I love how so much more of yourself is starting to come through in your videos. You clearly have a great love of life and it makes me smile to watch it.
Thanks for doing this series Dan. I wouldn't say it is the most beautiful road around, but that scenery would certainly leave an impression on you. Tempting to make that drive.
@@TheRoadChoseMe My top roads not necessarily in order; Road to Hanna in Maui, Beartooth Highway Wyoming/Montana, Rt 163 in Utah/Arizona this is the road into Monument Valley, Going to the Sun Road in Glacier NP and certainly worth an honorable mention is the Kancamagus highway in New Hampshire during foliage season.
Just finished 12 hours drive (mostly dirt, mud, gravel) in the mountains from Tibet to Northern Yunnan in China. Checked into a guest house ($9.00 a night) looking out a the river running through a beautiful gorge BUT the best part was getting a little internet access and kicking back to watch Part 2 of your Dumpster adventure. Fabulosity content that you are providing. Hey folks. You know you probably won’t find this honest and relevant info elsewhere so go hop on Patron and help Dan keep on.
Great video. Brought back memories from my trip there. I once did this road all the way out to the end in 2017. Did it in March so drove on the the ice road on the McKenzie river then out into the Arctic ocean. A real unique experience. Looking down into the ocean was strange. I think that was the last year they had the ice road. On the way back the wind picked up and created wind drifts of snow over the road so they closed the road while I was on it. I drove through some pretty deep drifts but finally made it to Eagle Plains. The gate was closed but unlocked so I was able to get through. I had studded tires and locking diffs in front and back, which helped a lot. Had food/water/gas/warm gear to last a week if needed. I have to give the Canadian road crews credit here for keeping the road open most of the winter. Saw a lot of them out and plowing. I live in Juneau, AK but I have still not driven the Dalton highway but not sure if I ever will. Dempster is highly recommended.
Thank you for this series. As always, your videos are packed with useful advice and information. This trip is on my bucket list, so the information is especially valuable.
When I drove to Mexico last year I noticed some locals in the desert would run BFG KO2s on their clapped out trucks, it just goes to show how quality tires can make a difference in survival at inhospitable regions. I am really impressed that Yokohama Geolandars handle the Dempster Highway that well! Maybe I should have gone for those on my Subaru...
..A GRAPHIC OF A WORLD MAP (OF WHERE YOU ARE, OR A TRACE AS YOU DRIVE ALONG) WOULD BE NICE, FOR SENSE OF DIRECTION AND LOCATION.. BUT GREAT STUFF, I'M INSPIRED TO TRAVEL EVEN MORE...
The way you describe everything just paints a great picture. I still do not feel the need to travel in such cold regions. Beautiful but buuuurrrrrrrr 🥶 🧊 ❄ 🏔 🌨 ☃️ 🐻 🐻❄ 🧸
Really enjoying your travels in the Dempster highway, Dan. The view from your hike is amazing. Wow! What a long ways from the deserted road past Lake Turkana in northern Kenya! Thanks for sharing all your insights and experiences as well. Cheers!!
Drove the Dempster with a Volvo XC70 pulling a teardrop trailer. Had brand new tires ( Kumho Krugen) with no flats but they were toast by the time we got back to Ontario. Dempster doesn't like trailers though. 4 flats including one tire shredded despite each tire carrying only half its weight rating. Wiring under frame got machine gunned (another reason for mud flaps). A stone ricocheted off the trailer and shattered the back window of the wagon. And I thought body cladding was only a styling exercise. Thanks Volvo! You'll need ground clearance and traction for getting on and off those ferries. Beautiful though. Nothing else like it.
The hill you were standing on for that final shot looking north... you get cell service there. Was up there last winter at the NWTel Microwave site (Stony Mtn) and my cell got signal from Ft Macphearson. Didn't realize it, and my clock changed on my phone to NWT time... and my alarm went off at 6am the next morning instead of 7am. Whops.
The Road Chose Me some topics I’d love to see are also: WC and shower? And how do you face cold nights, do you have any heating with the engine off? Maybe you’ve talked about it yet and I havent seen it. Thanks for the videos!
Great video Dan. Between your videos and your first book, which I hammered through in two sittings, you've provided a lot of inspiration for me to continue my travels.
