how do you pull your suitcase style out??

[JigginIsLife]

So being young and dumb, i bought a clam 5600, nice house when its cold, bad house when you gotta pull it over 6 inches of snow.. just wondeirng how you pull your suitcase style out there??

[slipperybob]

I've hadn't had much problem pulling it, I've got the 1060.

I do know that with wet snow, it really bogs you down...I've been thinking about applying some ski wax, to the bottom of mine this year. That will mean that I'll have to anchor the floor down too. It already slides enough as it is when set up, warmed, and after stepping in and out.

[Neiko]

I pull mine out with a hitch from shappel that hooks to my wheeler. Before that I had some old X country skis I had mounted on a small skid that got it up off of the snow.

[Sandmannd]

I've seen a lot of folks that put skies on the bottome. You can get them cheap used at thrift stores or on craig's list.

[gonefishin11]

I just pull it. Its a good workout on some trips. I don't have the luxury of a four wheeler (young and not enough $$).

[LuckyNorm07]

I own a clam 5600 house as well, it does get hard pulling.. what i do when pulling out the house is set it up first and throw all the fishing needs inside the house then pull it..with the windows(or door open a bit) open so there is some wind flow through the house.. doesn't hurt to try it..

[Scott M]

Make a sled and pull it out.

You'll need

1.5" Roofing Nails

A couple 6 foot sections of 2x4's

1 Five gallon Bucket

A saw

A drill

Some thick rope

Cut the bottom out of the bucket. Now cut straight down the side of the bucket. Flatten the curved pail sides. Saw to fit and attach the 2x4's to 3 sides of your flattened pail. These are the railings of your sled. Nail them together. Drill a hole on each side of the front railings of your in-progress sled. These will be where you attach the rope to pull your sled. Attach the rope and knot the ends so they don't pull through the drilled holes.

One other tip, cut a curve into the front of your 2x4's so you have an elevated tip on your sled. This will keep snow from pushing into the sled. Or consider using 2 5 gallon pail side by side to create a wider sled. You can use shearpins or some such to keep the two sections adjoined.

I will try and take a picture of this sled when I get a chance. I built it to pull out my suitcase spearhouse, but I've used it on the clam 5600. It's nice to use this with a an early ice sled to pull everything out versus stacking things on top of the suitcase (where they may tip off when walking up a steep lakeshore for example). Altogether it added an extra 10 pounds to what I'm pulling out and works great on snow and ice with a little ski wax.

[WalleyeWacker10]

They are called suit case for a reason. They fit in the trunk or in alot of cases the truck bed. You can't pull them on the snow. I know, i made that mistake. You need a sled type. I sold my 5600 becasue it wasn't worth having a floor, you trade to much to have it!. Plus you can store all your gear in the sled of the Voyageur. I did make a ski kit for mine and it was pretty good but you loose 2 holes to do it. Which that doesn't matter because you can only use 2 holes in the 5600 anyway with 2 people in it-NO ROOM

[JigginIsLife]

da_chise--i would like to see what your talking about, sounds pretty intensive, but nonetheless would like to see a pic

[Wanderer]

I don't know if Da_chise's is better or easier but I have a set up built for that purpose.

Basically a 2 x 4 frame built about 12 inches up off two wooden water skis and the width of the fish house. Very stable and you can lay your gear on top. Strap it on any way you decide. The only cross members are at the top so you have the width of water skis to keep on top of the snow and 12 inches of clearance between them. Mine is about 5' x 5' square and maybe 16 inches tall over all.

Those aren't specific building instructions but maybe you understand where I'm going?

[lunker651]

I have a 5600.... I use a jet sled and put everything in the sled then strap the house on top, it pulls nice and smooth.

[jigginjoe]

I have a DX 3000 and I also strap it to top of my sled works fine.