Well, well, well

by | Apr 16, 2023 | at camp, Comfort

We waited for almost a year before we finally got the call:

They would (finally!) be coming to drill the well at camp!!

It turned out to be a multi-day project. The noise level was no where near what I thought it would be, which was nice, since they were drilling literally steps from our window! This was great because it gave me an up close and personal view of the action.

After the well was finished, the ground was too soft for them to extricate their equipment right away (thank you, Maine spring mud season!) so we had a lawn ornament for a few days. But I didn’t care! We finally had a well!

Now if only they would come back to put a pump on it ….

Here’s some more photos: Keep reading

Staying warm at camp

by | Feb 21, 2023 | at camp, Clarity

After much research, we bought a Vermont Castings Alpine C3 Wood Stove. It was the perfect stove for our situation (on paper, at least), but in real life, not so much. You see, most of the time, the smoke emptied out into the camp via the door, bottom of the stove, or stove pipe.

Not good.

The installers came out to look at it a couple of times. The first time, they noted that the heat blanket in the stove had melted, so they replaced that. The next time they noted that the stove was cracked. They replaced it, and it did work for a short time after that. Keep reading