by Todd Walker The floor of the log cabin is really not much different to install than a normal stick-built house. The challenge comes when attaching the flat rim joist to the round sill logs. I us…| Survival Sherpa
by Todd Walker Memorial Day ’23 was my last update. Why has it taken 6 months to go from ten logs high to the finial 13th row? Well, nothing is easy about building a log cabin from scratch off the land. This journey is traveling at Todd-Speed, which is slow but steady. Getting the crew […]| Survival Sherpa
by Todd Walker This is my Field of Dreams. I’ve long dreamed of moving back to the land where I cut my teeth. Each day, each long, hot or cold day on this patch of Georgia dirt brings the dream closer. This past Memorial Day weekend, a few of the Fuel the Fires crew and […]| Survival Sherpa
by Todd Walker This one is considerably larger than my “practice cabin.” I built my practice log cabin just to see if I could do it and to hone my ax skills. However, the Big Log Cabin is being built to provide a basic human need, shelter. This will be my home base on the […]| Survival Sherpa
Retirement (June 2022) has me reflecting on my lifework. The dust-covered rocking chair overlooking the pond tells me that it ain’t over. In between working on my new log cabin, I’ve been building my next adventure, the Survival Sherpa School! Often when you think you’re at the end of something, you’re at the beginning of […]| Survival Sherpa