Simple leach field for off grid cabin (Gray water)

This is a simple, gray water, leach field for an off grid cabin. We are building an off grid cabin in Alaska and installing or rain water catchment and our gray water leach field are two important systems to put in place.
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[@jewels7832]

Garden & yard is starting to look good! Your new neighbors are funny!

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

Ha they are funny. Thanks Jewels.

[@rogerbettencourt9654]

Always enjoy watching what you have going on there. By the way, it’s already paradise where you live. God bless you guys.

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

Thank you Roger. We love it.

[@susanhighfield8284]

Can't wait to see your yard when all the construction is done. It's so beautiful there already. Garden looking awesome too. 🌲🌲🌲🌺🌺🌺

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

I can’t wait either. Thank you

[@jeep4ron]

The boss did one similar to that one. Nice job. You two have a wonderful weekend..!! 👊

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

Well if he did one like this mine should work out just fine. 👍

[@rickstarReviewsHuntFish]

Best one I’ve seen. Thanks

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

Thanks

[@robertlemoine3500]

As usual great program.Thankyou Brian.

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

Thanks Robert

[@terryburns8917]

When you dropped it camera and picked it back up that loop D loop it made,, made me feel like I was on a ride at Kings Island or something.

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

😂yeah it was back to back drops. Luckily those gopros can take a little beating.

[@jeep4ron]

The greenhouse and covered beds are looking awesome..!!

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

Thanks Ron. We are working on it.

[@pappyville7718]

Thank you for your Services

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

Thank you.

[@jeep4ron]

Love seeing the chickens out and about.❤️

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

They are loving it

[@rayad45]

probable never will be done working on your land so just do what you can at the time. enjoy watching your different projects.

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

That’s true. We will enjoy it while we can.

[@Benzeee]

Good old hard work. I love it!

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

Thanks 👍

[@HomeInTheSticks]

Getting that work in Brian, gonna be sweet once y'all are done, well nothing on the homestead gets done lol!! Y'all have a good week sir, stay safe up there!! Dan

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

Thanks for watching Dan. You have a great week too.

[@cappaman2058]

Thumbs up 😄Great views and great video

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

Thanks

[@pacificbushcraftandfirecra6358]

Getting it done! Great job Buddy! That all should work well! Thanks for sharing!

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

Thanks for watching TSP👍

[@CBsGreenhouseandGarden]

Nice job done on the leach field. Garden is heating up! Was waiting for a plane to fly over and drop that shift when ya said it should be here anything now. LMBO. Don't ya hate it when new neighbors move in and they be noisy as all get out! Stay safe and have a great weekend!

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

Thanks for watching CB. That would be funny having something airdrop out here. You all have a great week.

[@joannak4640]

I love this video SO MUCH!! I can honestly say, to me, this is the best video you have ever made!! I enjoyed all of the different content. Updates on everything you have going on ❤️ Looks like this year is way warmer (so far) than last season for growing food. I'm so happy for you guys as far as your subscriptions going up and with that comes more $$$ for you. You deserve it!!! Maybe soon you can start uploading more videos each week 😁 Have a good one

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

Thank you Joanna, we appreciate it. I’m hoping once we get Starlink we could be able to upload twice a week. I couldn’t even get enough reception yesterday to reply to the comments. 😩 Hope you have a fantastic week.

[@vancekesinger6044]

Also I just found you I’m on episode 54 but I skipped ahead to see what’s new. Can’t wait to see how you got the tracker there. Keep it up! Building a cabin 70 miles west of Fairbanks. What a defiance 3 years makes

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

That’s awesome. My brother in law has a cabin about the same distance to the east of Fairbanks. Good luck on the build.

[@robertlemoine3500]

Let’s help Brian and Diana get a sawmill,all we have to do is like ,subscribe and don’t forget to leave a comment,this helps the algorithm,I have no idea what thatis as I’m a old fella who lives with vicariously threw these fine Veterans.Cheers all.

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

Thank you Robert.

[@themaldivian4115]

Subscribed. Loved these vids

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

Thanks 👍

[@josephlwallssr6166]

Thank you for the latest video! I hope you are able to replace the back hoe part with out complication!Looking forward to the next video of completion of leach field! Thanks!😀👍

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

I just got the back hoe part yesterday. Should be back up and running today. Thanks Joseph.

