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Title: "New" to me toy....
Post by: HD on January 01/04/25, 06:55:35 PM
I pulled the trigger and bought me a Ice Castle  :party3:
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Post by: glenn57 on January 01/04/25, 06:58:30 PM
Sweet... congrats.  :happy1: :happy1: To bad you only got a Ford to pull it! :sleazy: :pouty: :rolleyes: :rotflmao:
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Post by: HD on January 01/04/25, 07:02:15 PM
Sweet... congrats.  :happy1: :happy1: To bad you only got a Ford to pull it! :sleazy: :pouty: :rolleyes: :rotflmao:

I pulled it home from Sturgeon Lake with the Traverse  :mooning:
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Post by: mike89 on January 01/04/25, 07:02:53 PM
toy hauler too!!!   :happy1: :happy1:
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Post by: LPS on January 01/04/25, 07:05:46 PM
You are living large now.  You will have a great time with that HD.  Good for you. 
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Post by: glenn57 on January 01/04/25, 07:07:07 PM
Sweet... congrats.  :happy1: :happy1: To bad you only got a Ford to pull it! :sleazy: :pouty: :rolleyes: :rotflmao:

I pulled it home from Sturgeon Lake with the Traverse  :mooning:
Just giving ya crap bud... e joy the heck out of it!! :happy1:
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Post by: Boar on January 01/04/25, 08:19:12 PM
Awesome! Looking foe a small one like that myself
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Post by: glenn57 on January 01/04/25, 08:21:37 PM
Awesome! Looking foe a small one like that myself
:pouty: :pouty: maybe you wouldnt if ya ever picked up that spearhouse you said you wanted!!!!!! :bonk: :bonk: :sleazy:
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Post by: Leech~~ on January 01/04/25, 09:27:33 PM
This is a great year for picking up used houses and snowmobiles.   :happy1:
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Post by: HD on January 01/05/25, 07:31:07 AM
So.....the next question is ❓

What are the "rules" on these things?
If they are "attended" at all times, does it need a shelter license?
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Post by: Gunner55 on January 01/05/25, 08:16:54 AM
 :scratch: It looks like it to me, HD.                                                   
 All non-portable ice shelters must be licensed.
Wheeled fish houses are considered non-portable and must be licensed.
An annual shelter license costs $15 for residents and $37 for non-residents, not including issuing fees that may be charged.
For the rest of the regs: https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/fishing/shelter.html
Title: Re: "New" to me toy....
Post by: glenn57 on January 01/05/25, 08:49:19 AM
yes they need  to be licensed!!! OK i'll say it Gunners right!!!!  :pouty: :surrender: :rotflmao:
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Post by: tangle tooth on January 01/05/25, 08:57:55 AM
      That's pretty darn cool, HD. I hope you get to use it a lot.
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Post by: Gunner55 on January 01/05/25, 09:10:35 AM
yes they need  to be licensed!!! OK i'll say it Gunners right!!!!  :pouty: :surrender: :rotflmao:
:shocked: :shocked:         :scratch: :doah: :drinking:              ;) :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
Title: Re: "New" to me toy....
Post by: glenn57 on January 01/05/25, 09:18:18 AM
yes they need  to be licensed!!! OK i'll say it Gunners right!!!!  :pouty: :surrender: :rotflmao:
:shocked: :shocked:         :scratch: :doah: :drinking:              ;) :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
:pouty: i knew that come back to haunt me!!!!!!! :bonk: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
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Post by: Boar on January 01/05/25, 09:49:45 AM
Awesome! Looking foe a small one like that myself
:pouty: :pouty: maybe you wouldnt if ya ever picked up that spearhouse you said you wanted!!!!!! :bonk: :bonk: :sleazy:
Yea i know....
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Post by: HD on January 01/05/25, 02:26:54 PM
Going by the info that Gunner provided, how do you guys display your permit/license?
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Post by: glenn57 on January 01/05/25, 02:29:59 PM
Going by the info that Gunner provided, how do you guys display your permit/license?
i dont have a house like that, but i see alot of castle's with it by the door!!!!
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Post by: LPS on January 01/05/25, 02:32:16 PM
I put my numbers and my fish house license in my window from the inside.  I think they have to be 3" tall but better double check.  I just used a marker to write my DNR numbers on a piece of paper and display my fish house license in the clip of the clipboard.  It is on a clip board that I lean in the window with my license. I have been checked and never had an issue with how I do it.
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Post by: glenn57 on January 01/05/25, 02:40:49 PM
I put my numbers and my fish house license in my window from the inside.  I think they have to be 3" tall but better double check.  I just used a marker to write my DNR numbers on a piece of paper and display my fish house license in the clip of the clipboard.  It is on a clip board that I lean in the window with my license. I have been checked and never had an issue with how I do it.
:scratch: :scratch: i always thought the #'s had to be by the door? maybe i'm wrong........what you bribe the CO with LPS.....stool softners!! :evil:  :rotflmao: :rotflmao: but hey iffin it works  :happy1: :happy1:

