Eric’s never ending talents are awesome, is there anything he CAN’T do? He cooks, he fishes, he drives, he builds, he cuts lumber I mean Ariel you seriously are a VERY lucky lady to have such a capable husband. And he never seems to run out of energy either. I think the two of you together are amazing: Ariel the grower, the gardener, the canner, the bread maker, you too are brilliant and so enjoyable to watch. Well done and please, keep the videos coming. Stay safe xx

I'm an electrical engineer and see some problems with your design. Grounding is a very critical item. All metal boxes, power panel, building metal structure requires a grounding system. I recommend following the Alaska electrical code as it is the only protection for shock. The ground system enables circuit breaker faults to ground which protects your from a short to the building or metal devices. I don't want you hurt and 3 wire romex is the better choice for electrical wiring as it provides a fault path in the case of short circuits. Regards, Ron Conway

Been waiting 4 years for the electrical shirt explanation! My inner curious cat is contentedly licking herself! :)

Suggestion: Please check with your electrician friend to ensure that #12 wire will work for the long power runs across the shop. I've worked large commercial buildings and we often ran #10 wire across the building to the junction box then used #12 to run from the junction box to the outlets. There are tables that will tell you size of wiring for distance and well as current & voltage. I do enjoy watching your progress and don't want you to have issues with a power feed that heats up because it doesn't have the cushion capacity for the distance you're running.

The armour for the exhaust fan cable should be taken through the stud and secured to the box. The bare copper wire (bond wire) should be attached to the armour to provide a ground connection for the exhaust fan. Changing the plastic box with a metal box will make the bond wire connection to the armour much easier. Two bare wires should never be installed as you are doing in the video. This advise is to be considered constructive as I am the electrician and you are learning. Love your video's.

15 years as an electrician. Thanks for putting the connectors on the metal boxes. Also please change the vent fan electrical box from plastic to metal I'm twitching over here that metal MC wire from the fan needs to be put into a metal box to continue the ground slash bonding. You could probably keep going with your strut and EMT. Just put a nut then a washer then the strut then a washer than a nut on your threaded rod. You should probably do this anyways because it will not stay tight against the foam. I believe you could get away with only six lights total those High bays are very bright good choice but the more light the better. If you wanted to dim the purple and gray would require wires back to the switch and you would need a 0 to 10 volt switch dimming switch the lights are still 120 volt but the dimming circuit is 0 to 10 volt. Looking forward to more videos thanks

In my building experience I've found that you can't put in too many outlets - including the utility room! This one of my favorite channels. Really amazing drone views of Alaska, cooking is fantastic, construction, butchering, fishing and everything else you do is so well explained. Always look forward to the next episode. Thanks so much Eric & Arielle!

The only channel that makes me put my cross stitch down for the night ♥️🇬🇧

They are both multi talented and should be held up as prime examples of how to live life

The metal case of the wire on the fan is supposed to terminate in the box with the romex so in case the wire overloads it doesn't burn down the building.

You two work so hard! Your videos are always very interesting! I'm 80 and you are living the life I wish I had .

I have over 50 years of experience in the electrical industry. You have made most of the changes that I would have suggested. I'm waiting to see what kind of outside lights that you are installing. Most lights are installed onto round or octagon boxes, not switch boxes. It's a good idea to have each side of lights on separate circuits. That way you can add more lights if needed and not worry about overloading the circuits. Also I only install six 120 volt receptacles per circuit. Always install plenty of 120 volt receptacles and some 240 volt receptacles if you have have 240 volt equipment. I am impressed with Arielle and your abilitie and work ethics. Great work and great video. 😊

Another suggestion….My husband is an electrician and said you should use 3/4” EMT conduit on your outer walls because if you ever want to add any wire for anything it would give you plenty of room to pull your wire. He said you want to also use jam nuts on the threaded rod so it will tighten in and not get loose.

When you built that outhouse at your old property, I thought that was amazing. But now I have run out of words to describe how stellar this workshop workmanship is. Well done O'Alaska Wonders.

Hands down the best UKposts channel. Thanks you two for always helping me frog off my own projects to watch you do yours!!

