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So starting in the morning I will be driving south to British Columbia's Sunshine Coast to pick up our first hard-shell sleeping quarter... lol to this day we always slept in a tent and we will still do so most of the time, But for road trips, this will be awesome.

1996 10' Alaskan camper in mint condition. We have been looking for one for many years now and this one came up at a decent price, in great condition and right here in Canada, they are pretty rare up here, lots of them in the lower 48 sates and some in Alaska, but here they are few in betweens!!

Sunshine coast is +- 34hrs of driving, the ferry is booked for friday... I will be staying on the Sunshine coast till monday and then I drive back up and pick up a solo canoe for a friend!!

The camper already have a roof rack!! I'm not sure how it's gonna like the cold temps on my way back up, but we'll see... The forecast is for around -20C at night for the next few days around Whitehorse.... It will be warmer as I drive south, but might get quite cold by the time I make it back!!

So see you in 10 days or so... Maybe before if I get access to internet!!
 

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Have a safe journey, roads should be clear of tourists, specially on the return portion of the trip.
.........BB
 
Looks good, that top looks like it cranks up? Alaskans are rare around here but they make a great low center of gravity off road camper. I'm always looking, they don't come cheap, great find.
Enjoy your road trip.
 
So this is part of the Alaska HWY on the trip to the camper... First night at the Liard Hot Springs... Northern lights all night... Cold night though -18c....
And a few of the rd picture and lots of wildlife, Lynx, Bisons, Caribous, Deers, Elks...
 

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Beautiful pictures, nothing better than a road trip to pick up a home, for a away from home, for your wheels and a CANOE too. Road looks a bit slick, not so bad I hope that you have to spit out your gum, so you can concentrate on driving. I noticed in the pictures that you have, what I call moose lights on your truck. I have been thinking that I should get a couple of them for mine, like you they are not needed up here in the summer, but on the lonely northern highways in the winter, could be a life saver. What brands of lights would you suggest.
Keep on rolling, watch out for the other guy.
 
Friggin heck Canot. I was hoping you'd have boring gravel roads all the way. Seeing your photos are gonna make my drive in and out of work this week feel like forever. Je suis tres jalouse tabernac; you are off my Christmas list!!.
Bonne sante mon chum.
 
Friggin heck Canot. I was hoping you'd have boring gravel roads all the way. Seeing your photos are gonna make my drive in and out of work this week feel like forever. Je suis tres jalouse tabernac; you are off my Christmas list!!.
Bonne sante mon chum.

:p:D
 
Beautiful pictures, nothing better than a road trip to pick up a home, for a away from home, for your wheels and a CANOE too. Road looks a bit slick, not so bad I hope that you have to spit out your gum, so you can concentrate on driving. I noticed in the pictures that you have, what I call moose lights on your truck. I have been thinking that I should get a couple of them for mine, like you they are not needed up here in the summer, but on the lonely northern highways in the winter, could be a life saver. What brands of lights would you suggest.
Keep on rolling, watch out for the other guy.

Hey BB... The light are nothing fancy by today standard, they are IPF, but I would buy LED light bar if I do it again, way better and lees maintenance!!

The road wasn't bad, a few time I had to switch to 4x4 cause it was a bit slick, but most go the time good enough!!
 
So made it to the Sunshine coast, after a short ferry ride to the other side.... Got in the camper last night after a few stops in Brewing pubs....
 

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I like that, how do you raise the roof? Is it manual or some sort of electric jack system.

When I think of a cross country (Canada) back road/boondock camping/canoeing/fishing trip, that is what I would want. Something that can be driven off road with out worry of center of gravity and roof clearance, and used so I don't worry about wear and tear.
Just the fact you can put canoes on the roof for easy access is a big plus.
Good Luck with it, safe journey home and enjoy.
 
I don't remember giving you permission to "visit a few brew pubs"? You're gonna have to submit a full trip report. Any good Porters?
 
I don't remember giving you permission to "visit a few brew pubs"? You're gonna have to submit a full trip report. Any good Porters?

Unfortunately, on the west coast, 90% of the craft beer is IPA... Then there is a few Pilsner and then you will sometime have a stout(so far not great) and rarely porters.... I'm a really unhappy brew pub tourer right now.... There was a barrel aged farm house that was actually quite tasty, but alas not available in bottle to bring back with me so I got 2 bombers of Barleywine that I usually like we"ll see if that one is nay good!!
 
I like that, how do you raise the roof? Is it manual or some sort of electric jack system.

When I think of a cross country (Canada) back road/boondock camping/canoeing/fishing trip, that is what I would want. Something that can be driven off road with out worry of center of gravity and roof clearance, and used so I don't worry about wear and tear.
Just the fact you can put canoes on the roof for easy access is a big plus.
Good Luck with it, safe journey home and enjoy.

Robin, the roof on this "Newer" model, is by mean of hydraulic jacks operated by an electric pump, takes about a minute or so to get all set up!! and same to drop down!! Really sweet system. This one is a 1996, I have friends that have a 73' and there is using the same hydraulic system, but no electric pump, all manual, a bit longer but always gonna go up lol.

As for the canoe rack this one is custom made by the guy I bought the rig from. He told me that you can put up to 250lbs on the rack and still raise and lower the system w/o problem... So even 2 WC canoes would be good to go lol!!

Today I need to get myself a small ladder to access the roof and get in and out of the camper...

So far I'm happy of the rig, lots of storage, fast and easy up and down everything is working perfectly, there is a few dings and scratch but nothing major and certainly nothing that can't be fixed in the long run. And for the price it was totally worth the long drive and plus the people I bought it from were genuinely awesome people!! I met an other guy that own a huge woodworking shop, a passionate, got a few nice pieces of wood from him and a great deal on a vintage Swedish felling axe... If I would have known he had such a collection of all sort of things, I would have brought more $$ hahahaha.

Now I'm waiting to catch a ferry back to Vancouver main land and start my journey back home after doing a few things in the area!!
 
Hey BB... The light are nothing fancy by today standard, they are IPF, but I would buy LED light bar if I do it again, way better and lees maintenance!!

The road wasn't bad, a few time I had to switch to 4x4 cause it was a bit slick, but most go the time good enough!!

My brother has PIAA HIDs on his Tacoma...they are astonishingly bright, but they are not good for roads w any oncoming traffic on them, plus it takes a few seconds to energize the lights from being turned off. If you are going LED, make sure your light array says it has a combination of flood and spot emitters/lenses, other wise you'll not have the down the road beam throw that helps pick out the big critters at night. Almost any name brand is okay, though be suspicious of bargain brands and prices... I am hankering for one, I have my eye on - Mtnlitebar.com. The output; leading to vastly improved night road vision (and the price!) is breathtaking.

That is one sweet little rig you have there. I looked at the one pic of the no guardrail drive by the lake...4wd or no 4wd, that looks dodgy for sure.
 
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