Remote Off Grid Alaskan Cabin ||PROJECT EROSION CONTROL & HOT TUB||

[@Seiskari232]

Greetings from northern Finland. We live 80 miles north of the arctic circle. It's a pleasure to see a hard working family, enjoying same things that we do here.

[@mademoisellekaya1438]

Filling the bank in like you do, trees WITH the branches and all, must work, I mean, look at what beavers do, right 👍 And indeed crazy how fast the seasons change, one weekend your sweating bullets and the next it'slong john's and sweater weather. Great place out there!

[@1904-d3x]

thats such a great idea. Looks great and is already saving your shore land. also great quality time with the kiddos. i belive if more young kids spent time doing this the world would just be a better place.

[@tmccormick48]

Wow that was a lot or work you all. Good job on the wall. Thanks for taking us along.

[@bernicehenson5210]

Looking great love your videos. Job well done on your tree wall. Have a Great school year boys. Thank you for sharing 😊

[@phiphinohl9274]

Absolutely love your videos! Wish they were more often but I realize you guys have a life! But the cabins are awesome and totally enjoy your hard work! Great job on the soil erosion!

[@ericemery7544]

More Father's and their kids need to be doing more of this stuff.....times and people are unfortunately changing quickly!

[@phiphinohl9274]

The “Ledge” is a legend for sure!!

[@larryboschen1287]

You guys rock....love your videos.

[@scottsweeney1527]

that erosion control is some hard work!! you guys did a really nice job

[@Andy-zj3dc]

build a wing dam up stream of your stairs then the river wont cut the bank. it will force current out into middle.

[@bobgreenthumb8066]

that the best idea i have seen yet ,

[@mariuslazy]

doesn't he have to pay attention to backwash?

[@Timr45_70]

What a great improvement to your shore line . I'm always impressed with your boys work ethic, awesome to see ! Well done .

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

I think it will definitely help, and yes the boys are hard workers

[@phuongvo3051]

I really love and enjoying watching your channel , you trained the boys really well , when they full grown, ready to leave the nest , they will appreciate and full of experience in their tool box , ❤ I can’t wait to see you start to build your house soon ,

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

Glad you like the videos, so far 2 of the 4 boys built and own their homes. We are working on my 3rd oldest son Aaron’s house now which he is also paying for out of pocket. For Owen he’s still in highschool so he’s got a couple more yrs. We hope to start building our house next summer

[@garyhammond2213]

Beautiful cabin, hope you get the bank stabilized. That's a never-ending battle. We used to camp on an island north of Nenana. The whole island disappeared.

[@genebuhler]

100% worth trying. I feel like one bad ice year would scrape that work away in minutes. Water does erode, but ice is devastating. Seen it first hand.

[@Mr.S7R4WM4N]

Nice retaining wall!

[@AKcabins]

I’m working the same issue with my riverfront property. Appreciate you showing what you’re doing with the erosion control.

[@timgore1487]

Great work we have a spot on the river and that will help you save your land.

[@theawesomedad2245]

Lots of boulders on your river bank. Do not take out your tree stumps. Idk why someone would suggest that. The roots help keep the soil from washing away even more. Also you'll need a lot more piles put into the ground, not just in the water but on the side of the bank. Erosion is a property killer and I hope you get. it straightened out. Good luck to you and your family.

[@norbertfigmik2970]

very well done! I hope the river will be merciful

[@Offgridtrucker]

Such an awesome cabin!

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

@@Offgridtrucker thank you

[@ruth4850]

Hey Yaw just love the videos and wish you a great time this winter be blessed Momma enjoy every minute you have and God bless you and your family 🎉🎉🎉

[@robdeaton9910]

Well I would hope that the river helps silt those logs and debris together and make it a strong rampart to the river. Great job 👍.

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

I think the silt will tie it all together after a couple high waters

[@mikec9311]

I found your channel about 3 1/2 months and started watching your videos from 4 years ago first. Today I finished the last video (latest video). Your family is awesome and there doesn't seem to be anything you can't do. I'm looking forward to the next video and especially the ones with the new home build. Stay safe! Mike in Jacksonville Florida.

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

glad you like the videos. Hope to put some home build videos out soon

[@Bman2020]

Hope it’s there for a long time Mother Nature will decide 👍👋🇨🇦

[@rayleeeastlick745]

Pretty smart fella 😊

[@specwill1]

nice spot. you need a devertion dam shooting out about 20 feet above your proporty line

[@jeaneelmlund5248]

Always enjoy your videos!

