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Naiset Hut Description
The Naiset Huts were built by the Alpine Club of Canada in 1925. These are basic, rustic one-room huts for camping that are approximately 3x4 metres in size (9x12 feet-much like old trapper cabins).
The Naiset Huts are a self-sufficient accommodation option in Assiniboine Provincial Park. Come prepared with adequate equipment and knowledge of the backcountry environment to make your stay safe and enjoyable. Assiniboine Lodge is a five-minute walk from the Naiset Huts. Lodge guests have opted to pay more for full-service and privacy while you have chosen the less-expensive hostel option. Please respect the rights and privacy of Mount Assiniboine Lodge and its guests.
THE NEW NAISET HUT COOKSHELTER
BC Parks finished construction of a new Cookshelter at the Naiset Huts in the fall of 2006. This log shelter will be used for communal cooking and will provide a common area for Naiset Hut Visitors. During the winter the shelter will be open December 28-January 2, 2009, February 8-April 12, 2009. When Assiniboine Lodge is closed between seasons the Naiset Cookshelter will be locked but the huts are always open. In the summer the Cookshelter will be open from early June until mid-October. Campers must bring their own dishes and pots for cooking.
The Naiset Hut Custodian
A custodian from Assiniboine Lodge will be stationed at the B.C. Parks Ranger Cabin during the summer months. A staff member from Assiniboine Lodge will come to the Naiset Huts to do maintenance in the winter.
Sleeping Arrangements and Number of People Per Naiset Hut
The Naiset huts have rustic plywood double bed bunks as well as single bed bunks supplied with camping mattresses. Bring your own sleeping bag, cooking pots, and dishes. The huts hold 5-8 people per unit. Come prepared to share your space with other Park Visitors. Avoid weekends if you want more space. We can tell you how crowded the huts are at any given time.
Camping Equipment
Bring your own sleeping bag, food, dish cloth, pots, dishes, matches, garbage bag to pack garbage out, toilet paper for the Naiset Huts.
Dogs-Please leave your dogs at home. There are no dogs allowed in the huts (with the exception of seeing-eye dogs). Dogs must be on a leash at all times, and owners must clean up after them. Do not allow your dog to defecate or urinate near water sources.
Risk- Use of the Naiset Huts is at your own risk. Follow the hut rules to reduce fire risk. Familiarize yourself with the location of the fire extinguishers and emergency exits.The doors of the Naiset Huts are very low. Be careful not to bang you head!
Smoking- There is no smoking allowed in the huts
Lighting- Bring headlamps or flashlights. Gas lights and candles are not allowed in the huts
Cooking- If you have a small gas stove you must cook outside the Naiset Hut. Cookshelter. The gas stoves must be filled outside the Cookshelter . If you come to the Park when Assiniboine Lodge is closed the Cookshelter will be locked. All cooking with gas stoves must occur outside the Naiset Huts that are used for sleeping. Store stove fuel outside the hut.
Heating- There is a small wood heater in each Naiset hut. You can purchase presto logs from Assiniboine Lodge ($6.00 per log). Budget 1 log per person/per day.
Water- Water for the Naiset huts is located 50 meters from the huts near Ranger Headquarters in the winter. There is a summer water tap between the huts as well as potable water in the Cookshelter. BC Parks suggests that all water consumed should be boiled.
Greywater- Dispose of strained greywater in the Cookshelter sink. Collect your solid foodwaste and carry it out with your garbage. Use the Cookshelter to wash dishes. Scrape dishes thoroughly and collect solid foodwaste and carry it out with your garbage.
Food Storage- Use the metal storage bins for your food. Make sure you clean out the storage bin when you leave- pack out your garbage.
Left-Over Food- Do not leave any left-over food in the cabins or the Cookshelter- leftovers attract rodents and people will not use this food as they do not know how old it is. If you have usuable extra dry food that is wrapped, give it to the Lodge Custodian. He will make sure it gets stored properly and will pass it on to campers who need it.
Garbage-Pack out all your garbage, including bottles and containers
Toilets- Please use the outhouses. Please keep the snow white around the huts in the winter by using the outhouses.
Cleaning the Huts- Please sweep out the hut thoroughly and wipe the tables at the end of your trip. Leave the huts tidy for the next group. Make sure the door is closed tight when you leave.
Cleaning the Cookshelter- Please leave your boots in the entryway of the Cookshelter. Sweep the Cookshelter thoroughly when you leave and mop the floor. Wipe down the counters and tables after you have used them. PLEASE CONSERVE HEAT- ONLY USE THE PROPANE HEATER AND LIGHTS WHEN YOU ARE IN THE BUILDING. TURN THE LIGHTS AND HEATER OFF WHEN YOU ARE NOT IN THE BUILDING.
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