@Neil Downe No, I was not born here. I have lived here twice. All together I have lived here for about 23 years. If you really want to you should give it a try. If you have any specific questions you can just ask. If I get notification you have posted a question, I will try to answer it. If you get no reply, then I probably wasn't notified there is a question at all.
I'm glad you showed the power plug-ins in this video. They hold a special place in my memory. We moved to AK in 2011 and when we first went to "Wally World" in Fairbanks, it was summertime. I saw those plug-in's and a LOT of RV's parked in the "far reaches" of the parking lot. My first thought (as we were RV'er's at that time) was that Walmart had their own campground thing going on. I still laugh about that to this day!
Moving out to Alaska in a few days here getting stationed at eielson afb pretty exciting all the sudden I started getting recommended your vids on RUclips and I’m glad I did learning a lot keep it up 👍
I was driving around Fairbanks in my fwd car with summer tires all winter until last week when I finally decided to get my studs put on. Can’t believe the difference they really help an incredible amount.
You live in a beautiful part of the state, Keithie. We used to live in Haines (se AK), and we didn't get as much intense cold. But still, so gorgeous. Thanks for the wonderful video!
I can’t even imagine what that kind of cold is like. I live in Florida and my daughter wants to see snow so bad. I should send her there! 😂 I’ve always wondered how you keep your car from freezing over.
Believe me we live in Calgary Canada and you get sick/tired of snow/winter really fast.Because by mid September we get the first frost and around Halloween we get snow that starts to hang around(The sun is to week to melt it by then) We do get chinooks but that causes icy side walks/Headaches and falling is high risk.Spring doesn't usually come till May ish. Summers are very short/Winters are very long.
a treat getting glimpses of Fairbanks again...did not recognize anything....remember plugging in cars at work...'Fairbanks memorial hospital'...no Walmart then...remember smiling at big grocery store having sidewalk sale of frozen dinners!....great cross country skiing around the university. spent a year there in late 70's. now enjoy ' warm' more here in Abq. NM Stay warm up there and thanks for you video!
He mentioned my studded tire question!!! Woohhh hooo ! Lol. Thanks for the response BTW. I run general AT2’s on my pickup. My wife’s car we put studded general altimax arctic 12’s on here in Idaho. It doesn’t get nearly as cold as it does there . But just curious as to what y’all run up there . I get crap from my buddies all the time about running studded snow tires lol.
Thanks for the follow up and the pictures of the car plug ins at the stores and work. I’ll watch the next one to see if you explain the last thing in this video. Thank you!
I worked up there 66-68 and we found that the warmer it got, the slicker the ice. At -20 the ice was almost like wet pavement. At -40 there was no problem at all. At -50 you tried not to go out. I was Military Police.
It’s 28°F right now here in Tennessee and I just got done running around like crazy insulating my outside water spickets and putting antifreeze in our vehicles. We were in the mid 60s day before yesterday. our weather is neither extreme nor boring. I’ve always wondered how y’all’s pipes keep from freezing outside.
I'm not sure what it was like in your neighborhood, but I live off Nordale, and there were moose everywhere when the temperature dropped. They were in our yard almost daily last week.
@@bobt8735 It is in your best interest to keep a safe distance away. They are wild, and therefore unpredictable, but beautiful and for the most part peaceful.
........ Thanks Melody. I found several videos of moose in housing areas. A car came beside a moose in a street. It didn't even turn its head and look at it. Another moose came up to a house deck, and was feed by the owners. Amazingly peaceful.
I really enjoyed this video, it’s like a tips and tricks video for living in Alaska. Please consider making more videos like this because Alaska is so unique. Thank you for the wonderful content!
I do recall those below temperatures living in Fairbanks and North Pole, Alaska the plug-ins did not exist when I lived up there. I only recall the Airport USPS building when I worked there from 1981 to 1984, and my time at Fort Wainwright from 1978-1981. 51+ below the coldest I remember at Ft. Wainwright. I still live in Alaska's south-central area, Wasilla/Palmer. Stay warm this coming winter. The Alaska school systems: the interior school system may be better than what is located in other places in Alaska. During my time living in Fairbanks and North Pole areas, the main point that stands out the most is the people-friendly, sociable not a rat race mentality like down south-central Alaska. Nearing 44 years in the Last Frontier.
There was something I was gunna say about the ice bridges. But now I can't remember. But oh hey! You should do a spring edition about the river ice pole!
