Feel free to post anything that you think might help others out. I believe kids these days are calling these life hacks.
first off, for the s?u?c?k?e?r?s?, I mean folks that pull a sled out ice fishing by hand. Adding this http://www.amazon.ca/Crawford-Lehigh-CZ ... X76Z9VZTG6 to your rope makes it much easier to pull. I attach 1 end to the rope on my sled then make a loop in the other end and throw that over my shoulder kinda like a messenger bag, if that makes any sense. it frees up your hands and the stretch in the rope makes pulling much nicer. I got my rope at Walmart but their website isn't listing it anymore.
the second one i have is for people with the buddy style heaters. I run mine off of a 20lb tank and even having a fairly large (8x10) shack it still takes up a ton of floor space. An old milk crate solves that. Attach your hose and turn the tank on then turn the milk crate upside down and put your heater on that. As a side note to this one, I always use pink for easily stolen items, no one else seems to want to grab it then lol.
If you have a permanent shack or any situation where you are always re opening old holes, one of these is a must have. A 4 inch chopper/scraper. best "spud bar" ever.
