And was just wondering how is your health coming along. And I'm still kicking CANCER ASS EVERYDAY but I'm also having a few bad setbacks myself but i still Believe that I'm UNSTOPPABLE against this fight with stage four lung cancer that has spread to my brain and kidneys but I'm fighting everyday and won't give up or give in to this. THANK YOU again my friends for the great information that you give us.And always give it what you GOT EVERYDAY
We had a great time there in May '15. No mosquitoes, little bear cubs, glaciers calving, seals pupping, hooligan running. It was especially wonderful because the two weeks we were there the rain was nominal and we saw Mt. Denali in its entirety!
Perhaps I could just stop work for a month and do a whirlwind tour. I feel this need to make it to the North Slope and see the ocean. Denali is a must too. To see both would be a lot of driving.
We arrived in late August and stayed through mid October. Of course there are no guarantees, but we hit the best weather of the year from late August to mid-September.
We love all of your videos! The Alaska trip is our dream vacation and your videos are inspirational. We are living vicariously through your videos now, but look forward to our own adventures after we retire and get our own Airstream.
take a bow Sean! Did you ever think that you would be able to put together a video with with music, HD and editing better than the professional 12 years ago. That was an excellent job. Really enjoyed. thx Mark
What a beautiful video! Planning our Huge vacation in early Sept 2018. Driving from our home in Washington DC to Bellingham, Washington where we board the Alaska Marine Highway Ferry to Haines, Alaska. Then driving up to the Fairbanks area, where we will take a tour bus up to the Artic Circle. I especially enjoyed the video portion showing the day long boat trip from Seward. Looks like another Must on our trip! Coming back we will travel the entire length of the Alaska Highway and come back into the States in Montana and back to Washington DC. Thanks for posting.
You guys are the best speakers. Very thorough and to the point. We are building a 74 vw bus with a Toyota Camry Engine. We are launching this coming Summer and plan to visit YS Summer 2020 - From Georgia. Go Jackets!
to keep the 'skeeters away try taking 200mg of vitamin B1 during mosquito season. I found this out because I wasn't being bit by mosquitoes when I moved back to Florida. Found out it was the three B-125's I was taking every day....375mg of B1..
My sister and her husband bought land, built a log home and lived in Tok, Alaska for seven years. My sister used to Horseback ride at midnight in the Summer. She felt isolated during the Winters and moved back to Oregon in 2007. Summers were awesome tough.
Wife and I just pulled into Fairbanks this afternoon, heading to Denali tomorrow. Great tips as always. Hope to have some great photos, as I brought all my Nikon gear. Already have photos of sheep and buffalo. Almost had a moose as a hood ornament this morning. A little too close for my 300 lens. lol News flash, the moose move very quickly when encountering a Class C RV.
You guys are awesome. You inspired us to take a camper up to Natural Bridge VA with an 18 foot camper. We rented it from the Military but I am hooked and looking to get a bigger truck and rent a bigger camper than what our Honda Pilot can pull. We stayed in the Yogi Bear campgrounds on the James River. It was amazing!!
Love the videos!! congrats on all the great trips! Would love to hear more detail (if possible of course) about the route you guys took, which town did you visit in alaska?
Took the Alaska RV trip during June and July 2015 and really had a great time with the exception of area near Destruction Bay in the Yukon. That section of the road was terrible when we went through there.
I waited for this part two to come out and was a tiny disappointed, ONLY, because I thought there was going to be more about bears and safety, but this was a great and gave me more information. I think a lot of people getting ready to go to Alaska, need a solid tutorial on animal life, for sure and seasonal information. I can't handle mosquitos SO this video was very informative.
+Colleen Tillett We will be doing more Alaska videos and I'll be sure to talk bears. But we already have a full video about bear safety here: czcams.com/video/qQkoGhJa77M/video.html
well I'm glad you got the RV back. It's good to see you back on videos. It's interesting that you went to Alaska but didn't film it all the way up and down. Looking forward to more videos from you all. Also how is your leg now is it better.
