Kamp Kipa

Saturday, July 30, 2011

July 30 2011

A view from future amphitheater

Again this weekend we had 22 people including cooks. A few tasks were filled but many more remain. Thank you to all who have been able to help at Kamp.



Worked on and completed:

The steps from the Outdoor Amphitheater to the Main Lodge started.
(50% complete)

Drilling and rebar was completed on the girls side, additional steps will need to be completed on both the girls and boys side.

Burned one pile of brush on the boys side.

Work continued on the girls side drain field with finishing sand base, pipes and pads. The girls side drain field needs to be backfilled, unable to backfill due to a flat tire on the tractor.

Started the keystone block retaining wall on the East side of the Main Lodge. (80% complete)

Boys and girls sauna roofs were dried in.

Demolition was completed of the old building that the water filtration equipment will be placed in.   To be completed: There are 4 summer working weekends left.  We have a need for many workers for each weekend for the rest of the summer.



See "To Do List" at right



There are hundreds and hundreds of estimated man hours remaining to complete our summer goals.  We would like to remind everyone to help by coming up to Kamp Kipa so we can be ready to hold our first camp this fall.

Retaining wall on east side of lodge

Ben G and Steve W work on retaining wall

Retaining wall at 80% completion

Bill S drying in sauna roof

Young men hauling brush

Laying pads in drainfield

Girl's side drainfield ready for backfill

Tyler and Aaron A working on steps from future amphitheater to lodge

The kitchen help multitasking

Alex G hauling AB

The benches from upper ramada now on south side of lodge

Kitchen Help

Nick G enjoying his burger

Mike J is happy to cook week after week!

July 23 2011

We had a smaller turnout this week again. 22 people including cooks and kitchen help

Worked on and completed:

The steps from the Main Lodge to the Outdoor Amphitheater were worked on. 1 group of 4 will be needed to complete these steps next Saturday.
Drilling and rebar was worked on on the girls side, additional steps will need to be completed on both the girls and boys side.
Pathway and stairs to the Cooks Cabin were completed.
Painters were finishing some of the trim painting on the doors. Electrical panel was worked on in the kitchen.
Clean up of construction debris was accomplished around the saunas and bathhouses, cleaned up the equipment room for the water filtration system and prepared for additional expansion as well.
Benches from the Upper Ramada were brought down to the seating area between the Main Lodge and the Staff Cabin.
Work continued on the girls side drain field with finishing some of the drain areas and digging for adding two additional drain lines.

Monday, July 18, 2011

July 16 2011

These can light trims were painted last week to match the ceiling

This Saturday we only had 15 workers present, but still accomplished much!

Boys side drain field was completed, inspected and backfilled. Final grading was also completed on the boys drain field and is ready for planting native ground cover.

Workers spread sand to protect the pipes from rocks

George N begins to level the drain field

Drain field at the end of the day

Girls side drain field pads and pipes were installed and worked on and will need to be completed.

Heikki P begins to level the drain field

Drain field at the end of the day

Continued to work on the pathways.

Jon S and boys clear a path

Near completion

Another path by the girl's cabins

Cabin completely cleared out (work from previous weeks)

All interiors of sleeping cabins were sealed.

Todd R preps his sprayer

Cabin interior before sealant

Cabin interior after sealant

Grading for the retaining rock wall was started on the east side of the Main Lodge.

John and Eric L removing boulders

Material for the retaining wall

FRP board was installed in the kitchen during the week.

The banker requested to come up to see how the project was going; she was very excited and impressed and had nothing but compliments to say about the camp.

And then, of course, we had a little lunch:

Dave and Jean K at the grill

Dave K and Mike J serve the guys

Workers enjoy lunch in the new picnic area behind the lodge

We have a need for many workers for each weekend for the rest of the summer; we need to work on the following:
Build rock retaining wall on the East side of the Main Lodge.
Continue building the pull out on the road from the Caretakers Cabin to the Main Lodge and move the material for fill to the west side of the lodge.
Need carpenters next weekend to expand the equipment room for the water filtration system.
Need electricians for wiring the boys and the girls saunas.
Continue working on the pathways and spreading gravel on all the pathways.
Continue drilling and installing rebar on the steps (approx 50% complete).
Spread and pack gravel on the maintenance walkway that was graded out last weekend.
Continue general cleanup of the construction materials.
The steps from the main lodge to the outdoor amphitheater needs to be completed.
The sauna framing and sheeting on the girls side needs to be finished.
Boys and girls saunas need wiring and exterior siding installed as well as the sheet metal roof.
The youth have volunteered to build the outdoor amphitheater using logs and material from the property. Steve Wuollet will coordinate this project.

Sunday, July 10, 2011

July 9 2011

Completed:
Boys side drain field, installed 65 pads as well as the pipes for the drain field.
The main lodge, kitchen and ADA rooms painted.
All interior sleeping cabins are cleaned, vacuumed, washed and ready for paint.
Boys sauna roof was sheeted.
Cut out another pull out on the road from the Caretakers Cabin to the Main Lodge, used the material from that cutout for fill on the west side of the Main Lodge.
Completed clean out under the staff cabin and all around and construction debris was removed.
Completed more pathways by the girls cabins.

To be completed:
Girls side drain field needs the pipes, pads, mesh and final connections before it can be inspected.
Boys side drain field needs final connections as well as put a mesh over the top of the pipes before inspection.
The steps from the main lodge to the outdoor amphitheater needs to be completed.
The sauna framing and sheeting on the girls side needs to be finished.
Boys and girls saunas need wiring and exterior siding installed as well as the sheet metal roof.
FRP for the kitchen was not completed and will need to be done next week.

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

June 25 2011

2006 Arial photo of the camp

Arial view of the camp showing the work progressing

Arial view of the lodge

Once again we had a great turnout with approximately 60 workers! The Kamp is really starting to look finished and progress is becoming more and more evident. Thank you to all who have helped in any way. If the energy can continue all summer, we will be ready for camps before the snowfall.

Lodge:

- The exterior is completely painted and some of the exterior lighting has been installed.
- The kitchen and ADA portions are being sheet-rocked this week.
- The next step for the Lodge/Kitchen is to install FRP on some of the walls to prevent moisture/mold build up around areas with water use. Then it's painting and equipment installation!

Baths:

- The saunas are partially framed and could possibly be completed this weekend (framing portion)
- The slabs will be poured once the framing is done
- The showers have curbs and a sloped floor
- The next step for the baths is to complete framing of saunas and install the siding, trim and windows

Staff Cabin:

- We passed our final inspection with a few items left to finalize. Otherwise it's done!

Septic System:

- Progress continues and both leach fields have been dug and some pipe installed on the Men's side.