Confessing the Ugly Truth About my Remote Alaska Cabin
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Adding blocking will not do what you want it to do. Blocking is used to keep your floor joists from twisting or leaning. You should either replace the floors with plywood or lay plywood down over the existing floor. You can then put down whatever finished flooring you want. Just trying to help. Retired 30 yr carpenter.
They do need to "sister in" so she's 16 on center, the gap is too big for the weight load. Then all new sub floot and flooring of her choice. We had to do the same in our old farm house here in Minnesota.
Yep the lumber they used is way too thin and the blocking won,t fix the problem.
@@twobears1224 Agree. They do need to strengthen the floor structure. I built roof and floor trusses for many years.
More support beams (vertical) would help the issue, she may need to adapt her design to suit as it is structural.
You can also scab on length of 2x4 or x6 up to ths floor to keep it from sagging.. Along existing joist.
Or try screws to pull down. As nails let loose over time.
I would also have a cane and some crutches in your cellar "in case." My friend lives remotely and hurt her back and her knee. She's young but getting around for a few weeks was impossible. She had these on hand and they saved her mobility while she healed. Looks amazing. I can't wait to see everything come together! It's going to be gorgeous!
I agree. I live alone and have crutches in my shed and still looking for a walker and a cane to add to my stash. And I hope if I am prepared I won't need them...lol
Great idea.
Yep! I even have a wheelchair in storage. You never know what's waiting around the corner for you, it only takes seconds to ruin your day, or your life.
Crutches I do have from a previous injury. Kept them specifically for the cabin! 😁 But a cane and a walker is something I will get a hold of easy enough! Fantastic ideas! Thank you so much! 🧡💚
A wheelchair is in the cards! I have looked over a couple at the thrift stores but they were just a bit too "vintage" for my taste! LOL 🤣 I am keeping an eye out though! Thank you so much! 🧡💚
Miss Alone,
You can do an easy fix on your old woodstove.
It called stove black paste,any hardware store will have it.
Use a putty knife and work it into the crack then give
it a once over kinda thick.
Next,fire up your stove hot,it will smoke as it cures.
Ive used it before and it will save you good.
Your log house is turning into a wilderness mansion.
Nothing wrong with that.
Peace, BigT
FANTASTIC!! Thank you Big T! I was not aware of the paste! I will go get some this weekend and fix my stove up! I am going to flash your channel on screen when I film the repair! And yeah for one person and a dog, this cabin is a mansion!! 🤣 Thank you for the PRO tip Big T! 🧡💚
I am sure you have gotton yourself a CO1 detector. That could save your life. Even if you fix one crack that doesn't mean you might not have another leak develop. Even your oil heater can malfunction and cause a carbon monoxide leak. Get one of the meter detectors which shows the actual amount present even before a lethal amount causing alarm to sound. This way you can catch a problem before it gets out of control. The meter will allow you to check the total amount of build-up over a period of time as well as a immediate level. A exposure of CO 1 over a period of time can be as damaging as a large short term exposure.
I love your vision for the cabin. It's going to look fantastic when you're done. I've always wanted a wood cook stove! Hope you find one that really works for you.
Wood cook stoves are so nice! Old fashioned but still so practical and functional. The Elmira cook stove has always been my second choice so I am perfectly fine if that's all I can find out here. At least there is one of the manufacturers out here! Thank you so much Christine! 🧡🤗💚
To stop the crack in the stove. Drill at the end of the crack. Drill it a little larger than the crack. This will stop the crack from continuing. Run a screw or bolt and nut into the hole until it can be welded.
Drill a hole that is
Hey that is fantastic advise! the problem is it may never get welded since getting a welder out here would be too expensive. But I can drill the hole and apply the wood stove repair cement. I may really only need this wood stove for a year or two. Thank you for the pro tip! I love it! 🧡🤗💚
Here I was sitting at home relaxing, watching my favorite CZcams video and my cell phone rings at 1130 pm on my night off work: ….. It was a work calling me needing my help at work because it got busy. I had to stop 🛑 the video and go into work on my night off. Please be careful on those stairs. I have herniated disc’s in my lower back. Those herniated disc’s really never heal completely. . Be careful and stay safe my friend. By the way Your box is growing 😊🐶
Nothing worse than being called into work on your day off! The stairs are no problem now. I walk down them like a 5 year old 😝 Yes it takes longer but I get down them safely! And I hear you on the herniated disc. I still get a spike now and then but when it first happened, I remember being in so much pain after filming my video that I would just lay in bed for hours!😜 LOL you are still building up the care package Carri!? That really is so sweet! Thank you so much Carri! 🧡🤗💚
Sounds like an all around functional and livable plan. I am enjoying watching the progress!
Everything you say in part 1-2 will happen! I am far too stubborn to not let it! My dream cabin! 😁💚
I wish I could do more for you. 😔
I'm unemployed right now. What I can do is watch, like, and share. I also watch all the ads bcuz I heard that helps your revenue.
I want to see you win. You are such a joy and an inspiration to me. 🥰🥰🥰
Ahhh thank you kindly! But watching, commenting, sharing and liking the video helps a ton! Watching the commercials helps too but I don't blame anyone for not doing it! With viewers like you, I have already won! Thank you so much! 🧡🤗💚
@@AloneinRemoteAlaska I don't mind watching the ads. Every bit helps. 🥰
You are kind. Thanks for sharing! ♥️
With all the safety issues, I am surprised you did not find the skeletal remains of former owners & residents stuck in the foam, in the bottom of the out house or just somewhere in the bunk house! 🤣 Place is looking great! Try not to go too long between posts, my neurotic self was worried…..😬
LOL! Right?! 🤣 Who knows how many "old timers" are still on the property somewhere! 😝 I do apologize for missing a week! I really hate doing that as I do miss chatting with everyone as well. But I just can't let a poorly edited video upload. I think IF I ever did that I would lose more subs than I already do with the skits! 🤣 Thank you so much Norma! 🧡🤗💚
As to the floors sagging, seems it needs more of a beam to go across the joists to give more support. Once level, then use luan 4x8 sheets over the plywood to make a smooth finish for the final covering. Say use marble to see how it travels on the floor?
