First day home in Alaska | Firing up our wood stove for the first time

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  • It’s our first day back, now the work begins!
    We need to finish hooking up the wood burner and see if it works.
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  • @frozenbits48
    @frozenbits48 Місяць тому +4

    Well kids, I wish you luck. Enjoy every day. Some days are "gooder" than others. I lived in Alaska for 51 years,
    Ketchikan to Fairbanks and in between. 19 years off grid. When you can afford it have a well put in as that will
    make things so much easier. For health reasons I had to move out of state, but I will always miss parts of
    Alaska. I do Not miss 40 below and the mosquitoes!! When you make a mistake, step back a few feet, look it
    over, laugh about it, and carry on!! Thanks for the videos. I did subscribe, and eventually maybe you can get
    monitized. Stay as safe as possible, name the mama moose. Once she finds out it's safe to be in your area she
    will return. And, , ,they love pumpkins!!! Thanks for the videos, I am, retired ole Ron.

    • @ouralaskahomestead
      @ouralaskahomestead  Місяць тому

      I’ll be sure and put the Halloween pumpkins out for them this fall 🎃

  • @beejoy42
    @beejoy42 21 день тому +3

    I love the dogs and how they are always in the mix of things. You are doing a great job on your house.

  • @simonemoreno4324
    @simonemoreno4324 Місяць тому +3

    Hope you make lots of precious memories in your home. Enjoy your beautiful home.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @goldieshaw5127
    @goldieshaw5127 2 місяці тому +4

    So glad you are home and not on the road traveling. You have so much work to do . Wish Dad and I could be there to help you. Love Mama bear ❤🩷❤🩷

  • @anafredbrutout3648
    @anafredbrutout3648 Місяць тому +1

    Good to see you back. I enjoyed all that you accomplished

  • @terrisatterfield6765
    @terrisatterfield6765 Місяць тому +2

    Craig is a super hard worker, I am so impressed by all he accomplishes.

    • @ouralaskahomestead
      @ouralaskahomestead  Місяць тому +1

      Once he sets his mind to it he figures out a way to make it happen, no matter how difficult.

  • @davidasimkosr4641
    @davidasimkosr4641 Місяць тому +2

    Snow ,snow, need a bobcat with a plow!!

  • @DebbieDee-lx6uk
    @DebbieDee-lx6uk 4 місяці тому +5

    Your pups are the stars of the show ❤😊

  • @MrPossumeyes
    @MrPossumeyes Місяць тому +2

    It's always great to be home.

  • @nicolerennerjarvis1478
    @nicolerennerjarvis1478 2 місяці тому +3

    I’m behind on your videos so I’m catching up but the pups sure seem glad to be home!

  • @Stephanie90797
    @Stephanie90797 3 місяці тому +3

    SO much snow!

  • @6917andrew
    @6917andrew 16 днів тому +1

    My cousin lives deep in the woods in Pennsylvania, he always has a chain saw with him for just this reason

  • @lenprice6315
    @lenprice6315 Місяць тому +1

    I’m 52 year old and I ain’t never wore safety gear but you can’t never tell when something might happen because I’m not walking around in the deep snow either …. Tiny Houston MS ( Len Price )

  • @SherriePhillips
    @SherriePhillips Місяць тому +2

    I've been watching 2 other Alaska families on UA-cam too

  • @maryricketts8526
    @maryricketts8526 4 місяці тому +6

    Bless your hearts. Glad you got the fire going. Hope everything works out. I loved when you said " great to be back it just feels right". That's exactly how I feel about Alaska. It feels like home in your heart. Looking forward to the next video.❤❤

  • @user-kf9fv1qj9u
    @user-kf9fv1qj9u 4 місяці тому +5

    Dogs r sure helpful clearing the trees

  • @dachedetre
    @dachedetre 4 місяці тому +3

    Welcome home looking forward to seeing what's next.

  • @DotMc1993
    @DotMc1993 4 місяці тому +4

    Getting that fire going is the best thing!!! Hope it's not long before you get plowed and wood stacked!!! Now put on a big pot of soup and relax a bit. You have certainly earned it.

  • @linhaton4957
    @linhaton4957 4 місяці тому +2

    Beautiful piece of property. Lots of work.

  • @Lst2ltdwn
    @Lst2ltdwn 4 місяці тому +3

    Great to see the return video, now back to work. I like the way you show the real side to life.

  • @JerrysThisandThat
    @JerrysThisandThat 4 місяці тому +3

    Dogs look so happy :) Glad you are home safe and sound. Cheers!

