Comments on: Snow at the Port-a-hut! http://www.wildsnow.com/8616/snow-backcountry-camping/ Backcountry Skiing Weblog Blog, FAQs, more, links and info about randonnee, telemark and backcountry ski mountaineering. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:13:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Glenn Sliva http://www.wildsnow.com/8616/snow-backcountry-camping/#comment-48396 Glenn Sliva Thu, 22 Nov 2012 15:00:55 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=8616#comment-48396 Be careful on the snow shovel. This flat lander learned the hard way that a Steel Metal edged shovel tears up wooden decks. My neighbor quickly warned me and I returned the Shovel to Valley Lumber for a plastic Suncast. My mouth is watering to get some sliding in! Be careful on the snow shovel. This flat lander learned the hard way that a Steel Metal edged shovel tears up wooden decks. My neighbor quickly warned me and I returned the Shovel to Valley Lumber for a plastic Suncast.

My mouth is watering to get some sliding in!

]]> By: Lou Dawson http://www.wildsnow.com/8616/snow-backcountry-camping/#comment-48090 Lou Dawson Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:43:23 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=8616#comment-48090 Ken, I'd seen that. I did get a laugh out of it. The way they're using the rig is really just a pull-behind RV that looks cool. The way they write about it seems to effort at making it into something more -- though I'm sure what they're doing is fun. Stick a wood stove in an RV, add some wood paneling, and there you go. Our porta-hut concept is to build something that's intended to be portable, but more for the purpose of moving from one long-term location to another, and with super beef to handle huge high altitude snow loads. Sort of like a tiny mobile home on steroids. In a sense the WildSnow HQ is an RV, but it's wide and tall, not something you'd just whip around the country with on a whim. If I built another one, I'd probably keep the jumbo width (9 foot 6 inches) but also go a bit longer than the trailer size of 16 feet, to what sounds like a lot of tiny house builders use, 20 feet. Thing is, I didn't want to get to the point where anyone could accuse us of using or planting a mobile home, and the smaller size and appearance has a lot to do with that. So Keeping the size down is important in that sense. I've been in a lot of RVs that are bigger than the porta hut! In fact, when we were planning our project we did talk about just buying a big honkin' pull-behind RV and reinforcing the roof. But those things are pricey and ugly, and even with a stronger roof the wall could be too weak. Our project of course had multiple goals: aesthetics, quality, and of course keeping the government from harassing us. Parking an RV and using it on occasion is the best way to keep harassment to a minimum, but other than that the idea wasn't working for us. So we built an "RV" from scratch. We're still delighted with the results and have not gotten any complaints. Ken, I’d seen that. I did get a laugh out of it. The way they’re using the rig is really just a pull-behind RV that looks cool. The way they write about it seems to effort at making it into something more — though I’m sure what they’re doing is fun. Stick a wood stove in an RV, add some wood paneling, and there you go. Our porta-hut concept is to build something that’s intended to be portable, but more for the purpose of moving from one long-term location to another, and with super beef to handle huge high altitude snow loads. Sort of like a tiny mobile home on steroids. In a sense the WildSnow HQ is an RV, but it’s wide and tall, not something you’d just whip around the country with on a whim.

If I built another one, I’d probably keep the jumbo width (9 foot 6 inches) but also go a bit longer than the trailer size of 16 feet, to what sounds like a lot of tiny house builders use, 20 feet.

Thing is, I didn’t want to get to the point where anyone could accuse us of using or planting a mobile home, and the smaller size and appearance has a lot to do with that. So Keeping the size down is important in that sense. I’ve been in a lot of RVs that are bigger than the porta hut!

In fact, when we were planning our project we did talk about just buying a big honkin’ pull-behind RV and reinforcing the roof. But those things are pricey and ugly, and even with a stronger roof the wall could be too weak. Our project of course had multiple goals: aesthetics, quality, and of course keeping the government from harassing us. Parking an RV and using it on occasion is the best way to keep harassment to a minimum, but other than that the idea wasn’t working for us. So we built an “RV” from scratch. We’re still delighted with the results and have not gotten any complaints.

]]> By: Ken McKean http://www.wildsnow.com/8616/snow-backcountry-camping/#comment-48087 Ken McKean Wed, 14 Nov 2012 04:26:25 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=8616#comment-48087 http://www.skinet.com/skiing/articles/ski-bumming-tiny-house?src=facebook Wonder where they got the idea? http://www.skinet.com/skiing/articles/ski-bumming-tiny-house?src=facebook

Wonder where they got the idea?

]]> By: Lou Dawson http://www.wildsnow.com/8616/snow-backcountry-camping/#comment-48025 Lou Dawson Mon, 12 Nov 2012 15:32:13 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=8616#comment-48025 Gringo, it's easy to figure out for anyone interested. That's all I'll say. We're fairly generous with the place in various ways that many of our friends and associates know about, but I've never felt it appropriate to do an information dump. We don't keep anything valuable up there so it's not a security concern, more about at least a modicum of privacy. Lou Gringo, it’s easy to figure out for anyone interested. That’s all I’ll say. We’re fairly generous with the place in various ways that many of our friends and associates know about, but I’ve never felt it appropriate to do an information dump. We don’t keep anything valuable up there so it’s not a security concern, more about at least a modicum of privacy. Lou

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