cheap Alaska cabin or cottage rental?

Me and my friends are planning a trip to Alaska next summer for about a month. We are willing to just camp if necessary but would prefer to rent out a small cabin or something. Everything I have found on the internet is so fancy and expensive. We just need something small and basic and most importantly cheap. Ideas?

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1. About the cheapest you will find is the BLM (Bureau of Land Management). They have cabins for rent throughout Alaska. The fees range from about $20 to $50 a night. The downfall is that there are usually limitations as to how long you can rent them for. Some sites you can only rent for 3 days at a time. Other places I believe you can go as long as a week or two.

Here is a site that has links to how to find BLM cabins:

http://www.alaskacenters.gov/cabins.cfm

Here is another link with basically the same information (I think in a nicer format):

http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/cabins/index.htm

You won't be able to rent a cabin for the entire time, but this might help you find a few during your vacation.