Stressful Border Crossing: Will Canada Impound Our Home?? (Alto Expedition by Safari Condo)

After 10 months of worrying, we FINALLY find out if the Canadian Border Police will impound our trailer as we're forced to cross into Canada on our way to Alaska and the Arctic Circle.
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[@mommasonthemove9144]

The way Justin gets so excited makes me happy just watching. 😂😂😂 His joy is always infectious when he gets excited.

[@JustinandJess]

Aww your comment just totally made my day! 🥰 I'm so glad I could share a little joy with you. Thanks for watching! - Justin

[@chelseamitchell445]

So happy you guys had a smooth crossing! Fingers crossed that the others are just as good. After you were allowed through, I couldn't help but think about the IKEA "Start the car!!" commercial.

[@JustinandJess]

Thanks, us too! Once we crossed we just wanted to get outta there!!!

[@SchnuffiJames]

Thank you for visiting Canada, hope you have fun. As a home sick Canadian living abroad thanks. Come back.

[@JustinandJess]

Happy to give you a taste of home! Thanks for watching 🙏

[@jasonm7634]

Love your videos

[@JustinandJess]

Thank you so much for watching! Your comment totally made our day ☺️

[@kelleysoutdooradventures9939]

Hi guys. Great video on the Border Crossing. We just met you guys at the Fairbanks Midnight Sun Baseball game. Maybe our paths will cross again as we move throughout Alaska this summer. Cheers! Mike and Debbie

[@JustinandJess]

It was great meeting you both at the baseball game! What a unique experience! Hope we cross paths again. Safe travels till then!

[@DayHikerFromTheSix]

I just went to the states and back for the first time with the trailer, and it was similar. But I own the trailer so there's that. Glad it went smoothly for you! Sad to see you're only spending 10 days in Canada...there's a lot to see in the places you're driving through! Can't wait for the Alaska footage!

[@JustinandJess]

We will be spending a LOT more time in Canada this year after leaving Alaska, but you're right, it feels like a sin driving past some of these places so quickly! Where did you visit in the States?

[@DayHikerFromTheSix]

@@JustinandJess I went through Upstate New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Minnesota on my way home in Northern Ontario. Never thought this route would be so awesome!

[@JustinandJess]

You'll have to tell us some of your favorite locations; we'll be in that area next year! Did you make a video about the journey? If so, please share the link!

[@DayHikerFromTheSix]

@@JustinandJess The video is coming soon!

[@JustinandJess]

Looking forward to it!

[@ShawnPatterson402]

We have crossed back and forth from Canada to the US many times with our trailers. Never ever have had any kind of issue. Make sure your sunglasses are off, know your plate number of your vehicles, have your passports ready. Put your vehicle in park, and if your engine is in any way noisy then shut it off. Answer all their questions as briefly as possible and be completely honest with your answers. Only the driver should be speaking unless someone else in the vehicle is asked a direct question. Don't start rambling on with superfluous information. These border agents are just doing their job to protect us all, and if we treat them with the proper respect we usually get the same in return . As always, safe travels...

[@JustinandJess]

Good tips! Thanks for watching.

[@StewartMann]

Border crossings are so random, I've gone from being waved thru, to having a complete search, everything out of the vehicle even the spare tire. It all depends on the person you get. I've learned to just keep calm and be nice and polite no matter the mood of the officer. Enjoy the rest of your trip.

[@JustinandJess]

Even the spare tire!!?!? 😲 Now that's just ridiculous. Glad you weren't doing anything wrong... sounds like that officer had it out for ya! Thanks for watching ✌️

[@joannebergstedtjunker5300]

Whew!! 😅 Which crossing was it? I’m especially surprised they were so chill w/ Florida plates, because, you know, Florida! Where are the plates on the travel trailer from? Canada? 🇨🇦 In college, when my BFF & I crossed on Hwy 5 in WA state, probably the one you used for trips to Getaway RV, the border guard would not let us enter Canada unless we carried more cash. We were 19 & didn’t have credit cards yet, just Travelers Checks, if you know what those were. We had to drive back into WA to find a bank who would help us wire money from my home branch in S. California, to meet their $500 requirement. It was nearly ALL the $ I had in my account at the time! And we, like you, were just trying to get to Alaska, where my BFF grew up & was returning for the summer break. We had car trouble, from all the un-developed AL-CAN Hwy dirt taken in by our Datsun B-210, AND a totally flat tire, at two different points in our 4-day journey thru Western Canada, so it was actually fortunate that we had the extra cash on hand. We knew we’d be BFFs forever, after that series of adventures (and we’ll be meeting up in L.A., again in just 3 weeks, so something good came from all our Canadian adventures!) Glad it all went so smoothly for you two, and the AL-CAN is fully paved now! 😁❤️🇨🇦

[@JustinandJess]

Wow, what a journey that was! That's so neat that you are still friends 🙂 I can't believe the refused your entry because of the amount of cash you were carrying!! 😲 But like you said... It ended up being a good thing I suppose. Yes, we have Florida plates on the SUV and Quebec plates on the trailer. This was the Roseville crossing in southeast BC. Thanks always for watching!! ❤️

[@cliffwendy3765]

Do you send your content to safari condo before publishing, because the trailer is a loaner and they should approve your content first?

[@JustinandJess]

No, they have no editorial influence over the content we produce and all opinions expressed in these videos are our own.

[@GrantM1337]

2023: "We are content creators." Border Patrol: "WTF is that?" 2024: "We are content creators." Border Patrol: "Cool, how many followers do you have?"

[@JustinandJess]

Lol, those two guys could not have been more different!! "You're WHAT?!" 🤣🤣