Facing Harsh Alaska Winter Conditions by Building a Fireproof Heat Shield for Wood Stove at -29°F

[@hoosiermama16]

I won't even build an Ikea bookcase with my husband, let alone an entire house!!! I love the relationship you and Aaron have...it's so sweet. Thank you for bringing us along for the ride!

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Oh lol the power of edit! But also this is not our first go round. But lots of I need to walk away and try this with you later. Lol 😂 but you are so sweet.

[@deeregirl7356]

That maybe why they have the camera rolling to keep each other on there best behavior, or they may have done much editing.😁 just kidding. I could almost smell the wood at they was cutting it, remembering my Dad remodel a old home we lived in.

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

@@deeregirl7356 you are cracking me up! Yes and yes! lol keep it rolling and edit! But we also have built so much together if we fight each step we wouldn’t make it to far. But we are strong personality’s so it comes out sometimes for sure

[@KevinChristiansen-i2q]

Great job

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Appreciate that so much

[@KevinChristiansen-i2q]

Great video Aaron and Jessica

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Thank you that’s so kind

[@riddle8062]

It is so great that Aaron is in the videos so much more. Especially showing the process of all of the projects you guys are doing on your lovely homestead. Love the tossing liquid into the frozen air!! Potato pancakes are always a good addition to a meal. The work in the basement is looking so good! Great job you guys! God bless you all!

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Thank you so much it’s crazy cold right now. Perfect time for inside projects

[@philliphall5198]

She is a great helper and has a lot of experience with tools and techniques She understands what is happening and what is next Outstanding 😊

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Ahhh thank you that’s so kind

[@KevinChristiansen-i2q]

Looks delicious your breakfast

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Thank you so much

[@terigarman8508]

You two remind me of my sweet husband an I working together. It's called team work.

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

I love that a dream team!

[@luceaschild]

Can’t wait for part 2!

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

It’s going to be fantastic

[@ignaciaforteza7731]

God bless you Jessica you are a fabulous woman. You are both lucky to have each other.

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Thank you so very much

[@debbiemiller7342]

I so love watching you and Aaron working on projects together. Thanks for sharing

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Thank you so much!

[@lindawhite2281]

You and Aaron seem to work so well together. How sweet

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Thank you! Like any marriage it depends on the day. But we have done so many houses and projects I always thing it’s going to be boring because we just know what the other is going to do next so it’s often quiet. Then jokes and quiet again

[@lifeonkensingtonroad]

Can't wait to see the finished project! It looks so good already. 💛

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

It’s honestly in my head going to be beautiful

[@addiebug]

I love the split mantle idea. I don't think I have ever seen that done before. So cool.

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Thank you it was hard to figure out but it wouldn’t have been safe behind. So I thought it might be cool

[@larrydrewery2652]

I just found your channel a few months ago and I wanted to tell you guys that I absolutely love watching y'all do the things you do together. It warms my heart. My wife passed away in 2019 and was sick several years prior to her death. Thank you for showing your lives on this KZbin. I know that people can be tuff some times. Love you guys so much.

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

This is so kind. I can’t thank you enough for sharing with us. God bless Larry have a beautiful day

[@annahoover5296]

love all what you are doing.Jessica you got a gifted man there,great work.

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Thank you so much I appreciate that

[@ashleydempsey2343]

I love watching you guys working together.

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Thank you so much

[@ashleydempsey2343]

@@modernhomesteadalaska welcome.

[@judyshoemaker9681]

So happy to see another project getting done. Excited to see the finished product.

