Crater Lake, Oregon vacation property build thread - BASE CAMP ⛺️ (2 Viewers)

[nonstopbike]

wow. @Hojack fantastic documentation, and great progress to see over the couple years you've had it.

Looking forward to seeing the progress continue!

 

[Hojack]

Thought I’d update the thread.
Went to the property to burn slash piles a couple week ago. Was a great time to getaway.

Got the fires going started and shot my buddies MP5 ptr32p. Was such a great time.

My slash pile almost gone in a couple hours.

Travis’s slash piles burning nicely.

Pretty cool pic of my piles burning.

 

[nonstopbike]

Killer Mp5 setup, also of course ya gotta go an clear some damned brush!

 

[Hojack]

Travis sharpening his saw while I was getting my slash piles going again.

The local came down with his 55HP tractor to push Travis’s pile together. He had a drum of used oil which really allowed it to take off.

Stirring up the pile and hit a pocket of oil that really flared up.

My piles almost gone

Travis’s piles burning nicely into the evening.

This has to be one of the best projects I’ve ever worked on.

 

[Hojack]

Picked up a snowblower from a customer of mine last weekend.

Starting to get ideas and material list for the bathroom/ pumphouse.

Really like the simplicity and look of this one.

 

[iptman]

Ariens makes a good snowblower. The LCT engines on those things are the progeny of the old Tecumseh engine line.

 

[snobdds]

It's a hell of a time to be building with lumber prices where they're at.

Hopefully you have some local mills around you where you can purchase some ruff cut lumber.

 

[Hojack]

It's a hell of a time to be building with lumber prices where they're at.

Hopefully you have some local mills around you where you can purchase some ruff cut lumber.

I found Doug fit studs for $4 each. I’ve got a buddy with a sawmill.

 

[Hojack]

Was on Google Earth today checking out the property. It shows my freshly cleared septic area and road.

My buddy Travis’s lot with slash piles.

Crater Lake left and property on the right where the hand icon is located.

Mt. Scott on rim of Crater Lake where our community got its name.

Locating a lot of 4x4 roads in the backcountry to explore in the 60 series.

 

[Hojack]

Found a pic of my ideal of the bathroom building interior

 

[nonstopbike]

I have the trash can for ya!

I think on Magnolia Home, they call this 'Rustic Chic'. I'm all for it! Easy to source trim and parts from your local hardware/farm store/scrap yard.

 

[Hojack]

I have the trash can for ya!

I think on Magnolia Home, they call this 'Rustic Chic'. I'm all for it! Easy to source trim and parts from your local hardware/farm store/scrap yard.

I have tons of pallets at work. Was thinking of disassembling them and using the wood for the interior of the buildings.

 

[nonstopbike]

I have tons of pallets at work. Was thinking of disassembling them and using the wood for the interior of the buildings.

Easy does it! Love the idea of re-purposing materials. Little bit of labor in splitting em down, but sure you could get an assembly line going.

 

[PAToyota]

I had the bright idea to re-purpose pallets for their wood. Unfortunately, what I found around here was that most of the pallets you could find were pine and by the time you started tearing them apart they splintered and cracked. There are hardwood pallets, but most times those are the ones the shippers want returned.

 

[Dirt Ferguson]

Those Mahindra tractors look pretty stout

Does your neighbor like his?

 

[Hojack]

Parts and servicing them is a PITA apparently but for the price and size of tractor compared to other brands it was worth it.

 

[calico kid]

It's a hell of a time to be building with lumber prices where they're at.

Hopefully you have some local mills around you where you can purchase some ruff cut lumber.

There are indeed small mills around here.

 

[calico kid]

There are indeed small mills around here.

Hey man we are almost neighbors!
I'm in Algoma up on the hill above the old mill. It is an old Ghost town.

There are indeed small mills around here.

 

[rustybucket]

After a few years of looking at property it finally happened and closed today. An acre of land in the pine forested valley east of Crater Lake, Oregon. The bare acre lot was listed at $7,000. I took a trip down to actually look at a couple other lots. I decided since I drove almost 4 hours I should look them all over. The property looked like the others but I saw a familiar object in the distance. As I got closer I saw a water well. I looked on the lot description and it mentioned no well. It also had a 4” pvc conduit ran in from the nearest power pole. Thinking I walked onto the wrong lot I walked back out to the street. The realty sign was there??? Confused as there are no addresses here I continued to walk around. The state of Oregon requires wells to have an ID tag. This shows who drilled the well and how it was constructed. We showed it was drilled in 2012 and produced over 20 gpm and was 60 feet deep.
Once I got back home I sent the well log to my realtor. She checked the tax ID on both the property for sale and the well log and they matched. Decided that it’s now or never to get a vacation property. Both of us suggested not mentioning the well. I called the well driller and talked with him. I work on wells here in northern Oregon so am very familiar with the industry.
After agreeing on $6500 I proceeded with the earnest money and final payment. Well it closed today and I have a mountain retreat at 4600’ in the snowbelt country east of Crater Lake National Park. The region has nice dry summers and cold snowy winters. The property is mostly covered with Lodgepole Pine.
First priority is fencing the property. Next will be installing a submersible pump and manual hand pump. After the well get power to the property. Install septic system. Start a pole barn with living quarters. First few will be camp trips. Should be a lot of fun in my FJ60 Landcruiser Snowball.
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If your in Oregon it’s be great to get together. If not then this thread will show the progress and journey ahead. This place is gonna be a lot of fun.
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View attachment 2082732View attachment 2082734View attachment 2082737 that's pretty cheap. First settlers in Portland where my ancestors. I remember my parents buying property down at Cannon Beach I think probably for $6,000? But yeah having a piece of property is nice. Right now the going price of real estate in Seattle is $760,000. Almost no one here can afford that property. is a soil they're good enough to grow vegetables

 

[rustybucket]

Deepest I have set a pump cylinder is 210’ at Frog Lake Campground near Mt. Hood, Oregon. The static water level when the snow melts is around 40-50’ depending on the snow year. By the end of the summer it’s dropped to over 200’. I can still pump water at 200’ but it’s not easy. I reduced the pipe size from
1-1/4” to 1” so it is easier to pump but you don’t get as much water per stroke. This is the deepest I would go.

I have some nice memories of Mount Hood. I was born in Portland and remember Mount Hood having lots of snow back in the early 70s. Maybe I should have stayed in Oregon? The last of my relatives still live in the Portland region.