Roll Call Alaska 2014
Anyone traveling to Alaska in 2014? We ,my wife and I, are planning a trip and was wondering if anyone is planning on going in 2014 also. Would go this year, except we have two weddings to go to in...
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Last night, we arrived home from our 11 week road trip to Alaska. We left our Hattiesburg, MS home on June 4 and visited 13 states and 3 provinces while covering about 15,000 miles with our 2012 Toyota Tundra and our 2011 Scamp 5th wheel.
Other than the usual commonly reported issues with the door, in general, the Scamp performed very well. Later today, after I get the Scamp cleaned up, I will try to figure out where all the screws go that magically appeared on the floor. This occurred when we were on the roughest parts of the Al-Can Highway and other such roads.
We ended up having to buy new tires for the truck and also installed the Kumho tires which we had purchased prior to the trip and had with us. Our gas mileage was very good (between 14 and 20 mpg), but this is because when towing, our highest speed is 55-57 MPH. Yes, it does take a long time to cover 15,000 miles when going that speed, but we certainly do get to enjoy the trip. We also try to stay off the interstates and away from large cities.
We mostly boon docked, stayed in state or provincial parks or the least expensive campgrounds we could find. We rarely ate out and since we had stocked up on food before we left home, the trip was relatively "inexpensive" when compared to what it could have been. I certainly recommend the Tour Saver Coupon Book. We used it for the Hurricane Turn Train and the Stan Stephens and Lu-Lu Belle glacier cruised out of Valdez.
This was our third trip to Alaska and we will probably make one more, either next year or in 2016 and then we will be of an age where such travel might not be possible or advisable.
If any of you are planning an Alaska trip and would like information/help, I will be happy to assist. I started out keeping a blog, but since we had extended periods of no internet or electric source, that became difficult and after awhile, it simply seemed like work and was taking away from the enjoyment of the trip. I ended up posting much about the trip on Facebook so if you friend me there, you can look at some of my pictures, etc.
Other than the usual commonly reported issues with the door, in general, the Scamp performed very well. Later today, after I get the Scamp cleaned up, I will try to figure out where all the screws go that magically appeared on the floor. This occurred when we were on the roughest parts of the Al-Can Highway and other such roads.
We ended up having to buy new tires for the truck and also installed the Kumho tires which we had purchased prior to the trip and had with us. Our gas mileage was very good (between 14 and 20 mpg), but this is because when towing, our highest speed is 55-57 MPH. Yes, it does take a long time to cover 15,000 miles when going that speed, but we certainly do get to enjoy the trip. We also try to stay off the interstates and away from large cities.
We mostly boon docked, stayed in state or provincial parks or the least expensive campgrounds we could find. We rarely ate out and since we had stocked up on food before we left home, the trip was relatively "inexpensive" when compared to what it could have been. I certainly recommend the Tour Saver Coupon Book. We used it for the Hurricane Turn Train and the Stan Stephens and Lu-Lu Belle glacier cruised out of Valdez.
This was our third trip to Alaska and we will probably make one more, either next year or in 2016 and then we will be of an age where such travel might not be possible or advisable.
If any of you are planning an Alaska trip and would like information/help, I will be happy to assist. I started out keeping a blog, but since we had extended periods of no internet or electric source, that became difficult and after awhile, it simply seemed like work and was taking away from the enjoyment of the trip. I ended up posting much about the trip on Facebook so if you friend me there, you can look at some of my pictures, etc.
