UNBOXING ALASKA: What It's Like Living in ALASKA

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 เม.ย. 2021
  • Does everyone in Alaska live in a cabin?
    Does everyone in Alaska carry bear spray?
    And is everyone in Alaska kinda like you and me?
    We’ll go over all of this, plus so much more everyone. So, grab a smoked salmon bloody mary unplug your car and let’s get ready to skidaddle. We’re gonna unbox the state of Alaska.
    Look at that fishing boat. He’s gonna get a big ole’ haul here boy. Cod, Halibut, crab, and of course all the different types of Salmon you can think of. There are six species of Salmon caught in Alaskan waters, and fishing is a $12.8 billion dollar industry in this state. 5 billion pounds of fish are caught in Alaska every year, and Alaska accounts for 60% of all commercial fishery production in the USA.
    Of course fishing is a big deal here. I mean this state has more shoreline than all other 49 states combined. And fish have been a big part of the Alaska culture, since, well Alaska wasn’t even Alaska. Like when it was just all indigenous people. Living off the land has always been a fabric of the life here in our 49th state.
    But more on the importance of fish later. I mean Alaska is a lot more than just fish, snow, trees, guns, crude oil and weed. It’s full of natural wonders, natural resources, and, there’s actual cities here, too. And it’s not ALL a frozen wasteland peopled by rednecks with moose kill in their pickups and ice in their beards. And not EVERYONE lives in a cabin. In fact, hardly anyone here lives out in no man’s land.
    To get a real understanding of this state, we should kinda of check out all the different areas and places to live here to see what it’s really like in The Last Frontier.
    This is Alaska. Now at first glance, you’ll see that just about everyone and everything of note is down in the lower part of the state. That’s because it’s much warmer down there for one, and it’s closer to the water. There are LARGE parts of this state where a human hasn’t even stepped foot.
    Let’s start up here in the FAAAR North.
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  • @NickJohnson
    @NickJohnson  ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Here is my entire Unboxing Series: th-cam.com/play/PLq-_cmf3H6yqgM1vGG305six5T7dqGURF.html

    • @90Joeduncan
      @90Joeduncan ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nick, FYI, Mt Mackinley was not the original name of the mountain. It never was. You said "it used to be called Mt Mackinley. No it wasn't. Alaska was and still is inhabited by indigenous people, who for centuries named it "Denali". The Kuyukon people referred it as Denali until some white foreign gold prospector changed to Mt Mackinley ( former US president) without taking to account the history and culture of the mountain.

  • @TTundragrizzly
    @TTundragrizzly 3 ปีที่แล้ว +258

    Been in interior Alaska for 23 years. Grew up in Arizona. Alaska is tough. But worth it. Am I tired of the 9 month long winters of snow and ice and darkness? Uhhh sure. Am I ready to live on some tropical oasis?? Uhhh of course. Am I proud to be an Alaskan? Definitely. Have I lived in a cabin with no heat all winter long at -65 indoors and out? Yes, I have. Have I encountered Grizzlies? Yes, of course. Did I have dogs sleep with me and save me from vears and break through ice trying to get to me and eat out of my mouth so carefully not to bite my lips? Yes to all those. Have I got frostbit? Yeah. Have I ran a dog sled? Yes. Have I been in car accidents because of the icy roads? Yes. Have I burned firewood countless years as only heat source? Yes.....have I raised a son through it all? Yesss!
    Would I trade it in for 23 years of simple living somewhere else? Not a chance.

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  3 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      Wow!! Start a channel!!

    • @jeep19
      @jeep19 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Don't ever leave 🙏 please and thank you!

    • @michaelcaprio311
      @michaelcaprio311 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      TTundergrizzly you probably eat nails for breakfast... without any milk and I’d bet even a hearty breakfast of nails would run your wallets stomach pretty empty. All jokes aside you’ve really lived/are living a full life there’s a lot too say about that especially now, simplicity can go so far instead of the question being “what’s going too entertain me today” to “what will I eat/survive today” puts things into perspective real quick, it’s good too hear that Alaskans, who are still Americans, are keeping the American independence mentality alive, just like Nick said.

    • @tasjourney7778
      @tasjourney7778 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      That sounds like hell lol 🤣

    • @TTundragrizzly
      @TTundragrizzly 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@tasjourney7778 all of that except having son...yes. I agree lol

  • @caic321
    @caic321 3 ปีที่แล้ว +372

    Hello from Barrow, Alaska!

    • @nickygembe1098
      @nickygembe1098 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      How is it there??!!