[@mikeduda3173]

It's a really big job, but it WILL work. I've seen it done in other places and they all worked out better than expected

[@omrjordan4847]

You guys got quite a bit done on the erosion control. That's a lot of work.

[@davidcaverley6862]

Good job on the wall.

[@Getyupngo2]

It must be hard to go home🥴it looks beautiful up there!

[@larrybulthouse455]

That river will go where it wants to. I used to fish a place for sockeye on the Gulkana river. This place had above ground a boulder the size of a VW no idea how far underground it went. The next summer I went back to my usual spot and that boulder was gone probably taken out by ice at breakup. Sure do miss it😊

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

Yep it will do what it wants hopefully it doesn’t want any more of my bank😀

[@kevinferger9897]

What you are doing is similar to cribbing on a trout stream . It holds the bank and helps with erosion. Looks like it'll work well. Also it's amazing how those old Polaris 6x6s hold up to the most grueling conditions.

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

Yes that 6x and the four wheeler we have up there have been put to the test. If the 6x won’t pull it hook the 4 wheeler up to the 6x

[@phiphinohl9274]

Great job with the videoing! 👍🏻

[@georgewhitehouse8630]

No one can hold the nature

[@peperetuque7744]

nice place

[@peperetuque7744]

nice boat

[@phuongvo3051]

My grandma live in the rural next to the river , she got the same problem, to prevent the water wash away those areas,she hired the guys to add some concrete polls like garden wall , then she planned palm tree and bamboo tree , those roots very strong to hold them well . And she add more gravel , then dirt next to the garden cement to hold it well .

[@Maranatha-t9d]

I love how ALaska looks.

[@seansysig]

Check your valve lash. When your valves are real loose it causes loss of decompression. Adjust valve clearance back into spec making sure to be at top dead center on compression stroke.

[@tthall44]

Hey, I love your content. You have a beautiful piece of heaven. I live in Florida, and Florida sure isn't Alaska. With that said, we do have shoreline road/beach erosion constantly, especially during hurricane season. The state uses large equipment to haul and place huge limestone rocks to mitigate the erosion. I know that's not possible where your camp is located. A suggestion would be to add some river rock from a sand bar to sure up those logs. My understanding of Alaska's spring runoff can be really bad, depending on the winter snow pack. I know that's a lot of extra work and painful for the back and legs. Just a suggestion from a Southerner. ✌️🙏

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

I think that would work great but without equipment would be almost impossible for us to haul that much gravel. During high water there is a lot of silt in the water I think that the silt is going to pack in between the logs and tie them together that’s one of the reasons for all of the branches and willows. We will see!!

[@MyAlaska12]

Just a suggestion on the pipe, considering putting in horizontal and/or cross bracing to make it more sturdy in the floods.

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

@@MyAlaska12 we are heading up today to do just that, we are going to tie all of the cable back into the bank

[@KathyPetersonRealtor]

⁠@@diyalaskanlifestyle….we need a video of the work accomplished today ☺️. Thoroughly enjoy your videos !!!!

[@earlfriend]

@@diyalaskanlifestylethat’s what I was thinking. Tie that shit to the earth!

[@Cookiecrumbles93]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@maryhudgins9133]

Don’t fuss at the dog for getting the duck out! He’s a retriever, he was doing his job. 😂

[@RichardOgren]

You should try to get. Ahold of someone. Old Farmfield t posts. drive them in with all your pipes. They will help hold. They hold really, really well.

[@edwardseth1230]

cut out all the stumps if possible.. next to the shoreline.. that way any soil erroding underneithe the roots (next time the river level rises in flooding).. there will be lesser errosion around the cabin.

[@jeniduncan6456]

You guy's have created such an amazing retreat! Are you planning to make a hard cover for the hot tub? How do you drain it?

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

We actually have everything up there sitting on the covered deck to build the cover I just keep running out of time. I should get it covered early this winter

[@bryanjelinski8036]

i bet that plank table was where they filleted their fish next to the water.

[@ChrisDawley]

What is the recipe for the crumble you put on top of the peaches for your campfire peach crisp???? They look delicious and hubby came home with a can of peaches and said they made me want some!!!😅

[@lisanowakow3688]

Will you also try to replace some of the dirt over the trees and pipes?

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

@@lisanowakow3688 I think when we have high water the silt from the river will fill in and lock the trees together. We went back up to the cabin and finished the project by pounding the pipe all the way down to the level of the wood and anchored everything to the bank.

