frabill ranger xl twin

[JigginIsLife]

Just wondering if anyone has any expirence with this ice house, I have found a few for a pretty decent price, i know they are discontinued model, but does anyone have any yea's or nay's about this house??

[JoeTC]

I owned one for many years and really like it. It had real nice tough fabric and was real easy to setup and take down and light enough for me to load in my vehicle myself. Only cons would be that the fabric didn't run across the front edge of the sled behind your feet so you had to use snow to seal the edges. It also had a plastic bench seat which wasn't great for real long sits. Let me know it you have any other specific questions on it.

Joe

[sportfish]

I had one for about 9 years , not a bad house but is outdated now ! There is Lot of good portables out there .. If it's cheep like almost new for under 150 buy it

[JigginIsLife]

I am looking in the price range of right around there. Its pretty much the only flip over house that has the few things that I am looking for like a tall center big enough for 2 people but lots of room to go on my own, light, flipover i was looking at the nanook but it starts to get a bit spendy and most of the clist houses go extreamly quick. I thought about a 1 person, but i go with atleast a partner most of the time. unless i can unload some of my other stuff...

[RoldGold]

The Ranger is quite a bit bigger than the Nanook. I have a Trekker DLX and a Nanook. The Trekker is the same height as the Ranger, both are about 6" taller than the Nanook. Having said that, I go out with my buddy who is 6' 4" and he has no problem with the Nanook (we're usually out for 4-5 hours, so there are some stretching breaks). Even though the weight is about the same, the Nanook seems to load easier in my truck and definitely pulls easier through the snow. For me, the Nanook works nice for being small enough that it's easy to get around when I'm by myself, but it's not too crowded with 2 people. The Ice Fishing show is this weekend and I'm sure some people will be replacing their sleds for x-mas, so if you can wait a bit you might be able to find some deals. Hope that helps.

[dan z]

Had one for sometime seamed heavier than most other 2 man houses. Tons of space. Mine had plastic bucket seats that weren't very comfortable. Had planty of ceiling height to stretch thank god. The frabric held up very good you could scratch lines but I never put a hole in it. The snow flap had nice area to bank it in.

My otter is a great replacement.