Cabin Maintenance
Keeping up with a cabin, especially if it's a second home, can feel overwhelming. We provide the best tips and advice on maintaining the cabin so there are less undiscovered surprises that pop up.
Whether you’re interested in a full-on renovation, or you just want to make a few upgrades, you can likely get started right away.
This guide will help you diagnose and solve eight common maintenance issues with your cabin to keep it in good condition.
The good news is that composting toilets are affordable, easy to install, quite pleasant to use, and designed for small spaces.
Here are some tips on what you can do to handle medical problems and emergencies at your remote cabin.
As all cabin owners know, pests and local wildlife can be some of the most difficult challenges associated with owning a cabin, e…
The holiday season is for visiting loved ones, eating delicious food and snuggling up by the fire in your cabin. Emergency plumbing or water heater disasters are not included in the festivities.
Here’s how you can secure your cabin while you’re away and give yourself peace of mind.
One idea to save you money this season may be unexpected: your home’s windows.
Here are five features that will attract hunters to your cabin so you can enjoy the extra income and they can enjoy a vacation ge…
As a homesteader or someone who wants to start living a simpler life, it’s important to understand how to prepare and protect you…
While warm weather means summer adventures, it also means the start of hurricane season. If you live close to the coastline, it’s…
With housing and historic preservation shifting in one of Wyoming's prized mountain towns, resident Esther Judge-Lennox is on a m…
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If you can relate and are wondering what it would take to transform your cabin into the type of place you could visit all the tim…
For a 101 on the basic principles of land management, Cabin Life turned to the Texas A&M Forest Service for their expert insights…
Buying, restoring and preserving an old cabin can be incredibly rewarding. But it's not without its pitfalls. Here's what to cons…
Boost the biodiversity of your landscape with these six easy tips.
From the northern tip of Maine to southern San Diego County, here are pests most likely to invade your home, based on where you l…
The key to success is a multi-pronged approach: hit them hard by repelling and killing them, and interrupt their lifecycle by cre…
Transform your space and have the best summer ever with these tips:
The Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1st and runs through November 30th. Ready your cabin with these tips.
Here's how to banish dust and grime.
Here's how to stay safe while staying warm.
Here's how to get that classic, casual look for your own garden.
Five things to do before the snow and cold come to your cabin.
Whether you already have a wood stove or are looking to buy one, there’s a lot you need to know. These guidelines will help you e…
