retractable house

[Mike_D]

first off, would like to thank all in the forum for assitance / answers to my novice questions over the past several months - very helpful.

well, I looked at all of them, I think. all brands, models. at the show last week, in person, online.

end up where I started with a new king crow 16'. had a few years experience fishing in this brand and liked them. know a guide that has run them for several years as rental houses.

I started looking at used, advise here - I found that most used houses list at 90% to 95% of new value after 2 seasons, it was worth the $500 to $800 discount to own something new, to me.

brands - in summary, there all pretty good. the various brands like to emphasize their features as the only way to go...

ice castle / ice pro - low price, maybe not as good of quality and design - get what you pay for. see many for sale in the classifeds.

pro fish - these guys make a great house, good design. however, their pricing is premium and my budget didn't allow me to go there.

there was an interesting all aluminmum house that I didn't have time to see in person. can't remember the name.

The other brands I saw online - all looked good.

The king crow I bought is moderately decked out. I ordered 3 bunks (one flip in the front of the house) this can be flipped up when fishing. oven, cook stove, fan, gas light, insulated floor, . Can't wait to start fishing.

[Bigbartguy]

congrats on the house! I was able to look at a bunch at the Ice Show. I was drooling

[Granny]

The all aluminum house (Aluma Lite) is made by Jay Soderbloom. They are very nice. They are light and warm too! Jay was showing us an 8x12 the other night and it was 10 degrees out. In less than 5 minutes the lantern started warming the house up!

Granny