Back in the 70’s I made many an igloo in the Wind River Range in Wyoming while out camping in the sub zero winters. I loved the mountains then because no one else was out there. After a week or more of cross country skiing in the wilderness and sub zero , being inside an igloo is extremely warm,. Much warmer than a tent too. Sitting around in just your long underwear is enough. Wish I’d had video cameras or cell phones back then.
Did winter survival training with the Army in Ely, MN. Two man shelters built with para cord and branches, with three feet of snow shoveled on top using a piece of a helicopter door for our shovel. Used a parachute stuffed with small pine branches to pull into the door opening for a thermal plug. Our heat source was a candle. Even though it was below -20 with a howling wind out we stayed warm and slept like hibernating bears that night. One of the most useful skills I learned in the military.
Good evening my friend. Thank you for watching and also for your fascinating comment. I love your story. The ability to use the materials you have at hand, "a helicopter door", "a parachute stuffed with small pine branches" etc, and spend a comfortable night at -20 (in the wind) is just plain amazing. That is the real deal my friend. Thank you again for your comments.
@@ThisIsMyAlaska The rest of the story. The reason behind our winter survival training was preparing us for supporting our sister unit out of Anchorage. Bad ass infantry paratroopers. I once witnessed them bailing out in -40 at Camp Ripley. Their jump was so close to the ground you could hear them while standing on the ground yelling as they hit the cold air coming out of the transports. Spent 10 days up at their base in June one year, your mosquitos up their are worthy of legends, yet I've always regretted not moving to Alaska. If I ever get Alzheimer's my brothers are instructed to drop me off up there for a Grizzly hunt with a BB gun.
@@8AD858D8 Excuse my stupidity, but are bears ever an issue with this type of "camping"? I've seen some pretty aggressive polar bears and wonder what that ham and biscuits (not sure what else that was?) would make them think of doing? Like digging you out for a midnight snack? Is there a really large caliber handgun around of this purpose or will they not mess with an igloo? Just wondering.
@@robertelmo7736 On sea ice or along the coastlines of Alaska where polar bears range your concerns would be warranted. He mentions he's in the Alaskan interior. The species of bears here would be in hibernation. Inuit's in the Canadian artic keep their rifles handy for polar bear encounters, there are pistols that will drop a bear but shot placement is the most important part when you want to survive the attack.
@@ThisIsMyAlaska i remember as a kid, we where taught that if ever lost in the snow, that we should dig as far into the snow as possible sort of like a animal's den.
Compared to being outside at twenty below this is a five star hotel. Couldn't stop thinking of how wonderful the smell of coffee and cooking food must have been.
@@ThisIsMyAlaska Pardon my ignorance but being from Africa snow and ice are not a thing but how come your igloo doesn't melt from all the heat you are generating?
@@normanberg9940 Because it is not enough heat. Hot air floats on top of cold air just like wood floats on top of water. The stove heats the air and that hot air goes up and out of the igloo which pulls more cold air in from the door.
We used to build igloos when I was a child in Massachusetts. We didn't cook or sleep in them; they were just forts to us. We just liked them for getting out of the wind.
This is the best medicine 💊 to get a grip on reality. Not only are you enjoying yourself, you are projecting a calming effect to people viewing this video. Nice and soothing . Brings me back to my days in the army . Enjoy yourself and God bless . Thanks for the wonderful therapy.
Thank you for the kind words, Bobby. I’m glad to hear that you find my video calming. I do appreciate that you watched and then took the time to post a meaningful comment. Peace and blessing to you my friend.
Thanks for watching David. I am glad you enjoyed the video. It was a lot of fun to make at those extreme temperatures. I'm already looking forward to this winter. Peace.
It is good to hear from you my friend. I don’t know if I would survive in 45 Degrees C temperatures. I am acclimated to much cooler climes. It is 15 Degrees C. Here today and it feels wonderful. I like to be able to wear a jacket and not be overheated. Talk to you soon. Peace
Good evening Brian. You are most welcome for the video. Thanks for watching. Just typing this makes me hungry for some biscuits. I'll be back in a minute,,,
Hey Gale, as with many other Alaskans, Winter is my favorite time of the year, I get to do so much more during the Winter. Summers are becoming unbearably hot for me. 73 years here and I still can't get use to the heat. Camping in the Winter is a joy for me even at 73 years old. I've met many a young lad who thinks I'm crazy, lol. Thanks for this video, it warms my heart.
I am with you John. There are so many things I love about winter camping. The distance we can cover by snowmachine really opens up the back country, especially the mountains, in a way that is just not possible in the summer. The camp is always clean because there is no dirt or mud. There are no bugs, no danger of fire, etc. be There is also the dark nights and the northern lights which are just so amazing in the mountains. And with the hot tents we have now I can be as comfortable as I want to be too. It is hard to explain to folks in a convincing way, but I agree with you, winter is my favorite time of year. Thanks for writing my friend.
That video, along with the other one where you dug your shelter took me back to my military days and winter warfare. As strange as it seems I loved winter warfare, it taxed my abilities to stay warm and construct shelters. I appreciate your skills.
Good morning William. I appreciate your thoughtful comments. I understand your love for facing and overcoming the challenges of surviving and even thriving in the cold. One of my favorite people of this century is Colonel Norman Vaughn. His book “With Byrd To The Bottom Of The World” is one of my favorites. The things he experienced are phenomenal. A very rare individual. I actually met him before he passed away. Thanks for watching
I just happened to stumble across this and I thought it was a great video. We sure take a lot of things for granted in life. Thank you for letting us all tag along with ya.
Now imagine every day was like this. It would be a tuff existence. It's nice to live like our ansesters did on the weekend but would get old quick for a lot of people if things reverted back to this lol
Good evening my friend. Yes. I have been building these igloos for years. They make great campsites and can be used many times throughout the long winters. I would not want to live in one long-term but they are welcome stopovers on these cold nights.
A real treat for a hot summer day an artic igloo video !! That little stove is a life saver worth every penny !! Have a great weekend my friend can't wait for your next video !!
Good evening Arlene. I apologize for taking so long to respond to your comments. I am traveling and have not been keeping up on my replies. I am glad you enjoyed the video. Yes, I do love this little camp stove. I have hauled it all over the place and used it in every way I can. It has provided a lot of entertainment and I recommend it to anyone interested in a hot-tent stove or any small camping space. See you soon.
Good afternoon my friend. I love your comment. I am glad you were able to experience the mountains. One of my primary goals with these videos, is to let you experience the sights and sounds of Alaska. I want you to feel like you are here with me sitting by the fire, drinking a hot cup of coffee. Thanks for sharing, it means so much. Peace
Hello, I used to build igloos with an old man that used to work the mines near tuktayuktuk. He was thought by Innus. If you are able to, dig a cold air sink either to the right, or left of your entrance. This sinks cold air coming in from the entrance. Also, keep the inside of the igloo at or slightly above freezing. The snow walls should never become covered in ice. You could suffocate. Also if you must sleep in there, a raised platform made of snow about 2/3 level up from the entrance height helps keep warmer.
@@bowriver1 Richard was the man who thought me. We were doing it for fun. We did build a lot of different shelters. I was a bored teen back then. He was just starting to feel the effects of cancer. Miners do not live old happy lives I found out.
