Roll Call Alaska 2015

[trcgolf]

I know its early but we have been planning for the past 3 months. I know its another 15 months at least till we leave but we are just going crazy...
So here is our very rough plan overview. Leave mid June from western NY; travel west up through Ill., Wis., Min., ND, into Canada.
Diagonally across Saskatch. and Alberta, BC, and YT...
Our first destination is Fairbanks, via Top of the World Highway... thinking of doing the Dempster to the Arctic Circle. I know there will many stops... some short, some long but all will be great.
Fairbanks to Homer with the obligatory Denali stop for a few days.
Homer to Portland Or; Oregon to San Fran; San Fran to home via the Northern US.

We have so much planning yet to do but reading all the Roll Call posts in 2013, and 2014 just keeps us going. Started to plan finances which brings us to the first major question.
I have heard all the diesel advantages and draw backs of the gas engines. We invested in a 32' fifth wheel and 2013 GMC 2500 HD with 6.0L Crew 4x4. The fiver weighs about 8K empty, I would guess 10,500 loaded. ( I will get that checked for sure)Brand new to Rving

The truck is my every dayer.... need the 4 wheel drive here in winter. The decision with gas was pure economics. A Cummins diesel and matching tranny was $9500 more. Doing the math it was going to take a bunch of miles to save enough in mileage to pay for the increase in price. About 100000 mile by my calculation. We not going to be full timers; one long trip a year to Florida.
Traveling around NY and Pa and maybe Florida, that all makes sense but going on a trip like this, I am not so sure gas was the way to go. So I am asking for those who used a truck like mine to haul a fifth wheel through Canada...Alaska...et al... What kind of mileage can I expect? Sorry for the novelette...I will get better at this.

Edited to add 'Alaska' within the title.

[RamblinManGA]

Hi from AZ. . . from page 3, we're headed North on May 25th, Calgary June 6th, and on. Feel free to add us to the list, thanks & regards, Craig

[jimbow2]

Looked at the list for the roll-call:::: Jimbow2 information should be Jim & Irene Thompson La Junta, Co. (Bellingham is where we plan to catch the ferry) not a big deal but if change can be done, that would be nice::: Thank You

[joe_b_]

Bob, instead of reposting the list every time, perhaps just go back and edit your original post and add the new people to that original post.

[NewallaBus]

Yes, you can put us on the list. I posted several months ago in this thread we were headed up in mid May from OKC with a 2 week visit in Colorado. Glad my post has not up set anyone, I agree that deleting old lists or a separate thread would decrease the fluff and make the info easier to find. Richard

[mudrat]

sljohnson1938 wrote:
Packerbacker - excellent idea.

I agree... it should be a separate thread. I'm more interested in the information on the actual Alaska experience as was the original intent. That kind of got lost with the list of campers going to Alaska. Just my opinion.

[sljohnson1938]

Packerbacker - excellent idea.

[CA_Traveler]

NewallaBus, Do you want to be added to the list? I agree that's it's repetitive but not useless information. Because of list and the signs and the postings of location I meet a number of fellow rv.net travelers. Without the list that Janet started in 2013 that would not have happened.

Anyways to me the 2013 trip was more than just having the initial travel information.

[Community Alumni]

NewallaBus wrote:
Been following the Alaska 2013/14 and now 2015. Going this year, learned a lot from post from all 3 years. But this year, as in the last two, the constant posting, re posting and re posting of the same names, with an addition each time of one or two new names, sure adds a lot of pages of (IMO) useless information to a great source of travel information. Richard

Maybe I can help with this. As CA Traveler posts a new list with added names, I'll try to kill the old ones.

... Eric (Moderator)

[NewallaBus]

Been following the Alaska 2013/14 and now 2015. Going this year, learned a lot from post from all 3 years. But this year, as in the last two, the constant posting, re posting and re posting of the same names, with an addition each time of one or two new names, sure adds a lot of pages of (IMO) useless information to a great source of travel information. Richard

[SpencerRB]

We're currently in Whistler, BC, and will be heading north mid-may once the ski season is officially done here.

SpencerRB, Spencer & Rachel, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

[MWJones]

CA Traveler,

Please edit your list to make MW Jones,Texas to read

MW Jones, Max & Ann, Texas

Thanks

[CA_Traveler]

If you are towing a toad this is what I learned: Protecting the toad.

Be advised that radiator shops on the Alaskan Highway love the vertical shields. Might be called a revenue generator...

[CA_Traveler]

I used this sign make from dollar store foam board. It lasted for the trip. I'm not sure anyone noticed the smaller one in the rig window.

[americanrascal]

Please add americanrascal, Joe and Joy, LaGrange, GA

[CA_Traveler]

The purpose of this thread which follows similar 2013 and 2014 threads is to share information on traveling to Canada and Alaska. That can include border crossings, CGs, tourist sights, driving conditions, etc. Some people may meet because of signs on the rigs or posting their location.

The sign could be any size and include
Roll Call Alaska 2014
CA Traveler
Bob and Diane