Casie 0 #1 August 5, 2008 Can anyone give me any information on this base, what it's like, weather, employment - yadda yadda yadda...... Looks like we'll be relocating there.~Porn Kitty WARNING: Goldschlager causes extreme emotional outbursts! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dumpster 0 #2 August 5, 2008 I was stationed at Griffiss AFB - Couple hours south in Rome, about 12 years ago - Still have some familiy in the state. I understand the base itself is relatively nice. HUGE amounts of lake effect snow in the winter. Expect a soft job market and sales taxes may be on the high side. Summers are wonderful, you're at the front door of the Adirondack Mountains, one of the most beautiful places on Earth!! Fishing and hunting opportunities abound. Easy Does It Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casie 0 #3 August 5, 2008 thanx for the info ya'll : ) hoping more comes .....~Porn Kitty WARNING: Goldschlager causes extreme emotional outbursts! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stitch 0 #4 August 5, 2008 I ws there in the late 80s when the 10th mountain division was 1st activated. Then it pretty much sucked. But the DOD was converting it from a NG camp to a full time army post. All of the housing by the time I left was brand new. Keep in mind though, it has been 20 years. Countless families have been through there since then. So if you've been around the military for a while, you know what to expect. The DOD activated the post in that area to boost the poor economy. I'm not sure how much it has changed. But it was CRAP back then. The winters are downright miserable. With ambient temperatures well below zero everyday. Think 30-40 below on the coldest days (that's not wind chill). And more snow fall than you can imagine. There are some nice areas close by to hang out at in the warmer months. But the closest DZ is probably a couple hundred miles away."No cookies for you"- GFD "I don't think I like the sound of that" ~ MB65 Don't be a "Racer Hater" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #5 August 5, 2008 Closest DZ is right at 120 miles and the closest 5 are all 182's. Parachute Montréal Skydiving and The Blue Sky Ranch are the closest Turbines at around 3 hour drives. Vermont Skydiving Adventures, Inc. Addison, Vermont 112.52 miles Directions Finger Lakes Skydivers Trumansburg, NY, New York 114.72 miles Directions Mohawk Valley Skydiving Scotia, New York 116.32 miles Directions Duanesburg Skydiving Club Duanesburg, New York 118.62 miles Directions Malone Parachute Club Swanton, VT, Vermont 139.48 miles Directions Parachute Montréal Skydiving Saint-Esprit, Quebec 159.34 miles Directions Frontier Skydivers Newfane, New York 165.57 miles Directions Voltige 2001 Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes(Joliette), Quebec 176.47 miles Directions Endless Mountain Skydiving Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania 177.76 miles Directions Blue Sky Ranch Gardiner, New York 183.18 miles Directions Parachute School of Toronto Limited Baldwin, Ontario 184.33 miles Directions Freefall Oz Skydiving Center Shinglehouse (Ceres, NY), Pennsylvania 195.27 miles Directions Jumptown Orange, MA, Massachusetts 197.13 miles Directions Skydive Toronto Inc. Cookstown, Ontario 199.16 miles Directions Skydive Sussex NJ Sussex, New Jersey 206.12 miles Directions Sky's The Limit Northeast Skydiving Center East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania 212.55 miles Directions Parachutisme Adrénaline Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières, Quebec 214.83 miles Directions Above the Poconos Skydivers Sugarloaf, Pennsylvania 215.35 miles Directions Connecticut Parachutists, Inc. Ellington, Connecticut 217.72 miles Directions Pepperell Skydiving Center Pepperell, Massachusetts 224.80 miles DirectionsYesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerry9461 0 #6 August 5, 2008 Don't forget Gananoque, less than one hour from Watertown, just across the bridge in Ontario. You will be able to see Ft. Drum from altitude! They advertise a Twin Otter for weekends in the summer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #7 August 5, 2008 They forgot to add their GPS address to the database on here, I overlooked them because they didn't appear on the searches. Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #8 August 5, 2008 http://www.drum.army.mil/sites/local/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casie 0 #9 August 7, 2008 Thanx all for the info!!!! Stupid question as I've never lived in winter waether that I'm about to encounter - YIKES! We're possible looking at buying since we'll be there 3 years - all the houses that we're finding available (which we can't locate hardly anything for rent) are really really old houses. With these winters - are there things that have to replaced on a house often, every summer, etc?~Porn Kitty WARNING: Goldschlager causes extreme emotional outbursts! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
