I really enjoyed this one you two, I commend you on your courage and determination to turn your ideas into reality. We know you will make it through winter and I have a hankering suspicion soon enough you will rest assured with your decision. Keep up all the hard work, it doesn't go in vain. Take care! 🙂
I'm not ashamed to admit that I was a little heartbroken to hear Cody's response to the final question. I think you both are way underestimating yourselves! I spent most of my life in Alaska. As an adult, I had a homestead with 4 kids and off-grid. It was alot I of work, but so rewarding! You have only been there a very short time, and you've accomplished more than most do in years! You've had some tough breaks but you've risen above everything. Yes, it's a challenging life... but you've both proven you're more than up for it. You have all the skills you need to survive and thrive right where you're at. Stop saying "maybe" and create a homestead that serves you, rather than the other way around. You both are amazing! Enjoy the journey!
It's definitely a good choice! You only live once, and at 27, the both of you are living what most people only dream of. Congratulations to both of you!
I don't think you guys give yourselves enough credit for what you have accomplished! I watched you leave your home and stopped in the middle of a forest. And look at what I'm seeing today! Through any hardship you've endured, perseverance seems to be your motto. You are inspiring many. Keep going forward with God's blessing! 👍👍🙏
As a lifetime Alaskan… I recommend you get some vitamin D3 to get through the darker days. Also, make sure to get a long track older snowmachine like a skidoo tundra (or similar)with a hitch for hauling wood and supplies. Chickens will need to be protected from foxes, etc… i wouldn’t do pigs at all. (Ugh they are escape artists lol) garden will need a 6+ foot fence or the moose will come and mow it all down. Bees need to be protected from bears. Keep your water pump indoors. I’m so proud of you all… I’ve lived off grid in the wilderness of western Alaska. I also highly suggest a bath house that has a small wood stove. In the bush, we did rocks on the stove like a steam bath (sauna) and a wringer washer inside… you can hang clothing inside on lines above the stove either in the bath house or your house. Keep a good pot of water on your wood stove to deal with the winter dryness. So much fun!
Nice to get to know your background. You have done Very Well. Winter - Make a quick shed/roof area and pull tractor into it and you can do the tractor maintenance and repair in the winter as it will be out of the snow. Never Stop dreaming and always work towards it. And sit back and enjoy the journey you have had with its bumps and holes. Go guys go.
Loved this Q&A. Have you seen the wood shed that (Simple Living Alaska) built on their old property? It was really nice and looked like what you need. Congratulations on your channel.
You guys will be ok this winter but keep the saw running until you have more than you need to have enough to last 9 months hope to see more videos on your journey and I haven't seen the snow mobile yet?
The wife and I are just sitting here in bed talking about how impressed we are with what you two have done. Just keep those bears in mind as you progress!
I just love your channel! I have so much respect for your resilience and determination. You are fast learners and will grow in strength and knowledge as you go along. I just love watching your journey. Greetings from South Africa 🇿🇦 ❤
Hi Lori & Cody You are doing a great job....keep it up.. I we left the Big city & bright lights about 8 years ago .. No i can't go back it's a madhouse out there... just do one job at a time cody... It will do you in trying to get 5 jobs finished For me shed and solar would be next..... Again great video thanks you blinky
Hi Lori & Cody You are doing a great job....keep it up.. I we left the Big city & bright lights about 8 years ago .. No i can't go back it's a madhouse out there... just do one job at a time cody... It will do you in trying to get 5 jobs finished For me shed and solar would be next..... Again great video thanks you blinky
Well I enjoyed that very much and appreciate your honesty. I’ve watched every episode and truly congratulate you two on what you’ve accomplished, I mean, with all the bad blows you’ve had you still came out on top. OMG, I didn’t consider at all what you had to film with, that is amazing, one GoPro and one one battery, are you kidding me? Damn, now that’s an achievement in itself, holy cow!
Glad you're dried n best wishes. If you get meat chickens in like 14 weeks u can have chickens that are around 6 to 8 lbs. But that's just meat birds . 😅
You did very well building the A frame it come up well and you have alot of room in there more than i thought you have so dont say its not a good house it is ok really well done guy's couldn't you give some money to the post office to txt you and let you know you have mail and packages i know other people do that and it works some will just do it for free Also have you watched Tiny Shiny home they built a house with bags and filled up with soil cost you only for the bags some are long bags red in color have look you guy's can build it easy you both young have look ok there a few others to make but houses to Please don't give up your doing a good job there i really think you are !!!!
“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.” - Henry David Thoreau I really enjoy your videos.
Thanks so much for sharing that!! We really enjoyed learning all those things about you. I have to admit that after watching you for the last several months, I have gained so much respect for you. You're hard working, and you've got lots of grit!! We moved to a rather remote area 17 years ago and we experienced so many of the same things as you. Don't give up!! It's a wonderful way to live! Blessings.
I believe you can do this! Hang in there lean on each other, trust in one another and be strong. You got this if it’s what you want. You’re both young remember that. My husband and I are old now and we’ll be moving to Alaska in the spring. We have our plans and we know that we’re going to make it. We’ve owned our property for 3 years but we’ve planned so many things out. I guess what I’m trying to say is please don’t give up on this if it’s your dream.
