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Q & A | First Winter Off Grid in Alaska
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- Опубліковано 18 сер 2024
- Is Alaska more expensive? Do you get paid to live in Alaska? We answer these common questions and others we have received from subscribers as well as discuss how our first winter in Alaska at our off grid cabin went.
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"We're not good at anything, but we are alright at just about everything!" OMG! This is so adorable and true with you two. So funny and sweet.
Just getting out of California was a big step in the right direction. You 2 are always worth checking in on.
Alaska truly is a wild place. This is our experience from our short time living here. We hope this video will answer questions you may have had, feel free to ask others if we missed a topic you're interested in! Big thanks again for watching and commenting :)
Simple Living Alaska I love the Just do it.. That bodes well with most things in this life. Thanks for sharing,, and I'm looking forward to seeing you add so much through your harvests. Well done you two, well done.
One of the best Q&A's , great questions from your subscribers and logical and sound advice given. For those that don't know; I think it works out close to 10hrs of labour per cord....right from felling to stacking.....that's splitting by hand, one person...I usually work a few hours here and there...I'm make sure I'm 2 years ahead of the game, no more than that as you don't want your hardwood completely dried out....12-21% moisture content is perfect for my area and my stove....I'm not sure about all the pine/lodge pole you will probably be burning.
Love your channel!! Are y'all wanting to have children?
Simple Living Alaska
Go to the Dump to find bears
How long do you plan on living there?
Amazing what can be accomplished working together as a team. Binge watching all of your videos. Please keep them coming. 😁
You guys are doing a great job. I've lived in AK for 37 years. ( I'm 59 YO) I just bought 140 acres outside of Big Lake.. 4 mile from the end of the road. I'm just getting started with off grid. I've watched a lot of people try and live the off grid life over the years.and fail .. Mostly due to lack of common sense. Maybe we'll run into each other in Wasilla? I'm living in Anch. full time for now..weekends at the cabin. Until I can retire. 1-2 years.
Have a cozy cabin and all that I need at this point. but always another project.....
You guys will be just fine!
You guys are great!!! I can't get enough of your videos!! Thanks for sharing your lives with us... and DON'T STOP POSTING THE OUTTAKES!!!!
Awwww its so precious to see little Eric & Ariel! Also very inspiring to see how far you've come. This is my fav channel, please don't ever stop sharing!
Y'all need to video the Northern lights for us! P.s., I'm an Oregon girl!
Excellent and informative Q and A Ariel and Eric. I particularly loved the outtakes at the end, so funny and it shows the love and laughter between you both. Michelle
That was funny at the end. Eric with his pouty face "Babe that really hurt" lol.
Hello Eric and Ariel, I send greetings from South Africa, I am so impressed and admire your combined resolve. You remind me of those pioneers of long ago. Giving up the not so easy life for a better one. I admire and respect how you work together to achieve your mutual goal. I look forward to following your adventures with great interest. Best regards for the future and I wish you great success.
You two are awesome. But I have to disagree on one point. You say you are not great at anything, yet your results prove your skill sets are highly advanced. You are great at trying and doing.
Wisdom & humility!
I like your motto. Mine is " I the willing , led by the unknowing am doing the impossible. I have done so much with so little for so long , I am now qualified to do anything with nothing " . I live in a climate that like yours is demanding. Stores are miles away , shipping is tough, . Temps. get to -50 . ATB
must be north of Denali, that is harsh territory
I’m coming up on my two year anniversary of moving from a townhouse in the Philadelphia suburbs to the side of a mountain homestead in New England. It’s encouraging to go back and watch these older videos and to hear you did this for 4 years before making this move. It gives me some grace in my learning curve. But necessity breeds creativity and I’ve been amazed at how much I can do with sticks and jute twine!
Good info, guys! I just found your channel and have been binge watching. You might not think you are good at anything, but I’ve been SO impressed! You have a huge skill set and are basically experts at a lot of things! Keep living your best life. We can all learn a thing or two from you.
I would recommend installing a wind mill to supplement your solar panels in producing you electrical needs. This wind mill will make power during the night and during the days without sun.
Yeah but they cost a lot of money to buy and install. Is the Federal gov offering tax incentives for that? NYS does I have not seen even one of them in any footage in Alaska. It may just be too cold or damp. Research this well.
@@charlenekociuba7396 What i have used to install my wind mill is with an old television antenna tower. I got for free and only had to adapted the head of the tower to receive the wind mill.Wind mills are sold with different capacity and a big variety of prices. I think it completes the solar panel since here in Quebec Canada the winters are long. If you want to see my install send me a E-mail at pjegodin@hotmail.com and i will send you pics.
Loved the outtakes at the end of the video. I truly appreciated when you said that this is your way to give back to the online community by sharing your experience.
