Ice Shack

March 15th is the date for the last day to remove your ice shack from the ice in this part of the country. It is a sad day for some and marks the official middle of winter for the rest of us.........

......an ice shack is like a small RV, if you think about it. This is the kitchen. Nice, huh?...

.............this is the owner. ...........

......the heating system........

.........this is part of the entertainment system, along with the CD player and the other TV, all built in, of course....

.............the décor (mostly football paraphernalia and topographical lake maps, a surprising lack of naked women, but, then, ice fishing is serious business and distractions decrease safety and productivity) Someone once said that the décor of men living without women is called "bears with furniture".........

...this particular model, the 18LE (Luxury Edition) is a "four-holer" and sleeps two comfortably.....

....the loading process involves an inclined, flop-down tailgate, a winch from a boat trailer, and elbow grease.....

...............Note the important work of the photographer precluded him from the elbow grease part........

.......We have to take a little break to play some high tech fetch with Woody. Some clever golfer/dog owner is somewhere in Belize retired well on his idea!........

.....almost there........

.......cinch it down........

.....and we're off!...

........into the repair bay of the garage..........

....for the annual cleaning and repair. It's Milwaukee's Best Lite time!!.........


Uncle Hans