June 2011 - Camp Set-up

So, I moved out of the Beaver Cabin June 1st and my Mom and Butchie helped me move all of my stuff from the cabin to my home.  It consisted of 2 plastic bins, 2 duffels full of clothes/shoes, and 3 medium boxes full of food.
The next week, Julie and Kim helped me move the Rigid Box from Ama's car and onto my property.  It's 150 pounds of big steel and was awkward to say the least.
I needed a special U-ring to lock it, so the following day, my Mom and I spent an hour driving to 3 different hardware stores trying to find it.  Finally, at AIH, not only did they have it, but it was sent to them specifically by Rigid, and was FREE.  Things always seem like a pain in the ass at first, and then once you actually find the solution, it's more than easy.
Now, my camp is all set up... Raintarp set up over the Rigid box, small blue tent upstairs for my closet, and my bins and tools under the firewood tarp.  My sleeping quarters are away from the kitchen (bear precautions) and is a roomy 3-person tent set up down by the pond.   By doing that, I also was inspired to clear a preliminary path from the kitchen area to my tent, which will make tours of my home a lot more pleasant for visitors!
I love it!  Right now I'm using an upturned block of wood for a cook table and my sturdier bin for a chair.  Future improvements may include a real table and chair/s and maybe even a mosquito tent set up under the rain tarp so I can relax and cook and still see the birds fly by WITHOUT getting eating alive by mosquitos.  I don't mind mosquitos too much, since I don't react to them, but when it's a black swarm around my face, and I keep getting dead mosquitos into my food, it's just plain annoying.

Pictures to follow...