North Carolina to Alaska July 2011

[Jager]

:smiley_drive:I've been planning my trip to Alaska for this summer for a couple of years. I'm within a month of starting the trip so am starting this thread to start posting my info and pics as I go. The trip will begin approx 15 July and I'll return sometime in Sept. My vehicle is an 2008 FJ Cruiser and I have an expedition trailer with RTT following me.

 

[m(a)ce]

sweet! subscribing - :lurk:

if you have time please post up pics of your rig, build specs & what you're planning on taking.

looking forward to this.

 

[Captain K-man]

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[kai38]

Awesome trip, I just got back this week, also drove an FJ Cruiser towing a M416.
I was able to find free camping all but 2 nights,
Brought a lantern, 3 good flashlights & headlamps, never needed them sun was down 2 hrs a day. Lack of sleep was getting to me.
PM me if you want the site w/ my pictures I also have the campsites waypointed for GPS
Have fun

 

[Jager]

Pics of rig

Here's the FJ and the trailer. I'm installing a tranny oil cooler this weekend so will take better pics of the rig on the road.

 

[Jager]

New pic of FJ

Hopefully this works. I'm experimenting with photo bucket and an iPad. This is a new pic of the FJ with the new body armor bumper.

http://http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x448/Toddk375/0cc51103.png

 

[Captain K-man]

that link worked, nice bumper

 

[jeffjeeptj]

Nice looking unit. What is you rplanned route from OBX? I-40?

 

[Jager]

Yes, actually just south of Morehead so I'll take 24 to 40 and head north from there.

 

[Jager]

Pic of the rig

Here's a better pic of the FJ and trailer. :Wow1:




Matt, lot's going on and it's taking a while to get updates. Here's the basic rig, with a Camping Labs RTT, small one. I've got the Body Armor Bumper, Smittybilt XRC8 winch, Hi light Apollo 100W driving lights, High lift extreme 48Inch. The trailer is a home built, I have a friend with a metal shop in his garage and some great metalworking skills. We designed the trailer to have the RTT, fenders and wheels match the FJ, water/fuel can holders, spare on the front, an Adventure Trailers MAX Coupler, tie downs from LetsGoAero on all four corners inside and out. The lid is hinged but didn't realize how hard it would be to open with the RTT so it doesn't get opened that way but I can pull it off with two people and use as a utility trailer. The tailgate is diamond plate and is reinforced to use as a table or seat.

The trip is planned as hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, and anything else I can get into up there. I'll have my 17 year old son with me for about half of the trip so it should be a lot of fun.

 

[83cj8]

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Okay, I am all signed up and ready for your trip updates. You are probably knee deep in final preparations for the trip. Take lots of photos and post weekly if you can. Smoke those cigars at the end of a successful day and enjoy yourself.

 

[Schattenjager]

You should post your route here too - you can link in a google map of your trip - just click on the

link above and paste in your map.

Do you have a Milepost? GREAT resource for the trip.

Not knowing your route - are you planning on the Cassiar out of Seattle? I have driven the AK highway a few times and it is a little lack luster east of Calgary. Comparatively speaking of course.

 

[Photomike]

You should post your route here too - you can link in a google map of your trip - just click on the

link above and paste in your map.

Do you have a Milepost? GREAT resource for the trip.

Not knowing your route - are you planning on the Cassiar out of Seattle? I have drive the AK highway a fe times and it is a little lack luster east of Calgary. Comparatively speaking of course.

Is this an insult of the landscape around here? No wait it is true, south and east of Calgary can be a little (okay a lot) boring, north is a little better, west is great! Good thing is that on the major highways it is 110kmph so it goes by fast.

 

[m(a)ce]

sounds like a sweet setup.

looking forward to more pics & stories :ylsmoke:

 

[Jager]

Yes the last minute preps are wearing me out. I finally installed the tranny temp gauge today, had a bad connection that was driving me crazy but got it all working fine. Counted out my 50 cigars to take, took the fishing poles apart. Tomorrow I'll pull the wheels off the trailer to make sure everything looks ok, then lift the lid and install new gasket material. I have a little handloading and test firing for the big rifle, then I'll pull everything out of all the boxes and repack everything to make sure I have everything where it belongs (and I can find it).

My route will be through the border crossing north of Minot ND, then head north west through Edmonton. I'll be spending a few days with family in WI next week then onward.