TT To Alaska

We did the trip in three different travel trailers over the years, and just got back in September from our last trip, this time with a Class A. The trailers all did pretty well. Bent an axle on two trips, but one was clearly from a washtub sized hole on the turnpike in Ohio. Other issues were attributable to a low end trailer(early 2000s Fleetwood) that was not up to the task, including a fresh water tank the broke free and fell off the frame, and a spare tire carrier that cracked, and needed to be repaired in a little village in the Yukon. IMHO, the biggest prep. to do to a trailer for that trip is to protect the front wall from the gravel spray from the tow vehicle tires. On both of our aluminum sided rigs I removed the lower half of the siding and replaced it with heavy gauge aluminum diamond plate. Good luck with your next trip. I think a smaller trailer and truck are a great combo. for AK. It's nice to spend a few days out exploring, while the trailer remains parked in one spot.

Have you looked at Arctic Fox trailers? They won't shake themselves apart on crummy roads, and are better insulated so you'll burn less propane.

I made the trip in 2011 towing a 34 foot 5th wheel. Had no issues at all. We boondocked going up and back and in several places in Alaska. Even in Alaska we stayed in basic camp grounds . We did have generators however. I don't see any pitfalls in towing a tt. Most of the RV'S we saw while traveling to and from Alaska were motor homes or trailers. Saw several truck campers while in Alaska but most had Alaska plates on them.

I just returned from Alaska. I went alone with a Puma 23FB, approx. 27' and towed it with a Toyota Sequoia. I put 16,000 miles on the Sequoia and about 11,000 on the TT (and about 200 ft in reverse. Preferred the Pull-Throughs.). Averaged about 10 mpg. It was very convenient taking day trips, sightseeing without the TT. (I'm just a couple years younger than you guys.)

I left 5/25 and returned 10/14, 144 days. Used the AC I think 3 nights, the balance nothing or the furnace to take the chill out of the trailer. When I purchased last year, I opted for the larger 30 pound tanks. I think I filled the tanks four times. One night I ran out of propane. I also upgraded the HW heater to a Truma continuous HW heater. It worked very well. Had plenty of HW, except when I ran out of propane.

I had no problem towing or with some pretty windy roads. Twice my Garmin 760RV GPS took me down some very narrow and windy gravel roads about 10' wide. I just took my time and found a spot that I could make a U-turn.

This was my first trip in a TT. Had a great time. The TT was very comfortable. I might have gone a little smaller, but it was my "home" for 144 nights and it gave me room to stretch my legs, etc.

I'm thinking about adding some solar panels for next year so I don't have to always go to campgrounds with full hook-ups.

Just my thoughts. I'm a newbie and hope my comments help.

Done both and I don't see that you would have any trouble, especially with a small one. You need a little more space for boondocking, but not that much. You just have to beware of dead ends and small turn-a-rounds. Certainly unhooking and hooking up whenever you want to move is more work but otherwise.... If you were comfortable with the size of a TC then you might consider a B.