The thought of walking out of urbanity, off the asphalt onto the fluffy forest floor is a deep seeded dream of mine. I've had this dream since I was a child, while seeing a log cabin for the first time. It spoke to me. I wondered how anyone would want to live in anything less, to or more. It was perfect. The warmth from the logs, the warmth from the fire, the warmth I imagined radiating off of my future family living there.
I'm much older now with a slightly different vision. It will now be just me, and maybe a companion. Always a dog or 3, and my children and their future children coming in and out. I used to imagine my log cabin as a hub of activity, slightly chaotic and always nurturing. Now I see it as a place to calm myself and process the events of my life. A place to call home, my home.
My log cabin doesn't have to be more than one or two rooms and a huge wood burning stove to keep me warm. It needs to be nestled on at least 2 acres of mostly redwood forest, so I can be away. Off the grid, so to speak. This property will need to have a timber harvest plan, so I can cut firewood and sell the occasional log if i need to. I want electricity for lights and certainly wifi, running water, of course plumbing. I want a structure to store the fire wood I cut down and split. I would also like a hot house because I will have a small nursery selling native plants to make money. I'd also like to have a 4 wheeler to drive around my property to check on things, like holes in the fences, or whatever. A hen house for chickens would be lovely too.
For me, this would be paradise, and i will continue to put it out to the universe in hopes of manifesting it.
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[quote]I want electricity for lights and certainly wifi, running water, of course plumbing[/quote] Whoa...I know that many people live in log cabins in my country but most of them can't even dream about such comfort. In some areas it would be pure nonsense. It would cost a fortune.
@DirtyBird I don't know in what kind of terrain would you like to live but when I hear "a log cabin" I immediately imagine local folks who lead an incredibly difficult life in small properties high in the mountains, where they still have no running water, gas and sewer system.
On the other hand, log cabin hotels surely offer all of this to tourists so it's not impossible. Just expensive and I'm not sure if you could own as big area of woods as you wish as your private property. (Luckily, because I hope I won't witness a day when people will be able to own whole woods here as their private property).
@CrazyMusicLover I would always be a steward of the land. I have the greatest respect and love for trees. I'm not expecting anything about living off the grid to be easy. I imagine it will be peaceful tho.
