Q&A | Moving From Arizona To Alaska

[@dks4432]

Alaska born and raised. Welcome! So cool to see new comers be so appreciative and great full for the land and state. It’s easy to take it for granted when you’ve lived here forever. It’s a special place for sure. Enjoy it here!!

[@lieuwina]

Have you seen the channel 'simple living Alaska'? They are a great couple and they do everything you are wanting in Alaska. I wish you the very best in your new found adventure. Congratulations on the purchase of your new property. As you say it is very different from Arizona my advice is take it one day at a time.

[@jayamos456]

I’m from Texas but I lived in Flagstaff for 6 years, ton of family out there…I live in Palmer currently 😊

[@FiddleheadAcres]

We loved visiting flagstaff!

[@lisamedsker1893]

I am so addicted to watching your journey. So grateful your sharing your story with us.

[@mountainlifewithdavidkelsie]

New subs here!!! Awesome channel we hope to head north soon it’s been a goal for awhile! We wish you folks good health and happiness

[@lisamedsker1893]

Please make sure you guys are safe this winter.

[@Aymehhh]

The winter will be okay as long as you keep yourself active and keep a day/night schedule. As for driving, don't go anywhere in a hurry. Welcome to AK!

[@FiddleheadAcres]

Thank you!

[@AloneinRemoteAlaska]

Welcome to Alaska you two! I just survived my first winter here! You will love it! And yes the people here in Alaska are the best! Look forward to watching your journey! You will be fine! Enjoy the snow! 😁

[@FiddleheadAcres]

Hi!! We literally just watched some of your videos the other day!! 💕

[@AloneinRemoteAlaska]

@@FiddleheadAcres Well thank you kindly! I hope you watched the good ones! 🤣 Love your channel so far! But hurry! Winter is right around the corner! LOL! 😁

[@joannak4640]

I am so excited for you!! I'm thinking you probably follow Simple living Alaska. They are doing really good. I also hope your KZbin channel takes off like theirs ❤️

[@sharim713]

So glad to see you here. Looking forward to following the journey from the start.

[@boss45chicken]

I can’t believe you went from Arizona to Alaska 😳 y’all are nuts. I’m excited to see your journey

[@akfroggie2177]

Wasilla is pretty cold in winter (colder than Anchorage and the Kenai Peninsula), but not as cold as Big Lake, Houston, and points north. The big weather problem with Wasilla is the howling glacier wind off the Knik Glacier that blows across the Palmer Hay Flats and Wasilla Lake! Don't know exactly where you are, but you may be sheltered from that. There's also (sadly) a lot of property crime - most people commute into Anchorage and on weekdays, several (pretty well known) criminal gangs prey on properties that aren't along the main roads. It's good that you've met your neighbors, because there's nothing better than Neighborhood Watch! In any case, forewarned is forearmed! Best of luck with your projects!

[@FiddleheadAcres]

We are not in Wasilla, we are in an outlying small town! Thankfully our neighbors have given us a really great idea of the weather in our area and that to expect!

[@akfroggie2177]

@@FiddleheadAcres Enjoy! (We're in Houston, just up the Parks Hwy.)

[@susiekramer4138]

You didn't mention a high tunnel...do you plan on doing a garden this year and if so have you started your plants inside yet? Have you thought about drainage for snow melt and the erosion it causes? Any ideas about solar even small ones for electric fences to keep bears away some what?

[@FiddleheadAcres]

We aren’t getting a high tunnel set up this year, no! We have too many other projects to try and manage a garden as well. Our neighbor used to clear land for a living so we are listening to him for drainage! We will probably have an electric fence around the garden but we do not plan on fencing the property.

[@danmcdonagh8924]

Hi. Guys . I'm Dan from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. I saw you were leaving Phoenix to travel and settle in Alaska. I'm a carpenter/contractor. I have seen others move up there from the lower states . I follow their vids. Usually interesting . I will follow your journey, so if I give you some building tips , along the way , please don't take them as criticism. In the last 60 yrs. of building I have certainly learned some easier or more efficient methods of doing things. I have done a lot of work by myself , so you find many ways of holding both ends of the board per say. Good luck and stay safe.

[@FiddleheadAcres]

Hi Dan! We’ll definitely take all the recommendations we can get! Thanks for following along!

[@tofast4u69100]

Soo happy for you both and we WILL be coming to visit soon! 😉

[@tnpaw]

I follow you on TikTok your planning skills are amazing

[@FiddleheadAcres]

Thank you!! I’m a list and planning person for sure! 😂

[@carlolombardi2234]

Great video! I'll be up in Dillingham in September, working at a bear camp. Are you guys near there/ how is Dillingham? (I've never been to Alaska haha)

[@FiddleheadAcres]

That’s about ~300 mi south west of us!

[@mattg8787]

im looking at buying property around port Mackenzie AK around 2 or 3 acres. the problem I'm having is there's like 3-80 acer lots that i was looking at talking to the owners to see if i can buy a few acers from them but the real estate agent i called said that the owners cant just sell a few acers. i find that hard to be leave and i cant find any info on the net about it

[@patriciaherman6499]

Should check out KZbinr Simple Living Alaska. They have chickens, bees, they signed up for Moose kills have a high tunnel and garden along with solar etc. Oh and they're a young couple like yourselves. Good luck on your new adventure. Be Blessed. 😊🇺🇲

[@FiddleheadAcres]

We’ve followed them for a few years!

[@TGospelGamer]

God bless and Jesus loves you guys

[@denisesummers3107]

I understand how you feel about Alaska because we live in Texas but we have property in Delta Junction, Alaska. My husband and I are going to be there in September. We also want to be off grid. I know the area you’re in and did you look at your property before you bought it? We flew up twice before we found the land we wanted.

[@FiddleheadAcres]

We didn’t see our property in person until the day we closed on it!

[@sprayfoamdistributin]

How much land do you have ?

[@FiddleheadAcres]

More than 5 acres!

[@lisamedsker1893]

So you guys don't have the government involved with you at all? Is that the purpose of this?

[@FiddleheadAcres]

Yes, we want to be as far away from government oversight as possible

[@lisamedsker1893]

I came from tik tok as well. Do you have Facebook, twitter,Instagram etc? Nevermind I found it all lol 😆