HOW WE PREPARE FOR WINTER IN ALASKA?❄️| GIVEAWAY WINNER🎉|Somers In Alaska
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- Let's talk about how we prepare for Winter here in Alaska...What were some of the things that surprised you? How do you prepare for winter where you live?
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We are a family of 5 living life in North Pole, Alaska! Where Santa Claus House is right down the street! We love spending time together as a family, having fun, learning through homeschooling, growing in our faith, and building our forever home! We hope you enjoy seeing are crazy life, full of lots of laughs, great memories and maybe a few tears..
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I live in North Pole too so nice to have a UA-camr in North Pole
Do you ever see Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus, or the elves? How about the reindeer?
@@docadams7099 google the santa claus house 🤣🤣🤣
“Preparing for Winter” sounds so exciting! I’d love to visit such an extreme climate, I can’t imagine how cold it must get. Much love from Australia where it is Spring 👍🏻🇦🇺
We make sure all of our blankets are clean and in good repair.
I laughed out loud at that carbs and calories comment! That kettle corn is seriously addicting!
I live in Maine, & altho our winters are definitely not as harsh as your Alaskan winters.....we also have quite a bit of winterizing we have to do as well in preparation!
dang..bert lookin buff
I'll be so glad when us in the south have a reason to actually wear a lite jacket. This has been one hot, humid summer. It's only 10 AM here and it's already 86 and feels like 95 outside
Kershaw0027 wow!
Our preps for winter are blowing the in ground sprinkler system, getting the snow blowers started (hoping they will not be needed) put fuel stabilizer in the lawn mower and cleaning the igniter for the furnace.
Check your anti freeze, install snow tires & check car battery. Make sure the kids still fit in their snow boots and snowsuits. Tuneup the snowblower, lineup the snow shovels and sleds and freshen up winter bedding.
Linda where are your people from Im a Booth also
I start taking Vitamin D for Seasonal Depression .If I start in September it gives it enough time for it to buildup in my system. This year I have to get a new Light Therapy Lamp also. I live in Pennsylvania,Can't imagine how hard dealing with lack of Sunlight is for you guys!
Laureen Photiades Hello, I live as far north as you can get in Northwest Washington State and I take vitamin D 365 days a year. I get it🦋💜
Amanda D If you choose to take vitamin D take the gel caps. I recommend you have your dr test you to see how much you need. I have a terrible time getting enough D. Summer I take 2400 units and double in the winter. But that’s me😀 Good luck sweetie, there are meds you can take like I do for seasonal disorders. You are in great company new friend!! I’m right here for you if life gets crazy🦋💜
What’s even more crazy is that you’re coming up on a year being in that house!! Can’t imagine what a whirlwind it’s been for all of you. Have so enjoyed the journey on here - the best!! ❤️
I'm a simple man, I see a new Somers in AK video, I click like.
Yaaass bro!!!! These people are amazing!!!
Oh how I wish we had to prepare for winter in north Texas 😂 we are lucky if we get a single snow day a year. Love Alaska!
We make sure that we can find that one sweater we own!! Get new flip flops and shorts❤
Beach life😀 thats how we get ready for winter!
Family Is everything please watch 8 videos of Jim Nduruchi
We have an old fashioned type cook stove in our living room that uses coal and wood. Our baseboard electric heaters were only turned on once when they were installed. So to be ready we have a wood stockpile and get 1 or 2 ton of coal and that heats us for at least a year. Big savings. Stove also comes in handy if and when the power goes out that we still have heat and can actually use the cook top and oven to make food.
I been watching you guys for quite awhile and it seems like the perfect life,my family is so dysfunctional that I haven't even seen them for 10 years I'm 57 years old and my whole life has been lonely and cold,you are very fortunate
In southwest Michigan in our family, we make sure our tires are in good repair and I think we do put on snow tires sometimes, we make sure the snowblower has gas in it and runs properly, we pull up our garden, we normally can tomato’s and peaches and make apple pie. We also make sure that our winter coats, snow pants, boots, gloves, mittens, hats, and scarves fit and that we have enough for everyone it’s also tennis shoe shopping time. And of course make sure we have enough hot chocolate. :)
We live in Tennessee. Switch from summer to winter clothes is all I can think of doing.
