Hidden Costs of Living in Remote in Alaska- MUST WATCH if Moving to Alaska!

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Part 1 in a complete cost breakdown of living in remote Alaska. Whether you are planning on moving just outside of Anchorage or planning on going totally remote, planning on being completely off-grid or on the grid, you are probably struggling to find out how much is getting set up going to cost you. I know, because just two years ago, I was in your shoes. I searched for the information and wished someone could give me the true costs involved with moving to Alaska and setting up a home. This video, and those yet to come, will do just that for you!
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00:00:00 Introduction
00:03:23 Home Values
In this section, I provide a visual representation of a property similar to mine, with a few exceptions and also show a couple variations of homes on the market today.
00:04:44 Property Clean Up - Landfill Costs
This issue is pretty common in remote properties here in Alaska.
00:07:48 Land Clearing
00:08:37 Septic Installation
00:09:34 Getting Electric to Your Property
00:10:55 Local Water Well Costs
00:11:26 Cost to Dig a Well
00:12:23 Firewood Cost
00:17:44 Toyo Stove & Heating Oil Costs
00:19:44 Propane Heat
00:20:35 Energy Consumption & Cost
00:23:26 Closing Thoughts
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@amylee6038 4 ай бұрын

We burn 14 cords a year minimum. The most ever was 22 cords. Three stoves. Main cabin, shop, and outdoor hot tub. When we had the shop heated all winter it was 22 cords. We have the hot tub running about half the days of the winter. Sixteen seasoned and delivered cords would be $6,400 locally. But you'd have to earn $8,500 of income in order to pay the income + social security tax to have that much left over to buy wood. It's ten bucks a cord on state land, 3 cord minimum - that's where your $30 figure comes from. We also harvest on a friend's commercial stand. Smaller stuff he doesn't sell. Doing our fishing, hunging, gardening, wood collection, and all our mechanic/construction/plumbing etc. ourselves means we look poor on paper and are in a much lower tax bracket. We built 3 structures on this property and harvested the logs ourselves, milled lumber, screened gravel, dug the septic, made our own concrete, along with buying a lot of materials at steep discounts on craigslist. We own our equipment - bulldozer, backhoe, dump truck, logging/milling equipment, plow truck, etc. and have a fully equipped 50 x 24 shop we built to maintain and fix everything including a supercub and 24 foot riverboat. Once you have six figures of equipment on hand, it's really cheap to live like this, lol.

@healthywildandfree9778 Ай бұрын

The dream right here! 🙌

@Whatt787 Ай бұрын

Damn, that firewood is expensive, $400 a cord!

@Whatt787 Ай бұрын

Half the days? If I lived in Alaska, I'd be using that Hot Tub 24/7

@joycewedel9084 5 ай бұрын

Alone.... You are sooooo thorough & such a HUGE help with anyone interested to move there. Absolutely perfect informative information! Couldn't be better! You'll probably have more info on another video like all the tools/equipment needed & we know power tools are so expensive. Because of Alaska's weather seems like its endless things needed & ongoing repairs. Like things you still need that'll be super helpful but expensive.... Like a snow blower, gas for that, chainsaw, pickup truck, new outhouse especially for guests & your greenhouse or more fencing or electric fencing to keep out animals especially dangerous ones, guns & ammunition like you have, Rodent & Insect elimenaters, more vehicle maintenance & repairs because of the lands there with more wear & tear, stockpiling of foods and beverages for many months ahead when the weather closes down roads or store power outages or grid down & nowhere in walking distance for something you need. Stockpiling pet foods also & some household items like soap, toilet paper, compost toilet & lotsa pine chips, disposable or permanent lighters, many extra blankets/quilts, butane or propane. I'm a smoker so I would definitely have to make sure I stockpiled enough cigarettes for a year cuz if I was trapped inside that long I would go absolutely crazy without them as well as my coffee. Like I said.... Endless expenses forever due to distances & weather.

@pujabelgian 4 ай бұрын

My advice, don't ever leave the city!

@ck7863 5 ай бұрын

Very informative video. Thank you for taking the time to do this.