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Yes it feel good to be finishing things up

[@ShannonLivesey]

Whoo hoo!! Nice work on that mantel 😊 team AJ killed it 🎉. I love all these cool ideas you have for this kind of installation. It's Alaska off grid art at its finest!! Take good care, my friends. Waiting with bells on for the next one!! 😊🙏💜

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Thank you it does get to be beautiful. I love it! Thank you so much for cheering us onn

[@lauragroux4444]

THEE best video yet!! You two work together like a well oiled machine! Aaron takes the guess work out of perfection. Plus he has to be inspired by your praise and cheerleading! Don’t you just love when a project comes together?! I love the mantle, also I have a sneaking suspicion that this end of the basement is just the start of projects to come there! The sausage sounds good and the entire breakfast was sensational. Until our next visit …. Rethink lifting such heavy objects!! Much love and warm hugs! ❤Momma G

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Ahhh thank you big hugs my dear friend thank you for the love and support

[@FlatTireFarmHomesteadingAlaska]

Great job!! So excited to see it finished!!

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Thank you my friend! Love you

[@FlatTireFarmHomesteadingAlaska]

@@modernhomesteadalaska 💕💕

[@karengladys2011]

Wow, you two work so great together and always GET IT DONE! Beautiful job! ❤ Stay warm!

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Thank you so much trying to stay in it’s so cold out

[@lindahays8444]

You 2 sure do work well together. And it looks fantastic .

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Thank you so much

[@ljtminihomestead5839]

Congratulations on growth of your channel! Like the mantel. Our woodstove has a fan like yours, it's 16-18 yrs old, the fan gave out this yr. Since they don't make the model anymore it was near impossible to replace it. In case you run into same situation, we got one from Grainger at tune of 175.00 and they only had 2 in stock. 😊

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Oh my goodness that crazy that they both lasted that long! They don’t build to many things to last these days

[@AlaskaMyHeart]

Everything looks great! ❤. Now I’m hungry at almost midnight 😂. Love the wood stove area!

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Oh lol so good we have ate so much of the sausage

[@ignaciaforteza7731]

As most of us that watch you, I love the relationship you both have, you are wonderful team. The work that you accomplish together is absolutely rare and admirable. Thank you ever so much for sharing. You are a great example on how a couple can enrich their lives. To me that is real love, thank you.

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Thank you that is so kind I don’t even k ie what to say you stunned me.

[@russellwood8750]

Loved watching you make the sausages. When you said if people don’t like much spice put less in, I was shaking my head. No no no put more in put more in put more in. When I was watching you fry up to two sausage patties, it made me smile. I had a memory of my great grandmother, watching me fry something up once. She asked me for the spatula and then hit me in the arse with it. She told me you never pressed down on meat or fish while cooking it. When I asked her why she says you’re pushing all the juice out of it helping to dry it out. I have start making my own food in the last several years, including my own sausages, and I have been learning from lots of other different cultures, and how our sausages are so much different. I would like to give you a tip that Irish and British sausage makers do. We add breadcrumb or Rusk to our sausage blends. This works as a great binding agent, and stops the sausages from being too crumbly, without having to seriously compress them like some Italian and Portuguese sausages. It allows it to be loose without it all falling out of the sausage skin. Now in using the breadcrumb and rust, you would use more liquid, but this has a benefit, the overall impact from this to keep the sausage, more moist and flavorful. I made some sausages in the past and failed epically as they were very dry. The flavour was OK but the texture and dryness of it wasn’t good so I’ve had some epic fails. Sausage is definitely a skill and an art that I think the majority of people just don’t understand or appreciate you won’t know it is when you try to do your own.. remember never ever ever press your meat you’re making my great grandmother turnover in her grave lol

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

lol I did press them down! lol love the family stories!

[@sarahschlosser1203]

So great watching you two work together on projects

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Thank you so much Sarah!

[@arefkhairan7493]

Guys, I really enjoyed watching you from Yemen.

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Wow hello! So happy you are here

[@JamesCouch777]

Y'all make a good team. You remind me of my wife and I. We have built our own house together, built fence together and so many things over the years. I love seeing couples that are so comfortable together 👏💪👌

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Thank you friend! I appreciate you sharing that!

