Are you more of a Lake Cabin or Beach Condo type of person?

[summer tooth]

1. A quiet, somewhat rustic cabin on a small lake, or
2. A modern condo overlooking the ocean, on a somewhat busy beach

You could choose both, but have to say which one you would enjoy more

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[Church Hill]

Somewhere secluded where I can do acid

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

too many mosquitoes at the lake.

 

[Tarantula]

Choice 1 during a Canadian lazy summer, choice 2 in a southern locale during a Canadian winter. Half the year you get peace and quiet solitude, and the other half you get warm sand, ocean breezes and eye candy on the beach.

 

[NyQuil]

 

[summer tooth]

It's interesting because a bungalow in the US usually has a particular architectural style, like the pic below, but I usually think of it as more of a full home. Kind of like a cottage.

 

[NyQuil]

It's interesting because a bungalow in the US usually has a particular architectural style, like the pic below, but I usually think of it as more of a full home. Kind of like a cottage.

Yeah, I don’t get the bungalow thing either.

I’m in Ontario and we refer to any one story house as a bungalow.

 

[summer tooth]

Yeah, I don’t get the bungalow thing either.

I’m in Ontario and we refer to any one story house as a bungalow.

This one says it's a Chalet-Bungalow, I think because it has a higher-pitched roof.

 

[NyQuil]

I sort of distinguish by level of sophistication:

camp (tent?) < cabin (rustic, no electricity or heat etc.) < cottage (limited amenities, poor furniture) < lake house (modern, granite countertops etc.)

To me, a chalet is only on a ski hill.

 

[summer tooth]

I sort of distinguish by level of sophistication:

camp (tent?) < cabin (rustic, no electricity or heat etc. < cottage (limited amenities, poor furniture < lake house (modern, granite countertops etc.)

To me, a chalet is only on a ski hill.

Me too except sometimes in the US a camp would be a series of cabins on a lake, or it might be one big one aka a lodge. Back in the day they had these a lot on the east coast, and now it's more of a summer thing folks will send their kids to like in the movie Parent Trap

 

[NyQuil]

That’s true - a lodge is a bit like a giant cabin hotel.

We have them here too.

I have a friend from Western Ontario and he was telling me about going to his camp and I had assumed tents, and he was like, “No, it’s like a building with siding and everything” and I was confused.

 

[summer tooth]

When I think of a cottage I usually imagine one of those Thomas Kinkade paintings, or something out in the country and rustic. Not a fan of Thomas Kinkade though.

 

[Kairi Zaide]

Lake Condo

 

[TheGreenTBer]

How much bug spray do I have on me? If the answer is none, the lake option is definitely out.

 

[Jumptheshark]

Beach hut

 

[Mrfenn92]

Love the lake. Own my own cottage on a lake. Have had dump trucks drop sand off every year for the last decade to make and maintain my beach.

 

[HisIceness]

Lake cabin that's been in our family since the late 80s was recently sold. Liked it a lot but the beach condo that's also been in the family for a long time gets more use. Cabin is closer but more matience costs, dock needs work, private road costs, etc.

Great weekend getaway but when it's not getting use it became a headache to keep up with. The condo is a timeshare and is easier to maintain.

 

[EdJovanovski]

Of those two, modern condo overlooking the beach. But I'd prefer a modern detached house overlooking the beach

 

[The Crypto Guy]

The BEACH, DUH!