http://blog.cabinstuff.com/WordPress Helping people build and enjoy their dream cabins Mon, 20 Oct 2008 03:14:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On Saturday we went to a local bar for a pig roast dinner. We met friends there who had been up at their cabin for the past month. Unfortunately it was a different month than we are spending at our cabin. Talk revolved around which cell phone company provided the ... http://blog.cabinstuff.com/WordPress/2008/10/19/saturday-pig-roast/ We went to visit our friends who had been up for a month. They generously shared food they had not eaten with us to take home. We now have enough food to eat for about a week. This will help us get by without having to shop for much food ... http://blog.cabinstuff.com/WordPress/2008/10/19/friends-leaving/ We left last night for a month at the cabin. We had hoped to leave by about non, but didn't get packed up and ready to go until about 5:00 pm. At any rate we did manage to leave on Friday. We are planning to be at the cabin for ... http://blog.cabinstuff.com/WordPress/2008/10/11/beginning-of-our-month-at-the-cabin/ What does the end of summer mean to you? After Labor Day, it often seems as if winter is just around the corner. For me Labor Day marks the formal end of summer. As I've gotten older, it seems that summer goes by, more and more quickly. I am once ... http://blog.cabinstuff.com/WordPress/2008/09/05/end-of-summer-at-the-cabin/ One of the joys of owning a cabin is when it has been built and you can begin to add things that reflect your personality. It is also exciting to add things that are functional and beautiful. That is why I was so pleased when I found this attractive storage ... http://blog.cabinstuff.com/WordPress/2008/08/20/19/ We are into our fifth year working on our cabin in the woods. I am amazed how quickly the time has gone. It really doesn't seem like we have been at this for five years already. Last year we built a sauna with a wash up room and a changing ... http://blog.cabinstuff.com/WordPress/2008/08/03/number-of-years-we-have-been-working-on-the-cabin/ There are so many ways to build a cabin. It seems that log cabins get most of the attention, at least on the internet. However, there are other building materials that can be used. I love seeing what materials others are using to build their cabin. The materials seem to ... http://blog.cabinstuff.com/WordPress/2008/03/23/there-are-a-variety-of-materials-for-building-a-cabin/ Today while we were walking through a store we saw an outdoor heater. One of these seems as if it would be perfect for our cabin especially after we add a couple porches and a deck. This would give us a jump on spring and allow us to stay outside ... http://blog.cabinstuff.com/WordPress/2008/02/16/getting-a-jump-on-spring/   Have you seen the new humorous commercial for the Gorilla Gripper that's being emailed around? It's a good example of the attempts at viral marketing that are showing up in your and my email box with increasing frequency. The Gorrilla Gripper < www.gorillagripper.com > is a new gripping hand tool designed for lifting, carrrying, ... http://blog.cabinstuff.com/WordPress/2007/09/16/another-made-for-the-web-commercial/ I came across these calculators and wanted to share them with you. I wish I had found them sooner. They would have been helpful as we are calculator materials. I hope you are able to use them early in your cabin building process. http://alsnetbiz.com/homeimprovement/calculators.html LeaRae Keyes CabinStuff http://blog.cabinstuff.com/WordPress/2007/08/30/cabin-building-calculators/