Tripod Man ,, so really great !! Thank you for sharing this trip , well done content , very pleasing to watch and listen to. A great way to start the day !! ~peace~
Great video . Highly recommend watching both parts. Having been up the Dempster, I can vouch for having VERY GOOD TIRES ,TWO spares and 1 spare fuel container. Be prepared for spending the night in your vehicle. Some of the road was built with shale rock and is very sharp ( some like a knife!)
Two things that might help explain the lure of the Dempster: That land, those mountains have never had glaciers run over them. The hills are different, the gravel is different, the way the topography rolls is different, lakes are different. Secondly you are well north of Treaty 8. Those folks have never given up sovereignty to their land, have never been subjected to the vagaries of the Dept of Indian Affairs. Added together, along with everything else, it makes the Canadian far north a very special place.
Drone shots were special, seemed to be about over shooting the Jeep when you slowed a little. A glimpse of your inside living, you can stand up yeah...,? Hope for Part 3 with the clear weather you have? Much appreciated for sharing. such a soul stirring place.
Fun fact - "That's as far north as dirt goes on this planet", you said in the video. It's pretty close. I believe, the six northernmost roads (excluding unconnected island roads) on our planet are, in descending latitude: 1. Road to Anabar, Yuryung-Khaya, Sakha Republic, Russia (72°49' N). Winter road, parts paved, gravel, ice. 2. Road E69 to Nordkapp (aka North Cape), Norway (71°16' N). Paved, two-lane. 3. Road Fv263 to Slettnes lighthouse, Nordkinn peninsula, Norway (71°09’ N). Paved, final km is gravel. 4. Dalton Highway to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, USA (70°19' N). Gravel. 5. Road to Vajda-Guba, Pechengsky, Murmansk Oblast, Russia (69°56' N). Gravel, river crossings. 6. Dempster Highway and road to Tuktoyaktuk, NT, Canada (69°26' N). Gravel. Thank you for a great 3-part video, with a lot of useful information and beautiful arctic scenery! Cheers from Norway!
Hey, I'd love it if you could post a timelapse(in the same speed as shown) of the entire trip. love the channel, it alleviated some of my travel fears, thanks for sharing!
Great video Dan. I was especially impressed with how much head (standing) room u had in the jeep. Looking forward to the video of your jeep set up that u hinted at.
I like how your vehicle has utilitarian size tires. 75% of the battle is just driving on gravel and paved roads. These other overland channels kinda make you feel like you need big rock crawling tires to overland.
Regular trailers can have a hard time. They get shaken and their tires aren't always made like automotive ones. I always remember the story of a biker that broke his arm after the road turned to mud. He managed to ride to Eagle Plains for air lift.
I wish John Gish offered all the Ursa Minor tops like yours. I can definitely see the advantages of your top compared to mine for extended travel. Great video once again Dan. I’m living vicariously through these as I’m out of vacation for the year!
I was planning on taking 4 days to do this drive. Might be able to do it in less, but want to leave plenty of time to explore. It's 550 miles each way.
Nice drive but I thought the town of Honningsvåg In Norway is further north than Tuk. It’s paved all the way to North Cape so I would guess Tuk is a bit more remote. Thanks for sharing.
It is THE best place in the world. Funny how you pronounce Tuktoyaktuk.... hahaha... I am glad you made it that far North. And hope that you continue your journey to Tuktoyatuk (aka Tuk). Not sure if you know this, but at Eagle Plains, there’s also a nice view point behind the hotel. I notice that you did not make more stops. There’s beautiful hikes all along the Dempster. I liked the vid. Glad you are enjoying the area. Stay safe 🌸🌷🌹😷🌺
Thanks for sharing. Great videos. The music at the last part of the video reminds me of Netflix’s House of Cards intro. And, the wheels fell off that too! Damn...
You think of places like Whitehorse and Skagway that anyone would consider "way up north" and realize those are two or three long days of driving straight south from this place.
I have a suggestion for a future video, What about trailers for overlanding?, do you think it's a good idea?, Is it worth the hassle?, Would it be to problematic to temporarily import it? etc. I've seen many types of trailers out there, little ones, big ones, cheap and expensive, and there are some that are pretty good off road.
