Ice houses have come along way..

[Kylersk]

While looking for some pictures to put up in my house, I came across this photo. I think I'll hang it on my ice house wall.

Ok, I resized it

[MJCatfish]

It's funny, I remember a pair of rubber boots like that, but only remember how painfully cold my feet were when Mom finally called us in. That's a great snap.

MJ

[Kylersk]

Yeah, I think I still used a pair like that 5-10 years ago.

I think it's funny how short their doors are, why did they make em so short?

[Big Pine Walleye]

One thing still remains the same--we sure are happy when we are ice fishing!!

[schweady]

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I think it's funny how short their doors are, why did they make em so short?

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Like they were worried about heat retention, or something. I think it's funny how the guy is down so low, looks like he just came up the basement steps or something... Kylersk, that is an absolute classic.

[The_Duckslayer]

I am wondering how long he was in there fishing... that fish looks like it has frozen through and through. This rain is not doing much for the ice I am sure! Think COLD! Take care and N Joy the Hunt././Jimbo

[HarryG]

I was just thinking that some of all this fancy stuff in the houses like tv, dish, stove and bunks has taken away from some of the adventure of the ice fishing experience. I seem to recall that a "shanty" is a crudely build hut. I have yet to see a cruedly built hut on this forum. Including mine. I would think that back then, you were a little more proud of your catch as it was a lot more work. You never want to forget that stuff. You do want to forget, frozen feet, long walks to the house, chipping a hole through the ice. I can't imagine what it was like.

[hoggs222]

That's probably why fishing was better back then! Think about it...not so many people out there with electronics, they weren't out there for as long of periods of time, etc. I wish I could have grown up in that era!

[Jim43]

Like fishing out of a doghouse, I remember wearing boots like

that well. Frozen toes were a given back then. Geez it hurt so

much when they thawed back out. Never again. Those old wood

stoves were something to. Either you were roasting or freezing.

Insulation, well most homes back then didn`t even have it.