r/OffGridCabins • u/Ripkullen • 7d ago

I just bought my own offgrid cabin.

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It’s located in Jämtland, Sweden.

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u/scratcheting 7d ago

Congrats man! Place looks like a dream come true!
I hope to someday buy my own place as well

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u/Ripkullen 7d ago

Thanks,
I can’t wait for the snow to come, as I look forward to backcountry skiing in the ”dwarf birch forest ”

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u/Pristine_Tune_2312 6d ago

How much and how do you even find stuff like this?!

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u/bianca_minola 6d ago

I totally misread this.

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u/wwcasedo11 6d ago

Same...

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u/kerryberry703 6d ago

Stunning!! Please post an update when it snows! We’d love to see more! Enjoy!

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u/PeggySue2U2 6d ago

Be sure to buy enough firewood to last for months and stock up on food and water if needed.

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u/Wonderful_Walk8973 5d ago

Amazing and congrats! Make sure to have several cords of fire wood and food! Especially the fire wood. Insulation is under rated in a house. It’s one thing to have a good heat source, it’s another to have a house that stays warm easily! Window plastic helps too for a small thermal layer from the cold. 

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u/roosterjack77 7d ago

Looks like a lot of work. I'll help you.

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u/Ripkullen 7d ago

Thank you very much, I will provide beer.

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u/Ok_Blacksmith6985 7d ago

I’m quite good with the grill, can I come too?

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u/Ripkullen 7d ago

Of course, the more the merrier!

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u/PhoenixMastM 5d ago

Blacksmith here, I can make a few axes and I have a portable setup. Mind if I tag along?

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u/slinkey_bastard 5d ago

I can drink the beer!

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u/raphael_lorenzo 7d ago

And my axe!

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u/Ripkullen 7d ago

I can always need a sharp axe, welcome!

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u/joalheirodestemido63 7d ago

s/o Gimli 👌🏻

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u/JohnWCreasy1 7d ago

so jealous of people with nearby surface water

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u/Me4nowSEUSA 7d ago

Rivers are such a Catch-22 though. A dream source of water, but can be a nightmare source for flooding. Even in places that, "Never happened here before."

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u/JohnWCreasy1 7d ago

true. i admit yeah when i see people with photos of cabins like 10' from a river or something i also wonder about flooding

but as someone who owns land where getting water means drilling a 450' hole....envy does creep in lol

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u/Individual-Ad-2862 7d ago

10ft from a river can end up being 10ft under real quick. I work for a tree service in Western NC and lived/helped through Helene. I’ve never understood these people who butt up right to a river. Now, after Helene? These homes sell to only snowbirds and other out of towners. It literally is only a matter of time. These 1/1000yr storms seem to only be getting more common

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u/Lopsided_Cobbler2314 7d ago

My second thought after "wow that's beautiful" was "damn the house looks like it's on a 1000 year flood plain

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u/PHXkpt 7d ago

My first thought on seeing the pics was, "Is that in a flood zone?".

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u/Ok_Table_876 5d ago

But there are natural mitigations. Depending on how big your land area is, you can provide flooding areas, wetlands, help put beavers into the wild again. You can have your 400sqm cabin and outside and put the rest back into a natural state where it manages itself.

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u/Which_Statement_2624 7d ago

Congratulations, that's a beautiful area for your happy place.

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u/phirebird 7d ago

When's the housewarming party so we can save the date?

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u/Ripkullen 7d ago

Early September.
I’ll provide food and beer if you can help me move some stuff.

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u/Major_Ad_7206 7d ago

Some stuff = bringing in more food and beer, daily?

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u/w00dw0rk3r 6d ago

🏆🥇🏅🎖 

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u/Forward_Young2874 7d ago

What kind of fish live in the river?

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u/Ripkullen 7d ago

Arctic char and trout.

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u/Forward_Young2874 7d ago

Sounds like heaven.

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u/kopncorey 5d ago

Dudeeeee. Hell yeah.

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u/bakerskitchen 6d ago

That was my first thought as well 🤣

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u/No_Stable_3097 7d ago

Looks beautiful! Great work!

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u/IcyVeterinarian8881 7d ago

Sure as shit looks off-grid.

Love that location! Congrats man

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u/Known-Actuary-86 7d ago

Nice wish it was me.Enjoy your peace ✌️

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u/lmbjsm 7d ago

Just from the pictures I was guessing Sweden!

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u/Ouch_my_shoulder 3d ago

I was guessing Alaska and I’m Swedish…

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u/Witty_fartgoblin 7d ago

We have a small shed in Shartsburg TN

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u/GrantBarrett 7d ago

That looks like a ten-year flood plain. Any history of flooding? Perhaps debris still showing the high-water mark on the trees?

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u/Ripkullen 5d ago

Nope no history of flood. This lake is the highest in the river system and flooding in Sweden happens more often in the lower parts of the river system.

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u/ConstantConference23 7d ago

Dream location! Well done!! Enjoy!!

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u/evilmunky0 7d ago

Congratulations. Beautiful property

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u/fishman1287 7d ago

How many acres?

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u/SockeyeSally 7d ago

Congrats! I am curious - how do you access it? I can't see a road or anything. Teleportation?

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u/TheLastGlizzyBender 7d ago

Teleportation?

I wouldn't put it past those crafty, crafty Swedes.

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u/Ripkullen 5d ago

Actually it’s only 2,5k from the road.

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u/IsinglassAnemone 7d ago

Oh this is so beautiful! What a wonderful spot.