  • @katedee5890
    @katedee5890 4 місяці тому +3

    Yay! You have your fire going! If you scare me again like you did having that ladder on top of the woodstove, we're gonna have a problem. 😱🤣 Another awesome video. Thank you for sharing your lives with us.

    • @ouralaskahomestead
      @ouralaskahomestead  4 місяці тому +1

      I gave him what-for when he told me what he did 😂

  • @marktonthemove
    @marktonthemove 4 місяці тому +2

    Great video! You two sure got your work cut out for you. Look forward to next weeks video.

  • @RunningGreyWolf
    @RunningGreyWolf 20 днів тому +1

    Free kindling!

  • @trevorclayton6247
    @trevorclayton6247 4 місяці тому +3

    I’ve never had my wife video my honey do list.😂 Great job Chandra! Since you built an almost exact replica of what I want to build…..🤔 We look forward to meeting for some coffee and discussing lessons learned and what you would change. It’s going to save me a lot of time.

  • @Jasonrcsd
    @Jasonrcsd 4 місяці тому +2

    A lot of work but I bet it's nice to be home!

  • @goatstead814
    @goatstead814 4 місяці тому +4

    The ladder on the wood stove was right up there with some of the sketchiest things I’ve seen lately. The good thing is you were wearing your safety ty dyed crocks 😂. Hopefully you can get your own snow removal equipment in the future. Glad to see you got your wood stove up and running. Nothing like wood heat.

  • @deebrake
    @deebrake 4 місяці тому +2

    I am so happy you are back home safe and sound. Also, I love the face protection. It is so nice to see that. Even though there is a lot for you to tackle all you can do is a bit at a time it will get there. Hopefully once the clearing of snow is out of the way then you can move on to next priorities. Also, negative words can be filtered out as part of channel options I’ve been told by someone else who runs one. Stay safe and thanks for the update.

  • @anetzband1383
    @anetzband1383 4 місяці тому +1

    So glad you got everything figured out and were able to get the wood stove going. Hopefully by now things are much easier and you are well on your way to new projects. I just can't imagine living with four huge dogs like that.

  • @suezaple4950
    @suezaple4950 4 місяці тому +1

    That is a huge dumping of snow , bet you folks and the dogs are happy to be home regardless of the work you must now do to clear the snow and start back on the cabin work.Happy for you folks that you got your wood burner working Yay! love your videos and cant wait to see what you do next. Keep warm, Spring is on its way. Watching from Ontario Canada

    • @ouralaskahomestead
      @ouralaskahomestead  4 місяці тому +1

      The snow does make for a lot of extra work but yes, it’s worth it to be home.

  • @BethS55
    @BethS55 4 місяці тому +1

    It's true, there's no place like home! I'm happy you 2 got your wood stove going, nice n cozy 😌 ✨️

  • @ritahall8653
    @ritahall8653 4 місяці тому +1

    Good job

  • @charlenegrady8781
    @charlenegrady8781 4 місяці тому +1

    It will take time to get settled in. Hang in there. You live in a beautiful spot. Take care✌️🇺🇸❤️❤️

  • @izzygirl9591
    @izzygirl9591 4 місяці тому +1

    Glad your back safely.

  • @KrissBartlett
    @KrissBartlett 4 місяці тому +3

    Good job fixing the wood fire now at least your be warm

  • @user-kf9fv1qj9u
    @user-kf9fv1qj9u 4 місяці тому +2

    Great video

  • @MyAlaska12
    @MyAlaska12 4 місяці тому +2

    Nice looking property. Glad you are getting your cabin set up and usable.

  • @tmark6701
    @tmark6701 4 місяці тому +1

    Nice to see you got the fire going at the end

  • @JamesCouch777
    @JamesCouch777 4 місяці тому +1

    What a homecoming! 😊 But you are making headway and doing well 👍👏💪🙏

  • @dianewilson5626
    @dianewilson5626 4 місяці тому +2

    AMAZING HOW YOU CAN DO THIS. CAN'T WAIT TO SEE MORE PICS AND THEN SEE SPRING TIME

  • @trevorclayton6247
    @trevorclayton6247 4 місяці тому +1

    You two are an inspiration to soo many. Keep up the great work!

  • @oscartheg6674
    @oscartheg6674 4 місяці тому +4

    Just the thought, of snowshoes and a sled for the wood, teach the dogs to hall it for you?