My goal before winter is to add blocking to the beams and plywood on top of the old flooring. What I do after that is kind of a distant thought for now but I have not heard of Luan. I will definitely research that! Love the marble idea! Thank you so much Michael! 🧡🤗💚
We unplug our freezers and just keep them outside in the winter too in mountains of Colorado
Ahhh how is my former state doing these days? Winter time in Colorado is gorgeous! And cold! 🤣 Thank you so much Marissa! 🧡🤗💚
Good review of the cabin.
Don't worry about the freezers in the unheated room through the winter. I keep mine out in the unheated barn all year around and in the winter it can get down to -30 F. They have been working fine for the past 5 years.
Reflectix insulation is not designed to be enclosed in a wall. I have a Scamp trailer that has two layers of that stuff and it doesn't do any good. Reflectix is designed to have one service open so that the IR energy is reflected back. See the Reflectix web page for how the stuff works.
For the water pipes I put them in a box of 2 inch purple foam board and have a heat tape inside with the pipes. The heat tape is not wound around the pipes but just run in side the box. You might be able to come up with something like a copper pipe around the wood stove that would circulate warm water through the foam board box to keep the pipes from freezing.
Just using logs as an out side wall with no insulation might not be good in the winter as wood only has and R-value of 1 per inch of wood.
I am not sure I understand what you mean by putting blocking in the beams in the loft floors. If you can I would put another set of beams between the ones you have so that they are on 12 inch centers.
For your shower drain out to the garden use a 2 1/2 PVC pipe with a 1/4 inch per foot or better slope. It should drain all winter with out problem. A hose will not work in the winter and freeze up. The PVC has worked for me for two years now. I even put a heat tape in it just in case it ever freezes up which it hasn't so it is not plugged in all winter.
Great idea I was going to tell her about.
The freezers in the arctic entry during winter was not my immediate concern but having them in there during the summer would be. They would have to work much harder. But I will have the arctic entry roof insulated next year and will see what the temps are like. The Reflectix is only going to be used on the root cellar ceiling. I won't have to worry about pipes freezing since I am having them capped off. I plan to keep the cabin a dry cabin.😁 The logs alone will give me a R12 which isn't the greatest but I can't use fiberglass or rockwool as that will attract mice like it did in the root cellar. I can't use foam as that will attract ants. Reflectix would at best only improve the R value 1-2 vertically. And no more spray foam!! 🤣Also the blocking is to keep the beams from "rolling" as that is a concern with the earthquakes we get. A 5/8" plywood above will do great keeping the floor from sagging. I definitely should have explained that part better! Sorry about that! 🤪And I agree with you on the 2 1/2" PVC drainage would be a much better option especially in winter. Thank you so much! 🧡💚
@@AloneinRemoteAlaska I keep my freezers out in the uninsulated pole barn in the summer which gets to over 100 due to sun loading. They seem to work ok. I also have put a sheet of 2 inch purple foam board on top which helps. I did this when I noticed that the top lid was colder than the surrounding air.
@@dfhepner Freezer covers is something I have definitely been looking into lately. Some interesting ideas out there but I do like the 2" foam board idea!
Oh, I just saw this video. Oh no, it was terrible you hurt your back, that's why I'm always on guard because it's very painful. Hope you're feeling better and haven't gotten into perpetual trouble. Take care and yes, especially when you are alone and there is no one to help, it is incredibly difficult because life must go on and things will be sorted out. Hugs Liv Maria
Great vision for your home, and when everything is done it will be such a comfortable and well functioning space. You certainly have your work cut out for you, but it will be such a rewarding accomplishment. And with your independent and pioneering spirit you can do it! Stay well and safe, and look forward to each episode of your journey.
Thank you so much! It is a very long list and it will take a few years but I look forward to it! Kind of forced to pace myself since I want to pay as I go. A new episode is uploading now! Thank you so much! 🧡🤗💚
To get those tiles off get a sidewalk scraper.it,s a heavy duty scraper with a shovel type handle.a shovel with a D shaped handle.
I am going to try the heat gun or a hot pot of water sitting on top first. But I definitely know the scrapper you are talking about! Thank you!
@@AloneinRemoteAlaska be careful with the heat gun they have started more then one house fire.the pot of hot water just might work.good thinking and good luck..be careful.
A lot of good ideas for your floor. Adding a floor joist in-between each existing one would be stronger and possibly cheaper than going over the entire floor with 5/8 plywood.
I really admire you taking on this challenge of living alone in Alaska and creating a new living spaces.
It has been a life long dream and I think I am very lucky to be here! It certainly is a lot of work but that is what I wanted. But getting all these projects done to complete this little sanctuary will take some time and patience! But like the saying goes, "Patience is the art of concealing your impatience!" LOL! Thank you so much! 🧡🤗💚
Oh my goodness, and I thought I had a long list of "to do" items! I love the way you have cataloged everything that needs to be done. The cabin is shaping up beautifully and it will be gorgeous when you have it completed. As I told you before, you are an inspiration to me and every time I watch one of your video, it gives me hope and renewed energy. Thanks for all work you put into these.
Hello Marianne! It was a long list and I wanted to explain to everyone in pictures instead of just walking and pointing. It will take some time to get this all done but I am ready to tackle it! I am so happy you are enjoying the channel! I do spend a bit of time on each video to get it right and it is always nice to hear that they are useful! Thank you so much Marianne! 🧡🤗💚
Been thinking about your staircase down to the celler, as the Carpenter has to redo the stairs going upstairs, why not enclose that opening to go downstairs and put a door on it but leave the trap door there and have it remotely open when you need it that way someone would think it's just a closet. But it's your cabin do as you wish.
