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I may or may not have also had a similar experience...

Smartphones ftw, but ftl on the wallet.

 

Mine should be here Wednesday... Haha

 

This.

I hear some people got more than one strap

 

Read these.
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd-gen-tacomas/193849-alcan-drive-2011-a.html
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd-gen-tacomas/247158-alcan-2012-a.html

 

will check it out

 

encouraging and informative! thanks!

 

Long time lurker in this thread.

I did the top of the world highway and Dempster up to the Arctic Circle with my wife back in 2012. A stock truck will easily do the same trip we did. We tented it at various campgrounds as we didn't have our RTT then. A very worthwhile trip and I hope to do it again (with the RTT). Thought I'd throw my two cents in given the discussion for the past page.

Dempster turnaround point for us:


Saw this guy on the Top of the World Highway:

 

The most spent on a trip like this is the planning and gas for the trip, If you have camping gear, there will be stores to restock supplies along the way. Basically, go prepared for an adventure and have a back up plan for changes and any typical issues that might happen on any long camping trip.

 

the ferry from washington to homer for just one truck and two people (minus lodging on the 6 day ferry trip) is $3300. wow.

 

$3300, that is crazy! I don't think you'll be taking the ferry. But it sounds cool.

 

Can you ship the truck in separately and fly for a lower price?

 

ive thought about that... even to ship my bike from new york to california is $700 and takes about that much time. so, a truck im sure would still be about the same price as the ferry. ill look into shipping and flying costs also

 

Anybody attended a Overland Expo event?

I'm thinking about going this Spring. Probably just buy day passes for Fri and Sat to get a feel for it.

Worth the time?

 

i think ill try and go next year. my spring is already crazy enough as it is

 

My plan is to go next year. It's about a 14 day trip for me to be worth it.

 

So it would be cheaper prob to go to Haines, AK instead of Homer. Thats how I did it. Then drove part of the Alcan through Canada and Alaska. This is my chronicling
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/travel/211188-epic-adventure.html

 

home town 757! drop me a line if you do, i grew up out there. still havent gotten rid of my cell phone number and its been 12 years since ive done anything more than visit.

 

i saw that! very inspiring i might add. maybe thats a better idea, going up to haines and then driving around to homer. ideally, homer is where id like to start going north.. id like to touch the arctic circle and really take my time going around the state. luckily.. im pretty close friends with a former ak native whos family are nutjob brush pilots up there, so i might even have a personal guide!

 

It's only gotten worse I promise you. Wish I could get out West or up to AK.

 

my parents moved out to suffolk to get away. i have no idea why it took me so long to move out to california, but im glad i did.

where the beer flows like wine.