    • @jorgen1990
      @jorgen1990 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I thought it had another name... which I can’t pronounce btw.

    • @aaronak2005
      @aaronak2005 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Hello from Palmer!

    • @UndergroundSkat2000
      @UndergroundSkat2000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Utqiagvik

    • @flagwashere
      @flagwashere 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@UndergroundSkat2000 barrow

  • @garrettcochran9169
    @garrettcochran9169 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    I was born in anchorage and lived here my whole life. I’m 28 years old. You absolutely killed it, cannot believe how well you described the state 😂

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  ปีที่แล้ว +11

      It's a nice place.

    • @garrettcochran9169
      @garrettcochran9169 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@NickJohnson do you visit the places you do videos on?

  • @TheVideomaker2341
    @TheVideomaker2341 3 ปีที่แล้ว +289

    Originally, I didn’t think Alaska was big. Until Alaska was put on a continental map, then I realized how huge it was. Insane.

    • @JesusChrist2000BC
      @JesusChrist2000BC 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Most of it is uninhabited so its not really THAT big if you cut off the non living areas.

    • @jasonvoorhees6894
      @jasonvoorhees6894 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mangualacevedo Wow, you sound like the type of guy who pretends to be this “perfect guy” yet is embarrassed to share their own mistakes while mocking others who openly does so.

    • @Idevaughan530
      @Idevaughan530 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Here is all crime suicide and dark in this state

    • @bfun4615
      @bfun4615 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Q: What happens when you cut Alaska in half....
      A: Texas becomes the THIRD largest state.

    • @jondstewart
      @jondstewart 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      If you include the road system, there’s not a lot to see. 90% of the state you have to fly to see it unless you get on a boat.

  • @jonathanherndon1012
    @jonathanherndon1012 3 ปีที่แล้ว +237

    I see what you did there Nick. 'Homer is a drinking village and has a fishing problem.'

    • @joshuamlodzik4449
      @joshuamlodzik4449 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Lol

    • @ohyeahbabyswag8494
      @ohyeahbabyswag8494 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I live in homer and its literally a perfect definition

    • @powerwagon3731
      @powerwagon3731 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      When in Homer you must stop at the Salty Dog Saloon on the spit!😁

    • @AKbornNinja999
      @AKbornNinja999 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It is a saying in Alaska

    • @Dutchovenderlinde
      @Dutchovenderlinde 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I used to see so many bumper stickers saying this when I lived in Alaska! 🤣

  • @Mavon2
    @Mavon2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +135

    Imagine if Russia ended up selling Alaska to Liechtenstein after all

    • @barrygregory913
      @barrygregory913 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Joe Juneau was in the NHL

    • @karlschmid1855
      @karlschmid1855 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Liechtenstein would have enlarged it's size from 62 square miles to 663,268 square miles.😁

    • @mirzaahmed6589
      @mirzaahmed6589 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Was that ever a possibility?

    • @Mavon2
      @Mavon2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mirzaahmed6589 they tried to sell it to Liechtenstein before trying America, but Liechtenstein said no

  • @pacificrules
    @pacificrules 3 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    I lived in Juneau, AK for 4 years (2000-2004). I rented an apartment on Douglas Island and then crossed the bridge to work in downtown Juneau. Its just such a gorgeous place, especially the Aurora Borealis which was part of the many natural beauties of Alaska. Then I came back to visit via the 12 days cruise to Alaska/Canada on the Grand Princess Cruise ship in August 2018. Reconnected with friends and toured with nostalgia.

  • @wandahall4435
    @wandahall4435 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    I lived in Anchorage for a year & Juneau for a year when I was in Kindergarten & 1st grade during the 70's...Came back to Texas in '73...I remember it was really beautiful💗💗💗

    • @cheese-qw9vd
      @cheese-qw9vd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not anymore, Anchorage is distgusting, Juneau no better

    • @Fingerstraut
      @Fingerstraut 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@cheese-qw9vd I live on the Kenai and you're 100% correct, we are embarrassed by anchorage

    • @jonicarter4617
      @jonicarter4617 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I think most of the major cities (big or small) throughout the United States have declined within the last several decades for various reasons. I loved my hometown growing up in the 60s and 70s but now it's atrocious like alot of other places.

    • @homelesshannah50
      @homelesshannah50 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@cheese-qw9vd Disgusting how?

  • @fmcevoy1
    @fmcevoy1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Be it ever so humble, there's no place like Nome.
    Nome is where the heart is.

    • @outbackigloo6489
      @outbackigloo6489 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      🎵There’s no place like Nome for the holidays...

