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How to Build Your Dream Cabin in the Woods: The Ultimate Guide to Building and Maintaining a Backcountry Getaway [Minkštas viršelis]

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  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 248 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 228x152x20 mm, weight: 684 g, Color photos throughout, B&W illustrations throughout
  • Išleidimo metai: 26-May-2020
  • Leidėjas: Sky Pony Press
  • ISBN-10: 1510759689
  • ISBN-13: 9781510759688
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 248 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 228x152x20 mm, weight: 684 g, Color photos throughout, B&W illustrations throughout
  • Išleidimo metai: 26-May-2020
  • Leidėjas: Sky Pony Press
  • ISBN-10: 1510759689
  • ISBN-13: 9781510759688
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
Now, everyone can have the refuge they want&;a getaway beside a trout-filled stream, near a bass-laden lake, or by a mountain trail with a breathtaking view.

This ultimate resource includes photos, blueprints, and diagrams, and covers the steps to constructing the cabin you've always wanted such as:
 
  • Selecting a site
  • Gathering construction materials
  • Deciding on a design that is right for you
  • Managing your property
  • Building add-ons, including shooting ranges, an outhouse, or an outside fire ring
  • Installing cabin security
  • And more!


For generations, nature lovers, writers, and sportsmen have found an escape from their day-to-day world in living closer to nature. J. Wayne Fears offers a complete guide to building without the hassle of a construction crew or outrageous costs.
Chapter 1 The Dream---A Cabin in the Woods
1(6)
You Are Not the First to Dream
2(2)
The Purpose of This Book
4(3)
Chapter 2 Selecting a Site
7(15)
Solitude, Is It for You?
9(1)
In What Region Do You Want Your Cabin?
10(1)
Buying or Leasing?
11(1)
Should You Have a Partner?
12(1)
Finding Land---Be Patient
13(1)
Searching on Your Own
14(1)
Working with a Real Estate Agent
15(1)
Looking at Property
15(1)
To Buy or Not to Buy?
16(2)
The Cabin Site
18(3)
Closing the Deal
21(1)
Chapter 3 The Look You Want
22(9)
Logs----The Ultimate Building Material for Backcountry Cabins
23(1)
Log Siding
24(1)
Board-and-Batten, An Old Favorite
25(1)
Reverse Board-and-Batten
26(1)
Protecting the Exterior
27(2)
Roofing
29(2)
Chapter 4 The Simple Adirondack Shelter
31(6)
The Adirondack as a Cabin
33(1)
Building an Adirondack Shelter
34(3)
Chapter 5 The Alaskan Trapper's-Style Cabin
37(15)
Building a One-Room Trapper's-Style Cabin
37(9)
Adding On
46(1)
More Space
47(2)
A Movable Trapper's-Style Cabin
49(3)
Chapter 6 The Appalachian-Style Cabin
52(10)
Building a Two-Room Appalachian-Style Cabin
53(2)
The Traditional Appalachian-Style Cabin
55(2)
A One-Room Appalachian-Style Cabin
57(5)
Chapter 7 The Family-Size Cabin
62(6)
One Bedroom with Sleeping Loft
64(3)
Large Family Cabin
67(1)
Chapter 8 The Hunting/Fishing Club Cabin
68(6)
Appalachian-Style Hunting/Fishing Cabin
69(1)
Self-Sufficient Hunting/Fishing Cabin
69(3)
Individual Cabins with Group Center
72(1)
Log Cabin Kit for Hunting/Fishing Groups
72(2)
Chapter 9 Building with Log Cabin Kits/Packages
74(17)
Advantages of Log Cabin Kits
74(2)
Disadvantages of Log Cabin Kits
76(1)
Choosing a Log Cabin Kit Company
77(1)
How Much Does A Kit Cost?
78(2)
What a Kit/Package May Include
80(2)
