I worked along here for 15 years probably driving at least a few hundred thousand miles. We wore out a lot of trucks. I’d drive in any weather. One time I was heading to Prudhoe from Fairbanks and it took me 10 hours just to get to Atigun Pass. I have also driven the whole thing in under nine hours. I also loved driving it in the dark. I had 4 real bright lights plus headlights and you can see a ways. You would also see the trucks miles away.I have hundreds of pictures some even taken at the same location but different seasons. I also have been transported in a helicopter along this road.
To travel in this region for all those years must have been truly spectacular. Also seeing the seasons come and go in the Arctic regions must feel like driving in a different world every few months. We loved our drive along the Dalton Highway.
Greetings from the Dalton highway. I am a haul road driver. So I get to see it everyday. I must say that there is not very many good videos about the Dalton highway but this is a good one Bravo
Thanks for the compliment. You must know every inch of this road. We found the trucks on the Dalton Highway reassuring as they are the life blood of all industries. Greetings from a very different part of the world - South Africa.
Ha Ha..It is easy to do in a Land Rover. My LR has not been in a service center in the past 25 years. Nothing to worry about. The real problem is rather the mechanical ignorance of some people.
@@PhilUysYeah, I was just kidding, but you know since new Land Rovers are particulary known for being so unreliable, but the old ones are much more reliable (as is the case for most older cars). Those cars from before 2000, you can fix yourself if you have problems. The newer ones require computers to plug in and have electronic problems all the time. I'd choose an older car over a new one all the time, cuz you know those new cars feel so 'dead'. They don't feel like they belong to you anymore, they feel so 'plastic'. But hey I'm getting off topic here lol, I probably sound like a Boomer (I'm gen Z btw.). Awesome road trip, I'd love to do that myself one day. It's like that place that hardly anyone has on their bucket list and that makes it nice and quiet.
That is true, new vehicles are basically consumables. This LR is a 1994 model and will certainly be used by the next generation. I am a Boomer. Judging by your interesting surname you must be of Dutch decent.
Yes very true, my import specialist mechanic told me never buy a car that has “Rover” in its name. Very unreliable, they are in the shop constantly. I’m surprised your defender didn’t rust out completely during the drive.
@@johndavid1585 Rust can be a huge issue on Defenders. This Defender has from the factory a galvanized chassis and firewall with lots of other galvanized bits. Rust is in this case a non event. It is still important to wash the vehicle after driving on salt roads. Back home in South Africa salt is never used on our roads. This Defender will last many many decades. The engine is all mechanical with no electronics at all. Parts are cheap and easy to find. I have owned it for 26years already. Without doubt my children will use it some day. Best of all it is an appreciating asset. Cheers
Really enjoyed this. Definately a bucket list thing. So completely foreign to me here in Australia. I'm used to seeing road trains with 3 trailers barreling alongside a dirt outback road in 40 celcius but I'd love to do this one-day in my car.
I know what you mean as we are from South Africa with similar conditions. It is the reason we wanted to do the trip in winter. Driving as far as 70°N in the polar regions was amazing.
@@PhilUys It definitely is amazing. I did the Alaskan cruise 3 years ago which included Skagway, Juneau & Ketchkin...all the port towns. It was a lot of fun but I hated being bound to the ships schedule...didn't get to explore as much as I wanted to. Next time I'm definitely flying. Yeah RHD is very seldom seen here. I'm born & raised in NYC & have only seen 2 RHD cars in my city in all my 31 years. My next car is definitely going to be an RHD one. It looks soo awesome to drive opposite of what we're used to in the states minus left turns lol those might be a little scary. You saw very few Land Rovers because yours is an older model & being old & analong with very little cpu built into it is why yours is still on the roads today. Your Land Rover & that era was WAYY more reliable than all the junk they're making today...it all looks pretty & neat with insane amounts of computers & not the best reliability longterm
@@zohaib876 Yes, the US turned out to be the easiest country of them all to drive a rhd vehicle. Your roads are mainly straight and highways which makes drivind easy. The most difficult place was Colombia. All their roads are either up or down and very twisty. The drivers are a bit fatalistic and great care must be taken to survive. See my video- Let's drive like a Colombian .
I see from your comments you guys drove all the way up from Argentina so I am sure it was not a feasible option, but in the part where you were sliding around and hard time keeping it in a strait line if you had good studded (or even non studded) true snow tires that probably wouldn't have been a problem at all for ya. The big semi's don't use snow tires but they are so heavy their weight alone gives them more traction than a car. Pretty cool drive to do though. :) Hell of a drive for sure.
