Tasha Zemke is Outside magazine’s associate managing editor and a member of the Outside Online travel team. She's also an avid world traveler. Josh Drinkard always wanted to build his own cabin.

Starting a fire can seem like a daunting task, but this tried-and-true method is nearly foolproof - for beginners and seasoned outdoors people alike.

LITHOPOLIS, Ohio — Officials plan to celebrate the log-cabin heritage of the Fairfield County village of Lithopolis by building a new log cabin using the beams salvaged from three historic log homes.