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How to Build a Portable Fold-Up Ice Fishing Shanty

A portable ice fishing shanty can be built by first constructing a wood frame. To decrease the weight of the shanty, use a vinyl tarp for the cover. This enables you to easily transport the shanty to a lake by placing it in the bed of your truck or on a trailer.

Things You'll Need

Tape measure
Two 4-foot by 8-foot plywood sheets
2-inch by 4-inch boards
Power drill
Screws
Vinyl tarp
Staple gun

Instructions

- 1
  Measure two 4-foot by 8-foot plywood sheets to 3 feet wide by 4 feet high with the tape measure. Cut the plywood to this size with the circular saw.
- 2
  Measure and cut a 2-foot by 3-foot door on one piece of plywood.
- 3
  Measure and cut two 2-inch by 4-inch boards to 5 feet. Measure and cut two additional 2-inch by 4-inch boards to 3 feet.
- 4
  Place two 3-foot long 2-inch by 4-inch boards along the top of the plywood sheets. Secure the 2-inch by 4-inch boards to the plywood sheets with screws using the power drill.
- 5
  Position the two 5-foot long 2-inch by 4-inch boards 3 feet apart on the ground. Make sure that the long end of the boards are on the ground.
- 6
  Place the cut pieces of plywood on each end of the 2-inch by 4-inch boards. Secure a hinge to each 2-inch by 4-inch board and the plywood with screws.
- 7
  Set the door in place and secure it to the plywood with hinges.
- 8
  Place the vinyl tarp over the top of the wood frame. Secure one end of the tarp to a 2-inch by 4-inch at the bottom of the frame with the staple gun. Pull the tarp taught and secure it to the other pieces of 2-inch by 4-inch.

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