This cabin, at 12' by 12', stands as a great little hunting, guest, or weekending cabin or cottage, or could potentially be used/converted into a tiny house for full time living.. My bigger, badder, 19 pallets teenager cabin hideaway, how to build this cabin out of pallets: the simplest way for me to plan and build this project was to use new pallets made to my specifications. however, it is still possible to create this using recycled pallets, too. i used 19 pallets to build this cabin.. Small cabin - plan, build and enjoy your small cabin cabin forum a complete 'do-it-yourself' guide on how to plan, build and enjoy your small cabin -- in simple terms this web site is a collection of personal experiences and useful resources i have found when building my own small cabin in the wilderness..