Thank you for giving.... and looking forward to more from you both!!! The best part of "Simple Living Alaska" is.... you two!!!
We also live off-grid yet we can learn so much from you. Especially, your gardening skills and canning food. So, thank you😁
I so love your openness in sharing your life with us
Rock on. Your Alaska Material... Sourdoughs for sure. Been there done it. Moving back home summer 2024. Off the grid this time
Hey so one of the things I love is foraging mushrooms. I will marinate them and smoke them like jerky . Best snack ever . Just dry out after smoking for like two hours .
I realize at the time this video was made, theres snow, but I learned, always take a flash light to the out house, one night, there was a copperhead eating a mouse at the door, and where I worked there was an out house, and the chickens would get down in the hole, and when you set down, its not what you would want to happen
the flock needs a better rooster, shame on him
You have done it all!! Im so happy from the future!!
Hi, You should built Yourself a sauna. it is a customary here living in Northern Europe to have one and the wood seems to be in good supply in Alaska :)
I love watching you two grow...And a cook book with all that you pick wild and what you do with it. I for sure would buy one.
Funny. I was watching you r vids till 5 am the other day and after heading for bed I stopped in the kitchen and turned on the water in the sink and thought “oh, we have running water!” We live 1/2 hour out of Eureka, CA but still have elec but have a well and used wood for heat until last year when we put in a mini-split to keep,my wife warm. She is 81 with dementia and needs to be warm. I am aged myself and have been to AK 4-5 times in the Coast Guard and visiting and loved it. Cheers.
So funny! And awesome! Binge watching earlier stuff
Your review of what it takes to move to Alaska and to live a similar life I thought was very enlightening. I wish you two all the best and look forward to your videos. God bless
Keep up the great work ! My favourite channel by far !
Great attitude and teamwork! Way to go!
Love watching your videos. I was amazed at how many times you mentioned slowing down and doing less. Youre kidding! You two are constantly working and planning new projects. Im thinking that keeping busy IS how you relax. Im glad its working out for you. Be safe and take care. 🌹
Great Q&A! I keep laughing at your effort to “do less and enjoy more”. Your definition of doing less is definitely a whole other than most of us would define, 😂. But you DO enjoy it and it keeps showing! You two are great together!
Thankyou, you two teach me almost every vedio. Great ideal of buying vehicle instead of a uhaul! I've wanted to live in Alaska most of my adult life. Off grid in Oklahoma and I love it but realize Alaska would be a big upgrade in everything especially cutting firewood. I still do at my age but really it would double or triple. I cant tell you how blessed you are to have each other and you working together in joint effort. Alot of couples work against each other or one has to bear the lion's load alone. I pray for constant love and unity and strength & divine protection over you two, your animals and all home, buildings & equipment.
Hi art from alberta.
So enjoy your videos. It is so enjoyable to se a married couple that are real friends. I understand the seasons being a Canuck and having worked for 2 years in the arctic islands the only month I was not there was July.
I grew up on a grain farm in Alberta and my working life in the oil patch retired and living in Alberta.
Enough about me.
Having grown up on a farm I love and appreciate your struggles by living of grid. Eric and Arieal I so admire your work ethic. Arielle I think you are wonderful photographer.
Thank you both for sharing your life with us.
Hey, thanks for answering my question . You guys ROCK!!! I like how you guys are so motivated and humble. Great questions and great answers.
Thank you for sharing with us. Love your channel.
BigDirty out
I’ve been following y’all for a while. You’ve accomplished a lot already. Can’t wait to see what y’all do in the future
Eric is a super handyman and great cook too. These 2 work very hard. 👍👍. They make it looks easy and fun but I know it is a hard physical life ❤️❤️
I would love to do what you have done. If we was younger. Love watching you.
I so love you guys! Thank you as always for sharing your lifestyle! Just incredible....
Very interesting watching this in the future, when you've accomplished all of those "to-do's"! You guys rock!
You guys are an inspiration for sure! Love your videos! Many great ideas for newbies moving to AK.
Big D Adventures thank you!
Very nice Q and A you two! Absolutely keep it simple and just enjoy your time. That's what it's all about.
I’ve been binge watching and enjoying every second of it. ❤️
Start oh my God I'm back at the very beginning I get to go through the whole thing that is so neat
You two are amazing!
So amazing. Is their anything you don't do on your own. Not really a question. I have no doubt you try & then accomplish! Arielle just throws flour in a bowl & the biscuits are ready for the oven!! My great grandmothers made them every day. You two are wonderful for sharing all your knowledge, life, teamwork, & love. The closest thing to perfect I've ever seen. God bless you both🙏❤🙏
Thank you. 67inFL👵
Lmbo your bloopers are a great addition to your videos
I loved this video!
Nice job, so impressed by you both!
