Alaska Homestead Expo Presentation 2024
Here is the presentation that Jessica and I gave at the Alaska Homestead Expo 2024 in Big Lake Alaska. The embedded YouTube Autopatch link video can be found here. Some links did not line up correctly when viewing the story and they are actually just below the text. There...
Quad Ride In Alaska
There is no doubt that Alaska is an outdoorsman’s paradise, and you definitely have to take full advantage of the summer for quad riding or other non-winter activities. There are infinite miles of trails to ride, and your riding is only limited by how much gas and food you...
Quad Ham Radio Upgrade
A while back we installed a QYT-8900 dual band ham radio on Jessica’s quad so we could reach her or she could reach us in the many areas around here that don’t have cell service. After using it for a few months we found that more transmit power was...
A Fun Snow Day
Having a fun snow day once in the while with the family is definitely a must do whenever you can. It is one of the handful of family activities that does not require money or travel and yet makes lasting memories that will remain long after the snow is...
A Snowy Quad Ride
Many people think that riding quads and UTVs is just a good weather pastime, which is fine if you are a warm-blooded person. The rest of us like riding whenever we get the opportunity so we will keep riding as long as there the snow isn’t deep enough to...
Spring Break Camping Trip
Early spring and late fall are some of our favorite times of the year to go camping to truly get away from all but the most diehard outdoor enthusiast type of people. The latter doesn’t matter too much anyway because they won’t be camping near other people to begin...
Jessica’s Quad
Jessica started out on a 50cc quad when she was five years old and has been hooked on riding quads ever since then. She finally outgrew it and we bought her a new Yamaha Kodiak 450 4X4 when she was ten. Her little 50cc quad had problems getting high-centered...
ATV Oil Change
Changing oil in an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) may seem like a daunting task, but in reality, it is very simple and it will save you some money by not paying shop time for a mechanic, this will also give you a good opportunity to inspect the machine and make...