flip over shanty headroom

[NorthChain]

I have been looking at the 2-man flip over shanties and I see that many of them have under 6 feet of head room. I have never had a shelter and am accustomed to fishing standing up or at least periodically standing to get my butt off the bucket.

Do you find the low ceiling to be a problem?

[brianroy6]

The yukon has atleast 6' of head room. Just a thought.

[Still Wait'n]

I have a yukon also. I'm 5'11" or so, head room does'nt seem to be a problem.

[MiketheElder]

What the heck is headroom?

My head brushes the top when I'm sitting down.

Big Mike

[chamookman]

I have a FishTrap Pro. When flipped over completely, no You can't stand up - but do have plenty of room for hook sets. When I get restless and need to stretch, it takes a nano second to flip it up into "wind break" mode. Plus with the confortable seat, it reduces "bucket butt" . Hope this helps - Bob

[NorthChain]

Thanks guys. Your responses help. The 6 foot tall Yukon would be plenty high for me. I was thinking they were around 5 feet. But I see that would be the Pro or the Guide.

This has probably been answered before, but does the Yukon at 107 lbs pull easy enough by hand if I am only going half a mile or so? Same question for the Otter Medium Cabin at 93 lbs and the Otter Lodge at 122 lbs. Are they too heavy?

Thanks very much for indulging.

[brianroy6]

Actually it pulls fairly easy. Gets a Little hearder in the snow. If you buy one you'll probably want to buy a longer rope, because they one they supply is short.

[Still Wait'n]

It gets tough to pull when there is 6 or more inch of snow. I'm going to wax the bottom and try that.

[chamookman]

Instead of wax, try ArmorAll. Slickery as greased vasoline on the bottom of a Trap. Bob

[Still Wait'n]

Thanks, I'll try that. Maybe I'll armour all over the wax.;)

[TrailFndr]

The Yukon is best pulled with a machine. Once you load your gear in it, and you Power auger, that 107 turns into 170 or more real fast. On Ice its easy, on ground or snow, its a pain in the keister. I sold mine for that very reason, its a great unit, just too darned heavy to pull by hand in any snow.


Getting the Pro for now, and will get a Yukon again once I get a machine to pull it with.

[William H Bonney]

Thanks guys. Your responses help. The 6 foot tall Yukon would be plenty high for me. I was thinking they were around 5 feet. But I see that would be the Pro or the Guide.

This has probably been answered before, but does the Yukon at 107 lbs pull easy enough by hand if I am only going half a mile or so? Same question for the Otter Medium Cabin at 93 lbs and the Otter Lodge at 122 lbs. Are they too heavy?

Thanks very much for indulging.

I have 2 Otters, and not being able to stand up all the way is the only bad thing I can say about 'em.