R Scott

There isn’t an always cheap way—it depends on finding a deal on the fittings. The screw on fittings are hard to seal so the cam locks are the better option. They will still leak if you don’t get that foil seal area smooth—either all the foil still there or completely removed.

Johnny’s sells seeds. They need stratification, or fall planting.  A few seeds are expensive, but buying a bulk bag isn’t much more. We bought a big bag and planted anywhere we thought it had a chance. Hasn’t been long enough to know if it worked.

It’s picky about soil and light—they grow where it’s so shaded almost nothing else grows. Northern or eastern slopes.  Often the same areas that fiddle head ferns grow.

Search on YouTube for wildcraft simulated.

That vent flashing doesn’t look bad—I have seen a lot worse.  Could be the problem, but I would look elsewhere as well.

I would get in the attic with a good flashlight and a roll of toilet paper.  Look for any water trails or wet nails, you can use a piece of TP to confirm it’s wet.

You say an upper roof drops onto that roof, is there a roof to wall joint there?  Those joints are notoriously bad for re roofs because to do them right you need to remove the siding.

You can take a crop and still leave behind extra for the soil.

Agree that getting it off the ground is more important than under cover, in most cases. Some equipment will get rain down into crevices and gears/chains, but all of them will rust from the bottom up if left in the dirt or grass. Setting them up on pallets, tires, logs, railroad ties, landscape timber, etc will be a great start.

Carport or loafing shed both work, it depends what fits in your space and access better. Make sure it is tall enough to lift your loader most of the way up—high enough to lift equipment with a chain from the bucket.

Riley Hall wrote:…I just need to find someone that will ship to Alaska without doubling the cost 🙁

Good luck with that, ouch.

Nice!

I can’t think of anything cheap that won’t rip with the first twig that falls in a storm.

What is the long term goal?  Is it a weekend/hunting cabin, a first shelter while you build out the homestead, or to be your permanent home?  

What building materials are you comfortable with?

What is available locally, any waste streams you can use?  For example, my son found a pallet company that had to rip 3/4 ply down to 38 inches, so they had 10” by 8 foot strips of exterior grade plywood for pennies on the dollar. He figured he saved ninety percent even after counting his time to re saw them straight and consistent and cutting tongue and groove in them.

Here’s a 24’ gate, add a second handle to the other end and it should work.

https://kencove.com/products/detail/spring-gate-long

They also sell electric bungee by the foot or roll so you can cut to length. Cheaper up front, but springs last forever.

I never had to use four wires for my rungs, only two, but I used spring or bungee gates.  No posts,, just hooked to the rail wires.

Gallagher makes a four wire fence like your tapes, but it is bigger than you need and pricey

https://powerflexfence.com/products/gallagher-smart-fence-2

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