Milling Lumber for Outdoor Shower | Lighting up Our Off Grid Cabin

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Since things are finally slowing down at the cabin, we seize the opportunity to take on a new project before more snow falls. We cut homemade lumber and install a 12 volt light over the kitchen to brighten up the cabin.
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@dinahquillen9380 2 года назад

"Screwed to the table", I needed a laugh. Eric, you make it sound so easy, ha. I vote to keep the twinkle lights, (do I get a vote🤔? I've watched every episode, some twice) they are soothing but then again the whole cabin is soothing and warm. Thanks for showing all three fur babies. If the twinkle lights must go, won't change a thing - still the best channel on RU-vid, consistently.

@summrrain7 2 года назад

I vote to keep twinkle lights 👍

@nkb1 2 года назад

You are living the life I've always dreamed of living. I'm disabled now. I always thought I'd have time for this. I'm glad you all have grabbed your dream with both hands.

@timmaggard8862 2 месяца назад

AMEN!! Same with me. They are doing things I dreamed of, then I was injured at work and now totally disabled. Enjoy every minute you two. We are all cheering you on!

@gwendolynjames3447 2 года назад

Now this is a POWER COUPLE, THAT DOES EVERYTHING TOGETHER WITH LOVE..

@naturalistfirst240 2 года назад

I am so impressed to see that you guys have maintained the same content and haven't changed after all the this time. You have values that mean something to you and it shows!!! You continue to show us what hard work and goals do and at the same time remain happy with your lives!!!!! Thank you so much!!!!!

@dinahquillen9380 2 года назад

Exactly, you said it so eloquently.

@naturalistfirst240 2 года назад

@@dinahquillen9380 thank you . They are the best!¡

@saltandpepper986 2 года назад

Have only seen the title. I am WAY TOO EXCITED about total strangers getting a new shower. Outdoor showers can be so beautiful and bathing outside is such an experience, I have always felt you two needed better but I knew there were simply many other priorities on the list ahead of it. CANNOT WAIT to see what you create!

@margaretheathcote9842 2 года назад

I know i feel the same way

@kandiwooldridge8219 2 года назад

Me too... DYI is so exciting and interesting...

@tomvoyt3522 2 года назад

One of my favorite shower episode outside was at my cabin in northern Wisconsin . It was -27°f. Shower platform was 2 steps from kitchen door. Then 6 steps to cherry red wood stove. As enjoyable as a sauna.

@lisagrafton2529 2 года назад

They should make it a sauna and shower! Those are popular in really cold climates?

@ignaciaforteza7731 2 года назад

The end of this video lingers on for the tenderness you have shown for each other. In all your hard work together there is no doubt much love for each other. However, your shown affection at the closing of this video, is a joy for all to keep alive. Proof, The greatest thing on earth is love. Keep safe. 🙏😍

@stacylynn766 2 года назад

Still totally in love with this channel stoked to see you guys almost to 500k!

@janinewilson1228 2 года назад

From Pot Pies to Portable Sawmills -something for everyone! You guys are amazing!

@trishkuhne550 2 года назад

I love this channel🥰 Always cheering for Eric And Ariel🥳

@nb4467 2 года назад

My son (soon 5 years old) is watching your videos for nearly 3 weeks now. He loves the fishing ones and don't want to watch ANY of the kids programs anymore 😂 He believes he can speak "Alaskan English" - which is his way of explaining why he can understand everything 😊 (we are bilangual family living in Germany). Thank you for your amazing videos!!

@scottewen2522 2 года назад

I would also build a three sized building for the mill. So you can work over the winter out of the wind and snow.

@maryclendenin8565 2 года назад

My thoughts exactly.

@anitawalkup79 2 года назад

NOOOO. Dang it now i gotta wait a whole week to see the build. Your killing me smalls. 😆

@yorlinzelaya7021 2 года назад

Yesss!! You feel my pain. Saw the length of the video and thought we'd get from beginning to end. Now the actual build will try my patience in waiting. 😂

@flowersflowers473 2 года назад

same!🤣

@lidiaarbolario1722 2 года назад

@@flowersflowers473 yes...same here. Can't wait to see the build!

