Fifth wheel or truck camper for Alaska trip
I am trying to decide what would be the best type of RV to take on an Alaska road trip. My two options would be my 30' fifth wheel or short box truck camper. I have never traveled to the far North (...
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When we lived on Vancouver Island and made numerous trips to Yukon & Alaska, we travelled with a 25' fifth wheel. No issues. Travelled many backroads and gravel trails without problem. If we wanted to explore a goat trail, we'd unhook and take the truck only.
We rarely stay in commercial campgrounds, preferring to drycamp in the bush or in the many gov't campgrounds. Thoroughly enjoyed these trips and never wished we didn't have the fifth wheel.
Now that we LIVE in Yukon, we also have a camper. This lets us do more extreme trails and impulsive exploring on rough paths. In winter the camper with the ski-doos on the trailer behind. Same for fishing trips, the camper with the boat towed behind us.
BUT if we were still tourists and wanting to see 95% of the road accessible area, the fifth wheel would be the choice. For the other extreme 5%, the camper is nice to have.
We rarely stay in commercial campgrounds, preferring to drycamp in the bush or in the many gov't campgrounds. Thoroughly enjoyed these trips and never wished we didn't have the fifth wheel.
Now that we LIVE in Yukon, we also have a camper. This lets us do more extreme trails and impulsive exploring on rough paths. In winter the camper with the ski-doos on the trailer behind. Same for fishing trips, the camper with the boat towed behind us.
BUT if we were still tourists and wanting to see 95% of the road accessible area, the fifth wheel would be the choice. For the other extreme 5%, the camper is nice to have.