I also think it will take time before we can travel again as easily and freely as before. We traveled with a Ford Explorer for the Dalton highway, the train for Fairbanks to Anchorage, the plane to Kodiak and the boat for excursion in Seward
No, we did not have chains. It also was not necessary. We did no preparation as we were overlanding from South America and did exactly the same modus operandi as before. The only thing I added was a sump heater and two infrared lamps to keep us or the engine warm. We did need mains power for that. At Coldfoot we slept in the car.
I do believe I've seen that vehicle up here...it was earlier this summer wasn't it? I see alot of tourist stop and take pictures here in deadhorse where I work (loader operator),if I remember correctly you were taking a picture of either muskox in the distance or the sunrise just down the road from Brooks store by the water plant? Nonetheless great video and thank you for sharing, I'm only looking at dalton videos because my girlfriend and I are driving home from the slope this Friday. 15 years running equipment and I am done for good, staying home with my family...not to mention I'm sick of pushing snow! Cheers and safe travels friends!
Hi there, and thanks for the comment. Yes we were there from the 21st until the 23rd of March. We did take pictures of the sunrise and Musk ox. Doing the Dalton Highway was the highlight of our 77000km/48000 miles journey. That said it was because of the time of the year( all coverd in ice and very cold temperatures ). Good luck for the future, you will miss Deadhorse.
Most of the video's I have seen of Alaska that far north seems to have foal weather most of the time. It's a pity you couldn't swim in the frozen ocean. Maybe next time.
Amazing video. I went to Fairbanks and the guy worked at the welcome center told me once someone drove along Dalton HIghway during winter and the person would not do it again...too dangerous.
The Defender is in permanent four wheel drive. No we did not have or need any chains. The tires did have S-M symbol on them. From were I come from it means sand and mud. In the states Snow and Mud.
I suppose keeping an eye on the wheather is important. Make sure your vehicle is well maintained and reliable. Your biggest problem might be flying stones kicked up by trucks flying by. Best to get off the road as much as possible. The ice is seriously dangerous and super slippery in places. I think in November the ice and snow might not be to bad. Otherwise have a great and safe trip. Cheers.
Long story short. Started in South America from bottom to top, then Mexico, USA, Canada and Alaska Deadhorse at 70°N. 51 000km in 21 months . Brilliant trip.
That was in March. December is possible provided you are equipped with the proper vehicle and take note of the wheather conditions at the time. Remember follow your bliss.👍
We are going the end of this month, November, will be renting an off road jeep to drive to coldfoot. Do you think its doable end of November? What about camping in the jeep overnight in coldfoot like you did if we bring heaters etc...
That sounds great. It is definitely doable in November. Make sure you know what the weather is going to be like at the time. Watch out for ice on the roads and drive slowly. You are lucky the rental company allows you to travel on that road. Normally they don't. Good Luck.
Looks cold! We drove the Dalton to Deadhorse the summer of 2017. Mostly dusty conditions, a little mud, but warm! It was an amazing trip! At least in winter the ice and snow fills in the potholes lol !
@@PhilUys I get it. I live in Wisconsin, so we have cold and snow every year! I would like to see the northern lights. We did get to experience 24 hours of daylight though.
@@PhilUys did you get to see the Northern Lights? I worked out of Pump Station 5 for 6 years along working at other places. One night after work a friend and I were snowshoeing on a 4 mile trail we made. It got so bright we thought a helicopter or plane had a big light on us at first. We were dressed warm because it was +30 to -40 out. This was 20 years ago and I had a good digital SLR and used to go out taking pictures of the lights at night. I quit working in the Arctic up that way after over 30 years.
@@Chris_at_Home Yes we did. On our way back from Deadhorse we camped below the Brooks mountains. The Auroras and the full Moon kept us company while trucks thundered past. It was fantastic.
I can't tell you to have many times I've driven this road. Wait, yes I can. Zero. That is some tough driving. I'll stay as far north as Fairbanks. I'm good there. :)
How long did it take to drive from Fairbanks to Prudhoe Bay? Places to get gas along the way? Where did you stay? Is the road paved now all the way thru now?
