DIY Safety Cover for Ice house holes....

[razorsedge31]

I Just bought an Ice house and was wondering if anyone here has done a saftey cover of thier own for the holes. I have 4 kids and I know someone is going to drop something down the hole or at least step in it. I like to make some custom ones since they will be less expensive than the ones online.

 

Thanks!

[razorsedge31]

Found it at Home Depot. So why 2 layers? For Strength??? I'm sure if I had it laying around i'd use it but its almost the same price as the ones you can buy online.....Thanks for the reply...I was hoping

Edited September 4, 2015 by razorsedge31

[Boar]

the wired thing about safty covers is they also expand with the hole when something hits he floor, I tried one time to use them but they just swalloed up my truck key almost easier than with saftey covers, ther just happens to be some kind of dark force that opens portals to the water wen the tell tale "THUNK" triggers the hole to expand and revert to its aroigional size so fast that a slow motion camera cant pick it up. its even faster when ther is a bounce, "THUNK THUNK" or "THUNK THUNK THUNK" each folloewd by a splash. I just gave up, and try sacraficing to the ice Gods.

[Hawg]

Lexan is expensive. Aren't you at about the same price as store bought when you're done? On Catch Cover they have slots for their rattle reels which are pretty handy too. My bet is Lexan is stronger though by quite a bit if you buy the thick stuff..

[razorsedge31]

Yea I saw that... I was hoping to find a less expensive solution. $19.99 + shipping for five holes....seems a bit much to me. Then  again who knows....

 

[Hawg]

I bet yours are as strong as my Catch Cover ones, I wouldn't bounce on them either. If you step on one you won't go thru but I wouldn't stand there on purpose. My friend made some out of scrap plywood and they work as good as any, just don't look as nice but who cares. Sometimes covers are a pain anyway, at least until your phone or car keys bounce off them, then they're priceless..

[razorsedge31]

lol well with 4 kids and I know my boys will be with me all the time...I know they are going to lose some stuff down them....I'm just hoping its not the car keys or my phone...lol