It's on!

malcolm erik bogaert · #1 21-03-10, 20:40

thats the best news Ive heard in a while...if Im still alive in 2012 then Ill look forward to seeing you there cheers malcolm

horsa · #2 22-03-10, 01:13

That’s going to be a pretty intense road trip with vintage HMVs. Fairbanks to Anchorage is 358 miles and Anchorage to Dawson Creek is 1577 miles. Not sure if my jeep or my butt could handle close to 4000 miles round trip. It will be interesting to follow the planning as they work things out and how far each days driving will be given slower convoy speeds and down time for repairs enroute.

sapper740 · #3 22-03-10, 05:05

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Originally Posted by horsa

That’s going to be a pretty intense road trip with vintage HMVs. Fairbanks to Anchorage is 358 miles and Anchorage to Dawson Creek is 1577 miles. Not sure if my jeep or my butt could handle close to 4000 miles round trip. It will be interesting to follow the planning as they work things out and how far each days driving will be given slower convoy speeds and down time for repairs enroute.

It's going to be quite a trip, even if the plans change and we trailer one way and drive the other. I've calculated that from Corinth, Texas to Fairbanks and back is over 11,000 miles. Personally, in order to take either my CMP or M37 I'll have to share the trip with another MV enthusiast or two as the gas bill alone will exceed $3,000.00. To that add food, lodging, repairs, and time lost from work and I'm looking at close to $10,000.00 net cost. I may have to look at simply flying to Dawson Creek and renting a van to tag along with. In any event I plan on shipping, probably with Dennis, two working 19 sets in order to attempt to send nightly progress reports to the 19 set owner's group and the world. Hopefully there's lots of skip for skywave transmission.
As soon as the MVPA sets up the Alcan Convoy forum I'll post that URL here so everyone can follow the planning and sign up if interested.

gary_bath_jr · #4 05-04-10, 21:38

Just wanted to give you a heads up that the Canadian Rangers will be doing the same trip around the same time and will be doing a Joint ops with the US military as soon as they reach the border.

gary_bath_jr · #5 28-07-10, 22:46

Hey not trying to be a pest but I was curious if there has been any headway made on this convoy as it has been well over 2 months since the last word.

Harry Moon · #6 28-07-10, 23:46

I think there was an article in the most recent MVPA magazine.

sapper740 · #7 11-12-10, 05:30

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Originally Posted by horsa

That’s going to be a pretty intense road trip with vintage HMVs. Fairbanks to Anchorage is 358 miles and Anchorage to Dawson Creek is 1577 miles. Not sure if my jeep or my butt could handle close to 4000 miles round trip. It will be interesting to follow the planning as they work things out and how far each days driving will be given slower convoy speeds and down time for repairs enroute.

Dave, the longest leg of the trip is approx. 250 miles with many being much less. There are a couple of rest days thrown in, one at Watson Lake to admire the 70,000+ road signs there and another at an AFB in AK. Further, there are 5 drive/rest days where the convoy will only be on the road for 1/2 a day.
I know what you mean about driving a Jeep that distance. I used to be stiff as heck after an hour in my first MV, a '42 GPW. I'd probably end up with Deep Vein Thrombosis if I drove a Jeep every day for a month! Even now with my M37, I still bash my left knee on the window handle every time I lift my leg up to push in the clutch.

Derek