First day home in Alaska | Firing up our wood stove for the first time

[@nicolerennerjarvis1478]

I’m behind on your videos so I’m catching up but the pups sure seem glad to be home!

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Yes they are!

[@Stephanie90797]

SO much snow!

[@claudettrshull9330]

Lots of small trees fell,he is doing a good job

[@TxNative84]

I really enjoy yalls channel. It's great how yall don't edit the videos and show raw footage and not act like yall do it perfect on the first try lol... Keep them coming!

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Plenty of screw ups to be seen here!

[@TxNative84]

@ouralaskahomestead But you get the job done and that's all that matters! I honestly think yall do a great job.

[@ouralaskahomestead]

@@TxNative84 thank you 😊

[@beejoy42]

I love the dogs and how they are always in the mix of things. You are doing a great job on your house.

[@terrisatterfield6765]

Craig is a super hard worker, I am so impressed by all he accomplishes.

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Once he sets his mind to it he figures out a way to make it happen, no matter how difficult.

[@goldieshaw5127]

So glad you are home and not on the road traveling. You have so much work to do . Wish Dad and I could be there to help you. Love Mama bear ❤🩷❤🩷

[@MikeWillis-sp6vj]

You’re going to have to get you a pretty good size tractor with a front and loader. Be in there in Alaska now all the snow

[@ouralaskahomestead]

A tractor would be nice!

[@frozenbits48]

Well kids, I wish you luck. Enjoy every day. Some days are "gooder" than others. I lived in Alaska for 51 years, Ketchikan to Fairbanks and in between. 19 years off grid. When you can afford it have a well put in as that will make things so much easier. For health reasons I had to move out of state, but I will always miss parts of Alaska. I do Not miss 40 below and the mosquitoes!! When you make a mistake, step back a few feet, look it over, laugh about it, and carry on!! Thanks for the videos. I did subscribe, and eventually maybe you can get monitized. Stay as safe as possible, name the mama moose. Once she finds out it's safe to be in your area she will return. And, , ,they love pumpkins!!! Thanks for the videos, I am, retired ole Ron.

[@ouralaskahomestead]

I’ll be sure and put the Halloween pumpkins out for them this fall 🎃

[@simonemoreno4324]

Hope you make lots of precious memories in your home. Enjoy your beautiful home.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Thank you so much!

[@Stephanie90797]

You should start a side channel for the dogs. i could watch them all day. How fun!

[@MrPossumeyes]

It's always great to be home.

[@DebbieDee-lx6uk]

Your pups are the stars of the show ❤😊

[@ouralaskahomestead]

🐾They sure are 🐾

[@davidasimkosr4641]

Snow ,snow, need a bobcat with a plow!!

[@6917andrew]

My cousin lives deep in the woods in Pennsylvania, he always has a chain saw with him for just this reason

[@elishavarivka8923]

Snowshoes would help a lot.

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Those are on the list for winter equipment

[@anafredbrutout3648]

Good to see you back. I enjoyed all that you accomplished

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Thank you!

[@KevinChristiansen-i2q]

Dogs r sure helpful clearing the trees

[@maryricketts8526]

Bless your hearts. Glad you got the fire going. Hope everything works out. I loved when you said " great to be back it just feels right". That's exactly how I feel about Alaska. It feels like home in your heart. Looking forward to the next video.❤❤

[@DotMc1993]

Getting that fire going is the best thing!!! Hope it's not long before you get plowed and wood stacked!!! Now put on a big pot of soup and relax a bit. You have certainly earned it.

[@BethS55]

It's true, there's no place like home! I'm happy you 2 got your wood stove going, nice n cozy 😌 ✨️

[@claudettrshull9330]

Wow you got two New dogs

[@ouralaskahomestead]

No. These are the same ones.

[@SherriePhillips]

I've been watching 2 other Alaska families on KZbin too

[@Lst2ltdwn]

Great to see the return video, now back to work. I like the way you show the real side to life.

[@dachedetre]

Welcome home looking forward to seeing what's next.

[@ritahall8653]

Good job

[@katedee5890]

Yay! You have your fire going! If you scare me again like you did having that ladder on top of the woodstove, we're gonna have a problem. 😱🤣 Another awesome video. Thank you for sharing your lives with us.

