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Simple Living Alaska
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Registrace 9. 04. 2018
In 2018 we made the 2,500 mile trek from Oregon to Alaska. We downsized our house, our land, and our possessions in pursuit of a self sufficient dream. We landed at a tiny cabin surrounded by forest in beautiful Southcentral AK, never expecting we would be living "off the grid." Each day we face new challenges as we learn to embrace our life here in the wilderness of Alaska.
Tag along to share our experience living life to the fullest, connecting with nature and creating food we are passionate about.
Cheers,
The Illia Family
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Tag along to share our experience living life to the fullest, connecting with nature and creating food we are passionate about.
Cheers,
The Illia Family
Facebook: SimpleLivingAlaska/
Instagram: simplelivingalaska
Planting our Vegetable Garden in Alaska | Potatoes, Cabbage & More
We're thrilled to be growing our own food again and just in time for the summer weather. We plant potatoes, cabbage, onions, greens and celery transplants. There's still so much more building and planting to be done but for now we relax with a fireweed shoot and caribou steak dinner.
We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀
Thank you for watching and supporting our channel! 💙
- Eric & Arielle
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Thank you for watching and supporting our channel! 💙
- Eric & Arielle
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Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend:
www.amazon.com/shop/simplelivingalaska
Our Amazon affiliate link if you wish to support our channel: amzn.to/2Xi9CvE
Down to Earth Fertilizers recommended:
All Purpose: amzn.to/3VnZFtY
Bio Fish: amzn.to/4c5lggk
Bio Live: amzn.to/4c5NCXC
Rock Phosphate: amzn.to/3KuDuMy
Langbeinite: amzn.to/3V8xVbx
Azomite: amzn.to/3XqeNsn
Blood Meal: amzn.to/4e4dKE9
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Raised Beds for the Garden | Moose Proof Fencing Built to Last
zhlédnutí 351KPřed dnem
After our 8 foot tall sturdy fence is done being pulled we can finally start to organize the garden layout. We mill spruce lumber for our custom raised beds and get them filled with a mix of composted manure and our native soil. Next up, planting! We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel! 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By Epidemic S...
Building a Steel Pipe Garden Fence | Notching, Welding & Setting Posts
zhlédnutí 360KPřed 14 dny
Our garden is beginning to take shape after 4 grueling days of setting posts and notching the corner supports. With 3 - 1/2 inch used drill pipe as the backbone we can rest assured we built a fence to last. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel! 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By Epidemic Sound: Kasuga Rain - Candelion (っ◔◡◔)っ ♥ 𝐒...
Spring Waterfowl Hunting in Alaska + Peking Duck
zhlédnutí 239KPřed 21 dnem
Spring is in full swing in Alaska with thousands of migratory birds showing up daily to breed and raise their young in the state's vast wetlands. A quick outing lands us a few beautiful birds to bring back to the cabin. Once processed and clean we try our hand at Peking Duck and are not disappointed with the iconic dish. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for ...
Breaking Ground on the New Garden | Starting Over from Scratch
zhlédnutí 347KPřed 28 dny
We begin the long and arduous task of starting our new garden. We prep the ground, gather compost and start sifting the native soil with our homemade screen. It may still be a long time before we can get plants in the ground but like the saying goes, good things don't come easy. Moose fencing and building the future greenhouse are still on the agenda. We appreciate you tagging along for our Ala...
Coal Burning Stove Install | Lighting First Fire in the Shop
zhlédnutí 312KPřed měsícem
We install our coal stove as our secondary heat source for the shop and get the chimney ready for the first burn. We attempt to plane our end wall siding but run into issues with wet wood and postpone this project for a later date. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel! 💙 - Eric & Arielle (っ◔◡◔)っ ♥ 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐄𝐭𝐬𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜...
Spring Days in Alaska | Tanning a Caribou Hide
zhlédnutí 283KPřed měsícem
When a spring ride doesn't go as planned, we have a cook out on the deck over with caribou stuffed pita pits. Back at the cabin we get ready for our summer season and tan our first caribou hide. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel! 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: Reaching beyond the Clouds - Tellsonic Danro - ...
