Cottage Life West will help you enjoy life at the cabin even more with fun and informative articles on everything from how-to projects to inspirational design ideas.
PLUS you’ll get...
Think trailers are trashy? Think again. This owner turned her tin cabin into a stylish retreat with $2,000 and some DIY magic.
With new pipelines proposed across the West, here’s what cottagers can do now to prepare for the worst.
It’s almost boating season. Time to spruce up your ride. You want to turn heads, don’t you?
This fun-loving float-cabin community is little known even in B.C. Take a peek at a hidden West Coast beauty spot.
An editor goes to barbecue boot camp with the Grill Genius and learns tons of tips and techniques. You can too. Plus: great grilling gear!
The joy of bakeries; reporter; read the instructions; what not to put in the water; rent out your boat; drowning stats; boots make her fearless; an off-grid washer; a wild caterpillar; get to know Lac La Ronge, Sask.
Choose your exterior siding; vertical drainage gap; post anchor kit; muskrat deterrent invention; copper pipe DIY project; tips for drilling a perpendicular hole; a self-centering hinge bit.
Add flavour with a crust: sesame tuna, pepper steak, ribs, and more; speedy barbecue sauces; celebrity chefs’ pantry secrets ; the jaffle: an Aussie campfire staple; brining trout; three charcoals.
Are we there yet? Surviving your drive to the cabin.
Mail from our readers.
Retiring a boat, fence disputes, 911 resources, crib docks, mystery spider.
Kitchens worth celebrating: from rustic to modern.
Pacific white-sided dolphins perform leaps, spins, and somersaults for boaters like a cetaceous Cirque du Soleil troupe.
Photos from our readers.