@ShineKelly 2 года назад

I am finally here having caught up after intensely binge watching from the very start over the past month and a bit - - have been ignoring new uploads until I caught up as I have watched in order. So this is the first time i get to watch a new upload just after it is uploaded and now I will comment as well! So good to catch up with your present time - but I am gonna miss watching 4 or more episodes a day! Y'all have been keeping me company on some dark and tough days in my life so thank you. I heard of your channel through "Our Portuguese Homestead". Love everything about your channel - thanks so much for the effort you put in and the way you do things. Love to you both from me in New Zealand.

@nancypatterson868 2 года назад

I watched from the start also last year. I get so anxious for each new video that I am watching for the 2nd time from the start. :-)

@DreamweaversHomestead 2 года назад

We watched from the start also ❤

@carol2B2 2 года назад

I also binge watched for two weeks to catch up - too old and knackered to homestead myself so am living through the videos lol!!

@hombredeacero3131 2 года назад

Having your own sawmill and private forest is priceless especially in today’s world. As always great video

@puirYorick 2 года назад

You two are exactly what those fake *reality TV shows* strive so hard to portray and they all fail miserably. SLA is as real and natural as I could imagine. I wouldn't watch anyone else mill lumber for nearly half an hour. Be safe until next time.

@jenbarbay9413 2 года назад

“I screwed it to the table” haha 😂

@lisabailes1065 2 года назад

I have been hoping you would add a full bath to the house, but maybe this is the next best thing? I can’t imagine bathing outside in those temps! 🥶 Also, Ariel the 100 lb woman hefting that massive log: “I hate when I drop one.” 😮😆😆

@kadmck 2 года назад

Earlier I got excited that you guys had posted and my fiancé said “I just know that channel is going to have us living in Alaska one day”

@brianjohnston9822 2 года назад

When I had the cottage we built a sauna/shower building. It was a two part building, not very big, but usable all year round. When we wanted a shower we would fire up the sauna stove. The stove had saddle tanks that would also warm up the water. A small 12 volt RV pump was used to pump water to the shower head. It was so nice to have a dry warm place to sit and dry off after the shower in the middle of the winter. The sauna side was 7x4, big enough for an extra bed for guests.

@annetjievz 2 года назад

I found you guys a week ago, binge watched all 300+ videos and I now feel like a proud older sister... ("mother" is pushing it, but only just) ... You two are an inspiration and can I just say ... your progress, your relationship, your determination, your vision and of course, your love for your fur babies... GOALS!!! Sending South African warmth your way. 🇿🇦❤

@Maggie.The.Unicorn 2 года назад

That shot of Bandit by the fire, staring straight on with the one blue and one brown eye, is perfectly picturesque.

@ojoeg 2 года назад

As I am cutting I gather the saw dust and use it as kitty litter and sprinkle it on ice to walk on. Saw dust gives great traction on ice and blinds in after thawing for no clean up. Hope it works for you!

@barbara-holley 2 года назад

That pot pie looks amazing!!!!!!

@ignaciaforteza7731 2 года назад

There you go again guys, all busy even if it’s pouring rain outside. It will be fun to see your new outside Shower. Leaving so isolated from everyone you needn’t be so conservative when you shower. Young and good looking as you both are have no fear, it will enhance your videos even more. Your lights are just great. In no way darkness in your life! Blessings ❤️

@susiereed1147 2 месяца назад

Keith your just lucky that Arial is so strong and can lift trees on her own. Superwoman really!

@joyceb5864 2 года назад

Kitchen light is awesome!! The sawdust & bark from those logs would be a nice fill-in for gravel in the mudholes before snow build up.

@k.p.1139 2 года назад

😂🤣 I just can't share your enthusiasm about an outdoor shower, in Alaska...I tell ya though, you certainly are blessed to have all of that wood! I can see a canning room in the future ☺

@jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj000 2 года назад

Unlike so many youtube channels--it is wonderfully refreshing to see proper safety precautions like glasses and earplugs. You guys are doing it right so many ways! I'm just so impressed and inspired

@bugnfront 2 года назад

Hack....when in tight places for installing nails or screws, take a twig. Split the end to hold the nail. Hold the nail in place via the twig! Fingers are out of the "ouch zone"!