I recently watched an old timey video of native Inuit folks making an igloo. They searched out a special type of snow pack to cut the blocks out of. All of your suggestions are what they did. They even cut out a piece of ice and used it as a window/sky light. This guy made a real nice snow fort. I'm surprised in this day and age someone would work that hard without watching a how-to video first. Speaking of how-to's, How do you keep the inside from icing over? I never thought about running out of fresh air.
Man, there is no way I would ever want to live in Alaska or in an igloo. Either that man is a man’s man, or it warmed up enough in that igloo so that he didn’t need his gloves anymore, but I could never live like that. More power to him.
This is so cool...no pun intended...LOL! Your videography is outstanding. It really gives us a feel of being there. Thank you for including the info on your stove in the description. I am planning on getting my hubby one for his birthday. It will be great for our nights on the river! Take care...have a great trip...and God bless!
Good evening Kathy. I appreciate your comments so much. Thank you. Do me a favor please and let the great people at Kni-Co Manufacturing know that you saw their stove on this channel. I like those guys and I enjoy giving them a pat on the back. Your husband will love the stove. Talk to you soon. Peace.
Good afternoon my dear friend. I am sorry to hear you struggle with anxiety but very glad to hear you are finding solace though these videos. Knowing that makes this channel so much more worthwhile to me. Since we are talking, I will share with you that I did not start this channel with the idea of making relaxing or calming videos necessarily. Rather, I wanted to create videos that somehow transported the viewer into my world and made them feel like they were here with me. I have lived in Alaska for over half a century now and love it more every year. There is so much about this place I would like to share with you. And if you find the journey calming, I could not ask for a higher compliment. Peace to you my friend.
@@ThisIsMyAlaska Thank you so much ,yeah i am already in love with your lifestyle ,during this pandemic travelling is hard so your channel is the closest we have to adventure and experiencing new things! So thanks again! Have a great day 🎇
Absolutely love it Gale! Thanks for taking us back in time to when you built the igloo. Food, shelter, warmth, a true outdoorsman completely comfortable in his environment, prepared for whatever Mother Nature has to offer. Always a pleasure to watch you work my friend! You truly have many talents! Thank you for sharing. Blessings and peace to you and your family! - Gene -
Thank you so much Gene. I always look forward to your comments. I am in Kodiak Island tonight and I have my camera with me. I plan to bring some of amazing place back with me to share with you. See you soon my friend.
Thanks for taking the time to show real experiences with your build, family, and adventures. I’ve binged watched all last week to catch up. And I found bad sheep yarn for my sister-in-law.
I just ate but that made me hungry again. I saw the video when you built the igloo and it was one of the most memorable things I've seen. Thanks for taking me on a virtual journey! Have a fine day!
Thanks so much for watching Sydney. Thanks for watching. I am traveling this week and have not been working on my cabin. I will be back soon though and hope to have some great videos of Kodiak Island to share with you. Peace
This was great! I did have to pause and get a snack when the cooking started :D I can see the many circumstantial benefits to an igloo but hides would be my primitive choice I think. If I had a choice. I would think an igloo fail could really smart! Looking foreword to adventures on Kodiak. Thank you for sharing. Happy Traveling!
Thanks so much for watching Ginger. I am glad you snacked along with me too. It is always great to have the company. Hides were certainly a good choice at one time, and I have used them in my igloos, but the have a number of drawbacks. We have much better options now. But what ever you use, you need a good, waterproof base layer and need some space between the base layer and the snow beneath it. My father used to cut green spruce boughs and put a layer of them down first and then lay the hides on top of them. That worked pretty well. I use a similar system but use synthetic materials rather than the hides now. Peace to you my friend.
I was in Alaska last weekend on a fishing trip on the Talkeetna River and we were catching Silver Salmon what a beautiful place it is I definitely can see myself living there for sure I love the cold and, the snow
Good afternoon Kent, I can relate entirely. I have lived here over half a century now and still get excited about the idea of moving around this state. There are so many beautiful places here. Last year in Seward almost had me convinced to start packing.
@@ThisIsMyAlaska that's awesome I have a organization and we brought 2 kids fishing and next year it looks like we will be bringing 4 kids I will stay in touch Lord willing maybe I could get to meet you in person
Wow I learned something, I never knew you could use a wood stove inside an igloo, I was certain there would be some serious melting of that snow and ice but I was wrong. Another great video I could only dream of trying.
if you make the vent hole right you can use a small wood fire. surprisingly snow has a lot of air like insulation. and sadly most heat of any stove gose up and out the chimney
@@ThisIsMyAlaska me too. But like anything above 25f. What's the appeal of dangerous cold to you? It's it the challenge is staying warm? Or is that even a challenge for you?
good morning, Gale. Thank you for another interesting video that you have shot, if only winter, and now you showed it to us. You must love such an adventure in your alpine landscape at -29 degrees Celsius. How much snow you have is unimaginable for us. Greetings, my friend, in the movie Eskimo.
Good morning Norbert my friend. Thank you for you kind words. I am glad you enjoyed the video. I am traveling this week and have not had time to work on my cabin. I wanted to take this occasion to share this camping trip from last winter. I am in Kodiak Island today on a special trip that I will share with you when I return. Kodiak Island is a very important historical site for Alaskans because it was the home of St. Herman of Alaska who lived here from 1808 to 1818. Every year hundreds of people from all over the world come to visit his hermitage. I am excited to document this historical and fascinating place. It is very wild and beautiful, almost unchanged in over 200 years. Peace.
You’re gonna need that hot meal after lugging that stove around. I have to admit, it’s fun watching stuff like this even though there’s little practical value. Still quite entertaining and adventurous.
Good morning John. Thank you for watching. I enjoyed your comment. I grew up listening to the stories of the Antarctic explorers such as Douglas Mawson and Earnest Shackleton. I met and visited with Colonel Norman Vaughn (“With Byrd At The Bottom Of The World”) before he passed away at 100. These men are my heroes. I want to experience some of the things they talked about. To me, being able to do that is a great privilege. Peace
Good morning dear Assia. It is always good to hear from you my friend. Oh I do love camp cooking. I have always admired a tasty meal prepared over campfire. Over the years I have spent many nights with my children and grandchildren preparing good camp-cooked meals for them. It is certainly a big part of the memories. Peace
@@ThisIsMyAlaska you are good in everything am.sure your cooking is so testing and delicious sometimes Iimagined my self sharing a food with you 🙈 sending always my respect and love
What a achievemant , building a iglo , Slicing ice , I think I froze to dead before I can build the half of it , ore I get frostbite , Nice Video . A plesure to watch .
Hi Gale, it's Ginger from Colorado! I was wondering if we might get to go back to the igloo! Glad it was still there waiting for you. I just can't get over that you could, by yourself, make an igloo and it can be heated, slept in, cooked in and be warm enough to relax in!!! Amazing! Thanks for taking us along. Have a happy day! Enjoyed it so much!
