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    Think mud room with doors on either side to keep the outside outside and the inside inside.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Antonyraison View Post
    very nice cabin, its waaaaaay better than my house hahah.

    Really really epic place...
    it looks like a dream place to live, in the woods. Envious!!!!
    I lived and raised my kids in a 700 sq. ft. damp cabin (have to haul water in to a small internal water system) for the last 4 years. We lived in a 400 sq. ft. dry cabin before that. I worked and saved, and repaired/developed my credit for all those years in order to be able to get this place lol. Now my kids are teenagers, it's great they can have their own space.

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    That is one nice-looking house, Star!

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    On the left hand side, the part that sticks out. You enter, then close the first door before opening the door to the inside. Keeps from losing so much heat.
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    This is why we need arctic entries.
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    Wow heat wave coming up on Tues.
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    Wow! I'll try to stop complaining about the cold in MN!

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    Quote Originally Posted by 1stimestar View Post
    This is why we need arctic entries.
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    Wow heat wave coming up on Tues.
    Yes, I noticed the warming trend. You are actually going into the positive numbers for a while.

    As for the rest of the numbers, well good luck with that!
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    Here's some video of what -50 looks like. The ice fog is pretty thick, though this isn't the thickest. When it was the thickest, I was paying attention to driving only.

    https://youtu.be/co_qan6s0M8
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    No longer fun!

    Ran out of heating fuel while I was at work. Was able to get more fuel delivered so stayed at work. Came home early because Olivia called me when she got home from school to say the toyo (heating fuel burning stove) was still not working even though I got fuel delivered. Got home to find the water had also frozen up. Took me about an hour to get the Toyo going, air in the line. Toyo, pellet, and wood stove have been going since then. Covered up all doors and windows using every rug, blanket, comforter, blankie hanging on the wall, sheet and pillow case in the house that's not being used for sleeping. Closed off my bedroom. Put both kids to bed under a pile of covers as it took a long time to get this big place warmed back up. Got cold water to the kitchen sink back but still waiting for the rest. Forgive my whine but dammit, I am not supposed to have to be doing this alone.

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    That is truely a bummer...hope there isn't any damage to the pipes.
    Are you on a well?

    But then again....Who was it that said..."Why do I live in Alaska? Because I can."

    Sorry had to give you a bad time a bit....

    But that is just tooooooo freakin' cold......
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    Got all water back at 4:30 this morning. One of the pipes under the kitchen sink came apart at a joint but I think that was due to poor workmanship rather then the cold. I hammered it back together. Then I went to the bathroom and my butt did not freeze to the toilet seat, so I'm good.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 1stimestar View Post
    Got all water back at 4:30 this morning. One of the pipes under the kitchen sink came apart at a joint but I think that was due to poor workmanship rather then the cold. I hammered it back together. Then I went to the bathroom and my butt did not freeze to the toilet seat, so I'm good.
    LOL....Good news on the pipes......that can really be a PITA.....just a saying....not literally.

    Frozen butt on the seat brings to mind one hunting season....10 below...
    Port a potty in the shed.....and one of the quartz heaters,....pointed at it .....Was still colder then he__

    So left it on, about 30 min...came back...air was still cold...sat down..... that plastic seat had about melted and stuck to my butt.
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    Quote Originally Posted by hunter63 View Post
    LOL....Good news on the pipes......that can really be a PITA.....just a saying....not literally.

    Frozen butt on the seat brings to mind one hunting season....10 below...
    Port a potty in the shed.....and one of the quartz heaters,....pointed at it .....Was still colder then he__

    So left it on, about 30 min...came back...air was still cold...sat down..... that plastic seat had about melted and stuck to my butt.
    OMG Lol. Wow did that leave some uncomfortable burns? Actually when it was that cold, we would just set up the luggable loo in the shower room. Easy to just empty it down the outhouse hole.
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    Oh hunter, no not a well but a 1200 gallon bulk tank. I have heat traces on all the pipes and lines that are outside, incoming water line and outgoing septic line. Bulk tanks are very common here as you can't have wells on permafrost. Water is pretty cheap to have delivered.
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    Yeah, was wondering......Thanks.
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    I was going to look for "Alaska 2017" thread but I see this one is still going...

    It only got down to -27 down here on the Peninsula but that was plenty cold for me. I had ice forming on my beard just walking from my truck to the store, whew... But I do love it as much as you

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grizz123 View Post
    I was going to look for "Alaska 2017" thread but I see this one is still going...

    It only got down to -27 down here on the Peninsula but that was plenty cold for me. I had ice forming on my beard just walking from my truck to the store, whew... But I do love it as much as you
    Oh shoot. Yea I guess I've been too distracted to notice it IS a new year lol.

    Wow, -27 is pretty cold for Soldotna isn't it? I do, really do love it. I'm just stressed because of the frozen pipes thing and afraid of running out of money getting and keeping things thawed. But we are supposed to get to ABOVE zero later this week so I am just trying to hang on.
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    Uh, now wait a minute...why ain't we seen any pics of a dozen snowmen around your place, like doing some coordinated dance or something?
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    Quote Originally Posted by WalkingTree View Post
    Uh, now wait a minute...why ain't we seen any pics of a dozen snowmen around your place, like doing some coordinated dance or something?
    Because you can't make snowmen with our snow. It's too dry and doesn't stick together.
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    Magnifico.....Beautiful!!!!!!!
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