Easy on the English teacher stuff, guys…
OP, what an adventure! Our son (in high school) is up in Fairbanks this week with his hockey buddies. Alaska is a special place!
Agree with the old wiz that it will be very challenging in the extreme cold.
Aside from general precautions, have a plan B or C for that type of weather (I’ve worked on the Slope in the winter, there’s a decided difference between being cold and freezing to death, lol), here are my recommendations.
Camper, hard shell, no slides, preferably a Bigfoot type fiberglass clam shell.
1 person, keep it on the smaller side for both weight and amount of space to heat.
Truck, gas powered 3/4 or 1 ton, long bed preferred but short bed is fine if the camper is sb capable. Budget dictates what I’d recommend particularly though for brand and model years.
SRW for sure. I would stick to that pretty hard given the conditions and your intended use. DRW is not out of the question though if that ends up being necessary.
Crew cab IMO for additional storage, or spike camp sleeping quarters.
And have 3 different ways to heat it. I would leave the factory gas forced air in it as an option but it is probably the least efficient.
I’d have a diesel heater or 2 similar to a Webasto but you can find cheap ones, as primary heat. Secondary being the OE furnace and something like a big Buddy heater maybe for a plan C.
And a Honda generator. With a plan to pack enough extra fuel of all flavors needed.
I could come up with 100 different ideas how I’d setup a rig like this. Exciting stuff. The caveat being, there will be challenges.
