Video: TFL Makes it to Alaska's Northern Most Driveable Point in F-150 Lightning

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[Regular150]

Did he just say let's get out and take a look at the Tundra! Maybe look at the Artic, or Campo, or even Lea!

Great job guys, seems like just yesterday you were 'suspended' by Ford for your early release review!
Well done, very well.

 

[gorwell]

Really interested to see how much range lost from that camper.

Surprised they put it on the lightning, while their hybrid f150 had a more aero setup.

 

[Lightning_Bob]

From the video

Really interested to see how much range lost from that camper...

From the video, they stated they lost approximately 10% range by switching to all terrain tires, then by adding the camper (and maxing the payload to 1600 lbs ) were brought down to 200 miles range....so that camper (not sure if before or after they added that roof fairing) and 1600 lbs of camper, crew and gear it costed roughly 30% of range...

 

[PungoteagueDave]

Not true - TFL did NOT make it to the most northern driveable point - they only made it to Prudhoe Bay/Deadhorse, which is the northernmost point that the oil companies will normally allow you to go. The Dalton Highway is a privately owned road built by the oil companies, follows the length of the Alaskan Oil Pipeline, and they control access. There are fences and gates in Prudhoe Bay curtailing access further north/west, but the road continues on to the oilfields and the arctic ocean. However, regular visitors cannot go to the ocean, which requires a special accompanied tour, which I was able to do on a motorcycle because of having a friend working at the oilfields. This is the real northernmost point. Only a select few ever get to do that extra section of road beyond the Dalton Highway. We stripped down and skinny dipped in the Arctic Ocean in July 2018, then again in the Southern Ocean in Ushuaia in November 2018 on the same adventure. I'll spare you those pics.

 

[vandy1981]

Not true - TFL did NOT make it to the most northern driveable point.

 

[PungoteagueDave]

Facts matter - you can drive another whole section of road almost 50 miles further north if you have the right permissions. Been there, done it. These guys make the claim, should be able to support it.

 

[SmokingtheMeats]

It’s sad you really care this much. They did something cool, that many people find fun.

 

[PungoteagueDave]

It’s sad you really care this much. They did something cool, that many people find fun.

Who said I care much? But I have been there twice - and when you've done an epic thing and folks start making claims about doing that thing, they get fact checked. I've also been to the North Pole. I've met a few others who have been there too - and the discussion becomes - magnetic or true? Legit question and observations. If you're gonna claim that you drove to the northernmost drivable point in North America, with that specific statement in your headline - you outta be right - and even google maps knows better. They missed by nearly 50 miles. Still cool, but get it right.

 

[PungoteagueDave]

Okay, I said no pics, but this one is obscured enough. - and it is way north of Prudhoe Bay/Deadhorse. No vehicle that has ever driven the Dalton Highway will ever be the same again - they spray it constantly, daily, with calcium chloride - the bike I used for that ride has permanent metal etching.

 

[Bandit216]

Well, they made it back to Fairbanks. Saw them entering town from the north a couple of hours ago. They were turning, so didn't get a chance to wave. Their truck was filthy.

 

[Orlando150]

Looks like one of the reasons they took the ferry is that the highway was washed out earlier this month: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/alaska-highway-washout-beaver-dam-reopen-1.6510880

A detour recently opened but it’s going to be a while before the road is repaired. Probably for the best to avoid that area.

 

[LightningShow]

I wish I had seen this a few weeks ago, I was at my company's Woodland, CA facility. I had never heard of Four Wheel Trailers but it turns out it's only a few hundred yards from my company's facility. I would have loved to walk over an check out the campers!

 

[Bandit216]

Spent a half hour talking to Roman and crew on their way back through Fairbanks. Nice chat. Lots of good info that I'll let them share. I got a kick out of how they kept their air deflector from vibrating.

 

[metroshot]

Spent a half hour talking to Roman and crew on their way back through Fairbanks. Nice chat. Lots of good info that I'll let them share. I got a kick out of how they kept their air deflector from vibrating.

Thanks for letting us know.
It's amazing to hear that slowing down 10MPH made a huge impact on range / efficiency.
When I drive on the CA freeways, the maximum speed I travel is 65MPH so this Lightning will be perfect for me.