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| Talk about SIMPLE! But that's the beauty of it. A cabin like this could be afforded by almost anyone, built with little hassle and skill, AND constructed in just a weekend, or two. |
I've always been a fan of this one ever since I saw it in one of the fifty or so tiny house books I own. I want to say its in Lloyd Kahn's "Homework", but don't quote me on it. I also featured a different-angle photo shot of it about a year back on the old incarnation of this blog as well.
The walls of this are merely stretched poly/plastic- very thin- so I'd imagine you'd need to replace the wall material about every season or so- but the clarity would be fantastic, and all without the risk of kicking out glass in your sleep.
I also wonder if birds flying into the clear wall periodically would be a problem?
All in all, with a view of the woods by day, and the scene of a campfire at night- all out of the reach of mosquitoes- its a great little cabin- all built on a budget, and with little skill needed.
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| Similar in approach would be "The U.B. 30" treehouse I built early this summer for my brother's 30th birthday. The total cost- just under $250.00 (and in hindsight, it could be built even more affordably). This little cabin (which will be in our book- see below), sits on a hill, and is perched about seven feet off the ground, overlooking a stream on my camp/land in Vermont. This two-sleeper was built in one single day in Massachusetts, and then carted to Vermont in its pieces, and erected in one day. (Built and designed by Derek Diedricksen). |
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| "The U.B. 30" with its micro-deck/landing still in need of completion. |
(File Under: Budget-friendly vacation cabins, tiny houses, camps, cheap dwellings/housing)
-Derek "Deek" Diedricksen
And yes- we have LOTS (about 50+) budget-friendly cabin/tiny house/shelter/treehouse concepts (many NEW, unpublished ones) in our new edition of "Humble Homes, Simple Shacks..."- the U.B. 30 will be in the book...