I just bought a Fish Trap Pro and am having a hard time getting it in the back of my truck by myself. I put one end leaning on the tailgate then try to pick the rest up and slide it in. I do have about 20lbs of extra stuff in it that I don’t want to unload every time. How do you guys load yours by yourself?
I also have a Pro. I load mine with a lot of straining on the back 
I put one of the narrow ends up on my midsection, then reach and grab the middle and use my legs to swing it up in the truck. You could also take a board about 5′ long and use it as a way to slide it up and down. A 2×4 doesn’t weigh much or take up to much room 
couldn’t you use two 2*4’s as a ramp, get into the truck bed and pull it up?{wouldn’t work so well with a topper but there are ways of getting around that.
Its a back breaker when they are loaded up…just remember lift with the legs not the back..good luck…jay
Try a 4:1 rope hoist like you’d use to hang deer with. Run a rope from the left tie-down to the right tie-down in the front of your box. Hook the hoist to the center of that. Now, place a couple of wooden planks for a ramp into the box. Hook the other end of the hoist to your fishhouse and give about 2-3 pulls….there, all done! Takes longer to tell you how than actually doing it!
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Try a 4:1 rope hoist like you’d use to hang deer with. Run a rope from the left tie-down to the right tie-down in the front of your box. Hook the hoist to the center of that. Now, place a couple of wooden planks for a ramp into the box. Hook the other end of the hoist to your fishhouse and give about 2-3 pulls….there, all done! Takes longer to tell you how than actually doing it!
That is a very good idea. Work smarter not harder right?
Well, I have the fish trap Yukon and how you described it is exactly how I load mine every time by myself. But I have about 50-60 lbs of extra weight added to mine. Pretty bad, huh?
I guess that’s the idea, although it probably originated from me being lazy rather than “smart”. 
Well, I actually have a frabill triplex also and is actually easier to load by myself even though it is heavier than my FT. Because it is longer I can put the front up and walk aound to the rear and up and in. The Fish Trap Pro is almost too short to do this.
I am upgrading to a much bigger house here soon,so I do not have this problem with my Otter Cabin. Dodge 1500 with 3 inch lift and oversized tires putting me 5 inches over stock,and all I do is put the nose on the tailgate and lift the rear end up,but of coarse I will put my stuff in the house after unloading it… 
I carry 1 brick. Set the front up and block the back. i’m pushing 60 and it works very well for me.
I’m able to get my frabil trekker (heavy 2 man flip) in the truck by myself…sure its grunt work but not that bad. W/ 2 people its a breeze. All i have to do is get the angled end of the sled on the tail gate and get on the other end and lift/push as hard as I can 
Like rvrat said, Legs not back! we learned/experienced this in weight training and lifting with your back is a bad idea. I would immagine if the pro has a sled like mine, that you should be able to slide it in fairly easily like I can…Just don’t put things like minnow buckets in first…I got a lot of water in the sled today by leaving the minnows in there when sliding it in 
You got a lot of good advice on loading the portable. Once it is in, though, getting it out can be a trick. Reversing the process works. One thing, though, don’t leave your electronics in the sled unless you’d like to get new ones. 
The impact with the pavement or ice pack can break battery casings and other housings. 
I’d still recommend taking much of your stuff out of the sled and keeping it light. When you invert the sled to load/unload the items in it slide to the lower end and can result in breakage. A little inconvenience at loading time can save a trip to the chiropractor, hospital, or rod repair shop.
The problem with the Pro is the length is actuallu too short to put one end up and slide from the back. When one end is on the tailgate, it is almost standing straight up and down. But, there are some good ideas here
Put caster-wheels on it and just drag it home.
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