5 things to know before moving to Alaska
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- Опубликовано: 17 сен 2024
- Here are some suggestions to think about when considering a move to South Central Alaska. Please feel free to leave a comment if you also have some tips and tricks. What have you learned since living in Alaska?
Edit: I miss spoke when I mentioned 9 month of snow. Where I’m located we can get snow as early as October and can have snow on the ground as late as May, so depending on the year it’s more like 7 months.. sorry about that guys..
OK Im 17 and Im planning on moving to Alaska thanks 🙏 for the help
Akira 《》 join the club!
Anime Creature you remind me of me when I was your age, go for it!
OMGosh I totally love your video!!!! I am BEYOND critical and I have to say you had me cracking up!!! I'm currently a foster parent and I'm looking to move to the Talkeetna area in the next 3 years (one of my foster kids is dead set on moving with me and I had to show her your video) The vitamin D was a HUGE help for us as depression is an issue for not only my bio daughter but also my foster kiddo so THANK YOU!!! You do not have the annoying voice that most people on here have and I have to say you were just beyond enjoyable to watch I may just have to subscribe lol
Liz Carter no water no major medical and outside of 2 cities your screwed
Thanks for this video, I'm currently in AZ and wanting to move to alaska for a new start and experience, I have a woodstove grill so far haha use it for camping. Hopefully I'll be prepared by next year! Great tips, recommend
I live in the native village of kotzebue alaska
And we see -50 -60 in the middle of winter
I'm fascinated by Alaska! It sounds amazing. Not sure I could live there though. I live in a subtropical area and I'm freezing in winter! Lol
I love learning about Alaska though...thanks for the vid 😊
You best stay put. Too cold for you. Lol
Hi, I'll be moving to Anchorage from Texas in a few months and came across your video as I was researching. I appreciate your advice!
Another consideration about living on a hill is that if you are at the top of it when it ices. Then you may have a slippery drive or walk down. If you do slide down, you may not be able to return home.
I'm moving to Nome Alaska (maybe unalakleet, aniak, or bethel), in about a month or so - Aug/Sept/Oct 17. With no job, no place to live, no car. I'm going with about 10K. My plan is to stay at airbnb for a month, that's $1800. Get a rental car the last 2 weeks to learn my way around & find a job & an apartment. I've already looked into apts & jobs online, but I'm going completely blind! I really don't know what to expect or how I'm gonna live? But I'm gonna go. Wish me luck! 😓
Vanity Rae Good Luck! Bring warm clothes
Are you there yet?
I would love to come figure it out with you...
Vanity Rae how are you holding up so far?
Vanity Rae I'm coming next week
Excellent advice. Very practical and helpful to anyone that is new to Alaska. I am sure there are some other things but this is a really good start and they were all pretty important. She did a really good job of articulating her thoughts. Well spoken.
I love your videos so much!!!! My husband and I are moving to Alaska in a couple weeks for a job offer for him. We're coming from Enterprise, AL (we're from Panama City, FL but moved to Enterprise a few months after the hurricane because our home was riddled with mold and water damage among other problems the storm caused). I was wondering if you could do a video on tips for driving in snow and on icy roads? We drive in pretty extreme rain down here but from what I've heard, snow and icy roads are much harder to navigate. I see you haven't posted a video in a while, so I hope to hear from you and thank you so much for all of your videos, they're very informative!!!! Much love!!! ❤️❤️❤️
I live in Alaska born here never going to move out of Alaska I love it here ❤️🏔
what city
I love Alaska for its beautiful scenery but I am really having a hard time finding a job four months after being here (military spouse).
I'm AK born & bred. Besides the Vitamin D supplement I've never needed to worry about any of these issues & I lived at least 1/3 of my childhood in the Mat-Su Valley. I've lived in other places like Washington state, Oregon, Minnesota, Pennsylvania (though I've spent most of my life in AK) & don't really see any of these issues as being way worse in Alaska than in any other state with snowy winters.
Also there are NOT 9 months of winter here. That's absurd!
My wife and my two daughters and I. Are planning on moving to alaska. Around the anchorage area. She's a RN BSN and has been looking at the hospitals in anchorage. We was looking at homes around eagle river and wasilla also. Thanks for your tips there very helpful. Waiting on video 2. We're moving from Louisiana so all the tips help trust me lol. Especially the staying warm tips.
we was planning on being cold :)-
My husband and I are wanting to move as well. We live in Georgia so I know it will be a huge shock.