[@johninalaska9563]

Nice job. Aaron must have a lot of patience trying too make it all square and fitting properly. Not me, I have never built anything squared lol but, whatever I built is still standing. Well, I'm pretty sure it is, lol. It will look nice once you are done. Thanks for sharing

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

lol it’s so bad I’m like leave a gap dude! But nope no gaps just beautiful

[@cindystrano4174]

Love what you both are doing to your beautiful home....can't wait to see it finished....stay warm. Take care.....love what you are doing to make your home more beautiful.....

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Thank you so much. I truly love a beautiful home myself so I’m beyond blessed you feel it is.

[@angiegranberry3366]

So enjoyed that!!❤🎉

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Thank you it turned out great

[@terridavis7442]

I'm enjoying watching your channel. Husband moved to Alaska in 1954 so we have been through some of the things you are doing. Had a log cabin at big lake and it was 80 below. Broke every outside thermometer. Glad you do things by code you won't regret it. Great job.

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

I love stories like this! Thank you for sharing!

[@carolwhisenhunt7504]

This was so fun. I've decided everyone needs an Aaron. Ty Jessica. Love the liquid freeze...... crazy.

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

lol he is a handy one I’ll tell you what.

[@deborahstewart2322]

Sure enjoying your videos! ❤

[@cliffbrott2886]

As a fellow Alaskan I love your channel

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

That’s great honer to hear thank you very much

[@TammieHolland6766]

I love watching you and Aaron build this beautiful life together in Alaska! I know it's not all fun and a lot of hard work, but doing things where, when and how you want hits a little different and makes it that much more satisfying. Great work Jess and Aaron! ❤

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Thank you so much it’s such a beautiful thing for the first time ever to build it for us not “what would someone else want”

[@TammieHolland6766]

@@modernhomesteadalaska You inspired me to go back and re-watch your older videos, before the house had walls, before heat and water etc. When Aaron was still not there full time, no chickens, no garden, no pantry. That darned diesel tank and all the garbage left in the yard and house. The fishing trips, the epic scenery, Caleb's hook in the eye, Wyatt's broken back, and you my friend have gone through and still battle your own health crisis. Take all that in for a minute! I am so very proud and amazed at the strength, joy and grace your family has shown in the best of times and the worst of times of a life well lived! It has been a pleasure to join you on your journey thus far!

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

@@TammieHolland6766 you seriously moved me to tears! Thank you not just for watching but for seeing it’s such a beautiful life well fought for. Full of ups and downs

[@jennywagner2448]

good job you two! it all looks great but that mantle... WOW it's gorgeous! ❤

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Thank you it’s a neat pice of wood.

[@gravy123able]

That is a beastie fire 😊

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Thank you

[@WillowsGarden]

Hi Jessica, Aaron and sweet family! That was awesome Aaron, what a way to start the video. Knocking the home projects off the list. I’m thrilled for you both. Aaron, don’t change, stay the perfectionist that you are. Everything looks great and what a gorgeous mantle. I hope everyone has a blessed weekend!

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Thank you he is a perfectionist but a little bit of a messy one so you can totally live with him he is just going to build it perfect

[@tinafry6769]

Great video. Happy to see Aaron involved. Lotsa work but once it’s done it’ll be great

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

So nice I think it will warm up the whole house if we could afford to finish the whole basement

[@gillgallon9631]

everything looks Great, thank you Aaron and Jess for sharing your day

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Thank you so much friend

[@terriefirmin3190]

Love to watch you and Aaron’s projects…

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Thank you so much happy you came to visit

[@robertclubs9908]

Awesome show need more like it.😊

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Wow thank you that’s so kind

[@deloresserra6770]

Jessica when it comes to you and Aaron team work makes the dream work. You’re a great couple. You both have the character ,and determination needed to live an alaskan life. Love watching your homestead videos. Blessing Jessica. To you and Aaron.,and your children🙏🏻❤️

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Thank you so much that’s so kind.