If your fuel range is 600 miles or 1000km you will make it all the way to Deadhorse without filling up. Otherwise fuel is available at Coldfoot about 400km from Deadhorse. I was able too drive all the way too Deadhorse without filling up +- l00 liters of diesel.
my last visit to the Republik van Suid afrika was in October 2020 and did a cross country solo trip on my 60th birthday. I also went to Orania, where a 1 day visit turned into a week. Had a best time of my life there and they threw me a good by braai when i left to go to Vereening to see my friend. Don't know if i can go back, recovering from a massive stroke last year. Thanks for this entertaining video. i don't think i can take the cold as i live in the year round heat of Louisiana. Baie Dankie, Greg
@@PhilUys why?? Wouldn't that cost you a lot of money and paperwork for shipping? Also you cannot drive from South America to the US. You must had to ship it again to North America because of the Darian Gap. I'd imagine a rental car in the Americas would've been much cheaper than shipping.
It is difficult to have Disney world and Dalton Highway in the same sentence. With Disney world you know exactly what you get. The Dalton option any thing can happen. I know which one I would choose..
The Dalton Highway does not have any salt on it, unlike all the other main roads. I did still do a lot of rust prevention. Washing the LR as often as possible before the salt becomes part of the vehicle. Spray Tectyl ( heavy wax like substance) on vulnerable areas like end of bolt threads, door hinges, any area that needs protection. I am lucky that on this Defender everything was galvanized by the factory, the chassis the firewall and all metal trimmings. Having said that I would hate to drive on salted roads all the time. I saw many cars rusted too pieces. Luckily where I live we have no salt roads at all.
@@PhilUys thanks for the response! I had no idea some came fully galv'd from the factory...which model is yours? Im from Toronto, so it would be nice to get similar model one day :)
@@chairmanmao3885 Your best option is the internet, especially information you can read. I am not sure about finding all the finer details about Defenders as each country is different. Land Rover probably does not know the finer details either. In a way that makes it more exciting to discover what your Land Rover is all about. Mine was also painted the Camel Trophy color by the factory although it never took part in any Camel Trophy events. Only two were made like this in South Africa by special order from the first owners.
Compared to what Ice Road Truckers makes it look. I'd say the Canadian ice roads are more of an ice road. That literally looks like MO-47 during winter. Chances are my driveway is steeper.
It would be a seriously difficult undertaking. Lots of factors to consider. Motor cycling in tempetures that could be in the -30 tees combined with the wind chill factor will be dangerous. Any exposed flesh will be frost bitten in seconds. Your hands will be cold enough to prevent adequate bike control. Your toes will suffer from sitting still for hours on this 800km journey. Then you have to deal with the ice which in places stretch for many kilometers. Traction is zero. On a motorcycle your chances of falling is positively guaranteed. Just touching your brakes on the ice can cause you to loose control. Another serious obstacle are the trucks. Every time a truck comes towards you either from the front or from behind avoiding action is necessary. That means going to the edge of the road .Often it is impossible to know what lurks beneath the snow. These same truck will shower you with rocks. On our trip 4 times our windscreen got smashed by flying rocks. This road is unserviced . Halfway fuel and shelter is available. Strong winds are common which ads to the above mentioned problems. I suppose any thing is possible. Just make sure you have survival gear for those conditions should you get stuck next to the road. Never mess around in the Arctic it is dangerous. Cheers.
Been there. Done that. Never in winter. Alaskans know better then to travel that road in winter. Foolish. UAA and UAF alumni. Formally from North Pole.
I disagree with you on being foolish driving the Dalton Highway in winter. I understood exactly the consequence should anything go wrong. I had food for weeks fuel for cooking for months. Warm down sleeping bags and cold weather boots and clothing if needed. I also happened to over winter in Antarctica and had experience in survival under extreme conditions. At this time we had been on the road non stop for a year from South America to Alaska. I knew the Defender inside out as it operated under any condition imaginable. Maybe some Alaskans are just more risk adverse than others.
@@PhilUys Or we saw how bad it can go for people who try to rescue the foolish. Or we just know better. I understand it’s the adventure of it all but -70 is real.
It all depends what you mean by safer. The Alaskan winter is more dangerous than the winter in South Africa. But yes SA can be dangerous. The Dalton Highway is considered a dangerous road.
Unfortunately it is necessary at times to speed up the film. It uses much less memory and the video will be far too long. All my video's and editing were done on a smartphone.
You really have to get rid of the music. You have no clue!!! People get out into nature to escape all of that. You just don't get it. Could not watch it.
It is a difficult one. Some people don't mind the music. Other's hate it. I do try and include natural sounds when possible. You also don't want to listen to the drone of an engine all of the time either. Watch the rest of the video and you will see what I mean.