Designs and Floor Plans of Some Popular Log Cabin Kits
82(6)
Log Panel Kits
88(1)
Log Siding Kits
89(2)
Chapter 10 The World's Best Outhouse
91(8)
Building Cross Creek Hollow's Outhouse
92(2)
Maintaining the Outhouse
94(1)
Waterless Composting Toilets
95(2)
Burning Human Waste
97(1)
Options
98(1)
Chapter 11 Keeping the Cabin Warm
99(16)
Fireplace or Stove?
100(2)
The Right Wood Stove for Your Cabin
102(3)
Locating and Installing the Stove
105(2)
Stovepipe Selection and Installation
107(2)
Stove Safety
109(1)
Wood Wisdom
110(1)
Sources of Firewood
111(1)
Splitting, Stacking, and Seasoning
112(3)
Chapter 12 Lighting Options for the Remote Cabin
115(10)
Gas/Diesel Generator
115(3)
Central LP (Propane) Gas System
118(1)
Propane Lantern Light
119(2)
Liquid-Fuel Lighting
121(1)
Battery Lighting
122(3)
Chapter 13 Sleeping Accommodations
125(4)
Chapter 14 The Outside Fire Ring---A Must for Any Cabin
129(8)
Commercial Fire Rings
131(1)
Custom Benches for Your Fire Ring
132(5)
Chapter 15 Cabin Water Supply
137(7)
Types of Wells
137(2)
Springs
139(1)
Creeks, Streams, Lakes, and Rivers
139(1)
Water Pumps
140(1)
Haul It In
141(1)
Making Water Safe
142(1)
Including the Kitchen Sink
143(1)
Chapter 16 Planning the Remote Cabin Kitchen
144(15)
Keeping Perishables Cool
144(1)
Cabin Cooking
145(1)
Propane Camp Stoves
146(1)
Cabin Camp Stove Ovens
147(1)
Cooking on the Wood Stove
147(1)
Fireplace Cooking
148(1)
Moving Outside---The Dutch Oven and Fire Ring
148(4)
Reflector-Oven Baking
152(2)
Bean Hole Cooking
154(2)
Organizing the Kitchen
156(3)
Chapter 17 Cabin Security
159(6)
Securing Your Property
159(2)
A Watchful Eye
161(1)
Foiling Troublemakers
162(1)
Personal Safety
162(3)
Chapter 18 Managing Your Property
165(9)
Put Your Land Management Team Together
165(2)
Road Siting and Development
167(1)
Landscaping Around the Cabin
167(2)
Managing Your Woodlands
169(1)
Wildlife Management
170(2)
Fisheries Management
172(2)
Chapter 19 Develop a Shooting Range Near Your Cabin
174(6)
Planning
174(1)
Layout
175(1)
Developing the Range
176(2)
Standard Operating Procedures
178(2)
Chapter 20 Cabin Living
180(10)
Easy In, Easy Out
180(1)
Biannual Cleanups
181(1)
Pest Control
182(1)
Liability
183(1)
Special Gatherings
184(2)
Time Alone
186(1)
Preparing for Downtime
187(2)
A Cabin Name
189(1)
Appendix 1 Sources 190(9)
Appendix 2 Chain Saw Safety 199(4)
Appendix 3 Ratings for Cabin Firewood 203(3)
Appendix 4 Liability Release Form 206(2)
Appendix 5 Cross Creek Hollow Standard Operating Procedure 208(2)
Appendix 6 Cross Creek Hollow Departure Checklist 210(2)
Appendix 7 Soil Testing the Cabin Yard, Wildlife Food Plot, or Garden 212(2)
Appendix 8 Average Wattage Requirement Guide 214(2)
Index 216
J. Wayne Fears is a wildlife management professional, explorer, author, and former editor of Rural Sportsmen magazine. Fears has written more than 6,200 articles for the Southern Sportsman Journal, Turkey Call magazine, Great Days Outdoor magazine, Whitetails Unlimited Magazine, and a number of other publications. He has thirty-three published books and has won numerous awards including "Best Outdoor Book of the Year" three times and the "Pinnacle Award" for outdoor books two times. Fears has served as president of the Professional Outdoor Media Association, the Georgia Outdoor Writers Association, and the Southeastern Outdoor Press Association, and is a member of the Explorers Club. He built his own log cabin almost twenty-threeyears ago and has been enjoying it ever since.