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Originally Posted by fergieturk
Hi All,
I've been lurking in this forum for several weeks now. We're moving out to Dugway in July (my finance's army). We visited about 3 weeks ago, I was pretty devastated about the size of the town (and no curbside recycling), but everyone we met was very nice and welcoming. We're city people originally from Chicago (and I'm vegetarian to boot!). A few months after we move we're planning to rent a small apartment in SLC (probably close to Nordstroms or other shopping - LOL) to spend the weekends, though I might be living there fulltime. I'm wondering about the drive - we currently live in the DC area, so Utah traffic definitely won't bother us - I probably see more cars on my way home from work than are in the entire state of Utah.
We're a bit bummed about living so far apart - we'll be newlyweds - and want to make sure it would be feasible to travel back and forth during the weekends even in winter or at night. Any thoughts? I just bought a subaru to fit in with my new neighbors. My job is letting me work remotely/virtually, so I can pretty much live anywhere I have high-speed internet and a phoneline.
Also, any other advice you'd like to offer would be graciously accepted.  Thanks all!
michelle |
Hi Michelle...Welcome to the forum!
We were stationed in Dugway for 2 years so maybe I can help with some of your questions.
Living in Salt Lake and comuting is not feesible. SL is about 85 miles from DPG and during the winter months that would be really difficult. If you can live anywhere for your job, you are better off to live on base. The highspeed internet is provided by the cable company and it is very good.(So is the cable and phone service.) You will have to go into Tooelle for alot of shopping needs. The comissary there on post is really tiny, but did a pretty good job of keeping things in stock. However, their selection and options are limited. We did all our main shopping at the super walmart in Tooelle, and used the comissary for things like milk, eggs, bread, fruits and fresh veggies. The mountain pass from DPG to Tooelle is actually very well maintained. In the winter months that is the first area plowed and they keep it in good condition. Most of the people who didn't live on post lived in Tooelle so they were very good about keeping it safe. It is a mountain pass, so you do need to be very cautious, and wild animals and calltle will occasionaly meander onto the road. It is a beautiful drive though. The other way to get to DPG is called skull valley rd and it is not plowed until after the pass, and sometimes not at all. Oh, and there are alway cattle, deer, etc... on that road. It is less safe then the pass. Unless they have changed something in the last 2yrs. then there is no curbside recycling. They do however have recycling stations set up around the base, and they have bulk pick-up once a month which I found very helpful.The AAFES (shopette) dosen't carry much, but they will order anything in that you wish to buy. Also, keep in mind that you can go to Hill Airforce base if you don't want to wait to have something ordered in to DPG. For what it's worth, there were people who went to SLC almost every weekend for shopping, entertainment etc...but they also complained about the drive.
I hope I was able to help a little. Good luck to you, and be careful moving over.
Oh, one more thing...If you are dead set against living on post then Tooelle would be your best bet. Many of the people stationed there while we were, lived in Tooelle.
Best wishes, and enjoy the beautiful area while you are there.
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