Wow, people up here are asking insane prices for campers.

Keep looking, eventually a nice camper at a price you can stomach will popup on Craigslist. The "Lemon lot" on JBER Elmendorf is still there, but doesn't get near the traffic as it once did. Alaskan dealers do ask full MSRP or more plus a huge freight charge so don't expect the same deal as the lower 48 on a newer model. Just like every toy up here, you gotta pay to play.