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Open Roads Forum  >  Class A Motorhomes  > Alaska This Topic Is Closed  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 4   Next trickydoc • View posts Sylvania, AL, USA Senior Member Joined: 07/27/2003 View Profile Posted: 12/16/04 06:59pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Anyone ever took a class A to Alaska? Got some friends that want us to go with them. I have only heard horriable stories about the roads. JackD • View posts Montreal, Qc,Canada (when not on the road) Senior Member Joined: 02/11/2001 View Profile Offline Posted: 12/16/04 07:05pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I did, twice, along with several hundred other class A owners doing it every year, year after year. Don't listen to any horror story about Alaska. Ted-N-Ruthy • View posts Branch, MI Full Member Joined: 10/11/2003 View Profile Posted: 12/16/04 07:06pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I'll be watching the answers too. We hope to go for the summer of 2006... Ted South Jersey Clamdiggers GoodSam Club 2001 Newmar DSDP 3852 The Texan • View posts Summer: Cascade, Idaho - Winter: Quartzsite, AZ Senior Member Joined: 01/16/2004 View Profile Posted: 12/16/04 07:29pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I took a 38' DP to Alaska this year and had no problems. No flats, no broken MH windshield, just lots of beautiful scenery and lots of wonderful people. Road conditions vary by the mile, and the byword is "slow down and enjoy the scenery" Bob & Betsy - USN Ret'd '78 & FL LEO Ret'd '03 & FT Class of 2002 '05 HR Endeavor 40PRQ, 400 Cummins -With-'05 GMC Sierra LT, CC, Z-71, the pusher & our Arctic Cat 500A & Suzuki KQ 400A, riding in or behind the pusher. Where the wheels are stopped Dogslow • View posts England UK Full Member Joined: 09/01/2004 View Profile Offline Posted: 12/16/04 07:30pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Wow Alaska,this link isnt to an RV trip to Alaska BUT it is a great link. Alaska two wheel trip great pictures I hope you guys n gals check this out ,make yourself a coffee put yer feet up and enjoy www.dogslow.smugmug.com tspoon • View posts Coudersport, PA Full Member Joined: 07/04/2003 View Profile Offline Posted: 12/16/04 07:50pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator We're planning on taking the trip next summer. What are the pros and cons of caravaning? Tom, Carole & One old dog named Folly 2001 35U Itasca Sunflyer, 2000 Tracker Toad w/Brake Buddy In God's country!! PA harryt • View posts fort myers fl lee Full Member Joined: 11/04/2004 View Profile Posted: 12/16/04 08:10pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator traveling by yourself you can go at your own schedule, stay as long as you like, go to the same places and save a lot of money. with the group you have comradirie, schedule, planned events,campgrounds etc we did it on our own with a 29 ft motorhome towing a toyota station wagon with 4 wd. great time no mechanical problems, some gravel stretches of road being repaired. next time i will take more time and travel slower, probablly 2 months in alaska. either way you go -do-it, you won't regret it. Harry T 99 pace arrow 36b toad 93 honda accord big ben • View posts SW Florida Senior Member Joined: 04/30/2002 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Offline Posted: 12/16/04 08:13pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator We've done it a couple time. The roads are not bad any more. From the looks of the traffic last time we went up I thought every body was there. You will not be alone. Ben & Jean Tick a GSP Full time since 1995 Spending the summer in Utah 2002 39' Winnabago Jouney DL 330 Cat 2005 GMC 4X4 PU 2 Yamaha Kodiak ATVs web site tspoon • View posts Coudersport, PA Full Member Joined: 07/04/2003 View Profile Offline Posted: 12/16/04 08:14pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Thanks for the info Harry T, Need to do a little more research but am currently leaning toward going it alone. Wish us luck. FunWay • View posts Vero Beach, FL Senior Member Joined: 11/13/2002 View Profile Offline Posted: 12/16/04 08:21pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator We took our motorhome to Alaska in 2001 AND with a Caravan. First, we would take our new motorhome to Alaska without a second thought. We traveled all the good and all of the bad roads. We found that the worst of the roads could be handled if you just slow down to a reasonable speed...sometimes it is 25mph and sometimes it's 45mph. Our trip was from Calgary thru Dawson Creek thru Alaska then south on the Cassier (spelling?) highway and amounted to 5000 miles. I would guess we had about 200 miles of "bad roads" that we took very slowly. Scenery is breathtaking! An exciting experience! We did enjoy the caravan but would not take one in the USA again. We tend to be free spirits with our schedule, places and things to do and the caravan takes care of all of it for you. For us that makes it a love hate sort of thing...love to have someone do it all but feel hampered by the preselected schedule. Either way, just go and have fun. Russ and Jane 2002 Dolphin LX 36 feet Workhorse W22 Chassis 2002PT Cruiser This Topic Is Closed  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 4   Next Open Roads Forum  >  Class A Motorhomes  > Alaska

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Jump to Forum Recreational Vehicles  - Class A Motorhomes  - Class B - Camping Van Conversi...  - Class C Motorhomes  - Fifth-Wheels  - Folding Trailers  - Hybrid Travel Trailers  - Travel Trailers  - Truck Campers  - Toy Haulers Camping  - Tent Camping  - Family Camping  - Workamping Forum General Forums  - Beginning RVing  - Rallies, Shows and Gatherings  - General RVing Issues  - RV Lifestyle  - Full-time RVing  - Camp Cooks and Connoisseurs  - RVing with Disabilities and Ge...  - RV Pet Stop Technical Resources  - Towing  - Tow Vehicles  - Dinghy Towing  - Technology Corner  - Forum Technical Support  - Tech Issues Locations  - RV Parks, National Parks, Stat...  - Roads and Routes  - Public Lands, Boondocking and ...  - RVing in Canada and Alaska  - RVing in Mexico and South Amer...  - Snowbirds Other Discussions  - Around the Campfire

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