Otter Shack Advice

[Dakota Iceman]

I just got the new Magnum lodge and sled my question is for anyone who has tried the diffrent versions of the seats available. Are there any pros or cons between the bucket swivel style that attaches with the steel bracket compared to the deluxe version with the plastic cup holder? size,room, bulkiness, ect... Any of your thoughts would be appreciated. Iceman out>

[Animal]

I have the bench seat. It is hinged and archd so equipment fits very nicely inside the sled. It is very sturdy and doesn't rock around. It also works well for the 15 minute nap. Fits two fishermen really well and I have used it for three. The cover fits perfectly over the top. The only downside was that the back was not high enough for me. I modified it and now it is a perfect fit.

I didn't buy the other seat because I thought they would take up too much room in the sled.

[iffwalleyes]

Animal,
I have a question on that bench seat they you have? How well does the travel cover fit over the top of it, or don't you have a travel cover? I have been looking at those but I have been thinking that it would stick up to far with the bench to fit decently.

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Grip it and Rip it

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[bigswede]

Build your own seats. If you take 2 strips of 2"x2" pine run it the length of the top of the sled and then run 2x2's perpendicular to the tub, cover these with a 1/4" piece od plywoodand put a summer swivel boat seat on it you have seats that are movable within the shack and saved yourself quite abit of coin.

[Dakota Iceman]

Hey animal....is the padding pretty cushy on that bench seat?

[Gissert]

There was plans for the Butt Bridge, by T-Bone, posted on the site a few weeks back.

They are great, if you have the time to build them.

[Animal]

Iffwalleyes & Dakota Iceman

The cover fits like a glove. I put a piece of carpet on top of the folded seat that I use for a floor, and somtimes when we are moving around alot I even throw my rod bag on top of the seat and the cover still fits. You can also stuff the snow flaps on the canvas into the folded seat which keeps them from sliding out as you put the cover on.

As far as comfort it's not a lazyboy, but I think the comfort is pretty good. I spend some long hours jigging and jabbering.

[Paul Waldowski]

I have one of each of the Otter Seats and in my opinion the one with the tray and cup holder takes up too much room and adds extra weight. The other one is very comfortable and works great. I will be buying another one of those soon.

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[Guest]

I tried the custom seat and it now sits in my garage cuz it didn't work as well as my canvas folding aluminum chair from Target.

Maybe they have improved them from 3 years ago by now though...

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Chells