Living the Off-Grid Dream: Alaskan Homestead Milling
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
- Hey Guys, Ryan and Von here from our off-grid Homestead. One of the biggest challenges of living off-grid in Alaska is getting access to building materials. Most stores are hundreds of miles away and shipping costs are astronomical. Well, We're going to show you how we solved this problem with our own portable sawmill. We'll walk you through the whole process of using trees from our property to mill lumber and getting for a new construction project. This has saved us thousands and allowed us to build just about anything we need using our own local resources. Come check out our setup and let us know if you have any questions.
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Loved you mentioned Ariel and Eric in Alaska living ❤would love to see you all in a video doing something together, like maybe salmon fishing?
Maybe one day!😊
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Right on guys 👍 nice to see the sawmill back out. I can't wait to start my adventure ❤ CHEERS 😂
In spite of off grid challenges like the plumbing issues you were dealing with, this is very rewarding. The smiles and boisterous cheers says it all. Take care folks
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The mud and tape job looks great, waiting on the texture. I could watch milling all day long, and your mill cuts awesome. Love ya'll ❤
Thanks 👍
Great job guys, years ago we owned a Norwood mill, we used it to death. Many years later and retired, I was watch8ng your video and spotted your mill. Then I started researching it. A year later we bought one too…..along with three other people in our tiny community. Anyways looking forward to seeing your mill shed, as we are going to be building one too, we watched how Eric built theirs now to watch yours get done. Great video as usual. 🌷🇨🇦
Good looking wood.
I think (if you are comfortable sharing the information) that a video with a cost break down/cost per sqft would be very cool on your house because you used the sawmill for the vast majority or all of your lumber (besides the trusses and floor joists I believe). Much love from AZ as my wife and I plan our move back to AK and our own homestead, for now we live vicariously through you and other youtubers!
It was great hearing the mill running; I could almost smell the fresh-cut lumber. I hope you have good weather for your upcoming building projects this spring and summer.
It really has to be satisfying to make your own lumber, love the smile on your face when things are coming together
That are some pretty post and lumber
Movin and groovin! Keep up the good work. Soon it will be mosquito season! Thanks for sharing.
Can't wait!😁
Great job, hurry up and make that next video. ❤
Oh my gosh, when I saw him it brought back nightmares of 2020
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Give Brad a pat on the back,,,he’s doing a very clean job,,,I know,, because I was a plasterer for 30 years...👍
i used to live 10 mins away from Port Perry Ontario . I used to live in Oshawa Ontario
So happy you hired someone to do the mud and taping. It’s not as easy to do and you have some tall walls. Before you put your shower doors in I would test it. It looks narrow. Love the house so far!
It’s a standard 32inx 60in shower base. It should work.😊
Ryan, you've got the milling down to a 'T' ,(as they say). I know what you mean. There's nothing like milling your own lumber and saving lots of money while doing it. That saw mill shed will be a worth-while project, to say the least. Are you planning on pouring a concrete slab? Take care and all the best. p.s. you guys deserve that beautiful warm day after those -40+ degree days.😊😊
We’re not planning to put a slab. With our cost of concrete, it just doesn’t work out financially. I’m hoping we can make a nice level gravel floor for our needs.
That is what i like about having a sawmill , you can make lumber that you cannot buy at the lumber yard. I have sawn up 2 cabins with a mill , love doing it.
You can saw any dimension you like and you have access to lumber at your finger tips anytime you want to build something.😁
It’s hard work but lord making lumber is just too much fun! Looking great!
Great saw, but you can make it easier for yourself. Using the jack as you do, take the first cut, turn the log 1/4 turn, take the next cut. Now you can lower the jack. and take the next 2 cuts. Here's how to save yourself some work. but same result.
Hi getting ready for your build thank you for your videos 😊x❤❤
Be lots of rainy days for the inside. Get your solar going and start saving money on fuel(since you have the panels already purchased)
Yeah I watch Sandy he has a great channel
"Don't worry about it" CHEERS! CHEERS! Haha, let's get it right the 15th time. You guys are moving along. I'm with Von. Prioritize. Get those solar panels up and your system going. Look at all that sun. You can have some beautiful flower gardens and veggie gardens. Love you guys. Be safe. Hugs
28’X 16’ at least, you will always wish you made it bigger. Even with my suggestion, it’s still too small. Just Sayin ! Watching from Panama City Florida, USA. 🇺🇸🦅 No Snow Just Breeze!
i went to go type this note as yall were finishing the end and now i just cannot stop laughing lol so i know Simple Living Alaska just did theirs not to long ago, will they be coming to join in on the fun? only curious because I can imagine how heavy those beams are.. cannot wait to see the solar come out! even for a temp spot! that sun lookd beautiful on yalls faces i would be soaking it up and saving that fuel money lol. if i had my way and the money lol i would have a solar set up like that! my parents place is one acre and i am slowly trying to imprint the “homestead” mentaility on them lol can never be to prepared especially with how this world is now a days! Be well my friends! Work hard but play even harder in that sunshine! i will be on the otherside of the US awaiting our next adventure together!
Dang Vaughn looks like you need to do some meanding on Brian's jacket. Lol 😂
It’s great your getting so much done
Also love the fury family joining in and smileys back too
Remember our talk about the rock bucket. Well the kids on simple living and that new grapple is basically a rock bucket with a grapple. Lol. Just saying you might be able to borrow it. 🤷😁
Great job 👍🙏
Thanks for another awesome video guys. Next time don't forget your safety gears at the sawmill
Hello Ryan for your shower cement board water protection home depot has red guard you apply 2 coats and it is water proof
Wow, whatever you guys are doing, you both look amazing. Keep up the good job. By the way, love your videos
Thank you so much!😊
Hi from Finland, near the Arctic Circle 66.3°C. Just found your channel. Nice. We also got Woodland Mills HM130, great sawmill, check our playlist of sawing. Happy Easter and waiting for the SUMMER 😀👋
This is just so cool!!
