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by mckn1ght 178 days ago
Alaska checking in. Nobody is hauling a skidoo around here in a van. You also won’t see anyone towing a trailer with one or two machines with anything other than a truck, because nothing else is going to hack it in the mountains with all that. I currently just drive mine up a ramp into the truck bed, I can quickly park and get off and go and back on again. Very versatile combo to get around with.

Right tool for the job. I drive an AWD Prius with winter tires to get groceries in the snow.
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lokar 177 days ago
When I lived in anchorage ages ago Subarus were really popular.

Everyone with a truck had to put a bunch of weight in the back to manage the roads in the winter.

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mckn1ght 177 days ago
It’s the same here in Fairbanks. We also have an Outback that we drove here when we moved a decade ago (towing a trailer, no less). That and the Prius both handle fabulously with winter tires. Since I only use the truck for hauling, it’s always weighted in the back!
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