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03A3KRH

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I might suggest considering ditching the hatchet and running with just a collapsable saw and knife, unless you have other reasons or uses for the hatchet. Hatchet is heavy and a creates higher likelihood of injury. Also, you have bear spray?
 

Bigguy136

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Looks like packing on my first trip to Inuvik. Over the last few trips, I have removed several items. Unless you are going to Tungsten, NWT, there is nowhere you need extra fuel for. When riding fully loaded S10 on dirt roads, you travel at 40-60MPH. You will be getting 52-58 MPH. You will have 300+mile range.
Mosquitoes can be bad, but I leave my gear on (with helmet), put up camp and then remove gear and get in tent. All of the years I have been to Alaska and Canada, I have been in 1 hotel in 2018 (5 days of rain). Might want a compression sack for your sleeping bag. Not seeing a chair, I would recommend. Also try to get weight up front so your S10 handles more natural. I carry water in Camel back type bags tied to crash bars.
Let me know if you want any Garmin tracks or other info.
I would love to get back to Alaska but my S10 was shipped to Germany for the next chapter of riding.
Enjoy.
Below is a list of roads I rode in 2019 on my 2014 S10.

Montana #38
Nahanni Range Road (road to Tungsten, NWT)
North Canol
South Canol
Dempster
Clinton Creek (road to 40 Mile)
Alaska #5 (road to Eagle)
Dalton
Denali
Collinsville (road to Cache Creek)
Hatcher Pass
Alaska #1 (road to Anchor Point)
Alaska #4 (road to Valdez)
Hyder Alaska/ Salmon Glacier
 

Don in Lodi

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Two weeks does seem too short a time frame. A long time friend has done Alaska several times now, he always works with three weeks, longer if the Arctic Ocean is on the plate.
 

regder

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I might suggest considering ditching the hatchet and running with just a collapsable saw and knife, unless you have other reasons or uses for the hatchet. Hatchet is heavy and a creates higher likelihood of injury. Also, you have bear spray?
I am far from an experienced camper, but I love bringing a hatchet (Husqvarna) with me. Have bought too much wet wood in the past and sometimes kindling is a pain to find. Between the hatchet and a Marokniv knife I haven’t had a problem making a fire since.
 

lund

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I am far from an experienced camper, but I love bringing a hatchet (Husqvarna) with me. Have bought too much wet wood in the past and sometimes kindling is a pain to find. Between the hatchet and a Marokniv knife I haven’t had a problem making a fire since.
You just need to learn how to make a "tin can fire", then making a fire becomes easy.
All you need is one empty beer can and a little gas with a match, easy.
 
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