First Snow at the Off Grid Cabin | Tiny Home Loft Tour
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- Snow at last! Join us on this beautiful snowy day as we complete our daily tasks and tour the loft in our small cabin.
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Great update folks. The small tweaks to the loft are brilliant. I use use crates for my cloths. Makes so much sense. Keep an eye on all your outside gear battery voltages. It might get you out from the house and then strand you as the fast draw down from lights etc. Look up your on vehicle per hour charging rates , to be safe. the generator exhaust pipe is very cool idea.Things to consider , adding a remote temp gauge in the battery box, root cellar and chicken coop. The industry sell units that have multiple remote sensors with one indoor base unit. All your animals are super healthy and happy . Not so easy in your climate. One thing I have always enjoyed when living in snowy michigan , gaiters. I keep a pair in every vehicle and use them when running the chain saw. Keeps everything dry and clean . Cheaper than buying tall boots. And when clearing land in summer with poison ivy , they wash up really easy . Thank for so many videos your family makes time for and shares. Can you folks do a hand gun and rife video on winter gun prep and outdoor no freeze treatment. So the gear is ready when you really really might need it :) Carrying slings potions, safety and holsters , etc. ? It might be a first on youtube.....
william savage great tips thank you! We will see what we can do on your video request :)
@@SimpleLivingAlaska just a thought on asking viewers for video requests/ ideas. Here is an example. When skills are acquired and polished . You can take skills for granted. BUT viewers not living your lives , may not ever learn what you 2 Now know. They seek the how to , that will simplify , add joy , a new kitchen meal , and or add to their life quality on a similar type farm. Plus you might make several videos in one day and release later , dripped out. Then More time for yourselves and the dogs :) freedom.
Hi from a fellow german Beekeeper! A little Trick to prevent the entrance from being covered with snow - move the hive forward to the edge of your substructure. The entrance should be in line with the edge. The snow will need to rise from the ground to cover the entrance. The bees wonˋt mind during winter, they will stay inside until a warm, sunny day comes. Still, they need air circulation, so the entrance should not be blocked. Greetings, Jens.
Ashton Haines-Levi 😑
@@AL-cg4vb Sooooo....what's "OURS"?
Very nice tip....Danke Schoen!
@@AL-cg4vb i think you are talking about the Africanized Honey bees. they are the hybrid species that is aggressive, and destroy native bee populations. from what i know, the hybridization was done by accident, so its a problem that just has to be dealt with. As for raising bees being unethical, and exploitative, and that human cant take their honey, well that simply just your [imo stupid] opinion. you sound like a marxist vegan...
I'm learning so much. Thank you everyone
Bees fly very little when it's below 50-55 degrees. So leaving a "small" entrance - about one inch - is recommended to limit air exchange and cooling the hive adn still letting them out when they need to vacate. Consider wrapping the hives in heavy insulation to keep the core of the hive up. You're going to get prolonged periods of really cold weather. they will need all the help they can get to stay warm and keep internal hive temps up.
You both have carved out a very beautiful piece of Alaska for yourselves . Stay warm and safe and thankyou for the stamps on time & temp ❤
Love them drone shots!!
Thanks guys, this was really fun to see your winter lives!
I loved every second of this one - just like I always do!
You are well prepared.Enjoy the season .
Love the intro with the daylight times.
Nice add to put the sunrise / sunset and temp. That really puts everything n perspective. Keep up the great work.
Love the aerial shots of your homestead, and the loft setup!
I love your videos. I’m amazed at how industrious you two are. I love the loft.
Your loft looks very cozy and organized. Thank you for showing us!
Thanks for the loft tour. It looks awesome. Everything seems to be falling into a nice rhythm. I know it is hard work.... you guys just make it look easy.
The snow looks beautiful! Great drone views, I don't know what I like better the snow or the beautiful trees, thanks for sharing! The loft looks nice, love the string lights. Stay warm & cozy!
I very much enjoyed the tour, its kinda fun to think about getting so much snow. I live in the south where we get some snow but not a lot. God bless!
Its so freaking beautiful. The snow, the skye, the place. Freaking beautiful. Thanks!
Thanks for the tour, the upstairs looks really cozy. ...and the garden sleeps.
Thank you both for another interesting change of season story.
Wishing you all the best.
Thanks for the tour Ariel , Your own piece of Heaven ! Stay Safe and Enjoy All , I'm in envy ,Sigh ..
Such a beautiful place! I’ve watched this over and over so many times!!!!
One of the shows on TH-cam I actually sit and watch through commercials for.
Spruce Tree Whisperer HydroGeneration thank you :)
Me too! You guys deserve compensation for the time and care you put into your videos.
Thanks for the pet update! I never would have guessed Bo and Bandit were the same age.
I love the guitar, so meditative.
Oh my word, you all are making me homesick for my cabin there in Willow.
I love the loft, so
Well oranganize. The lights over the window makes it romantic.
Awww..to be young and strong. Enjoy! Time goes so fast!
LOve your place 🌺
Thanks for the loft tour. The pulley drying line is a great idea.
