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Originally Posted by Rattlesnake Guy
The mainland lots are still available in the winter for sledding activities. Many island residents come out. We know of 2 who come out by air boat during the in between times. Some places are not insulated but other like ours are like a regular house with insulation. I don't know the stats of how many are. If I had plans to spend much time out here in the winter I might consider a generator back up as I doubt that restoring the power in the winter would be a high priority for the Electric Coop. I would also put some effort into the water system so you could have freeze proof water supply during the winter. We don't come out in the winter.
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Good to know the mainland lots are available in the winter time so that makes a place available to park the truck and sled trailer. Good point about loss of power, never even came to mind, but I can see where that can and does happen and restoration would be slow coming. Generator backup is a good idea, just put one in at my house. For winter time use, I'm good with not having any running water. If I need it there the lake, if to much of a pain melting snow on the stove would work too. Do that on my wood stove at home here when I've lost power in the past. Matter of fact I wouldn't have even bothered with the generator, but the wife doesn't appreciate ruffing it to much.
How often do you guys loose power?
To bad you don't head out on the lake in the winter time. Great time of the year to be out and about. Tons of awesome trails in the area and of course when the lake is frozen up real good, it's great.
Hmm $160 per year seems pretty reasonable considering the return benefit. Ah the first right of refusal I think is what raised the red flag. So is there anywhere that I can go to get the details on how that works? The rental restriction is also good to know. I have given the thought to possibly renting a week or two per year only to folks that I personally know to off set the taxes but like you said there is "renting" to somebody that you know versus putting the place up to a total stranger. Since the assoc specifically discourages this I'd respect that.