Get ready for the adventure of a lifetime as we embark on our
second episode of this thrilling mini series. Join us
as we journey from the majestic beauty of Alaska all the way
through the heart of Canada in our trusty RV. In today's
video, we're taking you on a jaw-dropping drive along the
legendary Icefields Parkway. Canada's crown jewel of scenic
roots. But hold on tight, as the fall weather creeps in, time is
of the essence. Will we encounter treacherous snow
driving at the foot of these majestic mountains? Don't miss
out on today's episode as we reveal our top tips and
recommendations for traversing the Canadian Rockies in an RV.
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Do we need peanut butter? No, we already have two jars of it.
Okay.
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You know you're in Canada when you see fromage.
That's French.
And here's my wife over shopping once again. We have a list.
We came in here for three things. Three things.
You know what we should make this weekend? What? When boondocking.
What? Chili. Cuz we're going to be chilly. Oh, I could use some
diced tomatoes for a future recipe. I'm going to get that.
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Do you think just one is going to be enough for this weekend?
Let's do two.
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Four and a half hour drive tomorrow which will probably
turn into six or seven hours. That's a long drive. Four and a
half hours. Wow. Um let's do something we've never done before.
Let's pack up tonight. Let's get as much as we can put away.
That way we can hit the road first thing in the morning.
Alright, you know I love packing up but I'm willing to
do it. Get it over with the night before. Hopefully, they
don't care that we don't have chains on us for our tires. Oh
yeah, I see what you mean. It's supposed to freeze here in the
next two days. We're literally being chased by fall weather.
It is nipping at our heels. So, hopefully there's no snow on
the way there we'll see what the road conditions are like or
even if our RV is able to go down this, this highway. I mean
everyone says this is the most beautiful highway, take your RV
but nobody specifies what size RV you should be driving down
this highway. Real quick, I wanted to hop on here and thank
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It's an early start for the Hanks. There's a lot coming up.
It's stinking cold this morning. Maybe I wouldn't be so
skeptical about the dry this morning. However, I know that
fall and winter weather are nipping out our heels. So
needless to say, we gotta go. I'm cold. You're not going to
like it out here. Oh, Canada. Canada's pushing us out.
I guess we'll just do slides. I'll get that Starlink cable
and then we're good to go. When you're talking about slides,
I mean, I think we're going to be sliding around the road today.
If it's frosty here, I can't imagine what it is, up there.
Look that way, where we're going. So excited about the scenic
drive we're going to take today but I'm a little nervous
regarding the weather and bringing a big RV in a desolate
amazing place. It might be worth it or we might regret it. By the
way, I've been wanting to share a tip with you guys because we
just discovered this and it is a game changer. Let's talk about
Google offline maps because you're going to want to know
this tip and what you definitely want to do right now if you
have an iPhone and you have Google Maps is grab it because
we're doing it together. Before you end up going anywhere with
no service, no internet. You're going to want to have your maps
downloaded for the day. What I mean by that is Google allows
you a certain percentage of map area to download to your phone
so that when you want to pull directions back up and you
don't have service, you'll be fine. So, before you get off
the WiFi or not have any service, what you want to do is
pull up Google Maps, just click on your profile picture up top
and then from there offline maps and select your own map.
Now from here it's going to give you a box or a certain
amount of area that you can select of map you want to
download. It can be a small portion if you have a short
drive or you can zoom out and get a big portion but just know
the bigger the map you download the longer it takes. And then
once you have it, you're just going to hit download. And it'll
show you what's the limit you obviously can't download like
an entire province of Canada. Our downloads could take
anywhere from one minute to 10 minutes depending on how our
internet is, so just keep that in mind. I would have it done
before you leave the RV especially if Starlink is ripping.
Once you have it downloaded you can name it so
it's easy to access but for the most part once that's
downloaded you have that area dialed in, whenever you need to
go into the maps. You don't have service, you'll be all good.
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As you can see, the windshield's a little dirty
and you can't really see much out your windshields if it's dirty
like that. Pit stop, quick pullover, clean the windows.
Otherwise, I'm not going to be able to get cool shots for you
guys and that's what we want to do is show you how cool this
drive is so you add it to your itinerary. Before you hit the
road, if you're able to, give the windshield and the side
windows a nice little scrub a dub dub. Look at that guys.