i do know they need to be 3 inches!!!!!
Title: Re: "New" to me toy....
Post by: glenn57 on January 01/05/25, 02:56:58 PM
I pulled the trigger and bought me a Ice Castle  :party3:
:scratch: :scratch: so HD, looking at the 2nd picture......i take it thats a basic shelter.  :scratch: no like kitchen, or furnace and you supply your our heater???

still go good start and much more comfy then a pullover!!!!!!!! :happy1:
Title: Re: "New" to me toy....
Post by: HD on January 01/05/25, 02:58:58 PM
Rules say that the numbers have to be at least 2" high. I was just curious about the license. It says that it needs to be readily visible.
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Post by: HD on January 01/05/25, 03:09:08 PM
Quote from: glenn57 link=topic=43113.msg474494#msg474494 date=17361106
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:scratch: :scratch: so HD, looking at the 2nd picture......i take it thats a basic shelter.  :scratch: no like kitchen, or furnace and you supply your our heater???

still go good start and much more comfy then a pullover!!!!!!!! :happy1:

I don't have a pic of the front "V".... those pictures were the ones he posted on Fartbook.
Yes, there is a furnace that is controlled by a thermostat. A small counter top with a oven and 3 burner cooktop.
Title: Re: "New" to me toy....
Post by: glenn57 on January 01/05/25, 03:11:14 PM
Quote from: glenn57 link=topic=43113.msg474494#msg474494 date=17361106
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:scratch: :scratch: so HD, looking at the 2nd picture......i take it thats a basic shelter.  :scratch: no like kitchen, or furnace and you supply your our heater???

still go good start and much more comfy then a pullover!!!!!!!! :happy1:

I don't have a pic of the front "V".... those pictures were the ones he posted on Fartbook.
Yes, there is a furnace that is controlled by a thermostat. A small counter top with a oven and 3 burner cooktop.
:happy1: :happy1: sweet!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: "New" to me toy....
Post by: mike89 on January 01/05/25, 03:29:59 PM
always had the number above the door and license in a window.. 
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Post by: glenn57 on January 01/05/25, 03:34:10 PM
mine is above the door but below my name etc.

no window open in my house!!!!  :happy1: :sleazy:
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Post by: roony on January 01/05/25, 04:09:09 PM
Spray Paint.
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Post by: Leech~~ on January 01/05/25, 04:44:57 PM
mine is above the door but below my name etc.

no window open in my house!!!!  :happy1: :sleazy:
That's cuz stabbers, hid in the dark where the Warden can't see um!   :Photography: :rotflmao:
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Post by: glenn57 on January 01/05/25, 05:23:56 PM
mine is above the door but below my name etc.

no window open in my house!!!!  :happy1: :sleazy:
That's cuz stabbers, hid in the dark where the Warden can't see um!   :Photography: :rotflmao:
:rotflmao: :rotflmao: :nerd: :nerd: :happy1:
Title: Re: "New" to me toy....
Post by: HD on January 01/17/25, 01:52:54 PM
Took it out for the "maiden voyage"
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Post by: mike89 on January 01/17/25, 02:02:10 PM
nice decal on the truck door!!!   :happy1:
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Post by: glenn57 on January 01/17/25, 02:47:43 PM


nice decal on the truck door!!!   :happy1:
it's the only thing holding that Ford together!! :sleazy: :bow: :evil: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

