Near Fatal Mistake @ Remote Alaska Cabin

I apologize as there seems to be some confusion with some of what happened. During the day, in order to conserve oil, I burn wood to heat the cabin. If the wood stove cannot keep the temperature around 50F the oil burner will automatically kick on. At night I will load the wood stove as much as possible and the go to sleep knowing that the oil burner will kick on if the temperature drops below 50F once the wood stove fire burns low. This means I do not have to get up every couple of hours to feed the fire. On this ONE particular night, the oil burner ran out of oil. 100% my fault yes and I admitted to that on video. Also at night I sleep with an electric blanket so you don't notice the cold until a cold puppy wants under the blankets. Normally it is so warm upstairs (since heat rises) that Kenai refuses to sleep on the bed and will either sleep on the floor or even sleep downstairs. I underestimated the oil consumption so its a live and learn experience. I need to have a level gauge put on the oil tank so I know the level. Either way now that I have a biweekly fill set up with the Crowley Fuel, I wont have to worry about running out of oil. And yes I should have insulated the windows earlier but the cabin was not cold prior to running out of oil. :_Smile: Thank you! Alone and Kenai! :_Heart:

I always keep a good sleeping bag in case the heat/electricity doesn’t work. Put an old sheet or blanket in the bag with you by the zipper to keep any cold air out; that’s an old Army trick. You won’t freeze to death in a house in a sleeping bag. I even used to pull guard standing up in my sleeping bag in my fighting position.😂

I live about an hour and a half away from Buffalo and I did live in Buffalo years ago for a short time. It is known for its snow because it is located off Lake Erie and if the lake doesn't freeze over, the city gets copious amounts of snow. This blizzard, however, was so powerful, I don't know how seriously people took the warnings. We are located in an area that doesn't see such dangerous conditions and we barely got any snow....just some tremendous gusts of wind. We have 2 sources of heat in the form of our wood stove and also a propane boiler. Living on 20 cacres of woods, the stove is our first source of heat. That said, our governor is now mandating that homes will be switched to electric heat pumps within several years. With the US harboring an aged and fragile grid system, I cannot imagine how people would survive an event like the blizzard of 2022. On a bright note, so many stories are coming out of Buffalo about how people helped each other in so many ways during the blizzard. Buffalo has been called "the city of good neighbors" and these heartwarming stories certainly validate that title! Your video is a reminder to all that we should prepare ahead for unplanned circumstances. We never know what might be behind the corner! Please stay warm and stay safe and have a Happy New Year!

Glad they were able to get you oil so quickly, definitely a God send! Thankfully my pups were happy staying inside during the cold spell.

When you get the tank moved, I suggest having a sight glass put on it so you can see the level from a window in your house.

My area got down to -49 wind chill. I have a mule and donkey, feral cats, chickens and ducks. Plus 4 indoor dogs. I filled barn with a significant hay for feed and warmth for equine. Locked poultry and cats in garage with heat lamps. Asked God to watch over us and guide me if l needed to do more. My house stayed in 60’s so we were fine.

I’ve never lived in a super cold environment though we had snow occasionally when I was a child. We burned coal for heat in the South. It might be wise to create a “safe room”, maybe closet size with a separate heat source to keep you warm and a lifesaving amount of water from freezing to use just if you have such an emergency. 😮😢Maybe you need two oil tanks and call for a fill up when just one is empty! This is a scary episode! ❤

Hello...you and Keni look so cold ! Thank you for the Birthday wish, yours was the first one I got. You should by an Energy Harvester Wood Stove, their so efficient. My ex-husband and I had one in our first 2 story house and it blew us out of there. In the winter we'd open our front French doors go let the cold in ! No kidding. We had 3 bedrooms. I also bought double rubberized lined curtains , my heat bills were crazy low..you should get the for your cabin. Keep warm🤗🔥 Your friend Kathy Johnston. Happy New Year🍾

Crazy cold, wow have to be tough as nails to bear those type of conditions your amazing. Noticed your wood stove pipe is quite long, it will easily accommodate one maybe two heat exchangers/reclaim that capture heat before it's blown out the pipe, check into them please. Stay warm.

Wow two weeks. That can be a big expense if it’s a extra cold winter. Not as efficient as I would have thought. Two wood stoves and 20 cord’s.😂 I was complaining it was 48 in the cabin the other morning. I’m a wimp…😂

Living inMontana, I’m very used to using a wood stove for heat. You need to fill that thing up at night and bank it. It will never get that cold again. You might have to set an alarm to get up during the night and feed the wood stove again. You might want to get a cot and set it up by the stove when it gets that cold.

Alone maybe you could move your birky and glass water dispensor closer to the woodstove to other side of your kitchen counter,

Not sure why you wouldn't set an alarm and load your stove? In those temps letting it fall that low inside seems a bit silly.

two words....thermal underwear. They helped me so much in the Texas freeze.

To be smart about something is to be the most humble about it. To be humble about anything is to stop and listen.

Oh my. You looked cold. Your weather came to Minnesota and it was flipping cold. The poor dogs went out to pee did not go where they normally go, they went right next to the house. The one ran off to poop where he normally goes, started running back and in a run lifted his front left paw and could not put it down and would not walk. I ran out and collected him. We have three 18 to 20 pound dogs. They were hanging out by the wood stove during most of the bitter weather. They have sweaters to wear as well. Your right, people need to be very aware of their pets. When I let them out I stood and watched each time and more than once had to go save one of them. Stay warm, your a better woman than I!

Another thing that you can do before you go to bed make sure that your canner is full with water and it's on the stove that way when you wake up hopefully with them stove that was burning earlier that water might still be warm for a hot cup of something in the morning and give your dog a drink too

That was a pretty good cold & wind event here in Valdez. Not so much snow because the wind blew most of it overboard off the decks. Looks like that missing snow will be here tomorrow though. You should buy the biggest Blaze King wood-stove (next time the YouTube armored truck drops off your channel paycheck!)

If I remember you don't have a door on your pantry. Not sure, I'm easily confused. If not you could add one or use your blanket trick to help reduce the area you need to heat. Open floor plans are nice but not always practical. In my shop when it's extremely cold I tarp half of it off. Anyway you be careful glad you got your heating fuel. Remember the signs of hypothermia and stay safe.

take care, and stay warm❤have a happy new year🎉🎉🎉from sheboygan, wisconsin.