Today officially marks the start of the Stewart Cassier
Highway. Now, if you guys are planning a trip to Alaska,
here's what you need to know. No joke. I can tell we're
getting further north. Actually, for two reasons. One
being the mosquitoes are dang, they're attacking me. There's
two main routes that will get you up there and most people
end up taking the Alcan Highway which officially starts in
Dawson Creek, I think it's called. And two, I've woke up
at 330 this morning and it was starting to get light out. This
is going to be a rough adjustment for the Hanks. But
if you're coming through the border from Washington, most
likely you're going to be taking a highway that ends up
at Prince George. It's a great stop. There's a lot of RV parks
and you could stock up on food and whatnot and just kind of
get your bearings but from Prince George, that's where you
need to make a decision. Are you going to go left or you
going to go right? I gotta update you guys now that I have
you here. Lipper leveling system is still acting up on
us. Now, you guys have been really patient with us and
giving us some amazing suggestions in the comments.
One that really caught our attention was somebody who had
mentioned that maybe our previous battery was dead.
We're going the way that everybody was like maybe you
should go the Alcam Highway. I don't know the Stewart Cassier
Highway is a little when we boondocked that one time on the
beach when we ran it below the 50percent level. Maybe we did
some damage to the battery and that's why it's been crapping
out on us. On a map, It's highway 37. It takes you from a
town I don't know how to pronounce on Highway 16 and it
takes you all the way up to pretty much Watson Lake area.
With two brand new lithium batteries, she's still giving
us issues. It's not even with the auto level, it's even with
returning to hitch height or just making adjustments on our
own in manual mode. There is a section of road that's gravel
for about a mile or maybe a kilometer, something like that.
I think because it's early June still that we're going to see
like some glaciers and a ton of wildlife. But now that we're
somewhere in the Yukon of Canada, I don't feel like this
is going to be addressed anytime soon. So it's going to
make for some interesting content and adventures with you
guys as we go along to Alaska. Not only a going to give you
the ins and the outs of this highway but we're also going to
test trial first come first serve stays at provincial parks
throughout Canada gotta keep it spicy in the Hanks household
you know what I'm saying you guys know what we're saying you
guys are spicy people too that's why we're here together
that's why we're friends now provincial parks are pretty
much the same thing as state parks in the US. The only thing
is a lot of them are only first come first serve. I believe you
can reserve some ahead of time but you know with the Hanks
we're doing it that way. We're just going to show up. By the
way, yes, you. I'm talking to you. You guys look great today.
Just throwing it out there. Something else we're learning
is that there is like no cell service this entire drive. But
this is exciting because there is not a lot of content out
there on YouTube about RVing the Stewart Cassier Highway and
we're going to do it. Come on. I just can't wait.
I came to check the tire pressures on the truck this
morning and what do you know? They're reading over four or
500 PSI. Welcome aboard. I'm Captain Carl. We're going to be
cruising around an average speed of sixty miles per hour
today. Fasten your seat belts folks. On this flight, yes,
snacks are included so everyone just calm down in the back.
What can I say?
It was such a tough decision to make between the beaten path or
the road less traveled. Nevertheless, we made the
decision to the path of scarcity. Fuel stations are few
and far between and roadside services are but a distant hope
in case of emergency. The Stewart Cassier Highway
undoubtedly has more scenic views and chances to see
wildlife but at what cost with no backup fuel reserves and no
spare parts for RV, we stand vulnerable to the perils of
breakdowns. Well, we even see many other RV on this road.
Only time will reveal the truth that lies hidden in this
mystery. Holy mackerel Canada is massive. Dang. Oh okay I
found Whitehorse actually. Wow. Surprise myself on that one.
Either it's like a Hot Springs campground or something like
that. That would be really cool to stay at. They literally have
Hot Springs there. Oh there it is. Okay. Hot Springs. Never
mind. Found it. Okay you want me to call them? When are we
looking to come in? Sunday. We'll probably get there like
Sunday evening. Alright. Giving them a call. Hello.
Good morning. Hi, I was calling to see if you guys have
availability for two RVs coming up starting on Saturday.
Sunday, sorry. Okay and how many RVs is it? Uh two RVs.