Hey hey. You make very enjoyable vids, thank you! I know all the places you show very well......been here 24 years. But I have one correction about the daylight gain. We gained 5 min. 30 seconds today. It takes a few weeks to build up to that glorious daylight gain of 7 min. Solstice starts out with a gain of just a few seconds. Thanks again for what you do.
Very interesting, I came to the USA many years ago from "sunny" Egypt, settled in Texas, but spent a year in Chicago (coldest year of my life). I'm one of these guys who can wacth National Geographic forever, so I'm very intrigued by Alaska and Fairbanks and I'm considering moving there....but also it's scary (maybe I meet a bear or a wolf). I'm retired now...and currently watching videos like yours (which are very good) to see if I have the guts to make such a move by next summer. Cheers.
Thank you so much for doing these videos. I'm going to be moving to Alaska in the next 5 years and am debating between Fairbanks and the Matsu Valley. Fairbanks is really special too!
Visited 1st time in Fairbanks last Sept. My daughter is a Dentist for the Army, and my two beautiful granddaughters (5 and >1) also, miss them daily. I will return this Aug to visit and go to Denali. You all are brave, I can barley take the cold in Michigan let alone Alaska. Thanks for the videos.
this maybe a dumb question but i am very curiouse about the ice road trucking industry dose it really exsit ? i just seen u say only few cars attempt to drive over frozon water?
Hi. I thought about moving up there .but the cost of fresh vegs was too much for my budget. Has it become cheaper? I was paying 9.00 - 15.00 for salad stuff
Thank you for sharing all these info. We have the same life condition here in Finland. Not in the south this year, no cold, no snow, amazing. As soon as we have a proper winter I will do the same type of video for my subscribers (in French 😉). Meanwhile happy winter and see you soon. Best regards from Finland, Pascal
How does your dog deal with the coldness? Does his paws freeze or get frost bite? He is a short haired dog, doesn't he get cold? How long is a pet allowed out for?
Well....hello....if you click on my pic...that pic was taken in Sitka ....proud to have lived in AK for 2 years. And we almost LIVED in Fairbanks had my wife accepted the job at Tanana Valley Medical....this was back in the late 80’s....so yeah, we visited Fairbanks and Anchorage before settling on Sitka...and yes....we DROVE over the Chenna River....never forgot it as the transport giddily informed us of the unusual bridge... I also remember the permafrost homes that were sinking..... Great scenery....awesome country... They wanted a 5 year commitment which would have changed our lives....wife probably would have left my butt up there. In any case, good stuff.... Been there , done that! And yes, that’s a 180lb halibut pic...I’m the guy in white.
I went to college in Fairbanks for a few years. Nowhere else like it in the hot or the cold. I wish Alaska was not in such a sorry state otherwise I would totally live there. Gonna miss it. Thanks for uploading this.
I'm right now living in south Dakota and I from kenai peninsula and ketchikan alaska I grew up in those area. I've know about winter in Anchorage from my 4 years high school years. I've been wondering about Fairbanks because I see you have dog and us so cute. I have dog who born and raised here in south Dakota.. my question is how long can dog stand to be outside during summer and winter. His fur is really short. Do I need get him winter coat? Or something for the winter?
hey Erica,Summers are really warm here so dogs love it outside,and in the winter my dog pretty much goes out for less than 10 minutes and comes back in , we do have booties and a dog coat for him but he hates it and just lays down lol
@@keithie6 that's awesome my husband and I only moved here less than 2 years now and is miserable!! We MISS it up there as I was living in Alaska for 37 years and will look forward to come visit this coming summer..
You dress like I do when it's 32 degrees. The humidity there must be very low, so it doesn't feel as cold. Here on the east coast, it can feel really raw at higher temperatures....
Can't wait to see some. Metal detecting awesome video well I had to sub to see you do metal detecting since I metal detect as well can't wait how long do you have to detect
This was so helpful me and my family are going to be moving to fort wainwright Alaska about 10 minutes away from Fairbanks. We are moving there in August
People think the wrong things abt alaska some places are freezing but others are quite moderate My aunt lives in Sitka and i have visited it is a beautiful ocean island with only 10 days below freezing and around 5 days of snow per year and it is beautiful it is in Southeast alaska
Toni Rad hey Toni we have a garage and keep the vehicles inside , when I drive to work they have plug ins that I can use so the vehicle will start 8 hours later
TOH if you buy a new car from a dealership they usually come winterized , meaning the have all the heating devices installed, if not it costs around 400 to 500 to get winterized
Hey, interesting video about Alaska. Me and my family live in Sweden. Normally we have snow where Im from, but not this year.. miss it alot! But yours is different, I heard from my brother in law who lives in Alaska. He said that U guys usually cant make snowballs and that stuff since you have low humidity during the winter and therefore dry snow. Anyhow, we went to Fairbanks during last summer, Alaska has a stunning nature, and we plan to do a winter trip at some point. Interesting that the gravel messes your windshield up so much, doesn't happen here in the places that use gravel. Your gravel have to be of a bigger dimension than our.. Salt is a nightmare here, since the temperature goes up and down, so åt some point it does more harm that good since it freeze again. And it messes the cars up pretty badly with rust. To change the windshield here is cheap, usually the insurance company for cars cover the expence since it reduces the risk of a car crash. Thanks for the video!! Greetings from Sweden
As someone who went through my entire k-12 schooling in the Fairbanks area, recess is always, and has always, been cancelled at -20. Its school district policy.