He's doing great. You want to know something I'm extremely feeling
guilty about? But I just gotta tell you anyways. The truck has
not gotten a single washing since we left America. That's
right, all summer. Not a single one. Oh well. The goal today is
to see if this road is doable for a large RV and to see if
it's worth it. I already have a feeling that it's going to be
worth it and it's going to be scenic but the first part we're
just not sure of especially when winter weather in Canada
is creeping right on us.
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These boys are not messing around.
It's rutting season.
Look at this guy right here.
Wow. That was amazing. That makes you feel alive. You just
hear the deep throatiness of those, wow that was, that's what
life is all about. They had a lot to say like they kept going
and speaking their truths.
We haven't even really officially started this road
yet and it's already amazing. And I've heard that people say
this is the place to see wildlife, this road. You said it
Carl and you guys are here too and if you're wondering why are
you guys not stopping and seeing like Jasper National
Park or the town of Jasper. Well guys we did, we had a couple
cameraless days where we went out and just enjoyed the
national park and enjoyed nature. And if you are planning
on having YouTube channel as well and you want to film
everything make sure you take a couple days where you just put
the cameras down and you go out and just enjoy. Icefield Parkway,
here we come. Here we go. We're officially starting this road.
That was so cool. It is mating season, right? For the elk, so
they are just all over the place. Them boys are vocal.
Supposedly, a couple days ago or a couple weeks ago, maybe it
was an elk rammed its horns into the side of someone's
vehicle and they weren't doing much. Just pulled over kind of
like we were and spectating. So... Stay inside your vehicle.
Yes, don't get out of the vehicle when there's wildlife. You
could actually be fined at a lot of these national parks if
you get out of your vehicle and get within a certain distance
of wildlife. Hey, good morning. How's it going? Not too bad.
Do you have a park pass with you today? We do not. Uh well,
we're coming from outside. We were in Hinton. You arrived
today? Yeah, just arrived here this morning. Hey. We're we're
passing through to Calgary. So you're gonna need a park pass
when you travel along down this highway.
Is that? Unfortunately, it needs to be a Canadian National Park Pass.
Oh, okay. It'll be 21 dollars. 21 dollars? Okay.
Wasn't sure if the uh America The Beautiful would work.
Just make sure the dates visible until you are east of Banff.
Sounds good. Alright, thank you very much.
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Come on back. Here we go. No going back now.
Ooh I don't know if I'm going to fit.
Alright, that worked out good. Nice. It's pretty good because
you're off the road, right? Yeah. Alright. Got plenty of
places to pass us. Let's do this. I hear, I hear something.
Yeah, I hear something that's going to it's really making me
want to use a restroom first. Good call. I guess while we're
waiting on Ney, I'm going to check how this slide out is
doing underneath where the blowout happened. I want to see how that
Eternabond is holding up. It's definitely doing a good
job. It looks like it's wet under here so I'm really glad
we have it because if we didn't, all that plywood would
be exposed and taking the brunt of all that moisture. It's
going to cover us, heck we may just leave it like this for the
time being. There's really no rush, no exposure, so I'm happy
with that. That Eternabond
is holding up wonderfully. Wow, we probably
don't even really need to fix it then, like officially fix it.
I'm just saying, let er go. Not let er rip, we want to keep it.
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Wow. Wow. Look at the color. Oh my goodness. That's amazing.
Wow.
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This is worth the stop. Yes.
Can you imagine taking a raft down that?
That would be insane.
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The blue colors of like the colorful canyon walls.
I like it. I like it a lot.
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So cool and we were able to park the RV right here. I mean, our own
toilet, our own refrigerator, our own stinky butt.
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Let's go home.
We're home.
Remember when I talked
about Google Maps and how you're able to download a
portion of the map ahead of time? Well, this hot tip also
applies to using Google Maps. When you're towing a big rig,
it can be hard to judge whether your RV will fit in certain
areas like parking lots in national parks. You can utilize
Google's satellite view to help you make the right judgement.
Hence why we were able to add Sunwopta Falls as a stop. Even
if there were no parking available. The lot was a large
loop so no harm, no foul. Get ready for some more valuable
tips on RV travel and avoiding low height clearances. Plus,
we'll test if we can book a last minute spot at one of
Canada's most popular national parks. Will we succeed? Make
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