Living on a remote Alaska off grid island
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- Bringing back our ATV to the off grid island. It's always an adventure on the Alaska Homestead.
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10:58 they get to island
Nailed it
Thank you, I was about to do this. Half the video is getting ready for the actual video.
I just happened upon this video this morning, and it brings back such wonderful memories. My family and I lived on Sisters Island for several years, which no doubt is near you…the background scenes look very familiar. I’m 73 now, and can honestly say those were the best day of my life. Thanks for prompting my memories!
That’s amazing. You must have made a lot of great memories there. We are in southeast Alaska, near Juneau.
Have a great week.
@@AnAlaskaHomestead Sisters is near Hoonah.
@@patriciastory2754 oh so it is close. There is also a sisters island on the Aleutian Islands
Wow! Longest boat launch ramp I've seen. Most people I've seen would never be able to back up straight that far!
😂it can get entertaining on the weekends. We do have a big tidal range. 20’ to a -4.7
@@AnAlaskaHomestead Wow. That's a big range.
Lots of beauty in this world, but what could be more dramatic and majestic than mountains, glaciers, forests, and ocean all combined together. I envy those that live in SE Alaska. Been to visit my children in Haines twice. Just plain heavenly. ❤
Haines is a great little boarder town. We looked at property there but settled on the island life.
Yay for getting 4wheeler back on the job! I hope that you guys got the same sun and blue sky that we had today ☀️ First time that my toes have seen daylight since last summer 🦶🦶
So glad to have the green machine back on the island. Yes we just had two days of back to back sunny days. It felt so good. Glad your toes got to see some sunshine.👍
Could watch you “two” all day! Great music🎵 selection! Two hard workin ppl to live as you do. Keep safe and happy spring 🌺 🌸😁
Thank you, we really appreciate it.
Hi Brian and Diana. I watched this video on Sunday but remembered that beautiful drone footage of the island with the mountains in the back ground. OMG what a sight. Needed that lift today. Thank you and stay well. God bless you guys. Take care❤️
Glad we give you a little uplift today.
What beautiful videography! Absolutely breath-taking scenery! Love this video!
Thank you Linda.
Brian- Just wanted to say thanks for another great video! You guys are awesome and I love your videos! Glad you got the 4-wheeler home and all is well! Stay positive and know that we love you guys! Cheers big guy!
Thank you for the awesome support. Love you all.
Que hermoso trabajo y tienen a los mejores compañeros,esos peluditos q se ve que los quieren mucho,sigan positivos,Dios los guarde y espero ver pronto lo que hacen con las plantaciones,abrazos😊😊😊
Looking at your view of the snow capped mountains is breath taking!! Excellent video!
Thank you
Great video! Looks like spring might be on its way. Hi to all your awesome island friends. Have a great week.
Thanks David. It sure does feel like spring right now. We may get another day of snow but I think we are in the clear. Have a great week too.
I'm always happy to see your new videos.
Funny thing... it makes me feel homesick even though I live in Alaska. It's just that I used to live in Juneau but am now stuck between the mountains up by Matanuska glacier (sigh?)
We're still knee-deep in old snow right now. I'd like to smell the ocean sometimes I guess.
Can't wait for your next adventure posted... love you guys :)
😂 I hear you. The luxury of living in the SE, the snow is gone. Sounds like you are in a nice spot just a little colder. Thank you for the support.
thanks for taking us along and have a great week ahead see you next Sunday's video
Thanks for coming along. You have a great week too.
Hi Brian and Diana. Good to see you today. That drone footage of the island was beautiful. You are lucky to live there. Your videos are one of m6 favorites. Keep them coming. I see you brought gas with you on this trip hope the prices weren’t too bad for you. You all take care. Good less you guys❤️🙏
Thank you. It’s about a dollar more here, around $4.50. I’m sure it’s going to get worse. Hope you have a great week.
Awesome video. The filming and editing are exceptional. Thank you
Thank you Chris.
Great video Brian and Diana
Thanks 👍
I truly admire your adventurous nature. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you
Hello from a fellow Juneauite Homesteader on ND, It's always fun watching your videos of your adventure on Shelter! 🙂
That’s awesome. I bet you don’t miss the rain😂 Shelter would be a shorter boat ride. We do have a few friends that live over there though. Another great island.