@@PhilUys Sorry for being a little critical of you. I saw one of your other videos on the Dalton highway of you driving in a blizzard though a mountain pass ( with out music ) and it is great. I grew up in the upper Midwest with harsh winters and now live in a place with very little if any snow, and I miss it. Would love to drive that road in the winter, but is it true only Semis on official business can do that then? Best of luck Phil!
@@user-ru6mq5sc5n No it is not true, any body at any time can drive the Dalton Highway. I do know that rental companies don't allow you to drive the Dalton Highway at all.
I worked along here for 15 years probably driving at least a few hundred thousand miles. We wore out a lot of trucks. I’d drive in any weather. One time I was heading to Prudhoe from Fairbanks and it took me 10 hours just to get to Atigun Pass. I have also driven the whole thing in under nine hours. I also loved driving it in the dark. I had 4 real bright lights plus headlights and you can see a ways. You would also see the trucks miles away.I have hundreds of pictures some even taken at the same location but different seasons. I also have been transported in a helicopter along this road.
To travel in this region for all those years must have been truly spectacular. Also seeing the seasons come and go in the Arctic regions must feel like driving in a different world every few months. We loved our drive along the Dalton Highway.
Totally essential......you guys are essential......
Greetings from the Dalton highway. I am a haul road driver. So I get to see it everyday. I must say that there is not very many good videos about the Dalton highway but this is a good one Bravo
Thanks for the compliment. You must know every inch of this road. We found the trucks on the Dalton Highway reassuring as they are the life blood of all industries. Greetings from a very different part of the world - South Africa.
How do you get into this? I'm a trucker. Would love doing this every day beats sitting in traffic.
Travelling in a Land Rover on a road with no service? You guys are brave.
Ha Ha..It is easy to do in a Land Rover. My LR has not been in a service center in the past 25 years. Nothing to worry about. The real problem is rather the mechanical ignorance of some people.
@@PhilUysYeah, I was just kidding, but you know since new Land Rovers are particulary known for being so unreliable, but the old ones are much more reliable (as is the case for most older cars). Those cars from before 2000, you can fix yourself if you have problems. The newer ones require computers to plug in and have electronic problems all the time. I'd choose an older car over a new one all the time, cuz you know those new cars feel so 'dead'. They don't feel like they belong to you anymore, they feel so 'plastic'. But hey I'm getting off topic here lol, I probably sound like a Boomer (I'm gen Z btw.). Awesome road trip, I'd love to do that myself one day. It's like that place that hardly anyone has on their bucket list and that makes it nice and quiet.
That is true, new vehicles are basically consumables. This LR is a 1994 model and will certainly be used by the next generation. I am a Boomer. Judging by your interesting surname you must be of Dutch decent.
Yes very true, my import specialist mechanic told me never buy a car that has “Rover” in its name. Very unreliable, they are in the shop constantly. I’m surprised your defender didn’t rust out completely during the drive.
@@johndavid1585 Rust can be a huge issue on Defenders. This Defender has from the factory a galvanized chassis and firewall with lots of other galvanized bits. Rust is in this case a non event. It is still important to wash the vehicle after driving on salt roads. Back home in South Africa salt is never used on our roads. This Defender will last many many decades. The engine is all mechanical with no electronics at all. Parts are cheap and easy to find. I have owned it for 26years already. Without doubt my children will use it some day. Best of all it is an appreciating asset. Cheers
3:54 that’s some pretty epic lunchtime music
I agree. It is a difficult part of producing videos, finding suitable music.
Phil Uys 😂 I laughed hard when I saw that “Lunch Time” And some epic music played. Good video one day I’d like to take this drive.
Epic Meal Time!
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Fascinating video and trip! Thanks for posting.
Thank you.
@@PhilUys Welcome 😊
Really enjoyed this. Definately a bucket list thing. So completely foreign to me here in Australia. I'm used to seeing road trains with 3 trailers barreling alongside a dirt outback road in 40 celcius but I'd love to do this one-day in my car.
I know what you mean as we are from South Africa with similar conditions. It is the reason we wanted to do the trip in winter. Driving as far as 70°N in the polar regions was amazing.
Neat. Nice Rover!
One hell of a vacation. Right hand drive in the U.S. love it! Not something you see everyday here. Alaska is gorgeous
Yes, Alaska is amazing. It is true we saw no other right hand drive vehicles. Also very few Land Rovers. Cheers.