I just booked a trip to Yukon today, and sooo excited! Excellent video!! I don't think we will have time to go past tombstone, but that just means I'll be back someday :)
Bought off brand tires for my 89w250 Cummins with a rear locker and it literally spit the rubber off the rear tires every time I was cornering they lasted 6k miles they were dangerous before that lol. That is such a beautiful place
This 2-part series was superb, Dan. Yes...staring off into the north and contemplating your Jeep being not much of a drive from the end of the continent was a bit mind bending. A Q for you: How would the couple solve their '4 bad tires' problem up there? Obviously, the truck's not going anywhere until they can get a delivery of new shoes. Probably not insurmountable given how hardy and self-sufficent folks there will need to be...but a bit of a puzzle nonetheless.
The guy's son in law was coming down from Inuvik with four new (brand name!) tires on rims they were going to swap on. Handy when you live on the road!
Loved both Pt 1 and 2. Lovely videography too! Nice job! I drove up there myself in the early 90's with a Landcruiser FJ60 and am planning to take my family up to Tuk in the near future. (Not in the same vehicle, though!) Thanks for the update on the road conditions and sights. Looking forward to the end of COVID-19; I'm sure I'm the only one! (Humour) Great work and keep those videos coming!
I've never needed it on the Dempster, but if you slide off the road (which is a real possibility) I'll bet you'd be very thankful. I also know plenty of people that have used their winch to rescue others who have slid off.
You’re definitely on the tundra there but I think there are trees in Inuvik but then it’s tundra again when you get to Tuk. I’ve never drove this road but I want to. I just know this stuff from Google street view.
Really great video! I'm in Mexico City thinking about driving up to the arctic ocean this summer but not sure if I'll be able to with the border closures. Anyway, thanks for the video!
Hi Dan, thanks a million for these 2 parts. I got one question though. I drove the DH back in 2011 and at that time, I had one hell of a hard time finding a rental car company willing to rent me a car to drive up to Inuvik. I eventually found one close to WH airport. Is it any easier now or still the same thing? Can you recommend a rental please? (I’d like to drive the DH again next summer, all the way up to Tuk). Many thanks!
I think it was $1.40CAD/L in Eagle Plains. Actually the Jeep gets it's best mileage at about 70- 80km/h in 6th gear. I can hold 20mpg in those conditions (like I did in a lot of africa)
@@TheRoadChoseMe So, with a little math, I make that at 3.94USD/gallon and around 46mph. My 3rd Gen 4 cylinder Tacoma gives me mid to hi 20's in mpg, driving in the Sierras and High Desert. Keep up the great vids.
Enjoy your videos I have done the Alaska Highway and the Dalton to about 20 miles north of the Artic Circle would love to do the Top of the World HW and the Dempster. In grizzly territory like that, are you concerned with only having canvas between you and it? There are US Forest Service campgrounds in the Yellowstone area which only allow hard sided campers.
Just curious, this question is four years after the video, but the caribou hunting, how did you get a tag? Did you use an outfitter? I am under the impression that a non-resident finds it very hard, if not impossible, to hunt big game in the Yukon without a guide.
Hi Dan. Great videos. Next summer I’m planning to make a trip to the NWT all the way to the Arctic. I drive an AWD Honda Ridgeline and will be pulling a tab320 teardrop camper. In your opinion am I good with that combo? Any “gotchas “ I should look out for?
Question Dan, at about 12:00 minutes in the video, you mentioned mud flaps. Would love to know where you sourced those mud flaps. Are they custom or did they come with all the mounting hardware etc. Thanks for any info...
The front ones are stock Jeep ... I bought them on craigslist for a few bucks, someone must have taken them off a Sport or Sahara or something (I have no idea if my Rubicon came with them from the factory or not). The rear ones are AEV, made specifically to fit my rear bumper.
Hi, expecting to do the Dempster next year. What would be the recommandation for tyres type on a small SUV? Heard need two spares tyres and lot of extra Gaz? Any adviçe ? Thanks for the video 😊
Any good quality brand name A/T tire will see you through. You only need two spares if you have cheap tires. If your vehicle gets a range of something around 250 miles you don't need more gas.
It's nice and a cool adventure. But if I wanna go muddin' I can do that here in Florida. I prefer the rocky terrain of the Rocky mountains. But your videos are excellent and I enjoy the heck out of'em.
So this looks really awesome. But I've never done something like that. And I have always wanted to see the northern lights. What time of year do you suggest to do a trip like this to see the lights. I'm a truck driver and a little snow doesn't scare me but I do want it nice enough to do things outside.
