Road trip Chicago to Anchorage.

Yes probably you can get some tips from Robert Holt ...I believe he made the trip from Virginia and has some informative threads about the experience. He would also likely be happy to help via personal message (PM).

PS- say Hi to Spiderman when you get there.

 

Got 1st snowstorm (probably 8-10 inches) tonight (and that's only 2hrs north of chicago)...I got stuck 3 times coming home...good luck

you're going from snow to snow'eyer??? so prepare accordingly and don't try to take any back roads, lol

 

This time of the year may pose difficulties. I assume as long as you can avoid any major storms and stay on main roads you should be fine.

 

If you're going to live up there I would pick up a winter beater once you're there. I.e. old 4x4 that you don't mind getting beat up. I would think with chains you should be able to make it, albeit slowly

Fone ?

 

Oh Prius C I thought you had a 4-wheel drive imported 2016 Gen4 liftback from Japan
...seriously my comments above were not for winter...that's a whole new ball game
I forgot some of you are having a winter this year (60F today in DC).

 

Good tips on this reddit post: Any tips for winter driving on the Alaska Highway from the lower 48? Making a trip in January. : alaska


Note that it will be dark most of the day - bring extra headlight bulbs. You're literally traveling though the Yukon Territory in the middle of winter. Be prepared! Make sure you call your bank and let them know you're traveling internationally. Turn off your cell phone's data roaming.

 

As far as living in Anchorage, the c might be fine in winter. I was more worried about driving there in winter weather.

 

C does fine in weather weather, even with just all season tires with a good life left (on a nice plowed road), other than that, just don't get caught in a storm or back roads that don't get plowed too often (C's clearance is pretty low for storms...and even some higher clearance and AWD got stuck)...and since you got a 2012, means no switch to turn off traction control...so, the guy helping me get my C unstuck was amazed my car had no traction control switch when he told me to turn it off, and I told him I can't.

just remember that no matter if you have winter tires, cables, or chains...when it storms, you might as well find a place to stop for the day/night

 

Engine block heater on Prius Chat store, right?

 

The official Toyota block heater bought from my local Toyota dealer cost me $100 here in Canada. The installed price is $240, so I decided to save the extra cost and install it myself. It's a pretty straightforward job, and the only tool you need only costs a few bucks. If you're interested in giving it a try you might want to have a look at my YouTube video of the procedure.

 

tgpii I never used a battery warmer except sometimes I make my wife ride shot gun oops just kidding. I am not familiar with anything other than the engine block heater. You might want to block the grills, and see eFusco posts where he shows insulating the engine compartment (use the way back machine - search function).

 

umm, I would say don't waste your money on a engine block heater

I'd probably rather invest a little more of my money in a remote starter kit rather than a engine block heater, because, if it's real cold outside...I'd rather spend that extra few cents of gas to remote start my car from the warmth and comfort of my home (not to mention apart from warming up the engine, the cabin also gets warmed up along with window defrost and it's also useful in summer as well)...while with an engine block heater...you're going to have to go to your car anyway and plug it into an outlet (but since you're moving there out of the blue, it could mean you're going to be renting an apartment or w/e with no nearby outlets) and it doesn't really warm anything else other than your engine (also useless in summer)

just my 2cents