Thank you ☺️ He loves trying to help! 🐕

Thank you! His name is Benelli 🙂🐕

​@@northtoalaska2022like the Italian motorcycle?! 😊

Thank you! 😀

Yes! You are absolutely right about a big bug zapper. We do have bats and we just saw one the other day! We would really love to build a bat house or two. Thank you for the advice!

Building a bunch of bat houses outa scrap lumber would be awesome!

Thank you!

Thank you so much for your kind words! We are glad to have you 😊

Thank you! We didn't know they would migrate up here either, but they are everywhere! They are such interesting birds.

Yes! We ended up using an extra piece of metal that we had from the roof for the screen, and we've got our foam here and ready to go 😀

Thanks! It has been working out great for us 👍 😁

Great tip! Thank you 🙂

Thank you so much! We have a lot more content coming 😀

You are welcome 🙂

Thank you! We are glad you are enjoying the content. 😀

Thank you! 😀

Haha! They are like small birds lol 😆 Luckily we have the small mosquitos here and not the large ones.

Thank you! We wanted to be sure it could withstand all of the earthquakes and tsunamis in our area 😅 we do want to go back and add the classic half moon peep hole in the door when we paint it and trim it out. As far as the camera work, we both put in an effort to capture the important parts. We have never done this type of recording in the past, but we are working on improving whenever possible 😉

Thank you!

Great name!

Thank you so much for the kind words.😊 We are glad to have you along for the journey!

Thank you!

😆 absolutely! They are some vicious little creatures...

They most certainly are, get some bird houses up with 1-1/2 entry holes the swallows will occupy them and really help keep them down, but don’t put a finish on them, the swallows won’t use them for a couple years

@jamesseltenreich652 Oh, what a fantastic idea! Thank you so much! We will definitely be doing this.

@@northtoalaska2022 they are migratory but they will stay around while there’s skeeters to feast on, I have 20 or more I build myself, they are awesome to watch soaring around catching, I have greatly reduced my population of skeeters, thermacell works great to, and I swear by them for when your working around the place, great investment for 29-30 bucks

We've been using thermacells, but we are definitely going to use some of the scrap wood we have and get some bird houses built very soon for the swallows!

Thank you! We are happy with how it turned out! 😊

We were not sure if anyone had caught the joke! 😅

Thank you so much! We are glad to have you. We have a lot more content coming 😀

@northtoalaska2022 you're very welcome! I love any thing Alaskan! Excited for your journey! 🥰

Thank you! 😁

It does the job 😅 thank you!

Hello! We are glad to have you! Thank you for following along with our journey.😀

Thank you so much! We are glad to have you 😀

Thank you! 😀

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Glad you found us 🙂

That is a cool idea, like a horse stall! We might have to give that a try next summer. Would have to keep it shut part of the summer so the mosquitos do not bite us up while doing business. Thanks for watching!

Thank you for your kind words! We love the peninsula and so glad that we chose here to live. You are absolutely correct! The soil here is fantastic. So soft, fluffy, and fertile for plants. Any input or advice that you have is greatly appreciated! Hope to see you around on the peninsula someday! Take care 😀

what a wonderful gesture~! Building community☮

We have used citronella, peppermint, and Lemon grass essential oils to repel the mosquitos, but they unfortunately do not work. We found only deet or a thermacell works here. The roof over hang is 13 inches front and sides, 12 inches in the rear. No rain comes into contact with the siding, which was my goal. At 6,2 I have enough room that my knees are nowhere near hitting the door when in the sitting position. Someone could actually stand in front of me while sitting with the door closed. We have no intention to heat or install insulation or sleep over inside the outhouse. We have used outhouses in the past at -30° Temps in fairbanks without issue. So, the climate here is not hard to endure for 3 minutes. As far as the peaked roof, I never plan to clean off the roof in the winter. It will hold more than enough weight to support whatever snow we acumulate in this area the entire winter, which is rarely more than a few feet. I have it sloped to the back so that I do not need to shovel any snow that may slide off. I have a different opinion on the outhouse size, and I think some people build them larger than they need to be. Think about a portapotty at the fair? They are smaller dimensions than even this outhouse, and thousands of people use them to do the deed daily. I think some people must hang out in the stink house for hours. I'm in and out quickly. Thanks for brain storming on the outhouse build with me 🙂

Yes!

