I apologize as there seems to be some confusion with some of what happened. During the day, in order to conserve oil, I burn wood to heat the cabin. If the wood stove cannot keep the temperature around 50F the oil burner will automatically kick on. At night I will load the wood stove as much as possible and the go to sleep knowing that the oil burner will kick on if the temperature drops below 50F once the wood stove fire burns low. This means I do not have to get up every couple of hours to feed the fire. On this ONE particular night, the oil burner ran out of oil. 100% my fault yes and I admitted to that on video. Also at night I sleep with an electric blanket so you don't notice the cold until a cold puppy wants under the blankets. Normally it is so warm upstairs (since heat rises) that Kenai refuses to sleep on the bed and will either sleep on the floor or even sleep downstairs. I underestimated the oil consumption so its a live and learn experience. I need to have a level gauge put on the oil tank so I know the level. Either way now that I have a biweekly fill set up with the Crowley Fuel, I wont have to worry about running out of oil. And yes I should have insulated the windows earlier but the cabin was not cold prior to running out of oil. Thank you! Alone and Kenai!
I always keep a good sleeping bag in case the heat/electricity doesn’t work. Put an old sheet or blanket in the bag with you by the zipper to keep any cold air out; that’s an old Army trick. You won’t freeze to death in a house in a sleeping bag. I even used to pull guard standing up in my sleeping bag in my fighting position.😂
I know this is an old comment but I thought I would reply. After having spent a long lifetime living in an old drafty farmhouse over 100 years old that only had wood heat I picked up a habit that makes getting up to a cold house much easier. When I go to bed at night I put the next days clothes between the blankets. Not only does this give me some more covers for the night but when I get up I don't put on cold clothes. If it's really cold I don't even get out of the covers to get dressed. I know I'm a lazy old lady :)
So a sight glass was something I asked for when the "oil guy" fixed my Toyo and then I just forgot to ask him about it again! It is priority number one now! Live and learn! Thank you Dave! 🤗🧡
I live about an hour and a half away from Buffalo and I did live in Buffalo years ago for a short time. It is known for its snow because it is located off Lake Erie and if the lake doesn't freeze over, the city gets copious amounts of snow. This blizzard, however, was so powerful, I don't know how seriously people took the warnings. We are located in an area that doesn't see such dangerous conditions and we barely got any snow....just some tremendous gusts of wind. We have 2 sources of heat in the form of our wood stove and also a propane boiler. Living on 20 cacres of woods, the stove is our first source of heat. That said, our governor is now mandating that homes will be switched to electric heat pumps within several years. With the US harboring an aged and fragile grid system, I cannot imagine how people would survive an event like the blizzard of 2022. On a bright note, so many stories are coming out of Buffalo about how people helped each other in so many ways during the blizzard. Buffalo has been called "the city of good neighbors" and these heartwarming stories certainly validate that title! Your video is a reminder to all that we should prepare ahead for unplanned circumstances. We never know what might be behind the corner! Please stay warm and stay safe and have a Happy New Year!
Resist the government mandates to get rid of wood-burning stoves. The newer ones have virtually no harmful emissions as they re-burn gasses. Having that alternative is a matter of life and death in many cases; we can't let governments take away these rights!
Wow, that’s terrible. We had two solid weeks of below zero temps and no electricity two years ago, in Texas. My intuition had been telling me to get a gas or wood stove and I was in Cali at the time visiting my daughter and bought a gas stove on-line and had it installed. My husband thought I was crazy because we live in Texas and bad winters don’t happen. But the past winters are bad in February and our bills were over a $1000 a month. Not a couple days passed, after I had a 100 gallon gas tank installed and filled, we were hit that terrible winter. Our electricity was out, my daughter & granddaughter came home with me so I had a child under 2 to think of. I thank God I listened to my intuition & ignored my husband’s doubts and got a gas stove. If I lived in NY, I would sneak a gas stove in and if they come check, just hide it or unhook it. People have to think of keeping their children warm and a heat pump don’t work with no electricity. What would we have done if I had no gotten a gas stove, I can’t imagine. I feel bad for people in NY. 😢
Crazy cold, wow have to be tough as nails to bear those type of conditions your amazing. Noticed your wood stove pipe is quite long, it will easily accommodate one maybe two heat exchangers/reclaim that capture heat before it's blown out the pipe, check into them please. Stay warm.
My area got down to -49 wind chill. I have a mule and donkey, feral cats, chickens and ducks. Plus 4 indoor dogs. I filled barn with a significant hay for feed and warmth for equine. Locked poultry and cats in garage with heat lamps. Asked God to watch over us and guide me if l needed to do more. My house stayed in 60’s so we were fine.
Yup I agree your one tough cookie. Good call on the dry cabin No frozen toilet. Lots of advise for keeping warm but keep that fire stoked. One thing we did for our dog Kate since she was a puppy is to have a kiddie pool in the garage with mini flake shavings to go potty in. We scoop it out to a bucket to keep it clean. It was terrible to make our previous dog go out in the rain and potty in standing water. Or during the fire it was so Smokey. And now there is no need to go on a poo hunt. 😊
I’ve never lived in a super cold environment though we had snow occasionally when I was a child. We burned coal for heat in the South. It might be wise to create a “safe room”, maybe closet size with a separate heat source to keep you warm and a lifesaving amount of water from freezing to use just if you have such an emergency. 😮😢Maybe you need two oil tanks and call for a fill up when just one is empty! This is a scary episode! ❤
The oil delivers bi weekly as long as I tell them to start up again and since I didn't do it last year once my driveway was all packed with snow, I just simply forgot! I am all set up again and will definitely not forget next time! I have a plastic wall kit that was sent to me by a subscriber that I can use to block off my kitchen from the rest of the cabin if needed. When I first arrived I basically slept in the kitchen on a folding cot so I would do that if it was an emergency. The wood stove is more than enough to heat the kitchen! Sorry Sarah the episode was meant to show more of how a small mistake could be dangerous but being prepared and having backups for these situations is important! 🤗🧡
Oh my. You looked cold. Your weather came to Minnesota and it was flipping cold. The poor dogs went out to pee did not go where they normally go, they went right next to the house. The one ran off to poop where he normally goes, started running back and in a run lifted his front left paw and could not put it down and would not walk. I ran out and collected him. We have three 18 to 20 pound dogs. They were hanging out by the wood stove during most of the bitter weather. They have sweaters to wear as well. Your right, people need to be very aware of their pets. When I let them out I stood and watched each time and more than once had to go save one of them. Stay warm, your a better woman than I!
HA! Kenai would walk down the two steps, pee and immediately run inside. When he has to go number two he will go slightly further out but he sure goes quickly. I always go outside with Kenai and when its cold I do not let him go far. That night he wanted under the blankets was the first time he has ever wanted to. He was snoring like a buzz saw the moment his head hit the bed under that eclectic blanket 🤣 But he never hangs out by the wood stove. He actually gets too hot upstairs normally and will sleep on the floor or even sleep downstairs! I do put a sweater on Kenai too. He doesn't mind it at all! But Kenai is too big to run out and pick up! I just offer him a cookie and he comes running!! I was cold for sure but I will take that over being sweaty hot from the sun any day! Not better Brenda! Maybe just more stubborn? 😉🧡
Modern woodburners are much more efficient, generate much more heat, and use less wood than older models. An investment, but well worth considering if you have the funds. You obviously insulated the cabin when you had all the work done, so a better heat source would seem to be key. We recently replaced ours and it’s like comparing an old scooter to a Ferrari! Stay warm and well xx
Quality old ones are fantastic. I have a 1979 Earth Stove that is a rock star...it was aexpensive stove back then. Its all about quality, size, and the wood ya burn. I would not get a new one with the catalytic converters
@@gman77gas It sounds like you’ve got an excellent model, but all old woodburners are not equal. I recently replaced a huge 30 year old stove for one half the size which generates double the heat. It’s a Danish design - they also have wooden houses and very cold snowy winters. (Mine doesn’t have a catalytic converter). I’ve been amazed at what a difference it’s made. The right woodburner should be able to heat that cabin. Stay cosy! 🔥
Oh my, got the thermal set at 68 and I'm cold. In the cold snap and high winds, we managed, already had insulated tarps up around rabbits enclosure, roofs insulated goats and chickens, thick shavings on floors, and warm water twice a day, dogs inside. Cats have places in garage and old dog house.
Oh wow 68F? I would be melting! 🤣 It's so awesome to know you took care of all the animals too though! Maybe none of them were out making noise but at least they were warm! Thank you so much Robin! 🤗🧡
You got cold but you and your baby survived. Those are the best learning lessons lol. I can safely say you won’t make that mistake again. Long ago I had several cats but I had one who refused to come in. I made an insulted place for him and also bought an enclosed heating pad (for outside use). I covered it with a blanket and in the cold months I always knew where he would be.
I am so glad you are scheduled for a fuel oil delivery. Miserable holiday for you without heat source other than the wood stove. I know exactly what you were discussing about our pets in this situation. I had a 4 day power outage years ago. My cat and I buried under all the quilts and blankets I could put over us at night. Crappy reading by candle light. I have since moved to another home and so far nothing like that has happened. But I keep my heat on 62 most of the time, even shutting it off during the day. I can't handle it if the place is over heated. Peace love happiness
That was a pretty good cold & wind event here in Valdez. Not so much snow because the wind blew most of it overboard off the decks. Looks like that missing snow will be here tomorrow though. You should buy the biggest Blaze King wood-stove (next time the RUclips armored truck drops off your channel paycheck!)
You mean the next time the RUclips armored truck stops by to drop of my 5 dollars?! 🤣 I ask for it in pennies so it feels like it's more! But after the $4.99 delivery and processing fee ...... 🙄 I am looking at a Blaze King for sure though! The dealer I am used to dealing with in Anchorage doesn't sell Blaze King? You'd think it would be state law or something? 🤪 Be safe out there Ed! 😉🧡
I’m from very northern N.H. Where the weather is usually just about the same as yours. You’ll need to set alarms when it’s that cold, so you get up every 3-4 hours thru the night, to Stuff that stove. Absolutely chuck full, build up a really thick layer of red coals and NEVER let it go out at night. If you let it get that cold, it will take days to warm back up (you’re actually having to heat up the log walls, etc. to form a sort of thermal envelope. It takes a lot of work if you let it freeze). I’d have a couple kerosene heaters and an electric heater you can run off a generator. You will lose your canned food, burst bathroom supplies, etc anything with liquid. I also would have about 10 cords of wood, though it’s hard to tell how big your cabin is. But, you’ll never have too much wood! Winter in this kind of weather is constant, heavy, draining work, especially if you are getting up all night with the wood Stove! Hang in there, my friend! Best of luck!
