Ohio couple travels 4200 miles to start Off Grid Homestead in Alaska
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.พ. 2025
- Welcome to our first season compilation video.
Whether you’re new to the channel and want to see what we’re about or just looking to get caught up, this episode is for you. Join us on our journey from April 2023 through October 2023 as we build our off grid, Alaska Homestead. Come with us as we see our Alaska property for the first time. Watch as we live in a cargo trailer while we start to build our 20 x 24 skillion roof tiny house. We begin developing three water sources, including a natural spring with the coldest most refreshing water I’ve ever tasted, put up an outhouse and take in some of the sights around the Kenai Peninsula.
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Craig & Chandra
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Your house and property are absolutely stunning!!!!! You have done a fantastic job building your house❤❤❤ May God Bless you and your family and keep you safe 🙏 🙏🙏
Thank you for being real and showing the "real people" moments. All those "perfect people" videos make it seem imposible for real people to do this.
That’s why we do it. We got tired of watching the flawless videos. We’d try to do a project we seen online and struggle and be like, why is it so easy for everyone else? Then I realized, it’s just because they won’t show the screw ups. We don’t know what we’re doing and I can’t afford to pay a professional. I might be a bit ditzy sometimes but I’m not a dumb person so I figure if they learned how to do it, so can we. Maybe someone can learn from our mistakes or at the very least, have a laugh with us.
Or they spend A LOT of money
@@RunningGreyWolf we are. Thank you 😊
Why would you call them out for them not showing what they may have screwed up maybe they don't feel like showing that aspect, the fact that anyone who gives it a go in Alaska is a " real person" and many who move to Alaska find out the hard way that of how difficult it can be living there as it's not for everyone who wants to try the off grid thing. The Alaska wilderness wins always. Maybe you should get a harness for your recording device then you can help out
I am watching your video because I wanna move to Alaska. Thank you for this video. Everything was pretty cool and y'all did an awesome job
Awesome! Thank you!
Great job folks. FYI. Self sticking roof underlayment is fab. Because it waterproofs the roof until you can put finish on. And won’t tear like felt. No matter how long it take or the weather.
Every great journey starts with the first step and us humans don’t normally truly appreciate anything that’s given to us. You’ve mapped your future and if I might say, looks bright. Wishing you all lots of love, happiness, health and fantastic memories. Never too old to pursue your dreams (not that I’m saying you’re old 🤣). A couple from Idaho are cheering you guys on!
Thank you so much!
43:00 hahah "Two heads are better than one"... _sometimes_ hahaha Thank you for keeping it real
The shot of the “Christmas tree” and driveway shows just how beautiful your property truly is!
We are definitely blessed 🩵
We’ll install the solar system this spring and it’s getting decorated next year for sure 🎄❤️💚
What a adventure!
Born & Raised in Alaska!
Out House!
Come winter, Styrofoam! Always warm when you use it in place of a toilet seat!
Just a little helper to make things better!
Thank you 😊
Your land is SO beautiful! Getting things done is a huge accomplishment & necessity at times! There are always multiple ways to do something, so your way is the right way!!!
Thank you 😊
keep on with the good work, you two are enjoyable to watch
Thank you, we appreciate that 🩵
God bless and good luck on your new journey I think alot of people are escaping the rat race of the city.keep us updated.
You'll eventually have to get one of the big plows for the front of your truck for future road clearing!
Craigs wanting a tractor. We’ll see 😆
My wife and I made the 1,200 miles from New York to South Florida in 2013. We couldn't be happier.
It's a good feeling to look back and see your progress. I remember 😊
Loved your build. Imagine my surprise when I saw your John Crane weather thermometer! I met my late husband there in '75. He continued to work there for over 30 years. Sure made me smile seeing this! Keep up the good work 👍🏻
That’s amazing! My husband salvaged it from an abandoned warehouse in Ohio many years ago. I loved the look of it so it’s moved around the country with us.
What a adventure you guys have had this year. Starting with a blank slate to making it your home. Can't wait for more adventures. You will make mistakes but step back laugh and learn and push forward, you will perceiver you are a buckeye.
Thank you 😊
@@ouralaskahomestead Man you are up early. it's 8:55 am here in Columbus. can't remember if it's 5 or 6 hr difference.
@@tmoomoo42 AKST is four hours behind EST.
@@ouralaskahomestead Up watching sunrise and coffee.😁😁😁
I love the way you take time to pet your dogs when they come up. Love your channel.
Thank you very much!
Quite educational, real and funny. Keep your sense of humor.