[@crazycritterlady8788]

I'm pretty new here I've watches a couple of your videos that pop up now and then so today I subscribed to your channel. It amazes me the amount of work involved to live off grid, I'd like to be of grid but at my age there are a few creature comforts I'm just not willing to give up, like my microwave, and being able to order grocery's on line and have them delivered within 2 hrs. I'm in a rural setting 4 miles outside of my smallish town but I'm not always feeling up to getting dressed in approach non holy non stained clothes to go to the market, so being in my garden when grocery arrive affords me the comfort of being in my everyday grubbies without anyone thinking anything about my apparence! It's normal to be grubby when working in the garden lol. Much love from So.Cal.💟

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

Well there’s no need to be off grid. Sounds like you are in a small town in the country. That’s perfect. Glad to have you here, we appreciate.

[@crazycritterlady8788]

Thanks, yet I need a back up of some kind either solar or wind driven or both but I'm poor so I watch to see how other people tackle these problems. Between the heat (up to 115 July and August), and the cold in winter (down to 19° January and February), I have breaking pipes, no air but I do have a swamp cooler that doesn't do me any good when the power co. Shuts off the grid several times a month, and winter my propane heater has ducting in the roof that critters ate thru while the home was unoccupied be for I got it. So the heat blows only into the attic area that not insulated so I stopped using it. I now use a heated throw and a space heater. Doesn't really do the job but bumps my electric up by $90.00 a month. So I need options. So if you don't mind I'll keep watching for any useful tips I can get. 💟

[@Jezzy535]

Hope all is well with you folk and grandma also over there....Loving your channel as always....Keep up the good work lads

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

Thank you Gerry. My wife stayed in town for 10 days while grandma Jo when down to Seattle for a checkup. She has a clean bill of health. 🙌

[@AlmostHomestead]

Great job with that drainage system. It's a beautiful place that you have there. Those new neighbors are going to be a real joy at night. 😆 Life is good buddy.

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

Those sea lions are crazy. 2am raarrrw😂 have a great week Guys.

[@chorebunny8080]

Nice job beautiful spot (:

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

Thank you 😊

[@northernninjarunner5506]

Rock sausages on the buoy waiting for an Orca to come along

[@testicularoxide5055]

Subscribed!👍Wildwood offgrid sent me...💜

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

Thanks Ryan and Von are good people.

[@testicularoxide5055]

@@AnAlaskaHomestead They are amazing! Glad to make your acquaintance and looking forward to all the awesome info/videos you have to share with us! Watching from the real Wild, wild, west in between Tucson and Tombstone, Arizona...👍 Take care and thank you!!

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

@@testicularoxide5055 I never made it down to Tucson. We lived a year in Phoenix while I was going to the motorcycle school there, MMI.

[@jeep4ron]

King of the buoy...😂

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

😂

[@Prutsprogrammeur]

00:51 "Corona virus" lol. I'm waiting anxiously to the next video (didn't come this sunday).

[@wendywobbles1]

Well done Brian, you work really hard both of you, the place is looking awesome :) see you all soon

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

Thank you Wendy. I think next year we will be getting a wood chipper for mulch and then we can start beautifying the place. 👍

[@Ray-xv7rh]

Yea...been waitin a while :),

[@charlotteanddavestorey6553]

Another enjoyable video , one day I will get out to Alaska .

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

Thank you. We hope you can at least come for a visit. Alaska is a special place.

[@allegrarosebrown238]

The leach field is so cool. I love people’s different solutions for gray water. Ours is a little strange, but I will show it sometime. Those sea lions are hilarious. A few years ago we were down in Astoria where there’s an area full of hundreds of sea lions. When they’re all together like that they can be pretty gross though; tooting, burping, biting each other, etc. I’m not lying, one of them actually hocked a loogie (spelling?) right in front of us, like spit it as high as it could go. It didn’t care, haha. Anyway as always, your place looks great even though you all are in the construction phase. Kinda behind on some videos, so I’m going to go back and watch your last week’s video tonight. Look forward to next week and all the progress!

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

That would be cool. I always enjoy seeing how others have set their stuff up. Oh we have a spot we’re they all hang out. I know exactly what you are talking about. Hope you all have a great week.

[@richnusser6079]

I was going to ask how many folks live on your island there? How big is the island? You truly do have a slice of paradise Hoss! You guys have got life figured out.

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

There are 25-30 cabins on the island. It’s just us, Brad and Victoria that live here year round. Two other couples live here throughout the summer. All the other cabins get used a few weekends in the summertime. Not sure how big the island is. 300-400 acres maybe.