@@PhilUys It definitely is amazing. I did the Alaskan cruise 3 years ago which included Skagway, Juneau & Ketchkin...all the port towns. It was a lot of fun but I hated being bound to the ships schedule...didn't get to explore as much as I wanted to. Next time I'm definitely flying. Yeah RHD is very seldom seen here. I'm born & raised in NYC & have only seen 2 RHD cars in my city in all my 31 years. My next car is definitely going to be an RHD one. It looks soo awesome to drive opposite of what we're used to in the states minus left turns lol those might be a little scary. You saw very few Land Rovers because yours is an older model & being old & analong with very little cpu built into it is why yours is still on the roads today. Your Land Rover & that era was WAYY more reliable than all the junk they're making today...it all looks pretty & neat with insane amounts of computers & not the best reliability longterm
@@zohaib876 Yes, the US turned out to be the easiest country of them all to drive a rhd vehicle. Your roads are mainly straight and highways which makes drivind easy. The most difficult place was Colombia. All their roads are either up or down and very twisty. The drivers are a bit fatalistic and great care must be taken to survive. See my video- Let's drive like a Colombian .
Until you have to make a right at at traffic stop then the window pillar is in the way 😁 still cool tho!
@@WeedsurgeryLol yeah that'd be scary with the window pillar blocking your view. I need a RHD car in my life...talk about attention grabber
Love it!
My bucket list, love your overland vehicle.....Cheers
Definitely worth doing, and yes the Defender was a good choice for our journey.
What is the name of the cowboy song being played and by what artist? I can't seem to find it.
I have no idea. It was playing in a museum we visited somewhere in California. It probably dates back to the 20's or 30's.
I see from your comments you guys drove all the way up from Argentina so I am sure it was not a feasible option, but in the part where you were sliding around and hard time keeping it in a strait line if you had good studded (or even non studded) true snow tires that probably wouldn't have been a problem at all for ya. The big semi's don't use snow tires but they are so heavy their weight alone gives them more traction than a car.
Pretty cool drive to do though. :) Hell of a drive for sure.
Incredible. Such of memories of my Road Trip on the Dalton in 2016. Congratulation
Good memories indeed. I think future travel will be more difficult with the Corona virus lingering about. What vehicle did you use?
I also think it will take time before we can travel again as easily and freely as before.
We traveled with a Ford Explorer for the Dalton highway, the train for Fairbanks to Anchorage, the plane to Kodiak and the boat for excursion in Seward
What would you say is the best time to drive to Deadhorse? Where it’s not too cold and not too hot?
Probably during the shoulder season. May, June or September October.
Did you chain up the tires? You could've included that and all details of preparation, packing, how did you sleep, was it nonstop, etc.
No, we did not have chains. It also was not necessary. We did no preparation as we were overlanding from South America and did exactly the same modus operandi as before. The only thing I added was a sump heater and two infrared lamps to keep us or the engine warm. We did need mains power for that. At Coldfoot we slept in the car.
I do believe I've seen that vehicle up here...it was earlier this summer wasn't it? I see alot of tourist stop and take pictures here in deadhorse where I work (loader operator),if I remember correctly you were taking a picture of either muskox in the distance or the sunrise just down the road from Brooks store by the water plant?
Nonetheless great video and thank you for sharing, I'm only looking at dalton videos because my girlfriend and I are driving home from the slope this Friday. 15 years running equipment and I am done for good, staying home with my family...not to mention I'm sick of pushing snow!
Cheers and safe travels friends!
Hi there, and thanks for the comment. Yes we were there from the 21st until the 23rd of March. We did take pictures of the sunrise and Musk ox. Doing the Dalton Highway was the highlight of our 77000km/48000 miles journey. That said it was because of the time of the year( all coverd in ice and very cold temperatures ). Good luck for the future, you will miss Deadhorse.
Wow beautifully beautiful footage weldone
Thanks, I like the fact that there was a Land Rover from Africa exploring that amazing region.
We drove the highway in early June 2018. Snowed on us. Very cold at night. Artic ocean was still frozen.
Most of the video's I have seen of Alaska that far north seems to have foal weather most of the time. It's a pity you couldn't swim in the frozen ocean. Maybe next time.
Did you have an additional heater installed? I had two Land Rovers ( 90D and a Defender 90Td5), form both the standard heaters were shit.
No, we used only the standard heater supplied with the LR. It worked pretty well and was warm enough to keep us from freezing.
