Quote Originally Posted by BRvalley View Post
How is battery life on the ion? How does battery hold up in the cold?

I cut holes for a guy with an ion in 4’ of ice on cold lake couple years back, he reported it cut well enough but had to clear the snow chips in deep holes and the battery had to be kept warm in his truck, needed to be charged nightly or wouldn’t last the weekend ...his frustration was enough for me to steer clear of them, smoke in a hut is a 3 min problem until it clears.....plus the price is steep
Never had that issue with mine. Drilled tons of holes in minus 20 and it keeps going. I just dont lay it in the snow and sometimes will take the battery off and put it in the case. I have the ion x. Best ice fishing investment I've made.