Speaking of builiding a log cabin, this book is a good read. Guy retired from his job at about 50 and had himself flown into a remote lake in Alaska. All by himself he build a log cabin, food cache on stilts, all of the furnishings in the cabin, you name it, he built it. While he did not live completely off of the land (a friend flew in some supplies from time to time), it is still a fascinating book. He lived the dream I had as a kid...