Wanna see some TREEHOUSES in New England?

 I've built A LOT of treehouses in New England and beyond. We just happen to have a few small ones up at our annual Tiny House Summer Camp in Vermont (Since 2011!) too- ones you get to tour, while also touring tiny houses and cabins on the 10 acre premises, hearing from guests speakers, seeing live demos, and, oh yeah, actually building with us the whole weekend. I think we only have something like 8-9 slots left now and then we close the doors. THIS SEPTEMBER (with free tent sites- OR you can stay in a local motel). 

If you might be interested, here is the link- CLICK HERE

ALL skill levels (or none) are welcome. We help you learn the basics, and beyond. 

Meanwhile, here is a fun tiny clubhouse we just finished for a family in MA. We utilized repurposed planks, reused and found windows and hardware, to make it happen and fit their budget. While not a true treehouse, technically, (they didn't have trees!), the basic concept is similar and this one might give you some ideas. 

My new book is ALSO out now too! CLICK HERE TO ORDER 

NEW Affordable Treehouse Build Photos! -And Tiny House Summer Camp in VT (year 15!)

This September! Free camp sites in our field, hands-on collaborative building projects with 6 hosts, tour tiny houses, treehouses, hear from guest speakers, live demos, and more! Hosted by two former HGTV hosts (The Diedricksen Brothers)- with a ton more in store. 

Yes we're still at it fifteen years later! 

MORE WORKSHOP INFO CLICK HERE

And we've been building cool treehouses and more ALL summer and want to share our knowledge, and tools, with you! In fact, here is one very simple and affordable treehouse we just built- AND I have a new treehouse book out if you're looking for some affordable build ideas. 

You can order my new book by CLICKING HERE 

Another Micro, SUPER AFFORDABLE. Treehouse Building Plan Set

  "MICRO TREEHOUSES AND OTHER ODD STRUCTURES"

You can STAY in a few of them at "Tiny House Summer Camp" in Vermont! Build with us! 

      I just love this photo (taken by Chris and Pam Daniele of @dirtandglass on instagram - their photo work is amazing). I look at it from time to time as I daydream about warmer weather and getting back to outdoor building. Winters here in New England can be rough. 

     In the spring as I get back to building treehouses for clients, this is one I'd like to offer up once or twice as a very affordable treehouse for kids. The plan set version is also large enough to snuggly fit two adults- and could be altered to be larger too. 

THIS is also one of the micro shelters you can stay in while attending "TINY HOUSE SUMMER CAMP" in Vermont- a hands-on building and design workshop for beginners and those looking to frame, and discover alternative techniques in tiny house and small structure construction. This is the 15th year we're hosting this camp! Crazy! MORE INFO HERE

AND.... we also offer a simple-to-build planset for this style treehouse if you want to go the DIY route

TREEHOUSE PLANS CLICK HERE 

And check out a few clips/video of another version of this treehouse 

  #tinyhouses #treehouseplans #treehouses #treefort #tinyhouseworkshop #tinyhousebuilding #cabins

Support a Human! Build a Tiny A-frame Cabin! (The plans)

A transforming A-frame cabin from my Relaxshacks plans in a tranquil setting (or is it?- look closer) 

Hey all! (Plans for the Transforming A-Frame Cabin HERE)

   I haven't been blogging as much due to so many other projects I've been involved with (a touring band, filling in on drums for another touring band's overseas tour, a new book, traveling to do talks for our documentary film, etc), but truth be told, I kinda miss it. So here I am and I hope to continue to do more of it soon. 

Anyway, I've noticed quite a few people ripping off my "Transforming A-frame Cabin Plans" lately on social media, and while there is often little I can do to stop it, I just wanted to thank those of you who have picked up the plans and supported a human (or at least supported the guy that actually built the cabin and drafted the original plans). A special thanks to those who have gone on to build the A-frame cabin and share photos with me too! Please keep sending those (and I'd love to feature them on my YouTube channel as well!)  

I also keep seeing people posting fake AI videos and photo renditions of my cabins which is both odd and flattering at the same time. 

On one hand I appreciate the fact that they dig it enough to create fake video content, BUT on the other, some of these people are claiming that these fake videos are of actual builds, and then further claim to sell plans for this build (they often don't and are just harvesting your info). That said, some of the AI renditions ARE cool and that usage does have its time and place I suppose (though I'm still not fully sure how I feel about it). 

That said, again, THANK YOU for your support. 

-One mere human 

Yeah, I'm REALLY into treehouses and building tiny things (houses, sheds, forts, she-sheds), but also into about 100 other things- one being antique bottle digging- aka mudlarking or "dirt fishing"

Feel free to screen-save this "Bottle or Dump Dig Bingo Sheet" and print it out for your own use! 

AND Check out one of my OTHER channel's videos here:

THANKS! 

What exactly is TINY HOUSE SUMMER CAMP in Vermont? Well, here goes...

