Monday, November 17, 2008

You Can Do It Too!

We set out Sunday morning and pioneered on a journey, deep into the Sierra Nevada mountain range (location withheld for obvious reasons). Ben"Chauncy"Lynch, Kyle "KG" Georgeson, Peter "Caveman" Tankersley and I backpacked into our destination (found via Google earth) with one task in mind... build a ski in, ski out shelter that we could return to later this winter.

We ended up finding the perfect place to build this sucka, right in a small meadow that had once been struck by a small forrest fire. This way not only are there tons of great "specimens", but you don't have to feel bad about cutting down a bunch of dead trees.

What's gonna work? Teamwork.

See the photos below. (Click notes for more info on each photo)




I encourage anyone who wants.. to do the same.

Here, is a photo of the interior. As you can see it sleeps 6 comfortably with a small dining area. 

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

looks attractive
ps. is it snow proof?

\\Make A Mess// said...

Snow proof? Well we did our best. We'll see when we come back this winter.

Justine Macfee said...

What this is sick! What do the interiors like?/can I build some furniture for it?

\\Make A Mess// said...

interior video on the way. we got a nice log bench in there. Sleeps about 6 people

Anonymous said...

this little place of yours looks pretty darn familar. im thinking ive had some good times on those shores

\\Make A Mess// said...

oh yeah? not very likely, but what's your guess?

caveman77 said...

blood sweat and whiskey went into that place....it was such an amazing experience, we did our research and it paid off. I cant wait to spend some snowy nights in her. it is the best thing i have ever built, so sustainable, i love it. all you need is : handsaw, camping gear, knife, hatchett, small rope and a lot of motivation. We used all the materials surrounding us: dirt, all kinds of branches, fallen trees, burned bark, grass etc....best of all it gets morning sun and a lake view.

caveman77 said...

time lapse of beginning stages of construction coming soon.