@yolandacruz9201 2 года назад

You two are so amazing! You can do everything from scratch!❤😊

@steamhard 2 года назад

That saw dust would be a great addition to your compost pile, your garden or even for the chickens

2 года назад

Or use it to grow a home supply of mushrooms.

@CompostHeap 2 года назад

Sawdust is also a very good insulator.

@Pharphette 2 года назад

I like to add it to my granola myself

@rodneycox9429 2 года назад

It's good to go on the poop pile to keep the smell down as well.

@dinahquillen9380 2 года назад

@@Pharphette some granola taste like sawdust 😁

@SinSiricheDu Год назад

Laughed about 5 minutes straight when you screwed the base to the table. I love that your willing to make mistakes and share them with us!

@OG_Wakanobi 2 года назад

I'm just going to go ahead and assume Ariel is the one with the best eye for cinematography.

@Flowergurl2000 2 года назад

I bet it is his lovely wife.

@shellybielawski1773 2 года назад

Can’t wait to see the shower. Do y’all ever get family/friends to come visit? With the holidays approaching what do y’all do for Thanksgiving and Christmas? Y’all never turn down a challenge and always figure out how to make it work for you. I think that is the most amazing thing about y’all and you always have a great sense of humor about it. Love y’all keep up the good work!

@RecicledCanadian 2 года назад

I'm an old fart boomer but it brightens my heart when I see young people like both of you. You are such a hardworking, smart, self-officiant young couple working hard for your better future. You give me hope that your generation hasn't been lost. I can't wait for your next video production.

@petervan1353 2 года назад

Few things: 1 I love your dogs, they are hilarious! One moment they have this regal look, looking down on the plebeian, next they look like they are missing a few braincells ;-) 2 What are you doing with your sawdust? will you throw it on your compost or maybe use it to grow your own mushrooms? I mean add some earth, add spores and compress into blocks leave them in a darkish moist place and you're set! 3 It still amazes me every vid I watch, the diversity of food you have and grow in such a cold climate it is truly astonishing. 4 you really must love each other living in such small quarters with hardly and place to escape and a boys or girls night out is , I doubt, not an option. 5 Am impressed and a little jealous but in a good way

@Bramble20322 2 года назад

I'm not sure if the pine sap will compost decently, it may screw up the soil composition. Mushrooms are an option, but without sterilizing the sawdust, i dont think you'd get decent results, bad fungus and bacteria usually screw over the good spores.

@petervan1353 2 года назад

@@Bramble20322 have a walk in the woods in autumn you'll see plenty sorts of mushrooms growing on dead trees

@kingrafa3938 Год назад

It is so satisfying to watch people milling a lumber. It calms and relax my day.

@AncientHermit 2 года назад

There's a great new feeling of calm with this build. Things might still be tough, but they are seemingly less so than before. Having the right facilities makes a build go so much easier. Looking forward to the next installment! Have a good one, be well. :o)

@willowdeanvannette9128 2 года назад

I could watch you everyday! I enjoy how you bring knowledge and experience to your channel. My grandkids watch with me when they are here. Thank you for being a Rated G channel

@BRI33NOR 2 года назад

My wife and I decided to live life our way. At 48 years of age we sold our house, furniture, surplus items and so on. Bought a small motor van and set off into the unknown. We had studied travel etc. for a couple of years and had a sort of plan. Over the next 20 odd years we travelled, firstly our own area, Europe, then across to Canada, America and just into Mexico. Back to Europe, from the North Cape in summer to Southern Spain in the winter and almost all countries in between. We earned our way by taking temporary work as we found it. Bar work, cafes, campsites. Cleaning places, toilets, gardening and so on. Lots of work for casual workers everywhere, no contracts, no holiday pay, no sick pay, dirty jobs no one else wanted mostly. We earned enough each summer to last through the winter. We went our own way and met and made many similar travellers who became good friends. Now at 80 years of age live a simple life in Spain, in a simple wooden cabin, No regrets at all. But looking at the way you two live and how happy you are, if we had our time again May even try your way . It looks so good and you are together and happy . Like us, no him and her, no me and you, just US. Good luck to you, carry on enjoying your life.

