Hunt Camp: The water problem

Superbrad said:
It used to be...... Lol..... Lights are propane, woodstove is heat and hot water, fridge is propane and electricity is generator..... A lot of work went in to make it that comfy.... And I enjoyed each and every minute.....

That board and baton on the outside and panels on those walls weren't bought....they were made..... And any given deer season sees rifles lining the walls, a clothesline over the woodstove for socks and boots etc.....

I enjoy my hunt group and we love the place.... It is now a year round getaway for all of us and every second weekend is a pot luck supper.... Bring what you want but bring plenty..... The kids are booting around in our dunebuggies, a bonfire is a given, cards are played, neighbouring camps visit and we visit them..... Good times.... Will try and dig up a pic of the other camp on the property....
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Got my wife to read this thread. She says it's a cottage, not a hunt camp, and that she would go THERE any time.

To me that's proof it's a cottage.

I'd go there too - to hunt if that was on the agenda.
 
Superbrad said:
If only you knew someone that could drill a well.... :)

Not sure if you remember from our place, but we have a food grade water storage container.... The camp has a well now, but we used to fill this once a year with potable water.... it's on the left of the picture.

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Very nice camp Brad!
 
rral22 said:
Got my wife to read this thread. She says it's a cottage, not a hunt camp, and that she would go THERE any time.

To me that's proof it's a cottage.

I'd go there too - to hunt if that was on the agenda.
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lol...... They all say that.... Until they see their first mouse, get impatient while the generator gets started, have tomlightvtge propane pilots..... Then the usual kicker is when they have to go outside to use the outhouse and can hear the wolves howling......
 
Indeed nice camp Brad!

The term "hunt camp" is something of an Ontario tradition. As Brad said they are usually pretty rough at the start but evolve or get rebuilt. The main difference between the term cottage and a hunt camp in Ontario is usually dependent on frontage on a lake and the purpose of the building. A bush acerage with a small building is usually called a hunt camp. I like the tradition and hope it continues but new camps are not as common as the old days.
 
Nice!

Nice digs!
Here is what I had on my untreated water. It is Canadian made by Rainfresh (SST model) includes tap and very affordable. $119.99 + $19.99 whole house filter. http://www.canadiantire.ca/en/tools...e&utm_source=AskAndAnswer&utm_content=Default Manufacturer recommended for non treated lake water. The ceramic cartridge takes care of all nasty critters in the water and has a carbon core for taste. This is for drinking water and you can wash dishes with soapy cloth and steady flow from tap. Uses far less water than filling sink. I had an inexpensive whole house filter on the incoming water source for anything in the way of particulate. Had water tested yearly and never had a problem. Always 0/0. Ceramic filter can be cleaned and refreshed with a fine sanding sponge and some potable water. No chemicals.

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At our BC camp we use buckets from the lake. We boil lake water, and use it for dishes, showers, and haul jugs of drinking water from town. In our Saskatchewan camp we haul water with a tank and trailer, put in our 1000 L plastic tank pressure system. we used to use rain water but I found rainwater was problematic to collect and manage the algae growth in the tank. That's the tank and pump house addition on the near side of the cabin.
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Superbrad said:
That's the beauty of owning the land and starting off with a shack and having a good group of guys..... That is the first of two buildings on the property... the other is rougher, but still has running water and generator electricity....

Every year you do a bit of work into and and add a little more and eventually you end up with something really nice....
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That's my idea. Real primitive right now but improving every year.
 
Longwalker said:
At our BC camp we use buckets from the lake. We boil lake water, and use it for dishes, showers, and haul jugs of drinking water from town. In our Saskatchewan camp we haul water with a tank and trailer, put in our 1000 L plastic tank pressure system. we used to use rain water but I found rainwater was problematic to collect and manage the algae growth in the tank. That's the tank and pump house addition on the near side of the cabin.
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Nice camp!.... Looks very similar to what mine looks like from the back.....
 
Having hydro and water access opens up a few options. We live on waterfront and draw water from the lake. It is processed through a 1 micron filter and then a UV light. Good to go. There are different types of filters you can go with. The one previously mentioned works well. There is fine particulate clay in the water and in order to save our appliances we go with a 1 micron filter, the UV is more effective than say with a 5 or 30 micron type. My Brother-in-law lives in New Zealand where almost all rural people use catchment basins ( rainwater), not sure how they deal with their algae issues.
 
Ardent said:
Likewise! For us we pitch tent on a lake or river, and well, there you go. If anything there is an over abundance of water locally.
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Lol.... Well, I do plenty of that too.... But then again, I have to drive and hike in... Not land on the lake like a boss!....

Looking forward to trying the alternative....
 
Ardent said:
Likewise! For us we pitch tent on a lake or river, and well, there you go. If anything there is an over abundance of water locally.
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Hunt camps are "a thing" in central Ontario. Its a byproduct of a too many people in southern ontario and not enough Crown land within reasonable distance. Due to the limited Crown hunting opportunities a pool of guys would buy a property "up north" and hunt together. Its exceedingly popular across central ON.

My family is somewhat different, our hunt camp was our families homestead when we came from Finland in the early 1900. We kept it, upgraded and expanded it, and now host hunters as well as family for moose and deer hunts. The rest of the year its used by family for small game, waterfowl, and bear hunting, as well as family functions (our camp sleeps about 18 people).
 
Blasted saber has it pretty much bang on.... Mine is a getaway for me.... It started as an aspenite shack with a woodstove and a bed and went from there.....

It combines many of my passions in one place.... Hunting being number one, but I also love working with my hands and jury rigging, puttering, working in the woods with a chainsaw, etc.....

Not a single board came from a store on that cabin.... And even the floor is just painted wood.... The shed on the property is a modified grain silo, and stores the woodworking equipment, my 4 wheeler and the dunebuggies....

Having "decent accommodations" keeps my boys interested in coming with me and has helped engage them in the outdoor sports as well as helped them to learn real life skills that can't be taught on "YouTube".....
 
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When I see and hear about things like this I really appreciate where and how I live.
I always knew my house was a hunt camp, with fishing and hunting literally at my back door.
 
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I guess we are lucky. In our camp we use lake water for washing and have a spring near by (had water tested) that would make Nestle jealous. We have to bring spring water in for cooking and drinking.
 
Mr Mike said:
When I see and hear about things like this I really appreciate where and how I live.
I always knew my house was a hunt camp, with fishing and hunting literally at my back door.
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To each their own. I wouldnt trade my family camp for anything on the planet. Its a century of my families history, from the hand hewn timber its built from to the memories created. I live 25 minutes away from it. I have access to deer, moose, bear, and the usual assortment of small game and waterfowl and we have sole use of about 2000 acres of private land. I have a field 800m long by 100m wide for all the (non-restricted) target shooting I could possibly want.
 
blasted_saber said:
To each their own. I wouldnt trade my family camp for anything on the planet. Its a century of my families history, from the hand hewn timber its built from to the memories created. I live 25 minutes away from it. I have access to deer, moose, bear, and the usual assortment of small game and waterfowl and we have sole use of about 2000 acres of private land. I have a field 800m long by 100m wide for all the (non-restricted) target shooting I could possibly want.
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Yep.... Right close to home (25 minutes away) I have access to 400 acres.... Deer, turkey, coyote and a bit of upland.....

Camp is a 2 hour drive..... And well worth it..... I take both weeks off for deer season..... The upland is awesome and lots of bears, but deer is "ok"...... But th first week with the boys and doing the dogging is precious.....
 
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