You can absolutely go! June/July/Aug will be the best months for weather, and say into September to see the lights! It might snow a little, and then in October more and more.
@@TheRoadChoseMe ok thanks man. I will keep that in mind while planning my trip. So glad I found your channel. Opened up my eyes to hole new possibilities. It so cool 😎 hope to see you out there.
Great info great video, I am planning to take the Cybertruck up in Tuk. I need to do a really good map recce and planning. The campground in the town, do you recall seeing a plug if not I'll have to check if hotel's will allow me to plug in. Thank you.
Great video! Do you need to worry about bears approaching vehicles when camped on the Dempster? Not much one can do about removing food from inside a vehicle, I imagine.
On xtreme 4x4 Ian Johnson said a good trick to help keep mud off or at least make it easier to wash off and clean was to spray WD40 underneath the fenders. Not sure how much it will help on the doors lol
Great series man. Really liked it. Anything special to get the Dempster mud off of that jeep? And a follow-up to my previous question, any other Critters out there? So you don't have to worry about mice in the Jeep.
hey buddy, why didn't you go all the way up to Tuktoyaktuk? sorry if you explained it and I missed it. Love all your videos. I'm now currently shopping for truck to start my own trips inspired by you and your adventures
That drive looks really tempting. I live in Seattle so already close to Canada. Have a deposit down on a 2dr Bronco but wondering if a 4 dr would be better suited for a drive like that with two people. Prefer the 2dr due to length.
Hi, love the Dempster series. I'm thinking of doing a canopy setup like yours. I was wondering if you have a problem with bugs getting into your sleeping area when working with the tailgate open.
thanks Dan. What about precautions food wise to avoid bear intrusion, or is that more an issue with black bears? No trees in the area to hang your food up - keeping stuff inside a bear safe canister? Perhaps this is a more general Canada question as well - also considering a pop up roof.
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I dig the theme music. Great work with the drone following the jeep!
Awesome thank you!
Love all the down to earth practical knowledge! In a world full if extreme lifted big tire having jeeps you bring a breath of fresh air.
This went live right as I finished part 1. Perfect timing. 🤷🏻
"industrial wasteland" - good description. Not many will admit this, thanks!
We are planning a trip north from the lower 48 to Alaska. Great info for our planning. Thank you
Have fun!
Love your videos teaching what real Overlanding is and how to accomplish my goals of going out of country!
I love how so much more of yourself is starting to come through in your videos. You clearly have a great love of life and it makes me smile to watch it.
Thank you so much!!
Thanks for doing this series Dan. I wouldn't say it is the most beautiful road around, but that scenery would certainly leave an impression on you. Tempting to make that drive.
What roads are on your top 5?
@@TheRoadChoseMe My top roads not necessarily in order; Road to Hanna in Maui, Beartooth Highway Wyoming/Montana, Rt 163 in Utah/Arizona this is the road into Monument Valley, Going to the Sun Road in Glacier NP and certainly worth an honorable mention is the Kancamagus highway in New Hampshire during foliage season.
18:22 just caused another item to get added to my bucket list. Incredible view!
Just finished 12 hours drive (mostly dirt, mud, gravel) in the mountains from Tibet to Northern Yunnan in China. Checked into a guest house ($9.00 a night) looking out a the river running through a beautiful gorge BUT the best part was getting a little internet access and kicking back to watch Part 2 of your Dumpster adventure. Fabulosity content that you are providing. Hey folks. You know you probably won’t find this honest and relevant info elsewhere so go hop on Patron and help Dan keep on.
Dempster
@@mark2073 the locals affectionately call it the dumpster due to its historic poor quality. Not that bad these days.
@@jonathansmith9202 LOL
Wow, THAT sounds amazing!!
Love traveling vicariously through your videos.
Great video. Brought back memories from my trip there. I once did this road all the way out to the end in 2017. Did it in March so drove on the the ice road on the McKenzie river then out into the Arctic ocean. A real unique experience. Looking down into the ocean was strange. I think that was the last year they had the ice road. On the way back the wind picked up and created wind drifts of snow over the road so they closed the road while I was on it. I drove through some pretty deep drifts but finally made it to Eagle Plains. The gate was closed but unlocked so I was able to get through. I had studded tires and locking diffs in front and back, which helped a lot. Had food/water/gas/warm gear to last a week if needed. I have to give the Canadian road crews credit here for keeping the road open most of the winter. Saw a lot of them out and plowing. I live in Juneau, AK but I have still not driven the Dalton highway but not sure if I ever will. Dempster is highly recommended.