@AlmostHomestead 2 года назад

Congratulations on the additional lighting! We know the joy of adding lights that brighten up the room. Haha! That wood mill is the bees knees. Look forward to seeing your shower build.

@richardmelanson7947 2 года назад

That was a lot of wood you milled. Looking forward to seeing the new shower. The light fixture looks great and I’m sure the lighting in the cabin will improve . Take care and be safe.(JudyNB)🌲🇨🇦

@jessicamermaid2438 2 года назад

Yes! A nice long video on a Sunday afternoon. Thank you.😊 --Jessica from Florida 🌞

@lisadeyoung5844 2 года назад

Love your dogs. But for some reason boe has as special place in my heart.

@mikedeloye8060 2 года назад

WOW when you two start a project it's an event! I'm looking forward to watching this come together. Those logs looked really good why don't you cut them into beams and planks for future building supplies? A deluxe luxury outhouse? Another high tunnel? If you haven't noticed I'm free and easy with your time and labor. I do enjoy your projects that storage building out back was so cool to watch and every time it's in a scene I'm checking it out. It would be nice to have things pre-cut and go right into assembly. Moose meat pie looked awesome! See you next segment!!!!!!!!!

@maryclendenin8565 2 года назад

Your pot pie crust is always SO perfect. I never could master making pie crust ... you're a great cook for sure! QUESTION: It looks like the steam/water vapors from your shower have been damaging your cabin wall and window framing over time?...you might check that. I could be wrong but it sure looks like it from the video. It would be awful if you started getting mold/rot started.

@fayepotts3279 2 года назад

Great to see you both again! We have missed you both, and are excited to see just how you are productive building up your property. Especially love the milling of your lumber. Love the new lighting fixture. You two can accomplish anything when you are in agreement in your relationship! Thank you for including us into your family.🥰

@ronaldzaperach9566 2 года назад

The man above just got a magnificent carpenter/builder!! May he rest in peace. Sincerest condolences.

@PaullaWells 2 года назад

I'm glad y'all are finally treating yourselves to an upgraded shower. Y'all definitely deserve a nice relaxing place to get clean considering how hard you two work.

@Flowergurl2000 2 года назад

Half a mil watching ya build a shower, ya livin’ large now kids!!! I love EDISON lightbulbs!!!

@AddictOfLearning 2 года назад

I think I would enjoy living in the land a bit more, but I am going to need an indoor shower and bathroom. You two are so impressive and inspiring!

@SequoiaElisabeth 2 года назад

Excited to see the completed shower. I am impressed with your saw mill and how you two lift those large logs.

@wambamit344 2 года назад

Yes way impressed by her strength

@davidmc8110 2 года назад

I like that you watch the cut all the way through to the end. That's a good way to learn the machine. Pretty cool too that you can easily turn wood like that into useful building material, and I like the look of the wood grain. Looks like you could also easily build yourselves a nice little steam sauna 😉

@emmacurwen8416 2 года назад

Congrats on almost reaching 500k subscribers, well deserved. I was dying to see how you got that cable through the back of the board that your inverter is on! I bet that wasn't easy 😂 Great video as always, love watching the saw mill in action and its good to hear about how all the neighbours help each other. Rare these days. Love to you all from the UK ❤

@basictrainer 2 года назад

A slightly bent, semi-stiff wire pushed through the front to the side. Connect the electrical wires to the semi-stiff wire and pull it back through the front. Easy peasy 🙂

@dibamoca9885 2 года назад

Beau is just always on the lookout for ear scratches and cuddles ☺️

@christinefox9075 2 года назад

This is where size does matter! A shower built for 2! How wonderful!

@roibigdawg4606 2 года назад

I always look forward to seeing my favorite Alaskans makes me miss home 😭 I am so ready to get back there

@joellongfellow3574 2 года назад

Hint; when nailing in a confined space, turn hammer 90° either way. Use the center portion. It'll work! Trust me.

@dano616 2 года назад

👍

@scottewen2522 2 года назад

In the off time, I would start cutting lumber in different sizes and start drying them out. So when you need it will be ready for projects.

