Portability on a whole new level

[c0untryf1sh3r]

This way you get both portability and all the the comforts of a permy all in one. I thought it was cool so I figured I would post it here.

[20lbSloughShark]

I once fished out of a bronco II with the floor rotted out. It was surprisingly nice.

[chad austin]

My cousin ownes a dumpster company and I have thought about building a skidder the size of a 20-30 yard dumpster using the hitch system his dumpsters use. Thought it would be cool just not very practical.

[CAMAN]

Thanks, now everytime I see PODS I will picture an icehouse.

[Gordie]

I have a few Ideas along the same line except that My transport rig is a 26 foot motorhome and I was looking into a different HYD set up but I think this is way easier to rig up and I like it.

[Eric_Kruger]

Thats a neat concept, I wonder if one can disconnect the house? It would make a great rig for Resorts with rentals on the big lakes....Pull up lift and move, go to the next, repeat.....

[IamZombie]

From first glance it looks pretty cool, but I have a few concerns.

It looked like it was almost lifting the truck off it's wheels.

Plus putting it down, marking the holes, and then lifting it back up, drilling, and putting back down.

I wonder if it would be better to make a ramp, and roll it off with a winch or something.

[pushbutton]

Thats a neat concept, I wonder if one can disconnect the house? It would make a great rig for Resorts with rentals on the big lakes....Pull up lift and move, go to the next, repeat.....

Was up on LOW and i think it was Sportsmans who had a set up similar to what you described. Day houses looked light with tin and spray foam, and something like a ranger with a flatbed and some sort of hydraulic set up to quickly move houses without dragging them; the bed may have tilted, can't say for sure as did not seem them actually loading or unloading.

[Gordie]

From first glance it looks pretty cool, but I have a few concerns.

It looked like it was almost lifting the truck off it's wheels.

Plus putting it down, marking the holes, and then lifting it back up, drilling, and putting back down.

I wonder if it would be better to make a ramp, and roll it off with a winch or something.

Thats no different than a truck load of firewood on the truck.

You could also make stablizer pads that would drop off the back and help reduce the load on the truck frame itself.

A ramp and a winch would put close to the same load on the truck as it slid up the truck and probably would be more load force on a cable of the winch.

I also think that the up and down for drilling all the holes was mostly for show but why wouldnt you no need to get all that snow and ice in the shack.

[dangnear]

Or maybe someone could invent the wheel ?

[TruthWalleyes]

Dats all der is to it eh?

[fsnrod]

By the time they went though all that I would have fished that spot and three others with my fish trap.

[McGurk]

A different auger and a snow shovel would have cut 4 minutes off of that 6 minute video...Just saying...

Neat idea and execution; I'm all for new ideas out on the ice. Too bad he can't fish in that in Hennepin County.

[pathogen]

It's a neat concept but the thing that made the biggest impression upon me was how slow that auger cut......

[tsande00]

It's a neat concept but the thing that made the biggest impression upon me was how slow that auger cut......

Me too plus the fact that if you just keep the auger juiced while pulling it up out of the hole there are no shavings to worry about scooping out.

[blackdog1101]

Yeah, my new Nils could have made about 20 holes in the same time. Neat concept though.

[randallt]

Dude needs a new auger

[KrabbyPatties]

That was pretty sweet if you ask me. Hope he doesn't get tempted to take his "portable" out too early or too late in the year.

My biggest concern would be if you had any mechanical problems with the setup after you arrived, your fishing day could be over before it started. Better bring a tool kit. It'd be just as bad if the thing got stuck in the "fishing" position and you had to drag the sumbagun home behind you.

[riverview]

With no snow this year i took my otter mag and made brackets to bolt it to my honda mini truck. works great fast set up and take down. the truck weighs 1800 lbs with all my gear.

[munchy71]

Thats no different than a truck load of firewood on the truck.

Actually, it's completely different. A load of firewood would be completely contained in and supported by the bed of the truck.

When the shack is at its furtherest extension from the truck, it creates a tremendous moment arm behind the truck. The weight of the shack is multiplied due to the lenght of the lever arm and applies WAY more force to the truck than a load of firewood supported in the bed with ZERO moment arm. Swinging the shack through the air that way gives it a huge mechanical advantage over the weight of the truck...thus the front wheels start to become very light as we see in the clip.

It's very much the same principle as a load equalizing hitch on the rear of a truck. Using that leverage, it's possible to get the front wheels airborne or drive them right into the pavement.

-Munchy

[TruthWalleyes]

+1 munchy's explanation of moment arm...Here i was hoping to forget about statics and dynamics

[Gordie]

+1 munchy's explanation of moment arm...Here i was hoping to forget about statics and dynamics

I guess I was too.

I was refering too the weight differentail to the front load placement on the axsis of the total weight ratio upon the tires

[dan z]

that is one heavy portable if ya A$$ me

[TruthWalleyes]

LOL Gordie

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