I am in the exploratory stage of wanting to build a cabin. The idea of building a cabin is new, but the idea of owning or living in a cabin is not. They have always appealed to me as a way to get away from the highly stylized facets of modern life.
I enjoy the out-of-doors, camping, and hiking. At some point while I was working at Ruckus, I discovered old fire lookout towers that were converted to sleeping units for hikers. Staying in one is something I hope to do someday. (Most are located out West.) I also have memories of fishing with my dad and friends at a lake in Canada. We flew in on a seaplane and were dropped off at a cabin, which was the only one on the lake. The setting of being away from everything was something I wouldn’t appreciate until many years later. What I am trying to say is that when I think of owning a cabin I am thinking of a unique experience that gives me room to breath. Building it myself would be that much better.
The cabin doesn’t have to be much. I won’t mind if it doesn’t have water or electricity. I don’t need those things. I will need an outhouse and I would like a simple table with red chairs, a sleeping loft, a porch, and a green roof.
I’m currently researching how to build the cabin, what it will cost, and open lots on which I can build. If you have any experience or pictures of cabins you find appealing, I would love to hear from you.
You’ve probably seen it, but on the off chance you haven’t, check out
Dick Proenneke in “Alone in the Wilderness.” It follows a guy building a cabin on a remote lake in Alaska throughout the course of a year or two. Really awesome film.
http://www.aloneinthewilderness.com/
Thaks, Nate. I’ve never heard of it. I’ll check it out.