which one is the top seller hub or flip over

[mrpike1973]

just wondering if pop ups are selling more than flip overs. I just bought a one man for my nephew he took it back to get a pop up says there easier to load and unload. never thought of that I guess. i have had both the pop ups even in bad wind don't seem bad at least you can anchor them better. any thoughts

[fishersofmen]

Just from what I see when I am out on the lakes it is not even close there are still way more flip overs. I can see reasons for getting a pop up, needing space for multiple people and the compact size and light weight are a few.

[Agronomist_at_IA]

Its preference, but a flipover is by far better, a pop up is by far cheaper

[PurpleFloyd]

a flipover is by far better,

How so? I can understand saying it is better at _______. But not better period.

[hamms-scooter]

I fished out of my 8x8 full thermal gander mtn popup with my dad today. Tons of room and thermal is great. I also use an otter wild cabin and love that. Both get used for different situations. I have buddies that have always owned popups and swear by them .

[Wanderer]

Been fishing out of a flip over for years and I have few complaints. I'm usually hauling it around the lake with my sled or wheeler and fish alone in it, as my friends do in theirs. Everyone has one. They're easy to move from spot to spot quickly.

My complaint is the bulk of the whole operation for one person to fish. Once deployed, you realistically have just about 1/4 the total footprint to fish in. Loading the larger models by yourself in the back of a truck can be difficult and they take up a lot of space. It cuts down on the ride sharing capacity of any rig to get to the lake.

The pop up style I'm new to. In the first few trips I've liked it reasonably well. I picked the one I did for how dark I can make it inside but also for the pack-ability of it. Much less space used in the rig. The portability and quickness of relocation on the lake will less than a flip over though.

The other thing I'm doing and see others doing is figuring out a floor concept inside the pop up. It's much nicer to have a floor but now you have additional material to haul around, lift, arrange at the spot, etc. It's completely an option but one I see people wanting. And ironically it just turns the pop up into something similar to the suitcase style of house that was so popular years ago. Yes, I still have one of those too. It can fold up and fit flat in the bed of a pickup and have all your gear stacked on top of it. Not bad for two people who like to fish together.

There's no perfect, no hassle, inexpensive shelter to get or use. There'll always be some effort required to be comfortable and portable. Just think about what style suits your style of fishing the most.

[redneckdan]

Not sure which is the best seller.

I know for me which is the best option.

I was in the market this year for a commercially produced shanty. Ended up going with the XT 1200 lodge on the recommendation of a coworker who is way deep into ice fishing.

I am all around happy with it. I fish solo most often and I love all the room. If I get tired I pull the gear out of the sled and take a nap. If the weather is nasty and I see bucket butts nearby I usually will invite them in. I can load it by myself. I push it up the ramp for my atv trailer and into the back of my truck. Then the atv gets loaded and away we go. I get load/unload in about 5 minutes, takes about the same amount of time to get set up at my fishing spot. I roll...uh...slide up, punch holes, flip the top over and start fishing.

I have observed several folks with hubs and it always seems like a goat rope to me. Even with two experienced adults best I have seen is about 15 minutes to get lines wet, by the time you get the darn thing set up, holes drilled, gear shoved inside. I saw one poor guy and his two little kids struggle for about an hour in light winds. I offered several times to help but he refused. He ended up packing it in when the kids got cold before he got the shanty up. He came back the next day with the kids and took my offer of help this time...

Just my two cents.

[hamms-scooter]

was the first time I ever used my Hub shack Saturday and it was about 5 min we were fishing. Only main complaint is that you have to drop it to the ice on the inside of the fabric to pack up. Hard to keep gear looking nice that way.