Thank you 😊
I have never heard of s Spring Box, we always had a spring....all you have to do to make it deeper is dig it out.
You are living my dream, so I will just watch the three of you in Alaska. Great progress and a great place. God bless you, and I am so glad I found this video. 🙂✌🏼😎🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🦃🦃🦃
Thank you for joining us on our journey! There will be lots more building and sightseeing, raising chickens and gardening this coming season.
Hello my friend❤❤❤
@@poorboy2012 hello 👋
@@ouralaskahomestead Hello my friend👋👋👋
Just found you guys. LOVE IT, for being REAL!! That is ME!! You doing great my friends!!
Appreciate the kind words.
Thank you 😊
Wow German Shepherd are my favorite dog what beautiful faces.
Thank you 🐾 🤎🐾🖤🐾🤎🐾🖤
Thank you 🐾 🤎🐾🖤🐾🤎🐾🖤
Thank you 🐾 🤎🐾🖤🐾🤎🐾🖤
LOVING EVERYTHING, ESPECIALLY THE FOOTAGE PICS...AWESOME INDEED, THANKS AGAIN.
Thank you for joining us 🩵
If you have trouble with your vent leaking in the future. Replace that section of roof and use a Deck Tight rubber flashing. That was a shingle flashing. The deck tight are silicone with a small metal ring at the base that can be formed over the ribs of your flashing. You set it in caulking “Through The Roof” then put a final coat around the edge. It’s a clean fit and you won’t have as big of a hole in your roof.
what a beautiful piece of property you have
Hey Fellow Buckeye's, I now Live In Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA. Now almost 4 K Subscribers! Thanks for Sharing, Peace, Long Life, & Health to All.
Newly subscribed from Cleveland, Tennessee … really enjoying your journey! God bless the two of you! Have a great 2024!
Happy New Year! Thanks for joining us 😊
Hi guys! Fun to look back at that first video when you showed up to all that snow. Rough start but glad you persevered! Been watching from the beginning and have really enjoyed your sense of humour through it all! You have to be able to laugh when it’s all going wrong because it surely will. Looking forward to you getting back to Alaska and continuing your build! Take care! T!
Thank you so much, we appreciate that.
It’s easy to forget how hectic and fast paced things are down here. It’s nice being able to help family and visit for the holidays but we’re ready to get back home. Thanks for watching 💜
Hopefully you can get in your driveway!@@ouralaskahomestead
Don't forget to send them some money ,brother
Great videos. I enjoy seeing people succeed in establishing your homestead. Beautiful land I can see why you moved and changed your life. Peace Love Happiness 💖💖💖
Thank you so much 💜
Just found your channel. WOW! I'm going back now to watch the older videos. Loving this.
This is a dream of mine too. Subbed to live vicariously through you for now :P
Can't believe your boy just up and left like that in the middle of building your house! Generations sure have changed!
He wanted to be able to finish high school with his friends instead of switching schools for his senior year. We knew before we moved back up that was his plan.
I subbed because it is nice to see real people new to homesteading in Alaska.
Thank you for joining us. We’ve got lots of projects coming up this summer on top of finishing the house. Ducks, gardening, solar install, first time fishing, building a garage……
@therealz360z7 so true! It feels like we’ll never get finished 😆
🎉🎉. Pretty cool 😎.... JJ..😊
That was real, funny and fun. Wishing you the best.
Thanks so much!
I've been following you since you first started with your build. I look forward for your videos every week. Your doggies are adorable. Good luck on your new adventure.
Thank you very much!
I subscribed to your channel last week and have been playing catch up. You can see a massive improvement in videoing and editing from now to this older videos. Good job guys!
Blind leading the blindfolded…love you both!
😂
What a beautiful journey you had to get there 😊🌸
You were making me laugh when doing your gutters, but love the fact that you are not perfect builders. That being said the two of you work well together and you are getting it done. Your making memories
I wanted to leave that out because it was just ridiculous how bad we were doing but we were laughing at it while editing and decided others would probably enjoy it too. We all have those days where things just don’t come together 😂
That's really good to meet some locals
Looking good. Making progress. Good luck👍🥰🇺🇸
Thank you 😊
I love hearing your voice, Chandra. It reminds me of kinfolks in Ohio and West Virginia!
This is the first time I’ve watched your video and I enjoyed it so much that I subscribed.
I’m looking forward for your video’s in the future.
Thank you so much for the kind words, it means a lot to us. We’ll be driving back to Alaska soon and have some good winter content for everyone. In the mean time I hope you enjoy or current project, rebuilding after the fire-Tennessee Mountain cabin videos.
