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 Falls Brook Yurts include & Use of the Yurt: 
*Propane heating, lighting and stove top cooking with a fully stocked kitchen of pots, pans, utensils, plates, bowls and cups
*Firepit with bbq grill that swings over and away from the fire (You are welcome to burn 'dead and down' wood)
*Private Outhouse with toilet paper
*Comfortable sleeping on beds, bunks and futon couch
*Kitchen table and chairs for all guests
*Soap, sponge, buckets for cleaning and water retrieval
*Topo map of the area
Do bring:
*Sleeping bag, pillow and linens
*Food for stove top cooking - Here are a few sites to find recipes...
http://www.backpacking-guide.com/backpacking-food.html
http://www.chuckwagondiner.com/campfire.html
http://www.razzledazzlerecipes.com/camping-recipes/main-dish-recipes.htm
*Cooler if you must bring refrigerated items in warmer months
*Gear: Hiking and other gear depending on the season
*Clothing - remember the weather in the Adirondacks can change on a moments notice
*Water filter (optional) or boil water for 3 minutes from Falls Brook which is spring fed and delicious!
*Backpack to carry everything in. A few guests bring pull carts which are difficult to pull as the trail is a gradual uphill to the yurts. Be careful not to overpack. The yurt is very equipped.
*Snowshoes in winter as the snow can be abundant.
*A Sense of Adventure - enjoy comfortable wilderness lodging with a playground just outside your door!
*Do not bring wood from outside the area. Please purchase all firewood locally. You are welcome to all dead and down wood as well. This is to avoid bringing in bugs that are not native to the area. Thank you.
Leave No Trace... Carry out what you carry in...Stay on the trail to Falls Brook as you are passing private property on this state trail to the yurts. At Falls Brook and beyond to the ponds is forever wild state property to explore! (please no glass bottles at Falls Brook)
Use of Yurt Facilities
This information is also posted inside the yurts
Propane Cooking Stove
To start, turn on valve, hold the lighter stick to the burner and flick the stick as all you need is a spark or flame to start it. Repeat spark until it lights. It takes time for the gas to get through the lines to the stove.
Propane Light
Push in and move light lever on, located on side of light before lighting.
Hold the lighter stick near glass but, do not touch the mantel inside the glass as it is ash and will break instantly. Flick the lighter stick until the light burns. Repeat spark until it lights. It takes time for the gas to get through the lines to the light.
Propane Heater � Spring, Fall and Winter Use
TURN DOWN to 50OF when you leave for day trips.
TURN OFF thermostat when departing from your stay.
The heater unit gets extremely hot. Do not place anything near or on the heater. It will burn. The heat is controlled by moving the thermostat controls on the kitchen wall. It takes about 20 mins. to heat the yurt in cold weather. If the pilot light goes out, follow the directions located on the heater to relight it using the spark button.
Cleaning dishes, pots, utensils
Use buckets for water retrieval from the brook. Use hot water for cleaning. Fill three tubs with hot water� Follow is process carefully.
Tub #1 � Soapy wash water for washing dishes
Tub #2 � rinse water
Tub #3 � Sanitizing water - one capful of bleach per tub of water
Drinking Water
Boil for 3 mins, use a filter or tablets.
Campfires
You are welcome to make a campfire using dead and down wood throughout the forest. Please make sure your fire is out completely before leaving the area.
Log Book
Please sign the log book and tell us about your adventures!
At the end of your stay�
Leave the yurt as you found it when you arrived
All dishes, pots and utensils must be cleaned, sanitized and put away
Sweep the yurt up
Take one last look to make sure you have everything
Carry out all garbage
We hope you enjoy your backcountry stay.
Take the path less traveled and
Thanks for visiting our neck of the woods,
Jim and Michele
Backcountry lodging in the Adirondacks ~ Take the path less traveled.
Email us with any questions at info@fallsbrookyurts.com
Falls Brook Yurts, Wilderness of the Adirondacks, Minerva, New York
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