Off-Grid Cabin Living
Early in 2016, we went out looking for property. We did not intend on going off-grid, but then we found this lovely 10-acre piece of property and fell in love with it.
There is an old homestead with a root cellar, a garden that cries to be reclaimed, and a small cabin a stone’s throw from the main cabin.
The main cabin is solid, but has an addition that was very poorly built, and has not been lived in for quite some time.
The packrats had taken over and the place really does need lots of TLC before we could think of living there.
We will try and spend the winter taking the addition down and using the building materials to construct a good wood shed and fix up the small cabin so we have a place to warm up this winter when working out there.
We will have to snowmobile in the winter as the roads out there are not maintained year-round.
Scott is a carpenter and has rebuilt, renovated, and built cabins in remote locations for fly-in fishing camps and others.
He has built in locations where the supplies have had to be brought in by float plane and others where he had to wait for the lake to freeze to snowmobile in the supplies, he has always wanted to find our own cabin in the woods to work on so here it is.
So as we finish the house we were building and continue to work, this will be our weekend and whenever project.
The goal is to rebuild and bring this place back by recycling and reusing building materials, and buying only what is absolutely necessary.
As you can see by the picture, when we first bought the place the small cabin had a tree that had fallen on the roof.
We have since taken that off and cut it up for firewood.
I plan on recording our progress and what we learn along the way.
I’ll share with you how we will bring this place back to life, as well as share tips and knowledge gained along the way.
This place sounds really serene and idyllic.
I like the way you plan to recycle all the old materials to build a wood shed. That’s a great idea and obviously great for the environment. It will also save some cash on materials.
Having a cabin in the woods sounds so cool. I’m really looking forward to your progress on this project.
We will recycle as much of the old building material as possible and record the progress along the way. It is a wonderful peaceful place to go to. Looking forward to sharing more as we go.
Looks wonderful. In the picture with the main cabin, is that the addition or another building closest to you?
That is the addition that will be torn down in the future. The building materials will be used for other projects.
This place looks beautiful. I think it’s great that you are recycling as many materials as possible. I’m sure it will look great when finished.
I look forward to seeing the progress. Good luck.
Hi,
We will be posting some more pictures soon, and yes are recycling as much as we can. Thanks for following the website!