[@mathew8581]

Lovely mantel

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Thank you so much

[@charlenegrady8781]

Hello Jessica and Aaron. Good to see you both today. You two make a great team. You work so well together. Nice to see🥰. What a fun video to watch you guys today. Take care my friend. ✌️❤️🇺🇸

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Thank you so much o love that you always come to visit no matter the video I appreciate that

[@eileen4904]

Love your videos

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Thank you so much

[@donnadesormeaux8638]

You guys are awesome

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Thank you so much

[@michiganjfrog5714]

That mantle looks sharp! 👍🏻

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Thank you so much

[@wildaboutalaska3833]

Another great vlog!

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Thank you so much

[@cathyrobinson8667]

What a great job you and Aaron did. It looks so nice.

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Thank you so much

[@jennifermartin5066]

Man your doing an awesome just. I love watching things being built and coming together. Looking good!!!

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Thank you it’s honestly going to be so cool such a nice sitting area

[@beverlyhendricks9456]

Great mantle!

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Thank you so much

[@LucyValean]

Love ❤️ Alaska guys ,

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

❤️

[@ritahall8653]

Looks great

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Thank you

[@yvettegerry9862]

Love potatoe pancakes! You guys are so awesome 😎 great job great video! ❄️☃️❄️

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

So good! If I was not on whole 30 again o would of added sour cream

[@bonnie3994]

Great video can't wait to see how it all comes together..❤

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Thank you so much.

[@cherylpritchard1873]

Hi guys great channel I'm a new sub just wanted to say how happy I am that I found your channel god bless from the UK 🥰🌹

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

First! WELCOME!!! So happy you are here!

[@cherylpritchard1873]

@@modernhomesteadalaska thanks thats so kind of you to say

[@lynsmith2698]

Wowsers Jessica, that is going to look so good. We just bought 70 acres with river frontage so I am pretty excited to get our place livable. I want to do something similar to your cast iron wall. Anyways looking forward to the next video. Keep warm 🇨🇦🌷

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

I love it, so many ways todo it and all look amazing so I’m sure your idea will be fantastic!

[@pamheston4219]

Very interesting

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Thank you

[@deltorres2100]

Your Aaron is funny 😄.. But yall make a great team 🔥

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

lol thank you my friend!

[@jenniferwooley673]

Hi guys! Loving the videos. I make pork patties and serve with mashed potatoes and gravy. I season them with like a poultry seasoning. Mix in a few bread crumbs, onions,celery, garlic and bake or pan fry.

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Love it so yummy

[@alinelson2]

Hi sweet one! You two continue to amaze me with your talents! I know you are thrilled to get some of those big projects taken care of...I would be! I have never even tried to make sausage. I just buy mine already done...lol! You know I will be watching when you install the steel backer! Big hugs and many blessings!

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

I was shocked how easy the sausage was to make! Going to tweak it but the price difference what beyond a savings! Thank you my dear friend

[@alinelson2]

🥰@@modernhomesteadalaska

[@monahardy978]

Great video!! U make it all look so easy.

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Thank you so much

[@sorij3560]

I can tell you are really putting in the effort to improve your video quality. Keep it up 👏

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Thank you I’m just sad that what I have been seeing other have not but that’s now fixed! Well I say it’s fixed but haven’t done it yet. I’m praying it is fixed

[@andreamorrison8419]

Busy beavers you are. Great job. Whatcha putting up on the Mantel ? It will be great for the cord of wood to be rangled into that corner. Nice to see Aaron and you working together. There's a lot to be learned by Aaron

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

So much better to have it all stacked up thank you my friend

[@whitestone4401]

Congratulations on 20,000. Your projects are always functional and beautiful. You two are so talented. (Have you changed your camera? All the videos posted since January look like I’m viewing through a porthole. All the other channels I watch are just fine and it’s the same across all my devices.)

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

I explained it in a community post.