@AnneHeyns 5 ай бұрын

Take my hat off to you! So brave doing it alone! Kind of you to share the answers to questions I'm sure many people have about moving there. I subscribed.

@dndmnfarm 5 ай бұрын

Great video, as always! You've done a lot of work to make your place as great as it is, and you're very resourceful. You're the toughest chick I know, mentally and physically. Cheering you on from MN!

@63Clocks 5 ай бұрын

Great info, thanks Alone!

@sheilabundren2037 5 ай бұрын

All very interesting. Thanks for covering this topic.

@edwardparkhurst9804 5 ай бұрын

Wonderful experience to watch your channel ma'am. I have subscribed to your channel and your friend that fixed your truck. You are living the life many people wish they could have. Quite frankly it's impressive.

@AlaskaMyHeart 5 ай бұрын

Alone! This was a wonderful video. You’re right I did not know or think of some of those hidden cost! Sometimes the excitement just gets in the way. This makes you stop and think! I for one didn’t know that you may not be able to cut your own trees! Great video again. I know that we definitely appreciated this video! You’re the best sis! Take care! ❤. Have a fun week. Oh and if you see me live again with a bunch of loud first responders presence it’s just our big Mardi Gras parade! I should be live on Tuesday at some point! It’s a all day of loud noise! ❤. I remember how you caught me last time and was worried if something happened. Have a great week Alone!

@nicsxnin6786 4 ай бұрын

Just subscribed! I have always dreamed of living in Alaska. Look forward to seeing your content.

@akomni-vr5gt 4 ай бұрын

Good Explanation! As a 30 year resident I have lived a combination of on grid off road, on road off grid, using solar, wood heat, generator, and battery only and inverter with battery, solar and wood heater with kerosene and Toyo as primary with others as backup. Of course every system digs in your wallet but if you plan it out, it all works out for what you need at that particular time as long as your able to function to the degree needed to get thing's done!

@newenglandcoast7121 5 ай бұрын

The effort that you put into your videos is incredible; it is SO evident! The valuable information you generously share with your viewers as well as the breathtaking scenery is so appreciated! Wishing you a happy, healthy rest of the winter. You are an amazing woman, I have mad respect! 👍👍❤️ (from Cape Cod, MA)

@joewoodchuck3824 4 ай бұрын

I love Cape Cod!

@mywildholm 5 ай бұрын

Wow!! Who would have thought! 💰 So informative! A bit more spenny than I thought it would be... You've got an amazing place there! Lovely footage too 💚

@sugarwoofle6067 23 сағат бұрын

Thank you so much for your videos. Ive wanted to live in Alaska since I was 10 years old. Im going to be 34 this year and have a little money saved and so these videos really break down a lot of costs which will help me know how much more i need to save. You're amazing and I truly appreciate your videos.❤

@user-jz3qq5gr6g 5 ай бұрын

Hi from Canada 🇨🇦 Thanks for this video .I was amazed by the costs of things in Alaska

@judyoliver533 5 ай бұрын

Great info

@brendahone2509 5 ай бұрын

Great to see you. Always look forward to you videos.

@Jen_Manders 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!! This video was amazing!

@cosmicwings7211 5 ай бұрын

hello mrs Alone. you are incredibly thorough in your thinking and presentation. You could really teach people. I really like your haircut. Thank you for all your commitment to your videos. stay healthy and happy, you and kenai. Kind regards from Italy, ❤🎉

@williamsedlock3903 5 ай бұрын

Very nice videos well put together

@PandJsHomesteadAdventure 5 ай бұрын

Hi Alone! Good to see you! Jason and I always look forward to your videos. Great hidden cost info to help those that are thinking about moving to Alaska. We are almost caught up on your videos! We started from day one! See you on the next one.

@frankprit3320 5 ай бұрын

this was a really good video. thank you

@lisaogg6337 5 ай бұрын

Great information. thanks. Hugs and kisses to sweet Kenai. Take care and God Bless

@deansmith9232 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for great article well explained wonderful ❤!

