Alaskan Campers

[WU7X]

I’m not familiar with your route or destination area to help with recommendations. But I think you’re heading into a great area at the right time with a great rig. Mixing the trip up with some B&B/motel breaks along with some real remote boondocking will show you the best features of this type of travel. You can park nearly anywhere, go almost everywhere, and camp in comfort.

Check iOverlander & Wander the West as well as You Tube for destination information and ideas. A good mapping program is a great planning tool.

Safe and happy travels!

Thank you! I am familiar with the old Ioverlander, but when it opens up now I'm informed that I need to download the newer IOverlander 2 by the end of December. Guess I'll have to bite the bullet and get the pay app. IOverlander is built into my Garmin Overlander, wonder if they will update their software to handle version 2?

Is Wander the West an app or a website? Will check into that too. I also have some books on trails in UT, but they are now pretty out of date. The best thing is we can head out, follow the tracks we have, and if they peeter out, just turn around and try something different. I am so looking forward to not having a small trailer being tugged behind the rig. I never was all that good with backing one up, especially the short ones. No tents, a larger frig, 26 gallons of water, an internal heater, two burner stove, dual fans, a queen size bed, an interior toilet; life just got a LOT better!

It is 21 deg. F as the sun comes over the horizon here this morning. Heading south will be a real blessing.

 

[FAW3]

WanderTheWest.com is a website.

iOverland 2 does offer a free ride…but very limited functionality and only one area download at a time.

We stepped up from simple “truck cap camping” to a pop up truck camper….what an upgrade. A great way to roam.

 

[WU7X]

Well, everyone knows the saying about the "Best laid Plans", right? In the past two weeks my 3 y.o. Boykin Spaniel injested things she shouldn't have twice, in an apparently attempted suicide. Maybe not suicide, but the cost so far has been over $4K in vet bills !!! That has put a pretty big hole in my travel budget for Jan/Feb 2026. Boykins are a real hunting breed and they need to be kept busy. Much more hiking, retrieving, and rough housing is in our future with Bella la Diabla that's for sure.

She doesn't loo,k like a little devel in the picture, does she?



I think we'll pull the camper off the truck for the next few months and keep it plugged in and under a roof. We got 2.5" of snow last night and discovered that my wife's Hyundai Kona LTD EV doesn't perform that well on ice and packed snow. We are expecting a more than usual snow pack this winter so having a 1 ton 4x4 truck to drive around makes sense.

I have heard that some folks are installing rubber horse pads that are made for using in horse trailers under their campers. It is supposed to make the camper get a better grip on the bed of the truck, cut out some squeeks, etc. Has anyone tried doing that? To me it seems that would also cut down a bit on the pounding the camper is exposed to when traversing rough roads.

 

[fisher205]

Well, everyone knows the saying about the "Best laid Plans", right? In the past two weeks my 3 y.o. Boykin Spaniel injested things she shouldn't have twice, in an apparently attempted suicide. Maybe not suicide, but the cost so far has been over $4K in vet bills !!! That has put a pretty big hole in my travel budget for Jan/Feb 2026. Boykins are a real hunting breed and they need to be kept busy. Much more hiking, retrieving, and rough housing is in our future with Bella la Diabla that's for sure.

She doesn't loo,k like a little devel in the picture, does she?

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I think we'll pull the camper off the truck for the next few months and keep it plugged in and under a roof. We got 2.5" of snow last night and discovered that my wife's Hyundai Kona LTD EV doesn't perform that well on ice and packed snow. We are expecting a more than usual snow pack this winter so having a 1 ton 4x4 truck to drive around makes sense.

I have heard that some folks are installing rubber horse pads that are made for using in horse trailers under their campers. It is supposed to make the camper get a better grip on the bed of the truck, cut out some squeeks, etc. Has anyone tried doing that? To me it seems that would also cut down a bit on the pounding the camper is exposed to when traversing rough roads.

The horse mat provides insulation, so your feet stay warmer also

 

[Pacific Northwest yetti]

Stall mats are very common to use, and work well.

 

[driller]

Do not use a rubber mat under your Alaskan. It will trap the moisture between the floor and the rubber mat, and rot the floor of the camper. If your truck bed has a sprayed in bed liner that is good. If it is just painted get a sprayed in liner.

 

[WU7X]

Do not use a rubber mat under your Alaskan. It will trap the moisture between the floor and the rubber mat, and rot the floor of the camper. If your truck bed has a sprayed in bed liner that is good. If it is just painted get a sprayed in liner.

You know, that makes perfect sense. The destroyer of these campers is. moisture. I didn't even think of that.

My truck has a sprayed in bedliner direct from the factory.

Thanks for the input!

Dale

 

[simple]

Something like this would help with abrasion and vibration. Not insulating but also wouldn't trap moisture.

Modular Mat - 3 x 3', Drainage H-2341 - Uline

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[WU7X]

Something like this would help with abrasion and vibration. Not insulating but also wouldn't trap moisture.

Modular Mat - 3 x 3', Drainage H-2341 - Uline

Custom-fit your mat around any workstation or production machine. Strong interlocking system securely connects tiles. Ideal in dirty or slippery areas. 100% rubber for comfort. Reduces fatigue. Optional Beveled Edges for easy access on and off mat. ULINE offers over 43,000 boxes, plastic poly...

www.uline.com

Imagine that! And I just received my new ULine catalog the other day.