REEFER CONTAINER CABIN HOME IN THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS IN August – A quick update and hello
What makes a secure practical long-term bug out or survival shelter? What makes a good primitive cabin which is safe from rodents and other animals during periods when you are away? What makes a cabin that's cool in the hot hot weather of summer and warm during the below zero temperatures of winter? This is my solution for a wonderful primitive camp. No electricity, no telephones, no urban noise and wildlife all around. Its simple and it works! A refrigerated container or reefer with a nice little wood stove will provide dry, warm and safe living deep in bear and cougar country. From this base we can hunt, hike, ski, snow mobile, or snow shoe. Or as is often the case just sit back by the campfire and enjoy the natural world.
Our focus is TIMBER CONSERVATION, FRUGAL BUSHCRAFT and
SIMPLE FOREST LIVING.
Our motto:
TERRA MULTI
FERA, "
Land of Abundant
Wild Animals."
Our mission is to practice simple sustainable conservation on this diverse highland timber lot and enjoy the outdoors in a responsible, frugal and harmonious fashion. We hope you will both enjoy what you see here and learn something useful. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE and share your bushcraft experiences. All family friendly discourse is welcome. HAPPY TRAILS and good luck with your project.
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Weather Conditions"
LINK on the "ABOUT" page.
Some of the TREES* on this timber lot:
DOUGLAS
FIR (
Pseudotsuga menziesii)
PONDEROSA (
Pinus ponderosa)
WESTERN LARCH (
Larix occidentalis)
ENGLEMANN SPRUCE (Picea englemanni)
QUAKING
ASPEN (populus tremuloides)
BLACK COTTONWOOD (
Populus trichocarpa)
RED ALDER (
Alnus rubra)
Some of the
WILDLIFE* in the region:
MULE DEER (Odocoileus hemiohus)
WHITE-TAILED DEER (
Odocoileus virginianus)
BIGHORN
SHEEP (
Ovis canadensis)
BLACK
BEAR (
Ursus Americanus)
MOOSE (
Alces alces)
ELK (
Cervus elaphus)
MOUNTAIN
LION (
Felis concolor)
COYOTE (
Canis latrans)
WOLVERINE (Gulo gulo)
BOB CAT (
Lynx rufus)
LYNX (
Lynx canadensis)
FISHER (
Martes pennanti)
ERMINE (
Mustela erminea)
LONG-TAILED WEASEL (
Mustela frenata)
MINK (
Mustela vison)
PORCUPINE (
Erethizon dorsatum)
SNOWSHOE HARE (
Lepus americanus)
STRIPED SKUNK (
Mephitis mephitis)
YELLOW-BELLIED MARMOT (
Marmota flaviventris)
NORTHERN FLYING SQUIRREL (
Glaucomys sabrinus)
RED SQUIRREL (
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)
GOLDEN-MANTLED GROUND SQUIRREL (
Spermophilus lateralis)
COLUMBIAN GROUND SQUIRREL (
Spermophilus columbianus)
YELLOW-PINE CHIPMUCK (Tamius amoenus)
HOARY
BAT (
Lasiurus cinereus)
SILVER-HAIRED BAT (Lasionyeteris noctivagons)
TOWNSEND'S BIG-EARED BAT (Plecotus Townsendii)
YUMA MYOTIS (
Myotis yumanensis)
LONG-EARED MYOTIS (
Myotis evotis)
LITTLE BROWN MYOTIS (
Myotis lucifugus)
CALIFORNIA MYOTIS (
Myotis californicus)
FRINGED MYOTIS (
Myotis thysanodes)
LONG-LEGGED MYOTIS (
Myotis volans)
GAPPER'S RED-BACKED VOLE (
Clethrionomys gapperi)
LONG-TAILED VOLE (
Microtus longicaudus)
MONTANE VOLE (
Microtus montanus)
MEADOW VOLE (
Microtus pennsylvanicus)
BUSHY-TAILED WOODRAT (Neoloma cinerea)
DEER
MOUSE (peromyscus maniculatus)
WESTERN JUMPING MOUSE (
Zapus princeps)
MASKED SHREW (
Sorex cinereus)
MONTANE SHREW (
Sorex monticolus)
WATER SHREW (
Sorex palustris)
VAGRANT SHREW (
Sorex vagrans)
*These lists are compiled from
Washington State flora and fauna information for the
Okanogan Highlands. An internet search of the scientific names will bring forth a remarkable amount of fun and very interesting information.