Can you 2 believe ALL that you have constructed????‼️You are definitely the KING and QUEEN of DIY👍😊‼️

Eric you are one amazing guy your hidden talents are unbelievable I have never seen anyone with so much enthusiasm and determination to make all your dreams happen. With your amazing wife at your side you are an extraordinary couple. I can’t thank y’all for sharing your amazing life and journey with us. Love ❤y’all!

I really like the threaded rods idea for running your conduit and such. What a versatile convenience that is! I'm happy to see it's still like a nice community here where people offer good advice and experiences.

Omgosh! From watching you guys pouring the concrete for this to now is absolutely mind blowing!

Ariel is the best apprentice/wife a man could ask for. This lady has skills. Nice shop.

You may want to reconsider adding a dimmer to the high-bay lights. They will draw nearly 2000 watts on their own with is 25% of the generator capacity. Either that or split your circuits into 4 zones and only turn on the lights you need. Looks great though!

I never tire of watching you two build stuff! And, with the acreage you have there, surely you’ll always be building or renovating something! Maybe consider breaking up the main lights into 4 circuits, so you have the option of lighting just the area you’re working in? The shop is AMAZING! 🙌 👏👏

I enjoy watching you both work together on these projects. You are always organized and your projects are well thought out. Well done!

0:46 nothing more satisfying than sitting on top of something you built.

Oh wow, you got so much done! Eric's scandalised face when the tape measure fell down was hilarious 😂 I'm glad you decided to have multiple circuits for your lights, that will give you fewer headaches if anything fails later on and you need to figure out what the heck is broken. Always fun to see you having fun and making progress!

It brings me so much joy to watch you twos dreams unfold! Such incredibly hard workers, kind hearted, and intelligent people you are! Eric I hope you know how lucky you are to have a lady like Ariel at your side! You two are such a blessing to us all! I pray the lord continues to bless the both of you and he continues to bless all of us viewers by allowing you two to keep documenting your dreams becoming reality for us! Thank you ! Your videos are the highlight of my week! No channel comes in even close to your level of captivating content!!

I really like your guys set up. Those plastic pop in boxes you used for your outdoor lighting, you might want to frame around them and use nail in boxes. I wouldn't rely on those plastic ears at minus 30 degrees. If they shatter as must plastic does, your lights will be hanging and will be a night mare to replace later.

The way Eric was looking at the drill bit was pure love ❤😂. Your both amazing at anything you do 👏👏👏👏👏

But, but, you had the T-shirt! 😉😉

Eric holding the light for Ariel reminded me of John Cusack holding the boom box above his head for his intended. ❤

The shadow puppetry cracked me up totally!!! You two are the best!! Thanks for a great video.

The Dynamic Duo , builders, planters, Cooks , Fishing and loves life together🙏😁👍🎖️🎖️

Looking good guys!! Setting up a shop is exciting! ERIC: Suggestion, install at least 1 if not 2 ceiling fans to blow the heat down and circulate the air from the ceiling down to the floor. This will help thaw out your vehicles and dry up your floor twice as fast in the winter. Put them both on rheostats so you can control the fan speed! Keep up the good work! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Lots of well deserved comments for Eric's skills. I whole heartedly agree. How many men though have wives who are also skilled co-workers? Good for you Arielle!

You're a brave man showing electrical work with all the youtube electricians.

Ariel and Eric , you two are marvelously made and one of a kind. Peace and Blessings 🙏

Both of you are my favorite youtubers. Why? because you are both down to earth and both of you are so good at what you show on your videos. Not everyone is as lucky as both of you to live your dreams. Keep up the good work. I am 80 years old, one lesson I've learned in life is to eat the best quality food you can eat. NO junk. Remember it is better to spend money on your stomach than a doctor. Cheers, Michael

What CANT you two do? Absolutely amazing your talent and skills,down to your cinematography and photos, blows my mind❤

Eric can do just about anything!!!!! Sure saves them a lot of money!!!!! 💕💕💕

Also might want to put 2-3/4” conduit spacers between your threaded rod and the strut before foam so you don’t crush foam and have a solid foundation for your strut. Sorry for all the comments commenting as I watch. Love you guys and the channel thanks as always.