50 degrees in your cabin!, I get the shakes if my condo gets down to 72 degrees here in Florida--50 degrees is your normal temp in your cabin, I'd freeze to death
Wow, our temps got down -20 with wind chill and it was still chilly with my wood stove and the alternates running. I can't imagine being in Alaska sweating bullets over a fuel delivery. You are a hardy woman Alone! I admire you.
-20!! You were getting Alaska weather!🥶 Yeah that fuel delivery thing was totally my fault! All I had to do was get back on the bi weekly schedule and none of this would have happened! Worse case if the oil could not have been delivered, I would have had to get up every few hours to keep the wood stove going for another WEEK! I get cranky when my sleep is interrupted! 🤣 Of course I get cranky when the cabin is so cold I can see my breath still! 😁
Kenai is a spoiled brat for sure! It had to be cold in the cabin because he never even likes to sleep upstairs because it is too warm for him. He was just snoring away! 😴🤣
Hello...you and Keni look so cold ! Thank you for the Birthday wish, yours was the first one I got. You should by an Energy Harvester Wood Stove, their so efficient. My ex-husband and I had one in our first 2 story house and it blew us out of there. In the winter we'd open our front French doors go let the cold in ! No kidding. We had 3 bedrooms. I also bought double rubberized lined curtains , my heat bills were crazy low..you should get the for your cabin. Keep warm🤗🔥 Your friend Kathy Johnston. Happy New Year🍾
Keep your tank full through this winter. It is easy enough to get a few fuel drums in the back of a truck and a 12 v pump to empty the tank for moving next summer, then roll the truck up to the new location and empty the drums back in. So happy you were able to get the fuel you needed quickly.
It was cold last week. I live in Wisconsin and we had -35° with the windchill. Our only source of heat is wood. We have 3 wood stoves in the house a cookstove in the kitchen, a small wood stove in the living room and a wood furnace in the basement. We had all 3 of them going. Today I just have the cookstove going in the kitchen. It’s 32° today. Our animals got extra bedding, grain and warm water. I had a water bottle freeze sitting on the windowsill in my bedroom and the pipes froze in the kitchen. Glad you are okay and made it through the cold snap. I’m sure you have more coming. Thank you for your videos. It was our dream to move to Alaska but life had other plans for us. We live it through your videos and another RUclipsr Simple Living Alaska. Thanks again, stay safe and be blessed.
Normally the kitchen is already the warmest place in the entire cabin so it is not an issue. I may move it in winter though just in case! Thank you so much Carolyn! 🤗🧡
So, your brain froze...it was freezing! lol I rent a duplex. I don't have a fireplace... I'd be invading someone's house! lol I've come up with a couple of worse-case scenarios, though. First, I'd build a tent around me, then use a camping-style method of using terracotta pots, and tealight candles, and lots of blankets...yeah, I should live a few more hours doing that! 😄 Gosh, I just can't imagine. Thankfully, I live in an area that seldom sees snow. Glad you got your oil....praying for you! ❤
Oh I could not live anywhere that didn't have snow! I absolutely love the cold weather and would gladly deal with cold over heat! BUT heat does feel awesome when you are cold! 🤔I do like your tent idea though and I would think that would keep you alive at least another day or two Sharon! Maybe stick to the house invasion? I was lucky that this all happened on the same week the oil delivery was in my area! It would have been a long week of constantly getting up to stoke the fire and I get cranky when my sleep is interrupted! 😴🙄🤣 Thank you so much Sharon!
Setting up the oil delivery was 100% my mistake as I miscalculated the burn rate. But now that I am back on the schedule, there should be no issues! It was certainly cold but that's what living out here is all about! When Kenai wants under the covers though, it must be chilly! 🥶
Life is full of occasions that we don’t expect. You did everything right that you could do. You managed to keep you and Kenai alive, had lots of wood prepped and were a real trooper! Good job, Alone! We live and we learn. Nobody is perfect. Mistakes happen, but it’s what we learn and how we react that turns a bad event into a positive learning experience. Sending WARM 🔥 wishes to you and Kenai. 😊
It was a live and learn for sure! Never having run out of oil is now something on my radar! Of course last year it wasn't even possible because my driveway was never plowed. Until my contractor stopped by early spring. So being on the biweekly delivery schedule is something I will have to remember to set up! As long as I have firewood, I wont freeze to death. But I will lose sleep! Thank you so much Pris! 🤗🧡
Please, Don’t let the fire go out! Bank the fire in your stove to burn slowly as long as possible and set an alarm to awaken and refill it before it goes out! You’ll have more time to extract heat from it the longer you can keep your heater exhaust inside your cabin. Can you get a heater/stove with a catalytic converter? I’ve seen them made with a metal frame and soapstone walls to radiate more heat into the room. If you can encase your exhaust chimney with air channels you can design it to pull in cold air which after heating will be pushed out by the heat to whatever you direct it. If you’ve a site to send photos I can draw my idea if necessary although I doubt it’s needed. Having the idea once is usually enough. Lmk. Surely some long timer from around there can give you many more tips. Please stay warm, stay alive and keep updating us. Have a good new year!
Oh My Goodness Alone! That is All The Way Cold! Sweet Furry Boy Kenai is such a Trooper! God Bless his furry little soul! As the old saying goes. "What doesn't kill us? Only makes us stronger!" You Alone, & Kenai, have to be the two toughest, Strongest "people" I know! The quotation marks of course are reserved for Precious Furry Boy Kenai! God Bless The Both of You! A Real Woman you are no doubt! Gosh Darn I Love This Channel! Sending much love and Many Prayers from Tali girl & me, here on the Pungo Prairie!
Kenai rarely sleeps on the bed because he just doesn't like how warm it is upstairs. He will sleep on the floor and sometimes even go downstairs to sleep! But when he was begging to get under the covers with me, I knew he was cold! He never does that! As soon as he was under the covers that boy was SNORING like a freight train! 😴 It was a learning experience for sure! Mark my calendar to be removed from biweekly delivery (in spring) and to start it again (in fall)! It was a new situation for me because last year I couldn't get my driveway plowed so no delivery all winter! This year it's no issue at all! IF I had remembered to schedule the fill again! 🤣 Live and learn! Thank you so much Bill and Tali Girl! 🤗🧡
@@AloneinRemoteAlaska It’s one thing for us to be cold. But our babies trust us to take care of them. Sometimes when Tali girl & I are in our tent camp in the mountains. On those really cold nights. I can be comfortable in my sleeping bag on my cot a few feet above the tent floor. Tali is in her kennel at floor level. There can be quite a temperature difference at floor level. Those times I try to be sure we have a good fire banked in the stove. She trusts me to provide for her. Just like Kenai does you. It’s one thing to let people down. But it’s unforgivable to let down our four legged fur babies!
@@PungoPrairie Absolutely! A person can take care of themselves but our pets rely on us 100% and there is no excuse to let them down! Not after the unconditional love they return!
Hun you can also put some water and a pan steam warms a place up very quickly and then you can pour that hot water into your canner and have that also going and then keep on adding the smaller pants that heats up quicker to the bigger canning and that steam will really help amazingly
Yeah Kenai and I are doing great! Kenai just got a little cold and knew all he had to do was get under the covers with me and he would be fine! Spoiled brat! He got under the covers and started snoring right away! The oil truck delivery that week was nice. If not, they would have delivered the following Wednesday which just would have meant me getting up every few hours to reload the wood stove for awhile. I get cranky when my sleep gets interrupted 😴 🤪
Brrr! Little nippy in the cabin there! Stay warm miss!! 🥶 And idk if it's something you want to do but I keep a few of those fuel totes full with my actual tank to ensure were covered for more than 1 winter. Not including the firewood of course! But those totes are fairly cheap. Maybe something for next year?? On the bright side we're past winter solstice so to me we're getting closer and closer to break up ! It's a more encouraging time of winter! Please stay safe! And take care!❤
Yup fuel totes or get a double decker tank so I can have twice as much oil. I am also looking into getting another wood stove so I may not go through as much oil. Then maybe it will last the entire winter! I don't know how much snow you have been getting there but it seems to me that the Matsu valley has got far more snow than I did this year! I mean we still have the worst snow months coming though. But yeah now its time to look forward to spring and get some projects going ASAP! I'm betting you get cows next year! 🤣
@@AloneinRemoteAlaska a double decker would be a good idea too! Or a additional woodstove! A we around 3 feet on the ground. We'll see by the end or the year! Last year we got 92 inches. Which was way more than normal! Definitely looking for too break up and spring! Will see if it'll be March or May! And no lol Definitely no cows 🤣 Stay safe and warm!!❤
That hollow sound is what nobody wants to hear in weather like this. That is what we oldtimers call an "OH OH", LOL. It's like lighting the very last match to get an emergency fire started and it goes out before it does. When there is not much heat, a place your size becomes a freezer. I will give you a valuable piece of advice, buy a kit and make yourself or get someone else to make a double barrel woodstove, make sure they are heavy duty, you will be pleasently surprised how well they keep your cabin warmer than your present woodstove. Hell, Kenai will love you even more if you put his dog bed next to it, lol. I will keep giving you tips as the need arises. Now fix yourself a great breakfast and have a nice day.
Definitely an "OH OH" moment! That double barrel wood stove was one of the first stoves I researched and they can do an amazing job! I almost bought the kit about 5 years ago thinking I could use it in Alaska someday! All I had to do was find some metal barrels somewhere in Alaska! 🤣 I may just go back to looking at that option! Oh and Kenai does not like the heat too much. He actually sleeps downstairs most of the nights. And of course you give me all the knowledge you have John! If anyone has been there and done that, it's you! Coffee is usually my breakfast of choice! 🤪🧡
All in all, I think you did pretty good, under those circumstances. We had a cold snap down here in Western Washington at about the same time. Cold, snow, and even an ice storm as it moved along. Went through wood, pretty quickly, until it rewarmed to typical temperatures here and I dread the next power bill. But I also keep a propane backup, and even a kerosene heater from the 1920's, or 30's to heat my well house if power is cut off. In January, I have a couple of cords of maple coming in, and yesterday was able to split and stack about 1/2 A cord of green alder for future use, once seasoned. All part of homesteading in Winter. 🙂
Heck, I live in MO and it was so cold here for several days and nights. I used my wood stove, 3 electric heaters and my propane heater, and a heat lamp and it was still pretty chilly! The cold is hard to bear with arthritic old bones...but I'm still pushing through...lol. Hang in there Alone! ❤️
If I remember you don't have a door on your pantry. Not sure, I'm easily confused. If not you could add one or use your blanket trick to help reduce the area you need to heat. Open floor plans are nice but not always practical. In my shop when it's extremely cold I tarp half of it off. Anyway you be careful glad you got your heating fuel. Remember the signs of hypothermia and stay safe.
