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Posted: 2/4/2020 9:59:07 AM EST

[#1]

I didn't read all replies.

Nice design. Could you put the coat closet straight ahead as you enter over the stairs to basement? Didn't try and do the math for head clearance. But those double doors hitting each other will turn into a pain. This would also allow you to slide the tub over, allowing for a larger window and toilet alcove. The small ones like in your design are a pain to clean.

also no provisions for a wood burning appliance?

Having owned a log cabin in northern Vt watch where they run the plumbing very carefully.

looking forward to construction photos!

Aviator

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Posted: 2/12/2020 7:45:58 PM EST

[#2]

An update. Been slaving at getting my renewable energy business off the ground the last 3 years. I just got the lot next to mine so no I have double the space to build the house. That will allow me a bit of buffer between neighbors.

Black lines will be driveway. tan will be where the house and garage will sit, light blue the property line, orange is the edge of the upper terrace, and dark blue the edge of the lower terrace.

One of the fundamental truths of the universe is that there isn't anything that cannot be improved with the addition of pirates, ninjas, midgets or monkeys.

QwikKotaTx Joined Mar 2008 Posts 12935 EE 100% (133) TX, USA	Posted: 2/12/2020 8:40:09 PM EST [#3] Awesome, congrats!

SmilingBandit Maniac has responded with a scornful remark Joined Jan 2005 Posts 78881 EE 100% (1) NE, USA	Posted: 2/12/2020 10:22:12 PM EST [#4] Not going to be short on wood for the firepit for a while.
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LeonardC

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Posted: 2/12/2020 10:57:16 PM EST

[#5]

Great score on the extra lot! When we bought our land years ago the area seemed like wilderness. Now it seems like there's too many folks around. Wish we had the lots on both sides of us, one has a part timer cabin and the other is a nice treed lot. Every time I see the owner of the treed lot we let him know we'd like to buy it.

This past year two lots on the drive in to our place have been developed into junky yards.

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Posted: 2/17/2020 8:08:17 PM EST

[#6]

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Originally Posted By Fullpower:
Do those Simpliphi units have internal battery management ( ie cell level regulation ) or are they a series stack of Lithium Iron cells ?
What is there limitation as to ambient temperature ?
Does one need to parallel stack 4 or 5 or more to run an inverter, or can a single unit suffice ?
Have you had any warantee claims, or seen one fail yet ?

Thanks from a guy invested ass deep into Lead Acid technology.

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Just saw this.

Yes Battery management built in. They come in 24 and 48v so they go on bus bars. 10 Year Warranty. 10,000 cycles at 80% dod. I am running my cabin off 2 24v that replaced 8 L16 flooded and get the same usable amp hours. Can't charge them below freezing.

One of the fundamental truths of the universe is that there isn't anything that cannot be improved with the addition of pirates, ninjas, midgets or monkeys.

rainforest_moss ?????? Joined Feb 2013 Posts 23494 EE 0% (0) AK, USA	Posted: 2/18/2020 2:49:46 AM EST [#7] Sweet, thanks for the update.
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gaspain Member Joined Aug 2002 Posts 28739 EE 100% (67) USA	Posted: 2/18/2020 3:02:32 AM EST [#8] get Battleborn batteries, bar none the best out there. Buy bud has an off grid with 2 in in parallel at 12v. Can run a airfryer on an inverter no problem.

pdm Team Member Joined Jan 2001 Posts 15399 EE 100% (169) FL, USA	Posted: 2/18/2020 8:57:00 AM EST [Last Edit: pdm] [#9] Nice! My favorite Arfcom thread of all time has been resurrected!
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staticpulse Member Joined Oct 2008 Posts 362 EE 100% (3) AK, USA	Posted: 2/19/2020 12:59:07 AM EST [#10] How close to fish creek are you? I clicked on your original link and it just showed the KGB area. Nice to know there are fellow arf members that close by. (I live in Palmer)
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Aviator nulla tenaci invia est via Joined Mar 2001 Posts 10932 EE 100% (3) AK, USA	Posted: 2/20/2020 12:22:47 PM EST [#11] I used to live right ON Fish Creek. Now I'm out on Point Mac
	One of the fundamental truths of the universe is that there isn't anything that cannot be improved with the addition of pirates, ninjas, midgets or monkeys.