@stephaniewilson3955 2 года назад

In all that free time they have...😆

@Eztliz 2 года назад

@@stephaniewilson3955 lol, good point

@OceanofMaya 2 года назад

Good idea - of course. But, having lived much like they do now, I cannot imagine they have any more free time! :).

@ancimargarita2763 2 года назад

what off time?

@queenbee3647 2 года назад

The trees arent alive. They are victims of beetle kill so according to Eric no need to season.

@petervan1353 2 года назад

Also one more thing.. I think your next project should be a Finish Sauna, you're in the right climate, you'll benefit from it! Warm up, sweat it out jump outside and make a snow angel in the snow then back in and war up again. It's great for your heart, circulation etc!

@doodle6166 25 дней назад

This is better than anything on tv right now

@peterhicks3516 2 года назад

Version 1 was very bare bones, Version 2 a little bit more substantial, now, with version three I think you can go for a covered walkway and a shower cubicle, similar to what you might find at a public swimming or camping area, set up, with a door and changing area (insulated of course) Good luck!

@curiouscat3384 2 года назад

Oh man, I love camping and being outdoors. Don't mind dirt in my food or skipping showers for a few days but after what, 4 yrs of living there? I'd be building a proper heated addition on the cabin for an INDOOR SHOWER!!!!! Can't imagine how you shower outdoors in the dead of winter. Doesn't the water freeze on your body before you even towel dry??????

@bane8305 2 года назад

Its a fun experience running inside

2 года назад

Even a wood fired hot tub would be warmer.

@angelamarie4137 2 года назад

They're young and probably don't have arthritis yet. I'm 45 and can't even sleep without a heating pad at this point. Showering outside during Alaskan winters would probably end me. Lol

@angelamarie4137 2 года назад

My husband just said my arthritic joints would probably all lock up and I'd die of hypothermia on the way back to the cabin. I should probably stay in Ohio. 😅

@wambamit344 2 года назад

@@angelamarie4137 You’d be amazed what cold weather will do for bones and skin In MODERATION. LOL

@paulineclarke5388 2 года назад

Loved the light that your friend made it looks great and the pot pie as always looked amazing, how you shower outside in the winter I will never know 😂❤️

@KelJayP 2 года назад

I always wish you would install fids ~ little bumpers along the shelves with all those glass jars to keep earthquake rattles knocking them off. Yikes!

@onababona6101 2 года назад

I still do not understand how they keep all those glass jars high on the wall. i live in CA and I know what an earthquake can do. And evacuation with glass on the floor is NOT going to be safe. I found objects on the OTHER SIDE of the room after the earthquake so I am sure that those glass jars and other breakable/sharp objects are not just going to stay where they put them .And those poor dogs and cats running in those after quake sharp debris! I ant even think about that-VERY frustrating.

@lesleywatkins1172 2 года назад

Wow, that’s going to be a cosy shower for two! It’s when I see the frozen ground around you whilst you shower that I think two things: 1) you are brave showering outside in the cold 2) thank the lord it’s not me! 😂😂🥰

@onababona6101 2 года назад

or.... the showering will wait till summer .. :-) ;-) :-)

@lesleywatkins1172 2 года назад

@@onababona6101 I think you might be right there Ona! 😂

@carolewarner101 2 года назад

What a great team you two make. Can't wait to see the finished product! Also, now that you've milled up quite a bit of wood, I'd love to hear a review of the mill and your thoughts on it.

@laurenc10 2 года назад

Please can you do a video on what projects you hope to work on in 2022 - I would love to see that! 😊

@lawrenceblue8207 2 года назад

Awesome Milling Machine.

@pookiehoney 2 года назад

Love seeing the new upgrades to your living space. I’m hoping to see more home improvement projects during the fall/winter. 💕💜

@davevandu2144 2 года назад

You two make a good husband and wife team, God bless you in Jesus name.

@lindapetersen1800 2 года назад

I have never looked but You Kids are at almost 500K I think that is something!!! I have tried to do what you are doing but older age is something that hits HARD you sleep more than some others!!! Am glad your getting a new SHOWER it will be grand for the WINTER AHEAD OF US!!!

