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 add up that much more with their additional side trips.
Based on past experience, both on previous trips to the North & other multi thousand mile, multi month trips I figure about $150 per day without pinching dollars too much.
This covers fuel at $3 gal (will be more in Canada), 10 MPG (we actually do a little batter), 15,000 miles give or take (12,500 pulling trailer). A few $G for things like oil changes, & stuff that goes wrong. CGs at $35PN (Some will be more, most less). Food at about $25PD. A few $G for what we call Mad Money (tours, restaurants & such). Some extras like the ferry to Vancouver island.
Not many can do a trip like this & not think at least a little about costs. It all adds up. Gotta eat wherever you are. Gotta use CGs as well. The fuel & potential repairs are the biggies.
Three trips to AK since 2008 & costs have not gone up much. Maybe we are getting better with experience. We do try to stay out of restaurants & only use private CGs for laundry & sometimes WIFI needs.
Hope to do that $150PD, or less, again next year.
Based on past experience, both on previous trips to the North & other multi thousand mile, multi month trips I figure about $150 per day without pinching dollars too much.
This covers fuel at $3 gal (will be more in Canada), 10 MPG (we actually do a little batter), 15,000 miles give or take (12,500 pulling trailer). A few $G for things like oil changes, & stuff that goes wrong. CGs at $35PN (Some will be more, most less). Food at about $25PD. A few $G for what we call Mad Money (tours, restaurants & such). Some extras like the ferry to Vancouver island.
Not many can do a trip like this & not think at least a little about costs. It all adds up. Gotta eat wherever you are. Gotta use CGs as well. The fuel & potential repairs are the biggies.
Three trips to AK since 2008 & costs have not gone up much. Maybe we are getting better with experience. We do try to stay out of restaurants & only use private CGs for laundry & sometimes WIFI needs.
Hope to do that $150PD, or less, again next year.
