Have you moved out of state?

[Tradchef]

Grew up in Vermont. Hated it. Politics, hunting all of it. Graduated culinary school and moved west. Haven’t been back in 34 years and could care less if I ever see it again. I miss some friends back there but that was it. Good place to grow up but you could see the writing on the wall back in the late 80s and. 90s

 

[Fujicon]

I moved around a lot growing up WA,GA,CA, HI (army brat) but ended up in the foothills of Colorado in middle school. Lived there until after high school and then moved to Northern California for school and stayed here ever since. Although I am not a fan on how CA is regulated, the geography of northern Ca is pretty great. I work as a commercial fisherman and love to hunt and this area lends well to that. Occasionally I still go back to Colorado for an elk or mule deer hunt.

I agree. California would be golden if it wasn't for all the people there...

 

[AK Troutbum]

That’s sick! How are the winters for you? Always been curious how people manage them.


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I’ve never really had a problem with the winters, although the older I get and closer I get to retirement, I’m thinking that it would be nice to snowbird in Hawaii.


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[applesauce4000]

I’ve never really had a problem with the winters, although the older I get and closer I get to retirement, I’m thinking that it would be nice to snowbird in Hawaii.


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Fair enough. I'll join you A nice warm Axis deer hunt and an evening surf... sounds pretty good to me!

 

[txjustin]

Moved from my home state of WV to FL for a job, stayed there for 5 years, and just moved to UT for a transfer within the same company. Turns out the job here in UT is not what was advertised & so far I hate it. As much as I love the mountains & seasons, seriously considering moving back to FL once I satisfy my relocation requirements.

Why don’t you like UT?


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[Blandry]

I LOVE UT, especially the northern part. SLC is a bit too warm for me after living at an elevation in CO. However, you start to miss the ocean being landlocked.

 

[applesauce4000]

I LOVE UT, especially the northern part. SLC is a bit too warm for me after living at an elevation in CO. However, you start to miss the ocean being landlocked.

I’m with you. I love the mountains but I do miss the ocean… a lot! Need to make an effort to get back to the water asap.

 

[Sled]

I moved to Utah 22 years ago from Louisiana. I was straight out of college and planned on a LEO job but got convinced by my uncle to take a year off and enjoy ski bumming. It was supposed to be one winter but I'm still here. There's more recreation out here than back home. The food was better in Louisiana and so was the hospitality of people. I don't miss the mosquitos.

 

[PredatorSlayer]

I moved to Utah 22 years ago from Louisiana. I was straight out of college and planned on a LEO job but got convinced by my uncle to take a year off and enjoy ski bumming. It was supposed to be one winter but I'm still here. There's more recreation out here than back home. The food was better in Louisiana and so was the hospitality of people. I don't miss the mosquitos.

I have lived in Utah a couple times for a total of 19 years. The people in Utah are the biggest Aholes. Just jerks…worse than Cali. We moved to the south about 6 years ago and the people are amazing.

 

[maxx075]

Why don’t you like UT?


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Not really UT related, but my biggest issue is the job that I transferred to. Not what it was advertised as, and I haven't actually been able to do any work 7+ months in.

UT itself is beautiful, don't get me wrong. I moved here from FL and previously from WV, so adjusting to the lack of humidity has been quite the experience. Being originally from "The Mountain State", I thought I missed the mountains and all the things that are available that come with that, and I did. But to be honest, moving here has made me realize that being close to the water and having access to the beach within 10 minutes is really what I want.

UT is an awesome state that is centrally located to a TON of awesome outdoor recreation sites, but through moving out here, I've found the west just isn't for me. Different strokes.

 

[Pony Soldier]

I went to school in a number of states but ended up in Wash for a job. Worked in the wilderness of 6 western states for 14 years until Montana put their NR license on a lottery. At that point I took a $10,000 cut in pay and moved back home.

I didn't find anything in the other western states that I needed and I prefer the freedom of millions of acres of public land and limited numbers of people.

I had a ranch in Washington so I had the rural life but did not find anything I missed when I left.

