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It finally came!

The Amish guys delivered our soon to be cabin yesterday afternoon to my grandparents property. It is just the basic structure right now, we are going to finish it this summer and be hunting out of it this fall! I'm so excited, instead of driving out to our spot at 4am, we can just go the night before and sleep there. We are going to leave it pretty basic and rustic...no electricity or water, just the insulated building with a wood burner, plus a few cots, tables and chairs. We are also adding a deck.

Now I just need to put on my boots and gain access to all of the land surrounding our 20 acres....theres a ton a land out there......should be fun!

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Nice cabin! Looks fun and should help make some good huntin' memories.

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That's awesome!

My cabin is just a hay barn that the landowner lets us sleep in in warmer weather!



As comfortable as those bales are, I'm sure your cabin will be much more comfortable.

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Nice pictures, Dan too. Respect.

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That's really cool although I think you'll regret not having water of some sorts even if it's only a hand pump for washing up esp if you kill something and need to clean it. We had anold hand pump at the cabin I grew up using...sadly the paper company sold the land and the cabin is gone[>:]

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Thats a nice looking cabin, those amish people do some good work.
I would reconsider about the water like the other guy said even if its just hand pump outside.
I know drilling a well can be costly but everbody needs water.

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Very cool.I used to have a hunting cabin with no water or toilet. We removed the seat webbing and mounted a toilet seat on a lawn chair. Even had a toilet paper roll mounted on it. When we had to go we just grabbed the chair and headed for the woods. Folded it up and put in the corner when done. A 5 gallon bucket under it was the initial plan but this way the mess and smell was outside. You know how us guys can get after a hard night of drinking. We were going to get a porta john and cut a hole in the bottom and did a hole under it but I ended up selling the place.




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Nice , When I hunt I dont shower anyway,want to smell like a stinky doe in heat. Couple jugs of water will do. Heat and a fry pan full of grease and meat and potatoes is all you need. just crap in the woods

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cardeer, I like your style.:D:D

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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.

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Our camp is 12x28 and heated with a wood stove. There is nothing better than a wood stove for heat and drying clothes after a rainy or snowy day in the bush. And as you already said wood is usually free except for the work involved cuttin and splitten.
You might want to start a camp/game log like we did and keep track of sightings, weather, time of day, kills and misses. Its funny to read at night when havin a few beers. I would like to think someday I will have grandkids who will inherit the camp and they would like to know the camps history.