A Trip to Town - Dealing with water in our dry cabin
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2024
- Living in a dry cabin was not necessarily the plan. Here we take a day to head to town and fill up our extra water jugs, shower, and get some laundry done. Hauling in water is a lot of work, but hasn't been as bad as we were expecting.
I am sure every season our approach to water will look different, so we wanted to document what our first winter is looking like so far. Luckily on this day we had some beautiful weather to be out and about in.
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First order of business in the spring build a chicken coop, get chickens, then you'll have your eggs, Thanks for taking us along with you today !!
I would put my priority on water, not eggs. Dont get me wrong I think they need both but water should be priority #1 after food and shelter.
I enjoy all your videos every week but this one I really enjoyed. To me it show me more of you all’s personalities and as you said daily / when needed days that we really haven’t seen from ya. I’m old and you (no disrespect) kiddos make me feel young and what the world use to be and not what it is today. You all a awesome this world needs more of you in it. Thanks for sharing every week.
yes it is the Day in Life video and it was great it showed what you guys go threw from time to time and think was great video
Seriously, when Cody picked up the last water jug I found myself grunting...crazy
That's no joke. I thought she said they were 18 gallons. If true that's around 150.12 lbs. or 68 kilos. That's like TWO FREAKING BAGS of concrete he slung around like nothing. FYI one gallon of water is 8.34 lbs.
One of my favorite videos! I love seeing the daily grind of how people live off grid. It is endlessly fascinating to me. **I'm also really excited to see how you do the floors and decorate etc. Thank you for filming all this!
That's a lot of work, hopefully by next winter you'll have it a little easier. I love your dog :)
In a hopeful manner
You are looking so cute pregnant ! Hope you all have a nice Valentine days 😊❤
You guys are awesome! Thanks for sharing I enjoyed tagging along today.
Great video nice to see you doing things out of the house ❄️
Hauling water is no joke. Very physically taxing. Good job, Cody.
Cody looked all fluffy after the shower! Quite the suspense with the eggs!
I've lived Off Grid several places, always going after water it seemed, brought back dreading moments, LOL. I'd always bought drinking water at Walmart though. Thankfully you have a place for laundry & showering nearby. Guess I was ruffing it much more. Slowly, but surely you'll both have things farther along on your place. Great video, thanks.
In case you didn't know about it, there is a water fillup in Trapper Creek that is an easy pull-thru. It's about 10 cents per gallon and has an easy fill spout. It's located just past the library on Devonshire :) The water gets tested regularly. We use it all the time. I'd be cautious about drinking anything from the side of the road up there--likely to be contaminated with heavy metals.
We have used the trapper creek pump for the big tank, but it’s east enough to fill the small jugs at the spring. We have spoke with some locals and a lot of them use only the spring for everything. We were told that when testing the spring it’s sometimes high in iron.
Living in Texas, I really enjoyed going with you to see the area where you live and how you handle getting water and your mail. Oh, your laundry and showers. Glad to see that you treated yourselves with pizza. Take care of yourselves and looking forward to your next video. Did you say when your baby is due? Do you know if it’s a little girl or boy?
Thank you for the ride along. Lori you look like you are look like you are doing well
i don't think i would want to live in Alaska , beautiful country though. Stay safe and warm .
Might want to try those egg holders that they sell at camping supply places. Then with a couple of those shipping bubble layers around you would be good. The other way is save any narrow tall bottles as you can break the eggs into the bottle and they will stack. Just pour them out as needed. Old back packing trick. Done right it doesn't even break the yolks. Always fun to watch the day to day learning without the excess made up drama of other programming. Having a dog pull on the lead is annoying and in the slippery dangerous. Huskies are bred to be out front pulling so it is a trait you have to overcome. One way is to keep a short lead not taut but short with her alongside you. Carry a dowel (not a club just a light 1/2") or such and swing it like a baton in front of her at the command of heel. If her nose gets forward the dowel will wack her lightly and she will learn to stay at your side. Another way with which I have had limited success is a pinch collar. Looks like a brutal medieval torture collar but in reality since they learn instantly not to tighten the collar (inward points but like a choke chain) it is not. As with all training it depends on the dog. Use the method that works. When the weather has opened up another trick is to walk her and change direction repeatedly. Keep the leash loose and only give it a sharp tug (using a choke chain) releasing it quickly if she doesn't immediately turn with you. Keep 180 degreeing the direction. Do this for five or ten minutes at a time and you will quickly not need to tug at all. Make it a game but issue the command just once then enforce it. Don't hack with your voice repeatedly or they learn that you aren't ordering you are negotiating. Stop every now and again and restart. You can have her sit when you stop or just stand by your side whatever you prefer but she should do it consistently. Keep an eye on her attention span and quit before she gets bored. I also trained mine to "lead" on command so if I was going up a narrow gangway I would have the dog lead out in front but still with a slack leash. I trained my Labs for field work and it is both challenging and fun. As well as good time together. A well mannered dog trained properly is a joy to share your life with and your friends will appreciate it greatly.