I'm in Georgia so we do the same lol
My parents always got wood delivered in the fall to our house and then my dad would split the wood. And then we would carry it into our cellar and stack it for the winter. My mom also canned and froze veggies and berries for winter. My dad was a hunter so we would have a freezer full of venison too. Your vlog often reminds me of my childhood preparing for winter. ❤
HELLO SOMERS FAMILY. To get ready for winter we do these things & more. Clean up barns & yard. August thru September harvest our garden. June was strawberry picking & freezing. August is Raspberries & Blackberries pick & freeze. September is garden harvest ti Can & freeze veggies. First October is Jellies & Jams. Middle of September Thur middle October Pick apples & freeze some. This is time to stock your freezers & pantry. The First week in October Make sure our 1000 gallon Propane tank is full. We have a beef butchered at the of August & one pig butchered. October is time to check antifreeze in every tractor truck & cars. Here in Indiana the temperature has been in the 59-62 Fahrenheit at night & 70s. It is starting to feel like fall. Tomorrow we're going to creep back up in the 80's. GOD BLESS
Julie Wallace please watch 8 videos of Jim Nduruchi
Makes me soooo happy seeing the notification. Getting cooler here in Seattle too. As always, thank you for sharing. Stay blessed! ❤️🙏🏼
Yay!:) A fellow Washingtonian! I currently live in Atlanta GA. But will always be a Washingtonian. Go Seahawks💙💚💙💚💙
Awww Garrett.When he said they don't like me.😭😭.I know they love him.
Preparing for winter means saving money so I can afford to heat my house - my house doesn't stay very warm and last year my hands had circulation problems. Hopefully this year will be better. Already starting to cut down my ornamental grasses. Have a ton of leaves getting ready to fall which I mow/mulch, empty all my flower containers, put away all outside decor and furniture. Bought my greyhounds their new jammies for the winter! It's in the 90s again this week though. I do shrink wrap my windows - it helps a lot. Do have to get my furnace cleaned - thanks for the reminder.
I honestly RARELY say this but a few months back i had came across ur videos and i binge watched lol its been like 3 months or so but yesterday at like 2am when i couldnt sleep i decided to find your channel and i wanted to say that i am honestly surprised if any one deserves 1Mil subs its definitely you guys!! Such a nice and caring family♡♡♡ you make living in Alaska seem fun in a way lol
Love that song! I think popcorn gorging should be critical winter preparation everywhere! In preparation for winter, I also start all my holiday gift projects. We clean the gutters and winterize RVs, renew the antifreeze in our vehicles, disconnect outdoor water hoses, check the batteries in smoke detectors, and trim some bushes. The final mowing of the grass and raking up leaves happens too.
My family lives in New England so we do get our blizzards, snow, and ice, and temps drop down into single digits during the cold months. This year we finally got a standby generator which is huge. Our baseboard heat and generator run on natural gas and we switched from well water to town water a few years ago. We have been freezed out of our home when the power goes out and unfortunately the power goes out often and for long periods of time in the winter. I love the cold and snow ❄️
We live in Michigan and we do most of the same things that you do! We don’t burn wood at our house but if you do, now is the time when you are stocking up for winter. I’m harvesting my garden and preserving/canning what I can. This is also the time that we get part of a cow or pig if we are going to. We have to stake out where the driveway is so when we get the driveway plowed or we shovel/snowblow, we know where the grass is😂
my husband specializes in aquaponics gardening. it may be something for you to look into in order to grow fresh produce all year long. even in extreme cold, if you build a heated greenhouse, you can do it. plus it's eco-friendly and organic production. the veggies we grew were so flavorful and clean and just fantastic. tasted nothing like what i would buy at the store. plus you save so much money.
I am in S.C. and I don't envy you guys at all... The main thing I do to get ready for winter is make sure I have new filters in the furnace. Love y'all!!!!