Thank you for this series. As always, your videos are packed with useful advice and information. This trip is on my bucket list, so the information is especially valuable.
Glad it was helpful!
Really enjoyed the dempster pt 1 and 2. Did it last year on a moto. The drone footage is great.
When I drove to Mexico last year I noticed some locals in the desert would run BFG KO2s on their clapped out trucks, it just goes to show how quality tires can make a difference in survival at inhospitable regions. I am really impressed that Yokohama Geolandars handle the Dempster Highway that well! Maybe I should have gone for those on my Subaru...
Waiting to pick up my Geolanders for my Subaru. Hopefully taking them up to the Dempster one day.
The Look, stunningly beautiful.
..A GRAPHIC OF A WORLD MAP (OF WHERE YOU ARE, OR A TRACE AS YOU DRIVE ALONG) WOULD BE NICE, FOR SENSE OF DIRECTION AND LOCATION.. BUT GREAT STUFF, I'M INSPIRED TO TRAVEL EVEN MORE...
Noted!
The way you describe everything just paints a great picture. I still do not feel the need to travel in such cold regions. Beautiful but buuuurrrrrrrr 🥶 🧊 ❄ 🏔 🌨 ☃️ 🐻 🐻❄ 🧸
Really enjoying your travels in the Dempster highway, Dan. The view from your hike is amazing. Wow! What a long ways from the deserted road past Lake Turkana in northern Kenya! Thanks for sharing all your insights and experiences as well. Cheers!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Stunning drone shots.
Drove the Dempster with a Volvo XC70 pulling a teardrop trailer. Had brand new tires ( Kumho Krugen) with no flats but they were toast by the time we got back to Ontario. Dempster doesn't like trailers though. 4 flats including one tire shredded despite each tire carrying only half its weight rating. Wiring under frame got machine gunned (another reason for mud flaps). A stone ricocheted off the trailer and shattered the back window of the wagon. And I thought body cladding was only a styling exercise.
Thanks Volvo! You'll need ground clearance and traction for getting on and off those ferries. Beautiful though. Nothing else like it.
Wow! What an amazing view from the drone and on top of the mountain!
Such a beautiful place! Thank you for showing us. Definitely plan on going after the pandemic.
Thank you very much
The tripod vignette was cool!
The hill you were standing on for that final shot looking north... you get cell service there. Was up there last winter at the NWTel Microwave site (Stony Mtn) and my cell got signal from Ft Macphearson. Didn't realize it, and my clock changed on my phone to NWT time... and my alarm went off at 6am the next morning instead of 7am. Whops.
Looking forward for the vídeo of the inside of your tiny and cozy house on wheels¡ great video as always :)
Coming soon!
The Road Chose Me some topics I’d love to see are also: WC and shower? And how do you face cold nights, do you have any heating with the engine off? Maybe you’ve talked about it yet and I havent seen it. Thanks for the videos!
I have a small bag I use for a shower, and I don't have any kind of heating - the Jeep was designed for Africa after all
Great video Dan. Between your videos and your first book, which I hammered through in two sittings, you've provided a lot of inspiration for me to continue my travels.
Wow, thanks!
Second book is written and ready to go, I'm just waiting for COVID to let me get it printed and sent out!
Looks like the best Time of yr to be There !
Great vid as usual. Travel safe !
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Tripod Man ,, so really great !! Thank you for sharing this trip , well done content , very pleasing to watch and listen to. A great way to start the day !! ~peace~
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video . Highly recommend watching both parts. Having been up the Dempster, I can vouch for having VERY GOOD TIRES ,TWO spares and 1 spare fuel container. Be prepared for spending the night in your vehicle. Some of the road was built with shale rock and is very sharp ( some like a knife!)
Great video series! I'm feeling inspired and the wheels in my head are starting to turn.
Go for it!
Two things that might help explain the lure of the Dempster: That land, those mountains have never had glaciers run over them. The hills are different, the gravel is different, the way the topography rolls is different, lakes are different. Secondly you are well north of Treaty 8. Those folks have never given up sovereignty to their land, have never been subjected to the vagaries of the Dept of Indian Affairs. Added together, along with everything else, it makes the Canadian far north a very special place.
