They have solar panels, a propane heater, a snowmobile, half a dozen boats, a well, medicine and tinned food.

Meanwhile, it's a chilly night on the patio, so we ask a passing server to light the nearby propane heater.

The cabins are heated with either a wood stove or a propane heater.

Base camp accommodations—huts and fiberglass domes — can comfortably accommodate up to six people and come with electricity and propane heaters.

While charcoal fires have been replaced in many barns with propane heaters, both methods help reduce moisture.