Cabin Culture

We’ve got back to back Aframes for you folks this week. Jen and Ken hop on the pod today to share with us their 1960’s Aframe in the Catskills of NY. Just recently their episode of The Cabin Chronicles debuted and they talk with Janice about the filming process and how they felt their story was told. Janice dives into the buy and renovation process with them from a 6 month closing to finding dead...

We have a couple few "A-List" celebrities on our hands this week folks. (pun intended)  If you havn't seen it yet you should check out both Janice and Tessa and Jeb's episodes on Season 3 of the Cabin Chronicles on the Magnolia Network where you'll see Tessa expertly chopping tomatos and Janice's Sean working hard on some brocolli, as well as other impressive things l...

After a quick summer break Cabin Culture is back to share more cabin adventures with you! Today we have Tyler Tuttle who’s one of the first non rental cabin owners we’ve had on the podcast. He grew up with fond memories of camp, cabin and lake activities and just about the time he booked his stay at Janice’s Cozy Rock cabin he purchased his own camp on lake St George in Maine. He shares the resear...

Another friend from the DM's! Emily South joins the pod for this episode to share the story behind Appalachian Aframe, her families 1970's A-frame cabin and a fellow Boone, NC area rental to Janice.  When the conversation is cooking sometimes you don't even make it to your prepped questions and as Janice points out at the end she's got a whole list of them they'll need to...

On this episode Janice chats with Taylor Hildreth, the host at HilhauseAframe, a new build in Crosby MN. In addition to a thriving airbnb Taylor does social media for other  hosts, content creation for airbnb's and hotels and is also a stay at home Mom. Taylor and her husband Matt, an Engineer by day, found mutual interest in travel and the outdoors early in their relationship, staying at dif...

On this episode Janice talks with Chrissie Mckinnon, one of two humans behind Mcjoppa.the.hut a cabin in Ely, Minnesota. This is one of our first cabin features outside of New England and in our opinion Chrissie and Rich are the Queen and King of the joy factor when it comes to hosting guests at their cabin. Not only are they a true treat to hang out with in real life, but they've also includ...

On this episode Janice is talking with Julie Shackett, the human behind the brand new A-frame called "The Shack" in Bayse, Virginia. Julie just completed her build so Janice dives into the whole build process, what she learned, any advice for others, and all the other good stuff while it's  fresh on the top of her mind. Julie and Janice chatted the day before she underwent another s...

You'd think this episode would be chock full of tips on how to photograph your cabin, and how to market using Instagram, but shockingly it's not. We chat with Ethan Abitz on this episode about everything behind his camera; his worldwide travels, his dating life, the legalization of cannibis, his future modeling career... you name it. Join us for a good old fashioned fireside chat! IG: @e...

What's better than having a treehouse as a kid? Having one as an adult. Today Janice talks with Lauren and Cam from Fort Treehouse Co. who took cabining to a whole new level, literally. As some of you may have gathered from our own stories and those of our guests, building and designing your dream cabin is not easy. Lauren and Cam managed to do both with the added difficulty of their foundati...

Have you ever been a few glasses of wine deep on a Friday night scrolling instagram deep in a cabin rabbit hole thinking, "ya know what would be a great idea? Buying our very own cabin escape." Well that's exactly how Morgan from HeyFrameHouse started the process of purchasing her new build A-frame located on the beautiful Lake Hartwell in Lavonia Georgia. Morgan and her husband dec...

What do Fish farm ponds, stolen money, and custom scents all have in common? Well theyre all part the story of Clapper Hollow Homes retreats. Host, Mom, and weekend warrior Orphy joins Janice to cover all the details that make a magical experience for their guests. They talk about what it’s like to go from no cabin it all to hosting 3 with a 4th on the way in the span of 3 short years, and some of...

On this episode of the podcast... it’s just me and Shaun, taking a second to catch up and reflect on the podcast journey so far. We also chat about remote hosting, Argentina and Patagonia, changes in the Cabin Culture podcast, and what’s next! Website: www.staycozycabin.com IG: @thechalaframe, @cozyrockcabin Our AirBNB listings: https://airbnb.com/h/cozyrockcabin https://airbnb.com/h/thechalastrat...

