#  @simplelivingalaska Simple Living Alaska Simple Living Alaska posts on YouTube about food, diy, winter, spring the most. 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(CR)](/topic/$cr) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours "A Week Around The Homestead - Fall Season in Alaska A week around the cabin during this time of year includes harvesting greenhouse vegetables preparing our generator for the winter months and modifying our raft for next year's boating season. We preserve peppers from canning to freezing drying and even fermenting. We end the evening with smoked salmon bacon. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: Timelapse - nothanks () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Qb0ZY-rgKvw) 2025-10-04T20:00Z 883K followers, 348.6K engagements "Building a Storage Shelf for 500+ Jars Cooking with Canned Food We finally have the perfect spot in our heated shop for long term storage of all our canned food. In addition to storing 600-700 jars our newly built shelf can accommodate produce from the garden and canning supplies. Canning recipes from this episode & - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=kwhRaCh4P3A&feature=youtu.be - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=JkUY4Rnklxo - & - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=b5HKOXK4SZE&t=36s - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=xPJBC0dDIcs&t=1692s - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=b5HKOXK4SZE&t=36s -" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZPvbATOWQSI) 2024-12-11T23:00Z 883K followers, 407.4K engagements "Generators Winter Chicken Feed & Sprouts Alaska's Winter Wonderland Alaska's winter landscape sets the mood for this week around the cabin. We work on starting our new diesel generator talk about what we feed our chickens in the winter months and sprout fresh alfalfa sprouts to try with Simit also known as Turkish bagels. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: After Nature - Ebb & Flod : https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Store/2023+Alaska+Calendar-6037438885 () ♥ " [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xA8RLA016-g) 2023-02-21T23:00Z 883K followers, 500.6K engagements "We Complete the Quonset Hut Workshop [----] Bolts Done It wasn't easy but we got it done We finished erecting all the arches for our Quonset Hut Shop and the dauting task of tightening thousands of bolts. Salmon melts are the perfect way to wind down and discuss what our plans are for the shop. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: Deep Forest Sessions - Molife Drone Views - The Big Let Down () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4UHHLBdqtnU) 2023-08-15T22:15Z 883K followers, 586.7K engagements "Alaskan Moose Jerky & Pemmican Preserving Meat by Smoking It's smoker season at the cabin What could be better than sticky sweet and crispy peppered moose jerky Perhaps pemmican made from dried moose tallow and wild Alaskan blueberries. We taste test and weigh in on this new survival food. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Illia () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye : https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Store/2022+Alaska+Calendar-8134805887 Visit our Amazon store to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7pigeSJX-94) 2022-05-06T19:48Z 883K followers, 524.9K engagements "Easy and Delicious Camping Recipes Cooking with Cast Iron There's nothing better than being outdoors by a warm campfire and cooking up a tasty meal. In addition to a campfire we fire up the camp chef and the rocket stove and share a few simple camping meals all cooked in our favorite cookware cast iron. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Illia Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/simplelivingalaska Our Amazon affiliate link if you wish to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9X22jpcR1Kw) 2021-04-25T23:17Z 883K followers, 496.8K engagements "Projects Before Winter Arrives Off Grid Cabin With winter weather delayed we continue winter prep around the cabin and get a few last minute projects crossed off our list. Olight Purchase link: https://olight.idevaffiliate.com/idevaffiliate.phpid=313 10% off Coupon code: SLA10 (works on regular-price listings only) Our Amazon affiliate link if you wish to support our channel: https://amzn.to/2Xi9CvE Our Paypay if you wish to donate to us directly: https://www.paypal.me/SimpleLivingAlaskalocale.x=en_US You can subscribe to our channel here if you enjoy our videos" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RKHtjyair30) 2019-10-30T20:00Z 883K followers, 72.7K engagements "Pickling [---] Eggs Preserving Food for Winter in Alaska We go all out in this episode and pickle [---] chicken eggs. We head outdoors for the task spice up our recipes and complete our preservation of eggs for the winter ahead. Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Illia Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/simplelivingalaska Our Amazon affiliate link if you wish to support our channel: https://amzn.to/2Xi9CvE Products used in this video: Camera: https://amzn.to/2PePqZF Stainless Water Bath Canner:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SR0tH9Sygjo) 2021-04-07T04:58Z 883K followers, 3.5M engagements "Pickled Eggs & Salt Cured Egg Yolks We carry on our tradition of making pickled eggs at our new cabin but this time we try something new salt cured egg yolks Picked Egg Brine 2:1 ratio (distilled white vinegar to water) Ingredients for [--] dozen eggs - [--] cups white distilled vinegar - [--] cups water - 1/3 cup cane sugar - [---] teaspoons kosher salt - [--] tablespoon dried herbs and spices of your choice * Spices we used: mixed peppercorns coriander seeds dill seed celery seed cumin and cayenne powder * Each quart fits approximately 8-10 eggs and uses [--] and 3/4 cups of brine * Suggested ingredients to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=UnVZhVQlGzs) 2023-04-26T23:19Z 883K followers, 446.3K engagements "Our BEST Garden Yet Harvesting & Preserving for Winter Ratatouille and Kimchi Our first year harvest from the greenhouse was a success - peppers cucumbers eggplants and green beans along with an abundance of celery onions and cauliflower from the outdoor garden. We water bath relish and pepperoncinis and make a winter's worth of kimchi with fresh cabbage turnips and carrots. We finish off the [--] day event with homemade Ratatouille. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: Bridges" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bsjckiqKXNM) 2025-08-30T20:00Z 883K followers, 635.3K engagements "Root Veggies Galore Firewood Processing & [----] Alaska Calendar We harvest the last of the root veggies from the garden including potatoes carrots beets and more After a quick cleaning everything is stored in our crawlspace for the winter months. With a decent firewood stash from last season there's only a few days worth of work to bring our supply back up this year we have Paper Birch to help with the long chilly nights. Homemade perogies and rhubarb pie make for a sweet celebration of winter's arrival. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hqPcwYIe8iE) 2025-11-01T17:00Z 883K followers, 471K engagements "Clearing a Driveway on Raw Land Felling trees with a Chainsaw We make substantial progress cutting a driveway and clearing an area for a future cabin at our second property. After felling [--] trees with the chainsaw we see the potential this property has to offer. Our [----] Alaska Calendar is available for purchase Ordering info can be found @ https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Store/2021+Alaska+Calendar-1074773792 We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel -Eric & Arielle Illia Check out our Amazon store to see the products" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qMrEgqfewTA) 2020-10-11T17:43Z 883K followers, 278.6K engagements "Apple Cider Vinegar Start to Finish We bring you along for another simple home fermentation project and make our first ever batch of Apple Cider Vinegar. Check out our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/simplelivingalaska Our Amazon affiliate link if you wish to support our channel: https://amzn.to/2Xi9CvE [--] oz Amber Growler Pack: https://amzn.to/2VbniqN Food Grade Bucket: https://amzn.to/2HJX471 Our Paypal if you wish to donate to us directly: https://www.paypal.me/SimpleLivingAlaskalocale.x=en_US You can subscribe to our channel here if you" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vAoU6cT26Ew) 2020-02-21T20:01Z 883K followers, 294.8K engagements "How to Preserve Salmon Brined Smoked & Canned Living in Alaska has provided us ample opportunity to experiment with brining smoking and canning fish. In today's episode we bring you along for the process of preserving [--] gorgeous Silver Salmon fillets for many months to come. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Illia : https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Store/2023+Alaska+Calendar-6037438885 () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=yQp2UACv3eM) 2022-09-21T00:30Z 883K followers, 850.1K engagements "Remote Hot Springs in Alaska + We Run Out of Fuel We head off into the woods to a remote destination in the middle of winter - an overnight cabin stay fondue and steamy hot springs made for a relaxing getaway. We returned home early to an unexpected surprise we ran out of heating oil while we were gone and both the shop and our cabin needed to be warmed up quickly a simple fix to save the day. The recipe we followed for Sourdough Discard Pretzel Bites - https://www.thisjess.com/sourdough-discard-pretzel-bites/ We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7QUOTDZ-1wY) 2025-01-27T22:37Z 883K followers, 385.5K engagements "Alaska's Melting Spring Break Up & Work Around the Property Migratory birds fly over by the thousands puddles grow as the snow melts - all while we work tirelessly around the property. Cutting wood a bee check and more seed sowing and plant care keeps us busy. It's also the perfect time to clean and organize our freezers. We render fat make airy popovers and replenish our mustard supply. Yellow Mustard Ingredients [---] cups mustard powder [--] cups cold water [---] cups white distilled vinegar 1/4 cup cane sugar [--] whole garlic head grated [--] tbs grated tumeric [--] tbs tumeric powder [--] tsp smoked" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=CYrVp1BDTjU) 2025-05-02T23:42Z 883K followers, 512.3K engagements "Lights & Electrical for the Quonset Hut Workshop We are lighting up the Quonset Hut Shop this week It didn't come easy from mounting conduit on Unistrut to wiring outlets and switches then installing the high bay lights. We couldn't be happier the hard work is over and we can work under the bright lights this winter. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: As We Dream - Aerian Watching Galaxies from Afar - Ave Air () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=CvkAIJjxVc4) 2024-11-04T23:00Z 883K followers, 492.7K engagements "Fueling Our Off Grid Property with Coal & Heating Oil We hit the winter roads to pick up coal for the shop stove and build a simple fuel transfer tank to haul heating oil which powers our Kubota diesel generator boiler in the shop and a small Toyo stove in the cabin. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/simplelivingalaska Our Amazon affiliate link" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JKX9T7EZGTc) 2024-11-10T21:00Z 883K followers, 748.3K engagements "Harvest and Preserve Cabbage Canned Coleslaw + Sauerkraut Today is the day we harvest our large Alaskan cabbage grown under the midnight sun weighing in at [--] pounds leaves and all We work to preserve our abundant garden harvest through fermentation pickling and water bath processing. Canned Coleslaw Ingredients Sliced Red and Green Cabbage Carrots Beets and Kohlrabi Canned Coleslaw Brine [--] parts vinegar (of your choice) to [--] part water Sugar as desired Peppercorns brown mustard seeds and celery seeds Canned Coleslaw Instructions Sprinkle kosher salt over vegetable mixture allow to sit for" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JkUY4Rnklxo) 2022-10-05T21:04Z 883K followers, 967.1K engagements "Greenhouse Wood Stove Grouse Hunt & Fast Approaching Winter Weather After building a small concrete block wall for holding firewood we install our wood stove piping for the greenhouse then it's time to pour the concrete footings for our wood shed we get it done just before the snow flies. Work hard play hard - we spend a day of exploring grouse hunting and berry picking only to return home and finish up closing down the greenhouse for the year. We welcome winter's arrival with grouse cranberry sourdough sandwiches. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=LMw0BxBg1Q8) 2025-10-18T20:00Z 883K followers, 581.6K engagements "Alaska's Relentless Cold -60F Day to Day Life Repairs & Winter Canning Extreme cold is a normal part of the winter months in Interior Alaska adventures are taken and work around the property continues despite the weather. There are constant repairs and troubleshooting that comes along with this lifestyle we choose to live. December brought a cold spell with temperatures hovering at [---] degrees Fahrenheit for weeks shifting our focus to keeping our structures warm and repairing or solving what problems arose. The price we pay to live in the North can be high but we are constantly rewarded with" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=OlqexwQ0OqU) 2026-01-17T21:02Z 883K followers, 560.9K engagements "Kenai River SOCKEYE + Self Guided Boat Rental Alaska Salt Water Series A bucket list trip for the books After catching Sockeye Salmon on the world famous Kenai River we head out on a self guided boat excursion in Resurrection Bay. The day doesn't disappoint with rock fish orcas and a surprise halibut. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By Epidemic Sound: Shades of Blue (Instrumental Version) - Sara Nielsen () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=R0o22TBlLlg) 2025-08-16T19:07Z 883K followers, 512.4K engagements "Building a Cold Smoker & Smoking Wild Game Jerky With spring weather in full swing we construct a cold smoker from sawmill lumber recycled metal roofing and a reclaimed wood stove. We break in the new smoker with marinated Caribou and Moose meat for deliciously smoky jerky. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By Epidemic Sound: California Here We Come - Mattias Tell () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZWeNQV_1FLg) 2025-05-09T22:00Z 883K followers, 912.5K engagements "FULL Garden & Greenhouse Tour Growing Food in Alaska Zone [--] It's finally time to take a look at what's growing inside our [----] sqft garden complete with a 30' x 60' Rimol Greenhouse Vegetables flowers perennials berries and fruit trees all contribute to our yearly food supply Interior Alaska is a tough climate to grow plants in but that doesn't stop us from trying our hardest. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bw42tNZNj3A) 2025-07-21T22:00Z 883K followers, 365.6K engagements "Snagging Coho Salmon with Sea Lions & Bears Coconut Fish Head Soup We head down to Valdez for an action packed fishing trip filled with wildlife and fall colors. This small Alaskan coastal town comes alive during the salmon season. Fishermen sea lions seals and bears all want in on the delicious fish Once we snag our catch we head back to the cabin to make Thai coconut fish head soup. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: V1rgo - Ambre Jaune () ♥ : ♥" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=eFYoDLIe4cU) 2024-09-15T17:37Z 883K followers, 420K engagements "A Wild Week Living in Alaska Traveling for Supplies in America's Largest State We bring you along for a full week of adventure in our lives including supply runs to Alaska's major cities and various work around the property from snow grooming to food prep and starting seeds in our newly completed seed room We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By Epidemic Sound: You Just Missed Out - Headlund Cracks in the Pavement - River Run Dry () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gWF1hjeLE8w) 2025-02-21T20:30Z 883K followers, 764.5K engagements "Turning 50+ LBS of Apples into Delicious Canned Food Fermenting Pears & Cider Vinegar Apples galore from Washington to Alaska We make [--] canned recipes and two ferments with gorgeous produce we picked up on a recent trip. After all the hard work is done we enjoy a pear mustard and cheddar galette. - [--] lbs apples of choice - [--] quarts water - [--] cups cane sugar - [--] cups brown sugar - [--] Ceylon cinnamon sticks - [--] vanilla beans - [--] tsp kosher salt - [--] tsp nutmeg - [--] tsp ground cloves - juice from [--] lemons *WB [--] minutes makes [--] half pints approximately after processed and cooked down - [--] lbs" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hki1ZnsIMRk) 2025-04-14T22:30Z 883K followers, 384.8K engagements "Earthbag Root Cellar Build Off Grid Food Storage (Part 2) We complete the underground earthbag root cellar and review the cost to build an invaluable structure on our Alaskan homestead as well as head down to show you the inside. Our Amazon affiliate link if you wish to support our channel: https://amzn.to/2Xi9CvE Sandbags: https://amzn.to/2XQGP2w Our Paypay if you wish to donate to us directly: https://www.paypal.me/SimpleLivingAlaskalocale.x=en_US You can subscribe to our channel here if you enjoy our videos http://www.youtube.com/c/SimpleLivingAlaska Simple Living Alaska Blog:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hucNE7732jM) 2019-07-26T21:45Z 883K followers, 1.3M engagements "Raising the Quonset Hut Arches for Our Off Grid Workshop Although we struggle to get the first few arches up on our Quonset Hut we persevere and finally get a routine down. This is just one of the many steps we need to complete in order to have a fully enclosed and functioning off grid workshop in the future but we're relieved to have the process well underway We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kO9qQDpXMFo) 2023-08-09T22:51Z 883K followers, 879.9K engagements "Mouth-Watering Moose Recipes Cooking at the Cabin Living in Alaska Moose can make up a large portion of one's diet. We are always grateful to able to get our hands on this delicious lean meat and look forward to trying new recipes during the winter months. On the menu in today's episode - Stuffed Moose Meatball Sandwiches Moose Meatloaf with Lingonberry Sauce and Moose Empanadas. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Store/Alaska+Calendar+2024-9777934667 () ♥ " [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=nTIIcz9_ZLU) 2024-02-10T23:00Z 883K followers, 328.2K engagements "From Tundra to Table Two Bulls Down After a rough start to the day with vehicle problems we had no anticipation of successfully harvesting not just one but two beautiful caribou just before nightfall. The next [--] hours were more challenging than we could imagine but we got the bulls processed and walked away with an abundance of meat to reward us in the winter months. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=shAUsp50SjI) 2025-08-23T20:00Z 883K followers, 510.1K engagements "How We Eat in the Summer [--] Days Harvesting Cooking & Preserving The garden is booming in the month of July we take advantage of the bountiful produce and use our new chamber sealer to put some of it away for the winter months. We cook up several summertime inspired meals over the course of [--] days with wild game and salmon harvested earlier in the season. We also preserve rose rhubarb syrup ferment soda and whip up dressings for an upcoming trip. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=w1y61mPcSYg) 2025-08-03T21:20Z 883K followers, 480.5K engagements "Alaskan Style Pemmican Smoking Caribou Sausage & Winter Ptarmigan Hunt A quick trip to the freshly covered snowy mountains in hopes of spotting a winter caribou no luck with the inclement weather but we did harvest a few ptarmigan for a warm meal back at the cabin. With things settling down a bit we dig into the freezer and pull out some frozen berries unrendered fat and caribou meat for sausage. The links go into the smoker for a few hours before packaging and we make a favorite winter treat of ours - pemmican complete with caribou tallow waterfowl jerky and Alaskan wild berries. We" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=yez-M-DgGas) 2025-11-16T01:07Z 883K followers, 305K engagements "A Rough Week with a Sweet Ending Summer Days at the Cabin Off grid living in Alaska has its moments of pure satisfaction but other times present constant challenges. The saying 'every cloud has a silver lining' couldn't be more true after a week of painting our newly sided cabin in the wet weather we enjoy freshly harvested and utterly delicious honey from our bees a special treat to end a tough week. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Illia Re-siding the Cabin Part 1:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-IEnn5MACtc) 2022-07-25T23:12Z 871K followers, 643.8K engagements "Cooking Winter Dinners & Staying Warm at the Cabin The beautiful winter season is among us in Alaska we bring you along for three dinners at the cabin this week. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By Epidemic Sound: Our Journey - August Wilhelmsson The Longest Run - They Dream By Day () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/simplelivingalaska Our Amazon affiliate link if you wish" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-RjBhucVLck) 2024-11-29T23:14Z 869K followers, 580.9K engagements "Alaska's Most Prized Salmon Dipnetting the Copper River We take a break from the Quonset Hut Build and head to the beautiful community of Chitina Alaska to harvest Sockeye Salmon on the wild and famous glacier fed Copper River. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 Our Salmon Canning How To Video https://www.youtube.com/watchv=yQp2UACv3eM&t=819s - Eric & Arielle Illia Music by Epidemic Sound: Through the Hourglass - nothanks Prepare for Liftoff - Tellsonic () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0OXe63jxeek) 2023-07-22T21:46Z 879K followers, 1.4M engagements "Dipnetting Alaska's Sockeye Salmon Roadside Fishing for Grayling We head out for our annual dip netting trip to the Copper River along the way we stop at creeks rivers and lakes with hopes of hooking a grayling for dinner. With great weather and amazing scenery this mosquito filled adventure was a blast We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: Calming Rain - Candelion One Night (Instrumental Version) - Ooyy Blitz - Blue Steel () ♥ : ♥" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1hlCMj3JLQ8) 2024-07-15T21:00Z 878K followers, 748.4K engagements "Alaskan Sockeye Salmon Snag Fishing Seward Alaska We take our first salmon fishing trip of the year to the beautiful town of Seward Alaska. The fish were plentiful leaving us time to check out the boat harbor and Bear Creek Weir before our drive home. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Illia Music by Epidemic Sound: Pity Party (Instrumental Version) - Gamma Skies Dreaming of Lhotse - Ooyy () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye :" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=3rivh7IKZTg) 2022-06-14T23:49Z 875K followers, 455K engagements "OFF-GRID Shop Utility Room Siding Soundproofing & Electrical The final step to completing our Quonset Hut Shop that we started over two years ago is finishing the utility room that houses our solar system generator and boiler. Shiplap siding soundproofing insulation and lights keep this equipment room not only clean but also function to decrease the generator noise and help with ventilation. It may have taken longer than expected with a few other winter chores and a needlessly tricky ship ladder but we got it done in the comfort of the warm shop We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=40FcRDbQfiU) 2025-11-30T19:47Z 883K followers, 349.9K engagements "Halibut Fishing with a DRONE Alaska Salt Water Series We head to the Kenai Peninsula for a week long adventure filled with fishing food and surprises We utilize our drone to drop bait for some shore fishing tide pool in Homer during the negative tides and show you a look inside our [----] Ford E-350 Van. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By Epidemic Sound: Heartbreak Alley - Roots and Recognition Into the Earth - King Peaks () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=51b8qIaAjQ0) 2025-08-09T19:29Z 883K followers, 444K engagements "Setting Tile & Finishing the Wood Stove Hearth After installing ceramic tile for the corner surround and sealing our new concrete slab we complete this project with the final touch a live edge Birch shelf and light a long awaited fire in our wood stove. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Illia : https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Store/2023+Alaska+Calendar-6037438885 () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5KHlAKKkVLY) 2022-12-12T22:00Z 872K followers, 398.5K engagements "Grizzly & Black Bear Harvest Bear Baiting in Alaska This was our experience bear baiting in Alaska from setting up in late spring to early summer when we were finally able to harvest two bears one from our site and another from a friend's site. We learned a lot and are grateful to have meat in the freezer. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7LBi6kJdS4s) 2025-07-09T21:56Z 883K followers, 484.4K engagements "Early Winter Spearfishing 4x4 Van Travel In Alaska We blast off for a winter excursion first we head to the mountains in search of new trails and any wildlife we can find. With the diesel heater not working we cut this trip short and scoot back to the cabin. Once the van is back in tip top shape we head out on our second adventure this time hoping to intercept the whitefish run. Success Our road trip was complete with animals abound and a walk on an Alaskan suspension bridge. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 -" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8xh4RCpQSOk) 2025-11-08T20:26Z 883K followers, 303.3K engagements "Hooking Fish at the Homer Spit Fresh Seafood Catch & Cook We head to the Land's End in Homer Alaska to cast our lines into the ocean in hopes of catching fresh seafood. We start reeling fish in as low tide approaches and walk away with Flounder Pollock and Sole. Often regarded as the Halibut Fishing Capitol of the World this unique opportunity to fish from shore provided a fun experience to catch other species that reside in Kachemak Bay. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Illia Music by Epidemic" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=96fKTRvtNws) 2022-08-26T21:00Z 873K followers, 645.2K engagements "How To Make Garlic Scape Pesto Every year we are rewarded with garlic scapes in the spring this is our zesty adaptation to the classic pesto recipe. Written recipe - https://www.simplelivingalaska.com/simplelivingalaskablog/garlic-scape-pesto-recipe Our Amazon affiliate link if you wish to support our channel: https://amzn.to/2Xi9CvE Our Paypay if you wish to donate to us directly: https://www.paypal.me/SimpleLivingAlaskalocale.x=en_US You can subscribe to our channel here if you enjoy our videos http://www.youtube.com/c/SimpleLivingAlaska Simple Living Alaska Blog:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9mrSdVCWoSI) 2018-06-06T15:07Z 869K followers, 105K engagements "An ENTIRE Winter Off Grid Everyday Challenges Living in Alaska Each year we brave yet another Alaskan winter this particular season we anticipated new issues knowing we were going to experience the coldest temperatures we have ever seen. We set out to document what problems would arise and without fail things stopped working requiring us to rise to the occasion of each challenge. Although the snowy and frosted landscape can be wickedly beautiful choosing to lead an off grid lifestyle during Alaska's coldest and darkest months can be physically demanding and psychologically difficult." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=B1lacjjcwp8) 2024-03-30T21:51Z 873K followers, 1.1M engagements "Insulating the Seed Starting Room Buttoning Up Before Winter Arrives Winter is on its way and we intend to tie up loose ends around the property including sealing up the seed room redoing the fuel lines to diesel generator and making sure the chicken coop diesel heater is running smooth. In the seed room we block between rafters insulate around the windows and utilize foam board for the ceiling and walls. With this complete we can start to heat this room with the shop stove next up is shop lights and the water boiler system We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DZut6ScNs9g) 2024-10-23T22:00Z 867K followers, 407.1K engagements "Building an Outhouse at Our Remote Alaskan Cabin Summer is far too short in Alaska we take advantage of the valuable season and break in the weather to build a much needed outhouse at our remote lakeside cabin. And as always good food nature and the dogs were an integral part of the adventure. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Illia Music by Epidemic Sound: My Island - Sindrandi () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye :" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=FsxM4bTjxaQ) 2022-08-10T22:00Z 874K followers, 861K engagements "Alaska Refuge Cabin Moose Hunt in a Winter Wonderland We head to a remote cabin in the Alaskan wilderness in search of a bull moose. Although we were unsuccessful at harvesting an animal and had some less than ideal weather we did make the most of the trip with delicious food and exploring the beautiful winter country. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GWyYWqkwUSs) 2024-12-24T01:34Z 867K followers, 560.2K engagements "Earthbag Root Cellar Storing a Year's Worth of Food With canning season coming to an end we bring you into our underground root cellar to check out how our off grid food storage solution is faring and to tour our inventory of food. Building the Earthbag Root Cellar: Part [--] - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=xtDdf1K73j0&t=739s Part [--] - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=hucNE7732jM&t=671s Our Amazon affiliate link if you wish to support our channel: https://amzn.to/2Xi9CvE Princeton Tec Headlamp: https://amzn.to/34nj5Sq Olight Seeker [--] Flashlight: https://amzn.to/2NdH5S6 Our Paypal if you wish to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=IG9va-Gn5aI) 2019-11-05T22:37Z 875K followers, 746.4K engagements "All for the Food Real Life Alaska Salmon Season It's full blown summer in Alaska and that means the salmon are running full swing. We head to the wild and beautiful Copper River in search of Sockeyes with just [--] fish netted after hours of fishing we opt to head home and try again at another date. After harvesting from the garden we bake a rich and flavorful spinach dip with our catch. The perfect meal to enjoy outdoors on a summer evening. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By Epidemic Sound:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=K1TzTMWYIxc) 2025-07-03T23:55Z 883K followers, 329.5K engagements "All About Cast Iron Cookware Cleaning Maintenance & Re-Seasoning Cast Iron is hands down our favorite cookware. From its versatility to its ease of cleaning and above all the quality of food it produces. We show you how we maintain and season our most used cast iron skillets and restore two vintage cast iron skillets found in our remote Alaskan cabin. Our [----] Alaska Calendar is available for purchase Ordering info can be found @ https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Store/2021+Alaska+Calendar-1074773792 We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KGJI5GAHssE) 2021-02-18T20:00Z 881K followers, 360.5K engagements "FULL Season Winter Caribou Hunt ALASKA 2023-2024 It all pays off in the end for our winter caribou hunting season here in Alaska. The journey took us through some of the state's rugged backcountry where we learned new terrain and witnessed incredible sights. We are thankful for the knowledge gained and the opportunity to harvest such a resilient animal that will provide us nutritious food for many months to come. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle " [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Nse17AR4eZM) 2024-02-29T23:31Z 880K followers, 1.2M engagements "Building Endwalls with Sawmill Lumber Quonset Hut Workshop We get a head start constructing the endwalls for our Quonset Hut Workshop with lumber straight from the sawmill. Although we may have fell short last building season we intend to finish what we started this year and completely enclose our future shop. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: Every Single Day - Pearce Roswell Resilient - Trevor Kowalski () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XkvOGFybgHM) 2024-03-18T21:00Z 871K followers, 572.6K engagements "The Buzz About Bees in Alaska + Our Biggest Honey Harvest Yet Bees in Alaska Keeping Honeybees in a notoriously cold climate may sound foreign but folks all over the state have been raising bees successfully for decades. Honeybees are primarily shipped to the 49th state in the early spring months when there is still snow on the ground. Growing the colony watching for swarms and harvesting honey is only a portion of caring for your bees. The ultimate goal for many small-scale beekeepers in Alaska is to keep their bees over the harshest winter months a feat not easily achieved. Strong colonies" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YyvIDft6lD4) 2025-09-27T20:53Z 883K followers, 266.9K engagements "Spring Waterfowl Hunting in Alaska Duck Goose & Sandhill Crane For this spring excursion we launch our raft and explore the river for two days in search of Alaska's migrating waterfowl. After a successful and tiring trip we head back to the cabin finish cleaning the birds and enjoy fresh goose legs to celebrate. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Zm1Eif0aqwU) 2025-05-22T00:06Z 883K followers, 315.5K engagements "Off Grid Stove Conversion Natural Gas to LPG We convert a Peerless Premier gas range from natural gas to propane for our off grid cabin. Our Amazon affiliate link if you wish to support our channel: https://amzn.to/2Xi9CvE Our Paypay if you wish to donate to us directly: https://www.paypal.me/SimpleLivingAlaskalocale.x=en_US You can subscribe to our channel here if you enjoy our videos http://www.youtube.com/c/SimpleLivingAlaska Simple Living Alaska Blog: https://www.simplelivingalaska.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SimpleLivingAlaska Contact us by Email:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=e9AA3L_qb4A) 2018-10-14T03:20Z 874K followers, 158.3K engagements "Pickled Eggs Preserving the Perfect Snack "It's like a hard boiled egg but way better." As strange as pickled eggs may seem they make for a wonderful snack and pickling is a great method to preserve eggs for long term storage. Today we share our simple brine recipe and bring you along the entire process. Check out our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/simplelivingalaska Our Amazon affiliate link if you wish to support our channel: https://amzn.to/2Xi9CvE Stainless Water Bath Canner: https://amzn.to/2Vrp8CJ Water Bath Canner:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=f6GoeIGOIxU) 2020-04-13T03:09Z 880K followers, 2.1M engagements "Hunting Pike in the Frozen North Two Nights at a Remote Public Use Cabin We return to the cabin where we successfully speared pike last winter season. Although there was less action this year with spearing we were thrilled to catch a burbot on one of our sets. We made sure to make the most of the trip with gourmet food Marry Me Chicken and Baja Fish Tacos. Last season's pike spearing adventure - https://studio.youtube.com/video/My3Mv_xIy_4/edit We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=g2UXNtE4F6I) 2025-02-14T21:03Z 883K followers, 377.8K engagements "Building a Conex Solar Panel Mount for Our Off Grid Cabin This week we figure out a plan to mount our solar panels on our shipping container which involves moving the conex welding the steel mount and prepping the conex for paint We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: A Lighthouse In Space - Kim Aspen () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/simplelivingalaska Our" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gj1tJz3isug) 2023-05-25T23:00Z 877K followers, 328.8K engagements "Chicken Coop Tour The Chicks New Home The chicks have quickly out grown their brooders and we are anxious to move them out of the house. Let's take a quick tour of the coop before we introduce the birds to their new home Thank you for following our journey and commitment to lead a simpler life. We are incredibly grateful for your support that enables us to share Alaska with you Our Amazon affiliate link if you wish to support our channel: https://amzn.to/2Xi9CvE Our Paypay if you wish to donate to us directly: https://www.paypal.me/SimpleLivingAlaskalocale.x=en_US You can subscribe to our" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=iKO-ZHxaGEo) 2019-04-27T16:45Z 869K followers, 147.1K engagements "Reviewing ALL Our Off-Grid Heating Systems DIY In-Floor Heat Blaze King & Coal We start up and test our in floor heating system in the shop for the first time in late November. Over the course of [--] weeks we evaluate how efficiently and effectively our new setup will heat our [----] sqft Quonset Hut. There were a few surprises and learning curves during the process. Ultimately we opted to upgrade a pump for the system and feel comforted going forward in the future that this will be a reliable and realistic setup. We cover our other heat sources - a DS Stoves Coal Furnace in the shop a Blaze" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=iWTqPrcQHEs) 2025-02-27T23:30Z 883K followers, 786.7K engagements "Fall River Camping & Clearing the Land for a Woodshed We take an adventure in the raft and scout a new river in search of possible hunting grounds. The fall colors and river ride did not disappoint once home we start work on clearing a spot for our future woodshed. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By Epidemic Sound: Requiem - Taelimb Lamma Amoot - Ebo Krdum () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ia1Pm7reAJA) 2025-10-11T20:00Z 883K followers, 372K engagements "It's Done Finally Completing Our Shop's Shiplap Siding We got it done The shop siding is officially complete including the seed room and the slab insulation below grade. Various other chores keep up busy as we enjoy fall cooked meals. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: A Steep Path - Northside () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/simplelivingalaska Our Amazon" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=luJHOcXcbDQ) 2025-09-13T20:00Z 883K followers, 413.8K engagements "Alaskan Salmon Cooked [--] Ways Quick and Simple Recipes The star of today's episode is wild Alaskan salmon. We cook [--] simple recipes with this incredibly flavorful fish that we harvested and preserved in the summer months. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Illia () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye : https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Store/2022+Alaska+Calendar-8134805887 Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=nM50uywOxt8) 2022-03-28T19:27Z 832K followers, 265.4K engagements "Exploring Beautiful Alaska Harvesting Wild Edibles We head out on our Polaris Ranger to sight in our hunting rifle for the upcoming moose season admist the spectacular journey we find time to harvest a variety of wild berries and wildflowers. Our Amazon affiliate link if you wish to support our channel: https://amzn.to/2Xi9CvE Cable Winch: https://amzn.to/2Z2pGn7 KFI [----] Winch: https://amzn.to/31SAJMx Lodge Skillet: https://amzn.to/2ZhLg2a Music by Epidemic Sound: Wildflowers - Ain't Nobody Like You Ameryh - Strangers Again Our Paypay if you wish to donate to us directly:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=pG1xwWaA6HA) 2019-08-23T06:22Z 872K followers, 216.9K engagements "Building a Shop Workbench & Corned Caribou Warm Winter Weather at the Cabin We experience an unusually long warm spell paired with windy weather causing much of our snow to melt while we are working on building a shop workbench for Eric this week. With the new bench and wood stove hearth complete we make corned caribou for a spectacular winter dinner with lemon blueberry crumb cake for dessert. Recipe for Lemon Blueberry Crumb Cake - https://freshbeanbakery.com/lemon-blueberry-crumb-cake/ *Substitutions and additions made* Blueberry Jam - replaced sugar with 1/2 cup spruce tip syrup - added" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=v3h9xG-IR70) 2025-02-09T02:48Z 883K followers, 363.1K engagements "Alaska Beaver Hunt with .17 HMR Fishing for Grayling & Northern Pike We launch on a slow moving creek for a peaceful trip in our canoe in search of beavers. We end the night after a successful harvest and head back home to get the beavers processed. Round [--] of this adventure - we take a wild boat ride through an Alaskan forest on a shallow creek filled with Arctic Grayling. In the afternoon we target Northern Pike and aren't disappointed when the bite is on We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle () ♥ " [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xK7YY12AFEQ) 2025-06-21T20:00Z 883K followers, 371.7K engagements "Earthbag Root Cellar Build Off Grid Food Storage (Part 1) With canning season on the horizon we start the construction of our underground earthbag root cellar that will soon store our precious canned food and crops from the garden. Our Amazon affiliate link if you wish to support our channel: https://amzn.to/2Xi9CvE Sandbags: https://amzn.to/2XQGP2w Our Paypay if you wish to donate to us directly: https://www.paypal.me/SimpleLivingAlaskalocale.x=en_US You can subscribe to our channel here if you enjoy our videos http://www.youtube.com/c/SimpleLivingAlaska Simple Living Alaska Blog:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xtDdf1K73j0) 2019-07-18T08:18Z 874K followers, 888.8K engagements "Harvesting Birch Sap & Making Syrup With rising temperatures the birch sap harvesting season kicked off rapidly this year. We head into the boreal forest to tap Alaska Paper Birch trees and bring our collected sap back to the cabin to finally try our hand at making birch syrup over the course of several days. At the end it may not have been worth the time and resources however we still enjoyed taste testing the rich and decadent syrup on French toast. For more information on tapping birch trees: https://alaskabirchsyrup.com/backyard-birch-syrup-basics-supplies/ We appreciate you tagging along" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=yBxa9NPeuNE) 2021-04-30T20:00Z 881K followers, 340.5K engagements "Pressure Canning Ham at Home Ever wondered what to do with leftover holiday ham We walk you through the process of canning our home cured ham with a pressure canner. Wet Cure Ham Recipe: https://www.simplelivingalaska.com/post/home-cured-holiday-ham Check out our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/simplelivingalaska Our Amazon affiliate link if you wish to support our channel: https://amzn.to/2Xi9CvE Presto Pressure Canner: https://amzn.to/2Yuv6pX Canning Jar Lifter: https://amzn.to/34qX8BX Lodge 12" Skillet: https://amzn.to/34bbxBH Our Paypal" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=z6gZ18WfKSc) 2020-01-05T03:03Z 879K followers, 127.3K engagements "We Add Guard Geese to Our Flock Protecting Chickens from Predators In need of aerial protection due to a recent predator attack we take the necessary steps to make sure our flock has all the safety we can provide and welcome two baby goslings to the homestead. Premier1Supplies website: https://www.premier1supplies.comutm_source=simplelivingalaska&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=youtube 48" PoultryNet with drivable posts (1OO ft roll): https://www.premier1supplies.com/p/poultrynet-12-48-3-w-drivable-posts-electric-nettingutm_source=simplelivingalaska&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=youtube" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zr3X_oLojyU) 2019-06-12T19:37Z 873K followers, 146K engagements "Honest Look at Living Off Grid Full Cabin and Property Tour The last [--] years here in Alaska have been one heck of a ride We show you how our cabin is set up for off grid living and take a tour of the property. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle : https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Store/2023+Alaska+Calendar-6037438885 () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/simplelivingalaska" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0meTx6dXpSw) 2023-10-13T14:09Z 767K followers, 528.7K engagements "Making Kefir Yogurt & Kefir Cheese at Home Fermented Food of Many Uses We walk you through the incredibly simple process of making kefir a plain and sour drinkable yogurt made from milk kefir grains. This versatile ingredient can also be made into a soft delicious kefir cheese. You can enjoy both these nutritious fermented products in an array of recipes even better all you need to get started is just two simple ingredients milk kefir grains and whole milk. : https://www.culturesforhealth.com/learn/category/milk-kefir/ Our [----] Alaska Calendar is available for purchase Ordering info can be" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=14-r51qgzSc) 2021-01-26T22:45Z 845K followers, 285.1K engagements "Spring Days in Alaska Tanning a Caribou Hide When a spring ride doesn't go as planned we have a cook out on the deck over with caribou stuffed pita pits. Back at the cabin we get ready for our summer season and tan our first caribou hide. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: Reaching beyond the Clouds - Tellsonic Danro - Sugoi () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1XXTD4wqt9M) 2024-04-29T20:00Z 782K followers, [--] engagements "Wood Stove Hearth Pouring Concrete Indoors Winter is the perfect time for indoor projects at the cabin. We undertake a task that has been on the back burner for quite some time. After removing the wood stove and tearing down the old hearth we prep the area and pour our first ever concrete slab. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Illia : https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Store/2023+Alaska+Calendar-6037438885 () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=58y6wrV91ow) 2022-12-06T22:00Z 835K followers, 435K engagements "Lights Shelves Action Finishing the Seed Room With the ceiling lights wired and the outlets in place we were ready to set up shelves and grow lights in anticipation of the upcoming spring season when we will start thousands of seeds for our [----] summer garden. The seed room turned out more beautiful than we could have imagined and after starting seeds in our cabins for [--] years we are grateful to finally have a dedicated space where the dirt is welcomed. Recipe followed for Blue Corn Masa Cookies - https://thefancynavajo.com/2020/02/12/fancy-navajo-blue-corn-cookies/ We appreciate you tagging" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5PntZ3cRU78) 2025-02-02T21:16Z 883K followers, 358.2K engagements "Filling Our Firewood Supply Staying One Step Ahead in Winter We attempt to stay one step ahead of the cold season and replenish our firewood stash for next year. With wood heat being the primary source of heat for our cabin this is a very important task. Often times days spent outdoors in winter are not only productive but also enjoyable. Eric builds an insulated box that can be moved on skids for the generator. https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Store/Alaska+Calendar+2024-9777934667 We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5tIVtHAB6xs) 2023-12-07T22:00Z 809K followers, 482.8K engagements "Alaska Scavengers Waste Nothing Moose Carcass Trail Camera We leave a partial moose carcass on windy mountainside set up with [--] game cameras to capture what would happen. To our surprise many animals came to scavenge from the Fall into the early winter season leaving no remnants behinds. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/simplelivingalaska Our" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6e8ax4zOpJg) 2025-01-23T21:00Z 883K followers, 216.6K engagements "Preserving [--] Pounds of Alaskan Moose Meat Smoking Jerky We fire up the pallet smoker for [--] lbs of marinated Alaskan moose meat for the perfect summer snack homemade jerky Thank you for watching and supporting our channel -Eric & Arielle Illia Check out our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/simplelivingalaska Our Amazon affiliate link if you wish to support our channel: https://amzn.to/2Xi9CvE Our Paypal if you wish to donate to us directly: https://www.paypal.me/SimpleLivingAlaskalocale.x=en_US You can subscribe to our channel here if you" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6s1g62uG5SQ) 2020-05-30T05:19Z 854K followers, 368.7K engagements "Building a Massive 30'x60' Greenhouse Trenching Ground Posts + Framework We get a head start on next year's growing season assembling our [--] by [--] foot Rimol Greenhouse. Our rocky soil leads us to trenching our ground posts once level and plumb we complete the bow and truss assembly followed by purlins and wind bracing. After three days of hard work we cook up kickin' swiss chard and craft a few ferments with vegetables from the garden. Rimol Nor'Easter Construction Playlist by UNH Cooperative Extension - https://www.youtube.com/playlistlist=PLwXheufOqYRdCFVnQeV3jnfjjpI1HoD6f We appreciate" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6uRV4BO73cw) 2024-08-09T22:00Z 795K followers, [--] engagements "Takin' Care of Business Siding Prep Beaver Pelts & Concrete Pad for the Greenhouse As Fall approaches we get to work on preparing the back of the shop and seed room for siding - including planing routing and staining the wood in addition to chores around the property and pouring a small pad for the greenhouse double barrel stove. We also pull the beaver pelts out of the freezer and try fleshing with our pressure washer. The pelts are then stretched on hoops for drying. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric &" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9g070IoozWU) 2025-09-06T20:55Z 883K followers, 315.4K engagements "Summer Journey to Our Lakeside Cabin We take our first boat excursion to our remote lakeside cabin. The scenery on the river was outstanding and once we arrive safely for the night we jump at the opportunity to fish for pike. The trip was a blast and prepared us for future summer adventures at the cabin. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Illia Music By Epidemic Sound: Bagatelle Valley - Nylonwings Rhythm of the River - J.F. Gloss Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9kFv557hhTY) 2021-06-10T19:00Z 845K followers, 1.1M engagements "Building a Coop Chickens in Alaska (Part Two) We finally finish the chicken coop and are now one step closer to having fresh chicken eggs at our homestead here in Alaska. #chickencoopbuild Information on Open Front Chicken Coops: https://www.wideopenpets.com/1924-open-front-chicken-coop-design-fresh/ Dr. Prince T. Woods plans for chicken coop: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ptid=ncs1.ark:/13960/t32236w44;view=1up;seq=9 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ptid=coo.31924003138272;view=1up;seq=7 Thank you for following our journey and commitment to lead a simpler life. We are incredibly grateful" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=AFbQpuTmhPw) 2019-04-14T05:10Z 853K followers, 136.2K engagements "Dip Net Fishing Alaska's Copper River Smoking & Canning Sockeye Salmon Perseverance pays off on our annual dip netting trip to the quaint town of Chitina and the wild Copper River. These Sockeye salmon are well worth the effort loaded with extra fat for their long journey and the turbid waters they traverse. We take our catch and fire up the pallet smoker back at the cabin to preserve these prized Alaskan fish. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Illia :" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=APspuyNHAdo) 2021-07-05T20:42Z 811K followers, 2.4M engagements "Dip Netting Alaska's Copper River Red Salmon Our second dip netting trip of the year takes us to the beautiful little town of Chitina Alaska. The Copper River is known for its silty turbid water and Copper River Red Salmon. We harvest our annual limit of Sockeye Salmon just after midnight with time to spare and enjoy Alaska's longest days of summer. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Illia Music by Epidemic Sound: There Is No Sequel - Philip Ayers () ♥ : ♥" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BSMhkBtqwTI) 2022-06-30T19:11Z 866K followers, 1.2M engagements "Our First Alaska Salmon Jerky Caviar and Stock We return home with a bounty of Alaskan Sockeye salmon after a recent trip to the Kenai Peninsula. From fresh to dehydrated and even dog food we don't let one of these beautiful fish go to waste. Cabela's Deluxe Dehydrator: https://www.cabelas.com/product/Cabelas-Tray-Deluxe-Dehydrator/2288563.utsslotId=0 Thank you for following our journey and commitment to lead a simpler life. We are incredibly grateful for your support that enables us to share Alaska with you Our Amazon affiliate link if you wish to support our channel: https://amzn.to/2Xi9CvE" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BeS9uLk7TmM) 2019-06-18T13:00Z 811K followers, 94.2K engagements "Growing Sweet Potato Slips & Canning French Onion Soup Fabricating a Welding Cart Spring is a season of using up leftover produce starting seeds for this year's garden and working on projects around the cabin. With an abundance of onions and shallots we make and can hearty French Onion Soup with fresh bone stock. In the seed room we transplant peppers sow tomato seeds and divide sweet potato slips. Last we tackle a welding project in the shop and try out the new plasma cutter. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 -" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=CHG5UYwEiYg) 2025-03-28T23:35Z 883K followers, 387.1K engagements "DIY Shiplap Siding + Spray Foam Insulation Painting the Quonset Hut Shop We tackle the siding on the front end wall of the Quonset Hut Workshop. From routing to planning we finally get our homemade shiplap boards up. Although a bit of a struggle the newly stained wood looks better than we could have asked for. With the metal flashing complete we call in the professionals for spray foam insulation and finish off the interior with fresh paint no easy feat at [----] sqft. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric &" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DDLTox_HFy4) 2024-08-03T19:42Z 863K followers, 654.5K engagements "Dip Net Fishing for Hooligan Alaska's Sardine A much anticipated trip of Hooligan dip netting pays off after two days of searching for these delicious little fish. After a hard day of work on the river we enjoy Hooligan hot dogs on a sandy beach with the pups. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Illia () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye : https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Store/2022+Alaska+Calendar-8134805887 Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=F4QbYhMgLVM) 2022-06-04T04:47Z 850K followers, 863.8K engagements "Completing Our Alaska Sized Greenhouse Plastic Cover Installing Doors & Roll-up Sides We finally complete our greenhouse We first start by tackling the doors and back window then move onto the challenging part of pulling poly covering onto the frame with only two people. Lastly amidst more outdoor planting and cooking up moose stroganoff we install the manual roll-up sides just in time to plant. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By Epidemic Sound: Leave the Light On (Instrumental Version) -" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Fr_t1Y6oo_I) 2025-06-03T20:00Z 883K followers, 432.1K engagements "278 LBS of Meat Butchering a Moose We process the cow moose that Arielle harvested from our [----] fall hunting trip. Along with cutting roasts steaks and grinding moose we also render tallow and delicious bone broth. The prolonged task of butchering the moose left us with [---] pounds of invaluable meat in our freezer that we are deeply grateful for. Our [----] Alaska Calendar is available for purchase Ordering info can be found @ https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Store/2021+Alaska+Calendar-1074773792 We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=I697J30ihHE) 2020-09-11T14:02Z 846K followers, 1M engagements "Fermenting Garlic We experiment with lacto-fermenting our Oregon grown garlic by following this simple recipe this allows us to keep all the benefits of raw garlic and provides a means of preservation. Recipe followed in this video: https://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/pickled-garlic/ Our Amazon affiliate link if you wish to support our channel: https://amzn.to/2Xi9CvE Acacia Serving Bowl: https://amzn.to/32dzkA4 Our Paypay if you wish to donate to us directly: https://www.paypal.me/SimpleLivingAlaskalocale.x=en_US You can subscribe to our channel here if you enjoy our videos" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=IdBNt-5_yKg) 2018-10-26T06:04Z 850K followers, 496.6K engagements "April Seed Room Tour Boat Trailer Bunks & Sawmill Toe Boards With the arrival of spring we get prepared for the upcoming boating season by modifying our boat trailer to fit our jet raft. The seed room is in full swing at this time of the year we give you a look inside at the plants we are growing and discuss how the room has been performing. We make progress on the sawmill and get the toe boards installed finishing off the evening with homemade ravioli. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=InnHI2lV7fY) 2025-04-20T21:59Z 883K followers, 283.7K engagements "Seasons Are Changing Honey & Berry Harvest Wild Alaska The transition from late summer into fall is fantastic in Alaska. Salmon spawning wildlife feasting hillsides prolific with wild berries and our first summer honey harvest from the bees gives us great reason to be grateful to live in such an incredible place. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Illia Music By Epidemic Sound: The White Birch - Moorland Songs : https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JDB-PWuSXKM) 2021-09-08T19:00Z 840K followers, 689.5K engagements "24 Hours in an Ice Fishing Hut Boiling Burbot in Sprite We bring bait tackle and our fishing poles for an overnight ice fishing adventure on Alaska's Lake Louise. A comfy fishing hut freshly baked cookies and sweet poor man's lobster made for a memorable Christmas Day. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: Sealed Letters - August Wilhelmsson If you're looking for an Alaskan adventure on Lake Louise give Patrick a call with Chasing Tails Guide Service -" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JJ1-ha6teS0) 2024-12-29T21:21Z 830K followers, 333.5K engagements "5 Days Winter Camping & Chasing Caribou in Alaska In search of Alaska's delicious caribou we take a winter excursion to the snow frosted hills where we discover thousands of tracks find a neat shed and get a little more than we bargained for on our final day of hunting. Although no caribou were harvested we enjoyed our hot meals the spectacular scenery and appreciated the unseasonably mild weather. For more information on the Alaskan made Arctic Oven Tents check out - https://alaskagearcompany.com/collections/arctic-oven-hot-tents We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KH0lqr6yvhc) 2024-11-17T21:00Z 820K followers, 380.6K engagements "Catching Wild Coho Salmon with Homemade Bait With the local rivers teaming with salmon runs we get outdoors for a new fishing challenge. We attempt to catch wild Alaskan Coho salmon using homecured bait. It pays off this trip and we head home with more delicious food for winter. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Illia : https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Store/2023+Alaska+Calendar-6037438885 () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=L5QKPUgDLzw) 2022-08-31T22:00Z 858K followers, 507.2K engagements "Processing & Canning [--] Wild Alaskan Salmon After returning home from an amazing trip to Chitina Alaska we are thrilled to process our catch [--] beautiful Copper River Red Salmon. We fire up the smoker and get canning. Smoked salmon dip and lox are the perfect meals to celebrate this flavorful fish. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Illia () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye : https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Store/2022+Alaska+Calendar-8134805887 Visit our Amazon" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=N7rsVGhTdJE) 2022-07-05T22:00Z 829K followers, 1.5M engagements "Preparing our Vehicles for a Cold Dark Alaskan Winter With the snowy weather outside Eric heads to the unfinished Quonset Hut Shop to work on our vehicles for the cold and dark winter months up ahead. The Polaris gets new brakes the tractor gets lights and both trucks get equipped with heaters and trickle chargers to help with start up. After a tire change and one last modification we test out the new lights on the Tundra. https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Store/Alaska+Calendar+2024-9777934667 We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=O9diNk8Er84) 2023-10-21T22:00Z 812K followers, 588.8K engagements "2022 Iditarod Dog Sled Race Willow Alaska We attend the annual Iditarod Restart in Willow Alaska for a day of fun in the sun. This historic race is truly a spectacle to witness from the sidelines. Such a special occasion calls for a campfire cook out complete with stuffed garlic bread and banana boats. We wish all of the mushers and their dog teams a safe journey Last Year's Iditarod Race (2021) - https://youtu.be/enmfXDb7wbg : https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Store/2022+Alaska+Calendar-8134805887 We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=QrIaGULw7RU) 2022-03-10T20:00Z 836K followers, 313.1K engagements "Harvesting Potatoes Planting Garlic & Making Spaetzle It's time to get our potatoes dug up before winter arrives We plant [--] pounds of hardneck garlic in the same patch and hope for the best. Once we get our potatoes to their long term storage we enjoy an afternoon outside making the German dish Spaetzle. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Our First Year Harvesting Huge Potatoes in Alaska - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=B_TUoG5Jktg Last Year's Garlic Harvest (2022) -" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RWRP2Ss4qog) 2023-10-03T22:00Z 812K followers, 420.2K engagements "Rough Riding in Alaska Backcountry Winter Travel From caribou hunting in the rocky mountains of the alpine tundra to exploring the spruce forested valleys and wetlands traveling in Alaska's harsh winter conditions requires a certain degree of determination and preparedness in the stunning yet deadly environment. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SWjRoHGg4hU) 2024-12-18T00:07Z 824K followers, 272.5K engagements "Basic Bug Out Bag Alaska [----] We head up the mountain pass with our survival gear and give you the full breakdown of our "Bug Out Bag" contents. Check out our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/simplelivingalaska Our Amazon affiliate link if you wish to support our channel: https://amzn.to/2Xi9CvE Gerber LMF [--] Knife: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000E3QUB6/tag=simplelivi0a4-20 Eyeskey Compass: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00QR3LPXK/tag=simplelivi0a4-20 Ontario Rat [--] Knife: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DXNZFPQ/tag=simplelivi0a4-20 Fire Starter" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SaM2k3YUsNo) 2019-02-12T19:39Z 836K followers, 70.2K engagements "Alaska's Silver Salmon Brined Smoked & Canned An impromptu trip to the beautiful town of Valdez Alaska lands us massive Silver Salmon. After curing and smoking these outstanding fillets we can two new savory recipes for the long winter up ahead. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Illia Music By Epidemic Sound: Morning Hike - Lindsey Abraham : https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=VgVMAnVaeQA) 2021-09-18T20:00Z 866K followers, 1.9M engagements "Canning Homemade Mustard Berry Butter & Puff Pastry Bites It's time to make our annual mustard we make two new recipes and utilize extra berries we had leftover from the fall season to make a berry and apple sauce. We end the evening with delicious Ptarmigan bites for dinner. Spicy Yellow Mustard Ingredients [---] cups yellow mustard powder 3+ cups cold water 3/4 cup white distilled vinegar 1/4 cup white wine vinegar 1/4 cup cane sugar [--] whole garlic head grated [--] tbs grated tumeric [--] tsp smoked paprika [--] tsp kosher salt Sweet Brown Mustard Ingredients [--] cups ground brown mustard seeds [--] cups" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WAUWYiMj54E) 2023-02-28T02:39Z 837K followers, 332.2K engagements "Cozy Lakeside Cabin Rainbows in Winter We take to the woods for a retreat at an Alaskan Public Use cabin. Set in a beautiful location this small cabin kept us and the dogs toasty warm. The ice fishing for Rainbow Trout and winter exploration kept us well entertained and looking forward to another stay at one of these unique cabins. More information on Alaska's Public Use Cabins - https://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/aspcabins/index.htm https://www.alaska.org/public-use-cabins https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Store/Alaska+Calendar+2024-9777934667 We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WIUvQjT40uI) 2023-12-24T17:16Z 770K followers, 388.7K engagements "Blueberries and Mushrooms and Cranberries Oh My [----] Alaska Calendar Fall in Alaska provides a bounty of wonderous food from the land. We forage high up in the mountains for Blueberries and Huckleberries and low down in the woods for Winter Chanterelles and High Bush Cranberries. Back at the cabin we create delicious treats and canned food for the winter. Jam Bar Recipe Dough Ingredients [--] 1/2 cups all purpose flour [--] cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup softened unsalted butter [--] tbs coconut oil [--] egg [--] tsp vanilla 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp kosher salt *1/4 rolled oats (added to second portion" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WM2ywPsHvsU) 2023-10-12T04:12Z 745K followers, 874.5K engagements "Installing A Well Pump at the Off Grid Cabin Installing a submersible pump can be simple and inexpensive. We decided on DIY to help counterbalance the high cost of having a well drilled and to familiarize ourselves with how a well system works. Our Amazon affiliate link if you wish to support our channel: https://amzn.to/2Xi9CvE Our Paypay if you wish to donate to us directly: https://www.paypal.me/SimpleLivingAlaskalocale.x=en_US You can subscribe to our channel here if you enjoy our videos http://www.youtube.com/c/SimpleLivingAlaska Simple Living Alaska Blog:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Wwnly7HFSPI) 2018-10-07T20:54Z 848K followers, 209.6K engagements "Gearing Up for a Winter Trip to Our Remote Cabin We spend two days getting ready for a special trip to our remote cabin including modifying our snowmachines and preparing delicious food. Once packed we are ready to hit the road for an unforgettable for journey. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/simplelivingalaska Our Amazon affiliate link if you" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ybnrmo--Voo) 2025-03-05T23:00Z 883K followers, 254K engagements "Wo ladki jo sabse alag hai #ishqbaaz #love #ishqbazz #shivika #trending #ytshorts #shorts #viral" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YoAYPnblBw0) 2025-09-02T09:24Z [---] followers, 12.7K engagements "Spring Ptarmigan & Grouse Cookout Small Game Hunting in Alaska We embrace the sun filled spring days here in Alaska by heading out in the van in search of game birds. We harvest several species of ptarmigan and grouse over the course of three days and have a good old fashioned cookout on our trailer to celebrate the season. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: Neon Desert - Coma Svensson () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZHBUbkyIDmo) 2025-04-08T22:30Z 883K followers, 438.5K engagements "Picking Up Our New Adventure RIG Riding Through a Glacier Tunnel + Fresh Potato Donuts We recently found ourselves back in the lower [--] for a new to us 4x4 van. After our brief stay in Bend we headed home but not without stopping for some local honey and Washington apples. We made short work of the long journey through Canada not wasting a moment once we returned. Soon after we set off for another adventure this time to a much anticipated glacier with an ice tunnel. We finish off our celebration with fluffy potato donuts and get a jumpstart on snow removal around the sawmill. We appreciate" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZRpuJa8U4Ig) 2025-04-04T18:00Z 883K followers, 325.5K engagements "Summer Has Arrived Early Garden Harvest Spruce Tips & Tasting Smoked Beaver After a cool spring we are more than ready for the summer heat A quick bee update and garden harvest then we're off to pick spruce tips for a few summer concoctions - spinach pesto oxymel wild soda and oil infused spruce tip marinade. Duck soup is on the menu for the first night then we try the freshly smoked beaver with cooked radishes and sourdough focaccia all enjoyed under Alaska's midnight sun. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZVojm6I0VX0) 2025-06-27T22:04Z 883K followers, 355.9K engagements "Spring Waterfowl Hunting in Alaska + Peking Duck Spring is in full swing in Alaska with thousands of migratory birds showing up daily to breed and raise their young in the state's vast wetlands. A quick outing lands us a few beautiful birds to bring back to the cabin. Once processed and clean we try our hand at Peking Duck and are not disappointed with the iconic dish. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZaZsrNvQrr0) 2024-05-16T20:00Z 866K followers, 317.4K engagements "Did We Pick the Wrong Spot Setting Up a Bear Bait Hunting Site We venture out on a late spring river trip to set up our first bear bait site. With the low water levels we opt to use the raft this time around even with all the gear we needed to haul in. It's a full day event - setting up the barrel limbing trees and spreading scent. After one week we are disappointed to find no bears have passed though the site but we remain optimistic they will come We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle () ♥ : ♥" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=aJVgmZHkjJc) 2025-06-09T22:19Z 883K followers, 260.2K engagements "Canning Bone-In Chicken + Moose Meat with Enchilada Sauce What does one do when you have too many chickens Make bone broth That has been our annual routine when we cull our birds but this year we decided to give canning the meat a go instead. We opted to leave the the skin on and keep the chicken bone in for pressure canning after par-cooking we stuff the sections into quart sized jars and fill them up with rich chicken stock. We also canned moose with homemade enchilada sauce and raw packed cubed meat all said and done we ended up with [--] jars of delicious food. Check out Famous Amens for" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=b5HKOXK4SZE) 2024-11-23T22:32Z 818K followers, 247.2K engagements "Major Progress on the Seed Room Spruce Interior Siding Mortar & Rough-In Electrical We make major progress on the seed room starting with mortaring the cookie wall which turned into a full day's worth of work. Next we planed our home milled White Spruce siding and coated it with an interior wood treatment. Once the planks were up Eric roughed in our electrical. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By Epidemic Sound: Into the Forest - Jakob Ahlbom Are We Forever - Ave Air () ♥ : ♥" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bjIH3nlTfjE) 2025-01-17T22:00Z 883K followers, 368.6K engagements "Annual Potato Harvest Planting Garlic & Putting the Garden to Bed Saying Goodbye to a Friend It's never easy to say goodbye to a beloved companion we sadly had to do just that for our wild and speckled pup Bandit. You were a tremendous part of our everyday lives and we are so grateful for all the time we were able to spend with you over the years. Life won't be the same without you. We will cherish you always and never forget you stampeding around as if running was the only option splashing and digging in any possible body of water and most of all looking after us. We love you Bandit may you" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=cQgzb3HYc30) 2024-10-11T20:30Z 808K followers, 282.1K engagements "Duck Confit + Smoked Sweet Jerky Pepper Troubles & Planting the Outdoor Garden We make the ever delicious and slow cooked Duck Confit while smoking sweet waterfowl jerky in the cold smoker. This batch turned out excellent marinated with pineapple juice maple syrup brown sugar salt cayenne pepper flakes and basted with honey and spruce tip syrup. We shift our focus to start planting in the outdoor garden - potatoes onions celery and more. We also discuss a never-ending battle with aphids this season and our pepper loss. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dW4GRZVEM5A) 2025-05-27T20:30Z 883K followers, 333K engagements "The RACE is On to Plant Our [----] Summer Garden It's taken us two spring seasons and major muscle to build up our garden to what it is today. Complete with a [----] sqft greenhouse and numerous raised beds this garden will provide us with ample space to grow our food for the year. We get all the plants in just before summer kicks off. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By Epidemic Sound: Selfless - dvine Stuck in the Moment (Instrumental Version) - Alexa Cappelli () ♥ : ♥" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=eeaER-T2-qk) 2025-06-15T18:36Z 883K followers, 592.8K engagements "Alaska Salmon Fishing PINK + CHUM Taste Testing Candied Salmon & Smoked Roe Come along with us as we target Alaska's most abundant salmon Pinks (AKA Humpy Salmon). We spend the day at two local creeks and head back to the cabin once we land a colorful spawning Chum. After processing and brining the fish we start up the smoker to make spruce tip and honey glazed candied salmon and smoked roe. We taste and compare the Pinks and Chum and give our final verdict. Thank you for watching and supporting our channel - Eric & Arielle Illia Check out our Amazon store to see the products we use and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fGHdtf3MB3s) 2020-08-22T18:15Z 813K followers, 718.2K engagements "Where The Roads Don't Go Returning to Our Remote Alaska Cabin We return to our remote cabin in the Alaskan Wilderness after two years. We make the most of our trip splitting wood cooking delicious meals with some spare time for Northern Pike fishing and relaxation. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/simplelivingalaska Our Amazon affiliate link if" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fOsOkYuiwko) 2025-03-09T22:01Z 883K followers, 576.9K engagements "Greenhouse Build End Wall Framing & Baseboards We resume construction on our 30'x60' Rimol greenhouse starting with baseboards and gravel work. We attach the double and single wire lock then frame out the end walls. Next up is poly We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By Epidemic Sound: Alone in Lumen Forests - nothanks Bust a Move - Tellsonic () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gZfFE3a3_VY) 2025-05-15T22:16Z 883K followers, 359.9K engagements "Beehive Update August [----] Keeping Honey Bees in Alaska We inspect all three of our honey bee hives discuss our approach to beekeeping here in Alaska and why we won't be harvesting honey this year. Our Amazon affiliate link if you wish to support our channel: https://amzn.to/2Xi9CvE Michael Bush's The Practical Beekeeper Beekeeping Naturally Book: https://amzn.to/31yiDPC Our Paypay if you wish to donate to us directly: https://www.paypal.me/SimpleLivingAlaskalocale.x=en_US You can subscribe to our channel here if you enjoy our videos http://www.youtube.com/c/SimpleLivingAlaska Simple Living" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=h2otraJm0a4) 2019-08-14T02:26Z 855K followers, 95.1K engagements "A Wall Made of Cookies Working on the Seed Room at [--] Below When the temperatures take a dip outside we head indoors to get working on our seed starting room the cookie wall is first on the project list and the wood cookie slices demand our patience and creative thinking to get them smooth and prepped prior to sealing. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By Epidemic Sound: Name's Peace - August Wilhelmsson Departure - Ending - August Wilhelmsson () ♥ : ♥" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jH_hCRqCZFM) 2025-01-11T19:47Z 883K followers, 314.4K engagements "Lake Trout for Dinner Alaska's Public Use Cabins We have one our best trips to date staying in a Alaska Public Use Cabin. Filled with fishing exploring the northern lights and of course good food Check out [--] River's Fly and Tackle Shop for local fishing tackle - https://www.3riversflyandtackle.com/ More information on Alaska's Public Use Cabins - https://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/aspcabins/index.htm https://www.alaska.org/public-use-cabins https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Store/Alaska+Calendar+2024-9777934667 We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jxZLdizNTPA) 2023-12-02T01:53Z 813K followers, 582.3K engagements "Preserving Summer Vegetables for Winter Canning season is full swing at the cabin. We freeze ferment and can our garden produce for the long winter ahead. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Illia : https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Store/2023+Alaska+Calendar-6037438885 () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/simplelivingalaska Our Amazon affiliate link if you wish to support" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kwhRaCh4P3A) 2022-08-21T21:00Z 864K followers, 530.2K engagements "Rafters Roofing & Installing Windows DIY Seed Room Build Before the chilly winter weather arrives we finish framing in the seed room and getting the metal roof installed. Although not complete just yet once the windows are in we can stand back and see how close we are to being able to start next year's plants. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: Take Five - Ambre Jaune Omni - Ambre Jaune () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kwhRu_V2uoE) 2024-09-22T17:00Z 830K followers, 498.7K engagements "The BEST Bear Meat Burgers Butchering & Canning [--] LBS of Meat After a successful spring hunting season we finally circle back to processing our bears. We grind and can a total of [--] lbs of meat plenty to enjoy in the remaining summer months and into winter. We end the affair with a taste off - black bear vs. grizzly burgers We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: Pokettoni - Sugoi () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=lYYrNMdsero) 2025-07-27T22:03Z 883K followers, 373.3K engagements "A Chicken Coop Built for Alaska Finishing the Interior & Solar Electric Fencing The chicken house revamp comes to an end for now with interior finishes complete and a solar powered electric fence to protect the flock. We can now set sail on a new project - https://www.premier1supplies.com/p/poultrynet-12-48-3-w-drivable-posts-electric-nettingutm_source=simplelivingalaska&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=youtube & - https://www.premier1supplies.comutm_source=simplelivingalaska&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=youtube We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=m3OpnSyXA2o) 2023-05-20T20:00Z 837K followers, 427K engagements "Autumn Days in Alaska Harvesting Vegetables for Winter Storage We enjoy the fall season in Alaska in the garden harvesting cabbage carrots celery and more. After cleaning and processing our produce they are ready for our unique storage spaces. We make sauerkraut for the winter months and try an Italian celery meatball dish with fresh grouse and homemade creamy sorrel pesto. - https://memoriediangelina.com/2020/06/20/polpette-di-sedano-tuscan-celery-balls/ *changes made - [--] small yellow onion added with celery (included in boiling) and sourdough breadcrumbs were used - [--] cups loosely" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mnR1VI_9OIg) 2024-09-28T17:30Z 835K followers, 547.9K engagements "After [--] Years Are We Happy Living in Alaska Fireside Cabin Chat + Untold Stories After [--] years of living in this beautiful state we discuss our perspective and feelings on the subject and how it has evolved over time. We share stories of unsuccessful trips equipment failure and everyday hurdles. Ultimately we are still very happy with our decision to move North and are grateful for the opportunity to document and share our story here. A big thank you to the viewers all over the world that tune in to see what adventure we are on to next Mick's Betting on Alaska video (referenced @ 22:30) -" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=pJyziAFdd_M) 2025-03-16T20:00Z 883K followers, 388.1K engagements "Drying & Smoking Sockeye Salmon Dip Net Fishing the Copper River We are able to harvest [--] Copper River Sockeye Salmon this year and make the most of this precious food by preserving it through a combination of air drying and smoking. The remaining is stored in our freezer for fresh summer meals. On the menu - pickled pike pita pits with tzatziki inspired sauce. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By Epidemic Sound: As You Make the Bed (Instrumental Version) - Amos Noah With Every Breath -" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ptfXP-tfMco) 2025-07-15T23:35Z 883K followers, 565.9K engagements "When Things Don't Go Our Way Winter Repairs & Modifications The darkest days of winter are behind us now even though we may not have accomplished what we had hoped there is still much to be grateful for. With the yard plowed and groomed we can rest in comfort until our next project. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: Isotopes - August Wilhelmsson () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qABNMLgY8po) 2025-01-04T22:30Z 883K followers, 501K engagements "Cutting Wood Cookies & Milling Lumber Shutting Down the Sawmill for the Season It's the end of sawmill season for us we take advantage of this opportunity to clean up the shed and cut plenty of wood for projects this winter including wood slices or cookies for a decorative wall in the seed room. After long snowy filled days working outside we enjoy a French Onion soup inspired meatloaf. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: Reminiscence Captured on Tape - Ave Air Crushing" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=r5bRqdetu00) 2024-10-29T21:30Z 866K followers, 356.8K engagements "Tapping Birch Trees Spring In Alaska With the snow melting and rivers beginning to show open water again it's the perfect time to tap a Birch tree Check out our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/simplelivingalaska Our Amazon affiliate link if you wish to support our channel: https://amzn.to/2Xi9CvE Spiles: https://amzn.to/3d0uhZF Stainless Bucket: https://amzn.to/2S8U89D Food Grade Bucket: https://amzn.to/2xfbdHO Chest Holster: https://www.gsholsters.com/ Survival Lilly Knife:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=r7oKnfurCGw) 2020-04-27T00:48Z 848K followers, 221.2K engagements "Dip Net Fishing Sockeye Salmon Alaska Provides Our Food We harvest [--] beautiful Sockeye Salmon from the Kenai Peninsula on this dip netting trip that will provide us with ample food for this winter. After cleaning and processing the fish for the freezer we cook up fresh salmon lettuce wraps and garlic bread on the outdoor grill. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Illia : https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tJ5qnT51pko) 2021-07-30T21:54Z 811K followers, 1M engagements "From River to Ocean Salmon Fishing in Alaska We catch a break in the weather and head out on an incredible journey to the Kenai Peninsula for salmon fishing. Wildlife nature and sightseeing were all a part of this jammed packed [---] mile trip. We process our catch at home and enjoy a summer meal. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Illia Music by Epidemic Sound: The One Who Saves Me (Instrumental Version) - Loving Caliber () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye :" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tK52DEOTa1M) 2022-07-31T21:00Z 812K followers, 1.3M engagements "Snow Be Gone Celebrating the END of Winter Hooray for the end of winter With spring's arrival and the thaw beginning it's definitely time to plug in the freezer for the upcoming summer months. We tackle the well over due chore of cleaning it out amongst other seasonal tasks. After Eric plows the snow away from the future garden space we take a moment to embrace this time of year with fresh berry filled donuts. Donut Dough [--] tbs coconut oil [--] tbs unsalted butter [--] tbs lard [--] cup whole milk [--] 1/4 tsp active dry yeast [--] eggs [--] cups all purpose flour 2/3 cup cane sugar 1/2 tsp kosher salt *1/2" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tMh20vBkSEY) 2024-04-11T21:00Z 845K followers, 348.1K engagements "Cheap Barrel Stove Kit for the Greenhouse + Installing Honeybees The [----] gardening season is fast approaching with the snow melting and the ground thawing we anticipate finishing up our greenhouse build from last summer in the upcoming weeks. We put together a cheap double barrel stove for supplementary heat for the plants and light the first fire. After our package bees arrive in Fairbanks we scurry home to install them into their hives and end the day with Caribou tongue sandwiches. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ue6uphOgqZQ) 2025-04-26T21:40Z 883K followers, 377K engagements "Dip Net Fishing for Hooligan Taste Test + Smoking and Canning Our first dipnetting trip of the year was a success. Our target fish Hooligan AKA Smelt run up Alaskan waters in the Spring months. We head to the shores of Twentymile River to dip net the tasty and multipurpose fish. At the cabin we taste test fried hooligan as well as smoke and can the fish to preserve the harvest. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Illia Music By Epidemic Sound: Me & You - Rambutan Visit our Amazon store to see the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ut8RbcjjRb4) 2021-05-14T21:00Z 837K followers, 935.9K engagements "Fresh Salmon & Pickled Pike Cooking & Preserving Wild Foods in Alaska With fresh fish garden produce and foraged flowers we get to cooking and preserving the summer season's abundance We chow down on two delicious meals - Pickled Pike Ceviche and Spruce Tip Glazed Salmon in addition to replenishing our syrup and jelly supply for the year. Charles Dowding YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB1J6siDdmhwah7q0O2WJBg * referenced in video (also a great gardening resource) We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vRYO7e-6G5c) 2024-07-21T21:00Z 792K followers, [--] engagements "Remote Cabin in Alaska's Wilderness Creating Lasting Memories This was a very special trip to our Remote Cabin with our critters aging we find traveling the distance required in Alaska's winter conditions more and more challenging. We celebrate this trip and the many others we've had over the years learning so much about Alaska through process. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: Lost in Mind - nothanks Shadow Play - Anna Landstrom The Dawning - Anna Dager :" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vRxu3x_aqe4) 2023-02-15T19:44Z 835K followers, 1M engagements "Building a Sawmill Shed Install Rafters and Metal Roofing + Total Project Cost We finish off the sawmill shed lean-to despite some of the challenges we had with the cold winter weather. Rafters metal roofing and makeshift trusses complete the project with a functional overhang now we can move onto winter fun https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Store/Alaska+Calendar+2024-9777934667 We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: Mountains of Uttarakhand - Aiyo () ♥ : ♥" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vXpTGWFrBe4) 2023-11-19T23:00Z 744K followers, 428K engagements "Mountain Cabin in Alaska's Backcountry An epic trip to the mountains with the pups yet again This time filled with howling wolves pink sunsets caribou tracks and more. A splendid stay indeed grateful to get outdoors and cook up delicious food. A massive to our YouTube Family you Rock ❤ No Bake Frozen Cheesecake with Berries Ingredients - [--] packages French butter cookies (can substitute graham crackers) - [--] tbs unsalted butter - [--] (8 oz) package cream cheese - 1/2 cup canned coconut cream - [--] tbs maple syrup - [--] tsp vanilla - juice of lemon - 1/2 cup blueberries and lingonberries (can" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vw7QLt4MEFk) 2024-01-06T20:57Z 757K followers, 361.8K engagements "Late Summer Garden Harvest Canning BBQ sauce Pulling Onions & Rhubarb Berry Pie It's the time of year when we reap the rewards of all our labor. With Autumn approaching quickly the onions and shallots get harvested and hung up to dry along with the herbs for winter. We take advantage of the prolific rhubarb and wild rosehips for a tangy bbq sauce and while we are at it we whip up a mixed wild berry and rhubarb pie to enjoy after marinated caribou heart tacos with fresh green onions and fermented hot sauce. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xPJBC0dDIcs) 2024-08-27T22:01Z 812K followers, 443.8K engagements "Installing Shop Radiant Floor Heating System After almost a year and a half since we first cut a road to the building site for our future Quonset Hut we install one of the last and possibly the most vital mechanical parts of the building the in floor radiant heating system. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: Going Going - August Wilhelmsson () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xPo0CZkaUtQ) 2024-12-05T22:00Z 821K followers, 307K engagements "Hog Butcher Day Using the Entire Animal Today we are fortunate to be able to process our own meat while ensuring nothing goes to waste. A Special Thanks to Granite Peak Farms in Sutton Alaska https://www.facebook.com/granitepeakfarms Check out our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/simplelivingalaska Our Amazon affiliate link if you wish to support our channel: https://amzn.to/2Xi9CvE Benchmade Knife: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IIVGBR4/tag=simplelivi0a4-20 Havalon Folding Knives: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0064GNZYM/tag=simplelivi0a4-20 Mora" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xansw3uhLn8) 2019-02-10T19:30Z 853K followers, 460.5K engagements "Bringing Solar Power to the Chicken Coop We finish the outdoor chicken run and build an equipment room to house the batteries and inverter from our original solar system. The chicken coop now has power for the next stage of this project https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Store/Alaska+Calendar+2024-9777934667 We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zujstXrXSAc) 2023-11-02T21:03Z 813K followers, 428.2K engagements "Alaska's Relentless Cold -60F Day to Day Life Repairs & Winter Canning Extreme cold is a normal part of the winter months in Interior Alaska adventures are taken and work around the property continues despite the weather. There are constant repairs and troubleshooting that comes along with this lifestyle we choose to live. December brought a cold spell with temperatures hovering at [---] degrees Fahrenheit for weeks shifting our focus to keeping our structures warm and repairing or solving what problems arose. The price we pay to live in the North can be high but we are constantly rewarded with" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=OlqexwQ0OqU) 2026-01-17T21:02Z 883K followers, 560.9K engagements "OFF-GRID Shop Utility Room Siding Soundproofing & Electrical The final step to completing our Quonset Hut Shop that we started over two years ago is finishing the utility room that houses our solar system generator and boiler. Shiplap siding soundproofing insulation and lights keep this equipment room not only clean but also function to decrease the generator noise and help with ventilation. It may have taken longer than expected with a few other winter chores and a needlessly tricky ship ladder but we got it done in the comfort of the warm shop We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=40FcRDbQfiU) 2025-11-30T19:47Z 883K followers, 349.9K engagements "Alaskan Style Pemmican Smoking Caribou Sausage & Winter Ptarmigan Hunt A quick trip to the freshly covered snowy mountains in hopes of spotting a winter caribou no luck with the inclement weather but we did harvest a few ptarmigan for a warm meal back at the cabin. With things settling down a bit we dig into the freezer and pull out some frozen berries unrendered fat and caribou meat for sausage. The links go into the smoker for a few hours before packaging and we make a favorite winter treat of ours - pemmican complete with caribou tallow waterfowl jerky and Alaskan wild berries. We" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=yez-M-DgGas) 2025-11-16T01:07Z 883K followers, 305K engagements "Early Winter Spearfishing 4x4 Van Travel In Alaska We blast off for a winter excursion first we head to the mountains in search of new trails and any wildlife we can find. With the diesel heater not working we cut this trip short and scoot back to the cabin. Once the van is back in tip top shape we head out on our second adventure this time hoping to intercept the whitefish run. Success Our road trip was complete with animals abound and a walk on an Alaskan suspension bridge. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 -" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8xh4RCpQSOk) 2025-11-08T20:26Z 883K followers, 303.3K engagements "Root Veggies Galore Firewood Processing & [----] Alaska Calendar We harvest the last of the root veggies from the garden including potatoes carrots beets and more After a quick cleaning everything is stored in our crawlspace for the winter months. With a decent firewood stash from last season there's only a few days worth of work to bring our supply back up this year we have Paper Birch to help with the long chilly nights. Homemade perogies and rhubarb pie make for a sweet celebration of winter's arrival. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hqPcwYIe8iE) 2025-11-01T17:00Z 883K followers, 471K engagements "Greenhouse Wood Stove Grouse Hunt & Fast Approaching Winter Weather After building a small concrete block wall for holding firewood we install our wood stove piping for the greenhouse then it's time to pour the concrete footings for our wood shed we get it done just before the snow flies. Work hard play hard - we spend a day of exploring grouse hunting and berry picking only to return home and finish up closing down the greenhouse for the year. We welcome winter's arrival with grouse cranberry sourdough sandwiches. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=LMw0BxBg1Q8) 2025-10-18T20:00Z 883K followers, 581.6K engagements "Fall River Camping & Clearing the Land for a Woodshed We take an adventure in the raft and scout a new river in search of possible hunting grounds. The fall colors and river ride did not disappoint once home we start work on clearing a spot for our future woodshed. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By Epidemic Sound: Requiem - Taelimb Lamma Amoot - Ebo Krdum () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ia1Pm7reAJA) 2025-10-11T20:00Z 883K followers, 372K engagements "A Week Around The Homestead - Fall Season in Alaska A week around the cabin during this time of year includes harvesting greenhouse vegetables preparing our generator for the winter months and modifying our raft for next year's boating season. We preserve peppers from canning to freezing drying and even fermenting. We end the evening with smoked salmon bacon. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: Timelapse - nothanks () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Qb0ZY-rgKvw) 2025-10-04T20:00Z 883K followers, 348.6K engagements "The Buzz About Bees in Alaska + Our Biggest Honey Harvest Yet Bees in Alaska Keeping Honeybees in a notoriously cold climate may sound foreign but folks all over the state have been raising bees successfully for decades. Honeybees are primarily shipped to the 49th state in the early spring months when there is still snow on the ground. Growing the colony watching for swarms and harvesting honey is only a portion of caring for your bees. The ultimate goal for many small-scale beekeepers in Alaska is to keep their bees over the harshest winter months a feat not easily achieved. Strong colonies" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YyvIDft6lD4) 2025-09-27T20:53Z 883K followers, 266.9K engagements "It's Done Finally Completing Our Shop's Shiplap Siding We got it done The shop siding is officially complete including the seed room and the slab insulation below grade. Various other chores keep up busy as we enjoy fall cooked meals. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: A Steep Path - Northside () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/simplelivingalaska Our Amazon" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=luJHOcXcbDQ) 2025-09-13T20:00Z 883K followers, 413.8K engagements "Takin' Care of Business Siding Prep Beaver Pelts & Concrete Pad for the Greenhouse As Fall approaches we get to work on preparing the back of the shop and seed room for siding - including planing routing and staining the wood in addition to chores around the property and pouring a small pad for the greenhouse double barrel stove. We also pull the beaver pelts out of the freezer and try fleshing with our pressure washer. The pelts are then stretched on hoops for drying. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric &" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9g070IoozWU) 2025-09-06T20:55Z 883K followers, 315.4K engagements "Our BEST Garden Yet Harvesting & Preserving for Winter Ratatouille and Kimchi Our first year harvest from the greenhouse was a success - peppers cucumbers eggplants and green beans along with an abundance of celery onions and cauliflower from the outdoor garden. We water bath relish and pepperoncinis and make a winter's worth of kimchi with fresh cabbage turnips and carrots. We finish off the [--] day event with homemade Ratatouille. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: Bridges" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bsjckiqKXNM) 2025-08-30T20:00Z 883K followers, 635.3K engagements "From Tundra to Table Two Bulls Down After a rough start to the day with vehicle problems we had no anticipation of successfully harvesting not just one but two beautiful caribou just before nightfall. The next [--] hours were more challenging than we could imagine but we got the bulls processed and walked away with an abundance of meat to reward us in the winter months. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=shAUsp50SjI) 2025-08-23T20:00Z 883K followers, 510.1K engagements "Kenai River SOCKEYE + Self Guided Boat Rental Alaska Salt Water Series A bucket list trip for the books After catching Sockeye Salmon on the world famous Kenai River we head out on a self guided boat excursion in Resurrection Bay. The day doesn't disappoint with rock fish orcas and a surprise halibut. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By Epidemic Sound: Shades of Blue (Instrumental Version) - Sara Nielsen () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=R0o22TBlLlg) 2025-08-16T19:07Z 883K followers, 512.4K engagements "Halibut Fishing with a DRONE Alaska Salt Water Series We head to the Kenai Peninsula for a week long adventure filled with fishing food and surprises We utilize our drone to drop bait for some shore fishing tide pool in Homer during the negative tides and show you a look inside our [----] Ford E-350 Van. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By Epidemic Sound: Heartbreak Alley - Roots and Recognition Into the Earth - King Peaks () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=51b8qIaAjQ0) 2025-08-09T19:29Z 883K followers, 444K engagements "How We Eat in the Summer [--] Days Harvesting Cooking & Preserving The garden is booming in the month of July we take advantage of the bountiful produce and use our new chamber sealer to put some of it away for the winter months. We cook up several summertime inspired meals over the course of [--] days with wild game and salmon harvested earlier in the season. We also preserve rose rhubarb syrup ferment soda and whip up dressings for an upcoming trip. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=w1y61mPcSYg) 2025-08-03T21:20Z 883K followers, 480.5K engagements "The BEST Bear Meat Burgers Butchering & Canning [--] LBS of Meat After a successful spring hunting season we finally circle back to processing our bears. We grind and can a total of [--] lbs of meat plenty to enjoy in the remaining summer months and into winter. We end the affair with a taste off - black bear vs. grizzly burgers We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: Pokettoni - Sugoi () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=lYYrNMdsero) 2025-07-27T22:03Z 883K followers, 373.3K engagements "FULL Garden & Greenhouse Tour Growing Food in Alaska Zone [--] It's finally time to take a look at what's growing inside our [----] sqft garden complete with a 30' x 60' Rimol Greenhouse Vegetables flowers perennials berries and fruit trees all contribute to our yearly food supply Interior Alaska is a tough climate to grow plants in but that doesn't stop us from trying our hardest. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bw42tNZNj3A) 2025-07-21T22:00Z 883K followers, 365.6K engagements "Drying & Smoking Sockeye Salmon Dip Net Fishing the Copper River We are able to harvest [--] Copper River Sockeye Salmon this year and make the most of this precious food by preserving it through a combination of air drying and smoking. The remaining is stored in our freezer for fresh summer meals. On the menu - pickled pike pita pits with tzatziki inspired sauce. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By Epidemic Sound: As You Make the Bed (Instrumental Version) - Amos Noah With Every Breath -" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ptfXP-tfMco) 2025-07-15T23:35Z 883K followers, 565.9K engagements "Grizzly & Black Bear Harvest Bear Baiting in Alaska This was our experience bear baiting in Alaska from setting up in late spring to early summer when we were finally able to harvest two bears one from our site and another from a friend's site. We learned a lot and are grateful to have meat in the freezer. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7LBi6kJdS4s) 2025-07-09T21:56Z 883K followers, 484.4K engagements "All for the Food Real Life Alaska Salmon Season It's full blown summer in Alaska and that means the salmon are running full swing. We head to the wild and beautiful Copper River in search of Sockeyes with just [--] fish netted after hours of fishing we opt to head home and try again at another date. After harvesting from the garden we bake a rich and flavorful spinach dip with our catch. The perfect meal to enjoy outdoors on a summer evening. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By Epidemic Sound:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=K1TzTMWYIxc) 2025-07-03T23:55Z 883K followers, 329.5K engagements "Summer Has Arrived Early Garden Harvest Spruce Tips & Tasting Smoked Beaver After a cool spring we are more than ready for the summer heat A quick bee update and garden harvest then we're off to pick spruce tips for a few summer concoctions - spinach pesto oxymel wild soda and oil infused spruce tip marinade. Duck soup is on the menu for the first night then we try the freshly smoked beaver with cooked radishes and sourdough focaccia all enjoyed under Alaska's midnight sun. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZVojm6I0VX0) 2025-06-27T22:04Z 883K followers, 355.9K engagements "Alaska Beaver Hunt with .17 HMR Fishing for Grayling & Northern Pike We launch on a slow moving creek for a peaceful trip in our canoe in search of beavers. We end the night after a successful harvest and head back home to get the beavers processed. Round [--] of this adventure - we take a wild boat ride through an Alaskan forest on a shallow creek filled with Arctic Grayling. In the afternoon we target Northern Pike and aren't disappointed when the bite is on We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle () ♥ " [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xK7YY12AFEQ) 2025-06-21T20:00Z 883K followers, 371.7K engagements "The RACE is On to Plant Our [----] Summer Garden It's taken us two spring seasons and major muscle to build up our garden to what it is today. Complete with a [----] sqft greenhouse and numerous raised beds this garden will provide us with ample space to grow our food for the year. We get all the plants in just before summer kicks off. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By Epidemic Sound: Selfless - dvine Stuck in the Moment (Instrumental Version) - Alexa Cappelli () ♥ : ♥" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=eeaER-T2-qk) 2025-06-15T18:36Z 883K followers, 592.8K engagements "Did We Pick the Wrong Spot Setting Up a Bear Bait Hunting Site We venture out on a late spring river trip to set up our first bear bait site. With the low water levels we opt to use the raft this time around even with all the gear we needed to haul in. It's a full day event - setting up the barrel limbing trees and spreading scent. After one week we are disappointed to find no bears have passed though the site but we remain optimistic they will come We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle () ♥ : ♥" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=aJVgmZHkjJc) 2025-06-09T22:19Z 883K followers, 260.2K engagements "Completing Our Alaska Sized Greenhouse Plastic Cover Installing Doors & Roll-up Sides We finally complete our greenhouse We first start by tackling the doors and back window then move onto the challenging part of pulling poly covering onto the frame with only two people. Lastly amidst more outdoor planting and cooking up moose stroganoff we install the manual roll-up sides just in time to plant. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By Epidemic Sound: Leave the Light On (Instrumental Version) -" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Fr_t1Y6oo_I) 2025-06-03T20:00Z 883K followers, 432.1K engagements "Duck Confit + Smoked Sweet Jerky Pepper Troubles & Planting the Outdoor Garden We make the ever delicious and slow cooked Duck Confit while smoking sweet waterfowl jerky in the cold smoker. This batch turned out excellent marinated with pineapple juice maple syrup brown sugar salt cayenne pepper flakes and basted with honey and spruce tip syrup. We shift our focus to start planting in the outdoor garden - potatoes onions celery and more. We also discuss a never-ending battle with aphids this season and our pepper loss. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dW4GRZVEM5A) 2025-05-27T20:30Z 883K followers, 333K engagements "Spring Waterfowl Hunting in Alaska Duck Goose & Sandhill Crane For this spring excursion we launch our raft and explore the river for two days in search of Alaska's migrating waterfowl. After a successful and tiring trip we head back to the cabin finish cleaning the birds and enjoy fresh goose legs to celebrate. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Zm1Eif0aqwU) 2025-05-22T00:06Z 883K followers, 315.5K engagements "Greenhouse Build End Wall Framing & Baseboards We resume construction on our 30'x60' Rimol greenhouse starting with baseboards and gravel work. We attach the double and single wire lock then frame out the end walls. Next up is poly We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By Epidemic Sound: Alone in Lumen Forests - nothanks Bust a Move - Tellsonic () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gZfFE3a3_VY) 2025-05-15T22:16Z 883K followers, 359.9K engagements "Building a Cold Smoker & Smoking Wild Game Jerky With spring weather in full swing we construct a cold smoker from sawmill lumber recycled metal roofing and a reclaimed wood stove. We break in the new smoker with marinated Caribou and Moose meat for deliciously smoky jerky. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By Epidemic Sound: California Here We Come - Mattias Tell () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZWeNQV_1FLg) 2025-05-09T22:00Z 883K followers, 912.5K engagements "Alaska's Melting Spring Break Up & Work Around the Property Migratory birds fly over by the thousands puddles grow as the snow melts - all while we work tirelessly around the property. Cutting wood a bee check and more seed sowing and plant care keeps us busy. It's also the perfect time to clean and organize our freezers. We render fat make airy popovers and replenish our mustard supply. Yellow Mustard Ingredients [---] cups mustard powder [--] cups cold water [---] cups white distilled vinegar 1/4 cup cane sugar [--] whole garlic head grated [--] tbs grated tumeric [--] tbs tumeric powder [--] tsp smoked" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=CYrVp1BDTjU) 2025-05-02T23:42Z 883K followers, 512.3K engagements "Cheap Barrel Stove Kit for the Greenhouse + Installing Honeybees The [----] gardening season is fast approaching with the snow melting and the ground thawing we anticipate finishing up our greenhouse build from last summer in the upcoming weeks. We put together a cheap double barrel stove for supplementary heat for the plants and light the first fire. After our package bees arrive in Fairbanks we scurry home to install them into their hives and end the day with Caribou tongue sandwiches. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ue6uphOgqZQ) 2025-04-26T21:40Z 883K followers, 377K engagements "April Seed Room Tour Boat Trailer Bunks & Sawmill Toe Boards With the arrival of spring we get prepared for the upcoming boating season by modifying our boat trailer to fit our jet raft. The seed room is in full swing at this time of the year we give you a look inside at the plants we are growing and discuss how the room has been performing. We make progress on the sawmill and get the toe boards installed finishing off the evening with homemade ravioli. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=InnHI2lV7fY) 2025-04-20T21:59Z 883K followers, 283.7K engagements "Turning 50+ LBS of Apples into Delicious Canned Food Fermenting Pears & Cider Vinegar Apples galore from Washington to Alaska We make [--] canned recipes and two ferments with gorgeous produce we picked up on a recent trip. After all the hard work is done we enjoy a pear mustard and cheddar galette. - [--] lbs apples of choice - [--] quarts water - [--] cups cane sugar - [--] cups brown sugar - [--] Ceylon cinnamon sticks - [--] vanilla beans - [--] tsp kosher salt - [--] tsp nutmeg - [--] tsp ground cloves - juice from [--] lemons *WB [--] minutes makes [--] half pints approximately after processed and cooked down - [--] lbs" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hki1ZnsIMRk) 2025-04-14T22:30Z 883K followers, 384.8K engagements "Spring Ptarmigan & Grouse Cookout Small Game Hunting in Alaska We embrace the sun filled spring days here in Alaska by heading out in the van in search of game birds. We harvest several species of ptarmigan and grouse over the course of three days and have a good old fashioned cookout on our trailer to celebrate the season. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: Neon Desert - Coma Svensson () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZHBUbkyIDmo) 2025-04-08T22:30Z 883K followers, 438.5K engagements "Picking Up Our New Adventure RIG Riding Through a Glacier Tunnel + Fresh Potato Donuts We recently found ourselves back in the lower [--] for a new to us 4x4 van. After our brief stay in Bend we headed home but not without stopping for some local honey and Washington apples. We made short work of the long journey through Canada not wasting a moment once we returned. Soon after we set off for another adventure this time to a much anticipated glacier with an ice tunnel. We finish off our celebration with fluffy potato donuts and get a jumpstart on snow removal around the sawmill. We appreciate" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZRpuJa8U4Ig) 2025-04-04T18:00Z 883K followers, 325.5K engagements "Growing Sweet Potato Slips & Canning French Onion Soup Fabricating a Welding Cart Spring is a season of using up leftover produce starting seeds for this year's garden and working on projects around the cabin. With an abundance of onions and shallots we make and can hearty French Onion Soup with fresh bone stock. In the seed room we transplant peppers sow tomato seeds and divide sweet potato slips. Last we tackle a welding project in the shop and try out the new plasma cutter. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 -" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=CHG5UYwEiYg) 2025-03-28T23:35Z 883K followers, 387.1K engagements "After [--] Years Are We Happy Living in Alaska Fireside Cabin Chat + Untold Stories After [--] years of living in this beautiful state we discuss our perspective and feelings on the subject and how it has evolved over time. We share stories of unsuccessful trips equipment failure and everyday hurdles. Ultimately we are still very happy with our decision to move North and are grateful for the opportunity to document and share our story here. A big thank you to the viewers all over the world that tune in to see what adventure we are on to next Mick's Betting on Alaska video (referenced @ 22:30) -" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=pJyziAFdd_M) 2025-03-16T20:00Z 883K followers, 388.1K engagements "Where The Roads Don't Go Returning to Our Remote Alaska Cabin We return to our remote cabin in the Alaskan Wilderness after two years. We make the most of our trip splitting wood cooking delicious meals with some spare time for Northern Pike fishing and relaxation. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/simplelivingalaska Our Amazon affiliate link if" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fOsOkYuiwko) 2025-03-09T22:01Z 883K followers, 576.9K engagements "Gearing Up for a Winter Trip to Our Remote Cabin We spend two days getting ready for a special trip to our remote cabin including modifying our snowmachines and preparing delicious food. Once packed we are ready to hit the road for an unforgettable for journey. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/simplelivingalaska Our Amazon affiliate link if you" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ybnrmo--Voo) 2025-03-05T23:00Z 883K followers, 254K engagements "Reviewing ALL Our Off-Grid Heating Systems DIY In-Floor Heat Blaze King & Coal We start up and test our in floor heating system in the shop for the first time in late November. Over the course of [--] weeks we evaluate how efficiently and effectively our new setup will heat our [----] sqft Quonset Hut. There were a few surprises and learning curves during the process. Ultimately we opted to upgrade a pump for the system and feel comforted going forward in the future that this will be a reliable and realistic setup. We cover our other heat sources - a DS Stoves Coal Furnace in the shop a Blaze" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=iWTqPrcQHEs) 2025-02-27T23:30Z 883K followers, 786.7K engagements "A Wild Week Living in Alaska Traveling for Supplies in America's Largest State We bring you along for a full week of adventure in our lives including supply runs to Alaska's major cities and various work around the property from snow grooming to food prep and starting seeds in our newly completed seed room We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By Epidemic Sound: You Just Missed Out - Headlund Cracks in the Pavement - River Run Dry () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gWF1hjeLE8w) 2025-02-21T20:30Z 883K followers, 764.5K engagements "Hunting Pike in the Frozen North Two Nights at a Remote Public Use Cabin We return to the cabin where we successfully speared pike last winter season. Although there was less action this year with spearing we were thrilled to catch a burbot on one of our sets. We made sure to make the most of the trip with gourmet food Marry Me Chicken and Baja Fish Tacos. Last season's pike spearing adventure - https://studio.youtube.com/video/My3Mv_xIy_4/edit We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=g2UXNtE4F6I) 2025-02-14T21:03Z 883K followers, 377.8K engagements "Building a Shop Workbench & Corned Caribou Warm Winter Weather at the Cabin We experience an unusually long warm spell paired with windy weather causing much of our snow to melt while we are working on building a shop workbench for Eric this week. With the new bench and wood stove hearth complete we make corned caribou for a spectacular winter dinner with lemon blueberry crumb cake for dessert. Recipe for Lemon Blueberry Crumb Cake - https://freshbeanbakery.com/lemon-blueberry-crumb-cake/ *Substitutions and additions made* Blueberry Jam - replaced sugar with 1/2 cup spruce tip syrup - added" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=v3h9xG-IR70) 2025-02-09T02:48Z 883K followers, 363.1K engagements "Lights Shelves Action Finishing the Seed Room With the ceiling lights wired and the outlets in place we were ready to set up shelves and grow lights in anticipation of the upcoming spring season when we will start thousands of seeds for our [----] summer garden. The seed room turned out more beautiful than we could have imagined and after starting seeds in our cabins for [--] years we are grateful to finally have a dedicated space where the dirt is welcomed. Recipe followed for Blue Corn Masa Cookies - https://thefancynavajo.com/2020/02/12/fancy-navajo-blue-corn-cookies/ We appreciate you tagging" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5PntZ3cRU78) 2025-02-02T21:16Z 883K followers, 358.2K engagements "Remote Hot Springs in Alaska + We Run Out of Fuel We head off into the woods to a remote destination in the middle of winter - an overnight cabin stay fondue and steamy hot springs made for a relaxing getaway. We returned home early to an unexpected surprise we ran out of heating oil while we were gone and both the shop and our cabin needed to be warmed up quickly a simple fix to save the day. The recipe we followed for Sourdough Discard Pretzel Bites - https://www.thisjess.com/sourdough-discard-pretzel-bites/ We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7QUOTDZ-1wY) 2025-01-27T22:37Z 883K followers, 385.5K engagements "Alaska Scavengers Waste Nothing Moose Carcass Trail Camera We leave a partial moose carcass on windy mountainside set up with [--] game cameras to capture what would happen. To our surprise many animals came to scavenge from the Fall into the early winter season leaving no remnants behinds. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/simplelivingalaska Our" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6e8ax4zOpJg) 2025-01-23T21:00Z 883K followers, 216.6K engagements "Major Progress on the Seed Room Spruce Interior Siding Mortar & Rough-In Electrical We make major progress on the seed room starting with mortaring the cookie wall which turned into a full day's worth of work. Next we planed our home milled White Spruce siding and coated it with an interior wood treatment. Once the planks were up Eric roughed in our electrical. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By Epidemic Sound: Into the Forest - Jakob Ahlbom Are We Forever - Ave Air () ♥ : ♥" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bjIH3nlTfjE) 2025-01-17T22:00Z 883K followers, 368.6K engagements "A Wall Made of Cookies Working on the Seed Room at [--] Below When the temperatures take a dip outside we head indoors to get working on our seed starting room the cookie wall is first on the project list and the wood cookie slices demand our patience and creative thinking to get them smooth and prepped prior to sealing. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By Epidemic Sound: Name's Peace - August Wilhelmsson Departure - Ending - August Wilhelmsson () ♥ : ♥" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jH_hCRqCZFM) 2025-01-11T19:47Z 883K followers, 314.4K engagements "When Things Don't Go Our Way Winter Repairs & Modifications The darkest days of winter are behind us now even though we may not have accomplished what we had hoped there is still much to be grateful for. With the yard plowed and groomed we can rest in comfort until our next project. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: Isotopes - August Wilhelmsson () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qABNMLgY8po) 2025-01-04T22:30Z 883K followers, 501K engagements Limited data mode. Full metrics available with subscription: lunarcrush.com/pricing
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"A Week Around The Homestead - Fall Season in Alaska A week around the cabin during this time of year includes harvesting greenhouse vegetables preparing our generator for the winter months and modifying our raft for next year's boating season. We preserve peppers from canning to freezing drying and even fermenting. We end the evening with smoked salmon bacon. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: Timelapse - nothanks () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye"