You did very well building the A frame it come up well and you have alot of room in there more than i thought you have so dont say its not a good house it is ok really well done guy's
It’s so great to watch the two of you. Your struggles, the victories, and your candid honest sharing of your lives. Getting through this winter will bring new challenges but you’ll make it. I wish all the best for you.
Building your A-frame was the absolute right decision. You will spend some money on it and you will make mistakes, but you will have a roof over your head for as long as you need it and you will learn a million valuable lessons that will help you with your long term goals. You can survive if you need to haul in water, even every day, but you can't survive winter without a heated house. A woodshed is a good goal, but you can make do with a tarped woodpile as long as you keep the path shoveled and clear the snow from one side of the pile as you use it. I can't remember what you guys are doing for snowplowing, but some sort of motorized plow would be a really good thing to have before winter hits. This lifestyle is about incremental improvements over time; we all have lofty goals when we start but quickly realizing that you have to be ok with having the bare minimum for a while is the the only way to succeed. Its not a perfect paradise; there will be tough and uncomfortable times, but you get through them and the good times are that much better. Humans have been living self-sufficient lifestyles forever; you are equipped to deal with it. However, what is new to humans is social media and having your lives visible to everyone, and that might be the biggest risk to your success. I enjoy seeing you guys progress, but I hope you keep some of your lives for yourselves and are able to detach from all the inevitable negativity that putting yourselves out there brings. Just remember, the negative experts that tell you how wrong you're doing it have probably never done anything like this in their lives, or else they would have a decent amount of humility.
Wow! Refreshing and authentic. You two are smart and work hard. Take care of your bodies so you can keep living your dreams. It’s my biggest regret. ❤❤❤
On your packages..sign up for 'Informed Delivery' from USPS. You can get texts when the shipping label was created and it getting delivered to the post office. I love it. I've got to head over to the Talkeetna Post Office & get about 12+ packages I've got waiting for me..probably Tuesday & do a dump run too😃
Love your channel! Look forward to seeing your adventures each week. So glad you didn't give up. Y'all are the real deal! How courageous to do this kind of thing. Love that it's adult learning as you go and sharing the realness of it. Y'all built a whole house in a summer with no experience. How awesome is that! Hang in there and keep on sharing.
Way to go! Audio and Video is just fine. I am hard at hearing and never had a problem hearing you guys. Keep up the good work and don't look too far ahead. Enjoy this adventure.
Don't give up. Don't ever give up. It's all mental. When you exhausted all you've got , dig deeper. You will be surprised. This is one of the first things you learn in boot camp. Next summer I will move in that area. Five miles north east of Talkeetna, as the crow fly. I purchased 15 acres site unseen in 2008. Family and job didn't allowed me to move there, until now. And I am thirty years older than you two. I am preparing also. Purchased 24' cargo trailer, Can am 570 quad , snow machine an trailer, most of tools, fire arms and ammo, chain saws , and perhaps a portable saw mill is in the future. I also have an old but solid, 1999 , F 350 truck. I will set up a wall or bell tent on a deck ,until I build a 12"X16" cabin. Always start small. Right now I live in Washington state. You are young. Build memories. That piece of land will make you also build character. If you make it through the winter , next spring you will be a sourdough. Good luck.
You two have accomplished quite a bit in the time you have been there, and done it all while suffering some major setbacks that would have broken others. I can respect Cody with his "maybe" or "to be determined" answer because he is being honest. You both have taken a tremendous leap in life to do what you have done and there are still quite a bit of unknowns that you will have to face which can be both challenging and exciting. I think you two can do achieve your dreams and goals, just don't give up. It has been a pleasure to watch you both and I look forward to continue watching you as you build your home!
I really enjoyed hearing your different views on how things are going to be in the future. Despite a very rough patch early on, you have pulled together and accomplished a huge amount in a very small amount of time. I look forward to watching your many adventures going forward. I'm sure that the coming winter will be filled with new life lessons, but you've managed to overcome everything thrown at you so far with dignity and grace. A wonderful surprise for your channel to take off so quickly, but you are learning and growing in those new skills as well. Life lessons are not always fun, but you always come out the other side. Blessings on this new adventure.
Congratulations! I have been cheering for ever step for your success. You overcame things that most people your age would have given up but you pushed through. Remind the only failure is not trying, as long as you learn it is a success. Love and take care for each other and it will work!
Your channel has quickly become one of my favorite channels to watch. You will continue to grow and your audience will look forward to your content as I do. Congrats on 10K!!!
I really enjoy your videos and watching your progress every week. Things have clearly been hard for you as would be for most people, but you strive to achieve your goals and I admire what you are doing. I look forward to your next vlog. All the best from the u.k.
Your journey reminds me of my younger years. One big advernture. Lot's of learning. Some pitfalls. Some successes. But for me even the pitfalls were useful at teaching me. I've flipped houses in multiple states, always looking for those areas where building codes were lax or non-existent. Afterall, people built durable homes long before there were building codes. No one knows where this adventure will take you. If you run it out and decide to do elsewise that will be okay too. Big thing is at least staying committed to each other without bailing out. Hopefully you two can agree enough to remain together.
I really enjoyed your Q & A tonight. I’ve been wanting you to post one. I wish sometimes that you would do a Live. I wait each week for your new one, but I also hope one day that you will start posting more often. Good job building your homestead.
