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hankr
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# Posted: 29 Feb 2012 16:11
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Thought I would share a few photos of my hunting cabin. This was a
great project, and I love staying at the cabin.
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hankr
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# Posted: 29 Feb 2012 16:29
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Here are a few more photos. cabin is 20x30 all solar with 8 185 watt
panels and 4000 watt converter. has all the comfort of home, and
all the peace and quite of the outdoors.
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hattie
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# Posted: 29 Feb 2012 17:30
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WOW!!!! You call that a hunting cabin?!?!?!?!?! It is amazing! It looks like you could easily live there. It is beautiful! Congratulations!!!
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naturelover66
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# Posted: 29 Feb 2012 17:44
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Very nice. Thanks for posting the pics.
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customrunner
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# Posted: 29 Feb 2012 18:05
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Very nice cabin, were is it located and any picks from the outside.
Thanks for sharing...
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trollbridge
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# Posted: 29 Feb 2012 19:28
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Welcome! Very nice and cozy place! I love your floors. Did you do all the work yourself? Congrats!
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turkeyhunter
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# Posted: 29 Feb 2012 21:32
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very nice cabin---real pretty wood....fine job sir!!!! outside pic please!!!!!
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MJW
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# Posted: 29 Feb 2012 22:40
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Awesome! I would love to hear more about the building process and especially the solar set up. We are starting a 20 x 30 sometime next year and plan to be 100% off grid, too.
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hankr
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# Posted: 5 Mar 2012 12:45
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Here is a Photo taken durring snow!! Also Pond that I built.
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TomChum
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# Posted: 5 Mar 2012 13:16
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Wow. Thanks for sending the outside pics - Neat cabin. Alabama lets you "build a pond"?
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hankr
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# Posted: 5 Mar 2012 15:59 - Edited by: hankr
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My house is in the lower right in this photo, cabin is about 1/2 mile
from main house. no problems building ponds as long as they are under 10 acres. then you must have them engineered.
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hankr
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# Posted: 5 Mar 2012 16:28
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All of the wood used in the framing, and outside bat and board was
cut by me on a Timberking 1600 mill. cedar in loft area and trim was also cut on the mill. Had to let it dry for about 6 months.
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hankr
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# Posted: 19 Mar 2012 14:00
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Here are a few construction photos. most of the work was done by
me and a finish carpenter. I installed the solar panels and wired the
inverter and charge controller.
Xantrex XW4024
Xantrex XW60 charge controller
250 amp E-Panel
8 Mitsubishi PV-UD185MF5 185 watt Panels
Xantrex auto start for generator
Xantrex Remote System control Panel
8 300 amp hour AGM batteries 6V wired for 24 volts
I mounted the panels on an old C-band sat. mount that I converted
Each mount holds 4 panels and can be moved using the old Sat. positioner.
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Montanan
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# Posted: 19 Mar 2012 15:47
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Really nice looking place you have there. I'm confused about the roof. From the interior it looks like metal but then I see shingles in the construction photos. Do you have both? And wow about the snow- I doubt you get much snow down there.
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neb
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# Posted: 19 Mar 2012 22:18
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Great place you have there.
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hankr
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# Posted: 20 Mar 2012 13:26
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Yes it is metal roof on the inside, I used it because it was easy to
install, and I did not want to use Drywall or wood. We average 2-3
inches of snow each winter, with a 4-6 inch snow every 2-3 years.
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turkeyhunter
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# Posted: 22 Mar 2012 06:48
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very nice hunting camp--wha type wood for you B & B siding???
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hankr
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# Posted: 22 Mar 2012 10:14
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It is southern pine, it had to dry about 4 months before I cut it
on the mill. softwood unlike oak. Drying time is important to
control shrinkage.
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ShabinNo5
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# Posted: 31 Mar 2012 08:52
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Thanks for posting your project.. Great idea using the C-Band Sat. mount for your Solar installation.. Do you have a source for acquiring these mounts. They would provide a great solution for our project.
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Anonymous
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# Posted: 3 Apr 2012 09:35
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Those were two that I had when I was using C-band at my house.
They are alot of people that still have there old "dish's" and would
be glad if someone just took them down. Scrap price's are high now
so I am sure they may not be as many around. Check the forsale in
your local paper and when driving around notice for any in yards. They
just might give it to you just to get rid of it
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Bevis
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# Posted: 29 Apr 2012 11:35
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Nice place you have there. NW Alabama, as in Lauderdale County ?
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hankrutledge
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# Posted: 3 May 2012 09:33
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I am in Fayette county, about 50 mile north of Tuscaloosa.
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