@lindapetersen1800 2 года назад

KEEP ON A GOING I LOVE THE CHANNEL WISH MY MANILY MAN WAS BESIDE ME NOW TO WORK WITH ME!!!

@olivierbeaulieu87 2 года назад

i have many channels I follow, from golfing to construction or plants. But this has been my absolute favourite for 3 years now. No ads, no clickbait, just pure living life. Any chance you guys would do a reddit AMA or anything of the sort in the future? So many questions!!! Keep it up! P.S. I hope you guys go back to that hot spring you ventured at last winter!

@countrylifetales2700 2 года назад

My biggest fear of having to survive off grid would be showering or bathing out in the elements. For myself, I'd go the route of installing a tub, even if in a barn, so that I could take a hot bath, where I get warm to my bones. I assume your shower water is probably heated but, there is no way I'd have the courage to face a cold Alaskan day taking a shower outside, period. 🤣

@refillsontheroad7511 2 года назад

Watching that sawmill is so hypnotic. Was eric joking about screwing into the counter? 😂

@MrGlennJohnsen 2 года назад

if you listen to the drill you can hear when it goes through the wood and then starts going through the metal counter top. I knew he did it before he even said, as I've done it myself a few times :P

@roseargetsinger2217 2 года назад

You are living the Dream. The right equipment for the Job.

@karenwingler1647 2 года назад

I’m anxious to see how it turns out!!! I just know it will be beautiful!!! I was hoping Eric was going to say - let’s make a door coming from the house to the shower!!! Now that would be awesome!!! Someday y’all will have a bathroom with a toilet I just know it!!

@PopsieLouisiana59 2 года назад

That is the coolest light fixture. Watch all of those TV designers steal this awesome thing. And, I bet those lil twinkling lights are awesome with fireplace and a stormy night. The Good Life.

@seriouslyjoking2 2 года назад

It's a cool, late afternoon in Massachusetts....I can only imagine how cold it is in Alaska.

@onababona6101 2 года назад

hahahah-in an outdoor shower :-) :-) :-)

@househen1 2 года назад

I can’t wait for the build, as the wood shed and the lean to both turned out so awesome! You two rock!

@katiemarieharrington1471 2 года назад

Keep the twinkle lights!! 🌟☀️⭐️ So needed in those LOOONG dark days…! 👍🏼 And they’re pretty!! ☺️

@kellyquinn1468 2 года назад

There is something very therapeutic about watching your videos. Whether you are gardening, cooking, building, or at the little cabin, I find myself very drawn to every video - and it puts me at such ease when I’m done watching! Your approach to everything you do is very intentional and calm, even during the hiccups. Seeing you problem solve in a way that’s thoughtful is very inspiring! Thank you.

@seefawnify 2 года назад

Yahoo…..new video, too bad I’m at work and have to wait until 6:30 to watch. Can’t wait! I know a little about milling wood…. been working at a sawmill for 35 years! It gets in your blood😉

@potatopotatoeOG 2 года назад

I also get a little dose of dopamine whenever I see their uploads. Great stuff! Glad it's made your day. I'm curious. Could you give me a few pointers as someone trying to mill a 5 metre long log into lumber. I have 0 experience using a chainsaw.

@sms4925 2 года назад

Love those little lights on the ceiling! And the new fixture is cool!

@kellypruitt2362 2 года назад

You guys should be so proud of yourselves in all the things that you can do. I’m proud of you and I don’t even know you like that. Always looking forward to the next😊

@maryjanew20 2 года назад

Showering outdoors is wonderful! Can’t wait to see your new one!

@simonepeterson773 2 года назад

Love what you two are able to accomplish in such little time! We just installed a bathroom in our tiny house! Any improvement big or small is an improvement nonetheless!!! Cheers from the mountains of Nova Scotia🙂

@dirtriders3615 2 года назад

Love your videos guys long time subscriber but I’m a little concerned about the size wire your using for that light. Pretty sure that’s thermostat control wiring your using and I would def consider that a fire hazard. Stay safe guys and be careful

@paulbarbacano1109 2 года назад

Proud of you two

@deshaunjackson8188 2 года назад

Persoanlly and indoor toilet and shower would be priority number 1 for me.