Good morning Ginger. It doesn’t take much encouragement for me to start talking about winter camping. It is one of my favorite things to do for sure. I will probably wear you guys out this winter with all my camping videos. But I will try to keep them fresh and fun. Thanks so much for your encouragement
This is a beautiful video in every respect, one that ignites that thought within us that in a hostile environment we could not just survive, but thrive! And this is indeed thriving! The sights and sounds of life enjoyed in the igloo, beside your lifesaving woodstove, cooking a delicious supper really looked inviting, and whilst it was cold, it was a bearable cold with the heat and hot supper. As the meat heated I could virtually catch the delicious aroma, ditto for your coffee, subscribed.
Thank you Friend. I enjoyed reading your comments. I like to hear the way the video impacted you. Stories of Arctic survival have always been a favorite of mine. Yes, they do ignite the imagination
I never thought I'd be a cold weather girl until I started watching bushcraft videos of camping in the snow...had the chance this past winter in Texas though - way out in the back of our pasture (best winter we've had that I can remember!) Your igloo looks absolutely cozy and inviting...but you forgot the grape jelly for your biscuits 😏... Enjoyed it thoroughly 👌
Thank you Ari. I am happy to hear of your interest in winter camping. It is one of my favorites. I spent a winter in Texas when I was 14 years old. It was a wonderful time, full of adventure down in the Rio Grande valley country
Your biscuit meal looked DELICIOUS!! Am not sure that the freeze would ever have got warm enough for me?! Admire your resilience and toughness! Excellent presentation, Thanks!! S. Carolina
Good evening Dixie. Greetings from Alaska. I do love pan-fried biscuits. They have been part of my camping trips for many years. Thanks so much for watching. Peace
Bonjour Monsieur, ça fait quelque temps que je vous suis...je suis épatée, admirative par vos connaissances, votre vie '' naturelle pour vous''..votre travail seul, votre expérience...c'est comme si je regardais un film...'' une fan''😁
Good morning Gisele. Thank you for watching as well as commenting. I want to thank you for following my channel and supporting this wonderful hobby. I enjoy it immensely. One of my favorite things about this is talking with amazing people (like you) all over the world. I am honored and humbled by your friendship. Peace to you from Alaska.
Always wondered how comfy it was in an igloo…I can say you’re sure as hell eating good !… I’m on the opposite end of your climate but You just educated me on cooking biscuits without an oven…gonna give it a whirl nxt camp out !..tnks 👍🏼
Must be a thrill to live in Alaska with so much snow, the quiet and solitary isolation. Can only imagine living in India where the temperatures in the summers are on the other extremes in 40Cs . Love the content and pleasure to have discovered the channel on your very first video.
Alaska is a wonderful place to live, I wouldn’t trade it for any place else. I love that you are watching from so far away and I hope it helps keep you cool during those hot days!! Peace to you!
Still loving that igloo and the fact that you’re so at home there. I admire you Alaskan experience and envy your adventures there. This and every video you share shows your love for Alaska and it’s always a pleasure for me that you share it. Please, please keep them coming. Take care my friend 👍🏾❤️💯❤️💯. Hugz
Thank you so much for the kind & encouraging comment! I’m glad you enjoy watching and that my love for this great state is evident. Peace to you from Alaska!
Great video, hard to sew on a finger out there, I was taught at 5 years old to put the edge of the ax to the wood and swing both, moving your hand at contact to the ground. Still have 10 fingers.
I go into my walk-in freezer if I want temperatures that cold! I know that's cheating but that's the best I can do here in Phoenix Arizona... I really enjoy watching all of your video's there in Alaska! 👍👍👍 If you want to put yourself in my temperature's here in Phoenix all you have to do is just step into your fire. 🥵😆😂
I am glad to hear you have a walk-in freezer. The cold here is more than just cold to me, it is part of the lore of Alaska. I grew up on reading Robert Service poetry and the stories of the old prospectors, tappers and homesteaders. If you have not read "The Spell Of The Yukon" by Robert Service, you should Google it and give it a quick read. That is the Alaska I love, and I when I step outside in the winter I feel that it is part of me.
@@ThisIsMyAlaska I could never live in such a cold climate. I have lived in the worst places for heat my whole life. My body knows nothing else. I real enjoy watching you on your cabin build. The way you use a chainsaw is like watching a surgeon! It sure beats watching anything on television... 🤠🥵🍻🍺👍👍👍 Phx. Az.
Good morning Brian (hailing from New England). Welcome. I enjoy the cooking. I am not that great at it but I have only myself to please after all. If you enjoy watching and I enjoy eating it, what more could we ask for? Peace.
this reminded me of my accidental igloo mold setup a very large dome tent it snowed heavy woke up the next day had to dig a tunnel to get out took down the tent no easy task but with the heat from us and the amount of snow it stayed in shape than we just added more snow to the outside added a hole in the top small fire instant iglooish fort. than turned tent inside out (made getting to the pole ends easier to take apart) setup used as mold for others to repeat 13 yrs old cub?boy scout got a cple of merit badges and story to tell for many yrs lol
Never see such nice pictures from the inside of an igloo. They're so romantic, but the romance can be very dangerous. The little stove has safe your life, when I saw the temperature! Very, very nice video! Thanks for the moment! Best regards from Germany 😍👍
Question: How to have air conditioning in the house when there are 38 outside? Answer: you watch the videos of This is my Alaska! Fantastic! Thank you! 👍🏻🥶🇮🇹❤️
Loved it,, only missing whale oil heat & lights,, seal skin poncho & blankets,, but the park service might have you locked up.. LOL Sorry I can't share,,, still in F/B prison for another week,, so much for telling the truth in America!! Aloha
Amazing how relative temperature can be. Negative double digits seems to make everything super crisp. The snow makes that unusual crunching sound. I don’t remember Northeastern or Midwestern USA getting this cold in my younger years, but it sure does in this past decade or so. A bit too cold for me, but surely makes a person appreciate spring and summer or a warm house to come in to.
Tracy, that is so true. We do appreciate a cozy place to get warm. I love that crisp sound the snow makes when it’s very cold. Thank you for watching, friend. Peace to you.
I remember that squeaky crunch of snow when I was a kid. I don’t remember minus temps, but I know we had them because my parents talked about it. And I remember my nostrils sticking together when I took a deep breath.
I lived in Nebraska 30 years ago. I remember walking to school one day, but all the doors were locked. We learned that we had to watch the news each morning because schools closed when the temperature dropped too low. With wind chill it was -25F that day.
Hello mister, greetings from Mexico City. I have to share that every night since I don’t know when, I put myself to sleep thinking Im alone in the wilderness of Alaska like Richard Proenneke. In this case you Don’t sleep in a log cabin but in an Igloo no less. You are living a good life my friend, enjoy!
Good morning my dear friend. I love your story. I grew up in Alaska when Dick Proenneke was building his cabin a few hundred miles away from me. He moved to Twin Lakes in 1968. I was 4 years old then and living near Nenana, Alaska. We lived a very similar lifestyle back then. Peace to you.
@@ThisIsMyAlaska it’s an honor. I admire that lifestyle and would have given everything to grow up in such majestic world. I’ll be watching your vids. Cheers
Basically through all your video's you are teaching us what it takes to survive the elements. Thank you, I am much smarter for watching your video's but hope I will not need to put my new knowledge to use.
