[C. Edmund Wright]

You will find Charleston a great place to pursue all of the interests you mentioned.....my hunch is you will love it!

[SC_Pete]

It’s hot and humid. Don’t store anything in outside storage: the salt air will destroy it, especially antique furniture.

Get a 17 ft center console boat and fish the bays and rivers or get a 23 footer and fish the ocean. There are free put ins everywhere. It’s part of the culture. Learn to cast a net—for shrimp and bait. Bait is expensive.

Get a crab trap—fish the creeks on the incoming tide. Read the tide charts —in the paper and on the web.

Good luck!

[castowell]

You sound like a Boeing guy! You will love that area. I’d look at Mt. Pleasant as well to live. Might want to investigate Bishop England High School if your son goes to Catholic schools. Plenty of churches in the area as well. A hunting and golf paradise. You will enjoy it very much. Good Luck!!

[sodpoodle]

SC ping!

[Irenic]

Aren’t you lucky! :)

[yobid]

We moved from Chicago to SC six years ago. Best move of our lifetime. We feel blessed to be in such a conservative, freedom loving state. We visit Charleston often. You're going to love it.

Good luck.

[equaviator]

Since you apologized in advance, your “vanity” should not be thought of as a sin. /s

[Doogle]

South Carolina + Golf...your in paradise

[RetSignman]

I ‘escaped’ from New York in ‘76 and never looked back.

[upchuck]

Perhaps those of you in the Charleston area can chime in and help Redplum.

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[burghguy]

I moved back to SC last year after 30 years in PA. Couldn’t be happier. Lot’s to do if you like the outdoors and Charleston has great dining, both expensive and inexpensive(if you know where to look)

[Usagi_yo]

I’m on the other side of the state (the high country). My sister lives in Charleston.

Great golf, great fishing, horribly hot, humid and wet. Great easy access to I95. Bring your Mosquito repellent.

[Moose4]

You’ll love it. I lived in Columbia, SC for almost 8 years; living through STL summers will stand you well for dealing with the brutal heat and humidity in SC, especially in the Lowcountry.

I don’t know if this is current but SC did not used to have mandatory motorcycle helmet laws, in any case because of the short mild winters there are tons of two-wheelers around so you and your Dynaglide will be in good company. And as for the shooting, and golf, you’re definitely headed to the right place. (Not sure about the hunting.)

Charleston itself is a treasure, a great place to visit if you’re into history and architecture. I never got tired of daytripping down there to hang out on the Battery and walk the neighborhoods. Plus you’re close to great beaches and great seafood. You’ll just have to get used to heat, humidity, the occasional hurricane scare, and the smell of pluff mud, depending on how close to the water you live.

Welcome to the South!

}:-)4

[PeaRidge]

SC and Charleston are well kept secrets. Move on down but don’t let anyone know how good it is.

[Redplum]

Wow, what a great response!

So many positive comments, and such warm hospitality. It makes these life-long Midwesterners feel a little better about such a major change in our lives - particularly Mrs. RP, who is very nervous about leaving our substantial safety net of family & friends here in our current hometown (OK, me too).

Freepers are the best, thanks so much for the advice and help!

[CodeToad]

Golf, Motorcycles? You’ll be moving to one of the best locations in the US.

[PistolPaknMama]

We have a house in Summerville. I would look outside N. Charleston for a home. That area is becoming very ghetto-ized. I don’t even go there without a real reason. Summerville is a nice area but there are a lot of nice areas. There are lots of places to hunt and fish. Between Charleston and Orangeburg are a lot of forests and fresh water lakes. Don’t worry about what people tell you about the heat and humidity. After a few days your head will explode and you will adapt nicely after that. :) There is a huge Catholic population in the area and lots of Catholic churches, although I’m not Catholic. Let me know if you have any other questions!

[rejoicing]

Charleston is a terrific city. I’ll go out on a limb and guess that you’ll love it. It IS hot in the summer, and so I heartily recommend that you come to cool(relatively), green Asheville for your vacation!!

[opus86]

Good luck with the move. I’m hoping to move our family to the Greenville/Spartanburg area in a few months, if I can sell our house. A bit closer to the mountains but still less than a day’s drive from the coast.

[submarinerswife]

Stay out of North Charleston!! Bad, bad, and bad! Summerville (Where I live) is a nice town with two high schools (Summerville High and Fort Dorchester) They both have great football teams and there is a lot of hometown pride. AJ Green of the Bengals graduated from Summerville high. There are some really nice neighborhoods here with affordable pricing for rent and for sell. You'll like it here like we did when we were stationed in 2006 with a son in his senior year in high school. Summerville is north of N. Charleston. Maybe 15-30 commute at the most to anywhere in N. Charleston. Goose Creek is close to N. Charleston. There are some nice areas but there are some bad ones too. Crowfeild Plantation is a nice area with a high school (I think it's name is Stanford High) We came very close to buying a house there but found Summerville and liked it better. Crowfeild has nice walking and biking trails, a lot of wooded lake areas in the different parts of the development. It's close to N. Charleston for work etc.... I know nothing about the Mount Pleasant area but you might want to look into it.