Hi All, We are not new here, but after an lighting strike we lost all electrical gear, and also all our internet details so we must started it all over again. We are a couple what is almost 10 years nonstop off grid living above the arctic circle in Europe.
Welcome, you've taken on a lifestyle that few of us could dream of (and most have preconceived misconceptions)
Good that you were able to get back up and running. I've seen what lightning can do to electronics. Most everything we found that was fried you could shake and it would rattle.
Is your intent to winter there too? Do you have a road from the cabin to the town or how did you bring your supplies? Do you have radio communications with the next cabin, the town? Please tell us a bit about your situation as very interesting. EDIT: What are you using for your internet connection, Starlink? I assume it must be satellite based as can't believe you have mobile phone connection out there...
That's a nice question. We live here the whole year around the cabins are owned by the wildlife department, we are volunteers for working fort them, i'm a ex seaman retired at 58 years old, ( now 60 ) my wife is 57. What we do is keep an eye here looking out for fires, counting wildlife and registrate forrest growth. There is an central asphalt road we live 10 km from it our cabin is easy reachable trough stone paved path. Communications we have a 3g network owned by the governent we can use it for free for internet and cellphone, but in case of emergency ( fire ) is this te communications network for the fire departments and is it forbidden to use trough us. This is also the central communications between the cabins, but we have also a cb network back up. And we have also shortwave here because we're ham operators too. About supplies one a mont we're going to the town two day's to have a chat at the office of the wildlife department, and buy lots of supplies what we need. The supplies we put them in boxes and bring them to the wildlife department end they brings them with an big truck to the place were the road to our cabin begins and from there i do the transport with my pick-up, and ride some 3 times to bring all the goods to the cabin.
Ah! I understand. We do the exact same thing here in the USA, Fire Watchers. They live in cabins, up high with great views during fire season and maintain a watch for smoke in the major parks and wilderness areas. These jobs are hard to get here as many people want to do this. I'm not sure if the Canadians do the same thing but I would bet they do. I would think fire season would be over now in Norway, yes? And, you live the whole year round there...Wow! It sounds like a perfect place to find some peace. How cold will it get and how much snowfall will you see? Wood heat in the cabin? I assume a generator for a bit of electricity? Do you use solar at all?
How cold around -20/-30 celsius snow some 100cm , yes we have a stoof in the cabin electricity we have solar panels and a little windmill this works about 70% off the time and we have for backup a little generator. The job here is not so populair just because it is an unpaid job, lots of people who do this are retired or are researchers/scientists, we don't pay hire for the cabin, there is always a helicopter standby in case of emergancy this is the wildlife department part, and the governent is a big sponsor for these jobs if you do this you don't pay taxes have free insurance and have free dentist doctor and hospital use.
Only 100cm of snow. LOL, we can get that in a 24 hour period .. maybe more. Also, how effective can solar be north of the artic circle, especially in the winter the sun doesn't even rise over the horizon for weeks.
I have to say, it looks like good coyote country! My disposition is more like a wolverine, but I get the coyote idea now. Coyotes sang me to sleep on the porch cot throughout my childhood.
Damn! That sounds like a good deal to me! Especially, if you're retired. Sign me up! Yes, the job here does pay a little bit, very little, and normally gets lots of students or young people spending a Summer or two doing this. In North Idaho, we get more snow than you but normally, it doesn't get quite as cold. Thank goodness! The coldest is around -15C (4F) to -10C (14F) so not too bad; however, there are parts of North Idaho that gets much, much colder and definitely would match your -30C (-22F). Anyway, hope you're staying warm and got your snowshoes ready.
Mid summer we have 24 daylight and sun than we run 100% solar power, mid winter we have lots wind than we run about 60% on our little windmill and 40% on our little generator and in between autumn and spring it's a little bit of this and a little bit of that..
