Driving the Alcan Highway can be intimidating your first couple of times until you have a good feeling for what to do. In this video, you’re going to hear 12 tips (the do’s and don’ts from the experts) for driving the highway that will make the process MUCH smoother.
US Customs and Border Protection
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Canada Border Services Agency
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Jamin Goecker
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Keller Williams Realty Alaska Group
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What Alcan questions do you have? Post 'em!
The glare off your head blinded me thx
Huh? you mean Canadia isn't a US state? 🤣
The roads aren't that bad but it can be muddy in construction areas. If you don't go off road, you shouldn't need 2 spare tires unless your tires are bad. I did the trip by motorcycle from Michigan towing a small camper trailer with 8" wheels and had no problems.
Typically, how are the road conditions late March/early April?
Experts say 1 tire if you have very good quality tires to begin with
How can you avoid Canada altogether? from Alaska Marine Highway. Taking my mother in-law is 83 Don't want her to spend so much time down Blood clots. We are seeing my brother in -law in Homer. Can you suggest routes we Overland so we can go allot of places? Please answer if you can. Thank you.
Will gps work for navigation, is there a 24 hour travel requirement to go through Canada? Downloaded the arriveapp thank you!
I remember going fishing in Canada in the 60’s not even needing a passport.
24 hours to get through Canada? I though we had like 6 days to drive down to the lower 48
so i am moving to anchorage from Colorado. hopefully within the next month or so. i kinda figuired about the food water extra tires and all that. But just kinda curious with the ferry from washington i know its a tad more expensive but it is worth saving wear and tear of the tires and engine. i was kinda curious.
This is awesome! I'm taking my chances and stepping out on faith😔😌
Sorry, bring money? Wow.
ARE YOU SAYING THAT YOU ONLY HAVE 24HR FROM ENTERING CANNADA TO RE ENTERING THE USA AGAIN?
SO WHATS THE AVERAGE SPEED LIMIT GOING THROUGHT CANNADA? IF YOU HAVE SUCH A SMALL TIME LIMIT OR TIME SPAN IN GETTING THROUGH CANNADA?
IS THERE ANYWAY THAT YOU KNOW OF TO REQUEST A LONGER TIME LIMIT IN GETTING THROUGH CANNADA IF YOU ARE DISABLED AND YOUR DISABILITY IS LIMITING YOU IN THE AMOUNT OF TIME YOUR ABLE OR ALLOWED TO OPERATE YOUR CAR EACH DAY?
IF YOU HAVE ANY INFROMATION ON THIS WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE ANY HELPFUL POINTS YOU COULD GIVE TO ME…?
I'm planning on driving from montaña to encourage this June 2022 in an older motorhome low milage on it I've worked okln itvavquit a bit just finished with new belts and an altanater today have an extra ten gallons of gas and it has two has tanks on it new ten ply tires on it and changed my phone plan to att for better service have a generator for power at night stressing a bit about the trip
And have a new spare tire on it
Great tips indeed, especially the App. I just downloaded it and uploading the info requested. What about gas stations? Looks like there almost non-existent from middle to the north of Canada on the ALCAN Hwy.
This is a weird question but I’m moving to Alaska and I really want to bring my houseplants. What are the rules with that?
What do you mean about the 24-hour deal to get through Canada?
The highway of tears, hauntingly beautiful!
How long does it normally take to drive the al can?
I rode the AlCan on my 1975 BMW R90 (MC) in 1980 when the highway was half dirt. So dusty, so muddy. So doable. So beautiful. Fear not. I hope to do it again next year on the same bike.
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Had to watch this again. I gotta get the current mile post and headed to Amazon right now to order an Atlas if they still even exist. hehe
What are the conditions like in mid-October?
Sorry this is a very generic video no real info.
How about driving this in a Jetta in the winter
Thank you for sharing these tips! It surely helps my planning better for the future trip 🙂
It was useful, but this is the only video that actually made me fearful of traveling
Planning on driving up to Juneau from Arizona. My question is, Can I drive trough BC with one license plate? They only give one here but noticed BC might want 2. Can you pkease help?
How easy is it to transport a couple long guns, and maybe a handgun? Moving to Alaska this fall and I hate to drive in wilderness areas without some kind of weapon.
Thanks
Great information thanks
I have driven the ALCAN 5 times. Here is my commentary on the "tips"
tip 1: Either bring an extra tire or be okay with the trip taking extra time. I have had one flat tire on the trip and if there wasn't a full-size spare available it would have been a 5 day wait for a replacement.
tip 2: bullshit hysteria, there is gas at major intervals. Buy a Milepost and study it, if you are going for a long stretch fill up earlier than necessary.
tip 3: Yes. get your paperwork taken care of and check it out in advance.
tip 4: Sure, bring some water and food, but don't go overboard. There are plenty of people on the road and every time I have seen people on the side of the road there are good samaritans ready to help.
tip 5: Not an issue. Yes there are dead spots but there is internet at the gas stations.
tip 6: 100% Milepost is better than the Bible out there.
tip 7: Bring a credit card and know what the currency exchange is on the card.
tip 8: This is expired with the times.
tip 9: Sure, but this is a small number of travelers.
tip 10: Duh – this is international travel. He's stretching this out
tip 11: See tip 10
tip 12: You should do this with any travel trailer. Not trip specific
Bonus: Not a thing outside of normal life