You try to give them way more space, so they can inflate to their true size. A cottage is too small. You need to rent a lake, too. But first, you must decode the classified ads. You will end up paying a lot for an A-frame with a mildewed Jacuzzi, too many neighbors, and a lake abuzz with personal watercraft.
Outdoor plumbing is a good sign.
And for once you won't have to pack light to enjoy it. No more debagging the oatmeal or squashing things into those watertight bags. Like homesteaders, we lumbered across Ontario for six hours and arrived at our cabin in the Laurentian Mountains, a hundred miles north of Montreal. One half of the cabin was the original 1913 log structure, the other was a new pine addition, with a kitchen, bathroom, woodstove, and sleeping loft. All the amenities, actually.