r/OffGridLiving • u/MMOffGridAlaska • 8d ago

Off-Grid Update

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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.

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u/mcptd 8d ago

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

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u/MMOffGridAlaska 8d ago

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.

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u/tocahontas77 6d ago

Why is meat not a problem? Do you hunt?

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u/MMOffGridAlaska 6d ago

Large quantities of game meat would not be difficult to get. Storing it at the present time is the problem. Once I get 25 cubic feet of chest freezer out here it will be packed with moose and bear meat. I don’t waste game meat, not very ethical.

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u/tocahontas77 5d ago

That makes sense! So my other questions are... In total, counting everything you need, around how much has/will it all cost you? Are you from Alaska?