When the oil burner is working (you know when it actually has oil to burn🤣) and the wood stove is burning, the cabin stays pretty warm. Once all the warm air rises, I turn on the ceiling fan and it just blows warm air all throughout the cabin. Feels amazing. And to be honest many times I am opening a window on the second level because its just too warm. Not scheduling a biweekly oil delivery was a mistake on my part and wont happen again. But the wood stove, if properly stoked throughout the night can do an adequate job. I do need a more efficient wood stove though! Hypothermia check! Thank you so much Ashley! 🤗🧡
Went through -5/ -17 windchill in Tennessee. We had rolling blackouts 15mins every 2 hrs. My water froze, but then unfroze fine (PECS) We know you care about us,! I got over my mouse problem in my house because of you! Thank you!
Hello again Alone in remote Alaska. I was listening to Ted Nugents song Alaska when this video came up.what a nice coincidence. I sure hope that you might get a warm spell to let you thaw out.take care.stay safe.Happy New Year
I don't think I have heard that song! I will check it out! That is a nice coincidence huh! Now that the oil burner is going and the wood stove is going, the cabin is almost too warm! Kenai is back to sleeping downstairs again so all is good! 🤣 And Happy New Year to you as well James! 🤗🧡
You are doing a fantastic job! Life and weather are sometimes unpredictable, and you handled this like a pro!! I live in far NW Washington State and close to the coast, so our temp's do not get as cold as people think however this last storm brought overnights into the 20's. I love watching your videos. I am sooo glad you have that wonderful dog for company and warmth! 🥰
I have an electric heated mattress pad on my bed, it has been the best investment I have ever bought!! It is so much better than an electric blanket. The Dr I use to work for recommended it to his patients instead of the blanket. If you put a blanket on the foot of your bed it will trap the heat and acts like a foot warmer. It doesn't use that much electricity, so if you are on solar it would not drain the batteries. It is warmer down the foot and gradually will be a little bit cooler towards the top of the bed. I have used the heated mattress pad for over 20 yrs now, I have had to replace it due to a lighting storm that killed the pad, microwave, tv and computer, but that was the first thing I replaced!! You can get it with Dule controls so I will make on side warmer than the other and put my feet on the warmer side and my body on the cooler side. I always have cold feet so this pad is amazing!! My cat loved it too! Bet your puppy would love it too. Stay warm!
Stay safe up there! Hoping that you got warmed up to a more comfortable level in the cabin! Kenai is lovely! And a great companion for you! I also live in a dry cabin, and only heat is woodstove! I love it! You are doing a great job! Love your down to earth, no nonsense, common sense take on it all! Great channel!😊👍
Wow two weeks. That can be a big expense if it’s a extra cold winter. Not as efficient as I would have thought. Two wood stoves and 20 cord’s.😂 I was complaining it was 48 in the cabin the other morning. I’m a wimp…😂
Two weeks would have been if I kept the cabin at 70-80F. But I like the 50-55F range better and I have the wood stove as my main heat anyway. I have considered two wood stoves but what I really need is a newer and more efficient stove since my cabin is so big. You're definitely not a wimp Ron! Just not so into the cold weather! And that's why you live in Cali! At least you can garden year round! 😉🧡
I wont let mine out at all when its cold out. But then they are not allowed out unless im there with them. Not gonna be snaks for anything out there. My kitties get under the covers with me too. You need to keep that fire stoked. Been stokin mine during that artic heat wave that came thru. -11° and 4" snow so not as bad as back east. Never lost elec this time. I was freakin holdin my breath too for you!!!!!! Happy New Years!!!!🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🍾🍾🍾🍾 brain freeze lolololol
HA! Brain freeze indeed! I never let Kenai out unless I am out there with him or watching through a window. Even when he wants to just lay in the snow for a bit. But he is always tethered no matter what. I did have to keep the fire stoked for couple of days waiting for the oil delivery. Normally the oil heater keeps the house warm enough so I don't have to keep getting up during the night. Happy New Year to you as well! 🤗🧡
Oh wow....I couldn't imagine that weather...it is 66°f here in East Texas right now....had a couple days of 8°f and 12°f freak weather...and that was more than enough...well wishes....
Hi Alone, I'm so glad you were able to get some oil to help keep you warm. I really enjoy all your videos, you're one of my favorite RUclipsrs,hope you and Kenai stay warm.
That oil delivery was just in time! And I am set up for biweekly deliveries again so no more worries about running out! Ahhh thank you kindly Linda! That really is so nice to hear! Thank you so much! 🤗🧡
Glad the delivery was the same week I had the issue but if I had to wait until the following week I would have been ok. Just would have lost some sleep having to get up and reload the wood stove every few hours! I get cranky when my sleep gets interrupted! 😴🤣 This cold is absolutely dangerous though and at least now that I back on the schedule, I should be good! Always have plenty of firewood! Thank you so much Moose! 🤗🧡
@@MooseHenderson1 When anyone thinks about the coldest place on earth, maybe they think Alaska or the Artics but when you say Siberia that always takes number one! At least you made it Moose!
@@AloneinRemoteAlaska the coldest inhabited place on earth is Oymyakon, Russia with average winter temps of -58f. This was located north of my location but we did have four months that never got above -40, a bit nippy. Antarctica gets colder but it is not considered “inhabited”
Hahahahah!! Remember that video where I said "beautiful" 87k times? Hah! At least you edit yours 😆. I am impressed with your cold tolerance, holy cow. Glad you're calculating out your supply!! And I hope winter isn't too loonngggg! 🤣🙋♀️
I think I counted 86K but who's counting? Wait what? 🤪 I do have a high tolerance for cold weather but I wont be doing no polar ice dunks like some crazy people do out here! NOPE! 🥶 Now that I get the biweekly delivery I will be more than covered. I like the 8 months of winter we get though! I know, I'm crazy! 🤗🧡
Hahah! Im sure you're right lol! And no, I agree, I like winter too! It feels like real permission to eat, sleep and slow down. I like to read too! The rest of the year is so busy, its a real respite with hot coffee and crackling fires, and quiet. Yes I've seen those cold water sportsters...I honestly don't know how they do it. Its a challenge for me to dig out of my down comforter - topped electric blanket and heavy flannel sheets just to go to the loo in the night. But ice water? Yikes!!
@@oldtavernfarm LMAO! Yes I have been known to hold it EXTRA too long because its too warm under the covers! You enjoy your down time Leigh! You so earned it!
Yikes been there once or a bunch of times. I was afraid that oil wouldn't last you long. Especially at those Temps. Been a hard winter for a few of us. Love your courage and stamina
Huge miscalculation on my part but live and learn! I had plenty of wood to keep me going all winter if needed! You had a rough time on your last video! Watching you haul that water and propane! 😲 I wish you had some help there but thank goodness for Brandon! 🤗🧡
Hey check your berkey filters. They may have cracked. We’ve ran into that issue before. Add red food color to check and see if it’s still filtering properly.
I was lucky that there was no water in the upper. It could be why it froze though because there was so little water in the lower. I remember your video on the red food coloring! Just make sure you get it inside the container! 😉🧡
Yeah lucky the oil ran out when it did? If I had to wait another week, I would have just needed to stoke the fire every few hours all night long! I would have been cranky but not a popsicle! 🤣 I hope you and Dianna have an amazing 2023! Thank you! 🤗🧡
As long as you can stay warm you are good. I've found clay pots and tealights are good for taking the chill off, they retain a fair amount of heat. It got brutally cold last week and it shocked quite a few neighbors. Hard way to get people's attention. Happy New Year, stay safe, stay warm and know you are on people's minds and prayer lists.
Good afternoon Alone. I'm so glad to see you're doing well. Take care, stay warm and of course have a Happy New Year. I can't wait to see more of your journey in 2023!!! - you wonderfully talented offgrid woman. 😊🌹👍
Ahhh thank you kindly Richard! Kenai and I are completely warm again. Maybe too warm 🤣 2023 will be another crazy year so stay tuned! And I hope your 2023 is amazing Richard! Thank you so much! 🤗🧡
Good grief muchacha, I was about to call long distance from Mexico City to Alaska to the rescue station to tell them you were falling asleep freezing and with the poor dog also freezing!
Up in upstate n.y I took care of feral animals during winter and you can buy a water bowl that you can plug in and it keeps water from freezing for the animals. You may want to invest in this for your pup. Perhaps invest in another tank? Or a second Woodstove? I know years ago I had a fantastic Woodstove it might be good to get a better one? Also a little electric space heater near your sleeping area. Your cabin seems very large space to heat up. I have a small one for just my bedroom so I don't have to run the whole house heating system. Buy that bowl for your dog barely takes much electricity to keep the water from freezing. I wished you'd take Mail so I could send you one. So that's how farmers up north do it for their animals. Very small electric current so don't notice it on the electric bill. Happy New Year to you both. I worry about you up there. Please keep on top the freezing water conditions
I know about these heated water bowls as I have researched them for livestock. If I can just keep the cabin warm though, Kenai's water should be ok. But as for your suggestions I think I will do both! Get an extra tank AND another wood stove. I was trying to see where another wood stove would work best over the last weekend. And I will buy a newer Mr Buddy heater just in case. I think these will all be more than enough to keep the cabin warm at all times. Since the heat all rises, the upstairs is usually pretty warm (or at least warmer) so just the main level needs better heat. Thank you so much Batsheva and thank you for taking care of those feral animals when you did! 🤗🧡 I hope your 2023 will be amazing!
GIRL.... Don't make us come up there to check on ya! 😉This was a once in 50 year storm for MOST of the country so a LOT of folks were taken by surprise by how cold the temps actually got (here in TN we got below 0, which I'm told is NOT AT ALL usual) and had to really scramble to keep warm. We're still at the beginning of winter and there could more severe weather but I think many ppl just learned the hard way to be a little more prepared. You know what you're doing & obviously got it under control, but it doesn't change the fact that WE care & worry about you, too & really appreciate your great videos & peek into your fabulous, off-grid life in the last of the Wilds. Looking forward to more and can't wait til the post office opens back up bc I've got some cool things to send ya! {{Hugs}}🤗
you are a brave woman I'm in south Texas and 2021 the freeze storm was something else had never seen weather like that so slowly I have been buying propane heater and propane tanks left the water running for we have a water well so these time we were ok only lost power 4 two and a half hours 2021 we were 3 days with no power keep safe
Please stay safe and warm. We had the same go through the same the week of Christmas. One year we were out of power around 5 days. We used a kerosene heater and oil lamp (which we have around 10 now) and it kept it around 60 - 65 in the house.
