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The camp is only about 45 min from our house, so we plan on just taking a few jugs ofwater with us each time, plus storing some there. If we really get in a bind, there are nearby houses that I'm sure would lend us a few gallons if absolutely needed.

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Nice looking place.

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Pretty neat!:)

Can't beat Amish craftmanship or their potato salad.:D:D

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Congrat's on the cabin. You will love it! The memories you will get from spending thime at that place will be one's that you will never forget.

My dad, brother and I have been hunting from "our camp" for over 20 years now! I cannot remember all of the kills, hunts or deer,but I can remember all of the moments we have spent in that old place.Theevenings after the hunt are priceless! Enjoy!

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Nice looking cabin.

Sure beats a tent on those cold nights.

Good luck

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Sounds simple but not really practical especially if there are a few hunters using the camp. You need to build an out house. Its what we have at our camp and it has a magazine rack, lights and some spiders so damn big they eat squirrels ( the reason they are so big is we keep spraying them in the face with air freshener and now they just seem to stand there and enjoy it, a little scary really we have created genetic freak spiders). If ya think i'm kidding just ask Nubo. Nice looking hunt camp by the way, but a word of caution about propane stoves and heaters, they can kill you with the carbon monoxide so put in a monitor, they're cheap and don't forget a fire extinguisher.

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.308--that's a well built hunt cabin. I like the foundation--never thought of that, I'd used concrete blocks, but they've shifted over the years and now my camp floor is a little uneven.
What would something like that cost you (as is) in the USA?
As for propane heaters--I've been using the Big Buddy heaters without any problems, but I can tell ya they're brutal on propane consumption.
The only negative--on a dark night, the darn thing can keep you awake with the glow that comes from the element--it gets really bright in the cabin.
This year I want to install a small wood burning stove, but then I'll have to figure how I'll stoke it during a really cold night :D.
As for water, you can either run a gutter on the roof with a down pipe to a 60 USG blue plastic drum--or fit a 3/4" valve and fill the drum at home and take it up to the cabin. I'v done both at mine--you'll always need the water, especially after dressing a deer.

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We hunt out of something just like that. Our "deer lodge", as we call it, has two bunk beds, a table with four chairs, and a covered deck that we just put on last summer! Another thing that we have in our lodge that makes people extremely jealous when I tell them this is a propane heater. We have even been running the heater in the early morning with deer no more than 15 yards right outside our window. The lodge has been there for several years now and all the deer are extremely use to it. Bring some magazines and a deck of cards for those slow days that you aren't seeing anything!

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We were thinking about propane heaters, but we aren't sure how well they need ventilated, and on cold winter nights, that could be a problem. Plus, you continually need to purchase propane, where as with a wood burner, we can just walk outside and cut down a tree is needed.

I don't know the exact cost of the building because my grandparents are paying for it, but I believe the building itself is around ~3300. Then there is thecost of a wood burner, insulation, foundation supplies (lumber, concrete), rocks, accessories, etc. So I'm going to guess the grand total will be around 5000. Not too bad if you think about it. Many, many years of memories will more than cover the cost.

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That was going to be my advice as well. On my grandad's farm we tore down a 'bacca house (tobacco drying house) and built our cabin on the foundation. No power (except a generator) and no water but we did have an outhouse (until a tree fell on it). Insulation and wallboard will go a long way to making it more comfortable.

PS Don't leave any clothes there, even in rubber containers, mice will get in and eat holes in them.