Hunting Shack Ideas

[FishingwithJake]

Hi guys, last fall our hunting trailer burnt down and we are looking to replace it. For tax purposes it has to be portable or nonpermanent. I’ve been looking at new camper trailers, but a lot of space is wasted and the bunks are not very big. Ideally, I would like an ice fishing style house on wheels capable of sleeping 4 people. Can anyone give me any suggestions or point me in the right direction? Any suggestions or advise would be greatly appreciated.

[fivebucks]

We went with a construction trailer, gutted it and built bunks. This is the kids bunkhouse.

[castmaster]

i saw some nice units at the ice fishing show a few years back. they were converted from cargo trailers. the one i liked was a 24'x8' trailer in which the front 12' were made into a camper setup with your stove/oven, bathroom, dinette, fridge, sink etc. then you walked through a door into the back. there you had 4 bunks that folded up, and then an open area that measured 6'x8' to park an atv, snowmobile, portabl;e fish house whatever. the whole back area had a rubber floor. this setup appealed to me since after hunting you could enter the rear area, get out of wet muddy clothes, clean up, and then go into the front. it provided an area to hang up clothes and gear to dry and keep warm. could be easily hosed out at the end of a trip. to me that was always the biggest hassle with staying in a camper. nowhere to put wet muddy gear to dry out, without having it in the way.

the only downside to this style is that it did not drop to the ground. instead it came with pvc sleeves that went from the holes in the rear floor down to your ice holes. they also hade some type of skirting material to place along the outside to bank snow against. it could maybe be modified with some type of airbag setup so it would lower.

i dont think ican put a name of the company that was selling them on here, but you should be able to locatethem by calling some camper and traielr sales places.

[MNmikew]

hey Fiver, where did you get the construction trailer and how much was it? What size is it?

thanks

Mike

[fivebucks]

It was a used trailer about 24'. I posted on this site that I was looking for one and someone replied that they had one. We looked at it, bought it, and they delivered. It has worked out great. Thanks to that party! That's how we found one anyhow. We have found that it works alot better than a camper trailer for us.