Oh my! Happy you are fine, and have Kenai! ❤We do have cold weather here too, but at least my house is very well insulated, even in power outages, I will never get freezing temps inside. You definitely need a "skinnfell" (sheepskinblanket) both over and under you! I would consider changing out your woodburner, for one that can retain the heat for a long period of time. Cheapest solution stack rocks around your woodburner, more expensive solution, one I´m actuually looking into, a woodburning stove with soapstone walls, it can hold heat up to 12 hours. In Norway oil burners were phased out in 2020, and are now banned. Glad you still have it, I hope your home is more comfortable now, and that you can get deliveries to your location! Stay safe! ❤
OOO a skinnfell sounds amazingly warm! I definitely need to change out my wood stove to a more efficient model. The one I have is just too old. I have heard about the soapstone lined wood stoves and they seem to perform very well actually! I would assume that Alaska would be the last state to ban oil burners if it came to that. Too many people rely on oil burners here. Luckily now that I found someone to plow the driveway, I can get regular oil deliveries. Last year that wasn't even an option for me. Thank you so much! 🤗🧡
@@AloneinRemoteAlaska Good morning! I’m just on my way to work. It is dangerously icy here, so I’m off car curling again 😅 it’s -14c outside, and 16c inside, which is on the brisk side of comfortable. Have a nice day ❄️☀️👍
I heat my entire little 1940s (no insulation) Appalachian mountain home with an antique French woodstove, and this fall I stockpiled 2 years worth of premium firewood. However, I have to say that the Christmas Bomb Cyclone, with air temps of -10 F and wind chills of -30 F, thoroughly tested my ability to keep pipes from freezing...and I was fortunate not to lose power as so many did. I now know that when the temps get below zero, keeping the house warm enough requires my full attention. But in addition to the woodstove, I have old-timey kerosene lamps and alternate ways to cook, etc. So I never worry about these big weather events. Duke Energy, which is one of the Big Kahuna power companies here in the SE, instituted rolling blackouts for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Initially everyone assumed it was because of peak demand...turns out it was really because of a cyber attack that lost Duke 1/3 of its generation capacity for 7 hours on the 24th and another 7-8 hours on the 25th. And Duke couldn't buy any power because other companies were at capacity output. IMHO, anyone who is not fully self-sufficient for heat and light (and cooking) going forward is going to be in deep do-do. It's so simple to go to Walmart and buy a Kerosene heater and a cheap little butane cooking stove and some rechargeable lights or candles or and old-timey lamp and lamp oil. I'll never understand why people don't take care of themselves! Looks like you have really warm footwear for indoors! Do you know about Manitoba Mukluks? I swear my feet never get cold in them, no matter how cold it is outdoors (or indoors). I wore them outdoors in super cold weather in Nova Scotia. They aren't work gear, but for daily living they are the bomb. Native made; animal skins/fur; and insulated soles. Glad you were able to get that heating oil so quickly!
A 1940's home heated with an antique woodstove! Now that just sounds perfect! Yeah maybe the stove is not as efficient as the modern stoves but it just takes some more TLC to keep the fire going. I am connected to the electrical grid but I want to be able to survive when it goes out. Which it seems to do often. I may need solar to keep computers going so I can make my RUclips videos but when talking about just survival, I'd rather be able to heat and cook without needing anything. Just good ole pioneer living. Oil lamps for light. Not necessarily battery operated flashlights or headlamps. But that's not a life for everyone. I do know about Manitoba Mukluks! They are very nice and I hear they are very warm! I do not own a pair yet but I certainly will! Oil delivery was just in the nick of time but I will buy a kerosene heater or a Mr Buddy propane heater just in case! Thank you so much Joanne! 😉🧡
I feel so bad for you. I just turned on the AC here in Costa Rica because it is getting quite warm . It is summer here but stays around 80F all year long. I left Indiana in a snow and ice storm to move here. You can live here off grid and not have to worry about being cold. To cool off just jump in the ocean. Please be careful.
HA! Air conditioning? What is that? 🤣 Oh I remember my days in Colorado just dying in my house all closed off and the AC blasting at 1000%! And this is why I love cold weather! I find it easier to warm up than to cool down! I will say that jumping in an ocean sounds great though! I cannot recall if I have ever done it! Oh yeah! I am scared to death of water!🙄 We definitely have different weather Pat but it sounds like we are both living our dream! Thank you so much! 🤗🧡
Wow- I'm surprised the cold didn't wake you up sooner. 19 degrees is REALLY cold for indoors. 🥶We have an oil furnace and a woodstove. My husband usually stays up late, he loads up the stove before coming to bed and I'm usually up at 5am so I get it going again when I get up. I like that foot warmer thing- I'm going to have to look for one of those. Glad everything worked out okay. Regular fuel delivery is a good idea. Stay warm! Only 3 more months til Spring!
If I had remembered to set up the biweekly oil delivery this would not have been an issue! Especially now that I get the driveway plowed. The heat that last night all rose up and kept the upper level warmer and I had an electric blanket so I only knew it was cold because Kenai wanted in on that electric blanket! 🤣 I used that foot warmer like every day of winter last year! Absolutely amazing invention! You are lucky Tiff to have the scheduling with your hubby to load the wood stove! But 5AM!!! Oh heck no! That's way too early to get up! 😴
Glad you were able to get oil. You may just have to live in the lower part of the cabin and close off the upstairs for a while. The wind will just suck the heat right out of a house . We got down to 5 with a 20 mile per hour wind. I was out working in it.
I knew the oil delivery was on Wednesday's but it is biweekly for my area! Luckily this was the week! The video I just posted talks about the wind taking the heat away from my cabin which I plan to get fixed this spring/summer. At least when you are working outside in cold weather you get more done! Trying to stay warm! LOL! And sometimes you just have no choice but to work outside no matter the weather! thank you Steve! 🤗🧡
Hello Joanna! This taught me a lesson or two and that will not be a mistake I never make again! Keep going is absolutely going to happen! Spring IS right around the corner! Thank you so much! 🤗🧡
I was pretty lucky this all happened on the same week the oil delivery company was in my area! Otherwise it would have been a full week of tending the fire every few hours! That would have made me cranky! 😉🧡 Everything is nice an cozy warm now!
Even here in California I have a little portable space heater that runs on propane, it can be used indoors and each cylinder heats for about 6 hours, they're great to have as a backup because you never know when or if the power goes. Merry Christmas
Yeah I have a propane space heater I used to use when I was camping but its buried somewhere in the boxes brought from Colorado still. I will buy a newer Mr Buddy heater next year just to have as a backup. Most likely going to add another wood stove to the main floor just to be sure. The newer ones are far more efficient than this old model I am using now! No more waking up to freezing temps! And Merry belated Christmas to you as well Susan! 🧡
Kenai almost never sleeps on the bed unless I am ill. Its usually too warm upstairs. But when he wanted under the blanket I knew he had to be cold! He slept like a baby and didn't want to get up in the morning! 😴🤣
Here in the Adirondacks we didn't get the cold nor the snow, but lots of rain. Unfortunately my kids live in Western NY and got hit with the blizzard and cold. Luckily, they have wood stoves and generators. 48 is cold, but yes, barely tolerable. Awesome bedwarmer never seen one like it, guess what I'll be buying might come in handy. Good advice for your pets, poor Kenai. Glad they could deliver fuel for you and hopefully your minus temps don't last long. Hope you and Kenai had a nice Christmas. May the New Year bring you and Kenai health, happiness and new adventures. Hugs to Kenai. Be Blessed. 😊🇺🇲
I live in North Pole we lose power a lot as well. The second summer at our home we installed a transfer switch so we can plum in a generator. It was a game changer for sure.
Besides needing my computers to do my day job or to do RUclips, I don't mind losing power and am going to try and to be able to live without power for extended periods. Obviously my freezers are a concern if I lose power in summer. So a generator is going to be needed for that! Otherwise when I lose power I like to switch my focus to doing laundry or dishes! Or take a nap! I know! I know! I am boring! 🤣
The wool skirts are amazingly warm! Pants are definitely colder! I think the reindeer herders would be all the proof anyone would need! That is why I wear skirts in winter still! 😉🧡
You are fortunate. Fuel deliveries in the Fairbanks area can take days... even weeks. It seems that the fuel companies are only staffed and equipped to handle routine and scheduled deliveries with very little space to accommodate emergent situations.
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I apologize as there seems to be some confusion with some of what happened. During the day, in order to conserve oil, I burn wood to heat the cabin. If the wood stove cannot keep the temperature around 50F the oil burner will automatically kick on. At night I will load the wood stove as much as possible and the go to sleep knowing that the oil burner will kick on if the temperature drops below 50F once the wood stove fire burns low. This means I do not have to get up every couple of hours to feed the fire. On this ONE particular night, the oil burner ran out of oil. 100% my fault yes and I admitted to that on video. Also at night I sleep with an electric blanket so you don't notice the cold until a cold puppy wants under the blankets. Normally it is so warm upstairs (since heat rises) that Kenai refuses to sleep on the bed and will either sleep on the floor or even sleep downstairs. I underestimated the oil consumption so its a live and learn experience. I need to have a level gauge put on the oil tank so I know the level. Either way now that I have a biweekly fill set up with the Crowley Fuel, I wont have to worry about running out of oil. And yes I should have insulated the windows earlier but the cabin was not cold prior to running out of oil. Thank you! Alone and Kenai!
stay safe and warm; Happy New Year to you both
Keep a nice pile inside that warms up so you can make a fire easily and will burn a whole lot hotter.....
Stay safe and Lord bless. Happy New year!
Glad you got your delivery fast.
The learning curve must be tremendous. Much admiration!
To be smart about something is to be the most humble about it. To be humble about anything is to stop and listen.
I always keep a good sleeping bag in case the heat/electricity doesn’t work. Put an old sheet or blanket in the bag with you by the zipper to keep any cold air out; that’s an old Army trick. You won’t freeze to death in a house in a sleeping bag. I even used to pull guard standing up in my sleeping bag in my fighting position.😂
That's interesting. I have a military surplus bag that has arms built in it.
I know this is an old comment but I thought I would reply. After having spent a long lifetime living in an old drafty farmhouse over 100 years old that only had wood heat I picked up a habit that makes getting up to a cold house much easier. When I go to bed at night I put the next days clothes between the blankets. Not only does this give me some more covers for the night but when I get up I don't put on cold clothes. If it's really cold I don't even get out of the covers to get dressed. I know I'm a lazy old lady :)
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Very smart
@@ohiowolfsisterwear long johns and go to bed fully dressed.
@@1coketogo554I had forgotten about that. Thank you for the reminder.
When you get the tank moved, I suggest having a sight glass put on it so you can see the level from a window in your house.
So a sight glass was something I asked for when the "oil guy" fixed my Toyo and then I just forgot to ask him about it again! It is priority number one now! Live and learn! Thank you Dave! 🤗🧡
@@AloneinRemoteAlaska Great minds think alike
@@fortressalaska9822 Except when it comes to Mosin vs Garand
@@AloneinRemoteAlaska LMFAO
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I live about an hour and a half away from Buffalo and I did live in Buffalo years ago for a short time. It is known for its snow because it is located off Lake Erie and if the lake doesn't freeze over, the city gets copious amounts of snow. This blizzard, however, was so powerful, I don't know how seriously people took the warnings. We are located in an area that doesn't see such dangerous conditions and we barely got any snow....just some tremendous gusts of wind. We have 2 sources of heat in the form of our wood stove and also a propane boiler. Living on 20 cacres of woods, the stove is our first source of heat. That said, our governor is now mandating that homes will be switched to electric heat pumps within several years. With the US harboring an aged and fragile grid system, I cannot imagine how people would survive an event like the blizzard of 2022. On a bright note, so many stories are coming out of Buffalo about how people helped each other in so many ways during the blizzard. Buffalo has been called "the city of good neighbors" and these heartwarming stories certainly validate that title!
