Which Wheelhouse to buy

[maros91]

My father and I are looking at getting a wheelhouse sometime soon. What kind does everyone have and are you happy with them? Just trying to see what everyone has out there.

[Northlander]

Check out Jay Soderblooms houses. Everyone I have talked to that has one really likes them and the price is right. http://www.soderbloom.com

He has all kinds of outdoors goodies at nice prices. Best prop and prop repair prices I have seen.

Plus Jay is a sponsor of FM.

[slab master]

Kingcrow. my dad has one and he is really happy with it. very nicely built and at a decent price.

[PikeBayCommanche]

We just bought our first wheelhouse this year and have been extremly happy with it.

It is a Team Extreme from Extreme Ice Houses in Walker. They are really sturdy and durable. The entire frame and outside of house and floor inside are coated with a Rhino Lining type coating. Easy to clean and very warm. over the weekend we only used about half of a 20lb tank. and we even left it on at night when we went back to the cabin.

Give um a look.

Good Luck

[maros91]

Good replies, any more out there.

[MuleShack]

I'd have to say that the top of the line is "the Lodge"...for quality and price. They look good from the inside and outside and the quality is very good, with very good trailer. I'm heading out to look at one in person in the morning.

[3pronghook]

i bought a sportmans. they sponsor this forum. i got a 18' shell and finished it myself. i also had him build it with 7' walls. it was alot of work but well worth it. frame is well built. house is lightweight. ive pulled the the house as fast as 70 mph and it trailers great.

[hugonian1]

I have a Pro Fish enterprises house. Well built, solid frame, great people. Nothing but good things to say about the house.

[eyebjim]

I have a king crow and I am very happy with it. It is good for the price and very nice and usable. The trailer is easy to work and the built in blocks are nice so you dont need to block.

[Bryce]

Also where my money is going. Close second was Dreamshack. Everything else... you get what you pay for. Did the shell and self finish on my last one. Turned out well but didn't really save any money even getting most of the spendy items at distributor cost.

[huntingmaxima]

I have the 20' Dreamshak w/hyd. lift. Would not be wihth out it. Our 2nd chioce would have been the Lodge both have very good workmanship. The only 2 for me.

[mrmanners]

I got a Kingcrow at then end of last year and love it. We got the 6 1/2 X 12 basic shell with two cabinets and have done a lot of additions. It was very cheap almost a couple grand below everyone else as we bought it right at the end of the year so they were dumping them for cheap. Great things about it are the exterior and frame very nice looking adn durable.

[fishinalot]

If your capable of building your own I suggest checking out Fish house supply. If you have the time, you can save yourself a few thousand bucks.

I have built a couple using there frames and can easily pull mine 70 plus MPH. Great guys to work with and they have one of the best frames built!

They are also a sponsor of FM.

http://www.fishhousesupply.com/

[Ironranger]

this is a great question considering the prices of these things. any suggestions for durability, for pulling back and forth from the twin cities to Red Lake often. I want one which will not loosen up or begin to fall apart from a lot of travel. Also, does the King Crow come in 8' width? And lastly, any opinions on the Ice Castles....thanks.

[ozzie]

Biff- I will e-mail you when I get home tonight......

[maros91]

I'm not much of a builder or a handyman so if I buy one I will have them do it. I have heard some bad things about the Ice Castles from some people on here but they never gave the reason why. I know the Ice Castles use the wood studs on their's and some other builders use aluminum. Is aluminum better since there would be no deteriorating or rotting wood?

[SomethingFishy*]

I purchased an 8x20 ultimate lodge in november, I have been cery happy thus far. Pulls nice, looks good, comfortable. I would buy another and customize it a little. Noble RV also offers a lodge with a camo wrap now, perfect if you want to use it year round.