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- #341,452 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)
- #28 in Ice Fishing Shelters
When it comes to some things, having a wide-bottom isn’t necessarily better, but when it comes to an ice fishing shelter the opposite is true. Whether you're going out for the evening bite, a full Saturday on the ice, or camping on the lake for the weekend, you’ll be more comfortable in a FatFish. The Fatfish 949i features Eskimo exclusive insulated & quilted IQ™ fabric to keep you warm. Don’t compromise with cheap, flimsy knockoffs, choose the original wide bottom design and pick up a FatFish 949i today. The only thing you’ll regret is that you didn’t do it sooner.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2025
Keeps you warm and dry, excellent wind protection. We use it all winter.I would recommend this product for anyone looking to do some ice fishing or I’m sure you could use it in the summer just put a tarp over the ground before setting it up.
Sam H
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2025
The house is easy to pop up, it’s a little hard to put it back in the bag but with two people and a system it’s fine. Stays warm really well, holds the heat. Make sure you use the tie down straps in the wind, could possibly be difficult to set up and take down on a windy day. Fits 2 adults and two preschool aged kiddos for a day of fishing.
Laurie
Reviewed in Canada on March 20, 2023
Great so far, roomy, warm, easy to set up.
Neil K.
Reviewed in Canada on March 2, 2022
Does what its supposed to do. Keeps you warm and out of the wind. Built strong and comes with good ice anchors. Enough space to sleep on the ice for 2 people, or fish for the day with 4 people.No complaints, as advertised.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2022
This tent has been awesome and survived a couple blizzards in Northern Wisconsin. Easy set up unless its windy then I need a second person because the sides fold in on themselves. Once set up it has anchors that screw into the ice to stop the sides from folding in. When properly secured this things can survive very high winds. Keeps everybody warm without a heater. With a heater you can sit with a T shirt comfortably. HAs lots of windows for lots of light. HAs 2 doors which make sit great when fishing with 3 people. Vents on top keep the condensation down and plenty of pockets for storage. Only down side is its kind of big and heavy but has straps and can carry it on my back like a backpack.
Phyllis
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2021
Purchased this for ice fishing with my son and daughter-in-law. We had a blast. The shelter went up in seconds, which was amazing for our first use. Day one of use was on a quiet day with little wind, so we didn't even need the shelter stakes, we just used snow to hold down the base. By late afternoon the wind did come up and the shelter held firm and we stayed warm inside. The collapsing of the shelter and re-bagging were relatively easy, if you have a problem, refer to the directions included in the shelter bag. As the weeks passed and we continued our mission to ice fish and enjoy the winter here "up north" The shelter was set up and taken down approximately 4 or 5 times in February with no problems. We did end up having to use the stakes a couple of times due to high winds. We had one small Mr. Heater to heat the interior with it would get almost hot if not kept on lowest heat. At one time we had 5 people inside. Personally I think it is better with 3 to 4, for comfort and fishing. Love that this shelter was insulated. I would recommend this to anyone wanting to go ice fishing and who does not have a permanent ice shack. Great experience.
D. Dion
Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2021
Really nice, plenty of space, well insulated but....It's a bit too heavy. Almost 50 lbs.And, it's a bit of a pain to setup by yourself.I was able to do it on the first try, on dry land, no wind...But on the ice, it'll be a different ballgame.It's probably doable, tons of YouTube videos and reviews, but I tell you what, it ain't as trivial as it looks. This tent is huge!Still, I'm glad I got it, "used like new" for almost half price so... If you wanna buy one, keep an eye out for used deals.
Missy
Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2021
It was a lot bigger than I had expected! Easy to set up, it's pretty sturdy, and with a little heater it heats up quick. Was able to fit 4 people with camping chairs, a table for food, a beagle dog and a decent sized heater and we still had room to move around. This changed the ice fishing game for good!! There's no floor with this one but I'm sure you could buy one separately. All in all I'm super happy with this purchase!
Cynthia Wier
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2021
This shanty is warm and spacious. I love how you can stand straight up in most places due to the shape. It is also really easy to set up by yourself. It is also easy to get it back into the bag. I used a buddy heater in mine on low, and it gets it really nice and warm in there. It also retains its heat really well. It is plenty big enough for 4 people and all their gear. I really love mine, and I think you would too.
marie-eve guimond
Reviewed in Canada on January 13, 2021
Cette tente pour la pêche sur la glace est très bien faiteet très grande. Elle se monte facilement et est de très bonne qualité. Le seul défaut que je peux lui donner est qu'elle est lourde ( 40 lbs).
Debbie C.
Reviewed in Canada on February 21, 2019
My son loves this hut so much. Plenty of room for 4 adults. His tallest friend is 6' 3" and he can stand up in it in the center of it. Getting the insulated one makes a big difference.
Kelly C.
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2018
This was a surprise Christmas present for my Hubby. Kind of knew what I wanted—I overheard my husband one time say Eskimo made good shelters and that you should always spend the extra money on “insulated” shelters so I had some what of an idea what to get...Went to my local Fleet Farm to look at some ice shelters in person and knew I wanted to get him a stand up shelter (one he could comfortable stand in NOT those goofy “sit shelters”). After much research and watching loads of videos I decided on this house.Goes up SUPER easy!! My husband’s old ice shelter went together like an old school camping tent, the bars needed to be put together...totally production. This one pops right up and goes down just as easily.Comfortably fits my husband and all 3 of our kids. He’s fine fishing with buddies and their kids and there is plenty of room! I’d say room for 2-3 adults (average size) easily.The insulated fabric keeps the shelter super warm. Keeps wind out!! If you have a heater going inside you could literally fish all day and not be cold. Great to have up when you’re moving fishing holes for a place to warm up and switch baits!Easily moves when it’s time to move the shelter!Would recommend this house as would my husband. The box itself is SUPER heavy. Having this item delivered to your doorstep is a total bonus of purchasing from Amazon!
Murray W.
Reviewed in Canada on January 25, 2017
I've use this tent in =40c wind chill and with a 12000btu heater, I was down to my fleece jacket. The low windows are nice and two doors are very well made. The tent was a little stiff to get folded up in the very cold weather but the storage bag is generously made. The dark interior is also really nice for sight fishing and is quite dark. I would recommend this for 2-3 people with gear to fish in. Its a very well made and for the price, it beats all other tents out there.
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