| Portable Hunting & Ice Fishing Houses With | | | | hunt such as an Elk Trip, Big Horn Sheep, the Texas |
| Portability | | | | Big-Game hunt or a backcountry hunt on your own |
| The concept of ice fishing houses and portable | | | | private land. Forget the cabin or the hunting shack |
| canvas hunting enclosures are finally being more | | | | and create the classic safari-style "Wall Tent" for the |
| realized by manufacturers, and are indeed becoming | | | | enthusiast who would create an outdoor alluring |
| something that is actually practical to use. This isn't | | | | space. It is everything you need that evokes a |
| something new however, outdoorsmen and women | | | | passion for classic canvas - that tan A-frame style |
| have been using canvas as a way to create shelter | | | | that can run from 8' to 16' in length depending on the |
| for centuries, and it's pretty clear that canvas is | | | | size you need. This tent is made to meet the |
| extremely durable, and that's what really counts in | | | | challenge of even the toughest weather. |
| weatherproof shelters, as well as ice fishing houses. | | | | Big Wall tents are just as tough as any other canvas |
| Even the harshest of weather cannot touch marine | | | | enclosure, and are heavily reinforced at the stress |
| upholstery. One of the higher grade canvases is | | | | points. It is easy to deploy, making it ideal for any |
| known as the Aqualon marine Canvas. This consists | | | | hunter out there, as well as those who are |
| of Vinyl Coated Polyester Canvas, weighing nine | | | | interested in the outdoors. There are many items |
| ounces per square inch. It also features a two ply | | | | included with the tent, ranging from a Stove Pipe |
| polyester duck double. Basically, this means it is | | | | Shield, Sod Cloth, and a zippered door. |
| extremely tough, and will not give way easily. Along | | | | Ice fishing is extremely popular, especially in the |
| with that it is very stable and the weight is | | | | northern most areas. It is simply easier to set up a |
| distributed properly. | | | | canvas tent than it is to trek to a cabin or other |
| As far as ice fishing houses go, these structures will | | | | type of shelter. These take up far less space and |
| be left out on the ice for a very long time. In fact | | | | can be transported easily. They can even sit on a |
| they can even be out there for several months. As | | | | snowmobile sled. Four people can sit in these shelters |
| you can imagine, there going to be conditions that | | | | and fish without a problem, meaning that you can |
| would be less than ideal for any other material, but | | | | take all of your gear to any fishing spot. You don't |
| the canvas holds up very nicely. In fact, it is so | | | | have to worry about it being overly cramped, |
| durable that it doesn't even lose it's color during | | | | because it is indeed tall enough to stand up in. There |
| conditions that would destroy most materials. | | | | are two different versions out there, from a heavy |
| Whether you're in the north or the south, there is | | | | canvas build, to a lighter and more portable version. |
| always going to be a good reason to use canvas | | | | So basically these ice fishing shelters are great for |
| shelters. When you are in the south, you need a | | | | hunting or fishing, whichever sounds like your cup of |
| place that is cool and free of the sun's deadly rays. | | | | tea. They are easily customized, and because they |
| These enclosures actually provide a well ventilated | | | | are so large you will be able to invite your friends to |
| shelter, which is surprising. When you take it to the | | | | come with you. It is easy to deploy, and they are |
| north however, it provides the opposite service, | | | | also quite easily shipped. You can have the sent |
| creating a warm shelter for you and your friends to | | | | through UPS or FEDEX, or you can move them |
| take cover in. | | | | yourself with your truck. They are easy to ventilate |
| Canvas tents and shelters are also used for modified | | | | and you can even put a portable generator within for |
| hunting enclosures out in the open and can be | | | | those times when you need to cook or heat the |
| camouflaged accordingly Canvas tents are used on | | | | tent. Your ice fishing experience will never be the |
| safaris Lodges in Africa or for military base camps. | | | | same again. |
| The "Wall Tent" for every hunter on an extended | | | | |