Remote Off Grid Alaskan Cabin ||PROJECT EROSION CONTROL PT 2||

[@WarmDikNCider]

You're certainly are a jack of all trades. I always enjoy your videos. You've got a great family around you.

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

Thank you

[@Catherine1151]

I always hit the like button before I watch your videos. Your content never disappoints. ❤

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

Thank you

[@cjm6271]

I have a suggestion for you guys. I have only watched a couple of your videos so forgive me if you're already doing something like this. It looks to me like you have everything you need for a pool vac already on site. After filling the hot tub, you could put your trash pump next to it on the deck. Then set it up to circulate out of and right back into the tub. Before the water dumps back into the tub, have it go through your net. You would clean the bottom of it in about 2 minutes using the suction hose as the vacuum nozzle. Cheers!

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

I like this idea for sure will try it out. The big thing I want to do is build the cover for it. I have everything at the cabin I just haven’t had time to build it hopefully this winter I get around to it

[@jeffmurray983]

Good work on keeping the bank from washing away.

[@timwilcoxsr2712]

Love the work you are doing at the cabin, this should save a great deal of your property. It's always a great day when I get to see a new video from you guys. God Bless, from Western NY State (near Buffalo).

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

Thank you

[@slamsshenanigans2296]

You should consider adding at least one more clamp 180 on the nuts next to the first one bud One will slip for sure I would imagine the winter will put some big forces on it Beautiful little slice of heaven you guys have there!

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

Will do, and yes lots of force I had a tree anchored to a stump with the same cable and found the cable broke and tree gone after break up

[@KathyPetersonRealtor]

To watch you work reminds me of my deceased husband. Like you, he was tough as nails, strong as an ox, had the agility of a cat, and, could do anything….except beat cancer 😢 Absolutely love your videos ❤️

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

Sorry to here about your husband, he sounds to have been quite the guy❤️

[@KathyPetersonRealtor]

@@diyalaskanlifestyle …..thank you, indeed he was. But, such is life. Enjoy your youth and all your God given talents…he gave you many . Looking forward to the moose hunt ❤️

[@larryboschen1287]

You're a great planner. I love your idea and work on your bank erosion problem. What an amazing effort!! You and your family ROCK!!

[@paulcarlson-es1gw]

not much beats a bush fix ! great job on the erosion control

[@dandevlin185]

It's always a pleasure to watch your videos, I lived in Alaska back in the 70's my dad retired from the air Force and we owned a cabin on 5 acres in the talkeetna mountains, watching your videos brings back a lot of memories. Thanks for sharing your journey, until the next time ✌️

[@n411xbushpilot]

You are very lucky to have handy Gal like Miranda around

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

Yes I am

[@frankpohl4377]

The "old school tunnel rat" job was great! You could put old used oil barrels into the tunnels and if earth fall on them it will not be a monster break on top. The good thing with mettal barrels: You could form them with a big hammer...so they fit better.After putting them into the place- fill the tunnel roof with metal fence and over that a water proof foil- fill the space between net and barrel with styroopor and the rest with spray foam water proofe water proof is importend so that the foam will not root. If you find broken surf boards- cut them into 2 pices drill a hole into them and put them over the pipes as a smoze icebreaker. Frank

[@Cookiecrumbles93]

What?

[@ThomasWalker-p1v]

Good erosion preventive measure, using limited resources. Nice remote cabin area!!! Enjoyed the video.

[@lucyl2770]

Soo enjoy your videos! Wished they were more often, but understand - they’re so interesting and fun.

[@larryboschen1287]

You have the best videos. Totally look forward in seeing them.

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

Thank you

[@andrewthomas5769]

This is why beavers are always busy.👍👍👍

[@karenschrock80]

Im sure it would have been easier if you didn't have to film on top of work. We appreciate you letting us watch. Constantly learning from others. Your place is beautiful.

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

Yes it would, but some day I’ll be able to look back on all the work the family has done

[@karenschrock80]

​@@diyalaskanlifestyleYES!

[@thomasspainhour1112]

Thanks for sharing your adventures, NC USA 🇺🇸

[@sons6184]

what a beautiful peaceful place...

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

Thank you

[@billedgecombe9040]

biggest steak and prawns/shrimp i have seen !!!! great stuff

[@Timr45_70]

Great video, cant wait till for the moose hunt videos !

