Woodstove for interior Alaska cabin

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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. ;)
 
If solar is not an option for winter months in interior Alaska, what are the options to power kitchen appliances and a well pump during winter months off grid? Run everything off a diesel generator? If so, how much will have to be spent on diesel fuel and the size of the diesel fuel tank ? I'm open to all suggestions.
 
Not that I'm aware of...looks like they ship in 1 ton pallets from Idaho. Given that Anchorage is 2300 miles from Idaho by road and everything would have to be shipped by a freight forwarder, I imagine the price is $1000+ per pallet. I'd rather just buy 6 cords of spruce here in a dump truck and process it myself for that price. But everyone likes to do things a bit differently
Ya I just checked they have them in Bethel Alaska but they are expensive.A half pallet 120 logs go for $ 1100.00.Whew !
 
Not that I'm aware of...looks like they ship in 1 ton pallets from Idaho. Given that Anchorage is 2300 miles from Idaho by road and everything would have to be shipped by a freight forwarder, I imagine the price is $1000+ per pallet. I'd rather just buy 6 cords of spruce here in a dump truck and process it myself for that price. But everyone likes to do things a bit differently
Ya I just checked they have them in Bethel Alaska but they are expensive.A half pallet 120 logs go for $ 1100.00.Whew !
 
In Denali, Alaska, why do Moose Mamas with calves hang around where people are - like around simple dorm housing? I wondered about this. The moose didn't seem to be afraid of people. So why did they prefer to be around people with their deer sized calves?

I finally figured it out - Grizzly bears! The moose knew their calves were safer around people. They were smarter than I thought.