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Originally Posted by Kim473
I believe it has been pure luck. Saw and heard of quite a few trucks on less than 12" of ice, as little as 10" or even less. Was on a lake this year when there was 8" where I was and saw a truck drive on a little ways down the lake. Pure luck IMO. Most lakes should be no problem now but you still have to be carefull and know the lake.
Hit a lake one time at the end of Jan, previous 2 weeks the temp was -30. After we got to the spot and drilled holes, found that there was about 6" ice then 4" air gap then 6" ice. When we left, one tire broke through the first layer. We got off there slow but as fast as we could with windows open and ready to jump. Scary !
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Yup .... sounds like that could not have been fun.
Devils lake last year ..... 18" everywhere of good solid ice ....... drilled a hole 20 yards away for a tip up and there was less than 6" of ice. Scary considering a group of us had vehicles on the ice close to that spot.
At the end of the day we followed our tracks back to shore carefully.