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05-13-2012, 09:54 PM
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awesome interior pics Rob. Looks like it will be warm in there at -30.
but ummmm whats with the laptop sitting on the table? lol
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05-13-2012, 09:59 PM
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thanks for the pix guys .. perfection ...
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05-13-2012, 10:28 PM
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awesome interior pics Rob. Looks like it will be warm in there at -30.
but ummmm whats with the laptop sitting on the table? lol
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No laptop Lil. Just a binder full of Oil and Gas and Forestry maps and projects taking place in the area. Laptop stays home when I'm there... my fingers and toes were crossed when I wrote that.
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05-13-2012, 11:19 PM
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Sweet cabin Rob and what a nice location. I hope this is just the start to a lot of happy memories out there for you.
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05-14-2012, 02:57 PM
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05-14-2012, 05:59 PM
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Here's the bridge leading up to the nice white and red cabin in the previous pics. Half a days milling with to small a saw.
We were out there couple days this spring. still alot of work to do before next season....
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05-14-2012, 10:56 PM
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Looks like it could take a while to build a bridge like that. Sure are a lotta nice cabins out there.
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05-14-2012, 11:05 PM
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A precious few really get to live a dream.
Wow. One day I could only wish to be able to see some of these places and be able to use the land to support these activities.
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05-15-2012, 09:48 AM
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Here's the bridge leading up to the nice white and red cabin in the previous pics. Half a days milling with to small a saw.
We were out there couple days this spring. still alot of work to do before next season....
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That bridge looks like it certainly took some time to build. And a few of these at the end of it I'm sure. Excellent job!
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05-15-2012, 10:04 AM
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That bridge looks like it certainly took some time to build. And a few of these at the end of it I'm sure. Excellent job!
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there were a few of those after.....coffee . lots of work but still beats the day job
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05-15-2012, 10:35 AM
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Chainsaw milling, cabin building... Photos
If you guys want more info on chainsaw milling and cabin building, checkout The Happy Trappers. blog. They are trappers in northern B.C, living out there 10 months of the year.
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05-15-2012, 12:31 PM
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Man, you cabin owners don't know how lucky you got it
My father in law had a nice little hideaway up in Whitecourt, till of course they developed the road a few more kilometers and put in a residential area just north of his property line. He use to have about 3 Km to the nearest road and neighbor, know it's around 300m and your pretty much on top of them.
Yep, he's a tad upset
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05-15-2012, 04:11 PM
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Nice cabins guys and Rob, you have a great looking spot there. Rob are you worried that a high water type year might wash out or take out your cabin? Question for the trappers with backwoods cabins. I and many others enjoy our outdoors by argo, quad or sled. When we are exploring and just having a fun day out in the woods and come across backwoods cabins like these, we tend to just slow down or stop, take a good look and keep going. If you are at your cabin and we come up to it, do you guys mind some strangers stopping and saying hello? Great pics of all the cabins etc, a piece of heaven for sure.
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05-15-2012, 05:30 PM
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Rob are you worried that a high water type year might wash out or take out your cabin?
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Last year when we had flooding in most parts of Alberta, the creek did overflow and flooded the cabin. My understanding is that last year was the only time it ever happened. The creek swelled until a bunch of beaver dams gave out and that was it. New floor was the end result. The cabin, from the information I have been able to gather, was built in 1985 and only flooded the one time.
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If you are at your cabin and we come up to it, do you guys mind some strangers stopping and saying hello?
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Always welcome conversation with other like-minded folk. Might even have a cold beer with ya'.
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05-16-2012, 11:40 AM
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Wish I could put a cabin on our line but way to much access.
nice pictures guys!
Will put these bridge pictures to good use as we have to some to build.
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05-17-2012, 07:03 AM
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oh yeah .. i am enjoying this thread .. thanks all
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oh yeah .. i am enjoying this thread .. thanks all
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yeah what he said ...lol btt
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06-16-2012, 08:49 PM
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wall tents with a permanent floor and fly supports are nice for the spring,summer,fall when your along ways from a cabin and haven't got a permit to build one. use this one alot doing summer maintance. ran a little 3\4 pipe up a couple hundred yards to a creek so i have running water\fire protection. take it all down in the fall and stuff it in a 55gallon drum, put it up when i need it.