[@ouralaskahomestead]

I gave him what-for when he told me what he did 😂

[@lenprice6315]

I’m 52 year old and I ain’t never wore safety gear but you can’t never tell when something might happen because I’m not walking around in the deep snow either …. Tiny Houston MS ( Len Price )

[@MartinJohansson-nn5dv]

Hi, you talking about get some warm air in to the other rooms from the top of the rooms. Hot air goes up, better to get the outlet in the rooms come to the bottom so you got a better circulation of the air in the rooms. Bec you did not make the things how be needing before you put the floor on i suggest that you can have a inlet from upper part of the stove room (warmer air) and have a pipe in the wall to the rooms and use a small fan to let the air in to the bottom of the rooms. I did that and put the outlet down to the basement and it works fine. The hot air from stove room goes to the basement and them come up again throw the stairs in another room so we got a good circulation in the hole house. There are some nice fans that you use in bathrooms how a silent, they can be set for timer, moisture or speed and can control with a App in your phone. At least we use them in Sweden. Install one at the top of the living room , outside every room so you can control temp in every room. i just thinking that the fan normal sucking air so the fan should be on the outlet inside the room but maybe some one can turn the motor in the fan so it push instead if you want the fan in the living room

[@JerrysThisandThat]

Dogs look so happy :) Glad you are home safe and sound. Cheers!

[@ouralaskahomestead]

They are so glad to be back! We are too 😊

[@anetzband1383]

So glad you got everything figured out and were able to get the wood stove going. Hopefully by now things are much easier and you are well on your way to new projects. I just can't imagine living with four huge dogs like that.

[@ouralaskahomestead]

They’re a lot sometimes 🐾

[@waynedrummond6583]

You guys will make it, I'm sure but you have a habit of making it up as you go along. Each night after dinner spend an hour or two planning the build for the next day, and doing research on anything you don't have experience in but are gonna give it a go anyway. KZbin is a great leveller. Eventually, your plans will time correctly. But seriously consider getting rid of your useless snow plough and getting a small dozer or tracked plough, That way any of you can clear snow. You gotta thinking of contingency plans and redundancies in the event anyone has a serious injury/illness. -Especially using power tools which we can see you're not entirely comfortable with yet.

[@startnowadventures]

Here is a tip for you for next winter. Buy two kitchen dish towels. Lay one flat, fold into thirds (so it looks like an envelope.). Sew the short sides. Now you have a perfect size towel cozy to hold a typical “Nalgene” brand water bottle. Nalgene bottles can hold boiling water with no damage to them. Boil water, put it in your dish towel bag, and keep yourself warm all night long! One of our houses would get down to 30 degrees inside in we did not keep the fire going all night. With a couple blankets and a boiling Nalgene we always slept very comfortably. I highly recommend this! Don’t take my word on it, Google boiling water Nalgene bottle. It is a great camping hack as well.

[@startnowadventures]

So This dish towel: _______. |______| Turns into __ |__| Once it is folded.

[@ouralaskahomestead]

We’ll definitely keep it mind. Luckily we got the wood burner sorted out and it’s actually been keeping the house so warm we often have to crack a window open and sleep with a fan on. We do plan on doing some beach camping and even during the summer the nights get chilly so maybe we’ll boil a pot of water over the campfire and give your trick a try. Thanks 😊

[@startnowadventures]

@@ouralaskahomestead We are from Fairbanks. The day vs night temps do not change much in Fairbanks in the summer and winters. Thanks for sharing your videos!

[@linhaton4957]

Beautiful piece of property. Lots of work.

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Thank you 😊

[@AppalachianFarmstead]

The ladder on the wood stove was right up there with some of the sketchiest things I’ve seen lately. The good thing is you were wearing your safety ty dyed crocks 😂. Hopefully you can get your own snow removal equipment in the future. Glad to see you got your wood stove up and running. Nothing like wood heat.

[@ouralaskahomestead]

😂

[@oscartheg6674]

Just the thought, of snowshoes and a sled for the wood, teach the dogs to hall it for you?

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Great idea!!!! 🐾

[@charlenegrady8781]

It will take time to get settled in. Hang in there. You live in a beautiful spot. Take care✌️🇺🇸❤️❤️

[@dianewilson5626]

AMAZING HOW YOU CAN DO THIS. CAN'T WAIT TO SEE MORE PICS AND THEN SEE SPRING TIME

[@ouralaskahomestead]

I’m looking forward to Spring also 🌼🌸

[@linhaton4957]

Me too.

[@linhaton4957]

New viewer. Just subscribed.

[@ouralaskahomestead]

@@linhaton4957 Welcome to the channel! Thank you for joining us.

[@deebrake]

I am so happy you are back home safe and sound. Also, I love the face protection. It is so nice to see that. Even though there is a lot for you to tackle all you can do is a bit at a time it will get there. Hopefully once the clearing of snow is out of the way then you can move on to next priorities. Also, negative words can be filtered out as part of channel options I’ve been told by someone else who runs one. Stay safe and thanks for the update.

