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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

The Klondike Gold Rush Huts of Dawson City (1898-1899).
During the Klondike Gold Rush, Dawson City's population swelled from 0 to 40,000. Prospectors built hastily constructed huts, leveraging local timber to withstand harsh Yukon winters.
Key Features:
- Rough log cabins with steeply pitched roofs
- Walls made of stacked logs, insulated with moss or mud
- Small, low doorways to minimize cold air entry
Adaptations to Extreme Conditions:
- Steep roofs to prevent snow buildup
- Additional earth layer on roofs for insulation

Cool picture.

What strikes me as particularly funny about this one is the fact that the text that was associated with the photo doesn't fit the photo.

THis is not a log cabin or made of logs. It looks more like it was made from spare/found wood.
It doesn't have a steeply pitched roof. The roof looks nearly flat.
It's got a relatively large, tall door.
There's no mud, earth, or moss anywhere to be seen to act as insulation.

This one looks fairly steeply pitched.


This one doesn't look steeply pitched, but does appear to be insulated.


I can't even imagine that life. I think I could imagine the log cabin, and the insulated roof, fire inside for warmth and cooking (a stove would have been decadent!), insulated with mud/moss/etc.... I think I could even get by with a dirt floor. But I suspect what those folks used for a bed, and I assume the lack of bathing facilities, wow, that's the part that I'd have a hard time with. It's not like they had a foam or inflatable pad under an expensive sleeping bag.