I was reading a few guide books regarding the driving of the Alaska Highway while on a cruise going through the Panama Canal (of all places) and both had mentioned that there is a State park near Denali which offers all of the same views, wildlife, etc with less tourists.
Do you guys think the current 31' Classic would be small enough for 90% of those pull-offs and campgrounds on the way to Alaska? We really like the idea of the new 12-volt hydronic heating system that promises to provide quiet and even heating while being easier on the battery bank ... but no 25' version is available anymore. The advice from the SW winter boondockers was to keep an RV 30' or so, I feel the current Classic might be an idea compromise for full-timing if one puts a cap on their truck for covered storage space equivalent to the size those 5er folks typically have. In fact it might even be more storage in total than our 2001 28' 5er had. What say? -Dave
In one of your videos you made the comment that it takes a lot of courage to pack-up and start a 14000 mile across country trip to Alaska. Well my lady friend and myself started off on an adventure much the same as you two. We sailed out of Long Beach, CA harbor and turned South for Mexico on our 38 foot sail boat called 'Proteus'. Before our return we had spent a whole year sailing from one anchorage to another and trying to drink Mexico dry of all their Tequila(we didn't make it)... I had equipped the boat to sail any where and any place, including around the world. The boat carried 60 Gal. of diesel fuel, 50 gal of water (I had installed a water maker that turned sea water into potable drinking water at 8 gal per hour. I estimated that we could stay at sea for around 6 to 8 weeks or more without seeing land.. I'm now putting together a small tandem axle trailer that I will pull with my 2016 Ford 250 Super Duty 250 HP turbo diesel, that should fill my needs for some time. The trailer will also house, while traveling, my VW dune buggy. I live here in Northern Nevada and plan many short trips to see just how well my rig will perform. WALT proteus31@outlook.com
I live in Huntsville and have enjoyed your videos. I'm not real sure but I think y'all are from Birmingham but at least I know you're from Alabama....! We're in our 70s and have a travel trailer now and have had all other types of camping rigs. Keep up the great work..!
Your tires you are buying have a rating on them and I would recommend buying “ H “ rated tires for your AirStream trailer. They do cost much more money, but they will last much longer then your typical “ D “ rated tires.
Loved your Alaska video! What time of year were you there? We were there a few years ago the first 2 weeks of July, perfect weather We want to go back with our trailer...
My wife and daughter were on the Glacier Cruise. While the others were watching the upcoming glacier in front of us my daughter and I were scanning the mountain side behind us for mountain goats or whatever and as we were scanning behind a Humpback Whale breached in the wake of the boat. Everything but its tail was out of the water and it was a once in a lifetime sight. Unfortunately only my daughter and I saw it. I yelled "Whale" but it happened so fast the others on the boat only saw the waves created. My wife was sorely dissapointed because she is the real whale fan. It was a great day
great video! I am planning a Big road trip In the early Fall 2018 to Alaska from my hometown in Washington DC (after picking up my sister in Fredericksburg, Va). Looks like you had a beautiful trip. Seward is one of the places we are planning to visit. I will Have to take that day cruise to Kenai Fjords Park. Our other 'must see' place is the Arctic CircleThanks for posting!
Looks like next years trip for me....Driving from the East coast, to Alaska. This is going to be hard , I may not want to leave. Also, I'm going pinching the pocket. I will cook. and fish. So whats the BEST time in your opinion to visit AK. ?
great video on Alaska Trip. You mentioned in another video, this trip was after prime time. Having not been to Alaska at any time not sure what past "prime" time is.. say end of July or later. Also you mentioned a cruise to see whales, glacier.. Some reference as to cost of each adventure would be nice. helps with planning ideas.. just watched the latest video of the red barn adventure.. was there no place at the guys house to get turned around? the one time you need 4x4 right... :)
Wonderful video. Wondered at what point if any you began to worry about the weather causing freezing in your waterlines? We toured Glacier last August with our camper. Couldn't go over Going to the Sun Road with our camper because the total rig exceeded 23'.
