Starting a Road Trip to Alaska

Dave in MN

Dave in MN

Well-known member
Well, I am finally off on my long delayed road trip from Minnesota to Alaska. I am planning to be on the road for 10 to 13 weeks. I am traveling in my ‘31 Slant windshield pulling a tear drop clam shell camper of my own design.
 

Attachments

  • E6B62DFE-113A-4819-9912-9C8B8D320ED4.jpg
    E6B62DFE-113A-4819-9912-9C8B8D320ED4.jpg
    65.1 KB · Views: 203
  • DA1A4E5B-0A06-45D9-A05C-65AD966C3266.jpg
    DA1A4E5B-0A06-45D9-A05C-65AD966C3266.jpg
    97.3 KB · Views: 229
I am interested in what changes, if any, you made to your Model A in prep for making the long drive and for hauling the tear drop. Thanks, Bill
 
Good job, you A should haul that easy, we and another couple travelled all over Aust in our A,s doing the same ,
You will have a ball,
Lawrie
 
Ditto, Lawrie.
Dave, You will be the envy of your local club but no matter what you do, there will be those who refuse to believe you did it. Do you have electric brakes on the camper? We have found that talking with other travellers adds another dimension to the trip.
Keep us posted.
 
What a cool adventure !!!!!!! I'm jealous. We drove our fifth wheel to AK a few years back and my favorite part was driving through BC and the Yukon.
 
Thanks for the comments guys. I will post some updates every couple days…I don’t want people to bore you with the mundane!
First day on the road ended at the Lorraine Dam Campground in North Dakota.
Only event of note…70 miles into the trip the car lost power and died. After coasting to a stop a quick check under the hood found the gas supply valve was turned off and the 5 gallon belly tank installed for the trip ran dry. Back on the road in a quarter turn of the valve.
Good Day All!
 

Attachments

  • F4DA7B67-AEDF-453B-90DD-6D9003EBA690.jpg
    F4DA7B67-AEDF-453B-90DD-6D9003EBA690.jpg
    65.7 KB · Views: 226
  • AE0C75BD-6AC5-409A-B618-BC47DDAC7027.jpg
    AE0C75BD-6AC5-409A-B618-BC47DDAC7027.jpg
    52.1 KB · Views: 217
  • BA7DBE9E-1E1B-4CD9-9929-E7A89E3241A0.jpg
    BA7DBE9E-1E1B-4CD9-9929-E7A89E3241A0.jpg
    96.3 KB · Views: 201
Be careful. There are a lot of wildfires along your route through northern BC, with evacuation orders and possible road closures. Check bcfiremap.com and drivebc.ca. Heavy smoke everywhere. You might want to pack a respirator too.
 
Looking forward to hearing about your grand adventure, which make my recent one-week jaunt seem trivial in comparison.
 
Dave in MN said:
First day on the road ended at the Lorraine Dam Campground in North Dakota.
Only event of note…70 miles into the trip the car lost power and died. After coasting to a stop a quick check under the hood found the gas supply valve was turned off and the 5 gallon belly tank installed for the trip ran dry. Back on the road in a quarter turn of the valve.
Good Day All!
Click to expand...

Handy idea to add the belly tank. I hadn't noticed that being done before? Your trailer design is very well made and looks beautiful. Great job.
Enjoy the nature and have a safe trip Dave!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top