I would cover the hives with an old carpet and or snow (like and igloo)to keep the deep cold from the hives.
Thank you for the update on your dogs and cats!
Such beautiful skies you have! Thanks for sharing your beautiful life!
Love the loft very nice and cozy. You both are amazing. Take care this winter. Beautiful drone footage. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Fantastic vlog,the fresh snow looks beautiful,loved the loft tour. Fairy lights,you can't beat them for adding that cozy feel !
Looks beautiful, stay warm
Thank you very much for allowing us a further glimpse into your life. You certainly have a variety of things to keep you busy and be prepared. You mentioned you had an early snow - here in Melbourne, Australia, we had an early hot day yesterday, with the temperature reaching 105F and winds gusting up to 55mph. Regards, Jeff. 👍😀🐓🐂🐕🦺
I lived in Fairbanks Area for 20 years. Oh I miss it so much. When I lived up there I would can about 250 lbs of salmon a year and a moose if I would get one that year. However I would can dried beans and vegetables each year too. I worked on Fort Wainwright. Now in Missouri and don’t like it. Maybe one of these days I’ll head back north/west.
Am in Mo too and only lived in Alaska a couple of years but I don't like it here either, lol.
What humble souls..
The pictures or start of video was so stunning
What a fun life. Thanks for taking us along..
Ahhh, the power of key words in your titles. Love love love seeing your channel take off after your crazy hard work! So well deserved!
LOVE the loft. Great organizing.!!!!
Great footage! Both 0:58 and 1:14 are my money shots. With a drone there is so much more beauty to be seen. Your loft is so cozy and nicely organized. I have always wondered about your sweet pets, thanks for the update.
The snow covered garden looks great as seen from the drone!
Love our winters.
There is nothing more beautiful than Alaska in the winter! LOVED the photography at the beginning of the vlog! I got a little verklempt at how beautiful it was! Thanks so much for sharing your days with us. Shalom and Blessings from NE Missouri!
I agree whole heartedly, a melancholic American…Love this kids, they are awesome!
Thanks for taking the time to do another beautiful intro !
I'm still amazed the bee's and chickens will survive the winter !!
I absolutely love your guys lifestyle. So inspiring
you 2 really enjoy the Kitchen, good for you. cooking is a joy many do not experience. God Bless you.
How lovely-you are living "Vintage Alaska". The feeling of having food pack in and wood stacked up - Bring it on!!!
And after the snowfall, the deadening sound is factastic.
Your loft is very nice and cozy. Keeping it real. I do really like your line on a pulley up there. The hottest part of the house so things dry super fast and all out of the way....And puts much needed moisture in the house.
Love the moose :) Thanks for taking us along..
The snow looks like a Christmas card! Beautiful ❄️
Hey there,you folks are doing good and the loft looks great. Thanks for sharing with us
I always look forward to your videos, probably more than any other.
Yes, we more videos
Here in Germany there is a saying, no beehive is frozen to dead, they starved to dead.Just be sure that you check the supply's each hive has, eventually you'll have to give them some extra Sugar Sirup in the early spring.Regards, VictorI
When you store your small engine equipment for next season (snowmobile,chainsaw etc...) you should treat the fuel with a stabilizer and then drain the fuel from the carb (drain valve on most carb bowls for that purpose) for storage. The fuel in the carb will age and start to turn to varnish (gumming up the carb) and fuel nowadays is cut with Ethanol which absorbs water and for that reason it will separate out from the fuel causing rust/corrosion in your tank,lines, and engine(wherever there is metal). This will save you on future headaches/repairs and extend the life and smooth operation of your equipment (along with regular maintenance of course).
Here in Central New York we can get NON-ethanol fuel at the pump, My equipment starts on the first pull anytime of the year. I did do what you recommen before my Non-Ethanol days tho.
Let your equipment run until its run dry of fuel, then drain the bowl, and let it sit completely empty. Stabil doesn't work.
Alaska gas is ethanol-free.
@@CerebralAilment Ah, the one time I tried running my tanks dry on my sled the thing wouldn't start the next year, had to take it in.
I always fill it up completely and let the stabilizer run through the system and haven't any issues doing that.
@@TheOwenMajor Nice, learn how to service your sled! You still need to drain carbs.
I've fixed a few hundred small engines. Stable doesn't work. It makes a big difference how you store your stuff too.
I really like the iron bar, it looks solid.Love the pulley clothes line!
Thanks for the update . Glad things are working out well for you. I've lived in Oregon and now NW Washington. The early darkness gets to me here.
I can't imagine living in less light up there .
As he mentioned, you have to get outside daily, as much as possible, to combat the negative psychological effect of the darkness.
Thanks for the update on the kitties. I was wondering how they were faring. Good to hear they're doing what kitties do best (sleep)! And the pups are awesome as always. What is it about dogs? Such wonderful, eager-to-please companions. I can't imagine life without them.
I just found this video. It was great seeing Alaska from your eyes. I miss it even more evry year. I spent 3 years in Fairbanks in the late 70s. I loved the outdoors and rough lifestyle. Stay healthy, emotionally wealthy and safe,.
I love how you work together. Thank you for another video!!!
