Traveling the ALCAN in Winter
My wife and I have traveled the ALCAN several times in the summer and twice by auto in the winter, but never in an RV in the winter. Our plan is to leave Alaska in early October and return in January...
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I drove the highway once in 1983, it was better than -60 most of the way. Stopped to help a lot of people. Have a very good set of jumper cables with Arctic Flex cable from Polar Wire on the south side of the New Seward out by Dimond.
Check that your antifreeze is mixed to the maximum. Ran into one poor guy by Tok whose radiator froze over. He got it thawed out, but his heater core was air locked and therefore no heat. At -60 he had to drive with his windows down so that his breath wouldn't frost up the windshield. Then about every 20 miles, he'd get out and run down the road for five minutes to warm up. He started traveling with us. When he got too cold, he'd hope in our truck to warm up instead of running down the road. Carry an extra gallon or two of Antifreeze and some cardboard for the radiator.
Carry your arctic gear.
I'd worry more about getting propane if it's really cold. You'll use a lot since your furnace will probably be going 24 hours a day. Buy fuel and propane where you can, a lot of the places are closed up tight during the winter.
It's better to be prepared and not need it.
Bill
Check that your antifreeze is mixed to the maximum. Ran into one poor guy by Tok whose radiator froze over. He got it thawed out, but his heater core was air locked and therefore no heat. At -60 he had to drive with his windows down so that his breath wouldn't frost up the windshield. Then about every 20 miles, he'd get out and run down the road for five minutes to warm up. He started traveling with us. When he got too cold, he'd hope in our truck to warm up instead of running down the road. Carry an extra gallon or two of Antifreeze and some cardboard for the radiator.
Carry your arctic gear.
I'd worry more about getting propane if it's really cold. You'll use a lot since your furnace will probably be going 24 hours a day. Buy fuel and propane where you can, a lot of the places are closed up tight during the winter.
It's better to be prepared and not need it.
Bill
