Inventors and Their Inventions

Tom Roering
Wilcraft, an amphibious ice fishing vehicle
Roering explains, "The Wilcraft is designed to bring a fisherman onto the ice in a very convenient, mobile and safe fashion. It's set up much like a summer fishing boat: electronics in place, ice auger, lunch, beverages. Once you're on the ice, you drill your holes, line up the holes that are inside the Wilcraft, and press a couple switches to drop the hull onto the ice. That seals out the airflow coming into your shelter." Roering also markets a version that's used by rescue personnel to safely and quickly retrieve people who fall through thin ice.

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