    • @tomk4484
      @tomk4484 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Oh give me a home , between Fairbanks and Nome, Where the moose and the caribou play...

    • @fmcevoy1
      @fmcevoy1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Lord, I started a trend!

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Frank knows it

    • @Trench_God_93
      @Trench_God_93 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nome is where you get obducted by aliens

  • @TheVideomaker2341
    @TheVideomaker2341 3 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    The land of ice, wild bears, and expensive stuff.

    • @jondstewart
      @jondstewart 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      It’s not that expensive. Compared to Seattle, LA, San Diego, and especially the San Francisco Bay Area, it’s dirt cheap when it comes to housing. It’s food that’s expensive! A pound of ground beef will run about $8 at Fred Meyer’s and maybe twice as much at an AC store in Barrow or Nome.

    • @dechannigan2980
      @dechannigan2980 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jondstewartWow I thought Alaskans didn't buy meat...just got it in the wild Bush..

    • @joeyindahl2593
      @joeyindahl2593 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dechannigan2980 you would be suprised how many people that live here do not hunt or fish. Always seemed strange to me

    • @grayscale888
      @grayscale888 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jondstewart raising livestock in super cold weather is a bad idea so that explains it

    • @krisconrad1051
      @krisconrad1051 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jondstewart Housing in AK compared to pretty much anywhere in the west is cheaper. I live in Northern Idaho, and Alaskas housing is definitely cheaper.

  • @allen9069
    @allen9069 3 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    Greetings from Kodiak, Alaska. We do have Amazon Prime here, no next day delivery. Usually 3 days or so with free shipping. Even when I worked up in Prudhoe Bay it was pretty good there as well.

    • @Dutchovenderlinde
      @Dutchovenderlinde 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Wait, y'all got three day Prime shipping now? It used to be five days when I moved away two years ago! At least it's catching up...

    • @michaelmckesson6997
      @michaelmckesson6997 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Amazon actually delivers that far north? I'm kinda amazed.

    • @dwaynejones1555
      @dwaynejones1555 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ak nice!

  • @GregSr
    @GregSr 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    My wife and I are recently retired living in southern California. We took an Alaska cruise last year. I realize we didn't even scratch the surface when it comes to seeing Alaska. If we didn't have such deep roots here in SoCal, we'd be very tempted to move to a place like Juneau. We saw more "eye candy" in that one Alaska cruise than we saw in the previous 3 cruises to the Caribbean. The glaciers, the whales, and the eagles were just beauty to behold.

  • @korbinj5347
    @korbinj5347 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    I grew up in Alaska and can confirm that the mattress ranch guy was in fact, very well known.

  • @ShellymanStudios
    @ShellymanStudios 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Thanks for responding to my request, Nick! You're the real one!

  • @user-mb3dx5fl9f
    @user-mb3dx5fl9f 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Actually, Russia sold Alaska to the US because both countries were allied against Britain. And, by selling Alaska to the US, Russia tried to prevent its occupation by Britain as well as help the US to grow its presence in the Northwest.

  • @snorg70
    @snorg70 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    As a lifelong Alaskan, I feel well represented with this video - well done, Nick - nice researching!

  • @kaylacolgan
    @kaylacolgan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    As a kid, when I thought about Alaska, I would think of Sarah Palain.

  • @AndreaAdventures
    @AndreaAdventures 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    I love living in Alaska. The adventures are endless.

    • @TheKittyClink
      @TheKittyClink ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Oh I bet I'm from hawaii and I did my honeymoon in Alaska just to be different. I loved every day of it.

  • @cordellfrisbie1939
    @cordellfrisbie1939 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    If you want to move to Alaska, like nick says, you need to have a plan. In other words, you need to be hired by a company up here before coming here to Alaska. You may also want to have a portable translator with you that can help you communicate with the locals. Yes I am currently working here in Alaska in the seafood industry out in the aleutian islands. Housing and food is provided by the company. So its easy to save up your money here. There are lots of eastern europeans here I work along side with, like Serbians, Macedonians, Ukrainians, etc. And yes 80% of Alaska is only accessible by plane or boat. Most of the islands out here has no alcohol available. Or there is, but you would have to buy the stuff underground in the black market, which means having to know someone, and it can cost hundreds of dollars for even a small pint of whiskey, so there is really no point. But overall I have found Alaska, to be very gorgeous and peaceful.

