Ice shack/hunting blind

[Griffy76]

Here in Manitoba winters can get quite cold so the Kart build has been put on hold till spring now. With hunting season and Ice fishing season other projects have taken priority.

Which leads me into this build. My brother in-law and I are building a family Ice shack that can be used as a Hunting blind during Deer season here in Manitoba.

We have recycled an old pop-up tent trailer from the farm stripped it down to the frame. From here we are going to extend the existing frame from 6.5ft x 7ft to 6.5ft x 13ft.

 

[Griffy76]

Here are a few pictures of the so far progress.

 

[landuse]

So how will it work? Will the trailer be turned into the shack? Will it still be on wheels.

Excuse me if I am a bit ignorant, but we just don't do these types of sports here in South Africa

 

[Doc Sprocket]

So how will it work? Will the trailer be turned into the shack? Will it still be on wheels.

Excuse me if I am a bit ignorant, but we just don't do these types of sports here in South Africa

From a functional perspective, picture a camper trailer (called a caravan in some parts of the world), tailored to specific needs.

 

[landuse]

From a functional perspective, picture a camper trailer (called a caravan in some parts of the world), tailored to specific needs.

But wouldn't an ice shack have to sit flush on the ice, or can there be space between the ice and the shack floor?

Edit: I googled some pics of ice shacks, and I see some are indeed sitting above the ice :htumbsup:

 

[Griffy76]

Our plan for the the ice shack is that we are going to have corner jacks on all 4 corners. Once on the ice jack it up and remove 2 pins from each side of the leaf springs remove entire axle. Then lower jacks down on to blocks to keep shack from freezing to ice. The total distance off the ice will probably be 4-6inches.

 

[Griffy76]

here are some more pictures. Hope to get to work on it some more next week. My brother works shift work so have to wait for his days off. Gives me more time for hunting though

 

[Griffy76]

Finally got the chance to do some more work on the shack/blind we finished welding the frame. We installed the flooring and have the bottom plates for the walls in place. Will post pics soon. Hope we can get the walls up and in place over this next week.

 

[landuse]

I look forward to seeing the pictures. Will you have it ready in time for some ice fishing?

 

[Griffy76]

I look forward to seeing the pictures. Will you have it ready in time for some ice fishing?

Yeah we still have a good month before the lake is ready for the shack probably get it out there first week of december I would think. The hardest part is done with the frame only because we wanted to make sure our welds were done well before we started framing.