Diesel on Cassier Highway

cross21114 wrote:
Frankly, don't really care if I have any coverage (unless something happens). Looks like we have coverage at $5/day unlimited on days we use it. No charge if we don't.

cross21114 wrote:
Frankly, don't really care if I have any coverage (unless something happens). Looks like we have coverage at $5/day unlimited on days we use it. No charge if we don't.

What I’m saying is Cell Service is very spotting in the south eastern part of B.C. let alone in northern BC. Never count of cell service for an emergency when not I. A town or city, period.
I live in a city ( on the out skirts) and we have 1 bar, go 1 mile down toe road.... nothing.
If you are worried about emergency issues spend some time and read up on the SPOT GPS locator. I have one for snowmobiling and ATVing as well as back country trips. You can set it up to text family members that your OK, but need assistance, or you can hit SOS, which sends the police etc. SPOT also has a new device that you can text just like a cell phone, but remember, it’s off satellite and costs money....
However it is a very good way of staying incontact with loved ones and the world if you want.
My son in-law hit the SOS button a few years back at an avalanche where close to 100 people were hit. My daughter just gave it to him the week before. He sent the SOS as the avalanche was coming down as he was just riding up, he is in the video about 3 times probing and helping people.
This is what the SPOT can help with
Revelstoke Avalanche

Here is the link for SPOT.
The new SPOT.
I haven’t read up on this model, and it’s the Cadillac model, what above what I have.
Have a fun trip, it’s not as bad as you may think, people will stop to help you if they see you having issues...
Soup.

or maybe more commonly put in a LOWER price for their own station and once you arrive find that it is much higher. I have run across this a lot in Canada.

We just finished our trip 4 weeks ago. Dallas to Niagara to Dawson City, up to Tuktoyotuk, all around Alaska and back down ti Albuquerque. Found just one station with price for diesel way higher than the app, but the gas prices were all correct so could have been a typo. One other cheap price turned out to be too high in biodiesel. Neither was a big deal simply because thete is aleays another station just doen the road.
As for lots of stations not having a orice showing. Conversely, a lot do, but regardkess, knowing prices for 70% of stations along a route, plus knowing exactly where they are and getting navigated to the door surely has to be a hell of a lot better than not having any information at all.

I think Soup meant this as far as no coverage up in northern BC/Yukon.

Cell Towers Map

Frankly, don't really care if I have any coverage (unless something happens). Looks like we have coverage at $5/day unlimited on days we use it. No charge if we don't.

Your still going to be looking for Cell Service. Use Google and look for the Service area map for TELUS, Bell and Rogers which are the three biggest cell providers in BC. That will give you an idea how good your cell phone with its Apps will work.
Soup.

Thanks for all the info. Also disappointed with GasBuddy. For example, if I search Dease Lake, it shows 2 stations but no pricing so wasn't sure if they carry diesel. Apparently there is diesel there but wouldn't know it from GasBuddy.

I did this trip in 2005 in a diesel pickup and don't remember having any problems and have a lot more range in current rig so should be OK.

LOL, in 2005, had no cell coverage or apps to make it easy - don't know why I even think about it now.

tony lee wrote:
GasBuddy did the job for us on the whole trip from Texas to Alaska and back down again, including Yukon and NW territories

I don;t know what year you used Gas Buddy but I find that it is becoming less and less useful no matter where I go. There are two big problems with it.

The first is that it is way too easy for stations to "Game" the system. In other words put in a false report of higher prices for a competing station or maybe more commonly put in a LOWER price for their own station and once you arrive find that it is much higher. I have run across this a lot in Canada.

And I am always careful to note the time and day the report was issued.

The second big problem is that use of Gas Buddy has declined and there are fewer and fewer stations being priced.

I did use it on the Highway (2 round trips) routinely over two consecutive years I saw a definite decline over those two trips.

What I learned over time is that the cheapest fuel on the highway is at the big Yellow unmanned fuel cardlocks (I cant remember their name right now)

joe b. wrote:
... and then at the far end where the Cassiar joins the Alaska Hwy about 13 miles north of Watson Lake.

Both stations at "Junction 37" are now closed in the winter.

GasBuddy did the job for us on the whole trip from Texas to Alaska and back down again, including Yukon and NW territories

Fill fuel at Kitwanga, and Dease Lake and again at Upper Liard, at the intersection with # 1.