is a piece of tin between the bottom of the stove and the hole to keep the light from the stove out of the hole.

[MJ1657]

Great looking house.

That last picture is great

[jasonmichalski]

One to get you going

the pic got my heart going nice job!