Check out time stamp 05:40. :-) The enclosing of the trap door may be needed to support the new stairs. Also I may have the stairs go down half way to a landing and then turn opposite direction to go the rest of the way down. See! Great minds! 🧡🤗💚
Oh, what a treat, part 2 already! 💕Ok, when watching this video, I would discard all other plans, until your stair situation is sorted. You need to consider your safety. And most injuries happens at home, by falling. My mother was just at the hospital for the same reason. Since you live remote and alone, that is the no. 1 prority. Or continue to sleep downstairs, do not use the stairs 👍 I would put hand railing on the stairs into your basement as well. Your rustic interior design ideas will look so wonderful. Haha, buns of steel - on that note, I´m off to the gym. Last day of my vacation, and back to the normal routines! 😉 Have a wonderful weekend, Rome wasn´t built in a day either, have a 10 year plan! 🌸 Hopefully you get it done sooner, but do not stress! 💕
10 year plan! I was hoping for 3! Maybe If I don't use the stairs going up, I shouldn't use the stairs going down (to the root cellar) either?! LOL no stress here though! I can only build as fast as my bank account so we will be awhile! LOL Thank you so much
@@AloneinRemoteAlaska 😂Well, the speed you have had so far, you may have get it all done in 3 years! 😉 You can make a slide for both floors, safer and more fun! 😁
@@AloneinRemoteAlaska,if a slide is installed...it won't be the the slide that hurts...😊😊😊it will be the sudden stop at the end 😳😲😲😲...that slide remark that ibislife was a funny joke and deserves kudos 👍🙂..but in reality safety first
@@AloneinRemoteAlaska, I agree with Ibislife and that new stairs is important with hand railings, we all care about you too.💐🏞🌄⚘🙏.
I too injured my back in 2017 September. I stepped back and fell backwards on the edge of a raised garden bed. I fell about the middle of my back and it hurt. I had x-rays and the Dr said he didn't see anything in the x-rays. I had a few months of therapy to help with pain and discomfort. Still some of both, I just live with it and I am slow and careful. There's an indentation in my back where the injury happened, it's small but I can feel it.
I'm still going at it, but slow and careful. Life is precious, savor every moment, don't rush it.
Be positive and choose kindness it's free and it helps other people out. 🌄🏞⚘💐💯💛🙏.
Thank you for your kindness and sharing and your inspiration 🌹. Take care 🙂 and have a great day 😊
I can't sit down too long, my back hurts and the injured spot begins to feel hot. So I stay busy around the Ponderosa. I see work as fun to me. Plus it's therapy to me 🙂🤗👍💯
Kenai sitting by listening is so cute...I wonder what our animals really think of when we're on the phone (or as you're doing a video) talking seemingly to ourselves...lol. I guess they're use to it. And,your Buns of Steel is hilarious. Take care and much ❤️
Kenai always wonders who I am talking to. Looking up at me like are you done talking to yourself!? 🙄 But I found that if I am petting him, he wont run away from the camera! 🤣 Buns of steel! It is remotely possible I may have owned that VHS tape at one time! MAYBE! 😝 Thank you so much Terrie! 🧡🤗💚
Love the old Elmira cookstoves…never had the joy of cooking on a brand new one….great for all aspects of cooking, and canning…just need lots and lots of small cut wood…the water boiler on the side was amazing and always provided lots of hot water to wash dishes etc. …Word of caution from experience….my Cabin was a well insulated one story 16x20 cabin… no drafts or cracks..the cook stove could not keep the cabin warm, at -35F to -65 F ..so a wood heater was installed. In Early spring and fall the cook stove worked like a charm to maintain a comfortable temperature…..the wonderful warming oven above was great for raising bread dough, and keeping something hot for late to come mealtime persons…
I have not cooked on a wood cook stove/oven but I am so looking forward to it! And I do plan on getting the side water holder as well. Although it may be in the back now. I have heard about the cook stoves not being so good at heating a cabin but I do have my oil burner still. I am also not opposed to having a Blaze King wood stove installed if need be. Thank you so much Pamela! 🧡🤗💚
Gosh I love your canned foods you prepare and your stock pile. Your home i love it.
My haul video I did awhile back has around 175K views! People really like to see the grocery hauls and full shelves of food! And you know what! SO DO I!🤣 It is strange to be called a hoarder though. Obviously people who don't actually watch my videos! Thank you so much Cindy! 🧡🤗💚
Hello Alone i'll tell you those 2 videos had my head spinning with all that info on future projects you would like done that is a lot to keep track of.Well it won't be long now before your boy shows up you must be anxious to see him and some of your stuff as well.It will be nice to have a porch on the upstairs portion of your home i must say i will envy you watching the aurora borealis from that porch.Looking forward to all you will have going on.See you on the next one bye from Canada.
Hello Jim! Yeah it was a lot to keep track of and it looks so simple on paper so I thought doing a video would be simple as well! Boy was I wrong. But I also wanted to show visually and not just walk and talk. I think the balcony will get used more than any part of the cabin. 365 days a year! 😁My son will be emptying my storage unit in about two weeks and will start heading this way! After all the driving he will be with me for about two weeks. He will be on some of the videos too! Thank you so much Jim! 🧡🤗💚
Slipped disc are painful and uncomfortable. Speedy recovery to you . Changing steps great idea and banisters. Until next time.
It was VERY painful and I had a hard time sleeping for sure! I have healed but I still get a slight "reminder" every once in awhile. So I'd say 95% recovered! But yes! Changing the steps, railings and banisters for the stairs going up and adding a railing for the stairs going down will definitely happen soon! Either way, I still walk down the stairs slowly! 😁 Thank you so much Josefa! 🧡💚
OMG...I would be panic-struck with that to-do list!!! Patience is not a virtue....it is a necessity!!! Good luck with it.....you have the persevering, pioneering nature that is required. I completely respect your visions....but I do tire just thinking of the work involved...lol.
LOL! I always knew that if I bought a used cabin (instead of having one built from scratch) that I would be changing and altering everything. Even if half these projects had been completed by the previous owners, it could just cause more issues. Like my greenhouse that is 1-3 snow storms away from collapsing. So now I not only have to build a new one I have to deal with the collapsing one. LOL I do tire a bit thinking about how long a road I have to go yet because I am no good trying to be patient either! 🤣🤣 It will all get done though! GUARANTEED! Thank you so much Cheryl! 🧡🤗💚
I love how Kenia looks at you as if to say ‘jeezo she’s still talking and not petting me’ 😂 love your cabin ideas
LOL he does that a lot! I seem to be constantly filming and he hates the cameras. He looks at me like "Who are you even talking to lady! " Sometimes IF I pet him while I talk he will tolerate it! Thank you so much Dee!
Just a suggestion, consider putting down 3/8 or 1/4 inch plywood on top of the plywood that is currently down. make sure to glue and staple it down then put the laminent flooring down. This will make a nice smooth surface and will help stop any squeaks or creaks. you definitely have a lot of good ideas. Look forward to seeing it come to life.
