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    We just recently moved to Montana from Az and I couldn’t believe the estimated costs that I saw online. We ended up renting a couple 26’ U-Hauls and although it wasn’t easy, it cost us a whole lot less to do it ourselves. 
     

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    5 hours ago, twistzz said:

    Curious of what kind of work you will be doing up there.  If it's mostly outside during the winter that might be a female dog...  Hope it all works out for you, lived outside of Chicago growing up and the winters really did suck!  Bowling alleys were fun though :)  

    Project manager for a small home builder. They try to always be working inside homes in the winter but sometimes things don’t always go according to plan. 

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    12 hours ago, yotebuster said:

    That’s interesting you made that move as I’ve always told people that if I won the lottery and could live in any town in the country (I’d live in the country though) I would live in Payson AZ.   When I lived in the valley I always felt like it was the best blend of decent weather, close to desert and the pines and good sized town.  Anyhow, I think I’d miss the winter too much though.  You’re totally right, when you get it figured out it’s not bad.  A heated shop and an auto start on your truck really make it easy.  I grew up on a farm and my dad wasn’t a great operator so we had no heated shop and it was miserable when things would break or a car wouldn’t start etc.  I still think I have permanent nerve damage jn my fingers from trying to fix stuff barefingered in -25 when the metal literally sticks to your fingers.  Now that I have a heated shop it’s no biggie.  Just bring it in and deal with it tomorrow in my crocs. 

    Thank you for your insight! I really appreciate the info that you have shared. I didn’t even think about a heated shop. One of the places we are looking at doesn’t even have a garage let alone a shop to work on anything. I never even thought about how miserable it might be to have to fix something in the middle of the winter! 

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    12 hours ago, Gary I said:

    At one point of my life, about 20 years ago, i was asking myself the same questions about where i wanted to go. I had lived my whole life in Az. 44 years of it in Payson. Had a great life there. No complaints, just wanted something different and cooler. Through a strange set of circumstances i ended up buying 20 acres in Trout Creek, Montana. I drove from Payson to my place here 41 times getting my house built. 8 years ago my wife and i decided to pull the plug and move up to the Montana place permanently. It was the best decision we ever made.  It is a great place to be. Although my first winter here had me questioning what i had done. But once i figured out how to handle the winter it really became easy. Havent had a winter like that one since. Actually the hardest thing we have had to adjust to is the length of days. Not the short days of winter, which arent all that short, but the long days of summer. It stays light until 11:00.  You can work yourself to death.  Or you can work a regular job and get off and go fishing for another 7 hours. We rarely get to bed before 11:30 in the summer.  The elk hunting here is alittle harder than it was there. Not a lot of bulls but buying a tag over the counter and getting to go every year is nice. I've managed to kill 2 5x5s in 7 years.  The deer hunting is great. Whitetail deer are everywhere. Not hard to kill a nice buck if you spend a little time at it and dont shoot any of the first 75 bucks you see.  Lots of other hunting opportunities as well, turkey, grouse, bears, wolves, etc, all over the counter tags. Fishing nothing short of spectacular. Never know what you might catch. Could be a 5 lb smallmouth or largemouth. Or it could be a 30 lb pike or a 5 lb walleye. Or anything in between. And license and tags are cheaper here. I was a little worried about the job situation up here. Although i had semi-retired from my job there, i knew i would need to work.  It seems that it is just as hard for employers to find decent workers here as it is anywhere. There are lots of work opportunities here. Cost of living is just about the same as there. Although taxes are much cheaper. Income tax is about the same, no sales tax on anything and property taxes are lower here. Before i left i bought a lifetime hunting license in Az.  Great decision. Ive drawn better tags since i left than i got when i lived there. All in all we havent regretted leaving Az not even once. It was great for me but it was time to move on. Since we moved both of our boys have followed us up. They are doing very well at making their lives here and love it almost as much as we do. Sometimes you have to throw caution to the wind and take a chance. In the long run you provably wont ever regret it. And if you do, Az will still be there. 

    Thank you for sharing your experience! If we end up going, I really hope I feel the same way. 
    As far as hunting goes, do you find it much harder to do in the cold there vs what you hunted in here? I know I’m going to have to invest some money in some new hunting clothes once I get up there. 
    Did you sell your place in Az or do you still own it? 