Drone shots were special, seemed to be about over shooting the Jeep when you slowed a little. A glimpse of your inside living, you can stand up yeah...,? Hope for Part 3 with the clear weather you have? Much appreciated for sharing. such a soul stirring place.
Fun fact - "That's as far north as dirt goes on this planet", you said in the video. It's pretty close. I believe, the six northernmost roads (excluding unconnected island roads) on our planet are, in descending latitude:
1. Road to Anabar, Yuryung-Khaya, Sakha Republic, Russia (72°49' N). Winter road, parts paved, gravel, ice.
2. Road E69 to Nordkapp (aka North Cape), Norway (71°16' N). Paved, two-lane.
3. Road Fv263 to Slettnes lighthouse, Nordkinn peninsula, Norway (71°09’ N). Paved, final km is gravel.
4. Dalton Highway to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, USA (70°19' N). Gravel.
5. Road to Vajda-Guba, Pechengsky, Murmansk Oblast, Russia (69°56' N). Gravel, river crossings.
6. Dempster Highway and road to Tuktoyaktuk, NT, Canada (69°26' N). Gravel.
Thank you for a great 3-part video, with a lot of useful information and beautiful arctic scenery! Cheers from Norway!
Thanks for the info!
Hey, I'd love it if you could post a timelapse(in the same speed as shown) of the entire trip.
love the channel, it alleviated some of my travel fears, thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much for this. Very inspiring
You are so welcome!
Great video Dan. I was especially impressed with how much head (standing) room u had in the jeep. Looking forward to the video of your jeep set up that u hinted at.
Coming soon!
Thanks so much!! Thoroughly enjoyable
I like how your vehicle has utilitarian size tires. 75% of the battle is just driving on gravel and paved roads. These other overland channels kinda make you feel like you need big rock crawling tires to overland.
Thanks again Dan. Beautiful and inspiring. BTW you could up the volume a bit, especially in the picture-in-picture segments. Cheers.👍😊
Regular trailers can have a hard time. They get shaken and their tires aren't always made like automotive ones.
I always remember the story of a biker that broke his arm after the road turned to mud. He managed to ride to Eagle Plains for air lift.
Amazing country... gorgeous!!
I wish John Gish offered all the Ursa Minor tops like yours. I can definitely see the advantages of your top compared to mine for extended travel. Great video once again Dan. I’m living vicariously through these as I’m out of vacation for the year!
Maybe one day!
Bucket list trip for sure! Thanks so much for this series it's awesome!
Great video! Glad to hear you are a hunter!
Roughly how many miles, and how many hours are you driving per day?
I was planning on taking 4 days to do this drive. Might be able to do it in less, but want to leave plenty of time to explore. It's 550 miles each way.
Drove this in 2002. Drove from Inuvik to Winnipeg
Awesome trip! Thanks for sharing your knowledge & experience.
As always great quality work! Cheers and be safe!
Thank you! Cheers!
Amazing drive!
Nice drive but I thought the town of Honningsvåg In Norway is further north than Tuk. It’s paved all the way to North Cape so I would guess Tuk is a bit more remote. Thanks for sharing.
It is THE best place in the world. Funny how you pronounce Tuktoyaktuk.... hahaha...
I am glad you made it that far North. And hope that you continue your journey to Tuktoyatuk (aka Tuk). Not sure if you know this, but at Eagle Plains, there’s also a nice view point behind the hotel. I notice that you did not make more stops. There’s beautiful hikes all along the Dempster.
I liked the vid. Glad you are enjoying the area. Stay safe 🌸🌷🌹😷🌺
Thanks for the tips!
Thanks for sharing. Great videos. The music at the last part of the video reminds me of Netflix’s House of Cards intro. And, the wheels fell off that too! Damn...
You think of places like Whitehorse and Skagway that anyone would consider "way up north" and realize those are two or three long days of driving straight south from this place.
Exactly!
I have a suggestion for a future video, What about trailers for overlanding?, do you think it's a good idea?, Is it worth the hassle?, Would it be to problematic to temporarily import it? etc. I've seen many types of trailers out there, little ones, big ones, cheap and expensive, and there are some that are pretty good off road.
I'll do that video for sure!