I plan to put 5/8" plywood on top. And then some sort of engineered flooring. I don't mind squeaks and creaks but I do mind feeling the floor lifting up and down! LOL! Speaking of progress! How goes the build over there? Thank you so much Bill! 🧡🤗💚
@@AloneinRemoteAlaska unfortunately very slowly. And now it's supposed to be rainy for the next week.
Girlfriend, I dont know where to begin. Your floor joists on both floors are disasters waiting to happen. Like others have said, the joists need to be sistered before they are blocked, & then the thin flooring replaced it covered with 3/4” plywood.
Definitely replace that wood stove! It’s dangerous & unhealthy. Don’t wait until winter to buy it. You need to practice heating & cooking with it while the weather is moderate.
Those stairs! Yikes. But I wouldn’t go up them anyway until the floors have been stabilized. I wouldn’t do any work up there until that happens.
So floors & stove. That would be my priorities before tackling a pantry or removing interior walls imho.
The floor joists wont need to be sistered unless they are damaged but I think what the commenters are saying is adding a center joist to make the 24 inch on center a 12 inch on center (which is way overkill). 24 inch on center will work fine with a 2x9 joist as long as the joists get blocked and a 5/8" plywood is added to the top. And the blocking is to keep the joists from "rolling" if there is an earthquake (and of course for load sharing). Now that is far more than I ever wanted to know about floor joists! 🤣 I agree with you on the wood stove and I have found some wood stove cement that I will be able to cover the crack with. Purchasing a new wood stove will have to wait though as the wood cook stoves are a bit pricey! YIKES! We are almost the same with the priorities as I have come up with the seal/chinking of the cabin, new wood cook stove and redo the stairs. And then the flooring. Thank you so much Deb! 🧡🤗💚
Keeping those logs exposed on the inside is going to cost you dearly in annual fuel costs. Raw wood only has an R value of just over R1 per inch. So if your narrowest thickness is say 5" then you only have R5 in those walls (total). 12" thick walls of solid wood is about the lowest you would want to consider leaving them exposed on the inside in your part of the state. If you were to frame in 2-3" of foam boards then cover those with horizontal 1x6" boards it would keep the same appearance but add 20 - 30 R value, which would easily pay for itself in 2-3 years of fuel savings. Thereafter you could have to process say 5 cords less firewood each year.
They are 8" D logs and would get an R value of 11.28. No matter how this gets done, I have to remove the crappy way everything was covered before and remove the spray foam and clean off the walls. Basically get rid of the 70's paneling and spray foam! After that I may consider other ways to frame the wall. I get what you are saying on the keeping the look and gaining some R value though. Obviously all the paneling was spray foamed in for a reason. And possibly hastily installed! More to come on this subject later. But using less firewood is definitely the goal! Thank you so much! 🧡🤗💚
Instead of using engineered laminate flooring, you are surrounded by trees. Harvest the larger, older trees and get a saw mill brought in and make your own lumber for your flooring.
Will be nice when your all done ! Looking forward to seeing your progress!❤
If I had the money it would all have been done last year! But a few years is better since I keep changing my mind on some projects! Thank you so much Donna! :-)
Check out Obediah wood stoves they have all types, but if you follow The Swamp Boss, he loves the Kitchen Queen model wood stove. It's easy to clean out the ashes. They come in two sizes.
Boss of the Swamp is my mentor (he doesn't know it though🤣) I know he loves Kitchen Queen but I saw a his reply to a comment someone made and he said he would never deal with Obediah ever again. No idea what happened there. I would like to find one of the old military wood cook stoves that were used so much during the build of the ALCAN. Now that is a very unique wood cook stove! I've not seen one here and nobody has done a video on one. Probably not going to ever find one unfortunately. Thank you so much Michael! 🧡🤗💚
I'm a welder by trade if you want to keep the stove grind off that weld drill a hole at the end of the cracks then reweld drilling hole at each end will stop the crack from growing .
Hey! That center Island is vintage, maybe u should keep it. Maybe put outside for a outside kitchen. It don't have to be big, but they are so nice to have canning etc. I've always wanted a out side kitchen, with the true flavors of fire & smoke, ehhhhg i hate this electric stove. But just a thought, lol don't come 4 me, i am the Manager. 😄💋
LOL I think that center island is all trash. It is entirely too old and has been "repaired" too much. It has served its purpose and it is time for it to go. The outdoor kitchen will be far more streamlined than the current center island. But you cant beat cooking on an open fire pit! Thank you so much! 🧡🤗💚
Haha! I had a workout tape called Buns of Steel back in the 80s! 🤣
I may have had that VHS tape as well. LOL! 🤣😜😝
@@AloneinRemoteAlaska 🤣🤣🤣
So much more work to be it overwhelmed me 😂 you’ll get it all done when the times right. Don’t worry. Thanks for sharing… oh and I just have to laugh again at buns of steel 😂😂😂😂
I have a list on paper of what I wanted to get done and I assume putting it to video would be easy! Then I thought I should show everyone what I am talking about instead of just pointing and talking. Then I realized I missed adding some things to my paper list. And yeah it will take a few years for sure! And I am pretty sure I had that Buns of Steel VHS at one time! 🤣 Thank you so much! 🧡🤗💚
@@AloneinRemoteAlaska 😂😂😂
All of your plans are great
Sorry all I can give is comments.your video s are getting better. It was worth the wait. Thank you much. Til the next
Hello John! Don't be sorry at all! Your views and comments are perfect! OK throw in a thumbs up too! So glad you liked the video! Thank you so much John!
I love your ideas, especially the storage room. You really have been checking everything out for safety.
Safety is a big thing for me since I live alone. My stair accident definitely opened my eyes to it more. I have all these ideas that have been floating around in my head for years so it is nice to a put some of them on an actual project list! Thank you so much LaRue! 🧡🤗💚
Stairs: believe me, I appreciate reusing material, and I have rehabbed quite a few old houses! Having said that, IMHO it would be far better to simply install standard stringers and standard stair treads than to makeshift it. It's not going to be that expensive. In fact, sometimes it's much LESS expensive to build something standard (because it takes less labor and you can probably buy pre-cut stringers) then to spend the time to jury-rig something from discarded materials. Standard stringers also will be more stable, especially in earthquake country. I think as you get older you will appreciate a really good staircase. Just my 2 cents.
