Class on April 4,5

[Greg M.]

My son and I are signed up for the April 2007 class. Very excited. Plane tickest bought. Wondering if anyone else on this message board is also attending? Anyone from Texas?

We hope to build our own home near San Antonio and start a meat goat operation. Very much looking forward to it.

Best Regards,
Greg M.

[2 cents]

my husband & i will be attending the class on 4/4 & 4/5. we are just driving up from oregon though, so a relatively convenient 3-4 hour drive for us.
question: do goats make good jerky? ;)

[Bronco]

only if you say please :lol:

[Kola]

goat meat is wonderful and jerky is good too!

TRY IT!...buy some horny goat jerky:
http://www.mountainvittles.com/MVIProducts.htm


if ya like it, try making some..heres a recipe:
http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,1726,153179-248197,00.html

Here in colorado people raise goats for meat and milk..cutting grass...heehee.. and fer chewing your new clothes up. Goat milk is wonderful for babies if a mom can't breastfeed or if they are having problems digesting fomula. Goat cheese is to die for. Some say it has a sour taste to it but I love it. The cheese reminds me of swiss cheese.

buffalo,turkey and goat jerky are very good but it all depends on how you spice em up. I like my stuff HOT!..so we use cayenne pepper..slurpp slurp..droool..um sorry.. :oops:

I prefer Rocky Mountain Oysters tho'
Bon apetite!
Kola

[jawasan]

goat meat is wonderful and jerky is good too!

TRY IT!...buy some horny goat jerky:
http://www.mountainvittles.com/MVIProducts.htm


if ya like it, try making some..heres a recipe:
http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,1726,153179-248197,00.html

Here in colorado people raise goats for meat and milk..cutting grass...heehee.. and fer chewing your new clothes up. Goat milk is wonderful for babies if a mom can't breastfeed or if they are having problems digesting fomula. Goat cheese is to die for. Some say it has a sour taste to it but I love it. The cheese reminds me of swiss cheese.

buffalo,turkey and goat jerky are very good but it all depends on how you spice em up. I like my stuff HOT!..so we use cayenne pepper..slurpp slurp..droool..um sorry.. :oops:

I prefer Rocky Mountain Oysters tho'
Bon apetite!
Kola

I don't know about those "Rocky Mountain Oysters" but I can vouch for the jerk goat! Tasty indeed.

Being that my wife and her family are from Jamaica I have had the pleasure of trying goat and several other dishes that are not the normal fare.

[2 cents]

awesome! i just signed on this forum and already i have jerky recipes!
thanks :)

[Kola]

Greg, Seriously look into raising organic goats. Demand is steadily increasing and price on return is very good. It is a win-win situation for all.

fainting goats are very interesting to observe!

Tree-hugger-Kola


ps.i guess a log forum may be a good place for a "tree-hugger"...

[dvb]

Kola,
When are you going to take the class? I highly recomend it before you get too far along.

[Kola]

dean,

I am currently debating some issues. I have an opportunity to purchase a small logcabin that was built by a private owner. Here is a picture of it:

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s225/kola58/100_1024.jpg

The owner has built 5 of these and sells them for 20k. 400 sf on the lower and a bit more upstairs with the overhang. They are hemlock pine and the owner cuts them down off his property, peels, notches and stacks them himself. I flew out to inspect the cabin. He includes upper and lower joists, rafters, stairs and steel roofing. He has offer to come here to Colorado and help me stack it. He is also throwing in another 10-12 bare logs. I would have to pay approx 5k in shipping it here to Colorado but overall it seems like a very good deal.

btw..I compared his price to those big loghome companies. The "big-boys want approx 42-50k just for the stacked logs, no joists, rafters or roofing.

Kola

[Kola]

Now, this is what I have in mind for my fulltime live in loghome.



http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s225/kola58/00000000000000000000000000000000000.gif


But this wont happen until I retire (5-6 years maybe). For this I will need Skips class. My thinking is to possibly purchase the small cabin and at least I have a place to get away. Later down the road I can build my own and then use the small cabin for a guest house for family and friends.

Kola

[Kola]

heres my land site:

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s225/kola58/land006.jpg

[Kola]

This is a possible building site, snuggled up by those rockoutcroppings. The area gets great sun exposure and the north side is blocked by the rock formations. Elevation there is about 10,500 above sea level. That is my german shep, Cheeko sniffing around.
I am the proud father of 4 boys, 2 horses, a cat and Cheeko!


http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s225/kola58/land014.jpg

[dvb]

Kola,

What if you could build the small cabin yourself for about 15 to 20 grand?