    • @mellisajaye1174
      @mellisajaye1174 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hello 👋 how are you doing today

  • @spectrecruz2697
    @spectrecruz2697 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I remember I had a crazy lucid dream about traveling to Alaska. Me and my gf were on a plane about to land. Looked out the window and saw the northern lights. And there was a small bear on our flight 😅

  • @whiterabbits22
    @whiterabbits22 3 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Should’ve discussed the price of a box of cereal in Barrow.

    • @tonyortiz940
      @tonyortiz940 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      30 day of night I always think about Barrow great movie

    • @jondstewart
      @jondstewart 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      But not many people live in Barrow on purpose. Many of the residents have had ancestors that have lived there hundreds of years and keep their traditions going. The cemeteries there have bodies decades old that are still preserved.

    • @hellannthefirst5529
      @hellannthefirst5529 ปีที่แล้ว

      Like $10. A box used to be? Now I'm guessing double that.

  • @nicklena1539
    @nicklena1539 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    I live in Alaska and I’m surprised at the accuracy of this video

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Dang

    • @plantmanstudios
      @plantmanstudios 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nick J does this for a living. He knows his stuffs.

    • @YouVSMeTV
      @YouVSMeTV 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What do you have for internet up there?

    • @nicklena1539
      @nicklena1539 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@YouVSMeTV Mainly GCI

    • @yousufansari4962
      @yousufansari4962 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Where'd you get that Denali is the third highest mountain in the world?

  • @跡
    @跡 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    How to sum Alaska up in three sentences: Fighting bears. Fighting bears. Fighting bears.

    • @shane9245
      @shane9245 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @JASON LAWLESS what!? 😮

    • @TTundragrizzly
      @TTundragrizzly 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Grrr

    • @dechannigan2980
      @dechannigan2980 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      And mosquitoes in summer

    • @TTundragrizzly
      @TTundragrizzly 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@dechannigan2980 mosquitos help us appreciate winter. Winter helps us appreciate mosquitis.

    • @dwightpruitt6809
      @dwightpruitt6809 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      where men are men and women are too !

  • @tomas6451
    @tomas6451 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    rented a cabin on a lake in Talkeetna last July, was perfect. No neighbors, no noise. Everyone in Talkeetna was very friendly and laid back. Would love to retire there

  • @sinairamirez3352
    @sinairamirez3352 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Is it just me or is nick not afraid to show a little anti neo-liberalism? Freakin love it!

  • @Reallseb
    @Reallseb 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Born and raised here, 20 years old. Currently living outside of anchorage (Wasilla). I can vouche for this man, he is spot on with just about everything. In fact it’s so spot on, it’s almost hard to believe HE HASNT LIVED HERE😂 Great research man. You’re showing the real Alaska, not the sweetened version!

  • @TheRedsuper1
    @TheRedsuper1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    ALASKA is also the "land of the lost" we have the most missing people percapita and the most missing people that are never found. Respect for the accuracy of the video, with the exception of why the pfd has been going down. It's NOT oil prices it was Former Governor Walker.

    • @hellannthefirst5529
      @hellannthefirst5529 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes. PFDs compensate us for the State keeping our mineral rights. Walker lied and misrepresented himself. Then he decided that the State knows better and needs the money more than We the People and the steal was in.

  • @reginaldhayes3518
    @reginaldhayes3518 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Basically don’t move to Alaska unless you’re “tough” 😂 Awesome Content!

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Really tough

    • @reginaldhayes3518
      @reginaldhayes3518 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sign me up!

    • @jondstewart
      @jondstewart 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Or someone in the military that settles or retires there and can get a decent job afterwards.

    • @robinholbrook8296
      @robinholbrook8296 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes -40 below zero is not for me 🥶

    • @IknowLots
      @IknowLots 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@robinholbrook8296 juneau is a good place for u

  • @Luna_AlmondSF
    @Luna_AlmondSF 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Alaska seems very peaceful

    • @TheVideomaker2341
      @TheVideomaker2341 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      And then gets attacked by a wild grizzly bear.

    • @honja6528
      @honja6528 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@TheVideomaker2341 or meth head with a axe

    • @philippinesball5058
      @philippinesball5058 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It’s actually one of the most dangerous states in terms of homicide and assault tho

    • @cascorcoran5118
      @cascorcoran5118 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lies you will never catch a break ever and you are more likely to be murdered and looted from than see a bear

    • @Luna_AlmondSF
      @Luna_AlmondSF 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@cascorcoran5118 but, but how come in the movies Alaska looks very calm and a quiet place

  • @rogermoore27
    @rogermoore27 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    The intro music sounds like a nice show from the 1970's for some reason. I like it

    • @thegoldstandard55
      @thegoldstandard55 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It's the intro song to the game show Pyramid with Dick Clark from the 70s and 80s.

