We believe it's never too late to change your life. We're tired of only living life on the weekends, so we're making a change. Follow along as we experience adventures and build our Off Grid Homestead in remote Alaska. We hope you join us as we tackle the struggles and adventure that come with building a homestead from raw land in the great state of Alaska.
Mail us at: Wildwood Off Grid Alaska PO Box 938 Tok, AK 99780
Ryan, you make everything you build look easy, great skills. It seems to be a busy life, living in Alaska enjoying the summer but remaining conscious of all the jobs that must be done in preparation for winter. I really enjoy when I see what your family are up to and you both helping them. Great example of family living and working together, needs to be seen in the dysfunctional society we live in. I can see the advantage of moving away from the city.
Loved the sound track on this video. It's great to see your progress, still alot to do however you're "just gettin it done!" Great to see your daughter, granddaughters and son-in-law participating when they can.
I really enjoy watching you guys "living" doing what you need to do to keep warm, fed and all the everyday stuff you have to do to survive in that climate, the building and all your projects a bonus. Great to see your daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren all involved learning the process and the lifestyle.
So awesome that I am not the only New Zealander watching your channel. You guys are so creative with your problem solving. Great skills, thoroughly enjoying catching up on three years of videos. Is that weird? Who cares, I'm loving it, "just get it done!"
The house looks amazing, you must be so proud to look at the house, the site and all your other projects and be quietly impressed with how it all looks. So fitting for a couple who "just get it done!"
Oh man, before you fell I was thinking it crazy that you weren't using a climbing harness. Small investment, a little inconvenient, but it could save your life. Fortunately, the breed them tough in Alaska (lol).
Resilience, perseverance wins the day. I think you should have your branded t-shirts with your logo on the back and "Just get it done!" on the front. Awesome work guys, I can see Ryan is full of grit and Von the supportive calming influence behind him. Just as it should be. Well done to a huge effort with a fantastic result.
Catching up on all your video's from three years ago all the way from down under here in New Zealand. Great to watch and full of respect and admiration for your skills, you make an awesome team and it's great to watch.
A beautifully shot video. You have the most amazing natural world on your doorstep. Thank you so much for taking us along on the trip! We all live in a remarkable world! It’s quite astounding just how fast the river is flowing. Good to see you both had life vests on just incase anything should happen! Great to see you both, you’re looking great❤
Excellent videos, love your content, I think your outlook on living "off grid" is on point. There are a variety of options and you have chosen the most suitable for you, your wife and family. Keep up the good work, great stuff!
May I ask something? I’ve noticed in a few different videos that the exterior of the cabin is only wrapped in tyvex, why not finish the outside before painting the inside? No disrespect just wondering. Love the videos
We haven’t had the weather, time, or logs to mill the siding. It is a priority this summer to try and get all of the board and batten milled and installed. The priority has been inside livable space before exterior finishes.
What part of Alaska u in? and also, how does it work with having dogs in Alaska because most people take their dogs out to use the bathroom but when it gets like 40 below zero?
It called cavitation and happens when aerated air get to the jet. It’s common with rubber boat that do not have a tunnel. Lowering the motor would help but I would loose some ability to run shallow water.
Ryan, nice job on the bull moose. NOTHING better than organic, free range moose meat. And I'm w/ you: the 300 Win Mag is the way to go! I had one until I gave up moose and deer hunting around Juneau. Only a couple of places to go for moose here and those spots can be crowded and hard to reach. I see that you use a Garmin InReach. That's a great tool to have in remote places like Alaska affords for us. I've had one since before Garmin bought out DeLorme and have used it for thousands of miles sailing in SE AK, down the Inside Passage, down the entire US west coast, and all the way to Cabo san Lucas Mexico on sailboats. I even used it two years ago delivering a 46' powerboat from Juneau to Valdez for a friend. Am curious what other gear you carry w/ you when you leave camp and go up/down river, in case your dinghy springs a leak or you get hurt, or have a bear encounter? If you haven't already, it would be good to do a video that showcases those items, to give other hunters and outdoors people an idea of what's needed in real remote areas like Alaska in case of an emergency. On my boat, I have a 'ditch bag' that goes w/ me if the boat goes down or catches fire. It's a mil-spec drybag duffle and in it I carry a VHF radio, small binoculars, flares, two limb saws, a small first aid kit, bear spray, a large 16x16 tarp, high end space blanket bags for 3 people, 3 water filtration water bottles, and some high calorie vacuum packed bars with enough calories for 3 people for a week. I also have my InReach in the cockpit at all times underway, and my VHF base station onboard has a 'DSC' emergency button that automatically tunes any other VHF w/in reach to a certain channel and gives them the name and description of my boat, my latitude/longitude, my name, and the time of the distress. That combined w/ my InReach are two great tools for any mayday situation. When I go ashore in my dinghy in a non-emergency, I carry the InReach, some bear spray, a handheld VHF, some food/water in a day pack, wipes (bears do poop in the woods), and some camera gear. I should also carry a space blanket and water filtration water bottle in the small dry bag on the dinghy but haven't purchased those yet. Congrats on the moose. I tell people who've never seen or harvested one to imagine being in a very, very remote location, shooting a horse and then having to butcher it in the field, pack it in a small boat, and get it home. That gives them an idea of what's really involved!
