Thanks for all the kind words, folks!
Ira and Jim - Yup, it's only 1/8" thick on the outside with 3/4" framing and insulation, and 1/8" on the inside, too. Only it's not luan, I'm using birch. I asked the forum gurus about this before I bought any plywood and got the thumbs up from the likes of Andrew and Mike and Asian. Although I'll have to admit I've already lost a night's sleep over it (while lying awake in the middle of the night pondering over it, my sleep-deprived brain had me imagining that it was paper thin and what the heck was I doing). Upon waking and running down to the garage to check it out again, I felt better. I'll feel better still after I get everything glued and screwed together. I might build up a door first just to convince myself it'll be OK before I do the rest.
Steve F - I'm not sure if you have me confused with someone else, but my "baby" is 5, and he's a boy, not a girl
Doug - Yeah, that red notebook has all the design gory details and measurements and weights of all our gear and anything else I could think of with my geek brain.
Rooster - Nope, I wasn't born in Alaska, I'm a way-northern Wisconsin native (it gets pretty cold there, too) that's been transplanted to the mountains of Utah for the last 20 years. So, no, a little snow doesn't bother me
Julie - Yup, I'm trying to keep it light, too. Our tow vehicle is a Subaru Impreza with a limit of 1000 lbs with no brakes, or 2000 lbs with brakes. I'm aiming for around 900 lbs loaded. I think Gage's advice is good to take our time and think things through (you have no idea how much thought has gone into this thing so far!), but cheering each other on is great!
Thanks again, everyone! Stay tuned for continued progress reports!
Jeanette
PS I get the dartboards purpose, but what does the can of Lincoln Logs represent....the chimney? 
Doug
by doug hodder » Sun Mar 19, 2006 9:38 am 
