Road trip to Alaska article in paper
Hi -- we're half preparing to possibly go to Alaska next summer or the summer after. Today's newspaper had this article LINK (when it asks you if you want to subscribe, just click on "not now").........
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A better title to the paper article, would have been "A modern day fairy tale" I don't carry any thing for my northern trips than I do for any long trip. Since my truck gets about 10,000 miles between oil changes here in the lower 48, it will do the same in Canada and Alaska. If I leave Florida in the middle of the oil life, I will just plan on have it and the filter changed some where along the way. For some odd reason, Whitehorse YT, tends to work out for us to get it changed a couple of times. Envirolube, on Olgivie St, I highly recommend. LOL
I do carry an extra fuel filter and belt, but they are always in my truck. His comment about how far apart repair facilities are is laughable at best. Where does he think the Canadians that live in the northen parts get work done on their vehicles? Any of the larger towns will be able to fix any know vehicle problem. You might have to wait a day or so for parts but I had to wait a week for a water pump for my previous Dodge and that was in North Carolina, as the part had to be sent by bus, from Atlanta to the Dodge dealer that was working on the truck.
If you vehicle is in good enough shape to make any long trip, it should be fine for a trip to Alaska. I find that the round trip for us from south Florida, will wear off about 1/3 of the tire tread, ±. So I check my tires before the trip to see if I have at least 1/2 the original tread depth still remaining for the trip.
For some odd reason, a good number of new travelers to the north country, really like to exaggerate about the conditions of the trip they took. Somehow they must think it makes other believe they are really adventuresome of something. Just the truth is normally good enough. We have a few on this forum that love to exaggerate and become one trip experts, ready to write a tour guide or lead a caravan. LOL Usually once they figure out that those that have been up several times are laughing at them, they tend to tone down their remarks to make them more reasonable.
The writer of the article, writes like he is a first timer getting ready for his first trip, though he claims to have a couple of previous trips under his belt. Just based upon his comments in the article, I wonder if he has ever driven to Alaska or not.
I do carry an extra fuel filter and belt, but they are always in my truck. His comment about how far apart repair facilities are is laughable at best. Where does he think the Canadians that live in the northen parts get work done on their vehicles? Any of the larger towns will be able to fix any know vehicle problem. You might have to wait a day or so for parts but I had to wait a week for a water pump for my previous Dodge and that was in North Carolina, as the part had to be sent by bus, from Atlanta to the Dodge dealer that was working on the truck.
If you vehicle is in good enough shape to make any long trip, it should be fine for a trip to Alaska. I find that the round trip for us from south Florida, will wear off about 1/3 of the tire tread, ±. So I check my tires before the trip to see if I have at least 1/2 the original tread depth still remaining for the trip.
For some odd reason, a good number of new travelers to the north country, really like to exaggerate about the conditions of the trip they took. Somehow they must think it makes other believe they are really adventuresome of something. Just the truth is normally good enough. We have a few on this forum that love to exaggerate and become one trip experts, ready to write a tour guide or lead a caravan. LOL Usually once they figure out that those that have been up several times are laughing at them, they tend to tone down their remarks to make them more reasonable.
The writer of the article, writes like he is a first timer getting ready for his first trip, though he claims to have a couple of previous trips under his belt. Just based upon his comments in the article, I wonder if he has ever driven to Alaska or not.
