Alaska - is generator required

[Gamecock7483]

Do most camp grounds have hook-ups or should we take along a generator? Thanks.

[RangerJay]

Not yet mentioned here is the price of a campsite in an RV park. With some exceptions they charge a heck of a lot of money for little more than a spot in a gravel pit. Boondocking or public parks (National, State, Territorial or Provincial) cost a heck of a lot less and gets you a lot closer to the scenery and environment you spent so long driving to. A generator gives you flexibility in making comfortable choices about where you want to stay.

Have a great trip.


Jay

[gmctoyman]

"Required" no, "desired" yes.... probably. Depends on when you go, when you come back, how your rig is setup, the comfort level needed & etc. the RV "parks" all have power of some level. The Provincial parks seldom do. Early or late in the season you'll "desire" it.

[Gamecock7483]

Many thanks to all for the input. It is nice to have those with experience to bounce questions off. Thanks again.

[lizzie]

We got one of the $600 ones from Cosco and we did use it. We were away three months with almost no advance reservations and it was worth the peace of mind to know that we didn't have to find a place with electricity. We could have done without it however, so it's up to you. lizzie

[sue_t]

To directly answer the question, most commercial campgrounds have electric hook-up, if you're willing to pay the premium for the service, which may or may not be reliable or more than 15A.

If you have a generator, take it.
If you have to buy one to take, then think hard about whether or not you need it. Our RVs are set up for drycamping because we prefer to not run our generator, however if the temperature is below freezing during our winter camping then the gennie is nice to have along. It also powers our cabin when electric goes out, which also happens frequently around here.

[Community Alumni]

Let's get this back on track about the OP's question to bring a generator or not.

Thanks,
.... Eric (Moderator)

[retraite]

Come to think of it, and the original poster's question about needing a genset, I've long thought that spooning was so ya' didn't haveta start up the genset on a cold night.

But, maybe that Canadian trick of banging two spoons together accomplishes the same thing, but, darn'd if I can figger out how.

Cheers.

[Francesca_Knowl]

retraite wrote:

Ah, akordin' to my edukashun, spooning is somethin quite diffrent - and kinda cozy too.

Cheers.

That's exactly why you should be grateful for the heads-up as to what "spooning" means in "Canadian"!

Although, come to think of it, knowing the difference might be more important for unwary Canucks who use the term down here... imagine the response if some poor innocent Canadian visitor invited a bunch of Americans to a "spooning performance"! :E

[retraite]

sue.t wrote:

retraite wrote:
Ah, couldja splain it to us less skooled yanks?

Jes wanna know the rite ansers when them BAs go a testin us, ya' know.

Cheers.

With curling you get to throw rocks at the house. If you hit the smallest ring in the house, you've done mighty fine.

Y'all can get a good spoon demo here http://youtu.be/6TS9ugnarQQ

:B

Ah, akordin' to my edukashun, spooning is somethin quite diffrent - and kinda cozy too.

Cheers.

[sue_t]

retraite wrote:
Ah, couldja splain it to us less skooled yanks?

Jes wanna know the rite ansers when them BAs go a testin us, ya' know.

Cheers.

With curling you get to throw rocks at the house. If you hit the smallest ring in the house, you've done mighty fine.

Y'all can get a good spoon demo here http://youtu.be/6TS9ugnarQQ

:B

[retraite]

Veebyes wrote:
You also need to know that there is a difference between curling & spooning. The border agents will test you.

Ah, couldja splain it to us less skooled yanks?

Jes wanna know the rite ansers when them BAs go a testin us, ya' know.

Cheers.

[Luke_Porter]

Yes, take a generator--a quiet one.

[Veebyes]

Francesca Knowles wrote:
Generators aren't required when going to Alaska, but if traveling there by land you should be aware that you can't get into Canada unless you and everyone in your party has a red plaid shirt.

You also need to know that there is a difference between curling & spooning. The border agents will test you.

[Tom_Barb]

We've made three trips up and back. (travel trailer) we never had a gen-set, we camp 2-3 days on the batteries then go full hook ups, dump tanks, fill fresh water, and re-charge batteries over night, then hit it again for 2-3 days.

Now we carry a gen-set all the time, and never use it, 14 year old motor home with 48 hours on the genny. 🙂