article may not meet wikipedia s general notability guideline . please help to establish notability by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond its mere trivial mention . if notability can not be established the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted . find sources out n about news newspapers books scholar jstor free images february 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message out n about treehouse treesort type private founded 1990 founder michael garnier headquarters cave junction oregon united states website www.treehouses.com out n about is a southern oregon company that operates treehouse bed and breakfasts and assists with the construction of treehouses . 1 it is located about 10 miles 16 km southeast of cave junction oregon 2 contents 1 treehouse treesort 2 legal battle 3 references 4 external links treehouse treesort edit out n about treehouse treesort is located in the unincorporated community of takilma oregon that hosts a multi treehouse bed and breakfast run by michael garnier . garnier limbs developed by michael garnier and used to support all of out n about s tree houses are one and a half inch thick bolts surrounded by a cuff both made of grade 5 steel and able to support 8 000 lb 3 600 kg . 3 the treesort has nine treehouses three with bathrooms . 1 3 the treehouses range from 8 to 37 feet 11 m off the ground and include skylights stained glass windows and hardwood floors . 4 the swiss family complex has parent and child treehouses connected by swinging bridge . the cavaltree fort is two stories tall with a living unit below and an observation deck above . the peacock perch has only 100 square feet 9.3 m2 and visitors must use a chamber pot or descend 26 feet to use the communal bathroom . 4 legal battle edit garnier had to fight the government for almost ten years before gaining the right to house guests in his nine treehouses . 5 josephine county building inspectors didn t believe that it was structurally sound so garnier gathered 66 people two dogs and a cat collectively weighing 10 847 pounds in a single treehouse . despite this the county demanded that he tear the treehouses down . he ignored them and when they objected to him charging money to stay in the treehouses garnier then allowed visitors to stay for free with the requirement that they buy a 75 t shirt first . the resulting legal battle lasted ten years with garnier attaching a steel cable zip line to his bedroom window in case of the need for a midnight escape . in 2001 the county relented and granted garnier his building permits . 4 references edit a b welcome to out n about . retrieved 2007 09 27 . pucci carol 2005 05 27 . take a rambling scenic drive in southern oregon and northern california . seattle times . retrieved 2007 09 28 . a b kugel seth march 7 2003 . havens ; out on a limb treehouses for adults . new york times . retrieved 2007 09 27 . a b c flinn john june 26 2003 . treehouse b & b high on life and limb in a swanky treehouse . seattle post intelligencer . retrieved 2007 09 29 . holder allen 2005 04 14 . treehouse dream comes true in siskiyous . seattle times . retrieved 2007 09 28 . external links edit out n about treehouse resort at realtravel.com coordinates 42 02 12 n 123 37 26 w 42.036736 n 123.623818 w 42.036736 ; 123.623818 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title out % 27n % 27about & oldid 740016868 categories companies based in cave junction oregoncompanies established in 1990privately held companies based in oregon1990 establishments in oregonhidden categories articles with topics of unclear notability from february 2016all articles with topics of unclear notabilitycoordinates not on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 18 september 2016 at 15 15 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view