build a log cabin

It’s been a life long ambition to take the fundamental tools of cabin making along with a few modern day tech dependencies and to venture out into the woods and start work on a promising new isolated home surrounded only by nature and God.

I have been pondering the idea since I was 21 and accumulated much for such a voyage and had never really had the initiative to push forward mainly because….Well lets face it, You just can’t go on someone elses property and start building and living. We’re living in a time where almost every square inch of land is already owned or up for sale so to do such a thing I would have to purchase my own land with intent to dwell in mind.

Ever since I seen the movie Alone in the Wilderness the story of Dick Proenneke it’s done nothing more than fuel the passion for an adventure like this.

i have some ideas about this, some day

I have a pier and beam foundation built that is 37 – 37 feet and I have cut down all my trees for the house. All I need to do is skin the rest of them and putting them on the foundation using block and tackle devices. I have a ways to go but when I have more free time I plan to do more.

I have the plan picked out but where to build? I am still sorting this out in my head!

i will build a cabin on my own…no contractors and crazy stuff. just me and some friends. that would be great. i don’t need anything fancy- just a couple rooms and a fireplace.

I have the land, have the timber, even have 1 window. I’ve started cutting down the logs, only 2 so far, but this is a long-range project. I plan on cutting 1 or 2 every week or so. De-barking them is no fun, especially in this heat. But every log I cut, I can see progress being made. I plan to retire in a year or so, so I should have all my materials by then, and that’s when I start putting it all together.

I AM building my log cabin. I have 20 logs hewn and all the foundation stones I need. I love hewing the logs- it is difficult and very rewarding.

We’ve got 14 acres of the most beautiful mountain land, adjoining the Cherokee national forest, and after three years we’re ready to build! we’ve got our kit picked out, our budget hammerd out, now we have to get the financing. I’m so excited! Look at that view!

Now all I need is the money! Must get more money… The picture is where I want to build and the view is breathtaking…

hello??? to live in the mountains! ;)