Hey guys- do you remember what tour you did when you were able to be in that raft and paddle up the the glacier and ice bergs? I’m driving to Alaska this August and want to do some of the same tours you did.
exactly when did you arive there? we love to visit places on the less crowded times and it seems you nailed it. we live in Auburn Al and have Alaska in our near future plans.
Hi Maria, I (Sean) am an Alabama fan but I'll answer your question anyway. ;-) My wife Kristy is an Auburn fan! Anyway, we arrived at the Alaska border in late August ... Stayed inside Alaska until early October. September was pretty great, weather wise. But our return trip saw us fleeing a wintry monsoon, so we probably lingered a bit long.
Ken and I plan on driving to Washington state then up thru Canada. Next year 2019. I started watching your videos they are wonderful. I've been checking it out which way is the best way to go drive with Rv thru Canada to Seward, Alaska. I wil continue to watch your videos to find out information. Safe travels to you both. Linda
Sure! If you click the "share" button you'll see some different options. You can use this link czcams.com/video/PAlX3gw88z8/video.html You could also use embed code.
And was just wondering how is your health coming along. And I'm still kicking CANCER ASS EVERYDAY but I'm also having a few bad setbacks myself but i still Believe that I'm UNSTOPPABLE against this fight with stage four lung cancer that has spread to my brain and kidneys but I'm fighting everyday and won't give up or give in to this. THANK YOU again my friends for the great information that you give us.And always give it what you GOT EVERYDAY
We had a great time there in May '15. No mosquitoes, little bear cubs, glaciers calving, seals pupping, hooligan running. It was especially wonderful because the two weeks we were there the rain was nominal and we saw Mt. Denali in its entirety!
Perhaps I could just stop work for a month and do a whirlwind tour. I feel this need to make it to the North Slope and see the ocean. Denali is a must too. To see both would be a lot of driving.
We arrived in late August and stayed through mid October. Of course there are no guarantees, but we hit the best weather of the year from late August to mid-September.
Your footage is awe-inspiring! Alaska is near the the top of our bucket list when we take off in our RV! Thank you for sharing.
Just Wow!! So beautiful I got emotional!!
We love all of your videos! The Alaska trip is our dream vacation and your videos are inspirational. We are living vicariously through your videos now, but look forward to our own adventures after we retire and get our own Airstream.
take a bow Sean!
Did you ever think that you would be able to put together a video with with music, HD and editing better than the professional 12 years ago. That was an excellent job. Really enjoyed. thx Mark
What a beautiful video! Planning our Huge vacation in early Sept 2018. Driving from our home in Washington DC to Bellingham, Washington where we board the Alaska Marine Highway Ferry to Haines, Alaska. Then driving up to the Fairbanks area, where we will take a tour bus up to the Artic Circle. I especially enjoyed the video portion showing the day long boat trip from Seward. Looks like another Must on our trip! Coming back we will travel the entire length of the Alaska Highway and come back into the States in Montana and back to Washington DC. Thanks for posting.
You guys are the best speakers. Very thorough and to the point. We are building a 74 vw bus with a Toyota Camry Engine. We are launching this coming Summer and plan to visit YS Summer 2020 - From Georgia. Go Jackets!
I would love to see some build videos for the engine swap....
to keep the 'skeeters away try taking 200mg of vitamin B1 during mosquito season. I found this out because I wasn't being bit by mosquitoes when I moved back to Florida. Found out it was the three B-125's I was taking every day....375mg of B1..
My sister and her husband bought land, built a log home and lived in Tok, Alaska for seven years. My sister used to Horseback ride at midnight in the Summer. She felt isolated during the Winters and moved back to Oregon in 2007. Summers were awesome tough.
