I'm interested in joining a SMART Caravan to Alaska in 19. SMART is a RV veterans group that organizes several caravans.Anybody that's attended one of these caravans, could you please post your experiences. Thank you in advance.Tim

For those of us who choose to go it alone and stop whenever we want, caravans are a pain in the you know what. They book the campgrounds in advance making it hard to find a space, the large groups traveling together they tend too clog up everything. The schedules they keep you on can be quite tiring after a while.Just go it alone, stop and enjoy the sights, spend a few nights boondocking in a clear space and have a more restful enjoyable trip. There’s only one road, you can’t get lost!Do you need a caravan to guide you around the lower 48? It’s no different for Canada and Alaska. Don’t be a sheep and part of the flock.Keith

I am interested in these as well but the $8600 price makes me less interested.

Colo Native wrote:I am interested in these as well but the $8600 price makes me less interested.*************************************************************actually $8600 is the lowest price of any paid caravan that I can find. if you can afford it, take it.

kedanie wrote:Keith**************************************************keith , very interesting, how many caravans have you been how? sounds like you have been on a few. which ones were they?

I would avoid a caravan package like the plague. There is so much to see and do on your own and plenty of camping spots, including many freebie places along the way. A caravan is like a race going from place to place and god forbid you have a mechanical/tire issue on the way, they will leave you behind because they need to make the pre-reserved location for everyone else.

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Colo_Native
Explorer
Dec 26, 2018
I am interested in these as well but the $8600 price makes me less interested.
kedanie
Explorer II
Dec 26, 2018
For those of us who choose to go it alone and stop whenever we want, caravans are a pain in the you know what. They book the campgrounds in advance making it hard to find a space, the large groups traveling together they tend too clog up everything. The schedules they keep you on can be quite tiring after a while.

Just go it alone, stop and enjoy the sights, spend a few nights boondocking in a clear space and have a more restful enjoyable trip. There’s only one road, you can’t get lost!

Do you need a caravan to guide you around the lower 48? It’s no different for Canada and Alaska. Don’t be a sheep and part of the flock.

Keith

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