I'm no expert on AK living but I have a very close aquaintance that built an off-grid home in southern AK (Haines) of about the same sq. ftg. He started out with wind as a primary energy source. It was a huge maintenance headache and parts don't come quickly, so sometimes he had to fly to Juneau to get parts (he had his own helicopter). He discovered that living off grid is a lot of work. He eventually set up a local utility district powered by a distant creek/waterfall so that they had continuous power. Eventually though, the social separation and other complications including long darkness, sent them southward. It's one thing to dream of a new life in the wild. It's another thing to live it.
Second case in point, is the experience of Pointdexter in Fairbanks. He made some great posts about the trials and challenges of dealing with extreme cold in a conventionally constructed home with power. Dealing with extreme cold is not trivial.
This isn't to say that there aren't folks that find all these issues acceptable and worth it. But it is a challenge that one must be up to. The climate in Fairbanks is not forgiving. Neither are the mosquitoes.
Second case in point, is the experience of Pointdexter in Fairbanks. He made some great posts about the trials and challenges of dealing with extreme cold in a conventionally constructed home with power. Dealing with extreme cold is not trivial.
This isn't to say that there aren't folks that find all these issues acceptable and worth it. But it is a challenge that one must be up to. The climate in Fairbanks is not forgiving. Neither are the mosquitoes.