Good morning Connie. I am glad you are here my friend. Thank you for your kind words. I am glad you enjoy my videos. I enjoy making them so much. I don't think of them as tutorial or "how-to" videos, but rather, I am just doing what I love to do. This video was actually one I made back before I had a UA-cam channel. I didn't make it with the idea of putting it on UA-cam, but just for my own enjoyment really. Interesting fact about it, the night was so cold that I frostbit my fingers badly while working with the camera. They were swollen and sore for weeks afterward. It's all just part of it I guess. I love the challenges of this stuff. Peace to you my friend.
@@ThisIsMyAlaska We do indeed. I am 76 years old and have led an exciting life living and working internationally yet I still admire your lifestyle, skills, energy and work ethic.
its been 30+ years since I tried canned biscuits, I wonder if they have improved at all, lol Mom passed last December, her homemade biscuits is just one of a million things I find myself missing about her...
Good afternoon my friend. I’m sure canned biscuits won’t stand beside your mom’s homemade ones. They are not too bad though. I lost my mom three years ago too, She was a Pennsylvania Dutch girl and knew how to spoil us with her cooking.
I kept waiting to see if he added a small flap over the opening of that igloo. I never had my answer. lol Great video. I do not have that in me to do what you do. Keep these coming.
Yes. I typically use a small tarp to close off the opening. On this trip I used an old sleeping bag as well for a little extra insulation. It does the trick.
Good evening Olma. I just got home from a long day working on my cabin. I always look forward to a cup of hot coffee and an hour reading and responding to these wonderful comments. You are the first. Thank you for watching. I am so pleased you are enjoying the channel. Have a great weekend.
Good morning my friend. The opportunity to get out and experience the cold and the difficulties that come with it are a great privilege to me. I grew up reading the stories of the early Alaskans (the indigenous people) and the turn-of-the-century gold rushers; some of the toughest individuals one can imagine. As a boy, I met some of the old-timers before they passed away. I have always wanted to experience some of the things they did. So amazing. I am so fortunate to live in the same land these people lived in and still be able to see the sights they saw and do some of the things they did.
I don’t cold weather camp but wouldn’t it make sense to lay some flat rocks on tops and around the stove to retain the energy and allow it to dissipate continuously?
Good thinking, if you can find an expose rock nearby. Rocks are too heavy to be carrying around, probably not worth the energy you will spend to make it happen.
It’s a completely different experience for sure. I love the silence and the stillness in winter. Where are you from? Thanks for watching & commenting. Have a great day!
I always forget. Why are you using gas for light and not a gas torch to start the fire? I just shove logs in and click the torch. It is 2021. All prepped for survival with extreme emphisis on coffee. Not a Bic lighter. Did I miss something here? I do appreciate the effort. !:- )
Good evening Doug. Thanks for watching and greetings from Alaska. I appreciate your questions. I would far rather have a flint and steel than a torch or lighter. It is a fundamental tool and does not fail. I wear my flint and steel on a cord around my neck on these trips. I can get by without my lantern but not a without a fire. In over half a century of winter camping i have learned to depend on a few things. This is one of them. Peace
Reasons he did things the way he did. 1. Less shit to carry 2. Every person living in temps that cold know a lighter left out in the cold like that is extremely hard to light. 3. You will quickly run out of gas, but it will take you years to use up your flint and steel.
Back in the 70’s I made many an igloo in the Wind River Range in Wyoming while out camping in the sub zero winters. I loved the mountains then because no one else was out there. After a week or more of cross country skiing in the wilderness and sub zero , being inside an igloo is extremely warm,. Much warmer than a tent too. Sitting around in just your long underwear is enough. Wish I’d had video cameras or cell phones back then.
nah our memories are better I camped back then too
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Did winter survival training with the Army in Ely, MN. Two man shelters built with para cord and branches, with three feet of snow shoveled on top using a piece of a helicopter door for our shovel. Used a parachute stuffed with small pine branches to pull into the door opening for a thermal plug. Our heat source was a candle. Even though it was below -20 with a howling wind out we stayed warm and slept like hibernating bears that night. One of the most useful skills I learned in the military.
Good evening my friend. Thank you for watching and also for your fascinating comment. I love your story. The ability to use the materials you have at hand, "a helicopter door", "a parachute stuffed with small pine branches" etc, and spend a comfortable night at -20 (in the wind) is just plain amazing. That is the real deal my friend. Thank you again for your comments.
@@ThisIsMyAlaska The rest of the story. The reason behind our winter survival training was preparing us for supporting our sister unit out of Anchorage. Bad ass infantry paratroopers. I once witnessed them bailing out in -40 at Camp Ripley. Their jump was so close to the ground you could hear them while standing on the ground yelling as they hit the cold air coming out of the transports. Spent 10 days up at their base in June one year, your mosquitos up their are worthy of legends, yet I've always regretted not moving to Alaska. If I ever get Alzheimer's my brothers are instructed to drop me off up there for a Grizzly hunt with a BB gun.
@@8AD858D8 Excuse my stupidity, but are bears ever an issue with this type of "camping"? I've seen some pretty aggressive polar bears and wonder what that ham and biscuits (not sure what else that was?) would make them think of doing? Like digging you out for a midnight snack? Is there a really large caliber handgun around of this purpose or will they not mess with an igloo? Just wondering.
@@robertelmo7736 On sea ice or along the coastlines of Alaska where polar bears range your concerns would be warranted. He mentions he's in the Alaskan interior. The species of bears here would be in hibernation. Inuit's in the Canadian artic keep their rifles handy for polar bear encounters, there are pistols that will drop a bear but shot placement is the most important part when you want to survive the attack.
@@ThisIsMyAlaska i remember as a kid, we where taught that if ever lost in the snow, that we should dig as far into the snow as possible sort of like a animal's den.
Compared to being outside at twenty below this is a five star hotel. Couldn't stop thinking of how wonderful the smell of coffee and cooking food must have been.
You are correct. Until you have experienced the difference 30 degrees sounds cold. It feels like a luxury though. Peace
@@ThisIsMyAlaska Pardon my ignorance but being from Africa snow and ice are not a thing but how come your igloo doesn't melt from all the heat you are generating?
@@normanberg9940 Because it is not enough heat. Hot air floats on top of cold air just like wood floats on top of water. The stove heats the air and that hot air goes up and out of the igloo which pulls more cold air in from the door.
@@Jmoneysmoothboy ok thanks.
We used to build igloos when I was a child in Massachusetts. We didn't cook or sleep in them; they were just forts to us. We just liked them for getting out of the wind.
There is something SO peaceful about this
Winter camping is one of my favorite things to do. It is so quiet in the mountains.
Oh really? 😂
This is the best medicine 💊 to get a grip on reality. Not only are you enjoying yourself, you are projecting a calming effect to people viewing this video. Nice and soothing . Brings me back to my days in the army . Enjoy yourself and God bless . Thanks for the wonderful therapy.
Thank you for the kind words, Bobby. I’m glad to hear that you find my video calming. I do appreciate that you watched and then took the time to post a meaningful comment. Peace and blessing to you my friend.
Me, too! The Army was wonderful therapy for some illness. I just can't find the one!
I really enjoy videos with the sounds of a man going about his routine. No need for elevator music at all.
Watching you eat the biscuits, meat, and coffee warmed me up inside as well. A hearty meal for a cold as heck environment.