Great buy. Its absolutely beautiful
Thank you. We love it!
This was a great video. First time visiting viewer. I was reading an article about a couple with 2 children leaving AK for Florida, where I live. It’s usually the opposite way.
I’m glad you enjoyed it, that means a lot to us. A lot of people move up here but find it’s not the place for them. Winters are long, summers are spent working to prepare for winter, everything is expensive.
Just found your channel. WOW!!! Excellent video. I'm going back and binge watching to get caught up.
Your video just came across my feed and I couldn't stop until the end...just wow you guys are good at this! I have subscribed and will go back and start at the beginning. Can't wait to go on this journey with you!!
Peace and Blesssings to you and your pups😊
Thank you! That’s such a nice compliment. Warning though, we are learning as we go and those first few videos are rough 😂
We have a bunch of upcoming projects though so hang in there.
I have tried to watch every episode best wishes your new home.
Thank you. We appreciate you joining us.
Watching from Michigan. God bless on your adventure 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼🧡💚♥️💙
You’ll have a beautiful piece of Alaska!
Thank you 😊
I just found y’all and I’ve falling in love with your family. Hit and miss, you’re gonna get it right. Land is most beautiful and love the dogs. 🐕 🐕🐕🤩
@@jackiedavis9035 thank you 😊
Shave the top side of the snow off, and then the bottom to the other side of the driveway. At an angle. Learned that in Ohio when I was a truck driver
I installed my gutters....
It is a pain in the Ass puzzle to figure out on your own BUT..So great when you do!!
Place a filter on top of the drain spout itself.
Ground Extensions from downspout pointing away from building.
GREAT JOB OUT THERE‼️‼️‼️ 😊
Thank you 😊
Famous last words..."I will come back to it and fix it later" 😂 I call those things part of my 20 year program.
😂
Relax ! Your skills are far superior to those needed to homestead. Your homestead is going to look just fine ! Good work.
Thank you so much 😊
Loving your DOGS ❤❤🎉❤ADORABLE...🐕🐕🐕
Miss you Chandra!! Your land is beautiful!!
Miss you too! Thank you 😊
Beautifully done with your deck. I hope you will get your plumbing done soon so you both can take showers and have a regular toilet. Good luck 👍 💓 ✨️
I hope so too!
Love, love, love your channel. You are living ‘the dream’…..
Thank you for joining us 🩵
Good evening 'Our Alaska'. I just came across your channel this evening and watched this entire video. I really enjoyed the content of building, plus the scenery is beautiful. I absolutely love it when channels show us the landscape, trees, etc...
I subscribed here, plus gave you a second subscription from my back up channel.
Really looking forward to your future videos.
-Heidi from Michigan
Aww 🥰 thank you so much. We’ve got a lot of projects planned for the spring/summer. Plus, Craigs taking me on a marine life tour and a ride on the train so they’ll be lots of great scenery coming up. Thanks for joining us x2 😉
Thank you for sharing your journey. Even though we've already watched your previous videos, we thoroughly enjoyed the compilation. Keep safe and God bless. Are you back from Tennessee yet?
To my dismay, not yet. There was quite a delay in getting their beams for the upstairs garage floor, ended driving to WV to get them. Should have those installed today and work on framing the upstairs walls tomorrow. It’s coming along.
@@ouralaskahomestead hang in there guys 💪👍
Great video Craig and Chandra
Thank you 😊
WTG!! Glad to see someone with vision and gumption. In 93 my hubby and I built a log in Michigan together. (My idea) Our 2 girls were not happy with a outhouse and showers when it rained or a trip to the river at night so they hung out with friends at a campground. Took us 6 months and lots of friends but finished a month earlier then the bank expected. Lived there 16 years till he got sick, sold it, and bought a place on a river for cash. So because of that home we've had no mortgage for over 18 years.
That is awesome!
Hey guys! i arrived to my homestead on the kenai peninsula in may '23! i'm from missouri. loving it up here!
We are too! Thanks for watching and good luck on your homestead.
I checked out your page. You should get a band going up here. Almost all the music is hippie folk or country. We need some variety, something heavier.
I really like the setup how the inside looks like you have to do what you have to do to get it done
That’s exactly what this year was about, just getting it livable and ready for winter. The finishing will get done next year.
I love watching you guys, you make it fun. I learned different brands of gutter parts don't always work together. I've modified so may parts for my gutter and some parts take alot of adaptors.
Stumbled on your channel great stuff, thanks for sharing.