Thanks for sharing your story and being frank. Follow your dream. I admire your tenacity. You have both shown it’s not easy to start from scratch. An 8-5 life can stifling. You have that beautiful nature, fresh clean air and supportive community. Don’t give up. You have loyal followers. We appreciate your videos whenever it’s uploaded. Don’t get pressured into meeting a timeframe. ❤️ Aussie fan.
Nice getting to know you three. I think you are doing fantastic & it's been great watching your progress. You Alaskans are crazy for sure...but the good kind of crazy! Look at all you've accomplished so far...Congrats!!! Take care of each other. Best of luck as your story unfolds. Thanks for bringing us along ☺🖤
Wow! Courage 💪 guys. You conversation with your followers was so real... appreciate that. There is so much "fake" on social media...so nice to hear your story. Thanks for keeping it real. Don't change a thing...your content is awesome. Blessings to you three
Don’t give up on your dreams. I am so impressed with your determination to succeed, your resilience and your basic life skills and knowledge. When you don’t know how to do something or even what to do you do your research and figure it out then take it one step at a time. And that says a lot about the both of you. The life you’ve chosen has huge challenges and huge rewards are possible. I can’t wait to see where you are in life in a year, 5 years and 10 years from now. Winter will be a challenge for sure but you are up to it. One thing please take short regular breaks to do those things you find fun like fishing and hunting and enjoying the awesome place your are now living in. It will make the hard days and all that work more tolerable and remind you why your working so hard.
Thank you for taking the time to answer our questions and share many of your thoughts and goals with us! You will be fine, I am sure of it! You both have accomplished so much in a short time! My husband and I moved to another country in the EU and it has been a struggle and a learning curve. We had a big fire this year. It cost us a lot. Our cabin survived. It was a miracle. Half of my garden burned down, too. We suffered 60,000 euros of damage. Our solar system also went up in flames. We have been here for 2 years. After the fire came the drought this summer. The river has been out of water for 4 months and our well has been dry for 2 months. Our neighbor gave us water from his deep well. It was never easy to live in the countryside and off grid. We are now working on a cistern. It will hold 30,000 gallons of water. Enough to get us through the hot summer. Giving up is not an option. We are older and everything takes longer. The journey is the goal!
Have you thought of opening a patron account to help support yourselves? I follow a lot of homesteaders who truly appreciate the support of their patrons. It’s a way for us to show appreciation for the content you’re sharing with us.
Keep going one step at a time slowly. Learn as you go. Spend time and resources with great care. Stay safe. Have Plans B and C. Have a rescue plan “ just in case” of a medical emergency etc. Focus on making it through your first winter. You are young and healthy. Bake some cookies and go deliver them with a Hi and an Introduction - new neighbors usually respond well to cookies. LOL. God bless!
Current subscriber and first time to comment. I really enjoy watching you two. What you are doing is so not easy. You have to give yourselves so much credit for getting to where you are now. Thank you for sharing your videos and taking the time to answer questions and provide an overall update. Watching the house build was amazing. Really Look forward to your next videos!!
Dont give up! You guys are doing amazing without any real background of living remotely. You have already learned so much. You sound tired and maybe worn out with an extremely busy and challenging summer. Most people would be worn out mentally and physically with any one of the many things you guys are doing...moving, building, starting with raw land, new friends, the challenges Alaska brings...The winter will provide the rest and time to further plan. You will make it. Your young and strong and have the dream! I love watching your videos, Im rooting for you!!
Idea: please invest in the kind of communication device people who live or travel in the wilderness have for emergencies that you can use without internet etc to alert authorities you need help. Especially for serious illness and for emergency rescue like having 15 feet of snow or an animal attack or your and heating, water, food , housing fail and it’s -30 before the wind chill. Do you have snowshoes? Do you have top notch winter clothing and boots? An option is to NOT do this winter in the woods but get an apartment and jobs in town and start again next spring? Sorry your inexperience is very clear and people in your position have died in Alaska in the winter and found when the snow melts. Please please please take care. God bless.
Psalm 30:5King James Version. 5 For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. God bless you two. I have every confidence that you can succeed. Determination is key. 🙏❤
Lori, Looking forward to your artwork. Follow the 15 minutes here 20 minutes there rule. Give yourself 15 or 20 minutes a day to do whatever you want. You would be amazed how it helps you get through tough times.
Stay strong, it's a lot of extra work in the beginning until you have thing going in the direction you need things to go in,,then it get easier, but steady, youtube will take and you'll make more money, cody, stay strong, don't doubt your self, your stronger than you think, your actually living my dream, praying for both of you, god bless
Congratulations to the both of you. Not many folks would take on a challenge like this especially in the state of Alaska knowing the weather can be brutal. You are both young and now is the time to experience this in your life. Think about all the things that you are able to do there and focus on that side. It’s absolutely one of the most beautiful places on earth. As far as your sound, as far as I’m concerned it’s great. I can hear you both perfect. I appreciate all the work it takes to not only make the video but also the time it takes to edit it as well. Thank you both for allowing us to go along on this journey with you.
I am impressed overall about what you have done and accomplished taking into consideration all the hurdles and challenges. You should set up a patreon for anyone who would love to support you.
