Concrete, Shelter Logic, and Parking Pad | Prepping for Our Cabin Build
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- Опубликовано: 21 сен 2023
- All while fighting the rain, we hauled 37,000 pounds of concrete, put up a temporary shelter for our building materials, and finished our driveway and parking pad. Now we can bring in everything we need for our cabin without worrying about getting stuck in the mud!
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- Katie & Chris
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Getting the concrete to your homestead and the associated challenges clearly demonstrates the logistical challenge of living remotely. It is impressive how you adjust quickly to an everchanging set of conditions with a viable solution. Chris, another masterful job getting you parking pad established. Those were some pretty gnarly boulders in what I presume was pit run. Be wary of those who would like to have a hand in spending "your" money. One can always throw money at a problem, but not always achieve a different outcome. Follow "your" plan and stay the course. Really admire what you guys are doing.
Hey Chuck, the biggest challenge living in our area is the cost. The farther away from the "city area," in alaska the price seems to double or more... with us working on a cash budget, we try to save where we can because we have more time than savings 😄 In concrete alone, we are cutting the cost close to a third hauling it in and mixing on sight. Some instances this would not work out, but with a pier type foundation, we can start and stop periodically. There is no need to pour all concrete the same day. Thank you for your kind words! Always look forward to your comments 🙂
Offloading the concrete - nice weight lifting and loosing weight and muscle building Go guys Go. Regards from Johannesburg South Africa.
Haha, this is true! Will be in great shape after this job is completed 👌 🙂
You guys make awesome Alaskan videos🎉 Not too much talking, just enough to make it entertaining. B roll is pretty great too! Thanks for bringing us along on your journey ❤
Thank you! I'm glad you are enjoying the videos 🙂 We strive to improve our content more every week.
@@northtoalaska2022😢😢😢😮😢😮😅😅😮😅😮😅😮😅😅
Lot of work but you done the famous words Getter Done....
Just a thought, if you need more traction get another set of chains for your tires. a double set on each tire I had a friend he got out of more mud problems than anybody else I know and he had two sets of change for all of his tires I'm just sharing. I love your content you guys are fun to watch thank you.be frugal.
Glad you are enjoying the videos, thank you for the suggestion! We have thought about adding extra links to the chains for more traction!
Greetings from Texas! I’m fairly new to your channel and started watching from the beginning. You’re very impressive for being so young. You both work well together and really know what you’re doing. Keep up the good work and look forward to all your adventures.
Thank you! 🙂
You really are hard working people! Looks amazing!
You got some big rocks in your pit run. My biggest rock was tiny compared to your rocks. you have some nice rocks for a retaining walls or whatever. I bought a new e50 excavator just because it was cheaper than hiring out all of the work or even renting the equipment each time I needed to do something. The dump truck drivers don't use the spreader chains because you got "pit run" gravel so they don't know what size rocks are in it.
Yea, we went with a much cheaper stone company this time, and we were not satisfied with the boulder part, haha. Dibble Creek has a better pit run, but the cost is higher. Do you guys have Dibble Creek up north? I know they are all over the state. I can see the e50 being very useful! We had a kubota mini excavator years ago they are really handy. With the cost of contractors here, it makes a lot of sense to own personal equipment.
@@northtoalaska2022 pit run is dependent on the actual pit and not the company. We have Newman's up here in Willow.
What I like about your channel is that you guys are well prepared, well stocked and know what you faced with and doing. A lot of other channels promote a kind of naive wilderness and romantic adventure which it can certainly be but not all the time and certainly not when you dont know what you are doing. Stay safe and bring on more - looking forward to the cabin build and everything else.
Hello! Glad you are enjoying our channel 😀 we had been preparing to make this type of move for quite some time it realy did take a lot of planning and preparation to make things work out the way the have for us. It was not a decision made lightly and was very challenging. Even being prepared as much as possible, we still have had a lot of curve balls thrown at us and had to become flexible 😄
Keep up the good work, cheers from Melbourne , Australia
I was going to ask why they don’t use their chains and spread the pit run, but you answered that. The real reason is because those big boulders would clog up the gate! 😂 Anyway, commented to help out with the algorithm. 😊 Driveway is looking awesome! One of the best investments on the homestead yet.
