Alaskan Homesteading

I finally got to use my welder.

Welding the shifter I DESTROYED on my Arctic Cat Prowler I broke the shift lever on my 2013 Arctic Cat Prowler XTZ. Rather than trying to order the part, I decided to use my welder for the very first time.

We encountered bears on our bike ride at Eklutna Lake. Very cool!

Bicycle BEAR encounter! We took a bike ride along the Eklutna Lake lakeside trail, and encountered a black bear and her cubs along the way. That got my heart pumping a little bit! B...

Bikepacking is hard.

It's harder when things break.

How we failed on our Alaskan bikepacking trip We had the East Creek Cabin reserved for a few nights, and planned to bike up there with all our stuff. This was a learning experience for sure. One spare pa...

I am starting to really like aerial lift equipment.

The most expensive way to fix a Shelterlogic temporary garage When my Shelterlogic temporary garage was destroyed in a wind storm this summer, I wasn't sure when or how I would get it fixed up. Luckily I've invested in ...