Yearly Grocery Haul in Juneau Alaska | Traveling in Rural Alaska | Costco Haul | Weekly Vlog
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- Опубліковано 26 сер 2024
- In this weeks vlog Chelsea goes to Juneau to do some much needed shopping. She ends up going to Costco three different times! You can also see what it's like to travel in rural Alaska. Chelsea flies to Juneau and takes the Alaska Marine Highway ferry back to Kake with most of the groceries.
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Holy crap! And I thought my 20 minute drive to Costco was bad. I’d need a Valium after all that. Hats off to you lady, you’re pretty amazing.
Could you imagine, “oh I forgot the milk!” 😂
It happens! There is always something that you slap your forehead about on the trip home. Lol!
Or like me after a grocery haul (weekly) "there's nothing for dinner!!"
You be making a list and checking it 10 times twice.lol
Lol
yeah or i really want something different for dinner
My local grocery store delivers each week - and they bring it inside for me ! Will never complain again. You get an A+ for all that !
Wow, taking a plane to go to the grocery story blows my mind!!! Thank you for sharing this and opening up my eyes. I love seeing how everyone’s lives are different. ❤️
It is definitely a different way of life! Thank you for watching ❤️
I’m so intrigued as to how you store/organize all of your things! And the planning that must go into all this!!!
Me too!
Same
I'm never going to complain about grocery shopping again. 😂
How cool, so interesting to see how others live and how they manage. Budgeting $2000+ for groceries is a big deal on its own! Great video
So interesting to see! I live 5 min from 2 Krogers, Walmart, Target, Whole Foods, Publix, Wegmans, Trader Joe’s, and a ton of smaller grocers. Realizing I am quite spoiled for choice. My family was stationed in Alaska just before I was born so interesting to see what their life was like!
That’s if you live remote. My family lives in Wasilla and is 20 minutes from 2 grocery stores and a hour from Costco.
Ok so I would not be able to have 1 shopping trip a year, but the idea of having a three day trip to do groceries all by myself sounds pretty amazing 😂
Wow, this is really amazing. I do not know what I would do in Alaska because I really love to shop. This is a full scale precise planning, traveling, buying, sorting & shipping it all to where you live. I have yet to visit Alaska and now I am a little knowledgeable on what to expect. Thumbs up and high praise.
Fascinating! Helps us stay grounded and grateful for the little things
WOW!!! I can't imagine ! I must never whine about grocery shopping , again. Unbelievable 😮. Amazing
Thank you for watching! We all complain every once in a while :)
I can’t Even shop for a week. Can’t Imagine doing all that.
Same! I realize I’m spoiled by being able to eat whatever, whenever...I’d save so much 💰 if I did this smh...off to Chipotle I go 😂
Ive always wanted to live in Alaska, i have no idea why or when it started but it began as a very young girl. I live in London in England, and the fact that 24 hour shops werent 24 hours during lockdown felt extremely difficult for me. Its so humbling to watch this, and my dreams of moving to Alaska are still alive and well, sending love from London ❤️
I live in Birmingham U.K. I too want to live there I’m hoping to go to Alaska to studie animal behaviours
I had the same "whaaaat?" feeling when I realized 24 hr walmart was no longer gonna be. They used at 8pm and I remember it being so bothersome since I was used to going to the store at 10, 11, midnight because that was my prized "ME" time away from my kids and their noisy chaos...and the 'Rona took that one special thing away! Took a few times of actually driving to the store and realizing it was closed in order for my brain to click! Hahaha! We definitely get used to stuff like that and get spoiled.
Going out for a quart of milk, honey. See you in 3 days!
Hahaha. For real!
@@LewisFamilyVlogAlaska 😄
@@LewisFamilyVlogAlaska do you have a small store for milk and vegetables.?
I live on an island in the Marianas Pacific and I can totally relate! Oftentimes, I’d have to fly and island hop to buy household goods and supplies and air cargo them back. It’s a struggle sometimes, but definitely worth it!
I am glad you get it! :)
Same. We are from The Bahamas and has to fly to the US to do the same!
what so how much does it cost to fly? also how much does it cost for the air cargo?
