The Proenneke Project - Building a cabin in Norway's wilderness! 🏔️

[@brimstoneclub]

I can't wait to see what you build!

[@tilldaling]

First needing the perfect spot 🏔️

[@tilldaling]

All the movies: www.mondo.tube/people/dick-proenneke/

[@MDobri-sy1ce]

I watched Dick Pronekee before a friend showed him to me. Erik Grankvist to me is like the younger Swedish version lol.

[@tilldaling]

I'll put a link to all his videos in the comments here as well :)

[@forrestvalleyfarmer]

How are you planning on doing this in Norway? Where you need permits for everything?

[@rolsen1304]

If the stucture is not on a permanent foundation things are much easier from a permit point of view. Some linseedoil soaked and charred on the outside wood poles is a good, non permanent foundation. That does require ground soft enough to get those poles down though. Likewise, drystacked rock supports, like most old buildings in Norway had.

[@forrestvalleyfarmer]

@@rolsen1304Honestly, I dont think that will work in Norway still. The building laws are quite prohibitive for these kinds of structures, even if movable. All buildings, structures and construction facilities are all bound by the same law. Also, to be able to do this you will most likely setup your shack somewhere in a so called LNF-area. Which basically means all types of structural stuff is prohibited by default and every building action needs to be applied for. Even off roading in these areas can in certain scenarious be illegal. I definitly see the attraction of this concept, but Norway is not the country to try this. You'd be fined and forced to remove it and rehabilitate the area you built on quite quickly. I own a large forest plot in Norway myself, and even if we live here permanently, its really strict to build things such as outhouses, forest shacks etc. There are exceptions, but a shack on poles is not a loop hole in the sense of the laws here unfortunately (ref. pbl. § 4-2). I'd still do it on my own land of course, since it most likely wont be followed up if its such as small hut, but making a movie about it? Not so much. It sucks, but such is the law :(

[@tilldaling]

The movie part is a harder one! But I do have one option here potentially :) I will let you know as soon as I actually get it to work. For now, it is just speculation! For the forest shacks, it's not so complicated, under 50 m3 I could fit it into a 5188-melding-om-bygning-eller-tilbygg-som-er-unntatt-soknadsplikt :)

[@tilldaling]

In general, I agree! It is a disgrace that things are so complicated and expensive here. The application for a visitor cabin is 27K

[@forrestvalleyfarmer]

@@tilldaling that rule doesnt apply in utmark in LNF areas (which are usualy all non regulated areas) where the general rule is all building activity is prohibited and must be applied for. Farmers can build certain buildings without applying they fall in under relevant farming needs, but they still have «meldeplikt». Its really really strict in Norway. But most people tend to do it anyways, although in silence and hope no-one notices.

[@MDobri-sy1ce]

If I was more able bodied, better at math, and didn’t have such bad allergies I most likely would have majored in Wildlife Conversation instead of Business. I liked the marketing, learning the business structure, and psychology of people but much of business I found boring. The world doesn’t need more business people. We have too many anyway.