@occamsrazor7939 4 ай бұрын

Thank you. Good info.

@DaveCollierCamping 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@barbn1211 5 ай бұрын

You are so smart! Subbing to watch you succeed!

@feellnfroggy 5 ай бұрын

If your burning spruce or birch it’s softwoods, so now you have cost of annual chimney sweep. Softwoods leave a lot of creosote. Hardwoods are best.

@Blackopsmechanic338 5 ай бұрын

Great information to consider. Peace

@neverendingluau 4 ай бұрын

Living in Juneau is super expensive. Living outside of the bigger towns is prohibitively expensive! Good video! ❤❤

@irahandwerker8557 5 ай бұрын

hi video with such well thought oput and valuable information my impression is that alaska is not a reason to move to to for less expensive living with all the extra costs but the beauty is priceless. for senior citizens on fixed incomes they might consider else where

@ericschwepker2906 5 ай бұрын

You always provide great and useful information. I'm learning alot from you.

@j.r.3215 5 ай бұрын

First comment again, so either I was waiting for this episode or I have no life. I guess I am actually a hermit and I am also my best friend.

@thesun-N-moon8885 5 ай бұрын

⁠Wow, such a bold statement from someone who doesn’t know her personally. To suggest she is wasting herself as a lady living HER DREAM is crazy!! I mean there’s bugs and cold weather issues in many places do you think those people are wasting themselves…. I’m going to ASSume you are a male but only because you are pretty bold trying to speculate what a “glamorous” life should look like for a female. Anyways this is glamorous living to some of us and we are only able to live it through Alone and her beautiful way of sharing it…… Stay safe out there.

@user-jm2tc3uq5l 5 ай бұрын

@@thesun-N-moon8885I think you are jumping to conclusions and judging. I don’t think the commenter was badmouthing Alone but merely referring to him/herself with self deprecating humor. Maybe you should get a sense of humor?

@myreasonforlife.9511 5 ай бұрын

First for what, we don't act like that here. I'll mail u some sage or cookies 😅

@marianfrances4959 5 ай бұрын

😂

@livingintheforest3963 5 ай бұрын

@@myreasonforlife.9511 Yikes everybody’s a little testy on here. I’m just glad she has a new episode. I enjoy all of them!!! ✌🏻

@j.chriswatson6847 5 ай бұрын

Good breakdown. So hard to get a solid foundation to work the numbers on living up there. Even though I might have a slight advantage in the learning curve from living there previously, the truth is I was working for Uncle Sugar and left there decades ago. Up to date and relevant economic data trumps the memories of broke down fat and grump former resident with dreams of grandiosity. Great video.

@oliverjackson3461 5 ай бұрын

Good educational video about the cost of living in Alaska. Living in a remote area can be quiet but cost money. I love the thought of using a wood stove and cutting the wood for it. Stay safe and warm.

@myreasonforlife.9511 5 ай бұрын

Gotta love those bengermans!! Income tax coming soon. Tunning in for Khnine. Thumbs up.❤

@norm5785 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing. You are correct everyone uses different amount of utilities. Will depend on csbin size etc. Everyone stay safe, warm, happy and healthy. From Henrico County Virginia

@northerngirlhobbies 5 ай бұрын

Great info. We just had the well water tested and it was surprising. For the cost of land here it is pricey but we won't complain as the cost today seems to be more. Raw land is a blessing, for future builds and gardens. We only burn wood. They came and took our propane tanks (backup). We burn about 15 cords but not true cords and wood is messy. We look forward to an outdoor broiler system.

@northerngirlhobbies 5 ай бұрын

Alone please make sure to clean that wood stove more often when burning the spruce. The old owners of our home use to burn spruce and they had chimney fires.

@akomni-vr5gt 4 ай бұрын

You won't like feeding that monster once you start burning biomass for heat, sources for the monster are few and far between and it takes an inordinate amount of time and prep to feed the monster, even if you have full truck loads dropped in front of it you need to cut, stack burn, I know folks that were loggers with their own truck that had issues of supply, take heed if your in a cold environment!

