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(02-12-2018, 08:53 PM)Admiral Wrote: I fish up on the Gouin Reservoir in north central Quebec, propane stove, refrig and lights (which are pretty good, actually); wood heat; battery charged by solar for pumping water into a cistern for running water, propane water heater for showers, outhouse. Got to bring your drinking water. Everything is flown in by a De Havilland Beaver made in 1954. Amazingly civilized, they fly us in, we spend a week then they pick us up. We generally see no other people during the week, and when we see other fishermen in a boat it is an exception, and we stop and talk and swap beer. When we first started going up, 20 years ago, no frig, no shower, no running water; they had some block ice underground for cooling the beer and food.
A week like that is on my bucket list.
It WILL happen some day.
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the bottom feeders around here see those cabins as their savings account. Is there something other than copper you can use to run the propane to the lamps?
I thought about having a cabin, but my neighbor's cabin just about drives him nuts with people breaking in.
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Don't have one....but have visited several landowners who do.
I'd certainly look hard at using LED lights and a trickle solar charger for a battery to power them. You could probably get by with a few of those
"lighted switches". I have one in my shed and it is pretty good. Not sure how long it will last, but if you are only there a couple of evenings, bring some rechargeable batteries each time and you'd be set.
Refrigeration: again...how long are you there? What is the hike in like? Is a small inverter generator an option? How about a Yeti cooler? Might be the only time where Yeti is the cheapest option
Otherwise propane fridge sounds like the best option. Or...how badly do you need refrigeration? I did a lot of backpacking in the past where we'd on the trail for 2 weeks and got by just fine without.
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Don't forget about kero lamps.
Refrigeration is taken care of this time of the year.
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(02-12-2018, 10:15 AM)bgosh Wrote: Just wondering what some of you folks are using for lighting and refrigeration in your cabins without electricity?
Stan
Solar panel and a couple of 6V batteries for LED lights and water pump. Propane for fridge. Silly fridges are darned expensive tho. For heat, I would use a wood stove.
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If you don't want the hissing of a Coleman lamp then an Aladdin Lamp is a great choice. Kerosene or better yet lamp oil. Some beautiful and practical ones out there.
http://aladdinlamps.com/ Available in a lot of stores.
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