Solo Camping in Alaskan Survival Cabin in -20°F 

Not me accidentally scheduling this to post at 1AM instead of 1PM 🤦🏻‍♀️ my brain is fried

Just a tip. Woodburner usually have air vents on the bottom front. If you shut the air intake a bit the fire won’t be so roaring and eat up your wood so fast at night. If nothing else, you can shut down the damper on the stove pipe some and it will do the same thing. Advice from a person who had the night shift, adding wood to keep us warm all night. ❤😊🎄

Is it just me or does blue look so much better. He’s like a new dog despite the cancer. I pray our little guy kicks cancers ass❤

lol your guardian angel definitely needs a raise

Drove me crazy that you didn't look for the breaker box and turn the power on. Plus, every wood burning stove has an air damper. I'm sure it's left wide open between guests so that moisture doesn't gut rust the stove out. BTW, you need an oil heater, AND a block heater. Both that can run on a secondary DC battery and AC power. If you can only choose one, get the oil heater. Don't get the one made in China, get one made in U.S.A. or Germany.

The fact you went to Alaska without installing a block heater and diesel heater is absolutely crazy 😮

Those land rovers we used in the British military, turn on the ignition twice before starting,( allows the glow pug to get extra hot) and pump the gas pedal several times

There's a main breaker switch outside the cabin somewhere to turn the power, they put there for fire prevention. They can shut off entire grids but not what is in your cabin. They do this here in colorado.

This is such a uplifting video from my freaking hospital bed. I wish I could be camping 🏕 😕 😪

My daughter just told me she is glad she grew up in a house heated with a wood stove. She now is the best fire starter in the city she moved to. 😂 Burns are a hazard of wood heat for sure. I keep an aloe plant close at hand. Blu looks like he is feeling pretty good. Hope his treatments continue to help him.❤😊

Cool cabin. I highly recommend learning how a dampener works on a wood stove. That’ll help keep you warm during the night. Also, you may have had to turn the breaker on in order to get your lights and outlets to work. Recommend following the conduit and seeing if it leads to a breaker panel.

Blue is such an attentive, loving, cute helper! Good boy!

"Fiddy" love it.

The vibe you love is a warm cabin on a seriously cold night, instead of being inside a car! Oh, and your dog is excited because he has more than a couple feet of space to walk around in.

I've never come across your channel before. I love it! First , I've never seen anyone who loves and is aware of the emotional potential of their dog child. Secondly, I too made a maiden voyage up to the Arctic Circle with my yellow lab and a KLR650 motorcycle. I lived in Eagle River, AK, for 16years working at the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage. The owner of the store and gas station just south of the Yukon River let me park my 25" RV and KLR650. I then drove my motorcycle to the AC. I am so impressed with your achievements.

I don't know how you stand all that cold weather! -11 is way too cold for me! I'm more of a warm weather kind of girl, but I sure like watching you and Blue enjoy your adventures!!! That coffee you got sounds like it's delicious YUMMY ❤ EDIT: - 20 Brrrrrrrrr !!!!

The Northern Lights were amazing where you were at. We just had them very visible in Missoula, MT....love the shows. BIG HUG for you and Blue..........Mike

I LOVE your facial expressions! I’m always laughing out loud (literally!) 🎉 Looking for the coffee now. Keep safe!

Do a search for (and learn about) wood stove damper. You can regulate the damper and air intake so it won't get too hot and also to make the fuel last longer overnight. Also, any auto parts store up there will have a vehicle battery heater you can plug into the Jackery.

Blue is the best, hope he stays healthy, you are sooo lucky to have him, Merry Christmas!

I was literally just thinking how calming it would be to have a new RR video to watch and lo and behold posted 4 minutes ago. 😁

I love that youre constantly smiling but also nervous and panicing the entire time 🤣🙏 stay safe

So cool to see that you were at this cabin! My dog Abby and I use them a lot because I don’t have good camping gear for these temps. Funnily enough, this is the only one in the interior that I’ve had the carbon monoxide detector go off for me 😅 I think I may have written about it in that notebook. Stay safe and warm! (If you liked that cabin the one on chena hot springs road at granite tors is about the same size. The smaller ones are easier to heat. The angel creek cabins are about a 5 mile hike. They’re by the chena hot springs resort.) Aaaaand the outlets are for generators that you bring. That’s why there was no power.

You and the outdoor boys would be a perfect duo

You are doing great. You've mastered the most important things like selecting shelter from weather, finding food and supplies, building a fire.

