For The Ice Fishermen & Women ;)

[DRIFTER_016]

Came across this really good paper on ice road construction, capacities, ice types etc.

There is a great chart on capacities from 2.5 cm to 180 cm thick.

 

There's a great chart on wind chills in the paper too.

 

http://www.dot.gov.nt.ca/_live/documents/content/Ice%20Construction%20Field%20Guide%20web.pdf

 

FYI, this pic is what 5 foot of clear ice looks like.

 

 

 

 

According to the paper this ice with dry cracks should be down graded to 90%

Luckily my ice fishing rigs weigh quite a bit less than 90,000 kg!!!!!

[chris.brock]

No way

 

5 inches maybe

[mr blizzard]

Dave can't bring up the link

[Joeytier]

Link worked fine for me...

 

I walked on 5" thick ice identical to that last year on December 8th. Pike fishing on a crystal clear lake and the ice was so loud it sounded like thunder cracking right next to you every 25-30 seconds. That was my excuse for not catching anything

[DRIFTER_016]

Dave can't bring up the link

 

Go here and download Adobe Reader: https://get.adobe.com/reader/?promoid=KLXME

Un-check the optional offer.

Then try the link again.

[DRIFTER_016]

Link worked fine for me...

 

I walked on 5" thick ice identical to that last year on December 8th. Pike fishing on a crystal clear lake and the ice was so loud it sounded like thunder cracking right next to you every 25-30 seconds. That was my excuse for not catching anything

 

The ice in those pictures is just over 60" thick.

They were taken in late March a few years ago.