  • @bernicenix5925
    @bernicenix5925 4 місяці тому +1

    In the winter I love the wood stove . I cooked many a meal on a wood stove thrugh the years

  • @northidahodreaming5657
    @northidahodreaming5657 4 місяці тому +1

    Spring is coming! cheer up

  • @kayewilliams918
    @kayewilliams918 4 місяці тому +3

    Always thought you need a bend in the chimney to make it work properly!

  • @Stephanie90797
    @Stephanie90797 3 місяці тому +3

    You should start a side channel for the dogs. i could watch them all day. How fun!

  • @elishavarivka8923
    @elishavarivka8923 Місяць тому +1

    Snowshoes would help a lot.

  • @waderue
    @waderue 4 місяці тому +2

    ya and need to make a path to the woodshed and outhouse you guys need help with that for sure

  • @JayBirdsDay
    @JayBirdsDay 4 місяці тому +1

    Can’t wait to see what’s next after you catch up on snow removal.👍🏼

  • @user-sp1tv5th2g
    @user-sp1tv5th2g 3 місяці тому +1

    Waiting for next, good job 😊

  • @laruedouglas7972
    @laruedouglas7972 4 місяці тому +3

    To bad you couldn't get dogs to pull the branches off the road 😅. It is a lot of work when you get home and try to get things organized.

  • @startnowadventures
    @startnowadventures 2 місяці тому +1

    Here is a tip for you for next winter.
    Buy two kitchen dish towels. Lay one flat, fold into thirds (so it looks like an envelope.). Sew the short sides. Now you have a perfect size towel cozy to hold a typical “Nalgene” brand water bottle. Nalgene bottles can hold boiling water with no damage to them. Boil water, put it in your dish towel bag, and keep yourself warm all night long! One of our houses would get down to 30 degrees inside in we did not keep the fire going all night. With a couple blankets and a boiling Nalgene we always slept very comfortably. I highly recommend this!
    Don’t take my word on it, Google boiling water Nalgene bottle. It is a great camping hack as well.

    • @startnowadventures
      @startnowadventures 2 місяці тому +1

      So This dish towel:
      _______.
      |______|
      Turns into
      __
      |__|
      Once it is folded.

    • @ouralaskahomestead
      @ouralaskahomestead  2 місяці тому +1

      We’ll definitely keep it mind. Luckily we got the wood burner sorted out and it’s actually been keeping the house so warm we often have to crack a window open and sleep with a fan on. We do plan on doing some beach camping and even during the summer the nights get chilly so maybe we’ll boil a pot of water over the campfire and give your trick a try. Thanks 😊

    • @startnowadventures
      @startnowadventures 2 місяці тому +1

      @@ouralaskahomestead We are from Fairbanks. The day vs night temps do not change much in Fairbanks in the summer and winters.
      Thanks for sharing your videos!

  • @elainesheridan8509
    @elainesheridan8509 4 місяці тому +1

    Just started following use guys watched the first post of building the house….done great job….looking forward to catching up….Elaine from Scotland…

  • @charlottekomenda2353
    @charlottekomenda2353 4 місяці тому +1

    There's no place like home😊

  • @valeriebostick1913
    @valeriebostick1913 4 місяці тому +1

    Welcome home 🇬🇧😊

  • @lenprice6315
    @lenprice6315 Місяць тому +1

    you have some beautiful dogs? Tiny Houston MS ( Len Price )

  • @margaretpulsipher2581
    @margaretpulsipher2581 4 місяці тому +1

    He's a grown ass man who is going to do as he wants to

    • @ouralaskahomestead
      @ouralaskahomestead  4 місяці тому

      Exactly! He knows it’s dangerous, he also knows it has to get done one way or another.

  • @Murphyinthe515
    @Murphyinthe515 4 місяці тому +2

    You need some snowshoes. That snow is deep

  • @SherriePhillips
    @SherriePhillips Місяць тому +2

    Where in Alaska is your cabin, what town. I'm in Liberty N.C., just subscribed to y'all channel the other day, love it ❤️

  • @marthalikens482
    @marthalikens482 4 місяці тому +5

    Where is the damper for your stove??

  • @jimmycpm
    @jimmycpm 4 місяці тому +2

    Man you are crazy for doing that. Too dangerous

  • @charlesroyal2357
    @charlesroyal2357 Місяць тому +2

    Better b careful about not keeping griz defence with you everyday every dogs are a great warming system but they will not even slow a Kodiak or a moma moose.b safe ..