Sawmill Shed Finishing Touches | Repairs, Log Oil & Cutting Spruce Siding
zhlédnutí 315KPřed měsícem
The sawmill is back in action after we make a few repairs. We get started on cutting siding for our shop end walls and button up the sawmill shed with additional bracing and log oil. Just because we are working hard doesn't mean we don't have time to cook up tasty meals, blueberry brioche for brunch and caribou fried steak for dinner. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 ...
Quonset Hut Utility Room | Electrical Rough-In, Vents & Installing Doors
zhlédnutí 334KPřed měsícem
We build a small utility room for our workshop and prepare the building for our diesel generator and coal stove. After installing wall thimbles and louver vents we tackle the electrical wiring on the front of the building and finish with hanging our three doors. There is more to be done prior to spray foam but this was a great start! We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 T...
Snow Be Gone! | Celebrating the END of Winter
zhlédnutí 300KPřed měsícem
Hooray for the end of winter! With spring's arrival and the thaw beginning, it's definitely time to plug in the freezer for the upcoming summer months. We tackle the well over due chore of cleaning it out amongst other seasonal tasks. After Eric plows the snow away from the future garden space, we take a moment to embrace this time of year with fresh berry filled donuts. ~ Donut Dough ~ 2 tbs c...
Spring Supply Run | Gearing Up for the Garden
zhlédnutí 296KPřed 2 měsíci
We embark on a spring road trip to Alaska's Kenai Peninsula, complete with wet roads, gorgeous mountains and bluebird skies, all to pick up our much anticipated 30' x 60' Rimol Greenhouse. Along the way we make a few pitstops but once we are loaded down we boogie home so we can get back to work. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting ou...
An ENTIRE Winter Off Grid | Everyday Challenges Living in Alaska
zhlédnutí 479KPřed 2 měsíci
Each year we brave yet another Alaskan winter, this particular season we anticipated new issues knowing we were going to experience the coldest temperatures we have ever seen. We set out to document what problems would arise and without fail things stopped working requiring us to rise to the occasion of each challenge. Although the snowy and frosted landscape can be wickedly beautiful, choosing...
The Walls GO UP on the Quonset Hut | Overhead Shop Door Install
zhlédnutí 421KPřed 2 měsíci
We finish enclosing our Quonset Hut Workshop with help from the Genie boom lift. The framing, sheathing and house wrap were a breeze but the overhead shop door install posed a few challenges to say the least. We celebrate with sourdough pizza now that this part of the build is behind us! We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channe...
Building Endwalls with Sawmill Lumber | Quonset Hut Workshop
zhlédnutí 461KPřed 2 měsíci
We get a head start constructing the endwalls for our Quonset Hut Workshop with lumber straight from the sawmill. Although we may have fell short last building season, we intend to finish what we started this year and completely enclose our future shop. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel! 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epid...
Butchering a Caribou and Homemade Liver Piroshkis
zhlédnutí 729KPřed 2 měsíci
Caribou is on the menu for breakfast, lunch and dinner! We get our beautiful bull caribou processed and make fresh ground burger plus Italian sausage. After packaging roasts and making bone broth, we celebrate with the fluffiest homemade Piroshkis. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel! 💙 - Eric & Arielle 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐀𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐚 𝐂𝐚...