+Amanda Barton My dad is from Georgia! Didkhans tsotskhali Sakartvelo!
Hey im moving to Fairbanks in a year and im Nevada. I live in the Mojave! The hottest Desert in North America! But i was born and raised in Missouri so im used to negative degree winters.
OMG, how did you even survive???
Thanks I’m planing to move to Alaska some day, maybe Fairbanks or Barrow but I’m still looking where to go :😁
I'm in fairbanks right now
Thank you for this helpful information! I'm planning to attend college at Fairbanks (as a Michigan girl) in two years, and I'm trying to learn all the information I'll need! Hopefully then I'll live there after college as well.
Kara Adams why live wat the hell up there????
Kara Adams if you want snow just come to Michigan Tech we get more than Fairbanks or Anchorage and you'll get in state tuition and sunlight. 😁
Join the FB forum on Fairbanks.
You are nuts, who is running away from family and friends into the land of unknown.
Are you sure you are stable at 16? I doubt it!
Freedom to do anything = stupidity = your parents and society have lied to you.
Maybe Alaska will straighten you up!
Loredo Mattoni what’s in the contignuos states that’s so special?
Man would I love to see an actual video where they cover A-Z with Actual Examples....Jobs, cost of gas, milk, home prices, great neighborhoods, off grid locations, how/where to buy a good chainsaw, are there used car lots with subaru's, is there a county where they still do something like the Homestead Act.....etc etc..
During winter time, one commandment that should be followed is :” Val shall not wear leather soles upon thy feet during winters” always have your clothes in layers. My family and I moved up here from Northern California back in 86 the first winter was a bear! Live and learn.
The Anchorage bowl DOES NOT have snow coverage 9 months out the year.
Thank you, your right I miss spoke. Snowfall where I live, begins typically in the month of October and drys up ehhh... sometime towards the middle to the end of April depending on the year and the winter. So 6-7 months. This year we are finally above average snow fall! So weird to be outside, in a T-shirt, traipsing through the snow in 50 degree weather, like today! Again thank you- Happy Hunting...
Missy 907 Lol, come on over to Syracuse NY- 50% chance of snow on Mother's Day.❄ Luckily, it does not stick.
I live in Soldotna and I have some advice buy warm clothes
Dark Quill move to georgia
I like the long dark nights in the winter!
That’s not really advice, it’s just common knowledge.
Very practical and useful advice.....thank you!!!!
Yes definitely have two sources of heat. After that earthquake in 1964, we had to heat with the stove(not the safest) because the electricity was out for several hours.
As a Conservative I signed up for all the "Free" Liberal and Left-Wing nut job Literature and they mail it to my house, I can burn that to keep warm and waste their $$$. It's a win win situation for me. LOL
Me and my wife is thinking about moving to Fairbank Alaska in 2 years you also made a nice video
Good advice for the mountains of the American West as well. I've got a subdivision of 11 homes above me and most of them have to walk up and down the hill for about 4 months out of the year.
Get studded snow tires, you can go up any hill with a 4wd. I would also think having a month or so of back up food in case of a blizzard/emergency. A gas powered generator for those power outages. Definitely a hand gun with ammo. During the winter, never let your gas tank in your vehicle get below half full.
I think about having a place to stay in Anchorage where I can go back and forth from California to Alaska. I would love to see the Northern lights as well as feel a massive earthquake. I would of course want to be with a big group of people when visiting the wilderness because of all the bears. I really love to see the foxes.
Great advice, especially about not living on a hill! (Same applies to living in Russia -- except over there it's even worse, because in Russia only mountaineers have ever heard of cleats or crampons, all the other mere mortals just have to deal with ice as best they can!)
Hi there young Missy. In your opening shot there, I see Pioneer peak and in my younger days, about 30 years ago I and four others made it to the top. Never again. Also, off to your right out of the foto, is my favorite gas station. Those folks have always been nice to me. I'm a 50+ year resident of Alaska. Thanks for the video. I have been in all three villages you mentioned, and I would pick Unalakleet. Pronounced locally as unakleet.
Hi Missy
I’m from central Montana and want to move to Alaska in the near future, probably near Anchor Point, which I think is near you. How are the gardening stores near you? Thanks for the tips great advice. I’m pretty lucky that I learned to drive here in MT but I know how scary ice can be. Thanks!
