How to Build Your Dream Cabin in the Woods: The Ultimate Guide to Building and Maintaining a Backcountry Getaway

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Now, everyone can have the refuge they want-a getaway beside a trout-filled stream, near a bass-laden lake, or by a mountain trail with a breathtaking view. This ultimate resource includes photos, blueprints, and diagrams, and covers the steps to constructing the cabin you've always wanted such as: Selecting a site Gathering construction materials Deciding on a design that is right for you Managing your property Building add-ons, including shooting ranges, an outhouse, or an outside fire ring Installing cabin security And more! For generations, nature lovers, writers, and sportsmen have found an escape from their day-to-day world in living closer to nature. J. Wayne Fears offers a complete guide to building without the hassle of a construction crew or outrageous costs.

J. Wayne Fears is a wildlife management professional, explorer, author, and former editor of Rural Sportsmen magazine. Fears has written more than 6,200 articles for the Southern Sportsman Journal, Turkey Call magazine, Great Days Outdoor magazine, Whitetails Unlimited Magazine, and a number of other publications. He has thirty-three published books and has won numerous awards including "Best Outdoor Book of the Year" three times and the "Pinnacle Award" for outdoor books two times. Fears has served as president of the Professional Outdoor Media Association, the Georgia Outdoor Writers Association, and the Southeastern Outdoor Press Association, and is a member of the Explorers Club. He built his own log cabin almost twenty-three years ago and has been enjoying it ever since.