We live in the upper Midwest and it can get in the -20s here so winter preparations are important. Being the last house on the power grid : ( we lose power a lot in the winter. We buy up non-perishable foods that are easy to cook without power. Having extra medications on hand (who wants to go outside when you have such conditions). Having a fireplace with a blower motor is great but you've got to have a way to move that heat when the power goes out so a self-powered fan that works off the heat of the fireplace is important. We also buy up small cans of propane that will power a camp stove. Coal oil for the lanterns are important. Lighters, flashlights. If it's too cold to go outside to cook on the camp stove you'll want to cook on the fire in the fireplace. That blackens up pots quick so we have a separate set of pots we don't mind getting all black. A solar powered cell phone charger is important. That's just some of the things we do for winter.
Garrett's face when using the mobile is just fantastic. The interaction with him in the car is also brilliant. You guys have SO much fun, yes!!!
Congratulations Kelly Lewis!!!! Great video guys, Tyfs God bless you
For winter in the SW AZ desert I rotate my closet to winter clothing. Also since it does freeze here in the desert I wrap my outdoor faucets as pipes can burst if not protected. Make sure all my socks are ready too!
How we prepare for winter in LA:
Step 1: put on a jacket.
Step 2: repeat step 1 when necessary
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Garen1 I live in LA 😂
San Fernando Valley here !
same goes here for Texas😊
This actually made me laugh 😂
I prepared for winter by not losing any weight🤣
I like you! 😂😂😂
Me too!
Me too 😀
The best comment!
Yup here in Anchorage. I turned on my heater for the first time the other day. I love winter so I'm excited!
I lived in Wasilla for 26 years and moved to Oregon in 2013. I lived in Oregon until I was 18 also. Moved to Skwentna and worked at a fishing lodge. Straight from the city to the bush. I loved it. I miss it. The people are something else. Strong, resilient, self sufficient. I learned so much. Mostly, I need a bit of land between me and my neighbors...
I live in the lower mainland of BC...Winter prep is make sure you have a shovel in case of snow, but mostly check the condition of your umbrella and rain boots.
I’m from Michigan, and we always would make sure we have all of our canning and freezing done and some people cut wood and definitely make sure your fencing for your farm animals is safe and secure. However now I live in Kentucky and the next two weeks it’s still 85+•-96• and I live in an apartment so I just make sure I have a snow shovel so I can leave for work if it snows.
stevi pease I’m in MI, finishing canning tomatoes now and starting to cabbage for sauerkraut. Fences mended, cutting wood and washing blankets. Snowblower moved to the garage. Of course it’s also 85 here today
Robin S sounds like typical Michigan!!
It’s very similar to here in North Western Pa. it all depends on where you live and how you hear.
We prepare in CT by making sure blankets are clean and ready, flannel sheets out of storage, winter clothes out of winter bins, making sure all warm weather stuff is put away in shed, turn off outside water, tires for snow, etc. We don't have the extremes of winter you in AK do, but we act as if we did!! 😀
I’m in tears watching your happiness. Happy tears though. Love you and your family and always look forward to your vlogs. They warm my heart. Thank you for being you.
Winterize the RV, wood was chopped and stacked on April May June, salmon and halibut have been harvested and vaccum sealed. Canned goods are complete. Time to refuel and conduct maintenance on the snowblower. Sorting thru kids snow pants, gloves, hats, jackets & boots. Alaska spring summer and fall are never a time to have nothing to do. There is always something!
I live in SW Florida. Our big prep time is hurricane season. In February the humidity goes down and I can finally open the windows and enjoy the cooler weather. In 20 years, I have turned on my heat twice.
I live with my family in South,Louisiana so usually the Winters are mild from the low 40°F-60°F. We will insulate the outside pipes and pipes in the roof. We put on faucet covers so they do not freeze shut. We use heated blankets at night and use warm insulated clothes to save not using the heater unless it goes below 50°F. We need to make sure we have antifreeze in our radiators for our cars and use a ⛽ gas additive to prevent te gas from freezing from the water in our ⛽ gas tanks, we use RainX on our car windows to prevent icing, make sure we have a shovel, cat litter in the trunk for traction if we need it. We have battery operated lanterns in case the power goes off. Extra water and a camper stove with fuel in case the power goes off. I have hundreds of hand & feet warmers you can put in your jacket to keep warm in case the power is off.
we live in new zealand so our winters are not nearly as harsh as yours. However we are the first land mass from the Antarctic and it can be pretty cold at times. The majority of houses including the one me and my two daughters live in arent fully insulated and have single pane thin glass windows nor do we have boilers - usually either a HVAC which blows warm in winter and cold in summer or a wood burner. Bedrooms hallways kitchens bathrooms are not heated, just the living room. So for winter I buy about 2 cords of dry hard wood, we put bubble wrap on our windows, we have lots of blankets and hot water bottles and thermal underwear and socks and snuggle with our two dogs and cats.