    • @ouralaskahomestead
      @ouralaskahomestead  Місяць тому

      We do have quite a few moose, an occasional black bear. No Kodiaks here and most the grizzlies are further inland and north. We do carry if we go out hiking.

  • @mixmediaproductions
    @mixmediaproductions 4 місяці тому +1

    Dude needs gaters and snow shoes

  • @funtyes1970
    @funtyes1970 4 місяці тому +1

    first time water, thanks for sharing this video with us, just wondering do you have something to plow your driveway. and do you live in this cabin full time or is it getaway cabin.

    • @ouralaskahomestead
      @ouralaskahomestead  4 місяці тому

      It’s our full time home but we had to leave in October to help family after a house fire in TN. We just got back 2/4/24. We do have a plow on the SxS and that will be fine for keeping it clear normally but being gone the first half of winter let the snow build up too much for even regular truck plows to clear it. They keep getting stuck. Gonna need a loader or just have to wait until Spring.

  • @davidscott8400
    @davidscott8400 Місяць тому +1

    You should have supervision

  • @tmark6701
    @tmark6701 4 місяці тому +1

    Careful having that plastic that close to the wood stove.

  • @waderue
    @waderue 4 місяці тому +1

    dude that is so unsafe on so many levels i pray you rethink that

  • @marthalikens482
    @marthalikens482 4 місяці тому +1

    One step forward 2 steps back!

  • @elizabethmckenzie6977
    @elizabethmckenzie6977 4 місяці тому

    Now the ladder on the wood stove, come on an accident about to happen, surely you are building a house and have a taller ladder, anyone would have known that the snow would knock out the chimney and when first installing it that was essential , that’s ok you have your tv so you can be entertained while you recover. Living in Alaska is not a game.

  • @razor3151
    @razor3151 4 місяці тому

    You need to shovel out a jeep? You need to snow plow for a jeep?

  • @waderue
    @waderue 4 місяці тому +1

    you guys need a tractor or something to help plow the snow and dig you out and feel all work you have to do

    • @ouralaskahomestead
      @ouralaskahomestead  4 місяці тому

      Yeah, A tractor would be amazing! Don’t know anyone with one lying around do ya? 😂

  • @bee6070
    @bee6070 24 дні тому +1

    Is this a Saturday Night Live skit?

  • @elizabethmckenzie6977
    @elizabethmckenzie6977 4 місяці тому +1

    Ok. I am 2 minutes into the video and have to respond. You need to start thinking ahead. Get an extra key and keep it at the house. Everyone should do this simple thing, all part of surviving and being independent. Your in Alaska, put on your big boy pants.

    • @ouralaskahomestead
      @ouralaskahomestead  4 місяці тому

      Being independent? If you watch the entire video you will see we made it into the house without assistance from anyone. Yes we should have an extra key, thought we did. We gave it to our son to hold on to case of emergency. We hadn’t met up with him to get it yet. The house key that was on this key ring must have been for our old place. Simple mistake. We all make them.

    • @Otsalia
      @Otsalia 4 місяці тому +2

      Just click on the three little dots next to the name of this type of person and hit "block", so they will never be able to comment on any video again.@@ouralaskahomestead

    • @ouralaskahomestead
      @ouralaskahomestead  4 місяці тому

      @@Otsalia it’s tempting but even the bad comments help get our channel boosted in the UA-cam algorithm.

  • @delilahmott1582
    @delilahmott1582 4 місяці тому +6

    I just hope you are not risking yourself for content. You really have to think of how you would get to help if you fell off the ladder that is balancing on your wood stove. Especially in remote areas. plus you can barely walk out to your vehicle in the deep snow let alone if you are injured badly.

    • @ouralaskahomestead
      @ouralaskahomestead  4 місяці тому +4

      It’s definitely not for content we make very little $ from UA-cam. Certainly not enough to pay even an urgent care bill let alone an ER visit. No, this is Craig doing boy stuff, thinking he’s still 25. I wasn’t even home to take him to the emergency room if he had fallen. Still can’t get the Jeep out so he’d have been laying there with a broken neck until I got off work at 7pm. Its a prime example of why women live longer than men 😂

  • @jerrystout3032
    @jerrystout3032 4 місяці тому

    Hey Pete that was down right dumb to do ?????😴

  • @michaelebarb2724
    @michaelebarb2724 4 місяці тому +2

    O my God, get off your ass and help.

    • @ouralaskahomestead
      @ouralaskahomestead  4 місяці тому

      We’ve got a good balance. Chandra doesn’t like to be on camera so a lot of what she does you don’t see or she’s filming.