Log cabins are a romantic notion, and now that rustic is trending log homes are hot. While cozy nights in front of a fire sound incredibly enticing, there are many other things to think about before ...

Off-grid cabins offer more than just rustic charm. Building with locally sourced materials reduces costs, while embracing ...

Tasha Zemke is Outside magazine’s associate managing editor and a member of the Outside Online travel team. She's also an avid world traveler. Josh Drinkard always wanted to build his own cabin.

In the previous entry, we discussed debarking spuds and drawknives. We’re going to continue discussing other ways to prepare your logs for the next step in log cabin building. This time we’re going to ...

Summertime and the living is, well, hot—which makes a roaring campfire a bit of a problem. But if you lay the right foundation, you can build a great summer blaze that puts out plenty of light with ...

Deep in Harris County, Georgia, stands the Seaborn Whatley Place a 197-year-old log cabin believed to be the county’s oldest house. Built nearly two centuries ago, it has witnessed generations of ...

Earlier this year, we told you about two 70+ year-olds who were building a cabin at 9,500 feet in Wyoming's Snowy Range.