Quote Originally Posted by Kamina View Post
I’ve been toying with the idea of building a sugar shack for quite some time. But I keep finding it difficult to justify since it is really only in use for between four and six weeks out of the year. So what else do people here are use them for? Thank you!
My 12x16 sugar house is also our garden shed....I keep all of our tools, wheelbarrow, gardening supplies. The shack sits on a full cement block foundation which serves as a part root cellar and part storage. I have a shed roof off one side which I use to store wood and hang my deer hunting clothes so they don't get wet and can air out. On the other side I have a tractor shed...I keep my tractor there in the summer and my snowmobile there in the winter. All kinds of storage for tractor chains, 3 point lift arms, pto shafts, etc. And in the shed itself I have a half loft with pull down attic stairs. This is where I keep all of my deer hunting gear, treestands, and clothes during the season. From mid-October through Dec. 31st I get changed into and out of my hunting clothes.

Making the most of the structure and designing it with multiple uses will justify the expense.