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Eray Member	# Posted: 4 Jan 2026 08:55am - Edited by: Eray Reply Hello everyone! I'm new to this forum, and really enjoy reading it so far! I'm moving to Bozeman, Montana soon. There's a lot of project I'm very excited to work on while I'm there. One of them is a childhood dream of building a log cabin using hand tools only. I don't intend to live in this cabin (other than a couple nights camping maybe), but want to attempt building it with my brother for the joy of it. I looked into buying land for this, but this doesn't make sense for me since I won't be staying in Montana for longer than a year. I'm curious if there's any other way I can approach getting approval for this? Where can I search for people who might be able to let me build on their land? Thanks for all the help

DRP Member	# Posted: 4 Jan 2026 10:28am - Edited by: DRP Reply Good luck, sounds pretty ambitious. Maybe check with engineering or building sciences at MSU and see if they have anything going on or know. We built a D style kit log home in a subdivision above the bozone years ago. A couple of quick hits; https://www.montana.edu/mmec/news/article.html?id=24138 https://www.montana.edu/news/12017/20-000-people-a-year-visit-tinsley-house-to-learn- about-homesteading-in-montana

Eray Member	# Posted: 4 Jan 2026 09:29pm Reply Thanks! I just reached out to some people from the links you shared.