Trip costs?
Even for those who try to do the North in a few weeks or a month there are some fixed costs. Transportation costs won't vary much. The big part is getting there & coming back. Those with time don't ad...
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81 days, June-September 2017, Austin-Alaska-Austin:
15.7 mpg, 10429 miles, $1850.29 for fuel;
$2167.88 for 5 ferry trips up the coast, Vancouver-Haines;
$1711.94 for campgrounds, many nights dry camping;
$498.99 in restaurants, $947.88 for groceries;
$299 for an oil change and replacing one leaking valve stem;
plus purchases, fun, gifts
total $9003.64, or $111.16 a day.
The Winnie View cut the cost of the ferries about in half compared to truck and 5th wheel, and made getting into National Forest and BLM campsites easy.
I was impressed by how often we found private campgrounds full, expensive, and crowded and nearby NF sites large, treed and near empty.
And yes, we made it through Alaska's gravel roads including the Top of the World Highway without incident, then on a 4 lane divided highway in Canada lost the windshield to a passing truck. Insurance paid for that; don't forget glass coverage!
15.7 mpg, 10429 miles, $1850.29 for fuel;
$2167.88 for 5 ferry trips up the coast, Vancouver-Haines;
$1711.94 for campgrounds, many nights dry camping;
$498.99 in restaurants, $947.88 for groceries;
$299 for an oil change and replacing one leaking valve stem;
plus purchases, fun, gifts
total $9003.64, or $111.16 a day.
The Winnie View cut the cost of the ferries about in half compared to truck and 5th wheel, and made getting into National Forest and BLM campsites easy.
I was impressed by how often we found private campgrounds full, expensive, and crowded and nearby NF sites large, treed and near empty.
And yes, we made it through Alaska's gravel roads including the Top of the World Highway without incident, then on a 4 lane divided highway in Canada lost the windshield to a passing truck. Insurance paid for that; don't forget glass coverage!