Your video is a reminder to all that we should prepare ahead for unplanned circumstances. We never know what might be behind the corner!
Please stay warm and stay safe and have a Happy New Year!
Resist the government mandates to get rid of wood-burning stoves. The newer ones have virtually no harmful emissions as they re-burn gasses. Having that alternative is a matter of life and death in many cases; we can't let governments take away these rights!
Wow, that’s terrible. We had two solid weeks of below zero temps and no electricity two years ago, in Texas. My intuition had been telling me to get a gas or wood stove and I was in Cali at the time visiting my daughter and bought a gas stove on-line and had it installed. My husband thought I was crazy because we live in Texas and bad winters don’t happen. But the past winters are bad in February and our bills were over a $1000 a month. Not a couple days passed, after I had a 100 gallon gas tank installed and filled, we were hit that terrible winter. Our electricity was out, my daughter & granddaughter came home with me so I had a child under 2 to think of. I thank God I listened to my intuition & ignored my husband’s doubts and got a gas stove. If I lived in NY, I would sneak a gas stove in and if they come check, just hide it or unhook it. People have to think of keeping their children warm and a heat pump don’t work with no electricity. What would we have done if I had no gotten a gas stove, I can’t imagine. I feel bad for people in NY. 😢
I live in Buffalo and even though we were warned, it was like nothing I have ever experienced before and I survived some bad ones in my 67 years.
Look to German people arrested for gathering wood to heat their homes with the intense electricity bills, it’s genocide.
How do they expect you to survive when power goes out?🤦♀️
Crazy cold, wow have to be tough as nails to bear those type of conditions your amazing. Noticed your wood stove pipe is quite long, it will easily accommodate one maybe two heat exchangers/reclaim that capture heat before it's blown out the pipe, check into them please. Stay warm.
My area got down to -49 wind chill. I have a mule and donkey, feral cats, chickens and ducks. Plus 4 indoor dogs. I filled barn with a significant hay for feed and warmth for equine. Locked poultry and cats in garage with heat lamps. Asked God to watch over us and guide me if l needed to do more. My house stayed in 60’s so we were fine.
Glad they were able to get you oil so quickly, definitely a God send! Thankfully my pups were happy staying inside during the cold spell.
Yup I agree your one tough cookie. Good call on the dry cabin No frozen toilet. Lots of advise for keeping warm but keep that fire stoked. One thing we did for our dog Kate since she was a puppy is to have a kiddie pool in the garage with mini flake shavings to go potty in. We scoop it out to a bucket to keep it clean. It was terrible to make our previous dog go out in the rain and potty in standing water. Or during the fire it was so Smokey. And now there is no need to go on a poo hunt. 😊
I’ve never lived in a super cold environment though we had snow occasionally when I was a child. We burned coal for heat in the South. It might be wise to create a “safe room”, maybe closet size with a separate heat source to keep you warm and a lifesaving amount of water from freezing to use just if you have such an emergency. 😮😢Maybe you need two oil tanks and call for a fill up when just one is empty! This is a scary episode! ❤
The oil delivers bi weekly as long as I tell them to start up again and since I didn't do it last year once my driveway was all packed with snow, I just simply forgot! I am all set up again and will definitely not forget next time! I have a plastic wall kit that was sent to me by a subscriber that I can use to block off my kitchen from the rest of the cabin if needed. When I first arrived I basically slept in the kitchen on a folding cot so I would do that if it was an emergency. The wood stove is more than enough to heat the kitchen! Sorry Sarah the episode was meant to show more of how a small mistake could be dangerous but being prepared and having backups for these situations is important! 🤗🧡
Always ready for a worst case scenario.👍
Oh my. You looked cold. Your weather came to Minnesota and it was flipping cold. The poor dogs went out to pee did not go where they normally go, they went right next to the house. The one ran off to poop where he normally goes, started running back and in a run lifted his front left paw and could not put it down and would not walk. I ran out and collected him. We have three 18 to 20 pound dogs. They were hanging out by the wood stove during most of the bitter weather. They have sweaters to wear as well. Your right, people need to be very aware of their pets. When I let them out I stood and watched each time and more than once had to go save one of them. Stay warm, your a better woman than I!
HA! Kenai would walk down the two steps, pee and immediately run inside. When he has to go number two he will go slightly further out but he sure goes quickly. I always go outside with Kenai and when its cold I do not let him go far. That night he wanted under the blankets was the first time he has ever wanted to. He was snoring like a buzz saw the moment his head hit the bed under that eclectic blanket 🤣 But he never hangs out by the wood stove. He actually gets too hot upstairs normally and will sleep on the floor or even sleep downstairs! I do put a sweater on Kenai too. He doesn't mind it at all! But Kenai is too big to run out and pick up! I just offer him a cookie and he comes running!! I was cold for sure but I will take that over being sweaty hot from the sun any day! Not better Brenda! Maybe just more stubborn? 😉🧡
Dog booties when its sub zero.
Modern woodburners are much more efficient, generate much more heat, and use less wood than older models. An investment, but well worth considering if you have the funds. You obviously insulated the cabin when you had all the work done, so a better heat source would seem to be key. We recently replaced ours and it’s like comparing an old scooter to a Ferrari! Stay warm and well xx
Quality old ones are fantastic. I have a 1979 Earth Stove that is a rock star...it was aexpensive stove back then.
Its all about quality, size, and the wood ya burn.
I would not get a new one with the catalytic converters
@@gman77gas It sounds like you’ve got an excellent model, but all old woodburners are not equal. I recently replaced a huge 30 year old stove for one half the size which generates double the heat. It’s a Danish design - they also have wooden houses and very cold snowy winters. (Mine doesn’t have a catalytic converter).
I’ve been amazed at what a difference it’s made. The right woodburner should be able to heat that cabin. Stay cosy! 🔥
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@@Divinefemininemiracles Heta
@@Divinefemininemiracles Heta stove
I can't imagine dealing with the weather like a rock star. This born, raised, and true Florida women feels for you!
I'm in Florida and woke up to a 27 degree temperature the other morning . I can't imaging living back in the snow & cold again .
rock star no... rookie mistake yes
@@brendalea1606She learned.
Oh my, got the thermal set at 68 and I'm cold. In the cold snap and high winds, we managed, already had insulated tarps up around rabbits enclosure, roofs insulated goats and chickens, thick shavings on floors, and warm water twice a day, dogs inside. Cats have places in garage and old dog house.
Oh wow 68F? I would be melting! 🤣 It's so awesome to know you took care of all the animals too though! Maybe none of them were out making noise but at least they were warm! Thank you so much Robin! 🤗🧡
The out takes are hilarious 😂
HA! So glad you are enjoying them! I am glad I started adding them to my videos! 😉🧡
You got cold but you and your baby survived. Those are the best learning lessons lol. I can safely say you won’t make that mistake again.
Long ago I had several cats but I had one who refused to come in. I made an insulted place for him and also bought an enclosed heating pad (for outside use). I covered it with a blanket and in the cold months I always knew where he would be.
I am so glad you are scheduled for a fuel oil delivery. Miserable holiday for you without heat source other than the wood stove. I know exactly what you were discussing about our pets in this situation. I had a 4 day power outage years ago. My cat and I buried under all the quilts and blankets I could put over us at night. Crappy reading by candle light. I have since moved to another home and so far nothing like that has happened. But I keep my heat on 62 most of the time, even shutting it off during the day. I can't handle it if the place is over heated. Peace love happiness
That was a pretty good cold & wind event here in Valdez. Not so much snow because the wind blew most of it overboard off the decks. Looks like that missing snow will be here tomorrow though. You should buy the biggest Blaze King wood-stove (next time the RUclips armored truck drops off your channel paycheck!)
You mean the next time the RUclips armored truck stops by to drop of my 5 dollars?! 🤣 I ask for it in pennies so it feels like it's more! But after the $4.99 delivery and processing fee ...... 🙄 I am looking at a Blaze King for sure though! The dealer I am used to dealing with in Anchorage doesn't sell Blaze King? You'd think it would be state law or something? 🤪 Be safe out there Ed! 😉🧡
I’m from very northern N.H. Where the weather is usually just about the same as yours. You’ll need to set alarms when it’s that cold, so you get up every 3-4 hours thru the night, to Stuff that stove. Absolutely chuck full, build up a really thick layer of red coals and NEVER let it go out at night. If you let it get that cold, it will take days to warm back up (you’re actually having to heat up the log walls, etc. to form a sort of thermal envelope. It takes a lot of work if you let it freeze). I’d have a couple kerosene heaters and an electric heater you can run off a generator. You will lose your canned food, burst bathroom supplies, etc anything with liquid. I also would have about 10 cords of wood, though it’s hard to tell how big your cabin is. But, you’ll never have too much wood! Winter in this kind of weather is constant, heavy, draining work, especially if you are getting up all night with the wood Stove! Hang in there, my friend! Best of luck!
two words....thermal underwear. They helped me so much in the Texas freeze.
where i live, one word: wool.
Go to bed fully dressed.
50 degrees in your cabin!, I get the shakes if my condo gets down to 72 degrees here in Florida--50 degrees is your normal temp in your cabin, I'd freeze to death
Wow, our temps got down -20 with wind chill and it was still chilly with my wood stove and the alternates running. I can't imagine being in Alaska sweating bullets over a fuel delivery. You are a hardy woman Alone! I admire you.
-20!! You were getting Alaska weather!🥶 Yeah that fuel delivery thing was totally my fault! All I had to do was get back on the bi weekly schedule and none of this would have happened! Worse case if the oil could not have been delivered, I would have had to get up every few hours to keep the wood stove going for another WEEK! I get cranky when my sleep is interrupted! 🤣 Of course I get cranky when the cabin is so cold I can see my breath still! 😁
At 1:30 that's the most comfy looking dog I've ever seen. You are loved big time
Kenai is a spoiled brat for sure! It had to be cold in the cabin because he never even likes to sleep upstairs because it is too warm for him. He was just snoring away! 😴🤣
An idea my mom once gave me for my drafty thresholds. Take a long sock and fill with beans it worked well!
Hello...you and Keni look so cold ! Thank you for the Birthday wish, yours was the first one I got. You should by an Energy Harvester Wood Stove, their so efficient. My ex-husband and I had one in our first 2 story house and it blew us out of there. In the winter we'd open our front French doors go let the cold in ! No kidding. We had 3 bedrooms. I also bought double rubberized lined curtains , my heat bills were crazy low..you should get the for your cabin. Keep warm🤗🔥
Your friend
Kathy Johnston. Happy New Year🍾
She does have big windows. They need foam lined shutters. Close them when its below zero.