@northerngirlhobbies 4 ай бұрын

@@akomni-vr5gt we feed the beast in a cold climate.

@carolwhisenhunt7504 5 ай бұрын

This was full of so much information. You really did your homework for us. Ty Alone. Please stay safe.

@billholden5271 5 ай бұрын

Hello Alone, boy was this an eye opening video. So many things I never thought about. Thank you so much for doing this for us. Also I bought a hoodie sweatshirt from your store. I absolutely love it. Great for the winters. Take care and thanks again.

@weedeater6946 5 ай бұрын

Great info :) Thx Alone !

@CreatorInTrng 5 ай бұрын

Straight up talk. Thanks for sharing. AND, many of the things you mentioned apply to wherever and however you live.

@jeanbaker6073 27 күн бұрын

You have a lovely cabin you done so well x

@chrigdichein 4 ай бұрын

awesome, thank you for that insight from off grit living in Australia. Next to solar we run a small diesel generator for washing machine, dishwasher or charging batteries. Luckily we have lots of sun and little clouds or snow (its so steaming hot, we pray to the god of air conditioning) 😂

@neveser 24 күн бұрын

Solid video, TY. The romantic in me looked at moving there years ago but I quickly learned of the extras... I'm good in the lower 48. Should finances take a major swing into the positive... I'd love to live there.

@fuzztfork8 5 ай бұрын

GREAT JOB KID..

@eprofengr6670 15 күн бұрын

Good info. Thanks. Have you found that there are many comedy clubs, or live music places in Alaska?

@givhansbear 4 ай бұрын

Hellfire new to your channel some good info young lady.

@carriann3725 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for your video on the reality of costs living in Alaska. Never realized all the hidden costs. Also Thank you for explaining the electric bill costs. I had no idea. Now I can figure out how to cut down on my electric bill. Once again your videos are very educational. Thank you my friend. 🤗💖

@lisaget2508 5 ай бұрын

Great video and highest respect for not giving personal expenses or property value. You handled that with grace and professionalism. Thank you for sharing your journey with us all. I have been viewing your material since you started. I have a beautiful piece of property in Maine and would love your lifestyle but my husband would not so I can live the life vicariously through you. I’m happy you are able to do your videos full time. Best wishes, good health and God bless !

@kevinwiley9696 5 ай бұрын

AWESOME Information Alone!! Thanks for the thorough explanation!!

@chipmirror7236 5 ай бұрын

It's nice to see that your number of subscribers is still growing. Do you think that there are many abandoned properties in Alaska? Thanks for sharing knowledge and experience with us.

@joycewedel9084 5 ай бұрын

Alone.... Just curious.... Do any cabins ever have a boiler or furnace? Ty.

@PaulBeck-ie2um 5 ай бұрын

Thank you. My brother lives i😅n Palmer after living in Ketchikan for several years. Ketchikan must be the Las Vegas of Alaska.

@warwizard2870 3 ай бұрын

Now, I'm an Electrical engineering technician, 40 years experiance, so when I bought my land I was already aware that the cost to connect to the local grid electricity was $65,000 to $100,000 dollars, then buy electricity at 22.5 to 23.5 cents per KW. I have an old river bank on my land that no longer has a river thanks to the '64 quake. The bank runs generally E-W and the slough is to the south, and the land in the slough is mine and 90% of the spruce are beetle killed. So given this circumstance, I decieded to overproduce electricity with a large set of three sun tracking mounts, so that I get enough electricity in the winter to provide for a set of essentials. Removing the beetle killed spruce is only 50% done at this time. Results: power use/generation, summer 3 MW, winter 1 MW. Have to supplement with propane heat for the 5 weeks around the winter solstice due to the trees are shading the panels by 50% on the winter solstice day. How it works: When batteries charge or discharge, they produce heat, so called "waste heat". Well with the Lithium batteries installed in my living quarters, I use this waste heat to heat my connex. I also installed R30 insulation and did not use any studs or framing, so it is a true R30, and I have an artic entry so I minimize heat loss from going in and out. No wood stove, or oil heater, and just one or two 20# tanks of propane needed for supplemental heat. 20# tanks are 3 1/2 gallons of liquid propane (in that ball park, depending on how cold it is.). I have 4, 48VDC 19.1 KWH capacity Lithium batteries. These charge at a rate of a bit more than 2 KW/Hr, with a daily usage of about 16KWH my batteries fully charge in two hours, 4 hours if it is overcast. My panels are rated at 13.6 KW in full sun, but I need 2-4 more batteries to utilize the full capacity of my panels. I am planning on installing a class two EV charging station with a small dry cabin for overnight charging customers. (EV charging needs about 60KWH my 4 batteries can support one charge cycle, 8 batteries can do two charge cycles). Please note I am in RURAL Alaska, not remote, I am half a mile from the parks hwy, and can support the ocasional tourist with an EV car.

