Ice cabin/true north mods

[Iceman1026]

Since more and more people are getting these and I also have one just wondering what other people are doing for mods on their house has a lot of potential I think I haven't done much to mine yet pics would be great

[Big A]

we made wheel covers for ours :-)

also installed rod holders throughout

pm me if you'd like details.

[Iceman1026]

Big A pmd u. Anybody have any reviews on using theirs only went out once with mine so far so good except for one night the door froze up and we couldn't get out but that also could've been because of the freezing rain

[invadersmn]

Since more and more people are getting these and I also have one just wondering what other people are doing for mods on their house has a lot of potential I think I haven't done much to mine yet pics would be great

Not sure what kind of house others have, but I am in a 21' Ice Castle RV Edition. We only have 1 weekend under our belt with the house, so plenty of time to expand. I have done several things so far, with more on the map to completion First thing I did was removed the POS battery that comes in them. I put in 4 AGM 6V Golf batteries, upgrading me from 60-70ah capacity to 500ah capacity. I did this because I do not want to worry about my battery consumption for the weekend, nor be forced to run a generator (this is a debate not meant for this thread).

I replaced my Converter with a bigger converter, and one that actually works. I installed the Boondocker 55AMP, and pulled out the WFCO converter (left the board and fuses, just swapped the converter).

I also installed a Trimetric Battery meter to monitor battery usage, so there are no surprises of a dead battery at 4AM when it is -25 degrees out.

Glow in the dark hole sleeves, rattle reels, Ion auger were all added before our first trip out.

On order for delivery this week: Battery Isolator to isolate my Hydraulic battery from the house batteries, Wheel skirts (had issues with holes near wheels freezing up quickly), TV mount (so I do not have to move TV around to travel), new Inverter (one designed for RV use, allows deeper discharge of batteries before powering off), DirecTV receiver to be left in house, and clear hole covers (so we can fish, yet not hve to worry about dump falling down the hole).

That is about all I got at this point. In the long run, I plan on putting a Soft/Hard start capacitor on my AC unit so I can run it with my EU2000 Generator, Solar Panels (250 Watt worth) added to the roof to replace the existing 20W maintainer up there now.

As you can see my plan is to be completely efficient and not dependent on any other form of power. This is mainly cause we will use our unit year around, and at times will be at locations where we either do not want to run our generator all night, or do not have the option to run it. My setup should be able to run 48+ Hours without a generator with moderate use of TV, and zero limits on lights and heater. After 48 hours, I need to monitor battery usage and likely kick on a generator. Once I add the solar panels, that 48 hours will extend out to about 72 or more, depending on sunlight and usage.

This is just a little on what I did, why I did it. However, we have lots to add still, in the sense of personal stuff (key racks, coat hooks, rod holders, ladders, ect) but right now we are trying to get the unit itself to the point of what we want, then we will work on that other items.

[slammer]

Pictures of your upgrades?

[Big A]

If anyone is interested in seeing pictures of the wheel skirts/covers send me a pm.

[Lip_Ripper Guy]

I like the idea of your battery meter. Looks like they run about $175 online. Is that fair?