Wow! Great video Alone. Amazing projects to come! 😍🤩
Yeah I will be doing construction videos for a few years! Thank you so much! 🧡🤗💚
Double doors small walk out deck with table and chairs to sit in the warmer weather . Would be sweet to eat breakfast lunch super out there watch the scenery while you relax would be awsome
I'm in Juneau. Love finding your channel. bravo!
I almost called you neighbor but it would take me two days and a ferry ride to get there! LOL! At least you are in the best state you could ever live in! It is an honor to have a fellow Alaskan follow my journey! Thank you so much Shelah! 🧡🤗💚
I grew up with a cook stove as our only heat and we froze, it didnt throw enough heat to warm up a house. Maybe the new ones do? Anyway I loved this tour, your place is so beautiful and cozy ☺️
I think the new ones are definitely much more efficient. Even my small wood stove now just cranks out so much heat I have to open the windows sometimes. Thank you so much Tara! 🧡🤗💚
I love your logo on the red hat. I had to look supper close before it made sense. Love it. Your special effects and split screening is really good work. I look forward to seeing you get all this work done. Stay strong and motor on.
I had a hard time thinking about designs for the merch. The color logo I had (obviously) so I just decided a black and white would be a good option! So glad you liked it! I do have a lot to learn still on video editing but I do enjoy doing the split screen! This time I tried more green screen editing mostly because I just wanted to learn it. One day Dennis, all of the projects from video one and two will be done! And then we can work on the next list! Thank you so much Dennis!
It sounds like you have a great plan/plans started. I think you may need us all to send you some lottery tickets! haha Dream big, you all ready have and look where your at. Stay safe and good blessings to you.
Hello Brenda! LOL! Send me lottery tickets! HA! Why didn't I think of that one! 🤣🤣 It certainly is a bunch of projects and it will get done eventually! Maybe 3 years? But I do plan on filming every bit of it! Thank you so much Brenda! 🧡🤗💚
Look into Getting a
Toyo Heater..
Had one in Soldotna.
Very efficient
I have two of them. One is in the main cabin (connected) and one needs to be repaired as it rusted a bit sitting in the root cellar. I love it! Thank you so much Tim! 🧡🤗💚
That's a lot of updates on the cabin but I bet it'll be very nice 👍
It is a lot! You cant blame a girl for dreaming! But I know all of these projects will get done eventually! It just may take a few years! Thank you so much Brian! 🧡🤗💚
At 64 I'm too old and knees both replaced and hip replaced diabetes and now kidney disease because I got to 180 pounds and it made my sugars high and blood pressure high caused me kidney disease. Now No meat allowed so I'm Sadly Vegan. So I'm living vicariously through you. Please take care of you and stay safe healthy. Your place and dreams are amazingly coming to fruition. Oh now I'm down to below 140 pounds. Much less stress on my joints. All that food. Only for you? Wow.
WOW Batsheva! That is a 40 lb difference! That's awesome!🤗 I only know I have been losing weight simply because all of my clothes practically falls off me now. I am not sure I could be vegan though. I understand why you have to be (or is better to be) but I do enjoy a steak or some duck! There is a lot of food I store but I always try to be prepped for 6-8 months. Not so much in the summer but in winter I could be trapped at the cabin for 8 months. Some of the recipes I make also use up a lot of stuff. I try not to show the really complicated recipes in video. And mostly because I like to experiment while I cook! 😁 Thank you so much Batsheva! You stay healthy please! 🧡💚
Alone, I'm exhausted! That's some list you have there. It will all be wonderful, and can't wait- yeah, I know- gotta wait... Rome and all that...
LOL! Exhausted is right! 🤣 It will all get done though! And you will get to see it every step of the way! 😁 Thank you so much! 🧡💚
Love that Woodstove! Wish I had one.
I wish I had one too! Heck I would be happy with the old military cook stoves they had up here when they were building the ALCAN! 😝
Alone, I love watching your plans for the cabin, makes me want to do it! I understand the stairs, as having an over 100 year old house ,my stair are uneven too and one day I almost went head first down but luckily caught myself. Still twisted my back but not as bad as you. No I hurt mine originally bring wood in with a wheel barrel..yup it started to tip and I tried yo catch it... won't do that again. .Keep the video coming girl!!
HA! I learned about wheel barrows a long time ago. If it starts to fall over, let it fall. I like the wheelbarrows that have two front tires now! 🤪 After my tumble off the stairs, I still to this day, take it one step at a time. I think I will even after the stairs get rebuilt! BUT it's not like I am in a hurry anymore! 🤣 A 100 year old house! I love it! Working on todays video now! Thank you so much Becky! 🧡🤗💚
@@AloneinRemoteAlaska Your welcome 🤗
What a dream. So beautiful I just love it.
It is a dream come true for me finally. I am very happy to be sharing the journey with you! Thank you so much Pam! 🧡🤗💚
Thanks!
WOW! Josefa this was very generous and very much appreciated! Thank you so much! WOW! 🤗🧡💚🤗
Curmudge Inn has a stove from Obadiahs. Hed be a good resource. I love the pantry and door to cellar idea. I like pallets to keep water off the floor because cemwnt can leech into the containers. Tjats what i was taught for survival water storage. Tjat nasemwnt space is great. Cant wait to see the new kitchen block.
Your Indoor Entry to your Root Cellar is nice. I like the pulley and wire to make opening the entrance nice. I noticed the highest pulley needs to be changed to a double pulley so the wire can be looped back and forth once for leverage. A pulley adds horse power to a lift. However, not with one or two single wheel pulleys just connected with a straight wire. For leverage or to add power the “block and tackle” has to make a worker loop in the wire. The double pulley with two wheels is the highest pulley, the wire goes through it first after being attached to the cellar door then, to a single wheel pulley that you already have in the direction of the handle not too close to the double pulley next, back to the double pulley and around the second wheel back to the handle area with a second single wheel pulley that you already have now, back towards the double pulley is where the wire is pointing last, one more single pulley to point the wire to the handle! Your block and tackle now has an extra loop in it so the pulleys act like gears! Your door should feel like 1/3rd less weight or better. I attached an Amazon link for a double pulley
Hi Alone, you got a lot of plans for the cabin. I like all your food storage and buying the wood cookstove is a smart move. Walling the cellar door is a smart idea as well. Your cabin is a lot bigger than I thought. You certainly have a lot work ahead of you, you won't be bored this Winter. Thanks for sharing.