fsjdw2 Member Joined Aug 2009 Posts 11648 EE 100% (6) ME, USA	Posted: 2/20/2020 12:51:30 PM EST [#12] I still remember that fishing trip out there...
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rainforest_moss ?????? Joined Feb 2013 Posts 23516 EE 0% (0) AK, USA	Posted: 2/20/2020 2:30:19 PM EST [#13] Quote History Originally Posted By Aviator: I used to live right ON Fish Creek. Now I'm out on Point Mac View Quote By the crow flies you're super close, by the car drives you're way the fuck out there.
	Locke met with the educated elite, Hobbes met the general public.-AKengineer

staticpulse Member Joined Oct 2008 Posts 363 EE 100% (3) AK, USA	Posted: 2/20/2020 5:08:59 PM EST [#14] Quote History Originally Posted By hauslp: By the crow flies you're super close, by the car drives you're way the fuck out there. View Quote If they'd only build that bridge...
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ZacSquatch Breaching your mom's mine-wire obstacle. Joined Mar 2010 Posts 9913 EE 100% (203) AK, USA	Posted: 2/22/2020 1:58:12 AM EST [#15] I was on Tex-Al off Wasilla-Fishhook when I spent a winter down there. Nice quiet place except for Soloy Helicopters heliport nextdoor.
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bradbn4 Member Joined Sep 2009 Posts 867 EE 0% (0) CO, USA	Posted: 3/24/2020 1:02:51 PM EST [#16] Dang, sorry to have to post this RIP
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KA3B 601 601 601 601 601 601 601 601 601 601 601 601 Joined Aug 2003 Posts 85234 EE 100% (42) WA, USA	Posted: 3/24/2020 1:14:16 PM EST [#17] Quote History Originally Posted By bradbn4: Dang, sorry to have to post this RIP View Quote No fuckin way! Damn!
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pdm Team Member Joined Jan 2001 Posts 15556 EE 100% (169) FL, USA	Posted: 3/24/2020 1:24:43 PM EST [Last Edit: pdm] [#18] Quote History Originally Posted By bradbn4: Dang, sorry to have to post this RIP View Quote Fuck. Life is short I suppose. RIP.
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Subnet Chief Reckoning Officer, Invisible Hand Inc Joined Apr 2004 Posts 152885 EE 100% (1) TX, USA	Posted: 3/24/2020 1:28:18 PM EST [#19] RIP, friend.
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WesJanson Joined Oct 2007 Posts 6844 EE 100% (3) FL, USA	Posted: 3/24/2020 1:31:21 PM EST [#20] Shit :/

Radian Joined Mar 2012 Posts 5551 EE 100% (1) USA	Posted: 3/24/2020 1:32:17 PM EST [#21] Damn, this thread was one of my ARF favorites. god speed.

garbageman Call Sign: Hubba Hubba Joined Jun 2001 Posts 10578 EE 100% (25) IL, USA	Posted: 3/24/2020 1:32:35 PM EST [#22] I was hoping to see the cabin come to fruition. Not that I have any desire to live in AK but the thought of living somewhere quiet and peaceful and being self sufficient is appealing
	She looks like she could do more tricks on a six inch dick than a monkey on a 50 foot rope

propdog Joined Jan 2009 Posts 389 EE 100% (15) TX, USA	Posted: 3/24/2020 1:32:39 PM EST [Last Edit: propdog] [#23] Tailwinds, Brother!

TXBO Member Joined Jul 2014 Posts 2968 EE 0% (0) TX, USA	Posted: 3/24/2020 1:39:25 PM EST [#24] RIP Aviator. My deepest condolences to all who knew and loved him.

Bound Joined Jul 2017 Posts 1970 EE 0% (0) USA	Posted: 3/24/2020 1:43:10 PM EST [#25]

spartacus2002 The Poors Must Stop. This is the way... Joined Dec 2002 Posts 61048 EE 100% (13) FL, USA	Posted: 3/24/2020 1:48:06 PM EST [#26] RIP Aviator
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akcaribouhunter Member Joined Feb 2008 Posts 13821 EE 0% (0) AK, USA	Posted: 3/24/2020 1:50:55 PM EST [#27]

TheSurvivalist Member Joined Apr 2007 Posts 7394 EE 100% (51) FL, USA	Posted: 3/24/2020 1:53:20 PM EST [#28] RIP