[@coolhand6669]

nice

[@frankpohl4377]

I forgot to mention the destructive power of the trees in the river when they hit the "beach" part. How can you protect the tree water beach gathering so that the monster trees or logs dont cath in the trees and destroy the wall? The steal pipes could be also gat a metall line to secure them on the cutted trees. This would be a plus on securing the wall.Drill holes into the pipes then metall robes through them and bind them on the treets.Pressure from above would be reducing the pressure on the pipes that they dont bow into the wrong direction. Old fischer net? Could a big monster fischer net a second secure system for the walls? It depends on how big the net quaders are. Better before you start with the next part- first instale a monster net one the beach with steal sticks all 1 meter- secure them then throu the trees into the space between pipes and then net back like when you fish. Give the tree package a wonderfull net that is bound in the beach! Can be a solution if you can get a used monster net.. Keepng trees and peppels together! Frank

[@hugeblue]

9/12/24 - Good morning from Charleston,SC . I am a new subscriber & look forward to following you. Love the cabin ! Enjoyed this video & look forward to many more ? How often do you post your videos? Til next time -

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

@@hugeblue thanks for the sub, we try to post every couple weeks but sometimes life keeps us in town

[@michellem3690]

at 11:04 approx..as u were speaking someone whispers SUPER low and quiet " Yeah, I know"..... u gotta have earbuds/ earphones to hear it but its there..

[@abidine762]

Hello my dear friends

[@househen1]

I hope it works!!!

[@timwilcoxsr2712]

At 44:20, what is that you are picking ? I never seen those before. Another awesome video !

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

Rose hips, you can make tea and jam they are high in vitamin c

[@timwilcoxsr2712]

@@diyalaskanlifestyle Thank you

[@rudycarlson8245]

@@diyalaskanlifestyle once the fire is lit in the hot tub. How long does it take to get up to temp?

[@br9117]

It’s too bad you can’t borrow a barge or flat cargo boat and bring your skid steer up to move some serious lumber and fix that bank. You could dig out a nice little cove or protected slot to park the boats.

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

If it comes to that I could bring my skidsteer up in the winter and leave it up there for the summer

[@melinda5777]

Why did you let them trees just float down the river that you cut down there?

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

1. Mainly because they were leaning towards the water and I didn’t want to comalong them up to where I needed them. 2. we have more trees on the property then I know what to do with 3. I used to cable trees like that to its own stump when I cut it and let it set next to the bank to help with erosion. But I’ve had ice catch the tree and rip the stump that it’s cabled to ripping my bank into the river.

[@russwise1]

😎👍👍

[@mortenmyhrmoen7592]

🇳🇴👍👍👌

[@JP-lb5bm]

Our dog had a couple of run-ins with porcupines and skunks. You would think they’d learn, but they don’t.

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

Ya we found out after this trip from the previous owners Oakley had 2 other run ins with porcupines

[@mikebarbacovi9851]

Great video as always. Do you have to get permission to put up that erosion barrier? Imagine some government entity would have a problem with you “altering” the river. None of my business, but just curious.

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

I’m not sure if I need permission up there for what I did. I know around town the state gives grants to people for erosion control.

[@frankpohl4377]

Safe the beach! Good job.1: Firs are better then nonfirs- they will rott not so fast like the others because the needels and the resins of the firs. Resin make the wood "waterproof" they dont rott very fast! 2: Dont put part of the beach on the trees- its sand mix and earth that will be washed away by rain! If you have the time and menpower- use the peppels from the river. That is the perfect weight pressure and filling material for such a improvisations beach protection. 3: metall cable- dont you have them with rubber over it for protection? Last but not least: Your wooden work plattform off course real old school hill bully style :-) BUT if you wont to safe the live of the boys and yourself- cut to wood slats with ca. 150 centimeters and screw them on the ends Buy this you create a "T-carrier" with will be a perfect stabilisation of the work platform.Better safe then sorry and old vers in the german building world. We had 5 albaniens killed on the harbour "Überseequartier" Westfield Hafencity Hamburg. The reason was: They did not work after the protection laws...they fall from high together. The "workplattform broke". scaffolding is part of my knowlage from my job. Its not complicated. Special question: How deep is the beach eara? Do you know how fast he water is in the spring? There is a "hill billy trick" from Germany: Filling old tires with peppel concret mix- keep a hole in the mids and put them over the pipes in the water. You could use metal fence for filling the tire with the mix. As I wrote Hamburg my city is the city with the most bridges in the world- 2500 more then venice. Northsee and eastsee 100 miles away tide in the harbour 8 meters every day- pressure on the "controlled rivers" and the lake in the mittle of Hamburg. They created monster concrete elements like stars- and put them on part of the beach or 100 meter away from the beach in the see to breake the storm power the water power. This they make only there where the water damagde land. Rivers like yours need expertise wissdom. If the new river wall is ready think about to cover it with a waterproofe foil a strong one to reduce the washing power of the rain...Also this could reduce the rotten process... The Generator noises: I know some guys that build mini log cabins 150x 150 x 120 with big logs for the generator with a handy door and the exhaust - the noise would be away and the generator is protected from cold heat rain bears snakes aims ratts and communists Frank