True I won't be bored this winter but I also plan on getting a lot more sleep! The new roof better keep me nice and cozy! Yeah my cabin is pretty big! I know I know! I haven't seen a video from you for awhile! Not saying you have to as long as you are doing good! We worry about you John!
@@AloneinRemoteAlaska
Thanks. my ulcer has been bothering me. I have an appointment scheduled for a follow up. Just haven't been feeling well. Thanks for your concern.
@@johninalaska9563 Well I do know how an ulcer feels so yeah you get that taken care of! We will be here when you are ready again! But I wont lie John. I do miss your videos!
Such great ideas for you to keep safe and cabin better.
A very crazy long list of projects that will definitely get done! One by one! But all of it will happen! 😉
Love when you post a video. Can't wait to see all you can do! But, please, what the heck is yellow and in the large Mason/Ball jar?! We've seen it several times and my wife and I have been playing guessing games! Inquiring minds! Be well!
Ahh yes the "yellow stuff" LOL! I tell you what! You watch the video I put out next week and I will show it to you and tell you what it is! Just to be absolutely certain you are talking about time stamp 2:49 4th shelf up (far left side). I'd hate to do a video about the wrong stuff! LOL! Thank you so much! 🧡🤗💚
@@AloneinRemoteAlaska Yep, that's it. I think we are have settled on ghee, too light perhaps to be bacon grease? We'll tune in for sure!
Love choice of stove. You mentioned about accident. Get rest. Most accidents happen at home. Thank you again for such beautiful presentation.
The wood stove will be so nice! I love that it is designed to cook, keep you warm and has an option for a water tank to keep water hot as long as the stove is burning. 😁 Luckily my accident wasn't worse! I have to be careful! Thank you so much Josefa! 🧡💚
buns of steel !!! i don't know how to comment on that one, but i will say you need a counter wieght on the frt and to the side of that basement door. wayyyyy easier to open that way. lol lady.
LMAO! You are correct about the counterweight for the root cellar entrance but it is temporary. Eventually the access outside and inside to the root cellar will be standing doors. DOORS OF STEEL!
Ep 40 still trying to catch up.. your video editing is really great! Lots of great ideas for upgrades too!
You're looking amazing my sister!! Have missing your videos! Its a busy time of year. Big hugs!!
Ahhhh thank you so much Leigh! I have been missing YOUR videos! LOL I hope you got everything repaired from that last rain storm a couple weeks ago. I know you are super busy so thank you for stopping by! You take care!
Hello from arizona. The stairs are in dire need of a remodel.
100% agree! Even Kenai doesn't like them! 🤣 Thank you so much 🧡🤗💚
Excellent!
Thank you so much!
You do such a great job on your videos. It's as if you are having a conversation with your audience rather than making a video. I mean, you really pull us in as if we are there with you and part of your project too. Thanks for taking us on this journey with you.
Ahhh well that is so awesome to hear! I do treat my videos like conversations and was hoping the come across that way! I do the same with comments. Each comment is a new conversation! Thank you so much! 🧡🤗💚
RIGHT! I really need to take some tips from her videos!
I hear you assume that people who keep their freezers outside unplug them in the winter. We had a freezer outside on the back deck in northern BC . Never did we unplug it for the winter. It is important to keep the snow away from it so that the compressor doesn’t overheat!
Oh no!! Not the carpet!! Lol!!
I looked to see if I could find that exact same design carpet so I could just redo it. No I didn't 🤣
You need a headlamp for the cellar and when you go out at night. ❤
Kenai is becoming more comfortable with the 📷! He's a sweet boy!
He is actually getting better but will only stay if I pet him the entire time! LOL! 😝 Which is fine with me!
Hello Alone, loving your videos. You are so organised and sensible. I hope you can get your stairs sorted soon, I have had two falls down our house stairs over the past years, but am thankful for our double bannister. Best wishes.
Hello Susan! I am so happy you are enjoying my channel! The stairs will be fixed soon I hope but not this year. So I have at least one more winter to go with them as is. I do walk down them a lot slower now though! When they get rebuilt they will definitely have a banister on both sides! And the stairs may cut in half and have a landing to turn on the rest of the way down. We will see! Thank you so much Susan! 🧡🤗💚
When I was 12 or so, I backed down the hatch opening going into basementof our log cabin and slid down stairs and hit head and back. Happened so fast! Didn’t get hurt, that I knew of, didn’t go to the hospital. It’s a miracle, in hindsight.
Your cabin looks great and I love all of your plans.
Yeah you definitely got lucky there! I have had some bad falls that I just walked away from too but I think I used up my 9 lives in my teens! I have to be careful now! LOL! Thank you so much! 🧡🤗💚
Ask the boss of swamp about the cook stove he uses.😊
I think Boss has the "Kitchen Queen" I watched (awhile ago) the video where he and Lori moved it into the kitchen together and fired it up. Personally I like the Pioneer Princess but the Elmira is a very close second. Thank you so much Erwin!
These renovations/cabin tours and ideas are my favorite videos!!
So happy you are enjoying my videos! So much to be done still around here! SO MUCH!! Stay tuned! 😉🧡
I wouldn’t know where to begin! You seem to have a clear idea of what is needed and how to implement your plans.
I just know to get the safety concerns done quickly and then maybe projects that will have multiple benefits like the fence. I will only be able to afford a few projects per year so it I hope you are ready to stick around for awhile! LOL! Thank you so much Barbara! 🧡🤗💚
I can't wait to see as you complete these projects, they will be amazing! You really have it well thought out. It would be great to see a video on living without running water....I know sounds silly but I think it would be very useful and helpful.
All the projects will be filmed and shown on CZcams guaranteed! I think I can do that on the running water! Let me get my kitchen completed or at least roughed in so my new way of washing dishes makes sense. It is all very manual so I don't think a lot of people will like it! 🤣 Heating water to do dishes or take a bath is usually fun when you are camping but not so much day to day life! I will see what I can do Joyce! Thank you so much! 🧡🤗💚
Living alone is no joke when you get hurt.🙏
Fun videos to come.👍
Have a wonderful week..!!