I think u guys are so cool I wish when we were younger we cud have moved to Alaska and do the things u do but that dream has passed so u guys have an awesome time and be safe
Also use a rc motor hooked to a 100 amp chevy alt. Hooked to my batt. Bank to charge my batt. in winter
Great job on the Q&A video. It was a nice change. Really liked the out takes at the end. Can’t wait what you guys have coming up this spring and summer. Stay safe.
Haha! The end is hilarious! I just found your channel and I am enjoying watching you discover Alaska! As a life long Alaskan it's fun to watch as you learn and share. We are lucky in Alaska to have hunting and fishing and lots of land. I wish you luck on your journey. I have met many people through the years who have come and tried to make a go of it. I think your advice on taking it one step at a time is spot on. I am working my way through your videos and I am sure I will learn much in your gardening videos. Thanks for sharing.
Mary E Mulcahy thank you for your kindness! Alaska really truly is a special place ☺
17:18 the "This is you,.....ehhhh" killed my stomach from laughing. My eyes are tearing. I wish they did more of silly goofiness more in their newer videos tho they still do sometimes.
Saw the Northern Lights in Norway, would love to see them in my home country
The end bloopers are the best you two! Keep it up👍
Great Q&A!!!
You two have a beautiful life.
Dude as a kid I used to watch TV all day every day. Didn't really learn how to fix a car, change a tire, or learn many other valuable skills that are essential for survival.
Yeah I'm in my early twenties now and have a strong desire to live off the grid and rely on almost no one, and if possible, literally no one else for my survival and sustenance. UA-cam and TV are SUCH HUGE wastes of time! I really want live simply.
Joel, UA-cam and TV are fantastic tools… but as with any tool… it can be wasted. You’re the one with the power to watch what you want! I can’t tell you how liberating it was for me to realize that…. For example one can watch endless cat videos or instead learn how to butcher a pig! So glad I started making better choices and found Simple Living Alaska
I love your motto Eric.
I gotta get my wife to watch this one!! She has the same fears about Idaho!!! Great vid guys!
Idaho isn't very wild, most of it.
Big Dirty for the win👍
That’s how the PFD was for us too. Almost two years we had to wait.
Well said, it’s like a life long camping trip. Good motto.
Great Q&A 👍 all great points and interesting facts.
Also congratulations on 2k👍👍 that’s awesome.
Bloopers were awesome😂
Make the trip, I guarantee you will see both bears and whales.
Yeah! That's hilarious. I'm a freaking Alaska Fan celebrity! Thanks B.
You my boy Blue!
@@AnAlaskaHomestead I close..... my..... eyes....., only for a moment then the moment's gone. 🤣🤣🤣👍
😂you nailed it
Gotta love those outtakes!! lol :)
There is decent amount of Grizzlies where your at, but they usually stay away...lots of hunters go thru that area..you dont really get paid to live there..lol..you get a share in oil revenues till the legislature wants a bugger cut of that..
You should add feeders to your two properties. You can grow wild livestock herds without all the work.
Thank you for sharing your life with us. I always have wondered what Alaska was like..Thank you. Love your blopers to.
UA-cam University rox!
You appears to be embracing the challenges and rewards in stride. Blessings of abundance and wisdom
Come visit us in North Pole!
I saw a huge grizzly in Cantwell a month or so ago 150 yards off Hwy.
LOL. I heard just traveling the road through the Yukon territory is loaded with bears. Not for the inexperienced or faint in heart. I flew in.
omfg 😂😂😂! 17:20 "This is you, ehhhhh!" I am in tears right now
Hahaha, love your motto! By the way, I think you are awesome at everthing you do, especially food :)
Great job, ya'll. I like how you work as a team. Great choice in boots!
Just watched this now best video ever you make my day. Thank you. ❤️❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻
Great video!
Thanks for sharing all of your great life.
You two are just incredible!
Hah! Great video guys. Very informative. The bloobs at the end, classic 😂cheers!! Hopefully we can help you out with putting some fish on your plate with some of those hand tied jigs - coming soon!
Dan Bois Homestead In The Woods, we would totally appreciate that! We plan to go pike fishing soon and can't wait until trout and salmon season picks up.
I just found you and I’m so excited to watch more! Thank you! I plan to drive to Alaska on my own in August!
Victoria Gomez, awesome! Thank you for watching :) Where are you headed from? Have you visited before?
I flew there over Christmas and I live in Oregon
That is a nice time to see Alaska, we're also from Oregon :)
I’ve herd some things won’t ship there.. (not an option) that sucks sometimes I’m sure. Plan ahead right. Well said. I feel that way. I’m alright at a lot. LOL. Only get what you need.. Bees, Cool.. little steps, your there for a while right. No hurry. Great advice..!! Have a great night you two..!!
Love the bloopers!
