Fish house questions

[Icethordog]

Is it worth the hassle to have tandem wheels on a fish house? I am 6'4" tall. Is it worth having an 8' wide house to have wider sleeping arrangement? I am in southern Iowa, so it will always be a long haul for me wherever I go as we don't get good enough ice down here to warrant a wheeled house.

[love to hunt]

Hey Dog,

Welcome to the forum.

The purpose of tandum axles on any trailer is to distribute the weight when the trailer is to heavy for a single set of tires.

I would caution you if you do go with tandums that the rig has eletric brakes. If it is too heavy for a single set of tires it is probably too heave to pull, legally, with out brakes.

I am 6'3" and I have not had a real issue with my bunks and I am not 8' wide. In actuality my fish house is 6'8" wide so I can strech out if needs be.

Some factors you may want to consider with an 8' house is cost, and weight. The large houses are usually considerably more expensive and a good bit heavier.

I hope this helps you out and good luck.

May all your rods bend frequently.

[ice_it_06]

Anything 18 ft and over you will generally see a tandem axle.

The weight & length just warrant it.

The difference of gain between 6.5 - 8.0 wide is soley personal preference. 14 ft and under I see no gain or benefit with a thought out floor plan.

Your fishing habits, floor plan and number of fishers will dictate alot of the decision.

Friend has a 6.5 x 12ft 7ft pitched ceiling with a 8 ft couch/bed (folds out to queen bed)along one wall and a hole at each corner of the couch/bed. He is 6'6" and the eight foot seating allows for three guys easy and sleeps that giant with room to spare and another person. (lol)

Accomodate your physical needs first and build a floor plan around those needs. Down size until your needs are not met and beef up on trailer construction with the hauling you describe

You wont want alot of overkill if your dragging that thing miles upon miles to fish all the time.

[freezdried]

Icethordog

I live in Cedar Rapids and just picked up a new 14' X 6.5' Ice Castle last weekend. I am 6'1" and the bunks seem fine to me but I haven't slept in it yet (Too Hot) Now is the time to buy I think I got a preety good deal on mine. Glad to see I'm not the ony guy in Iowa that likes the sport of ice fishing enough to buy a wheeled house.

FD