    • @rogermoore27
      @rogermoore27 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@thegoldstandard55 ohhhh ok. I never saw that game show. I was living in the UK until 1980 and when I came to Trinidad, there wasn't that game show being shown. Thank you for your reply.

  • @cordry2239
    @cordry2239 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Love dis channel
    Live in uk but wanna live in Maine lol
    This channel is the best

    • @rightwerk
      @rightwerk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Maine is wonderful

    • @zackbrand9311
      @zackbrand9311 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Good choice of state, Maine is really beautiful and the culture is amazing also.

    • @bronchitis3486
      @bronchitis3486 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      We’d love to have ya

    • @eileenmc4746
      @eileenmc4746 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@zackbrand9311 what culture? I live in Sebago now after17 plus in Alaska and way more culture in Alaska.

    • @zackbrand9311
      @zackbrand9311 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      EileenMc The architecture the food the antique culture there, Both of those states have lots of cool native (people born and raised there not native Americans) culture you should go to some sunbelt city suburbs where every house was made in 2010 and the restaurants are just Taco Bell and McDonald’s because that’s where there is no culture.

  • @Zackman217
    @Zackman217 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Did you know that most of the shows we see on Discovery and National Geographic are filmed in Alaska. And gold mining is also a big business for Alaska too.

    • @michaelcaprio311
      @michaelcaprio311 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I sure hope that whatever mining companies that do end up excavating the land they put it back just how they found it, working with nature instead of against her could be life or death/make a huge difference in curving climate change. By the way Great Big Stories (which unfortunately the channel shut down, but has its videos still posted) in the town of UnAlaska, Alaska there’s a bald eagle problem and they eat the fish when the fishing boats come from a haul, harass U.S. postal workers, people trying to go to the U.S. Post Office, and hang out mostly at the dumpster. I understand that Alaska/any other state/company’s/corporations need revenue too stay alive BUT all that I’m saying is everyone should respect the land/nature and then use the land as needed, as an example on Discovery’s Gold Rush series yes the rag tag of miners/machine operators would work there asses off but would get 2 jars of gold and the land would be gutted. My point being We have 1 planet let’s take care of Earth because Earth is all We have despite what we’re told about Mars/the moon. Also We must confront our problems and not let them fester becoming worse over time and profit/benefit from the problems just look at the homelessness/opioid/heroine/mental health/class warfare problems they must be solved not ignored at. Btw I’m from the Midwest specifically the Chicagoland area.

  • @daniel385
    @daniel385 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Nick, you did a very good job of unboxing the state of Alaska. Yes, you did.

  • @ruralsquirrel5158
    @ruralsquirrel5158 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Thank you SOOO much for this! I've waited a long time for it.

  • @ellexis3337
    @ellexis3337 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thank you. I really enjoy all of your unboxing videos!

  • @johngarbarini8474
    @johngarbarini8474 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Did you hear about the Eskimo and his fiancee? One cold night, she broke it off......

    • @johngarbarini8474
      @johngarbarini8474 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @JesusPaid4You 2 - I stole that from the 3 Stooges. Nyuk-nyuk-nyuk.

    • @souljahtite17
      @souljahtite17 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      thats a good one

    • @jimtalbott2894
      @jimtalbott2894 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Son: Daddy how much does it cost to get married?
      Daddy: I don't know son, I'am still paying for it.

  • @alaskaismyhome39
    @alaskaismyhome39 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Alaska: Where the men are men and the women are, too.
    Proud to be an Alaska woman!

  • @Atomprofessor
    @Atomprofessor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I cannot understand how in a state like this can live anything else than friendly and kind people! Because it´s a very beautyful state!

    • @PlayshotKalo
      @PlayshotKalo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The scenery is beautiful and the people are free spirited, I miss that place

  • @iamrojoun5208
    @iamrojoun5208 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I been waiting so long for Alaska. Yayye love it . Go Alaska

  • @Mumrik597
    @Mumrik597 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    You give us great enterainment. Thanks a bunch :)

  • @sandraroutos9343
    @sandraroutos9343 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I love Alaska! ❤️

  • @mrs.morris5506
    @mrs.morris5506 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "It's a quaint drinking village with a fishing problem....."
    😅😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
    That one had me doubled over....

    • @mellisajaye1174
      @mellisajaye1174 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello , sorry for intruding your privacy.. how are you doing today 🙈

  • @warrenthrasher1436
    @warrenthrasher1436 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    HEY NICK! Just wanted to tell you that you are awesome. Thank you for the videos!

