"Simplify, simplify." - Henry David Thoreau
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posted by Stuart at 10:09 AM
In 1994 I fell in love with a 10-acre clear-cut in Prince Edward Island. It had been raped of its trees and was waist-deep in debris. The price was right, though, and the view of rolling PEI farmland was incredible (and unobstructed). I had the land cleared and replanted. Everyone I know donated trees. Then I decided I needed a simple cabin where I could "get out of the rain" on my land. I consulted a local architect, Carter Jeffrey, and selected plans of an old PEI out building (small carriage house) as my cabin. People thought I was nuts. I loved that. Other people said my tiny cabin on the clearcut was "very Thoreau." I had no idea what they meant. Then I discovered Henry David Thoreau and his classic philosophical treatise "Walden, Or; Life in the Woods" and was blown away at how my little place accidentally reflected his world-view and spirit. Walden Cabin was reborn, in PEI.
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Are you using the straw bales as insulation on the incoming water line? I was trying to figure out how to squeeze out some additional cottage time on the shoulder seasons, but with the cottage sitting on piers and the water line running on the top of the ground that is a limiting factor. If that works I may make that a future project.
Straw bales do the trick! It was -20C and the pipes kept running. And the cabin is on posts. It's possible to extend the season, but you have to be able to sleep through the sound of dripping faucets.
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