@@jjgreek1 the name doesn't sound super familiar, but in this area I wouldn't be surprised if I recognized his face. The world is small in the North haha.
Hell yeah I remember going to Nordale back in 2001 and and it was well at -70 and we had indoor recess 😂 couple years before they tore down the old building with the wooden playground
Paul Roese hey from Alaska, I have never used a light or taken vitamin D , I only know a few people that have to do that , lol I enjoy the darkness here
Do they have restaurants like Fridays & Panda Express up there??? I'm in the army & I'm going to be stationed in Alaska. I'm kinda dreading it because I'm use to the heat down south, & hate the cold.
1. Natives live in poverty (i’ve been there) 2. EVERYTHING IS EXPENSIVE 3. Hard to find good jobs that keep up with your bills, food and etc be warned if u try to go in rural alaska.
I wanted to ask because I don't even live in USA but I live in Panama and we also have our native american folks and when lets say the goverment wants to provide them with help of some sort, depending on what exactly it is they sometimes refuse it because of their culture or religion and I was wondering if maybe is the same thing over there?
Bike Race Baudi Poverty is relative. Some people choose to live “poor” but rich lives far off the grid. We had a farm when I was a kid. We were technically poor but we had cows and grain crops and a garden. One butchered cow can go a long way. I actually hated steak we ate it so often.
I commented on the earlier video how hardy Fairbanksians- Fairbanksinies- Fairbanksaani- People that live in Fairbanks are, and watching this now I am mesmerized. I have lived in San Diego my whole life, I whine when it gets below 60 degrees. I kind of understand the allure of living there, the nature, the adventure, it makes sense; but the challenges of living in a climate like that! It’s like living on Pluto. I am not sure “Hardy” is a strong enough word, but it is meant as a serious compliment for all of you that live there. I hope to visit someday, and honestly I would like to experience it in the winter (for a day or two). I will be the shivering Californian with about 63 pounds of clothes on.
Thanks for your video ! I'm moving to Alaska in few months. Do you know if it's usually expensive to buy second hand cars ? (no fancy, just to drive to work) I'm from europe so I don't really know if there is a known american website where people usually put ads for that stuff !
Hello. Could I get some resident opinion on the air quality in Fairbanks? I understand it can get get pretty bad. I would like to here from folks that are actually living in year after year. Any long term concerns? Thanks.
most of town has street lamps , but in some of the neighborhoods there isn't any , so it gets dark , but most people turn on their porch lights which helps , thanks for watching , much appreciated from Alaska
Hey man!! Love ur videos... omg i could never move there.. so lonely lol but interesting!!!! Let me ask you about ur heating bill lol. How do most people heat their homes? Oil? Gas?
Ivancito908NJ it’s heating fuel which is a type of diesel and most have boilers that provide baseboard heat We go thru about a 100 gallons every 45 days or so and heating fuel is less than 3 dollars a gal
I'm seriously considering moving to Alaska. How's the Fishing and Hunting opportunities? What about careers? I'm a Truck Driver and wondering how the trucking jobs are in Alaska or how I would find out about that?
Thank you for this interesting information, gladly more. For a certain time of the year it's damn cold up there with you. A good solution to keep the vehicles at operating temperature. yes, I'm looking forward to the next videos.🧊👍☘️💫🤩
Gravel was used and a problem in Wyoming. We joked that " you know you're from WY, if your windshield is cracked.. I did learn to fix chips before they turned into cracjs
We were not at 50 below, I also live in fairbanks it only got down to like 44 below max so far this year that I've seen, and trust me I know, I work outside lmao.
