Currently I have both a Pop-up blind and a "portable" ice shelter... Just from using the blind I can tell you I doubt it would stand up to severe winds you find on open water. They can be difficult to anchor and although will act as a wind block I doubt they would in fact stand up to any moderate winds commonly found on the ice. If you are looking at ice shelters but don't really want to spend a few hundred bucks you can make your own as I and many have done for around 100$ It all depends on what your looking for, if its to block the wind you can make your own but if its to pull behind a sled or quad, I would look at the ones you can buy... As stated I would NOT trust my blind (which isn't a particularily cheap one) on the ice, the only one I could see is the larger ones with large push out metal frames, similar to the "ice cube" huts but then your looking at a couple hundred bucks again. Hope this helps some.