Alaska - is generator required

Veebyes wrote:
You also need to know that there is a difference between curling & spooning. The border agents will test you.

Ah, couldja splain it to us less skooled yanks?

Jes wanna know the rite ansers when them BAs go a testin us, ya' know.

Cheers.

Yes, take a generator--a quiet one.

Francesca Knowles wrote:
Generators aren't required when going to Alaska, but if traveling there by land you should be aware that you can't get into Canada unless you and everyone in your party has a red plaid shirt.

You also need to know that there is a difference between curling & spooning. The border agents will test you.

We've made three trips up and back. (travel trailer) we never had a gen-set, we camp 2-3 days on the batteries then go full hook ups, dump tanks, fill fresh water, and re-charge batteries over night, then hit it again for 2-3 days.

Now we carry a gen-set all the time, and never use it, 14 year old motor home with 48 hours on the genny. :)

Nope. We'll also accept blue plaid. As for the generator, it's always nice to have a backup plan. We used ours a few times when we were up there. Mind you, we tend to not stay in campgrounds.

Generators aren't required when going to Alaska, but if traveling there by land you should be aware that you can't get into Canada unless you and everyone in your party has a red plaid shirt.

A generator isn't required if you don't require a generator :B

We enjoy drycamping and don't always take our generator with us. For winter camping we take the generator, to keep the battery charged when we park for a couple of days, and on occasion we've used the generator for the truck's block heater on cold mornings (way below freezing).

Most campgrounds in the north have 15A, some have 30A and fewer have 50A.
Air conditioning usually isn't needed because it usually cools down at night.
In summer there's plenty of daylight so interior lights don't get a lot of use.

I took mine because I knew I'd be camping in a Denali NP campground with no hookups. I don't remember having used it on the drive up or back or anywhere else. At 75 lbs, taking my jenny was not a large weight liability.

So, yes, the many commercial campgrounds do have electricity at most sites.

We spent several days(maybe weeks) dry camping. Generator sure was nice.

GOOGLE says The 120VAC 60Hz power in Canada and Alaska is the same as used in the USA.

I'm sure you will find modern CAMP GROUND setups in Alaska just like we have here in the lower 48 states.

Your generator would however be a great PLAN B to use when needed.
Roy Ken