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Jon Beck
Trad climber
Oceanside
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May 17, 2013 - 03:33pm PT
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Four dogs are going to be an issue. Very tight rental market out here, tough to rent even with one dog. If you look long and hard you can find a good situation in a rural area, but it will not be on craigslist, more a word of mouth.
Two hours to Idllywild from north san diego county, 30 minutes less if you are inland. Crags all over the county, they are just not marketed very well by the Chamber of Commerce
Short drive to Mexico for the real adventures
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Norwegian
Trad climber
the tip of god's middle finger
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May 17, 2013 - 03:38pm PT
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four dogs may be a tight issue, true.
though other tight issues may pleasantly offset the
hassle that you'll endure of your hounds.
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mooser
Trad climber
seattle
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May 17, 2013 - 04:06pm PT
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San Diego is great. Lots of great "rural" options in the area, too. Cost of living is high, and the rental market kind of tough (especially with dogs), but there are house options here and there that can be good options in those more rural areas.
The climbing around SD is great, too, and isn't far from bigger stuff. Good luck with your decision!
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neversummer
climber
30 mins. from suicide USA
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May 17, 2013 - 04:29pm PT
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apogee
climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
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May 17, 2013 - 04:31pm PT
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I've heard that SD County has more microbreweries than anywhere else in the country these days. That's not a bad thing, in my book.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Topic Author's Reply - May 17, 2013 - 04:34pm PT
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You'll be way closer to Black Rock City :)
It was better last year...
Thanks for the input, it seems split as to being a great place to live and a junkshow frat party.
I'm not into the party scene anymore.
The dog thing seems to be the real crux if I choose to move there. I feel the pain of homeowners in being approached by renters with multiple dogs. It's a shame too, as these dogs are well behaved. (Insert dog comment here)
Bouldering and surfing in fairly close proximity are a plus. A days drive to mountains is ok.
What are these rural areas you speak of? It'll help me in a craigslist search for housing.
And work? I'm a skilled carpenter but at this point a change of scenery outweighs my prior need for a high end carpentry job. I'll do whatever. Starting over is fun.
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Norwegian
Trad climber
the tip of god's middle finger
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May 17, 2013 - 04:37pm PT
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just because you squat in a confine
does not necessitate that you are confined
to that dwelling.
brandon.
move to san diego.
work a 6-week stint.
make mega-bank.
travel to the sierras for 2 months.
exhaust said mega-bank.
return to the promise land.
repeat.
sounds grand.
do not compromise your dirtbag ideals,
though you'll be distracted by
money-pushers and silicon models,
maintain your wayward path
thru monetary mecca.
exploit the opportunities afforded
and stray from the hollow distractions
that'll abound.
it's totally slick to
skid gloriously down skid row
right next to the wingnuts
whom drag behind and within them
their metal coffins against which
they prop themselves and present
to their world their counterfeit soul.
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phylp
Trad climber
Millbrae, CA
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May 17, 2013 - 05:21pm PT
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It's a very nice city, big enough to have a lot of good food, but small enough to have a homey feeling.
It's got fantastic weather.
The beaches are gorgeous.
It's really not all that far from a lot of climbing, a few hours!
Four dogs could be a problem in any traditional type of rental. Probably the farther you are from "the city" the more likely it would be.
I hope you come out here Brandon - you'd be able to drive to the Valley for the big September party!
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Elcapinyoazz
Social climber
Joshua Tree
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May 17, 2013 - 05:39pm PT
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One of my guys at work lives in Escondito, loves it. Another couple are in Oceanside, both are happy there. You could become a Poway Mtn Boy...or a loner from Ramona, a crook from Fallbrook.
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KP Ariza
climber
SCC
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May 17, 2013 - 05:43pm PT
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Beaches
Bitches
Blocs
Bars
Beers
Border crossings......
What more can you ask for?
