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Re: Right truck and camper setup for a northern Alaskan winter
I just increased the font size and was able to use the cursor to help me read your post. I will keep my comments brief but feel free to pm me if you like. Your choice of Northern lite is perfect in my view. We have driven the Dempster in late fall, ran into a blizzard etc. with our Arctic fox see my sig. That is too much camper for that type of off roading. Even pulling off the road into a gentle swale you go dead slow and it still feels top heavy and adds strain to the camper mounts. In cold temps you want to stay away from a slide even in a four season camper. By the way we absolutely love our Arctic Fox and wouldn't change it for the world. I would suggest a one ton short box extra cab with a suitable Northern lite, the lighter the better. And a gas job for sure in those temperatures as you will keep it idling for much of the time. You will need a good on board gas powered gennie (propane is too loud ask how we know) to keep batteries up as there is very little daylight north of Dawson for the dark months. Research additional heat source that does not require forced air such as direct vent propane heaters. Figure out how to carry two or three spares and keep jacks etc. where you can get at them easily. Same goes for spare gas you can never depend on making it to the next lodge as the highway can close at any time and stay closed for a week from the wind. So always enough gas to turn around and get you back to Dawson etc. Maintenance shops will not sell you gas. One last thought is a way to keep some heat on your propane tanks even a trouble light will work with incandescent 60 watt bulb or better yet low wattage battery warmer. Oh and complete arctic package for the truck, 60 below coolant, battery blanket, dual batteries, oil pan heater, block heater, and interior car warmer for starters.617Views0likes0CommentsRe: Winter RV'ing in Northern NWT/Yukon
Just an update of our weather so far this month, for Faro YT(62.2285° N, 133.3532° W), Tuesday night minus 55 Celcius with wind chill factor making it minus 64 Celcius which is roughly minus 83 degrees F. Think about that and try and imagine it. Propane stops flowing around minus 40, vehicles won't start, have never tried a little gen set at those temps but I doubt it would run without additional heat source. This is an interesting discussion thanks for posting. There have been many valuable posts here. The best suggestion in my view is to find an off grid cabin and plan on gearing up to spend a winter. This is my 49th winter up here.739Views0likes0CommentsRe: AF 990 feedback requested
Have had ours since 2012 they are a great camper no major issues and have used it a lot. Had the hot water heater replaced under warranty and other than that no major issues, just wish we had a ten gallon. We use it a lot, winter and summer, boondocking and travelling. No issues with slide, fridge works fine its big for us and good for a week. We camp as low as minus thirty Celcius after which it is a little less comfortable. Always pack our Honda 2000 and run it all night when needed both for a little electric heater and to keep the batteries up (they will only last one night with just the furnace running we have two 6 volt, still good after five years). The suggestion above from Towpro is a good one to wire the fan to the basement to run separately as well lets you run just the little electric heater when you can get by without the noisy furnace. 30 pounds of propane only lasts a couple of days when really cold. We winterize and stop filling water when it starts to stay ten below Celcius at night (October?) and go blue bucket. Couple of suggestions for AF to consider is battery cut off switch outside in Batt compartment would be better than under the sink that way you can run slide in and out without being hooked up to shore power. We do not like or use the house lights on the dimmer switch I have sensitive hearing and they produce a high pitched whine...still plan on replacing that. We also upgraded to all LED lights they are so much better for batteries. Add an additional slide switch up by control panel to draw in slide at night when stealth camping or to keep warmer. Also wish the bathroom sink would drain to the black tank Triple E does this and you can boondock for longer grey doesn't fill quite as fast and adds more water for dumping black. We have on board Onan 2500 propane that we love for quick roadside stops but it is very noisy with lots of vibration. Not for use while camping except for short specific periods. Would definitely recommend solar install if you have a choice, I use a free standing separate 100 watt solar charger when we leave it at the lake for a week to keep the fridge running. Only change I would make would be to go with a one ton Dually right from the start. Love the diesel for the hills but that is really a personal choice the newer gas jobs have improved both mileage and power. Cheers.486Views0likes0CommentsRe: Arctic Fox 1150
Do some research on That year Arctic Fox...I believe anything pre 2005 was prone to leakage around the marker lights. Check the nose for delam. I think you would be OK to use that camper on a 2015 at least to start with... depends on where and what your use is too. I'll defer to advice from the dually crowd on that. Sounds like a great setup there.521Views0likes0Comments
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