Do you think border guards check rental policies? I would love to take a 'side diversion' down the Alaska Highway so we could say we were in the Yukon!! (I know crazy...) It looks like the border is actually before the customs station so we might be good there? Is there anything interesting to do near the Canadian border on the Alaskan highway?
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riftime
Here is the company we rented from:
http://arctic-outfitters.com/index.htm
Indeed, we got two mounted and inflated spare tires, plus a good sized tool kit. That took up about half the trunk of the Taurus. Still managed to get two small suitcases and a rollerbag in, though (there were four of us). There is a CB radio, too, which was helpful with all the truck traffic. We rented from June 13-18, so two days were at the $149 per day, and the other four days were $169 per day. I also got the sense that their mechanics do a very good job of keeping the cars in good working order. The tires that were mounted on the front were brand new; the agent said they swap out tires well before the end of a "normal" life.
There is one other company that rents vehicles for trips up the Dalton:
http://www.paratours.net
The main reason we did not choose them was for our time period, they only had pickup trucks available, and no way to enclose suitcases while driving in such a dusty environment. If we could have gotten an SUV from them, we might have gone with them. But I really liked Arctic Outfitters.
We enjoyed it a lot, and had better peace of mind knowing we were renting a car better equipped for such a trip.
riftime