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DungeonX
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# Posted: 10 Dec 2012 03:07pm
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Has anyone developed a format for a camp log book or format for organizing start up and shut down procedures for themselves or guests? and would be willing to share?
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RedTailHawk
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# Posted: 10 Dec 2012 03:42pm
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if someone doesn't already have one, we can start drafting one right here...
Camp/cabin etiquette for guests
bring certain supplies
help out (don't expect to be waited on)
clean up during stay and when leaving
Safety
around water
around wildlife
around campfire
Activities
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justincasei812
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# Posted: 10 Dec 2012 03:42pm
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I just put mine in a word document and then laminated it. I tried to make it so if anyone went up they could open/ close the cabin on their own. Opening on the front and closing on the back and I have one for summer and winter since we do not run water in the winter. The big thing was when we were there we wrote things down as we went along, then the next time we went up we would follow it the list and if we missed something or noticed that we needed to add either more details we would add it right then. When we could go through and do everything we needed to do I typed it up and then laminated it.
Opening the Cabin goes like this:
•Turn on the propane at the tank (under the cover). Check gauge should be above "20" if not call the propane company at 989-XXX-XXXX for delivery.
•Turn on generator so there are lights in the cabin (if dark outside and for the well pump to work).
•Go into Cabin and light the three gas lights and the stove burners (this allows the gas to flow and to get the air out of the lines you will need to light these with a lighter). Keep on until all other appliances are lit that need to be lit then all burners and gas lights can be turned off.
•To light the refrigerator, open panel at the bottom of fridge. Turn the knob to on and push in, depress the igniter a couple of times. There is a little mirror to the left where a flame can be seen. You may have to shield it from the light to see it. One other way to check to see if it is lit is to hold your hand above the exhaust at the back left hand side of the fridge. If it is warm/ hot then it is lit. If not you may need to try to relight it. It will take 4+ hours for the fridge to get to temp and this will depend on how many warm items were placed in it.
•If needed light the heater/ stove (make sure the valve is open, near the floor). Turn the knob to pilot and depress the button. Hold the button down for about 30- 45 seconds (this will allow the air to be pushed out). After the 30-45 seconds start to click the igniter every 3-5 seconds, this may take a little bit for it to light (you may experience a little boom from the propane build up within the stove). This is not the most user friendly heater!!! When the pilot is lit it can be seen in the back right hand side of the heater. Turn the knob to "on". There is knob to adjust the temp (low to high) for adjustments. Also make sure the rocker switch is in the on position (located by the igniter).
•Make sure all faucets (kitchen sink, bathroom faucet, shower, outside faucet) are closed and the three on/ off valves under the cabin are closed as well (normally during colder temps). The three valves under the cabin can be located under the trap door in the front bedroom (in the corner to the right when you walk in the door under the carpet). Two are close enough to reach under and open/ close the third you will have to crawl under the cabin to do.
•Turn on the main valve next to the water heater down near the floor by the gauge.
•Turn on the breaker (if off) for the well pump (back bedroom lower left on the panel). This will allow the well to pressurize (range should be between 30-60 psi). Check to make sure the pressure rises, also listen for water running, if so find the source and turn it off!!!!
•Hot water tank- When there is pressure in the system (should be automatically), turn the knob to pilot. Depress the knob for about 1 ½ - 2 minutes this will allow the air to escape, after that click the igniter every five seconds or so. After two or three attempts turn the knob to "on" and see if it ignites. If not go back to pilot and continue the process. Turn the temp up. After the water heater is up to temp (about an hour) turn down. Turn the water heater up as needed (during shower times, etc.), this will save on propane when not needed.
•ENJOY!!!!
Hope this helps or sort of what you are looking for,
Kevin
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TheWildMan
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# Posted: 11 Dec 2012 11:24am
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I rarely have guests at my place. i keep a log book though. since i live at the cabin year round (and its the housing part of a small self sufficent farm) I keep a log book to record weather observations, crop planting and harvests, day by day activity, construction projects, business ventures, etc. it functions as a ledger, calendar, planting schedule, journal, to do list, etc.