Amazing video. I went to Fairbanks and the guy worked at the welcome center told me once someone drove along Dalton HIghway during winter and the person would not do it again...too dangerous.
That is true, you wouldn't want to stick your neck out to often if it can be helped.
Question when you were driving through there we're their times you used 4 x4? And did you have snow tires at the time?
The Defender is in permanent four wheel drive. No we did not have or need any chains. The tires did have S-M symbol on them. From were I come from it means sand and mud. In the states Snow and Mud.
Planning to do this in mid November do you have any tips will be driving a 4x4 4runner
I suppose keeping an eye on the wheather is important. Make sure your vehicle is well maintained and reliable. Your biggest problem might be flying stones kicked up by trucks flying by. Best to get off the road as much as possible. The ice is seriously dangerous and super slippery in places. I think in November the ice and snow might not be to bad. Otherwise have a great and safe trip. Cheers.
Jeeze, he got the guts to travel this road in the worst part of the year.... BRAVO to him...
The worst time of the year and seemingly with the worst vehicle out there.🤔
Looks beautiful yet scary. You stayed in Antarctica? Dang you must love the cold harsh weather.
Yes, I overwintered in Antarctica. I do love the cold beautiful places on our planet.
how did South African car end up in Dead Horse WOW ?
Long story short. Started in South America from bottom to top, then Mexico, USA, Canada and Alaska Deadhorse at 70°N. 51 000km in 21 months . Brilliant trip.
What month was this? Im thinking about driving just to the arctic circle in december. Do you recommend?
That was in March. December is possible provided you are equipped with the proper vehicle and take note of the wheather conditions at the time. Remember follow your bliss.👍
Following. I’m also going to AK for the first time in December. Not sure what to expect while driving
We are going the end of this month, November, will be renting an off road jeep to drive to coldfoot. Do you think its doable end of November? What about camping in the jeep overnight in coldfoot like you did if we bring heaters etc...
That sounds great. It is definitely doable in November. Make sure you know what the weather is going to be like at the time. Watch out for ice on the roads and drive slowly. You are lucky the rental company allows you to travel on that road. Normally they don't. Good Luck.
Sounds like a 2.5na,
Webasto?
Did you do the whole thing in a jeep? From patagonia to alaska?
Not in a Jeep but a Land Rover. The same vehicle all the way from Patagonia to Alaska and also to Europe.
Great to see you catch up to the truck drivers on a slippery road. Also, the reason truck drivers hate stupid drivers.
I am thankful those truckers happened to be ahead of me it definitely slowed me down. If I was a stupid driver I would have overtaken them.
Looks cold! We drove the Dalton to Deadhorse the summer of 2017. Mostly dusty conditions, a little mud, but warm! It was an amazing trip! At least in winter the ice and snow fills in the potholes lol !
We wanted to do the trip in winter to experience the cold and maybe see the Northern lights. Back home here in South Africa snow is a rarity.
@@PhilUys I get it. I live in Wisconsin, so we have cold and snow every year! I would like to see the northern lights. We did get to experience 24 hours of daylight though.
@@PhilUys did you get to see the Northern Lights? I worked out of Pump Station 5 for 6 years along working at other places. One night after work a friend and I were snowshoeing on a 4 mile trail we made. It got so bright we thought a helicopter or plane had a big light on us at first. We were dressed warm because it was +30 to -40 out. This was 20 years ago and I had a good digital SLR and used to go out taking pictures of the lights at night. I quit working in the Arctic up that way after over 30 years.
@@Chris_at_Home Yes we did. On our way back from Deadhorse we camped below the Brooks mountains. The Auroras and the full Moon kept us company while trucks thundered past. It was fantastic.
Thanks
Very nice
Thanks.
I can't tell you to have many times I've driven this road. Wait, yes I can. Zero. That is some tough driving. I'll stay as far north as Fairbanks. I'm good there. :)
Maybe one you can take the plunge and drive it.
I'm driving this this winter, I live in Wasilla!
Nice, luckily not to far for you to go. Good luck.
I want a video where we see the drive and then the Arctic Ocean and all it’s beauty and wildlife. Can you do that for me? 😂😂😂😂😂
Would love to do that. That means another trip in summer. The problem is I live in South Africa so doing that is a huge undertaking.
Very Nice. Which model do you have land raver defender??
1994 300tdi Defender
Phil Uys thanks
Which month you went? March?
Yes.
