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Too much posturing here,,,,

still haven't got a tent after 35 years but the motorised auger sure beats the hand crank. a giantic bobber with a card taped on it floated in the hole keeps the ice from reforming and never shovel away the ice pile from the drilling, soak it and let it freeze, your hole won't freeze up as fast and it stops some fish from accidently slitherin back down and works as a sorta tip up stand.
GOOD BOOTS and Balclava
bring a good bit of plywood if you're into whitefishing and laying down on the ice, towel over head to see down the hole. BBQ/Hibatchi on a sled. and fires on the ice do ok just take the charred bits away later in the season. Coarse broom or shovel, welders gloves with good lining. And all the other stuff mentioned but you can get away with far less than you think.

Ice fishing is a blast with the right people.

Re-reading the cafuffle on here, the original poster asked for suggestions, somehow the mustang fellow felt a need to micro-manage a suggestion and bolster it with unrelated info. What is a flasher anyhow?