YouTube Link 2025-10-04T20:00Z 883K followers, 348.6K engagements
"Building a Storage Shelf for 500+ Jars Cooking with Canned Food We finally have the perfect spot in our heated shop for long term storage of all our canned food. In addition to storing 600-700 jars our newly built shelf can accommodate produce from the garden and canning supplies. Canning recipes from this episode & - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=kwhRaCh4P3A&feature=youtu.be - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=JkUY4Rnklxo - & - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=b5HKOXK4SZE&t=36s - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=xPJBC0dDIcs&t=1692s - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=b5HKOXK4SZE&t=36s -"
YouTube Link 2024-12-11T23:00Z 883K followers, 407.4K engagements
"Generators Winter Chicken Feed & Sprouts Alaska's Winter Wonderland Alaska's winter landscape sets the mood for this week around the cabin. We work on starting our new diesel generator talk about what we feed our chickens in the winter months and sprout fresh alfalfa sprouts to try with Simit also known as Turkish bagels. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: After Nature - Ebb & Flod : https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Store/2023+Alaska+Calendar-6037438885 () ♥ "
YouTube Link 2023-02-21T23:00Z 883K followers, 500.6K engagements
"We Complete the Quonset Hut Workshop [----] Bolts Done It wasn't easy but we got it done We finished erecting all the arches for our Quonset Hut Shop and the dauting task of tightening thousands of bolts. Salmon melts are the perfect way to wind down and discuss what our plans are for the shop. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: Deep Forest Sessions - Molife Drone Views - The Big Let Down () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to"
YouTube Link 2023-08-15T22:15Z 883K followers, 586.7K engagements
"Alaskan Moose Jerky & Pemmican Preserving Meat by Smoking It's smoker season at the cabin What could be better than sticky sweet and crispy peppered moose jerky Perhaps pemmican made from dried moose tallow and wild Alaskan blueberries. We taste test and weigh in on this new survival food. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Illia () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye : https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Store/2022+Alaska+Calendar-8134805887 Visit our Amazon store to"
YouTube Link 2022-05-06T19:48Z 883K followers, 524.9K engagements
"Easy and Delicious Camping Recipes Cooking with Cast Iron There's nothing better than being outdoors by a warm campfire and cooking up a tasty meal. In addition to a campfire we fire up the camp chef and the rocket stove and share a few simple camping meals all cooked in our favorite cookware cast iron. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Illia Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/simplelivingalaska Our Amazon affiliate link if you wish to"
YouTube Link 2021-04-25T23:17Z 883K followers, 496.8K engagements
"Projects Before Winter Arrives Off Grid Cabin With winter weather delayed we continue winter prep around the cabin and get a few last minute projects crossed off our list. Olight Purchase link: https://olight.idevaffiliate.com/idevaffiliate.phpid=313 10% off Coupon code: SLA10 (works on regular-price listings only) Our Amazon affiliate link if you wish to support our channel: https://amzn.to/2Xi9CvE Our Paypay if you wish to donate to us directly: https://www.paypal.me/SimpleLivingAlaskalocale.x=en_US You can subscribe to our channel here if you enjoy our videos"
YouTube Link 2019-10-30T20:00Z 883K followers, 72.7K engagements
"Pickling [---] Eggs Preserving Food for Winter in Alaska We go all out in this episode and pickle [---] chicken eggs. We head outdoors for the task spice up our recipes and complete our preservation of eggs for the winter ahead. Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Illia Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/simplelivingalaska Our Amazon affiliate link if you wish to support our channel: https://amzn.to/2Xi9CvE Products used in this video: Camera: https://amzn.to/2PePqZF Stainless Water Bath Canner:"
YouTube Link 2021-04-07T04:58Z 883K followers, 3.5M engagements
"Pickled Eggs & Salt Cured Egg Yolks We carry on our tradition of making pickled eggs at our new cabin but this time we try something new salt cured egg yolks Picked Egg Brine 2:1 ratio (distilled white vinegar to water) Ingredients for [--] dozen eggs - [--] cups white distilled vinegar - [--] cups water - 1/3 cup cane sugar - [---] teaspoons kosher salt - [--] tablespoon dried herbs and spices of your choice * Spices we used: mixed peppercorns coriander seeds dill seed celery seed cumin and cayenne powder * Each quart fits approximately 8-10 eggs and uses [--] and 3/4 cups of brine * Suggested ingredients to"
YouTube Link 2023-04-26T23:19Z 883K followers, 446.3K engagements
"Our BEST Garden Yet Harvesting & Preserving for Winter Ratatouille and Kimchi Our first year harvest from the greenhouse was a success - peppers cucumbers eggplants and green beans along with an abundance of celery onions and cauliflower from the outdoor garden. We water bath relish and pepperoncinis and make a winter's worth of kimchi with fresh cabbage turnips and carrots. We finish off the [--] day event with homemade Ratatouille. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: Bridges"
YouTube Link 2025-08-30T20:00Z 883K followers, 635.3K engagements
"Root Veggies Galore Firewood Processing & [----] Alaska Calendar We harvest the last of the root veggies from the garden including potatoes carrots beets and more After a quick cleaning everything is stored in our crawlspace for the winter months. With a decent firewood stash from last season there's only a few days worth of work to bring our supply back up this year we have Paper Birch to help with the long chilly nights. Homemade perogies and rhubarb pie make for a sweet celebration of winter's arrival. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and"
YouTube Link 2025-11-01T17:00Z 883K followers, 471K engagements
"Clearing a Driveway on Raw Land Felling trees with a Chainsaw We make substantial progress cutting a driveway and clearing an area for a future cabin at our second property. After felling [--] trees with the chainsaw we see the potential this property has to offer. Our [----] Alaska Calendar is available for purchase Ordering info can be found @ https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Store/2021+Alaska+Calendar-1074773792 We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel -Eric & Arielle Illia Check out our Amazon store to see the products"
YouTube Link 2020-10-11T17:43Z 883K followers, 278.6K engagements
"Apple Cider Vinegar Start to Finish We bring you along for another simple home fermentation project and make our first ever batch of Apple Cider Vinegar. Check out our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/simplelivingalaska Our Amazon affiliate link if you wish to support our channel: https://amzn.to/2Xi9CvE [--] oz Amber Growler Pack: https://amzn.to/2VbniqN Food Grade Bucket: https://amzn.to/2HJX471 Our Paypal if you wish to donate to us directly: https://www.paypal.me/SimpleLivingAlaskalocale.x=en_US You can subscribe to our channel here if you"
YouTube Link 2020-02-21T20:01Z 883K followers, 294.8K engagements
"How to Preserve Salmon Brined Smoked & Canned Living in Alaska has provided us ample opportunity to experiment with brining smoking and canning fish. In today's episode we bring you along for the process of preserving [--] gorgeous Silver Salmon fillets for many months to come. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Illia : https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Store/2023+Alaska+Calendar-6037438885 () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the"
YouTube Link 2022-09-21T00:30Z 883K followers, 850.1K engagements
"Remote Hot Springs in Alaska + We Run Out of Fuel We head off into the woods to a remote destination in the middle of winter - an overnight cabin stay fondue and steamy hot springs made for a relaxing getaway. We returned home early to an unexpected surprise we ran out of heating oil while we were gone and both the shop and our cabin needed to be warmed up quickly a simple fix to save the day. The recipe we followed for Sourdough Discard Pretzel Bites - https://www.thisjess.com/sourdough-discard-pretzel-bites/ We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching"
YouTube Link 2025-01-27T22:37Z 883K followers, 385.5K engagements
"Alaska's Melting Spring Break Up & Work Around the Property Migratory birds fly over by the thousands puddles grow as the snow melts - all while we work tirelessly around the property. Cutting wood a bee check and more seed sowing and plant care keeps us busy. It's also the perfect time to clean and organize our freezers. We render fat make airy popovers and replenish our mustard supply. Yellow Mustard Ingredients [---] cups mustard powder [--] cups cold water [---] cups white distilled vinegar 1/4 cup cane sugar [--] whole garlic head grated [--] tbs grated tumeric [--] tbs tumeric powder [--] tsp smoked"
YouTube Link 2025-05-02T23:42Z 883K followers, 512.3K engagements
"Lights & Electrical for the Quonset Hut Workshop We are lighting up the Quonset Hut Shop this week It didn't come easy from mounting conduit on Unistrut to wiring outlets and switches then installing the high bay lights. We couldn't be happier the hard work is over and we can work under the bright lights this winter. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: As We Dream - Aerian Watching Galaxies from Afar - Ave Air () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye"
YouTube Link 2024-11-04T23:00Z 883K followers, 492.7K engagements
"Fueling Our Off Grid Property with Coal & Heating Oil We hit the winter roads to pick up coal for the shop stove and build a simple fuel transfer tank to haul heating oil which powers our Kubota diesel generator boiler in the shop and a small Toyo stove in the cabin. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/simplelivingalaska Our Amazon affiliate link"
YouTube Link 2024-11-10T21:00Z 883K followers, 748.3K engagements
"Harvest and Preserve Cabbage Canned Coleslaw + Sauerkraut Today is the day we harvest our large Alaskan cabbage grown under the midnight sun weighing in at [--] pounds leaves and all We work to preserve our abundant garden harvest through fermentation pickling and water bath processing. Canned Coleslaw Ingredients Sliced Red and Green Cabbage Carrots Beets and Kohlrabi Canned Coleslaw Brine [--] parts vinegar (of your choice) to [--] part water Sugar as desired Peppercorns brown mustard seeds and celery seeds Canned Coleslaw Instructions Sprinkle kosher salt over vegetable mixture allow to sit for"
YouTube Link 2022-10-05T21:04Z 883K followers, 967.1K engagements
"Greenhouse Wood Stove Grouse Hunt & Fast Approaching Winter Weather After building a small concrete block wall for holding firewood we install our wood stove piping for the greenhouse then it's time to pour the concrete footings for our wood shed we get it done just before the snow flies. Work hard play hard - we spend a day of exploring grouse hunting and berry picking only to return home and finish up closing down the greenhouse for the year. We welcome winter's arrival with grouse cranberry sourdough sandwiches. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for"
YouTube Link 2025-10-18T20:00Z 883K followers, 581.6K engagements
"Alaska's Relentless Cold -60F Day to Day Life Repairs & Winter Canning Extreme cold is a normal part of the winter months in Interior Alaska adventures are taken and work around the property continues despite the weather. There are constant repairs and troubleshooting that comes along with this lifestyle we choose to live. December brought a cold spell with temperatures hovering at [---] degrees Fahrenheit for weeks shifting our focus to keeping our structures warm and repairing or solving what problems arose. The price we pay to live in the North can be high but we are constantly rewarded with"
YouTube Link 2026-01-17T21:02Z 883K followers, 560.9K engagements
"Kenai River SOCKEYE + Self Guided Boat Rental Alaska Salt Water Series A bucket list trip for the books After catching Sockeye Salmon on the world famous Kenai River we head out on a self guided boat excursion in Resurrection Bay. The day doesn't disappoint with rock fish orcas and a surprise halibut. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By Epidemic Sound: Shades of Blue (Instrumental Version) - Sara Nielsen () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to"
YouTube Link 2025-08-16T19:07Z 883K followers, 512.4K engagements
"Building a Cold Smoker & Smoking Wild Game Jerky With spring weather in full swing we construct a cold smoker from sawmill lumber recycled metal roofing and a reclaimed wood stove. We break in the new smoker with marinated Caribou and Moose meat for deliciously smoky jerky. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By Epidemic Sound: California Here We Come - Mattias Tell () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend:"
YouTube Link 2025-05-09T22:00Z 883K followers, 912.5K engagements
"FULL Garden & Greenhouse Tour Growing Food in Alaska Zone [--] It's finally time to take a look at what's growing inside our [----] sqft garden complete with a 30' x 60' Rimol Greenhouse Vegetables flowers perennials berries and fruit trees all contribute to our yearly food supply Interior Alaska is a tough climate to grow plants in but that doesn't stop us from trying our hardest. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to"
YouTube Link 2025-07-21T22:00Z 883K followers, 365.6K engagements
"Snagging Coho Salmon with Sea Lions & Bears Coconut Fish Head Soup We head down to Valdez for an action packed fishing trip filled with wildlife and fall colors. This small Alaskan coastal town comes alive during the salmon season. Fishermen sea lions seals and bears all want in on the delicious fish Once we snag our catch we head back to the cabin to make Thai coconut fish head soup. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: V1rgo - Ambre Jaune () ♥ : ♥"
YouTube Link 2024-09-15T17:37Z 883K followers, 420K engagements
"A Wild Week Living in Alaska Traveling for Supplies in America's Largest State We bring you along for a full week of adventure in our lives including supply runs to Alaska's major cities and various work around the property from snow grooming to food prep and starting seeds in our newly completed seed room We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By Epidemic Sound: You Just Missed Out - Headlund Cracks in the Pavement - River Run Dry () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye"
YouTube Link 2025-02-21T20:30Z 883K followers, 764.5K engagements
"Turning 50+ LBS of Apples into Delicious Canned Food Fermenting Pears & Cider Vinegar Apples galore from Washington to Alaska We make [--] canned recipes and two ferments with gorgeous produce we picked up on a recent trip. After all the hard work is done we enjoy a pear mustard and cheddar galette. - [--] lbs apples of choice - [--] quarts water - [--] cups cane sugar - [--] cups brown sugar - [--] Ceylon cinnamon sticks - [--] vanilla beans - [--] tsp kosher salt - [--] tsp nutmeg - [--] tsp ground cloves - juice from [--] lemons *WB [--] minutes makes [--] half pints approximately after processed and cooked down - [--] lbs"
YouTube Link 2025-04-14T22:30Z 883K followers, 384.8K engagements
"Earthbag Root Cellar Build Off Grid Food Storage (Part 2) We complete the underground earthbag root cellar and review the cost to build an invaluable structure on our Alaskan homestead as well as head down to show you the inside. Our Amazon affiliate link if you wish to support our channel: https://amzn.to/2Xi9CvE Sandbags: https://amzn.to/2XQGP2w Our Paypay if you wish to donate to us directly: https://www.paypal.me/SimpleLivingAlaskalocale.x=en_US You can subscribe to our channel here if you enjoy our videos http://www.youtube.com/c/SimpleLivingAlaska Simple Living Alaska Blog:"
YouTube Link 2019-07-26T21:45Z 883K followers, 1.3M engagements
"Raising the Quonset Hut Arches for Our Off Grid Workshop Although we struggle to get the first few arches up on our Quonset Hut we persevere and finally get a routine down. This is just one of the many steps we need to complete in order to have a fully enclosed and functioning off grid workshop in the future but we're relieved to have the process well underway We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products"
YouTube Link 2023-08-09T22:51Z 883K followers, 879.9K engagements
"Mouth-Watering Moose Recipes Cooking at the Cabin Living in Alaska Moose can make up a large portion of one's diet. We are always grateful to able to get our hands on this delicious lean meat and look forward to trying new recipes during the winter months. On the menu in today's episode - Stuffed Moose Meatball Sandwiches Moose Meatloaf with Lingonberry Sauce and Moose Empanadas. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Store/Alaska+Calendar+2024-9777934667 () ♥ "
YouTube Link 2024-02-10T23:00Z 883K followers, 328.2K engagements
"From Tundra to Table Two Bulls Down After a rough start to the day with vehicle problems we had no anticipation of successfully harvesting not just one but two beautiful caribou just before nightfall. The next [--] hours were more challenging than we could imagine but we got the bulls processed and walked away with an abundance of meat to reward us in the winter months. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the"
YouTube Link 2025-08-23T20:00Z 883K followers, 510.1K engagements
"How We Eat in the Summer [--] Days Harvesting Cooking & Preserving The garden is booming in the month of July we take advantage of the bountiful produce and use our new chamber sealer to put some of it away for the winter months. We cook up several summertime inspired meals over the course of [--] days with wild game and salmon harvested earlier in the season. We also preserve rose rhubarb syrup ferment soda and whip up dressings for an upcoming trip. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic"
YouTube Link 2025-08-03T21:20Z 883K followers, 480.5K engagements
"Alaskan Style Pemmican Smoking Caribou Sausage & Winter Ptarmigan Hunt A quick trip to the freshly covered snowy mountains in hopes of spotting a winter caribou no luck with the inclement weather but we did harvest a few ptarmigan for a warm meal back at the cabin. With things settling down a bit we dig into the freezer and pull out some frozen berries unrendered fat and caribou meat for sausage. The links go into the smoker for a few hours before packaging and we make a favorite winter treat of ours - pemmican complete with caribou tallow waterfowl jerky and Alaskan wild berries. We"
YouTube Link 2025-11-16T01:07Z 883K followers, 305K engagements
"A Rough Week with a Sweet Ending Summer Days at the Cabin Off grid living in Alaska has its moments of pure satisfaction but other times present constant challenges. The saying 'every cloud has a silver lining' couldn't be more true after a week of painting our newly sided cabin in the wet weather we enjoy freshly harvested and utterly delicious honey from our bees a special treat to end a tough week. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Illia Re-siding the Cabin Part 1:"
YouTube Link 2022-07-25T23:12Z 871K followers, 643.8K engagements
"Cooking Winter Dinners & Staying Warm at the Cabin The beautiful winter season is among us in Alaska we bring you along for three dinners at the cabin this week. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By Epidemic Sound: Our Journey - August Wilhelmsson The Longest Run - They Dream By Day () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/simplelivingalaska Our Amazon affiliate link if you wish"
YouTube Link 2024-11-29T23:14Z 869K followers, 580.9K engagements
"Alaska's Most Prized Salmon Dipnetting the Copper River We take a break from the Quonset Hut Build and head to the beautiful community of Chitina Alaska to harvest Sockeye Salmon on the wild and famous glacier fed Copper River. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 Our Salmon Canning How To Video https://www.youtube.com/watchv=yQp2UACv3eM&t=819s - Eric & Arielle Illia Music by Epidemic Sound: Through the Hourglass - nothanks Prepare for Liftoff - Tellsonic () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye"
YouTube Link 2023-07-22T21:46Z 879K followers, 1.4M engagements
"Dipnetting Alaska's Sockeye Salmon Roadside Fishing for Grayling We head out for our annual dip netting trip to the Copper River along the way we stop at creeks rivers and lakes with hopes of hooking a grayling for dinner. With great weather and amazing scenery this mosquito filled adventure was a blast We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: Calming Rain - Candelion One Night (Instrumental Version) - Ooyy Blitz - Blue Steel () ♥ : ♥"
YouTube Link 2024-07-15T21:00Z 878K followers, 748.4K engagements
"Alaskan Sockeye Salmon Snag Fishing Seward Alaska We take our first salmon fishing trip of the year to the beautiful town of Seward Alaska. The fish were plentiful leaving us time to check out the boat harbor and Bear Creek Weir before our drive home. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Illia Music by Epidemic Sound: Pity Party (Instrumental Version) - Gamma Skies Dreaming of Lhotse - Ooyy () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye :"
YouTube Link 2022-06-14T23:49Z 875K followers, 455K engagements
"OFF-GRID Shop Utility Room Siding Soundproofing & Electrical The final step to completing our Quonset Hut Shop that we started over two years ago is finishing the utility room that houses our solar system generator and boiler. Shiplap siding soundproofing insulation and lights keep this equipment room not only clean but also function to decrease the generator noise and help with ventilation. It may have taken longer than expected with a few other winter chores and a needlessly tricky ship ladder but we got it done in the comfort of the warm shop We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan"
YouTube Link 2025-11-30T19:47Z 883K followers, 349.9K engagements
"Halibut Fishing with a DRONE Alaska Salt Water Series We head to the Kenai Peninsula for a week long adventure filled with fishing food and surprises We utilize our drone to drop bait for some shore fishing tide pool in Homer during the negative tides and show you a look inside our [----] Ford E-350 Van. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By Epidemic Sound: Heartbreak Alley - Roots and Recognition Into the Earth - King Peaks () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our"
YouTube Link 2025-08-09T19:29Z 883K followers, 444K engagements
"Setting Tile & Finishing the Wood Stove Hearth After installing ceramic tile for the corner surround and sealing our new concrete slab we complete this project with the final touch a live edge Birch shelf and light a long awaited fire in our wood stove. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Illia : https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Store/2023+Alaska+Calendar-6037438885 () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend:"
YouTube Link 2022-12-12T22:00Z 872K followers, 398.5K engagements
"Grizzly & Black Bear Harvest Bear Baiting in Alaska This was our experience bear baiting in Alaska from setting up in late spring to early summer when we were finally able to harvest two bears one from our site and another from a friend's site. We learned a lot and are grateful to have meat in the freezer. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend:"
YouTube Link 2025-07-09T21:56Z 883K followers, 484.4K engagements
"Early Winter Spearfishing 4x4 Van Travel In Alaska We blast off for a winter excursion first we head to the mountains in search of new trails and any wildlife we can find. With the diesel heater not working we cut this trip short and scoot back to the cabin. Once the van is back in tip top shape we head out on our second adventure this time hoping to intercept the whitefish run. Success Our road trip was complete with animals abound and a walk on an Alaskan suspension bridge. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 -"
YouTube Link 2025-11-08T20:26Z 883K followers, 303.3K engagements
"Hooking Fish at the Homer Spit Fresh Seafood Catch & Cook We head to the Land's End in Homer Alaska to cast our lines into the ocean in hopes of catching fresh seafood. We start reeling fish in as low tide approaches and walk away with Flounder Pollock and Sole. Often regarded as the Halibut Fishing Capitol of the World this unique opportunity to fish from shore provided a fun experience to catch other species that reside in Kachemak Bay. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Illia Music by Epidemic"
YouTube Link 2022-08-26T21:00Z 873K followers, 645.2K engagements
"How To Make Garlic Scape Pesto Every year we are rewarded with garlic scapes in the spring this is our zesty adaptation to the classic pesto recipe. Written recipe - https://www.simplelivingalaska.com/simplelivingalaskablog/garlic-scape-pesto-recipe Our Amazon affiliate link if you wish to support our channel: https://amzn.to/2Xi9CvE Our Paypay if you wish to donate to us directly: https://www.paypal.me/SimpleLivingAlaskalocale.x=en_US You can subscribe to our channel here if you enjoy our videos http://www.youtube.com/c/SimpleLivingAlaska Simple Living Alaska Blog:"
YouTube Link 2018-06-06T15:07Z 869K followers, 105K engagements
"An ENTIRE Winter Off Grid Everyday Challenges Living in Alaska Each year we brave yet another Alaskan winter this particular season we anticipated new issues knowing we were going to experience the coldest temperatures we have ever seen. We set out to document what problems would arise and without fail things stopped working requiring us to rise to the occasion of each challenge. Although the snowy and frosted landscape can be wickedly beautiful choosing to lead an off grid lifestyle during Alaska's coldest and darkest months can be physically demanding and psychologically difficult."