I just booked a trip to Yukon today, and sooo excited! Excellent video!! I don't think we will have time to go past tombstone, but that just means I'll be back someday :)
Awesome, you're going to absolutely love it!!
Great drone footage. That road looks fantastic!
One of the best in the world, in my opinion.
Bought off brand tires for my 89w250 Cummins with a rear locker and it literally spit the rubber off the rear tires every time I was cornering they lasted 6k miles they were dangerous before that lol. That is such a beautiful place
Just FYI when listening with headphones the right channel is mute.
usually keep just my left headphone, didn't notice the right channel was dead lol
Thanks, I have to fix that!
Thanks a ton just beautiful
reminds me of the Otago region of New Zealand !!!
Great video, great adventure, on my bucket list!!
Great content Dan, keep it up
This 2-part series was superb, Dan. Yes...staring off into the north and contemplating your Jeep being not much of a drive from the end of the continent was a bit mind bending. A Q for you: How would the couple solve their '4 bad tires' problem up there? Obviously, the truck's not going anywhere until they can get a delivery of new shoes. Probably not insurmountable given how hardy and self-sufficent folks there will need to be...but a bit of a puzzle nonetheless.
The guy's son in law was coming down from Inuvik with four new (brand name!) tires on rims they were going to swap on.
Handy when you live on the road!
Loved both Pt 1 and 2. Lovely videography too! Nice job! I drove up there myself in the early 90's with a Landcruiser FJ60 and am planning to take my family up to Tuk in the near future. (Not in the same vehicle, though!) Thanks for the update on the road conditions and sights. Looking forward to the end of COVID-19; I'm sure I'm the only one! (Humour) Great work and keep those videos coming!
Cool, thanks!
We’re headed out for the Dempster this summer in a Jeep. Ever need a Winch to pull you out of mud?
I've never needed it on the Dempster, but if you slide off the road (which is a real possibility) I'll bet you'd be very thankful.
I also know plenty of people that have used their winch to rescue others who have slid off.
You’re definitely on the tundra there but I think there are trees in Inuvik but then it’s tundra again when you get to Tuk. I’ve never drove this road but I want to. I just know this stuff from Google street view.
How can a place this empty be so beautiful? I'll probably never gonna get there, so thanks for sharing.
That's what I always think!
Really great video! I'm in Mexico City thinking about driving up to the arctic ocean this summer but not sure if I'll be able to with the border closures. Anyway, thanks for the video!
Fingers crossed you'll be good to go next summer!
Hi Dan, thanks a million for these 2 parts. I got one question though. I drove the DH back in 2011 and at that time, I had one hell of a hard time finding a rental car company willing to rent me a car to drive up to Inuvik. I eventually found one close to WH airport. Is it any easier now or still the same thing? Can you recommend a rental please? (I’d like to drive the DH again next summer, all the way up to Tuk). Many thanks!
I think it's still the same - rental companies don't like you taking vehicles on that road!
Eagle Plains gives you a certificate that you crossed the artic circle. the restaurant also has a shot where you get to take the shot glass.
What're you paying for gas, typically, on the Dempster? Did your mileage go down much?
I think it was $1.40CAD/L in Eagle Plains.
Actually the Jeep gets it's best mileage at about 70- 80km/h in 6th gear. I can hold 20mpg in those conditions (like I did in a lot of africa)
@@TheRoadChoseMe So, with a little math, I make that at 3.94USD/gallon and around 46mph.
My 3rd Gen 4 cylinder Tacoma gives me mid to hi 20's in mpg, driving in the Sierras and High Desert. Keep up the great vids.
thank you
great video and editing!
Enjoy your videos I have done the Alaska Highway and the Dalton to about 20 miles north of the Artic Circle would love to do the Top of the World HW and the Dempster. In grizzly territory like that, are you concerned with only having canvas between you and it? There are US Forest Service campgrounds in the Yellowstone area which only allow hard sided campers.
Just curious, this question is four years after the video, but the caribou hunting, how did you get a tag? Did you use an outfitter? I am under the impression that a non-resident finds it very hard, if not impossible, to hunt big game in the Yukon without a guide.
I live in the Yukon
Hi Dan. Great videos. Next summer I’m planning to make a trip to the NWT all the way to the Arctic. I drive an AWD Honda Ridgeline and will be pulling a tab320 teardrop camper. In your opinion am I good with that combo? Any “gotchas “ I should look out for?
