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General => Lounge => Topic started by: Pricecheck on March 31, 2014, 12:02:32 AM
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If some don't know, I'm military. I recently got the news that I was moving to Anchorage Alaska in august. I fought it and then got placed on orders to Korea! I fought that so I was placed back on Alaska.
This is after we just bought two horses. Now we have a house and trailer to sell, buy another trailer and possibly buy another truck to pull the bigger trailer. Then tote up three atvs and our family.
One thing that was relieving after I got past the sub-zero temps was the fact of there being a VP Fuel dealer in anchorage and there being a nice amount of trails. We just don't know how to easily get these horses up there from kansas and how to do it affordably.
Anyone have any experience hauling horses up there? Alcan route or ferry?
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No clue on the horses BUT good luck to you and your family on the move!
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Thanks man.
The difference in cost is insane. Boarding for two here is $170 a month. There is $700. Round bale of hay is $80 here. $650 there.
I'm sure we will make it work. I'm happy to have seen the VP dealer. Think I'll get some old hubs and fabricate a small ski for each front and throw on some paddles. I'll still have the 86 fourtrax 350 to get around with.
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To tell ya the truth I'm damn near 32 and I never rode a horse. My wife wanted them because her and my oldest daughter take lessons. Needless to say the first horse i ever rode was one I purchased.
I do like them because they need a little work and the one i ride is like me, hard headed!
Now one point I made when my wife wanted them and threw my quad price in my face was upkeep. Then her response without fail was mine breaks occasionally and that costs. My final response and the one that silenced her was me saying what happens when mine sits for a year? Nothing. Now a horse for a year costs a ton more!
Overall we got a great deal on them and we could turn around today and almost double our money. I just know she doesn't want to.
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There are a lot of options. One being leave them here and let the trainer use them as lesson horses. This was they are used daily and that will easily cover boarding fees.
Decisions!
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Dang PC, I was hoping to see ya at Goldrush this year. On a side note, my sister just moved back from Alaska about 6 months ago. Everything is crazy expensive there as you already know. It was 70 this weekend and she was complaining it was hot LOL. I told her to just wait til it really gets hot:). It was a long and kinda crazy drive back for her(she was pulling a 20ft enclosed trailer). Good luck with the move...
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Horses are a riot, i miss mine, super relaxing and the hard headed ones are just flat out fun! But i am not sure i could justify $650 for a round bail...damn. Unless youre taking a 800% pay increase lol.
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Dang Pricecheck. I hate to hear about the rough luck. You are exactly right about the horses vs. the R. If you don't take care of the R what happens? Nothing. If you wife or daughter don't take care of the horse? then you got to take care of it or it dies and it not worth a nickel. lol. I don't blame you for being frustrated with the relocation. I wish I have some good info about moving the horses but I really don't. Just wanted to say good luck, hang in there, and remember, it's not forever, it's just for now.
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Thanks guys. My wife talked to the vet today and he highly recommended having professionals move them. That's $4500!
Mennis, that was pretty much my first thought when I got orders. I was really looking forward to getting over there and redeeming myself.
In addition to all of these expenses, my wife turned me down when I was going to drop $4k on a nice paramotor. I think paramotoring in Alaska would be absolutely beautiful. Speaking of beautiful, I'm gonna throw up some sweet shots of the R while I'm there! Back to paramotoring. If you don't know what it is check out YouTube.
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Sorry to hear that you have to uproot and leave. That being said I have a classmate of mine that moved there not long after graduation. He loves it up there. Best of luck to you and your family up there. Is that a pic of you and the wifey on a bike? Looks like you got leather jackets on. If so....what you got for a motorcycle?
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I didn't realize I had that pic up. It's an 01 fatboy with a little Andrews 47 cam and bassani pipes.
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I definitely can't justify bringing a motorcycle there. Hell, my wife wants me to sell what I have of her hybrid. I told her no and I'm building it. Maybe not while I'm there but it will be done.