@driverguy7 2 года назад

You two have got some good milling skills, pot pie looks delicious.....

@iartistdotme 2 года назад

It would be so cool if you were to make a compilation of the beginning of your homestead through the new shower. It is hard to remember all you have done and would be a nice tribute to all your dreams and hard work. Just a thought. I was sure you were going to screw through the counter and had just said hope it didn't go through when you said you had gone through. Fun. LOL Who made that great BO hook? so cool. Congrats on the new lot-o-light enhancement, too. I really do love the twinkle lights, though.

@eileencarroll6418 2 года назад

Agree; Anniversary Special or 500K Celebration.

@jrjr7497 2 года назад

Or even a timelapse from the beginning to current. That would be epic.

@maimaz2910 2 года назад

Okay Ariel with the expert clean lumber lines. I see you girl! You’re working that machine like a pro. Slow and steady makes the cleanest cut, you can’t fuse too much force and rush it either or else you can have a lot of splinters but I have to say I’m really impressed by how quick you got it down. Go Ariel!!

@leahvanberg3906 Год назад

Finally catching up on your last year of simple living after making a cross country move from Colorado to Wisconsin. We've just settled in and have a bit more land for hunting, chickens, gardens, and foraging. My family loves your channel and I look forward to practicing many of the tips and recipes you share here. Also, the footage you capture of Alaska and your homestead is absolutely stunning and I am so mesmerized by even the quiet moments in your videos. Thanks for sharing!

@feyfantome 2 года назад

I’m curious how your outhouse system is working out after a couple years. I recall you built a particular system that allowed you to adjust the outhouse to one port or another as the other side decomposed once it was full. How has that system worked out?

@SimpleLivingAlaska 2 года назад

It has been great no problems at all :)

@jeccalou9894 2 года назад

I ADORE watching you guys. I like how you guys had a little "scripted moment" of Eric suggesting to build a shower. It was so adorable and you pulled it off to where it wasn't chresy. I look forward to your vids. Quality is great and you always have something useful to share. I particularly like the style you film. Minimal music drowning out the scene and just letting us hear the sounds of the homestead. Some folks just do a timelapse and blast horrible music over it. I prefer how you edit in the important parts and keep it natural. Both of Eric's index finger nails are bruised. Did he whack hinself with a hammer? Lol. Been there before! Particularly with those staple things he's trying to hammer in. Gets me every time.

@NorthernRetreat 2 года назад

New showers are always exciting when you're off grid! Enjoyable video. 👍

@danielplatek4361 2 года назад

You to make such a wonderful couple together.I think you must save all you can and use everything that you. More people on this earth should be like you to great video I enjoy watching them

@Angela_Alaimo 2 года назад

What with the new lights and shower if you ever had a mind to give your place a name it could be Waldorf Astoria 🙂. And I've wondered how you're liking your composting toilet? PS: I was gathering some rose hips and tried one. By golly if it didn't taste like a tart tomato. Love it. Take care

@geoaerorider4589 2 года назад

I’d be building an enclosed external sauna-shower setup. 😂

@onababona6101 2 года назад

only if you insist on shower in winter ;-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

@jjqq6391 2 года назад

Dear Alaska Family Friends, I am extremely impressed; First: his great kindness to share his lifestyle with all of us, the RU-vid view; second; valuable tips for organizing and planning chores at home. third: extremely important; cooperation and trust among yourselves to be able to carry out all projects on your properties in Alaska. Certain! there is work and organize the time to carry out all the tasks depending on the seasons of the year. Honestly, I am extremely impressed with the construction of the chicken coop; Your attention to detail to build a beautiful 'Residential Villa (Chat) to the chickens', I have never seen so much effort to build such a well planned structure. Friend, I am happy to learn from all the beautiful jobs, careful to prepare the ground for planting vegetables, vegetables and fruits. THE care with nature; knowing how to select the trees to make the constructions and use of firewood. I thank you for your commitment and dedication to your properties and desire to live in harmony with the Alaskan nature. Kind regards from Tropical area ...