Keep your tank full through this winter. It is easy enough to get a few fuel drums in the back of a truck and a 12 v pump to empty the tank for moving next summer, then roll the truck up to the new location and empty the drums back in. So happy you were able to get the fuel you needed quickly.
Um, is she moving next summer?
Dont think so. She mentioned wanting to move the tank location on the property.
It was cold last week. I live in Wisconsin and we had -35° with the windchill. Our only source of heat is wood. We have 3 wood stoves in the house a cookstove in the kitchen, a small wood stove in the living room and a wood furnace in the basement. We had all 3 of them going. Today I just have the cookstove going in the kitchen. It’s 32° today. Our animals got extra bedding, grain and warm water. I had a water bottle freeze sitting on the windowsill in my bedroom and the pipes froze in the kitchen. Glad you are okay and made it through the cold snap. I’m sure you have more coming. Thank you for your videos. It was our dream to move to Alaska but life had other plans for us. We live it through your videos and another RUclipsr Simple Living Alaska. Thanks again, stay safe and be blessed.
I'm just in Texas but my dogs have heating pads. They're quite spoiled and one shivers if it's under 78. She is wearing a sweater.
Alone maybe you could move your birky and glass water dispensor closer to the woodstove to other side of your kitchen counter,
Normally the kitchen is already the warmest place in the entire cabin so it is not an issue. I may move it in winter though just in case! Thank you so much Carolyn! 🤗🧡
So, your brain froze...it was freezing! lol
I rent a duplex. I don't have a fireplace... I'd be invading someone's house! lol
I've come up with a couple of worse-case scenarios, though. First, I'd build a tent around me, then use a camping-style method of using terracotta pots, and tealight candles, and lots of blankets...yeah, I should live a few more hours doing that! 😄
Gosh, I just can't imagine. Thankfully, I live in an area that seldom sees snow.
Glad you got your oil....praying for you! ❤
Oh I could not live anywhere that didn't have snow! I absolutely love the cold weather and would gladly deal with cold over heat! BUT heat does feel awesome when you are cold! 🤔I do like your tent idea though and I would think that would keep you alive at least another day or two Sharon! Maybe stick to the house invasion? I was lucky that this all happened on the same week the oil delivery was in my area! It would have been a long week of constantly getting up to stoke the fire and I get cranky when my sleep is interrupted! 😴🙄🤣 Thank you so much Sharon!
@@AloneinRemoteAlaska ☺👍❤
Glad you are okay.. Good oil company was able to come. Be well safe healthy until next time.
Setting up the oil delivery was 100% my mistake as I miscalculated the burn rate. But now that I am back on the schedule, there should be no issues! It was certainly cold but that's what living out here is all about! When Kenai wants under the covers though, it must be chilly! 🥶
Life is full of occasions that we don’t expect. You did everything right that you could do. You managed to keep you and Kenai alive, had lots of wood prepped and were a real trooper! Good job, Alone! We live and we learn. Nobody is perfect. Mistakes happen, but it’s what we learn and how we react that turns a bad event into a positive learning experience. Sending WARM 🔥 wishes to you and Kenai. 😊
It was a live and learn for sure! Never having run out of oil is now something on my radar! Of course last year it wasn't even possible because my driveway was never plowed. Until my contractor stopped by early spring. So being on the biweekly delivery schedule is something I will have to remember to set up! As long as I have firewood, I wont freeze to death. But I will lose sleep! Thank you so much Pris! 🤗🧡
So Happy you are getting a oil delivery. ❤️
Please, Don’t let the fire go out! Bank the fire in your stove to burn slowly as long as possible and set an alarm to awaken and refill it before it goes out!
You’ll have more time to extract heat from it the longer you can keep your heater exhaust inside your cabin. Can you get a heater/stove with a catalytic converter? I’ve seen them made with a metal frame and soapstone walls to radiate more heat into the room.
If you can encase your exhaust chimney with air channels you can design it to pull in cold air which after heating will be pushed out by the heat to whatever you direct it. If you’ve a site to send photos I can draw my idea if necessary although I doubt it’s needed. Having the idea once is usually enough. Lmk.
Surely some long timer from around there can give you many more tips. Please stay warm, stay alive and keep updating us. Have a good new year!
Oh My Goodness Alone! That is All The Way Cold! Sweet Furry Boy Kenai is such a Trooper! God Bless his furry little soul! As the old saying goes. "What doesn't kill us? Only makes us stronger!" You Alone, & Kenai, have to be the two toughest, Strongest "people" I know! The quotation marks of course are reserved for Precious Furry Boy Kenai! God Bless The Both of You! A Real Woman you are no doubt! Gosh Darn I Love This Channel! Sending much love and Many Prayers from Tali girl & me, here on the Pungo Prairie!
Kenai rarely sleeps on the bed because he just doesn't like how warm it is upstairs. He will sleep on the floor and sometimes even go downstairs to sleep! But when he was begging to get under the covers with me, I knew he was cold! He never does that! As soon as he was under the covers that boy was SNORING like a freight train! 😴 It was a learning experience for sure! Mark my calendar to be removed from biweekly delivery (in spring) and to start it again (in fall)! It was a new situation for me because last year I couldn't get my driveway plowed so no delivery all winter! This year it's no issue at all! IF I had remembered to schedule the fill again! 🤣 Live and learn! Thank you so much Bill and Tali Girl! 🤗🧡
@@AloneinRemoteAlaska It’s one thing for us to be cold. But our babies trust us to take care of them. Sometimes when Tali girl & I are in our tent camp in the mountains. On those really cold nights. I can be comfortable in my sleeping bag on my cot a few feet above the tent floor. Tali is in her kennel at floor level. There can be quite a temperature difference at floor level. Those times I try to be sure we have a good fire banked in the stove. She trusts me to provide for her. Just like Kenai does you. It’s one thing to let people down. But it’s unforgivable to let down our four legged fur babies!
@@PungoPrairie Absolutely! A person can take care of themselves but our pets rely on us 100% and there is no excuse to let them down! Not after the unconditional love they return!
Hun you can also put some water and a pan steam warms a place up very quickly and then you can pour that hot water into your canner and have that also going and then keep on adding the smaller pants that heats up quicker to the bigger canning and that steam will really help amazingly
take care, and stay warm❤have a happy new year🎉🎉🎉from sheboygan, wisconsin.
I really enjoyed Your video as always. Keep up the great work and stay warm.
JR
Oh my goodness you made me cold just seeing this. Glad you got a delivery
Bless you. Such a strong woman. Have a great 2023.
Gosh, so relieved to hear that you & Kenai are okay! Thank goodness that the oil truck was able to reach you so quickly.
Yeah Kenai and I are doing great! Kenai just got a little cold and knew all he had to do was get under the covers with me and he would be fine! Spoiled brat! He got under the covers and started snoring right away! The oil truck delivery that week was nice. If not, they would have delivered the following Wednesday which just would have meant me getting up every few hours to reload the wood stove for awhile. I get cranky when my sleep gets interrupted 😴 🤪
@@AloneinRemoteAlaska LOL, and I guess his snoring doesn't help! 😏
@@joanplavier486 I think sometimes I snore louder!
Fule oil prices are nuts.
I burn wood, back up lp furnace, back up electric heat!
Also have a whole house generac geerator.
Got to plan!!!
A whole house generator is one of my plans for sure! Almost got a Generac when I was living in Colorado! 😉🧡
Brrr! Little nippy in the cabin there! Stay warm miss!! 🥶 And idk if it's something you want to do but I keep a few of those fuel totes full with my actual tank to ensure were covered for more than 1 winter. Not including the firewood of course! But those totes are fairly cheap. Maybe something for next year?? On the bright side we're past winter solstice so to me we're getting closer and closer to break up ! It's a more encouraging time of winter! Please stay safe! And take care!❤
Yup fuel totes or get a double decker tank so I can have twice as much oil. I am also looking into getting another wood stove so I may not go through as much oil. Then maybe it will last the entire winter! I don't know how much snow you have been getting there but it seems to me that the Matsu valley has got far more snow than I did this year! I mean we still have the worst snow months coming though. But yeah now its time to look forward to spring and get some projects going ASAP! I'm betting you get cows next year! 🤣
@@AloneinRemoteAlaska a double decker would be a good idea too! Or a additional woodstove! A we around 3 feet on the ground. We'll see by the end or the year! Last year we got 92 inches. Which was way more than normal! Definitely looking for too break up and spring! Will see if it'll be March or May! And no lol Definitely no cows 🤣 Stay safe and warm!!❤
That hollow sound is what nobody wants to hear in weather like this. That is what we oldtimers call an "OH OH", LOL. It's like lighting the very last match to get an emergency fire started and it goes out before it does. When there is not much heat, a place your size becomes a freezer. I will give you a valuable piece of advice, buy a kit and make yourself or get someone else to make a double barrel woodstove, make sure they are heavy duty, you will be pleasently surprised how well they keep your cabin warmer than your present woodstove. Hell, Kenai will love you even more if you put his dog bed next to it, lol. I will keep giving you tips as the need arises. Now fix yourself a great breakfast and have a nice day.
Definitely an "OH OH" moment! That double barrel wood stove was one of the first stoves I researched and they can do an amazing job! I almost bought the kit about 5 years ago thinking I could use it in Alaska someday! All I had to do was find some metal barrels somewhere in Alaska! 🤣 I may just go back to looking at that option! Oh and Kenai does not like the heat too much. He actually sleeps downstairs most of the nights. And of course you give me all the knowledge you have John! If anyone has been there and done that, it's you! Coffee is usually my breakfast of choice! 🤪🧡
Stay safe
All in all, I think you did pretty good, under those circumstances. We had a cold snap down here in Western Washington at about the same time. Cold, snow, and even an ice storm as it moved along. Went through wood, pretty quickly, until it rewarmed to typical temperatures here and I dread the next power bill.
But I also keep a propane backup, and even a kerosene heater from the 1920's, or 30's to heat my well house if power is cut off. In January, I have a couple of cords of maple coming in, and yesterday was able to split and stack about 1/2 A cord of green alder for future use, once seasoned. All part of homesteading in Winter. 🙂
Glad to see Crowley's made it there so fast, all things considered. Better days ahead!
Heck, I live in MO and it was so cold here for several days and nights. I used my wood stove, 3 electric heaters and my propane heater, and a heat lamp and it was still pretty chilly! The cold is hard to bear with arthritic old bones...but I'm still pushing through...lol. Hang in there Alone! ❤️
If I remember you don't have a door on your pantry. Not sure, I'm easily confused. If not you could add one or use your blanket trick to help reduce the area you need to heat. Open floor plans are nice but not always practical. In my shop when it's extremely cold I tarp half of it off. Anyway you be careful glad you got your heating fuel. Remember the signs of hypothermia and stay safe.