@judyrosey 5 ай бұрын

Great info!! LOVE the haircut! Adorable.

@ashleyanderson2859 5 ай бұрын

Good info. Thanks for sharing.

@joewoodchuck3824 4 ай бұрын

Word of advice on figuring commercial electricity is that you can't just go by the published rate. Depending on where you are there can be a multitude of taxes and fees added on which can easily amount to your bill being double what you'd expect.

@rudolphferdinand3634 4 ай бұрын

Delta Junction, if you want to ice box, is the place to go. Alaska resident 45 years South Central Alaska, home.

@clintgilchrest1019 5 ай бұрын

I've said it before and I'll say it again... you would be a great school teacher... very informative....👍👍

@india1422 Ай бұрын

There is more to teaching than" being informative".

@Gator-357 4 ай бұрын

My aunt moved to Chicken, AK from Honolulu back in 1989 and things were expensive back then, I can only imagine what it costs to live up there these days when you're paying 2,3,4 and more times what we pay in the lower 48.

@ibislife 5 ай бұрын

I live remote in Norway, and the first thing i did, before my house, was to install a well and a sewage system. I have electricity. Wouldnt live without it. 🙂Oil burners like yours are banned here.

@MrGigi-dz9cv 4 ай бұрын

The wonderfull EU, making life harder for their citisens ...

@MrGigi-dz9cv 4 ай бұрын

I heard, they want to ban wood stoves too ...

@Dz-tt9vg 4 ай бұрын

@@MrGigi-dz9cvcant stand it.🇧🇻

@MrGigi-dz9cv 4 ай бұрын

@@Dz-tt9vg They seem from another planet...

@paulatubbs-kf1wk 5 ай бұрын

Hi Alone, thank you for this information 😊

@frankprit3320 5 ай бұрын

i've got one of those propane wall heaters but i'd rather have a TOYO oil heater. the propane heaters really don't have a good heat regulation system on them. it's either off or so hot it's running you out of the room, plus i would be scared to leave the house with one running for fear of it burning the house down. they are good to give you some quick heat at 4:AM when the wood stove is out.

@linannskillings5050 5 ай бұрын

Love your hair

@debadams4831 5 ай бұрын

What temp do you generally keep your cabin?

@jaxmaria 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info.. I couldn’t ever live there..lol⛄️

@robinhines655 Ай бұрын

I just watched one of your videos where you went grocery shopping. Vould not get over the prices. So high. How do you do it?

@christinec8818 5 ай бұрын

Helpful. Thank you

@marystubb6099 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for all the info. A person can use this for buying anywhere. Take care. 74 and still learning.

@Whatt787 Ай бұрын

Nice big cabin

@allanhover5008 5 ай бұрын

Love you too ❤❤

@Pinkyjojo29 20 күн бұрын

In my youth I dreamed about living off the land in remote Alaska ...but now, at middle age, i decided I don't care for snow that much. And care for cold even less

@celsofinhodt 5 ай бұрын

Looking at your videos, I notice that there isn't much clarity on your beautiful face... are you using any filter on the image? What equipment do you use to make these videos? Could it be a cell phone..or a camera??

@delta7087 Ай бұрын

This is my dream to do. I have a million questions I would love to ask. I wish there was a way to be able to do that. I’m so tired of the hustle and bustle. I’ve been thinking about this for years now.