Ron! Are you back in the lower 48? I can't wait to see what you and Brian/Dianna where up too! Thank you so much! 🧡🤗💚
Great plans...
Thank you so much Mrs Smith!
Well thought out plans
Thank you so much Vicki!
Love all your planned projects. You will love the bear fencing, it really works well when properly sized. We have our freezers in an unheated summer kitchen (back porch previously)for over 30 years with no issues. Since we are off grid it works well for us. We bought our used wood cook stove in Idaho and drove it up.❤️❤️Kenai is starting to warm up to the camera
HA! Kenai will tolerate the cameras as long as I am petting him! I have seen the bear fencing work with researchers who put them around their tents. Do you unplug the freezers in winter? You took one heck of a trip to get your wood stove! WOW! I bet it was worth it though! Thank you so much! 🧡🤗💚
@@AloneinRemoteAlaska we plug/unplug freezers daily based on outside temps. In winter if it’s subzero we open them up to let in cold air (unless too cold, the air can actually dehydrate food). Most summer days we run them -6 hrs. Winter is temp based. If freezers are full and food frozen they don’t need to be plugged in 24 hrs (my experience). Adf&g has some great video tutorials on electric fencing. Hugs to Kenai, he’s a good boy💜💜
when you first started talking about the balcony I wondered about stairs, and I'm so glad now that you said that you won't have any. Smart idea! the last thing you need is any unpleasant surprises.
Aaron had mentioned that bears will not walk up see through stairs but I wonder if that applies to all animals! I mean if a porcupine gets into my cabin, then what! It's almost as bad! LOL! But stairs going to the balcony really only makes sense to me if it is used as a fire escape. So yeah no stairs! More peace of mind that way! Thank you so much Dayna! 🧡🤗💚
The Amish make some wonderful airtight cookstoves. I think they are Pioneer maid. I have been researching wood-cook stoves that have a nice size oven and longer burn time. Some of the new ones will burn depending on species of wood from 3-5 hours. I haven’t looked at Elvira’s for years, they used to have small ovens and had a whole lot of fancy I didn’t need. My brother in law just bought a brand new one and loves it. But it’s at his cabin so it only gets used periodically. We are somewhat limited as well to what we can get but it’s probably easier for us then you. Anyways I love all the Reno’s that are in your future and in ours too (to watch). Great job girl. 💕🇨🇦
The Elmira does over do the fancy on their stoves. I don't care too much about that either. I do love the Pioneer Princess and the Kitchen Queen. However if I can find the old military wood cook stoves they had out here when they were building the ALCAN! Those wood stoves just had all the features and zero fluff! I seriously doubt I would ever find one though. And you can guarantee that all the projects I spoke of on both videos will be filmed for you! Many years of content left! 😜 Thank you so much Lyn! 🧡🤗💚
@@AloneinRemoteAlaska in the last place we live where it was totally off grid, I had a cookstove that were made for packing out to camps. It was plain and ugly but worked awesome. Had a big oven, I cooked a 30lb turkey in it one Christmas. The body was plain black and only had cast firebox doors and a non polished top but it worked great. I wonder if it was similar to the army ones.
YAY!!!! You are back!!!
So excited to see your next video!! I am the second poster!💫✨🥰
In regards to the stairs ,stairs can be is so dangerous!!
In the winter when my dog was taking me down the stairs there was snow that I wasn’t used to I fell and hurt my tailbone and hit my head. Also up on my top my deck my dog got underneath me and made me fall and I hit my head again you just have to be really careful with stairs. I’m kind of afraid of mine because they’re high and I’m going to get strip guards on the wood to make it a little bit more safe. But I worry a lot as I get older with the stairs. I have to try to figure out things I can do to minimize my falls. That is my opinion about stairs. However I know people in their 70s that walk up and down a huge flight of stairs and they know how to do it.
SAUNA!!!! I have one too!!!
Hey Violet! I have never had a problem with stairs until I bought this cabin. Amazing how uneven stairs can make such a difference! I have no issues with the stairs going down to the root cellar! The first time I fell it was bad but I got lucky and didn't get hurt too bad. the second time was a full wipe out. I must have laid there for 20-30 minutes. Poor Kenai didn't know what I was doing. Filming videos brought tears to my eyes sometimes because of the pain and all I wanted to do was lay down. I always make Kenai go down the stairs in front of me.😁 Stair safety is my new thing! But I seriously do walk down the stairs one step at a time like a 5 year old. 🤣 Thank you so much Violet! 🧡🤗💚
Since I have inside basement access. Just get rid of the outside hatch. Solve two issues at once.
I am keeping the outside hatch as it is a good fire escape if needed. Also the double door hatch allows bigger items to be stored down there if needed.
I am in some women only travel/ camp groups. I see some women alone going to Alaska. I bet they would love having a place like yours to spend a few days at. Most have some skills you might be able to use for bartering a place to park. Gardening. Fencing. Canning. Running watering systems. Lots of us have solar and/or generators. And understand pack it in. Pack it out. Paying for electric &/or water.
@@beverlyhendricks9456 Interesting! I had no idea there were groups like that but I guess I should have known! Something to consider!
Hello again Alone in remote Alaska. How nice to watch a second new video in one morning. I noticed some helpful hints included again.good luck and stay safe
Thank you so much James! So glad you enjoyed the videos! New video is uploading now! 🧡🤗💚
good job..... i learned a few things. thanks
Thank you so much! Awesome!
Yes get the stove replaced!! Railings are a must. Would love a wood cook stove/ oven. I'm guessing you are pretty patient. Most people have a little work done and are ready to pull out their hair. You keep going, looking forward. Stay safe.
Patience is not one of my strong points but not going into debt is! I think you are correct about pulling out hair but I think when you have a contractor that just does fantastic work, you get excited to have more done! 😁Don't get me wrong, I have had enough construction for this year! You know how it is! You have a vision of what you are wanting and you just do whatever has to be done to get there. Someday there may be no projects to do! Yeah never mind! 🤣Thank you so much Ashley! 🧡🤗💚
@@AloneinRemoteAlaska the older I get the less patience I have. Debt free is the way to be. I have been since October. Great feeling! I hear you on running out of projects 😂 lol
On the stairs, you could have the inside of the log stringers cut back say 3" to give a flat surface to make a new tread/steps. Usually around 7" high, you will need to measure the total height to the upper floor level. An outer handrail with posts could be added.
