Part of living off grid in Alaska is getting ready for winter. Catching fish, crab and hunting deer and moose is just part of life here. A full freezer will make for a happier couple come January.

Happy Thanksgiving

Wrist update

I had a great time visiting family and hunting moose with my brother in law and nephew.

Seems simple enough but a lot of people have issues with this. I try to help out with a entertaining way to get it right every time.

We have have hauled a lot of stuff to the island but this was truly a pain. Weighing in at only 250 lbs you would think it was a breeze. Not so much. We hope you enjoy the video.

Have you every wondered what Juneau Alaska is like? We shot some video while we were in town doing a supply run. It's hard to find a prettier place than Juneau on a sunny day.

Me and the Mrs. Talk about how we got to where we are today and some helpful hints if you are trying to move to Alaska.

Spent some time with my son before he left for college.

A shower, what?!

We needed to add a few things to our rain catchment system. One was a filter to keep out debris and sediment. Two was a brass check valve. Our old one was not making the cut. And three we needed to have

We finally got our new rain catchment in place and have water pumping into the cabin. Next is putting a shower behind the cabin. We are ridding high on the hog.

Well we did it. We bought a refrigerator but living in a tiny space we had no place to put it. We had to lose some of our counter space in order to slide our fridge.

During my mom's visit the trailer hitch ripped away from it's mount. We had to take a little time to fix it up but then it was back to vacation mode.

We took my mom on an epic adventure during her visit. We took the train in Skagway to White Pass and the cruised up to Canada to see the Yukon. The. Came back to the cabin and showed them some whales,

The closest town to us is Juneau, the states capital. Although Juneau is the capital most of the legislators do not live in Juneau they live in Anchorage which almost has 300,000 people. Juneau has 30,000.

This is Part II of us clearing the land for our tent. We also talk about why we take so many safety precautions when we do things. Even thought it is only for the summer it sure does feel good to have

We needed some extra space for lumber and to store our ATV. Our quick solution was to buy a Shelter Logic tent. Before we can erect the tent we have to clear some space for it.

One of the perks of my job is that we have blue, black and salmon berries all over the place. This time in the season I'll stop and pick me a handful to munch on during the day. They only problem is, I'm

We live on an island and getting materials for building or even groceries takes a little bit more time than your normal trip to town. This video is just a little insight of how we get things done.