The log cabin was built in the late 1950s by local mechanic, Norm Pickering, who designed it to slot together without the use of a single nail. There are gaps in the walls that you can put your hand through and, under a corrugated iron cover, the brick
chimney is falling apart.
The hut is lit by gas lanterns and what little electricity there is comes from a 12-volt car battery. Hot water for the single outside shower is warmed in pipes that run over the open fire. In winter
the hut gets so cold it is uninhabitable. Yet to the families who holiday there every year Pickering's Hut is a cherished possession, and they guard it fiercely. Norm Pickering, who is now in his 80s, has moved to Queensland, leaving
the hut in the hands of the Lovicks, one of a handful of families who use it on a time-share basis.
Private - no access to tourists. Although you are welcome to
camp in the nearby Pickerings Flat
campground.