Appreciate you watching 🩵
ME AGAIN, THE MONTANA HEAVEN FAMILY, EVEN BUILT THERE LOG HOME FROM START, AND NOW NICELY LIVING IN IT....BEAUTIFUL. THEY HAVE A DOG TOO...🤣🤣🤣😍
I love your adventure, your home building, love your video.....Blessings !
Thank you 😊
Lol, "lots of snow", in the mountains of SoCal we occassionally get 5ft of snow overnight. Now thats "lots of snow!" Happy for you guys & Im sure it will be an adventure!
Great job guys 😂 I love the gutter part keep up the good work
Thanks! 😁
Already a pretty yard, very nice!
Just subscribed, from central PA. I love watching you guys!!! So real! You're doing better than any of the people I know!!!
Thank you 😊 so glad to have you join us.
Everything will come together just take your time relaxing come down God bless you,s Amen
I just discovered your channel and am enjoying watching your progress on the homestead. Thanks for sharing. Janis from Oregon
Thank you for joining us Janis!
Delightful video, thank you.
What a beautiful job putting in the roof!!!
Thank you 😊
God bless your family ❤️🙏
Thank you for sharing your adventures
To say you are hard workers is an understatement,Have subscribed and hope to share your adventures ,the best of luck and may our good Lord bless and protect you.
Thank you for the kind words 😊
I love Alaska was there in1980 I hunted in the Chugach range and took a beautiful Dall ram I,hoping we will see some hunting and fishing adventures when you get the important work done. I, m sure you have a residency requirement and you will eat that up just getting settled in
What beautiful property you have
Thank you very much 💚
Luv this! Anyone w/3 German Shepherds…is A1 in my book! Lol! Yu guys r so brave! & having ur whole fam together…👍🏻! (Plus u don’t have 10 commercials embedded so yay! )🤣🤣💖
We actually have FOUR German Shepherds. One of them musta been hiding in this video.
Two traditional saddle back black and tans Tess and Hanz, the all black one Kyzr and the blanket back is baby Gidget who turns 1yr old tomorrow 🎂🎈
How cool is that, building a house together as a family. What an opportunity for your son to learn building skills, from dad at that, even more special.
Beautiful property, always learning along with you.
Warts & All you are both doing just fine, self-efacing and with a nice sense of Humour too. What a lovely spot. Good Luck to you.➡️🇬🇧
Thank you 😊
SO CREATIVE, FROM START TO FINISH......❤❤❤🤣🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼👀🫵👍🫶💪
Thank you 😊
Today was the first time I Saw your Chanel, I enjoy everything. Goodluck in your new home.
Thank you for watching💜
I,m 92 now,but as a young boy we had an outhouse and our toilet paper was newspaper and aSears catalog. That was a mature cow moose in your yard. I hope there is a lot of game in your area.
There is!
Awesome thanks for sharing
First time watching your channel. Loved the frustrating truth and comical gutter install. 😂😂 I have subscribed and looking forward to catching up on your episodes. I'll be sure to "like" them. 😊
Thank you for joining us!
PRAYING 🙏🏼 FOR YOU ALL THAT EVERYTHING WILL WORK OUT FOR THE FAMILY. ❤😂🎉💯
Thank you 🙏
I moved up here from Ohio too! From Cleveland to Anchorage winter of 2019. Congratulations on your move and new home!
Thank you so much 😊
We moved here from north-central Ohio in the end of March 2015, to wasilla! Ain't lookin back,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Going to be watching more, thank you for the video - very interesting - including to occasional funny uncertainty. We all ‘enjoy’ a little confusion now and again. Not many tackle what you are doing so chapeau to you. Scaffolding thing made me a bit nervous though. Spring water a great find. Keep attacking !
Regards, phil - Suffolk. U.K.
Thank you Phil 😊
Like it!
Loving the outside toilet 🚽, fitting for the job 😂😂😂❤
You guys are awesome!
Thank you 😊
What a great video! I look forward to seeing your progress. And such a terrific learning experience for your son. ❤
Thank you so much!
I'm from Ohio and I am trying to do what you are doing now. I drove up to Homer in August 2022 from Denver for Salmonfest that drive is so amazing
It really is! The Yukon and northern British Columbia has to be some of the most beautiful scenery in the world.
I so agree. The blue rivers and lakes plus a hot springs in the middle of nowhere. I walked into that hot spring said o-h because there were 2 RVs with Ohio plates parked outside 6 people answered me.
@@hippiejew5965 yes, the Liard River Hot Springs is one of our favorite stops!
Loved the video! Thanks
Thanks for watching🩵
Danke für euer schönes Video.
Ihr habt sehr sauber und korrekt gearbeitet.
Grüße aus Germany
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