FLY TO ALASKA--RENT RV
Anyone done it? Live in Michigan. Thinking 4-5 weeks. Any recommended company?
Forum Discussion
I have driven to/from Alaska by myself a few times. Not any real problems encountered by me. It is just different, some good, some bad. I am not to convinced the fly and rent is much more expensive than driving with the current cost of fuel. The big fuel expense is getting there, not while there.
A hand gun is good to have but make sure you file off the front sight so it won't hurt so badly when Mr Bear stuffs it up your, you know where. LOL. Also handy to have so you can shoot yourself just before the bear bites you. Also works to stir your coffee with if you use cream and sugar. With some degree of seriousness, bear spray is more effective at close range. Like many young guys, I had to have a 44 mag when I moved to Alaska, after all I had seen the Dirty Harry movies. But I soon learned that a legal short barreled shotgun was much better protection. Those ca be transported throughs Canada by following the rules. In my airplane, when flying in the bush in Alaska, I carried a 22 cal Ruger semi auto for a meat gun, and either a 12 Gauge shotgun or my 375 H&H rifle. The 375 was my main hunting weapon for moose and bears during the 25+ years I lived in rural Alaska.
The fly and rent program works well for many people. Have't seen too many, if any, complaints on any of the Alaska or Canadian RV rental companies. GAH and ABC rentals are two of the largest of the rental agencies, with both being new RV dealers as well so most of their rolling stock is fairly new, a couple of years old at the most.
A hand gun is good to have but make sure you file off the front sight so it won't hurt so badly when Mr Bear stuffs it up your, you know where. LOL. Also handy to have so you can shoot yourself just before the bear bites you. Also works to stir your coffee with if you use cream and sugar. With some degree of seriousness, bear spray is more effective at close range. Like many young guys, I had to have a 44 mag when I moved to Alaska, after all I had seen the Dirty Harry movies. But I soon learned that a legal short barreled shotgun was much better protection. Those ca be transported throughs Canada by following the rules. In my airplane, when flying in the bush in Alaska, I carried a 22 cal Ruger semi auto for a meat gun, and either a 12 Gauge shotgun or my 375 H&H rifle. The 375 was my main hunting weapon for moose and bears during the 25+ years I lived in rural Alaska.
The fly and rent program works well for many people. Have't seen too many, if any, complaints on any of the Alaska or Canadian RV rental companies. GAH and ABC rentals are two of the largest of the rental agencies, with both being new RV dealers as well so most of their rolling stock is fairly new, a couple of years old at the most.