@Simple Living Alaska
A single lightbulb under the water pan will keep chicken water open. You can also buy electrically heated livestock and pet water bowls.
Availability of water is a huge factor in winter egg laying. Producing eggs requires a lot of water.
FYI....When it's Sub-Zero for extended periods you can heat rocks on your woodstove. Put the hot rocks on the coop floor. You'll find the chickens will lay near then eventually on the warm rock. They love it.
An amazing amount of snow in what seems early to me. Being from Southern California, I admit though I am no longer an expert on snow!
I can see you need to plan ahead and be prepared for the winter.
So beautiful! I live in Australia and besides going to a ski mountain/resort I have never experienced living in snow. Love watching your vlogs.
Beautiful snow. Can't wait till the next video. Love the views also. God Bless
the dogs look happy running around and the cats look happier.. sleeping.. add some string Christmas light (5v) on the stair case hand railing..that would look better...and you can see where you're going when going to the toilet or just coming and going to the loft...at night.. thank you for the video, stay safe.. GOD BLESS.
Functional, nice looking, comfortable, inviting. Very good.
Well done you 2!
Praying that you stay warm. Beautiful. This is what heaven looks like a lot . Of animals come by your place , we can see foot prints take care. , your husband is very lucky 🍀 to have you baby girl. Don’t you just love ❤️ the sound of the snow ,when you walk on it 🤗
This was a fun to watch video. Well done.
I found your channel yesterday. I've almost binged everything already! The amount of labor and time that goes into these videos are fascinating. it is really inspiring to see something like this now days.
If you have time and the possibility, it would be really nice to just see you out with the dogs or out on a walk, just a 2-5 min video. it doesn't have to be an update, just a random video now and then if you feel like it :)
keep up the work! you are living a dream life I'm not capable of atm!
-Love from Norway
Amazing what you can do in such a small space. I like it all. What I could not abide would be the laundry. Good Lord! You both seem well dressed and cleaned up most all of the time, so I imagine long long hours with the tubs and the wringer.
Here it comes! We aren't far behind, expecting a foot of snow by the first.
Soldotna on the Kenai Peninsula has rain...and wind LOL.....I am jealous! Thanks for the update guys and stay warm!
i agree with ariel.i loved riding our snow mobiles when we had them too,they r so fun1
We all love your loft and the pulley system y'all placed it so well it's really comfy just so you know we are extremely proud of y'all for following your dreams keep on doing what y'all do thumbs up my friends
Hey y'all 👋✋🖐😁 I am from Louisiana and I am proud to see that y'all have a Louisiana Leopard dog they are famous around here can't wait for the next video 🌝🌝🌝🌝
Hey guys, thanks for the tour. Love your vibe and the slow dog. My favorite!
I love your whole place. At our camp we have the loft bedroom. There's just something awesome and cozy about it. ❤️ Your surroundings are beautiful as well. Something else I always notice is how pretty all your fences are. You guys build beautifully.
Loved the intro, super creative filming, and editing, great that the bees are ok, wow and a tidy loft, thank you to you both :)
I LOVE the snow! It is so beautiful up there! Y'alls bedroom is sk adorable!
Really nice looking house. Great to see it. Looks perfect for 2 people and pets. Love your videos.
Wow, I'm impressed I love the area where you live. So cool 😎 peaceful looking. I never realized how short the day's are. The moonlight has to be Devine. I'm jealous. Lol I will look thru your videos.
Am borrowing your loft clothesline idea!! Have had a pulley line outside for years but never thought to use one in and open loft set up. BRILLIANT!!
I totally thought he was going to chuck a shovel of snow at you 😂 RUN!
Put a tarp over the snow machine. Simple fix for a messy situation. That's what I would do....
Sean Oconnor
maybe no 💰😬⛄
@James Coutee in some areas its called a snowmobile, in some areas people call it a snow machine.
language is like that.
@@jannerantanen5121 I dont know why but in Australia it's called a Skidoo
@@jaydec1195 in sweden its called a snow scooter 🙂
@@jaydec1195 same in Massachusetts .Ski-Doo. My uncle worked for Ski-Doo when I was a kid. I've never heard of snow machine until this show
You guys are my favourite alaskans I love ur videos.Warm greetings and hugs from Finland
I've had one of those little AIH greenhouses in Anchorage for years. I always pile the snow up around it as it helps keep some heat in and if you get big winds in the winter it will help hold it down.
The loft is very organized and neat.
Stay warm. Awesome video as always.
snowmobiling is my #1 activity. Love it. Thats a good sized house Good Video
love the Loft
I found you guys on TH-cam a few weeks ago, and now while we are in lockdown in the Netherlands , i love to watch your videos!
Great video..your lifestyle makes me very envious and what an amazing job you have done to achieve your lifestyle!
Love the lights!
💖 your homestead. Remember to feed your Bees during the winter💗🐝🐝..
Thanks for sharing..
Jeanne on the Oregon Coast
I love those dishes!!
Great video as always! Thanks for sharing 🙂
You are a great team.
Good thing you guys have each other for them cold nights
The snow is so pretty!