Thanks for sharing, weird how in wisconsin we have no snow.
Bless y'all and all that snow, definitely NOT for wife and me. When you took 10 minutes to dress..noooo. So how / when do you fill up the big overhead tank ? Come spring or whenever you thaw out, getting a well would be priority #1 !! I've never put us in that position to not have water.
This was a fun video to watch. Thanks for sharing your day.
Thank you for sharing a day in your life!
Quality of video is fine. Thanks for taking us along! Stay warm ❤
Best video ever. I like the day in the life videos!
Safe travels to town and back home Cody and Lori
Great video, gas in Bradenton FL is $3.19 too.
Looks like lots if neighbors can't get to the cabins with trucks.
Fun to see a day in town.
Love the strength and flexibility in your daily life.
Sending prayers for you two for easier times.❤
Easier if they was looking for that they moved to the wrong place lol there always something that takes more work it just don't coast you as much cuz if u can't do it ur self it don't get done in most cases lol
First time watching. This was the area I was going to move to, but the job transfer didn't pan out. Pretty frustrated about that. Definitely subscribing
You guys are doing great!!! Ive been watching from the beginning you’ve come a long way , I’m so happy for you !! You are making it happen. Even after watching all the videos I didn’t know what part of Alaska y’all where in until A Trop To Town ! I know this area and love it , i have land on the Kenai Peninsula but I come up that way often. I would love to buy you guys dinner the next time I’m up that way if that’s something you’d be interested in ?
Hi guys, Just wanted to let you know from experience on our end. Your truck sounded as if it has a manifold exhaust leak. While watching you get the truck warmed up it looked as if exhaust was coming out by your front tire. If so the CO2 can build up fast in your truck. Just wanted to let you know just in case. We want you to be safe. April & Mike
This happened last fall. We caught the exhaust on a big hole and broke part of it. This is on the long list of things to fix.
Just be careful in the meantime. Keep a window cracked whenever you're in the truck. CO2 can build up in your system. @@remotelifealaska
Snow will melt and steam on wood stove. 🙂
love the videos! not sure if it was just the camera angle but when Cody pulled out of the parking spot it looked like your spare tire was moving around under the frame of the truck!! hate to see you lose that!
Drop powder in washer first.
You’ll need chickens , and a well would be a great idea .
You have IGA up there in AK? This video turned out just fine. Bet you can’t wait to stop going to get water! I would. Thanks for taking us along.
The video looks fine. I think that was a busy day for you. You both got much accomplished.Hope you will be able to get a well in the future. Stay well.
Great video Cory and Lori
Thanks for sharing ❤️ 😊
Learned tip: crack your eggs into a plastic gal ziplock bags or small baggies and then in the large bag before leaving. Tailgate works fine.
enjoyed seeing how you spend your day
Thanks. 👊🏼✌🏻
Look how much you have settled in to life there!! It just takes time!!❤
Congratulations on moving into your cabin. That you built your a frame. It'll be a pleasure to watch You finish it.
I don’t know if anyone has brought this up to you already but I was wondering why you don’t just put some snow in a bucket and bring it in the house to melt and use that water for doing dishes and putting some in a pot on the stove for moisture in the house?
Save you from using good spring water…
Take care and God Bless❤
Maybe put in a Styrofoam igloo with bubble wrap also for eggs ..jus a suggestion
Your dog needs clean water too.
Engaging and informative video. You 2 have adapted quickly.