Diego0o polar bears are a little farther north We have black bears , grizzly bears/brown bears and recently they have found where grizzlies and polar bears have been breeding together and making a half grizzly and have polar bear Called growlers
@@diego0o561 my uncle once went out with a buddy on a 3 wheeler when they were taking a vacation down at the family mine. They'd decided to leave the guns back at the campsite. They came across a boulder they'd never seen on the trail before. Found out it was like a 600 lbs grizzly bear. Fastest, sharpest 180 they'd ever done. Got the guns, went back, bear was gone.
I have lived in the Fairbanks area for 15 years and they only have those plugins at Walmart in the area where the employees park. When it's super cold though you usually just leave your vehicle running while you shop (just shop quickly).
Strangely enough the Walmart in Fairbanks is chill compared to other Walmart’s in the lower 48 rarely anything beyond weird happens there (Apart from Black Friday of course).
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Thank you for showing us around I really enjoyed the time I like to see more thank you so much God bless you and your family and friends
I am sitting here watching this in Fairbanks, Alaska, and it's fun. I sit here going, "Yup. Yup. That's right." Lol
Felt this lmao
Mystiek Melody agree so am i
@Neil Downe No, I was not born here. I have lived here twice. All together I have lived here for about 23 years. If you really want to you should give it a try. If you have any specific questions you can just ask. If I get notification you have posted a question, I will try to answer it. If you get no reply, then I probably wasn't notified there is a question at all.
Look, I live here in Fairbanks, AK. This youtube is not true
Such a sham.. who tf is he?? Idont know, but he is lying. When he said that he was in Walmart parking lot, I knew he was a lie. I live in Fairbanks
Very well done video. Thank you for taking so much time to show us how living in Alaska is. Much appreciated!
Jennifer Holland thanks from Alaska Jennifer, very much appreciated
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I'm glad you showed the power plug-ins in this video. They hold a special place in my memory. We moved to AK in 2011 and when we first went to "Wally World" in Fairbanks, it was summertime. I saw those plug-in's and a LOT of RV's parked in the "far reaches" of the parking lot. My first thought (as we were RV'er's at that time) was that Walmart had their own campground thing going on. I still laugh about that to this day!
Moving out to Alaska in a few days here getting stationed at eielson afb pretty exciting all the sudden I started getting recommended your vids on RUclips and I’m glad I did learning a lot keep it up 👍
Ivan Quiles thanks I actually just drove up from Arizona to Seattle I’m shipping my truck the rest of the way and flying out
Thank u for serving. G-d bless you.
“What’s it like living in Alaska?”
Well it must be pretty *cool*
It’s actually very cold 🥶
@@BrainySharkBestmobileplayer I had to skip thru I was starting to shiver...seriously..I was
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I never realized living in Alaska was so different. Really enjoyed both part 1 and 2. Wouldn’t mind a part 3 🙂
I was driving around Fairbanks in my fwd car with summer tires all winter until last week when I finally decided to get my studs put on. Can’t believe the difference they really help an incredible amount.
You live in a beautiful part of the state, Keithie. We used to live in Haines (se AK), and we didn't get as much intense cold. But still, so gorgeous. Thanks for the wonderful video!
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I can’t even imagine what that kind of cold is like. I live in Florida and my daughter wants to see snow so bad. I should send her there! 😂 I’ve always wondered how you keep your car from freezing over.
Believe me we live in Calgary Canada and you get sick/tired of snow/winter really fast.Because by mid September we get the first frost and around Halloween we get snow that starts to hang around(The sun is to week to melt it by then) We do get chinooks but that causes icy side walks/Headaches and falling is high risk.Spring doesn't usually come till May ish. Summers are very short/Winters are very long.
OH!!! This scenery!! It only reminds me of Bob's paintings!
a treat getting glimpses of Fairbanks again...did not recognize anything....remember plugging in cars at work...'Fairbanks memorial hospital'...no Walmart then...remember smiling at big grocery store having sidewalk sale of frozen dinners!....great cross country skiing around the university. spent a year there in late 70's. now enjoy ' warm' more here in Abq. NM Stay warm up there and thanks for you video!
He mentioned my studded tire question!!! Woohhh hooo ! Lol. Thanks for the response BTW. I run general AT2’s on my pickup. My wife’s car we put studded general altimax arctic 12’s on here in Idaho. It doesn’t get nearly as cold as it does there . But just curious as to what y’all run up there . I get crap from my buddies all the time about running studded snow tires lol.
Thank you so much! Could you do a video on salmon fishing and nearby recreational things to do just outside of Fairbanks?
Thanks for the follow up and the pictures of the car plug ins at the stores and work. I’ll watch the next one to see if you explain the last thing in this video. Thank you!