Yes! The soil is so unstable this year because the rain has hardly let up, so the stone is really necessary to even access the area. Thank you for supporting us 😃
You are so right in your comparison of tractor vs skid steer for the work you are doing! You also have the right attachments too! 😊 My mini ex might, and I say might have done the work, but it would have been iffy at best. Keep on keeping on! I’m enjoying your content.😊
Glad you are enjoying the content! A mini excavator paired with a skid steer is the ultimate package for maintaining a sizeable personal property if you do not farm crops for sure! Then skip the garden tractors and go for the bigger ones to start farming! A large backhoe is the best jack of all trades just not as fast as the mini and skid. They all have advantages but at the end of the day, they are all so much better than a shovel 😅 our explanation in this video was to help everyone who commented on our older videos understand why we were not running out to purchase an 80k dollar tracked skid loader that many insisted we need for building up our property. It's just not in our budget, so we use our antique. We will keep on keeping on thank you!
Those big rocks tumbling out of the dump truck was cracking me up. I love watching your videos, keep up the great work!
We were disappointed about the boulders... 😅 glad you are enjoying the videos! Thank you 🙂
So funny that you said that about the boulders because as he was dumping it i said that out loud.
Yea, we were a little disappointed with the boulders 😅. But they will be put to good use eventually...
Hi ya good job on drive way
Hello, and thank you! 🙂
Excellent job guys! You are both such hard workers. Looking forward to the build of the cabin. Keep it up. Love and be safe!🤗😘🌼🇻🇪
Thank you so much for the kind words! We are glad you are enjoying the videos 🙂
Great video!! New subscriber.
Cheers from the great state of Arkansas!!
Thank you ! Cheers 🙂
Hey guys, this is very exciting
Yes! 🙂
Love how you two work so well together and all that you have accomplished in just a short amount of time. Looking forward to seeing your homestead develop as time goes on. Great video.
Thank you for the kind words 🙂 we are glad you are enjoying the content!
everyone has to make with what he or she has , keep up the good work
This is true! We will, thank you 🙂
Enjoying your show. Just got started and liked the way you fixed the spring water.
Thank you! 😀
I enjoyed the video so keep up the good work and I definitely will be working sorry we watch it God bless
Glad you liked it! 🙂 God bless and take care!
A lot of big rocks in those loads!!
Yes, it was disappointing.... unfortunately, that can happen with pit run because it is not run through a screen.
The tents aren't very good? I've had mine up in the Anchorage area for 10 years without changing the top. Make sure you pull down the heavy snows with a snow rake and it will last for a really long time you also probably want to put rock in it as a base, or wood chips. You can't beat it for $1K. Good video and thanks to both of you. - from Anchor Point
Ten years on the tarp is incredible! We had one of these temporary shelters back east that lasted 2 years... the reviews online for these are poor, and we see many of them at other folks' property with ruined tarps. We don't have high hopes, but it was necessary because we also don't have time to build a shed or pole building at this time, which is a better value. After we are finished building our cabin, we plan to move the shelter to another part of the property, I am curious how long the lifespan works out to be. Thanks for watching. we are glad you enjoyed the video 🙂
I regret buying my tractor, and "wish" i would have invested in a tracked skid steer 11 years ago. (they are way to expensive now) But, best tool I ever purchased is my excavator. It payed for itself the first project. And, I know have a new skill, and can sell it for way more than I payed for it. I did comment on adding the tracks, but did not know that yours could not manage the extra weight. But, you are correct that it is way better than using a shovel. thanks for sharing, and addressing the questions/comments.
Hello, I've just seen both of your comments! If I had known, we would end up in alaska, I definitely would have invested in a nice used track skid steer prior to the crazy inflation priceing. In Pennsylvania, we lived on a hilly long dirt road that needed constant gravel maintenance and snow plowing. So this tire machine worked out really well for the price, we also used it a lot for loading our firewood. I never imagined doing the amount of forestry work it does now. The mini excavator is a perfect pairing machine to a skid steer and a great investment. Best of both worlds. If you get a nice track skid steer, you may decide to sell the tractor , hard to say. I like mini tractors for not tearing up lawns, running 3 point attachments, and light work. The tractors with tall rear tires and a back hoe really are the jack of all trades! I found all the mini tractors I used with short rear tires and no counter balance on the rear were very top-heavy and unstable while using the loader bucket on uneven ground. That's the biggest downfall that made me go to a used skidsteer. Hope you are enjoying our videos!