While I was watching your video, my 23-year-old son went online and purchased 3 bags of this coffee (yes, we are a family of coffee addicts😂). We should receive them before Christmas so they will be wrapped as gifts to us🤣 Thanks for the recommendation❤️ ☕️

I look so forward to your posts! I don't have the courage to do the things you do so I live vicariously through you. I do live full time in a small camper, but I'm in Port Aransas TX for the winter where it only gets about 60 degrees at the coldest. You rock!

I love watching your videos! Great angles and editing! You seem so motivated and determined to achieve your goals, i am inspired.

Loving it. And, you know, sending you both to stay warm and safe. And, we know, the adventure is more than what you show us. But, what you show us is indomitable.

I hope you and Blue are doing well. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Praying for you up there! You know Alaska is the place to be in the summer, not the weather! Hope you’re heading Southward!

Those survival cabins are really cool they give you the basics and you can really make yourself comfortable in them. The more you use them know you’re gonna like them.

Hey honey bear! Super fun video! Good job as always! Give Blue a big kiss for Grammy. BIG KISSES. Love you and miss you TONS!

This was great! Whenever you get to Delaware, I'm just warning you our weather is very TriPolar. 😂😌✨💜

That cabin looks amazing!! Glad you guys found a warm spot! 🖤

Omg. Love this video. Please do make more such videos at survival cabins. It's so much fun. And bubby was extra cute. 😊

🎉 You’re doing great…you’re surviving!!! I’ve got a couple of tips for you. Use the upper bunk, next time. Heat rises! You’ll stay warmer, longer. Also, that store-bought wood 🪵 is dry-as-a-bone. It’s great for kindling but burns really quick. Next time, before hitting the hay, put a “round” in your wood stove and it will burn longer into the night. (I noticed that the previous tenant had left some “round” branches for you to use.) It’s also more convenient to put another log in the wood stove the minute you start to feel cold. Just wake-up and take advantage of the coals leftover from the previous fire; that way you don’t have to build a fire from scratch. PLUS, if you have a fire/wood stove, save your isobutane for emergency use!!! Cook your food & beverages in a little metal pot. NOTHING hits the spot like HOT FOOD ‼️ That freeze dried dinner is COLD by the time that boiling water has saturated your dinner…especially when your room temperature is below freezing. (Maybe even think about putting your freeze dried meals in an INSULATED bag to help retain the heat, longer. (Soto makes a titanium cook set that has an insulated “bubble wrap” that help’s keep your bowl warm while you’re eating.) Finally, besides a “freeze plug” heater for your engine block, get a “battery blanket” or “silicone heater” for your battery. Silicone heaters are great and easy to install. All you need is, one for your oil pan, one for your transmission, and one for your battery. In the future, when you are trying to keep warm in the winter (in Poe or in a tent), try to utilize DRY HEAT sources. (4lb. mini-titanium backpack stove?!?) Gas stoves and heaters create a LOT of condensation and also gives off carbon monoxide, so be careful…maybe even get a CO monitor if you have to use a petroleum product. Love your adventurous mindset!!! You’ve developed the skills to survive the next apocalypse ‼️

St. Nickerdoodle. Lol.

Blue drank your coffee 😂😂😂

Your channel came up the other day and I've been obsessed ever since. Have a happy holidays!

From someone who grew up with a Land Rover 110 as "The family car"... and as a British Army Vet who spent several years as a Vehicle Mechanic, in the Army working on these wee things, the equivalent of a "19A" in the US Army. It's GREAT to see these auld girls still being used, enjoyed (except when POE's too cold to wanna wake up) & worked on. Keep on doing what you do Ria, Blue and POE!

Your dog loves and trust you.

I dont usually watch camping video but there’s a charm about you and blue that makes me want to watch your videos. Subscribed for more Maria, Blue and Po’s journey ❤ stay safe

So proud of your fire making skills! Glad you both are safe. Have a Merry Christmas!

My husband and I took my three boys to one of those cabins one time and the stove heated up the cabin so hot that all of them ended out on the porch in their underwear😆 If you go to one, you have to hike to get a sled and pull your stuff in. Bald Lake is a nice one👍

I think those Alaskan cabins are so cool! Some of them are so remote, I can't imagine how nice it would be to just be able to completely disconnect from the world in one. Safe travels, hope you and Blue are having a great holiday season!

Making Rhode Island look warm!! I love your camera angles and editing! Stay warm!

A few things. There are RU-vid tutorials out there about controlling wood stoves. i.e. adjusting the draft and the damper to control the heat and the rate of burn. I was also wondering if the power was shut off at the breaker box. It seems silly to have 110 wiring and no power for outlets and lights. Did you notice the mattress stashed under the bottom bunk? I'm old and had to learn all of these things the hard way. Love your videos. Sharing your adventures is a treat.