Tiffany and her family enjoy all the outdoor activities. Trips to national parks have been a staple of their vacation and family bonding for quite some time. This takes a bit more planning when you're looking for accommodations that are not only wheelchair accessible but universally functional. So, after some research she began dreaming up her families own escape in rural NH, designed thought...

If you're into cabins at all you're most likely familiar with one of the most popular cabin pages on instagram, @TheCabinChronicles. What you may be less familiar with is the man behind the page, JJ Eggers. This is because from the very beginning of this endeavor it has always been about the cabin, the photographers that shoot them, and the people the enjoy getting lost in them. JJ share...

Steve Durand joins us again this week on the podcast, for an update on current events in Quebec as it relates to short term rentals and AirBNB regulations. Two weeks ago in Montreal there was an apartment fire that killed seven, and unfortunately was home to several AirBNB’s. While the Quebec province has required STR registration for some time, it wasn’t enforced (by them or AirBNB) until now, wh...

Today we're joined by Keryn  owner of Kulhaus Cabin, an A-frame  in South Lake Tahoe California. She spent her childhood camping in Tahoe with her family and her memories of time spent outside and the smell pine drew her back to the area in hopes of sharing those experiences with her son. The affordability of the area in 2018 in comparison to the city made the dream a possibility and while se...

On this episode we have Devon Loerop, an Engineer by weekday and one man building, designing, media machine by weekend. After college in the midwest he packed up his life and headed for the mountains on the West coast. With a passion for film and photography Devon worked at developing a media business and stashed away that money with plans to invest in something bigger. After finding some inspirat...

Spenser joins us from his cozy makeshift porch studio complete with wood fireplace (not stove....Janice..) to share with us the story behind their creek side cottage build in the blue ridge mountains of Georgia. Their very first step in the realization of this dream was met with resistance when their realtor told them "you're never going to find what you're looking for." After...

Steve Durand and his beautiful Malamute, Inuk join us this week on the podcast. 7 years ago, after winding down a career in music production, he bought 465 acres an hour outside Ottawa in the Canadian wilderness with goals to: live a more sustainable life, learn how to survive independently, and share his experience while protecting the land. In that time he's established himself a homestead...

Sacha Roy, a Canadian film maker who traveled  the world filming with Red Bull, decided he wanted a change of pace in his life. He began dreaming up an off grid escape for himself when he found a piece of land tucked away in the woods overlooking the Canadian wilderness. With a curious mindest (and some youtube tutorials) Sacha designed and built himself a simple but elegant “sugar shack” style ca...

Janice and Alexis, long time insta-besties, sit down (again) to share stories and insight on what it's been like hosting their highly sought after cabins all these years. The background on Janice's Cozy Cabins you may be familiar with from our Introduction episode (check it out if you haven't), and to be honest you may already know Alexis and Skeeter's Kingdom A-frame as well,...

Duff and Danny, the team behind Offgrid Inn, join us on this episode to walk us through all the ups and downs of building their first two cabins from scratch. Their offbeat style of marketing has created a huge buzz on tiktok that, paired with a clean contemporary design sense featuring pops of the unexpected, has landed them a dwell magazine feature and even fashion design inquiries. We get into...

Jourdan's extensive background of nearly a decade in multiple different roles in the  design industry makes her wildly over qualified for our small quaint cabin podcast and yet she sits down with us to share all of her thoughts and tips on design! She's the woman behind Cozy Rock Cabin's interior and walks us through her and Janice's initial approach to designing with "oth...

Levi began filming short term stay tours for fun in his spare time sharing the result to help hosts promote their stay (whether they liked it or not?) and to the youtube community. 500k subscribers later he's garnered a following that tunes in to see which cabin, tiny home or unique stay he's touring next. Levi shares with us the events that led to him finally taking his craft full time...

Dirt & Glass is a well known photography/influencer duo (Chris & Pam) in the cabin world. They’ve traveled across the country, and recently overseas, to capture cozy cabin spaces of all kinds. Their expertise capturing them is what they’re best known for, but their experiences offer fascinating insight into the world of cabins and hosting. Website: https://www.chrisdaniele.com Cabinpedia:...