How thoughtful of them to include landscaping boulders in with the road mix. 😮
Yes, it was disappointing and a lot of extra work to sort them out... Sometimes cheaper companies have disadvantages, haha 😄
Thats a lot of concrete good luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It is! Thank you! 😀
I appreciate your narrative on the drieway building. I agree with you! You Two have thought through your projects and saving money by doing a lot yourselves is the way to go. Hope you get a good window of time to get the foundation in before winter hits🤞🤞🤞💚💜
I'm glad you enjoyed the narrative ! We are working fast, and winter is right around the corner. As long as we get our concrete complete with time to cure before the ground freeze, we will be very happy !
good job kids you have your ack together
Haha, thanks! 🙂
Rubber tire roller is the best to use on a road not a vibratory compactor if use of vibratory compactor in a swampy area all it does is bring up the mud and make the road worse trust me I work done a paving outfit for 9 years and that's what I ran was the ruler 10 ton vibratory roller that thing used to break water means but I tell you if there was mud that they didn't dig out before they put in the gravel they would bring the mud right up through the road and they'd have to dig it back out again and replace it so you don't want to run a vibratory roller when there's any water around rubber tires work the best
Hey Norman! You make a really great point. I can see how the vibratory compactors would turn the wet ground into mush fast! Thanks for sharing 👍
Wow so much work 👏👏👏🇬🇧😊
It's worth it all in the end, seeing the final results ! Thanks for watching 🙂
I’m loving you’re channel more and more ✌🏻&❤️
I'm glad you are enjoying the channel! 😀
I just found your channel, I m existing to see your cabin build , SUBSCRIBED 👍
We are glad you found us and enjoyed the videos 🙂 Thank you!
That skid steer has been a real beast on this job from what I have seen. Not bad considering its 28 years old. Hopefully it survives your cabin build and gets your land in a reasonable state before it ends up going to the great scrapyard in the sky.
We would be in trouble without some type of machine out here, it gets used a lot. The antique has required a bit of attention to keep it in good order but the hours have been stacking up!
Looking good
Thank you! 🙂
Great job on the pad.
Thanks 🙂
Awesome effort guys! Love your positive attitude and just getting on with what you’ve got on hand🙌✊👊
Yes, gotta make it work! Thank you for the kind words 🙂
The rain has been ridiculous this year and the winds ??. I am glad we added sheer strength to our cabin. I wish we had the roof redone. We are residing or house and fighting the weather. I hope this means we are going to have a good winter but you never know. You got the good shelter logic. The higher pitch makes it shed snow better. That was a lot of boulders. I can tell you have done your homework. that gives you a big advantage. I look forward to seeing your progress. Great job!
Hello 👋 the rain has been frustrating 😄 It looks like we are getting a break this week. Finally! Hopefully, this weeks good weather helps you finish your sideing job. With the random wind gusts and earthquakes here, it is good to have the sheer strength like you mentioned. We were disappointed with the boulders... we may go with Dibble Creek again next time we need stone. They seem to have more control in size of pit run, but it is more expensive, too. We are glad you enjoyed our video 🙂
It really depends on the pit they get their gravel from. The boulders are nice when you are landscaping but not as a base because they workup. the fabric is so nice to keep the mud from working through. if you have deep areas to fill you can check with some of the excavating companies working in your area and see if the need to dump clean fill. They don't charge and it helps when yo have holes. We are getting things ready for winter this week I hope you have a great week God bless @@northtoalaska2022
I really like how you explain your reasoning. Many people may question, but each situation is different, especially here in Alaska.
I'm having a high ol' time catching up on your videos🥰🐝
Yes unfortunately the best option is not always an option at all in these situations. Sometimes you just have to do the best you can with what is available 🙂 glad to see you are still enjoying our videos!