[@whitestone4401]

@@modernhomesteadalaska just saw that, thank you.

[@alk3078]

I have a wood stove in the basement. I cut holes in the basement ceiling and put grates on the holes in the floor above to let the warm air up. When I want all of the hot air to stay in the basement I throw rugs over the grates.. works great for me

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Yes!!!! So smart that’s how we heat too! We have not gotten all the homes cut yet but know where we need to add a few.

[@makeitstop9344]

I’m an old gal and have been baking forever! Soon we may all need to bake our own bread! Here’s a bread making tip! Kneading the dough for 8 minutes then setting to raise for 1 hour…..then before shaping into loaf , KNEAD AGAIN for 3 or so minutes. Then shape for final rise. This will give you a much higher , fluffy and softer textured bread! Hope this is helpful.

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Thank you for sharing

[@tonjaprice9]

Where are y'all's safety glasses? Looks good!

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Thank you

[@tonjaprice9]

❤😊

[@MitchellsInAlaska]

I like the mantle

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Thank you Tony

[@essiemohr1216]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@claire2d268]

❤❤❤

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

❤️🥰

[@paulwilliams200]

I can only watch you guys at 360p. That takes me back to th '80's Poor quality TV resolution. Are you ale to record in 720p + ?? I love the content.

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Yes I just posted that! Until today no one could tell me what they were seeing so I didn’t know the videos were saving in lower quality. When ironically it’s been recorded in 5k and I’m watching it it’s beautiful! So today thanks to help from viewers and some tech guys I have figured out how to reset the computer and save in 1080 moving forward. Unfortunately I’m screwed on what’s already been posted! It’s been quite a hard pill to swallow today!

[@paulwilliams200]

@@modernhomesteadalaska No Problem. I look forward to future HD vids. Thanks.

[@AlaskaLittleHomestead]

You are both amazing. I was going to ask you if you had a chance to visit Margaret on Lazy Mountain? She has a wonderful store with homesteading and natural foods in mind. I love going there.

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

What no I’m in though!

[@PeterLee-zn3jl]

Chowhounds will survive in Alaska... i grew up in fbx... Carry on

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

lol not for long! It’s super cold up there!

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

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[@aimeebeech6101]

That’s so crazy I just ground a boston butt and made breakfast sausage yesterday.

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

I love that. I was telling Aaron you know you can do it with any thing on sale.

[@aimeebeech6101]

@@modernhomesteadalaska yes! And premade sausage is so expensive. The new Costco is 👍🏻👍🏻 for meat! Aaron will love all the cuts they sell.

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

@@aimeebeech6101 oh I can’t wait to take him

[@funtyes1970]

that really nice DeWalt nail gun he haves I have same nail gun. I love battery power tools I probably never buy power cord tool again.

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Agree it’s we got that to build the barn we have non power at the barn

[@MyAlaska12]

Are you going to finish the rest of the walls in the basement?

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Yes we need todo walls and rooms and electrical so on first then drywall

[@chas2can124]

I understand doing everything by Code. As a Civ Engineer building my own home I would rather do it the right way so I can sleep very well at night. Integrity is important.

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Couldn’t agree more. Well my husband is the same. But he only does engineered work so it’s a totally different mind set

[@kelliepineda9822]

can't work out in yard perfect time to do all I side projects. does Aaron do his regular job when winter? or weather like this year?