Beautiful opening shots Brian , excellent backing up dude ,you rock !
Thanks Robert
Thanks for the great video Brian and Diana, I really am happy that you got the Honda back, my favorite brand of powersports hands down. I see that your snow is gone, we still have about 2 feet, it was melting but them we received a 0 ish fahrenheit cold spell, so I haven't a clue when the whitestuff will leave us. Please have a great and safe week You two!
Oh it’s so nice to be snow free and have some warmer weather. Feels like spring is here. Have a great week Frederick.
I hadn't realized the beauty of your island until this opening shot! I still say the constant going into town would hamper my decision to do what ya'll do, but ya'll have it down pat. Love ya'll ❤️
We go in more often than we need to. On our neighboring island they go in every 3 months. Thanks for the awesome support and have a great week.
@@AnAlaskaHomestead You as well my friend!
Cool.
Have fun, good season.
Thanks
I need to look at more of these!
Good to see that the beast is back at the homestead and part of your transport fleet. Nice boots!
Good to have her home again👍
Living my dream. Peace and quiet.
Sounds like fun. And challenging
I’m glad to see the wheeler working for you again! Was a joy to work on it!
Glad to have it back. Thank for the awesome work, it’s running like a champ.
That was a great video you guys.
Have a wonderful week..!!
Thanks Ron. You have a great week.
So cool I like you and your wife’s enthusiasm. And your pups
Me too
Thanks for showing Brian! I always enjoy your videos! Have a nice week! Greetings Tom from Austria!
Thank you Tom. We hope you can get back soon. Covid seems to be on the decline.
@@AnAlaskaHomestead The flight to the Yukon is already booked! It goes by canoe down the Yukon River from Whitehorse to Dawson City! I hope I can enter Canada!
Man that water is beautiful!
great teamwork. Have a good season.
Thank you
Nice lil boat my friend.
Good video. Thanks for uploading
Thank you
Great video!! Have a great island party. Have a great week!🤗
I wish I had some video of the dogs playing but I was caught up in the moment having friends back on the island.
Looks like a very good life.
Great video Brian and Dianna! Looked like Juneau was pretty quiet that day! Shop closed? Must have been a Friday! 😉 Every time Raven or Skipper would whine, Kenai would look at my computer with his ears perked up and tilting his head 🤣 I am going to look into the boots! I need a pair for spring mud coming up soon. Nice 2.0 jeeping trail you got there back to the cabin! Always good to see everyone! Take care! 😁
Ha Gunner never paid attention to dogs on tv or a video but Raven always barks of a dog makes a sound😂 So far I have no complaints with the boots and they are cheaper than Mucks or Xtratufs. Hope you have a great week. Looking forward to some more big foot sightings😂
That's a lot of work loading and unloading. Glad the weather was good for you.
It’s definitely starting to feel like spring here. I’m loving it.
Very cool! Thank you for sharing.
Thank you.
It always feels good to be restocked.
It sure does.
Damn, you can't stop the video now. I was just going to a happy place watching this. I guess I'll have to subscribe. I pretty much do the same thing you do, but I do it on the Gulf Coast. Cold weather is not my friend. Great soul-cleansing video. Really appreciate it.
This is definitely our happy place. 👍
Just stumbled on this channel. Holy moly you guys are serious! I’m still getting a handle on Winter up at my property in North Idaho.
If we were to have moved anywhere else it would have been Idaho. I like states that value personal freedoms.
Very cool. New subscriber rang the bell and thumbs up. Very glad I stumbled upon this. Thank you very much and stay safe. From millet Alberta.
That’s awesome, thanks Dan.
Another great video thanks so much for sharing
Thank w Gerald.
All fixed up and rolling again. Would be cool to have a boat like the captain has. Beach and unload. Bet his boat is pricey. Cool boots and waders. Makes sense to park where you do. Stay safe my friends!
We’d love a landing craft but they are heavy and we couldn’t pull it out of the water in the winter time. That’s the big downside to them. Other than that they are a perfect island boat.
Had that same wallpaper for years when building my house.
😂
Thank you for such a beautiful and interesting video. Please keep making videos. God bless wilderness people.
Thank you Ray
Great video, great music.....
