To toad or not to toad, that is the question
Having never made this trip before I am working from a beginning point of ignorance ... so I can only improve! I really don't want to drag a tag vehicle behind me on the trip, and so my question is...
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To tow or not is a very personal matter. I tend to think of a dividing length of about 30 ft as to how useful a toad will be or not. The 2 1/2 years we full timed, we pulled our toad on every move, it had to go. But most of my trips over the Alaska Hwy, have been in rigs shorter than 30 ft. A big part of the Alaska tour market is based upon cruise ships and tour buses. So all the major tourist attractions will have bus parking which will fit the largest RVs. Now you may find RV parking tight in front of Tee Jay's business, on the Kenai. LOL
Without a toad may require more planning for some. If you are planning to stay a week at some camp site, then take a weeks supple of what you need with you. While having a tow with you in Alaska can be convienent , getting it there, for me is not worth the trade. If you take two vehicles with you, you have doubled your chance of having vehicle problems.
Most RV travelers seem to move around a lot while in the north country. There are a few places to day trip out of but not many that are convienent IMHO. About the only places we spend a week or more camping in Alaska would be Fairbanks and Valdez, and some summer at the Tangle Lakes west of Paxson. A couple of times in Fairbanks I have rented a car, but generally we unhook the utilities and drive the RV (under 30 ft) if we want to go somewhere. Seldom do we find a problem with parking, where we want to go. If a business is going to cater to the tourist trade, they have to have parking for RVs and the ever popular tour buses. LOL
Without a toad may require more planning for some. If you are planning to stay a week at some camp site, then take a weeks supple of what you need with you. While having a tow with you in Alaska can be convienent , getting it there, for me is not worth the trade. If you take two vehicles with you, you have doubled your chance of having vehicle problems.
Most RV travelers seem to move around a lot while in the north country. There are a few places to day trip out of but not many that are convienent IMHO. About the only places we spend a week or more camping in Alaska would be Fairbanks and Valdez, and some summer at the Tangle Lakes west of Paxson. A couple of times in Fairbanks I have rented a car, but generally we unhook the utilities and drive the RV (under 30 ft) if we want to go somewhere. Seldom do we find a problem with parking, where we want to go. If a business is going to cater to the tourist trade, they have to have parking for RVs and the ever popular tour buses. LOL