Wow! This is the mother of all grocery hauls! I am astonished at how you could handle all that stuff and get it all home. Your daughter is so adorable! She must have been wondering where her mommy went.
It was sooo much work, but I am glad I was able to do it. Thank you! She was having a ton of fun with her Grandma. Not sure she really noticed I was gone. They just tried not to say momma.
Wow! That is crazy. I can’t imagine getting that much food at once. Me living is Alaska....nope not me. Glad you like it...wide open spaces and nature. Much Love
Hi! This video was suggested to me. Unsure why because it isn’t my genre but I really found it interesting your journey for goods. Thanks!
Hi, I am glad you enjoyed it. Hopefully you will get a chance to watch other vlogs in the future.
Same here! This video was suggested and I thought it looked interesting, and it was! Already suscbribed and I think I'll binge watch some more videos 😁
Yeah I second that! I think its because my phone knows buying Alaska was on in the background ... 👀
Well... I’m going to stop complaining about having to go to Costco once every 6 weeks... geez this triggered some anxiety for me haha
lol when we lived in Juneau for college. I loved going to Costco. I am sorry you do not enjoy it. Maybe as time goes on it will grow on you. Think about all the good deals :D
Right?! I am literally 10 minutes away from Costco and complain that I have to deal with parking, etc. Not going to complain again...lol
Maybe it varies location to location but I have not noticed Costco having good deals at all. We save enough on the dog food to about break even.
@@LewisFamilyVlogAlaska how long did the ferry ride take? I would have loved a video of you loading your groceries-you know how people film then fast forward to shorten it?
I want to see how you store everything please
We will try to add that into a vlog soon!
I'll never take my trip to the grocery store for granted again! Beautiful family!
Lol. It can always be harder or worse. I am glad we can afford to do this. Thank you so much.
Boy I sure do have to hand it to you girl! I could never do that. I will never complain about having to go back out to the store (which is about 6-8 blocks from my house) if I forget something again!! God bless you.
Thank goodness that is an annual trip. God bless your energy. Blessings to your family
And I’m over here complaining about my 2 hour grocery trips..... I will stop complaining lol you’re Wonder Woman
Wow!!! I thought weekly shopping for my family of 5.5 was hard!! Our pup is .5 i will never complain!! You are amazing!!💜
This is incredible 🤯
See ya next year 🤩
Wow! That is quite the adventure going to get food supplies. Amazing job Chelsea.
Thank you so much.
I will not complain about the Costco that is 10min away anymore. Not sure how I came across your channel but I love them.
Well I am glad you found us!
Wow amazing I'm never complaining about grocery shopping again (it's only me). Your a super shopper. God bless be safe.
Thank you for watching. We all have something we don’t enjoy lol. Happy holidays!
Makes me feel guilty when I mumble to myself after getting home from the supermarket at having to unload the car. To explain, no Cosco where I am, but I have 3 supermarkets that are a 5 minute drive from where I live I will never complain again! You are nothing short of an absolute legend!
Awe, thank you so much. That is very sweet.
To put my comment into more perspective, my closest Cosco is about an hour's drive from me 🤦♀️
Shopping out there, is quite the adventure, and I am sure everything so far north is very expensive too. But the place is awesome.
I believe its so expensive some items Re government subsidised
I just found your channel and it is so amazing how you get all your food and I would love to live like yall do!
Awe. Welcome to our UA-cam Family! Thank you. We love gathering and hunting for as much as we can ourselves.
Wow! That's incredible.
Thank you ❤️
This was by far thee best haul video I have ever watched. A massive thank you for sharing. ❤❤❤
Thank you for showing another way of life.
Thank you for vlogin... just wow. I can’t imagine living my life like this.
Wow just wow! how much work and sacrifice you have to do living in Alaska. Taking plane for grocery, leaving family for few days, stock up necessity for a year, packaging, ferry to, not enough sleep, omg! There are just too many things that I take for granted. This is an eye opening for me. Thanks for sharing the life of this side of the world. Stay safe.
Thank you so much for watching. It is definitely a different way of life, but it also allows us to live in a beautiful place surrounded by nature!
