Your Cabin In The Woods (repost)
Conrad Meinecke, "Your Cabin In The Woods"
1981 | ISBN: 0517269333 | 185 pages | PDF | 3,5 MB
1981 | ISBN: 0517269333 | 185 pages | PDF | 3,5 MB
When the going gets tough in day-to-day living, Your Cabin in the Woods is my favorite escape literature. In very general terms, Conrad Meinecke can show you how to build your own cabin in the woods, but maybe the most important thing about the book is its buoyant optimism and can-do spirit. A saw, a hammer, a few nails and some canvas and you'll be well on your way independent living in a natural setting.
The book's frequent illustrations are filled with smiling guys with pipes in long-sleeved plaid shirts and ties. The shirtsleeves are rolled and the guy is building a fire in his newly constructed fireplace while an Irish Setter romps in the background and the wife and kids prepare food. This book has it all!
The breezy effortlessness and style with which Meinecke accomplishes all of this in words and pictures makes H.D. Thoreau look like a preachy, solitary drudge.
If you sometimes think of chucking it all and moving back to nature, this is the book for you. I've had this book for years and I keep it handy at all times. Heck, who knows? I might even build a cabin some day.