Building a run in shelter

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Where in NW Kansas? I lived in Goodland until 1996. We moved there in 1992, from NY, and had to build everything for our horses we brought with us. Fences, shelters, etc.

Used telephone poles were easier to come by than cut lumber. We would have had to drive to Hays or Denver if we had built anything with 6x6 posts. 2x4’s, 2x6’s, sheet metal and plywood were easy to find in town.

If you are able to purchase a pre-fab bolt together shelter, you won’t be disappointed. The dry climate in NW KS makes them last indefinitely. You will want to anchor it down well, though. We had a 10x10 tumble across the field in a thunderstorm several years ago.

I am in Colby and through all my quotes an research, it looks like I’m still best off going local, pre-built and picking it up in our truck. I think I will be happier with the portability. I can built one out of wood with about half the cost but I think I’d end having to rebuild it if I moved pastures.