Wife and I just pulled into Fairbanks this afternoon, heading to Denali tomorrow. Great tips as always. Hope to have some great photos, as I brought all my Nikon gear. Already have photos of sheep and buffalo. Almost had a moose as a hood ornament this morning. A little too close for my 300 lens. lol News flash, the moose move very quickly when encountering a Class C RV.
Haha, great timing! Yes you will have some excellent photo opportunities in Alaska. Enjoy Denali!
What a dream vacation!!! Someday!!
You will get there John! What's really incredible is that you can even drive there - lol Definitely an ultimate road trip.
Wow, such breathtaking country! Looks like y'all had a great time. Thanks for sharing
Really stunning video. Thank you!
Wow great to see you again. Been checking everyday for you. Thanks for the great video. See you again soon...I hope!
You guys are awesome. You inspired us to take a camper up to Natural Bridge VA with an 18 foot camper. We rented it from the Military but I am hooked and looking to get a bigger truck and rent a bigger camper than what our Honda Pilot can pull. We stayed in the Yogi Bear campgrounds on the James River. It was amazing!!
AWESOME! THANK YOU! BE SAFE! HAVE FUN! SMILE! GOD BLESS YOU BOTH ALWAYS! ENJOYED!
I've lived in Alaska for 50 years. Good summary. Looking forward to your next post.
Love the videos!! congrats on all the great trips! Would love to hear more detail (if possible of course) about the route you guys took, which town did you visit in alaska?
Great video. Glad to see the second part of the Alaska series.
Riveting. Just riveting. Thanks for sharing your experience.
Great info. As two soon retiring geologists Alaska is definitely on our itinerary,
Love your vacation videos. Alaska is awesome.
Took the Alaska RV trip during June and July 2015 and really had a great time with the exception of area near Destruction Bay in the Yukon. That section of the road was terrible when we went through there.
Yes, the Destruction Bay area was rough for us too!
hahaha I love your method for keeping the bears away!
Haha that's probably the last time you'll ever hear my singing voice - it definitely scares the bears away! :)
I've been binging your Alaska videos. I really enjoy your videos. They are well put together, informative, interesting and loads of fun. Thanks
I hadn't thought about Alaska as a trip until I saw you videos. Now, it's on my list.
No thumbs down for you guys. You are to good
Awesome video guys !
I waited for this part two to come out and was a tiny disappointed, ONLY, because I thought there was going to be more about bears and safety, but this was a great and gave me more information.
I think a lot of people getting ready to go to Alaska, need a solid tutorial on animal life, for sure and seasonal information. I can't handle mosquitos SO this video was very informative.
+Colleen Tillett We will be doing more Alaska videos and I'll be sure to talk bears. But we already have a full video about bear safety here: czcams.com/video/qQkoGhJa77M/video.html
+Long Long Honeymoon thanks for the reply in going to the bear video now!
well I'm glad you got the RV back. It's good to see you back on videos. It's interesting that you went to Alaska but didn't film it all the way up and down. Looking forward to more videos from you all. Also how is your leg now is it better.
What a once in a lifetime trip! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the video, love following the both of you. I bet you are looking forward to getting on the road again.
Sean and Kristy - how about posting your travel map and stops and dates for those of us who would like to follow in your footsteps? Great videos!
had a great time in May.
White pass and Yukon railway was great, the Alaska Marine Highway was a good way to travel
I was reading a few guide books regarding the driving of the Alaska Highway while on a cruise going through the Panama Canal (of all places) and both had mentioned that there is a State park near Denali which offers all of the same views, wildlife, etc with less tourists.
Stunning landscapes - great shots!
Thanks much Rick!