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

He is not working right now in winter it’s down time so it’s perfect for me to convince him todo all my projects! lol

[@russellwood8750]

Good job guys nicely done since moving into North America. I’ve even seen some people in construction who didn’t do as good job. I am a bricklayer by trade, so I don’t do much in the way of plastering work. But I find it strange the way you guys put up drywall, what we back home would call plasterboard. You speckle and tape it or I believe you called it muddying. That’s something we would not do back in Ireland or the UK. Like you between the framing, we may have a spray foam insulation, or sometimes just a type of fireproof insulation. If the people have money, there is a type of fireproof insulation that looks a little like egg curtains, which works as an insulation, but also a soundproof. After the plasterboard is up, we would not tape it and mud it. The plasterers would come in, and they would put a skim coat of plaster, which would be between three and five mil thick.. this gives an absolute stunning finish to the walls. They are smooth as a baby bum. Another good thing about skim coating. You don’t have to do all that annoying sanding either. Put the benefits of a skim coat. It helps add strength to the wall fills in all the gaps and makes it immensely smooth gives soundproofing and more durability to your wall and you’re not to see cracking either which can sometimes occur when it’s just plasterboard shows up on your painting finish. Now, of course, it’s not necessary to skimcoat your plasterboard it isn’t, but it does give a superior finish to your wall. What can I say in England and Ireland? We like to try and build our homes to last multiple generations. My uncle Pudges cottage is oldest home in our family it’s over 600 years old and still an amazing home. I once had a Canadian ask me what I know about building trying to tease me because I’m Irish. We were standing on the scaffold and a couple of the other Canadian lads were laughing. He wasn’t ready for my response. I pointed out how they were living in wigwam while we were living in castles, and that everything Canadians know about building came from us Europeans otherwise they be still living in a field. He didn’t like that very much. I was tired as a child though you don’t do dish it out if you’re not willing to take it. Hope you don’t mind me pointing out the differences in the building styles.

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

I love it! Any plaster would work I understand it as the issue is the fire going between the gaps that’s why one would plaster or tape and mud. I love the stories! Your family homes is older than my country! When we went to India and visited castles that were made out of stone 600 plus years old! It was truly eye opening. Here in the lower 48 to live in a 100 year old home is a big deal! lol what a joke that is! In Alaska I don’t think we even have any homes 100 years old!

[@russellwood8750]

@@modernhomesteadalaska yeah I know it's not till I came to North America that I really started to appreciate my heritage and history it made me realize how old my culture really is. Now I'm more of a Mason and bricklayer than a plaster but a friend of mine was a plaster. There are many different types of plasters for different situations. The one we used to put on the plasterboard or or drywall we used to refer to it as skim coat. I believe the correct name for it is thistle plaster, but you can also use carlite plaster. Now the thistle plaster dries up quickly so you have to be quick and accurate in its application. The carlite takes longer to dry out but it gives you more working time. Not a plaster so my knowledge is limited Hope this helps.

[@makeitstop9344]

MAKE YOUR OWN BAKING POWDER UPDATE: 2 parts: cream of tar tar . 1 part baking soda. Many say to also add 1 part of corn starch to this mix as it acts as “ non clumping “ agent. It’s effective however, I’ve not done it. Good tip to remember when baking: baking soda is an alkaline property where powder will have properties of acid. What is baked with these are specific to a balance. Understanding these properties take creative baking to a new high. This is why some recipes call for different leavening procedures. Example: I have an apple cake that requires 2 & 1/2 teaspoons of baking soda but, no powder as the acid in the apple is the counter balance to the soda and BAM! Nicely raised apple cake! Hope this is helpful!

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Thank you fir sharing

[@janiefox3458]

One of my dogs, a Havanese named Hannah, was very interested in you nail gun --as she is puppy mill dog -one has to wonder what was her back ground.

[@ConnieStone-vr9rj]

You needed some sage in the sausage,

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

lol ok when I’m feeding you I’ll add it in for sure!

[@kelliepineda9822]

sooo cute how he kissed him . I think Blus so cute

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

lol it took me 20 times to see it when I was editing I kept saying why do I hear a kidding sound? lol it was so cute and the most real moment in the whole video so I left it in!

[@theSoz]

Any chance we can get videos is a higher quality? Previously your videos were nice and clear in 1080p but lately all we’re getting is 360p. Thanks!

