Been here 36 years, won’t ever leave; but it’s not you think. You’ll never live off the land. Wife and I lived in an Indian Village as the white teachers along the Yukon; retired in Fairbanks. I have moose looking in my windows, martin in my bird feeder, and have had wolves eat my dogs and get in my garbage cans. You must make 50 bucks an hour to survive, or you’ll with all the illegals working at wally world. I’ve seen minus 70 and always see minus 40-50 every winter. I still had 3 foot snow in my yard 2 weeks back. It’s in 50’s here in Fairbanks now. Plan on living in Anch for work and learn about alaska. It was great raising kids and our family always got a moose or two and lots of caribou. Nothing better than running down wolves on snowmachines. Have a job in anch before coming. Alaska use to be very conservative, but it’s turning blue with all the Asians and Hispanics; sad. We live in better section of Fairbanks up on ridge; no crime but most of my neighbors are commie dems. good enough neighbors but we argue alot when i take them fishing in my boat. About 2/3s the people who come up here leave after a winter and head south talking bad about Alaska.
Maybe I can be a part of the 1/3rd to keep the state Red. I have no fear of the winters, nor the lack of sunlight during that time. I grew up on a farm and know how to grow plants in the winter indoors. Im not looking for the homestead live off the land life, I want a safeway nearby so I dont have to hunt for daily survival, im just looking for someplace to live and prosper but also has that challenge to be self-sufficiend if needed. Im looking for a new life, a new begening.