I, unfortunately, currently live in Massachusetts. I'm seriously considering a move to Idaho. I was told that these are the best areas to consider for survival: Clearwater River Valley from Orofino, eastward. (Kamiah & Kooskia.) St. Joe River Valley from St. Maries, eastward. Kootenai River from Bonner’s Ferry Idaho to Libby, Montana. I am trying to wrap my head around what life in Idaho might be like. One of my main concerns is moving someplace and not knowing anyone. I'm not sure how friendly folks are out there. I suppose I could join a local church group and meet folks that way. I'm interested in meeting conservative-minded people and preppers. I also had this notion (which may not be true) that there are certain areas in Idaho where there winter is not as harsh. I think I'd prefer to live in a place where the winters aren't too cold and a place where I could grow crops easily.
There isn't any part of Idaho that isn't snow country, but some places get more and some places have wetter show that heavier to deal with. When I lived in eastern Idaho I did most of my shoveling with a broom because it's prime powder. I would consider southern and eastern Idaho for locations. Just follow the Snake river, which is a major tributary of the Columbia. It ensures that water will not be an issue. The Snake River valley is Idaho's primary food producer, both cattle as well as agriculture. Stick to towns smaller than 50,000 because there is no anonymity in smaller cities which reduces crime. It does take a while to fit in wherever you go. I suggest to become part of the community for a while before you start voting or expressing opinions especially ones that start with "Well, in Boston/California/Texas/etc we did it this way...". Churches are a great start to help with integration. Those parts of Idaho are heavily LDS, but other churches and religions are well represented. You might also get engaged with various civic groups/volunteer organizations, but don't forget to simply introduce yourself to your neighbors and offer to give a hand with something on occasion.
Very good suggestions on moving to Idaho and fitting in on Youtube. Folks in Idaho like it as it is and resent the heck out of folks that want to change it. Do not expect to be excepted by folks until you have gone through a couple heavy winters. Some years are more difficult than others, however the tell is how you handle it. Folks are pretty independent and like their self sufficiency. The St Joe river area from St Marie east is great fishing and hunting, well, most all of Idaho is.
Are you reTIRED, or will you be needing employment… That will be part of the determining factor on how big of town/city you will be relocating near… If reTIRED, then look for a place just big enough to support your lifestyle but not over 30,000-50,000 population… If you need employment, get the job locked down first, and foremost, then look for what is available in that area…
I have a couple nearby my BOL property who are from Taxachusetts as they call it. Pretty conservative people. First meeting them resulted in kind of a shock. They like living in a remote area. They hunt, shoot, fish and the man drives diesel pickup trucks and wears pointed boots, blue jeans and a cowboy hat. He even plays guitar and sings country music, is active in the church. They help the local rancher every chance they get. He tells his wife to "Paak da Caah" Huh? From Massachusetts? Ya gotta be kidding, right? Had a rough time overcoming my pre-judged thinking about people who spent the majority of their adult lives east of the Mississippi, especially from the north east coastal areas. But then I'm from the east coast myself (Biden country) - grew up there - hated the place - all of it. Left over 45 years ago never to return. Point is people in Idaho may be additionally cautious (on top of meeting an unknown) when they figure out where you're from. Those who mirror their values are few and far between in your present neck of the woods, or at least that's the perception. Be patient. Sooner or later you'll be judged by the content of your character and they'll figure out that you're not there to turn Idaho into Massachusetts west. When I relocated to Arizona back in the mid 70s I couldn't believe the difference in the freedoms from my home state of Delaware. Once you get away from those northeastern coastal states for a couple years, you won't go back.
I'm still working. I will probably never be able to retire. But I can work remotely with the IT work that I do. If was smarter in my younger years I would have invested a lot more and got a job with a pension. Hindsight is 20/20, as they say.
Ya, I'm probably following in the same vein as that guy. I HATE Massachusetts with a passion. Nobody asked me where I wanted to be born unfortunately. Trying to make up for that now I guess. Diesel truck, cowboy boots and country music sound like heaven to me. I never want to hear the term "LGBTQ" ever again. So sick of these dam liberals. I don't care if someone's gay, but I DO care if they're liberal.
Perma frost? Uh, nope. I know of a transplant that works remotely in the puter trades. Seems to be doing ok.
