Not gonna lie ticks/Lyme’s is a huge reason I do like a reverse-hibernation, where I stay largely indoors in the summer & do almost all my hiking/outdoor stuff in this area during every other season lol

After moving back and forth between North and South Jersey the past several years , it’s always interesting to see how even an hour or so drive can change the temps/weather. Particularly in the winter. It’s more similar to Maryland/Virginia’s winter’s down here than the rest of NJ lol

Yeah but in fairness this single state’s population nearly doubles Norway’s population

Oh I just take a bunch of unused ones right from the store and keep them. Then I use the ones my fruit/veggies were in as I empty them out over time. Had no problems at all like that

I use the plastic bags that are for fruits and vegetables now. Our store has slightly larger/stronger ones for leafy veggies specifically and I like to take a handful of those while I’m shopping to use

Buying just for myself I spend around $30-50 a week, plus maybe another $20 on takeout when I’m feeling too lazy to cook which is usually at least once or twice a week lol

Yeah as a cooler weather lover I’ve been thinking about this for a while now actually. The weather is one among a few reasons why one day soonish I will most likely end up moving.

There will definitely be stuff I miss about NJ (mainly some friends and family) but I’m ready for a change in scenery , both literally and figuratively

Yeah, I figured it wouldn’t be this cold too long anyway. It’s quite rare these days for it to drop this much here

Much Thanks!

That's true. Plus my heart always goes out a little extra to the homeless in these kinds of temps

I think it’s a similar phenomenon with ticks too! though if I recall it needs to be under 15 for a few days at least. Hell if ticks and lantern flies are dying I’m all for this weather truthfully lol. Time to bundle up

Yeah personally I don’t mind shoveling and snow removal , but I do hear you on the aftermath. That pollution-infused slush mixture isn’t fun for sure

Still though I think the beauty, serenity, and fun snow brings outweighs all that. Especially since it’s slowly becoming more and more rare these days

Agreed! I like winter both with or without snow but having at least some snow definitely makes it better in my opinion

Yup climate change is what i was getting at there. Don’t get me started on those god awful summer heatwaves lmao they’re miserable. I remember I used to look forward to summer, not so much anymore

Honestly I kinda hope we get a little as crazy it sounds. I like a bit of snow . Wouldn’t be too surprised if we didn’t though on account of recent increasingly mild winters and the purchase of snow gear lol

Your best bet staying in NJ would be to get as close to Stokes State Forest/Del Water Gap area as you can. Basically, you just want to get as far away from NYC as possible which in North NJ means as West/Northwest as possible. Then just choose a park in the area and a clear night