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| Sunset means... |
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| Good night! |
Monday, June 16, 2014
Neighbors
Meet a few of our locals: |
| Chick Norris. Guard hen. |
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| Red. Excavation team. |
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| Dobby and Cocoa. Two Goats- One Party. |
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| Sage. Too old to care. |
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| Pancake. Evil mastermind. |
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| Luke. The athlete. |
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| Evening Grossbeak. Seasonal supervisor. |
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| White Crowned Sparrow. Lunch catcher. |
Cabin Tour
Occasionally, we will showcase other neat cabins and unique buildings that we come across in our travels.
This is an amazing abandoned 1890's hand built juniper wood cabin out in eastern Oregon. We had the opportunity to check this cabin out with our good friend who knows the owner.
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| Slightly fire damaged, but otherwise completely intact and solid 1890's juniper cabin. |
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| The Comfortable living room. |
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| "Everything but the kitchen sink" |
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| The board on the left is believed to be the original ironing board. |
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| Check out the dates and names on the newsprint that apparently served as the wallpaper for the kitchen! |
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| "Final Proof, Land Office at Burns Oregon. July 7, 1897" |
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| This is the food storage cellar. The 1890's version of a fridge. |
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| Simply an amazing place. Harney County, Oregon. |
Sunday, June 15, 2014
Skirting
Those of us who are hardcore enough to live in a cabin trailer must consider a few unique aspects of the deal. One such thing to be concerned with is skirting.
While it is entirely possible to just park your "trailer" somewhere and get to drinking PBR with your buddies, if you plan to stay any length of time you will absolutely want to skirt your cabin.
Skirting provides some distinct benefits:
-Thermal protection by keeping cold or hot air out from underneath, which helps interior temperature management.
-Protection for your plumbing, gas and electrical connections.
-Intruder protection from mice and other wild critters.
-UV protection of your tires, for those cabins so equipped.
-Looks. Skirting makes your trailer look super sweet and less like some van parked down by the river.
Being such resourceful Tiny Housers, we scored some leftover galvanized roofing metal from a neighbors re-roofing project for free. The galvanized metal fit the bill perfectly for skirting our cabin, providing both protection and looks.
We attached some J channel metal the the bottom perimeter of the cabin and secured the skirting to that. The bottom of the skirting was placed in a gravel filled trench about four inches deep. This has provided good protection for the last two years and should continue to do so for the foreseeable future.
And, I think you'll agree: it does look pretty sweet too!
While it is entirely possible to just park your "trailer" somewhere and get to drinking PBR with your buddies, if you plan to stay any length of time you will absolutely want to skirt your cabin.
Skirting provides some distinct benefits:
-Thermal protection by keeping cold or hot air out from underneath, which helps interior temperature management.
-Protection for your plumbing, gas and electrical connections.
-Intruder protection from mice and other wild critters.
-UV protection of your tires, for those cabins so equipped.
-Looks. Skirting makes your trailer look super sweet and less like some van parked down by the river.
Being such resourceful Tiny Housers, we scored some leftover galvanized roofing metal from a neighbors re-roofing project for free. The galvanized metal fit the bill perfectly for skirting our cabin, providing both protection and looks.
We attached some J channel metal the the bottom perimeter of the cabin and secured the skirting to that. The bottom of the skirting was placed in a gravel filled trench about four inches deep. This has provided good protection for the last two years and should continue to do so for the foreseeable future.
And, I think you'll agree: it does look pretty sweet too!
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