YouTube Link 2024-03-30T21:51Z 873K followers, 1.1M engagements
"Insulating the Seed Starting Room Buttoning Up Before Winter Arrives Winter is on its way and we intend to tie up loose ends around the property including sealing up the seed room redoing the fuel lines to diesel generator and making sure the chicken coop diesel heater is running smooth. In the seed room we block between rafters insulate around the windows and utilize foam board for the ceiling and walls. With this complete we can start to heat this room with the shop stove next up is shop lights and the water boiler system We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank"
YouTube Link 2024-10-23T22:00Z 867K followers, 407.1K engagements
"Building an Outhouse at Our Remote Alaskan Cabin Summer is far too short in Alaska we take advantage of the valuable season and break in the weather to build a much needed outhouse at our remote lakeside cabin. And as always good food nature and the dogs were an integral part of the adventure. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Illia Music by Epidemic Sound: My Island - Sindrandi () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye :"
YouTube Link 2022-08-10T22:00Z 874K followers, 861K engagements
"Alaska Refuge Cabin Moose Hunt in a Winter Wonderland We head to a remote cabin in the Alaskan wilderness in search of a bull moose. Although we were unsuccessful at harvesting an animal and had some less than ideal weather we did make the most of the trip with delicious food and exploring the beautiful winter country. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend:"
YouTube Link 2024-12-24T01:34Z 867K followers, 560.2K engagements
"Earthbag Root Cellar Storing a Year's Worth of Food With canning season coming to an end we bring you into our underground root cellar to check out how our off grid food storage solution is faring and to tour our inventory of food. Building the Earthbag Root Cellar: Part [--] - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=xtDdf1K73j0&t=739s Part [--] - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=hucNE7732jM&t=671s Our Amazon affiliate link if you wish to support our channel: https://amzn.to/2Xi9CvE Princeton Tec Headlamp: https://amzn.to/34nj5Sq Olight Seeker [--] Flashlight: https://amzn.to/2NdH5S6 Our Paypal if you wish to"
YouTube Link 2019-11-05T22:37Z 875K followers, 746.4K engagements
"All for the Food Real Life Alaska Salmon Season It's full blown summer in Alaska and that means the salmon are running full swing. We head to the wild and beautiful Copper River in search of Sockeyes with just [--] fish netted after hours of fishing we opt to head home and try again at another date. After harvesting from the garden we bake a rich and flavorful spinach dip with our catch. The perfect meal to enjoy outdoors on a summer evening. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By Epidemic Sound:"
YouTube Link 2025-07-03T23:55Z 883K followers, 329.5K engagements
"All About Cast Iron Cookware Cleaning Maintenance & Re-Seasoning Cast Iron is hands down our favorite cookware. From its versatility to its ease of cleaning and above all the quality of food it produces. We show you how we maintain and season our most used cast iron skillets and restore two vintage cast iron skillets found in our remote Alaskan cabin. Our [----] Alaska Calendar is available for purchase Ordering info can be found @ https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Store/2021+Alaska+Calendar-1074773792 We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and"
YouTube Link 2021-02-18T20:00Z 881K followers, 360.5K engagements
"FULL Season Winter Caribou Hunt ALASKA 2023-2024 It all pays off in the end for our winter caribou hunting season here in Alaska. The journey took us through some of the state's rugged backcountry where we learned new terrain and witnessed incredible sights. We are thankful for the knowledge gained and the opportunity to harvest such a resilient animal that will provide us nutritious food for many months to come. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle "
YouTube Link 2024-02-29T23:31Z 880K followers, 1.2M engagements
"Building Endwalls with Sawmill Lumber Quonset Hut Workshop We get a head start constructing the endwalls for our Quonset Hut Workshop with lumber straight from the sawmill. Although we may have fell short last building season we intend to finish what we started this year and completely enclose our future shop. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: Every Single Day - Pearce Roswell Resilient - Trevor Kowalski () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit"
YouTube Link 2024-03-18T21:00Z 871K followers, 572.6K engagements
"The Buzz About Bees in Alaska + Our Biggest Honey Harvest Yet Bees in Alaska Keeping Honeybees in a notoriously cold climate may sound foreign but folks all over the state have been raising bees successfully for decades. Honeybees are primarily shipped to the 49th state in the early spring months when there is still snow on the ground. Growing the colony watching for swarms and harvesting honey is only a portion of caring for your bees. The ultimate goal for many small-scale beekeepers in Alaska is to keep their bees over the harshest winter months a feat not easily achieved. Strong colonies"
YouTube Link 2025-09-27T20:53Z 883K followers, 266.9K engagements
"Spring Waterfowl Hunting in Alaska Duck Goose & Sandhill Crane For this spring excursion we launch our raft and explore the river for two days in search of Alaska's migrating waterfowl. After a successful and tiring trip we head back to the cabin finish cleaning the birds and enjoy fresh goose legs to celebrate. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend:"
YouTube Link 2025-05-22T00:06Z 883K followers, 315.5K engagements
"Off Grid Stove Conversion Natural Gas to LPG We convert a Peerless Premier gas range from natural gas to propane for our off grid cabin. Our Amazon affiliate link if you wish to support our channel: https://amzn.to/2Xi9CvE Our Paypay if you wish to donate to us directly: https://www.paypal.me/SimpleLivingAlaskalocale.x=en_US You can subscribe to our channel here if you enjoy our videos http://www.youtube.com/c/SimpleLivingAlaska Simple Living Alaska Blog: https://www.simplelivingalaska.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SimpleLivingAlaska Contact us by Email:"
YouTube Link 2018-10-14T03:20Z 874K followers, 158.3K engagements
"Pickled Eggs Preserving the Perfect Snack "It's like a hard boiled egg but way better." As strange as pickled eggs may seem they make for a wonderful snack and pickling is a great method to preserve eggs for long term storage. Today we share our simple brine recipe and bring you along the entire process. Check out our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/simplelivingalaska Our Amazon affiliate link if you wish to support our channel: https://amzn.to/2Xi9CvE Stainless Water Bath Canner: https://amzn.to/2Vrp8CJ Water Bath Canner:"
YouTube Link 2020-04-13T03:09Z 880K followers, 2.1M engagements
"Hunting Pike in the Frozen North Two Nights at a Remote Public Use Cabin We return to the cabin where we successfully speared pike last winter season. Although there was less action this year with spearing we were thrilled to catch a burbot on one of our sets. We made sure to make the most of the trip with gourmet food Marry Me Chicken and Baja Fish Tacos. Last season's pike spearing adventure - https://studio.youtube.com/video/My3Mv_xIy_4/edit We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic"
YouTube Link 2025-02-14T21:03Z 883K followers, 377.8K engagements
"Building a Conex Solar Panel Mount for Our Off Grid Cabin This week we figure out a plan to mount our solar panels on our shipping container which involves moving the conex welding the steel mount and prepping the conex for paint We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: A Lighthouse In Space - Kim Aspen () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/simplelivingalaska Our"
YouTube Link 2023-05-25T23:00Z 877K followers, 328.8K engagements
"Chicken Coop Tour The Chicks New Home The chicks have quickly out grown their brooders and we are anxious to move them out of the house. Let's take a quick tour of the coop before we introduce the birds to their new home Thank you for following our journey and commitment to lead a simpler life. We are incredibly grateful for your support that enables us to share Alaska with you Our Amazon affiliate link if you wish to support our channel: https://amzn.to/2Xi9CvE Our Paypay if you wish to donate to us directly: https://www.paypal.me/SimpleLivingAlaskalocale.x=en_US You can subscribe to our"
YouTube Link 2019-04-27T16:45Z 869K followers, 147.1K engagements
"Reviewing ALL Our Off-Grid Heating Systems DIY In-Floor Heat Blaze King & Coal We start up and test our in floor heating system in the shop for the first time in late November. Over the course of [--] weeks we evaluate how efficiently and effectively our new setup will heat our [----] sqft Quonset Hut. There were a few surprises and learning curves during the process. Ultimately we opted to upgrade a pump for the system and feel comforted going forward in the future that this will be a reliable and realistic setup. We cover our other heat sources - a DS Stoves Coal Furnace in the shop a Blaze"
YouTube Link 2025-02-27T23:30Z 883K followers, 786.7K engagements
"Fall River Camping & Clearing the Land for a Woodshed We take an adventure in the raft and scout a new river in search of possible hunting grounds. The fall colors and river ride did not disappoint once home we start work on clearing a spot for our future woodshed. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By Epidemic Sound: Requiem - Taelimb Lamma Amoot - Ebo Krdum () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend:"
YouTube Link 2025-10-11T20:00Z 883K followers, 372K engagements
"It's Done Finally Completing Our Shop's Shiplap Siding We got it done The shop siding is officially complete including the seed room and the slab insulation below grade. Various other chores keep up busy as we enjoy fall cooked meals. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: A Steep Path - Northside () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/simplelivingalaska Our Amazon"
YouTube Link 2025-09-13T20:00Z 883K followers, 413.8K engagements
"Alaskan Salmon Cooked [--] Ways Quick and Simple Recipes The star of today's episode is wild Alaskan salmon. We cook [--] simple recipes with this incredibly flavorful fish that we harvested and preserved in the summer months. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Illia () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye : https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Store/2022+Alaska+Calendar-8134805887 Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend:"
YouTube Link 2022-03-28T19:27Z 832K followers, 265.4K engagements
"Exploring Beautiful Alaska Harvesting Wild Edibles We head out on our Polaris Ranger to sight in our hunting rifle for the upcoming moose season admist the spectacular journey we find time to harvest a variety of wild berries and wildflowers. Our Amazon affiliate link if you wish to support our channel: https://amzn.to/2Xi9CvE Cable Winch: https://amzn.to/2Z2pGn7 KFI [----] Winch: https://amzn.to/31SAJMx Lodge Skillet: https://amzn.to/2ZhLg2a Music by Epidemic Sound: Wildflowers - Ain't Nobody Like You Ameryh - Strangers Again Our Paypay if you wish to donate to us directly:"
YouTube Link 2019-08-23T06:22Z 872K followers, 216.9K engagements
"Building a Shop Workbench & Corned Caribou Warm Winter Weather at the Cabin We experience an unusually long warm spell paired with windy weather causing much of our snow to melt while we are working on building a shop workbench for Eric this week. With the new bench and wood stove hearth complete we make corned caribou for a spectacular winter dinner with lemon blueberry crumb cake for dessert. Recipe for Lemon Blueberry Crumb Cake - https://freshbeanbakery.com/lemon-blueberry-crumb-cake/ Substitutions and additions made Blueberry Jam - replaced sugar with 1/2 cup spruce tip syrup - added"
YouTube Link 2025-02-09T02:48Z 883K followers, 363.1K engagements
"Alaska Beaver Hunt with .17 HMR Fishing for Grayling & Northern Pike We launch on a slow moving creek for a peaceful trip in our canoe in search of beavers. We end the night after a successful harvest and head back home to get the beavers processed. Round [--] of this adventure - we take a wild boat ride through an Alaskan forest on a shallow creek filled with Arctic Grayling. In the afternoon we target Northern Pike and aren't disappointed when the bite is on We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle () ♥ "
YouTube Link 2025-06-21T20:00Z 883K followers, 371.7K engagements
"Earthbag Root Cellar Build Off Grid Food Storage (Part 1) With canning season on the horizon we start the construction of our underground earthbag root cellar that will soon store our precious canned food and crops from the garden. Our Amazon affiliate link if you wish to support our channel: https://amzn.to/2Xi9CvE Sandbags: https://amzn.to/2XQGP2w Our Paypay if you wish to donate to us directly: https://www.paypal.me/SimpleLivingAlaskalocale.x=en_US You can subscribe to our channel here if you enjoy our videos http://www.youtube.com/c/SimpleLivingAlaska Simple Living Alaska Blog:"
YouTube Link 2019-07-18T08:18Z 874K followers, 888.8K engagements
"Harvesting Birch Sap & Making Syrup With rising temperatures the birch sap harvesting season kicked off rapidly this year. We head into the boreal forest to tap Alaska Paper Birch trees and bring our collected sap back to the cabin to finally try our hand at making birch syrup over the course of several days. At the end it may not have been worth the time and resources however we still enjoyed taste testing the rich and decadent syrup on French toast. For more information on tapping birch trees: https://alaskabirchsyrup.com/backyard-birch-syrup-basics-supplies/ We appreciate you tagging along"
YouTube Link 2021-04-30T20:00Z 881K followers, 340.5K engagements
"Pressure Canning Ham at Home Ever wondered what to do with leftover holiday ham We walk you through the process of canning our home cured ham with a pressure canner. Wet Cure Ham Recipe: https://www.simplelivingalaska.com/post/home-cured-holiday-ham Check out our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/simplelivingalaska Our Amazon affiliate link if you wish to support our channel: https://amzn.to/2Xi9CvE Presto Pressure Canner: https://amzn.to/2Yuv6pX Canning Jar Lifter: https://amzn.to/34qX8BX Lodge 12" Skillet: https://amzn.to/34bbxBH Our Paypal"
YouTube Link 2020-01-05T03:03Z 879K followers, 127.3K engagements
"We Add Guard Geese to Our Flock Protecting Chickens from Predators In need of aerial protection due to a recent predator attack we take the necessary steps to make sure our flock has all the safety we can provide and welcome two baby goslings to the homestead. Premier1Supplies website: https://www.premier1supplies.comutm_source=simplelivingalaska&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=youtube 48" PoultryNet with drivable posts (1OO ft roll): https://www.premier1supplies.com/p/poultrynet-12-48-3-w-drivable-posts-electric-nettingutm_source=simplelivingalaska&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=youtube"
YouTube Link 2019-06-12T19:37Z 873K followers, 146K engagements
"Honest Look at Living Off Grid Full Cabin and Property Tour The last [--] years here in Alaska have been one heck of a ride We show you how our cabin is set up for off grid living and take a tour of the property. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle : https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Store/2023+Alaska+Calendar-6037438885 () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/simplelivingalaska"
YouTube Link 2023-10-13T14:09Z 767K followers, 528.7K engagements
"Making Kefir Yogurt & Kefir Cheese at Home Fermented Food of Many Uses We walk you through the incredibly simple process of making kefir a plain and sour drinkable yogurt made from milk kefir grains. This versatile ingredient can also be made into a soft delicious kefir cheese. You can enjoy both these nutritious fermented products in an array of recipes even better all you need to get started is just two simple ingredients milk kefir grains and whole milk. : https://www.culturesforhealth.com/learn/category/milk-kefir/ Our [----] Alaska Calendar is available for purchase Ordering info can be"
YouTube Link 2021-01-26T22:45Z 845K followers, 285.1K engagements
"Spring Days in Alaska Tanning a Caribou Hide When a spring ride doesn't go as planned we have a cook out on the deck over with caribou stuffed pita pits. Back at the cabin we get ready for our summer season and tan our first caribou hide. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: Reaching beyond the Clouds - Tellsonic Danro - Sugoi () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend:"
YouTube Link 2024-04-29T20:00Z 782K followers, [--] engagements
"Wood Stove Hearth Pouring Concrete Indoors Winter is the perfect time for indoor projects at the cabin. We undertake a task that has been on the back burner for quite some time. After removing the wood stove and tearing down the old hearth we prep the area and pour our first ever concrete slab. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Illia : https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Store/2023+Alaska+Calendar-6037438885 () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store"
YouTube Link 2022-12-06T22:00Z 835K followers, 435K engagements
"Lights Shelves Action Finishing the Seed Room With the ceiling lights wired and the outlets in place we were ready to set up shelves and grow lights in anticipation of the upcoming spring season when we will start thousands of seeds for our [----] summer garden. The seed room turned out more beautiful than we could have imagined and after starting seeds in our cabins for [--] years we are grateful to finally have a dedicated space where the dirt is welcomed. Recipe followed for Blue Corn Masa Cookies - https://thefancynavajo.com/2020/02/12/fancy-navajo-blue-corn-cookies/ We appreciate you tagging"
YouTube Link 2025-02-02T21:16Z 883K followers, 358.2K engagements
"Filling Our Firewood Supply Staying One Step Ahead in Winter We attempt to stay one step ahead of the cold season and replenish our firewood stash for next year. With wood heat being the primary source of heat for our cabin this is a very important task. Often times days spent outdoors in winter are not only productive but also enjoyable. Eric builds an insulated box that can be moved on skids for the generator. https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Store/Alaska+Calendar+2024-9777934667 We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our"
YouTube Link 2023-12-07T22:00Z 809K followers, 482.8K engagements
"Alaska Scavengers Waste Nothing Moose Carcass Trail Camera We leave a partial moose carcass on windy mountainside set up with [--] game cameras to capture what would happen. To our surprise many animals came to scavenge from the Fall into the early winter season leaving no remnants behinds. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/simplelivingalaska Our"
YouTube Link 2025-01-23T21:00Z 883K followers, 216.6K engagements
"Preserving [--] Pounds of Alaskan Moose Meat Smoking Jerky We fire up the pallet smoker for [--] lbs of marinated Alaskan moose meat for the perfect summer snack homemade jerky Thank you for watching and supporting our channel -Eric & Arielle Illia Check out our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/simplelivingalaska Our Amazon affiliate link if you wish to support our channel: https://amzn.to/2Xi9CvE Our Paypal if you wish to donate to us directly: https://www.paypal.me/SimpleLivingAlaskalocale.x=en_US You can subscribe to our channel here if you"
YouTube Link 2020-05-30T05:19Z 854K followers, 368.7K engagements
"Building a Massive 30'x60' Greenhouse Trenching Ground Posts + Framework We get a head start on next year's growing season assembling our [--] by [--] foot Rimol Greenhouse. Our rocky soil leads us to trenching our ground posts once level and plumb we complete the bow and truss assembly followed by purlins and wind bracing. After three days of hard work we cook up kickin' swiss chard and craft a few ferments with vegetables from the garden. Rimol Nor'Easter Construction Playlist by UNH Cooperative Extension - https://www.youtube.com/playlistlist=PLwXheufOqYRdCFVnQeV3jnfjjpI1HoD6f We appreciate"
YouTube Link 2024-08-09T22:00Z 795K followers, [--] engagements
"Takin' Care of Business Siding Prep Beaver Pelts & Concrete Pad for the Greenhouse As Fall approaches we get to work on preparing the back of the shop and seed room for siding - including planing routing and staining the wood in addition to chores around the property and pouring a small pad for the greenhouse double barrel stove. We also pull the beaver pelts out of the freezer and try fleshing with our pressure washer. The pelts are then stretched on hoops for drying. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric &"
YouTube Link 2025-09-06T20:55Z 883K followers, 315.4K engagements
"Summer Journey to Our Lakeside Cabin We take our first boat excursion to our remote lakeside cabin. The scenery on the river was outstanding and once we arrive safely for the night we jump at the opportunity to fish for pike. The trip was a blast and prepared us for future summer adventures at the cabin. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Illia Music By Epidemic Sound: Bagatelle Valley - Nylonwings Rhythm of the River - J.F. Gloss Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend:"
YouTube Link 2021-06-10T19:00Z 845K followers, 1.1M engagements
"Building a Coop Chickens in Alaska (Part Two) We finally finish the chicken coop and are now one step closer to having fresh chicken eggs at our homestead here in Alaska. #chickencoopbuild Information on Open Front Chicken Coops: https://www.wideopenpets.com/1924-open-front-chicken-coop-design-fresh/ Dr. Prince T. Woods plans for chicken coop: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ptid=ncs1.ark:/13960/t32236w44;view=1up;seq=9 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ptid=coo.31924003138272;view=1up;seq=7 Thank you for following our journey and commitment to lead a simpler life. We are incredibly grateful"
YouTube Link 2019-04-14T05:10Z 853K followers, 136.2K engagements
"Dip Net Fishing Alaska's Copper River Smoking & Canning Sockeye Salmon Perseverance pays off on our annual dip netting trip to the quaint town of Chitina and the wild Copper River. These Sockeye salmon are well worth the effort loaded with extra fat for their long journey and the turbid waters they traverse. We take our catch and fire up the pallet smoker back at the cabin to preserve these prized Alaskan fish. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Illia :"
YouTube Link 2021-07-05T20:42Z 811K followers, 2.4M engagements
"Dip Netting Alaska's Copper River Red Salmon Our second dip netting trip of the year takes us to the beautiful little town of Chitina Alaska. The Copper River is known for its silty turbid water and Copper River Red Salmon. We harvest our annual limit of Sockeye Salmon just after midnight with time to spare and enjoy Alaska's longest days of summer. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Illia Music by Epidemic Sound: There Is No Sequel - Philip Ayers () ♥ : ♥"
YouTube Link 2022-06-30T19:11Z 866K followers, 1.2M engagements
"Our First Alaska Salmon Jerky Caviar and Stock We return home with a bounty of Alaskan Sockeye salmon after a recent trip to the Kenai Peninsula. From fresh to dehydrated and even dog food we don't let one of these beautiful fish go to waste. Cabela's Deluxe Dehydrator: https://www.cabelas.com/product/Cabelas-Tray-Deluxe-Dehydrator/2288563.utsslotId=0 Thank you for following our journey and commitment to lead a simpler life. We are incredibly grateful for your support that enables us to share Alaska with you Our Amazon affiliate link if you wish to support our channel: https://amzn.to/2Xi9CvE"
YouTube Link 2019-06-18T13:00Z 811K followers, 94.2K engagements
"Growing Sweet Potato Slips & Canning French Onion Soup Fabricating a Welding Cart Spring is a season of using up leftover produce starting seeds for this year's garden and working on projects around the cabin. With an abundance of onions and shallots we make and can hearty French Onion Soup with fresh bone stock. In the seed room we transplant peppers sow tomato seeds and divide sweet potato slips. Last we tackle a welding project in the shop and try out the new plasma cutter. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 -"
YouTube Link 2025-03-28T23:35Z 883K followers, 387.1K engagements
"DIY Shiplap Siding + Spray Foam Insulation Painting the Quonset Hut Shop We tackle the siding on the front end wall of the Quonset Hut Workshop. From routing to planning we finally get our homemade shiplap boards up. Although a bit of a struggle the newly stained wood looks better than we could have asked for. With the metal flashing complete we call in the professionals for spray foam insulation and finish off the interior with fresh paint no easy feat at [----] sqft. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric &"
YouTube Link 2024-08-03T19:42Z 863K followers, 654.5K engagements
"Dip Net Fishing for Hooligan Alaska's Sardine A much anticipated trip of Hooligan dip netting pays off after two days of searching for these delicious little fish. After a hard day of work on the river we enjoy Hooligan hot dogs on a sandy beach with the pups. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Illia () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye : https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Store/2022+Alaska+Calendar-8134805887 Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and"
YouTube Link 2022-06-04T04:47Z 850K followers, 863.8K engagements
"Completing Our Alaska Sized Greenhouse Plastic Cover Installing Doors & Roll-up Sides We finally complete our greenhouse We first start by tackling the doors and back window then move onto the challenging part of pulling poly covering onto the frame with only two people. Lastly amidst more outdoor planting and cooking up moose stroganoff we install the manual roll-up sides just in time to plant. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By Epidemic Sound: Leave the Light On (Instrumental Version) -"
YouTube Link 2025-06-03T20:00Z 883K followers, 432.1K engagements
"278 LBS of Meat Butchering a Moose We process the cow moose that Arielle harvested from our [----] fall hunting trip. Along with cutting roasts steaks and grinding moose we also render tallow and delicious bone broth. The prolonged task of butchering the moose left us with [---] pounds of invaluable meat in our freezer that we are deeply grateful for. Our [----] Alaska Calendar is available for purchase Ordering info can be found @ https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Store/2021+Alaska+Calendar-1074773792 We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and"
YouTube Link 2020-09-11T14:02Z 846K followers, 1M engagements
"Fermenting Garlic We experiment with lacto-fermenting our Oregon grown garlic by following this simple recipe this allows us to keep all the benefits of raw garlic and provides a means of preservation. Recipe followed in this video: https://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/pickled-garlic/ Our Amazon affiliate link if you wish to support our channel: https://amzn.to/2Xi9CvE Acacia Serving Bowl: https://amzn.to/32dzkA4 Our Paypay if you wish to donate to us directly: https://www.paypal.me/SimpleLivingAlaskalocale.x=en_US You can subscribe to our channel here if you enjoy our videos"
YouTube Link 2018-10-26T06:04Z 850K followers, 496.6K engagements
"April Seed Room Tour Boat Trailer Bunks & Sawmill Toe Boards With the arrival of spring we get prepared for the upcoming boating season by modifying our boat trailer to fit our jet raft. The seed room is in full swing at this time of the year we give you a look inside at the plants we are growing and discuss how the room has been performing. We make progress on the sawmill and get the toe boards installed finishing off the evening with homemade ravioli. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By"
YouTube Link 2025-04-20T21:59Z 883K followers, 283.7K engagements
"Seasons Are Changing Honey & Berry Harvest Wild Alaska The transition from late summer into fall is fantastic in Alaska. Salmon spawning wildlife feasting hillsides prolific with wild berries and our first summer honey harvest from the bees gives us great reason to be grateful to live in such an incredible place. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Illia Music By Epidemic Sound: The White Birch - Moorland Songs : https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the"
YouTube Link 2021-09-08T19:00Z 840K followers, 689.5K engagements
"24 Hours in an Ice Fishing Hut Boiling Burbot in Sprite We bring bait tackle and our fishing poles for an overnight ice fishing adventure on Alaska's Lake Louise. A comfy fishing hut freshly baked cookies and sweet poor man's lobster made for a memorable Christmas Day. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: Sealed Letters - August Wilhelmsson If you're looking for an Alaskan adventure on Lake Louise give Patrick a call with Chasing Tails Guide Service -"
YouTube Link 2024-12-29T21:21Z 830K followers, 333.5K engagements
"5 Days Winter Camping & Chasing Caribou in Alaska In search of Alaska's delicious caribou we take a winter excursion to the snow frosted hills where we discover thousands of tracks find a neat shed and get a little more than we bargained for on our final day of hunting. Although no caribou were harvested we enjoyed our hot meals the spectacular scenery and appreciated the unseasonably mild weather. For more information on the Alaskan made Arctic Oven Tents check out - https://alaskagearcompany.com/collections/arctic-oven-hot-tents We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀"
YouTube Link 2024-11-17T21:00Z 820K followers, 380.6K engagements
"Catching Wild Coho Salmon with Homemade Bait With the local rivers teaming with salmon runs we get outdoors for a new fishing challenge. We attempt to catch wild Alaskan Coho salmon using homecured bait. It pays off this trip and we head home with more delicious food for winter. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Illia : https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Store/2023+Alaska+Calendar-6037438885 () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the"
YouTube Link 2022-08-31T22:00Z 858K followers, 507.2K engagements
"Processing & Canning [--] Wild Alaskan Salmon After returning home from an amazing trip to Chitina Alaska we are thrilled to process our catch [--] beautiful Copper River Red Salmon. We fire up the smoker and get canning. Smoked salmon dip and lox are the perfect meals to celebrate this flavorful fish. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Illia () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye : https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Store/2022+Alaska+Calendar-8134805887 Visit our Amazon"
YouTube Link 2022-07-05T22:00Z 829K followers, 1.5M engagements
"Preparing our Vehicles for a Cold Dark Alaskan Winter With the snowy weather outside Eric heads to the unfinished Quonset Hut Shop to work on our vehicles for the cold and dark winter months up ahead. The Polaris gets new brakes the tractor gets lights and both trucks get equipped with heaters and trickle chargers to help with start up. After a tire change and one last modification we test out the new lights on the Tundra. https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Store/Alaska+Calendar+2024-9777934667 We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and"
YouTube Link 2023-10-21T22:00Z 812K followers, 588.8K engagements
"2022 Iditarod Dog Sled Race Willow Alaska We attend the annual Iditarod Restart in Willow Alaska for a day of fun in the sun. This historic race is truly a spectacle to witness from the sidelines. Such a special occasion calls for a campfire cook out complete with stuffed garlic bread and banana boats. We wish all of the mushers and their dog teams a safe journey Last Year's Iditarod Race (2021) - https://youtu.be/enmfXDb7wbg : https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Store/2022+Alaska+Calendar-8134805887 We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching"
YouTube Link 2022-03-10T20:00Z 836K followers, 313.1K engagements
"Harvesting Potatoes Planting Garlic & Making Spaetzle It's time to get our potatoes dug up before winter arrives We plant [--] pounds of hardneck garlic in the same patch and hope for the best. Once we get our potatoes to their long term storage we enjoy an afternoon outside making the German dish Spaetzle. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Our First Year Harvesting Huge Potatoes in Alaska - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=B_TUoG5Jktg Last Year's Garlic Harvest (2022) -"
YouTube Link 2023-10-03T22:00Z 812K followers, 420.2K engagements
"Rough Riding in Alaska Backcountry Winter Travel From caribou hunting in the rocky mountains of the alpine tundra to exploring the spruce forested valleys and wetlands traveling in Alaska's harsh winter conditions requires a certain degree of determination and preparedness in the stunning yet deadly environment. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend:"
YouTube Link 2024-12-18T00:07Z 824K followers, 272.5K engagements
"Basic Bug Out Bag Alaska [----] We head up the mountain pass with our survival gear and give you the full breakdown of our "Bug Out Bag" contents. Check out our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/simplelivingalaska Our Amazon affiliate link if you wish to support our channel: https://amzn.to/2Xi9CvE Gerber LMF [--] Knife: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000E3QUB6/tag=simplelivi0a4-20 Eyeskey Compass: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00QR3LPXK/tag=simplelivi0a4-20 Ontario Rat [--] Knife: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DXNZFPQ/tag=simplelivi0a4-20 Fire Starter"
YouTube Link 2019-02-12T19:39Z 836K followers, 70.2K engagements
"Alaska's Silver Salmon Brined Smoked & Canned An impromptu trip to the beautiful town of Valdez Alaska lands us massive Silver Salmon. After curing and smoking these outstanding fillets we can two new savory recipes for the long winter up ahead. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Illia Music By Epidemic Sound: Morning Hike - Lindsey Abraham : https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend:"
YouTube Link 2021-09-18T20:00Z 866K followers, 1.9M engagements
"Canning Homemade Mustard Berry Butter & Puff Pastry Bites It's time to make our annual mustard we make two new recipes and utilize extra berries we had leftover from the fall season to make a berry and apple sauce. We end the evening with delicious Ptarmigan bites for dinner. Spicy Yellow Mustard Ingredients [---] cups yellow mustard powder 3+ cups cold water 3/4 cup white distilled vinegar 1/4 cup white wine vinegar 1/4 cup cane sugar [--] whole garlic head grated [--] tbs grated tumeric [--] tsp smoked paprika [--] tsp kosher salt Sweet Brown Mustard Ingredients [--] cups ground brown mustard seeds [--] cups"
YouTube Link 2023-02-28T02:39Z 837K followers, 332.2K engagements
"Cozy Lakeside Cabin Rainbows in Winter We take to the woods for a retreat at an Alaskan Public Use cabin. Set in a beautiful location this small cabin kept us and the dogs toasty warm. The ice fishing for Rainbow Trout and winter exploration kept us well entertained and looking forward to another stay at one of these unique cabins. More information on Alaska's Public Use Cabins - https://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/aspcabins/index.htm https://www.alaska.org/public-use-cabins https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Store/Alaska+Calendar+2024-9777934667 We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan"
YouTube Link 2023-12-24T17:16Z 770K followers, 388.7K engagements
"Blueberries and Mushrooms and Cranberries Oh My [----] Alaska Calendar Fall in Alaska provides a bounty of wonderous food from the land. We forage high up in the mountains for Blueberries and Huckleberries and low down in the woods for Winter Chanterelles and High Bush Cranberries. Back at the cabin we create delicious treats and canned food for the winter. Jam Bar Recipe Dough Ingredients [--] 1/2 cups all purpose flour [--] cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup softened unsalted butter [--] tbs coconut oil [--] egg [--] tsp vanilla 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp kosher salt *1/4 rolled oats (added to second portion"
YouTube Link 2023-10-12T04:12Z 745K followers, 874.5K engagements
"Installing A Well Pump at the Off Grid Cabin Installing a submersible pump can be simple and inexpensive. We decided on DIY to help counterbalance the high cost of having a well drilled and to familiarize ourselves with how a well system works. Our Amazon affiliate link if you wish to support our channel: https://amzn.to/2Xi9CvE Our Paypay if you wish to donate to us directly: https://www.paypal.me/SimpleLivingAlaskalocale.x=en_US You can subscribe to our channel here if you enjoy our videos http://www.youtube.com/c/SimpleLivingAlaska Simple Living Alaska Blog:"
YouTube Link 2018-10-07T20:54Z 848K followers, 209.6K engagements
"Gearing Up for a Winter Trip to Our Remote Cabin We spend two days getting ready for a special trip to our remote cabin including modifying our snowmachines and preparing delicious food. Once packed we are ready to hit the road for an unforgettable for journey. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/simplelivingalaska Our Amazon affiliate link if you"
YouTube Link 2025-03-05T23:00Z 883K followers, 254K engagements
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YouTube Link 2025-09-02T09:24Z [---] followers, 12.7K engagements
"Spring Ptarmigan & Grouse Cookout Small Game Hunting in Alaska We embrace the sun filled spring days here in Alaska by heading out in the van in search of game birds. We harvest several species of ptarmigan and grouse over the course of three days and have a good old fashioned cookout on our trailer to celebrate the season. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: Neon Desert - Coma Svensson () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to"
YouTube Link 2025-04-08T22:30Z 883K followers, 438.5K engagements
"Picking Up Our New Adventure RIG Riding Through a Glacier Tunnel + Fresh Potato Donuts We recently found ourselves back in the lower [--] for a new to us 4x4 van. After our brief stay in Bend we headed home but not without stopping for some local honey and Washington apples. We made short work of the long journey through Canada not wasting a moment once we returned. Soon after we set off for another adventure this time to a much anticipated glacier with an ice tunnel. We finish off our celebration with fluffy potato donuts and get a jumpstart on snow removal around the sawmill. We appreciate"
YouTube Link 2025-04-04T18:00Z 883K followers, 325.5K engagements
"Summer Has Arrived Early Garden Harvest Spruce Tips & Tasting Smoked Beaver After a cool spring we are more than ready for the summer heat A quick bee update and garden harvest then we're off to pick spruce tips for a few summer concoctions - spinach pesto oxymel wild soda and oil infused spruce tip marinade. Duck soup is on the menu for the first night then we try the freshly smoked beaver with cooked radishes and sourdough focaccia all enjoyed under Alaska's midnight sun. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric"
YouTube Link 2025-06-27T22:04Z 883K followers, 355.9K engagements
"Spring Waterfowl Hunting in Alaska + Peking Duck Spring is in full swing in Alaska with thousands of migratory birds showing up daily to breed and raise their young in the state's vast wetlands. A quick outing lands us a few beautiful birds to bring back to the cabin. Once processed and clean we try our hand at Peking Duck and are not disappointed with the iconic dish. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the"
YouTube Link 2024-05-16T20:00Z 866K followers, 317.4K engagements
"Did We Pick the Wrong Spot Setting Up a Bear Bait Hunting Site We venture out on a late spring river trip to set up our first bear bait site. With the low water levels we opt to use the raft this time around even with all the gear we needed to haul in. It's a full day event - setting up the barrel limbing trees and spreading scent. After one week we are disappointed to find no bears have passed though the site but we remain optimistic they will come We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle () ♥ : ♥"
YouTube Link 2025-06-09T22:19Z 883K followers, 260.2K engagements
"Canning Bone-In Chicken + Moose Meat with Enchilada Sauce What does one do when you have too many chickens Make bone broth That has been our annual routine when we cull our birds but this year we decided to give canning the meat a go instead. We opted to leave the the skin on and keep the chicken bone in for pressure canning after par-cooking we stuff the sections into quart sized jars and fill them up with rich chicken stock. We also canned moose with homemade enchilada sauce and raw packed cubed meat all said and done we ended up with [--] jars of delicious food. Check out Famous Amens for"
YouTube Link 2024-11-23T22:32Z 818K followers, 247.2K engagements
"Major Progress on the Seed Room Spruce Interior Siding Mortar & Rough-In Electrical We make major progress on the seed room starting with mortaring the cookie wall which turned into a full day's worth of work. Next we planed our home milled White Spruce siding and coated it with an interior wood treatment. Once the planks were up Eric roughed in our electrical. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By Epidemic Sound: Into the Forest - Jakob Ahlbom Are We Forever - Ave Air () ♥ : ♥"
YouTube Link 2025-01-17T22:00Z 883K followers, 368.6K engagements
"Annual Potato Harvest Planting Garlic & Putting the Garden to Bed Saying Goodbye to a Friend It's never easy to say goodbye to a beloved companion we sadly had to do just that for our wild and speckled pup Bandit. You were a tremendous part of our everyday lives and we are so grateful for all the time we were able to spend with you over the years. Life won't be the same without you. We will cherish you always and never forget you stampeding around as if running was the only option splashing and digging in any possible body of water and most of all looking after us. We love you Bandit may you"
YouTube Link 2024-10-11T20:30Z 808K followers, 282.1K engagements
"Duck Confit + Smoked Sweet Jerky Pepper Troubles & Planting the Outdoor Garden We make the ever delicious and slow cooked Duck Confit while smoking sweet waterfowl jerky in the cold smoker. This batch turned out excellent marinated with pineapple juice maple syrup brown sugar salt cayenne pepper flakes and basted with honey and spruce tip syrup. We shift our focus to start planting in the outdoor garden - potatoes onions celery and more. We also discuss a never-ending battle with aphids this season and our pepper loss. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for"
YouTube Link 2025-05-27T20:30Z 883K followers, 333K engagements
"The RACE is On to Plant Our [----] Summer Garden It's taken us two spring seasons and major muscle to build up our garden to what it is today. Complete with a [----] sqft greenhouse and numerous raised beds this garden will provide us with ample space to grow our food for the year. We get all the plants in just before summer kicks off. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By Epidemic Sound: Selfless - dvine Stuck in the Moment (Instrumental Version) - Alexa Cappelli () ♥ : ♥"
YouTube Link 2025-06-15T18:36Z 883K followers, 592.8K engagements
"Alaska Salmon Fishing PINK + CHUM Taste Testing Candied Salmon & Smoked Roe Come along with us as we target Alaska's most abundant salmon Pinks (AKA Humpy Salmon). We spend the day at two local creeks and head back to the cabin once we land a colorful spawning Chum. After processing and brining the fish we start up the smoker to make spruce tip and honey glazed candied salmon and smoked roe. We taste and compare the Pinks and Chum and give our final verdict. Thank you for watching and supporting our channel - Eric & Arielle Illia Check out our Amazon store to see the products we use and"
YouTube Link 2020-08-22T18:15Z 813K followers, 718.2K engagements
"Where The Roads Don't Go Returning to Our Remote Alaska Cabin We return to our remote cabin in the Alaskan Wilderness after two years. We make the most of our trip splitting wood cooking delicious meals with some spare time for Northern Pike fishing and relaxation. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/simplelivingalaska Our Amazon affiliate link if"
YouTube Link 2025-03-09T22:01Z 883K followers, 576.9K engagements
"Greenhouse Build End Wall Framing & Baseboards We resume construction on our 30'x60' Rimol greenhouse starting with baseboards and gravel work. We attach the double and single wire lock then frame out the end walls. Next up is poly We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By Epidemic Sound: Alone in Lumen Forests - nothanks Bust a Move - Tellsonic () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend:"
YouTube Link 2025-05-15T22:16Z 883K followers, 359.9K engagements
"Beehive Update August [----] Keeping Honey Bees in Alaska We inspect all three of our honey bee hives discuss our approach to beekeeping here in Alaska and why we won't be harvesting honey this year. Our Amazon affiliate link if you wish to support our channel: https://amzn.to/2Xi9CvE Michael Bush's The Practical Beekeeper Beekeeping Naturally Book: https://amzn.to/31yiDPC Our Paypay if you wish to donate to us directly: https://www.paypal.me/SimpleLivingAlaskalocale.x=en_US You can subscribe to our channel here if you enjoy our videos http://www.youtube.com/c/SimpleLivingAlaska Simple Living"
YouTube Link 2019-08-14T02:26Z 855K followers, 95.1K engagements
"A Wall Made of Cookies Working on the Seed Room at [--] Below When the temperatures take a dip outside we head indoors to get working on our seed starting room the cookie wall is first on the project list and the wood cookie slices demand our patience and creative thinking to get them smooth and prepped prior to sealing. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By Epidemic Sound: Name's Peace - August Wilhelmsson Departure - Ending - August Wilhelmsson () ♥ : ♥"
YouTube Link 2025-01-11T19:47Z 883K followers, 314.4K engagements
"Lake Trout for Dinner Alaska's Public Use Cabins We have one our best trips to date staying in a Alaska Public Use Cabin. Filled with fishing exploring the northern lights and of course good food Check out [--] River's Fly and Tackle Shop for local fishing tackle - https://www.3riversflyandtackle.com/ More information on Alaska's Public Use Cabins - https://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/aspcabins/index.htm https://www.alaska.org/public-use-cabins https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Store/Alaska+Calendar+2024-9777934667 We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for"
YouTube Link 2023-12-02T01:53Z 813K followers, 582.3K engagements
"Preserving Summer Vegetables for Winter Canning season is full swing at the cabin. We freeze ferment and can our garden produce for the long winter ahead. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Illia : https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Store/2023+Alaska+Calendar-6037438885 () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/simplelivingalaska Our Amazon affiliate link if you wish to support"
YouTube Link 2022-08-21T21:00Z 864K followers, 530.2K engagements
"Rafters Roofing & Installing Windows DIY Seed Room Build Before the chilly winter weather arrives we finish framing in the seed room and getting the metal roof installed. Although not complete just yet once the windows are in we can stand back and see how close we are to being able to start next year's plants. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: Take Five - Ambre Jaune Omni - Ambre Jaune () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to"
YouTube Link 2024-09-22T17:00Z 830K followers, 498.7K engagements
"The BEST Bear Meat Burgers Butchering & Canning [--] LBS of Meat After a successful spring hunting season we finally circle back to processing our bears. We grind and can a total of [--] lbs of meat plenty to enjoy in the remaining summer months and into winter. We end the affair with a taste off - black bear vs. grizzly burgers We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: Pokettoni - Sugoi () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the"
YouTube Link 2025-07-27T22:03Z 883K followers, 373.3K engagements
"A Chicken Coop Built for Alaska Finishing the Interior & Solar Electric Fencing The chicken house revamp comes to an end for now with interior finishes complete and a solar powered electric fence to protect the flock. We can now set sail on a new project - https://www.premier1supplies.com/p/poultrynet-12-48-3-w-drivable-posts-electric-nettingutm_source=simplelivingalaska&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=youtube & - https://www.premier1supplies.comutm_source=simplelivingalaska&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=youtube We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you"
YouTube Link 2023-05-20T20:00Z 837K followers, 427K engagements
"Autumn Days in Alaska Harvesting Vegetables for Winter Storage We enjoy the fall season in Alaska in the garden harvesting cabbage carrots celery and more. After cleaning and processing our produce they are ready for our unique storage spaces. We make sauerkraut for the winter months and try an Italian celery meatball dish with fresh grouse and homemade creamy sorrel pesto. - https://memoriediangelina.com/2020/06/20/polpette-di-sedano-tuscan-celery-balls/ *changes made - [--] small yellow onion added with celery (included in boiling) and sourdough breadcrumbs were used - [--] cups loosely"
YouTube Link 2024-09-28T17:30Z 835K followers, 547.9K engagements
"After [--] Years Are We Happy Living in Alaska Fireside Cabin Chat + Untold Stories After [--] years of living in this beautiful state we discuss our perspective and feelings on the subject and how it has evolved over time. We share stories of unsuccessful trips equipment failure and everyday hurdles. Ultimately we are still very happy with our decision to move North and are grateful for the opportunity to document and share our story here. A big thank you to the viewers all over the world that tune in to see what adventure we are on to next Mick's Betting on Alaska video (referenced @ 22:30) -"
YouTube Link 2025-03-16T20:00Z 883K followers, 388.1K engagements
"Drying & Smoking Sockeye Salmon Dip Net Fishing the Copper River We are able to harvest [--] Copper River Sockeye Salmon this year and make the most of this precious food by preserving it through a combination of air drying and smoking. The remaining is stored in our freezer for fresh summer meals. On the menu - pickled pike pita pits with tzatziki inspired sauce. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By Epidemic Sound: As You Make the Bed (Instrumental Version) - Amos Noah With Every Breath -"
YouTube Link 2025-07-15T23:35Z 883K followers, 565.9K engagements
"When Things Don't Go Our Way Winter Repairs & Modifications The darkest days of winter are behind us now even though we may not have accomplished what we had hoped there is still much to be grateful for. With the yard plowed and groomed we can rest in comfort until our next project. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: Isotopes - August Wilhelmsson () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend:"
YouTube Link 2025-01-04T22:30Z 883K followers, 501K engagements
"Cutting Wood Cookies & Milling Lumber Shutting Down the Sawmill for the Season It's the end of sawmill season for us we take advantage of this opportunity to clean up the shed and cut plenty of wood for projects this winter including wood slices or cookies for a decorative wall in the seed room. After long snowy filled days working outside we enjoy a French Onion soup inspired meatloaf. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: Reminiscence Captured on Tape - Ave Air Crushing"
YouTube Link 2024-10-29T21:30Z 866K followers, 356.8K engagements
"Tapping Birch Trees Spring In Alaska With the snow melting and rivers beginning to show open water again it's the perfect time to tap a Birch tree Check out our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/simplelivingalaska Our Amazon affiliate link if you wish to support our channel: https://amzn.to/2Xi9CvE Spiles: https://amzn.to/3d0uhZF Stainless Bucket: https://amzn.to/2S8U89D Food Grade Bucket: https://amzn.to/2xfbdHO Chest Holster: https://www.gsholsters.com/ Survival Lilly Knife:"
YouTube Link 2020-04-27T00:48Z 848K followers, 221.2K engagements
"Dip Net Fishing Sockeye Salmon Alaska Provides Our Food We harvest [--] beautiful Sockeye Salmon from the Kenai Peninsula on this dip netting trip that will provide us with ample food for this winter. After cleaning and processing the fish for the freezer we cook up fresh salmon lettuce wraps and garlic bread on the outdoor grill. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Illia : https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend:"
YouTube Link 2021-07-30T21:54Z 811K followers, 1M engagements
"From River to Ocean Salmon Fishing in Alaska We catch a break in the weather and head out on an incredible journey to the Kenai Peninsula for salmon fishing. Wildlife nature and sightseeing were all a part of this jammed packed [---] mile trip. We process our catch at home and enjoy a summer meal. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Illia Music by Epidemic Sound: The One Who Saves Me (Instrumental Version) - Loving Caliber () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye :"
YouTube Link 2022-07-31T21:00Z 812K followers, 1.3M engagements
"Snow Be Gone Celebrating the END of Winter Hooray for the end of winter With spring's arrival and the thaw beginning it's definitely time to plug in the freezer for the upcoming summer months. We tackle the well over due chore of cleaning it out amongst other seasonal tasks. After Eric plows the snow away from the future garden space we take a moment to embrace this time of year with fresh berry filled donuts. Donut Dough [--] tbs coconut oil [--] tbs unsalted butter [--] tbs lard [--] cup whole milk [--] 1/4 tsp active dry yeast [--] eggs [--] cups all purpose flour 2/3 cup cane sugar 1/2 tsp kosher salt *1/2"
YouTube Link 2024-04-11T21:00Z 845K followers, 348.1K engagements
"Cheap Barrel Stove Kit for the Greenhouse + Installing Honeybees The [----] gardening season is fast approaching with the snow melting and the ground thawing we anticipate finishing up our greenhouse build from last summer in the upcoming weeks. We put together a cheap double barrel stove for supplementary heat for the plants and light the first fire. After our package bees arrive in Fairbanks we scurry home to install them into their hives and end the day with Caribou tongue sandwiches. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our"
YouTube Link 2025-04-26T21:40Z 883K followers, 377K engagements
"Dip Net Fishing for Hooligan Taste Test + Smoking and Canning Our first dipnetting trip of the year was a success. Our target fish Hooligan AKA Smelt run up Alaskan waters in the Spring months. We head to the shores of Twentymile River to dip net the tasty and multipurpose fish. At the cabin we taste test fried hooligan as well as smoke and can the fish to preserve the harvest. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Illia Music By Epidemic Sound: Me & You - Rambutan Visit our Amazon store to see the"
YouTube Link 2021-05-14T21:00Z 837K followers, 935.9K engagements
"Fresh Salmon & Pickled Pike Cooking & Preserving Wild Foods in Alaska With fresh fish garden produce and foraged flowers we get to cooking and preserving the summer season's abundance We chow down on two delicious meals - Pickled Pike Ceviche and Spruce Tip Glazed Salmon in addition to replenishing our syrup and jelly supply for the year. Charles Dowding YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB1J6siDdmhwah7q0O2WJBg * referenced in video (also a great gardening resource) We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel"
YouTube Link 2024-07-21T21:00Z 792K followers, [--] engagements
"Remote Cabin in Alaska's Wilderness Creating Lasting Memories This was a very special trip to our Remote Cabin with our critters aging we find traveling the distance required in Alaska's winter conditions more and more challenging. We celebrate this trip and the many others we've had over the years learning so much about Alaska through process. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: Lost in Mind - nothanks Shadow Play - Anna Landstrom The Dawning - Anna Dager :"
YouTube Link 2023-02-15T19:44Z 835K followers, 1M engagements
"Building a Sawmill Shed Install Rafters and Metal Roofing + Total Project Cost We finish off the sawmill shed lean-to despite some of the challenges we had with the cold winter weather. Rafters metal roofing and makeshift trusses complete the project with a functional overhang now we can move onto winter fun https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Store/Alaska+Calendar+2024-9777934667 We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: Mountains of Uttarakhand - Aiyo () ♥ : ♥"
YouTube Link 2023-11-19T23:00Z 744K followers, 428K engagements
"Mountain Cabin in Alaska's Backcountry An epic trip to the mountains with the pups yet again This time filled with howling wolves pink sunsets caribou tracks and more. A splendid stay indeed grateful to get outdoors and cook up delicious food. A massive to our YouTube Family you Rock ❤ No Bake Frozen Cheesecake with Berries Ingredients - [--] packages French butter cookies (can substitute graham crackers) - [--] tbs unsalted butter - [--] (8 oz) package cream cheese - 1/2 cup canned coconut cream - [--] tbs maple syrup - [--] tsp vanilla - juice of lemon - 1/2 cup blueberries and lingonberries (can"
YouTube Link 2024-01-06T20:57Z 757K followers, 361.8K engagements
"Late Summer Garden Harvest Canning BBQ sauce Pulling Onions & Rhubarb Berry Pie It's the time of year when we reap the rewards of all our labor. With Autumn approaching quickly the onions and shallots get harvested and hung up to dry along with the herbs for winter. We take advantage of the prolific rhubarb and wild rosehips for a tangy bbq sauce and while we are at it we whip up a mixed wild berry and rhubarb pie to enjoy after marinated caribou heart tacos with fresh green onions and fermented hot sauce. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and"
YouTube Link 2024-08-27T22:01Z 812K followers, 443.8K engagements
"Installing Shop Radiant Floor Heating System After almost a year and a half since we first cut a road to the building site for our future Quonset Hut we install one of the last and possibly the most vital mechanical parts of the building the in floor radiant heating system. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: Going Going - August Wilhelmsson () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend:"
YouTube Link 2024-12-05T22:00Z 821K followers, 307K engagements