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

We just got back from the cabin. All of the pipes have been cabled and anchored to the bank. For the generator my plan is to put it in its own building(our old outhouse)away from the cabins.

[@brotherbruce]

That hot tub is DeJa'Vu from late last winter only this time it worked.

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

Ya, bought a new pump that old pump got the best of me last winter

[@Bernie5172]

lets hope that the first flood dont wash it all away

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

We will see, some breakups are violent when the ice jambs

[@HartPfortmueller]

You need way more pipes!

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

I hope I get through the first breakup it should drop enough silt between the logs to lock them together. I think you’re right depending how violent the breakup is

[@junebug1313]

❤💯✌

[@charlottecannon314]

Why not put large rock boulders along the eroding bank? The logs are okay but large overlapped boulders would have been better because they won't rot. I would have loaded big boulders up on a shallow ramp barge and poured them along the bank or used a crane and stacked them up along the eroding bank. Someone whose lived along the Mississippi River, id used large boulders. Wood rots quick when exposed and sitting in water. Also, you're going to have one heck of a beaver problem too once they know the logs are there. Its going to be a mess. Just curious. Nice place there!

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

Your right rock would be better but we have absolutely no feasible way to get rock way up the river and there isn’t any rock near the property.

[@truckguy6.7]

Whats going to stop the logs from floating up when the water in the river rises?

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

@@truckguy6.7 we just got back last night from the cabin. we tied the cable into the bank that was attached to the first log and every pipe has cable anchored in the bank. I turned out better then I thought it would should have a video out this weekend

[@truckguy6.7]

@@diyalaskanlifestyle I have a friend here in northern BC who has been trying to control a river which appears to be aprox the same size. They have tried everything. Those rivers pack some amazing power.

[@jameshall3482]

Hello North Georgia USA does it ever flood into your cabin?Or around your cabin. Love folling alone with your adventures.I'm 70 and always a country boy would like to have been able to moose hunt.Ate my first moose steak from Maine really great meat. Be safe and take care.

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

I haven’t had it flood at my cabin yet but a couple yrs ago there was an ice jam a couple miles up stream of my place which flooded multiple property’s up river from us. My last trip in the winter/spring we try and get anything off the ground that’s worth anything. Also all of my cabins are up off the ground a couple ft so we should be good

[@teddysponsler6220]

Rather undeveloped site of an large property with an active Railroad tracks that near, and/or next to the property. Looking for large Pine and Oak Trees on Property

[@sharonyonker4688]

What is your small cabin use for??

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

That was the first cabin I built, know that we have the new cabin we turned it into a guest cabin mainly for my parents

[@eriklarson2183]

So I am no one to provide feedback for shore erosion but I do have experience in saving tree's in Midwest Missouri and its due to high winds, rain storms and tornadoes... What I am proposing is cabling the tree's that line the bank... I have with my Dad's experience a total of 2 large silver maples, 3 Sweet Gums, 4 Bradford pears, and 3 white birch tree's on 3 of our properties that we had a professional tree service cable 60% of those tree's.. The rest me, family and friends helped with after seeing what the crews did... None of those tree's are going anywhere... Look into this. I think this will help out hugely for securing the bank line especially those tree's that carry huge root balls close to the shore line..

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

Are you saying cable the trees near the river to other trees to keep them from falling? I’ve decided to just cut trees down near the river to keep them from falling and ripping roots out.

[@eriklarson2183]

Yes my thought is if you can cable the trees that are along the shoreline to those that are more inland then that should help secure the root bases for those outlying trees.

[@vulptex3714]

What wood stove do you use for hot tub?

