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Aklogcabin
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# Posted: 2 Dec 2019 11:46
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Hello all. I don’t read much about the remote cabin owners or users and how they get there. So here goes for me. Frozen months is fairly easy. Load up snogos n drive it bit on ice and snow covered roads with the constant threat of a moose jumping out in front of you. Or caribou if you’re in other areas, or both. There both bad to hit.
Once we unload and load all the extra stuff. Although it’s nice now that the cabin is finished enough to use and stocked up well so that we can just unload n rip.
The first issue we face is a75 foot wide river crossing. Fortunately in the winter most of the water feeding it is frozen and the level drops. I crossed it one moose season and the trailer I was towing kept my machine from drowning out by floating the arse end up while I bounced off just enough rocks that I could reach the other side. And control it enough that I didn’t flip or get washed downstream. Just made it I guess you could say. The current did wash me down enough that I almost couldn’t reach the trail on the other side because of the steep brush filled riverbank.
When I got to the other side, with my beautiful wife still on the road side. I haller, come on its fine. Her response was not printable. So I had to cross back. I was hoping that the water level would have dropped while we were on the other side while we were out.
Just one of the many moments that happened while building a remote cabin in Ak.
Sure hope the rivers freeze up , lakes freeze up so all the overflow freezes. We get lots of snow so snow bridges can get built and freeze solid. The cabin life awaits.
And I can teach my grandson how to ride his new snogo.
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paulz
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# Posted: 2 Dec 2019 23:58
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Wow, quite a bit tougher than my trek. The only thing I have to avoid hitting is bicycle riders. 
What is a snogo?
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Princelake
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# Posted: 3 Dec 2019 06:47
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Ya why do Alaskans call snowmobiles snogos? Here it's snowmobile or sled.
I drive 2.5hr up the trans Canada along beautiful lake Superior then about 9km down a gated maintained gravel road.
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Brettny
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# Posted: 3 Dec 2019 06:59
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We are 3hrs on state roads, 4mi on town roads to the corner of our town owned seasonal road. A seasonal road just means when it snows they dont plow it. i have been there in the winter the day we bought it. We walked the 1/4mi in. Was very quiet and peacefull.
Persoanly having to cross rivers and own a snowmobile may be fun but not when your stuck and no ones around to help. I own a set of snow chains for my yukon just incase it snows/ice while we are there. Its all down hill from our property to the plowed rd.
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Aklogcabin
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# Posted: 3 Dec 2019 08:30
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Why snogo, probably just easier to say I guess. Some call it Snowmachine. They all go on snow. Yes I get stuck . Break down. It is all part of the experience. Can’t say as I mind because I know it will happen. Now when I have to leave my beautiful wife alone in the middle of nowhere by herself while I go get whatever it is I need. That bothers me a bit.
But getting out to where there is no one else around and I know that I have to depend on myself has it’s own excitement. And developing those skills and the confidence in myself to be able to handle whatever the situation may be has been a big part of my life.
I sure could not have built the cabin if I was afraid of he challenges.
Now it’s about making life a lot easier n safer since we can use the cabin. And always making plans to do more.
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FishHog
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# Posted: 3 Dec 2019 09:15
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The term snogo has always amused me but depending on where you live skidoo sled snowmobile etc are all used
My access is 4wd drive in the summer and then a 1 min walk or 2 minute boat ride. Winter is a 3 km snowshoe from the plowed road since I sold my snowmobile
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paulz
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# Posted: 3 Dec 2019 10:33
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Well I googled snogo earlier and this is what I got. Can't see pulling a trailer, that's why I asked.
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Nobadays
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# Posted: 3 Dec 2019 13:44
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We are 23 miles off pavement. The first 22 are a rough, natural materials FS road (this translates to deep mud in the spring and washboard/chunky rocks all summer). The last mile is not quite 4x4 but it is a tough 400' climb on a primitive road that acts as a waterway during spring run-off, luckily not deep. Winter is another ball game. The county plows roughly the first 8-10 miles as there are kids along that section so access for the school bus. The next 12 miles gets plowed by our HOA when it gets too deep to drive, usually 5-6 times a year. Then the last mile up to the cabin is either snowshoes or snowmobile. Fortunately this year we have a snowmobile so getting supplies and water to the cabin will be considerably easier. Remote but not Alaska remote. Headed up next week for about a month!
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Aklogcabin
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# Posted: 4 Dec 2019 11:08 - Edited by: Aklogcabin
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It’s really not too bad. There’s always moose no matter where you go. A trip to the gas station is just as dangerous as driving up the highway. In the summer we charter a Cessna 185 float plane and land on a lake 2 miles from the cabin. I have a Suzuki king quad there that we use as a shuttle. But still have to walk plenty.
Being a remote cabin just makes getting back n forth a bit more complicated. But to me, the rewards are worth it. I have a Coleman canoe that I use as a freight sled behind the quad. Have pulled 800 pounds in it.
Being remote also challenges me to make sure that projects are planned out. There are no hardware stores.
The one thing that I enjoy most about reading these forums is seeing other folks cabins. And checking out how they do things. How the inside is done up. What tools they use. And how they solve their issues. No problems, only solutions.
And how each and every one of them is just as proud as the next. And rightfully so. Whether a tarp n 2x2 framed shelter or a beautiful log cabin in the mountains. Whether they built or bought. And enjoy the special little drive inside of us that is cabin life.
I will never forget the many nights of hauling freight and all the issues that come with it. But the pleasure of knowing I did it. The northern lights glowing and taking the time to just stop. Turn everything off. Sit back n watch the show. Having a short pull here optional.
Merry Christmas
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NorthRick
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# Posted: 4 Dec 2019 13:08
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This is last month's ride into the cabin.
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drb777
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# Posted: 4 Dec 2019 13:25
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Nice rig, but what a backdrop!
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