Summertime and the living is, well, hot—which makes a roaring campfire a bit of a problem. But if you lay the right foundation, you can build a great summer blaze that puts out plenty of light with ...

Tasha Zemke is Outside magazine’s associate managing editor and a member of the Outside Online travel team. She's also an avid world traveler. Josh Drinkard always wanted to build his own cabin.

At the age of 81, Charles “Mac” McRaven still can swing a goosewing broadax with the authority of a young Abe Lincoln. Through the decades, the Albemarle County author and master craftsman has built ...

In this episode, we raise 4 more logs and discover an efficient notching technique using a bowsaw instead of an axe, optimizing the number of cuts needed. The tiny log cabin project aims to build ...

In this episode, we complete the first floor of our log cabin by carrying up rough-cut floorboards. We use a hand planer to smooth the boards and adjust their edges to minimize gaps. To improve heat ...

A Virginia father went on an adventure of a lifetime with his three young sons. Luke Nichols, a criminal defense attorney and host of the Outdoor Boys YouTube Channel, built a bush craft log cabin ...