RVing to Alaska: 10 Must Have Tips + Resources + Links

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A lot of you have asked where our Alaska Vlogs are, and the truth is, we didn't HAVE a YouTube channel back then. 🤣 While it feels like forever already, we launched our Newstate Nomads channel in 2020, and can't thank everyone enough for joining us on our journeys! Since you're along for the ride, we're going to do our best to give you what you want. Starting with our experiences planning and traveling up to Alaska in July, 2019. Today we share some of our lessons learned and favorite parts of rving through alaska with our top 10 tips!

0:00 Intro
0:52 TIP#1 Don't rush up to Alaska! Liard Hot Springs, Sign Post Forest in Watson Lake YK
2:49 TIP #2 Don't Just Buy The Milepost when planning your RVing to Alaska adventure
4:25 TIP #3 When You See a Gas State... FILL UP!
4:49 TIP #4 Take it Slow in Construction Areas. Are the roads in Alaska bad for RVs?
5:50 TIP #5 Mandatory Pet Health Certificates
6:19 TIP #6 Camping Galore!
6:56 TIP #7 Prices May Vary. What are prices like in Alaska?
7:31 TIP #8 Phone Connectivity Can Be a Challenge
8:21 TIP #9 The Sun Never Sets
8:59 TIP #10 Soak it All In! Have your camera ready at all times
9:31 BONUS TIP! Be Bear Aware!

Check out this link for links to places we explored, dining, plus the sites, books, apps and resources we used to plan our Alaska RV adventure. #rvinginalaska

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[northernlightmedia]

I clicked over out of curiousity because I'm an Alaskan (50+ years) and always wonder how our great state is being portrayed, but WOW! I've driven the Alcan hundreds of times, many times in an RV, and you guys NAILED IT! Beautifully filmed, absolutely right on-target, superb advice! And I had to chuckle at "inverted potholes, " that's a new one for me! LOL! Subscriber for sure!

[garyaberle]

Thanks for showing Alaska! Beautiful, I’m sure big foot 🦶🏻was happy to see you!

[edschermer]

I was born in Fairbanks, my maternal grandparents decided to settle in Alaska after my grandfather had served there during WWII, as best as we can gather from my grandmother, she drove “the highway” 14 times! Her grandmother had moved to Oregon in a covered wagon...wow how much progress in just a few generations! Great channel and thanks for all the info as we research if we want to dabble with RV ownership for short trips.

[shannonalward]

Beautiful, fun and informative video. Can’t wait to go Alaska. But that wedding dress, though! ❤️What a gorgeous couple!

[diegoflynn]

We drove the Alaskan Highway years ago. Late 70's. Wasn't paved.1500 miles of gravel. Totally destroyed my dad's LTD. Broken windshield. Damaged headlights. Destroyed brake system by the time we got to Anchorage.
Very, very beautiful scenery.
On the way back they closed the "highway" at Laird Hot Springs due to a very wet Spring. The campground filled up fast. There was even a lady baking bread. Someone with a parrot.
And bears were a big problem. Moose too. It was quite a trip.

[barbaradowney]

Yay, your Alaska story. Woohoo, can you tell I'm excited? Love you two and Alaska, such a magical special place. Can't wait for more.

[blessedrvgmail]

Another really great video. Lots of good information. Thanks for the bonus! 😀❤️

[Ahrobak]

I've watched many videos on traveling AK. Never got the "campground and gas station guide" tip. Thank you.

[masonfara]

Just returned from a camping trip to Alaska- the guides (Alaska Mountain Guides) we were with reserved the "Hey Bear" chant for when there was actually a bear right there (happened fairly frequently), so when walking they would instead shout "Hey Human Here" or something like that.

[sandrap]

Looking forward to this! I’ve actually looked for your Alaska vlogs.

[skeeterforever]

I lived up there for over 10 years. So glad you mentioned on watching out for Bears. Moose are also animals that can kill you and they roam around even all thru Anchorage. Love yall's videos. We really enjoy them.

[PhotoAlbert]

I've been wanting to go to Alaska with our RV for quite some time now and the tips you provided are very helpful, nice and concise. Thanks for posting it!

[bobmakow]

Thanks for putting this together, you two are awesome. Didn't realize you were that recently married, belated congratulations

[peacefulwife]

My beloved and I had an Alaskan cruise planned to take this year in July to celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary. Keyword being: "HAD". First came COVID, second came husbands cancer, third came husbands stroke in July. Will we ever try to go? Probably not. He can't get around very well now and still remains very fatigued. Plus the financial crisis that took place with the stock market this year. We lost 12 double room for 2 people with a private balcony view cruises worth of money in about a week. So, now we're pretty tight with our expenditures. I'm not angry about it. What does getting angry about it profit me or my husband. It's just the way stuff happens sometimes. This taught both of us to be extremely patient. So, back to your travels and awesome have the way and means, plus superb talent to travel for us. You take us places and show us things we'll never get to experience. Plus the doggos are such a cute bonus.😊 Thank you for sharing your sight seeing and jet setting. It's much appreciated. ❤

[TravelingMaritimers]

Alaska is at the top of our list of places to explore, can't wait! Love the videos and thanks for sharing!

[guymatson]

Loved the video - heading there next summer for 3 months. Looking to learn more from you.

[MillionMileRoadTrip]

Did you have to keep a close eye on your pets? We are fulltime RV’ers and have a channel also, we look forward to going to Alaska.

[proudtexan]

Excellent video and info on Alaska!! Great job, guys!

[louisag]

I really enjoyed this. Looking forward to seeing more in future videos. Taking an Alaska cruise has always been on my bucket list....won’t be for a while now lol