McCall Cabin Notes for Guests
ADDRESS & KEY:
Address: ***
Key: Lock box is on the side of the garage. Code to get the key is ***. Once you open the front door, put
the key back in the lockbox as you won’t need it until you leave again.
It's typically super quiet neighborhood. Nice neighbors.
UPON ARRIVAL:
- Leave heat ON year round on 58. It most often won’t kick on unless you turn the heat up.
- The water is turned off. Use the guest bedroom crawl space and reach down or jump down in crawl
space to turn water on. Headlamps are either in the baskets on the guest room shelves or in a bike basket.
Turn on the water knobs behind the washer and the dryer as well once main water is turned on.
- Patio furniture is all stored for the winter. You can dig for things in the garage or back storage shed
(just make sure you reslam the door shut).
Heating/Fan tip: it works well to use fireplace and then switch one furnace switch to fan and move the
fireplace heat throughout the house. If not using fireplace, just turn heat up as need be.
Fireplace: Lighter is in kitchen junk drawer or in tub of firewood. There is a small ash bucket in the
garage to scoop out excess ashes and leave in the bucket outside next to the garage. We order wood once
per year in July so it may or may not be available depending on time of the year. We try not to burn the
good, paid for wood in the outdoor fire pit.
Sump Pumps: Please check/listen for the 1 sump pump outside by the garage (you can usually hear water
running). The breaker does trip and need to be reset on occasion. If you open the cover and it’s not
working (full of water), call us to see what to do to get it going. The crawl space will have water in it if it’s
not working properly (access crawl space via guest bedroom, headlamps to see are in a basket in the guest
room closet).
Water heater is on and can be left on. Water can be left on during the summer. If you wanted to turn it off,
it is underneath crawl space.
TV works for basic channel 7 or PBS. No radio, no wifi (sometimes we can pick up a freebie in
neighborhood), cell phones work fine most of the time, unless it’s a busy weekend. DVD player just needs
to be plugged into the cord tucked behind the TV. Cords to hook it up are tucked behind TV.
Single Stall Attached Garage: Has to be opened from inside only and it often smells. We leave it open a
lot to air it out when we are in the cabin. There is a heater in there if you need to warm it up for something.
Pets: McCall is a pretty pet friendly community. Cabin is pet OK as we had one for years just clean up
after them please. Neighborhood has never been an issue for roaming pets.
Food/Kitchen: Dishes, cookware, and most basic food ingredients are there. If you are cooking anything
fancy, take your own or shop at one of the local thrift stores for a deal. If you use something of ours, please
replace it.
Short Cut to Town: If walking or on bikes, we put out our bridge over the back canal and walk/run/bike to
town (.5 mile). Just be sure to pull it off canal at the end of your day or visit or the City will remove it.
Other Cabin stuff to use: 2 adult bikes, 2 kid bikes, snowshoes (2 adult sets/2 kid sets), skis (4 adult sets/3 kids sets/snowboard), shovels for
snow, kid ice skates (2 pairs), 3 basic sleds, 2 kid sleeping bags, queen size air bed, toiletries, TV, Blue Ray DVD
player, some games & movies & puzzles, random little kid toys, some cleaning supplies, vacuum, blankets,
sheet sets, microwave, refrigerator, dishwasher, crockpot, griddle, towels, rags, washcloths. The inflatable
kayak and paddleboards cost a lot! If you dare to use them, please ensure care is taken and if you damage
em, you get to replace em. Do not set things on top of the paddleboards in the garage.