"Hog Butcher Day Using the Entire Animal Today we are fortunate to be able to process our own meat while ensuring nothing goes to waste. A Special Thanks to Granite Peak Farms in Sutton Alaska https://www.facebook.com/granitepeakfarms Check out our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/simplelivingalaska Our Amazon affiliate link if you wish to support our channel: https://amzn.to/2Xi9CvE Benchmade Knife: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IIVGBR4/tag=simplelivi0a4-20 Havalon Folding Knives: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0064GNZYM/tag=simplelivi0a4-20 Mora"
YouTube Link 2019-02-10T19:30Z 853K followers, 460.5K engagements
"Bringing Solar Power to the Chicken Coop We finish the outdoor chicken run and build an equipment room to house the batteries and inverter from our original solar system. The chicken coop now has power for the next stage of this project https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Store/Alaska+Calendar+2024-9777934667 We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend:"
YouTube Link 2023-11-02T21:03Z 813K followers, 428.2K engagements
"Alaska's Relentless Cold -60F Day to Day Life Repairs & Winter Canning Extreme cold is a normal part of the winter months in Interior Alaska adventures are taken and work around the property continues despite the weather. There are constant repairs and troubleshooting that comes along with this lifestyle we choose to live. December brought a cold spell with temperatures hovering at [---] degrees Fahrenheit for weeks shifting our focus to keeping our structures warm and repairing or solving what problems arose. The price we pay to live in the North can be high but we are constantly rewarded with"
YouTube Link 2026-01-17T21:02Z 883K followers, 560.9K engagements
"OFF-GRID Shop Utility Room Siding Soundproofing & Electrical The final step to completing our Quonset Hut Shop that we started over two years ago is finishing the utility room that houses our solar system generator and boiler. Shiplap siding soundproofing insulation and lights keep this equipment room not only clean but also function to decrease the generator noise and help with ventilation. It may have taken longer than expected with a few other winter chores and a needlessly tricky ship ladder but we got it done in the comfort of the warm shop We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan"
YouTube Link 2025-11-30T19:47Z 883K followers, 349.9K engagements
"Alaskan Style Pemmican Smoking Caribou Sausage & Winter Ptarmigan Hunt A quick trip to the freshly covered snowy mountains in hopes of spotting a winter caribou no luck with the inclement weather but we did harvest a few ptarmigan for a warm meal back at the cabin. With things settling down a bit we dig into the freezer and pull out some frozen berries unrendered fat and caribou meat for sausage. The links go into the smoker for a few hours before packaging and we make a favorite winter treat of ours - pemmican complete with caribou tallow waterfowl jerky and Alaskan wild berries. We"
YouTube Link 2025-11-16T01:07Z 883K followers, 305K engagements
"Early Winter Spearfishing 4x4 Van Travel In Alaska We blast off for a winter excursion first we head to the mountains in search of new trails and any wildlife we can find. With the diesel heater not working we cut this trip short and scoot back to the cabin. Once the van is back in tip top shape we head out on our second adventure this time hoping to intercept the whitefish run. Success Our road trip was complete with animals abound and a walk on an Alaskan suspension bridge. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 -"
YouTube Link 2025-11-08T20:26Z 883K followers, 303.3K engagements
"Root Veggies Galore Firewood Processing & [----] Alaska Calendar We harvest the last of the root veggies from the garden including potatoes carrots beets and more After a quick cleaning everything is stored in our crawlspace for the winter months. With a decent firewood stash from last season there's only a few days worth of work to bring our supply back up this year we have Paper Birch to help with the long chilly nights. Homemade perogies and rhubarb pie make for a sweet celebration of winter's arrival. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and"
YouTube Link 2025-11-01T17:00Z 883K followers, 471K engagements
"Greenhouse Wood Stove Grouse Hunt & Fast Approaching Winter Weather After building a small concrete block wall for holding firewood we install our wood stove piping for the greenhouse then it's time to pour the concrete footings for our wood shed we get it done just before the snow flies. Work hard play hard - we spend a day of exploring grouse hunting and berry picking only to return home and finish up closing down the greenhouse for the year. We welcome winter's arrival with grouse cranberry sourdough sandwiches. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for"
YouTube Link 2025-10-18T20:00Z 883K followers, 581.6K engagements
"Fall River Camping & Clearing the Land for a Woodshed We take an adventure in the raft and scout a new river in search of possible hunting grounds. The fall colors and river ride did not disappoint once home we start work on clearing a spot for our future woodshed. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By Epidemic Sound: Requiem - Taelimb Lamma Amoot - Ebo Krdum () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend:"
YouTube Link 2025-10-11T20:00Z 883K followers, 372K engagements
"A Week Around The Homestead - Fall Season in Alaska A week around the cabin during this time of year includes harvesting greenhouse vegetables preparing our generator for the winter months and modifying our raft for next year's boating season. We preserve peppers from canning to freezing drying and even fermenting. We end the evening with smoked salmon bacon. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: Timelapse - nothanks () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye"
YouTube Link 2025-10-04T20:00Z 883K followers, 348.6K engagements
"The Buzz About Bees in Alaska + Our Biggest Honey Harvest Yet Bees in Alaska Keeping Honeybees in a notoriously cold climate may sound foreign but folks all over the state have been raising bees successfully for decades. Honeybees are primarily shipped to the 49th state in the early spring months when there is still snow on the ground. Growing the colony watching for swarms and harvesting honey is only a portion of caring for your bees. The ultimate goal for many small-scale beekeepers in Alaska is to keep their bees over the harshest winter months a feat not easily achieved. Strong colonies"
YouTube Link 2025-09-27T20:53Z 883K followers, 266.9K engagements
"It's Done Finally Completing Our Shop's Shiplap Siding We got it done The shop siding is officially complete including the seed room and the slab insulation below grade. Various other chores keep up busy as we enjoy fall cooked meals. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: A Steep Path - Northside () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/simplelivingalaska Our Amazon"
YouTube Link 2025-09-13T20:00Z 883K followers, 413.8K engagements
"Takin' Care of Business Siding Prep Beaver Pelts & Concrete Pad for the Greenhouse As Fall approaches we get to work on preparing the back of the shop and seed room for siding - including planing routing and staining the wood in addition to chores around the property and pouring a small pad for the greenhouse double barrel stove. We also pull the beaver pelts out of the freezer and try fleshing with our pressure washer. The pelts are then stretched on hoops for drying. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric &"
YouTube Link 2025-09-06T20:55Z 883K followers, 315.4K engagements
"Our BEST Garden Yet Harvesting & Preserving for Winter Ratatouille and Kimchi Our first year harvest from the greenhouse was a success - peppers cucumbers eggplants and green beans along with an abundance of celery onions and cauliflower from the outdoor garden. We water bath relish and pepperoncinis and make a winter's worth of kimchi with fresh cabbage turnips and carrots. We finish off the [--] day event with homemade Ratatouille. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: Bridges"
YouTube Link 2025-08-30T20:00Z 883K followers, 635.3K engagements
"From Tundra to Table Two Bulls Down After a rough start to the day with vehicle problems we had no anticipation of successfully harvesting not just one but two beautiful caribou just before nightfall. The next [--] hours were more challenging than we could imagine but we got the bulls processed and walked away with an abundance of meat to reward us in the winter months. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the"
YouTube Link 2025-08-23T20:00Z 883K followers, 510.1K engagements
"Kenai River SOCKEYE + Self Guided Boat Rental Alaska Salt Water Series A bucket list trip for the books After catching Sockeye Salmon on the world famous Kenai River we head out on a self guided boat excursion in Resurrection Bay. The day doesn't disappoint with rock fish orcas and a surprise halibut. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By Epidemic Sound: Shades of Blue (Instrumental Version) - Sara Nielsen () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to"
YouTube Link 2025-08-16T19:07Z 883K followers, 512.4K engagements
"Halibut Fishing with a DRONE Alaska Salt Water Series We head to the Kenai Peninsula for a week long adventure filled with fishing food and surprises We utilize our drone to drop bait for some shore fishing tide pool in Homer during the negative tides and show you a look inside our [----] Ford E-350 Van. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By Epidemic Sound: Heartbreak Alley - Roots and Recognition Into the Earth - King Peaks () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our"
YouTube Link 2025-08-09T19:29Z 883K followers, 444K engagements
"How We Eat in the Summer [--] Days Harvesting Cooking & Preserving The garden is booming in the month of July we take advantage of the bountiful produce and use our new chamber sealer to put some of it away for the winter months. We cook up several summertime inspired meals over the course of [--] days with wild game and salmon harvested earlier in the season. We also preserve rose rhubarb syrup ferment soda and whip up dressings for an upcoming trip. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic"
YouTube Link 2025-08-03T21:20Z 883K followers, 480.5K engagements
"The BEST Bear Meat Burgers Butchering & Canning [--] LBS of Meat After a successful spring hunting season we finally circle back to processing our bears. We grind and can a total of [--] lbs of meat plenty to enjoy in the remaining summer months and into winter. We end the affair with a taste off - black bear vs. grizzly burgers We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: Pokettoni - Sugoi () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the"
YouTube Link 2025-07-27T22:03Z 883K followers, 373.3K engagements
"FULL Garden & Greenhouse Tour Growing Food in Alaska Zone [--] It's finally time to take a look at what's growing inside our [----] sqft garden complete with a 30' x 60' Rimol Greenhouse Vegetables flowers perennials berries and fruit trees all contribute to our yearly food supply Interior Alaska is a tough climate to grow plants in but that doesn't stop us from trying our hardest. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to"
YouTube Link 2025-07-21T22:00Z 883K followers, 365.6K engagements
"Drying & Smoking Sockeye Salmon Dip Net Fishing the Copper River We are able to harvest [--] Copper River Sockeye Salmon this year and make the most of this precious food by preserving it through a combination of air drying and smoking. The remaining is stored in our freezer for fresh summer meals. On the menu - pickled pike pita pits with tzatziki inspired sauce. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By Epidemic Sound: As You Make the Bed (Instrumental Version) - Amos Noah With Every Breath -"
YouTube Link 2025-07-15T23:35Z 883K followers, 565.9K engagements
"Grizzly & Black Bear Harvest Bear Baiting in Alaska This was our experience bear baiting in Alaska from setting up in late spring to early summer when we were finally able to harvest two bears one from our site and another from a friend's site. We learned a lot and are grateful to have meat in the freezer. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend:"
YouTube Link 2025-07-09T21:56Z 883K followers, 484.4K engagements
"All for the Food Real Life Alaska Salmon Season It's full blown summer in Alaska and that means the salmon are running full swing. We head to the wild and beautiful Copper River in search of Sockeyes with just [--] fish netted after hours of fishing we opt to head home and try again at another date. After harvesting from the garden we bake a rich and flavorful spinach dip with our catch. The perfect meal to enjoy outdoors on a summer evening. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By Epidemic Sound:"
YouTube Link 2025-07-03T23:55Z 883K followers, 329.5K engagements
"Summer Has Arrived Early Garden Harvest Spruce Tips & Tasting Smoked Beaver After a cool spring we are more than ready for the summer heat A quick bee update and garden harvest then we're off to pick spruce tips for a few summer concoctions - spinach pesto oxymel wild soda and oil infused spruce tip marinade. Duck soup is on the menu for the first night then we try the freshly smoked beaver with cooked radishes and sourdough focaccia all enjoyed under Alaska's midnight sun. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric"
YouTube Link 2025-06-27T22:04Z 883K followers, 355.9K engagements
"Alaska Beaver Hunt with .17 HMR Fishing for Grayling & Northern Pike We launch on a slow moving creek for a peaceful trip in our canoe in search of beavers. We end the night after a successful harvest and head back home to get the beavers processed. Round [--] of this adventure - we take a wild boat ride through an Alaskan forest on a shallow creek filled with Arctic Grayling. In the afternoon we target Northern Pike and aren't disappointed when the bite is on We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle () ♥ "
YouTube Link 2025-06-21T20:00Z 883K followers, 371.7K engagements
"The RACE is On to Plant Our [----] Summer Garden It's taken us two spring seasons and major muscle to build up our garden to what it is today. Complete with a [----] sqft greenhouse and numerous raised beds this garden will provide us with ample space to grow our food for the year. We get all the plants in just before summer kicks off. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By Epidemic Sound: Selfless - dvine Stuck in the Moment (Instrumental Version) - Alexa Cappelli () ♥ : ♥"
YouTube Link 2025-06-15T18:36Z 883K followers, 592.8K engagements
"Did We Pick the Wrong Spot Setting Up a Bear Bait Hunting Site We venture out on a late spring river trip to set up our first bear bait site. With the low water levels we opt to use the raft this time around even with all the gear we needed to haul in. It's a full day event - setting up the barrel limbing trees and spreading scent. After one week we are disappointed to find no bears have passed though the site but we remain optimistic they will come We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle () ♥ : ♥"
YouTube Link 2025-06-09T22:19Z 883K followers, 260.2K engagements
"Completing Our Alaska Sized Greenhouse Plastic Cover Installing Doors & Roll-up Sides We finally complete our greenhouse We first start by tackling the doors and back window then move onto the challenging part of pulling poly covering onto the frame with only two people. Lastly amidst more outdoor planting and cooking up moose stroganoff we install the manual roll-up sides just in time to plant. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By Epidemic Sound: Leave the Light On (Instrumental Version) -"
YouTube Link 2025-06-03T20:00Z 883K followers, 432.1K engagements
"Duck Confit + Smoked Sweet Jerky Pepper Troubles & Planting the Outdoor Garden We make the ever delicious and slow cooked Duck Confit while smoking sweet waterfowl jerky in the cold smoker. This batch turned out excellent marinated with pineapple juice maple syrup brown sugar salt cayenne pepper flakes and basted with honey and spruce tip syrup. We shift our focus to start planting in the outdoor garden - potatoes onions celery and more. We also discuss a never-ending battle with aphids this season and our pepper loss. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for"
YouTube Link 2025-05-27T20:30Z 883K followers, 333K engagements
"Spring Waterfowl Hunting in Alaska Duck Goose & Sandhill Crane For this spring excursion we launch our raft and explore the river for two days in search of Alaska's migrating waterfowl. After a successful and tiring trip we head back to the cabin finish cleaning the birds and enjoy fresh goose legs to celebrate. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend:"
YouTube Link 2025-05-22T00:06Z 883K followers, 315.5K engagements
"Greenhouse Build End Wall Framing & Baseboards We resume construction on our 30'x60' Rimol greenhouse starting with baseboards and gravel work. We attach the double and single wire lock then frame out the end walls. Next up is poly We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By Epidemic Sound: Alone in Lumen Forests - nothanks Bust a Move - Tellsonic () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend:"
YouTube Link 2025-05-15T22:16Z 883K followers, 359.9K engagements
"Building a Cold Smoker & Smoking Wild Game Jerky With spring weather in full swing we construct a cold smoker from sawmill lumber recycled metal roofing and a reclaimed wood stove. We break in the new smoker with marinated Caribou and Moose meat for deliciously smoky jerky. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By Epidemic Sound: California Here We Come - Mattias Tell () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend:"
YouTube Link 2025-05-09T22:00Z 883K followers, 912.5K engagements
"Alaska's Melting Spring Break Up & Work Around the Property Migratory birds fly over by the thousands puddles grow as the snow melts - all while we work tirelessly around the property. Cutting wood a bee check and more seed sowing and plant care keeps us busy. It's also the perfect time to clean and organize our freezers. We render fat make airy popovers and replenish our mustard supply. Yellow Mustard Ingredients [---] cups mustard powder [--] cups cold water [---] cups white distilled vinegar 1/4 cup cane sugar [--] whole garlic head grated [--] tbs grated tumeric [--] tbs tumeric powder [--] tsp smoked"
YouTube Link 2025-05-02T23:42Z 883K followers, 512.3K engagements
"Cheap Barrel Stove Kit for the Greenhouse + Installing Honeybees The [----] gardening season is fast approaching with the snow melting and the ground thawing we anticipate finishing up our greenhouse build from last summer in the upcoming weeks. We put together a cheap double barrel stove for supplementary heat for the plants and light the first fire. After our package bees arrive in Fairbanks we scurry home to install them into their hives and end the day with Caribou tongue sandwiches. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our"
YouTube Link 2025-04-26T21:40Z 883K followers, 377K engagements
"April Seed Room Tour Boat Trailer Bunks & Sawmill Toe Boards With the arrival of spring we get prepared for the upcoming boating season by modifying our boat trailer to fit our jet raft. The seed room is in full swing at this time of the year we give you a look inside at the plants we are growing and discuss how the room has been performing. We make progress on the sawmill and get the toe boards installed finishing off the evening with homemade ravioli. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By"
YouTube Link 2025-04-20T21:59Z 883K followers, 283.7K engagements
"Turning 50+ LBS of Apples into Delicious Canned Food Fermenting Pears & Cider Vinegar Apples galore from Washington to Alaska We make [--] canned recipes and two ferments with gorgeous produce we picked up on a recent trip. After all the hard work is done we enjoy a pear mustard and cheddar galette. - [--] lbs apples of choice - [--] quarts water - [--] cups cane sugar - [--] cups brown sugar - [--] Ceylon cinnamon sticks - [--] vanilla beans - [--] tsp kosher salt - [--] tsp nutmeg - [--] tsp ground cloves - juice from [--] lemons *WB [--] minutes makes [--] half pints approximately after processed and cooked down - [--] lbs"
YouTube Link 2025-04-14T22:30Z 883K followers, 384.8K engagements
"Spring Ptarmigan & Grouse Cookout Small Game Hunting in Alaska We embrace the sun filled spring days here in Alaska by heading out in the van in search of game birds. We harvest several species of ptarmigan and grouse over the course of three days and have a good old fashioned cookout on our trailer to celebrate the season. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: Neon Desert - Coma Svensson () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to"
YouTube Link 2025-04-08T22:30Z 883K followers, 438.5K engagements
"Picking Up Our New Adventure RIG Riding Through a Glacier Tunnel + Fresh Potato Donuts We recently found ourselves back in the lower [--] for a new to us 4x4 van. After our brief stay in Bend we headed home but not without stopping for some local honey and Washington apples. We made short work of the long journey through Canada not wasting a moment once we returned. Soon after we set off for another adventure this time to a much anticipated glacier with an ice tunnel. We finish off our celebration with fluffy potato donuts and get a jumpstart on snow removal around the sawmill. We appreciate"
YouTube Link 2025-04-04T18:00Z 883K followers, 325.5K engagements
"Growing Sweet Potato Slips & Canning French Onion Soup Fabricating a Welding Cart Spring is a season of using up leftover produce starting seeds for this year's garden and working on projects around the cabin. With an abundance of onions and shallots we make and can hearty French Onion Soup with fresh bone stock. In the seed room we transplant peppers sow tomato seeds and divide sweet potato slips. Last we tackle a welding project in the shop and try out the new plasma cutter. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 -"
YouTube Link 2025-03-28T23:35Z 883K followers, 387.1K engagements
"After [--] Years Are We Happy Living in Alaska Fireside Cabin Chat + Untold Stories After [--] years of living in this beautiful state we discuss our perspective and feelings on the subject and how it has evolved over time. We share stories of unsuccessful trips equipment failure and everyday hurdles. Ultimately we are still very happy with our decision to move North and are grateful for the opportunity to document and share our story here. A big thank you to the viewers all over the world that tune in to see what adventure we are on to next Mick's Betting on Alaska video (referenced @ 22:30) -"
YouTube Link 2025-03-16T20:00Z 883K followers, 388.1K engagements
"Where The Roads Don't Go Returning to Our Remote Alaska Cabin We return to our remote cabin in the Alaskan Wilderness after two years. We make the most of our trip splitting wood cooking delicious meals with some spare time for Northern Pike fishing and relaxation. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/simplelivingalaska Our Amazon affiliate link if"
YouTube Link 2025-03-09T22:01Z 883K followers, 576.9K engagements
"Gearing Up for a Winter Trip to Our Remote Cabin We spend two days getting ready for a special trip to our remote cabin including modifying our snowmachines and preparing delicious food. Once packed we are ready to hit the road for an unforgettable for journey. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/simplelivingalaska Our Amazon affiliate link if you"
YouTube Link 2025-03-05T23:00Z 883K followers, 254K engagements
"Reviewing ALL Our Off-Grid Heating Systems DIY In-Floor Heat Blaze King & Coal We start up and test our in floor heating system in the shop for the first time in late November. Over the course of [--] weeks we evaluate how efficiently and effectively our new setup will heat our [----] sqft Quonset Hut. There were a few surprises and learning curves during the process. Ultimately we opted to upgrade a pump for the system and feel comforted going forward in the future that this will be a reliable and realistic setup. We cover our other heat sources - a DS Stoves Coal Furnace in the shop a Blaze"
YouTube Link 2025-02-27T23:30Z 883K followers, 786.7K engagements
"A Wild Week Living in Alaska Traveling for Supplies in America's Largest State We bring you along for a full week of adventure in our lives including supply runs to Alaska's major cities and various work around the property from snow grooming to food prep and starting seeds in our newly completed seed room We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By Epidemic Sound: You Just Missed Out - Headlund Cracks in the Pavement - River Run Dry () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye"
YouTube Link 2025-02-21T20:30Z 883K followers, 764.5K engagements
"Hunting Pike in the Frozen North Two Nights at a Remote Public Use Cabin We return to the cabin where we successfully speared pike last winter season. Although there was less action this year with spearing we were thrilled to catch a burbot on one of our sets. We made sure to make the most of the trip with gourmet food Marry Me Chicken and Baja Fish Tacos. Last season's pike spearing adventure - https://studio.youtube.com/video/My3Mv_xIy_4/edit We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic"
YouTube Link 2025-02-14T21:03Z 883K followers, 377.8K engagements
"Building a Shop Workbench & Corned Caribou Warm Winter Weather at the Cabin We experience an unusually long warm spell paired with windy weather causing much of our snow to melt while we are working on building a shop workbench for Eric this week. With the new bench and wood stove hearth complete we make corned caribou for a spectacular winter dinner with lemon blueberry crumb cake for dessert. Recipe for Lemon Blueberry Crumb Cake - https://freshbeanbakery.com/lemon-blueberry-crumb-cake/ Substitutions and additions made Blueberry Jam - replaced sugar with 1/2 cup spruce tip syrup - added"
YouTube Link 2025-02-09T02:48Z 883K followers, 363.1K engagements
"Lights Shelves Action Finishing the Seed Room With the ceiling lights wired and the outlets in place we were ready to set up shelves and grow lights in anticipation of the upcoming spring season when we will start thousands of seeds for our [----] summer garden. The seed room turned out more beautiful than we could have imagined and after starting seeds in our cabins for [--] years we are grateful to finally have a dedicated space where the dirt is welcomed. Recipe followed for Blue Corn Masa Cookies - https://thefancynavajo.com/2020/02/12/fancy-navajo-blue-corn-cookies/ We appreciate you tagging"
YouTube Link 2025-02-02T21:16Z 883K followers, 358.2K engagements
"Remote Hot Springs in Alaska + We Run Out of Fuel We head off into the woods to a remote destination in the middle of winter - an overnight cabin stay fondue and steamy hot springs made for a relaxing getaway. We returned home early to an unexpected surprise we ran out of heating oil while we were gone and both the shop and our cabin needed to be warmed up quickly a simple fix to save the day. The recipe we followed for Sourdough Discard Pretzel Bites - https://www.thisjess.com/sourdough-discard-pretzel-bites/ We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching"
YouTube Link 2025-01-27T22:37Z 883K followers, 385.5K engagements
"Alaska Scavengers Waste Nothing Moose Carcass Trail Camera We leave a partial moose carcass on windy mountainside set up with [--] game cameras to capture what would happen. To our surprise many animals came to scavenge from the Fall into the early winter season leaving no remnants behinds. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/simplelivingalaska Our"
YouTube Link 2025-01-23T21:00Z 883K followers, 216.6K engagements
"Major Progress on the Seed Room Spruce Interior Siding Mortar & Rough-In Electrical We make major progress on the seed room starting with mortaring the cookie wall which turned into a full day's worth of work. Next we planed our home milled White Spruce siding and coated it with an interior wood treatment. Once the planks were up Eric roughed in our electrical. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By Epidemic Sound: Into the Forest - Jakob Ahlbom Are We Forever - Ave Air () ♥ : ♥"
YouTube Link 2025-01-17T22:00Z 883K followers, 368.6K engagements
"A Wall Made of Cookies Working on the Seed Room at [--] Below When the temperatures take a dip outside we head indoors to get working on our seed starting room the cookie wall is first on the project list and the wood cookie slices demand our patience and creative thinking to get them smooth and prepped prior to sealing. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music By Epidemic Sound: Name's Peace - August Wilhelmsson Departure - Ending - August Wilhelmsson () ♥ : ♥"
YouTube Link 2025-01-11T19:47Z 883K followers, 314.4K engagements
"When Things Don't Go Our Way Winter Repairs & Modifications The darkest days of winter are behind us now even though we may not have accomplished what we had hoped there is still much to be grateful for. With the yard plowed and groomed we can rest in comfort until our next project. We appreciate you tagging along for our Alaskan adventure 😀 Thank you for watching and supporting our channel 💙 - Eric & Arielle Music by Epidemic Sound: Isotopes - August Wilhelmsson () ♥ : ♥ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimpleLivingAKTieDye Visit our Amazon store to see the products we use and recommend:"
YouTube Link 2025-01-04T22:30Z 883K followers, 501K engagements
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