Thanks for watching David. I am glad you enjoyed the video. It was a lot of fun to make at those extreme temperatures. I'm already looking forward to this winter. Peace.
I am living in the south of Turkey and the weather is 45C. Watching Alaskan videos makes me cool. Thanks
It is good to hear from you my friend. I don’t know if I would survive in 45 Degrees C temperatures. I am acclimated to much cooler climes. It is 15 Degrees C. Here today and it feels wonderful. I like to be able to wear a jacket and not be overheated. Talk to you soon. Peace
I can’t get biscuits done that perfect in the oven in my house! I’m impressed! Great video! Thanks for posting!
Good evening Brian. You are most welcome for the video. Thanks for watching. Just typing this makes me hungry for some biscuits. I'll be back in a minute,,,
Wish he showed how he made those perfectly browned on both sides. I always burn one side and doughy in the middle.
Uber eats. Lol jk jk
Hey Gale, as with many other Alaskans, Winter is my favorite time of the year, I get to do so much more during the Winter. Summers are becoming unbearably hot for me. 73 years here and I still can't get use to the heat. Camping in the Winter is a joy for me even at 73 years old. I've met many a young lad who thinks I'm crazy, lol. Thanks for this video, it warms my heart.
I am with you John. There are so many things I love about winter camping. The distance we can cover by snowmachine really opens up the back country, especially the mountains, in a way that is just not possible in the summer. The camp is always clean because there is no dirt or mud. There are no bugs, no danger of fire, etc. be There is also the dark nights and the northern lights which are just so amazing in the mountains. And with the hot tents we have now I can be as comfortable as I want to be too. It is hard to explain to folks in a convincing way, but I agree with you, winter is my favorite time of year. Thanks for writing my friend.
@@ThisIsMyAlaska You're welcome, I could not explain it any better.
Yes, I usually have a SAT phone along or make sure I have cell coverage. Not always, but most of the time
i didnt think alaska had seasons just 2 real long times of the day and night lol
@@wizard3z868 summer is when the bugs come out
Without one word said, speaks volumes!
Thank you for watching my friend. Peace to you from Alaska
Even in an Igloo you have everything you need. I really enjoy watching your adventures. Thank you.
It's the coffee that brings it all close to tolerable conditions for me.
Some of the scariest wood splitting I've seen in a while.
Thats one way to lose a finger or two if your lucky. Bad Practice, Use another piece of wood to hold the log instead of your hand.
I literally said oucchhh while he is cutting second wood
I know, instantly hoped he was near an emergency room
You guys are funny.
My grandpa would have boxed his ears for cutting it that way.
You can tell how cold that snow is by the crunchiness of the sound it makes.
Beautiful experience! Thank you for sharing it with us, I appreciate your time and this adventure was amazing. Thank you
Peter
INTERESANTE donde consiguio la madera donde no hay arboles.....ni siquiera de navidad.......plain bull shit.
*Makes it all worthwhile when you have a cozy fire, hot food and beverages!*
Just need Stella! 😔
That video, along with the other one where you dug your shelter took me back to my military days and winter warfare. As strange as it seems I loved winter warfare, it taxed my abilities to stay warm and construct shelters. I appreciate your skills.
Good morning William. I appreciate your thoughtful comments. I understand your love for facing and overcoming the challenges of surviving and even thriving in the cold. One of my favorite people of this century is Colonel Norman Vaughn. His book “With Byrd To The Bottom Of The World” is one of my favorites. The things he experienced are phenomenal. A very rare individual. I actually met him before he passed away. Thanks for watching
@@ThisIsMyAlaska An excellent read indeed.
I just happened to stumble across this and I thought it was a great video. We sure take a lot of things for granted in life. Thank you for letting us all tag along with ya.
Now imagine every day was like this. It would be a tuff existence. It's nice to live like our ansesters did on the weekend but would get old quick for a lot of people if things reverted back to this lol
Good evening my friend. Yes. I have been building these igloos for years. They make great campsites and can be used many times throughout the long winters. I would not want to live in one long-term but they are welcome stopovers on these cold nights.
A real treat for a hot summer day an artic igloo video !! That little stove is a life saver worth every penny !! Have a great weekend my friend can't wait for your next video !!
Good evening Arlene. I apologize for taking so long to respond to your comments. I am traveling and have not been keeping up on my replies. I am glad you enjoyed the video. Yes, I do love this little camp stove. I have hauled it all over the place and used it in every way I can. It has provided a lot of entertainment and I recommend it to anyone interested in a hot-tent stove or any small camping space. See you soon.
After your video ended I realised - like I had truly forgotten it - that I am in a big city..
thank you for the deep and clean breath.
Good afternoon my friend. I love your comment. I am glad you were able to experience the mountains. One of my primary goals with these videos, is to let you experience the sights and sounds of Alaska. I want you to feel like you are here with me sitting by the fire, drinking a hot cup of coffee. Thanks for sharing, it means so much. Peace
Every chilly minute of this video depresses me to no end...
Hello, I used to build igloos with an old man that used to work the mines near tuktayuktuk. He was thought by Innus. If you are able to, dig a cold air sink either to the right, or left of your entrance. This sinks cold air coming in from the entrance. Also, keep the inside of the igloo at or slightly above freezing. The snow walls should never become covered in ice. You could suffocate. Also if you must sleep in there, a raised platform made of snow about 2/3 level up from the entrance height helps keep warmer.
All he wanted Just a nice dinner lol
You are right about the ice and the cold sink also; If you have all that wood available....why do you need an igloo? build a cabin....
@@bowriver1 Richard was the man who thought me. We were doing it for fun. We did build a lot of different shelters. I was a bored teen back then. He was just starting to feel the effects of cancer. Miners do not live old happy lives I found out.
I attended the Molson Polar Beach Party in Tuktayuktuk in 96!
I recently watched an old timey video of native Inuit folks making an igloo. They searched out a special type of snow pack to cut the blocks out of. All of your suggestions are what they did. They even cut out a piece of ice and used it as a window/sky light. This guy made a real nice snow fort. I'm surprised in this day and age someone would work that hard without watching a how-to video first. Speaking of how-to's, How do you keep the inside from icing over? I never thought about running out of fresh air.
Thanks for the video, not talking and listen to the noise of camp life. Like the sleep system, did good on this keep them coming.
Man, there is no way I would ever want to live in Alaska or in an igloo. Either that man is a man’s man, or it warmed up enough in that igloo so that he didn’t need his gloves anymore, but I could never live like that. More power to him.
A man of many talents, I couldn't hold a candle to you. Watching your videos are better than most survival or shtf videos.
I appreciate you watching each week my friend. I always enjoy reading and responding to you comments. Thank you for being here.
This is so cool...no pun intended...LOL! Your videography is outstanding. It really gives us a feel of being there. Thank you for including the info on your stove in the description. I am planning on getting my hubby one for his birthday. It will be great for our nights on the river! Take care...have a great trip...and God bless!
Good evening Kathy. I appreciate your comments so much. Thank you. Do me a favor please and let the great people at Kni-Co Manufacturing know that you saw their stove on this channel. I like those guys and I enjoy giving them a pat on the back. Your husband will love the stove. Talk to you soon. Peace.
@@ThisIsMyAlaska I will be sure to mention you!