Thank you 🙂

Thank you for the advice! We will keep that in mind 😀

Yes, my uncle ran a cattle racing Minnesota! He built smudge fires for the cattle to get relief from the mosquitoes and deer flies!! It works!!

Ranch, not racing!

What a great idea for the cattle!

That's a fantastic idea and we would love to know how that works for you! We did notice the cleared areas aren't as bad and we built a bat box and bird houses for the tree swallows. We are hoping they take up residence and eat away at the mosquitos 🤞

Thanks! We have some slate gray paint for it, we just haven't gotten around to painting it yet.

Hello! We had installed a rectangular vent on the back made out of leftover treated plywood to vent the outhouse hole that was not captured on film. We are trying to get as much as we can done before winter hits, and some jobs become impossible. We are in the beginning stages of building a cabin now and will probably work on it most of the winter. Content on that will be coming soon! Thanks for watching 🙂

We need it to withstand earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions, so it's built to last! 😅

Thank you! Interesting, Where we are originally from in Pennsylvania a lot of people just call them the 💩 house 😅

We call them dunnies in Oz.

We live in the deep south of Alaska! 🤣🤣 Our frost line is about 4 to 5 feet deep, but no permafrost, luckily. Thankfully, we didn't run into any ice when running the auger this time like we did when drilling for the garden posts.

That beautiful soil you should’ve put in your garden

Some of the roots on those two trees were exposed because of how they grew out of old cut-off stumps. We were spreading the excess soil on them to keep frost off the root. We grade many yards of top soil from our land and sew it into the garden in another video. Check out building our moose proof garden video. Thanks for watching 🙂

We actually hit heavy stone at about 4.5 feet, and it was very difficult to dig any farther in this spot. If it fills in before I have a septic tank installed, we will dig a deeper hole with an excavator. The soil seems stable here when protected from runoff. This property was an abandoned homestead. It had two collapsed out houses on the property. When I removed the old wood structures, the holes were still stable, and they had been here for 20 plus years. If the dirt was unstable, I had planned to cut top and bottom off of a 55-gallon drum and lower into the hole for side support. But it seems to not be necessary. The moose are outside of the outhouse quite often! I have been surprised by them after doing the deed. But that is better than being surprised by the bears! Thanks for watching 🙂

We really wanted a strong permanent roofing so we went with steel. We did add a rechargeable light on the interior for when it is dark 🙂

Check out time stamp 18:17 on the video, I installed a pee shield made of leftover metal roofing. Thank you for watching 🙂

Hello! We plan to do a video in the future to explain who we are and why we moved 😀

We did both of these winter upgrades in our "Snow Big Deal" video 🙂 thanks for sharing!

@@northtoalaska2022 how did I miss that one!!! I will hunt it down lol.

When we go back to paint it and add trim to the corners, we should cut in the moon! All true outhouses need the moon on the door!

Hello again! We have seen some of their videos, they are great content creators! We have found very small amounts of time to watch any KZfaq since we have moved off-grid. It is a full-time job out here living like we are. This may come as a surprise but when living this lifestyle we get so much experience in person every day that watching someone else live similarly as we do every day is not an enjoyable way to wind down. We often spend our free time writing back to viewers, cooking, planning our next day, or just relaxing.

Are you speaking from experience on this matter?

I believe the video is deceiving, I will answer all of your points for clarity, but an outhouse is not rocket science 😉. The toilet seat is as far forward as possible. bringing it farther forward would not allow for a 2x4 studded wall in the front for support. It actually is not an issue even for my 5' wife. We have no intention to heat the outhouse it rarely gets below 15 degrees in our location, no negative 40 temps to deal with. When we build our cabin this winter, we are plumbing a septic line to install a diy septic system at a later date, so this is a temporary solution.

