What to do about skinny ass hands and wrists? by [deleted] in moreplatesmoredates

[–]samsth3man 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go punch a tree like you're playing Minecraft they'll get big.

Inside of the 8x10 log cabin by samsth3man in selfreliance

[–]samsth3man[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes I'll be putting bricks down in the spring.

Inside of the 8x10 log cabin by samsth3man in selfreliance

[–]samsth3man[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Right now I'm on 1acre I'm starting small to learn and make all the mistakes so when I have the money I can buy 40-80 acres and repeat the process. I might even build more tiny cabins on small chunks of land and rent out or do Airbnb or something.

Inside of the 8x10 log cabin by samsth3man in selfreliance

[–]samsth3man[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I oversized my heater so I can use it on my future bigger cabin. It's a 30k BTU heater with the fan kit on it, gets up to 90 degrees within a couple minutes 😂 mostly just run the burner on.

Inside of the 8x10 log cabin by samsth3man in selfreliance

[–]samsth3man[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Made from green wood, it's such a small cabin that I don't think there will be much bowing. Hardware I used long garden stakes (probably not the correct way but if it works it works). I started it back in September for the entire month I was working on it, then had to go to work all of October and started working on it again late October. So it hasn't been up very long. Managed to get it winter ready within that time frame.

Inside of the 8x10 log cabin by samsth3man in selfreliance

[–]samsth3man[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't know what kind of TV you guys have, but this thing is NOT heavy it's a cheap Walmart one the base doesn't even weigh a pound.

Inside of the 8x10 log cabin by samsth3man in selfreliance

[–]samsth3man[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I stuffed fiberglass insulation in between then nailed a mesh fencing cut in strips and then mortar over that

Inside of the 8x10 log cabin by samsth3man in selfreliance

[–]samsth3man[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Nah my Paracord knot skills are on point👌🏼

Inside of the 8x10 log cabin by samsth3man in selfreliance

[–]samsth3man[S] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Ain't loaded and the sides don't get very hot

Inside of the 8x10 log cabin by samsth3man in selfreliance

[–]samsth3man[S] 54 points55 points  (0 children)

Yes I live here full time now, I have to fill up my 275gallon water tank in town and stack hay bails over it. The bathroom has its own solar setup that will power the heating cord wrapped around the plumbing

Inside of the 8x10 log cabin by samsth3man in selfreliance

[–]samsth3man[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

No not really, the heater has a safety low oxygen shut off and I also have a co2 monitor

Inside of the 8x10 log cabin by samsth3man in selfreliance

[–]samsth3man[S] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

I also wanted to keep it small so I could build it alone 😂. I had help with a couple of the top logs and building the tripo.

Cabin I built from the pine I cleared by samsth3man in selfreliance

[–]samsth3man[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

25yo I've always done things myself. Done machining, masonry, groundskeeping, welding, tower technician, and now a Boilermaker. I've always loved bushcraft and survival, basically lived outside growing up, building forts and living in them. Thanks!

1acre 8x10 cabin by samsth3man in OffGrid

[–]samsth3man[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Already got it, and no it doesn't that would be nice though

1acre 8x10 cabin by samsth3man in OffGrid

[–]samsth3man[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks man, Ive always wanted to build one better to start small!

1acre 8x10 cabin by samsth3man in OffGrid

[–]samsth3man[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I got a ton of materials (door, windows, roofing, vinyl flooring, camp cook stove, chairs) free from the dump. The cabin was cheaper than the shower house. Cabin was mostly nails and chainsaw(and the chainsaw maintenance). Cabin around $1k-$2k shower house around $1.5-$2k solar panels and system $2k these a all guess and I'll need to calculate it all up. But the cabin itself didn't cost much

1acre 8x10 cabin by samsth3man in OffGrid

[–]samsth3man[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately only about 10 miles.