[@jeep4ron]

Parts are in..😊 Have a safe trip to town..👍

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

Yeah, I’ll be putting on tomorrow 👍

[@frederickmoller]

Thanks Brian, where do you find the time to even make videos? But we all love watching all that you are doing to make your homestead home! If you don't see future comments from me, you'll know I'm not well, best of luck to You and Diana and the pup.

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

Thank you Frederick. We hope your health improves. I for one look forward to hearing from you every week. We pray you get through your medical issues.

[@billwilson1916]

Yeppers.... I've had a few of those "bad KZbin days"... I totally understand Brian!!

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

😂

[@PatNetherlander]

Great job on the leach field. That will work for years to come I guess! Nice to let us see all you can do when the backho of the Kioti is temporarily out of business. There's still a LOT you can do hahaha. It never ends.......

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

Thanks Pat. It’s nice having a proper leech field.

[@tWoforgamenot1]

cool :)

[@robc5135]

Give those tomato plants about a teaspoon of epsom salts, sprinkle it around the root base and water it in, its great for the plant and will help them take off. It will also help with any blossom end rot.

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

Thanks for the tip Rob

[@50Acres]

Nice man, let me know how the grey water system works. The new neighbors seem really cool. Still loving that tractor? I'm still jealous of it. It will be so nice to have those gravel trails. I was trying to work this weekend and everytime I'd go outside I would come back with mud pancakes on my boots.

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

I’ll keep you posted on how it works out. The tractor is by far the best investment I’ve made for our place. We are in the same predicament, we are getting tons of rain and wind. I need to finish the trail and cut some more trees and can’t do either of them at the moment. Hope all is good with you guys. Stay dry.👍

[@billwilson1916]

Hey Brian and Diana!! I'm planning my next trip up for August & September. This time I'm going to take the ferry if everything works right. If that happens I'll get into Juneau on August 10th at 7:00AM... and I can't tell from the schedule if we'll be in port for 5 hours or 20... either way... if y'all happen to be in town that day I'd like to buy you breakfast and chat for a while. You're one of my favorite KZbin channels!! and we do have a lot of common themes... Army Veterans, lived in TX (I am so tired of this damned heat and humidity right now!!), and love Alaska as well as both have KZbin channels. My other option with the ferry would be a 10 day layover in Juneau!!! but I think that's a bit much... Anyway, as things progress I'll keep you posted. Maybe we can meet up and say HI.

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

That would be great. Keep me updated on the trip especially when it comes closer to the time you’ll be in town. If you’re headed to Haines of Skagway to drive the rest of your trip the layover probably isn’t very long. Normally they get all the cars off and take off again. You’ll have a better idea when you get on the ferry. Ask the Purser what they layover time is when you get underway. They should know.

[@billwilson1916]

@@AnAlaskaHomestead Thanks kids!! I'm actually going all the way to Whittier, then drive down to Kasilof from there. Right now, since I'm not officially an Alaskan resident I can't enter Canada so that kills the Haines or Skagway aspect anyway. I will definitely keep y'all posted!

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

Oh cool that’s one long ferry ride

[@Bill-wq1ob]

Brian you should see if you can get the people who make the “907” ballcaps would give you a % if you put a link on your videos!! I would buy one and get one for my kids too!! Love the videos

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

I’m trying to find a company that does on demand embroidery to sell. So far it’s all print on stuff and that doesn’t last very long.

[@Bill-wq1ob]

Trying to embrace the suck on that!! Your logo on a ball cap would be awesome. I seen on internet company that does that kind of stuff brokenarrowwear.com check them out. Raven and Gunner bond yet?

[@charlenekociuba7396]

Are you living out there year round? Isn't that risky, getting in and out for services? I just love your spot, so scenic, inspires me to paint. I've taken out the paints this week and next painting will be a landscape, maybe taking bits from the videos. It would be a nice place to do art on site. You're living a dream!

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

We do love out here year round. In the beginning of spring my wife had an accident. We filmed how we got her to town. Here’s the video if your interested. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqStlKarf96YY9k It’s a painters wonderland here. We are truly blessed.

[@jaytowne8016]

Sea Lions!!!Noisy, and don't get downwind of them,they stink. Saw that Gunnar was interested in them,,,likes the barking!

[@mistersniffer6838]

Hmmmm, is seal good eating??? Im sre the clan will not miss 1, or 21?