Okay, sure. Okay, great. Um yeah, what information do you
need from me? Um do you want to make a reservation? I need a
name, a phone number, and then we just take a $10 deposit plus
tax. Easy enough. I didn't catch your name. Michelle.
Michelle. Okay. Thanks for your time, Michelle. Absolutely.
Have a good day, Carl. You too. Bye. Okay, Carl can make a
reservation once in a while. Nice. Look at you go. You know
what you're doing. You're the navigator. I hate this.
Navigator in training. I don't want to ever be navigator
again. I would just rather drive. They're both very
important roles and I feel very out of my element right now.
Like what dates are you coming in? I don't know even what day
it is right now. I barely know what what month we're in right
now. What country you're in? Hardly know what country we're
in. Are we there yet? Is that bridge going to accommodate us?
Hey Siri. What is 13. 6 feet calculate into meters. Okay,
this was not the smart way to go about things. Don't make the
same mistake that we did. Jot down some vital information
ahead of time. We learned it the hard way. Without serious
help, we would have been stuck in a sticky situation. So,
prepare ahead of time to avoid any of these potential crises.
Help yourself by writing these calculations down and have them
with an arms reach. A great way to do this is just by taking
some quick notes in your phone. That way you can have them when
you need em the most. Would you like me to convert 13. 6 feet
to? Meters. It's 4. 15 meters. 4. 15. We're good? Yeah, it's
4. 8 or 4. 1. Oh, That was close.
Dexter, I think I'm going to put you at this playground so I
can get the salt and vinegar out of you. I'm going to join
him and get some my vinegar and saltiness out of me too. I'm
just not having a good day. Well, you got up at five. You
want to share why you got up at five? Do we want to go there?
I'm not going to name names but he's on the rear driver side
floor. It's just an accumulation of events here.
It's kind of one thing after another and I spoke coffee all
over myself today. What you're trying to say is travel days
aren't sunshine and rainbows? Come on.
Come on, let's go for a walk. Let's let's get out of the RV.
Make sure this water pump is off. Boom. I always seem to
forget that when we stop and use the restroom. Never leave
the water pump on because that could lead to some bad
situations. Speaking of bad situations, man, I'm just
having an off day today. I can't get it under grips. We've
had the check engine light came back on. I initially got it
dressed back in California. Came back on. I think it's a
glow plug issue. Called the dealership and they said don't
sweat it. Just get it addressed later on. They said as long as
it's not flashing or showing that the power of the truck is
actually killed or throttled back, you're okay. That was a
little bit of relief and then on top of that, the trailer,
the seven-way pick connector, it's plugged in but it's been
intermittently like beeping and I'm talking like twenty or 30
times during the drive days.
I've taken a wire brush to it and I don't know we're just in
the midst of figuring all that out as well so it's a bummer
I'm trying not to be hard on myself because we're in a
middle of a beautiful country seeing new things and I'm
having these down days and you know what I guess that's just
the way life goes sometimes if you're also having a down day
don't be too hard on yourself either because I'm right there
with you but we're going to keep the positivity coming I
just want to let you guys in on the scoop because you always
help me feel better about myself I mean you guys keep me
in check and I love that about y'all it sounds like these
crazy kids here are just having a blast. I want to go join 'em.
Get some sunshine. Vitamin D, you know what I mean? I love
you guys. This guy, what's this? What is he, who's the guy
he always remind me of? Bradley Cooper? Bradley Coop. That's
right. The Coops. The Coops. Who do I look like? Oh.
Anybody? Um. They always say you look like Ernest goes
somewhere. Ernest goes to Canada. Oh yeah. I see it. What
a kick. It's the eyebrows. Give me Ernest. Yeah. That sucks.
You want to take. You got Bradley Cooper and Ernest goes
to jail. Come on. Are you serious? But you know what? A
darn sexy one. Ernest goes sexy. We'll just leave it at
that. That's pretty. That sounds like travel plans. I
guess I'll take over driving now. Please. Yes. Finally. Back
my comfort zone. We are just venturing more and more into
the wilderness. We're currently still on highway 16. We haven't
even officially hit the Stuart Cassier Highway which is
thirty-seven? Highway 37 is the official start to a very
desolate road that we don't know what's going to happen on.
