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by pine cone
Tue Nov 01, 2016 9:14 pm
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: How about buying a wood?
Replies: 37
Views: 13816

Re: How about buying a wood?

Talking about forests - I ve recently seen adverts of forests for sale in Canada. Well over 100 acres of forest in not much populated area south of Canada of huge forest with lots of wildlife incl bears, due to some law you can buil whatever you d like without any planning permissions - it costed b...
by pine cone
Mon Oct 31, 2016 6:00 pm
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: How about buying a wood?
Replies: 37
Views: 13816

Re: How about buying a wood?

Really interesting pine cone, thanks. During winter how long did the hut retain heat (say, above 0 deg C) after the stove had gone out? What layers did you have to sleep in (eg. was a 3 season sleeping bag and some thermals enough)? hello seth ok when you shut the draft down on the WB the heat will...
by pine cone
Mon Oct 31, 2016 10:59 am
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: How about buying a wood?
Replies: 37
Views: 13816

Re: How about buying a wood?

morning what i haven't covered is how i got the materials to the build, the entrance to the woods is a locked gate, with about 30 yards of a narrow hard core track, so fine for parking a few vehicles, beyond that is bog, up and down hill, which is passable with a quad only, so all the materials had ...
by pine cone
Sun Oct 30, 2016 7:25 pm
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: How about buying a wood?
Replies: 37
Views: 13816

Re: How about buying a wood?

ok im going to have to break this up into parts if i keep getting logged out, the hut ended up being 13ftx13ft with a door and window , timber frame tin sheets , ply floor on top of a substantial frame, carpet, slab of slate for the wood burner, two old pine tables , double mattress, lots of shelves...
by pine cone
Sun Oct 30, 2016 12:32 pm
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: How about buying a wood?
Replies: 37
Views: 13816

Re: How about buying a wood?

i just typed out a long post on part 2 on living in a hut in the woods i posted and found i had been logged out , logged in and lost the whole post :x
by pine cone
Sat Oct 29, 2016 8:20 pm
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: How about buying a wood?
Replies: 37
Views: 13816

Re: How about buying a wood?

I would avoid woodlands for sale personally with all the covenants they try to impose. agreed, down the valley from me they had 4 or 5 lots for sale, that took ages to sell, ive never met the owners , one has put a caravan on site, one has a prefabricated shed, another has gone the shipping metal b...
by pine cone
Sat Oct 29, 2016 5:49 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Hello
Replies: 4
Views: 1206

Re: Hello

well i hope i have added some basic knowledge in the thread should i buy a woodland, all aspects of surviving interest me , im already prep in some aspects because of the life style i live, the driving force for me , is the ability to do for ones self, this choice is slowly but surely being eroded, ...
by pine cone
Sat Oct 29, 2016 11:30 am
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: How about buying a wood?
Replies: 37
Views: 13816

Re: How about buying a wood?

good morning as some one else said its the constant damp /wet that is just as much a problem than the cold, wind is another factor, i learnt early on, dont get wet if you can help,it the wind, that particular year there was a prolonged easterly for two weeks at storm force at times, it was relentles...
by pine cone
Sat Oct 29, 2016 2:11 am
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: How about buying a wood?
Replies: 37
Views: 13816

Re: How about buying a wood?

Hello this is one of the threads that made my mind up to join you guys here, i happen to own my own woodland 10 acres, the first thing about woodland ownership is, even if you own the freehold and the crop, you come under FC rules and regulations,there are no if or butts about this, i dont intend to...
by pine cone
Sat Oct 29, 2016 1:12 am
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Hello
Replies: 4
Views: 1206

Hello

Hello
been reading the forum for a few days, im prepper minded, and been living in a rural area for many years ,on and off grid, i feel i could add to your forum/members knowledge and learn some thing as well, thanks pine cone