[@jospike1470]

Do you ever fish? If so, what are the common fish caught and what method do you use to catch them? Thanks for posting videos

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

We do fish for salmon, halibut and rock fish. For salmon we troll and for rock and halibut most of the time drop anchor and used a spreader bar and circle hook.

[@garypritchett5625]

Cough, cough. Coronavirus. Lol

[@joannak4640]

😂😂😂 I cracked up too

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

😂

[@explorewithrodrigo]

yup...obviously you guys don't have any relatives that died from it...good for you

[@kennethgibbons2487]

Re your batteries - might be worth looking at "Red Poppy Ranch" they have spent much time researching best battery setup.

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

I’ll check and see if I can find something.

[@kathivy]

Nice work started on the leach field and trail. My basil is barely growing in the greenhouse, but the lettuce is going crazy in there 🥬🥬🥬 Dudes, we’re drowning 🌧 Is it May or October?!

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

Tell me about it. On the plus side our water tanks are full now. 😂

[@kathivy]

@@AnAlaskaHomestead tru dat. I was happy that it watered my garden, but now I’d like to turn off the spigot and turn up the heat ☀️

[@kenzylla7307]

Thank you for the update,I really enjoy seeing how things are coming along. .Do you have your solar panels up yet? I can't remember what the time line was on those. Please be safe and take care .

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

Thanks 👍 solar panels is the next big item on the todo list.

[@mickemike2148]

Gunner is not happy with the chunky sea dogs! :D Hey Brian! How long have you had that neat little tractor now? Three years? By the looks of the tire wear, you have put it to good use.

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

We’ve had the tractor coming up on two years now. It has really come in handy. I use it a lot more than I thought I would.

[@claytonsimplot9554]

Won't that freeze in the winter? How deep is your frostline?

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

Two feet. Haven’t had any issues

[@thomasdesmond2248]

Rome wasn't built in a day. You'll get it done. God bless

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

That is true.👍

[@maryalice8507]

Great video ! Do you have any solar panels hooked up to your batter bank yet ? I know in one video you said you had some.

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

That’s the next project on the todo list👍

[@patriciaherman6499]

Remember Brian, cut away from the sausage, Diana would be grateful you did. 😂 As for your noisy neighbors, is it breeding season, if not, do they do this every year? Also does your land have permafrost like inland Alaska or is it to wet? Interesting video today. Blessings to all. 😊🇺🇸.

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

😂good motto to live by. No they fight over who gets to lay on top of the buoy. We had a light on the reef that blew over last year so then they added a bouy out in the water to mark the reef for larger vessels that pass through here. No permafrost, we don’t get that cold. Have a great week.

[@wildwoodoffgridalaska]

“Bad KZbin day”, I totally understand. My camera fell over on concrete the other day and smashed it, so I had to upgrade. Things a looking good. Have a great day.

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

Yeah that’s a bummer 😩 Hope all is going good up there in Tok

[@melshea2519]

💯th!

[@mistersniffer6838]

How is that leach field gonna do in the winter?????

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

It does just fine in the winter.

[@mistersniffer6838]

@@AnAlaskaHomestead - Very odd, would swear it would freeze that shallow in the ground in the mid winter. But, hey, if it works, cool deal!!

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

@@mistersniffer6838 I’d check your local area for how deep you should bury. We don’t get that cold in SE Alaska. Living on the ocean keeps our winter temps in the 20s and 30s.

[@davidmueller980]

Your homestead on the island must be south facing. When the sun is out you always have good sunlight all day. You might not want to say but where is your island in relation to Haines?

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

Ha no we try to keep the island location too secret 😂 but yes we face mostly south.

[@davidmueller980]

@@AnAlaskaHomestead You just don’t want us bringing whale watching tourists by and announcing off your beach on loudspeakers, “ Off to your right is where An Alaska Homestead- My Alaska Dream is Vlogged”. I get it Brian. I was just curious about the grocery runs and the time it takes. I’m new, so forgive me if you have answered that a million times. Take care. I’ll bet it is getting pretty nice there right about now.

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

@@davidmueller980 ha that would be funny😂. Oh divert your eyes everyone, he’s peeing again out on the beach. Much better than winter but still in the 40s.

[@davidmueller980]

@@AnAlaskaHomestead i followed your previous advice about tides and weather while using the eye in the sky. Windy, wet and cool. I think I found you, but won’t say here. Enjoy your vlogs! Give the wife my best.

