The weather here in Michigan has turned towards winter again. The cold can really put a shooter down and keep them indoors. My friend has a solution and it is called an ice fishing shanty. Chuck has had the shanty in his garage for ten years gathering dust. His son goes fishing all year and fills his freezer with walleye so no more ice fishing. We repurposed the shanty into a shooting shanty. We filled the fishing holes up with plywood and cut some big shooting holes in the front of the shanty. The shanty is a standard sized sheet of plywood so plenty of room for each shooter.
We use an indoor rated heater to keep the cold at bay and it gets pretty toasty. The shanty keeps the temps in the 60's even with two big holes cut into it. When the weather gets colder we put a big horse blanket on top for insulation. We typically shoot for four or five hours with some breaks thrown in. When we are done shooting we take it back down, takes about five minutes to put up or take down.
I hope this gives other shooters an idea on how to keep shooting in the winter time. I suggest looking on Craig's List for an old ice fishing shanty. They are easily repurposed and keeps the elements at bay.
We use an indoor rated heater to keep the cold at bay and it gets pretty toasty. The shanty keeps the temps in the 60's even with two big holes cut into it. When the weather gets colder we put a big horse blanket on top for insulation. We typically shoot for four or five hours with some breaks thrown in. When we are done shooting we take it back down, takes about five minutes to put up or take down.
I hope this gives other shooters an idea on how to keep shooting in the winter time. I suggest looking on Craig's List for an old ice fishing shanty. They are easily repurposed and keeps the elements at bay.
That and the rifle barrels sticking out of it!