Each person has to make their own decisions based on their own situation. I am only encouraging you to make a more informed decision.

I have been married for 25 years, have two kids, a daughter (married with one son) and a son in the Air Force. Very proud of both.

Our property is near Rabbit Ears Pass and Steamboat Springs. I don't know how to post photos and I am too lazy to learn. Check out the Frappr site and I have a few photos there.
http://www.frappr.com/?a=myfrappr&id=741175

Dean

[Kola]

Dean,


What if you could build the small cabin yourself for about 15 to 20 grand?

My deciding factor, right now is "time". I know I could take Skips class and construct a small cabin (from scratch) and have it completely finished fro 20 grand. That would include foundation to finisied interior and would be a HUGE savings. BUT, I want to take some sort-cuts to reduce the time factor. If I was fully retired I would build my own BIG loghome (as in the pic, complete with all the rock work). I have done a few rock-face jobs and enjoy working with it. But if I buy this guys cabin I can have the foundation in this spring, have the logs stacked and dry it all in by fall. On the other hand, if I were to get my own logs, have to peel em, pound rebar, etc it would involve too much time and the project would drag on for way too long. As you know the winters here get pretty dang cold and snow is still pretty nasty at times. I have not given the cabin owner a yes or no yet but will make my decision within a week or two. I guess I am found guilty of being a typical american; I want it all NOW!


I have been married for 25 years, have two kids, a daughter (married with one son) and a son in the Air Force. Very proud of both.

Congrats on the marriage and family!


Our property is near Rabbit Ears Pass and Steamboat Springs. I don't know how to post photos and I am too lazy to learn. Check out the Frappr site and I have a few photos there.

I drove up there last summer to a logmill and checked out their logs. That is a very nice area. Your pics are great and looks as though you have a great piece of land.

Good luck in your project!
Kola

[adubar]

Kola,

With the LHBA's preferred methods, "waiting for the logs to dry" is not an issue. Also, many builders don't do "all the pounding and stacking," and they don't necessarily have to pay money to get that done either.

I can understand that you might think it is a huge time commitment, but many builders build their homes on weekends and holidays.


Buying a standing cabin is an option, but I would be very leary of the construction. 90% of what is built today is not something you want to invest in. Unless you've seen the building you are purchasing being built and know what to look for, it can be shot in the dark.


Something to think about. If you want the best built chinkless home today, you would never save time over building using the LHBA's methods. One reason is that you would need to let the building sit for for a few years to settle before placing your windows and doors!

I know of one builder that actually does this. He IS the exception. Most people don't want to wait five years to move into their new house.

Not too many pro outfits are ever going to offer you that choice. You will be living in a log "cabin" with jacks and hand cranks that you must adjust to keep the roof from sliding off and the windows from being crushed. They will mesmerize you with their super fast builds! Only what you may not know will come back to haunt you---the techniques they use to buiild these homes in a "super fast way" are intended for speed for the pro builder (time IS money) and NOT longevity of the structure.

Take the class, it will help you imensely in buying a log cabin or having one built for you, as well as give you the tools to build one yourself.

-A

[Kola]

Ya know a little guy in my head keeps telling me you folks are right.

I want to sign up for Skip's class. Are there any openings ? :D

Kola

[Kola]

I spoke with Ellsworth and I am hoping to get into the March 24-25 seminar should someone cancel out. If anyone is registered for that class and can't make it please contact LHBA asap. Thanks!

I just registered and paid and I am locked in for the Apr 24,25 class just in case the March date doesn't open up.

Soda pop for all! :lol:
Kola

[Kola]

See Tom? 8)

I think its Apr 28-29 though...I think..umm yeah..

Kola

[nobleknight]

:shock:

I see said the blind man.

Tom
nobleknight
class 01-15-05

[The_Truth]

....to his deaf and dumb daughter... :?

[ponyboy]

... as he picked up the hammer and saw :D

[sparky]

Bada Bing..Bada Boom :!: :lol: Yes that's right folks Nobleknight, The_Truth and ponyboy will be apearing here all week :!: Get your tickets early :!: :roll: :lol:

Sparky

[Kola]

the finger points to Tom Nobleknight..he started it! :lol: