Moving Archives - High Tide Homestead https://hightidehomestead.com/category/moving/ Living off grid and off road in Alaska! Wed, 13 Nov 2024 17:33:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/hightidehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-hthlogolarge-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Moving Archives - High Tide Homestead https://hightidehomestead.com/category/moving/ 32 32 109770080 Off the Grid: Exploring the Lifestyle https://hightidehomestead.com/off-the-grid-exploring-the-lifestyle/ https://hightidehomestead.com/off-the-grid-exploring-the-lifestyle/#respond Fri, 12 Apr 2024 16:30:13 +0000 https://hightidehomestead.com/?p=12434 Living off the grid is gaining popularity as people seek a way to live independently amid rising costs and uncertain futures. Read on to explore the benefits and challenges of living this lifestyle. What is Off the Grid Living? Living off the grid involves disconnecting from public utilities such as electricity, water, and sewage, and […]

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]]> https://hightidehomestead.com/off-the-grid-exploring-the-lifestyle/feed/ 0 12434 Traveling The ALCAN – Again! https://hightidehomestead.com/traveling-the-alcan-again/ https://hightidehomestead.com/traveling-the-alcan-again/#comments Thu, 09 Nov 2023 21:56:04 +0000 https://hightidehomestead.com/?p=12286 Can you believe it? Kyle has driven the ALCAN for the third time now! I blogged about his previous adventures on the ALCAN and how he prepared for the drive here: How To Prep For Driving The ALCAN. There is tons of information in that post if you are planning on traveling on a similar […]

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]]> https://hightidehomestead.com/traveling-the-alcan-again/feed/ 1 12286 Mechanical Concrete – Recycling Old Tires https://hightidehomestead.com/mechanical-concrete-recycling-old-tires/ https://hightidehomestead.com/mechanical-concrete-recycling-old-tires/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2022 07:53:39 +0000 https://hightidehomestead.com/?p=4766 We’ve been busy, busy, busy this past month! One of the first projects we needed to get done to move to the new cabin was grading the driveway so we could once again drive up the bluff. Once it was graded the next step was doing something to keep it from washing out during high […]

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]]> https://hightidehomestead.com/mechanical-concrete-recycling-old-tires/feed/ 1 4766 Then vs Now – How We Would Move To Alaska If We Did It All Again https://hightidehomestead.com/move-to-alaska/ https://hightidehomestead.com/move-to-alaska/#respond Mon, 28 Mar 2022 03:28:41 +0000 https://hightidehomestead.com/?p=4711 With the all the planning to move to the new cabin, Kyle and I have been reminiscing on how our planning went our move to Alaska in 2016. It turns out there are quite a few things we both would change if we could go back and do it all again. So, here’s a list […]

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]]> https://hightidehomestead.com/move-to-alaska/feed/ 0 4711 Homestead Goals for 2022 https://hightidehomestead.com/homestead-goals-for-2022/ https://hightidehomestead.com/homestead-goals-for-2022/#comments Sat, 15 Jan 2022 02:35:01 +0000 https://hightidehomestead.com/?p=4652 Usually when I make the yearly Goals post, I’m looking back at what we accomplished from last year and what needs to be moved to the new year. Last year we were hoping to build a garage, but the new homestead has one. So many of the goals don’t transfer, so it’s time to start […]

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]]> https://hightidehomestead.com/homestead-goals-for-2022/feed/ 1 4652 Welcome to High Tide Homestead! https://hightidehomestead.com/welcome-to-high-tide-homestead/ https://hightidehomestead.com/welcome-to-high-tide-homestead/#comments Sun, 10 Oct 2021 00:40:49 +0000 https://hightidehomestead.com/?p=4333 Hello and welcome to the video tour of our new cabin! While we never named our current place, we’ve decided with a new cabin comes a new name. So welcome to High Tide Homestead, named so because of the beautiful Cook Inlet views. I can’t wait to watch some amazing winter storms roll in! There […]

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]]> https://hightidehomestead.com/welcome-to-high-tide-homestead/feed/ 1 4333 The Beginning Of The End https://hightidehomestead.com/beginning-of-the-end/ https://hightidehomestead.com/beginning-of-the-end/#comments Fri, 01 Oct 2021 06:00:31 +0000 https://www.sleddogslow.com/?p=4299 2021 marks the beginning of the end for our family on this little slice of off grid Alaska. 5 years on just over 5 acres living in under 500 square feet. We’ve felled trees, built a cabin and carved out a garden. I’ve loved every minute of living out here, so why leave? Here’s the […]

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]]> https://hightidehomestead.com/beginning-of-the-end/feed/ 1 4299 How To Prep For Driving The ALCAN https://hightidehomestead.com/prep-driving-alcan/ https://hightidehomestead.com/prep-driving-alcan/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2019 20:12:26 +0000 http://www.sleddogslow.com/?p=2888 Kyle is finally back in Alaska, hooray! This is the second time in 12 months that Kyle has made the ALCAN (Alaska-Canada highway) drive, and we thought we’d put together a little checklist for anyone else who is planning the drive through Canada to reach Alaska. Last March Kyle drove entirely on the ALCAN, while […]

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]]> https://hightidehomestead.com/prep-driving-alcan/feed/ 3 2888 Rookie Mistakes We Made As Beginning Homesteaders https://hightidehomestead.com/rookie-mistakes-beginning-homesteaders/ https://hightidehomestead.com/rookie-mistakes-beginning-homesteaders/#comments Thu, 18 May 2017 19:00:03 +0000 http://www.sleddogslow.com/?p=1774 I’ll be the first to admit that when we first started our homesteading journey, we made a lot of rookie mistakes. We spent too much on things we didn’t need. Then we turned around and didn’t buy things we really should have. We skipped around when adding animals, buildings, and tools. That is, until we […]

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