(Part 2) Top products from r/anchorage
We found 5 product mentions on r/anchorage. We ranked the 25 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
21. Sorel Men's 1964 PAC T Snow Boot, Brown, 12 M US
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Seam-sealed waterproof constructionWaterproof full-grain leather upperRemovable 9mm washable recycled felt inner bootWaterproof vulcanized rubber shellSorel rated -40 degrees Fahrenheit
22. STABILicers Walk Traction Cleat for Walking on Snow and Ice, Black, Medium (1 Pair)
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
Pair of robust traction cleats fit securely on any shoe or boot to reduce the risk of falls and increase safety when walking on snow and iceMulti-directional heat-treated steel traction plates are molded into the heel and forefoot of the stretch-to-fit thermoplastic elastomer binding for maximum sur...
23. The MILEPOST 2018: Alaska Travel Planner
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
I'd go with two coats, personally. You have your regular winter coat from the lower 48 (if you have one, you say you're from the south, HA) which will do you fine through December, but I have this one heavy-ass faux suede with shearling that weighs about 10-15 pounds and it's nice and toasty with a sweater on to -40 and below (trust me, I survived Barrow) and sometimes on rare days the wind can get that cold down here. Fashion doesn't matter when it comes to the super cold. It doesn't have to be expensive, either. Also, down is your friend. You might look like a tire walking around but you'll be warm.
You're definitely gonna want some dude-tights. Army surplus cotton kind, smartwool kind, Under armor, doesn't matter, you're gonna want that underlayer, you can always take it off later if you get too warm indoors.
Gloves are a must, especially if you're gonna cold-start your plugged-in car rather than having autostart. You might want to keep a pair of light leather driving gloves in your car for when your engine is warmed up but your cab isn't. I've been driving sometimes where my bare hands would go numb from touching the cold plug, pulling the door handle open with my sleeve, and driving with my sleeves on my hands. Not fun, painful, and kind of dangerous. The cloth gloves you can get for a couple of bucks will do you okay at the beginning but you'll want to have a pair that has a shell as well (kind of like your winter coat setup)
Scarves/mufflers are optional but recommended for when you don't feel like you want ice forming in your nostrils/on your cheeks from breathing and the wind's blowing in your face or if you have cold-sensitive teeth.
Hats are a must as well to keep frostbite from your ears, and 10% of your body heat escapes from your head. Basically any covering will do there, though, even a baseball cap helps (but not your ears).
Aaand boots. People swear by bunny boots and I get it, but for the most part unless you're going to be walking a whole bunch, doing outdoor work, or what have you outside, go by temperature rating and make sure it's in the negatives. Make sure they cover your calves up to a point because you walk through snow, you're gonna sink up to your shin or even up to your hip at some point.
In link format, your jumping off points are:
Coat 1
Coat 2 if you're bad at layering or lazy
Dude tights
Gloves
Optional light gloves
Boots like these
Oh, and ice grippers to slip on your boots. We don't salt roads, so it gets really slick, especially when it rains after it snows like it did last winter.
Passports make the boarder crossings easier.
No guns in the vehicle transiting thru CAN.
A current issue of Milepost will tell you what businesses are still open and when. They drive the AlCan every year and call out just about every culvert and crick.
https://www.amazon.com/MILEPOST-2018-Alaska-Travel-Planner/dp/1892154374/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1520835866&sr=8-1&keywords=milepost+alaska+2018
Shop for Jade in Cache Creek.
http://jadeshop.ca/
Darn, looks like the teepee camping is no longer available.
https://www.historichatcreek.ca/
Make sure you set aside a couple of hours to stop at Laird hot springs for a soak in the woods.
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/liard_rv_hs/
Aquire your hometowns' city signs and nail 'em up at the Sign Post Forest at Watson Lake, Yukon Territory
Parks Canada reservations system for your camping nights:
https://reservation.pc.gc.ca/ParksCanada
Happy lamp.
Might not be enough depending on the island, but...