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Nice to see you got the logs coated LHN

Janelle, Don't be frustrated or upset with the round about answers. I have a friend who is a member and I still get the vague round about treatment. I know that some things he has said he has gotten...

I don't know what the big deal is. I saw these couple of Mexican guys hand dig a well on youtube in like 7 minutes, busting rock and then bricking it in. Seems pretty easy. lol
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For what it's worth. My wife has family in Vegas, I'm sure that either they, or someone they know could babysit. Another option is that my wife is a stay at home mommy and we are just hours south of...

Can't remember where I saw it, but it was of an old stone cabin in Europe that had a living roof, and as the story went, the old man got too old and built a ramp for the goats to get up there and...

I met my wife working at a summer camp up on NorCal 13 years ago this month (seems like forever). Well all the campers lived in like 20"+ tipis, and staff lived in tents (hippy commune). Wife said...

So you're saying that a stone basement wall is illegal??? Well that sucks! Guess I need to rethink my basement now.

Good thoughts. I am a welder and working on learning some blacksmithing, however I think that prison bars will detract from the over all appearance of the cabin. The door will be 6" thick and pinned...

Well like alot of us, when the funds are available. Hopefully before we move to OR since right now we are only a 2 hour drive from Vegas. Wife is finally getting on board, took some persuasion and a...

Perhaps the other site that has given prices deals differently. So if you assume that the log cabins they show are built in the same manner that a stick built house is, then sure, it would be easy to...

So what I am seeing is that I can turn a broken swamp cooler into a generator or even a plane. SWEET! Tons of those things laying around.

How about a stone wall basement, think stones of course?

Yes still around, been away, lots going on, planning a move to OR in the future. No class yet, but certainly will before we move since we are only two hours away from Vegas right now. Nice to be...

What is the trade off? If you start with two equal power sources like the 10Kw mentioned above, which is the better long term deal, assuming that either is ideal for use. Wind is cheaper upfront,...

So is it possible to have reliable power, year round for "free", and by that I mean nature provided, no generators or grid. Even if you live near water, micro-hydro is not great in the summer months...

you know, for a Home Depot shed/house, it's pretty nice looking... but then again for 160K i'd rather buy a really nice rv

I had a similar thoughts as John17three, but instead of t&g, I was curious if a simple 'V' groove would work. Thought that would be easier to cut by hand, and with some wax or other sealer, it would...

Excellent points from all especially you RCK. Mind you, this whole question was nothing that would sway me from building our cabin, just a curiosity. I have been confronted before from others saying...

So I have been wondering about how much wood is used in a log cabin vs. a stick built home? From that, is a log cabin actually more "green" then a standard 2X4 built home? So a standard size cabin...

so logs only cost $.50 and all that can be bought for $215?

well I did have that all spaced out nice and neat so you could see all the numbers. Well is shows individual price and total prices.

Read this in a book called "wilderness Homes", think it still costs this little?

92 logs for sidewalk and partitions. .. at $.50 $46.00
20 logs for floor timbers " .50 ...

So I was looking into green sources of electricity and they all come attached to a generator, whether it be by wind, water or gas motor. Ideally I don't want to spend money (buy gas) to make money,...

Lucerne Valley is just down the way from and still in the desert, with no trees, plus the cost of land is skyrocketing there, I know I'm a desert rat and all, but I am so ready for some mountains......

I have no issues with hunting and had intended on raising animals for feed. Butchering doesn't bother me, and neither does the hard work. The dream of this is that I would not be stuck in this...