I’m 15 almost 16. I really want to move to Alaska. Anchorage is where I plan to stay. I live in SC right now but at least I won’t have to deal with hurricanes. Also I want to see the recreational marijuana.
"Bear with me" Wasn't sure if I should take that literally or not, because of Alaska
Just found your channel. My daughter and her family live in Wasilla. Down KGB road. I am currently living in Iowa, but looking at moving back next year.
thank you Missy! it's good to know about things. I have a son who moved to Wasilla .
Good to know, thank you and take care
The lighting situation in Rural Alaska, all of it sounds like most of Missouri... Go into the Missouri Ozark Mountains during winter... no snow, no light, only twisting HW roads with deer, fox, wild boars running in front of your car.
Do you know from experience that parking at the bottom of your driveway and walking back and forth everyday will make you disgruntled? ;). Hey, at least your in Wasilla, its even worse in Eagle River! If you've ever driven from Palmer/Wasilla to Anchorage on the first snow of the year, you would know that many of the ditch crashes are on the Glenn passing ER headed South to the city haha. Great vid! :D
Nice one dear , really informative , must watch ...
Great information. I read a few articles regarding the high violent crime rate in Alaska which was explained in further reading to a few things I wouldn't have thought of. Given that and the day night and cold well, leaves me out of any possibility of ever calling Alaska home. I know it's beautiful and maybe one day I will visit but definitely not for me. I would suggest anyone considering a move to Alaska to do some real research.
Besides the day and night issues, this doesn't sound any different than advice you would give someone when moving to Wisconsin.
James Schultz right haha
um hb snow tires with studs ......used them in ny state
ive lived in wasilla and anchorage my whole life and i never really do any oth these things but there still helpfull
what about the 30 days of night?
that is very rare in south central alaska i have lived here all of my life. you have sun light during the day but sometimes it doesnt go over the mountains where i live in sutton alaska.
John King good movie
Far north and it still gets light just very dim.
John King I live in Fairbanks and even around the solstice you still get daylight. And winter is only like October-April. There’s no “nine months of winter” or whatever, especially in Wasilla. This lady made it sound a lot worse than it actually is
While I have not lived in Alaska yet, it does get day there in the winter, I'll be it for only 2-3 hours but still
wow that much needed that's not to hard to get and plan ahead true very true. I use to heat my home before with gas stove it really works, thank you for explaining that it really helps now here is a question what about blankets and warm wear what do you recommend I know many should bring blankets if they move to Alaska, and plenty of warm wear and boots too what do you recommend to wear or to keep warm in car or anything???
Hi Missy, thanks for the info.
That is so weird Alaska being All darkness all Daylight I don’t know how I would sleep in Alaska if It was Daylight outside
Good information.. Thank you!!
my sister and p artner have j uh st been to Whittier and caught a cruise to seattle it was summer but wow winter looks interesting I have been in -30 in the states bbrrr cold cold how cold does it get there ?? I live in Sydney Australia and its winter here now but we are sometimes getting day time temps of 18 19 deg. celceus
HI, nice vid,my dream is to live in alaska,im from miami,
Go stay there a month in the winter before you make the move. You probably will not want to move there. Just like I tell people that want to move to Phoenix, go for a few weeks in August when the temps are in the 110 degree range for the high and 90 for the low.
Igor Rod You're an idiot!
Adell Zachary So someone is an idiot for wanting to move somewhere?
+Matt Nelson I'll take Fairbanks over Phoenix (or Miami, or even Nashville) any day, summer or winter (but especially in the summer)!
I live in Fairbanks just moved here form Orlando, fl, trust me brother its not what it's cracked out to be.
Hello there.What are the laws about changing your drivers license over from another state,meaning how long do they give you there?would you if you were relocating keep your car and out of state license(if permitted) or get one when arriving there?
how is the internet and cell phone reception?
att all the way.
hopefully terrible.
Servant of the Earth why hopefully?
chachee15 I think it’s good in the major cities
Awesome thank you
Are campgrounds readily available? How much per night? I would like to go there just to fish chinook.
I've lived in anchorage Alaska for my whole life
so hows your experience ?
Any advice .. I may be moving there for Police Officer position.
