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Hello all,new member here. I browsed this forum last winter and found it to be a great resource. I just sold my clam 2000 and am planning to buy a hub style shelter (2-3 man). Any favorites or opinions on Eskimo,Clam,Frabill, and cabelas ice team? They are all similar in size, weight, and price. Any input would be great.

All are nice but check them out and price them out. From what I saw they are all pretty much the same. One thing is they arent very good in the wind unless you really bank them up and anchor them down. Pretty much a 2 man deal in a good wind.
Get what you want but I would recomend a good flip style house instead. easier set up, better in the wind and you can haul everything in 1.
Oh by the way I see your from Souptown as well. Welcome to FM and if you have any questions about houses or local fishing just drop me a e-mail. Its below.

I did the same thing this year as the clam was a little too bulky for my car so I bought the Clam Base Thermal. Cabelas has some good sales right now along with some additional incentives. I would consider an Otter sled with a swivel seat to put in it. I also bought some foam rubber 2'x2' workout mats that will create an ideal floor for my feet, Buddy Heater and Marcum.

hey rusty....did you have any problems with the wind??
i just bought a hub since i dont have a pick-up
everyone i kno has a flip style so it has been hard to find people with hub experience....

Ah yes, the wind. That could be an issue without snow to pile on. I do like the flip style but am looking at the portability factor of the hub since i dont have an atv or sled (only 25 or so lbs).

I just bought the Clam Base Camp this week so I don't have any official experience but people have posted if you anchor one side into the wind before you set it up you should be good to go. I also bought a special Clam drill adaptor for my anchors so that should help to set the anchors quicker even though it adds additional weight to the sled. I also bought a few additional anchors and stronger rope with clips to anchor the walls if necessary.

I got a Clam Summit, as far as I know they are the only ones that make a 6X8 pop up and it fits 3 people VERY comfortably. One thing I noticed on the Clams are that the support poles are thicker than the Eskimo brand houses, I cannot speak for Frabill as I have not seen one.

I think the Clams are a thicker tent material too. Someone correct if I'm wrong. I thought I saw it as I was shopping brands online one day.

Here is the weekly rant about the hubs again! I remember posting this samething about 2 weeeks ago or less.

I too have the quick-fish III. I will be going on my fourth winter with it and I am not talking one time use per winter. I record every outing and early this winter I will be topping the 200 outing mark with this house. I use it for everything from early ice crappies, to spearing and just as a place to warm up when fishing tip ups. I have put this house through some ultimate tests and it passes with flying colors. 40mph+ on red lake, setting it up at 4:00am in January at -35f, and the constant wet and dry of the canvas. The one thing I recommend is that after each use you dry it out completely. I think this is what has really helped my preserve this house for so long. I just bring it to the basement and take it out of the bag for a few hours laying next to the wood stove and then its good to go the next day.

see you next week spearing machine!!:)

in the wind, set at least one of the ice screws and you are good to go. make sure you bank it with snow, if there is any one it is up. i love mine