If you were to upgrade?

[hamms-scooter]

If you were to upgrade your portable which one would you snap up? My buddy picked up an Otter Pro Thermal Cabin. This is the nicest portable I have ever seen. It has the best tub on it hands down and the frame is definately built to last forever as well. The squuare tubing looks very durable. The swivel seats in this house are very comfy and maybe frabills seats are the only thing close. The full thermal canvas is awesome to say the least. This would be my next portable for sure without a doubt! Or the same style just the next size up for having my family out. I know they are a heavier house but the hyfax kits help with that when dragging them. I don't use a pickup so loading and unloading would be easily done onto my trailer. This house is a 10 out of 10 and second to none in my book.

[Jarrod32]

I work for a retailer that sells Frabills, Clams, and Otter flip over shacks. All of them make a good product, and, if you take care of your shack, should last many years. Having said that, in my opinion, the Otter is the best one on the market. You will pay a few dollars more, but they are the best built.

Clam has a nice feature on some of theirs where it flips over both directions...that is very nice and makes that model (the Denali, I think) one of the roomiest two-person flip overs on the market.

I would be looking at the Clam Denali or one of the Otters as my top choices.

[DTro]

Once you fish in an Otter Thermal it's tough to go back. If you tend to covet things, I suggest you don't ever fish out of one.

[highlife4me]

I just bought a new Canvas Craft two weeks ago. I looked at the Otters and liked them but wanted a double flip. I got a magnum double flip with the Norpac insulation. I liked the otter seats with the rail system so I put that on my Otter tub. This is a great two man house with all kinds of space. I'm 6'8 and pushing three bills so fishing side by side is a little crowded in any portable.

[DTro]

My statement above applies to Canvas Craft too. I won't even go near the things.

[harvey lee]

For me, the Canvas Craft has the thickest insulation quality on the market today. They have a tub as good as Otters so I do not know how anything could be better. I believe it still may be an Otter tub on the CC portables. The poles slide as well as any pole can.

I put the Otter rail system and swivel and slide seat in this CC unit so I feel I have the best of the options out there.

Put a set of hyfax on the tub with a cover and hitch and you would ne set to go.

It may come down to what one wants to spend for the difference in quality. Many options out there today.

[hamms-scooter]

When I walked up to my buddys truck there was this funny smell, a smell that was hard to make out. It was the smell of PURE AWESOMENESS! There were beams of light coming down from the heavens straight to that house it was an experience.

[Twins 57 Fan]

I will stick with true blue ice fishing. Im a Clam guy. Actually havent really given much thought to the newer ones because I have been so happy with mine.

[dfeste]

I've got my Canvas Craft magnum single rigged like Harvey Lee does and I feel that this portable is the best of the best. All Otter components with the CC frame and shell. Pretty hard to beat.

[MNice]

I like a tent made out of real canvas, better breathability (is that a word??) I have been in a few newer ones with the 300 or 600 fabric and it seems to drip all the time. I don't really worry about the insulation factor yet because I am pretty comfortable with the door open and the heater/cooker on low, but I dress for it.

[walleye17]

How is the space in the Otter Pro Cabin? Can 2 people fish very comfortably? Also, If I need to pull the shelter out 300-400 yards, is it fairly easy to pull?

[Red Cabin]

I purchased a canvas craft this season also, I considered the otter because I thought it was on about the same level as canvas craft, until I learned their fabric/insulation is from china. That made the decision an easy one for me!

[hamms-scooter]

How is the space in the Otter Pro Cabin? Can 2 people fish very comfortably? Also, If I need to pull the shelter out 300-400 yards, is it fairly easy to pull?

My buddy said it pulls better then his one man Clam Kenai and is selling his one man... He has the hyfax on his otter said it makes a big difference. Said the otter is nice and roomy for 2 guys.

[walleye44]

If you were to upgrade your portable which one would you snap up? My buddy picked up an Otter Pro Thermal Cabin. This is the nicest portable I have ever seen. It has the best tub on it hands down and the frame is definately built to last forever as well. The squuare tubing looks very durable. The swivel seats in this house are very comfy and maybe frabills seats are the only thing close. The full thermal canvas is awesome to say the least. This would be my next portable for sure without a doubt! Or the same style just the next size up for having my family out. I know they are a heavier house but the hyfax kits help with that when dragging them. I don't use a pickup so loading and unloading would be easily done onto my trailer. This house is a 10 out of 10 and second to none in my book.

Hands down, the Canvas Craft is the bested insulated portable fish house on the market. Thicker insulation, firerated for saftey & made in the USA. If you are looking for a roomy two man look into the Northlander single flip Magnum with the Norpac material. Thats the one I use alone or with a bud. I can fish with a bud & my kid in it. Great house!!!

[dan z]

once you go otter you wont go back, loving the new otter t600 cabin that we bought this fall

[H0LE HOPPER]

From all the brands ive had from frabill, clam, otter, and eskimo. i still like the eskimo quickflip then it would have to be the otter series

[Sifty]

once you go otter you wont go back, loving the new otter t600 cabin that we bought this fall

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Sifty

[gonehunting]

I've posted this before but the canvas craft pole system scares me. Everyone says they don't bind but I have seen so many of the old clam, frabill, eskimo brands bind with the conduit style poles. How are the poles different on a canvas craft that they don't bind? Will be purchasing a cc or otter full thermal next fall.

[hamms-scooter]

How was Fish Traps x2 overall? Looked like it had a good sled and pole system. Wasn't this one of the better models they had? I know they were heavy but the quality was there...

[gonehunting]

If your looking at the X2 also look at the Frabill Predator. Nice pole system,fabric, and sled. Frabill has come along way in the past couple of years.

[harvey lee]

I've posted this before but the canvas craft pole system scares me. Everyone says they don't bind but I have seen so many of the old clam, frabill, eskimo brands bind with the conduit style poles. How are the poles different on a canvas craft that they don't bind? Will be purchasing a cc or otter full thermal next fall.

I believe there is a bit more space between the poles so they do not bind.

I have had mine for either 4 or 5 years and it has been used alot.

I would not recommend this, but I have at times gotten lazy and when it was time to move to another spot say 50-100 yards away, I have just started the wheeler and towed the portable set up to the next spot. I have never bent one pole doing this with my Canvas Craft with the round poles and I about destroyed 4 poles in my Otter doing this.

The CC pole system is great and the last thing I would be afraid of breaking or having issues with is the CC poles. This is as honest as I can be about thier poles.

Again, I would not suggest to tow the portable set up as from time to time the front poles will hit a snow drift and it bounces around and probably more than it should.

If I honestly had to make a suggestion to Canvas craft on how to make the poles better, I could not come up with one idea for them as I have had ZERO issues. I would tell them unless they have something really new and innovative to just leave them as they are.

[hamms-scooter]

Frabill houses are nice as well but i'm sold on the Otter! When it comes time to upgrade as of right now that will be the next house for me.

[eyedawg]

Otter hands down, for the price you pay for a cc you still rig it with otter stuff.

[gonehunting]

I believe my new house next year will also probably be the otter thermal pro. As long as they get rid of the blue camo canvas. Would have had a new one this year if that would've been the case.

[hamms-scooter]

I love that canvas design!