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

@@vulptex3714 I built it

[@TheFoolintherainn]

This is ridiculous -I'm not an environmentalist but this is leaving a huge carbon footprint ruining pristine land. What a narcissistic piece of garbage

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

Sounds to me like your in denial

[@mcldotcom]

KEY Ideas Many Fail to Even Consider ( F.- I.-R.-S.-T. )... To Put it BLUNLTY Using what GOD Gave Us All between the Ears for more then a Hat Rack is the Starting point here. Some of the VERY Best *Tips and Tricks * Cost Next to Nothing when considering the Extreme Benefits they bring to the equation of Dollars and Cents both Created and Saved. KNOW YOUR Properties Boundaries. Stakes, Flags, Ribbons of Plenty. Have both a Primary and Secondary means of Entry and Exists ( WHY ) ?? TREES and Storms that seemingly come out of nowhere are a LEADING cause to being TRAPPED without an ESCAPE Plan Ready to Implement when ( PUSH comes to SHOVE ) . If for example the time between visits is more a once a week to once a month to possibly only a few times each year or season. The Appearance ( ILLUSION ) of someone being just beyond the Direct earshot is KEY No Matter where it might be. GATES, Fences, Cables, Chains, All should have sort of Signage. Keep Out, No Trespassing, Private Property, Cameras are Watching YOU , Etc. Some forget how easy it is to Access land from roadways surrounding the areas. Wildlife trails, Construction Paths Left ( WIDE OPEN ) Inviting all to explore the goings on. Use what Nature provides. Trees, ROCKS, Sticks, Stones, Fallen Limbs and other such items to build YOUR Specific Perimeter Defense system of choice. Keeping a Old chair in plain view with a Flannel shirt of jacket on it. A Pair of Saw horses with a Piece of wood or something as if YOU only just walked away and will return in an instant ALWAY a Nice touch here. A Couple of Water bottle scattered around to make it SEEM like multiple people are there in total even. Hunters often hang Blaze Orange Vests, Hats, Jackets and Slakes in trees to Air them out. Leading any possible intruders to deduce ( WEAPONS ) Are Ready and Able to be used. If closer to water a pair or two or three of Swim trunks hanging for a Clothes line high enough to walk under yet SHOWING all the others. A Group is staying and not try anything stupid by approaching or worse as well. ALWAYS - ALWAYS - ALWAYS Protect and Defend YOUR own piece of paradise. Motins Detecting Lights, a Clear view of more then one Access point so if Mother Nature and Father time Truly collide ( GETTING ) into and Out of is done with the least amount of Resistance overall. LOCKS, of All kinds. With Spare Keys kept with in reach. under porches, Inside Walls of wood sheds, etc. DO NOT INVITE Trouble by leaving out personals and Valuable in Clear sight of All still. Curtains, Shades, Blinds and covers. Often times Old bed sheets over such things is way better then putting a WELCOME Sign to Thieves by having everything unlocked and Food of Plenty at the ready for them to Hoard and then Plunder. KNOW what YOU know before going in and out. Flags of your favorite sports team or state or nations is a common practice. Setting Up Umbrellas for patios and Pulling out grills for meal prep and such most often happens. Keep the Wood Piles Full or as best as possible YEAR round. Consider a Emergency Plan and extra Clothes, Warm Covers, Sleeping bags and power sources, Batteries, and RADIOS that DO NOT NEED internet CRANK Versions cost very little in total. Shovels, Rakes, Hammers, Nails, Saws and Ladders, NOT After-thoughts. ALLWAYS Be Prepared for the WORST (NOT) Just act like it could never happen to you after all. YOU don't need to be a Millionaire to have such things. Many can be picked up at rummage and estate sales for pennies on the dollar. thrift stores and Church events as well are always a good score. TOOLS like Screwdrivers, Pliers, Zip ties and YES Duct Tape will be a LIFESAVER for Sure. One of the ALL Time Favorite Quotes ???? " " When YOU Least - Expect It ( EXPECT IT ) to be Far Worse then Better - For Sure " " Lastly (I) will say to one and all. Ignore the Common Sense Approach - today. Is like asking for Trouble to come DIRETLY YOUR way (FAR) Sooner then Later... The VOICE of RESON has Spoken. Boy Scout Motto taught many of US plenty well. Again * ( Be Prepared - A L W A Y S ) * Not caught without Toilet Paper, Food and Water, A lighter and Waterproof Matches. Kinds of things that make a Good book and game of cards seem like child's play when $.-H.-I.-T has Directly hit the fan YOU are NOW Standing directly in its path... NEVER EVER FORGET What it is YOU were ALWAYS supposed to R E M E M B E R ! ! !