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# Posted: 11 Mar 2011 15:00 - Edited by: backcountry
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I have read the site much over the last year and have to say there is a wealth of info on here. We started our small camp the last weekend in May 2010 and were using it Mid August. As it is far from complete but we had it weather tight and usable. It was a work in progress for us as it all strted on graph paper at home then off to cutting the logs and a friend of mine sawed them for us on a prtable mill. It was a huge project to get completed as far as we did with only having weekends to work at it. I painted the plywood for the winter and am debateing what to do with the outside for this year. There is a small local mill in the area that makes Pine log Siding and we are considering it as an option right now.

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MikeOnBike
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# Posted: 11 Mar 2011 16:16
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Very nice backcountry. Welcome to the forum.

Is that about 12x16? More pictures please. Tell us more.

turkeyhunter
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# Posted: 11 Mar 2011 17:15
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backcountry=-===really nice looking place, log siding is what i plan on using in on my new camp.

Erins#1Mom

# Posted: 11 Mar 2011 18:06
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It's beautiful.

rayyy
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# Posted: 11 Mar 2011 18:31
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Home sweet home,very nice.

bobrok
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# Posted: 11 Mar 2011 19:14
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Hi backcountry and welcome to the forum. NS! Now there is a place I'd truly love to visit someday.
Lovely cabin.

Just
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# Posted: 11 Mar 2011 19:49
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lots of over hang .keep it dry , i like that !!
wellcome
just

hattie
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# Posted: 11 Mar 2011 20:53
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Very pretty....Would love to see pics of the inside.

Gary O
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# Posted: 11 Mar 2011 20:59
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Mighty mighty nice backcountry, mighty nice.

neb
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# Posted: 11 Mar 2011 21:05
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Very nice.

canadian girl
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# Posted: 11 Mar 2011 23:50
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Hello Cape Breton from PEI :) Great cabin would love to see more pics of the interior .and land . We are hoping to start our cabin sometime in April if all goes well.

backcountry
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# Posted: 14 Mar 2011 16:18 - Edited by: backcountry
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Thanks for the kind words folks.

The camp is actually 16x16 with a 10x16 loft on 30 acres we have right on the Cabot Trail. We have used attic drop down stairs to access the loft so during the day we did not lose space. We have an immaculate kitchen woodstove in it that to me makes the camp more than anything else. The deck is 5' and the over hang was the only request my wife had on the whole project. The biggest decision I have now is the insulation one as I would like to avoid any sweating in it.

Canadian Girl we head to PEI every July for a week. Beautiful province !!!

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MikeOnBike
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# Posted: 14 Mar 2011 16:48
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BC,

What did you finish your OSB floor with? I need treat the floor in the shed before it gets damaged. I can't decide between a polyurethane or just porch/floor paint which is my current direction. I'm looking for durability. My walls will be untreated plywood.

turkeyhunter
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# Posted: 14 Mar 2011 17:12
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backcuntry ---great moose pic is that last year????...did not figure they would have that much velvet horn this early in the year.I would like to see a pic of that woodstove as well. Beautiful camp you have.

backcountry
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# Posted: 24 Mar 2012 08:10
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Well its been a busy year and we used the camp very much. Spent last week there with the family and getting ready to have more time at the camp now that spring is approaching so thought I would see what great tips were on here that maybe I could incorporate for us.