The Sun Has Returned to Our Cabin | Starting Seeds for This Year's Garden
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The Sun Has Returned to Our Cabin | Starting Seeds for This Year's Garden
FULL Season Winter Caribou Hunt | ALASKA 2023-2024
zhlédnutí 614KPřed 3 měsíci
FULL Season Winter Caribou Hunt | ALASKA 2023-2024
Northern Lights & Canning Pike Chowder | Fairbanks Alaska Supply Run
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Northern Lights & Canning Pike Chowder | Fairbanks Alaska Supply Run
All Dogs Go to Heaven | Our Beloved Dog Bo
zhlédnutí 254KPřed 3 měsíci
All Dogs Go to Heaven | Our Beloved Dog Bo
50 Below, We Still Go! | Felling Frozen Trees + Snowshoe Hare Pot Pie
zhlédnutí 346KPřed 3 měsíci
50 Below, We Still Go! | Felling Frozen Trees Snowshoe Hare Pot Pie
Mouth-Watering Moose Recipes | Cooking at the Cabin
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Mouth-Watering Moose Recipes | Cooking at the Cabin
The Bite is ON in the Bitter Cold | Cabin Trip at 40 Below
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Workin' Hard & Eating Good | Cold Winter Days
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Workin' Hard & Eating Good | Cold Winter Days
Burbot or Bust | Set Lines on the Frozen River
zhlédnutí 343KPřed 4 měsíci
Burbot or Bust | Set Lines on the Frozen River
Heated Chicken Coop for Alaska's Harsh Winter | Full Tour + Chicken Breeds
zhlédnutí 402KPřed 4 měsíci
Heated Chicken Coop for Alaska's Harsh Winter | Full Tour Chicken Breeds
Making + Drying Fresh Pasta | Tortellini and Lemon Magic Cake
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Making Drying Fresh Pasta | Tortellini and Lemon Magic Cake
Mountain Cabin in Alaska's Backcountry
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Mountain Cabin in Alaska's Backcountry
Alaska's Short Days and Long Nights | Heating the Crawlspace + Moose Bourguignon
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Alaska's Short Days and Long Nights | Heating the Crawlspace Moose Bourguignon
Cozy Lakeside Cabin | Rainbows in Winter
zhlédnutí 419KPřed 5 měsíci
Cozy Lakeside Cabin | Rainbows in Winter
Canning Winter Food | Moose Bone Broth & Chicken Stock
zhlédnutí 577KPřed 5 měsíci
Canning Winter Food | Moose Bone Broth & Chicken Stock
I love driving that part of the road north to visit my sister (6 hrs north). Lovely any season but always fun to see the ‘bou
What happened to Bo?? I’ve been busy lately and haven’t been able to watch you guys! I’m so sorry for your loss! I know he was part of your family and will be missed! I will miss seeing him! ❤❤❤❤
You are always Eric's cheerleader. He works really hard.
Hey, the sharpi wont last, or atleast it didn't for me...
Soooo happy to see you gardening again. 🎉
I have used sharpies to label and the sun bleaches the ink out. Great planting!
Look up the hardness of oil drill stems. This needs a torch.
Ariel When are you building the hot boxes Id love to see you do one this year Hope too see it get done by you 😁👍🏻 Linda from Ct
We built them, they will be on the next garden video 😀
What an awesome job you are both doing! The Q-hut looks great! :)
Ny-gee-ry.
I use distilled water with my eggs and will do a maximum of two gallons at a time. I don't want to do any more than that at a time due to weight and lifting. I only use unwashed, unsoiled eggs which show no signs of having a crack or damage to shell. Before I crack an egg to cook them I always rinse then under cold water. I always crack my eggs one at a time in a small bowl. That way if I have a spoiled egg I don't ruin any good ones in the same bowl. Thank you for your video's they have taught me so much.
The tool should be named a fencing key. I love the garden.
Quonset lasts 100 years, spray foam lasts only 50 years. What are you planning?
I don't know why you didn't paint the gate before installation, it just seems like the logical thing to do if you don't want to overspray on the post like you did. Don't get me wrong, the build and welding is good, but the execution is lacking a bit. Build, paint, then install/weld.
You should consider putting up bat houses to help with your mosquito problem :)
Oooh 8" all fuel pipe. Big $$$. You guys using the Selkirk brand again? (I remember seeing the boxes in another video). Looks like the roof support is the "roof guy kit" I am an HVAC sales woman and its always awesome to see the trade in all aspects of life. I do have a suggestion though. Please keep record of what brand venting you are using. Most brands do not interchange with each other. And it can be hard trying to match it up based off looks/ conmection type. Also, lol, Whoever sold you the set up messed up not adding the stove pipe adapter to the install quote. Gotta get from double wall to single wall some how! Goofy mistake from a sales point! Oh they make wall brackets too, if the pipe on the side if the house needs securing. I think its every 3 ft after the T you need one. Not sure if applicable here.
