Extremely cool: Life in a small cabin in Fairbanks, Alaska
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
- This MTV cribs-style, fast-paced video makes living in an Alaska cabin (in the winter AND without running water) look way-cool! The cabin's owner, Nature Cabins LLC, has several cabin rentals near the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and many students enjoy this unique Alaska-experience. Website: www.NatureCabins.com
@hudi42 Yup, we just call cabins 'dry' if they don't have running water. Living this way for a year will change the way you use water the rest of your life. Former cabin-dwellers appreciate running water more and waste it less.
Snow can be melted, but you're never sure if it's clean. There are fox, lynx, squirrels, and other animals that may pee or whatever. Snow should be boiled down and it takes a large volume of snow to make a gallon of water. It may see odd, but driving to get nearby well water is the best solution.
funny and creative. i actually aspire to live like this one day. not sure where yet but alaska is definitely a beautiful place!
Showers at the university (3 miles away) for student use. And laundromats nearby have coin-operated showers. Many employers offer employees showers, too. Things are different here!
The Toyo stove vents out the wall. It's a fuel-oil heater and it uses less than 300 gallons per year (which is very good for interior Alaska).
Yes, snow is free, but it takes time to collect snow, cut firewood, tend a fire, etc. This cabin is on the 'grid' and a short drive from public water sources. Thanks for the comment.
Q) How do you heat the bedroom?
A) Spooning.
In this community the laundromat has coin-operated showers, and many businesses in the area have showers for their employees. University students go to the gym in the morning, workout and shower. Great way to start the day (even for non-students).
Currently $585/month (December 2012). That's at least $400 less than living in an apartment. It's worth having a cabin experience. It teaches conservation, for one thing.
comfy n cozy.
Nice Upload, Always dream of the simple life, away from the crowds and the bright lights
So jealous! Alaskan Cribs. I love it!
The editing, sound, music and pretty much everything was EXACTLY like cribs. Very impressive. Really great job.
That's a blue cord (extension cord). Heaters under the vehicle's hood pre-heat the battery and engine on very, very cold days (i.e. days colder than -20F).
Cool :) We have dry cabins in Finland also, but some people don't even have electricity :O How do you live? Well, normally you can get cellphone signal anywhere and generators help if you absolutely need to have power for something... But this, this I would love to try!! Saunas help in the winter with the heating, by the way :)
@mooosehammer Nature cabins has two cabins with a Biolet (brand) composting toilet. These composting toilets work well, but the variable heat setting needs constant monitoring to work right.
At a friend's cabin, there was a huge (10 gallon) container of water above a shower head. When you turned the water on, you would pull a handle that would open the shower head. No hot water, but who cares after you have been mountain biking for 8 hours ;).
very nice video! Its like im watching Mtv cribs! The style the editing the sounds very good! Though the house is so cluthered haha but thanks so much for sharing this to us! Its realy good!
@KnightOfWangernumb Probably it's just convenience. Hauling water from a nearby laundromat is easier than melting snow. It actually takes a lot of energy (electricity) to melt snow, and time.
Wow, real life interwebs in the snow LOL, fantastic location and great wee cabin
why not use the clean snow around you as water! regards Norway
@AlexRyteuBart It takes energy (electricity) to melt snow. It's simply convenient to fill a couple of 5-gallon jugs on the way to the grocery store, or coming home from work.
better not ignore that frost problem
nice. like the bear fence
Nice video -- props for roughing it without plumbing :)
@jerami101 The cabin featured in this video is just off the main highway. The electric utility simply connected the cabins. All Nature Cabins cabins have electricity.
Cool vid! Great editing.
@mooosehammer Agreed. They mentioned to me that some of the cabins do have composting toilets in them.
i WOULD LOVE TO LIVE THERE, WOW, SO NICE
WOW I got so cold watching this! but I like it
Hilarious video, awesome cabin!
well made video, the quality and editing is top notch :) that is a nice cabin
i dont miss living in a dry cabin :P
you dont have the mandatory alaska cracked windshield O_O
@OurFadedGarden I talked about composting toilets before. Two other cabins have them and they work fine but require maintenance. Some people use a 'honey bucket' indoors then hauled it outside to dump into an outhouse. This ain't so bad.
great vid, I thought by dry cabin you meant no alcohol :)
Way Cool Cabin. :)
It's excellent well water.
Awesome. Loved it.
Very interesting. Looks like we lived years ago when I was a kid. We may soon be back to that as the world continues on the path we are locked into/
hello ,from sunny florida. your video is great
@nbkcq28 Water is not too far away. It's available from coin-operated faucets in laundromats (three miles away), and from the place shown in the video (five miles away but cheaper).
nice video! yepp we make our weekly trip to waterwagon too lol
Not just for students. But since the university is 3 miles away students like the low-cost living and privacy.
Cutting wood and melting snow for drinking water is a great option in a remote area. This cabin is on the 'grid', has electricity and a furnace. Water is a short drive away. Time is money except in the wilderness?
@MyHauntedExcursions Thank you to everyone who commented on the video production.
Nice cabin.
Are these only for students? I am a photographer/skier/mountain biker and am looking to move to Alaska for some research and photo assignments. I love the "cabin in the wild", minimalist idea.
crazy but i love, have fun
great creative video!
Neat.. great video.. Super neat!
i have always wanted to live in a cabin in alaska, or a small house.
Gilmore Girls...sweet! lol
that was great !!!!
excellent video, thanks! Is that water pretty clean, or full of chlorine and flouride, or taste from the hoses and such?
I have a question, how well does your toyo heater work? How much fuel does it use in a 24 hr period when in use? Or anything you can tell me. I am thinking of putting one in my cabin!
@frezdead1 The cabin featured in this video is 20'x30' (600 square feet) and has cable tv which means broadband speed Internet! Wi-fi is available in other cabins.
Many people want this, but the cost to rent a cabin with running water is much more.
Nice but you could easily do a compost toilet in one of these homes.
cool vid. I'm guessing bathing is a stand up deal in the kitchen right? what's the blue line you disconnected from the front of your vehicle when you went to get water?
@siamiam "mandatory alaska cracked windshield" funny and true.
@benandrhonda Now that's funny! I never thought of it as a bear fence. It's a child fence to keep toddlers from falling off the deck. Bears are rarely seen this close to Fairbanks and the 'suburbs'.
Thank you.
nice video looks cold outside ..so how do you shower may i ask?
@zuniga6412 Bears are rare in Fairbanks and 'suburbs'. About four years ago a momma grizzly and two cubs were spotted near by, but that was very, very rare. Fox, moose, lynx and arctic hare are much more common.
Was it costly to get power to your cabin?
@rawmark See earlier comment on composting toilets. Two cabins have them.
So much snow around and u drive and buy water?? Why??
How much does it cost to rent and how long to you have to rent????? I would be interested in August vacation up there
@BADBOYLG Cabin lovers here shower at the university gym, the public swimming pool, or a laundromat. Oh yea, they may beg a shower from an apartment-dwelling friend.
@whereskim89 Nature cabins has cabins ranging from $300/month (small log cabin) to $700+/month for two-story, two-bedroom cabins.
how much does the rent cost ????
I just have one question. Where do you shower? lol
@freethinkradio Cabin lovers here shower at the university gym, the public swimming pool, or a laundromat. Oh yea, they may beg a shower from an apartment-dwelling friend.
@dewerbylhserf What's stopping you?
lol gilmore girls