We Moved to Alaska to Live Off the Land — and It Was a Lot Tougher Than I Expected

We Moved to Alaska to Live Off the Land — and It Was a Lot Tougher Than I Expected

In Alaska we have the high cost of living beaten because we can live off the land. With a home canning outfit and a cold-storage locker it is possible to have a well-stocked larder high in food calories but low in cost. When it is also possible to fill these containers in the pursuit of the greatest of all sports, fishing and hunting, one has achieved a very desirable state. I bore down heavily on the “full locker” part of this combination in co…