Living in Alaska: The (unexpected) Pros & Cons 

LOL! So glad you brought up the PFD! I haven’t lived in Alaska for even a year yet but I will qualify for the next one. I don’t even give it a second thought! No matter what the amount is ….great! If they take it away, I will be fine. And you are spot on with the crime rate statistic. I think the narrow minded part may get some people angry but I think I know what you are talking about. I moved here from Colorado which is basically California 2.0 🤣 I live in the Copper River Basin now and the people I run into here are very political but they don’t want anything to change. They don’t want Alaska to get more people. More tourists yes but not more residents. They are very passionate about that. I did a video on “Don’t buy property in Alaska” and got a lot of negative comments from Alaskans. I used to watch your channel all the time until I finally moved to Alaska! 😁

Quality video thank you

Nice

If I could make a recommendation; step away from the camera, ditch the ring light and work on looking directly into the lens.

I am from Louisiana but moved to colorado a year ago and now I want to move to alaska!!!! I’m wondering if Anchorage would be the best fit for me? I am an electrican currently in school finishing up to get my masters electrican license! Is there a lot of work up in anchorage?

Relocation advice: I was born and raised in Los Angeles, I moved to San Bernardino, I moved to Portland Oregon and I love the diversity and options of living in big cities that mid and small sized cities lack. Anyway, I am tired of people, traffic and the BS. I want to be left alone, work, enjoy the nature. I miss Oregon because of it. I love the winter, I hate the heat. I don't mind jackets. I understand local politics and I invest in them because I do plan to be a local but my involvement is only to voting. I don't like to get too involved and stay out of it a bit. Is alaska a good choice for me? I was thinking about getting a relocation assist. Job, take the money and check it out for a few months for a few seasons before pulling the trigger. What's your advice?

Did I hear the recon notification?

More concerned about the insect situation. Maps online are basically useless. Does the Kenai peninsula get swarms of mosquitos following people and covering u so it looks like fur? Or is that only on the north slope?

small towns create small people. yeah, because they know what they need to survive and prosper. just because you are well traveled doesn’t mean you know what’s best for a small town or group of people.

Can a Canadian bring his rifles into Alaska? Do non residents need a guilde?

I would love a discord server for non US citizen wanting to move in Alaska i have so many questions!

What about the winter and the dark. All the retirees move to Washington and Arizona. Makes a problem here. You get old and can't take the brutal cold.

Definitely avoid park avenue in Ketchikan Alaska so many junkies on meth and heroin and so many drinks theft definitely the armpit of Alaska

Hawaii is the same, just a million tourists and lots of amateur hour corruption.

the PFD thing is just a classic example of welfare dependency in general being terrible.