I live in Phoenix Arizona. I love that snow crunch sound! Reminds me of my youth in Illinois during Christmas time.
I worked up there 66-68 and we found that the warmer it got, the slicker the ice. At -20 the ice was almost like wet pavement. At -40 there was no problem at all. At -50 you tried not to go out. I was Military Police.
I enjoyed both your videos. We were thinking about moving there and this will help in making our decision. Thanks for sharing.
It's a very beautiful place. Thanks for sharing. 😎👍👍
I really enjoy what you doing Keithie. Especially videos with your family are so heartwarming and positive. Be good!
Dont they freeze up during winter?. Electricion + water = death
It’s 28°F right now here in Tennessee and I just got done running around like crazy insulating my outside water spickets and putting antifreeze in our vehicles. We were in the mid 60s day before yesterday. our weather is neither extreme nor boring. I’ve always wondered how y’all’s pipes keep from freezing outside.
I'm not sure what it was like in your neighborhood, but I live off Nordale, and there were moose everywhere when the temperature dropped. They were in our yard almost daily last week.
I live smack in the middle of town and had to wait to let our dogs out because there was a moose on the corner of the block.
...... Are the moose friendly enough?
@@bobt8735 It is in your best interest to keep a safe distance away. They are wild, and therefore unpredictable, but beautiful and for the most part peaceful.
........ Thanks Melody. I found several videos of moose in housing areas. A car came beside a moose in a street. It didn't even turn its head and look at it. Another moose came up to a house deck, and was feed by the owners. Amazingly peaceful.
I really enjoyed this video, it’s like a tips and tricks video for living in Alaska. Please consider making more videos like this because Alaska is so unique. Thank you for the wonderful content!
I do recall those below temperatures living in Fairbanks and North Pole, Alaska the plug-ins did not exist when I lived up there. I only recall the Airport USPS building when I worked there from 1981 to 1984, and my time at Fort Wainwright from 1978-1981. 51+ below the coldest I remember at Ft. Wainwright. I still live in Alaska's south-central area, Wasilla/Palmer. Stay warm this coming winter.
The Alaska school systems: the interior school system may be better than what is located in other places in Alaska. During my time living in Fairbanks and North Pole areas, the main point that stands out the most is the people-friendly, sociable not a rat race mentality like down south-central Alaska. Nearing 44 years in the Last Frontier.
There was something I was gunna say about the ice bridges. But now I can't remember.
But oh hey! You should do a spring edition about the river ice pole!
Hey hey. You make very enjoyable vids, thank you! I know all the places you show very well......been here 24 years. But I have one correction about the daylight gain. We gained 5 min. 30 seconds today. It takes a few weeks to build up to that glorious daylight gain of 7 min. Solstice starts out with a gain of just a few seconds. Thanks again for what you do.
Very interesting, I came to the USA many years ago from "sunny" Egypt, settled in Texas, but spent a year in Chicago (coldest year of my life). I'm one of these guys who can wacth National Geographic forever, so I'm very intrigued by Alaska and Fairbanks and I'm considering moving there....but also it's scary (maybe I meet a bear or a wolf). I'm retired now...and currently watching videos like yours (which are very good) to see if I have the guts to make such a move by next summer. Cheers.
You must live off Chena Pump. I've gone across that bridge several times. I think that was the Princess hotel if I remember correctly.
Thank you so much for doing these videos. I'm going to be moving to Alaska in the next 5 years and am debating between Fairbanks and the Matsu Valley. Fairbanks is really special too!
Visited 1st time in Fairbanks last Sept. My daughter is a Dentist for the Army, and my two beautiful granddaughters (5 and >1) also, miss them daily. I will return this Aug to visit and go to Denali. You all are brave, I can barley take the cold in Michigan let alone Alaska. Thanks for the videos.
I am moving to fairbanks in april 2022 with my wife and daughter. Very excited love the videos 👌keep it up
that's awesome Raymond , see you round fairbanks
this maybe a dumb question but i am very curiouse about the ice road trucking industry dose it really exsit ? i just seen u say only few cars attempt to drive over frozon water?
michael cassillo they do have the ice road truckers , I use to work beside Carlisle the company that they worked for
Hi. I thought about moving up there .but the cost of fresh vegs was too much for my budget. Has it become cheaper? I was paying 9.00 - 15.00 for salad stuff
Thanks for showing us the viewers around the Fairbanks are. Those block warmers are installed by the dealerships when you buy your car there?
Ohhhh just a picture of it makes me go get some really hot coffee, but it’s unbelievably beautiful!