I use a regular spiral notebook, use the first 10 pages to record important information (general planting dates, phone numbers, core values and objectives) then i divide each page into 4 sections. when i open it (2 pages side by side) they make a week, having 8 sections (7 days with a neumerical calendar date, the 8th section is for the week)
the margin functions as a brief to do note section (appointments, pay dates, holidays, tax dates), the line with the date is used for weather and health observations (note if im sick on that day, if its heavy rain i deytail how much water was collected, if sunny i record how many hours solar charging for batteries, etc)
the 7 lines for each day detail what happened on that day, any noteable purchases, construction work, if i met with anyone, anything worth note (if i spent the day cutting firewood i might record tools used, any maintenence needs afterward, how many cords of wood were cut, etc)
the week section is used as extra space for very busy days, as well as general long term notes (detail planting goals as per whats in season to plant, what harvest dates are anticapated, deadline dates for repairs and projects that are seasonal-such as having enough firewood cut and dry by october, having maple taps and buckets clean and ready by mid february)
the last pages after new years eve detail assets (core resources-number of rain barrels, vehicles (if any), expensive tools, etc. they also detail crops planted that year, what was harvested, dates, and quantity as well as any successful ventures (such as cutting and selling extra firewood, making tomahawks with anvil in the shop to sell at craft shows etc, successful ventures will be tried again, failures will be given up in favor of successful ones)
all of this is hand written, in a notebook, the book is readied (writing in dates etc) 1 month before the new year.
critical things such as where i buried money or valuables are not included, the logbook contains no information that could be usefull if its stolen. since i also do farming (on a small scale) its worth recording things that are very productive, if one variety of a type of vegartable does bettewr than others given soil and water i will be able to track that and plan to plant more next year, when i reach a goal of having enough either canned or dried for my own needs for 2 years i can sell the surplus for a couple extra bucks.
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SE Ohio
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# Posted: 11 Dec 2012 11:48am
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In the 2011 cabin breakin, the cabin log spiral notebook ($0.89) was stolen, but the thief was kind enough to leave me the pages already used  New spiral notebook has writing on outside "CABIN LOG BOOK" to make it less desireable to those thieves that cannot afford the dollar store...
I keep post it notes on the door for "Next Time" items, any special tools or purchases/restock items.
Our Offgrid Cabin Shutdown procedure: Nothing written. We disconnect 12volt battery (for lights), lock up! Only plumbing is a pitcher pump which is frost-proof (loses prime, PE water tank is freeze-friendly). Sink trap is rubber/freeze friendly. This setup is low-stress.
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TheWildMan
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# Posted: 11 Dec 2012 02:08pm
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SE, that reminds me of a delapidated house i used to live in, bought it in an auction (tax repo), was not lived in for decades and owners stopped useing as a summer home/vacation home 20 years before i bought it (hence why they did not bother to pay the $300 owed in back taxes, 20 year since they even looked at it, and the dilapidated shape with holes rotted out in the floor made it not worth keeping).
I fixed it up while living there and after a couple years sold it for 15 times what i bought it for, anyway
the first couple weeks i had it it was broken into, someone went in the back door, pulled a truck up to it in the night while i was at work, ransacked the interior hauling away a piano-but tossing the box of antique gold watches that was on it onto the floor. they took the black and white TV, betamax, box of tapes and my playstation (I was poor, and this was 2002). they left the original teddy bear (an antique that came with the house) and a jar full of loose change, but stole my laundry, the broken brass headboard (and copper pipes, I assume to sell as scrap), I have no idea why they wanted a bag full of my faded T shirts and worn out jeans. needless to say i think the mice that were in the house had a higher IQ than the people who broke in.
your post about the notebook reminded me off being robbed by these guys
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toyota_mdt_tech
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# Posted: 12 Dec 2012 12:45am
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Quoting: DungeonX Has anyone developed a format for a camp log book or format for organizing start up and shut down procedures for themselves or guests? and would be willing to share?
I have, its very detailed. I'm type A and very picky!
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brokeneck
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# Posted: 12 Dec 2012 09:44pm
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We have 10 family members that have rights to use the cabins anytime -- we have a notebook complete with photos on using the woodstoves turning the well on and draining it down etc. sure is nice makes the procedures brainless --
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