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

@@davidmueller980 thank you. I’ll pass it on to her. 👍

[@michaelbaker9415]

Sounded like a eagle doing it's sounds when you let the chickens out. Sealoins out on green can watch out even throwing a rock at those things. Paintball gun or rubber bullets just don't get caught. Where's the orcas/killer whales when you need them. They said 54 for a high and 39 for a low and rain up there. Supposed to thunder all week down here. Most of growing soil up there is just rotting plants and old trees on top of the bed rock. All the fault lines that go through Southeast they should be lucky that the faults aren't moving around up there. A little red king crab scare

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

It’s funny to watch everything run for cover when the orcas come through. 😂 The reef that bouy is marking is Sandy and the sea lions jump out of the water. We can see a bunch of little black dots and the orcas circle around it. Yeah we still haven’t warmed up that much. Good for me, bad for the garden. Things are starting to pop up though. Oh I’m glad we don’t get a lot of earthquakes here. That would be bad.

[@ashleyanderson2859]

How often do you do a systems check and generator charge on your batteries. Thanks

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

Once a month

[@ashleyanderson2859]

@@AnAlaskaHomestead thanks for the reply

[@michaelbaker9415]

Just a little pulling from the moon for the tides. Just think get your 22 out and you can have chicken hawk soup

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

😂👍

[@michaelbaker9415]

Did you get any of the earthquake feeling from up just north of anchorage last night. I remember sometimes a few that Southeast got the feeling of. Most of the time the quake had to have something to do with the fault that runs up Chatham straight and Lynn canel and on up through the Yukon and back into Alaska and where it runs along just north of Tok and on out to just above Bristol Bay I remember that fault line because most of the quakes that Southeast felt had something to do with it

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

@@michaelbaker9415 no we didn’t feel anything.

[@michaelbaker9415]

There was on usgs.org a spot to look up earthquake fault lines but they changed that website and usgs.org volcano but they changed that site to trying to go all to Facebook but I don't think that worked out. If you look up volcanoes and earthquake currently happening discovery site you might be able to find the fault lines. You would be surprised how many of them are around there and the detections they run. Like I said if the quake has something to do with the Chattem straight Lynn canel fault line you can feel it. Up in anchorage eagle river area you feel a earthquake one or 2 times a day smaller quakes. Well enjoy the rainy day up there it's probably already rained over a inch here since about 3 a.m.

[@OregonMike]

What does equalizing the system do for you?

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

To make it a simple as possible It basically keeps the batteries healthy by giving them an extra charge and mixes the acid in them.

[@thetraveler5798]

😊👍👍👍😎👌

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

👍

[@northernninjarunner5506]

What is grey water please?

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

Black water is poop and pee and gray water is shower and sink water.

[@northernninjarunner5506]

@@AnAlaskaHomestead Thanks

[@vancekesinger6044]

Put some rebar or some metal. Something easy to find with a metal detector. Better would be wire and use a locator. Wish in one hand 💩 in the other

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

Good idea

[@frankpohl4377]

Your pipes will freeze in winter and then it will break the pipes. IF you would use the flexibel black pipes...would not happed

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

Thanks

[@frankpohl4377]

@@AnAlaskaHomestead other off gridler had the frizing pipe and exploding tanks. If you can not protect them in winter for the cold- make them empty.The expansion power of ice is mega strong tanks will break pipes also.

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

Thanks Frank. We’ve never had our tank above ground freeze and bust. Our frost line is 2 foot. We buried the pipes below that. I think we will be safe.

[@frankpohl4377]

@@AnAlaskaHomestead 2 feed is not deep. I thought its deeper. I Germanys cold aeras its often 100 cm...

[@frankpohl4377]

@@AnAlaskaHomestead I forgot: We in Germaniens use litle rocks or stones or sand around and under such a pipe because normal "motherland earth" soil has much water and water becomes ice. Sand stones cant keep the water and thats way it more safe to use it or you souround the pipe with "Rohrisolierung" pipe insulation like from armafelx.

[@joecucch8261]

What ??? no lithium batteries ??

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

Ha no. Contrary to popular belief, we ain’t rich😂 It would be nice to one day have some.

[@joecucch8261]

@@AnAlaskaHomestead I hear ya. We can always dream though...

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

@@joecucch8261 true😂

[@tWoforgamenot1]

lol not the work ;) but what gets done :)

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

So true😂

[@tWoforgamenot1]

@@AnAlaskaHomestead :)