How long did it take to drive from Fairbanks to Prudhoe Bay? Places to get gas along the way? Where did you stay? Is the road paved now all the way thru now?
Hi, it took two days to drive. You can get gas at Coldfoot. Coldfoot is halfway and it is were we spent the night sleeping in the Land Rover.
The road is not paved all the way, only half of it.
What month did you travel the Daulton?
Middle March
Is there any gas stations along the way outside of Fairbanks or do you gotta pack a few jerry cans?
If your fuel range is 600 miles or 1000km you will make it all the way to Deadhorse without filling up. Otherwise fuel is available at Coldfoot about 400km from Deadhorse. I was able too drive all the way too Deadhorse without filling up +- l00 liters of diesel.
Dayum! Bro that's what's up 👍
👍 You can say that again.
I love Suid Afrika. a 9 time visitor. Baie Dankie, goie middag, Greg, Springfield, Louisiana, USA
Lekker Greg, 9 times a visitor, why not live in both countries. Mooi loop.
my last visit to the Republik van Suid afrika was in October 2020 and did a cross country solo trip on my 60th birthday. I also went to Orania, where a 1 day visit turned into a week. Had a best time of my life there and they threw me a good by braai when i left to go to Vereening to see my friend. Don't know if i can go back, recovering from a massive stroke last year. Thanks for this entertaining video. i don't think i can take the cold as i live in the year round heat of Louisiana. Baie Dankie, Greg
Its necessary put chains on the wheel? at the minute 8:36
Yes, I am sure it would have helped. Spiked tires would be the better option for ice.
@@PhilUys what kind of tire you use it in that moment? thanks for answer.
16R/ 235/85 Perilli
What was speed that wind was blowing
I reckon somewhere between 50 to 70km/h.
I rode it in Summer, much easier, but I love your visuals.
Thanks, summer might be more arduous because of all the insects.
amazing!
Thanks.
Which country are you guys from? The license's plate isn't American.
We are from South Africa.
@@PhilUys how did you get your South Africa vehicle to drive to the Americas? Lol!
Sent it by container to Argentina then drove it through the Americas.
@@PhilUys why?? Wouldn't that cost you a lot of money and paperwork for shipping? Also you cannot drive from South America to the US. You must had to ship it again to North America because of the Darian Gap. I'd imagine a rental car in the Americas would've been much cheaper than shipping.
@@PhilUys I saw y'all did the Pan-American road trip. Cool.
Would this be a good family vacation I'm torn between this and Disney world
It is difficult to have Disney world and Dalton Highway in the same sentence. With Disney world you know exactly what you get. The Dalton option any thing can happen. I know which one I would choose..
Nice troll.
Hi Phil, I'm a producer for Business Insider. Awesome video! Is it okay if we include footage from it in an editorial project about the Dalton?
Hi Dan, can you provide me with more info and what would it involve.
@@PhilUys Of course. If you could just send me a quick email at dgessner@businessinsider.com I can give you all the details
How did you prevent rust?? The road must be full of salt.
The Dalton Highway does not have any salt on it, unlike all the other main roads. I did still do a lot of rust prevention. Washing the LR as often as possible before the salt becomes part of the vehicle. Spray Tectyl ( heavy wax like substance) on vulnerable areas like end of bolt threads, door hinges, any area that needs protection. I am lucky that on this Defender everything was galvanized by the factory, the chassis the firewall and all metal trimmings. Having said that I would hate to drive on salted roads all the time. I saw many cars rusted too pieces. Luckily where I live we have no salt roads at all.
@@PhilUys thanks for the response! I had no idea some came fully galv'd from the factory...which model is yours? Im from Toronto, so it would be nice to get similar model one day :)
@@chairmanmao3885 My model is from 1994. They only made them for two years. 1993 mainly V8 petrol models and 1994 300 tdi .
@@PhilUys there is still so much I dont know about defenders...any good resources for me to study up on them before i buy?
@@chairmanmao3885 Your best option is the internet, especially information you can read. I am not sure about finding all the finer details about Defenders as each country is different. Land Rover probably does not know the finer details either. In a way that makes it more exciting to discover what your Land Rover is all about. Mine was also painted the Camel Trophy color by the factory although it never took part in any Camel Trophy events. Only two were made like this in South Africa by special order from the first owners.
Compared to what Ice Road Truckers makes it look. I'd say the Canadian ice roads are more of an ice road. That literally looks like MO-47 during winter. Chances are my driveway is steeper.
I would like to try a motorcycle trip in the winter. Possible?
