Loft Floor Beams and Framing | Survival Sherpa
by Todd Walker Extra space is always a plus. The loft will give us an extra bed and room for storage. Big 3″ x 10″ x 16′ rough-cut beams add the rustic look of a log cabin. Now to…| Survival Sherpa
by Todd Walker Extra space is always a plus. The loft will give us an extra bed and room for storage. Big 3″ x 10″ x 16′ rough-cut beams add the rustic look of a log cabin. Now to…| Survival Sherpa
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 When sitting by the fire on a winter day in the future, we want to be able to look up and see the log rafters and rough sawn ceiling boards. The challenge for this type of roof is h…| Survival Sherpa
by Todd Walker The box of logs suddenly resembles a log cabin. The roofline gives a glimpse of my future home. There are many more steps to make it livable, but I needed this boost of hope. Ridgepole Support Logs Three ridgepole support logs (RPSL) are installed on the two outside walls, and one in […]| 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 I welcome the sight of goldenrod blooming in Georgia. These tiny, golden flowers signal the end of the dog days of summer and usher in cooler weather. Goldenrod gets a bad rap when it comes to seasonal fall allergies. The average person sees the blooming yellow stalks on roadsides and fields and […]| 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 In my research of Butt and Pass building style for my “practice” log cabin, I discovered this site, Log Cabin Journal, about 5 years ago. Now that I’m building my “permanent” log cabin, I took a drive to see their nearly-finished log home in person. The trip was well worth the drive! […]| 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
