How to DIY an RV Trip Alaska on Your Own
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How to DIY an RV Trip Alaska on Your Own

B1IntermediateAugust 26, 202644 min

Alaska tops the RVer bucket list every year, and most people never go, because the logistics look like too much. Jim and Marcia Badhorn skipped the caravan and planned their own 90 day Alaska trip, and they just got back. They tell us how they planned it, what had to be booked ahead, what they would change, and what it is actually like out there on your own. Also this week: we are camping for the first time all summer after Jennifer's knee replacement, we are heading to an RVCommunity mini meetup in Michigan, and we...

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This is episode 638 of the RV podcast. And this week on the podcast, the biggest surprise we got was I bought a half a gallon of milk at a store in Glen Allen, Alaska, which is the hub of Alaska. I buy a half a gallon of milk.

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It was $12 and 50. That was probably the biggest surprise. In this week's conversation of the week, we're going to talk with Jim and Marsha Badhorn, who just got back from 90 days in Alaska,

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A trip they planned entirely on their own. No caravan, no tour company, no following, somebody else's schedule. Can you really do Alaska yourself? And what does it take?

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