It would be a seriously difficult undertaking. Lots of factors to consider. Motor cycling in tempetures that could be in the -30 tees combined with the wind chill factor will be dangerous. Any exposed flesh will be frost bitten in seconds. Your hands will be cold enough to prevent adequate bike control. Your toes will suffer from sitting still for hours on this 800km journey. Then you have to deal with the ice which in places stretch for many kilometers. Traction is zero. On a motorcycle your chances of falling is positively guaranteed. Just touching your brakes on the ice can cause you to loose control. Another serious obstacle are the trucks. Every time a truck comes towards you either from the front or from behind avoiding action is necessary. That means going to the edge of the road .Often it is impossible to know what lurks beneath the snow. These same truck will shower you with rocks. On our trip 4 times our windscreen got smashed by flying rocks. This road is unserviced . Halfway fuel and shelter is available. Strong winds are common which ads to the above mentioned problems. I suppose any thing is possible. Just make sure you have survival gear for those conditions should you get stuck next to the road. Never mess around in the Arctic it is dangerous. Cheers.
I’ve seen minus 67 F at Pump 5 in January Shock absorbers were frozen.
That is seriously cold.
parabéns pelo video.
Thanks, much appreciated. Obrigado!
That, or a land cruiser, are the only vehicles I’d want to take on that road
Landcruisers are great vehicles. However your photographs will look much better with a Land Rover in it rather than a Landcruiser.😜
@@PhilUys Careful bud, the Landcruiser fans on the internet are a rabid bunch! ;)
Welcome to North America - in the northern regions you’ll see lots of snow and blowing snow…. it’s not that big of a deal…. seriously
That is true. For us coming from Africa and overlanding non stop for many months it was special.
I wonder if my Ford Fiesta can make that road trip. lol
In summer it will be possible. In winter it could be impossible. On the other hand a rented Ford Fiesta could do it Lol.
I’d like to ride that route on a Harley trike 😎.
It sounds good. Let us know how it went.
You are desperate!!!))) My respects to you!!!!!
Luckily we did not have to go through any desperate situations on this journey.
Been there. Done that. Never in winter. Alaskans know better then to travel that road in winter. Foolish. UAA and UAF alumni. Formally from North Pole.
I disagree with you on being foolish driving the Dalton Highway in winter. I understood exactly the consequence should anything go wrong. I had food for weeks fuel for cooking for months. Warm down sleeping bags and cold weather boots and clothing if needed. I also happened to over winter in Antarctica and had experience in survival under extreme conditions. At this time we had been on the road non stop for a year from South America to Alaska. I knew the Defender inside out as it operated under any condition imaginable. Maybe some Alaskans are just more risk adverse than others.
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Or we saw how bad it can go for people who try to rescue the foolish. Or we just know better. I understand it’s the adventure of it all but -70 is real.
It's cool until it isn't. Then it's a statistic.
Let's keep it cool then.🤟 I do agree with you, don't blunder into dangerous situations and hope for the best.
alaska is a lot safer than southafrica for sure
It all depends what you mean by safer. The Alaskan winter is more dangerous than the winter in South Africa. But yes SA can be dangerous. The Dalton Highway is considered a dangerous road.
@@PhilUys Summer drive is not to bad....Just take your time and enjoy the view
I don't like you to speed the film up.
Unfortunately it is necessary at times to speed up the film. It uses much less memory and the video will be far too long. All my video's and editing were done on a smartphone.
Дорога как дорога ничего особенного .
It's looks talcum powder
It does as the humidity is very low.
You really have to get rid of the music. You have no clue!!! People get out into nature to escape all of that. You just don't get it. Could not watch it.
It is a difficult one. Some people don't mind the music. Other's hate it. I do try and include natural sounds when possible. You also don't want to listen to the drone of an engine all of the time either. Watch the rest of the video and you will see what I mean.
@@PhilUys Sorry for being a little critical of you. I saw one of your other videos on the Dalton highway of you driving in a blizzard though a mountain pass ( with out music ) and it is great. I grew up in the upper Midwest with harsh winters and now live in a place with very little if any snow, and I miss it. Would love to drive that road in the winter, but is it true only Semis on official business can do that then? Best of luck Phil!
@@user-ru6mq5sc5n No it is not true, any body at any time can drive the Dalton Highway. I do know that rental companies don't allow you to drive the Dalton Highway at all.
Take a Toyota Landcruiser next time...... I don't trust that Defender
Why not?
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