I'm shocked to know that Eric was NOT an electrician before!!

Your QH is going to be an extension of your home, it's great now and will be greater when it's finished. When I hear people say they can't because they don't know how to do things you don't let that hold you back. You're a great example on many levels. (no pun intended lol) Sense of humor is not lacking in your neck of the woods .

MY FAVORITE ALASKAN UKposts COUPLE!!! 😁👍🏼

I have watched all your videos but I would like to say your preproduction homework really shows lately!!😊

The Radiator fan on your generator sucks air from the outside to cool the coolant, it doesn't blow the hot air through the Radiator fins. I love watching you guys build your home.

when you show a shot of the inside of the Quonset hut, my thoughts are (even though I watched you construct it) how in the world did you two put that thing together?? To me it’s an unbelievable feat. Kudos to you both. 🥰👍

When you cut threaded rod,wind a nut past the point of cutting then cut and wine back the nut off the end and it will automatically fix the end of the thread that you cut. Great video as usual gang. Regards from Australia 🦘🦘

Living the Dream of so many, so well! Luv y'all! ❤🌈🙏🌿 ~ Blessings All ~

Lucky you guys work so hard or it would be impossible to sleep at night with everything you have to schedule, learn and implement. I am always incredibly impressed by what you both achieve - let alone in such challenging conditions. You guys are so inspirational. 🎉

I'm glad to see that everything is going well with the quonset hut especially on the inside and it is looking awesome with the utility room and can't wait to see it when it is finished but until then take care and have a wonderful week thanks.🇺🇸🌨️🌨️🇺🇸

Ok how do you know a channel is a good one? When your viewer is so engaged in watching the video that when it gets to the end they go "awwe no" well thats us everytime. Im wanting more. You guys are awsome, hubby and I love watching you together. Blessings The Stones Family in South Africa

It's a real pleasure to watch the two of you work together. I never doubt that Eric has done a thorough job researching the project. He's a wonderful craftsman and puts safety first. Ariel is a fantastic assistant which creates a great team. They excel at homesteading!!😊💗🇨🇦

The dynamic duo at it again! 🙌⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💯

It's amazing how big the Quonset hut still looks even after you've closed it in and added the utility room. I'm sure you really enjoy it

I am totally living vicariously through both of you! Wish I had had a man who would have done these things with me! 3 husbands and never found him. I am enjoying your projects immensely!

You're a farmer Eric, that means you're and electrican, a plumber, a builder, a mechanic, a lumberjack, a hunter, a gatherer, a cook, a vet, a dreamer and an engineer. You remind me of my dad, he may not be the smartest man in the room, but by golly, while the smartest guy is trying to figure which way is up, he was figuring out how to work thru the problem. My dad was a farmer, he had an 8th grade education, and he could do anything he set his mind to. Can't pay you any higher of a compliment, you're a darn good farmer. ❤️❤️ Lori from Oregon

I'm super excited for all that is to come! The barking wolf was pretty talented along with all the electrical work. Slow and steady wins the race, you'll be happier with the results!

WOW, My favorite couple are hard at work on Quonset Hut to bring it up to snuff. Busy as Bees they are, I wish them all the luck in the world to get the job done as they want. 😊❤❤👍👍🙏🙏As I know they will.

Lighting in the shop. Some higher up, some at about shoulder height. You get a more even spread of light in all areas. Power outlets. Think of how many you need - then add in 50% more! "Generator Room". I'd suggest having an openable/closeable venteither in the door or in the wall. The genny will need a good supply of air to allow it to run properly, and if God forbid there's ever a fire in there, you can close the vent as the very first thing. That shop is going to be fantastic with the underfloor heating and spray foam insulation, great to work in even in the coldest weather, and your vehicles/machinery will have a warm, dry environment, so that's another plus. Another great slice of Alaskan living!

