The Essentials of Cabin Living, What You Need to Know (Black and White Edition) - Softcover

Steffy, Russ

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1494203154 ISBN 13: 9781494203153

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

Synopsis

Have you always wanted to live the cabin lifestyle and experience the vastness and serenity of the unabated countryside? Are you looking for a cabin or recently moved into the cabin of your dreams? The Essentials of Cabin Living is designed for those seeking a "springboard", or point of reference from which to learn about many of the anomalies of rural living which may not have been accounted for. There are many compromises which should be evaluated up front either as a prospective or new cabin dweller. For example, knowing you are much farther away from emergency services, what plans (there should be more than one) do you have in place in the event of a flood or wildfire? Here are just a few examples of topics covered in The Essentials of Cabin Living:

• Do you have an evacuation plan, a hunker down plan, or both? Which plan will you deploy in the event of flooding, earthquake, or wildfire?

• Is the cabin on a septic system? Your septic system is the most important comfort component for cabin living. The Essentials of Cabin Living describes in detail much of what you'll need to know about maintaining your septic system.

• Do you use propane? The Essentials of Cabin Living offers tips on propane safety and conservation.

• Do you have a fire extinguisher? The Essentials of Cabin Living recommends a specific type of fire extinguisher which should be a must have!

• Wood burning stove for heat? Learn specifics about maintaining a wood burning stove, types of firewood, and getting your fire started

The Essentials of Cabin Living is professionally edited in plain English offering over a dozen color images and a host of descriptions of recommended tools, provisions, and strategies. Every equipment recommendation, technique, and tip in The Essentials of Cabin Living has been field proven by the author with nearly twenty years of full time rural cabin living experience in a diversity of weather conditions and emergency events.

About this title

From the Author:

Much of The Essentials of Cabin Living assumes your cabin is similar to mine where the only heat is a wood burning stove, you're on propane and a septic system, and it's highly recommended that your "other" vehicle is a truck because the entrance to your dirt (and sometimes mud) driveway is a quarter mile away from your cabin. But if you have a $500,000 A-Frame cabin complete with all of the comforts of an urban home, you will likely not need much of what is in this guide.

The location of the cabin, surrounding terrain, magnitude of the impact of each season, and the amenities of the cabin itself will determine the amount and type of maintenance the structure and surrounding area may require, the equipment necessary for maintenance, what provisions must be stored, and bug out plans in the event of an emergency. The goal of rural living in addition to maintaining comfort and safety is to mitigate risk as much as possible.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1494203154
• ISBN 13: 9781494203153
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 134