My mushrooming trip.

Charlie Chops 1940 · May 17, 2004, 01:17:52 PM

Does that cabin meet code? I would have thought that building such a bare bones dwelling would have somehow been illegal - even in '79.....

I gotta tell ya, I'm impressed....and thanks for your candor.

Charlie

Sean · May 17, 2004, 01:25:02 PM

Quote from: "purplepickup"And Sean, no I didn't have a .50 Hawken but I did have a Thompson Center .54 cal Renegade. I never saw the movie "The Mountain Men" but it sounds like I should watch it.

I used to have a Thompson Center .45 Hawken. Used it in Blackpowder competition when I was a teenager. My Grandpa builds Blackpowder Rifles in the traditional styles. He buys the Barrel, triggers, and lock, but does everything else by hand. Usually ends up with 5 or 6 months in each rifle, but they are works of art...

If you liked Jerimiah Johnson, you'll love "The Mountain Men". Charlton Heston and Brian Keith are the main actors. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081187/

purplepickup · May 17, 2004, 01:46:36 PM

Quote from: "Charlie Chops 1940"Does that cabin meet code?

Uh, codes?......ummm.....

You've got to remember this is back in the sticks. The area is zoned recreational which allows for a lot of basic stuff like outhouses and less than residential structures but I never asked about details and nobody ever came around to check. I think I can probably claim to be grandfathered now since they don't really know when it was built. They're just glad I pay my taxes on time.

I've never tried to get insurance on it so I don't know if it meets their requirements or not. Probably not with the woodstove, oil lamps, lack of handrails, smoke detectors, etc. :?

Ohio Blue Tip · May 17, 2004, 02:23:30 PM

Very impressive George. I knew you had hand built your cabin but hadn't seen the pictures. I always thought I was born 150 years late and thought if born earlier I would have been a mountain man. I've always fished, hunted and done some wilderness camping. When I was in high school I ran a trap line for extra money. You have completed what most can only dream about, enjoy the fruits of your labor and "live long and prosper". :b-d:

GPster · May 17, 2004, 03:21:45 PM

He chaplin, Maybe you can stay over on the next trailer build and hold service on Sunday morning. The first time it cost me $85.00 to cross the railroad tracks and try to get to church on time, This past weekend I found the church on time and after mass there was a trail trying to keep me from leaving. If you held service in Franks garage then I could stay on the "wrong side of the tracks". That cabin is quite an accomplishment. Growing up near the New York metropolitan area the closest I got to that stuff was Lincoln Logs. GPster

40 · May 17, 2004, 06:57:13 PM

Seeing your previous buddies in the photos got me thinking....I bet Murph really likes the trips to the cabin!The heck with talking about cars...the next time you and I meet,I want to hear some cabin stories.I bet they are best told around a campfire with a cold one in hand

phat rat · May 17, 2004, 08:51:44 PM

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SKR8PN · May 17, 2004, 10:58:48 PM

WOW George......the fact you built that cabin by hand,without any help,is impressive,to say the least. I have always had the dream of building my own cabin and living "off the grid". You are the first person I have met,that actually did it! Thanks very much for sharing that part of your life with us. Merf is a very lucky dog.