CABIN RENTAL PROGRAM
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
3255 FORT MISSOULA ROAD
MISSOULA, MONTANA 59804
(406) 329-3914

Applicant/Permittee Name: _____________________________________________________
Address: ______________________________________________________________________
Telephone: _____________________ Email: _______________________________________
Number of People in Your Group: _______

     Skiers: ______ Snowshoers: ______ Snowmobilers: _______
First Choice:
_____nights, from ________ through _______ for the  ___Dahl Cabin ___McDonald Cabin.
Second Choice:
_____nights, from ________ through _______ for the  ___Dahl Cabin ___McDonald Cabin.


I agree to abide by the attached terms and conditions for occupancy.
Permittee:  ___________________________
   Signature                                       		Date
Payment enclosed (Make checks payable to the Dept. of Interior, BLM)
	Number of McDonald Cabin nights ____  x  $30.00 	    		
	Number of Dahl Cabin nights _____  x  $40.00	+  		
	Total Amount Enclosed =  


Cabin rental lottery drawing deadline is the first Friday in November.

Permit Terms for Occupancy

1. A maximum of six people are allowed to stay in the Dahl Cabin and four people in the McDonald Cabin.
2. Smoking is not allowed in Garnet.
3. Disorderly or otherwise objectionable conduct by the occupants shall be cause for termination of this permit.
4. In order to prevent or minimize bear encounters, food, trash, and similar items must not be stored outside the cabins or in vehicles within one-half mile of Garnet.
5. Inside the cabins please store food in either the rodent-proof container or in the refrigerator. Mice and other rodents are common in Garnet.
6. During the winter cabin rental season, wheeled vehicles may not be driven to Garnet. However, you may see the vehicles of a landowner who lives above Garnet. That property owner has the right to drive through Garnet.
7. Camping is prohibited within one-half mile of Garnet.
8. Personal belongings (including firearms, coolers, clothes, etc) are to be kept inside the cabins.
9. Pets are acceptable inside facilities as long as they do not damage property and are not left unattended.
10. The permittee shall pack out and dispose of refuse resulting from personal use, including waste materials, garbage, and rubbish of all kinds.
11. Quiet hours are from 10 P.M. to 8 A.M.
12. Garnet is a no-shooting area.
13. Some private land exist within and adjoining Garnet. Ownership maps and signs are provided to assist you in locating property. Please respect private property by not trespassing.
14. Please notify the BLM of any hazards or maintenance needs but shall make no repairs, alterations, improvements or additions to the premises..
15. The permittee will maintain improvements in as good of condition as received for use and shall supply and replace any articles that may be destroyed broken or lost with articles of a like kind and of equal value.
16. Any damage to the premises and/or lands resulting from neglect or action of the permittee or permittee’s group shall be repaired at the permittee’s expense.
17. The permittee assumes normal risks associated with hazards common to the area.
18. Check out time is 12:00 noon. Renters that violate these terms, shall not be eligible for future rentals.

When you arrive, be sure to turn the valve on the propane tank all the way on to seat the valve and prevent leakage.

To use the propane stove: hold a lit match to the burner and turn the gas on. Control the flame with the individual burner controls.

To use the propane lights: push the lever in and then up while holding a lit match to the mantle. Do not touch the mantle or it will break. When turning the light off, be sure the lever pops out and no gas is coming out. In the event of an emergency, turn the valve on the propane tank all the way off.

When you leave, be sure to turn the valve on the propane tank all the way off.

If you changed/switched propane tanks, please leave a note about it in the cabin or with the park ranger, or let the GPA or BLM know, so we know to refill the empty tank.

Available at two locations. One spigot is located at the east end of town, by the Hebner Cabin. The other is located in front of Kelly’s Saloon.

To use the spigot, lift the handle all the way up, and allow a minute or so for the water to come out. No pumping is necessary.

Be sure to close the handle completely to prevent freezing.

Available at two locations. One toilet is located on the east end of town below the Hebner cabin. The other is located right behind the McDonald cabin.

Please split your firewood at the wood pile.

The stove is equipped with a catalytic combustor which requires the following procedure in starting the unit from a cold start.

1. Place several wads of crushed paper evenly over the entire bottom of the firebox.

2. Lay small dry sticks of kindling on top of paper.

3. Open both the slide draft control located under the ash apron and the bypass damper located on the right side of the unit. Open both by pulling out on the spring handle.

4. Make sure that no matches or other combustibles are in the immediate area of the stove. Be sure the room is adequately ventilated and the flue unobstructed.

5. Ignite the paper. Leave the door cracked open until the fire is burning freely and the kindling is well caught.

6. Once the kindling is burning freely, add several pieces of split dry wood on the fire and allow the wood to catch well prior to closing the door completely.

7. Close the door and the bypass damper and allow the unit to burn freely for 45 minutes to an hour.

8. Once you have established a hot bed of coals, open the bypass damper, add additional wood (fill the unit), close the door and allow the fire to burn freely for 30 minutes.

9. Close the by-pass damper and set the slide draft control to the desired setting.

Note: Pulling the side control toward you opens the draft to the firebox allowing the fire to burn hotter. Pushing the side control toward the rear of the unit closes the draft to the firebox causing the fire to burn slower.

Sweep the floor and front porch; wipe down windowsills, counter tops, etc.

Fill the wood box inside from the woodpile, including a generous supply of kindling.

Pack out all trash.

Pour out any extra water and turn water containers upside down.

Wash and stack dishes upside down in cupboards.

Be sure the fire is safe. Close the draft on the stove.

Make sure to turn the valve on the propane tank all the way off.

Check for personal belongings.