Chelsea you are a G.O.A.T. This video is hands down the best Costco haul on UA-cam. I don't know anyone else who must to take a plane and a ferry to grocery shop for their family. I am so glad a few people you knew where traveling that day to help load stuff in and on their vehicles.
My daughter and I pull of some big Costco hauls. However, we live about 10 minutes from a Costco and 30 minutes from another. City dwellers take convivence for granted. I shop once a month shopping at Costco, Sam’s Club, Trader Joes, Hyvee, and Walmart all on the same day. I used to complain about the parking. Never EVER will I complain again. Make your lists and check them twice. I will be sharing your video at our next ladies night! New fans!
Awe, thank you so much. Its always a crazy time when shopping that much, but its a great feeling to get it done. Oh man, you have so many options. Do you go to each for the best deals or just like to shop at all of them? Have a great ladies night! Tell everyone we said Hi :)
I’m addicted to watching Alaska vlogs, this is so intriguing!!!
I am so glad you found us!
My brother is moving to Juneau from Anchorage at the end of the month. He was telling me about the ferry. Now I can tell him I have seen the airport, the ferry and the Cosco. HA! Thanks for sharing! It was educational.
Thats great. I hope he likes it there. You can help him out on what to expect lol :)
She's adorable holding the power screw driver tool and handing it to her daddy is the cutest
I was so confused when I read the title....this is AMAZING!!!
Thank you. It was a lot of work. But a relief once I got home.
I am so super excited to have found this blog! Living in England rurally has nothing on rural Alaska! If I could move anywhere that is where we would go! So excited to binge watch some vlogs once the kids are in bed xxx
Welcome to our UA-cam Family! So glad you found us as well.
This is so fascinating, Chelsea! I so take for granted just going to Target down the road. Wow! Thanks for sharing your life with us. :)
Oh man, I love Target. I miss that store. No problem, thank you for watching!
And here I am getting all my groceries delivered to my house every week 😂
You are seriously so strong. I'd be having so many panic attacks having to go to all these stores, having all these boxes and freaking out how I'm even gonna get them home and depending on other people!
I was close to a panic attack once I saw how much stuff we had. I just had to hope it would all work out.
Alaskans are wonderful about helping each other out. You have to be a hearty soul to live and survive here.
So many question, you didn’t explain very well for us reg people lol. By that I mean a grocery store every 15 mins in every direction.
1. How did you get it all to the ferry? A cab? Then you loaded on 3 friends cars? So everything went on 3 peoples cars you weren’t sure who would help. How did you get it all home? Did you unload again at ferry then another car? Why don’t you rent a car for the whole experience? Or how come you don’t own one? Or your mother? How come you do this all alone? Do you have lists you use every Time? Soooo many questions we all have. Like how you store. This could be a whole video. Longest question Ive ever asked.
My sister drove the silver car and a friend brought her Jeep to help transport stuff. The stuff went into two friends cars who where taking their cars back to Kake. The other stuff went on the baggage cart that the ferry provides. Joe and my brother Jonny brought our two cars to the ferry to pick everything up once we got to Kake. I went to Juneau by myself because Joe was working and I did not want to take my daughter to Juneau with all the Covid-19 trouble. I had a master list I took everywhere. We will try to show how we store everything in a video soon. Thank you for watching. Hopefully I answered all your questions.
@@LewisFamilyVlogAlaska Thank you for this explanation. I was watching the whole video in anticipation of seeing how you got it all home by yourself. This looked so much fun. I love shopping but I never have to buy so much as we live in a city.
I think next time if you could just rent a cargo trailer for the stock up if that would work?
Yes, I have lots of questions as well. How long was the plane ride? How long was the ferry ride? What are the prices like there?
@@jeannerybaczek5855 Prices are very high....there's another family from Alasak that does videos that do the occasional shopping haul & show prices at the store. Some of it is like YIKES! I don't know how people afford to live in Alaska with how high everything is. In most places literally everything is flown in & the stores have to pay their price plus shipping per pound which others have mentioned (they talked to managers) are usually $0.50 or $1.00 a pound. Again yikes.
This is just so interesting! I complained when they remodeled our grocery store and I had to travel three miles away instead of one!
