[Sourdough]

 

[ItsJustMe]

 

[ItsJustMe]

Too bad nobody lives in that cabin, at least not during the winter when that picture was taken.

Wondering how long until the roof caves in?

 

[Spenser]

Pretty views on both photos
Yea looks like there is enough weight that when it turns to ice, may cave in roof.

All one really needs is a long rope weighted on one end, standing 1/4 the way of length of roof, toss weighted side of rope over the roof. With someone on the other end of the rope, pull rope to end of roof. After a few times you will get most of the snow off, rinse and repeat method until you get all the snow off the roof.

 

[Sourdough]

Too bad nobody lives in that cabin, at least not during the winter when that picture was taken.

I have lived in that cabin year around for 23 years. I have zero idea how you arrive at the conclusion that you did.

Wondering how long until the roof caves in?

Photo was taken eight or nine years ago. The cabin has endured that kind of snow load for last 23 years.

 

[bigwheel]

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Hope thats a stout roof.

 

[OregonDreams]

Beautiful place. That is an awful lot of snow, what kind of construction is that roof to be able to handle a yearly load like that?

 

[Sourdough]

Just standard 4/12 truss. The thing is the building is only 12' X 24' so it is only 5'-6" from the side wall to the peak of the roof. The "largest" cabin I ever built was on 52 mile long LAKE CLARK that was 16' X 24' it was huge to me.

 

[ItsJustMe]

I see no signs of human or animal in that pristine snow, except around the cabin in the background. No smoking chimney, no wood pile. Nobody has entered or exited that cabin since snow fell, not to bring in wood or fuel for a fire, or any other reason.

I live in snow country. Even with a fresh snowfall, signs remain.

Just my observation.

 

[Sourdough]

I see no signs of human or animal in that pristine snow, except around the cabin in the background. No smoking chimney, no wood pile. Nobody has entered or exited that cabin since snow fell, not to bring in wood or fuel for a fire, or any other reason.

I live in snow country. Even with a fresh snowfall, signs remain.

Just my observation.

The easy one first, there is slightly over seven cords of split & stacked firewood under the snow near the blue cabin, it is for super SHTF "only"

The brown cabin in the foreground is for storage, and emergency shelter should the blue cabin burn down. Brown cabin does not have a chimney but has an oil stove that is vented out the left end of cabin as looking at the photo. I can just barely see the 165-gallon fuel tank on the left end of the brown cabin.

I live in the blue cabin in the back. The red outhouse is not used in the winter, a five gallon poop bucket is, and pee in three empty "Hills Bros." coffee cans. Been living there 365 days a year for 23 years. I used to go to town once a year for supplies, and sometimes spend a night at a hotel, but no longer do that.

 

[OrganikRoots]

Holy crap!
This thread reminds me that one person's idea of paradise is not necessarily someone else's idea of paradise.

 

[ItsJustMe]

Ah, so nobody lives in the cabin in the foreground. That must be why it looks that way.

You use oil for heat? How do you get it there? How much do you use in a year? IMO, that is much better than wood. Been there done that.

I shoveled a not-so-good, almost flat roof many times the winter we stayed there. Snow was higher than the lower roof line on two sides. One had to climb DOWN to get on the roof.

We spend the summer getting ready for winter, then spend the winter praying for summer.

 

[AndyFrank]

Looks pretty good to me - but I have kids and help and need the half buried long house model.