Moving to Alaska - With a little money

[Ronnie southers]

Me and my family have been dreaming of making a move to Alaska would love to buy some land we have dreams of living off grid we would like to rent until we learn the area looking for suggestions and advice amount of money needed we are avid outdoors people and are very aware that Alaska is very extreme

[GnomadAK]

Originally Posted by arctichomesteader

You can legally ship a handgun to yourself if no one else opens it. Only difficulty is only FFL holders can use the usps for handguns (anyone can with long guns) so you must use someplace else, like ups or fedex, and follow their rules.

Yeah, good luck with that. UPS and Fedex are legally allowed to do it, but will not. The bride tried it last summer and no amount of "it's legal" would dissuade them.

[stiffnecked]

Originally Posted by GnomadAK

Yeah, good luck with that. UPS and Fedex are legally allowed to do it, but will not. The bride tried it last summer and no amount of "it's legal" would dissuade them.

Maybe when this was first posted 7 years ago things were different.

[AKStafford]

Originally Posted by Ronnie southers

Me and my family have been dreaming of making a move to Alaska would love to buy some land we have dreams of living off grid we would like to rent until we learn the area looking for suggestions and advice amount of money needed we are avid outdoors people and are very aware that Alaska is very extreme

Can you come for a visit first?

[Ronnie southers]

I would love to but not sure when and where the best place to start would be any advice

[Ronnie southers]

I would like to make new friends to help settle the nerves of the wife we would like to start planning a trip to visit for sometime next yr it would be nice to have a friend that could show us the area and what and what not to do I'm sure Alaska is much different than what we are used to here in South ga

[AKStafford]

Originally Posted by Ronnie southers

I would like to make new friends to help settle the nerves of the wife we would like to start planning a trip to visit for sometime next yr it would be nice to have a friend that could show us the area and what and what not to do I'm sure Alaska is much different than what we are used to here in South ga

Plan for a week. Fly into Anchorage and rent a car. Spend a few days driving south to the Kenai Peninsula. Then a few days north to the Matanuska-Sustina Valley.
Everything will be more expensive than what you are used to. In my opinion, the biggest key to moving to Alaska is how are you going to support yourself and your family. Personally, I don't think "living off the land" is going to cut it. You'll need a job with a cash income. Hunting, fishing, gardening can help the food budget, but you'll still need a paycheck.

[filthy_azbeast]

either way you look at it?? Wildatheart4377 will have it way easier then any man ever will? and this goes for all women moving/relocating to any state or country in the world??

[Alaskan Mutt]

If you can pass a background check and a drug test there is usually lots of jobs at the airport. Pay is lousy but usually lots of overtime available. If you don't mind doing the roommate thing and are low maintenance in general you will make enough to survive on until a better job comes along.

When looking for a roommate look for someone that owns the house and is just looking to rent out a room. They usually are month to month without your name being on any of the utilities or anything.