It's all about each situation. When we lived in Juneau we complained about having to drive like 10 miles to get downtown lol. We rarely went. Thanks for watching!
My goodness! She’s adorable Lil Miss Bon Bon. That’s cute
Thank you ❤️
I can't imagine how to plan a huge grocery trip like this. how overwhelming! perhaps one is used to it living in Alaska, tho. interesting to watch. chelsea is too cute. I have a boy around her age ❤
She is precious!! Look at that beautiful red hair!!
Thank you so much. It is so fun that she has red hair like mom and dad.
I shop for my family of 7. We are multigenerational. Me my mom and my sister and our kids 4 total. We used to be 8 😢. This is how I shop normally. We have food for at least a year maybe more.But it’s taken awhile to get to the point I am in now. But my Costco is 15 minutes down the road and we have a SUV and a Midsize SUV and then my regular car. I can’t imagine doing this. You are a warrior!!! I’m exhausted as it is after just one trip to Costco. I can’t imagine 😳
Wow thanks for showing this. You did a great job of managing this.
Very interesting! Wow! Thats alot of work for you. I enjoyed your video😊
So interesting! I love seeing how other people live their lives. Thanks for sharing!
Of course, thank you for watching!
This is so interesting 🤔.... to try to shop for a yr... love seeing this
Thank you so much for watching!
Oh my! I can't imagine having to do this. I am at Costco at least twice a week 3x if I forgot anything. Great video! Stay safe ❤
Wow I totally take for granted just Amazon-ing something and having it usually the next day for free or running out to the store just for a few items.
We actually use Amazon a lot. Its hard to get food or cleaning supplies off of there. It also takes 2 to 3 weeks to get our packages. So we have to plan ahead for Holidays.
I was hoping she would show us how she stored all this stuff in her house. I think if I purchased six month's worth of groceries at one time there is no way I could get it inside my house. My house would look like an episode of Hoarders!
We might have to add that to our next vlog! It definitely looks like an explosion until everything gets put away.
Please do. When I was young(50)years ago. I would go with my grandparents to the store 2 and a half hours away and shop for a month. We would fill up the trunk the back seat and every inch of free space even granma and my lap. We had 3 gardens and canned everything we could. What you have to do seems perfectly normal to me.
There is so much land. They can have a minimart room in their house.
Used to buy many items in one year batches. No Costco, then. Veggie went on sale in fall (4)16oz cans for $1. I would buy 5 cases each (12cans) of peas, green beans, carrots and corn. Frozen broccoli florets on sale in 3 month amounts (12-16 bags). Chicken (.79) and beef ($1-2) in 3-6 month amounts. Pork/bacon in 3-6 month amounts. Whole Turkeys (4) at 35-39 cents a lb. November/December stock up on baking supplies. I cooked from scratch so no cream of soups or Alfredo sauce. When cheese was $2lb, I would buy 15-20 lbs to freeze. Brown rice .79 lb. Beans were in cans at .30-50 cents. These items were usually bought in different weeks. Milk, eggs and bread as needed. Though I would freeze bread. Spaghetti sauce was usually free to .25 cents a 32oz jar between sales and double coupons. Usually 6-8 jars at a time. Pasta was 4lbs for $1. But one year, pasta was free with sale and coupons. Frozen food in upright freezer, one month of food in closet food pantry. Rest stacked in large, airy, well lit basement. Two cats patrolled there daily and never saw a mouse or even mouse droppings. No bugs either. 2009, I got 120 boxes of Kellogg’s Raisin Bran Free plus $40 in Catalina’s. I gave 70 boxes to the food bank. 120 cereal boxes were to much to store. It would take 2 yrs, 4 mos to each it all. I admit I over did it but it was free plus $3 in Catalina’s each time, no limit. When the pasta was free, I donated 120lbs to the food bank.
We do have a very large pantry.
WOW! You win the award for hardest working grocery shopper. Your hauls are epic. I live in NY state & complain when I shop on line & use instacart & have to drive 3 &1/2 miles to pick it up have someone load my car for me then I drive 3 1/2 miles back home & have to unload my car & put it away. I'm so ashamed after seeing how hard you work grocery shopping. I will never complain again (well maybe a little,hehehe)
Aweee you have a beautiful family, and you are a strong woman! 💜
I can see it now dang that's a good chocolate bar - I will pick more up NeXt Year !