  • @Charlie-xp9lq
    @Charlie-xp9lq 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love your final messages on your videos for people to be nice to each other .
    It's an excellent thing you do.

  • @Potatodrumcrow
    @Potatodrumcrow 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Every person I’ve met from Alaska were friendly people

  • @powerwagon3731
    @powerwagon3731 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    You must be an Sourdough (long time Alaskan) because you nailed it perfectly! I used to live in AK but it kept trying to kill me ( small plane wreck , rough seas and wild animals) so I got out. I still have two sons up there, ones a bush pilot and the other one works on the North slope in the oil field. It is a vast and wild place especially Anchorage! Ha ha.

  • @Ea79000ea
    @Ea79000ea 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Your songs are hilarious😂

  • @LeveyHere
    @LeveyHere 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Wow, this'll be cool. Alaska seems to be more obscure and lesser known to the majority.
    Also, at 11:16 that's Timothy Birmingham! A nice guy here on TH-cam.

    • @mellisajaye1174
      @mellisajaye1174 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello , sorry for intruding your privacy.. how are you doing today 🙈

  • @SimenGundersen
    @SimenGundersen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Been watching a lot of your unboxing videos lately. Great content. Super entertaining and informative - thumbs up from Norway!

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ok ❤️ 🇳🇴

  • @ShawntreezyBreezy
    @ShawntreezyBreezy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thanks Nick for showcasing my state, grew up in Fairbanks and worked in Prudhoe bay while working on the Dalton HWY , I live in the lame lower 48 and miss Alaska all the time

  • @bettyschneider5268
    @bettyschneider5268 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Glad to be in USA!🇺🇸🎭🗻🗻🗻🗻🗻🗻🏞🏞🏕🏔🏔🏔🏖🏜🏝🏖🏜🏝🌁🌪🌤🌥🌦🌧🌈🌊🌊⛄⛄⛄⛄❄🌧🌧🌧☔🌂👓🕶🌌🌌🌌🌌⭐☀⛅☁⚡🌎🌍🌏

  • @johnbouchard9447
    @johnbouchard9447 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I showed up on a whim in 1980 and I have never regretted it.

    • @robertmclaughlin7757
      @robertmclaughlin7757 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Showed up on a whim in 2019. Now I kinda even have a plan and a savings

    • @mellisajaye1174
      @mellisajaye1174 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello , sorry for intruding your privacy.. how are you doing today 🙈

  • @tomwagstaff7781
    @tomwagstaff7781 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Another very interesting video, with lots of interesting facts and your usual humor😀

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Tom this is a very serious video

  • @charlesmagicien207
    @charlesmagicien207 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Your videos are awesome! Keep up the great work!!!!

  • @delphinenyirahabimanam.d.8510
    @delphinenyirahabimanam.d.8510 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nick, that is to me, the most interesting in the unboxing series so far!

  • @user-cr9qz2ww8f
    @user-cr9qz2ww8f 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    *yay thanks for doing Alaska nick. love this series!

  • @tudorjason
    @tudorjason 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    One of my sisters lives in Alaska. I recently learned most in Alaska have their own snow plow. Maybe not as large or the same type as the plow Homer had in The Simpsons. But it is very common.
    She became an Alaskan after moving with her ex-husband there. He's a truck driver that hauls to Prudhoe Bay all the time. Sometimes it becomes similar to Canada's ice roads.

  • @mariahendrickson1443
    @mariahendrickson1443 ปีที่แล้ว

    Pretty cool documentary, thanks! Blessings!! ❤

  • @eversunnyguy
    @eversunnyguy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I have been in AK for 2 times. It is picture perfect location. This is a great video that gives snapshot of AK life. Love the shots of prudhoe bay. Can't wait to go to this often underrated American destination.

  • @KCFromTheIE
    @KCFromTheIE ปีที่แล้ว

    I can’t wait to explore Alaska with you! Great vid Nick!

  • @email5023
    @email5023 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    You should've sung Johnny Horton's "North To Alaska"

    • @HunterS.129
      @HunterS.129 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I love that song

    • @email5023
      @email5023 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@HunterS.129 Same here!

    • @jimtalbott2894
      @jimtalbott2894 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      North to Alaska going North to Russian zone.

    • @jasonhutchinson6924
      @jasonhutchinson6924 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jimtalbott2894 "North the rush is on" meaning the Alaskan gold rush

  • @charjl96
    @charjl96 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This video has me convinced Alaska is the place! I don't have much money or a plan, but I'm packing my bags right now! It'll be fine.

