4 months after leaving California for Arizona - After action report

[AnthonyD1978]

Awesome write up. Lots of good info. And beautiful calico cat.

Thank you. We have two cats and they are both loving the space out here.

[AnthonyD1978]

The 2 pictures are nice! Didn't watch the videos. Glad you found a nice haven from the CA socialist. Hold onto it the best you can!

Only 2 of the pics are showing up? Probably cause I'm linking them to the truck forum I'm on. Probably need to be a member of the forum to view them.

[SWalt]

I'm sorry my fault. There are 4 pictures showing up in the OP but the top 2 were the ones I was thinking of. Love the outdoors! The cat is cool and having a AR in the front center console is even cooler but being in the outdoors not worried about a thing takes the cake.

[foreppin916]

Congrats on the escape OP. I am only 30 but hope the wife and I can retire out of state somewhere.

Now please go buy an Surefire RC suppressor, SBR your pistol, and update with pics!

[AnthonyD1978]

Congrats on the escape OP. I am only 30 but hope the wife and I can retire out of state somewhere.

Now please go buy an Surefire RC suppressor, SBR your pistol, and update with pics!

I'm 41. I put my plan in motion about 10 years ago.

1 step at a time. Keep your eye on the prize.

[JCHavasu]

Great review! My wife and I just made our first step out of the PRK by buying a condo in Bullhead City. It definitely won't be our last stop as we will be looking for a more rural place in the Williams/Prescott/Flagstaff area once the kids move out of my California house.

[NorCalBusa]

My buddy and his wife moved to Prescott Valley- east of you- 3 yrs ago and never looked back. Soon other family members (parents) moved there as well. He built a cool man-town between the house and barn w/workshop, lift, welding, room, walk-in vault cause (ya know)- he can.

[splithoof]

You have Gunsite close by for classes, and the Mexican restaurant next to Tombstone has a great Taco Tuesday. I usually buy gasoline at the corner supermarket (Vons) and like the lower price compared to this state of Gavin's Anus. Nice that you can walk into places like J&G, Pro Force, etc., and walk out a short time later with just about any firearm you want.
Looking at properties near there myself, but a but closer to Pauldin.

[RobG]

Nice write up. You should post up some truck pics on the 5thgen forums (Rob5589)

[golfish]

I really like the area around there but they have a huge water problem. I've thought about buying there and I still do. I'm afraid that anything I buy will crash in value. I'm not worried about myself as much as I am my kids. I'd like to leave them something of value.

[beerman]

Great report Op.Your kitty reminds me of my (late) best buddy. Always trying to get in your way to see what's going on. Thanks for the report!

[iropem]

Thanks for the great write up. We looked at Chino Valley too. Great area but we wanted more water and good grass for the cows and horses. We’re just tired of the desert. We picked a small town about 90 miles south west of Ft Worth TX. Love your pics and agree with your view on the “stay and fight” position. At the end of the day it was about giving my kids a better chance at success in what’s left of free America NOW.

[Berky]

Great write up on the move, congratulations.

I'm going on 2 years since leaving Long Beach and loving every moment of it here. Wife and I couldn't take the traffic, people, politics, cost... so at 39 we packed our stuff and left.

[tehDiceman]

Came for the free America and stayed for the kitties. Congrats on your escape! Reading these posts always makes me go over my escape plans with excitement. 16 years and counting, or shorter if life allows me to swing it!

[Budget Deficit]

Glad to hear you're settling into your new home. I agree about the stay and fight crowd. We're currently trying to line things up to move before our daughter enters schooling age.