Well first, congrats on reaching 10,000 subscribers, and accomplishing so much in such a short time. You've come a long way since arriving at your snow covered property and having a drive way that resembled some more like a creek when the thaw came. You weathered some difficult moments that most people would have thrown in the towel. It speaks to the great determination, the fortitude, the belief in yourselves, the ability to work out the problems, and your overall character. To answer the question 'do you feel that you made the right decision', you'll have see how you can handle the long winters and 18 hours of darkness. I believe that you will. You are an awesome couple and have become one of our favorite off griders. We pray that you'll be able to have a well dug on the property. Take care and God bless. Your fans ( Barb and Bob) in Eagle River, Wisconsin.
Thank you! Tell your story. Don’t feel guilty or owe us a explanation. I’m 54 years old have built stuff that didn’t work but also had great victories like your A-frame will be. Goats are easy animals. Stay at it. God Bless!
Cody, you are so talented, and have worked extremely hard since walking down that lane the first time. Don't beat yourself up and sir and take a breath. You must look at what you have done in this short amount of time I am astounding proud of you and Lori. All the negative that was thrown at you in the beginning, you have over come. Your cabin is dried in and you have heat, water. You are working hard to get enough wood for the winter, at the same time cleaning up your property of the unusable material for building. As fast as you work, you and Lori could have a nice would shed in a week's time, what did you do with all the shavings from your logs? If your not going to burn them, they would work great for panels on the back and sides of a shed. I truly hope that you all make it just fine this winter and come to love Alaska as you once dreamed you would. Lori, I am amazed at how emotion and physical you are. You have worked right along side of Cody, and you are so wise for as young as you are. I pray you can keep moving forward too and I pray this does become your home. With your design abilities, spend some time making your home inside effective for you both, you got this girl, I hope you both pray hard before thinking about giving up. Your so positive I pray some of that rubs off on Cody, so he too will be happy he took this journey. I am going to look and see if you have an email, I have some private things I would like to discuss with you and Cody. God Bless, looking forward to your next video.
You two have had some incredible setbacks that would have had me running back to WI, and yet you are still there. It’s that kind of pioneering perseverance that you have that will get you through. I so much admire you both. Hang in there, things will get better. I love your channel and am rooting for you. ❤❤❤
Give thanks where it is due. God is watching after you every step of this journey. I hope you know and appreciate that. We can't do anything by ourselves. Live simply and be thankful.....that is what I say. Bless you in your journey. Your doing great...😊
Not sure if yall are buying water from the trapper creek water point, but if yall don't know there is a water point just north of sheeps creek lodge. Its the east side turn off after the construction but on the construction side. There are some steps. It supposedly doesn't freeze over and gets tested multiple times a year. Some people get pumps and pump the water into tanks or drums in the back of the truck.
You answered my big question, about the foundation of the house, and not digging down to bedrock. I figured all the concrete blocks was the workaround, but compared to your neighbor who built on logs on the ground you are leagues ahead of others.
You are both amazing. I’ve been watching your channel for a while now and absolutely love it. The things you work through seem so overwhelming but you both pull through and have such a great attitude towards everything you do. Looking forward to the next video 👏👏👏 thank you for sharing your life with us.
I have only recently started watching you, and have gone back to watch from the start. I'm loving the videos and watching you build a life. Surviving is an excellent goal for the winter and I'm sure you will. Look after each other, be kind to one another, laugh alot, you have humility and your ready to learn. I think you will succeed.
Keep up the good work. ‘Simple Living Alaska” is a good channel to watch e.g. for Woodshed etc. they didn’t build their own home like you though. Good luck. Watching from New Zealand 🇳🇿
I really enjoyed this one you two, I commend you on your courage and determination to turn your ideas into reality. We know you will make it through winter and I have a hankering suspicion soon enough you will rest assured with your decision. Keep up all the hard work, it doesn't go in vain. Take care! 🙂
Thank you. This means a lot coming from someone who has done this and succeeded as well as you.
I'm not ashamed to admit that I was a little heartbroken to hear Cody's response to the final question. I think you both are way underestimating yourselves! I spent most of my life in Alaska. As an adult, I had a homestead with 4 kids and off-grid. It was alot I
of work, but so rewarding! You have only been there a very short time, and you've accomplished more than most do in years! You've had some tough breaks but you've risen above everything. Yes, it's a challenging life... but you've both proven you're more than up for it. You have all the skills you need to survive and thrive right where you're at. Stop saying "maybe" and create a homestead that serves you, rather than the other way around. You both are amazing! Enjoy the journey!
Thanks, it was nice of you two to take the time to give us a heads up. ✌🏻👊🏼
It's definitely a good choice! You only live once, and at 27, the both of you are living what most people only dream of. Congratulations to both of you!
