Opening and closing the cabin - An annual ritual for many

If you love and value your property, then you'll want to do this right!

spring daffodils and cabin

Spring Opening

It's the start of a new season. Everyone is anxious and excited to get back out to the country. It can also be a bit overwhelming.

We've put together a checklist to help you manage the process. More...

Winter Closing

All good things come to an end. And so it is with each season at your cabin or lodge.

It can feel sad to close up, but it's important to do things right to safeguard and protect your property so your spring opening will be a pleasure without any unwanted problems. More...

Snow on cabin

If you keep your cabin or lodge open for the winter, check out these tips on preparing for winter.

Do you have an opening or closing story, or tips to share with others? Send them in!

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Reader Tip

Ever wonder if your power went off when you were away and whether your freezer kept your food frozen?

Here's a tip sent in by Patsy: "...this has helped us know if our cabin freezer foods have thawed due to electrical outage during our absance. We put 3 or 4 ice cubes in a small sealed plastic snack bag and keep it in the freezer portion of our refrigerator. If we find the ice cubes have thawed and re-frozen into one "chunk" then we know our freezer foods have thawed and refrozen making the foods unsafe to eat." Thanks Patsy!




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