Here in Montana we have to blow out yard sprinkler systems, winterize all lawn care equipment and be sure all snow removal equipment is ready to roll. Pretty much everything else you mentioned that you do to prepare for winter everyone in Montana has to do too.
I live in Canada and I couldn’t go out last night without my sweater. I’m becoming a wimp as I get older (31) haha . Love you guys ! Keep up the great vlogs ! ❤️🍁🍂
Winter prep you need a trail to the Chena to sled,cross country ski and snowshoe.
Cover anything you don’t want the snow to bury. Check the anti-freeze in vehicles for -60. Check the plug-ins on the vehicles to make sure they aren’t broken, that the heaters and battery chargers work. Get the oil changed, the differentials checked, switch to winter tires. I like the Cooper Discoverer M&S.
Furnace cleaning and tune-up. Make sure trees near power-lines won’t cause issues after a heavy snow or windstorm. You’ve got a nice start on the wood. I liked to stack it from one side to the other, so you don’t stack green wood in front of dry wood. Smoke the salmon, can the moose, dry the jerky, dry the vegetables and fruits. Hang the Christmas/Winter lights before it gets to minus 20. A string of LED lights makes for a simple pathway light to the woodshed.
I miss the TVFarmers market. Much better produce than what I see here in SC. Oh the chai tea and the fresh Carmel popcorn. Always something there worth a trip.
It’s funny how we just don’t think about you needing to prepare for winter. We don’t have to do anything here in Queensland. We don’t need heating because it doesn’t get cold enough. I do have reverse cycle air conditioning so I can switch on heat if I needed it. We don’t do anything though. If it cools down a bit much we will wear our slippers and dressing gowns but that’s winter for us. We have tiled floors so they can be cool on the feet. When summer comes we just switch on the air conditioners and turn up the filters on the pool. Done!
We have prepared for winter in a different way than you all do. We get ice storms here every few years. But not as cold as you all get. Just gotta keep gas for generators. Gas in propane tanks. Went one week without power at all due to ice storm. Wasn't fun cause hubby got pneumonia. So we changed many things so if that happens again it makes it easier on me as to cooking etc. Power to the house thru generator etc.. Throw switch I think it's call at the main box to hook up generator.
I live in Alabama here to get ready for what winter we do Have is clean out the vents that’s about it ! The heat index here now is triple digit 🥵love watching your videos ❤️
Sherry Kirby RollTide Alabama stomper here 101 today
Love this family
Roll tide! We live in Northern Alabama. Were originally from the Oregon coast so preparing here is very different. We delt with more rain then cold though.
Tiara Hagaman also north west Alabama. Been here all my life. Yea different than most. If it snows. Just off work and school till roads clear 😆
Sherry, I'm from Washington state, but I live in Georgia.
Roll Tide! I am in northeastern Alabama. We just deal with rainy, gray days in the winter. No shoveling for us. All our extra insulation and window protections are for the summers when it is so hot for so long.
I live in Illinois and I am sticking the cabinets with stuff to soups, stock up on paper products, get the winter wear organized and pull out the heating blanket!!❤️❤️
I love your son and how he feeds off of you two bahahahahaha precious! ♡
In WI we do alot of the same winter prep as you do. We also get the snow attire gone through especially with kids that grow like weeds. We prep our cars with gear, weight down the back end of our cars with kitty litter or salt for traction(weight) and if we get stuck, a shovel. We change our oil 10w30 vs 5w30. Get batteries, sparkle plugs change coolant to deeper temperature coolant. We start gathering candles and flash lights and batteries incase of power outage. We do the plastic on the windows and weather stripping. Some people put up wind breakers on their property. Say your wind comes from west they will put up plastic snow fencing to prevent drifting and some put up temporary plywood board walls lets say outside an exterior entrance to help with wind and snow flying in your house while opening the door. Some people build shelters at the end of their drive ways out in the country so their kids can wait for the bus in the freezing mornings in them. We put cardboard in front of engines to block the wind and snow from whipping in the engine.