Do you guys think the current 31' Classic would be small enough for 90% of those pull-offs and campgrounds on the way to Alaska? We really like the idea of the new 12-volt hydronic heating system that promises to provide quiet and even heating while being easier on the battery bank ... but no 25' version is available anymore. The advice from the SW winter boondockers was to keep an RV 30' or so, I feel the current Classic might be an idea compromise for full-timing if one puts a cap on their truck for covered storage space equivalent to the size those 5er folks typically have. In fact it might even be more storage in total than our 2001 28' 5er had. What say? -Dave
Glad to see a new post.
+Alec Sharp Thanks Alec, more vids on the way!
The only campground I stayed at was in Valdez. I stayed 4 nites. I did talk them into letting me dry camp because I have 2000 watts of solar panels.
Good job ! Comfortable I hitched with a friend 40 years ago two summers on Kodak. So ,so glad I did............
Been wondering when you guys were gonna post part 2, glad you did! Keep the vids coming!
Thanks, more vids on the way soon!
We really enjoyed your video ! Thanks so much for sharing !
I really love y'alls videos! Please keep em coming. Safe travels!
very nice alaska is a beatiful place in the world . thank you for shairing
glad yall are back
A beautiful place...........
looks fab ! ! ..yeap dont buy stuff buy experiences...memories
Very nice I like all pictures
That cruise looks amazing!
How big are the mosquitoes? do they hurt? Gorgeous whale shots, best ever!!
In one of your videos you made the comment that it takes a lot of courage to pack-up and start a 14000 mile across country trip to Alaska. Well my lady friend and myself started off on an adventure much the same as you two. We sailed out of Long Beach, CA harbor and turned South for Mexico on our 38 foot sail boat called 'Proteus'. Before our return we had spent a whole year sailing from one anchorage to another and trying to drink Mexico dry of all their Tequila(we didn't make it)...
I had equipped the boat to sail any where and any place, including around the world. The boat carried 60 Gal. of diesel fuel, 50 gal of water (I had installed a water maker that turned sea water into potable drinking water at 8 gal per hour. I estimated that we could stay at sea for around 6 to 8 weeks or more without seeing land..
I'm now putting together a small tandem axle trailer that I will pull with my 2016 Ford 250 Super Duty 250 HP turbo diesel, that should fill my needs for some time. The trailer will also house, while traveling, my VW dune buggy. I live here in Northern Nevada and plan many short trips to see just how well my rig will perform.
WALT
proteus31@outlook.com
loved your bear chant at the end!
Thanks for the beautiful view of Alaska.
Thanks, keep on living riveted! :-)
Congrats on the youtube journey.
I live in Huntsville and have enjoyed your videos. I'm not real sure but I think y'all are from Birmingham but at least I know you're from Alabama....! We're in our 70s and have a travel trailer now and have had all other types of camping rigs. Keep up the great work..!
Beautiful! Excellent video!! Thanks for sharing!
+Bob Barker (RV Guy) thanks Bob, check out our entire Alaska series (we have 3 or 4 more vids on this topic). Cheers!
Really nice to see a video from you guys^^
Your tires you are buying have a rating on them and I would recommend buying “ H “ rated tires for your AirStream trailer. They do cost much more money, but they will last much longer then your typical “ D “ rated tires.
U COULD DO MUSIC SINGING VIDEOS, WHERE YOU VISIT !? YEA,! THATS IT
Loved your Alaska video! What time of year were you there? We were there a few years ago the first 2 weeks of July, perfect weather
We want to go back with our trailer...
we use muskeroil when there is black flies
wow. what a beautiful video of Alaska. I love your videos. i just subscribed to you and i now cant get to Alaska soon eneough
This was amazing! Thank You and God Bless You
Thank you guys, I have been planning to check this one off my bucket list and am hoping for 2019
My wife and daughter were on the Glacier Cruise. While the others were watching the upcoming glacier in front of us my daughter and I were scanning the mountain side behind us for mountain goats or whatever and as we were scanning behind a Humpback Whale breached in the wake of the boat. Everything but its tail was out of the water and it was a once in a lifetime sight. Unfortunately only my daughter and I saw it. I yelled "Whale" but it happened so fast the others on the boat only saw the waves created. My wife was sorely dissapointed because she is the real whale fan. It was a great day
great video! I am planning a Big road trip In the early Fall 2018 to Alaska from my hometown in Washington DC (after picking up my sister in Fredericksburg, Va). Looks like you had a beautiful trip. Seward is one of the places we are planning to visit. I will Have to take that day cruise to Kenai Fjords Park. Our other 'must see' place is the Arctic CircleThanks for posting!