Everyone talks about how intense the Alcan Highway is
and we decided yeah let's let's not even mess with the Alcan
Highway. Let's go somewhere that's even a little bit more
rough. It's just getting through this highway and I'm
nervous but excited at the same time and I'm glad you guys are
here with joining because you're going to learn a lot and
if you're watching this because you want to know if it's worth
it for you guys to take your RV on this highway well we're
going to bring that information to you so you might want to
strap in Canada you're looking beautiful but I will say it
looks like it gets a little cold up here anybody who's
watching who's Canadian it's probably shaking their head
like yes Nae Nae mhm it gets very cold yes some of you guys
said that you wintered in your RV in Canada and I just think
there be some kind of gold medal for you guys. That's
that's winter RVing Gold Olympics right there. So, we
seem to be running into an issue. Our trailer seven-way
plug dashboard keeps saying trailer disconnected,
connected, disconnected, connected and it only last like
half a second where it connects again. Who knows where the
issue actually lies but if we find out, we'll let you guys
in. We just get to listen to it jingle every so often in here.
It's very pleasant. I mean, it's putting Dexter to sleep.
There's always something with the RV life. There's always
something. It's like before you can fix one problem, there's
something else.
Yeah. Oh my gosh. It's almost five o'clock and it's at a
first come first serve campground. I think we're a
little in over our heads here Nae Nae. Oh someone's gotta use
that's a that's a running to the restroom situation right
there where he's jumping in the rig after pulling over. When
you gotta go you gotta go. We can't show everybody where our
money is. Our Canadian money. Uh they are our peeps. I think
we can trust them. No 12 and nineteen. The other one's
available. We're only here for one night. These are the
exhibit A. Electricity. I would like some electricity. I know
that you guys. We're here. We're going to go up this way.
We're going to take a left at the first Y. We're going to
check out what this looks like. Okay. Oh yeah yeah. And then
we'll take a left. Kinda look around. Sure, sure, sure, sure,
sure, sure, sure, sure, sure, sure, sure, sure, sure. Is this
relatable? You get to like campsite and it's kind of like
semi don't panic but at the same time, figure out what's
going on. We get that very frequently when we just show up
to places don't know what to do but we gotta figure it out. You
know how it goes. Oh my gosh. The pollen is all in the truck.
Ha. Okay, it's the difference between like American state
parks and Canadian state parks. I'm just going to call the
state park because provincial is too much for me. Is that
like usually you pull up to a ranger station and then you're
just like, I need a campsite. Here's how big my site my rig
is. There's nobody here. Not yet. They're going to be by
later. I'm also guessing if it's like officially reserved,
there'll be a sign on it. I think this pull through is
open. Okay, it's not on the list. So, I think you're good
there and then this poultry is open. So, we'll just take this
back in right here you you think? Unless you want to pull
in the poultry with us. Alright, this is where we're
going. So, as you can hear, Salty Bridges is piping up more
which is normal. Usually, our belly start rumbling which they
kind of are. Wifey's calling. You hear a stinker? Your son is
out of control. I'll bring em to you. You just wait right
there. Hi. Smart. Yeah, because I got our peeps with us
watching us back in too. Oh, yeah. They love giving us the
extra pressure, don't you guys? Here we go. Just like to go
really nice and slow. Make micro adjustments as I go. Look
at this. Wow. Follow through. Follow through. Put a little
bit more. Sometimes you just need a little bit more of an
angle. What's your angle? A little bit more. Oh. At least
you have a a nice driver right back in. Do you want me to
angle my butt more towards the passenger or the driver?
Driver. Driver? Okay. Uh right there. Right there. Okay, you
heard it. You heard it from the boss. Oh, now you piper down.
This is why we always preach. Don't unhook until you look.
See? The steps would have come down and hit this if we. Great.
So, that would have been a pain if you completely unhooked
thinking oh we're great. That's why you have a great team
because I kind of walked around to check everything out and
grab my level and I saw the rock and I was like, we cannot
unhook. Guys, it's happening next Thursday, we officially
embark on our perilous journey along Canada's loneliest
highway to Alaska. While you eagerly await its arrival, be
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