We bought the ToyHouse (88 Toyota Dolphin) in November of 2010 specifically for making this trip.
We had looked at other RVs, but it came down to Gas mileage, and vehicle size.
With Gas cost approaching $4/gal and $5 per gallon in some areas, The difference between 8 mpg and 15 mpg would basically put this trip beyond our expense.
We also wanted a smal RV that we could drive and get into and out of most places that you could get a car into.
This Toyhouse was bought in New Mexico and driven to its new home in NW Ohio. It was in very good mechanical shape, but needed some work inside the coach.
Some paint, repairs, upgrades and repairs to the RV systems, and we’re ready to go.
JOhn
Nice Blog! How high have the gas prices been along the way?
The highest so far was off the Alaska Highway (Pink Mountain, Canada, I think) $7.6 per gallon. I just filled up in Valdez, Alaska tonight, $4.72 per gallon.
A friend just forwarded the site to us and we found it very interesting and informative. Especially seeing as we’re planning on doing “The Alaska” thing next year in our ’94 Warrior (last year for the Toyota Camper). Thanks for the time and effort you put into this. Once again, we thoroughly enjoyed vicariously doing the trip with you and are hoping ours is as enjoyable and trouble free as yours was.
Eric & Carol Wood
Pensacola, FL
Thank you.
We are planning our next trip, probably late this fall or early next spring. This was our first trip to Alaska, and we didn’t spend a lot of time at each place. Our next trip, we’ll plan to spend a little more time at several of the stops.
Good luck with your trip, if there is anything I can do, contact me.
John