Ty so much these days i m suffering from anxiety your videos help me to calm down! More succes you deserve a 1 million follower !
Good afternoon my dear friend. I am sorry to hear you struggle with anxiety but very glad to hear you are finding solace though these videos. Knowing that makes this channel so much more worthwhile to me. Since we are talking, I will share with you that I did not start this channel with the idea of making relaxing or calming videos necessarily. Rather, I wanted to create videos that somehow transported the viewer into my world and made them feel like they were here with me. I have lived in Alaska for over half a century now and love it more every year. There is so much about this place I would like to share with you. And if you find the journey calming, I could not ask for a higher compliment. Peace to you my friend.
@@ThisIsMyAlaska Thank you so much ,yeah i am already in love with your lifestyle ,during this pandemic travelling is hard so your channel is the closest we have to adventure and experiencing new things! So thanks again! Have a great day 🎇
Absolutely love it Gale! Thanks for taking us back in time to when you built the igloo. Food, shelter, warmth, a true outdoorsman completely comfortable in his environment, prepared for whatever Mother Nature has to offer. Always a pleasure to watch you work my friend! You truly have many talents! Thank you for sharing. Blessings and peace to you and your family! - Gene -
Thank you so much Gene. I always look forward to your comments. I am in Kodiak Island tonight and I have my camera with me. I plan to bring some of amazing place back with me to share with you. See you soon my friend.
Memories of -20 F are keeping me cool on this warm August night. Thanks for the video
Good evening Wade. I am glad you are enjoying the video. Have a evening my friend
Thanks for taking the time to show real experiences with your build, family, and adventures. I’ve binged watched all last week to catch up. And I found bad sheep yarn for my sister-in-law.
I have no idea how I fell upon your Channel, but I subscribe to right away. Now this is the life
Good afternoon Frederick. I am so glad you are here. Peace to you my friend.
Very nice experience. You can really feel the cold while watching. Thank you for sharing. 👍🏻🥶
amazing that you are up and cooking so quickly
That’s a professional quality igloo.
I just ate but that made me hungry again. I saw the video when you built the igloo and it was one of the most memorable things I've seen. Thanks for taking me on a virtual journey! Have a fine day!
Thanks so much for watching Sydney. Thanks for watching. I am traveling this week and have not been working on my cabin. I will be back soon though and hope to have some great videos of Kodiak Island to share with you. Peace
This was great! I did have to pause and get a snack when the cooking started :D I can see the many circumstantial benefits to an igloo but hides would be my primitive choice I think. If I had a choice. I would think an igloo fail could really smart! Looking foreword to adventures on Kodiak. Thank you for sharing. Happy Traveling!
Thanks so much for watching Ginger. I am glad you snacked along with me too. It is always great to have the company. Hides were certainly a good choice at one time, and I have used them in my igloos, but the have a number of drawbacks. We have much better options now. But what ever you use, you need a good, waterproof base layer and need some space between the base layer and the snow beneath it. My father used to cut green spruce boughs and put a layer of them down first and then lay the hides on top of them. That worked pretty well. I use a similar system but use synthetic materials rather than the hides now. Peace to you my friend.
I’m so glad that I found your video, I enjoyed it very much.
Good evening Greg. You are so welcome. Please let me know what you think of my channel. I would appreciate the feedback. Peace.
I was in Alaska last weekend on a fishing trip on the Talkeetna River and we were catching Silver Salmon what a beautiful place it is I definitely can see myself living there for sure I love the cold and, the snow
Good afternoon Kent, I can relate entirely. I have lived here over half a century now and still get excited about the idea of moving around this state. There are so many beautiful places here. Last year in Seward almost had me convinced to start packing.
@@ThisIsMyAlaska that's awesome I have a organization and we brought 2 kids fishing and next year it looks like we will be bringing 4 kids I will stay in touch Lord willing maybe I could get to meet you in person
Me encanta la nieve🇺🇾🇺🇾🇺🇾
Great video my friend! I enjoyed watching!
Wow I learned something, I never knew you could use a wood stove inside an igloo, I was certain there would be some serious melting of that snow and ice but I was wrong. Another great video I could only dream of trying.
Good morning MIllard. I appreciate you watching. I love using this stove in different applications. It has been very useful over the years. Peace.
if you make the vent hole right you can use a small wood fire. surprisingly snow has a lot of air like insulation. and sadly most heat of any stove gose up and out the chimney
You know there are warmer places to live and you can have windows. Awesome video!!
Ha, good evening Christopher. I like it cold
Thank you so much for watching
@@ThisIsMyAlaska me too. But like anything above 25f. What's the appeal of dangerous cold to you? It's it the challenge is staying warm? Or is that even a challenge for you?
I've used those espresso pots for almost 40 years, never thought about taking one camping before. I'll be bringing one next time I go out...
40 years??? And never gave it ah thought??? 🤔
good morning, Gale. Thank you for another interesting video that you have shot, if only winter, and now you showed it to us. You must love such an adventure in your alpine landscape at -29 degrees Celsius. How much snow you have is unimaginable for us. Greetings, my friend, in the movie Eskimo.
Good morning Norbert my friend. Thank you for you kind words. I am glad you enjoyed the video. I am traveling this week and have not had time to work on my cabin. I wanted to take this occasion to share this camping trip from last winter. I am in Kodiak Island today on a special trip that I will share with you when I return. Kodiak Island is a very important historical site for Alaskans because it was the home of St. Herman of Alaska who lived here from 1808 to 1818. Every year hundreds of people from all over the world come to visit his hermitage. I am excited to document this historical and fascinating place. It is very wild and beautiful, almost unchanged in over 200 years. Peace.
You’re gonna need that hot meal after lugging that stove around. I have to admit, it’s fun watching stuff like this even though there’s little practical value. Still quite entertaining and adventurous.
Good morning John. Thank you for watching. I enjoyed your comment. I grew up listening to the stories of the Antarctic explorers such as Douglas Mawson and Earnest Shackleton. I met and visited with Colonel Norman Vaughn (“With Byrd At The Bottom Of The World”) before he passed away at 100. These men are my heroes. I want to experience some of the things they talked about. To me, being able to do that is a great privilege. Peace
Little practical value? Can you cook biscuits and bacon on a stovetop with nothing but aluminum foil?
@@cgnicolis I think you misunderstood what he's saying, when he say little practical value. I think he means in his life, not the man in the video.
The best part is cooking I love cold weather it's my favourite, it's been so relaxing to watch you my friend
Good morning dear Assia. It is always good to hear from you my friend. Oh I do love camp cooking. I have always admired a tasty meal prepared over campfire. Over the years I have spent many nights with my children and grandchildren preparing good camp-cooked meals for them. It is certainly a big part of the memories. Peace
@@ThisIsMyAlaska you are good in everything am.sure your cooking is so testing and delicious sometimes Iimagined my self sharing a food with you 🙈 sending always my respect and love
I'll lug a stove 10 miles into the woods but I'll be godamned if I'm bringing a small frying pan lol.
Ha, I can get by without a pan, but I have to have my stove!
No need to use God's Title in a foul slang!!!
@@judyraymond8341 Grow a pair
Dude this is my dream. Nice video. I watch some cold winter nights with my dogs as like an asmr deal.