That's what Dotch said anyway! :coffee:
Title: Re: "New" to me toy....
Post by: glenn57 on January 01/17/25, 06:39:47 PM
so......HD....question now that you had it out. is it very drafty??? i always had the perception that those toy hauler type houses with the big doors on the back werent as air tight as the non toy hauler types?

just curious is all!!!
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Post by: LPS on January 01/17/25, 06:48:44 PM
Having a blanket to hang there on cold drafty days helps. 
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Post by: HD on January 01/17/25, 07:35:54 PM
The wind was blowing like a mf'er... But it was really nice in the shack. No issues with the back doors at all.
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Post by: mike89 on January 01/17/25, 07:39:43 PM
The wind was blowing like a mf'er... But it was really nice in the shack. No issues with the back doors at all.

still bowing like that here!!!   :thumbs:
Title: Re: "New" to me toy....
Post by: glenn57 on January 01/17/25, 08:48:34 PM
The wind was blowing like a mf'er... But it was really nice in the shack. No issues with the back doors at all.
:happy1: :happy1:
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Post by: HD on February 02/03/25, 05:20:28 PM
A few upgrades....
Before and after...
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Post by: glenn57 on February 02/03/25, 06:09:31 PM
Damn... looking good bud!! :happy1:
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Post by: mike89 on February 02/03/25, 07:06:23 PM
Damn... looking good bud!! :happy1:
2nd that!!! 
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Post by: Scenic on February 02/03/25, 08:52:05 PM
Looks good and like a fun project !
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Post by: LPS on February 02/03/25, 09:28:45 PM
You can use that as a hunting blind too.  Very nice.
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Post by: HD on March 03/01/25, 05:21:24 AM
So, when the ice season is done... do you guys that have houses store them indoors?

I made room in the barn, and got it inside. I'm just not sure if I wanna leave it in there.

I want to clean up the frame and undercoat it and do some welding on the fenders. But it does take up a lot of space.
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Post by: dutchboy on March 03/01/25, 06:53:41 AM
I don't have one but it seems to me they were made for outdoor use so storing them outside shouldn't be a problem. Just remember like a boat get every crumb of food out or you'll get mice. Maybe if near electric run a fan inside for a few days to ensure everything is dry to avoid mildew? I really don't know, I'm kinda useless.  :confused:
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Post by: glenn57 on March 03/01/25, 08:08:59 AM
So, when the ice season is done... do you guys that have houses store them indoors?

I made room in the barn, and got it inside. I'm just not sure if I wanna leave it in there.

I want to clean up the frame and undercoat it and do some welding on the fenders. But it does take up a lot of space.
i'd leave it outside and keep the door open so,,,,,,,,,,,,ahem, .......all the skurrels you supposedly have  :rotflmao: :bonk: have a safe space!!!!!! :rolleyes: :sleazy:

it make take up a fair amount of room....but if its not in the way.......keep it inside.........but like dutchy said....they are built for outside. and before ya know it thewife will use it for extra storage space!!!!!! :rotflmao:

Title: Re: "New" to me toy....
Post by: LPS on March 03/01/25, 08:13:49 AM
Mine stays outside and I keep a window cracked so it has circulation.  I have screens on my windows.  If I could keep it inside I sure would.  Fill it with mice repellent. Mine is tight enough that I have never had mice in it yet.
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Post by: Scenic on March 03/01/25, 07:44:23 PM
You can store outside but if it were mine I would put an RV cover on it.  Sun is the worst enemy for outdoor toys.
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Post by: Jerkbiat on March 03/03/25, 02:40:42 PM
Mine stays outside and I keep a window cracked so it has circulation.  I have screens on my windows.  If I could keep it inside I sure would.  Fill it with mice repellent. Mine is tight enough that I have never had mice in it yet.
I do the same thing as Barry.