12-25-2010, 02:42 AM
There are various different kinds I'm assuming the ones you have are screw in. I screw them in by hand. I have heard and seen people drill pilot holes with a drill, I've also seen people weld on a spot so they could drill the ice screw in.
I think it is easy enough to just screw them in by hand. Put a little downard pressure on at first to get them going. I also jam the ice screw like a nail in one spot 4-5 times real hard kind of the same idea as a pilot. Gets it going better.
The best screws are narrow at the bottom and then gradually get bigger. They are thick too - the small ones don't seem to work nearly as good. Just my experiences.
It can help to buy extras they are pretty easy to lose in the snow... plus having extras for tie offs into the wind really help secure a guys shanty. I always tie off in all 4 directions.
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I think it is easy enough to just screw them in by hand. Put a little downard pressure on at first to get them going. I also jam the ice screw like a nail in one spot 4-5 times real hard kind of the same idea as a pilot. Gets it going better.
The best screws are narrow at the bottom and then gradually get bigger. They are thick too - the small ones don't seem to work nearly as good. Just my experiences.
It can help to buy extras they are pretty easy to lose in the snow... plus having extras for tie offs into the wind really help secure a guys shanty. I always tie off in all 4 directions.
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