[@trevorclayton6247]

I’ve never had my wife video my honey do list.😂 Great job Chandra! Since you built an almost exact replica of what I want to build…..🤔 We look forward to meeting for some coffee and discussing lessons learned and what you would change. It’s going to save me a lot of time.

[@marktonthemove]

Great video! You two sure got your work cut out for you. Look forward to next weeks video.

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Thank you 😊

[@kayewilliams918]

Always thought you need a bend in the chimney to make it work properly!

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Nope. Bends are just to position the stove.

[@tmark6701]

Nice to see you got the fire going at the end

[@Jasonrcsd]

A lot of work but I bet it's nice to be home!

[@ouralaskahomestead]

It is!

[@suezaple4950]

That is a huge dumping of snow , bet you folks and the dogs are happy to be home regardless of the work you must now do to clear the snow and start back on the cabin work.Happy for you folks that you got your wood burner working Yay! love your videos and cant wait to see what you do next. Keep warm, Spring is on its way. Watching from Ontario Canada

[@ouralaskahomestead]

The snow does make for a lot of extra work but yes, it’s worth it to be home.

[@KrissBartlett]

Good job fixing the wood fire now at least your be warm

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Nice and toasty 🔥

[@waderue]

ya and need to make a path to the woodshed and outhouse you guys need help with that for sure

[@ouralaskahomestead]

In next weeks episode………

[@trevorclayton6247]

You two are an inspiration to soo many. Keep up the great work!

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Thank you 😊

[@bernicenix5925]

In the winter I love the wood stove . I cooked many a meal on a wood stove thrugh the years

[@ouralaskahomestead]

It’s such a toasty, comforting warmth.

[@MyAlaska12]

Nice looking property. Glad you are getting your cabin set up and usable.

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Thanks 😊

[@JamesCouch777]

What a homecoming! 😊 But you are making headway and doing well 👍👏💪🙏

[@RunningGreyWolf]

Free kindling!

[@elainesheridan8509]

Just started following use guys watched the first post of building the house….done great job….looking forward to catching up….Elaine from Scotland…

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Welcome Elaine, thank you for joining us 🩵

[@izzygirl9591]

Glad your back safely.

[@JayBirdsDay]

Can’t wait to see what’s next after you catch up on snow removal.👍🏼

[@northidahodreaming5657]

Spring is coming! cheer up

[@ouralaskahomestead]

☀️🌸Looking forward to it. 🌷🌼

[@KevinChristiansen-i2q]

Great video

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Thanks!

[@charlottekomenda2353]

There's no place like home😊

[@ouralaskahomestead]

You’ve got that right🩵

[@margaretpulsipher2581]

He's a grown ass man who is going to do as he wants to

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Exactly! He knows it’s dangerous, he also knows it has to get done one way or another.

[@Murphyinthe515]

You need some snowshoes. That snow is deep

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Yeah, snowshoes would definitely help.

[@valeriebostick1913]

Welcome home 🇬🇧😊

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Thank you 😊

[@DawnMillington-i9t]

Waiting for next, good job 😊

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Next video comes out Saturday morning 0700 EST

[@SherriePhillips]

Where in Alaska is your cabin, what town. I'm in Liberty N.C., just subscribed to y'all channel the other day, love it ❤️

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Near Homer

[@lenprice6315]

you have some beautiful dogs? Tiny Houston MS ( Len Price )

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Thank you 🐾

[@laruedouglas7972]

To bad you couldn't get dogs to pull the branches off the road 😅. It is a lot of work when you get home and try to get things organized.

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Yes it is!

[@Alaskaguitarguy]

👍🏻

[@charlesroyal2357]

Better b careful about not keeping griz defence with you everyday every dogs are a great warming system but they will not even slow a Kodiak or a moma moose.b safe ..

[@ouralaskahomestead]

We do have quite a few moose, an occasional black bear. No Kodiaks here and most the grizzlies are further inland and north. We do carry if we go out hiking.

[@marthalikens482]

Where is the damper for your stove??

[@ouralaskahomestead]

It didn’t have one. It does now though.

[@funtyes1970]

first time water, thanks for sharing this video with us, just wondering do you have something to plow your driveway. and do you live in this cabin full time or is it getaway cabin.

[@ouralaskahomestead]

It’s our full time home but we had to leave in October to help family after a house fire in TN. We just got back 2/4/24. We do have a plow on the SxS and that will be fine for keeping it clear normally but being gone the first half of winter let the snow build up too much for even regular truck plows to clear it. They keep getting stuck. Gonna need a loader or just have to wait until Spring.

