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Ep 29: Prepping for the Alaska Highway
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- Merlin’s Barn Podcast
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- Nov 18, 2025
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Summary
The gang discuss roadtrip stories as a lead in to Merlin’s Alaska or Rust vintage Jeep Journey. Merlin describes how the Alaska or Rust plan eveolved, how he was invited to join, and how a series of breakdowns almost kept him from going. Saved in the end by hours of work, good friends and a donation by an amazing auto repair shop, this is the beginning of the Alaska or Rust Story. This is the first of a series of episodes covering a 28 day 13,000 mile journey that will upload once a month. The book is available here: https://hansonmechanical.wordpress.com/alaska-or-rust-book/ Enjoy our episodes? Please consider subscribing in order to support further development of this podcast. We have much more planned for you!! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit merlinsbarn.substack.com/subscribe