I see exactly what you mean. I could be harder for a couple, I mean if you are alone you only have yourself to worry about and you can just deal with it. However, if you have a partner that is enjoying it as much as you it really is easier. My wife really enjoyed learning to cook everything simply on a wood stove as well as all the foraging we did. We also kept each other warm at night :)
YES! We are in the new house, it's incredible! I will never take it for granted. Love that we used trees, stone and old barn wood from our property to build it too. Thanks.