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I have found that I really enjoy fishing over into during the winter on the ice. My wife and I bring out our cot, we hang a portable DVD player bring a little camp stove and catch fish all night.. it's amazing! One thing I have not been able to figure out is the water that accumulates inside the tent in the ground, especially on really cold nights when we have to crank the heater up. It doesn't take long before your swimming inside the tent and all your stuff is in several inches of water. Has anyone come up with ways do deal with this issue?
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I got some of those interlocking foam mats from costco and put them around the edge of the tent. You just have to be careful not to move your stuff around too much and have slip off the side or split them apart. Good for a place for the dog to sleep too.
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Ive been planning on going to homedepot or lowes where they have rolls of 3/8'' fatigue mats used to stand on. I plan on cutting a few to length. Maybe even cut holes in some for ice holes. Ill link a pick i found online that gave me the idea, easy to roll up when done and wont soak up water
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"... several inches of water ..."
Wow!
I ice fished in watery slush in warm daytime sun, but haven't used my ice fishing tent yet nor slept overnight on the ice though I'm sure I will because I'd also be there for early morning fishing without any travel or setup -- just wake and fish!
What ice conditions and overnight temperatures allow several inches of water accumulation inside your tent. I would guess it wouldn't happen on cold nights like we are having tonight, so is that on warm nights or setting up on slush or snow?
I'm from Louisiana and only into my fourth season of ice fishing, so I don't know about melting the ice with just a warm heated tent. Other than daytime ice fishing without a tent, it's all still foreign to me, but I'm considering the Burbot Bash and perhaps a practice night fishing trip to become ready for it.
I would have never guessed that melt would happen to such an extent because I know people have campfires on the ice!
I could understand a film of melt, but not several inches of water! I would like to someday ice fish on ice so clear that it's a window to seeing the fish and figure a little melt would allow me to use a squeegee to perhaps get to clear ice with a surface that would refreeze clear. That would be nice.
Is there a legal way to get a spot of clear ice when it's not clear? Perhaps with an appropriate caution sign and cutting out ice inside a tent and waiting for it to freeze a clear surface that's thick enough?
Would you thin the ice and fall through by staying in a comfortable tent long enough?
What am I missing in understanding? Does this mean having a hot tub on the ice is ruled out?
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