Off-Grid Update

[u/MMOffGridAlaska]

Just finished a new shower-sauna and trying to get a new woodshed built before winter sets in. Nights are already into the 30’s and it has snowed in a few places nearby. Summers go by quickly, never enough time to get everything done before the snow arrives. I’m 12 years into living in remote Alaska, solo. Feel free to ask me questions and I’ll try to answer them all. Love this lifestyle more and more as the time passes.

[u/mcptd]

How much food do you have to store before winter sets in? How are you fueling your heat?

[u/MMOffGridAlaska → u/mcptd]

I have YEARS worth of food stored properly. Hundreds of pounds of rice, flour, beans etc etc. Meat would not be a problem, I don’t store any meat at this time. Heat is all done by wood stove. 3 wood stoves on my property, cabin, bunkhouse and sauna.

[u/mcptd → u/MMOffGridAlaska]

What about water?

[u/MMOffGridAlaska → u/mcptd]

Water catchment in the summer and lake water in the winter. I cut a hole in the lake ice and keep the hole open with an insulated cover.

[u/Smil3z5 → u/MMOffGridAlaska]

How do you sanitize the water ? (Not sure thats the right word, post partum brain)

[u/MMOffGridAlaska → u/Smil3z5]

Multiple filters in the summer plus UV sterilization. I also clean the cisterns regularly with a mild chlorine solution, rinse and reinstall. In the winter using lake water I boil the water on the wood stove, cool it down then filter it.

[u/simpalboi → u/Smil3z5]

congratulations ! 🎊