I still say, YOU TWO ARE ABSOLUTELY AWESOME!!!👏👏👏

Looking soooo good! I can't believe you have gotten this far with the quonset building. Your almost done. I hope you celebrate when it's finished. For those that thought Eric was an electrrician, watch their older videos and you will find out. I am amazed at the many things he can do. Thank goodness for Mr. Google Pants! Reading up on how to do things is always a big help, not to menntion he's a natural at so many things. Also they have amazing team work doing things together. I just hope you don't move from this place after just a few years with all the work you've put into this. Kudos to you both! Love, from Western, N.Y.

Good evening from Syracuse NY everyone thank you for sharing your adventures in life

It’s the most high end off grid in Alaska! Your hard work is amazing!

It's so big! Now that you've enclosed it and are putting in walls you can really see how much room there is in the Quonset Hut

I'm not going to ask you how all of that stuff will fit into the generator room. I'm just gonna wait and see. I know y'all have a plan and you WILL make it work. You always do!!

Study up a bit on the exhaust and supply air in your little mechanical room. What kind of heat or boiler are you going to install? I'm not sure your gen. radiator fan will exhaust air. A radiator fan draws fresh air through the radiator. The louvers won't open. They will be suctioned into a closed position.

Yup ! I did think you were a electrician because of the t-shirts ! You got me 😄! Again you guys Rocked It ! There’s nothing you can’t do! You guys must make your folks very Proud of all you have accomplished and will continue doing so many Great things! Love You guys 🌱💚🌱💚🌱💚🌱💚🌱💚🌱💚🌱💚🌱

Much love from Washington State , You folks are some legit go getter's , stay warm, Keep on keeping on...

You are doing an amazing job. I hope you are reading some of the comments. Some of the electricians have some good points. Be careful with the voltage drops with the long runs. Thanks from South Carolina. I enjoy your videos very much.

I love following you two. The dialogue that goes along with what we are seeing is very well explained and interesting. The two of you compliment each other. Can’t wait to see the finished product.❤

So much to do to get ready for the next step. You are just about a pro . Ariel , you are definitely the pro camera person, and so much more. So tell him, "It takes two Babe". See you two on your next visit. Thanks

Always amazing, the knowledge and skills that you have, Eric. Whatever it takes, you do it and do it well. The utility room and door look nice and all the wiring. I missed the cooking on this one, but it was interesting nevertheless. Arielle, you are Eric's right hand man (woman) and your skills and talents are many; cooking, canning, gardening, hunting, fishing, butchering and everything it takes to run a household in the Alaskan wilderness. Your videos are just amazing. Thanks for bringing us along. Take care.

Heck of a nice shop

We have watched your channel and adventures for a very long time and enjoy it a lot. I did notice as did others that you didn't use a metal box to connect the wall fan using a clamp to bond the metal-clad wires to the box. Also, need to bond the metal boxes to ground with a ground wire attached to the box.

Eric got me Bamboozled all these years thinking he's an electrician

Another step in the right direction toward the perfect homestead. Congratulations to both of you. I often thought of asking about the tee shirts, and I suspect Eric's explanation satisfied many other channel viewers curiosity as well.

You two have the BEST toys! I think you win!!😮...🏆👋

I'm so intimidated by electoral but that was awesome Eric!@. Arial, you 2 are such a compliment to each other. Loving seeing the transformation of this shop. Can't wait for more.🎉👌👏

I’m doing much the same as you saw milling my wood living in the wilderness. You channel is one of the best .

Thanks for taking us along on the shop fit out I think you would call it well thought out on how and where to mount everything you guys are going to so enjoy having some where worm and out the weather to do projects so happy for you both just love following you along on basically you every day life its great thanks for sharing with us all Cheers

The way you attached the unitsrut to the building is fantastic and multifunctional. Just a suggestion you might want to add another circuit for the shop lights. As I remember you were only allowed 1800 hundred watts on a 12 gauge wire with a 20 amp circuit. Again thanks for sharing.

I look forward to your videos each week to see all of the progress you’ve made!