You guys are a cute couple, i enjoy watching your life and Alaska seems awesome though tough at times.
great video thanxs for all the helpful info on ak and off grid living
Good Q&A
Good stuff you guys. Looking forward to seeing bees and chickens at your place. First chicken that I processed I had a youtube video on my phone. I had already watched it 10 times but I still referred to it a couple times while cleaning the bird. Your out takes gave us a good laugh. Have a good one.
I live in N.W. Montana, and there are a lot of bears, and usually they run when they see people. I ran into a mama and 3 cubs along a remote mountain road. Luckily I was in my vehicle, so no fear, but I could clearly see the mama about to charge me, as I sped away. Funny is one of my neighbors (lives in washington, visits a couple times in the summer) is deathly afraid of bears, and wonders how I can even sleep. She thinks bears will open my front door and pounce on me in my bed while I am asleep.
Funny, cute and so full of fantasy. They do make their way into my neighborhood as they learn where the bird feeders are. It took 30 years before I actually saw one on my deck this Summer. LOL.
Speaking of bird feeders…. Eric and Ariel, your squirrel/bird feeder made with your Oregon plates might attract bears 🐻. So thankful you have guns but also don’t get too “comfortable” and forget to be aware. I have selfish reasons for trying to keep you safe. It’s narcissistic really because you’re my favorite channel and I want to see lots more videos. 😉
You two are great I love watching your video clips and wishing to move to Alaska go off grid!
I enjoyed your answers and I have another question: is it easy to make friends? And do Alaskan residents who have lived there a long time treat you as newbies or differently or do they even know you just arrived this year? Oh more questions for next question video: what do you plan to do with your new property other than cut 8 cords of wood? Isn’t there a cabin there? Do you ever stay there? That’s it for now. Love your channel and your way of life.
Susanne Galligan, thanks :) We both agree folks here are friendly but probably notice we are newbies. We are planning to put a cabin on the new property, currently it is an empty parcel.
New subscriber here! I am just catching up with your videos. Watching all the way from the Philippines! Love your channel.
I have a question! What’s it like living your dream in paradise with the love of your life?
Phil Morrison, we are having lots of fun! :)
Can you do another Q&A given your extra experience now?
as a fellow eric i am truly jealous
I enjoyed that !
On UA-cam I have seen people build them out of old car alternators. Blessings
A girl after my own heart. It only starts getting cold when we reach minus 10F.
lol. It gets cold for me at 32F. I love Fairbanks in July!
Great video! Very informative. I really enjoy being with you on your adventures there! Please keep the videos coming, as I do look forward to them! Thank care and blessings your way
RHankD RHankD, thank you! :)
yes iam binge watching too ,love it
My biggest question: how to avoid Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) in the winter months? Living on the ID/southeast WA border, I still am negatively affected and have trouble with depression during winter. I don't take pharmaceuticals.
Cute QA..... you should put in more of them bloopers :)
Great Q&A... LOL the out takes were funny. There is nothing wrong with showing your mistakes. Oh and the bears, ya, you haven't seen any cause they are sleeping... LOL now come spring I would carry to the outhouse and be cautious. Bears wake up around the middle to end of April into the first part of May. Males usually come out first and then the females with cubs come out later... Having an early spring like we are may make them get up sooner... Their normal foods wont be available so having bees out there the bears can smell them and may frequent you more than you wish. Lots of remote bee keepers put up an electric fence around the bee hives. I believe the guy that has over 100 hives in Big Lake surrounds them with a hot wire as well. One or 2 good zaps on the nose and the bears will leave them alone. (Sixth Ave outfitters in Anchorage carries a small set up for hunters to encircle their camp with a hot wire to keep out a curious bear for a couple hundred) or they use to anyway...
AK Washkeeton, appreciate the tips about the bears and hot wire. That is still a concern of mine. We will be lining the garden, trees and greenhouse with electric fencing for moose, haven't decided yet for sure on bees and chickens.
@@SimpleLivingAlaska If your planting Apple trees I would suggest a way to keep the moose out... in the winter and early spring apples ferment that have stayed on the trees and or ground then your dealing with a drunk moose if they get into them. They can jump pretty high to get over fairly tall fences as well. Something I forgot to add above make sure to gather up all your moose poop and lay it somewhere to dry so that you have it for your bees when you get the hives up...(a smokers use wood, winter moose poop is digested willows and very woody. Dry it and never have to purchase wood for your smoker. The stuff worked great when I had bees.) We were in your neighborhood today... or a bit farther out anyway... Stopped to see if we got a squirrel... LOL
You guys are great I always would have liked to see Alaska
I just discovered UA-cam and you guys! Love your show! I also really like a lot of the music you use on your programs especially one guy that was singing while you were showing aerial shots of snow covered trees. Some how I'd love to find out who that is....stay cool you two (not temperature wise lol)
You should sign up for Starlink beta for internet if you haven't already
Damn....just found your channel and you guys are awesome.