After talking to my contractor, I opted to just have the stairs redone with a possible 2/3 way landing. But handrails for sure!! The stairs now are an accident waiting to happen! 🤪
Great ideas!
A lot of ideas and I am sure more will pop up as I go! LOL! 🤣Thank you so much Roger! 🧡💚
I think along with you. An advantage is that your cabin is so spacious that you can set up a lot yourself. But what is a lot in strange places. Lots of work for you. If you want to dig a well anyway, then water in the house is a small step I think? If you build everything without water now, such as the kitchen, and still want water in the house in a few years' time, you have to break everything open again. Plus you have a lot more costs. And it saves space again if you don't have to store water.
I hear you on the pipes and someday if I need water piped back into the cabin I will do that. For now, even with a well installed, it will not be plumbed into the cabin. I would use the well basically the same as I use the well I drive to now and that is to just collect water in containers. If I can hook up to the well and just run hoses to the cabin to refill, that will be perfect. Thank you so much! 🧡🤗💚
U r place is looking great! Improvements should add a lot of value, 2 u r property! A lot of work, by the contractor. Very happy 4 u, that u could get the work done. Enjoying ALL u r updated info. Health 2 u & Kenai!
Hey Janice! Very sorry for the late response here! One of my coworkers had mentioned to me about the value of my property going up with all the improvements and I hadn't even thought about that! LOL! Thank you so much Janice and you take care! 🧡🤗💚
Love all your ideas 😉
Thank you so much Gnomie! 🧡🤗💚
I enjoy watching your videos, it's very interesting how you make due with everything you do by yourself, Tysm for Sharing, 😊🥰 I'm from Honolulu Hawaii n I send my best Aloha n Mahalo to you always
I Love all of your plans. A long list but a good thought out one. Now if you can only find a money tree out back you would get them ALL done very soon. I hope your son will be up very soon with your things. It has a long time coming I am sure. I am enjoying all of your videos. STAY SAFE. Susan
Hello Susan! I have search for said money tree and have found nothing so far! I have resorted to looking at the end of rainbows! LOL! My son will be here at the end of the month with all my stuff! Kenai is going to go crazy when he see's my son! I may have to wait my turn to get a hug! 🤣 Thank you so much Susan! 🧡🤗💚
A lot of good ideas. I agree, prioritizing is the way to go. I'm glad a compost toilet is on your list of to do's. Makes perfect sense. I know I wouldn't want to make the trek outside to an outhouse in all kinds of weather! Lol! You've done a lot already. Really incredible progress!
Hello Chris! Trust me I don't use the outhouse except to empty the 5 gallon bucket I use in the cabin.🤣 No way this gal is walking to an outhouse in the dark and during a snow storm! Heck not even on a nice day! But having a bathroom area is important and if I can mix that in with the Sauna/Shower then perfect! Always nice to see you here in the comment Chris! Thank you so much!🧡🤗💚
I can’t wait to see all of these happen. Love your plans.
Year by year Karen! It will take a few years but it will happen! It really is a crazy long list! 🤣 Thank you so much Karen! 🧡🤗💚
Hi Alone, very interesting video this week. I am always amazed at your vision and how you can plan so well ahead. All of your ideas will look fantastic and cannot wait to see the progress even more so. When your cabin is complete and everything in order, you will be able to be so better organised in your daily routine and function as you would want to. I know it will take some time yet and I'm with you on your journey. I wish for you that it all goes well, with the minimum of delays and associated possible issues. I was wondering about when the weather starts to change for winter. When do you have to start preparing for this and what kind of things do you need to do, in anticipation of the cold and snow etc?? Is it a sudden change? Or can it be different each year? although i realise you have only experienced one winter so far, I think. Is there any work that you need to get done, house structure wise, before this winter? Love your videos and your out takes give a giggle, love that you add those. So keep safe and well Alone and here's looking forward to your next installment ☺️
It certainly is a long list of needs and wants. I just have to have everything built in stages. At least you can expect to see a few years of construction going on here! Last year when I arrived it was already close to winter and I had about three weeks to get ready. My son will be here soon and we have some projects to get done. And I would like to show him around Alaska a bit. Once I get 6 more cords of firewood delivered and stacked, I have to get some water storage going and fill them up. Then its all about making runs to Anchorage or Fairbanks to pick up a lot of food! Glad you are enjoying the out takes. I almost always have them and I would just scrap them before. Now when I am editing a video I just push those clips to the end and fit them in. Easy and I should have done it a long time ago! LOL 🤣 Thank you so much! 🧡🤗💚
Great plans Alone, the sauna is such a genius idea (and I'm not that big a fan of them myself). The pantry room is another great addition. You'll literally have everything at your fingertips once all is done!
I wont lie, I am not a big fan of a sauna either but it sure will be a great way to cleanse and clean. And will be awesome in winter time. I have to create a shower room anyway so slightly bigger to accommodate the sauna stove and that's it. It will be so nice when its all done. Someday! Thank you so much! 🧡🤗💚
I really love love all the plans you have for the inside of your cabin too. I can see why you need to take some brain break time with all these thoughts flowing through your mind. Can't hardly wait for the next video. Take care and God Bless ya always
I had all these ideas on paper! I even had them in order of importance (which keeps changing). I even have a scrap book of magazine pictures I would cut out for ideas (until the library kicked me out) But this was my chance to put it all together visually in video! And I sure hope my contractor watched both videos and took notes! LOL! Thank you so much Lisa! 🧡🤗💚
You are gonna get a great first hand look of any leaks if a leak happens they way the ceiling is in the lofts and I would go with a cross blocks of the floors rather than just the straight block. Giving a pattern could actually go with both ..
Yeah that is true but I better not have any leaks! LOL! My contractor and I spoke about blocking or cross bracing and just blocking will serve its purpose and be cheaper. But I could block more instead of the minimum spacing. Thank you so much! 🧡🤗💚