Hey,you and Arielle get things done in such a timely manner. No waste of time there🎉. Nicely Done Eric and Arielle 👍💯. JO JO IN VT 💞

You two are the most amazing couple that I follow on YT and the perfect couple the way you work together

I just love your videos, diy everything 😂 you guys are amazing to watch and your projects are never for the faint hearted but you two just soldier on and get things done. For the past few years I have seen you tackle some huge projects but this Quonset hut is on another level. Well done guys keep on keeping on! ❤

Eric is amazing! His thinking skills and solution focus are awesome.

You two never cease to amaze me! The room came out great.

Check the fan tough, usually the dont blow away from the engine the suck air from the front of the radiator into the engine bay...just check it or you louvers won't open

For those thinking to run a chimney pipe horizontally, if you want it to be perfectly horizontal, it's best to limit that to a very short distance--out through a wall is perfectly fine, for example. but for much longer distances, you don't want the air to stall in the pipe, or even backdraft. It's best to give it at the very least a slight pitch or rise upward to help guide the hot gasses and smoke move further up and out of the chimney, since they'll lose heat (and thus movement energy) radiantly as the hot gasses travel. The colder the smoke is (comparatively), the more likely it will cause soot buildups, etc. I'd recommend looking up builds for rocket mass heaters with benches, because those benches have to keep the heat moving along their length, and often have recommended elevation changes. (Also definitely include ways to access all sections of the pipe for proper cleanouts!)

Very, very clever boy! My wife and family call an ambulance and then run from the house if I pick up a drill! I am both dangerous and disastrous. I marvel at Eric! You are such a great team and support and complement each other so well. Love from Manchester, England. Keep em coming. Thanks ❤

I love how much fun you guys have with each other and how many wonderful people have left helpful comments.

Armor cable covering exh. Fan wires has to be inside j-box

Wow!! It looks fantastic! I've been watching Montana Haven/Alaska edition. Just delightful. Good luck, guys. I really enjoy your cooking & fishing. Brilliant. God bless you and many prayers 🙏🏻 ❤️

Great video Eric & Arielle! What an awesome job. Really glad you added the connectors to the metal boxes to protect the wire from the sharp edges. Thanks for sharing!!!

I knew it I knew it, Eric is an electrician! Only took 33 minutes to see the Mrs!

Love it! Thank you so much for sharing! Really enjoyed your post! Thanks!

Hey guys, they now make an expanding foam insulation that even I in all of the glory of 77 years was able to install by myself. I’m not a good guesser so got them a bit overfill and had to saw them flush, lol. Good luck Looking good

If you'll run a 6-8 inch channel beam down the center of the building near the ceiling and support it at each end you can have a full length monorail winch in the ceiling for motor lift or splitting the tractor for clutch replacement and other general heavy lifting chores. Being that you are a welder and all repair type of guy the monorail winch will be a lifesaver 👍

Hi Eric, I don't know what size diesel generator you have, but please bear in mind that you need to ensure that you have a sufficient supply of ambient air into the 'utility room' for engine cooling and combustion. Similarly, you need to ensure that the hot air off the cooling system is evacuated from the room. There are many different configurations possible. Start by ensuring that the engine is definitely going to ingest ambient air. That could mean piping/ducting air in from outside the building into the air cleaner. This is not abnormal; I used to work for a diesel engine manufacturer helping customers install engines for best performance; it's good practice. Similarly, as regards engine cooling, it's all about ventilation, you need to consider that the generator's engine needs a certain volume of ambient air per minute coming into it, and this air is going to be heated up, and it needs to be evacuated from the enclosure. If it recirculates, the air will just get heated up and the engine will cook. You are clearly a capable and smart guy and I hope you'll do a good job installing your generator. Also note, when it comes to ducting air in and out of an engine room space, precision is good! Hot air discharge ducting should be sealed from the 'engine room' as best as you can manage. Even more important, is to ensure that ambient air coming into the space isn't being heated up too much before getting used for cooling. Our reference was +10 degC maximum. Love your videos and all the work & development you do. By comparison, I live in a London apartment and occasionally have to mend one of my bicycles or maybe change a grip on a golf club. I love to cook though, and enjoy your impressive efforts in the kitchen!

You guys are absolutely awesome with everything you tackle♡♡♡