How to Build an Off-Grid Cabin | Matt Brenna of Alaska Cabin Adventures | Ep. 012
Update: 2025-04-24
Description
This week on The Backcountry Manifesto, we have Matt Brenna of the popular YouTube channel “Alaska Cabin Adventures” in studio to give you a crash course in building an off-grid cabin, from site selection to constructing an outhouse. Specifically, we cover:
- Matt's Story from WA to AK
- Finding Land on a Budget
- Learning to Build
- Building Blunders and How to Fix Them
- Heating and Electricity Solutions
- Sourcing and Managing Water Off-Grid
- Outhouses, Composting, and Cabin Comfort
- Building and Bathing like Alaskans Do
- Why March and September Shine in Alaska
- Crafting the Cabin on Wheels
- The Bob Ross Effect
- Convenience, Meaning, & the Joy of Building
- Montana & the Spirit of the West
- Music and Creativity: Matt's Journey
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Credits
- Featuring Matt Brenna, Alaska Cabin Adventures
- Produced by Andrew O'Neill with Hayden Sammak
- Intro and Animations by Barry Thompson
- Photograph Contributions for Animation by Carver Weeks
- Additional Graphics by Andrew O’Neill
- Production Assistance by John Stock
- “Welcome to the Backcountry” theme song by Logan Roth, Will Brown, Arjun Dube and produced at Treacle Mine Studios, Phila, PA
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