[@johnskidmore9020]

like a water line stove pipe gos over not in it to cause a place for build up to syart

[@KP1708LJ]

How can i watch your story in order?

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Click Videos and there’s a drop down with the options of Latest(default) Popular and Oldest. If you change it to Oldest that will start at the beginning. Please keep in mind the older ones are pretty rough. Most of the filming was done with a phone and was only intended for family to see so it’s not very detailed or good.

[@mixmediaproductions]

Dude needs gaters and snow shoes

[@waderue]

dude that is so unsafe on so many levels i pray you rethink that

[@jimmycpm]

Man you are crazy for doing that. Too dangerous

[@marthalikens482]

One step forward 2 steps back!

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Seems like that’s always the way

[@elizabethmckenzie6977]

Now the ladder on the wood stove, come on an accident about to happen, surely you are building a house and have a taller ladder, anyone would have known that the snow would knock out the chimney and when first installing it that was essential , that’s ok you have your tv so you can be entertained while you recover. Living in Alaska is not a game.

[@tmark6701]

Careful having that plastic that close to the wood stove.

[@waderue]

you guys need a tractor or something to help plow the snow and dig you out and feel all work you have to do

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Yeah, A tractor would be amazing! Don’t know anyone with one lying around do ya? 😂

[@razor3151]

You need to shovel out a jeep? You need to snow plow for a jeep?

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Yes

[@bee6070]

Is this a Saturday Night Live skit?

[@ouralaskahomestead]

It sure could be 😂

[@marydingus4360]

You have a lot still yet to do. Wished your son could have stayed to help y'all?! Why so many dogs? Are they for protection?

[@ouralaskahomestead]

It would have been nice to have him around but he was ready to go start his life. I really have no idea why so many dogs, they are good for protection though.

[@mechanics4all405]

where have you been then,is this just side project not youre full time home

[@ouralaskahomestead]

This is our full time home. I’ll link you to the video that explains why we were gone. 74 degrees, four kids and one burnt cabin? | This isn’t our Alaska! kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5KldHWFZrV5qMU

[@mechanics4all405]

@@ouralaskahomestead fantastic,what u did for youre brothrt,well done

[@ouralaskahomestead]

@@mechanics4all405 they’ve gotten moved in but still doing the finishing touches. Once she’s got it all “put together” we’ll do an update and she’s going to video it so you all can have a tour of it done.

[@elizabethmckenzie6977]

Ok. I am 2 minutes into the video and have to respond. You need to start thinking ahead. Get an extra key and keep it at the house. Everyone should do this simple thing, all part of surviving and being independent. Your in Alaska, put on your big boy pants.

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Being independent? If you watch the entire video you will see we made it into the house without assistance from anyone. Yes we should have an extra key, thought we did. We gave it to our son to hold on to case of emergency. We hadn’t met up with him to get it yet. The house key that was on this key ring must have been for our old place. Simple mistake. We all make them.

[@Otsalia]

Just click on the three little dots next to the name of this type of person and hit "block", so they will never be able to comment on any video again.@@ouralaskahomestead

[@ouralaskahomestead]

@@Otsalia it’s tempting but even the bad comments help get our channel boosted in the KZbin algorithm.

[@mikedougherty735]

Young man, you're way to hard on yourself. Most of us could never do what you're doing.

[@ouralaskahomestead]

I appreciate that. Thank you.

[@davidscott8400]

You should have supervision

[@ouralaskahomestead]

😂 probably

[@delilahmott1582]

I just hope you are not risking yourself for content. You really have to think of how you would get to help if you fell off the ladder that is balancing on your wood stove. Especially in remote areas. plus you can barely walk out to your vehicle in the deep snow let alone if you are injured badly.

[@ouralaskahomestead]

It’s definitely not for content we make very little $ from KZbin. Certainly not enough to pay even an urgent care bill let alone an ER visit. No, this is Craig doing boy stuff, thinking he’s still 25. I wasn’t even home to take him to the emergency room if he had fallen. Still can’t get the Jeep out so he’d have been laying there with a broken neck until I got off work at 7pm. Its a prime example of why women live longer than men 😂

[@jerrystout3032]

Hey Pete that was down right dumb to do ?????😴

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Who’s Pete?

[@wellwait4197]

Maybe she could set the camera on a stand and actually help him more often

[@michaelebarb2724]

O my God, get off your ass and help.

[@ouralaskahomestead]

We’ve got a good balance. Chandra doesn’t like to be on camera so a lot of what she does you don’t see or she’s filming.