A reader of this blog has been asking for a tour of my cabin. I was going it do a you-tube video but decided it would take to long to upload with a dial-up connection. The cabin measures 19’X 11″. I didn’t build it. I talk about two different cabins, one in Coastal BC and one in North Central Washington. This is the one in Washington– the one from which I blog from.
This is the outside. The cooler on the porch is where I keep my food cold–probably not a good idea because a bear might come and find it and then I would have troubles.
Two couches–good idea if you ever have company or if you just want a change.
This couch is a chest that my brother-in-law and I made out of tongue and grove pine. Inside the couch/chest are the batteries and the the regulator for my solar system and some clothes.
This is the kitchen.
This is the wood stove. The pot holds my hot water. The tub next to the wood stove is used to bring wood in, wash my clothes and sometimes I take a bath in it.
This is the loft. There is a bed up there and a 55 gallon drum of water that gravity feeds to the sink below it.
This is what I cook on. Sometimes I also cook on the wood stove. There is a small propane grill out on the porch if I want to grill or bake something.
This is my composting toilet.
I also have this outside toilet that sits out in the woods. It is a plywood box with a toilet seat lid that sits over a hole in the ground.
The basin hanging on the wall is usually full of water. I use the same water over and over to wash my hands during the day. When the water looks dirty, I start over with new water. I can keep clean (enough for a person who lives alone and seldom sees anyone) with just this basin.
Here is the solar panel soaking up the rays so I can use my laptop.
That’s the whole complete tour.