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Recommendations on Purchasing a Flip over shelter?


NorthMNdrifter

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Howdy all,

I'm planning on purchasing a flip over ice shelter and my question is what do you recommend? \:\)

I'm planning on keeping it around $500 (or less).... I have a larger hard bottom shelter for the setup and stay fishing but I want a 2 person portable shelter, that's light enough to pull with out a snowmobile... I trout fish and mobility and speed is a must... I've been comparing the Fish Trap Guide and the Team Otter Pro Medium, since there both somewhat roomy but not to heavy to pull around...

Any comments are welcome......

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I have a 1-man Fish Trap and an Otter Lodge. Both are great houses and top-of-the-line. There's other good ones out there too that I've fished out of, like Eskimo and Frabil, but I think Otter and Clam are a little bit better. The design of my Otter is definately better in the wind than my Fish Trap.

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I love the Guide, lots of room yet fairly lightweight(depending on how you load it) and it fits in my Suburban without having to fold up rear seats. One of the better purchases i made. ole

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If you are looking for a good two man that is light and easy to move I would check out the Fishtrap Yukon a little bigger than a Guide but you will definitely appreciate the room unless your very good friends with the person you are fishing with. I don't have any experience with any of the Otter series, but they seem ok just a little heavy for my liking and even though I have an older Frabill I am not a fan of the new seating or sleds.

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NorthMNdrifter, I will second the Yukon. I have one for run-&- gun. Small enough to be very portable yet large enough that you're comfortable. Sometimes, I'll use the wheelhouse as base and wander with the Yukon. Do suggest a rigid hitch to the sled though. Phred52

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I have the fishtrap guide and i like it because i can pull it by foot is need be and it fits in the back of my f150 supercrew with the bed cover and the tail gate shut. to easy to go to work and be on the lake 30 minutes later with out having to load anything up. Plus the price is nice and with you 500 you could buy a nice flasher or camera with the rest.

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It's too bad ClamCorp doesn't make the Fish Trap2 anymore. I know they have replaced it with a like model but with the fancy seats it's noticeably heavier. If you can find a used Trap2 in decent shape I would go for it. You'll save some money and you can't beat the combo of space and weight.

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 Originally Posted By: harvey lee
One cannot beat the durabillity of the Otter tub. They make a great house. Another to check out is the Canvas Craft products. They also use a Otter tub.

http://otter.com/ \:\)

http://canvascraftinc.com/iceshelters.html \:\)

I recently sold my one man Otter Skin that was paired with an Otter sled. I really liked having the heavy canvas. It was still in like new condition. Canvas craft puts out some quality stuff. The Otter sleds are very tough.

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