Our First Campsite

I probably should have written a post back when we bought the house and started settling in, but frankly, we’ve been very busy! We spent our first year here giving the house some attention, and that work never ends, but I’m happy to report that we have most of a remodeled kitchen, a fully updated guest room, and a mostly painted house. Best of all, we have completed the work to launch our first campsite!

Campsites are the first step on our way to treehouses, as they will provide some passive income so that Loki can focus on the bigger projects to come. They are a great excuse to build out the fire pits that will be paired later with treehouses, and to build the paths that will lead to them. We are starting from scratch on this hill, and we’re learning a lot.

Yesterday we launched our first campsite on Hipcamp with bookings becoming available on Labor Day weekend. There are still some finishing touches and cleanup to do for the site, but Loki has built a gorgeous stone fire pit (I had a great time helping finish the seating), and we’ve installed a toilet tent.

Loki built out this stone fire pit with the help of our friend John, and spent the last couple of weeks building out the stone seating so that it looks like it is coming out of the hill. We will plant some mint in the fresh soil to hopefully keep mosquitos away from anyone enjoying the fire.

I found a really nice diverting composting toilet on Etsy. It was well built but came unfinished, so I spent some time sealing it with linseed oil before clearing this space and setting up the tent.

Loki will likely also build a platform before we have our first campers.

Please enjoy this ridiculous ai-generated paragraph about Loki building the seating wall:

Loki, the mischievous master of illusion, took on a rather peculiar task on this sunny day. Armed with his trusty skidsteer, he embarked on a mission to collect rocks scattered around the enchanted forest. With each precise movement of his powerful machinery, Loki carefully stacked the stones, one on top of another, under the shade of the ancient oak tree. Little did one expect that his seemingly mundane task would unfold into a work of art worthy of admiration. As Loki methodically arranged the rocks, the seating wall began taking shape, winding its way like a graceful serpent, creating a mesmerizing spectacle that seemed to defy the laws of nature. A fluidity in its design emerged, an elegant tribute to Loki's whimsical nature, transcending mere functionality and transforming into a captivating work of living sculpture.

It’s been a little less than a day since posting to Hipcamp, and I’ve already become impatient hoping someone will book our site. I hope it is the right answer for someone’s Labor Day plans!