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Moving up north/modern day wild west
Posted on 6/21/17 at 6:02 am
Posted on 6/21/17 at 6:02 am
Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Alaska, Dakotas?
Is it a big change? Big investment to make? Big culture change? Anybody done it? Sometimes I just want to pack it all up and move to Montana and live a simple, secluded life. Even having a regular career wouldn't be so bad. I would love to do it down South but why do that, when there is NOBODY up there. It is truly nuts looking at a population density map of the US for the first time.
My ancestors were settlers from England to Virginia, to Georgia, west eventually coming to Texas.
Others came from Austria, Germany, Denmark to Texas to be cattle ranchers.
Your ancestors did something similar, or came from Canada, then France, etc.
What is keeping us here?
A part of me feels a deep connection to the south, but another part of me wants to be my own frontiersmen. Not really interested in moving to Africa, or SE Asia, or even South America, but the next best thing would probably be the states like Montana.
I know you always hear about yankees coming down here, but has anyone done the opposite?
Is it a big change? Big investment to make? Big culture change? Anybody done it? Sometimes I just want to pack it all up and move to Montana and live a simple, secluded life. Even having a regular career wouldn't be so bad. I would love to do it down South but why do that, when there is NOBODY up there. It is truly nuts looking at a population density map of the US for the first time.
My ancestors were settlers from England to Virginia, to Georgia, west eventually coming to Texas.
Others came from Austria, Germany, Denmark to Texas to be cattle ranchers.
Your ancestors did something similar, or came from Canada, then France, etc.
What is keeping us here?
A part of me feels a deep connection to the south, but another part of me wants to be my own frontiersmen. Not really interested in moving to Africa, or SE Asia, or even South America, but the next best thing would probably be the states like Montana.
I know you always hear about yankees coming down here, but has anyone done the opposite?
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Posted on 6/21/17 at 6:26 am to Collegedropout
Im sure a lot of people share your thoughts. A former poster on here pretty much did that and went to northern Idaho. Ive looked into Montana and Wyoming but with 2 small kids im not sure id be able to find a job to support them. Besides dealing with shitty people, life is pretty good where Im at for now
Posted on 6/21/17 at 6:40 am to FelicianaTigerfan
Captain Fantastic
Posted on 6/21/17 at 9:27 am to Collegedropout
I share your thoughts, but
salt water.
quote:
What is keeping us here?
salt water.
Posted on 6/21/17 at 9:47 am to Collegedropout
quote:
Sometimes I just want to pack it all up and move to Montana and live a simple, secluded life.
I would love to do the same, but in the Ozarks.
Whenever I get that feeling, I take a few days off and go hiking or camping in the Ozarks to "decompress." It's amazing how rejuvenating a few days without cell phone signal is.
Posted on 6/21/17 at 9:49 am to Collegedropout
I feel ya. Every time I think about it though I remember how far away I would be from all my family, friends, and saltwater.
Posted on 6/21/17 at 10:25 am to Collegedropout
Ive thought about heading to Montana often.
Posted on 6/21/17 at 10:49 am to Collegedropout
just got back from a fly fishing trip out west and have that same feeling. I don't have the urge to be 10 miles from nearest neighbor(I do like being fairly close to a town) but the cleanliness, the mountain air, low humidity, and the peace and quiet make it hard to resist
Posted on 6/21/17 at 10:58 am to specchaser
Im the opposite, the further away from town and people the better.
Posted on 6/21/17 at 11:01 am to Collegedropout
quote:The winters you will encounter.
What is keeping us here?
Posted on 6/21/17 at 11:12 am to AlxTgr
quote:
The winters you will encounter.
+1
montana winters are BAD. coldest i've ever been was in billings: -30 deg and a 20 mph wind = NOPE
cracked a car battery
Posted on 6/21/17 at 11:24 am to Tear It Up
quote:
I would love to do the same, but in the Ozarks.
couldnt have a regular career though. the best thing about montana is right outside the cities is rural as frick (at least from what my cousin told me)
I may end up settling with the Ozarka Mtns though.
Posted on 6/21/17 at 11:24 am to Collegedropout
My father and grandfather used to run a custom harvesting crew and their big customer in Montana approached them about farming his land when he retired, and they turned it down.
My dad often talks, in hindsight, about how much of a dumb arse he is for not taking the opportunity.
My dad often talks, in hindsight, about how much of a dumb arse he is for not taking the opportunity.
Posted on 6/21/17 at 11:42 am to Collegedropout
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What is keeping us here?
Mild winters, family, livelihoods, heritage.
I think about that move a lot, but I could never be that far away from family, especially since my parents are getting up in age.
Finding a secluded spot in Appalachia, the Ozarks, or Ouchitas may be feasible, but there won't be the seclusion you would have in the West.
This post was edited on 6/21/17 at 11:43 am
Posted on 6/21/17 at 11:54 am to Collegedropout
The more populated areas of Montana are so liberal you will think you are in California, Idaho is for all practical purposes California North, with the same insane real estate prices.
Posted on 6/21/17 at 12:16 pm to EA6B
yikes
Posted on 6/21/17 at 12:33 pm to Collegedropout
What's to stop us from rounding up a few head of cattle, Gus and head on up to Montana. It's a real cattlemans paradise to hear Jake tell it. I want to see it before all the banker and lawyers get to it.......Captain Woodrow F Call
Posted on 6/21/17 at 12:56 pm to Collegedropout
Southeast Alaska has mild winters. Places like Prince of Wales island get little snow at sea level. POW is the perfect place to ditch society.
Posted on 6/21/17 at 12:59 pm to Collegedropout
quote:
know you always hear about yankees coming down here, but has anyone done the opposite?
I've done it, best thing I've ever done.
The more advice you seek, the more people will try to talk you out of it. Don't get too much advice from people who have never done it, find people who share your ideals
This post was edited on 6/21/17 at 1:09 pm
Posted on 6/21/17 at 1:12 pm to Collegedropout
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couldnt have a regular career though
Just curious, but what kind of "regular career" can one have in rural Montana that can't be had in the Ozarks?
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