[@n411xbushpilot]

lots of work but a good plain in 20 years you will be Happy

[@lesdeuxpiedsdanslanature]

Encore un bon weekend de travail... Bonne continuation 🌲🐺🌲

[@Cookiecrumbles93]

Thank you for taking the time to film this we appreciate it! I believe what you got going on will work just fine. Tip for cable clamps is “never saddle a dead horse” meaning put the saddle of the clamp on the “live” end of the cable, not the tail.

[@GregoryBlevins-s1o]

Awesome job,love the videos

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

Glad you like them!

[@TerryWade-xe8os]

As always a pleasure

[@n411xbushpilot]

Good to see your 6X6 running good I remember that was one of the best rigs I purchased in 1994 keep it for 10 years only problems I had was the Exhust nuts backing out mostly because of the Heat would loosen them up.

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

Yes the day I brought a four wheeler up there things def got easier then I brought the 6x up it was a game changer

[@paulkrizan487]

Good call on leaveing with the other boat😉

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

Yes it was, by the time I made it back I burnt up a brand new btm mount starter luckily I left my wore out top mount starter on the engine I just had to switch the wires around.

[@ciaraclarke1488]

Keep doing what you love

[@westernsoutherner1]

Hats off man I just love seeing what yall are doing up there. Ill check out the first video. Keeping that place safe for generations to come is important.

[@robertlemoine3500]

Thankyou 😊

[@joanntucker2742]

Like your video and dogs

[@br9117]

Trying to think of some sort of steel strap you could tie all the trees together with timber lock screws along the bank.

[@br9117]

A roll of heavy gauge chain link fence would do wonders draped and secured along posts in the water and secured to the posts on shore.

[@dwaynetyrrell3128]

We have a golden doodle and he looks just like your dog!!

[@hugeblue]

Love your videos! Good Day from Chas.,SC

[@dennisparisian7040]

Great cabin

[@charlesc9148]

Them boys are working their butts off.

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

Yes they do

[@JulieCrawford-l8r]

Hard work! I like your boat cover!

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

Thanks a buddy and I built it, the buddy was a welder way better then me😀

[@rudycarlson8245]

@@diyalaskanlifestyle did you ever think of adding solar to the cabin? Or is there too many trees?

[@reynoldsbrokob6196]

love it!!!! keep it up THANKS

[@patrickb5656]

I am curious to see how that holds up. It is very strong, but ice is stronger than almost anything. I think it will jam up to start, then break loose and flow out a few yards. Leaving the remaining ice as a shield. Any runoff water that flows over it should drop sediment, further strangling it. At least, that is my theory. I do know for sure. It is better than nothing. I love your cabin and wish I had one like it to live in.

[@woodsfamily1986]

great vid as always!!!!!

[@aspendell209]

Do you think you need a "No Woodcutting" sign now that you have several cords of logs staged right on the river? But then you probably don't get too many steamboats up that way. I'm excited to see how it endures the winter and breakup. The part that stays above water should be pretty solid after it all freezes together and coated in ice.

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

No, this wood will be covered in silt after the water level goes up, the chainsaw chain would be dull in no time. And people up here in the woods for the most part don’t steal or vandalize.

[@MyAlaska12]

Definitely want to see the update video next summer on how the bank held up

[@laruedouglas7972]

I am praying you don't loose anymore shore with your idea. It sounds like it would work.

[@kenactofkindness4017]

lag or spikes to prevent logs from sliding when soil erodes, log become loose, spike on up side of current

[@the_unknown990]

I know everyone’s always full place, but I’ll just tell you my experience with snow stoppers ,, the snow and Ice ripped them right out when it slid off the roof. But you do have three in a row so that might stop that ?? I only had two on my roof. Steel was pushing 25’ long runs. you got a beautiful place. Lotta hard work. 👍

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

@@the_unknown990 ya I’m thinking I shoulda put one more stopper up there

[@davidcaverley6862]

Good job on the bank brother. I was wondering if 10 or 20 loads of that beach gravel on top of what you have already> Just a thought.