I actually thought there will be more since it is a year's worth. Great job. Doing this would give me anxiety especially given that you have to disinfect and store everything. Hope to see how you will store it. 😊👍
This was our biggest but for the year because we where able to take it back on the ferry. When we travel ( if ever since covid) we will take a tote and get smaller things here and there if needed. Joe put everything away while I slept in. It was great! I probably would have bought more stuff if I would have know the ferry would work out so well. 🤷♀️
Interesting life in Alaska. It must be harder up there, with scheduling seaplanes.. I'm in a rural small town in Pennsylvania and when the snowstorms come we adjust and prepare for the hard months.
I am one block from the Chicago border-it literally starts at the end of my block. I am six blocks from a major supermarket. Even with essentially being in a major city, near to what we need, we keep a full pantry for the winter months. When we get snowy, freezing winters here it is just terrible. No one wants to go out for necessities.
Your daughter is hilarious. I am in awe of what you do.
I couldn't imagine having to do that. We have four kids two of which are teen-aged boys who eat like it's their job. I get a very full cart when I go to Costco once a month.
Of course I had to google where Kake is in Alaska. Looks like it’s a couple hours on the ferry. New sub here. Love this!!
Welcome to our UA-cam Family! Where do you live?
@@LewisFamilyVlogAlaska I live in New Jersey USA! ❤️
Thats awesome. Joe and I traveled there before having Bonnie.
I feel you on those diaper boxes! An expensive necessity, that's for sure! Hope you got some stuff for you too, Mama! Loved this video.
Do you ever get the guy who checks your receipt at costco who says "see you tomorrow!" because he def saw you tomorrow haha. This was really interesting and fun to watch since I live in Juneau but never thought about how people who live in rural towns come into town to get their groceries. Also wanted to add that your baby is so stinkin cute!
Oh man. I love that guy. He actually did not say that to me while I was there lol. Missed his chance. Thank you for watching!
Wow this is an awesome video thanks for showing they way you live your life !! My heart melted when Bonnie responded back for a mommy kiss 😘
I find this fascinating. My grandparents moved to Alaska to teach in Nuquisit when I was a teenager. They spent 10 years there. I always wanted to experience that lifestyle.
That is so awesome. My mom moved to Kake to teach and then lived and taught her for 30 years.
I just watched this video and I would have loved to see you unpack it all and see how you store so much.
Thanks for the video!!
Thank you for watching. I slept in the next day and Joe put everything away. He forgot to video it. We will try to do a tour of where we keep it all :)
Lived in Alaska 37 years, southeast Alaska for 12 of those. Glad I live in Arizona now...
Where in Southeast did you live. Glad you get to enjoy the warmth now.
@@LewisFamilyVlogAlaska 10 years in Juneau, 2 years in Sitka. I did enjoy the hunting & fishing, it was fantastic, but got tired of the rain & isolation, wanted to live where I could drive as far as I wanted...
And I get annoyed making a special trip for a 10 minute car ride to pick up a 79p loaf of bread. Damn, girl
Me too!!
In other parts of Alaska groceries can cost much much more then in southeast Alaska.
When I take a 20 minute drive to the Bread outlet I try to combine it with other errands along the way. Oh, and I pick up 4 loaves at a time. Enough for more than a month
@@jillygirl2024 how in the world does that last you a month 😂. I grab four for a week and a half.
This is insane! Your planning skills are legendary! Thank you so much for sharing. Puts a lot of things into perspective.
Ok I am very sorry to tell you this but in your titles there's a pic of your kid on her dad's shoulders with a teeny tiny ponytail, that was so cute and adorable I almost exploded with the feels. What a cutie pie! Seriously. Hope you all have a lovely week!
That was so sweet. I do miss that little baby. She is such a grown up now lol. I have to remind myself that she is still little.
So interesting, my husband wants us to move to Alaska.
