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I read that the tongue weight limit is 100 to 175 kg for your Discovery, which would rule out the smaller Elite, and the Casita 17, as well, unless you removed one propane bottle, and then it would likely be sketchy. If you want to tow with the Discovery, I'm afraid you'll have to look for something lighter overall, and tongue weight.

Big blue and big red are more expensive, initially, but I, too, can attest to the longevity. Our big Yamaha is over 14 years old, the little Honda over 13, and both run great. It wouldn't keep me from buying a small off brand, though, for occasional use. Many people here have had good luck with them.

Yup. Me, too.

Sounds like your yamaha's tank might be a little bigger than our honda's. What we normally do is run the generator in the morning , maybe a half hour to 45 minutes, thrpugh boost and the high end of absorb, figuring we get the most bang for the buck (and noise) and hope the solar will take care if the rest. If it's still not charged by the time the sun is getting lower, we'll run it again for awhile in the evening. The solar does the most effective job at the low end of the ramp down , to take the batteries to 100 per cent, even on some cloudy days. How long it will take is really a matter of how much power you've used, so I can't answer that for you. But, we only two 105 ah agm batteries, and try to not run below 75%. I'd think you could surely get several days of charging, maybe a week, if you're conservative with consumption, with one tank.

We're entering 14th season with stock cushions plus topper. It's given great nights of sleeping. 3rd topper going in this year, so up til now, our expense was under $200. Now, $260

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I use gas buddy, and Google, to look ahead at fuel prices. We often buy gas at Costco, if it's not too far off the route, where we save a lot. Unfortunately, no diesel at most Costco, but some samsclub and many walmart/Murphy stations have decent prices, and diesel. Costco has Top Tier gas, though, and Sam's doesn't. The big savings on long trips are looking down the road, as county discretionary taxes can make a 10 or 15 cent difference in a few miles, sometimes. It adds up in a hurry. We've not let it curtail our adventures, though.

A quick look at amazon brought up a few with adjustable legs. (I don't own one.)

I read the electric article yesterday. This might be the perfect around town little truck. I hope they can improve the range.

That's pretty sweet. I could probably do something like that with my bed extender, though not as adjustable.

My thoughts, as well. Looks really great!

Have you checked the serial number cutoff? Will it work? I can definitely see your reasoning, towing with an suv. I really dislike carrying fuel inside a vehicle. I hated that, too, on the few occasions we towed with our Volvo. Somethings are unknown. As I've read, the genset doesn't give quite as much power on propane, so you may not be able to run ac. Especially at elevation. We only carry a (now 13 year old) Honda 1000, to recharge batteries if weather is crummy, days on end. It's been awesome, for that. But won't run much, other than charging batteries.

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Donna, the collar lock is great, at camp or towing, as the bulldog cannot be operated with it in place. Most people use something (proven lock, ball bearing, trimaran, etc), as an extra preventer. It keeps someone for dropping the bulldog on a smaller ball, and pulling away. The bulldog is a bit unique, so it sometimes requires different strategies. We use a locking hitchpin, as well, for safety. First step, imo, collar lock, and a quality padlock.

Many if us use the Collar lock, towing or camped. Plus a ball lock while camped.

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I agree. And, once you've been there, your winter will probably be spent planning your next trip.

Have any of you come south in October, on the Alcan, or the Cassair? I'm wondering about campground availability, southbound. I tend to agree with John on the go quickly as possible through BC/Alberta on the way up, if he's experienced it, and wants to spend more time in Alaska. Coming home as season is ending would be my concern, especially on the Cassair. There's not much from Boya Lake to Terrace, except of course, some beautiful scenery and campgrounds, which may close in September. We've driven the Cassair a few times, but always early season, just after opening.

Going north, ft Nelson and ft st john. On to Muncho Lake. Strawberry Flats campground was empty but for us in late May, one year. Beautiful turquoise water and views. Pit toilet, gravel. A ranger came around once a day to clean and collect fees.. There are a couple small campgrounds like it on the lake. Not to be missed, imo. Now, you're almost to the wide open spaces of the Yukon, our favorite. YT campgrounds are mostly really lovely, and rustic. Clean pit toilets. Free firewood. Some are on lakes and rivers. $12 Canadian, for all that. (In October, as in early spring, they'll be free, but not maintained, and some will be gated off.)

How many hours a day do you plan to drive to get to Tok? Are you planning to skip Lake Louise, Jasper? The icefields Parkway? Since they're relatively close to home for you? Banff would be my first "skip." It's way too crowded and touristy, for my taste. But, I really like Jasper. It's a very nice small town, good services, restaurants, etc. We had elk wandering through our campsite in the national park. Camping at the icefields parkway visitor center is a parking lot overnight, no services, just a parking lot. But you can watch the glacier crawlers across the way, and the visitors center is interesting. Hythe Alberta has a very nice, clean, and inexpensive city campground. Free showers in the converted caboose bath houses, free firewood, very flat. You won't have to unhook. Grande Prairie has lots of shopping. We needed some electronics bits, and found a Best Buy, and some great fish at a roadside stand, there. We've stopped in Dawson Creek for the obligatory photo in the town circle, for the beginning of the Alaska highway. I don't remember anything else about it.

Paul said if we were in our own vehicle, and had a spare, he would have driven the McCarthy road. Lots of people do. It's slow going anyway. Back in the day, when Alaska roads were mostly unpaved, my uncle carried a pair of spares every summer when they drove up to visit his brother. I don't know how many people do that anymore. We don't. As far as departure date from where you live, I'd consider a week earlier, depending on how you want to see Denali and Kennicot. The buses throughout the Denali park quit running , I think, mid-september, and some of the campgrounds close. Once you get to Alaska, you can "camp" anywhere in pullout that are often more scenic than campgrounds. The holiday weekends in Canada are busy in the campgrounds, for sure, but in the Yukon, that's only been a problem for us if we're close to Whitehorse. That said, we've not been up that way in the fall. We're usually out by mid June.

We went to Kennicott mine about six years ago. It's a very interesting tour. The old mine building is rickety, and lots of old staircases, and in a few places, ladders to climb or descend. The waiver we had to sign was 3 or 4 pages long. However, the main building will be closed this summer, according to the website, for much needed renovations. That's a shame. If you go, take the van ride from the little depot in McCarthy to the mine. We missed the jog to the right to catch the van, and wound up walking about five miles to the mine. We caught a van on the way back. Still, my friend's pedometer showed we walked about 10 miles that day. The McCarthy road is indeed pretty bad. It's narrow and rutted, and as part of it is an old railroad bed, our guide told us occasionally old spikes work there way to the surface. ( We took a van ride from Chitina, since we were driving someone else's brand new rv, with no spare.) There is a parking lot where you can park your vehicle, though, and walk across the bridge to town. I think you'd be wise to leave the Ollie in the rv park, in Chitina, for the day. The drive out to McCarthy from Chitina is about 2 hours, each way. We camped by the side of the road, next to one if the bridges coming into Chitina, but the rv park isn't expensive, has water and a dump station, and would be a more secure place for your trailer. It's a long day. You'll probably want to stay there the night before and after. There's a free "public" camping area closer to town, but it looked pretty dodgy. I wouldn't leave my trailer there, I don't think. We parked the rv for the day in the little city lot in Chitina, where the van picked us up.