Menards 2 man flip up.

[finny]

Has anyone tried the 2 man flip up portable that Menards sells? I believe the brand is Strike Zone but nothing comes up when you google it.

[Eric Wettschreck]

My neighbor has one. It is what it is. It's a cheap portable, but it's a cheap portable.

Better than nothing and affordable.

[ocf1]

What is the "Affordable" price?

[The Grebe]

I got one for my brother as a Christmas gift...I think they are alright? Seems to work for him, he hasn't any complaints, fairly inexpensive, lightweight, easy to set up, room for two guys, one hole each.

It keeps the cold out and the heat in and I suppose that is what fishhouses are made to do....if you are into basic function, it works quite well and you don't have to spend alot.

[so haaad]

I agree with BoilerGuy, in that the portables at Menards are cheap and affordable but more cheap than affordable. I've looked at them, and they are built of lower quality materials compared to say Otter, Fish Trap, etc. I guess it all depends on how often you are going to use it, and how much of a beating you are going to put it through. My personal experiences with the hunting and fishing equipment that Menards sells is that it's all affordable on the price tag, but it usually falls apart and not worth the money or hassle in the long run.

[The Grebe]

I like fishing outside mostly, but I did pick up one of the earlier models when they first started selling em,thinking it would be light enough to throw around and roomy enough without getting in to deep financially and it pretty much disintegrated the first year I had it...windows cracked up, little sled wore through, couldn't seem to keep all the fabric inside the sled, things like that. I gave that one away to a guy that doesn't fish nearly as much as I do and it has worked out for him with a few modifications.

The current models at Menards are more durable...certainly not like an Otter, or one of those, but neither is the price and for the occassional ice fishermen that doesn't go balls to the wall, it doesn't seem like a bad deal?

[g_anoka]

I bought one last year. The two side windows cracked, the fabric is wearing out faster then I thought it should. I do like the size of the sled, and the fishing area size. I guess you get what you pay for.

[Traxxx]

I got mine last year for Christmas and it has worked good. The poles were alittle sticky at first, but I put a couple drops of gun oil on each pole and have had no problems since.

[evinrude19]

i got mine last year and the only problem i have had with it is the poles are hard to push up sometimes but i put some oil on them and it has worked great since

[Traxxx]

is there an echo?

[otis]

I used to work at a Menards and we would cringe everytime someone got one and thought that they were getting a quality house. They are not worth the headache. Spend the extra few bucks or wait until Feb. when all the ice fishing stuff is on clearance. IMO it is better to spend a little more and have worry free fishing rather than going the cheap route and having to deal with those issues all the time. But then again anything is better than nothing right?