 

[JDT1982]

Grew up in KY, left after college and have lived in a total of 8 states at this point. Only location that I truly disliked was Killeen, TX.

 

[brca005]

It’s not always feasible, but if you can, buy a camper to suit your needs and travel all over to make an educated decision about where you want to live.

My family and I did that, sold everything, moved into a camper for 2 1/2 years, with two younger kids, we were able to provide them with experiences not many others get. We got to travel all over to see where a landing spot would be and aligned with our beliefs and values. Since we were in a camper, we weren’t tied down anywhere, so if we didn’t like it, we’d just hook up and down the road we were.

There’s plenty of work camp spots out there to where you can bounce around to different areas while still making money to live off of.

I most definitely haven’t looked back and if I never had to step foot in the state we left, I never would but we’ve got family there still so we go back to visit for holidays.

Not exactly the “norm” of a way to figure out where to live/move, but I think it gives people the best option to make a decision, where they can spend extended times in areas without being tied down to a house/lease.

 

[Fujicon]

I have lived in Utah a couple times for a total of 19 years. The people in Utah are the biggest Aholes. Just jerks…worse than Cali.

Seems I keep hearing bitter perspectives about how Utah has the worst people to live around. I got a taste of it when I was driving back to the Bay Area westbound on I-80 through Salt Lake City.
Without question: Worst - Drivers - Ever
Just hyper-aggressive jerks. And after living in urban California for more than a decade I thought at the time that I'd seen it all, but the jerk drivers in Utah were definitely in a class by themselves.

 

[Fujicon]

It’s not always feasible, but if you can, buy a camper to suit your needs and travel all over to make an educated decision about where you want to live.

My family and I did that, sold everything, moved into a camper for 2 1/2 years, with two younger kids, we were able to provide them with experiences not many others get. We got to travel all over to see where a landing spot would be and aligned with our beliefs and values. Since we were in a camper, we weren’t tied down anywhere, so if we didn’t like it, we’d just hook up and down the road we were.

There’s plenty of work camp spots out there to where you can bounce around to different areas while still making money to live off of.

I most definitely haven’t looked back and if I never had to step foot in the state we left, I never would but we’ve got family there still so we go back to visit for holidays.

Not exactly the “norm” of a way to figure out where to live/move, but I think it gives people the best option to make a decision, where they can spend extended times in areas without being tied down to a house/lease.

That's a cool approach, and you must have a great wife for her willingness to do that with a couple kids. Like you say, not an approach everyone could take, but definitely sounds like a sure way to make a decision that will stick.

 

[Snowwolfe]

Its a big country. Last thing you want to do is to live in the same place all your life. Everyone should experience different parts of our country before deciding where they want to live forever.

 

[Ecampbell25]

Moved out of CT to roam the west lived in MT , ID and now AK…

Like posted above there are no perfect places.

 

[rogerdoger]

Grew up in SoDak, enjoyed the hunting and fishing. Started skiing and went to Colorado for a ski trip, mountains blew me away. Once I graduated high school I moved to Montana. After college I moved around the western states, currently back in Montana, probably here for a bit since we have kids now.

 

[Fujicon]

Moved out of CT to roam the west lived in MT , ID and now AK…

Like posted above there are no perfect places.

Perfect? Definitely not.
Better than others? Definitely yes.

 

[Coopsdaddy]

In Oklahoma and looking to move in 4-5 years.
Great political views,low cost and good people but cold crappy winter,hot tick infested summers.Not alot to do but bass fish.
Have 120 acres with 100 plus deer over the last few decades between me and my buddy and father in law.Burnt out on tree stand bow hunting.
Whitetail hunt approx 25-35 days a year with most of those being morning and evening.
Burnt out on driving.My wife drives 50-60 mi and I drive 18 one way.
Live in a small town and drive daughter to competitive soccer 45 minutes away 4 days a week.
We both like to find a small town (red) we walk to grocery shop,gym,pub etc.Absolutely sick of driving!!!
Want to get back to doing some mtn hunting and stream fishing.Maybe saltwater fishing as well.
Not sure we’re we are going but looking at alabama,ark,texas.