Thanks for the input so far guys, keep it coming...Alaska virgin.
There is a (very) long build thread on rv.net about our camper here:
Flatbed CamperThe Isuzu cab isn't that bad...we have driven 11,000 miles in the past 9 months in it. I think maybe the weight we have on it has dampened the ride because it doesn't bother me. My butt gets tired after about 6 hours though. The visibility and turning of the 28 foot rig is amazing. I can do a u-turn in a normal two lane road without getting the wheels on the grass. Hitting a moose is not going to be fun though, so I am going to try really hard to avoid that.
You have convinced me to not tow the sailboat. We had pretty much decided to leave it behind even though we do sail saltwater in it (only 3 to 5 foot seas in 20 knot winds). Also leaving the milling machine as I bet I will be too busy seeing the sights to use it. We have a 12 foot port-a boat folding boat we carry in addition to the sailboat, canoe, kayak and paddle board, so I will take just that and the 6hp kicker from the sailboat.
All of that saves me about 600 pounds, so I will buy a 19.5 Toyo and a spare rim and get it mounted. I will take a bottle jack and a breaker bar or something that can turn the rather large lug nuts. We have Klim gear in storage which must go since I think we will spend at least one winter up there and ride snow machines. We did that a lot in Washington State and actually designed the garage pod to hold two snow machines. The problem is the truck isn't a snow capable truck or I am not a snow capable driver in it so not sure what we will do about getting machines to the snow (have to buy the machines up in Alaska too).
Definitely taking the WR250R bikes. They are so much fun off road and street legal too. We do carry a spare 1 gallon on each bike...so about a 160 mile range.
I am getting a bit excited.