Haha same
What about auto repair shops? Are they abundant or maybe only one within x amount of miles? Are they geared towards foreign or domestic?
is day light about 4 hours a day is it 10 above to minus 50 temputures
I lived in Wasilla AHHH I MISS WASILLA I loved Wasilla park Anyway YOURE NOW MY FAVE PERSON AHHHH I no longer live in Alaska :(((
Good points ✅
OK. I agree with you on about 85%. However you are supporting a popular myth and it has always irritated me when I here people in South Central say we have snownine months a year. I was born in Anchorage when Alaska was a territory and the Parks Highway hadn't been thought of. Hardly anyone lived in Hill Top because there were few passable roads, and Tudor road was WAY out of town. In other words, a long time ago and way before the majority of residents were there. Once in a while it would give us a sprinkling of snow in early May and snow drifts in full shade may still be there if the rain hasn't melted it. Quite often there is snow on Halloween. But, usually all snow is gone by May 1st and it doesn't show up in the town's and lowlands until the middle of October. You really can not count the mountain sides. You can safely say that most years we have six to seven months of winter, and five to six months of springsummerfall. 😀
Imma be moving to Anchorage from Mississippi where cold is 40 degrees so i need all the advice i can
Why is it so hard to find a video talking about the economy cost of living and available conveniences live high speed internet and others one might have in a main land city I've thought about moving but the uncertainty of how living financially and not knowing if the things I'm use to such as a Gamestop close but walmart on every corner and fast internet cause me to worry that I might be unhappy due to money and my wife might be unhappy because she might not be able to spend 8 plus hours on Facebook and watching cat videos
why are you moving to Alaska when you want to use wifi and play video games?
messy !
iam an Egyptian man , and hope one day to live in Alaska, in this cold weather and ice . I really want to know how can I do it to work and live there . beside I was graduated from faculty of science . iam now 27 years old
Thank yoy
Eziekle Crafts hey I'm Mexican , do I have your blessing to move there ? I was born in San Diego California
spoly 13 I'm a citizen
Ahmed Awad opposite Egypt
Eziekle Crafts Seriously?
i just got a new job that allows me to travel i live in p.a do you have any advice? its my way of quitting society and just focusing on work and live peacefully haha
So is South Central Alaska pretty similar to where I grew up, South Central Los Angeles? #Bompton
Alpha Omega Hell no
Nice video, very informative. Hugs from Santo Domingo
what city do you live?...okay i just heard it towards end...where did u move from?
Grew up part of my life in Fairbanks, military family : } So we moved allot. I got married, we lived in Idaho for some time, then moved back up to Alaska many years ago.
I was thinking about moving to alaska, how many months is it summer?
There are not 9 months of winter in South Central Alaska. We usually start to get Spring-like weather in mid April & it keeps getting warmer, usually not needing jackets by early-mid May, peaking in June & July, and starts to cool down in August. Winters for the past decade have been mild temperature wise, not getting really cold until November and only dipping below 0°F about a half dozen times a winter.
I want to live in Alaska but i'm sick. Short in money to have a Home sweet home with a Dog.
I like live in Alaska Please help me
Shirly Jayarathna do it then, how is she gonna help you lol
i live in Anchrage, it sucks.
Wolfingz lack of females
can a indian like me move to alaska and earn his leaving and get paid for living there save a bit , btw am 18
Ashutosh Singh you just gotta get a job. I'm sure you can do it. You being Indian doesn't change a thing, as far as I'm concerned it doesn't matter what race you are, it is 2017.
Good things to know, but you need to get to the point quicker.
I have jet engines on my car
i wanna be come there how i can come for work?
THOU
is it worth it living there ?
yas it is
Lot of blabing about nothing.
She makes alaska sound like a hell hole with depression and blind driving problems with death a possibility because your power is going out. I spent almost 5 years in north dakota. You havent seen hell until you live there. Also nothing mentioned about exercising. Hmmm
what light is important?? dammit
Hahahaha sunlight. Or you could just purchase a Happy light :)
Lol
i want to immegration alaska ...can i ???
boring - just wasted my time watching this
I'm considering moving to Alaska. I learned some little things I find helpful. I never considered the living on the hill thing.
Yionna Wesley It's meant to be informational, which it was
Yionna Wesley You gotta admit the driveway problems were a consideration. Just saying.
Fuck off, somebody always have to be negative...even on an informal video like why did you even watch?
The living on a hill thing isn’t that bad. Unless it’s a steep hill it’ll be just fine. We have a Subaru cross trek and it does just fine