Oh my goodness good to see I love your glow you look so cute....❤
Enjoyed the vid - thank you for sharing! :)
Love your videos. ❤
I loved this video
Love your video ❤️
Thank you both, I loved this video. 😊
Great video as usual guys
thoroughly enjoyed this video. thank you for sharing it with us.
Nice video, don't worry, you covered a lot! Pray all is going well!
Nice ideotosee how you handle things. Thanks for sharing
Stairs for the lofts
Can you believe how far you’ve come? I remember just a few short months ago as you drove down that muddy road with skepticism! 👍
So hope you get your water drilled in the spring!! Excited for the baby to come for you!!
!! Hodge Podge!! keep M coming. Luv U guy's.
Wipers off the windshield when you park the truck
You guys are awesome. Thank you for sharing the day! Can't wait to see what is next. There is so much to do. How do you decide what to tackle next?
The video quality was good. Much harder there than my life, but also way nicer.
I just washed clothes in Tillamook in a big washer for 6.25 and the Dryer sucked so dryed them at my apt for 1.45. Gas here is more than what Your paying.
Do you have an idea of when they coming out to try to drill again? The phone cameras did a good job!
Pretty bad when cost of living in california has gotten higher than non remote alaska and hawaii.
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& ur getting deal on Landry its all most 2 times as much in maine lol.and u may not wat to drink out of the jug that got melted but i wouldn't be drinking water that comeing out of that old Calvert but that's up to yeah all but find the oter side of it dont know but there's got to be better set up for water good luck and god bless. Oh & u got to fig the ride time i do 100 to go to store and u can go any speed to start with but its all time
Pack for your dog to carry stuff
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Great video! Video quality was fine. We just got the GoPro 12 Creators Edition, I’m anything but impressed. Cant recommend. Idk what would be good replacement short of spending $3k+ on a good DSLR.
Good to know! We just picked up a GoPro 12 but haven’t tried it out yet.
@@remotelifealaska hopefully you have better luck 🍀
Whoohoo, first comment! Glad to see you have a good place to park the truck now!
Have yall seen the off grid washing machines?
How is the new ladder working out?!
How are the prices at Cubby's compared to Three Bears?
Why were yall shoveling Wal-Mikes?
I think they have water at the gas station in Willow for free, might be better for yall?
I think 6 hours in your area is a good use of time when I consider the 2 hours in traffic to get to my house from DC (about 45 miles).
We have looked into a few washing machine options and will likely get one before summer once hauling water is easier.
The stairs are working great. We don’t not feel the need to crawl up, use a railing, or go down backwards.
You missed one “y’all” there.
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OMG the channel Becca & Levi You look so much like her and I get confused then I see cody. Did You by chance have a Boy named Henry?
I’m curious why you don’t melt snow to use for dishwater or the steam kettle.
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WOW,,Gas is so cheap up there is that per Gallon?,,,,Our gas is $2.55 a liter..thats about $10 a gallon..We live in Newbrunswick Canada
That is per gallon. Last summer it got up to $5.50 but it drops a lot for the winter.
Yea in the us we'd have a nationwide riot at 10 bucks a gallon. Almost did at 6 bucks.
We were wondering why you don't just melt snow for water 💦? Anyway, y'all are doing good considering that this has been a rough winter 🥶❄️.
We’ve melted snow for water a couple of times, mostly out of curiosity and to just try it.
In order to get a decent amount of water from snow we found you have to melt quite a bit of it in a few batches. If we were ever in need we would for sure melt snow but this system doesn’t take too much extra effort that we are willing to do.
Are there any recycling facilities available in your area?
Please help me understand...we watch alot of AK living an I don't understand why you don't melt snow to use for such things as washing dishes an the like. BTW good job. It would help me remember the name of your show if you would say the name of it some.
We have melted snow, but it takes a lot of snow to get a little water and it typically has droppings from the birch trees.
I came in here to say the same, but glad I read all the comments first. That makes sense. Do you guys have any springs around your area? My spring runs year round. Might be worth looking around to see if you do? @@remotelifealaska
The spring we filled up at is the closest one that is easily accessible. It is 11 mile from us.
How far will you have to travel to deliver baby?
Shoe shoes
Im lost !! Iz this a old video? I thought you allready had your baby?
Different channel I think?
The channel Becca & Levi had a baby recently. They are about an hour away from us.
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Do you shovel for candy bars?😊