What is Reddit's opinion of Arctic Son: Fulfilling the Dream?

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You have a bit of a lazy question so you're getting lazy answers but at the same time I totally understand where you are coming from. You need to narrow down your desire for solitude. I grew up in a cabin in the woods so have a bit of experience with this stuff. You may not know the exact answers to this right now but here's a few things to ponder:

how alone do you want to be?

do you want to have year round access to a store or is 2 to 3 seasons enough?

do you want to 'live off the land'?

do you want bush or ocean?

do you want to buy an existing place to live or do you want to build a home/cabin from scratch?

is the cost of travel from your home to society a concern?

do you want to earn a living or be completely self sufficient?

is having electricity a concern for you or your partner (if you have one)?

would living on a remote road system be enough to satisfy your wanderlust? (this will make life a million times easier)

Would living on an island be fun or would you prefer mainland?

How often do you want to interact with people?

These questions will get you started, I applaud your goals as I am starting to think about this again myself despite my brutal upbringing. There's probably 1000 books about living in the Alaskan bush that you can enjoy and learn from. Also, if interested check out the fantastic documentary called Arctic Son about a family who moves to the wilderness to live off the land. I feel it's a fair and unbiased look at it as the family themselves shot the footage. I happened to catch it on a AMHS ride and was blown away. The family is.... um, unique, and I think that that may be what t takes to spend a winter in the wilderness. You should also read this homesteader's book to get an idea. And look at all the books recommended by that book! Read read read about this! It's tough living!

Here's my advice: don't "live off the land." Instead find a town in Alaska you like and move somewhere near it. It's a huge place and you can live on the road system without ever being bothered but with still having access to a post office, library and grocery store. If you want comforts but true solitude perhaps consider moving to a town in SE like Sitka, Meyer's Chuck, Ketchikan or Wrangell where you can live in a cabin off the road system but only a short (30 minutes - ish) boat ride from the harbor. That way you never have to talk to a soul unless you want to and when you visit town for supplies. In SE you can easily weather out the storms because the winters are pretty mild there. At the moment there's lots available in George Inlet off the grid for only 30 or 40k!

I wish you all the luck in the world and I hope you find the peace and serenity that will sooth your soul. We all need our version of that!!

Yeah, I think that guy has the right idea. You should consider property off the grid in southeast. The winters are much more manageable and you can skiff in to town in under an hour whenever you want. And it’s a great place to build your own cabin. A lot like this near Ketchikan would be awesome:

http://www.gatewaycityrealty.com/property/george-inlet-gem-cove-lot-5/

I also recommend the documentary Arctic Son (yeah, son) about a family that lived in a cabin. It was a dose of how challenging it could be to spend winters up north.

Good luck! This will be a fantastic experience!

Edit:

https://www.amazon.com/Arctic-Son-Ms-Jean-Aspen/dp/1941821243