Build it too tall and you waste heat.
1st get it dry, 2nd make it warm then you have time to dress it up is a semblance of comfort.
Build it too tall and you waste heat.
1st get it dry, 2nd make it warm then you have time to dress it up is a semblance of comfort.
Thats cool! It looks nice and cozy.
I would be looking for limestone in the area and make Roman Concrete. Pretty much the same as regular concrete but mixed drier like a paste for easy packing to chink the gaps. Sea shells work good too, but the OP is nowhere near the ocean. Whenever I'm in the hills, I look for limestone, both for the possible water source and in a pinch make stone oven.
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A Haddon Mill actually works pretty good. I bought one from my chainsaw guy and used it at camp to cut some flat beams for a porch. All you need is that, a chainsaw and a 2x4 or 2x6
http://www.haddontools.com/Chainsaw-Attachment.html
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Very cool mix of art and functionality you’ve built there man!
That cabin needs a Krag rifle.
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That look on your face, when you shift into 6th gear, but it's not there.
I think Kevs 1886 will be sufficient for such a cabins wall.
A coffee pot, cast iron pan and flip down bunks and your all set. What a fun adventure.
Flip down bunks is a great idea. That way you have room to build or repair something in winter but can still have a decent place to sleep.
For food down I'm thinking a 2x6 box with mattress pad. Hinges to the wall on either the end or side and food down legs for the other end. If it was on the side you could use chain to support it. But it's take up less wall space if it was attached on the end.
You could do a bunk bed but have the bottom bunk be a work table.
That stove you have is a twin to the one I had in my hunting cabin on the Quebec/Vermont line. I replaced it with a small glass front but it did work good
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Hinge on the wall with a length of chain to hold it, should be super easy. Get a cargo net for the bottom. Toss a pad on there and a sleeping bag.
I think I would look for a metal box for food stuff. Keep the varmints out!
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BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |