Experience a true escape into the wild as I embark on a survival adventure in the heart of the forest. Discover how I crafted my own temporary refuge under the sprawling roots of a magnificent tree, ...

Shawn James is very good at building cabins in the woods. Working under the YouTube name My Self Reliance, he silently goes through the step-by-step process of building a cabin in the Canadian ...

Directions for How to Build a Cabin: 1. Designate a level 12×20-foot building site and position a cinder block at the four corners for this DIY cabin. Place two additional blocks an equal distance ...

Wallace Pratt finished building the simple, all-stone cabin in 1932. It was early in the Great Depression, and Pratt could afford to hire good labor cheaply.

Home of the Month: A one-room cabin on Ripple Island near Ely, Minn., combines a classic pine interior with a sleek metal exterior. Designed by architect Ken Stone. (Tom Wallace/The Minnesota Star ...