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lele honu
Trad climber
SD
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May 17, 2013 - 05:56pm PT
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Brandon,
send me a pm - I live in SD, am a Realtor, lived in SD since 2002. Can give you some input on the rental situation, and the scoop on climbing areas. Joel
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Anxious Melancholy
Mountain climber
Between the Depths of Despair & Heights of Folly
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May 17, 2013 - 06:13pm PT
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Uhmm, how to respond.....
Don't do it, last thing needed is another couple bodies and dogs moving into So Cal. Crowded enough as it is and I'm working my way to a point where I can move away (although I've home based here my whole life! Yikes)
Stuck in the corner of the nation's a drag. Long drives are in your future and only a 90 degree arc of land, unless you head to MX (which is actually quite nice).
Over-inflated property values, freeway and surface street nightmares, big city issues typical of most.
Yeah, we can sing the praises of great bouldering, crags, beaches, climate, proximity to Tahquitz, Joshua Tree, dunes, surf and micro brews....but I'm telling you I'm feeling a bit penned in, kinda claustrophobic.....
Ah hell, come on out and make the best of it. Keep your happy face on, hit the good stuff, avoid the bad, and be prepared to drive a bit longer than expected if you want to find a place where your dogs will be truly happy.
How long do you expect to stay? You going to just rent the whole time, or do you think you might want to buy? Just asking as I'll be looking to sell here in the not to distant future.....
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Elcapinyoazz
Social climber
Joshua Tree
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May 17, 2013 - 06:49pm PT
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Do you have one of those rhymes for Temecula?
Are you razzing me Kos? Geez, you're like a Heckler from Temecula. (yeah, I know, strained at best). Don't ask about Murietta.
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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May 17, 2013 - 08:06pm PT
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San Diego is popular and being popular has its drawbacks. Crowds, expensive, shallow people. But it's like Yosemite Valley (or "the ditch" as the cool kids call it). You can focus on the negative. Or focus on the positive and learn how to avoid a lot of the negative aspects.
Tijuana is a cesspool, but a fun cesspool. Just a warning if you cross the border. The further south you head in Baja the nicer it will get. If you've ever been to Niagara Falls it's similar, but the f*#ked up thing is that Canada is nice and the US is all run down and shitty.
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Psilocyborg
climber
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May 17, 2013 - 09:21pm PT
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I like the inland empire. Menifee, Hemet, Lake Elsinore ect..
4 hours to lone pine, and an hour to everything else in So Cal.
Fake plastic people leave. They go to SD, OC, or LA like a moth to a flame. There is an enclave of fake plastic people, but we keep them locked up in Canyon Lake.
Smog, crime, and traffic, but cheapest rent in so cal, and people are real.
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WBraun
climber
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May 17, 2013 - 09:41pm PT
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Warbler always finds all the good stuff.
He has hawk eyes .....
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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May 17, 2013 - 10:08pm PT
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There's some great bouldering down there in SD...Almost worth moving for...
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Risk
Mountain climber
Olympia, WA
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May 17, 2013 - 10:41pm PT
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I lived there and regret leaving. I should have made do with what I had. Housing is a challenge; but, if you realize the climate requires minimal housing (small place), then many options open up in what is reputed to be the best place on the Left Coast to live; I agree. We lived near Del Mar, Solana Beach and Cardiff, and this is the best place to live anywhere on the Pacific Coast, I think. I didn't care for the city proper; up in north county, it is awesome. If you can't afford a coastal hang up north, go slightly inland in the NE. Avoid the core and east of there. Don't dare go south.
Biggest problem is it is nearly as far from Yosemite as up here in beautiful and cheap Washington!
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mechrist
Gym climber
South of Heaven
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May 18, 2013 - 01:02am PT
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All the climbers I know who moved down there are now surfers. We visited and went out to Eagle Rock or whatever it is. Cool place, but the drive took WAY longer than expected. I could never consider that a "local" crag for SD.
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