Oh no I missed this😢. RIP Bo
not to rain on anyone's parade, but that atv would buy 10 years worth of groceries
Name the tool "Clark.". 😅😅😅
Did you say I didn't take my silver? When you were talking about the bugs biting?
"NO Chicken!" made both my wife and I laugh early this morning. You guys are the best. Keep after it!
Use Rock or marble way cheaper
love what you are doing only i would definintey have the gate open our of the garten yes a little irritating bur trust be many a sneaky critter will figure that one out with a lean to gate
Okay, real advice for fence pulling. Observations of your process from a lifelong farmer: 1) Change to a homemade clamp for pulling your fence tight...two 2X4s longer than the height of your wire...drill holes for carriage bolts to go through both boards (we use 4 bolts for 5' woven wire fence, so you'll need about 8 bolts. The 2X4s sandwich the woven wire fence and we attach chain (not nylon straps - not safe) to the sandwiched 2X4s with barbless stranded wire. We only use the tractor as our anchor point and use a come-along to pull the fence tight. Lastly, we never (never) pull around a corner post...always terminate your woven wire on the end post and then start with your next straight pull by starting your next piece of woven wire by doing the connection exactly as you did on the first pull. Good luck. Always rooting for you guys. Love your channel's content. 👍😊
I don't know if you can get this in Alaska, but my favorite soy is Aloha Shoyu
King Bo needs his rest...LOL Bless his heart RIP BO, Love you guys
🥰IT BREATH IT Alaska what a place to live 🥰"
Hi, the sun may dissolve your markings. Found out the hard way this spring with my tomatoe markers. Went to plant them and the markers were less the marking. I think UV sunlight dissolved it.
Are you using Toad fish fillet knife? That's very good knife
Eric I just saw this on a CZcams short and thought about the trouble you had with your furnace. czcams.com/users/shorts6L4RjMar-wo?si=HFH2NPI5atMPdQDB
I’ve been watching you two from the beginning. I don’t know anyone who works so hard for their purpose. Thank you for sharing and helping us all to learn so much about so many things.❤
How about magnets to keep your gate closed?
Only on your videos would one say what a good job you did building a rest room building!
Best channel on youtube. You show the good, the challenge, the truth. Love it all.
I have been following your channel. Ever since I stumbled upon your massive potato harvest video a few years ago. I love your content and particularly love your gardening videos. It’s my favorite time of the year. Thank you for sharing your journey. It’s absolutely amazing. I’m very much looking forward for the next vid.
Hello from the Yukon neighbour! Love following your developments, hoping to do something similar one day here 😄🍁
Great to see the garden developing
Love the music!
Hurray!!!! Gardening is back!!!! My favorite part of this channel (I love it all, but gardening/cooking/preserving food is my fav❤
I wasnt looking at the screen so i had to re watch the "what no !... Chicken ! No chicken!" Twice lol. It knew what it was doing lol. Just smart enough to do what you dont want them to do lol.
My wife wishes to know if you are keeping secrets
Another great video guys!
Luv luv luv your garden fence!!!! Wow
Try black spruce tips for tea and syrup, and white spruce for more tangy recipes. I noticed they do definitely smell quite different. I made a aioli out of white spruce that was pretty tasty.
God water is much better than hose water!!!
I absolutely luv your gate but in our location in soldotna the moose would find their way in for sure
"They're really tasty creatures." lol
Those leggy, shrivelled potatoes should do absolutely fine! I planted out a piece of potato that I had grown in water until it had green leaves when I was a kid, and it grew potatoes! I’ve seen some pretty gnarly potatoes that looked wilder than yours planted out with good success
Onions love nitrogen because the bulb is actually a modified underground stem, and as you know, stem and leaf growth is promoted with nitrogen!
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