Sir,is it necessary to swear?
What a achievemant , building a iglo , Slicing ice , I think I froze to dead before I can build the half of it , ore I get frostbite , Nice Video . A plesure to watch .
Hi Gale, it's Ginger from Colorado! I was wondering if we might get to go back to the igloo! Glad it was still there waiting for you. I just can't get over that you could, by yourself, make an igloo and it can be heated, slept in, cooked in and be warm enough to relax in!!! Amazing! Thanks for taking us along. Have a happy day! Enjoyed it so much!
Good morning Ginger. It doesn’t take much encouragement for me to start talking about winter camping. It is one of my favorite things to do for sure. I will probably wear you guys out this winter with all my camping videos. But I will try to keep them fresh and fun. Thanks so much for your encouragement
With this muggy heat it's nice to watch a cool video...
What a life! What a beauty to be close to nature and enjoy every mood of it. I recently found your channel and I'm glad I did! ❤️ From India...🇮🇳
Neat video about your overnight in the igloo
This is a beautiful video in every respect, one that ignites that thought within us that in a hostile environment we could not just survive, but thrive!
And this is indeed thriving!
The sights and sounds of life enjoyed in the igloo, beside your lifesaving woodstove, cooking a delicious supper really looked inviting, and whilst it was cold, it was a bearable cold with the heat and hot supper.
As the meat heated I could virtually catch the delicious aroma, ditto for your coffee, subscribed.
Thank you Friend. I enjoyed reading your comments. I like to hear the way the video impacted you. Stories of Arctic survival have always been a favorite of mine. Yes, they do ignite the imagination
You sound like a horrible Northface ad Felix.
@@billybungwhole7871 I agree. He got a little carried away to the point his comment sounded kinda g@y.
Natural sounds, brilliant and relaxing. I love this video 😍😍 . No interruption with talking or music
This is so wholesome.
Thank you for watching! Peace to you my friend.
Tell you what, those biscuits looked GOOD! 😃👌
I never thought I'd be a cold weather girl until I started watching bushcraft videos of camping in the snow...had the chance this past winter in Texas though - way out in the back of our pasture (best winter we've had that I can remember!)
Your igloo looks absolutely cozy and inviting...but you forgot the grape jelly for your biscuits 😏...
Enjoyed it thoroughly 👌
Thank you Ari. I am happy to hear of your interest in winter camping. It is one of my favorites. I spent a winter in Texas when I was 14 years old. It was a wonderful time, full of adventure down in the Rio Grande valley country
@@ThisIsMyAlaska it gets pretty darn hot and humid around the Brownsville area. No igloos there 😆
Really good experience. Thank you.
What a stud!
Your biscuit meal looked DELICIOUS!! Am not sure that the freeze would ever have got warm enough for me?! Admire your resilience and toughness! Excellent presentation, Thanks!! S. Carolina
Good evening Dixie. Greetings from Alaska. I do love pan-fried biscuits. They have been part of my camping trips for many years. Thanks so much for watching. Peace
Killer video! I can pretty much say I will never get to experience that firsthand- Thanks for sharing! Just found your channel and subscribed
Good morning my friend and thank you. I am so glad you enjoyed the trip to the cabin. Peace
i wldnt say that last year we seen a snowballs chance in hell (aka texas usa) lol
As one who did a lot of winter camping when I was young, I'm glad it's him and not me
that was exciting and intriguing 👍🏻👍🏻
Bonjour Monsieur, ça fait quelque temps que je vous suis...je suis épatée, admirative par vos connaissances, votre vie '' naturelle pour vous''..votre travail seul, votre expérience...c'est comme si je regardais un film...'' une fan''😁
Good morning Gisele. Thank you for watching as well as commenting. I want to thank you for following my channel and supporting this wonderful hobby. I enjoy it immensely. One of my favorite things about this is talking with amazing people (like you) all over the world. I am honored and humbled by your friendship. Peace to you from Alaska.
Always wondered how comfy it was in an igloo…I can say you’re sure as hell eating good !… I’m on the opposite end of your climate but You just educated me on cooking biscuits without an oven…gonna give it a whirl nxt camp out !..tnks 👍🏼
Thanks for watching, Barry. Enjoy those camping biscuits! Peace to you.
Nothing like an ice Igloo to keep you warm !
Must be a thrill to live in Alaska with so much snow, the quiet and solitary isolation. Can only imagine living in India where the temperatures in the summers are on the other extremes in 40Cs . Love the content and pleasure to have discovered the channel on your very first video.
Alaska is a wonderful place to live, I wouldn’t trade it for any place else. I love that you are watching from so far away and I hope it helps keep you cool during those hot days!! Peace to you!
This is how i feel rn under my blankets as it rains
Still loving that igloo and the fact that you’re so at home there. I admire you Alaskan experience and envy your adventures there. This and every video you share shows your love for Alaska and it’s always a pleasure for me that you share it. Please, please keep them coming.
Take care my friend
👍🏾❤️💯❤️💯. Hugz
Thank you so much for the kind & encouraging comment! I’m glad you enjoy watching and that my love for this great state is evident. Peace to you from Alaska!
Ahh yes the hermit viewers love these kinds of videos.
Great video, hard to sew on a finger out there, I was taught at 5 years old to put the edge of the ax to the wood and swing both, moving your hand at contact to the ground. Still have 10 fingers.
Thanks Shawn. Yes, I appreciate the advice. I would hate to lose one or two out here. I am glad you enjoyed the video my friend.
Oh.........that must be the most delicious food. I’m going to make myself a coffee. Stay warm.
I go into my walk-in freezer if I want temperatures that cold! I know that's cheating but that's the best I can do here in Phoenix Arizona... I really enjoy watching all of your video's there in Alaska! 👍👍👍 If you want to put yourself in my temperature's here in Phoenix all you have to do is just step into your fire. 🥵😆😂
I am glad to hear you have a walk-in freezer. The cold here is more than just cold to me, it is part of the lore of Alaska. I grew up on reading Robert Service poetry and the stories of the old prospectors, tappers and homesteaders. If you have not read "The Spell Of The Yukon" by Robert Service, you should Google it and give it a quick read. That is the Alaska I love, and I when I step outside in the winter I feel that it is part of me.
@@ThisIsMyAlaska I could never live in such a cold climate. I have lived in the worst places for heat my whole life. My body knows nothing else. I real enjoy watching you on your cabin build. The way you use a chainsaw is like watching a surgeon! It sure beats watching anything on television... 🤠🥵🍻🍺👍👍👍 Phx. Az.
August 6 its 85o in new england!Great vid sir,please keep em coming(especially the cooking)!
Good morning Brian (hailing from New England). Welcome. I enjoy the cooking. I am not that great at it but I have only myself to please after all. If you enjoy watching and I enjoy eating it, what more could we ask for? Peace.
this reminded me of my accidental igloo mold setup a very large dome tent it snowed heavy woke up the next day had to dig a tunnel to get out took down the tent no easy task but with the heat from us and the amount of snow it stayed in shape than we just added more snow to the outside added a hole in the top small fire instant iglooish fort. than turned tent inside out (made getting to the pole ends easier to take apart) setup used as mold for others to repeat 13 yrs old cub?boy scout got a cple of merit badges and story to tell for many yrs lol
This is one of the most comfy videos I've ever seen.
