Otter Cabin or Lodge

  • 4 BUCK
    South Dakota
    Posts: 192
    October 10, 2012 at 5:31 pm #1303873

    If you fish 90% of the time alone would you get the cabin or the lodge? I also have to load it in a 2500 Duramax. In South Dakota we can fish 4 lines.

    Calvin Svihel
    Moderator
    Northwest Metro, MN
    Posts: 3862
    October 10, 2012 at 5:48 pm #1104340

    I would suggest the Cabin if your loading by yourself 90% of the time evenmoreso if you have to pull by hand.

    timschmitz
    Waconia MN
    Posts: 1652
    October 10, 2012 at 5:55 pm #1104344

    Quote:

    I would suggest the Cabin if your loading by yourself 90% of the time evenmoreso if you have to pull by hand.

    X2!

    bigcrappie
    Blaine
    Posts: 4304
    October 10, 2012 at 5:56 pm #1104345

    I have the cabin and do a lot of fishing by myself. I would not go bigger, it is a nice roomy one man but alot of work to pull with a auger and fishing gear inside. I was thinking about down sizing to a 1 man my self.

    timschmitz
    Waconia MN
    Posts: 1652
    October 10, 2012 at 6:10 pm #1104347

    Quote:

    I have the cabin and do a lot of fishing by myself. I would not go bigger, it is a nice roomy one man but alot of work to pull with a auger and fishing gear inside. I was thinking about down sizing to a 1 man my self.

    I also have the den and its a awesome one man and much lighter and easier to pull than my cabin.

    buzzer
    Garnavillo Iowa
    Posts: 542
    October 10, 2012 at 6:17 pm #1104349

    I have the lodge fish alone a lot I’ve found its not that hard to load alone a single 2×6 ramp works nice too I like the extra room y

    Chris Raymond
    Keweenaw Peninsula, MI
    Posts: 514
    October 10, 2012 at 7:03 pm #1104363

    About the only advantages I would see with a Lodge is 1) if you’re a taller guy like me, it would be nice to be able to stand up without stooping, and 2) if you bring other folks along fishing with you the extra room would be nice. Not that two folks can’t fish out of the Cabin but when you’re used to one, the ample space that you’ve come to enjoy shrinks quickly with two.

    red89
    Hudson
    Posts: 918
    October 11, 2012 at 7:11 am #1104453

    Cabin is huge for one person. I would not go bigger. The Cabin is heavy enough to pull around by yourself as it is.

    4 BUCK
    South Dakota
    Posts: 192
    October 11, 2012 at 1:11 pm #1104481

    Thanks for all the advice. I use the atv to pull it once we have enough ice, but I am worried about loading the house in the truck. The cost is not much more to get the lodge but it sounds like I would be better of getting the cabin.

    DAN J
    Posts: 127
    October 11, 2012 at 1:28 pm #1104491

    I just replaced my Eskimo Quick Flip 2 (60″) with the
    Otter Wild Thermo Cabin (64″),plenty of room for 2 people.

    poppy402
    Eagle Point Wisconsin
    Posts: 948
    October 11, 2012 at 2:20 pm #1104507

    I would go cabin! I fish out of a cabin by myself the majority of the time and would not want to go any bigger. And there is still plenty of room for all the gear i have!

    fishon111
    Winnipeg,Mb
    Posts: 54
    October 12, 2012 at 7:32 pm #1104861

    I have the Ice Lodge and can load myself with no issues, I use 2 – 2×6 loading ramps and just push it up.

    tswoboda
    Posts: 8445
    October 23, 2012 at 8:10 pm #1106951

    I have an otter cabin, and it gets used exclusively for 2 people. It would be PLENTY big for 1 guy… any bigger and it would be cumbersome to handle alone.

    jmarksman
    Chequamegon Bay Apostle Islands, WI
    Posts: 222
    October 24, 2012 at 8:01 pm #1107248

    Much of what has been said, the cabin is great for the solo missions and if you are pulling it out w/out a machine and has pleanty of fishable room. The Lodge is also grand as well just wouldent want to drag it and lift it by myself.

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