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MtnDon
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# Posted: 21 Oct 2010 03:25pm
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We built our cabin over two years with most of the work done in the summer. It's off grid with solar PV power, a water cistern, a composting toilet, wood burning stove and propane wall heater.
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MtnDon
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# Posted: 21 Oct 2010 03:30pm - Edited by: MtnDon
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from last winter
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MtnDon
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# Posted: 21 Oct 2010 03:33pm
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interior shots; it's all one room
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MtnDon
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# Posted: 21 Oct 2010 03:34pm
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The PV array is located 325 feet from the cabin because of the pines.
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Anonymous
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# Posted: 21 Oct 2010 05:26pm
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i came to this site because of your know-it-all posts.
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Gary O
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# Posted: 21 Oct 2010 08:01pm
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Very profesh, MtnDon.
Did you sub any work out?
Really like the pine interior with the darker (mahogany?) trim.
Looks to be a two roomer, 30 something by 16?
Is that a generator enclosure in the back?
Quoting: Anonymous know-it-all posts
I could sure use some of that..............
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Gary O
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# Posted: 21 Oct 2010 09:42pm
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Kryminee,
Quoting: Gary O 30 something by 16?
The title might just be a clue......
I'm goin' ta bed
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hattie
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# Posted: 21 Oct 2010 09:53pm
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Oh that is beautiful. I absolutely LOVE the ceilings. Gorgeous! It's cozy and beautifully finished. Great Work!!!
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MtnDon
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# Posted: 21 Oct 2010 10:18pm - Edited by: MtnDon
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Thanks for the kind words.
I subb'd out the installation of the metal on the main cabin roof, I did the porch and power center. I also had the same guys do the bottom, the 3/8" plywood on the underside of the floor joists. They also installed the insulation between the floor joists from underneath, then did the plywood. Everything else right from the design I did myself or with aid from my wife or son.
The darker trim is actually redwood. Both the redwood and pine received miniwax polycrylic clear satin finish.
Basically a 30 x 16 (I call it 15.75 because that's what the actual exterior measurement is) it is one big room with chests of drawers as a bed 'space' divider, plus a 3 ft x 7 ft bathroom.
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peeking through the door, toilet would be to the right
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kitchen area, bathroom at the end, incomplete
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propane fridge and range, sink
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MtnDon
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# Posted: 21 Oct 2010 10:23pm - Edited by: MtnDon
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The "bump" on the exterior end in the second photo above, is for the solar PV equipment. The charge controller in it's own compartment to the left, batteries in the middle (and isolated from the elctric/electronic components) and the inverter in it's compartment to the right.
three separate section for PV equipment
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charge controller, wiring almost done
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batteries. Lots of space for larger ones in the future if neede
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inverter & input breaker
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MtnDon
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# Posted: 21 Oct 2010 10:31pm
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Lastly a detail shot of the shower end of the bathroom showing the ceiling and shower curtain track. The original plan was to install the SunMar composting toilet in here under the window at the opposite end. However, we've grown to like it outside in the shed. We have a porta-potti inside for night use.
The VC Aspen wood stove is superb. We have the fresh air inlet kit for it. I also installed a small muffin fan on the outside inlet. When starting a fire, once the tinder (pine needles) is lit we close the stove door and flip the power to the fan on. Makes it very easy to start a fire. Once it's going we turn off the fan. There does not seem to be any impediment to the normal stove operation. This might void the stove warranty; not sure. But we've had no issues with it.
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copper sheet metal under stove
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MtnDon
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# Posted: 21 Oct 2010 10:33pm
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Quoting: Gary O The title might just be a clue......
LOL
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Rob_O
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# Posted: 22 Oct 2010 07:13pm
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Glad to see you here
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Xplorer
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# Posted: 23 Oct 2010 01:34pm
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Nice write up & very interesting. Lots of good ideas. Sorry the build thread on the Jeep is old & no longer works...wanted to read that too. I had a Cherokee that I built up abit. Very sorry I sold it & thinking of buying another one & making it even better.
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MtnDon
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# Posted: 23 Oct 2010 04:16pm
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Yes, that is one of the problems with links; sometimes they go dead.
If you want to start an off topic topic on Jeep, 4x4's or whatever, make a note here and I'll look for it.
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cabingal3
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# Posted: 10 Nov 2010 12:37am
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very nice place.it has everything a person may need.
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Pylonman
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# Posted: 9 Dec 2010 05:02pm
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I like your place.
The battery box is neat and tidy.
Where did you find the shower curtain track?
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MtnDon
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# Posted: 9 Dec 2010 05:29pm - Edited by: MtnDon
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Thanks. I've seen too many "rats nests" of wires and cables. When it's neat and tidy it is always so much easier for anyone to do any service work.
FYI, copper straps and other shapes are available through Storm Copper. Lots of sizes and they have an ampacity table on the website too. I bought the standoffs for the two buss bars from them as well (can't see them in that photos, but they are red plastic or nylon or something, with threaded inserts for mounting.
I got the curtain track and hardware from Curtain Fair. It's a small outfit, one man I think. Don't even bother to try and email him for anything. Use the phone. Be persistent if you leave a message, he is sometimes slow in returning calls. But he does have a lot of stuff that is hard to find and I did get everything even after UPS lost a package.
I used the hand bendable track. He sells "kits" but also individual pieces. His kits had more rollers than I needed and I had to push him a little to get individual parts, but he has them listed.
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