Never see such nice pictures from the inside of an igloo. They're so romantic, but the romance can be very dangerous. The little stove has safe your life, when I saw the temperature!
Very, very nice video! Thanks for the moment!
Best regards from Germany 😍👍
Thank you my friend. I am so glad you are here enjoying my channel. You are so welcome. Peace
That was comforting to watch. Made me hungry with a slight touch of anxiety lol
Question: How to have air conditioning in the house when there are 38 outside? Answer: you watch the videos of This is my Alaska! Fantastic! Thank you! 👍🏻🥶🇮🇹❤️
Ha! This is a great comment 🥶 thank you my friend
I like it and thanks for all the effort
Loved it,, only missing whale oil heat & lights,, seal skin poncho & blankets,, but the park service might have you locked up.. LOL Sorry I can't share,,, still in F/B prison for another week,, so much for telling the truth in America!! Aloha
Good to hear from you Richard. Yes, there are probably better materials out there now 😊 I don’t have any seal oil anyway. Thanks for watching. Peace
Thanks for sharing the experience of being up in Alaska
You are so welcome Keith. Thank you for watching. Peace to you my friend.
Amazing how relative temperature can be. Negative double digits seems to make everything super crisp. The snow makes that unusual crunching sound. I don’t remember Northeastern or Midwestern USA getting this cold in my younger years, but it sure does in this past decade or so. A bit too cold for me, but surely makes a person appreciate spring and summer or a warm house to come in to.
Tracy, that is so true. We do appreciate a cozy place to get warm. I love that crisp sound the snow makes when it’s very cold. Thank you for watching, friend. Peace to you.
I remember that squeaky crunch of snow when I was a kid. I don’t remember minus temps, but I know we had them because my parents talked about it. And I remember my nostrils sticking together when I took a deep breath.
I lived in Nebraska 30 years ago. I remember walking to school one day, but all the doors were locked. We learned that we had to watch the news each morning because schools closed when the temperature dropped too low. With wind chill it was -25F that day.
Hello mister, greetings from Mexico City. I have to share that every night since I don’t know when, I put myself to sleep thinking Im alone in the wilderness of Alaska like Richard Proenneke. In this case you Don’t sleep in a log cabin but in an Igloo no less. You are living a good life my friend, enjoy!
Good morning my dear friend. I love your story. I grew up in Alaska when Dick Proenneke was building his cabin a few hundred miles away from me. He moved to Twin Lakes in 1968. I was 4 years old then and living near Nenana, Alaska. We lived a very similar lifestyle back then. Peace to you.
@@ThisIsMyAlaska it’s an honor. I admire that lifestyle and would have given everything to grow up in such majestic world. I’ll be watching your vids. Cheers
I appreciate it. I look forward to hearing more from you in the future
Basically through all your video's you are teaching us what it takes to survive the elements. Thank you, I am much smarter for watching your video's but hope I will not need to put my new knowledge to use.
Good morning Connie. I am glad you are here my friend. Thank you for your kind words. I am glad you enjoy my videos. I enjoy making them so much. I don't think of them as tutorial or "how-to" videos, but rather, I am just doing what I love to do. This video was actually one I made back before I had a UA-cam channel. I didn't make it with the idea of putting it on UA-cam, but just for my own enjoyment really. Interesting fact about it, the night was so cold that I frostbit my fingers badly while working with the camera. They were swollen and sore for weeks afterward. It's all just part of it I guess. I love the challenges of this stuff. Peace to you my friend.
I Like very much the Bialetti coffee moka :-) Good stuff!!!!
When I moved into my new igloo, my well-meaning friends threw me a surprise house-warming party. Now I am homeless.
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Bro
His bathroom is down the hall on the left.
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Lol 😂I love quirky humor!
Love it! Those of us who live in the tropics have no idea!
Good morning Stan. Thanks so much for watching friend. Yes, we are in different worlds aren't we. Peace.
@@ThisIsMyAlaska We do indeed. I am 76 years old and have led an exciting life living and working internationally yet I still admire your lifestyle, skills, energy and work ethic.
its been 30+ years since I tried canned biscuits, I wonder if they have improved at all, lol
Mom passed last December, her homemade biscuits is just one of a million things I find myself missing about her...
Good afternoon my friend. I’m sure canned biscuits won’t stand beside your mom’s homemade ones. They are not too bad though. I lost my mom three years ago too, She was a Pennsylvania Dutch girl and knew how to spoil us with her cooking.
I kept waiting to see if he added a small flap over the opening of that igloo. I never had my answer. lol Great video. I do not have that in me to do what you do. Keep these coming.
Yes. I typically use a small tarp to close off the opening. On this trip I used an old sleeping bag as well for a little extra insulation. It does the trick.
I’ll take this over 4star dining any day.
Atmosphere is everything! Thank you so much for watching! Peace.
It is so nice see your videos. Is like watching a movie.
Good evening Olma. I just got home from a long day working on my cabin. I always look forward to a cup of hot coffee and an hour reading and responding to these wonderful comments. You are the first. Thank you for watching. I am so pleased you are enjoying the channel. Have a great weekend.
* Turns off camera, checks in to a Motel 6
That looks awesome.. And a great experience
Good morning my friend. The opportunity to get out and experience the cold and the difficulties that come with it are a great privilege to me. I grew up reading the stories of the early Alaskans (the indigenous people) and the turn-of-the-century gold rushers; some of the toughest individuals one can imagine. As a boy, I met some of the old-timers before they passed away. I have always wanted to experience some of the things they did. So amazing. I am so fortunate to live in the same land these people lived in and still be able to see the sights they saw and do some of the things they did.
@@ThisIsMyAlaska That's awesome to read Stories of the old days out in the Alaska frontier💯
I don’t cold weather camp but wouldn’t it make sense to lay some flat rocks on tops and around the stove to retain the energy and allow it to dissipate continuously?
Good thinking, if you can find an expose rock nearby. Rocks are too heavy to be carrying around, probably not worth the energy you will spend to make it happen.
Me and my family always camp in the winter ,that the best time
It’s a completely different experience for sure. I love the silence and the stillness in winter. Where are you from? Thanks for watching & commenting. Have a great day!
I always forget. Why are you using gas for light and not a gas torch to start the fire? I just shove logs in and click the torch. It is 2021. All prepped for survival with extreme emphisis on coffee. Not a Bic lighter. Did I miss something here? I do appreciate the effort. !:- )
Good evening Doug. Thanks for watching and greetings from Alaska. I appreciate your questions. I would far rather have a flint and steel than a torch or lighter. It is a fundamental tool and does not fail. I wear my flint and steel on a cord around my neck on these trips. I can get by without my lantern but not a without a fire. In over half a century of winter camping i have learned to depend on a few things. This is one of them. Peace
Reasons he did things the way he did.
1. Less shit to carry
2. Every person living in temps that cold know a lighter left out in the cold like that is extremely hard to light.
3. You will quickly run out of gas, but it will take you years to use up your flint and steel.
Butane's boiling point (the Temp it vaporizes at) is 31 degrees Fahrenheit, below that, it stays a fluid. Fumes light, not fluid...
The Bialetti coffee maker is everywhere!