RIO-lover AR15.com official nickname Howling Mad Joined Jul 2011 Posts 12175 EE 0% (0) IN, USA	Posted: 3/24/2020 1:54:37 PM EST [#29] He was one of the good guys RIP
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albertacoyotecaller Joined May 2009 Posts 1104 EE 0% (0) AB, CAN	Posted: 3/24/2020 2:04:08 PM EST [#31] Damn. That wasn’t what I expected to see here. I always came back to this thread as I wanted to see his project be finished. Does anyone know if he had Type 1 or 2 diabetes? Asking because my daughter is type 1. RIP

togadelic deplorable Member Joined Mar 2008 Posts 5399 EE 0% (0) USA	Posted: 3/24/2020 2:31:29 PM EST [#32] I wish he had seen his dream completed
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11b4v RLTW! Joined Jan 2001 Posts 3358 EE 100% (409) AL, USA	Posted: 3/24/2020 3:16:45 PM EST [#33] RIP Brother.
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EldonHoke Member Joined Jan 2015 Posts 6766 EE 100% (12) WV, USA	Posted: 3/24/2020 3:24:24 PM EST [#34] Very sorry to hear about this.

USMCTanker Disgruntled former GySgt of Marines Joined Jan 2008 Posts 25686 EE 100% (5) ISR	Posted: 3/24/2020 3:31:08 PM EST [#35] He came across as a really good fellow. He probably had the best thread ever started in GD. We’ll miss you and your updates, Aviator Damn
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buck19delta Member Joined Feb 2006 Posts 35198 EE 100% (53) KY, USA	Posted: 3/24/2020 3:32:08 PM EST [Last Edit: buck19delta] [#36] it makes me sad that even in alaska you still have neighbors 50' from your house. id build my house at the rear of the property op, and plant evergreens all over the place so i would not have to see their houses. dang, he died?
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Forest Yankee Delta Joined Nov 2000 Posts 60393 EE 100% (30) MD, USA	Posted: 3/24/2020 3:39:39 PM EST [#37]
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Backnblack Have Shovel and Lime, Will Travel. Joined Jun 2011 Posts 10262 EE 100% (1) TX, USA	Posted: 3/24/2020 3:40:46 PM EST [#38] RIP Brother
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rainforest_moss ?????? Joined Feb 2013 Posts 23587 EE 0% (0) AK, USA	Posted: 3/24/2020 3:42:50 PM EST [#39]
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kallnojoy Member Joined Oct 2004 Posts 15501 EE 100% (1) USA	Posted: 3/24/2020 3:48:40 PM EST [#40]
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pdm

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Posted: 3/24/2020 3:50:39 PM EST

[#41]

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Originally Posted By USMCTanker:
He came across as a really good fellow.

He probably had the best thread ever started in GD.

We’ll miss you and your updates, Aviator

Damn

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Agreed. He struck me as an intelligent and even handed person that added to ARF. I always looked forward to his updates on the cabin thread and honestly I was living vicariously through it.

" I come in peace. I didn't bring artillery. But I'm pleading with you with tears in my eyes. If you fuck with me I will kill you all" Major General James Mattis, USMC speaking to Iraqi tribal leaders during the march to Baghdad, 2003

trog57 Joined Apr 2011 Posts 854 EE 0% (0) KY, USA	Posted: 3/24/2020 3:53:03 PM EST [#42] Dang, I always enjoyed the updates. He will be missed.

HelloMyNameIs Joined Sep 2018 Posts 958 EE 100% (9) FL, USA	Posted: 3/24/2020 3:54:05 PM EST [#43] RIP

FZJ80 Member Joined Aug 2015 Posts 4035 EE 0% (0) USA	Posted: 3/24/2020 4:00:36 PM EST [#44] What happened to him? That sucks.
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EvoXGunner Member Joined Mar 2019 Posts 2408 EE 100% (1) USA	Posted: 3/24/2020 4:10:10 PM EST [#45] Damn sad to hear. RIP bro.

tabraha Procurer of Data Joined Nov 2008 Posts 6480 EE 100% (8) SC, USA	Posted: 3/24/2020 4:12:03 PM EST [#46] RIP Aviator. One of my fav contributors on the board. High quality posts and low on drama. You will be missed.

midcap Member Joined Jul 2011 Posts 55375 EE 100% (1) LA, USA	Posted: 3/24/2020 4:12:47 PM EST [#47] RIP brother
	Take it easy and if it's easy take it twice

Tboy Member Joined Mar 2008 Posts 9348 EE 100% (25) TX, USA	Posted: 3/24/2020 4:20:45 PM EST [#48] Not the update I was expecting. He'll be missed.

nh11b Member Joined Nov 2008 Posts 756 EE 100% (1) GA, USA	Posted: 3/24/2020 4:23:30 PM EST [#49] RIP

vim Humanoid Lifeform Joined Nov 2006 Posts 11780 EE 100% (2) CO, USA	Posted: 3/24/2020 4:26:19 PM EST [#50]
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