Alaska - Prudhoe Bay - Hitchhiking

I've never wore a bear bell but have seen many who do. Guess it's better then nothing but would drive me crazy after a few hours, bing, bing, bing.......
I just hum, sing, talk to myself anything to make some noise.

The times I ran across bears I just make sure they see me and yell-make loud noises and they run a way, maybe I've been lucky.

Bear spray is not a bad idea, make sure you know how to use it, useless in strong wind, a whistle and air horn are other options, anything that makes noise.

Wouldn't worry much about it, bears don't like people. Let us know about your trip!

Alaskan bears are a bit more relaxed and you can get away without bear spray. That said. I would take it. Down in the Rockies is a different story.

Thanks to all, so I will take the bear spray just for emergency and no bearbell!

Also make sure to get a bear canister for your food and store it away from your campsite. Some bears can still smell it but even if they find the canister they can’t get into it. Seriously google the grizzly bear jumping on one it’s amazing. That said you don’t want to wake up to a bear outside your tent pissed off he can’t get your food hahahaha

Yep, I have just signed the bear canister. 7 liters should be enough for 4 days food storage, right?
Is there any furnished shop in Deadhorse or is better to grab food in Anchorage?

There’s a general store. Someone else will know better what’s stocked there recently but the rule of thumb on the slope is that everything is 7x more expensive and it will be all freeze dried canned etc non spoilage food.

I remember a gas station burrito in Barrow being $18

You should bring all your freeze dried food from Fairbanks with you for the entire trip. You won't find any backpacker supplies in Deadhorse/Prudhoe.

You'll be able to get hot food-sandwiches at Coldfoot and the Yukon crossing but nothing really to bring on your bike. You might get some packaged noodles!!!!!!!

Same with potable water, it's not like you'll be traveling along a stream/river the whole way, make sure you know where to get provisions!
It's 500 miles of nothingness except awesome scenery.

You really have a couple of very small stops, Coldfoot and Yukon River Camp, there is a roadhouse in Livengood.
You'll have a blast just be prepared!

You should bring all your freeze dried food from Fairbanks with you for the entire trip. You won't find any backpacker supplies in Deadhorse/Prudhoe.

You'll be able to get hot food-sandwiches at Coldfoot and the Yukon crossing but nothing really to bring on your bike. You might get some packaged noodles!!!!!!!

Same with potable water, it's not like you'll be traveling along a stream/river the whole way, make sure you know where to get provisions!
It's 500 miles of nothingness except awesome scenery.

You really have a couple of very small stops, Coldfoot and Yukon River Camp, there is a roadhouse in Livengood.
You'll have a blast just be prepared!

Thanks, so I will get the food in Anchorage, than flight to Deadhorse and then the adventure will start!!!!

@pivobar : 18$ for a sandwitch is absolutely expensive!!

Yep. A majority of people in rural Alaska hunt for their food still. I remember growing up it was always on the news about different subsistence limits and such. I mean it’s one thing to tell sport hunters they can’t shoot x amount of deer for fun. Quite another when that caribou, walrus, whale, seal, deer, fish etc is your food for the next month.

Please post a trip report when you get back. Would love to hear about it.

I agree with pivobar about posting the trip report !

it would be great info for sure