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Tallyho · 11-06-2006, 10:30 AM

Hi Chris,
Depending on the type of camp that you have, the list could vary considerably. Is it more of a year round place, or just a cottage? Will you be using it in the winter?
When I had my camp, my first concern was the water system. The first thing I would do is shut of the water pump and open it's circuit breaker. Then I would do the water heater, mine was electric, so I shut of the breaker and tagged it, with "DO NOT TURN ON". ( If the power is turned on to an empty water heater, the heating elements will burn out). At that point, I would open the water heater drain, and then a faucet at the lowest point in the system to start draining. All faucets, hot and cold, should be left open to prevent any air locks. Then I would flush the toilet until the tank was as empty as possible, and then add environmentally friendly anti freeze to the tank and bowl. Depending on how extensive your water system is, it may need to be blown out with compressed air. After that I made the building as weather tight, and secure as possible, and shut off the power. If you have a gas water heater, or other equipment, I would shut off the gas at the tank. When you reopen your camp, I would have a gas company technician come and relight everything. If you have a dock, you need to remove it, or install circulating pumps, or something to keep it from freezing in the ice. I always removed the float from our mooring, and attached a light line to it, which I tied to something on shore. That way it would be easy to find and retrieve come spring. I also would take down any signs and put away any outdoor equipment, otherwise it may disappear.
That's about all I can think of at the moment, if you have any questions, feel free to ask them.

11-06-2006, 10:30 AM	#2
Tallyho Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 312 Thanks: 439 Thanked 16 Times in 13 Posts	Closing camp Hi Chris, Depending on the type of camp that you have, the list could vary considerably. Is it more of a year round place, or just a cottage? Will you be using it in the winter? When I had my camp, my first concern was the water system. The first thing I would do is shut of the water pump and open it's circuit breaker. Then I would do the water heater, mine was electric, so I shut of the breaker and tagged it, with "DO NOT TURN ON". ( If the power is turned on to an empty water heater, the heating elements will burn out). At that point, I would open the water heater drain, and then a faucet at the lowest point in the system to start draining. All faucets, hot and cold, should be left open to prevent any air locks. Then I would flush the toilet until the tank was as empty as possible, and then add environmentally friendly anti freeze to the tank and bowl. Depending on how extensive your water system is, it may need to be blown out with compressed air. After that I made the building as weather tight, and secure as possible, and shut off the power. If you have a gas water heater, or other equipment, I would shut off the gas at the tank. When you reopen your camp, I would have a gas company technician come and relight everything. If you have a dock, you need to remove it, or install circulating pumps, or something to keep it from freezing in the ice. I always removed the float from our mooring, and attached a light line to it, which I tied to something on shore. That way it would be easy to find and retrieve come spring. I also would take down any signs and put away any outdoor equipment, otherwise it may disappear. That's about all I can think of at the moment, if you have any questions, feel free to ask them.