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Those are pretty nice bikes. My brother's brother-in-law had a fat boy. I would take the bike and leave the horses. Lol
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thank you for your service
i make a point to thank service men and women and to wave at farmers
shelter and food, merica
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TRX88 you took the words right out of my mouth. Our service men and Women and their families give up so much. Not only do they put their lives on the line to fight wars and protect our country, they are moved around the country without much choice. Uprooting your family has proven to be a tough decision making situation. I commend you for your tribulation and triumphant outcomes and I am sure you and your wife will guide your family in the best direction possible for your family. Good luck with the move and travel safely. Thank you SO MUCH for your service.
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Hey dude what branch are you in? I'm in the navy and I just went through the whole picking orders. Shit sucks and is very stressful.. To get a good location I picked Portland Oregon to be a recruiter.. My uncle used to be stationed at the air base up in Alaska and they loved it!! He had quads also and a snow mobile. He always said once you ride a snow mobile you'd never wana ride a quad again.. Idk bout all that. Hope your move is good for ya and safe. Sucks being in the military we can negotiate for what we want.. It's always needs of the service which is understandable when ya think about it.. Service first right
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I don't like horses. They killed Superman
-Brett-
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Kennedy's and trees dont mix.
I'm a military brat. I know the pros and cons of moving. Military living, up rooting, clashing of cultures. Its been a ride for me and my family. A military family is a special one. Not all can do it. I chose not to do so however my youngest brother has joined the air force and likes it.
Best wishes on your move. Every move is a new adventure.
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Guys, thank you for the support. It's been 12 years in so far and I have another 8.
Brett, I like it! Funny stuff.
Patman, I'm active army. 89D (EOD). I came in as infantry and deployed. Swapped over to be an apache crew chief in Germany. Then a reclassed again to EOD. Served two deployments doing this. It's been a great time and reenlisted last deployment indefinite (fulfill 20 years) for a nice $72k bonus. When it's broken down over the years and compared to what I can do with my top secret clearance and skills in the civilian side, it's not worth it. I don't have a solid plan and this economy hasn't shown anything positive so I stayed in. In addition, I've been in over half the time so why not retire with full benefits!
Again, thank you guys. I might not be in the lower 48 but I'll still be on here enjoying the site. Mennis, I've gotta find a way to get down to the gold rush.
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Hawaii, I fully agree. Some don't understand it. It's a different kind of compromise families have to make. Those families make just as much sacrifice as we as Soldiers do. They're kind of the unsung heroes in the military.
Speaking of Hawaii, we tried to get over there. My wife was there 7 years and graduated from Leilahua (sp?). She loved every bit of it. Unfortunately there were no slots available for my rank.
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What year did your wife graduate from Leilehua? I a live few minutes down in the next town over, mililani. I use to work at Schofield army base when I was in high school. I use to bag groceries at the commissary. (Best job a kid could have, you only work for tips so you only get paid if you work)
My dad is retired navy. There are three of us boys in my family. We are all born in different states. My dad was gone a lot during my childhood. Out to sea and such. My parents are both from Hawaii and their plan was always to come back home. My dad got lucky and we got orders to come home. After we landed in Hawaii my dad reenlisted twice and retired in 99. Now he works as as civilian doing the same thing he did in the navy. He really lucked out and that's a funny story for another time.
We are very fortunate we came back home. I'm proud to say my dad was in the navy. I can't say enough about how being a military family teaches you moral and social skills you can not acquire anywhere where else. I'm sure you know what I mean.
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She graduated in 2001.
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My friend is in an infantry unit (whatever the ones with the strykers are called) on his 3rd over in Afghanistan right now. He tells me lots of funny stories involving EOD and what they consider a proper amount of explosives to destroy a cache. When I was thinking about joining I was gonna go EOD. It seemed like they had more fun than everyone else. And another funny thing is my ex was stationed at Ft Riley but she was an embarrassment to the army as a person and as a soldier but that's another story.
-Brett-
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Damn Brett! It's true about our use of explosives. We'll add quite a bit more "just in case" and we will spit some technical jargon out that'll sail over someone's head to the point where all they can do is agree! We are masters at bs and proud of it.
Problem is we are slowly becoming part of the "big Army" now and our games are limited.
Further into the move. I got the official paperwork and it's now sept 10th we will be there. As far as the horses we will bring them up in the spring, after we get settled there and work out a plan once we have boots on ground.
Spirit, I don't know if the wife will go for that! Might be a little lumpy
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