Wow….that’s a lot of concrete! 😳 bless you two mixing/pouring all that even with the neat little concrete mixer you have!
Yes it is 😅
Another great video,, be safe
Looking good! nice work like always.
Thank you! 🙂
Looking good!❤️❤️✌️
Thank you ! 😃
I just found your channel a couple of days ago. I love it! It reminds me of our offgrid property in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan that my late husband and four young kids owned in the early 1980's. I'm really enjoying your channel.
Glad you have found us! It is good to hear you are enjoying the videos 🙂
Well you got some nice boulders for something. You did a great job with your road 👍. People can say what they want, but they aren't the ones doing it. Otherwise they could just pay for it 😅.
Yes, we were disappointed about the boulders... 😅 this is true ! It is a lot different to be in the moment of having to complete these tasks with what you have on hand than watching it be done from home. It's not a perfect world. We just have to do the best we can with what we have and be safe about it. Hope you are enjoying the videos 🙂
Love 😍 your video's waiting for more .
It's so nice to see you love our videos! We enjoy sharing our experience in alaska with great people like yourself 😃
Good job thinking way ahead with the equipment you brought......Just like down here in Puerto Rico... everything is way too expensive.....🇵🇷
Thank you! We would be in trouble and hard times without it! I can imagine Puerto Rico and alaska are similar. The cost of big items and equipment skyrocket the farther you go away from the lower 48 states.
Hope your channel grows. I put your channel side by side with Simple Living Alaska. Improve your audio as far as video execution goes. Keep us posted, waiting every week to see your progress and adventures. Tell us sometime a bit more about yourself, how and why you needed up in AK?
Hello, and thank you for the kind words! We are working to improve our audio. we recently began using a directional mic that should help with quiet speech audio. We originally started this out as an update for friends and family for our first few videos, but it's great to see that a lot more people are enjoying our newer content 🙂 we have our names in the video descriptions but looks like we will need to make a video in the future telling our story. Thanks for the suggestions!
Not something a lot of people think about but if the dump truck hits a soft spot with the bed raised trying to spread it then it can actually tip the whole truck over.
Now that you have a good base down on the typar you could probably get them to spread some crusher run over it if needed.
That is true!
Good going! Making progress there! I enjoy watching. Best wishes from Wisconsin.
Hello 👋 glad you are enjoying the videos! Thank you for the best wishes 🙂
Good Video Guys Love to see the next one. Sending regards from Australia xx
Thank you! More coming soon 😀
You are certainly very good working with the skidster. I am impressed ever time you work with it. Looking forward to your next video.
Thank you! We are glad you are enjoying the videos 😃
That dog LOVEs his sticks!
He does!
Great video. This is a well thought out plan you have. Looking forward to the build 👏👏👏.
Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed the video 🙂
I just subbed to your channel. I look forward to following along on your journey. Good luck. Thank you for sharing. 👍🇺🇸🥰
We are glad that you found us and enjoy the videos 🙂 thank you 👍🇺🇲
Well done
Thanks 🙂
I just subscribe to y’all’s channel today, June 15 I’m really enjoying your channel. Keep up the good work. Tiny Houston MS ( Len Price )
I,m hooked will see you guys from start to finish.May Jesus bless your work and keep you safe and healthy.
🙏 thank you for the well wishes!
Great video guys. Another reason why the lorry drivers wouldn't use the gauging chains and roll back your drive is because they would hit those huge boulders. Hope you get a cut back for that. Those huge rocks should have been screened out before you got the delivery
Well done great watch keep them coming thanks for sharing your journey 👍👋🇨🇦
Thank you! We will, thank you for watching 😀
Great video! I liked the answers to frequent questions. Hard workers! Stay safe up there!
Thank you! We try our best to explain why we are doing what we do. 🙂
Enjoy watching you guys working as a team. Keep up the good work. Thank you.
We are glad to hear you are enjoying our adventure! Thank you!
Awesome job
Thanks!
yall are very inspiring
Thank you 🙂
well done....good analysis of cost and decisions you are making
Thank you, we do try to plan ahead. Mistakes are too expensive.
that little Case works great for its size. Like you said Shure beats a shovel
That's for sure! A machine can do the work of 15 strong humans 🙂
We all are so proud of you! Hard work and commitment!