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06-17-2012, 06:58 AM
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thanks for posting braggadoe ...
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06-25-2012, 03:44 PM
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Awesome thread guys, I am incredibly jealous.
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06-25-2012, 03:55 PM
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Yeah, this is amazing...
I would really like to learn how to trap,skin, etc... If anyone ever needs a hand, PM me!
Question though: Are these built on private land or crown land? from what I understand it is ok to build them on crown land but you can't live in it, only temporarily?.. Is this a misconception?
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wall tents with a permanent floor and fly supports are nice for the spring,summer,fall when your along ways from a cabin and haven't got a permit to build one. use this one alot doing summer maintance. ran a little 3\4 pipe up a couple hundred yards to a creek so i have running water\fire protection. take it all down in the fall and stuff it in a 55gallon drum, put it up when i need it.
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This gives me some ideas for my own wall tent. That set up looks really neat
At Fort Edmonton they have some neat set ups in their tent town as well
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Cabin question
Nice cabins guys, I found a cabin this past bear season, I will post up a couple pictures of it.
Found 3 cabins in total, all 3 had the use respect signs on the doors. Now in two of the cabins the doors were unlocked and if you poked your head inside there was a ledger on the table to leave a comment of who you were and the like, just a friendly who's been here sort of thing.
Now the third cabin as I said had the use respect sign, but was locked up.
Now to my question. Are the cabins supposed to be locked, not supposed to be locked, up to each trapper, or open for the weary traveler who might be lost and stumble on to one. I looked in the regs but couldn't find it or may have been in the wrong place.
Thanks for the info and here's the pics of the cabin and wood shed.
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06-25-2012, 05:34 PM
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There is no requirement to leave a cabin locked or unlocked, strictly up to the trapper. I leave mine open for no other reason than if it's locked, somebody will probably do damage to get in. If it's open and they want to make a coffee or a bowl of soup, they can help themselves. Same thing, just use respect and don't steal from the trapper. Everything he has there he needs and most of us travel many miles to get there. Finding out we're missing required tools, etc., well, I'm sure you get the picture. There is a lot of work that goes into maintaining a cabin in the middle of nowhere.
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Thanks. The thought of stealing Was not on my mind anyway. I sat at the table on the porch, ate my lunch, watched a cow and calf swim the lake, cleaned up my crumbs, and left.
Was just wondering.
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I'm pretty sure most guys wouldn't steal as the vast majority of outdoorsmen are honourable. I too have come across many trapline cabins and always have a look inside if it's unlocked. But, there is always somebody who isn't so honourable who will take what he can get. Just like the guy that finds a trail camera and takes it. Turns my stomach that we would steal from our own.
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06-25-2012, 06:18 PM
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Are these built on private land or crown land? from what I understand it is ok to build them on crown land but you can't live in it, only temporarily?.. Is this a misconception?
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No, it is not a misconception. The Trapper's Cabin Policy states that no more than 180 days a year (at least that's what it looks like to me, mine's faded) can be spent in the cabin, which is more than enough.
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I'm pretty sure most guys wouldn't steal as the vast majority of outdoorsmen are honourable. I too have come across many trapline cabins and always have a look inside if it's unlocked. But, there is always somebody who isn't so honourable who will take what he can get. Just like the guy that finds a trail camera and takes it. Turns my stomach that we would steal from our own.
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Last year we were out quading and a bad storm rolled in about the same time we came across a trappers cabbin so we whent inside started a fire to try and dry off and when the storm died out we chopped wood and left 20$ for the use the cabbin. Our whole group was glad that the trusting trapper left it unlocked. And if the trapper is reading this a big thanx goes out to you
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No, it is not a misconception. The Trapper's Cabin Policy states that no more than 180 days a year (at least that's what it looks like to me, mine's faded) can be spent in the cabin, which is more than enough.
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Excellent, this is what I wanted to know.
Thanks guys. I know MOST people who stumble across stuff like this will treat it with respect.. It's too bad knowing that there are a few who show blatant disrespect though.
Anyway, I better find out where I can do a trapping course now!!
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