Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Fishing Forum :: Homemade, portable collapsible ice hut...
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Moonman |
Anyway, re the hut in this thread, I actually had it out on the ice yesterday, with my wife, son, brother in law and his two kids as well. We had the stove set up as well. A bit tight, but this was more of a fun day for perch rather than serious fishng. While out there, I did give a lot of thought to improving the build, especially comparing to the newest hut I just completed. The big thing is weight savings and strength. If doing again, I would use 3/8" exterior ply for the panels. Stronger and lighter than the 7/16" OSB. Double the price, but still only 15.00 per sheet (compared tothe 7.50 for the OSB). The other thing is to,consider full length piano type hinges. More strength, and they then completely block out any outside air from blowng through the small opening between the panels. Downside is more expensive ( they are 7-$10), and extra weight, around 3lbs or so each. Building tips, the main thng is to plan out the way the hinges fold attached inside or outside. This will determine if the panels press against each other, or against the tarp material. Be aware that anything attached to the walls that protrudes, will affect how flat the panels will fold. Spreaders can get heavy and bulky. If I were building this to only 8' long, I would now use 1x2 spruce. If you can find some at a small local hardware store , it will be one piece, and stronger than the slightly smaller dimensioned, finger joined Home Depot stuff. Cut your spreaders slightly longer than you think you need, easy to trim later if needed. Ask away if you have more questions. Moonman. |
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heavycanoe |
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Moonman |
Here is the lnk to my thread: My shanty and stove build You should also be able to search via google and that should get you to the other builds I mentioned. Moonman. |
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SaganagaJoe |
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DavidBowie |
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heavycanoe |
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Moonman |
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otter1 |
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Moonman |
Here is the original hut at the start of the rebuild with the new center panel off to the side: Here the new panel is being added to end walls: Here is the new end wall, you'll notice the rectangular vent hole at the top...more on that later. I did the same to the other wall and then added the new tarp: The tarp is stapled to one outside end wall edge, then the spreaders are added to to hut, and then the tarp is pulled taught and stapled to the other side.A fairing strip is added over the staples, which adds a bit of security and neatens things up a lot once the tarp is trimmed. More to come.... |
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Moonman |
You may have noticed the square cutout in the wall with the steel sheet oval opening.....thats for the portable wood stove I made for this hut. Here is a close up of the opening: And here is what I used for the stove - an old ammo can: If anyone is interested, I will write up a bit about making the stove and show it in operation in the hut, but for now, here is the finished hut, painted and ready for action. It was awesome to have out on the ice last season. The whole things weighs 130lbs, pulls like a dream on my smitty sled, and is only 2' x 6' x 10" when collapsed and packed up. |
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lundojam |
You oughtta pour and tie a couple of your own jigs, catch a fish, and cook it on that stove. |
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Moonman |
Thanks for the nice words about the hut build. Here is some info on the stove. Dimensions are 7" wide, 11" high and 18" long. First thing was to take the lid off and remove the rubber gasket. I then drilled a 4" diameter hole for the pipe, a little off to the side to maximize room for cooking, heating pots etc. Underneath the lid was an extra reinforcing layer, which I left on for strength/deter warping etc. I then inserted a pipe collar and riveted it to the lid (Steel rivets!). The collar has a flue: Then started on the door. I cut an opening with a jig saw and bolted hinges to the frame. Installed a baffle to direct heat to the main cooking area and create better combustion of gases before smoke goes out the stovepipe. added fireproof stove gasket around edge of lid where the old rubber gasket used to be: continued.... |
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Moonman |
added folding legs front and back: Those two steel rods insert into holes in the legs when they are extended, which prevents to legs from moving/extending out further. An old steel tray for barbecuing vegies was cut in half and fits perfectly inside the stove to act as a false bottom. The holes in it also facilitate better draft of air under the wood. Assembled everything, riveted lid to stove body, installed a galvanized pipe and took it outside to give it a very good, hot burn to get rid of the paint and burn off all that (extremely toxic) galvanizing from the pipe. continued.... |
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Moonman |
and a pic of the pipe going out the back wall. Thats a TV on the shelf to the left....an old battery powered unit I found in my wifes grandma's farmhouse....can't miss the hockey game! I have a video somewhere of the hut and stove being pulled along the ice on a trip from last year. Will post it when I find it. Moonman |
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heavycanoe |
quote Moonman: "quote heavycanoe: "Could I use this design and make the frame out of PVC to go lighter?" thanks Moonman, I was thinking that after i posted You would need to get some anchors to hold things down. I was checking out some of the stuff on iceshanty.com. Is there a way to search for your and the others posts. There is alot of content. Thanks for brink this over though. |
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Moonman |
quote heavycanoe: "awsome design, as others have said the best I have ever seen. The tarp you used seems to be just a polly tarp. How does that hold up in the wind? is it noisy?" The tarp holds up fine and really is not that noisy at all. I always angle the hut so that the door faces into the wind. Also tarp is dead easy to replace after a few years if needed. If I could find an affordable canvas type product I would consider it though. Moonman. |
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Moonman |
quote heavycanoe: "Could I use this design and make the frame out of PVC to go lighter?" I'm sure that could be made to work, however if making it big, it may be too light and turn into a sail! The whole thing would then be tarp/ canvas etc so it could catch a lot of wind, but I think might be worth trying with some ice anchors to hold it down. If going smaller, say 4' wide by 6 or even 8' long then it could be a great little,shelter for you. If interested in similar home type builds, check out some of the stuff on iceshanty.com . In particular a guy named michiana shanty, and 'beeler' have nice interesting builds. Moonman. |
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Moonman |
I've also made one a bit smaller that would be perfect for two people - 4' wide, 7' long and 5' high. The end wall also folds in half like my original model so its very portable. Only weighs 35lbs. It also uses an ammo can stove, although a smaller unit witha 3" stove pipe. If you are making something like this I'd be glad to answer any questions you might have. Also search thei ce shanty forum, lots of cool stuff there. Moonman. |
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Moonman |
Seeing as there seems to be a lot of ice fishing talk recently, I thought I would post some info on a portable ice hut I made a year or two ago. There is a detailed thread on this over on iceshanty.com (just check out posts by me, Moonman). Anyway, I will post some info here. The hut is based on the 'Ontario' style huts you may have seen online. Basically, a 4'x 8' plywood floor, with two end walls of plywood which are hinged to the floor. the sides are usually the blue tarp material, although some guys use canvas etc. There are runners underneath to form skis for pulling the hut. A few friends have made these in the past, but I wanted something more portable and lightweight. So I decided to build without the floor. Then, in order to have this hut fit in my car, I hinged the end walls vertically, so the whole thing would fold down and fit inside my car. Here is a pic of the original I made 3 years ago: Here we are in the hut fishing on the Bay of Quinte. This hut is only 4X8, but we squeezed four guys in there and it wasn't bad. You can see how I hinged the end walls in this pic. The roof is 6' high. This hut folds down nice and small to a package of 2'x 6', and about 6" thick. And here she is from the outside while on the ice: More to come... Moonman |