Good morning, Wildwood and family from Jamaica 🇯🇲 . Just love the progress
Thank you 😊
So much excitement spring soon new baby wildlife, milling and being outside. Can't wait to see what you get done this summer.
That sawmill makes some nice looking beams. Quite the machine. Good job guys. Thanks for sharing✌️🇺🇸
Thanks 👍
Ryan and Von,you should be so proud of yourselves,your home is going to be so beautiful!
Thank you
You two are way to sweet 🙂Good job on all the milling.
Nice to see you using the mill. I love watching you work with it. Nice to see the mud and tape done!😊
Me too! I love the simpleness of being outside on a beautiful day and making lumber.😁
Enjoyed the video today... Love the progress on your home inside. Milling is a great way to save money that's for sure.... Thanks for sharing
Great video, you both have such a positive energy about you. You have more sun there than we have in the uk at the moment! The sun even makes the snow look good!
Great to see the house coming along quickly now you have the plaster and finish up. Looking forward to see your choice and style of tiling for the shower.
Looking forward to seeing the construction of your saw mill, a huge project in itself. You certainly don’t shy away from tackling the bigger builds! ❤
Sweet as my lovelies.
What a great job on that bathroom, getting it all closer and closer to its finished state. Nice work this video and am so glad you are now in close proximity to Eric & Arielle. Two of my bestest YT channels living almost as neighbours. We are blessed to be your suppoorters 🇦🇺🤗💞🙏👍👌✌️👏✝️🇺🇸
love watching you two, that mill is great we live in ont not fare from where you got the mill, you still have a lot of work ahead of you and i look forward to watching it till next week
Brusky... aka beer...lol yeah we call beer bruskys....in Texas too.!
I certainly enjoy watching these videos i.e. you guys working as a team. Keep up the great work!
You guys are so funny loved the ending! Tape and mudding looks great!
Thanks so much! 😊
Good thing you had a stockpile of logs cut from last year. With the amount of snow still on the ground it's hard to cut new trees. Good to see the mill back in operation making progress. Spring hasn't hit Vermont yet...17 degrees this morning and a Winter storm heading our way for tonight.
Thanks Bear. Yeah, without those logs we’d be waiting a bit. It’s supposed to be in the 40’s today, so things are going to be melting soon around here.
Good morning y’all. Love the weather there, have had a bad few weeks here. Lots of snow and wind, which we need the moisture, but could do without the wind. Watching you guys mill the lumber is very interesting, getting all the measurements correct and level. Have a Blessed week.
One thing I can’t stand is wind. Thankful for living in a low wind area and having all of the trees as a wind break.
The hope of spring brings new energy🎉
Yes it does😁
Hey guys, thanks for this week's update! Great to see the progress continuing, I think you are right in moving on with the solar setup as a priority for sure. Are you planning on a concrete slab for the milling shed? Stay safe as always both of you.
No concrete. Doesn’t make financial sense for us and our mill is on a trailer, so it shouldn’t matter.
Looking good. Great idea on the saw mill keep ya out of snow on you or rain nice😊
I know it’s a little concern. Seeing your blade up on that Ranger, those Polaris rangers have awful springs for sagging out.
Since you blade with it and work. A cheaper upgrade from S3 Power sports, they offer HD springs, best thing I did for mine.
Good tip. We need to change them at some point. Our Ranger is going on 4K miles and has been a good machine.
Love to see you utilizing the trees you’ve cut down. Will you be using any of the scrap wood to burn?
All scraps get burned. Mill scraps got us through most of our first winter.😊
Making amazing progress. Looking really good guys 💜 from 🇦🇺
Thanks so much! 😊
Awesome video guys
Good to see all the progress you guys are making
Thanks so much!
I keep thinking about the generator problem, no matter how you do it you have hot air, cold air exchange hence condensation. Hope you get if figured out as I will be doing the same thing this summer . LOL
A good friend of our said they have something similar and that we need to duct the air intake directly outside and to thermostatically conteol the exhaust to maintain temp in the building. We can close off the intake vent completely.
@@wildwoodoffgridalaska Kinda of what I was thinking
You guys crack me up!
You drank beer without me? Not fair
Hey! It happens😁
That was amazing you two crack me up. Wait why didn’t you answer Von when she said sitting with my love?
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so after the concert board is done are you going to use a KERDI waterproof system to seal it before laying the tile because you don't want leaks
We’ll use some kind of waterproofing. Probably something you paint on.
The depth of your shower seems to be about the width of your body frame! Can you move around OK?
😂🍺🍺 cheers guys
What kind of saw do you use?
I use a Stihl MS400 and an old Stihl MS290.
Is there no window in the master bedroom bathroom ?
No, I don’t like windows in bathrooms on the first floor. No problem in a two story house.🤷 Maybe it’s just me.😊
@@wildwoodoffgridalaska Our bathroom window is 1.7 metres up. Just in range to reach to open. It has frosted glass too. Nobody can see in. I don't like relying only on a fan to extract moisture and smells, but I guess once you have finished you can air it all by opening the bedroom window.
Do I see a rifle? Have noticed that Simple Living is always packing. I suppose the lesson is that one needs always to be prepared?
We find it best to live by the motto of “it’s best to have it and not need it, then to need it and not have it.”😊
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Don’t leave it too long to do the lies because soap will build up on the cement sheet and may make it harder to attach the tiles. 😮
We won’t be using the shower until it’s finished. We’ll be using the guest bath.😊
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Bought and paid for who care how much it goes down
Do you guys always have a rifle around in case?
Almost always a rifle or a pistol.
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