how thick ice needs to be safe

[la pêcheur]

i'd like to know this, because i dont want to end up drowning in cold waters

[ghostguy6]

Thats good solid ice, not white or air filled ice.

http://www.ecfpd.com/images/Ice%20Rescue/ice-chart.jpg

[1899b]

i'd like to know this, because i dont want to end up drowning in cold waters

Tabernac!!! Drowning in warm waters isn't any better!!!! :sHa_shakeshout:

[Winch101]

Call me a coward but usually don't go out till Xmas here in the south...

More info and guidelines




http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/safety/ice/thickness.html

[Kokanee9]

I put the ice safety formula in post #48 in this thread -

http://outdoorsmenforum.ca/showthread.php?t=197683&page=2

[BGSH]

don't think you will see a BMW on the ice anytime soon lol

[Team Anzac]

don't think you will see a BMW on the ice anytime soon lol

You haven't been to Fort Mcmurray them!!!!:)

[1899b]

You haven't been to Fort Mcmurray them!!!!:)

Exactly. Jetta's, Beamers, Audi's etc. If they can crowd the one and only island on Gregoire. They friggen will...... Lol

[la pêcheur]

merci, mes amies

[Dewey Cox]

I saw a bmw at brownlow's a year or two ago.

[bobalong]

i'd like to know this, because i dont want to end up drowning in cold waters

Just remember that the depths listed below are for consistent "good" ice thickness, which is not always the case. During first ice, always check as you go, whether you are walking or later when driving. If you are fishing around points, narrows, or underwater structure where there can be current, the ice can be much thinner in these areas, so take care.

[la pêcheur]

for 4'' is it to put a shack?

[Fishy]

i'd like to know this, because i dont want to end up drowning in cold waters

I've been known to fish less than 2"! Of course, never in water that's deeper than my waist.

I'd stick to a 4" minimum rule to be safe. A warm day on less that 4" could cause you some problems. Make sure to bring some ice picks and a good rope!

[braveheart_77]

Thats good solid ice, not white or air filled ice.

http://www.ecfpd.com/images/Ice%20Rescue/ice-chart.jpg

always thought it had to be thinker then that