When the oil burner is working (you know when it actually has oil to burn🤣) and the wood stove is burning, the cabin stays pretty warm. Once all the warm air rises, I turn on the ceiling fan and it just blows warm air all throughout the cabin. Feels amazing. And to be honest many times I am opening a window on the second level because its just too warm. Not scheduling a biweekly oil delivery was a mistake on my part and wont happen again. But the wood stove, if properly stoked throughout the night can do an adequate job. I do need a more efficient wood stove though! Hypothermia check! Thank you so much Ashley! 🤗🧡
@@AloneinRemoteAlaska Roger that. Just showing a little love. As detailed as you are I know you can handle it!
When it comes to heating with wood, small is beautiful, and having a good airtight. Your place is HUGE!
So glad you got more oil delivered! Take care and thanks for sharing!
Went through -5/ -17 windchill in Tennessee. We had rolling blackouts 15mins every 2 hrs. My water froze, but then unfroze fine (PECS)
We know you care about us,! I got over my mouse problem in my house because of you! Thank you!
Hello again Alone in remote Alaska. I was listening to Ted Nugents song Alaska when this video came up.what a nice coincidence. I sure hope that you might get a warm spell to let you thaw out.take care.stay safe.Happy New Year
I don't think I have heard that song! I will check it out! That is a nice coincidence huh! Now that the oil burner is going and the wood stove is going, the cabin is almost too warm! Kenai is back to sleeping downstairs again so all is good! 🤣 And Happy New Year to you as well James! 🤗🧡
You are doing a fantastic job! Life and weather are sometimes unpredictable, and you handled this like a pro!! I live in far NW Washington State and close to the coast, so our temp's do not get as cold as people think however this last storm brought overnights into the 20's. I love watching your videos. I am sooo glad you have that wonderful dog for company and warmth! 🥰
Beats the heat down here..I'd rather put up with that than a heatwave
I cant stand heat unless its warming me up during winter. But sun heat drives me crazy! 😉🧡
I love your videos. But I must say- I’m glad that I live on the beach in Puerto Rico.
I have an electric heated mattress pad on my bed, it has been the best investment I have ever bought!! It is so much better than an electric blanket. The Dr I use to work for recommended it to his patients instead of the blanket. If you put a blanket on the foot of your bed it will trap the heat and acts like a foot warmer. It doesn't use that much electricity, so if you are on solar it would not drain the batteries. It is warmer down the foot and gradually will be a little bit cooler towards the top of the bed. I have used the heated mattress pad for over 20 yrs now, I have had to replace it due to a lighting storm that killed the pad, microwave, tv and computer, but that was the first thing I replaced!! You can get it with Dule controls so I will make on side warmer than the other and put my feet on the warmer side and my body on the cooler side. I always have cold feet so this pad is amazing!! My cat loved it too! Bet your puppy would love it too. Stay warm!
Stay safe up there! Hoping that you got warmed up to a more comfortable level in the cabin! Kenai is lovely! And a great companion for you! I also live in a dry cabin, and only heat is woodstove! I love it! You are doing a great job! Love your down to earth, no nonsense, common sense take on it all! Great channel!😊👍
Wow two weeks. That can be a big expense if it’s a extra cold winter. Not as efficient as I would have thought. Two wood stoves and 20 cord’s.😂
I was complaining it was 48 in the cabin the other morning. I’m a wimp…😂
Two weeks would have been if I kept the cabin at 70-80F. But I like the 50-55F range better and I have the wood stove as my main heat anyway. I have considered two wood stoves but what I really need is a newer and more efficient stove since my cabin is so big. You're definitely not a wimp Ron! Just not so into the cold weather! And that's why you live in Cali! At least you can garden year round! 😉🧡
I would put a divider wall, or curtain through the middle of the cabin. Trap more heat where you are. At least at night when its xtra nippy.
I wont let mine out at all when its cold out. But then they are not allowed out unless im there with them. Not gonna be snaks for anything out there. My kitties get under the covers with me too. You need to keep that fire stoked. Been stokin mine during that artic heat wave that came thru. -11° and 4" snow so not as bad as back east. Never lost elec this time. I was freakin holdin my breath too for you!!!!!! Happy New Years!!!!🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🍾🍾🍾🍾 brain freeze lolololol
HA! Brain freeze indeed! I never let Kenai out unless I am out there with him or watching through a window. Even when he wants to just lay in the snow for a bit. But he is always tethered no matter what. I did have to keep the fire stoked for couple of days waiting for the oil delivery. Normally the oil heater keeps the house warm enough so I don't have to keep getting up during the night. Happy New Year to you as well! 🤗🧡
Oh wow....I couldn't imagine that weather...it is 66°f here in East Texas right now....had a couple days of 8°f and 12°f freak weather...and that was more than enough...well wishes....
Forget the water !!go straight to the top shelf at least they don't freeze lol🤣🤣🇬🇧xx
Hi Alone, I'm so glad you were able to get some oil to help keep you warm. I really enjoy all your videos, you're one of my favorite RUclipsrs,hope you and Kenai stay warm.
That oil delivery was just in time! And I am set up for biweekly deliveries again so no more worries about running out! Ahhh thank you kindly Linda! That really is so nice to hear! Thank you so much! 🤗🧡
Glade you got some heating oil
I don’t think I could make it with the temp in the 20 in the house
Stay warm
Hey I got the temp up to 45F when I was minding the wood stove all night! That's more than twice as warm! 🤭😉🧡
Great you got a delivery, please be careful. You are my dear friend and this cold can kill.
Glad the delivery was the same week I had the issue but if I had to wait until the following week I would have been ok. Just would have lost some sleep having to get up and reload the wood stove every few hours! I get cranky when my sleep gets interrupted! 😴🤣 This cold is absolutely dangerous though and at least now that I back on the schedule, I should be good! Always have plenty of firewood! Thank you so much Moose! 🤗🧡
@@AloneinRemoteAlaska I lost a few Russian friends in Siberia to the cold, when it gets below -40, mistakes are very costly
@@MooseHenderson1 When anyone thinks about the coldest place on earth, maybe they think Alaska or the Artics but when you say Siberia that always takes number one! At least you made it Moose!
@@AloneinRemoteAlaska the coldest inhabited place on earth is Oymyakon, Russia with average winter temps of -58f. This was located north of my location but we did have four months that never got above -40, a bit nippy. Antarctica gets colder but it is not considered “inhabited”
I love all your skirts! Do you make them? If so, wow!!!
Hahahahah!! Remember that video where I said "beautiful" 87k times? Hah! At least you edit yours 😆. I am impressed with your cold tolerance, holy cow. Glad you're calculating out your supply!! And I hope winter isn't too loonngggg! 🤣🙋♀️
I think I counted 86K but who's counting? Wait what? 🤪 I do have a high tolerance for cold weather but I wont be doing no polar ice dunks like some crazy people do out here! NOPE! 🥶 Now that I get the biweekly delivery I will be more than covered. I like the 8 months of winter we get though! I know, I'm crazy! 🤗🧡
Hahah! Im sure you're right lol!
And no, I agree, I like winter too! It feels like real permission to eat, sleep and slow down. I like to read too! The rest of the year is so busy, its a real respite with hot coffee and crackling fires, and quiet. Yes I've seen those cold water sportsters...I honestly don't know how they do it. Its a challenge for me to dig out of my down comforter - topped electric blanket and heavy flannel sheets just to go to the loo in the night. But ice water? Yikes!!
@@oldtavernfarm LMAO! Yes I have been known to hold it EXTRA too long because its too warm under the covers! You enjoy your down time Leigh! You so earned it!
Yikes been there once or a bunch of times. I was afraid that oil wouldn't last you long. Especially at those Temps.
Been a hard winter for a few of us. Love your courage and stamina
Huge miscalculation on my part but live and learn! I had plenty of wood to keep me going all winter if needed! You had a rough time on your last video! Watching you haul that water and propane! 😲 I wish you had some help there but thank goodness for Brandon! 🤗🧡
Hey check your berkey filters. They may have cracked. We’ve ran into that issue before. Add red food color to check and see if it’s still filtering properly.
I was lucky that there was no water in the upper. It could be why it froze though because there was so little water in the lower. I remember your video on the red food coloring! Just make sure you get it inside the container! 😉🧡
Glad you got some oil delivered. Hope you have a great new years.
Yeah lucky the oil ran out when it did? If I had to wait another week, I would have just needed to stoke the fire every few hours all night long! I would have been cranky but not a popsicle! 🤣 I hope you and Dianna have an amazing 2023! Thank you! 🤗🧡
As long as you can stay warm you are good. I've found clay pots and tealights are good for taking the chill off, they retain a fair amount of heat. It got brutally cold last week and it shocked quite a few neighbors. Hard way to get people's attention. Happy New Year, stay safe, stay warm and know you are on people's minds and prayer lists.
Good afternoon Alone. I'm so glad to see you're doing well. Take care, stay warm and of course have a Happy New Year. I can't wait to see more of your journey in 2023!!! - you wonderfully talented offgrid woman. 😊🌹👍
Ahhh thank you kindly Richard! Kenai and I are completely warm again. Maybe too warm 🤣 2023 will be another crazy year so stay tuned! And I hope your 2023 is amazing Richard! Thank you so much! 🤗🧡
Good grief muchacha, I was about to call long distance from Mexico City to Alaska to the rescue station to tell them you were falling asleep freezing and with the poor dog also freezing!
Up in upstate n.y I took care of feral animals during winter and you can buy a water bowl that you can plug in and it keeps water from freezing for the animals. You may want to invest in this for your pup. Perhaps invest in another tank? Or a second Woodstove? I know years ago I had a fantastic Woodstove it might be good to get a better one? Also a little electric space heater near your sleeping area. Your cabin seems very large space to heat up. I have a small one for just my bedroom so I don't have to run the whole house heating system. Buy that bowl for your dog barely takes much electricity to keep the water from freezing. I wished you'd take Mail so I could send you one. So that's how farmers up north do it for their animals. Very small electric current so don't notice it on the electric bill. Happy New Year to you both. I worry about you up there. Please keep on top the freezing water conditions
I know about these heated water bowls as I have researched them for livestock. If I can just keep the cabin warm though, Kenai's water should be ok. But as for your suggestions I think I will do both! Get an extra tank AND another wood stove. I was trying to see where another wood stove would work best over the last weekend. And I will buy a newer Mr Buddy heater just in case. I think these will all be more than enough to keep the cabin warm at all times. Since the heat all rises, the upstairs is usually pretty warm (or at least warmer) so just the main level needs better heat. Thank you so much Batsheva and thank you for taking care of those feral animals when you did! 🤗🧡 I hope your 2023 will be amazing!
Glad you are okay Good oil company came as well. Be safe. Until next time.
