We decided to buy a new pickup and a pop-up camper to fit in 2004. And made a vacation out of picking it up. We bought the pickup and the camper in Colorado over the phone and with email, flew to DEN, and the Toyota dealer picked us up at the airport. We signed the papers for the truck that night and headed for a motel. The next day, we drove to Outfitter and had the truck rigged for the TC with wiring, Torklift tiedowns, and air bags. And off we went to Rocky Mountain National Park! 4000 miles and two weeks later, we were back in Fairbanks, AK. Couldn't have been easier.
There was never any question of buying a pickup and camper in AK. The prices are overly inflated and the selections limited on virtually every big-ticket consumer item.
With the current exchange rate with Canada, that's where I'd look.