A big hello to u and your beautiful family, all the way from Texas!!🙂🙂 Great day at the market!!🥕🥕Love watching your videos!!👍👍 Blessings to u all!!🙏🙏🌷🌷
Me and the Mr live on 10 acres in a 900 sq ft cottage. It’s so cozy cozy cozy. Our only source of heat is a wood stove. I cook on it as much as possible. I live in Northwest Washington State at the Canadian boarder. I love the cozy of winter but not the short days. When it’s dark at 4:00 it makes for a short day and very long night. But once spring comes oh my🦋💜
Here in Ohio, we always make sure we have plenty of oil lamps ready to go including extra wicks & oil along with battery operated lanterns in case the power goes off. We also have kerosene space heaters that we make sure are ready to go (cleaned, sufficient wicks, and extra kerosene). I like to stock up on water, canned foods, animal care items, & non-perishable items such as batteries, toilet paper, candles, paper plates, etc as I find them on sale.
Seeing a fire in the fireplace when it hot as Hades in Florida blows my mind! 🤯
There's not really any prep needed for winters in Florida.
It does get down in the 20's and sometimes in the teens here in North Central Florida so pipes can freeze so they must be covered as well as plants.
If people don't think it gets cold in Florida, it does. Not like in Alaska by no means.
We've even had snow! But nothing like what y'all get! 😂
I couldn't handle living in Alaska! My thin blood would freeze! 🤣
Here in Tennessee we get a lot of ice. Make sure windows have plastic on them. Water spouts are covered and make sure HVAC system is good to go. And if we are having bad weather make sure water is dripping and open cupboards. Make sure car is winterized. Oh have a clean garage so no animals will come in.
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In MN we put away our outside lawn furniture & patio set. This year since we had a bunch of trees come down we are cutting it up and using it for firewood in our home boiler system. We use propane as well on an automatic fill. We also have a corn stove that we can get going if need be. We also make sure our 1978 Chevy plow truck is set for another winter. 😊
We are in Minnesota. We get all our car gear put in the car (water, food, blankets, matches, ext) we store A LOT of food (both foods in the freezer and canned goods just in case you lose power) pull out ALL the giant comforters we have put away (use the extra ones for if we lose power we use those to cover windows and doors) make sure EVERYONE has the proper snow gear in good fitting condition or go but some. Gosh, we do a lot lol
I live in TN where it’s summer 6 months out of the year, so our “preparing for winter” basically consists of making sure your car fluids are topped and your tires are ok. LOL all joking aside, “winter” here is very mild. Sadly we don’t get a lot of snow; 2 inches will shut Knoxville down (seriously). That said, I’ve lived other places that do experience real winter and I love it. If it weren’t for family (and the propensity for earthquakes) I could definitely see myself living in AK.
We rotate out our bed linens. We have lighter ones for summer and heavier ones for winter. We also declutter the house and stock up on items we use frequently. I also can a lot of vegetables, soups, etc so that we have them ready and available. Another thing we do is clean up the yard and put away all of our summer toys so we can break out the winter toys. I also deep clean the house from top to bottom and I clean out our wardrobes so that we can donate the smaller and gently used clothing and make sure everyone has enough clothing to get through the winter.
And that's just what we're doing this month! Lol
I really enjoy your vlogs and your family is always having a blast. I'm down in Oregon. You guys always make me smile....thanks for sharing your awesomeness with the world...we need more people like you in this world. Just found your channel. Watched one vlog and I was hooked! New subscriber!
God Bless!
Laurie Colegrove I am in Oregon too!
Stock up on hay! Pack and stack tons of hay for the horses. That, making sure our outside outlets aren’t blocked, making sure water trough warmers are in good condition, that all pets are wormed and up to date in shots and health care and we start buying for Christmas. We also check for safety issues around our acreage so there isn’t any hazards for the moose family that lives on our land and make note of any hornets nests that will need to be brought down after winter.
Same as indiana.... plastic on living room windows.... large windows..in that room...