Another great video of your daily doin's.
Thank you Dave. Just trying to stay busy.
Just found your channel subbed gotta binge watch now stay safe.
Glad you found us.
Nice boat trolley bud hello from the matsu valley 👍 😀 great vid love it what a awesome cabin site
Thanks 👍
You still get to go jeepin..😂
So nice to have that on the island. Back ups for back ups right.👊
The Jeep is so handy. The ride is tougher than the ATV but so nice to have.
I just found your channel we moved fromm oregon to prince of whales in December after 5 yrs of debating between Ketchikan Juno and Sitka only partially off grid but love the people the beauty and the life thinking about doing videos myself of our build and teardown of what's on the land we bought building supplies are hard to get worst part of everything
That’s awesome. There’s a few guys that watch from POW. Not sure why it’s almost the exact same thing we are doing here😂 I’m glad that they stop by and leave a comment though.
That is cool . I`ve never seen a landing craft like that before.
They are pretty handy to have. It’s like having a buddy with a pickup truck😂
Awwwwwww, another awesome video ..
Thank you Pat
👍👍👍 I LOVE IT ! Do wanna adopt a old grand paw 63yrs old from the city, every homestead cabin needs a " old guy around "
you know gas up the quads / boats / take care of the fishing gear / chop fire wood / tend to the dogs . video 13:49 - 14:19
love to see the dogs run free that's their waterfront . had a family cabin at Ruth Lake B.C. years ago ( health reasons back to the city )
this is still my wishful way of thinking
Please enjoy your way of life good for you 🙏❤ give the dogs a hug
We give you honorary grand paw status 👍 That sad when heath issues gets in the way of doing what you love. Hope you have a great week John.
Hey you guys today is probably the hardest day of my life I just had to put my dog to rest because of an enlarged heart her belly filled up with fluid and their was no way she was going to come out of it my female pit bull was two months shy of her 10th birthday I adopted her four years ago and she brought so much happiness to my life if you would of ask me last week if this was going to happen I would of told you not in a million years but here we are I am feeling down in the dumps and I thought of you nice people when you lost your beloved family member I know it takes time to recover from such a heart breaking loss thank you for sharing your lives with all of us god bless you both
We are so sorry to hear about your girl. It truly is one of most hardest thing to do. Time does ease the pain but it’s hard. My mom just sent me a picture of Gunner when he was a baby and I got chocked up. Just be glad of the years you had together and the great memories you created with one another.
Awesome VIDEO sorry I haven't been WATCHING your VIDEOS and others I just got home FROM the hospital stay safe OUTTHERE
Hope you are doing ok
Trim motor sounds great! And aren't quads fun?!! We love ours, pull the woodsplitter , the wood chipper, fire wood wagon, lots of fun stuff. Quads are a great tool.
They make life easier, that’s for sure.
A busy fun day
Great video Brian. I always thought having a landing craft would be amazing for what you’re doing. Gas prices are going to make life a little more difficult for all of us. Take care.
I’d love a landing craft but they are so heavy. I’m not sure we could pull it out of the water in bad weather. Yeah hopefully gas prices will go back down but I don’t think they will. I think it’s going to get a lot worse before it gets better. We shall see. Say hi to Von for us.
@@AnAlaskaHomestead Any sane person from the Netherland would just go with a amphibious off road car ...
But to keep it simple? A winch? Cheaper and easier then finding an actual decent landing craft.
@@MrFlatage Ryan from @wildwoodoffgridalaska is retired coast guard from this area. I’m sure he has a thought on amphibious cars in the ocean.
@@AnAlaskaHomestead Yea I am sure that unless he is dead? He can have thoughts, lol!
I wonder what he thinks of our HNLMS Van Amstel? And it's crew told to turn about and NOT sail into US territorial water? Shame when Katrina was heading toward landfall? The US ships all turned around and sped for safety. While we hoisted the mighty red, white and blue and sped into ... a CAT5 at full srenght.
What is next? You cannot fly a helo during a active hurricane and save abandoned citizens from drowning? And when Bush pins metal onto 150+ chests? You cannot salute a US President with a 150+ middle fingers? Yes ... We can!
Think it it as building a wall? Not a fence but that sea wall for New Orleans which? You cannot build on a swamp? Oh yes we can.