Church of Latter Day Saints AKA the Mormons. Some are off put by them but I feel they are a positive for a variety of reasons (YMMV from person to person): They practice preparedness and each family prepares for a minimum of one year They help others to prepare and provide resources as well as inexpensive supplies and equipment They tend to be patriotic and have a high rate of service in the armed forces They are gun friendly They require their school systems to provide actual real education hence they tend to be educated, They are very family friendly Add all that up and these are what I want in a neighbor during SHTF. They may not be the ones who make a party fun (no alcohol*) but for staying alive pretty hard to beat. * many of them drink but not if another Mormon is present. A Mormon buddy told me the following joke over beers no less: How do you keep a Mormon from drinking all your beer when you go fishing? You take two of them.
OK - that's cool. I know there is Glacier National Park up in that region, so I wasn't sure if the ground might be frozen year round, like it is in Alaska.
I like all of those things. I think I'd get along just fine with the LDS crowd. I just want to get away from these dam progressive liberals. It would be nice to be around people with traditional values. It would be a very welcome change. I don't really have my head wrapped around the whole Latter Day Saint thing. I was raised Catholic. I think Mormons and Catholics are pretty similar, but I might be dead wrong on that. As long has they believe in doing good and not doing evil, they'd have these progressive beat in my book. I swear these people in Massachusetts secretly worship satan. They remind me of that snake cult in Conan the Barbarian. Whatever the snake cult (aka... NPR) instructs them to believe, they believe without questioning it. I prefer independent thought and critical thinking.
Without drifting the thread to religion, the short version is that they are Christian, but believe in a testament called "The Book of Mormon" in addition to the new and old testaments. Some sects are quite frankly wacky. It's not all positives, but it didn't bother me when I lived there. I did escort my single downstairs neighbor to a Christmas function on year because she felt pressured to not come alone. It was all fine from my perspective as a Christian, but they seemed a bit provincial. For example, I was being introduced and mentioned I was a Lutheran when asked. A little girl looked up at her mother and half frightened asked her if Lutherans were Christian. Her mother comforted her by saying "Don't worry, Honey, I'm sure Lutherans are Christians... aren't they?" and looked up at me for confirmation. But this varies from location to location with some being more closed to the outside and others more open. Also, this was twenty some years ago.
The one thing you need to understand about LDS, is that they have dealt with Tyrannical Governments, in the past and kicked their collective butts… They teach that Church History to their children, and to this day, they practice what they preach… They do not put up with that kind of BS, and have a Church Governing System, that could raise a near Army, in a few hours, if called upon… Just look at what they do in the aftermath of Natural Disasters… If they see it coming, the Church has Loaded Trucks Rolling to the area effected, and prepositioned just outside the area ready to bring in whatever is needed, and requested by the local Church Leaders… It is truly amazing to see what this Church can do when they decide to get things done…
That makes sense. They are wrapped up in what they're doing. They know their community, and they might not understand things that happen outside the wall of their mental fortress. I get that. I understand that there used to be huge wars and fights between different flavors of Christianity. I know my Scottish relatives made a big deal between being Catholic and Protestant. I don't fully understand what the big deal was, to be honest. In this day-in-age, (and from my perspective) there seems to be much bigger problems in ideologies from different flavors of Christianity, ie- Globalists trying to exterminate humanity, enslave the world and bring about a technocratic global feudal system. With problems this large, I happily embrace all Christians, no matter the flavor of Christianity they decide is right for them. As long as they believe in doing the right thing, and try their best to not be sinful, they're heading in the right direction in my book. There's a lot of people in this world (especially in my state) who believe in doing the wrong thing as long as it benefits them. A lot of progressives have no moral compass, or feel they have a moral compass if they follow and believe in what the news and MSM tell them to do. MSM seems to be the new religion in Massachusetts. I'd prefer to be surrounded by god-fearing folks. Especially god-fearing folks who are preppers! Hell ya.
That is a beautiful thing. I didn't realize that LDS has had opposition with tyrannical governments in the past. I should probably read up on their history a bit more. I really know next to nothing about them to be honest.
It's pretty cool to see this article as the first entry on their homepage "Defending Our Divinely Inspired Constitution". I don't think you'd see the Catholic Pope posting this on their homepage. He seems to be more in line with a United Nations/globalist mindset: Defending Our Divinely Inspired Constitution
I just went the vatican's website, and the first thing you see there is a biography of Pope Francis. Nothing about Jesus and his teachings. You'd think they'd put Jesus before the the Pope: The Holy See