Thank you 🙂
Really love your videos, I just finihed watching them all for last two days. I'm on board to your channel and can't wait for your next one! Good luck on your cabin build.🌄
I'm glad to hear you are enjoying our videos! Thank you for the good luck wishes 🙂
& in the real deal its what u have & what ur doing it with man that thing is awsome & a work horse ur doing great job with it and ur getting her done & get use to lots of questions cuz the world is full of them keep on keeping on & thank for sharing ur homesteading with us good luck & god bless
You are right about the world full of them! 😅 thank you! 🙏
Use big borders to Anger the tent down extra security.
Great videos you 2!!! Live n the dream!!
Good idea , we ordered longer ground anchors to add in to keep it secure. The originals seem very short. Thanks for watching 🙂
Excellent info
Great job
Thanks!
I’m in for the long haul,you’re creating a great channel and a lot of hard work never hurt anybody,you guys have a vision and getting on with it makes great content cheers from Perth Australia
Thank you! We are glad you enjoyed the videos , cheers 🙂
Look great
Thanks! 🙂
Thankyou 😊
Your welcome 🙂
Thanks for sharing this great video. I appreciate your explanation of how and why you are doing each step as well as your thoughts behind each process. Wishing you and your furry kids a blessed week filled with gentle seasonally appropriate weather and restful evenings together. Greetings from the southern shore of the Great Swamp Erie.
No problem. I'm glad you are enjoying the videos ! Thank you for the blessings. 🙂
Nice job. That skid-loader is a beast!
It is very handy!
The first thing we bought after moving up to Alaska mid-2021 was a used 310SJ John Deere. It's more than paid for itself digging trenches, moving dirt/gravel around and plowing snow. So much better than a shovel 😂.
I like all the "landscaping rock" they delivered with your gravel🙄. Good luck on your concrete work, we seem to be having a "dry" fall so far (at least up where we are, around latitude 62).
I can imagine your backhoe is a great asset! They really are the jack of all trades machine. We were not thrilled with the boulders... 😅 it has rained almost every day down here this summer. It seems like this may be the first week we get a short break finally.
Love watching you guys all the way from Cape Town, South Africa.. Doing an excellent job xx
I'm so happy to hear you love our videos! Thank you 😃
I’m anxious to see you build your cabin. Good job on your road.
Thank you! 🙂
You do good solid work. Eagles tonight! 🦅
Thank you ! 😁
haha that sunset at the end makes all the hard work worthwhile. ^&^ Curious to see your cabin design soon! ^^
Sometimes, the sunset is just magnificent! We were able to watch the northern lights last night. The sky seems to always be putting on a show out here!
New to your channel and love watching you all. I'm already a fan. I love how you two are a team. One works as hard as the other. I also watch another great couple Simple Living Alaska. Those two are amazing together. Sending prayers for you two.
Hello! I'm glad you found us. Thank you for the kind words 🙂 simple living has a really great channel. We will try to catch up on some of their videos when we get some downtime! 🙏
Just found your channel 👍🏻
Refreshing to see someone that knows what they are doing
Haha, thank you! We try to make informed decisions and actions. We can not afford many mistakes! Hope you enjoy the videos 🙂
@@northtoalaska2022 totally get it 👍🏻
You have common sense & skills : : : It looks so good: : : I (for my area in Michigan) put down stone create (which turns into cement) for a second driveway : : : All in 2 wheel drive with my JD 1025R : : : I thought when you put it in high or low it was in 4 wheel drive : : : JD put the 4 wheel drive lever on the right side of the seat at the bottom : : : I have to you tube everything I do while I learn : : : I have some of that fabric & I was under the impression you had to burn it not cut it or it would fray, I learned something new today : : : Thanks for the video
The Stone Crete is interesting! We do not have any experience with it. You tube can be such a great tool for learning skills like using your equipment it is great that a lot of people take time to share and help others on youtube. It may actually be a great idea to burn the cut edge of the road cloth to prevent frayed ends. I am unsure if that is common practice. Thanks for watching 🙂
Loveyr channel!!