Sure I get told you cannot live below sea level even when that is simple fact. Just like not selling out ocean going class designs when US ONR came knocking at our door. We just raised our drawbridge. With the big middle finger on the underside. Our goverment was shown the same when they told us to surrender to Nazi's.
I do sometimes wonder what Witte de Wit thought being a politicans. While he was eaten alive for failing his people.
There comes a time for thoughts. And taking action dangeling your balls on a rope picking Americans off their roofs you know. As if my lands of the free will ever go with ... it cannot be done. We're just going to do it regardless. Cannot stop the Dutch Dream. Where did the American Dream go?
Ha gas prices? Try living in england
This has got to be the longest boat ramp in America
We have one of the biggest tide changer. 20’ to a -5’
Merry Christmas Brian .
Merry Christmas Robert.
New Subscriber, I really enjoyed this video, wonderful place to live. I can see its hard work but you both handle things well.
Thank you Newton. We are glad you found us.
Another great video awesome coming from outdoors with Mike northern Alberta Canada 👋🏽👍🏽
Hey Mike.
Beautiful land.
Verry good
I just realized that you'll
have two boat trailers. I
have seen in other videos
you going to town and
taking the boat out of the
water there also. I know
You'll are happy to have
the four wheel back on
the island again.
Yeah an old trailer came up for sale and bought it. It is nice have the green machine back on the island.
Boots are really priced well
Appreciate you 🙏 may I suggest when hooking your ramp on your tailgate that you add an additional ratchet strap from one of the rungs down to your receiver hitch to keep it from lifting off the tailgate on your approach....i mean no disrespect only offering help. God bless you and yours thank you for sharing your experience
Thanks
Hope you guys are ok. You are+my number video so when you don’t show I get worried. Been watching you for a while I feel like we are family. Love you all from Cape Cod Massachusetts Stay safe
Thanks for checking in. Everyone is fine. Just don’t get a video out. I just finished uploading one for tomorrow. See you then👍
Bravo B... your living it Brother! You guys should really do well with the garden this year. And all gears are churning. Keep it Burning Buddy!
You got it buddy. We didn’t do any starts. We are planting straight into the ground this year.
So glad you are still on here maybe one day we can move there meaning Alaska pray to you all our safe god bless
Thank you Bobby.
Howdy Brian, Diana!! Man, the pups are growing like crazy!!! Well, it's finally scheduled (if nothing happens to force a change of plans... like 90+ year old parents passing...). I plan on leaving south Texas on May 29 or 30th, and moving up to the property on the Kenai Peninsula near Ninilchik. I know, right... it's been a long time planning to get to this point. Now comes the real challenge... sifting, sorting, getting rid of everything that is not going (which is a lot). I'll be driving the truck, pulling a trailer with my motorcycle, new CF Moto 4-wheeler, and the truck has a topper on the back so that's where the 4 dogs will be riding. I'm guesstimating 10-12 days for the drive... maybe less if I find someone to ride along and help with the dogs, so I should be there by June 10th at the latest. I seem to remember that y'all went to fish the Kenai area once a year??? If you do come that way, let me know!! It would be awesome to meet up! I don't know if you follow "Sean In Alaska" or not, but he and I have developed a good friendship. He's wanting me to give him BRISKET lessons... so probably sometime in July or August we'll do that. Don't try to tell me that you don't miss good old Texas Brisket??? lol... We will probably do a joint video when we do the brisket. So keep that in the back of your mind should you happen to venture towards the Peninsula this summer. Those new boots and waders look really nice!! A couple of friends of mine from the channel "Wood and Waters Outdoors" just got a pair of those as well. I may have to seriously consider them. Take care guys!! Bill
Congratulations, that’s awesome. We looked all up and down the Kenai. Nice area. I think you’ll love it there.
Who don’t love Texas brisket😂 I’m looking at boats and Ron’s Honda has Stabicraft. I maybe taking a trip up there someday to check out these boats in person.
Always dreamed of doing something like this
It’s never too late.
I will find a way to move up there one day, I swear it
To be honest I didn’t think Capt’n Funk’s boat would be that fast! Wauw! Glad to have the 4-wheeler back on the island.
