A comfortable and spacious tent is one of the most important attributes for winter fishing. You just can't do without it. Often, in anticipation of a bite, fishermen have to spend hours in severe frost and wind. Well, if there is a tent nearby, in which you can periodically warm up. But what about those who can't get it? After all, this pleasure is not cheap. Today we will tell you how to make a tent with your own hands. This process does not require special skills and knowledge.
Types of winter fishing tents
First you need to decide on a suitable design. We list the main types of tents:
- Umbrella. For the manufacture of the frame, dural rods or tubes are used. The finished structure has rigidity and increased strength. Any synthetic fabric is suitable as an awning. Often they are used in combination with tarps.
- Automatic tent. This option is not as common as the previous one. A distinctive feature of the design is that the tent is sewn to an elastic frame, and then folded into a circle.
- Frame on arcs. Such a modelconsists of 2-3 arcs made of fiberglass or duralumin. The structure quickly unfolds in place. An awning is being pulled over her.
What shape can a winter fishing tent have? Cube, triangle, trapezoid and so on. The choice is yours.
What requirements should a homemade ice fishing tent meet
First things first. The main function of the tent is to protect a person from adverse weather conditions (wet snow, strong wind). It also improves the comfort of fishing. Under the awning, you can cook food and tea, as well as warm yourself using special heating devices. Of course, on sale there are a variety of tents for winter fishing. The photos attached to this article prove to us that home-made designs are no worse than store-bought ones.
So, let's get down to business. What should you pay special attention to when sewing such an important attribute? A do-it-yourself winter fishing tent must meet the following requirements:
1. Have a light, compact and mobile design. This is quite understandable. Some fishermen would rather freeze for hours than carry extra weight.
2. Quick to deploy and easy to install.
3. It is desirable that a do-it-yourself winter fishing tent be made of thick tarpaulin or waterproof fabric.
4. A truly strong frame is obtained from aluminum and composite materials. But plastic is not recommended.
5. Inside the tentkeep warm. It would be nice to achieve this without heating devices (portable, gas and others). But this is a utopia…
What materials and tools will you need?
A do-it-yourself winter fishing tent is a great solution that will save you a lot of money. We propose to assemble a fairly simple design. This is a tent based on a standard box, which can be purchased at a fishing store. We will also need:
- one pair of children's (very small) and school skis (up to 160 cm long);
- several duralumin tubes (you can remove them from ski poles);
- old cot;
- waterproof fabric (will be used as an awning).
DIY winter fishing tent: instructions
All the necessary materials and tools have been prepared. Now you can move on to the practical part:
1. We take duralumin ski poles. Of these, we will make vertical tubes of the frame. As for the horizontal tubes, they should be a little thinner. The upper joints of the ribs of the future tent are made in the form of tees, which end in cylinders (length 5 cm). It is very important that the diameter of the cylinders be the same as the pipes to be connected.
2. We proceed to fixing the lower ends of the vertical tubes to the skis. The shaped lock plays the main role here. At the lower end of the tube we find a T-shaped tongue, and then carefully insert it into a metal plate fixed toskiing. It remains to rotate the tube 90 degrees.
3. To connect the frame of the tent with the box, we use 2 duralumin tubes bent at the ends from an old folding bed. The end of the docking product must be fixed to the end of the bent tube. At its other end, we install a latch, which, during docking, with its tongue will fall exactly into the hole on the second bent tube.
4. The box will be connected to the tubes mentioned above with the help of round lugs arranged on ski racks. They can be made from a strip of copper or steel and then attached to posts.
5. Now we need to stretch the awning. On the lower edge of the material we install metal plates with slots. It is in these slots that the U-shaped brackets driven into the side ends of the skis will pass. We fix the connections with shoe laces. To keep the tent well on the ice, you need to equip it with anchors (2 pieces). Each such anchor is a penknife with two blades at the ends.
Assembling the tent on site
Making a winter tent is only half the battle. It needs to be properly assembled and installed. The algorithm of actions is as follows:
1. We carry out the connection of the halves of the bent tubes with the skis. The tongues should fall into the slots of the plates. The tubes are located along the axis of the skis, and then rotated 90 degrees.
2. We pass the ends of each pair of tubes through the lugs on the ski racks.
3. We connect all 4 skis. The latch of the bent pipes should click into place.
4. Let's start installing the box.
5. We carry out the installation of 4 vertical racks at the ends of the skis.
6. Now you need to install tees on the ends of the tubes, and then connect them to the roof tubes.
7. We combine the holes of the tubes and tees. Mounting wires will pass through them.
8. We stretch the awning on the frame. Through the brackets and tongues available on the skis, we thread the carabiners and plates. We fix the connections with laces.
9. At the end of the process, we attach anchors and install them in pre-prepared holes.
Conclusion
Now you know how to make a tent with your own hands, what materials and tools are required for this. By following the recommendations and instructions described above, you will be able to create a stable and reliable design.