I am unsure if they have a season here, we will need to look into that. They love to land on our creek, and they build nests all over this general area to hatch young. I bet they make a great feast.

Ribeye in the sky.

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Thank you! 💩 😀

Hello! We have an added vent in the back near the ground made of leftover plywood. It was not captured on film. Thanks for watching!

To be honest, I have only used the urinal 1 time, haha. I prefer using new places in the wilderness, I guess. I think I more or less put it there for shy guests 😅

@@northtoalaska2022 Yeah I forgot about having guests maybe a bear or a moose would like to use it🤣🤣🤣

We have foam for the winter.

We use safe essential oils on the dogs to repel them.

Thanks for the advice! We will take that into consideration 😀

It really was so many mosquitos!

Great tip! Thank you 🙂

​@@northtoalaska2022 your very welcome

how did it go did it work for you

We have not seen any mosquitos here since August! When they come back out at the end of next June we will give the Dettol a test run! 🙂

Hey, it could be just like city water then! Recycled sewer water 😅 we put the outhouse in a good place, keeping the spring in mind. Luckily, we were already aware of the spring at that time.

@@northtoalaska2022 ohh tasty, city water is delicious! 🤣gotta love the taste of excreted taco bell in the morning! All seriousness though like you said int he spring water video it could go back hundreds of yards, and either direction, i myself would get it tested after a few months of using the outhouse.

Luckily for us, the spring source goes in the opposite direction of the outhouse. When you look at regulations on septic setback distance from water wells, it's actually not that far compared to the gap we have. The spring is an estimated 700 feet away from the outhouse, and there is a ravine separating the two. With all that being said well and spring water can change so fast, it is best practice to purify your water every time before drinking because it's really not practical to constantly test the water. We will purify all drinking water and test at least once a year to see what changes.

​@@northtoalaska2022we just use a Berkey and don't worry about it.

Ahh, we use a Berkey as well! Great product.

Thanks for watching 😉

Looks like you got your first hater XD

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I hate to have to delve into this but you are ignorant to many facts. We are skilled blue collar workers that put in the work and time over many years to be able to afford what we have. You talk about the diesel truck in the video it is a 26 year old 500,000 mile truck we bought over 10 years ago for 7,000 dollars. Most people spend more than that for a daily comuter car to get to a 9 to five. We work in the trades to make our living so yea we have invested in the proper tools to do the job correctly. Everyone's dream looks different. If you prefer to pound 1000s of nails by hand you are welcome to do so but please save your disrespect for somone else.

What is a normal person? Someone who spends 40k on a new car? I guess an abnormal person buys an old truck, old equipment and some power tools.😂😂😂

Or they could be reasonably intelligent people who realize what they need to get established in Alaska and spent the time and money to prepare before they came. That's what I would have done.

Just for an FYI, when moving to alaska from 5000 miles away it is cheaper and easier to buy your own enclosed trailer to transport your belongings than it is to rent a u haul truck for the drive.

They look like average people to me

Your ignorance is showing. Again. They have mentioned multiple times that they work in the trades. For a living! Everything you see here was more than likely used to make said living. Obviously not many people can go out and buy every piece of equipment you see here overnight. You buy it as you need it over time. I'm not sure what you do for a living or where or how you live but I would bet an entire paycheck of mine you didn't buy Everything you needed to work and live in a day or three. Proper planning and budgeting to achieve ones dreams is a thing millions of people do every day. Even this "average" person you keep feeling the need to mention.

Obliviously you haven’t seen the skid steer and side by side yet! This is normal if you have planned for years ahead of time and are prepared for what you will face! Don’t forget, for all that tools and equipment, they still don’t have a house!! They are starting from scratch, literally, so shut your cake hole or watch something else we don’t need negative ….people like yourself raining on their parade! Be proud for them! They have done and are still doing what most only dream about, it took years already just to get to this point