I have been canning.. salsa... apple pie filling.. green tomatoes...
Cleaning deck...
Adding fuel stabilizer to mowers,etc... boat etc...
We get cold and snow... we get to minus 10 on some days..your definitely more extreme to minus 40... here we just leave faucets drip if it gets to cold....
Arkansas prepares by pulling out one or two long sleeved shirts and not even turning on the heat til mid November. But look out Jan or Feb...it can be bitter cold for a few weeks. For the most part, we don't need big coats. Thanks for sharing!
you guys are seriously the cutest little family sending love from NY 💕
Yes free wood is the best. That’s what we are doing here in middle England U.K. people actually buy it, 150.00 U.K. Pounds for a Tonne. But we are surrounded with forests and woods. So harvest your wood for free. Air dry for a year. We burn kerosene for radiators and hot water, and burn wood and coal. We are just starting this process, because we only moved here in March this year. But I love it.. country living is fantastic..
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Popcorn is my weakness! I agree if you're off camera the carbs and calories don't count. LOL I'd love to see some of your recipes. We have to start eating a lot healthier and I'm a high calorie cook.
Getting ready for winter in NJ is pretty much packing away patio furniture and digging out shovels and the snowblower. Our house wastes sooooo much energy. I used silicone to caulk around the windows but it's drafty. Our boiler hasn't been cleaned in at least 25 years. Yikes!
Your videos have helped my husband and I so much. We got stationed at Eielson in May, from Florida to Alaska. What a huge difference lol. So thank you for all the tips and advice 😊
Rural Manitoba? It is cold...norm is around -20 to 30C. Get the cold spells? -45 ...coldest I have experienced? -57. Make sure the house is ready...and yes we do the shrink wrap stuff on our old windows. We stock up on wood and make sure we have snow shovels and the snow blower is working, bring in hay bales for the puppies pen and line up a local with a bobcat...one good Colorado low can dump 3 feet of snow..7 foot drifts. We stock up on groceries and such as our heating bills come December/January hit 6 to 700 a month!
Being from Louisiana there isnt much prep that we need to do. We do chop and split wood for our fireplace, and wrap any exposed pipes bc temps does dip to freeze temps. And just personally during the begining of each season i like to give our house a good deep down cleaning.
We do love fishing in our lake and hunting to help stock our freezer but we never get enough to last all winter but everything helps.
We all love you Garrett! 🥰
I live in an older house and we put the plastic on the windows in the winter too. We also winterize and put up the lawn mower, weedwacker, and my husbands 64 impala. Also blankets and emergency kit in the car
Well when I lived in Fl we always prepared for winter by checking our AC unit so it would be ready for Christmas Day and the house full of company. And of course you had to have a new short set to wear on Christmas. Ok not every year but there’s plenty of years we wore shorts.
In toronto all we need to do is switch over to snow tires, buy a bag of salt or sand for the ice, and make sure all your winter clothes/boots etc are good to go.
I live in South Georgia, there is no winter to prepare for 😂 it will still be 80 degrees in a month. So I live vicariously through y’all when I see the gorgeous fall foliage and the snow.
Ellie B 95 in SC yesterday
I forget what it was yesterday but it’s 91 right now
I add more blankets to my bed. I train myself to deal with 65° in the house. I wont let the cats out on the porch. I stock up on water. I also check the weather more because Salt Lake City, Utah doesnt know how to handle snow despite 3-6 feet in the valley every year. It took 15 inches to shut down the schools and city.
North Texas......not much snow....EVER! 😭 Mostly we get ice. If we get snow it usually come with ice too. Ha! Can’t make good snowballs with Ice...it kind of hurts. We really just make sure we have wood, and because we are all electric, we make sure that In case of a power outage we have a good warm place to go because our fireplace can only heat a small portion of our home. We also try to load our freezer with deer and hog and duck.
From Alabama we do harvest however not till October and most of our heat is all electric some still have wood burning I remember my grandparents home when I was a kid was. Wood burning very little still do hear but we hardly ever have snow so. No need for snow tires any snow ❄️ we do not drive whole state closes for any snow ⛄️
Wish we had winter here but summer all year round on Guam 🇬🇺 USA. Always enjoy your videos. Hafa Adai from Guam 🇬🇺 USA.
