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FOREST AND STREAM 
December, 1917 
A MODEL CAMP LODGE FOR ALL THE YEAR 
THIS UNIQUE AND COMFORTABLE CAMP CAN BE ECONOMICALLY CONSTRUCTED. IT HAS 
STOOD THE DOUBLE TESTS OF TIME AND USE AND HAS ALWAYS ROOM FOR ONE MORE 
Drawn for FOREST AND STREAM By P. P. AVERY, M. E. 
C ONSTRUCTING a model 
camp lodge has been 
and always will be a 
subject of much debate 
amongst sportsmen. I have 
built and occupied many, and 
for a cheap and substantial 
“shack” the one illustrated 
has proven the most com¬ 
fortable. These plans and 
specifications c a r e f u 11 y 
worked out will give a very 
complete, novel and practical 
shelter for campers which is 
so arranged that it is suit¬ 
able for winter and summer 
for week-end trips or con¬ 
tinuous use. This plan pro¬ 
vides a structure laid out 
scientifically at small cost. 
The lumber, including sills, 
studs, rafters, outside sheath¬ 
ing boards, flooring, and the 
two doors and six windows, 
may all be rough-cut and de¬ 
livered to the location of the 
camp lodge in neat bundles 
on a two-horse wagon. 
The camp will accommodate five to seven 
persons and by double bunks, one above 
the other, ten people, may sleep comfort¬ 
ably. The following specifications may be 
adhered to in its erection. 
Specifications. 
Site .—Select a level site of adequate 
area, with southwest exposure to the porch, 
and if possible near a stream of clean 
water at a slightly higher elevation than 
Front Elevation 
or bonded with cement as the builder sees 
fit and over these lay a wood sill 4" x 6" 
halved at corners. Build the chimney of 
field stone of size as shown, bonded to¬ 
gether with cement of 1 to 3 proportions, 
that is, one part cement to 3 parts sand. 
Build chimney as shown in detail, mak¬ 
ing the inside flue 8” x 8". Many novel 
designs may be made on the interior such 
as a shelf, etc., imbedding in the concrete 
width, of cement, 1 to 2 pro¬ 
portions. Before this cement 
sets hard the name of the 
lodge may be inscribed there¬ 
on ; build in between the fire¬ 
place walls a 34 " iron rod to 
which may be hung a kettle. 
Make out of a piece of heavy 
galvanized iron a plug to fit 
into the chimney throat to 
keep rain and snow out when 
fireplace is not used. 
Frame. — Across the 12' 
width set 2" x 6" floor beams 
24" O. C. nailed to the sill 
and over these lay a flooring 
of 1" x 4" North Carolina 
pine tongue and grooved, se¬ 
curely blind nailed to each 
beam. Erect the side walls 
2" x 4" hemlock set 18" on 
centers and form door and 
window openings as shown 
and hang in same 2 x 4' 
single or double sash, four or 
eight light each and make the 
front door 2' 6" x 7' o", make 
the interior door 2 r 2" x 
6' o", make solid shutters for all windows 
with hinges on inside and strong iron hook 
to fasten them securely on the inside. 
When the shutters are thrown back the 
sash may be swung back or open. Make 
the shutters of y pine boards cross 
braced as shown with 1" x 3" pine strips. 
The roof is to be constructed of 2" x 6" 
hemlock rafters set 24" on centers; over 
this lay 1" x 10" sheathing boards and 
the roof, so that a pipe line may be run to 
the kitchen. Situated on the edge of a 
lake or river about 15 feet from the bank, 
the camp is a joy to any sportsman’s heart, 
as has been my experience. 
Foundations .—Make the foundation piers 
of 12" x 12" field stone or rocks laid loose 
joints shotgun shells or cartridge shells, 
horns and the like. Provide a series of 
iron hooks projecting here and there from 
the interior face of the chimney wall on 
which may be hung an elk head, an old 
gunpowder horn, etc. Make the hearth 
about 16" from the chimney by its full 
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cover the side walls likewise, and over 
this on side walls and roof lay tar paper 
lapped 3" and securely nailed with tar¬ 
paper nails and tin washers. Make the 
front porch floor the same as main floor, 
but coat the joints with white lead before 
lapping as this is a great preservative. 