I don't think you guys give yourselves enough credit for what you have accomplished! I watched you leave your home and stopped in the middle of a forest. And look at what I'm seeing today! Through any hardship you've endured, perseverance seems to be your motto. You are inspiring many. Keep going forward with God's blessing! 👍👍🙏
As a lifetime Alaskan… I recommend you get some vitamin D3 to get through the darker days. Also, make sure to get a long track older snowmachine like a skidoo tundra (or similar)with a hitch for hauling wood and supplies. Chickens will need to be protected from foxes, etc… i wouldn’t do pigs at all. (Ugh they are escape artists lol) garden will need a 6+ foot fence or the moose will come and mow it all down. Bees need to be protected from bears. Keep your water pump indoors. I’m so proud of you all… I’ve lived off grid in the wilderness of western Alaska. I also highly suggest a bath house that has a small wood stove. In the bush, we did rocks on the stove like a steam bath (sauna) and a wringer washer inside… you can hang clothing inside on lines above the stove either in the bath house or your house. Keep a good pot of water on your wood stove to deal with the winter dryness. So much fun!
Nice to get to know your background. You have done Very Well. Winter - Make a quick shed/roof area and pull tractor into it and you can do the tractor maintenance and repair in the winter as it will be out of the snow. Never Stop dreaming and always work towards it. And sit back and enjoy the journey you have had with its bumps and holes. Go guys go.
Loved this Q&A. Have you seen the wood shed that (Simple Living Alaska) built on their old property? It was really nice and looked like what you need. Congratulations on your channel.
Dang as a fellow Wisconsinite I will subscribe. Love Alaska but I can’t see me doing what y’all doing. Too far from family.
The house is awesome great decision will work great
You guys will be ok this winter but keep the saw running until you have more than you need to have enough to last 9 months hope to see more videos on your journey and I haven't seen the snow mobile yet?
Wow.. Like to see you smile more, but you guys are real pioneers.. Love your work ethic.
The wife and I are just sitting here in bed talking about how impressed we are with what you two have done. Just keep those bears in mind as you progress!
How much land did you buy there and how much did you pay for it I'm very interested in in a rural property like you guys have
I just love your channel! I have so much respect for your resilience and determination. You are fast learners and will grow in strength and knowledge as you go along. I just love watching your journey. Greetings from South Africa 🇿🇦 ❤
Here’s a question - are you good enough company for each other in the isolation of your rural AK woods?
Hi Lori & Cody
You are doing a great job....keep it up..
I we left the Big city & bright lights about 8 years ago .. No i can't go back it's a madhouse out there... just do one job at a time cody... It will do you in trying to get 5 jobs finished
For me shed and solar would be next.....
Again great video thanks you blinky
Hi Lori & Cody
You are doing a great job....keep it up..
I we left the Big city & bright lights about 8 years ago .. No i can't go back it's a madhouse out there... just do one job at a time cody... It will do you in trying to get 5 jobs finished
For me shed and solar would be next.....
Again great video thanks you blinky
If you run short on water you can put a 50 gallon drum on an outdoor fire and melt your snow.
Well I enjoyed that very much and appreciate your honesty. I’ve watched every episode and truly congratulate you two on what you’ve accomplished, I mean, with all the bad blows you’ve had you still came out on top. OMG, I didn’t consider at all what you had to film with, that is amazing, one GoPro and one one battery, are you kidding me? Damn, now that’s an achievement in itself, holy cow!
Watching all of your videos from Alberta, Canada. Very impressed with your progress and perseverance. Good luck to you.
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You both are figuring things out. Just take your time, you are doing good 😊.
Glad you're dried n best wishes. If you get meat chickens in like 14 weeks u can have chickens that are around 6 to 8 lbs. But that's just meat birds . 😅
Thanks for a great video,
You did very well building the A frame it come up well and you have alot of room in there more than i thought you have so dont say its not a good house it is ok really well done guy's couldn't you give some money to the post office to txt you and let you know you have mail and packages i know other people do that and it works some will just do it for free Also have you watched Tiny Shiny home they built a house with bags and filled up with soil cost you only for the bags some are long bags red in color have look you guy's can build it easy you both young have look ok there a few others to make but houses to Please don't give up your doing a good job there i really think you are !!!!
“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.”
- Henry David Thoreau
I really enjoy your videos.
Thanks so much for sharing that!! We really enjoyed learning all those things about you. I have to admit that after watching you for the last several months, I have gained so much respect for you. You're hard working, and you've got lots of grit!! We moved to a rather remote area 17 years ago and we experienced so many of the same things as you. Don't give up!! It's a wonderful way to live! Blessings.
I believe you can do this! Hang in there lean on each other, trust in one another and be strong. You got this if it’s what you want. You’re both young remember that. My husband and I are old now and we’ll be moving to Alaska in the spring. We have our plans and we know that we’re going to make it. We’ve owned our property for 3 years but we’ve planned so many things out. I guess what I’m trying to say is please don’t give up on this if it’s your dream.
You did very well building the A frame it come up well and you have alot of room in there more than i thought you have so dont say its not a good house it is ok really well done guy's
You can do it!
You two should be really proud of yourselves, you don't have any quit in you.
It’s so great to watch the two of you. Your struggles, the victories, and your candid honest sharing of your lives. Getting through this winter will bring new challenges but you’ll make it. I wish all the best for you.
