10X16 log park type shelter

[thedoublejranch]

Bringing power in, no longer will be off the grid. Pulled permit, installed meter base load center combo all fed underground. Bringing it close to 1/2 mile, all buried. The local utility district is paid in full. Almost 30K, now the contractor who plows it under inside 3" conduit on a large roll. Uses a tractor, roll on the back, vibrating spike in the front. 700 to move his gear in place and 1.75 per foot to plow it in.

Labor and Industries signed off on my meter base install, I dug a 3 foot trench from meter base location to where transformer will be (only about 10 feet away)

Already buried feeder wire to cabin from panel inside 1" gray conduit but ends not trimmed out. Power should be in within 2 weeks of this posting.

Already bought the fridge, 4.5 CF Magic Chef, also installed new cooktop stove/oven with chatter about banning gas stoves, I just pulled the trigger.
Pilot Rock park style BBQ pit going in near shelter, added horseshoe pit, lane still needs grooming, but the basics are on. Magnetic scoreboard for hose shoes installed.
Installed new sign "Ride for the Brand", A quote I heard and liked. This was from Harriet Hagamans campaign to defeat Liz Cheney in Wyoming. A successful bid I might add.

 

[thedoublejranch]

Few more, limited to 10. I may go back in Sept to hook up to grid, otherwise, spring thaw in April.

 

[Foggy47]

^ Reminds me of an old saying: "Roughing it eloquently".

 

[thedoublejranch]

Oh, a couple of antique items I found in my constant search for any Park Service or USFS

The brass plaque is picture from seller, it is installed over my cabin door, but be darned if I can find where the picture is.

Uniform is an official USNPS unit with the felt hat. It includes the pants also, they are hanging on the hanger under the coat.

 

[thedoublejranch]

Just got power brought in no longer off the grid. Cabin is not connected yet, just meterbase and a single duplex 20A outlet. All buried about 2200 feet cost was $35K. big plans in spring, power up cabin (wire already buried right to meter base) got new fridge, its going to be nice.
Running a 50/30/20A RV power box to one of the campsites punching in a camp host sight who will also have power. Lot more pictures will come in spring. Now, we have almost a foot of snow on the ground

 

[hunts_with_stick]

Just curious. and it might not even matter, but I am curious for my own sake in case i do something similar. Are those electric costs recouped if you sell?

 

[thedoublejranch]

Just curious. and it might not even matter, but I am curious for my own sake in case i do something similar. Are those electric costs recouped if you sell?

Yes, the value went up that amount. I do have a well on the property, it has everything to build and insure a home on, legally.
No one will insure it unless you are hooked to power. So now its a suitable building lot.

 

[thedoublejranch]

OK, been a while, lots happened. Spent $34,000 bringing power in, about 3/4 mile, all underground, an underground vault and pad mounted transformer. I pulled a permit and installed a meter base, signed off, hooked up. I then tied cabin into it, added a fridge, ice-maker, electric heat (Cadet 220V unit) ran heavy service to well enclosure and to a few campsites, now have a full 50/30/20A RV hookup. Added a camp host side and installed a 30A RV hookup for my camp host. All underground THHN wire inside 1? gray conduit.
Bought a Blackstone griddle for cooking at the log park shelter.

I also had my solar well, but for another $9200, I had a local well guy trim out my well with the 220V Grundfos well pump (10GPM) with 1" pipe, bladder tank inside the well, pitless adapter, a frost free hydrant plus a stub to hook to a home later if needed. All pipe and adapter is 4 feet underground.

Now with power at the well, I have full water pressure, all manageable via the Grundfos well controller mounted on a 6X6 post, added a roof over the units per recommendations of well guy.
I have added a 1 gallon crock pot, in the morning, I can chop up some stew meat, bag of nice veggies, some beet stew seasoning from McCormicks, set it for low, head out, work all day, come in and I can smell the nice hearty stew waiting for me at dinner time. No more getting food from cooler heaven on earth.

So I put another $44K, but the value has went up that much. In fact, I have 2 20 acre lots, power is so close to the back 20, I am considering extending it further and maybe develop a building site for a retirement investment.

Painted my galvanized gates to look like USFS gates now, back and front gate.
Oh, flying my US flag and Trump flag too.