The snow is so beautiful its sparkles like diamonds. Alaska is so interesting..............tell us more dear. Curious Texan
Thank you for sharing all these info. We have the same life condition here in Finland. Not in the south this year, no cold, no snow, amazing. As soon as we have a proper winter I will do the same type of video for my subscribers (in French 😉). Meanwhile happy winter and see you soon. Best regards from Finland, Pascal
I like it cold but I think this is beyond my limits. I love snow. It is so beautiful there - the evergreen trees.
No ear protection? This guy is a legend
How does your dog deal with the coldness? Does his paws freeze or get frost bite? He is a short haired dog, doesn't he get cold? How long is a pet allowed out for?
I was up there on my Harley from Wi two years ago. It was about 85 degrees but it was still light out at 10:00 pm.
Well....hello....if you click on my pic...that pic was taken in Sitka ....proud to have lived in AK for 2 years. And we almost LIVED in Fairbanks had my wife accepted the job at Tanana Valley Medical....this was back in the late 80’s....so yeah, we visited Fairbanks and Anchorage before settling on Sitka...and yes....we DROVE over the Chenna River....never forgot it as the transport giddily informed us of the unusual bridge...
I also remember the permafrost homes that were sinking.....
Great scenery....awesome country...
They wanted a 5 year commitment which would have changed our lives....wife probably would have left my butt up there.
In any case, good stuff....
Been there , done that!
And yes, that’s a 180lb halibut pic...I’m the guy in white.
Are you not freezing,,how are you out there with no protection,,I would be frozen 😀👍how often does ice fog happen. Great video👍love your dog♥️
Bonnie thanks from Alaska Bonnie , I love that dog , lol
It’s all about layers Bonnie
I went to college in Fairbanks for a few years. Nowhere else like it in the hot or the cold. I wish Alaska was not in such a sorry state otherwise I would totally live there. Gonna miss it. Thanks for uploading this.
Sorry state?
What's happening?
Hey, why are the windows wooden? Or plastic ones would not survive such cold?
I'm right now living in south Dakota and I from kenai peninsula and ketchikan alaska I grew up in those area. I've know about winter in Anchorage from my 4 years high school years. I've been wondering about Fairbanks because I see you have dog and us so cute. I have dog who born and raised here in south Dakota.. my question is how long can dog stand to be outside during summer and winter. His fur is really short. Do I need get him winter coat? Or something for the winter?
hey Erica,Summers are really warm here so dogs love it outside,and in the winter my dog pretty much goes out for less than 10 minutes and comes back in , we do have booties and a dog coat for him but he hates it and just lays down lol
@@keithie6 that's awesome my husband and I only moved here less than 2 years now and is miserable!! We MISS it up there as I was living in Alaska for 37 years and will look forward to come visit this coming summer..
You dress like I do when it's 32 degrees. The humidity there must be very low, so it doesn't feel as cold. Here on the east coast, it can feel really raw at higher temperatures....
Sonny Dey it’s a real dry cold , there’s a lot more moisture this year than any of the last 20 years
same here man
Can't wait to see some. Metal detecting awesome video well I had to sub to see you do metal detecting since I metal detect as well can't wait how long do you have to detect
This was so helpful me and my family are going to be moving to fort wainwright Alaska about 10 minutes away from Fairbanks. We are moving there in August
I heard Alaska is the dangerous state tho is it true? I always want to go visit there
Hi and thanks for sharing. My question when relocating and bringing everything with us. What can and cannot bring with us??
Annette Espinosa hey Annette I think you could bring just about anything if your just talking about household things, hope you love Alaska
What’s the weight requirements for your house roofs?
People think the wrong things abt alaska some places are freezing but others are quite moderate My aunt lives in Sitka and i have visited it is a beautiful ocean island with only 10 days below freezing and around 5 days of snow per year and it is beautiful it is in Southeast alaska
blxnqz dude I like I alaska
ye what part i went to Sitka and it was amazing
blxnqz hey thanks for watching and commenting, Fairbanks always seems to be the coldest in winter and hottest in summer
Do you keep your car in a garage? I saw the plug part , but still a garage seems pretty important and your car seems very snow free .
Toni Rad hey Toni we have a garage and keep the vehicles inside , when I drive to work they have plug ins that I can use so the vehicle will start 8 hours later
Greetings from Brazil. You make really interesting videos! Thanks man 👏👏👏👏
Cool stuff. Do the cars come with block heaters or are they a dealer / buyer add on ?