As long as you have good quality name-brand tires and drive to the conditions you'll be fine. Have a great trip!
Question Dan, at about 12:00 minutes in the video, you mentioned mud flaps. Would love to know where you sourced those mud flaps. Are they custom or did they come with all the mounting hardware etc. Thanks for any info...
The front ones are stock Jeep ... I bought them on craigslist for a few bucks, someone must have taken them off a Sport or Sahara or something (I have no idea if my Rubicon came with them from the factory or not).
The rear ones are AEV, made specifically to fit my rear bumper.
Hi, expecting to do the Dempster next year. What would be the recommandation for tyres type on a small SUV? Heard need two spares tyres and lot of extra Gaz? Any adviçe ? Thanks for the video 😊
Any good quality brand name A/T tire will see you through. You only need two spares if you have cheap tires.
If your vehicle gets a range of something around 250 miles you don't need more gas.
Once again nice Video Dan!
Love your videos!!
Thank you!!
It's nice and a cool adventure. But if I wanna go muddin' I can do that here in Florida. I prefer the rocky terrain of the Rocky mountains.
But your videos are excellent and I enjoy the heck out of'em.
Fair enough!
Awesome trip, wish you could have went all way to the ocean
Next time!
Nice video from the drone as you drove your Jeep. Do you enhance the signal from your controller to the drone?
No, nothing like that
So this looks really awesome. But I've never done something like that. And I have always wanted to see the northern lights. What time of year do you suggest to do a trip like this to see the lights.
I'm a truck driver and a little snow doesn't scare me but I do want it nice enough to do things outside.
You can absolutely go!
June/July/Aug will be the best months for weather, and say into September to see the lights!
It might snow a little, and then in October more and more.
@@TheRoadChoseMe ok thanks man.
I will keep that in mind while planning my trip. So glad I found your channel. Opened up my eyes to hole new possibilities. It so cool 😎 hope to see you out there.
Awesome, I hope we can cross paths one day!
Great info great video, I am planning to take the Cybertruck up in Tuk. I need to do a really good map recce and planning. The campground in the town, do you recall seeing a plug if not I'll have to check if hotel's will allow me to plug in.
Thank you.
All the campgrounds have 50Amp plugins (for the big RVs)
your driving and pilot you dron in same time or your drone is on follow mode ??
Great video! Do you need to worry about bears approaching vehicles when camped on the Dempster? Not much one can do about removing food from inside a vehicle, I imagine.
I’m coming to do the Dempster in 2021
almost got the rovelo ridgetraks! ..... looks like I won't be ordering them now!
On xtreme 4x4 Ian Johnson said a good trick to help keep mud off or at least make it easier to wash off and clean was to spray WD40 underneath the fenders. Not sure how much it will help on the doors lol
Great series man. Really liked it. Anything special to get the Dempster mud off of that jeep? And a follow-up to my previous question, any other Critters out there? So you don't have to worry about mice in the Jeep.
Other Trip Ideas: TAT (Trans Atlantic Trail) or any of the BDR (Backcountry Discovery Routes)
Absolutely, they're on my list one day!
hey buddy, why didn't you go all the way up to Tuktoyaktuk? sorry if you explained it and I missed it. Love all your videos. I'm now currently shopping for truck to start my own trips inspired by you and your adventures
CVOID means I would have to do a 14 day quarantine to enter NWT
I have Goodyear All Terrains, is that a good tire for this road?
That drive looks really tempting. I live in Seattle so already close to Canada. Have a deposit down on a 2dr Bronco but wondering if a 4 dr would be better suited for a drive like that with two people. Prefer the 2dr due to length.
Go for it!
My major question is camping and cooking with proper bear protocol on the Dempster. I'm going to be one of them 4 season ground tent nerds.
Have you driven the Trans-Lab highway? Does it compare with the Alaska Hwy?
I have not driven it, I'll get there eventually!
Hi, love the Dempster series. I'm thinking of doing a canopy setup like yours. I was wondering if you have a problem with bugs getting into your sleeping area when working with the tailgate open.
I have a little bug screen for that purpose!
thanks Dan. What about precautions food wise to avoid bear intrusion, or is that more an issue with black bears? No trees in the area to hang your food up - keeping stuff inside a bear safe canister? Perhaps this is a more general Canada question as well - also considering a pop up roof.
I'll do a video on bear safety this week!