Shopping for ManCamp

Today was a productive day shopping for cabin stuff. Upon discovering the reason Lowe's didn't have any more kitchen cabinets to match our base units was due to Mills Pride closing, it was time for concern. Additionally, Chillicothe Menard's was all out of chimney pipe for the kitchen stove so things weren't looking too good. Time for a road trip with Robbie to Lancaster where we hit pay dirt! The cabinets and chimney pipe were necessities that had to match existing installations in progress. The Lancaster Menard's had both. For other stuff, we hit the back roads in search of unique furnishings. I have nothing against the Chinese or the cheap imitations they make that have flooded the market; I just prefer not putting this stuff in the cabin. Antiques, Amish built, or handmade has more appeal. If you haven't been to the Antique Warehouse in Lancaster, I recommend it. Its an old shoe factory that has two floors of antiques and hard to find items. When looking for old oil lamp wall sconces, this is the place to go. I picked up a 4' porch swing at an Amish barn that has two buck heads (deer) carved in the back with a full moon behind each. It fit the cabin porch perfectly and is quite comfortable. On the return trip, we took the scenic route to an antique barn on Route 50, named, "The Barn on Fifty". Eddie and Amy run this shop and they are really nice people with good prices. I found a great little kitchen table made with logs at very reasonable price. Two mounted coyotes on display are very unique and probably worth the $500 asking price; they would look great in the cabin. Unfortunately, they were too low on the priority list so we took the table instead. We had Robbie's F150 full so he let me drive it to the cabin. This was the first time its ever been in 4-wd low and probably the first time its had mud on it. Hard to believe we did all this shopping around and still had time to hang the kitchen cabinets and try out the porch swing before calling it a day.


Robbie checking out the coyotes at The Barn on Fifty




The little kitchen table at The Barn on Fifty




Pretty unique stuff Eddie and Amy have at The Barn on Fifty