Beautiful, Happy Trails
Great video! Thanks for all the effort.
Looks like next years trip for me....Driving from the East coast, to Alaska. This is going to be hard , I may not want to leave. Also, I'm going pinching the pocket. I will cook. and fish. So whats the BEST time in your opinion to visit AK. ?
That was worth the wait! Love your videos. Subscribed to your other channel, too.
Thanks much TubieNewbie!!!
:)
Thanks for the tips
Great video and great info guys. Thnx for sharing
Fantastic photos you guys
love your videos. some of the best on CZcams
Great video. Really enjoyed it! Thank you!!!
great video on Alaska Trip. You mentioned in another video, this trip was after prime time. Having not been to Alaska at any time not sure what past "prime" time is.. say end of July or later.
Also you mentioned a cruise to see whales, glacier.. Some reference as to cost of each adventure would be nice. helps with planning ideas..
just watched the latest video of the red barn adventure.. was there no place at the guys house to get turned around? the one time you need 4x4 right... :)
Muy interesante el video...Soñamos con visitar Alaska. Saludos desde España
Thank you for sharing this beautiful video with us
God bless
Excellent video.
thanks so much .
Another great video. Thank you for sharing.
Loved it - thank you!
Thanks Jim!
thanks for the information guess I'll cross Alaska off my list of places to visit, I'm from Colorado so I'm good
And there’s no sales tax
great to see you guys posting again, i was afraid a bear ate you
Wonderful video. Wondered at what point if any you began to worry about the weather causing freezing in your waterlines? We toured Glacier last August with our camper. Couldn't go over Going to the Sun Road with our camper because the total rig exceeded 23'.
Hey guys- do you remember what tour you did when you were able to be in that raft and paddle up the the glacier and ice bergs?
I’m driving to Alaska this August and want to do some of the same tours you did.
exactly when did you arive there? we love to visit places on the less crowded times and it seems you nailed it. we live in Auburn Al and have Alaska in our near future plans.
Hi Maria, I (Sean) am an Alabama fan but I'll answer your question anyway. ;-) My wife Kristy is an Auburn fan! Anyway, we arrived at the Alaska border in late August ... Stayed inside Alaska until early October. September was pretty great, weather wise. But our return trip saw us fleeing a wintry monsoon, so we probably lingered a bit long.
Great, thanks for sharing.
Good stuff guys!
Nice video.... Thanks so much!
What took you guys so long been waiting really enjoy your videos
The dog ate my video! Sorry for the delay! :-)
Great video
Ken and I plan on driving to Washington state then up thru Canada. Next year 2019. I started watching your videos they are wonderful. I've been checking it out which way is the best way to go drive with Rv thru Canada to Seward, Alaska. I wil continue to watch your videos to find out information. Safe travels to you both. Linda
Amazing footage. Am going to Alaska next month .... cannot wait!! Can I link your video on my travel blog?
Sure! If you click the "share" button you'll see some different options. You can use this link czcams.com/video/PAlX3gw88z8/video.html You could also use embed code.
Beautiful! Where was that lake at 5:49 in the vlog if you don't mind me asking?.
Thanks! That lake is called Upper Trail Lake, and it's located next to the Seward Highway. It's in the Chugach National Forest.
I was expecting to see the Airstream being pulled behind the boat.
:)
I have heard alot about Alaska i would like to to see for myself some day.
Great video! Where did you buy propane?