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    10 hours ago, yotebuster said:

    I was born and raised and currently live in ND.  I spent 4 years in AZ.  I felt like the summers in AZ were much worse than a winter in ND.  That being said I was raised here and this is what I’m used to.  I felt like eirher one is miserable, but I got borderline depressed in AZ in the summer as there’s zero relief in sight, until October.  In ND jn the winter, it might get down to -20 for a low for a few days but there’s always relief on the horizon.  We get what they call Chinook winds and they’ll bring in some 40-50 degree days here and there throughout the winter.  Sometimes weeks of it.  Helena will be even warmer.  You can atleast go out in it and enjoy the day.  The summers I spent jn the valley, there was a 0% chance of any change in the weather, even the Monsoons just brought humidity and little relief in my opinion.  
    As far as the hunting, MT public land hunting is not as good as AZ, BUT, you get to hunt every year.   OTC rut hunting for elk and deer every year.   You can very easily kill a small 6pt bull elk, and a 150-170 class muley or 135-150 class whitetail every year if you hunt a little.  You can’t do that every year jn AZ with the draw.  Antelope are about every other year for resident draw.  AZ otc is coming to an end so if you want to hunt elk and deer every year, MT is your place.  Breaks archery elk tags are every other year or so and may not offer the top end as a high end AZ elk unit, but you’ll be hunting 300-330 bulls daily in there.  The bird hunting is expceptional if that’s something your into, and the fishing top notch. 

    Thank you for your insight. I think I would like the cold better also but maybe that’s just because I’m so sick of the heat. 
    what size town did you grow up in? One of the towns that we are looking at only has about 1000 residents. To me it was the best place we saw while we were there. I’d love to raise my kids in a place like that but also that means less kids for them to play with and less influences, whether that’s good or bad. 

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    For most of my life I have always wanted to move to Montana. I’ve visited a couple of times now and absolutely love it. I’ve only been there when it’s snowing once and it was only for 2 days. I didn’t think it was that bad, but I also didn’t live my day to day life in it. I was just offered a job near Helena and my wife and I are really considering putting our house up for sale and leaving Az. 
    Just curious if anyone is from Montana or anywhere else that has similar weather. Looking to get opinions on the living conditions year round in a place like that. 

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    Looking to sell my boys bunk beds. We bought it a year ago on Amazon. Only selling because they have separate rooms now. 
    Has some custom artwork on it done by a 3 and 4 year old. Couple scratches as well but nothing major. 
    We paid $700 last year. Looking to get $350 for it. 
    willing to give the buyer the mattresses also that did not come with it. They are in great shape and have always had a waterproof cover on them. Bedding not included. 
     

    located in Chandler. 
     

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    Unfortunately my brother in law needs to sell his can am Maverick. Just posting to try and help him out. If you are interested please message me and I can give you his number. He’s asking 29k

    from his post on offer up…

    Unfortunately, we have to sell our side-by-side due to an accident I got into last November. I have the title in hand. It has always been garage kept. I have a new cover for it also. It has never been to the dunes or any type of sand. I have lots of upgrades on it. They will be listed below, please do not shoot me lowball offers or waste my time. You will have to have some type of proof of payment to be able to test drive.

    List of upgrades 
    Kemimoto battery jump post
    Kemimoto noise reduction kit
    EVO- Magnus,  turbo full back exhaust 3 in 
    EVO- world best belt. It all has 2 hours on it. 
    Optima oversized battery 
    MTX stage five full stereo Bluetooth 
    Full DOT Windshield
    K and N washable air filter 
    S and B particle separator 
    XTC plug and play turn signals auto canceling 
    Fully street legal 
    Shock therapy- gold series suspension
    Rpm blow off valve 
    Kemimoto fender, flares front and back
    Lower door skins 
    Razorback belt temperature gauge 
    OME side mirrors 
    Garman 8 inch tread SXS edition-it has walkie-talkie  capability 
    5150-eyebrow turn signal light 
    32 inch tires has plenty of tread left
    40 inch and 10 inch LED lightbars 
    5150- 2 4 foot Bluetooth control whips lifetime warranty. It is all app controlled will play to music.

    I have all the maintenance tools for it. I even have all the stuff for the next oil changed.

     

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