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Well first off it’s the same GoPro and a new GoPro 12 that record higher quality then KZbin can stream, I’m working with some tech guys and it’s not showing what you are saying. So based on the fact KZbin changes things based on the viewers conditions this is the feed back I’m getting. kzbin.info/www/bejne/novYnZWiac2nas0si=CmFbjjpMuSnc54ns

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

So let me keep working to see what could of possible changed to make it go down on the end of the person streaming it

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

We are narrowing it down to a setting. I do appreciate the info

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Ok I need to save it in 1080p it’s on my end! Moving forward I fixed it because it’s recorded in 5k

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Thank you honestly so so many messages! I didn’t even know what 1080 was until today!

[@yvettegerry9862]

Hello Friend !

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Hello my friend

[@annaking9213]

We put the onions in our potato cakes to cook.

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Love it! Thank you

[@pumpkin-l6b]

Saying that he goes by code, then shouldn't the fire wall of been installed prior to using the wood stove? Wouldn't it of made more sense to do all this in the summer prior to winter so that you were ready for the cold weather?

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Ummm well it was upto code for the fact we had the clearance from combustibles, the code we could have skipped was to tape and mud…… we were never out of code. (Homes was inspected by both bank and insurance to close on it with the stove how it started out) But when you add things IE dry wall in this case, the things you add have a different code. Learn something new every day. As far as summer wouldn’t that be a dream to have the time to get everything done from building outside, animals, garden preserving and being able to finish a 4,300 sq ft home in 3 months while working full time. Yeah it would have been so nice! Like sooo soo sooo nice!

[@marilyncapehart663]

You guys are team work how you do all the things you do Amaze me and many others., I Wish I would have had a Husband like Aaron., he knows how to do so much & a Wife like you make it all Good, it’s Just to Cold 🥶 for me Personally 2-5-2024👍🏽👍🏽❤️

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Thank you that’s so beyond kind!

[@annahoover5296]

hi Jessica and Arron

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Hello friend! Glad you are here btw! First comment

[@kelliepineda9822]

chain saw lol

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

lol I said that! He said not in the house! lol

[@lorikrafft8197]

My son text me today and said it was a -46° in Fairbanks Alaska

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

It’s brutal cold right now. I’m lucky so close to the ocean it does not get that cold. But it’s bad for us

[@victoriaEish]

I think you could have done all this stuff in super high speed, carry through with the boredom of the process. We all know how to do drywall…just do it and then show the end result. Tackle the project in the early months when the weather is good…don’t wait for sub zero weather to get creative/supportive. Sad.

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Thank you for the input! Always looking to improve. However it takes time to build 4,300 sqft homestead yourself so project can get pushed to less operational times. But that’s ok got it done no one froze no issues and it’s beautiful and functioning fantastic

[@khtown6505]

I'm new to your channel, few questions, do you both have paying jobs, how many kids do you have? I heard it is very expensive in Alaska. I just watched your all day shopping, and your incredible panty❤

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

Ummm well Aaron has a paying job. It’s more expensive but the pay is higher, I like to say you can have the same quality of life here you have someplace else. Like if you can afford a 2 bed in lower 48 you can afford a 2 bedroom here. Also we hand built our home and it’s been a labor of our blood sweat and tears, if we had to pay someone todo what we did we couldn’t have this home. 4 kids all have significant others that spend a great deal of time at our home. So food wise I feed 6-8 people 3 times a day most days and that’s about to go up as a family member is moving in with us. And our oldest is not part of our channel. He is off at collage and lives on his own, he is 24 and an adult/child. lol

[@philliphall5198]

I think the young men need to go to there to find a wife if there close to you being outstanding skills 😊😊😊Really ❤

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

That’s so kind!

[@funtyes1970]

seem like Jessica like doing house projects with her husband. most wife and husband can't work together.

[@modernhomesteadalaska]

We have built several houses or rebuilt I should say together we learned to work together. It wouldn’t work otherwise. We can’t afford to pay someone else