TOH if you buy a new car from a dealership they usually come winterized , meaning the have all the heating devices installed, if not it costs around 400 to 500 to get winterized
Great video very informative I want to come to Alaska real bad I live in Montana I think I would love it up there
Hey, interesting video about Alaska.
Me and my family live in Sweden. Normally we have snow where Im from, but not this year.. miss it alot!
But yours is different, I heard from my brother in law who lives in Alaska. He said that U guys usually cant make snowballs and that stuff since you have low humidity during the winter and therefore dry snow.
Anyhow, we went to Fairbanks during last summer, Alaska has a stunning nature, and we plan to do a winter trip at some point.
Interesting that the gravel messes your windshield up so much, doesn't happen here in the places that use gravel. Your gravel have to be of a bigger dimension than our..
Salt is a nightmare here, since the temperature goes up and down, so åt some point it does more harm that good since it freeze again. And it messes the cars up pretty badly with rust.
To change the windshield here is cheap, usually the insurance company for cars cover the expence since it reduces the risk of a car crash.
Thanks for the video!!
Greetings from Sweden
Thank you. I've enjoyed your videos of the subject the most, from the UK 👍🏻
As someone who went through my entire k-12 schooling in the Fairbanks area, recess is always, and has always, been cancelled at -20. Its school district policy.
Maybe you knew my friend Mike Wien?
@@jjgreek1 the name doesn't sound super familiar, but in this area I wouldn't be surprised if I recognized his face. The world is small in the North haha.
Hell yeah I remember going to Nordale back in 2001 and and it was well at -70 and we had indoor recess 😂 couple years before they tore down the old building with the wooden playground
do you use light therapy or just massive doses of Vitamin D during winter. lots of folks do both here in MI
Paul Roese hey from Alaska, I have never used a light or taken vitamin D , I only know a few people that have to do that , lol I enjoy the darkness here
This video brought back some memories from when I was there 1976 to 1979
Do they have restaurants like Fridays & Panda Express up there??? I'm in the army & I'm going to be stationed in Alaska. I'm kinda dreading it because I'm use to the heat down south, & hate the cold.
1. Natives live in poverty (i’ve been there)
2. EVERYTHING IS EXPENSIVE
3. Hard to find good jobs that keep up with your bills, food and etc
be warned if u try to go in rural alaska.
I wanted to ask because I don't even live in USA but I live in Panama and we also have our native american folks and when lets say the goverment wants to provide them with help of some sort, depending on what exactly it is they sometimes refuse it because of their culture or religion and I was wondering if maybe is the same thing over there?
Heywhatsupsatan Sometimes yes.
I think it's like that in many places. Now months later COVID has made things worse. The shutdowns are stupid in my opinion.
Bike Race Baudi Poverty is relative. Some people choose to live “poor” but rich lives far off the grid. We had a farm when I was a kid. We were technically poor but we had cows and grain crops and a garden. One butchered cow can go a long way. I actually hated steak we ate it so often.
Are you saying crime is high in rural Alaska?
I commented on the earlier video how hardy Fairbanksians- Fairbanksinies- Fairbanksaani- People that live in Fairbanks are, and watching this now I am mesmerized. I have lived in San Diego my whole life, I whine when it gets below 60 degrees. I kind of understand the allure of living there, the nature, the adventure, it makes sense; but the challenges of living in a climate like that! It’s like living on Pluto. I am not sure “Hardy” is a strong enough word, but it is meant as a serious compliment for all of you that live there. I hope to visit someday, and honestly I would like to experience it in the winter (for a day or two). I will be the shivering Californian with about 63 pounds of clothes on.
What gorgeous scenery!!! Thank you!
More amazing content, I love your videos, keep it up ;)
Thanks for your video ! I'm moving to Alaska in few months. Do you know if it's usually expensive to buy second hand cars ? (no fancy, just to drive to work)
I'm from europe so I don't really know if there is a known american website where people usually put ads for that stuff !
Do you happen to live near Still Valley road? I used that dump site all the time.
Hello. Could I get some resident opinion on the air quality in Fairbanks? I understand it can get get pretty bad. I would like to here from folks that are actually living in year after year. Any long term concerns? Thanks.
Your car is pretty clean. Do you have car wash shop open in the winter?
Xinfu Xia there’s a couple indoor drive through car wash places in town
Hi kethie6, I love your amazing content. The question is what is your least favorite thing about Alaska?
Nice video! Have you seen the northern lights?
Ive watched this go from zero to seven likes in a matter of seconds.....heres number 8.....
