WTF Make the move to Alaska

[AKBill]

Ok so I've been a member of this board now for a few years listened to everybody rant and rave about getting the hell out of dodge or being pissed off at the gun laws where they live

I've given my advice on moving or at the leased visiting Alaska and nobody has taken me up on my offer for a beer when they get up here so I'm figuring nobody has come up yet or worse yet none of you guys like beer.

Lets get real the situation is only going to get worse Alaska has cheep land some of the best gun laws in the country and a sh_t load of good paying jobs so WTF IS WRONG WITH YOU pack your crap and get up here

I give up

[crazychicken]

I love the place. Have several miles of placer claims spread accross the state. One and a half miles close in to Anchorage along Willow Creek hop-scotching from the start up at Hatcher Pass all the way down to the bridge crossing the creek going out to the highway.

Several claims near Platinum, and quite few north of Fairbanks.

I love it but my wife refuses to live in the weather.

[RossL]

cold and dark - six months at a time?

It's bad enough at 40 degrees N.

[mooshcook]

I take it you will soon need a passport to get to Alaska?

[Dymaxion42]

I spent a few years in SE AK back around 1993 to 1995. Best place I've ever been by far. But until I am wealthy enough to get my family and friends to all move up there together (i.e., never), lower 48 it is.

Dymaxion

[Sheepdog]

I've given my advice on moving or at the leased visiting Alaska and nobody has taken me up on my offer for a beer when they get up here so I'm figuring nobody has come up yet or worse yet none of you guys like beer.



Well there is beer and then there is beer. Not all beer is created equally. Exactly what brand of beer are we talking about up there?

[eyeofliberty]

cold and dark - six months at a time?

Cold and dark? Are you talking about the beer or the environment? :D

Yes, do elaborate on the beer, please. :D

[Dymaxion42]

I had my share of Alaskan Amber when I was up there. Not too shabby.

http://www.alaskanbeer.com/

Dymaxion

[keehah]

I was close, north of 54-40 2 weeks ago in the Skeena Valley. Nights were almost frosty already. Burrr!

[<SLV>]

Alaska ? i dunno...

other than the world class freshwater and saltwater fishing, trophy hunting, thousands of waterways for kayaking, canoeing, sailing and sport boating, scenic wonders at every turn, miles upon miles of hiking trails, cross country skiing, snowmobiling and snowboarding, photography opportunities, freedom from crowds, remote cabins, ample properties, and the ever-independent Alaskan spirit...

there just ain't all that much to do...

:D
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... and that nasty annual free money.

[Tn...Andy]

I've never taken a trip to Alaska......for I'm really afraid I'd never even come back to sell my place here.

[<SLV>]

Gasilat, you keep posting pictures of Alaska and it is going to cause problems in my marriage!

[AKBill]

Well there is beer and then there is beer. Not all beer is created equally. Exactly what brand of beer are we talking about up there?

Guinness the only beer

[AKBill]

Pictures you want pictures

[davehorus]

Annual free money? please elaborate SLV

[Sheepdog]

Some Oil fund that pays residents every year. No income tax but money to residents. The longer you reside there the more you get, right?

[Wingmaster05]

Some Oil fund that pays residents every year. No income tax but money to residents. The longer you reside there the more you get, right?

yes and I believe they pay a couple g's, per year via the State, per head in the family.

here i found this on google

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003892787_webalaskaoil19.html?syndication=rss

[<SLV>]

That would be $10k for my family of 6 this year. We could probably live on that (supplemented with some gold prospecting and farming/canning/hunting/fishing) - :banghead:

[Rhinegold]

Alaska ? i dunno...

other than the world class freshwater and saltwater fishing, trophy hunting, thousands of waterways for kayaking, canoeing, sailing and sport boating, scenic wonders at every turn, miles upon miles of hiking trails, cross country skiing, snowmobiling and snowboarding, photography opportunities, freedom from crowds, remote cabins, ample properties, and the ever-independent Alaskan spirit...

there just ain't all that much to do...

:D
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Have to agree, that Alaska is indeed a beautiful place
and I do love fishing! :D

[BeeYourself]

If I moved there from the lower 48, how do I get my firearms there with me if I have to pass through Canada?

