Mods for trip to Prudhoe bay

[80seriesnut]

My wife and I are planning a trip from Iowa to Prudhoe Bay Alaska. It's a roughly 3900 mile trip. I'm wondering what mods people would do to their 200 series. I have a 2018 that is stock other then an ARB summit bumper.

 

[TeCKis300]

None needed and probably none desired. An oil change. Good tires and you're set.

 

[gasman4u]

My wife and I are planning a trip from Iowa to Prudhoe Bay Alaska. It's a roughly 3900 mile trip. I'm wondering what mods people would do to their 200 series. I have a 2018 that is stock other then an ARB summit bumper.

You may want to consider some sort of PPF/rhino hide stuff for your hood/front bumper. IIRC, the Alcan highway has a lot of bigrigs pulling all sorts of loads on gravel roads and kick all sorts of sh*t up in transit. If you don't care, maybe just make sure your insurance covers new windshields.

Otherwise, you're set!

 

[Nothinghead]

LC has a smallish fuel tank for such a thirsty engine. You will want to maximize your MPG for such a long trip.

 

[eatSleepWoof]

Credit card and condoms is all anyone needs.

 

[Artie]

Credit card and condoms is all anyone needs.

This guy road trips!

 

[Artie]

Never made this drive but have read up on it and it sounds like it’s hell on earth for windshields.

 

[dudemancool1904]

Not quite dead horse but this dude did Houston to Fairbanks a few years ago.

Thread 'Driving the Alaskan Highway in February'

Aug 21, 2023

Because of the many helpful blogs and posts I found and studied before my trip, I wanted to chronical my 2023 winter drive to Fairbanks for any who might want to try it themselves. I felt every little bit of information helped so this is an attempt to give back a bit. I apologize for taking so long to get this written.

To begin, I would like to thank @coleAK and @stonepa. Both of these fine gentlemen were a font of useful information as I prepared for the drive. I really appreciate their patience in responding to my many many questions.

I will try to keep this recount...

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[Devils Paw 80]

My wife and I are planning a trip from Iowa to Prudhoe Bay Alaska. It's a roughly 3900 mile trip. I'm wondering what mods people would do to their 200 series. I have a 2018 that is stock other then an ARB summit bumper.

When will you be going? After mid September some of the shops/gas stations close down. It can snow during practically any month of the year, and there was a bit of snow in the Arctic a couple days ago. However, true winter conditions aren't likely to persist until October. I suggest no mods, provided the 200 can go 240 miles on a tank of gas.