I enjoyed this so much. I've always dreamed of living in Alaska. It's beautiful. I don't like to fly which is the only bad part. That takes a lot of planning to do what you did. I would love to see what you make and how you organize it all.
Thank you for watching! We love living here even though its kind crazy. Keep watching and I am sure you well get a peak into what we use it for. Sadly and thankfully, Joe put everything away while I was asleep and forgot to taken a video. Maybe when things get more organized I will go through and show all our cubby holes!
Good job getting it all done. Figuring out what was necessary for a year, planning, list making , travel plans, paying for incidentals such a s UBER and so on.
Thank you. It is a lot of work, but also second nature at this point.
Wow this so so cool! I love seeing what life is like in other parts of the world. Things we think are mundane like grocery shopping are so different. You momma are amazing I can't believe you were able to do all of this on your own. Can't wait to se what is next! That view with lunch was epic
Thank you for watching! It was a fun, crazy trip. If you enjoy seeing Alaska or our silly girl you will love our videos.
Your a great mom!!!
Watching from Maine
Wow! I thought I did good doing month grocery hauls. Can't imagine doing this for me family of 9!
This is the first video I have watched of yours. I really like your channel and your family is beautiful. I'm glad you showed up in my suggested videos.
So glad you found us!
This is really cool. Lives are so different. Your hair is so beautiful 😍
Thank you so much for watching!
You go girl! I want to live in a rural area like you do! Man I'm never going to complain about shopping again!
No idea how this showed up in my suggestions as hubby and I spend $80 a month on groceries but I’m so glad it did. This is beyond interesting. I was texting hubby as I viewed it, we live in a major metropolitan area in the continuous 48. I will never complain again about forgetting something at the store and needing to return. I can walk to 3 major grocery stores and 8 smaller ones, less than 1/2 a mile. But we drive as I usually shop on my way home from visiting my parents. I love your location views, beautiful, and such an adventurous life.
Well I am glad that you found our video. Thanks for watching!
Juneau is my hometown( first 18 years of my life), Ive only been home once since 2008 so it was so nice to see little bits of it in this video.
I am glad you where able to see your home town. Hopefully we can start traveling again soon and show you more adventures in Juneau.
Fascinating. Decades ago I saw list of family in Alaska who had food flown in once a year. Wheat flour sugar oats dried beans etc even toiletries. She said if they forgot anything had to wait til next year.
We are not that extremely isolated. We still have a grocery store, its just more expensive. Im glad I do not have that pressure.
That sort of shopping would stress me out, double or triple checking everything on my list to make sure I had everything.
The Costco hauls don’t seem enough for an entire year, ok just heard you say half a year, makes more sense😀
Yes. Some stuff will last the year, but others will not. The ferry will only allow so much, so its hard to keep buying when I am not sure if I can get it home or not.
Hahaha I know those guys!! Hope you guys are doing well Joe. Miss you here in Juneau 💕🌎☀️✨🌲🌲
This was so fun to watch! I currently live in Sitka but spent a summer living in Kake when I was younger! Sitka is definitely not as rural but we have had our fair share of Juneau Costco ferry runs too haha
Would love a update on what exactly you bought food wise and how you store it
This is so completely fascinating! I think we all take things for granted, I know I do! Being able to drive 10-15 minutes to multiple grocery stores is our norm, so I won't be complaining anymore! Lol Very neat to see the way other people live their everyday lives for sure! Your family is so sweet! I found you from a breastfeeding video and now I'm subscribed and learning about your life! Love it!
Welcome to our UA-cam Family! We are so glad that you enjoy our channel.
If that does not look like a Bob Ross painting!!! Beautiful!
I grew up in The Bahamas so I know this all too well. Having to fly to The United States, doing a huge shop and putting things on the boat to be shipped to The Bahamas. It was A LOT of work doing it twice a year but ya do what ya gatta do.
Thank you so much for sharing! Honestly I had no idea, and I think it’s so important to let the world know :).
Of course. Thank you for watching :)
I miss ferry rides. Loving Alaska 💞
I love Juneau! My hubby and I have been there a couple of times on an Alaskan cruise. We hope to go back again someday, we just loved Alaska! 😁💖