I have a K-drill and an ionX and I’m selling ion this year. Love the k-drill and might buy another. I have the 8-inch with 2 Milwaukee batteries and I can get more than enough battery life for a weekend fishing.
I got an otter cabin last year. My dad and I fish it with space for 4 holes 2 flashers and our rod case. We do not have a sled and it is hard to pull in deep snow. Otters are almost indestructible and will last a while and in my experience eskimos have not been as reliable. I would go with otter but I might just be biased
I have cabin there Great Lake with super clear water. There’s a good island and a few good drop offs with structure to fish. Lots of bass and panfish. I’ve done a little walleye fishing but not much.
I got Embark but there was no contour lines for the 3 lakes I fish most. Navionics transfers all the data and stuff over if you gat the new app through the old app. I didn’t have to pay anything either.
I have the cabin and fished 3 people in it but it’s tight. If your going mostly by your self and you pull your sled get the cabin. If you have a something to pull your house get a lodge. I got by my self most of the time and pulling the cabin in a foot of snow in hard.
I think we will be good for the rest of the season now that we have 9-12 inches on most of the lakes in Minnesota. People are putting out here permanents on lakes in twin cites area.
I have the Milwaukee M18 works great with my K-Drill. I got a special pack that gave me 3 batteries but have never needed to use more than 1 and half in a day. I was just out when it was 3℉ drilled over 50 holes and had to switch the battery once.