Building your A-frame was the absolute right decision. You will spend some money on it and you will make mistakes, but you will have a roof over your head for as long as you need it and you will learn a million valuable lessons that will help you with your long term goals. You can survive if you need to haul in water, even every day, but you can't survive winter without a heated house. A woodshed is a good goal, but you can make do with a tarped woodpile as long as you keep the path shoveled and clear the snow from one side of the pile as you use it. I can't remember what you guys are doing for snowplowing, but some sort of motorized plow would be a really good thing to have before winter hits. This lifestyle is about incremental improvements over time; we all have lofty goals when we start but quickly realizing that you have to be ok with having the bare minimum for a while is the the only way to succeed. Its not a perfect paradise; there will be tough and uncomfortable times, but you get through them and the good times are that much better.
Humans have been living self-sufficient lifestyles forever; you are equipped to deal with it. However, what is new to humans is social media and having your lives visible to everyone, and that might be the biggest risk to your success. I enjoy seeing you guys progress, but I hope you keep some of your lives for yourselves and are able to detach from all the inevitable negativity that putting yourselves out there brings. Just remember, the negative experts that tell you how wrong you're doing it have probably never done anything like this in their lives, or else they would have a decent amount of humility.
Very good video, I feel like I've gotten to know you much better!
Thanks Now I know where your from , your doing a great job ,
It is good getting to know you both. Well wishes always. Thanks for sharing
Wow! Refreshing and authentic. You two are smart and work hard. Take care of your bodies so you can keep living your dreams. It’s my biggest regret. ❤❤❤
On your packages..sign up for 'Informed Delivery' from USPS. You can get texts when the shipping label was created and it getting delivered to the post office. I love it. I've got to head over to the Talkeetna Post Office & get about 12+ packages I've got waiting for me..probably Tuesday & do a dump run too😃
Love your channel! Look forward to seeing your adventures each week. So glad you didn't give up. Y'all are the real deal! How courageous to do this kind of thing. Love that it's adult learning as you go and sharing the realness of it. Y'all built a whole house in a summer with no experience. How awesome is that! Hang in there and keep on sharing.
I am so glad I found your channel. You two are living a dream that many people have but are scared to try. Good luck you two and stay safe.
Way to go! Audio and Video is just fine. I am hard at hearing and never had a problem hearing you guys. Keep up the good work and don't look too far ahead. Enjoy this adventure.
You guys are great! :)
Don't give up. Don't ever give up. It's all mental. When you exhausted all you've got , dig deeper. You will be surprised. This is one of the first things you learn in boot camp. Next summer I will move in that area. Five miles north east of Talkeetna, as the crow fly. I purchased 15 acres site unseen in 2008. Family and job didn't allowed me to move there, until now. And I am thirty years older than you two. I am preparing also. Purchased 24' cargo trailer, Can am 570 quad , snow machine an trailer, most of tools, fire arms and ammo, chain saws , and perhaps a portable saw mill is in the future. I also have an old but solid, 1999 , F 350 truck. I will set up a wall or bell tent on a deck ,until I build a 12"X16" cabin. Always start small. Right now I live in Washington state. You are young. Build memories. That piece of land will make you also build character. If you make it through the winter , next spring you will be a sourdough. Good luck.
You two have accomplished quite a bit in the time you have been there, and done it all while suffering some major setbacks that would have broken others. I can respect Cody with his "maybe" or "to be determined" answer because he is being honest. You both have taken a tremendous leap in life to do what you have done and there are still quite a bit of unknowns that you will have to face which can be both challenging and exciting. I think you two can do achieve your dreams and goals, just don't give up. It has been a pleasure to watch you both and I look forward to continue watching you as you build your home!
I really enjoyed hearing your different views on how things are going to be in the future. Despite a very rough patch early on, you have pulled together and accomplished a huge amount in a very small amount of time. I look forward to watching your many adventures going forward. I'm sure that the coming winter will be filled with new life lessons, but you've managed to overcome everything thrown at you so far with dignity and grace. A wonderful surprise for your channel to take off so quickly, but you are learning and growing in those new skills as well. Life lessons are not always fun, but you always come out the other side. Blessings on this new adventure.
the american temptation of talking toooooooooo much
Please post your PO Box so we can send snail mail or gifts
Never mind found it
Many channels offer Buy Me A Coffee. I really don't know how it works but they seem to bring in extra money. Maybe it would work for you.
Congratulations! I have been cheering for ever step for your success. You overcame things that most people your age would have given up but you pushed through. Remind the only failure is not trying, as long as you learn it is a success. Love and take care for each other and it will work!
Your channel has quickly become one of my favorite channels to watch. You will continue to grow and your audience will look forward to your content as I do. Congrats on 10K!!!
Great video. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us. I wish you all the best for the future.
I really enjoy your videos and watching your progress every week. Things have clearly been hard for you as would be for most people, but you strive to achieve your goals and I admire what you are doing. I look forward to your next vlog. All the best from the u.k.
Great video guys.
I’m glad your channel is really growing. That’s awesome
I think you are doing a fantastic job. Congratulations to both of you and I always look forward to your videos.
Your journey reminds me of my younger years. One big advernture. Lot's of learning. Some pitfalls. Some successes. But for me even the pitfalls were useful at teaching me. I've flipped houses in multiple states, always looking for those areas where building codes were lax or non-existent. Afterall, people built durable homes long before there were building codes. No one knows where this adventure will take you. If you run it out and decide to do elsewise that will be okay too. Big thing is at least staying committed to each other without bailing out. Hopefully you two can agree enough to remain together.
