Moving to ak to live off grid lifestyle (Anchorage, Fairbanks: house, living in)

[1stimestar]

Originally Posted by gobrien

Is it? The link pulled up a synopsis of what it was like for them. It sounds really very hard to survive like that. I'm not tough enough for sure.

Yep, a book of poetry of their time in the tent.

[kay4ford]

Thanks for all advice I will make sure when we get there I will let everyone know plans are to be there being of June

[Dakster]

Originally Posted by RayinAK

Wild horse in Alaska? Hmmm....

Maybe I should switch from moose to Spam made of horse meat?

That could only be an improvement...

[Glitch]

I know of this bus, just outside Healy...

It would be PERFECT!

[kay4ford]

im not a fool im not going to go live in a bus or cross a creek this is a serious move for us living like a pioneer is a lifestyle choice that we have been living for years now I assumed people from there would be nicer when it came to real people living an off grid lifestyle

[Glitch]

Originally Posted by kay4ford

im not a fool im not going to go live in a bus or cross a creek this is a serious move for us living like a pioneer is a lifestyle choice that we have been living for years now I assumed people from there would be nicer when it came to real people living an off grid lifestyle

If only I had a nickel for everyone claiming they want to move to Alaska and live "like a pioneer" I could retire tomorrow.

Nobody is going to take you seriously, because everyone of the lower-48ers who posts that exact same ambition is seriously mentally disturbed. Just another Timothy Treadwell or Chris McCandless wannabe.

Come to Alaska, live off the grid, and die! Do not forget to drop off a postcard to Hollywood so they can come to Alaska and glorify your stupidity after your death for all to see.

[bortstc37]

I love how everyone has to mention McCandless (or Treadwell) in these threads, yet nobody seems to want to talk about all of those who moved to (or already lived in Alaska) before the 1900s (or even the earlier decades of the 1900s).
How many people successfully lived "off-grid" back then? Tens of thousands, for sure. Many people are still doing it, yet it only takes a couple of well-publicized nutjobs for half of us to become armchair expert naysayers.
While I am also tired of seeing this same kind of thread over and over, the negative responses from Alaskans don't make it any better. Caution is good, but discouraging the few people who might still have pioneer spirit is a surefire way to make the state just like the lower 48.
If anything, they need honest advice about what it really entails. I suggest that we compile all of our best advice for folks like this and post it in a sticky with a title like "For all of you wanting to move up and live in a frontier lifestyle in a cabin and all that stuff..."

[Glitch]

Originally Posted by bortstc37

I love how everyone has to mention McCandless (or Treadwell) in these threads, yet nobody seems to want to talk about all of those who moved to (or already lived in Alaska) before the 1900s (or even the earlier decades of the 1900s).
How many people successfully lived "off-grid" back then? Tens of thousands, for sure. Many people are still doing it, yet it only takes a couple of well-publicized nutjobs for half of us to become armchair expert naysayers.
While I am also tired of seeing this same kind of thread over and over, the negative responses from Alaskans don't make it any better. Caution is good, but discouraging the few people who might still have pioneer spirit is a surefire way to make the state just like the lower 48.
If anything, they need honest advice about what it really entails. I suggest that we compile all of our best advice for folks like this and post it in a sticky with a title like "For all of you wanting to move up and live in a frontier lifestyle in a cabin and all that stuff..."

That is because before 1900 there was no electricity anywhere for anyone. Everyone had to learn to can, pickle, smoke, salt, and otherwise preserve their foods without refrigeration. A century later and city critters are several generations removed from that reality, and as a result have absolutely no common sense. They are utterly dependent upon electricity, natural gas, roads, and the infrastructure necessary to help them out when they fail.

Why do you think city critters are the very first to receive aid in the event of a natural disaster? If their meat did not come cellophane-wrapped from grocery stores they would starve to death. They simply have no concept what is required to survive in any rural environment, much less one as harsh as Alaska.

[bortstc37]

I agree, but anyone can do it if they are willing to learn (and to work their butts off). While these folks might seem a little clueless right now, they certainly don't sound like city critters and might do just fine if they get the right info and some encouragement.

[Dakster]

I guess I don't understand, because I am not an Alaskan... But what is the difference between living "remote" in a cold climate in the lower 48 and Alaska?

If they have been doing it "down" here, they will surely be able to "do it" in Alaska... Alaska isn't the Moon or Mars...

While deep down I would love to live "remote" and/or in a cabin, the reality is that I know I am not prepared to do so. At least not yet.