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#1 ·
Hey there, after hitting the ice today and being blown off even when knowing better, I would like to pass along a little trick.

What I do is buy timberloks/ledgerloks (available by the single) at home depot or ace etc;. they are like a lag bolt w/ a smaller head for a 3/8 inch driver.
I then bring a cordless drill/impact or some other like tool.
for the huts, it's really easy just screw them through the floor w/ a fender washer or something wide like a board w/ holes so they don't rip out.
in my eskimo quickflip I bolt down through a steel plate w/ a hole in it and tied to the front corners of the steel tube.
I secure the sled w/ eye bolts for pulling, and rope tied to boards or metal plates work .

you can drill all of them in w/in a minute, no wear on your blades and retrieveing ropes w/ boards etc; that have frozen in.

good luck

if I didn't explain it well, let me know what questions you have.
 
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#2 ·
Dude! What a great idea! Jigger and I were out at 11 Mile today and we thought that the shelter was pretty well frozen into the ice, but when we both got out the freaking thing blew over.

I may have some questions for you, but this sounds like a killer idea.
 
#3 ·
The metal plate that I refer to is just a flat piece of metal from the hardware store, maybe 6"-8" long 2" wide and has a whole about 1/2 inch in diameter on each end.
I tie the rope to one hole and put the Timberloc through the other. Not much need to tighten the rope, you can bolt it tight.

eyebolts in upper edge of sled w/ fender washer on each side and a nut or 2 on the threaded end inside the hut. rope through the eyebolt and tied off.

I think that's the best for outside attachments of a hut that is the flip over your head style.
 
#4 ·
ha heres a good on fer ya to chew on! we were at evergreen catching bait and the wind blew my buddies shelter across the ice untill my shelter stopped it. so we drilled holes around the shelter about 6" deep with the auger and stuck big rocks in them to keep the shelter from doin that again! my shelter didnt go anywhere though...but i work at a waardware store and i am definately gonna create myself some anchors!
heres another tip drill a hole with the auger upwind of your shelter and tie your sled rope to a 1ft long piece of steel and stick the steel rod in the hole so it catches under the ice and it will prevent you goin for a ride!
 
#6 ·
chevyNbowtech said:
heres another tip drill a hole with the auger upwind of your shelter and tie your sled rope to a 1ft long piece of steel and stick the steel rod in the hole so it catches under the ice and it will prevent you goin for a ride!
Doesn't the hole freeze over the course of the day? How do you get your rope out at the end of the day?
 
#8 ·
The ice anchors that come with the cube and other versions are incredible...you can buy them at Gander...they hold in the severest south park wind...and go into the ice and back out again in seconds...
 
#10 ·
I just bought a 4-Person Ice Cube and have had a little trouble setting it up by myself in the wind without it turning into a kite. :D

I was wondering if anyone had any tips to making this easier.

What I've done so far is to find the one corner flap that has a hole/grommet in it, put an ice anchor in, pop the top and sides out real quick and then put the other 4 anchors in as quick as possible and hook the straps to them. The other day I had trouble getting the hut set up over the holes I had already made. I got it by myself but it was a real hassle and took me about 20 min's as it was tough to screw the anchors in and at the same time hold onto the hut.

The biggest tip I think would be to have a second person helping.
 
#13 ·
I have a QF2 which came with adjustable guy ropes for the outside. I put in an anchor a few feet upwind of where I want the shelter, hook the guy to the anchor, and then open it up. If it's bad, I do that on 2 sides and then open it up. After a couple times, I could eyeball pretty well where the anchors go, and then it's just cinching up the guy ropes to fine tune it, then I go inside and do the downwind corners first.
I use a cordless with a 5/16 paddle bit to drill pilot holes. That makes it a lot easier.

I read somewhere that somebody puts a piece of colored cloth on one of the nylon center wall pulls so he knows where the door will be.
 
#15 ·
alpinefisher said:
I just bought a 4-Person Ice Cube and have had a little trouble setting it up by myself in the wind without it turning into a kite. :D

I was wondering if anyone had any tips to making this easier.

What I've done so far is to find the one corner flap that has a hole/grommet in it, put an ice anchor in, pop the top and sides out real quick and then put the other 4 anchors in as quick as possible and hook the straps to them. The other day I had trouble getting the hut set up over the holes I had already made. I got it by myself but it was a real hassle and took me about 20 min's as it was tough to screw the anchors in and at the same time hold onto the hut.

The biggest tip I think would be to have a second person helping.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=91396

Buy that, makes things much easier, I have the same hut.
 
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