Oh yeah his boat has two 150 motors on the back. It gets up and goes.
freaking awesome content!
Thanks
Today was a great video culmination of a long repair on your 4 wheeler! What a happy sight to finally see it home and working. You never fully appreciate things until you are without them.
As much as we all miss Gunner; I have to say the new dogs are sure working out well !
It’s good to have the ATV back. Yeah that Raven is growing on me. She loves to give puppy hugs.
Love you two and the dogs, great teamwork as per usual, I see you still have some compacted snow inland can't wait to see the garden project for this year
Thank you Wendy. We are looking forward to gardening season too. We didn’t do any starts this year. We are going to plant straight in the beds.
It warmed up a bit down here in the POW area, I noticed you have 2 boat trailer s I wish I did, I could haul out at my house...One bite at a time I guess.
We started sleeping a lot better once we had the trailer at the island. It’s worth it.
I just happened to catch your channel flicking through new stuff posted oh, so glad I did. Man You Oughta just go ahead and build you a small pontoon load up with some ramps and that way you wouldn't have to hire that guy to take your 4-wheeler over to the island. I will try to watch a few of your videos and see what I think but no matter what you will always get a like just for the sheer fact of the time it took to film your video. Many blessings to you and your family.
He’s my buddy and has a cabin here. Free of charge. I was offered a large skiff for free and I’ve been thinking about using it as a barge.
You got the world's longest ramp, oh my gosh great backing up job.
Or the shortest ramp😂 we have 20’ to -5’ tides.
Is this Auke Bay. 45+ years fades the memory. Coghlan Island is a key.
Yeah we pass Cogland and Portland to get to Juneau.
the dogs are having more fun
They sure are
We like real. Thanks
That’s a sweet boat. That’s convenient to have for a quad.
Very true
I have a small island off Evans island , I feel for ya !
Nice
Everybody knows that you back a vehicle onto a landing craft so that when it hits the beach you can drive the vehicle off and go for it.
Weird how I backed it off and went for it.
You have a habit of turning a shopping trip into an Odyssey Brian. You know that don't you...
Ha I try my best😂
AWESOME
Thank you! Cheers!
HEAVEN
"What life!" Nice to know we can still live like this.
Thank you Brad, we love it.
@@AnAlaskaHomestead I have the idea to live on a Alberta river island like you.
Ya need a rear 3 pt blade for the tractor. With the natural materials you have. You could build a solid road. And back-ups for the back-ups LOL. Know the feeling , we have double and sometimes triple. Town is 20min away and the city is 1hr. Great neighbours are family , our's is coming over with his mini-ex and big saw. Gonna give me a hand with the bigger trees in the build spot. Keep us updated on the boots. Been thru 3 pairs in the last 2 years. My current pair have maybe 5 mths of use. And are cracking in the sole and separating from the boot. Sucks when you pay $250 and they fall apart in mths.
That would be nice, I’d also like an auger and wood chipper but it all boils down to $$$ It’s always nice to have friends and family to help out.
I’d only get 6 months out of my Muck boots and maybe a year out of the Xtratuf’s. I’m hoping these do better.
@@AnAlaskaHomestead We have a chipper. So far my least used investment. It's a 3pt design. If it was a stand alone . I might use it more often. As for the auger. We rented a Stihl 1 man auger for fencing. I wish I bought one. So easy to haul thru the bush and with the clay we have. It was minutes a post to drill. And that was drilling max depth. As for boots , my current set of Baffin made it thru the winter. A few more weeks and they will be put away till fall. My summer boots will need replacing . Gets expensive , footwear should last longer than 6mths .
You really need to get a small road grader out there somehow , just for a bit , to flatten and clear your road . A boat landing near to the house could allow visitors better access , since they're only there for a few hours .
That would be nice
Logistics. After many years living remote you get pretty good at it. Forget just one item or it’s not available when your in town, you do without it.
That is very true.
Alaska has so much beauty, specifically when equipment is alive, lol
Ha that is so true.
Great video. Still my gold standard for off the grid living is Dick Proenekke. I have been to his cabin and it will be there a hundred years from now, it is so solid.
Mine too
I'm here ...just suscribed.
Awesome. I’m a native Oklahoman. Didn’t like the heat though😂
You guys are living the dream !!! God bless.