    • @johnbouchard9447
      @johnbouchard9447 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I can to alaska 40 years ago with 40 bucks in my.pocket I will never regret it.

    • @johnbouchard9447
      @johnbouchard9447 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You don't need any money, just the joy of freedom bring it on brother

  • @user-sv3tx9gm6u
    @user-sv3tx9gm6u 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    My dream is to live in Alaska. Too bad it's too expensive. Land is super cheap there though.
    At least there's the UP.

    • @jondstewart
      @jondstewart 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Not by a long shot! Compared to the west coast cities, it’s nothing!

    • @theluffinater9470
      @theluffinater9470 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jondstewart It is still expensive

    • @nicholas104
      @nicholas104 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      "Land is super cheap" 🥴

    • @jondstewart
      @jondstewart 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      In Anchorage or Fairbanks, 300,000 will get you a standard family home with about 2000 sq ft. In Seattle, Portland, LA, San Diego, and of course, the Bay Area, that’ll get you a run-down 1 bedroom condo. But food is not cheap here! Fred Meyer’s has specials, but meat very expensive. Lots of moose hunting jwre

    • @tatertotsmomma8246
      @tatertotsmomma8246 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Not as cheap as you th8nk. It depends on who you are, who your contacts are, what your nationality is, and where the land is. Near water, more expensive but then if you live near the water you have to be a where of earthquakes and volcanos that shift the land, your home may end up in the water.
      The checks are going away because oil is becoming harder to find.

  • @dennis9881
    @dennis9881 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love the video 👍

  • @8216.
    @8216. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Wonderful videos I get to see the country in my sofa please continue making these videos I am a subscriber and always give a thumbs up

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mark ❤️❤️❤️

  • @texasgina
    @texasgina 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Nick I’m not lying you are my favorite TH-camr. I love your videos and I googled your name one time and found out about your real estate stuff. you’re a very knowledgeable person and you are very appreciated I learn so much watching your videos

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ❤️ya hon! ⭐️😘

    • @texasgina
      @texasgina 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@NickJohnson ✌🏻

  • @LetzBeaFranque
    @LetzBeaFranque 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent! Accurate and humors.

  • @wannacashmeoutside
    @wannacashmeoutside 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love this series ❤

  • @danielg1006
    @danielg1006 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Always a place a wanted to visit

  • @phelanmcdonald1635
    @phelanmcdonald1635 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Lived in the state of Alaska for 17 years. Petersburg in Southeast Anchorage for 12 years and 4 years in Fairbanks. I was a known ice carver in the state and I was featured in Suzie Carter's Alaska Men Magazine. i once worked for the Hickle family, Susan Butcher and her husband were a couple of my friends in Fairbanks. Alaska is my favorite place on Earth

  • @krollpeter
    @krollpeter ปีที่แล้ว

    That's a cool video, with more information about Alaska than I have ever seen before!

  • @kaimeyers5145
    @kaimeyers5145 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great video, summed up what it’s like to live here pretty well!

  • @JasonJacobs317
    @JasonJacobs317 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man you’re a comedian It’s like you make me laugh my eyeballs out for you with your songs you’re so good❤😂😊

  • @a.m.7015
    @a.m.7015 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love this!!!

  • @Oi-fo1wt
    @Oi-fo1wt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Can’t wait for Hawaii!

    • @feikotemme8736
      @feikotemme8736 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Me seeing the title of this vid popping up in my recoms in the morning,down under at 31°C :
      I don't wanna know😅

  • @thornbird6768
    @thornbird6768 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Been to Alaska 👍🏻 it’s stunning , I loved it there ♥️

  • @jasonhutchins9239
    @jasonhutchins9239 ปีที่แล้ว

    Moving here in the fall. This videos gets me more excited. Thanks

    • @DeadnotAlive
      @DeadnotAlive ปีที่แล้ว

      Where you moving? I’d recommend Valdez

  • @pamallinder3287
    @pamallinder3287 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for your travels

  • @matthewmajestic1013
    @matthewmajestic1013 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Another great video Mr.Johnson, I had the wonderful time visiting the “Last Frontier” I visits the cities Ketchikan,Juneau and another city that I can’t remember the name of, but lemme tell yah it was really neat. I was able to go to Alaska because it was a seven day cruise that started in Seattle, Washington, love from Virginia:).

