Wilderness cabin?

[bb07]

When you picture in your mind a cabin in the wilderness, would you envision this?
http://www.inthewilderness.net/
Rather than calling it a cabin, I would call it a fully modern house. Very nice place though and I wish him luck selling it as it's a pretty good chunk of money.

 

[johnboy]

Very nice... Sadly the Noorduyn Norseman is not included....

 

[Biker]

"All this could be yours for $299,000. just fly in"

Ha! I just knew they'd be a little snag somewhere. Still trying to master flying witout an aeroplane and not doing well at it.

Still a very nice place though.

 

[BoonDoc]

It is surprisingly simple to order a float plane to come bring you supplies or to taxi you to and from your remote cabin.

This looks like a great option for those who want absolute remoteness and isolation.

 

[Tony]

it might be easy, but is it cheap?

 

[blacktimberwolf]

That is one Ugly looking building :yikes:the person who had it built was obviously from suburbia.....this is my idea of a wilderness cabin....http://thecia.com.au/reviews/l/images/last-trapper-dernier-trappeur-6.jpg......built by Nicolas Vanier in the Canadian Yukon.



Here it is being built http://www.nicolasvanier.com/photos/album_photo/enfant_des_neiges/photos/image_12.html

 

[Paul72]

it might be easy, but is it cheap?

$299,000 CAD = £186,000 GBP..... I'd buy it at that price!

 

[Nice65]

it might be easy, but is it cheap?

Float planes are more common than cars in many of the places I've visited in Canada, it's the only way to get anywhere.

 

[BoonDoc]

it might be easy, but is it cheap?

Last time I ordered one in Alaska it cost $125 for a one way flight to Juneau (about an hours flight).

Definitely a better option than Ryanair.

 

[rik_uk3]

If I was ten years younger and with fully working lungs I'd buy that now.

 

[santaman2000]

That is one Ugly looking building :yikes:the person who had it built was obviously from suburbia...

It's not my idea of rustic either. But! If you're going to live in it, what's more important? The view OF the cabin? Or the view FROM the cabin? Unfortunately they didn't include any photos of the views from inside looking out.

 

[forestwalker]

That is one Ugly looking building :yikes:the person who had it built was obviously from suburbia.....this is my idea of a wilderness cabin....http://thecia.com.au/reviews/l/images/last-trapper-dernier-trappeur-6.jpg......built by Nicolas Vanier in the Canadian Yukon.

Here it is being built http://www.nicolasvanier.com/photos/album_photo/enfant_des_neiges/photos/image_12.html

Not the same cabin, AFAICT. The first one is from his movie "The last trapper" (pretty good) the first one is the one he talks about in his book "North" (very good, pure bushcraft p0rn). I think I saw some comment in a sled dog related mailing list (malamute-l, probably) about thae cabin they used in the movie, or possibly about the cabin that the couple in it initially lived in having been built bu the writer of the post, and bought by the real life man and wife team.

 

[forestwalker]

It will sell to some millionarie wanting a neat place for vacations. Wilderness with all the mod cons. Silly notion. Never for me.

 

[bb07]

this is my idea of a wilderness cabin....http://thecia.com.au/reviews/l/images/last-trapper-dernier-trappeur-6.jpg......built by Nicolas Vanier in the Canadian Yukon.

I have to agree.

$299,000 CAD = £186,000 GBP..... I'd buy it at that price!

I'm willing to bet that if anyone showed up with cash in hand it could be bought for a lot less.

it might be easy, but is it cheap?

Flying in the bush costs a small fortune. I can fly to Europe for a lot less than I can fly here in the bush by floatplane. Prices also increase as airplane size increases. Generally the smallest floatplane commonly used here is the Cessna 185, then the Beaver(piston or turbo), Single Otter(piston or turbo) and the Twin Otter.
This will give you an idea how expensive it can get. Remember, prices go up with airplane size. As you can see, even the 185 is not cheap! http://www.mts.net/~jglad/Rates.htm

 

[blacktimberwolf]

It's not my idea of rustic either. But! If you're going to live in it, what's more important? The view OF the cabin? Or the view FROM the cabin? Unfortunately they didn't include any photos of the views from inside looking out.

Both are important to me, if I don't like the look of a house (& the area around it) from the outside, I ain't going to live in it. & even more so if I was in the wilderness, a blot on the landscape is not what I would call home....I don't like the interior either

 

[blacktimberwolf]

Not the same cabin, AFAICT. The first one is from his movie "The last trapper" (pretty good) the first one is the one he talks about in his book "North" (very good, pure bushcraft p0rn). I think I saw some comment in a sled dog related mailing list (malamute-l, probably) about thae cabin they used in the movie, or possibly about the cabin that the couple in it initially lived in having been built bu the writer of the post, and bought by the real life man and wife team.

Yep you're right, the first cabin is from the film, 'the last trapper' & the second is from a docu-film he made back in 1994/95 about his 1 year journey through the Canadian wilderness on horse back & finishing in Alaska by dog sled. with his wife & 2 year old daughter........not forgetting his laika, Atchoum..... it's called 'enfant des neiges' (child of the snows) well worth a watch if you have an hour & a half to spare.....http://www.dlstream.com/l-enfant-des-neiges-streaming-5093 I have put up the link as it's a film for the whole family...enjoy.

 

[johnboy]

Both are important to me, if I don't like the look of a house (& the area around it) from the outside, I ain't going to live in it. & even more so if I was in the wilderness, a blot on the landscape is not what I would call home....I don't like the interior either

Ah a classic blokes down the pub type conversation.....Cool......

 

[blacktimberwolf]

Ah a classic blokes down the pub type conversation.....Cool......

I'll take your word for it, blokes & pubs arn't my scene.

 

[Dirty Karlos]

I agree with the folk that think it's ugly!

Check out some of these babies, http://www.adventure-journal.com/weekend-cabin/

 

[bb07]

I agree with the folk that think it's ugly!

Check out some of these babies, http://www.adventure-journal.com/weekend-cabin/

Beauty is indeed in the eye of the beholder. I think most of those are just as out of place with their surroundings as the one originally posted.