Bought a cabin, what gear should I keep there?

Me.:D

I think that would be a great Idea lol.

That cabin looks great. Con grats on getting that beauty.

Bryan
 
I'd get about $20 worth of used books, especially the ones I've always wanted to read but for some reason have put off.
If for some reason, I got bored with Mother Nature, that would my plan B.
 
kycolonel said:
An absolute must is a good multi-attachment shop vac. A lamp on a timer as well as a motion sensored light on the porch is nice to have, both for security and convenience. Find or make a good hidey hole somewhere in or under the cabin. Lock boxes will walk. I had three Adam Henrys break into my place and take a bunch of tools, my redwing boots :mad:, and the entire farm gate that they had to cut the lock off of to get in. They actually had the stones to show up again the next day with a trailer, likely to get my tractor, when some guys that were working there called the police.
If you have neighbors who live full time out that way, stop in and get friendly with them so that they recognize you and your vehicles. Then bring them something at Christmas time. They will be invaluable for keeping an eye on your place.
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Growing up in a rural area that our farm was one of only two on a road that was 5 1/2 miles long, this is very good advice. Get to know your neighbors. You would be surprised how far food, alcohol (if appropriate), or helping with their upkeep will go. Other great idea is the contractor job site tool boxes.
Good luck, great area to be at from the picture.
Be safe.
 
Nearly unbelievable, but i'm from the same area as swamphunter2 (Hibma and Ingersoll intersection if you're old enough to know the older names of area roads). There are/were cabins near where my Folks live (and i grew up), but don't recall them ever being broken into. However, the cabin-owners i knew kept nothing of value inside iirc (nearly 30 ago).

In any event, times are different today. Furniture, etc would be no problem, but anything electronic (TV/DVD's, kitchen appliances) would be better off in a steel vault.

It's definitely good advice to get to know your 'local' neighbors, but that will take time. Besides, they may not be upstanding people to start with.... ya never know. Incidently, if there were to be break-in's they would most likely occur during the week b/c *everyone* who lives in the area knows that Folks from 'down-South' only come up on weekends.
 
Any type of box safe can be defeated if the burglar has sufficient time & inclination to do so. If the cabin's located far enough from others in the area for lights & noises to not be heard, they'll have the time. If you have a safe, it'll either be cut, pried, or dragged off entirely if not permanently bolted down.

An outside storage shed offers no real resistance unless it's a concrete bunker with a steel door, anything expensive & sellable is vulnerable to loss.

It's the unfortunate part of being fortunate enough to own a nice little remote cabin.

Denis
 
An inflatable sheep!

Also a comprehensive hand tool kit, galvanised floorboard nails, and maybe a cheap chainsaw with a can or two of gas.
 
It depends on the area, there are many areas around here where nothing of value should be stored. Many folks take everything of value home, electronics, generators guns etc are all hauled back and forth.

I have a cabin in an area surrounded by private lands and has no road access. I keep a good generator stored in a well built power house made from 1 inch plywood reinforced with lots of screws, and locked with an industrial padlock- the kind that weigh 2 or 3 pounds.

In the cabin I keep stuff that can easily be replaced, basic TV DVD microwave oven. I don't keep anything of real value there.

Be sure to set plenty of mousetraps, as they will be the most frequent unwanted guest.
 
The cabin is already built so some of this stuff might not be possible...

If you had a really deep closed that you could put in a safe, bolted to the floor/walls/ etc., and then put a false wall in front of it for a normal looking closet that might be an idea. Also if there were some sort of sub-floor storage with a trap door that you could move a bed over but they might be on to that sort of thing.

I don't remember my Grandparent's losing much to theft but their cabin would often get broken into in the winter by vagrants. One time they burned out the electric stove because they were using it for heat as they were too lazy to split the cut wood for the wood stove.

I guess the best advice is to not leave anything behind that you would really miss if it disappeared.
 
Just let it be known that you don't really mind going back to prison and that after 9 years that last guy that you went away for is finally on solid foods;)...

Cast iron cookware.

BTW - really nice looking place...
 
I would make sure you have plenty of warm clothes and blankets there incase you get socked in by bad weather in the winter. Also going to need some comfy outside chairs for when the weather is nice...

I trust pretty much everybody from the start... talk to your new neighbors and ask them if they have ever had any problems in the past and go from there.

Ski
 
Yeah all that stuff and some toilet paper in a rodent proof container, cause when you get there you are gonna have to and you will either forget or have it packed away.:D
 
You need cheap nylon coated aluminum cooking pots from WalMart.

A woodburning stove for heat. A board with nails in it (to leave camoflauged in the driveway). You know, the usual.
 
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