I really enjoyed your Q & A tonight. I’ve been wanting you to post one. I wish sometimes that you would do a Live. I wait each week for your new one, but I also hope one day that you will start posting more often. Good job building your homestead.
Enjoyed getting to know you guys
Thanks for sharing your story and being frank. Follow your dream. I admire your tenacity. You have both shown it’s not easy to start from scratch. An 8-5 life can stifling. You have that beautiful nature, fresh clean air and supportive community. Don’t give up. You have loyal followers. We appreciate your videos whenever it’s uploaded. Don’t get pressured into meeting a timeframe. ❤️ Aussie fan.
Nice getting to know you three. I think you are doing fantastic & it's been great watching your progress. You Alaskans are crazy for sure...but the good kind of crazy! Look at all you've accomplished so far...Congrats!!! Take care of each other. Best of luck as your story unfolds. Thanks for bringing us along ☺🖤
Wow! Courage 💪 guys. You conversation with your followers was so real... appreciate that. There is so much "fake" on social media...so nice to hear your story. Thanks for keeping it real. Don't change a thing...your content is awesome. Blessings to you three
Don’t give up on your dreams. I am so impressed with your determination to succeed, your resilience and your basic life skills and knowledge. When you don’t know how to do something or even what to do you do your research and figure it out then take it one step at a time. And that says a lot about the both of you. The life you’ve chosen has huge challenges and huge rewards are possible. I can’t wait to see where you are in life in a year, 5 years and 10 years from now. Winter will be a challenge for sure but you are up to it. One thing please take short regular breaks to do those things you find fun like fishing and hunting and enjoying the awesome place your are now living in. It will make the hard days and all that work more tolerable and remind you why your working so hard.
Thank you for taking the time to answer our questions and share many of your thoughts and goals with us!
You will be fine, I am sure of it! You both have accomplished so much in a short time!
My husband and I moved to another country in the EU and it has been a struggle and a learning curve. We had a big fire this year. It cost us a lot. Our cabin survived. It was a miracle.
Half of my garden burned down, too. We suffered 60,000 euros of damage. Our solar system also went up in flames. We have been here for 2 years.
After the fire came the drought this summer. The river has been out of water for 4 months and our well has been dry for 2 months. Our neighbor gave us water from his deep well.
It was never easy to live in the countryside and off grid.
We are now working on a cistern. It will hold 30,000 gallons of water. Enough to get us through the hot summer.
Giving up is not an option. We are older and everything takes longer. The journey is the goal!
Have you thought of opening a patron account to help support yourselves? I follow a lot of homesteaders who truly appreciate the support of their patrons. It’s a way for us to show appreciation for the content you’re sharing with us.
Thanks , you have some good goals I will be watching. ✌🏻👊🏼
Keep going one step at a time slowly. Learn as you go. Spend time and resources with great care. Stay safe. Have Plans B and C. Have a rescue plan “ just in case” of a medical emergency etc. Focus on making it through your first winter. You are young and healthy. Bake some cookies and go deliver them with a Hi and an Introduction - new neighbors usually respond well to cookies. LOL. God bless!
It was pleasant listening to Cody describe why he liked that time of year after he unloaded and stacked a lot of wood. Rather poetic
Thanks, keep providing content. ✌🏻👊🏼
That was a great video! Thanks for sharing. You two are doing an awesome job!
Current subscriber and first time to comment. I really enjoy watching you two. What you are doing is so not easy. You have to give yourselves so much credit for getting to where you are now. Thank you for sharing your videos and taking the time to answer questions and provide an overall update. Watching the house build was amazing. Really Look forward to your next videos!!
Congratulations on 10K subscribers guys! Keep the videos coming :)
Dont give up! You guys are doing amazing without any real background of living remotely. You have already learned so much. You sound tired and maybe worn out with an extremely busy and challenging summer. Most people would be worn out mentally and physically with any one of the many things you guys are doing...moving, building, starting with raw land, new friends, the challenges Alaska brings...The winter will provide the rest and time to further plan. You will make it. Your young and strong and have the dream! I love watching your videos, Im rooting for you!!
You 2 are doing great and we’re rooting for you to succeed.. thanks for sharing your journey ✌🏻
We’ve been watching since you began your move! We are 57 and 65 and are soooo proud of you two! You have accomplished so much!
Idea: please invest in the kind of communication device people who live or travel in the wilderness have for emergencies that you can use without internet etc to alert authorities you need help. Especially for serious illness and for emergency rescue like having 15 feet of snow or an animal attack or your and heating, water, food , housing fail and it’s -30 before the wind chill. Do you have snowshoes? Do you have top notch winter clothing and boots? An option is to NOT do this winter in the woods but get an apartment and jobs in town and start again next spring? Sorry your inexperience is very clear and people in your position have died in Alaska in the winter and found when the snow melts. Please please please take care. God bless.
Boy you are a bag full of joy 😡
Psalm 30:5King James Version. 5 For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. God bless you two. I have every confidence that you can succeed. Determination is key. 🙏❤
If you have made it this far you will make it the rest of the way. Just don't give up.
Congrats to you two for reaching 10k + 😊 looking forward to seeing more. This winter for you guys will be a challenge but will be worth it.
