>>2245561>>2245696Instead of building a log cabin, you could build an underground house.
Wich is a frame structure made out of limber and lined with woode shoring on the walls.
Between the earth and the wood goes an moisture barrier that is used in construction like a sheet of polyethylene.
The earth is holding everything together and serves as an insulater by also being on top of the structure.
There is a book about it called "The 50$ and up underground house book" from Mike Oehler.
A pdf can be searched for or you can buy a digital version from Amazon.
Attached is a picture of a crossection from one of his own houses.
When I would get the chance I would build a house like this.