Fun Hideaways

The kit

What to pack. What we already have.

Every cabin has a standard kit. This page tells you what that kit is, so you don't bring a second Dutch oven or forget the thing we never stock.

In every cabin

Wood stove

Seasoned rounds in the shed, kindling bundle on the hearth, long matches in the tin.

Cast iron

10" skillet minimum. Most cabins also have a 12" and a 5-quart Dutch oven. Seasoned, ready, don't wash with soap.

Satellite messenger

In a labeled wood box by the door. Instructions inside the lid. Replace in the box when you leave.

Guest log

A bound notebook. Read it if you want. Add an entry if you want. You won't be the first.

Topo map

Laminated, up to date. The access road, the nearest town, and the closest emergency meetup point are all circled.

Cabin binder

How the stove works, where the water shut-off is, what the breaker panel (if any) does, who owns the place and what they care about.

Splitting maul & wedge

In the shed. Eight-pound maul, two steel wedges. Gloves on the shelf above. Split what you burn, plus a little.

First aid kit

Refreshed every spring. Bandages, gauze, tape, butterfly closures, tweezers, an epi pen (we check the expiration), a SAM splint.

In the kitchen

Enough to cook three real meals a day for the cabin's max capacity. If you need something specific (a good knife, a grater that actually works, a pepper mill), bring it. The cabin kit is honest but average.

What we don't stock

Pack list we send with the Arrival Packet

Clothes

  • Layers. Always layers.
  • Wool socks (two pairs more than you think)
  • Rain shell, even in August
  • Boots that you don't mind getting muddy
  • Something warm to sleep in (30°F bag or the cabin's bedding plus a sweater)

Light & power

  • Headlamp (two per person, or one plus a backup flashlight)
  • Extra batteries
  • A book light if you read late — propane lamps are fine, but a book light is quieter
  • A small power bank if you want your phone's camera working all week

Food & water

  • All your meals, plus one extra dinner in case you stay a day longer (it happens)
  • Drinking water if the cabin's on a haul-in system; otherwise a filter is nice to have
  • A cooler of block ice, pre-frozen water jugs work as backup
  • Coffee. Specifically yours. The beans in the cabin are fine; yours are better.

For the cabin

  • Matches or a lighter that actually works (in addition to the ones there)
  • Work gloves for splitting wood
  • A small roll of duct tape (it solves more than you'd think)
  • Your own pillow, if you're particular. We provide good ones; "good" is not "yours."

The bench diagram

Every cabin has a workbench, usually in the shed. This is what you'll find on one. The hooks are labeled; if you use a tool, hang it back where it was.

Bench layout — same general arrangement at every cabin, varies by shed size. Tools hang on the pegboard, consumables and boxed items on the bench.