finally bought a camp property

[chet]

 One of the many projects that have kept me busy of late. My boys and I have always wanted a camp, but could never afford or find exactly what we wanted. Well this spring our dream finally became a reality.
The area we picked to build on was a transition area from northern hardwoods to spruce and balsam before it entered a natural wet meadow. A storm a few years prior had blown down all the conifers. The first two pics are what was left after we cleaned them all up.    The first pic is what we will see looking from the future camp, the next one is looking back from the meadow across part of the new yard.

[Don K]

Gonna be nice!!

Don

[Coon]

where's da firepit...... ain't a camp till ya gots a big ol fire to cook wif.  ;D

[wood monger]

Chet, You didn't say where your new property is, I'm assuming da yoop. I live in mid michigan just east of Lansing. The highlight of my year is hunting camp in da yoop. A good friend of mine has rights to his aunts property along the toonerville trolley line near Newberry. It' just over 1000 acres and truly wild. We've seen wolves and moose there. And da big bucks. It's mostly peat bog, but has alot of higher ground as well. I truly love going there, and am very thankful that there are still wild places like this in our state. Congrats on your camp property.

[Burlkraft]

Congrats Chet  8)  8)  8)  8)

That 's a nice lookin' piece of land there. Can't wait to see the "camp shack"   ;D  ;D  ;D

Is it gonna have a sauna like Pat's?

[Magicman]

What a wonderful dream come true.  You will always cherish this time together gettin-r-done.  Congratulations.

[chet]

Of course it's in da UP.  :D  It's only a 40, but surrounded by  CFR lands and national forest lands. Thousands of acres ta roam with many rivers, streams,  and lakes in close proximity.  8)  The only wildlife we haven't seen yet has been Moose, lots of tracks around, but we still haven't seen one. When we left yesterday one of da locals had left his calling card at da end of da driveway. A very large pile of partially digested choke cherrys.  ;D
Here's pics of da first "camp shack."




All finish work is done with white cedar. Lap siding, trim, door, facia, even da sofits are done in random end match. Da poles are black spruce, but will be switched out ta cedar when we find just da right cedar ones.  ;)




Da interior is all end match as well.




Da floor is done with all natural slate.




Da seat area is slate too. We still need ta do da grouting.




Just-Jim and myself posin' in front of the first and most important "camp building". Sauna/bath house is next.


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[Burlkraft]

Hey!...That is one high class crapper for sure  :D  :D  :D  :D

Jim looks like he did all the work  :D  :D  :D

Can't wait to see da cabin  8)  8)

[Pudge]

Best lookin outhouse I ever saw..holy 8)  Can't wait to see the camp.....

[Sprucegum]

 ??? Isn't he sposed to sit inside da house?  ???

Nice place, nice work. I'm happy for ya  8)

[chet]

He's just pithed at me 'cause I said no beer 'till we pick up all da tools.  :D  :D  :D

[Bro. Noble]

Geeze Chet,  that's just to look at, right?  You ain't gonna let anyone do anything to spoil the atmosphere in there are you?

I'm beginning to think that Chet isn't one to do things half-way 8) 8)

What a nice looking place.

[dewwood]

Great looking property Chet!  I hope to visit you there someday.

[Shotgun]

I'm beginning to think that Chet isn't one to do things half-way 8) 8)

What a nice looking place.

You got that right, Bro. Noble. You should see his house  and all the furniture that he built for it.

Dat's a pretty fancy out house, Chet.

Norm

[beenthere]

Built it so small that there is a waiting line.... : :

Nice work. ;D

[Ron Scott]

Nice!

[Don K]

That's a fine pooter shed, uh I mean putter shed.  :D :D ;D  It is nice to have all those natural building materials available.

I need to build one close to my sawshed so I don't have to make the scramble up the hill to the house. :-\

Don

[asy]

Wow! That's the nicest dunny I've EVER seen!  Amazing...

Can NOT wait to see the next buildings! Bring 'em on!

asy

[RavioliKid]

Congratulations on the property acquisition!

And, that is the Taj Mahal of outhouses! Congratulations on your fine craftsmanship.

[Raider Bill]

Why a single hole? Don't you have any friends?

[Jeff]

Why a single hole? Don't you have any friends?

Hole? HOLE?  I KNEW I forgot sumpthin.

[chet]

I asked jim if we'd do a single or two-holer.
Jim's reply "I ain't sittin' next-ta nooobudy while der doin' der ting!"  :D  :D  :D

[Holmes]

That is a great outhouse. When I bought this house  [a duplex]  it had 2 ,2 seaters about 50' apart inside.Would that make the families from the 1870's affluent or effluent ?

[Coon]

Chet I hope dat screen comes off quiet and easy so you don't miss da deer cuz you're doin' yer business.   ;D 

[ihookem]

Iron River can be some real tough country. I like it there. I always wanted land in da U.P. I look around Amasa sometimes too. I like it but the deer hunting isn't so good is it. I want to hunt bear there someday.