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SideHillSoup wrote:It’s not just the Yukon campgrounds that only take cash, a lot of the BC Parks Campgrounds also only take cash, unless you book and pay on line with reservations.
Stopped at around 20 campgrounds in Canada so far this summer...every one took card. Even the self pay ones had credit card options (we usually went online rather than put our credit card info in the envelope).
Yes, good to have some cash...biggest use is laundry. We are a few days out from Montana and burning off the cash we took out when we crossed from Montana into Canada.
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SideHillSoup wrote:It’s not just the Yukon campgrounds that only take cash, a lot of the BC Parks Campgrounds also only take cash, unless you book and pay on line with reservations.
I have been paying by card for 3 years now, even in rec sites. yes, I agree, take some back up cash just in case you find one that doesn't take cards though.
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Be sure to call the credit card companies for the cards you will be using and let them know your travel plans. We mostly use Discover but found out they charged more in Canada, so we scrapped that for a different card in Canada. May be different now.
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StirCrazy wrote:SideHillSoup wrote:It’s not just the Yukon campgrounds that only take cash, a lot of the BC Parks Campgrounds also only take cash, unless you book and pay on line with reservations.
I have been paying by card for 3 years now, even in rec sites. yes, I agree, take some back up cash just in case you find one that doesn't take cards though.
I have been traveling in Northern BC for the last 3 weeks, the BCParks first come first service sites that we stayed were just about all cash only, the only place we used a credit card in a BC Parks campground was south of Terrace going towards Kitimat. Nancy Greene Lake Provincial park, cash only, Davis Creek, Lost Ledge, Rosebery, Summit Lake all BC Provincial Park Campgrounds, all in the southwest corner of BC in the West Kootenays, cash only for first come first serve.
For credit card use the campground must have either cell service or Wifi available for the Credit Card Machines to work.
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Not sure if many know this, but an easy, close enough conversion from kilometers to miles is, multiply the kilometers by 6, take the last number way = miles.
Eg 50 kilometers X 6 = 300, knock the last 0 off.....30 miles.
80 kilometers X 6 = 480, knock the lst 0 off.......48. Say 50.
Close enough for speed limits and easy to do/remember.
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A quick ( close enough) temperature conversion:
25c Equation…. Double 25c add 30 = 80 f … real temp 77f
18c equation …. Double 18c add 30 = 66f real temp 64.4 f
35c equation … Double 35 add 30 = 10pf real temp 95f
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Quadcab wrote:Wife & I are planning our Alaska Adventure starting in June of 2025. I am all gung-ho, but my wife is reluctant to commit without asking those of you with experience how we should plan & what to look out for. BTW, we have a newer 2022 F-350 7.3L Gas Lariat SRW Supercrew 7.5' bed with 4:30 Axle & a 2021 Alliance Paradigm 310RL 35' 5th wheel with a smaller Solar package. 5th Wheel will be upgraded to the MorRyde IS and Disc Brakes before we leave.
Questions:
1) Elevation - any concerns pulling with our gasser? Any mountain passes or other higher elevations we should avoid? 5ver weighs about 15,000lbs. fully loaded. Our truck handles it nicely here in the lower 48.
2) Any experience joining an RV Caravan & travelling as a group? Any thoughts about doing that verses winging it alone?
3) Should we carry extra auxiliary gas cans just in case?
4) Will (2) smaller dogs be a problem? We know about having their shots & papers with us when crossing into Canada. They usually love car trips.
All responses would be helpful & appreciated!
There are plenty of posted trip reports in the TCTR 3.0 on Alaska and Canada in the Truck Camper Forum. Many of your questions can be answered there. We're doing another journey in 2024 summer to Alaska, this will be our 3rd time so much to see!
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