Lori,
Looking forward to your artwork. Follow the 15 minutes here 20 minutes there rule. Give yourself 15 or 20 minutes a day to do whatever you want. You would be amazed how it helps you get through tough times.
Congratulations on 10k subscribers 🎉
Stay strong, it's a lot of extra work in the beginning until you have thing going in the direction you need things to go in,,then it get easier, but steady, youtube will take and you'll make more money, cody, stay strong, don't doubt your self, your stronger than you think, your actually living my dream, praying for both of you, god bless
Congratulations to the both of you. Not many folks would take on a challenge like this especially in the state of Alaska knowing the weather can be brutal. You are both young and now is the time to experience this in your life. Think about all the things that you are able to do there and focus on that side. It’s absolutely one of the most beautiful places on earth.
As far as your sound, as far as I’m concerned it’s great. I can hear you both perfect. I appreciate all the work it takes to not only make the video but also the time it takes to edit it as well. Thank you both for allowing us to go along on this journey with you.
I am impressed overall about what you have done and accomplished taking into consideration all the hurdles and challenges. You should set up a patreon for anyone who would love to support you.
Congratulations to you both and love the videos
You guys are doing amazing - water would be a definite priority for me :) And a wood shed.
Well first, congrats on reaching 10,000 subscribers, and accomplishing so much in such a short time. You've come a long way since arriving at your snow covered property and having a drive way that resembled some more like a creek when the thaw came. You weathered some difficult moments that most people would have thrown in the towel. It speaks to the great determination, the fortitude, the belief in yourselves, the ability to work out the problems, and your overall character. To answer the question 'do you feel that you made the right decision', you'll have see how you can handle the long winters and 18 hours of darkness. I believe that you will. You are an awesome couple and have become one of our favorite off griders. We pray that you'll be able to have a well dug on the property. Take care and God bless. Your fans ( Barb and Bob) in Eagle River, Wisconsin.
Thanks for answering all the questions & sharing your lives with us.
Thank you! Tell your story. Don’t feel guilty or owe us a explanation. I’m 54 years old have built stuff that didn’t work but also had great victories like your A-frame will be. Goats are easy animals. Stay at it. God Bless!
Cody, you are so talented, and have worked extremely hard since walking down that lane the first time. Don't beat yourself up and sir and take a breath. You must look at what you have done in this short amount of time
I am astounding proud of you and Lori. All the negative that was thrown at you in the beginning, you have over come. Your cabin is dried in and you have heat, water. You are working hard to get enough wood for the winter, at the same time cleaning up your property of the unusable material for building. As fast as you work, you and Lori could have a nice would shed in a week's time, what did you do with all the shavings from your logs? If your not going to burn them, they would work great for panels on the back and sides of a shed. I truly hope that you all make it just fine this winter and come to love Alaska as you once dreamed you would. Lori, I am amazed at how emotion and physical you are. You have worked right along side of Cody, and you are so wise for as young as you are. I pray you can keep moving forward too and I pray this does become your home. With your design abilities, spend some time making your home inside effective for you both, you got this girl, I hope you both pray hard before thinking about giving up. Your so positive I pray some of that rubs off on Cody, so he too will be happy he took this journey. I am going to look and see if you have an email, I have some private things I would like to discuss with you and Cody. God Bless, looking forward to your next video.
You two have had some incredible setbacks that would have had me running back to WI, and yet you are still there. It’s that kind of pioneering perseverance that you have that will get you through. I so much admire you both. Hang in there, things will get better. I love your channel and am rooting for you. ❤❤❤
Give thanks where it is due. God is watching after you every step of this journey. I hope you know and appreciate that. We can't do anything by ourselves. Live simply and be thankful.....that is what I say. Bless you in your journey. Your doing great...😊
Not sure if yall are buying water from the trapper creek water point, but if yall don't know there is a water point just north of sheeps creek lodge. Its the east side turn off after the construction but on the construction side. There are some steps. It supposedly doesn't freeze over and gets tested multiple times a year. Some people get pumps and pump the water into tanks or drums in the back of the truck.
You answered my big question, about the foundation of the house, and not digging down to bedrock. I figured all the concrete blocks was the workaround, but compared to your neighbor who built on logs on the ground you are leagues ahead of others.
We know it was a risk, but made the decision anyway. We can only hope it works out, either way we learn something.
Hi from South Africa. I wish you all the best of luck, you are living my dream and i envy you.
You are both amazing. I’ve been watching your channel for a while now and absolutely love it. The things you work through seem so overwhelming but you both pull through and have such a great attitude towards everything you do. Looking forward to the next video 👏👏👏 thank you for sharing your life with us.
I have only recently started watching you, and have gone back to watch from the start. I'm loving the videos and watching you build a life. Surviving is an excellent goal for the winter and I'm sure you will. Look after each other, be kind to one another, laugh alot, you have humility and your ready to learn. I think you will succeed.
Keep up the good work. ‘Simple Living Alaska” is a good channel to watch e.g. for Woodshed etc. they didn’t build their own home like you though. Good luck. Watching from New Zealand 🇳🇿
You are two remarkable young people. Thank you for sharing. I love your beautiful fall backdrop. Be safe.
Great video Cody and Lori
Thanks, you two are a hoot. ✌🏻👊🏼