Category Archives: Cabin and Car living

I found this on the Goldmyer Hotsprings website and thought someone might be interested in it. Caretakers needed for the Goldmyer Hotsprings. Northwest Wilderness Programs maintains caretakers at the Goldmyer property all year round to assure our preservation goals for … Continue reading →

Problem: My door is blocking my view. Solution: Buy a 450 dollar full view door, wrestle the 150lb thing home and attempt to install it. OR Chisel off the molding on the outside of door Pop out the piece of … Continue reading →

Five years ago I bought my Washington cabin.   My cabin came with a mattress up in the loft,  and since I had a mattress I thought I should cover it with something. I was at my sisters and she gleefully … Continue reading →

After I bathe in my basin, I often use the water to wash out a piece of clothing.    I throw it in, let it soak over night, wring it out, and hang it up to dry by the wood stove. … Continue reading →

It snowed all day yesterday. But it’s supposed to warm up today so it might turn in to a big slushy mess. I better act fast if I want to harvest all that water. Yesterday while I was out snowshoeing … Continue reading →

A luggable loo An LED headlamp A large stock pot for hot water a basin cordless tools

Buy a four wheel drive vehicle Buy an ATV Get a bunch of animals Get satellite TV Get some guns

This is how I run my laptop directly off my DC battery power. I connect a 12 volt cord to a battery. For my solar system I have gel batteries but when I go up to my other cabin I … Continue reading →

My generator is a Honda EU2000i.  There are many cheaper ones out there but they aren’t small, quiet, or fuel efficient.  When I see how much gas people with the cheap generators use, I’m so thankful I bought this one. … Continue reading →

Last night I was sitting in my darkening cabin thinking how lucky I am live the way I do.  It’s hard to explain but just sitting there watching it get dark is the best feeling. That’s the great thing about cabin … Continue reading →

I have always liked getting rid of stuff.  Even when I was really little, when my parents would yell at me to clean up my room, I would grab a Good Will bag and throw all my stuff into it. … Continue reading →

Plenty cold here. It was supposed to have got to -4 F (-20 C) overnight. But it’s really sunny this morning. I think I went in to hibernation mode. I fell asleep on the couch at dark(about 5:30pm). Sometime in … Continue reading →

Since there wasn’t  any snow to melt for water,   I headed out to town for one final load of water.    By the time I got back it was snowing.  If I had put my chains on, maybe I could have … Continue reading →