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Alabama Custom Cabins
Imagine living in a 364 sq ft home on wheels, built by your own hands, using mostly reclaimed materials and salvaged items. Imagine being able to travel and explore new places, without giving [...]
How To Build The Perfect Roof Rake Ladder For A Cabin Or Tiny House
Building The Perfect Cabin Roof Part 5 of 5 Well, it's day #14 of the off grid cabin build and we're about to complete the roof fraiming for our cabin. Over the next two [...]
The Ultimate Roof and Rafter Guide
Ultimate Roof & Rafter Guide It's one of the key visual and functional external finishes that can either make or break your cabin’s success. Having a roof over your head is one of the [...]
Installing The Front Deck Rafters
Building The Perfect Cabin Roof Part 4 of 5 How to install the perfect front deck rafter every time! How about a Johnny Cash quote to top off this roof build. “I like to [...]
Installing The Front Deck Header And Ceiling Joists
Building The Perfect Cabin Roof Part 3 of 5 When it comes to putting a roof over your deck, we've got you covered. It's day #12 of the cabin build and today we install [...]
Installing The Main Cabin Rafters
Building The Perfect Cabin Roof Part 2 of 5 All our rafter tips & tricks are "on the house." Today is day #11 of the cabin build and we'll carry on with our quest [...]
How To Build The Perfect Cabin Rafter
Building The Perfect Cabin Roof Part 1 of 5 Here's how to build the perfect ridge beam every time! Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. ~ Leonardo da Vinci Whether your building an off grid cabin, tiny [...]
The Six Day Cabin
The Six Day Cabin What would you give to spend one week with your closest friends to build the ultimate weekend getaway and create memories that will last a lifetime? This is the story [...]
Day 3 How To Frame The Cabin Walls
Today is the third of three days that it took us to frame the off grid cabin walls. Hopefully you've been following the build up to this point. If not, you can [...]
Framing An Off Grid Cabin In 3 Days
Today is the second of three days that it took us to frame the off grid cabin walls. It took my father and I just three days to frame in all the [...]
Couple Builds Tiny House For Just 420 Dollars
Tiny House Built With Just $420 Here's a story dreaming BIG and building SMALL. Have you ever dreamed of living in a tiny house? If so, you might be inspired by this amazing story [...]
How To Frame a Cabin or Tiny House
Today is the first of three days that it took us to frame the off grid cabin walls. It took two of us just three days to frame all the walls, doors, [...]
2017 Top 7 Black Friday Off Grid Super Deals
Best Black Friday Off The Grid Deals Black Friday Isn't Just for the Big Box Stores While it might seem quiet and quaint here at the cabin, that is definitely not the case over at [...]
Eagle Point Cabin Floor Plan
Eagle Point Cabin Small Cabin, Big Inspiration. A winding nature path descends to Eagle Point Cabin where it lay nestled between a rocky outcrop and a thicket on the windswept west coast of Washington’s [...]
Off the Grid on a Homemade Island
Floating Off Grid Island [VIDEO] Enjoy this amazing video of a devoted couple who spent 24 years building an off grid floating island paradise. Ever been fishing… from your couch? Here at Freedom Cove that’s [...]
How To Build The Perfect Front Deck
Ready to soak up some rays from the front deck of your off grid cabin? Imagine relaxing in your favorite Adirondack chair on the front deck of your off grid cabin. The [...]
Energy Independence: A Guide To Off Grid Living and Self Sufficiency [INFOGRAPHIC]
Energy Independence: A Guide To Off Grid Living and Self Sufficiency Do you have a desire to become self sufficient, perhaps unplug from the dirty energy grid or maybe go off grid entirely? This [...]
40 Years Living Alone Off Grid Billy Barr The Guardian
Billy Barr "The Snow Guardian" of the Rockies Could you spend forty years living alone in an off grid cabin? Known as “The Snow Guardian” Billy Barr (who prefers his name spelled in all [...]
Family of 7 Living Entirely Off Grid in Northern Canada
Family of 7 Living Entirely Off Grid in Northern Canada Could you live completely off grid? What about as an entire family? Meet Jeff, Rose, and their family of five girls who are living [...]
The Frontier Plus Portable Folding Woodstove
A Portable Woodstove that Heats up Tents, Yurts & Off Grid Cabins then Folds Up You’ve seen camping stoves. You’ve seen wood-burners. Meet the Frontier Plus woodstove. Campers and "off gridders" alike are all too [...]
What’s the Real Start up Cost of Living Off the Grid
Start-Up Cost Of Living Off The Grid [INFO-GRAPHIC] Why go Off Grid in the First Place? GET THIS BOOK ON AMAZON! Living off grid is a one of the most talked about topics on-line, [...]
Prefab Solar Powered Off Grid Tiny Home
Would You Consider Living In A Prefab Tiny Home? Living self-sufficient is becoming more and more appealing everyday. Are you dreaming of a tiny home to call your own? Whether you’re looking to downsize [...]
Tutorial: How To Make A LumberJack Cake
Learn how to make a lumberjack cake with this easy tutorial. This cake is moist, fluffy, and filled with plaid-patterned layers of vanilla and chocolate cake. It’s perfect for birthdays, holidays, or any [...]
How Richard Proenneke Lived Alone in the Wilderness for 30 Years
Embarking on a journey into the heart of the Alaskan wilderness, Richard Proenneke's off-grid cabin saga stands as a testament to human resilience and [...]
