A couple built what they thought was an idyllic log cabin, until they found out they could face a prison sentence if they didn't tear it down. Andrew and Debbie Melbourne constructed the cabin in the ...

Summertime and the living is, well, hot—which makes a roaring campfire a bit of a problem. But if you lay the right foundation, you can build a great summer blaze that puts out plenty of light with ...

In this episode of our Log Cabin Project, we install a compost toilet and drill a hole for the ventilation tube. We apply three coats of oil-based varnish to protect the white pine floorboards, ...

Tasha Zemke is Outside magazine’s associate managing editor and a member of the Outside Online travel team. She's also an avid world traveler. Josh Drinkard always wanted to build his own cabin.

In this episode, we complete the railing on the porch, overcoming mistakes made while cutting the posts and railings. We also build a metal trellis archway in our garden for vine plants like beans and ...

At the age of 81, Charles “Mac” McRaven still can swing a goosewing broadax with the authority of a young Abe Lincoln. Through the decades, the Albemarle County author and master craftsman has built ...

A couple who illegally built a log cabin in the South Downs National Park have a week to return the site to its natural beauty or face jail. Andrew and Debbie Melbourne pulled down the £45,000 ...

A Virginia father went on an adventure of a lifetime with his three young sons. Luke Nichols, a criminal defense attorney and host of the Outdoor Boys YouTube Channel, built a bush craft log cabin ...