Thank you so much Josefa and Happy New Year! 🤗🧡
GIRL.... Don't make us come up there to check on ya! 😉This was a once in 50 year storm for MOST of the country so a LOT of folks were taken by surprise by how cold the temps actually got (here in TN we got below 0, which I'm told is NOT AT ALL usual) and had to really scramble to keep warm. We're still at the beginning of winter and there could more severe weather but I think many ppl just learned the hard way to be a little more prepared. You know what you're doing & obviously got it under control, but it doesn't change the fact that WE care & worry about you, too & really appreciate your great videos & peek into your fabulous, off-grid life in the last of the Wilds. Looking forward to more and can't wait til the post office opens back up bc I've got some cool things to send ya! {{Hugs}}🤗
you are a brave woman I'm in south Texas and 2021 the freeze storm was something else had never seen weather like that so slowly I have been buying propane heater and propane tanks left the water running for we have a water well so these time we were ok only lost power 4 two and a half hours 2021 we were 3 days with no power keep safe
Please stay safe and warm. We had the same go through the same the week of Christmas. One year we were out of power around 5 days. We used a kerosene heater and oil lamp (which we have around 10 now) and it kept it around 60 - 65 in the house.
Oh my! Happy you are fine, and have Kenai! ❤We do have cold weather here too, but at least my house is very well insulated, even in power outages, I will never get freezing temps inside. You definitely need a "skinnfell" (sheepskinblanket) both over and under you! I would consider changing out your woodburner, for one that can retain the heat for a long period of time. Cheapest solution stack rocks around your woodburner, more expensive solution, one I´m actuually looking into, a woodburning stove with soapstone walls, it can hold heat up to 12 hours. In Norway oil burners were phased out in 2020, and are now banned. Glad you still have it, I hope your home is more comfortable now, and that you can get deliveries to your location! Stay safe! ❤
OOO a skinnfell sounds amazingly warm! I definitely need to change out my wood stove to a more efficient model. The one I have is just too old. I have heard about the soapstone lined wood stoves and they seem to perform very well actually! I would assume that Alaska would be the last state to ban oil burners if it came to that. Too many people rely on oil burners here. Luckily now that I found someone to plow the driveway, I can get regular oil deliveries. Last year that wasn't even an option for me. Thank you so much! 🤗🧡
@@AloneinRemoteAlaska Good morning! I’m just on my way to work. It is dangerously icy here, so I’m off car curling again 😅 it’s -14c outside, and 16c inside, which is on the brisk side of comfortable. Have a nice day ❄️☀️👍
@@ibislife Careful out there! I hate driving on ice! Today I have about -12C outside but 15C inside! Sounds like we should both stay inside today!
I heat my entire little 1940s (no insulation) Appalachian mountain home with an antique French woodstove, and this fall I stockpiled 2 years worth of premium firewood. However, I have to say that the Christmas Bomb Cyclone, with air temps of -10 F and wind chills of -30 F, thoroughly tested my ability to keep pipes from freezing...and I was fortunate not to lose power as so many did. I now know that when the temps get below zero, keeping the house warm enough requires my full attention. But in addition to the woodstove, I have old-timey kerosene lamps and alternate ways to cook, etc. So I never worry about these big weather events. Duke Energy, which is one of the Big Kahuna power companies here in the SE, instituted rolling blackouts for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Initially everyone assumed it was because of peak demand...turns out it was really because of a cyber attack that lost Duke 1/3 of its generation capacity for 7 hours on the 24th and another 7-8 hours on the 25th. And Duke couldn't buy any power because other companies were at capacity output. IMHO, anyone who is not fully self-sufficient for heat and light (and cooking) going forward is going to be in deep do-do. It's so simple to go to Walmart and buy a Kerosene heater and a cheap little butane cooking stove and some rechargeable lights or candles or and old-timey lamp and lamp oil. I'll never understand why people don't take care of themselves! Looks like you have really warm footwear for indoors! Do you know about Manitoba Mukluks? I swear my feet never get cold in them, no matter how cold it is outdoors (or indoors). I wore them outdoors in super cold weather in Nova Scotia. They aren't work gear, but for daily living they are the bomb. Native made; animal skins/fur; and insulated soles. Glad you were able to get that heating oil so quickly!
Where at in Nova Scotia are you. I’m in cape Breton
A 1940's home heated with an antique woodstove! Now that just sounds perfect! Yeah maybe the stove is not as efficient as the modern stoves but it just takes some more TLC to keep the fire going. I am connected to the electrical grid but I want to be able to survive when it goes out. Which it seems to do often. I may need solar to keep computers going so I can make my RUclips videos but when talking about just survival, I'd rather be able to heat and cook without needing anything. Just good ole pioneer living. Oil lamps for light. Not necessarily battery operated flashlights or headlamps. But that's not a life for everyone. I do know about Manitoba Mukluks! They are very nice and I hear they are very warm! I do not own a pair yet but I certainly will! Oil delivery was just in the nick of time but I will buy a kerosene heater or a Mr Buddy propane heater just in case! Thank you so much Joanne! 😉🧡
I feel so bad for you. I just turned on the AC here in Costa Rica because it is getting quite warm . It is summer here but stays around 80F all year long. I left Indiana in a snow and ice storm to move here.
You can live here off grid and not have to worry about being cold.
To cool off just jump in the ocean.
Please be careful.
HA! Air conditioning? What is that? 🤣 Oh I remember my days in Colorado just dying in my house all closed off and the AC blasting at 1000%! And this is why I love cold weather! I find it easier to warm up than to cool down! I will say that jumping in an ocean sounds great though! I cannot recall if I have ever done it! Oh yeah! I am scared to death of water!🙄 We definitely have different weather Pat but it sounds like we are both living our dream! Thank you so much! 🤗🧡
Omg 😱 frozen water glass jar 😮 only 23 inside omg
Wow- I'm surprised the cold didn't wake you up sooner. 19 degrees is REALLY cold for indoors. 🥶We have an oil furnace and a woodstove. My husband usually stays up late, he loads up the stove before coming to bed and I'm usually up at 5am so I get it going again when I get up. I like that foot warmer thing- I'm going to have to look for one of those. Glad everything worked out okay. Regular fuel delivery is a good idea. Stay warm! Only 3 more months til Spring!
If I had remembered to set up the biweekly oil delivery this would not have been an issue! Especially now that I get the driveway plowed. The heat that last night all rose up and kept the upper level warmer and I had an electric blanket so I only knew it was cold because Kenai wanted in on that electric blanket! 🤣 I used that foot warmer like every day of winter last year! Absolutely amazing invention! You are lucky Tiff to have the scheduling with your hubby to load the wood stove! But 5AM!!! Oh heck no! That's way too early to get up! 😴
Very good video....
Glad you and the pup are ok .
We are good and warm now! Maybe too warm! 🤣 Thank you so much Charles! 🤗🧡
Glad you were able to get oil. You may just have to live in the lower part of the cabin and close off the upstairs for a while. The wind will just suck the heat right out of a house . We got down to 5 with a 20 mile per hour wind. I was out working in it.
I knew the oil delivery was on Wednesday's but it is biweekly for my area! Luckily this was the week! The video I just posted talks about the wind taking the heat away from my cabin which I plan to get fixed this spring/summer. At least when you are working outside in cold weather you get more done! Trying to stay warm! LOL! And sometimes you just have no choice but to work outside no matter the weather! thank you Steve! 🤗🧡
I’m glad you got the fuel . Happy New Year xxx
It’s pioneering stuff. So impressed by your resourcefulness. Keep safe & keep going. Spring will come. Best wishes from the UK
Hello Joanna! This taught me a lesson or two and that will not be a mistake I never make again! Keep going is absolutely going to happen! Spring IS right around the corner! Thank you so much! 🤗🧡
Stay safe, stay warm, and be healthy. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2023!
OMG I am so glad you got oil. I was on pins and needles till you told us they would be there the next day. Please take care and keep us posted.
I was pretty lucky this all happened on the same week the oil delivery company was in my area! Otherwise it would have been a full week of tending the fire every few hours! That would have made me cranky! 😉🧡 Everything is nice an cozy warm now!
Even here in California I have a little portable space heater that runs on propane, it can be used indoors and each cylinder heats for about 6 hours, they're great to have as a backup because you never know when or if the power goes. Merry Christmas
Yeah I have a propane space heater I used to use when I was camping but its buried somewhere in the boxes brought from Colorado still. I will buy a newer Mr Buddy heater next year just to have as a backup. Most likely going to add another wood stove to the main floor just to be sure. The newer ones are far more efficient than this old model I am using now! No more waking up to freezing temps! And Merry belated Christmas to you as well Susan! 🧡
I'm sure you and Kenai tried to keep each other warm! I give you kudos for keeping that pup warm.❤ Please stay safe & warm!
Kenai almost never sleeps on the bed unless I am ill. Its usually too warm upstairs. But when he wanted under the blanket I knew he had to be cold! He slept like a baby and didn't want to get up in the morning! 😴🤣
Your pup is so sweet
Be safe
Here in the Adirondacks we didn't get the cold nor the snow, but lots of rain. Unfortunately my kids live in Western NY and got hit with the blizzard and cold. Luckily, they have wood stoves and generators. 48 is cold, but yes, barely tolerable. Awesome bedwarmer never seen one like it, guess what I'll be buying might come in handy. Good advice for your pets, poor Kenai. Glad they could deliver fuel for you and hopefully your minus temps don't last long. Hope you and Kenai had a nice Christmas. May the New Year bring you and Kenai health, happiness and new adventures. Hugs to Kenai. Be Blessed. 😊🇺🇲
You are always so light humored!! Thank you for letting us into your life. Happy New Year!!!
Glad you enjoyed the video Greg! And I hope your 2023 is amazing! 🤗🧡
Stay warm as possible you and puppie
I live in North Pole we lose power a lot as well. The second summer at our home we installed a transfer switch so we can plum in a generator. It was a game changer for sure.
Besides needing my computers to do my day job or to do RUclips, I don't mind losing power and am going to try and to be able to live without power for extended periods. Obviously my freezers are a concern if I lose power in summer. So a generator is going to be needed for that! Otherwise when I lose power I like to switch my focus to doing laundry or dishes! Or take a nap! I know! I know! I am boring! 🤣
Nah that don’t sound boring, it sounds like our life 😂. We only use it to run our boiler and for the freezer and refrigerator.
Glad you made it through the cold. I guess the long skirts are better than pants in the cold. That’s what the rain deer herders use.
The wool skirts are amazingly warm! Pants are definitely colder! I think the reindeer herders would be all the proof anyone would need! That is why I wear skirts in winter still! 😉🧡
Stay warm and blessed! 🙏💕
I certainly will! Thank you so much Diane! 🤗🧡
You are fortunate. Fuel deliveries in the Fairbanks area can take days... even weeks. It seems that the fuel companies are only staffed and equipped to handle routine and scheduled deliveries with very little space to accommodate emergent situations.