12 Dec Tools & Gear Jeeping Last August, in a temporary fit of rationality, I made my way into the local Jeep dealership to ask what they would give me in... 1 Like No Comments
21 Nov Hiawassee Project More logging My partner last weekend was BJ Hudson. This time we only had two days (Saturday and Sunday), including travel. We got a slightly slow start,... 1 Like No Comments
05 Nov Hiawassee Project Skidding in the fall Last weekend, friend Sean Brittain and I went to the campsite with the goal of skidding as many logs as we could manage to a... 1 Like No Comments
16 Oct Hiawassee Project Camp improvements With the increasing number of visits, my camp more and more looks lived-in. Partly this is due to improvements made during the odd hours of... 1 Like 1 Comment
14 Oct Hiawassee Project Moving logs Now that the trees are down, I am faced with the formidable task of moving them to the building site. I tried to take trees... 1 Like 2 Comments
12 Oct Hiawassee Project Timber harvest This post is about harvesting the trees I need for my cabin. From my cut list, I estimate that I will need to harvest more... 1 Like 3 Comments
31 Aug Hiawassee Project Field repairing the Lumbersmith sawmill A few issues with the Lumbersmith sawmill cropped up during my last trip. This post is about how I’m currently dealing with them. Blade cutting... 1 Like 2 Comments
29 Aug Hiawassee Project One-man milling Up until now, I’ve always had help moving logs and milling. But, last Sunday I was on my own for the first time. My first... 2 Like No Comments
28 Aug Hiawassee Project Moving a heavy log Last weekend I was joined by Reese (who helped with the log arch) and his brother Kit. With clear weather, we decided to dive right... 1 Like No Comments
24 Aug Hiawassee Project Where to put the privy? Excretion is a fundamental process for living organisms. How to dispose of waste is an equally fundamental problem for off-grid habitation. As I’ve been visiting... 1 Like No Comments