Metal Detecting NYC hey Merrill, thanks for watching my video buddy , hoping to do some traveling this summer and hope to detect with you
How cold does it have to get before you wear gloves ?
Hardcore fairplay
This video is very informative.Thank you for sharing Alaskan life.
Is crime there high? And I noticed no street light so when its night time is it pitch black?
most of town has street lamps , but in some of the neighborhoods there isn't any , so it gets dark , but most people turn on their porch lights which helps , thanks for watching , much appreciated from Alaska
The dog:: SCARED THE PISS OUTTA ME WHAT YOU MEAN DON'T DO THAT??? 😂😂
How can you walk with face/skin exposed to 30 below. Please explain.
Thanks for the videos @keithie6 ! Do you have any recommendations on where to live? I am moving to Fairbanks in February
Thanks for the video!!! I’m glad I subscribed for your New Years wish :)
amerikansk thanks, very much appreciated from Alaska
Hey man!! Love ur videos... omg i could never move there.. so lonely lol but interesting!!!! Let me ask you about ur heating bill lol. How do most people heat their homes? Oil? Gas?
Ivancito908NJ it’s heating fuel which is a type of diesel and most have boilers that provide baseboard heat
We go thru about a 100 gallons every 45 days or so and heating fuel is less than 3 dollars a gal
Interesting!!! Keep posting those videos.. love them.. greetings from Elizabeth, NJ
We need the block heater plug ins at Walmart here in ontario Canada. We get very cold here too.
I'm seriously considering moving to Alaska. How's the Fishing and Hunting opportunities? What about careers? I'm a Truck Driver and wondering how the trucking jobs are in Alaska or how I would find out about that?
Thank you for this interesting information, gladly more. For a certain time of the year it's damn cold up there with you. A good solution to keep the vehicles at operating temperature. yes, I'm looking forward to the next videos.🧊👍☘️💫🤩
Thanks for showing this. My first trip there was last summer where it was hottest on record! But there is such a draw. You have not deterred me 😄.
Love your video's - makes me want to visit Alaska!
Enjoyed the video! Imagine what the folks had to endure during the Alaska Gold Rush!!
What ar the prices of beer wine an whiskey at the liquor stores there
150.00-250.00 one fifth in the village 50.00 for a gallon of home brew
@@noreenmountain5739 ok but the village is hella expensive compared to fairbanks, I can get a 24 pack in fairbanks for like 20-25 bucks
Hello. My name is Liam Scott. I'm looking to move to Fairbanks, Alaska. What do you do for work? Do they have any openings?
Gravel was used and a problem in Wyoming. We joked that " you know you're from WY, if your windshield is cracked.. I did learn to fix chips before they turned into cracjs
Do you have to use that paw wax stuff on your dogs paws? Or ever need to use little booties? My dogs refuse to go out to pee when it's too cold.
Cause you baby them they aint children they can get they ass out there and pee then come in they will be alright all my dogs are alright
We were not at 50 below, I also live in fairbanks it only got down to like 44 below max so far this year that I've seen, and trust me I know, I work outside lmao.
Record low ever is - 53F if I remember..
How often do you get the ice fog up there?
DO you have to plug your car in 24-7?
Have you ever faced a polar bear? Are there any there? Regards from Spain!
Diego0o polar bears are a little farther north
We have black bears , grizzly bears/brown bears and recently they have found where grizzlies and polar bears have been breeding together and making a half grizzly and have polar bear
Called growlers
@@keithie6 wow! Then be careful when you go outside :s
Thanks for the info dude ;)
@@diego0o561 my uncle once went out with a buddy on a 3 wheeler when they were taking a vacation down at the family mine. They'd decided to leave the guns back at the campsite. They came across a boulder they'd never seen on the trail before. Found out it was like a 600 lbs grizzly bear. Fastest, sharpest 180 they'd ever done.
Got the guns, went back, bear was gone.
Polar bears are common to the north and rarely do bears come to any urban areas or villages.
It will be great if you show some public place or a street market area. I am from Mumbai(India)
Aman Thakur greetings from Alaska
Wal-Mart looks like there treating there customers well, while they buy stuff.
I have lived in the Fairbanks area for 15 years and they only have those plugins at Walmart in the area where the employees park. When it's super cold though you usually just leave your vehicle running while you shop (just shop quickly).
Strangely enough the Walmart in Fairbanks is chill compared to other Walmart’s in the lower 48 rarely anything beyond weird happens there (Apart from Black Friday of course).
Don't know how I got here but I enjoyed it! I hear there are some people there that still speak Russian. Have you encountered that?
Nice video! Thanks for uploading 👍