ckent323
Senior Member
We will be driving to Anchorage departing Central California in Mid August and departing Anchorage for return about September 25. We plan to travel via the Stewart- Cassair Highway one direction and the Alaska Highway route through Jasper and Banff the other direction. I am figuring 12 or so days of travel each direction to allow for reasonable driving distance each day and time to sight see a bit.
We will be driving our 1993 Dodge Ram W250 Diesel with our 2007 FWC Keystone as well as towing a 7x16 foot Wells Cargo trailer containing two railroad motorcars (track inspection speeders) that we will be operating on a tour of the entire Alaska railroad between September 8 and September 24. A couple in a second 1993 Dodge Ram W@50 Diesel with a 1984 Keystone will be accompanying us
I lived in Anchorage in 1989 and flew in and out of Fairbanks to my work location in the Aleutians so am familiar with Alaska but I have never made the drive on the Alcan - I always flew from/to Santa Barbara, CA.
We plan to camp in our FWC camper most of the time going both ways and I would like to take a tablet or ipad equipped with GPS and use a map app/software that does not require internet or cellular connection (it is my understanding that there is little cell coverage along the Canadian highways) to help me find camping locations (campgrouds, free camp sites, etc).
The idea is to use the tablet/ipad app with GPS to locate nearby campgrounds, stores, gas and sites to visit rather than having to look everything up in the massive Milepost book.
I have read reviews of the Milepost digital app and they give it poor marks because it requires a cell or wifi connection. DOH!
Anyone have any recommendations for tablet/ipad based map or travel guides that use GPS to identify nearby camping sites and etc - particularly from first hand experience?
P.S. I will be taking a hard copy of the Milepost and probably a map book/gazetteer that covers the routes. Of course I will be carefully prepping the truck and trailer and having both checked by my mechanic before departure. In addition, I will be bringing spare tires and plenty of spare parts and tools (I am quite adept at field repairs).
Craig
We will be driving our 1993 Dodge Ram W250 Diesel with our 2007 FWC Keystone as well as towing a 7x16 foot Wells Cargo trailer containing two railroad motorcars (track inspection speeders) that we will be operating on a tour of the entire Alaska railroad between September 8 and September 24. A couple in a second 1993 Dodge Ram W@50 Diesel with a 1984 Keystone will be accompanying us
I lived in Anchorage in 1989 and flew in and out of Fairbanks to my work location in the Aleutians so am familiar with Alaska but I have never made the drive on the Alcan - I always flew from/to Santa Barbara, CA.
We plan to camp in our FWC camper most of the time going both ways and I would like to take a tablet or ipad equipped with GPS and use a map app/software that does not require internet or cellular connection (it is my understanding that there is little cell coverage along the Canadian highways) to help me find camping locations (campgrouds, free camp sites, etc).
The idea is to use the tablet/ipad app with GPS to locate nearby campgrounds, stores, gas and sites to visit rather than having to look everything up in the massive Milepost book.
I have read reviews of the Milepost digital app and they give it poor marks because it requires a cell or wifi connection. DOH!
Anyone have any recommendations for tablet/ipad based map or travel guides that use GPS to identify nearby camping sites and etc - particularly from first hand experience?
P.S. I will be taking a hard copy of the Milepost and probably a map book/gazetteer that covers the routes. Of course I will be carefully prepping the truck and trailer and having both checked by my mechanic before departure. In addition, I will be bringing spare tires and plenty of spare parts and tools (I am quite adept at field repairs).
Craig