@erwinoutdoor4960 5 ай бұрын

You are a crazy but good woman, all the best and best regards from Germany

@denisestarr2314 5 ай бұрын

I lived in alaska in my late 20s . Jobs were hard to find and it was exspencive. I'm now offgrid in west arkansas .I live cheep .

@erikguth4830 4 ай бұрын

Dang lady I don’t know where to begin. I’m overwhelmed but equally grateful for your video information. Perhaps all the adventure shows should pay you a stipend for your accurate contribution to “reality”. Fantasy and facts are matched by polar opposites aren’t they now? Personally I hate when the 19 - 20 year old couple claims their Alaska home budget is like $500-$900-K. Ugh. Anyway epic info that you’ve shared. Also I’m forever grateful that you’re not like “ Sue”. All those “Isim’s” have kept me from that fantasy life. Anyway very smart video to make and hope you get “bank” out of your efforts.

@Gold17 5 ай бұрын

We’ll they would haft to pay me to move there how much is that.

@user-py3zw6sy3n 4 ай бұрын

Why not use coal to heat with? Or is it not permitted.

@bhaltazhar105 4 ай бұрын

Wow! You got it together and thanks for the information and if you ever need a roommate let me know? Peace out. 🕯🕯🕯

@Sarahdrybones 5 ай бұрын

I can remember when a cord of wood was 65 bucks 😊

@rokonmontana7457 5 ай бұрын

Apples to apples everything is relatively great video

@ScottsLifeOffGrid 5 ай бұрын

Thank you Alone!

@jeffreytrahan6320 11 күн бұрын

With all the snow you receive you have all the water you need you could probably store 20 to 30 thousands of gallons of water and have hot water and just filter it 😉

@deeregirl7356 5 ай бұрын

Hello Blessed Friend , when will you do more cooking videos?

@jamesesslinger1976 4 ай бұрын

I am seeing that 60k will get you a nice homestead. Knowledge and labor will help keep your yearly spending down. I have seen a person maintain 40 acres of land for 2k a year cost of living total including taxes, food ect. If you do not have the knowledge or able to work 60 hours minimal of labor, then you will have to pay more to live for sure.

@Vwgls 9 күн бұрын

Property taxes high?

@frankprit3320 5 ай бұрын

great video. im paying about $300 for a cord of wood delivered here in the lower 48

@ericwitt4586 4 ай бұрын

Y’all burn pine we burn red oak white oak and hickory it burns cleaner and longer and hotter at my off grid cabin I’ve got propane too if I run outta wood which don’t ever happen my fireplace heats my cabin well with the fan going too

@ericwitt4586 4 ай бұрын

Good gosh how do you afford to live up there girl it’s just as quiet and peaceful way up at my off grid cabin in extreme north GA . It’s pretty up there in the winter but too many bugs in the summer for me girl lol !!

@Sarahdrybones 5 ай бұрын

Don't forget insulation. The better insulation the less use for heating supplies

@OldSchoolAlaska 5 ай бұрын

Hello Ms.Alone, Thanks for sharing this information. You may have saved someone from making some costly mistakes.

@bethgruenewald7463 5 ай бұрын

Great information! The allure of buying a "dream property" can end up being a rude awakening if the hidden costs aren't figured in to the picture.

@tonysimons7218 4 ай бұрын

You can’t just compare property that is for sale, you need to compare sold like properties…..preferably in the last 30 days. That you you find a comp.

@Whatt787 Ай бұрын

1400 sq ft, only $90,000 crazy, would cost you 2 million bucks in NYC

@MENSA.lady2 4 ай бұрын

I like AK. Went to Lake Hood to get a float plane rating on my pilots licence. I love the 'Can do' attitude of the people. But live there, No thanks. I can cope with the climate but not the cost.

@rusticlogcabinlife9443 5 ай бұрын

Miss Alone Living in a 12x16 log cabin has costs involved with the operation. When i got my first property tax bill i wasnt informed, Losts of costs with home ownership. Yeah, BigT