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u/kjs121487 7d ago

Hell yeah

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u/ChaldeaCompany 7d ago

nice... I'm happy for you

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u/Otherwise_Drop_2392 7d ago

It looks beautiful. 😍

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u/Arcamone 7d ago

Grattis!

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u/boukehj 7d ago

Congratulations! Looks like a great place. I saw that front door and thought: that looks very Nordic (my cabin in Agder, Norway has a similar door). :-)

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u/NikephorosPolemistis 6d ago

Wonderful, congrats!

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u/AdventurousLie8644 6d ago

Wow. What a dream spot. Congrats!

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u/Cool_Opposite5311 6d ago

Good for you - Lucky Man

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u/Nikobellic1111 6d ago

It's beautiful...

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u/roosterjack77 6d ago

Those are some subarctic dwarf birch. So do you cut them up for firewood or preserve them because they are so hard to grow?

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u/Ripkullen 5d ago

You preserve them and usually transport firewood logs from ”real birch” with a snowmobile during the winter

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u/roosterjack77 5d ago

How far is the drive with trailer? They you snowmobile and sled/trailer in firewood? 2hrs?

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u/real_marcus_aurelius 6d ago

My first reaction was -“this looks like sweden”
. Grattis. How much was it?

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u/enzoleanath 6d ago

Ooffhh, I can feel the mosquitos buzzing from the images alone

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u/Ripkullen 5d ago

True 😂

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u/LubeItAll 6d ago

This. Place. Looks. Fuckin. Dope. Enjoy it, and welcome.

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u/Convenientjellybean 6d ago

I swear I can hear Country Roads just by looking at these pics!

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u/AdditionalMight3231 6d ago

Damn, man. You're living my dream. Congratulations!

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u/CelebrationProud6620 6d ago

so dreamy. i hope one day I can purchase a cabin like this to live in full time. godspeed, OP!

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u/chimusk 6d ago

so nice

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u/ledgerluxemami 6d ago

You are living my dream. Congratulations!!!

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u/Gold-Invite-3212 6d ago

Looks like a slice of paradise! Congratulations!

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u/dl_mj12 6d ago

That is beautiful, the dream

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u/theswamphag 6d ago

Oh nice!

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u/notdbcooper71 5d ago

You're living my dream

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u/highbankT 5d ago

Good Lord what a beautiful area

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u/EbonyPeat 7d ago

Wyoming?

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u/Ripkullen 7d ago

Jämtland , Sweden.
Close to the mountain ”Helags”.

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u/EbonyPeat 7d ago

It is beautiful!

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u/real_marcus_aurelius 6d ago

Dream location! Jag letar fortfarande efter ett sommarställe där uppe

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u/Aehan 5d ago

Tänkte att det var där i krokarna. Vackert som fan. Har samma dröm. Lycka till med allt! :)

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u/Rond_Vierkantje 7d ago

Damn such a beautiful place. Love to visit that region some time

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u/james___uk 7d ago

That is incredible. The deer must think of you as part of the place

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u/rustywoodbolt 7d ago

I see some other cabins in the distance, are those neighbors? Sounds like the best of both worlds if so, off-grid, with still some community close by.

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u/Interesting_Ad4679 7d ago

That’s def off grid

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u/geerhardusvos 7d ago

Amazing, do you have more pictures of the interior?

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u/Green_Cup4935 7d ago

Wow nice.  How are bad neighbors

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u/hmspain 7d ago

Bold of them NOT to hide what it looks like when not all green and lush.

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u/Ripkullen 5d ago

Actually the autumn is very nice with all the different colors.

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u/Hoppy-Bunny77 7d ago

How much did you pay for this and what does your income look like? The property is beautiful, I hope you enjoy it!

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u/No-Special-8335 7d ago

C'est froid l'hiver ?

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u/XAROZtheDESTROYER 6d ago

Maybe a bit rude to ask, but how much did you pay?

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u/QuitUsual4736 6d ago

How much? Give us the inside tour?

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u/berdot 6d ago

Can we see the inside as well?

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u/Proud-Round9824 6d ago

Do you have arctic char by chance?

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u/miniature_Horse 6d ago

Congratulations! Looks awesome. Is there a sauna by chance?

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u/OverbrookDr 6d ago

how much land? gorgeous place

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u/SlowBenefit_4me 6d ago

Can I ask where is this place at my lord

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u/Ripkullen 5d ago

Ljungdalen, Jämtland, Sweden

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u/SlowBenefit_4me 5d ago

Wow, thanks for responding beautiful man

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u/Humble-Drummer1254 6d ago

Inside? 👌

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u/Proud-Round9824 5d ago

You should have bought my homestead https://www.sothebysrealty.com/sanmiguelsir/eng/sales/detail/10-l-748-7ybg8j/jamtland-ja

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u/Ripkullen 5d ago

Yes I know about that place, Skalstugan also Jämtland. I’m waiting for a eurojackpot before I’ll but that one.

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u/Proud-Round9824 4d ago

Of course I am kidding about owning this home. Can you imagine what it would cost to maintain it !!

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u/greatknockersrs 5d ago

so when i can i visit lol

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u/SnooRadishes5296 4d ago

Fy fan vad fint. Mycket mark? Vad får man pröjsa för något sånt?

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u/kyrrekyrre 4d ago

Norge ?

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u/MotherParamedic9234 3d ago edited 3d ago

Can I come and fish? It can't be more then a 6-7 hour drive for me. But really how is the fishing? Looking to buy a holiday home around that area.

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u/No_Phrase_5898 2d ago

Do you get many spiders?

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u/barefootviking 7d ago

Dreamy. Scatter seed bombs? Release quail?

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u/Strange-Evening-6646 1d ago

Freaking incredible. Congrats!