portables and wind

[eyebjim]

This may be a dumb question but how do you guys set up your portables with respect to the direction of wind. I have always been setting the X2 up so the back of it is into the wind. This way if you open the door the wind doesn't blow in. The problem I have is the wind comes in behind my legs so I have cold legs all the time. I am just wondering if anyone has a solution for this or if maybe setting up with the door into the wind would work better.

[CrappieAttitude]

Back to the wind, pull extra canvas out and bank with snow. Make sure you bank the sides of your sled well especially near the pivot points of your frame. With all this snow, you should be able to make that thing toasty.

CA

[The_Duckslayer]

Back to the wind and if the ice is thick enough the truck will be at the back as well. Have a good one././Jimbo

[irishwalleye]

I hate to disagree but I found with my frabill that if I angle the front/left corner into the wind, I am much warmer. Take that with a grain of salt tho, as when it is really cold and windy I really dont ever get out of the portable. No tipups for me on those days.

[slipperybob]

Even in regards to wheeled houses, I sure don't like to have to open a door up to the wind side. Hate to fight the wind trying to close the door or keeping it from banging.

[Fish&Fowl]

I used to always face my Otter with the back to the wind, and everytime I got out of my chair the house would want to lift up (if it was really windy). Plus the wind blows in from both the sides and underneath the sled.

Last year I started facing it into the wind, which made no difference on how warm it was in the house. Also then you can put snow/slush on top of the canvas and that keeps it from lifting up.

[Northlander]

Back to the wind. If its really windy I set the ice anchors out the back of the house. My Otter has a inside liner that when banked with a bit of snow stops wind from entering through the back. I also use Snakors from www.soderbloom.com and they work great at keeping wind down and the canvas on the ground. I also dont have to worry about the snow slush freezing my house in when I use snakors.

One thing I noticed when really windy is if I get everything set in the house then turn the face to the wind its easier to take down the house. Otherwise the wind blows the canvas in my face and makes it hard to get the poles down.

[eyebjim]

Thanks,

With the snow it should not be a problem. I was more referring to on bare early ice. I suppose I could drill a bunch of holes to make slush but with 3 inches of ice it takes a lot of holes and that cant make the ice any stronger.

[Shawnny B]

back to the wind, that breeze that comes in I just use as the safty for O2, I dont have a newer portalbe so if I go outside I have to lift the front up all the way and step out, doing this into the wind would cause my portable to totaly fold back and or slid away, I would rather have the wind push it back down. I also use the slush/snow to pack around the sides of the sled, especialy around the corners. I have never had problems with the wind coming from under my sled, I have always dug it down to the ice and then packed around the edges. If the wind shifts and comes from the side I have noticed who ever is on that side has a little less room to fish due to the fabric and poles being pushed in from the wind.

Just remember not to make those portables air tight, you dont want to go home early due to a headach.

ShawnnyB