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

Maybe a job for when I have all the boys up there😀. I think when the water is high the silt is going to lock the logs/branches together that’s why I did the layers of smaller trees and branches. We will see

[@timothytrail3691]

I'd probably live there year round just have extra food and firewood ❤

[@keithsalvatore5550]

Just a thought, what about dropping bags of Quick Crete type cement on your erosion control wall?

[@kenactofkindness4017]

mix portland with soil , compact the bank in layers tiers, also helps , yes will work even if silty old days concrete made with silkt before refind now with clean agreagates and sand, , yes lot of bags, but?? lol how much u want ur bank to stop erodeing

[@frankpohl4377]

I forgot: The trees by the river- there rootsystem is allsow a "vibration- shaking element" When the winds or even storms hit and shake the trees the roots are under stress in all directions. Iam not an expert on your kind of sand earth mixture by the beach- but can it be that if would be clever to cut the trees- 5-8 meters from the beach? By doings so the roots would rotten from the time but the sand mixture around the roots would not be shaked. Frank

[@russwise1]

😎👍👍

[@05MaryBeth]

I was wondering do you ever have bear trouble? I really enjoy your videos and watch how you have built the building and hot tub and the deck. Why do you think the erosion is so bad on the river? And do you think you can stop it?

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

I haven’t had any bad bear problems but they are around I find hair on logs that the rub up next to. It only takes one bear to associate a cabin with food then you have a nuisance bear that will hit cabins along the river. The record grizzly bear was shot pretty close to my cabin. The river has change over the last couple yrs flowing more along my bank. Yes I think I can slow it but obviously it will do what it wants. If worst comes to worse I’ll bring a small piece of equipment up in the winter when the river is froze and leave for the summer. There is techniques to stop erosion using whole tree roots/stumps.

[@mikeduda3173]

Nice job! Sure your not a civil engineer?

[@johnskidmore9020]

pour some concrete over the wood fill in the voids

[@kenaidog6974]

If you put a valve below that water handpump you wouldn't need to prime it every time.

[@frankpohl4377]

one last thought about the "beach stability": The beach eara is a mixture out of 100 cm earth sand and then much sand. Can it be that the 6 wheeler and the other ATWs with 150-300 killo weight produce vibrations when they drive over that part of the beach? The vibration coul shake the ground and looses sand from the tree roots. Me be it is better to create a new autobahn or highway 10 meters away from the beach. Its about building physic- as long as the beach the river side has no steal concrete or wood wall- the sand will me loosen and go down. I would create a new runway for the trafic and I would not park them direct by the harbour station. Safe the ground from to much weight and vibrations. Clay in the deep of a river or by a river is the most stabil foundament. Sand is the most weak material. As I wrote bevore: Think about to cover the 4 or 5 meters beach over the edge with a heavy duty foil so that rain would not wash the egde out or the rain would wash the beach out. I dont know if that is clever. But we protect such earas with foil it keeps the material stabil. Rain has power not only the riverwater and ice and vibrations form ATW also Frank

[@mikebarbacovi9851]

What are your long term plans for the interior of the cabin, or is it mostly the way you want it already?

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

Ha Long term is to finish it😀. I think Miranda has me on a short term plan to get the kitchen done though. Everytime I start a new project she reminds me she doesn’t have a kitchen yet. We should see a lot of progress on the interior this winter

[@ScottMorton-tg1wx]

Do you guys by your tag for moose or is there a draw.the your videos 😊

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

Most of Alaska is an over the counter harvest/registration tag which is free with the purchase of a hunting license

[@SeanC571]

Is this a known fix or is this something you Came up with and are trying for the first time?

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

@@SeanC571 kinda something I come up with as long as the ice doesn’t wash it away it will work

[@dpguyy]

How long does it take for the hot tub to warm up enough to get in and enjoy it ???

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

@@dpguyy I’ve done it in 1/2 day but usually takes to the 2nd day

[@Azuregos]

Very curious what tax do you pay on the land or on the house? After all, it's a long way from civilization, it probably costs more money to haul food and fuel that far.

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

@@Azuregos There is no tax here we are outside of the Fairbanks North Star Borough which is getting out of control

[@charlesc9148]

Cutting trees is big task, I cut my own firewood . And split it with an ax. Then file the chain saw blade. Hard work.

[@charlesc9148]

You too. 😊

[@charlesc9148]

How do you make money???

[@diyalaskanlifestyle]

I work in the oil industry