Thank you 🙂 ❤️
Really enjoyng your videos as a family
That is great ! We are happy to hear it 🙂
Great video❤
Thanks 🙂
I’ve 1/2 unloaded a lot of concrete pallets and landscape blocks. That stone was definitely not screened 😂. The shelter logic is pretty nice. Keep up the great work. Thanks for sharing
I've watched a lot of these Alaska builds and they dont seem to have what we call "clean" rock like down in the lower 48. I dont know if everyone is just ordering gravel with "fines" or if that's all they have available.
Yea! We used a cheaper company this time and now we know why they are cheaper. 😅 the stone sizeing up here is different. No one uses this pit run type material back on the East Coast for a road base as far as I know... but almost every pad and road base is built with it here.
@@northtoalaska2022 Those boulders would go for $30 or $40 a piece here at a landscape supply 😂. Hopefully it’s not as expensive as stone has become here
@goatstead814 Good lord! These boulders were cheap then! The pit run here is 80$ per 15 ton, without delivery fee. So those boulders were a steal 😂 we were in South Eastern Pennsylvania prior to alaska ( not sure how close that is to you guys), but I do remember buying road millings 100 dollars for 15 ton I thought that was not bad , inflation has all the prices jacked up now I guess.
@@northtoalaska2022 I’m central PA, near Altoona. I haven’t priced that stuff in a long time. My daughter payed $150 a ton for River rock just recently.
Nice trailer!
I had the same portable garage. Have to roll the door up by hand then pull the cords to take up the slack and hold it in place.
Ahh interesting, will give that a try next time, thanks!
awsome job
Thank you!
i am surprized that you dont have more subscribers than you do. i very much enjoy the content and look forward to more videos.
We are still new to youtube. There are also a lot of other options in content. We are glad you enjoyed the videos ! We plan to continue producing content as long as we have interesting footage to share 🙂
Very nice job guys! I look forward to following your adventure!
Thank you! Glad you are following along with us 🙂
Wonder if those dump drivers would do loads from Home Depot when you had a big load of materials. They can pull a big equipment trailer.
There are hauling companies out here. As expensive as everyone is in Alaska that I have inquired with, I have doubts they would haul it for less than the cost of the fuel it took to do it ourselves.
Inspirational team love your story and the way your going about your vision all power to you.your road building skills are top knotch keep up high quality content.
Thank you for your kind words! We are glad you are enjoying the content 😀
Greetings from Pakistan,you guys are amazing.Really appreciate your efforts and hard work for developing your property with well organised way.Storage shed looks awesome. Content of video is par of excellence.Keep working and smiling 😊
Hello 👋 🙂 and thank you very much for the kind words! We are glad you are enjoying the content!
@@northtoalaska2022 off course brother!!!
Looking good 👍 How is the water doing from your well. Hi from Colorado Springs 😀
Great question! It is doing great 👍 We are holding off finishing the next spring video because we need to rent an excavator to Burry our water line below ground once our house foundation is completed. We are hopeful to get it all finished before bad weather sets in! If the weather delays us completing the project before winter, we will still do an update on the spring 🙂
You continue to make great progress despite the crap weather. Dibble didn’t do you favors with the boulders…❤
Haha, yes... It looks like we get a nice break in rain this week! We went with Dibble Creek, the first section of road they have more consistent pit run size. This time, we went with a cheaper local option, and we were not thrilled with the boulders 😅
Just a thought from the past I did the same thing in 90's this was for a fence footing come to find out later the concrete bags did not have enough cement in them for what ever reason . So I returned the remaining it was common knowledge in the business community. My neighbor up the street was in the business he sent to the next town over got good cement and had zero problems . I'm sure this has been taken care of by now good luck you 2 stay safe out there . Happy Trails
Goodness, what a nightmare that would be! Thank you for wishing us luck that our sacrete is not a bad batch... thanks for sharing!
yes it was also found out the block I was about to order had structural problems . so I went to the local supply yard .I told the guy what I was told ask if there was anything that could be done . He was nice but firm he said you guys only come here when you need a heart transplant He told me what was going on and had been for some time HD was buying the cheapest stuff they could get there hands on that was the problem . I never went back to H D . @@northtoalaska2022