  • @mfitzgerald130
    @mfitzgerald130 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love your commentary , love your original songs 👍🙂

  • @priscillacruz2947
    @priscillacruz2947 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love Salmon, mackerel and the cold weather--- being active in A simple community

  • @IndianaCrane
    @IndianaCrane 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Alaska is on my bucket list, Nick! Your vids are sooooo funny!!

  • @chiasanzes9770
    @chiasanzes9770 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "it's a nice drinking village with a fishing problem" That is a good one

  • @romanceexplosions1379
    @romanceexplosions1379 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your videos are fabulously magical.

  • @stygianphantasm8761
    @stygianphantasm8761 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Yaaaa... I was born and raised in wasilla. My father worked on the oil field for about 40 years. I grew up outside and everything we ate we either caught, groove for killed.
    I grew up on snow machines, schemes and sleds oh really trips out in the mountains where we would go moose, chief, caribou, and bear hunting.
    Is that it has a blend of liberalism and conservatism that work very well together. You have seen more empathetic virtues available where we say people deserve healthcare and an education and so we invest the money and schools, colleges, and healthcare. Not to mention infrastructure.
    When we take the hyper focus on work ethic and individualism from conservatism, and we use that to solve problems.
    We work hard to make sure that people are educated and those who need to have things that they can't afford or are unable to provide for themselves, available to them.
    It's not that the rest of the country is entitled and expecting things to be given to them, because we don't want to go down. Alaska has a very high rate of crime, alcoholism, drug, and homelessness.
    In fact, Alaska accepted the Medicaid expansion of the affordable health Care act otherwise known as ObamaCare.
    People in Alaska like to think they're independent from one another, and that they don't rely on anyone or anything else except themselves, except the fact that for a long time there were no taxes and even now they're very low. The permanent didn't comes in super handy for people who have a family with several kids. That's often over $10,000 right there every year. Not to mention they have a higher wage than most areas.
    It's not so much that people work harder in alaska, it's just that they have more opportunities to work hard. They're hard work yields better results than other places that I've been to. I live here in northeastern Oklahoma and as quiet as it is. It's slow and we work very hard for very little money. The minimum wage here is $7.25 an hour, and if you can find a job that pays $9 an hour you're considered rich lol.
    My point is that alaskans are just as dependent on things as other people are in the country.

  • @AKbornNinja999
    @AKbornNinja999 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This guy does an extremely good job here. Im not sure how he does his research but he did a good job.

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I talk to people :)

  • @woneymalian4513
    @woneymalian4513 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice video!!! Thanks Nick!!

  • @stegoeggo
    @stegoeggo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Nick you got the Snowmachine title right 💙
    Much love from AK

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      💕

    • @eileenmc4746
      @eileenmc4746 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      actually in the bush, they are called Snogos only.

  • @jeffsea6490
    @jeffsea6490 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    *Top shelf narration with excellent content video.Thx4Sharing 👍

    • @mellisajaye1174
      @mellisajaye1174 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello , sorry for intruding your privacy.. how are you doing today 🙈

    • @s4nder86
      @s4nder86 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mellisajaye1174 Get a job.

  • @marilyncairns18
    @marilyncairns18 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

    LOVE te Hat Nick!!

  • @r.l.5812
    @r.l.5812 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    That song at the end had me busting a gut! Love your vids man!

  • @purplecreature8178
    @purplecreature8178 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I wanna live in Alaska because I like the cold but it's expensive as hell 😅

  • @patticampana9458
    @patticampana9458 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Nick for the "Northern Exposure"😊✌👍

  • @pdxmtngoat
    @pdxmtngoat ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Downtown Anchorage seemed pretty safe during the day walking around. Not as bad as Nick made it sound. Great trip. Alaska is awesome.

  • @josedosanjos2200
    @josedosanjos2200 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very good video ! Thank you for sharing.

  • @DoiInthanon1897
    @DoiInthanon1897 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    8:54 Awesome transition 😂😆

  • @tonylee2032
    @tonylee2032 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Hi from Russia, Nick! I was in huge laughter, when you told about the mosquitoes in Alaska. I thought that it is only relevant to our Karelia in Russia))), where the mosquitoes really can grab you up and take you away to their hive))))

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I hate 🦟

    • @tonylee2032
      @tonylee2032 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@NickJohnson feel the same 🙈

  • @jenniferfuller8026
    @jenniferfuller8026 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Hey! You traced over my house when you showed the “bad” parts of Anchorage. Gotta feel a little attacked. Lol

  • @mjlee5617
    @mjlee5617 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nick, thanks for the upload. Very informative and its like doing e touring :)