[GoldWampum]

You're right. I've been to Alaska and don't know why I'm not there. I have to look into this. Thanks for the reminder.

[AKBill]

Ok

The money we get is a dividend on the profit that the Permanent Fund (PF) makes every year averaged over the last five years the PF is an investment account that receives its principle from a share of the oil and other natural resources that the state sells every year under the belief that the citizens of Alaska own the natural recourses within the state and are due a share of the profits when those recourses are sold

This year every man woman and child received 1653.00 FRN's but it fluctuates every year also you must be here at the minimum one year before you qualify so it will be about a year and a half before you receive one as a new resident.

You can get your firearms here by driving to Bremerton Washington (North of Seattle) getting on a ferry and making the 3 to 4 day boat (Alaska Marine Highway) ride to Alaska (it’s cheaper and better than driving through Canada anyways).

As for finding cheep property try www.alaskarealestate.com

Hope this answered some questions

[AKBill]

There is no state income tax or property tax there is however local sales tax in a few towns and borough's (what we call counties) and or city property taxes if you live in an incorporated area (don’t worry only 10% of the state is organized at this time you can easily find a place with zero taxes)

Our growing season is April through the end of September the medium winter temperature in South Central Alaska is around 20-25 degrees.

In 90% of the State it does not get Dark all day in the winter Anchorage for instance has about a week where it looks overcast during the day and the light lasts for about 5 hours that’s as bad as it gets

[Atahualpa]

What is the name of the area where the huge vegetables grow, lol...got any links to land around there?

[Horn]

Gasilat, you keep posting pictures of Alaska and it is going to cause problems in my marriage!

Too true...

[johnlvs2run]

What is the name of the area where the huge vegetables grow, lol...got any links to land around there?

That's what I want to know.

I basically live on vegetables, and had a friend who lived there a long time who said vegetables were very difficult to find in Alaska and expensive.

Also how do you keep warm when the average temp is 20 degrees??

A couple from there told me they have a green house with triple pane windows, and they told me their heating bill which was totally outrageous. I don't even recall what it was, maybe $10 a day, so they spend more on heating in 10 days then I do all winter. But I do want to get out of here and if I thought Alaska was affordable and I'd be able to get something to eat then I'd consider moving there. I do love the beauty and the wide open spaces.

[AKBill]

average winter temp is 20 or so degrees but thats only for a few months my wife and I have Natural gas and without running our wood stove pay about 100.00 frns a month to heat the whole house and thats with 1960's era windows with the wood stove running we pay about 30 dollars a month

The big vegies grow all over the state its the extra day light in the summers sometimes 20 hours a day where we live that lets them grow so big. Veggies are available year round and not that expensive also all summer long theres farmers markets all over town and those are cheep

[johnlvs2run]

average winter temp is 20 or so degrees but thats only for a few months my wife and I have Natural gas and without running our wood stove pay about 100.00 frns a month to heat the whole house and thats with 1960's era windows with the wood stove running we pay about 30 dollars a month

The big vegies grow all over the state its the extra day light in the summers sometimes 20 hours a day where we live that lets them grow so big. Veggies are available year round and not that expensive also all summer long theres farmers markets all over town and those are cheep

Thanks for the feedback. What kinds of big veggies, and how do you get veggies in the winters?

I looked up quite a few homes for sale in Alaska this morning and noticed a lot of two story homes, like most other places. I don't understand this as I'd like a home that's efficient. One home was made from concrete blocks which is good. Also I noticed chemtrails in the photos, as apparently they are everywhere now.

Here's a cool video of people who live in the outskirts.

YouTube - Braving Alaska, 1/6

[kolya]

Hey AKBill, I haven't forgotten about your offer on the beer. I will be up there very soon, but first I want to leave the country one last time while I can still legally do so. When I get back all my efforts will be put into preparing for the move up north. :D

[<SLV>]

I keep telling my wife it is paradise, but she says she can't live somewhere that is mostly day in summer and mostly night in winter. She thinks it would mess up our kids. She also says something about Alaska having the highest suicide rate in the country.