If you are planning a backpacking, hiking, river rafting trip, or other adventure trip in the Brooks range, we can assist you with trip preparation, specific access locations and other necessary details. National Park permits may be required so it is important to plan ahead. The nearby public lands are popular destinations for many adventurers. Details about hiking, rafting and camping in these regions can be found on their respective websites: More specifically, the following are comments about some essential and often overlooked subjects to consider while preparing and packing for your trip. Very few groups go into the backcountry without some form of communication. Probably the best unit is the Iridium 9505 Satellite phone or the new 9555. From our local experience, this unit offers the best communication in Alaska’s arctic. These phones can be purchased or rented from several companies on the web, and are available for rent locally in Fairbanks at Radio Fairbanks (907) 452-1049, just ask for Vicki.

Phones typically cost $20.00 for the first day and $10 a day after that. Call fees are about $1.25 per minute. We have also used aircraft VHF radios. These are strictly line of sight radios, and work when you can see or hear an aircraft. We have used Yaesu Aviator Pro radios, they are very small, rugged, and have clear audio. Although Global Star Telephones are a satellite telephone, their coverage in the Brooks Range and northern Alaska is spotty and unreliable, we therefore do not recommended them. Spot checkers although new, popular, and reasonably priced, they utilize the same satellite system as Global Star, and do not have good coverage in Northern Alaska. Both false activations and several instances of failed programmed message transmission has led to confusion for family or friends at home. We don’t recommend them. Temperature extremes in the Brooks Range occur all 12 months of the year. We see temperatures near 90 and below freezing during June through August. So it is best to plan for all conditions.

As with all back country travel we recommend that you dress in layers. Wool and/or Polypro clothing is a must, especially as first layer clothing. Our family is divided on the appropriate clothing. Dirk is a fan of wool and lives in Filson and Ibex clothing, and Danielle lives in Mountain Hardware and Sportshill. There are other brands of sufficient clothing, but these are what we use in all of our work and adventures. The critical factor is that your clothing is durable, and retains its insulating properties even when wet. Of primary importance, perhaps more than bear protection is doing your part to prevent encounters with bears. The most important factor for all forms of bear protection is that you are proficient at using them and understand their limitations. An overlooked item is what to do with the poo. As per widely held ideas it is best to bury your poo in a shallow hole in the tundra, well away from water sources and the campsite. This requires a small trowel or shovel, and if you forget one, we sell  plastic trowels and really cool I-Poods (an aluminum folding trowel) at our Coldfoot office.

A friend of our turned us on to the idea of carrying a paper bag (small) with each person to put their toilet paper in. In the evenings when the groups has a small campfire going everyone drops their bag into the fire and bye bye toilet paper. If you do not burn your paper please bring it out with all the rest of your trash. Toilet paper does not degrade quickly in the Arctic, and Wet Wipes last for years. No one wants to camp next to a pile of dirty toilet paper from the last camper.amazonbasics dslr and laptop backpack with orange interior The FAA classifies the following items as hazardous materials and requires HazMat paperwork before we can fly with them. tusting backpackWe have them for sale in our Coldfoot office.red oxx backpack review

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