So what exactly IS TINY HOUSE SUMMER CAMP in Vermont??? Allow this little video here to give you a glimpse as to what you'll experience in Orleans Vermont if you come on out to camp and build with us! Live demos, ACTUAL BUILDING PROJECTS, guest speakers, tour actual tiny houses, campfire discussions, see treehouses, and much more! Feel free to show up a day early and stay a day late too! 

ALL info can be found HERE                                         

                          CLICK TO WATCH  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNFaOpm4f10 

 

You're making a what? A light-up giant TROLL HEAD cabin for hipcamp?

Build the "Troll Head Cabin" At "Tiny House Summer Camp"     

So here is something we've been working on for a bit- AND something you'll see at "Tiny House Summer Camp 12" in Orleans Vermont should you want to attend and build with us, see tiny houses, tour cabins and treehouses, check out live speakers, and see live demos (and then some). Its September 13-14, 2025 (you can arrived the 12th to set-up, hang, meet people and build some if you'd like). Camp sites are free and other stay in nearby motels. 

ANYWAY, this is something we're making out of salvaged materials- its a giant "Troll of The Woods" or "Witch Head Cabin" that eventually might be a very odd airbnb or hipcamp rental for people to stay in (though I'm not really sure if that is something I want to do- we'll see- prob not- lol). It has a mini loft in it that'll sleep two and the front window "mouth" is set so that you can lay down on cushions INSIDE the cabin and watch the fire outside. I thought that might be kind of fun. 

We'll be working on this cabin some more this year at camp AND doing a few other builds on top of that. 

So if you're up some adventure and would like to build with us CLICK HERE for more info. 

Another Mini A-frame Cabin In Vermont- come check it out!

       My "Transforming A-Frame Cabin Plan Set" has been out for a little over a decade now, but even before THAT we built this tiny little "Sleeping Bag Getaway" in the woods of Vermont on the premises of "Tiny House Summer Camp". It's another one of the micro shelters that attendees can camp out in (IF they choose). This build was a project we were all involved with at one of our workshops. This year, as always, we have LOTS of live building planned as well as live demos, guest speakers, tiny houses your'll tour, treehouses you'll see, fireside talks, and much more. 

No past building experience is required. And it's A LOT of fun- trust us. This is year FOURTEEN now! 

If you might be interested while spots last- CLICK HERE

A FRAME CABIN PLAN SET- HERE

We have little micro pods like this dotted all over our 10 acre spread. 

Tiny Houses AND Disc Golf? Yep- In Vermont THIS SEPTEMBER

Perhaps it's my A.D.D. (ok it definitely is!), but we're ALWAYS working on new things up in Vermont on our "Tiny House Summer Camp" plot. Its 10 acres, all off-grid, and while we have FOURTEEN structures hidden in the woods (you'll get to see them ALL if you attend), we still have PLENTY of room left for a project like THIS. We've slowly been working on a backwoods, robot-themed, disc golf course. Sure it'll take the time to fine tune, but for all intents and purposes it's ready enough to play- and play we will at "Tiny House Summer Camp 12" this September 13th and 14th in the Orleans, Vermont region (2025)

HERE is a video on one of the unusual resettable targets we made, and aside from building and hands-on framing at this workshop, we might delve into some other fun DIY projects that tie in with the course (if participants choose). 

                                MORE INFO ON TINY HOUSE SUMMER CAMP- Click HERE

"Odd Pods"- A Micro Treehouse Design for the Homeless!?

      Hey all! 'Been a bit since I dropped a blog post, but I intend to do them a little more frequently for awhile so as to show you a few things I've been up to. By now I'm sure you might have caught some word of "Tiny House Summer Camp" (after all we have been doing it for 14 years now!), but many don't know that while field camping is always free, we do also offer the chance to stay in the various mini sleep pods and micro cabins that we have scattered throughout the trails of our 10 acre spread. 

                CLICK HERE for the plan link AND for "Tiny House Summer Camp" info

Here is one of them- and something we all built a year or two back at the workshop (while also touring tiny houses, working on a legitimate cabin, hearing from guest speakers, and witnessing live tiny house building demos, engaging in campfire talks, and more). 

This was originally a mini prototype for an easy-to-build, and VERY affordable homeless shelter. I was tired of seeing unsightly plywood box shelters and ones devoid of color and natural light, so I took a stab at a simple design that could be repeatedly built with little effort and minimal skill. It's very small and has a low height profile too (only 4' tall) so that it's easy to hide or won't be as visually obtrusive. This was the result. I later had no legal place to put it or set it into action, so we completed it in Vermont and set it on somewhat of a treehouse platform. 

There is an easy-to-build plan set for this tree fort or sleep pod here if you're ever looking for a very simple and affordable treehouse for your kids, or for you to nap in, read in, and so on. It could even be used as a micro greenhouse or cold frame for starting seedlings. In certain climates I could be a chicken coop as well- a really cool looking one.

                    If YOU build one, DO share some photos with me through kidcedar@gmail.com