I, too, will be attending the 9/14-15 class. My plan is to arrive Tuesday evening and likely find a motel room for the night. If the weather is dry, I may camp out over there for a night or two, perhaps on Skip's property.

Eesnard...what state are you in???

roger

Man I enjoy camping out on my property but I'm much farther
east and it is dry. Camping out a Skip's property is... adventurious...
SLUGS!! You can keep them out of the tent, but how do you get
that slime off the tent? I'd opt for Wallace Falls Lodge. Besides,
when at the lodge you can check out the corners, wiring, chinking,
and take lots of detailed photos of the lodge. That may be very
helpful when building.
-Rick

Anybody else here planning on attending the Sept. 24 - 25 class?

I can't wait!

For you upcoming classmen and women, I attended the class that just ended. It was absolutely phenomenal!! Steve White and Ellsworth taught the class. It was excellent and well worth the money.

All,

Like many of us working Americans, I don't have a lot of savings in the bank. Over the years, while my wife and I dreamed about living in a log home, we never gave serious consideration to how we would ever be able to afford one. I am now close to 50 years old and did not see how I could possibly get my family into our dream home (one of those dreams was Living Rent-Free/Mortgage Free). The 'kit' house of the style that I will be building from scratch was to cost $100K - $130K just for the materials to make the house weatherproof.

I waited until a year before my family expects to be in the house, before I even went to this class. Why should you NOT procrastinate about attending the class? One thing that Log Home Builders Association sells is the idea that people do not need to have a 30-year debt just to live in a house.

If you are like me, and put off going to the class until you are ready to move forward on the project, and don't have money saved up to buy tools, materials, etc., then the best you can do is have a mortgage that is less than you are paying now. By taking the class in advance, you will be able to start acculmulating your tools, doors. windows, etc. as you get great deals on them.

Tomorrow I start contacting log home loan companies. As I see it, I should be able to save a good 50% on my monthly payments building the house with the butt and pass method as these guys teach it.

Don't Procrastinate - Just Do It!!! You'll be glad you did!!!

One thing that I highly recommend, and something that I bet Roger, Margaret and Brent will agree on, is to plan to stay at the Wallace Falls Lodge, built by one of the graduates of the training. You may need to budget for that one, however, but the experience of sleeping in a lodge built using the same techniques you will be using is well worth the cost.

Michael Harris