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Mike 870
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# Posted: 5 Jan 2017 02:50pm
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I paid $1,300 an acre with no frontage, not much flat land and no marketable timber (yet). Definitely overpaid, but didn't care much because I had been looking over 10 years and knew exactly what I wanted.
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PA_Bound
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# Posted: 5 Jan 2017 03:50pm
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I have two cabins- one for hunting and another for family recreation. To answer the original question, the hunting cabin is about a 3 hour drive, which I think is too far for a one-day trip. I've done it a few times, but it isn't fun. My recreational family cabin is about 1:40 trip. That's definitely do-able for a one-day trip, and I do it frequently.
One other note, I don't put much stock in comparing what everyone else paid per acre or others opinions on what I paid. So many factors effect price, even in the same area. And what is important to everyone is different- so I may be willing (and happy) to pay more/less than somebody else based on what the land has to offer and what is important to me. Obviously cheaper is better, but as long as you are happy with the purchase and you don't put your family's financial future at risk in the process then I say you didn't pay too much.
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jaransont3
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# Posted: 5 Jan 2017 04:30pm - Edited by: jaransont3
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Jill and I are a 830 miles (about 14 hours) from our cabin in Northern MN. Yes, we wish it was closer, but we still get there 4-5 times a year for a week at a time. The distance makes our time there even more precious.
I have started working on my private pilots license which should more than half the time to get there. We have my brothers private grass runway just a few hundred yards through the woods from our cabin.
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BigGloves
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# Posted: 5 Jan 2017 04:33pm
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Quoting: jaransont3 I have started working on my private pilots license which should more than half the time to get there. We have my brothers private grass runway just a few hundred yards through the woods from our cabin.
That's the way to do it!
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Shadyacres
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# Posted: 5 Jan 2017 05:50pm
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We had looked for years in and around central and northern PA for cabin land. Nothing ever suited in price or else too steep or too swampy. That would have been 1 1/2 to 3 hour drive had we found some. Ends up we find some 35 minutes away and I love it. If we had been far away , would not be able to go much or else miss the grandson growing up. Now I am usually at the cabin almost every weekend. And as far as price you can't compare like its been said before in this thread. I won't say what I had to pay other than that it was much more than 10000 an acre. You see it and like better buy it.
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offgridjunkie
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# Posted: 9 Jan 2017 04:29pm
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I have had cabins a days drive from me, and they never got used. My current one is 51 miles away and is 1 hr 20min door to door. Cabin gets used much more and it is just far enough away, we feel like we are away from it all. Having it totally off grid and no ability to receive cell service really helps.
I always recommend cabins with in 2-3 hrs of your home if you want to use it more than a few times a year.
Just my $.02
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Ontario lakeside
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# Posted: 9 Jan 2017 04:46pm
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Our place is at the 2 hour mark door to dock, including the boat in. I wouldn't want to go much further.
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tfsimmons
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# Posted: 9 Jan 2017 05:09pm
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Our property is about a 45 min drive and we use it probably a dozen times a year. With it so close, we go up sometimes just for a half day or an evening picnic or for doing some shooting and sometimes we go up for a few days. Often times we decide to go up last minute. If it were more than a couple hours away, our use would drop to just a few time a year.
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Cowracer
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# Posted: 9 Jan 2017 05:25pm
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about 60 minutes door to door. Just far enough away to make staying overnight worth it, but not so far as to negate quick weekend getaways.
As an side note, I am on call 24/7/365, so there has been a couple times where I had to go wheels-up from the cabin to head to the plant. Not often, but it is something that's possible if I cant unknot the problem over the phone.
Tim
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Asher
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# Posted: 10 Jan 2017 04:15am
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4:40 minutes and 278 miles... Been doing it almost every weekend for over a year now.. Love every minute..
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paulz
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# Posted: 10 Jan 2017 07:19am
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16 miles, 25 minutes! But a world away in lifestyle, from congested city and 5 ft. setbacks to small town and acres of peace. Spend about half time there in nice weather, only about once a week in winter.
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Hart Ridge
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# Posted: 10 Jan 2017 08:32am
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I live on the north side of Franklin County Ohio, have a place in Vinton County and it takes me about 1:40 to get there. Owned it for 5 years and have no issue with the drive. I am fortunate that there are about 4-5 alternate routes I can take that have a minimal effect on the drive time, and all have a scenic aspect once I get out of Columbus. I do find that I enjoy the drive time to reflect on things to put me in the right frame of mind for my time down there and also to reflect on my time down there when I am headed back. I guess it all depends on how you spend your drive time.
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SE Ohio
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# Posted: 10 Jan 2017 01:33pm - Edited by: SE Ohio
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Quoting: Hart Ridge I live on the north side of Franklin County Ohio, have a place in Vinton County
1:30 drive to get to my Vinton Co OH property from Franklin Co. Hart Ridge, we may be neighbors in either county... Not to hijack the thread, but do you have an alternate for the I270/US 33 interchange? Killer from 4-7 on Fridays.
In general, I'm glad my drive isn't any longer. When starting out after work, it seems there is little time between arrival and lights out with unpacking, etc. Also dark upon arrival this time of year.
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Hart Ridge
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# Posted: 10 Jan 2017 02:22pm
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SE OH
Agreed on US 33. I usually try to plan my trips around rush hour. If you take US 23 South, you can go 36 East from Circleville or 50 East from Chillicothe. Those routes work for me due to where my place is located. Very pleasant drives.
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LoonWhisperer
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# Posted: 10 Jan 2017 03:53pm
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A leisurely and scenic 2.5 hours which includes a stop at a small town for food, supplies and to let the dog stretch.
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Smawgunner
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# Posted: 10 Jan 2017 08:01pm
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That 33/270 makes me wait till 6:45 before I leave. Just glad they took the light out in Carroll!
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Tarmetto
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# Posted: 12 Jan 2017 08:22am
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4 ways to get there from here...all are 2 hours. The wife prefers one route...I another.
It's close enough to do a morning commute to work rather than driving home the night before. I ALWAYS sleep better down there, and I'm an early bird anyway, so staying another night doesn't alter my schedule.
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KelVarnsen
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# Posted: 12 Jan 2017 08:36am
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My place is about 4 hours if traffic is perfect and I take all major highways (traffic is rarely perfect). It is closer to 5 if I take lesser highways and is a pretty nice drive. Unfortunately, I live deep in Southern Ontario and almost anywhere north takes you through the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) which is ever expanding.
I've got 10-15 years of working life left. By the time retirement comes I'll have the cabin just perfect. Then the drive won't matter much. Hopefully, self driving cars will be mainstream by then.
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