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<blockquote data-quote="FishSticks" data-source="post: 225773" data-attributes="member: 2038">First ice house I ever bought was a custom made POS off craigslist.&nbsp; I knew very little about ice houses but I did know that this was: cheap, heavy, had working electric/heat.&nbsp; Good enough for me at the time...In no way would I have been able to tell all the major issues I was going to have to deal with (will get to that shortly) but I did know there were a few small ones that I could live with.&nbsp; Biggest issue was that the frame was built with tiny pieces of wood and the cranks were attached to those and not the trailer, eventually the cranks pulled the small pieces of wood off the ice house.&nbsp; The axles were also slightly crooked which led to a bunch more issues and heavy welding bills.&nbsp; The walls/roof weren't put together very well either so the darn thing blew apart on the interstate.&nbsp; I resided it, used it one more season then sold it very cheap with a full disclosure.I would in no circumstance ever buy a custom made house again.&nbsp; Stick to name brand stuff unless you build it yourself.Also - the door was slightly off so I had a lot of snow blow in.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="FishSticks, post: 225773, member: 2038"] First ice house I ever bought was a custom made POS off craigslist. I knew very little about ice houses but I did know that this was: cheap, heavy, had working electric/heat. Good enough for me at the time...In no way would I have been able to tell all the major issues I was going to have to deal with (will get to that shortly) but I did know there were a few small ones that I could live with. Biggest issue was that the frame was built with tiny pieces of wood and the cranks were attached to those and not the trailer, eventually the cranks pulled the small pieces of wood off the ice house. The axles were also slightly crooked which led to a bunch more issues and heavy welding bills. The walls/roof weren't put together very well either so the darn thing blew apart on the interstate. I resided it, used it one more season then sold it very cheap with a full disclosure. I would in no circumstance ever buy a custom made house again. Stick to name brand stuff unless you build it yourself. Also - the door was slightly off so I had a lot of snow blow in. [/QUOTE]

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