So rad to see!! Also the northern nights. Before I die I want to see that!!

I am not sure, If i wrote anything here before, but: A few weeks ago I found your channel and I have been watching all your videos from old to new; now I have caught up and I miss this feeling of "I have more to watch". So, I am glad to be caught up, but I am sure I will rewatch your videos! I have to say; you are hardcore for camping in this cabin! You rock!

I am very happy I found this channel. Enjoy the holidays. Be safe.

1:18 HOW SWEET! My heart melted, watching those few seconds.

You should do reviews on different MREs ..

Thanks!

I love wood burning stoves... I lived in France for a year and it was the only source of heat and I love it! Love to you and Blue!

Glad you are staying in Alaska long enough to know the place. Like seeing your adventures. Seem pretty happy there.

Great video. Love the way Blue looks at you with such love!

Why didn’t you bring in your Jackery ? 💯✌🏼🙂❤️

First time I've seen your videos. I do a lot of back country and extreme winter survival camping and I have but one thing to say. Best video I've watched in a long time and enjoyed every second. You do you girl.

What a surprise to see this video! What fun! Thank you for sharing with us first! It’s an awesome video! 💙🥶💙

-20, HOT BLOODED ITALIAN? NOT A PROBLEM KEEPING WARM.🥶🥵 JUST GOT TO LOVE IT!!!❤ From another Midwestern ITALIAN that moves to the cold weather. 😅😱🌌🎄🎄🎄

Just got off work and this was the first video on my feed, “10 minutes ago” perfect timing! I love the videos Ria

You are doing a wonderful job on the wood stove stay warm and injoy your self

Such a lovely doggy.❤

Looks like great fun!

My youngest daughter and I love your channel. She's almost 8. She named her stuffed animals Ru, Blue, and Poe 🥰 just the sweetest thing

Loved watching your video!! ❤

You're learning as you go, Maria. Great video!

Love watching! Merry Christmas!

This looks fun, I live in Alaska and always camped but never tried staying at survial cabins. Happy Holidays as well, glad you and blue are doing good.

🥶Brrrrr Hello Ria and “Bubby”! Thanks for another Alaska adventure to share with us. Love it Alaska is so beautiful. Have been there two weeks during summer solstice and would love to go and experience winter solstice

Loved this!

The cabin is awesome! Warm and dry. But still freakin’ cold! ❤😂

Thanks

I hope that you and blue are having a wonderful time merry Christmas, and a happy and healthy new year

Blue always look so happy and ready for action 😂 I love it . Stumbled on your vids a couple days ago and now I can't stop lol love what your doing , stay warm and stay safe .

I always love when Blue looks straight into the camera 😍

Thank you for sharing your adventure. I hope your hand is healing up ok after your burn. :)

Mia you're so brave and smart and beautifully all things young women should have and you have a huge kind ❤️

Hello. Did you check the breaker box to make sure that there was power. Somebody may have turned the breakers off and turning them on would possibly give you power. Just a suggestion. Be safe!

I never use the emergency brake in winter up here due to possible freezing if that happens bad things happen just a tip from one alaskan

The burned, boyscout, fire-master lady! That was awesome, love your vids! And blues’ the (woof) man!

Thanks for showing Alaska its on my bucket list to go thrre beautiful there dang cold thou im use to it live in Colorado

Great video. Thanks for sharing this challenging video!

Hi Ria, love watching you from the UK, you're a brave girl. Dogs are cute. X❤

Maria I really enjoy your channel. Don't hold back on making your videos longer. I cannot wait for you to visit Florida.

Qué envidia….btw, mi hijo y yo amamos verte y amamos el frío¡

Great video!

Merry Christmas Blue and Ria!! Stay safe! Love you both

My son is in the military stationed in Fairbanks. We got to visit in June, it’s such a beautiful place, Stay warm.

Looks like fun!

You have officially made me addicted to Australian Shepherds. I am now going to purchase a toy mini Aussie because of you and Blue. 😊. Thank you and stay safe

They make “heating blankets” for batteries that will help. If you’re still in Alaska, “Battery Specialists of Alaska” in Anchorage will get you taken care of and install it. The owner Rich is great.

Great video , looks lovely in the cabin , stay safe .

That place is epic! Love it! ❤️

Crazy cold. I'm amazed! 💐

We did that once and had to walk in 8 miles. Remember to have a sled or something to put your goods on. And don’t forget anything. You are not going to want to go back for it. Good job btw. Love u and blue. Continued success.

That's my kind of cabin! Survival bunker! Lets go!

That looks like so much fun.

Probably a breaker box to turn on for the power..loved the cabin..stay safe!