I would love to live on Guam! You are so lucky! I flew in to Guam back in the 70's on a beautiful morning. We stopped for about an hour and a half and got to go in the airport for shopping and a clean up. I remember seeing how green the island was as we flew in. I was on my way to a position in Asia for 10 years. I often stopped there on my way to and from the US mainland. This was back when Pan American was flying with such super service in the air. I always wanted to visit for a few days but it was too expensive for a layover. Now that I am retired I think of your wonderful island often.God Bless you and your loved ones! ♥️🙏🛫🗺
@@johnsymons76 Our island is still as beautiful and who knows... maybe you will finally get to visit us some day. Buenas Yan Hafa Adai from Guam 🇬🇺 USA.
That was so interesting! Often wonder about that. I can’t comment about what we do in preparation for winter in Florida. But Alaska is so unique. Thanks for educating us or at least me.
Lololol poor Bert..gets knocked upside the head with the popcorn hahahhahaha
Also oil changes, radiator checks, lawn/deck furniture put up, clean out the greenhouses, clean chimney.
It's so silly - but when I saw you use a Husqvarna chainsaw I smiled with all my face. It's a Swedish brand and considered to be of good quality. So hello from Sweden and God bless you!! 🙏💕
My heritage is from Sweden...you should check out 'Swedish Homestead' on youtube. They are great.
When we visited Alaska 2 years ago, we enjoyed the carrots and the strawberries so much! They tasted better than any we had ever had. Loved seeing the farmer's market.
It’s funny how we usually prepare our gardens and outdoor seating areas/bbq for winter, because that’s the only time during the year that we can enjoy the outdoors! This in the Middle East btw specifically the UAE
I thought of something you do that you didn’t mention...put the heating blanket and plug things in your cars. I don’t remember the right terms but you did it to Jessica’s moms car last season.
Good thinking :-) but heating elements that we install on Alaskan vehicles though are permanent. Although it is good to make sure the antifreeze is good to -60. Thanks so much for watching!
SomersInAlaska oh that’s good that you don’t have to put those in every year. A good winter survival kit for the car in case you break down would also be something I assume you guys do. 😊 I love your channel. I hope to someday visit North Pole. I went to Anchorage on a Missions trip when I was 17 (31 years ago...YIKES) and absolutely fell in love with Alaska. I would love to just move there. ❄️⛄️😊
In central Texas, every year before the first and only predicted freeze of the year, everyone rushes to get the outside spigot covers before they sell out. That, and getting the chimneys cleaned out are the main winter preps.
The farmers market rocks
It was a big thing back in the day, Surly it still is!
Your kids are so well mannered! Way to go ! ❤️💙
Make sure we have purchased enough shorts, tees, and flip flops to wear for "winter" before the best stuff is gone from our stores. I live in the Big Bend area of the Florida panhandle, just 40ish miles west of Tallahassee so our area does have to prepare for our 2 to 4 weeks of freezing and/or cold temps, but our preparation is much easier than you have. Our freezing temps can last a day, a week or more consecutively but we usually only have 1 to 3 days of freezing temps before its returns to 40's & 50's at night and the high 70's or more during the day.
My mom and I have decided we're moving to Alaska because it's still 95° here in NC lol!
Here in South Texas we change from flip flops to boots-that’s about it. We are in the middle of hurricane season, so we a lot of prep for that.
Winters in the UK 🇬🇧 are not too bad. We must make sure our boilers have been serviced and see the oil tank is full if you are living rural country side . The people in cities and towns have gas heating.
In South Africa 🇿🇦 where I’m originally from there are no need for it as the winters are not that cold. If it snow and a big if ( mostly in Lesotho mountains ) it can get a bit nippy but nothing too bad .
We live in Anchorage. What I do is: fall cleaning, de-cluttering, cars detailed, cars tuned up, load winter safety gear in the cars, but coats and gloves etc.
In Alabama we prepare for winter - by bringing in our houseplants after the 15th of September, and cover the pools up and pray for snow! LOL Very seldom do we get snow before January IF we get any snow at all. I was raised in Michigan so its kinda hard having a winter without snow, but you get used to it.