Being a trapper's wife is not all glamour and glory. Lol! Far from it! In my 'away from the trapline' life, I'm pretty average. I have a house with running water, washer/dryer, bathroom, electricity...But here on the trapline all that changes. We have 2 log cabins which we use. One is pretty small at about 15' x 10'. It has some crude shelves, a sink and 2 burner propane stove from an old tent trailer, a double size bunk bed, and an old puffin' billy wood heater. We use this cabin as a staging place for making the trek out to the main cabin. Here we can rest up for a day or 2 after the long drive North, organize our supplies for the haul in and also land here on our way out or for nights after a trip in to civilization. We've spent time this spring putting a tin roof on it as well as jacked it up to put new supports under it. It's now ready for next trapping season.
Our main cabin is where we spend the majority of our time. It is much bigger with separate rooms for living and sleeping. Here we keep our trapline clothes, a good stock of canned and dried foods, books, videos, and other essentials. We have a small generator here that is used to charge our 12-volt battery bank and run power tools when needed. We also have solar panels to keep things charged.
