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Retired and RoadTripping
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 13 ก.ค. 2021
We are David (farmer and retired from 34 years at job), Theresa (teacher) and Bandit (dog). We enjoy travelling around the beautiful USA visiting National Parks, National forests and historical sites around the country. We strive to find dispersed and primitive camping spots as we are simple, minimal souls. We don't need bells and whistles but solitude, quiet, peaceful, amazing works put on display around our country. We are always trying to find places we have never been before to quench our thirst for the amazement that comes with something new. You will find free camping, hiking, camp cooking, photography, kayaking, historical places, travelling and Bandit on this channel.
We hope to share our travels with our family and friends but just know that we don't take ourselves too seriously and we are in it as long as it's fun. We hope you will join us on this unbelievable adventure called life.
We'll see ya on the road.
We hope to share our travels with our family and friends but just know that we don't take ourselves too seriously and we are in it as long as it's fun. We hope you will join us on this unbelievable adventure called life.
We'll see ya on the road.
International Peace Garden/Canadian Border
While we were in North Dakota, we went up to the Canadian border to the International Peace Garden. Join us as we check it out.
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Cooking With Out Electricity:
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Video Making:
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Battery Powered Tools:
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Solar:
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88wh Portable Power Station-amzn.to/43XG9Xk
12V battery tester-amzn.to/3HdDnUg
Dual Fuel 2500 Champion Generator-amzn.to/3tLdisa
Bluetti Solar powered Generator-amzn.to/3S8eQFR
How we stay Warm:
Relextic-amzn.to/3LpUCUR
Lasko Electric Heater-amzn.to/3oGSNKm
Buddy Heater-amzn.to/40CtWoe
Books:
Camping with the Corps.: amzn.to/3V0ps9Q
Missouri State Park and Historical Site: amzn.to/3LsXz7i
Bureau of Land Management Camping: amzn.to/44heBfW
National Forest Camping-amzn.to/422JKSw
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Missouri Conservation Atlas-amzn.to/3QDtfb9
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Facebook- rnrtp
Instagram- retiredandroadtripping
Retired and Roadtripping- See Ya on the Road- Group page
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Buy Me a Coffee: www.buymeacoffee.com/RetiredandRoadtripping
Retired and Roadtripping Merch Store: www.onestopcustom.com/retiredandroadtripping
Google interactive map:www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1U930OBLNopNZ0WkhENe4nS0GVrgw_1c&usp=sharing
If you are interested in an area, click on the icon and it'll show the coordinates and videos associated with that place.
Cooking With Out Electricity:
Can Cooker Jr. Kit:amzn.to/3Nbv9Qe
Coleman TriPod Latern and Grill Hanger:amzn.to/3N92wDs
Coleman Oven: Coleman Camping Oven:amzn.to/41AV5Jm
Double Pie Iron: amzn.to/3G1e1I5
Round Pie Iron: amzn.to/3sx5N7D
Pie Iron Book: amzn.to/3MLZvbc
Single Propane Burner: amzn.to/47D0T81
Video Making:
2 pack Wireless Lavalier Microphone: amzn.to/49AYwEf
Selfie Stick 40 inch Extendable Tripod: amzn.to/40G9xQY
Ubeesize Tripod 62 : Extendable: amzn.to/3SFI1Ry
Ubeesize Phone Tripod Flexible Mini Tripod: amzn.to/3SFI1Ry
Battery Powered Tools:
Snapfresh Leaf Blower:amzn.to/3KV0qnG
Snapfresh Drill:amzn.to/40Au2wo
SnapFresh Reciprocating:amzn.to/3n2jBnG
Solar:
Solar Panel:amzn.to/3Lq7avm
88wh Portable Power Station-amzn.to/43XG9Xk
12V battery tester-amzn.to/3HdDnUg
Dual Fuel 2500 Champion Generator-amzn.to/3tLdisa
Bluetti Solar powered Generator-amzn.to/3S8eQFR
How we stay Warm:
Relextic-amzn.to/3LpUCUR
Lasko Electric Heater-amzn.to/3oGSNKm
Buddy Heater-amzn.to/40CtWoe
Books:
Camping with the Corps.: amzn.to/3V0ps9Q
Missouri State Park and Historical Site: amzn.to/3LsXz7i
Bureau of Land Management Camping: amzn.to/44heBfW
National Forest Camping-amzn.to/422JKSw
Free RV Camping American West-amzn.to/3SGPz6k
Missouri Conservation Atlas-amzn.to/3QDtfb9
**DISCLAIMER**
We are partners with the Amazon Affiliate program. If you click on one of our links and make a purchase.....we earn a small percentage at no cost to you. We appreciate your support!
Shop our Gear: www.amazon.com/shop/retiredandroadtripping
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Towner, North Dakota/Canadian Border/Free Camping with Electricity
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We have made our way to the Canadian border and we have found another city park with free electricity. Located on the Canadian border, we used this stop as base camp to go up to the International Peace Garden. While camping we had a real close call with a tornado and had hail. Social Media Platforms Facebook- rnrtp Instagram- retiredandroadtripping Retired and Roadtri...
Free Camping with electricity/ 2nd night in a row/ Gettysburg, SD/ Amazing water views
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Gettysburg, South Dakota was so amazing. Free electricity in the city park and they have an amazing Dakota Sunset Museum that is free and so worth it. The lady working was so knowledgeable and friendly. Back at camp, Dave asked if I wanted to go see the Missouri River because it was nearby. In my head, my answer was no ( I didn't really want to go see the nasty, dirty Mo. river) I could do that...
Lions Club Park in Armour, SD/ Free Camping with Electricity
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Night 2 of our epic trip we found free camping with electricity at Lions Club park in Armour, SD. The free electricity was very welcome as it was hot and humid. We check out the town and the very quaint park. Social Media Platforms Facebook- rnrtp Instagram- retiredandroadtripping Retired and Roadtripping- See Ya on the Road- Group page groups/87780715359...
Brickyard Hill Conservation Area/ Free Camping on the NW corner of Missouri
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This is night one as we travel up to North Dakota. We always usually start our trip at a new Conservation area. . Social Media Platforms Facebook- rnrtp Instagram- retiredandroadtripping Retired and Roadtripping- See Ya on the Road- Group page groups/877807153597877/ Buy Me a Coffee: www.buymeacoffee.com/RetiredandRoadtripping Retired and Roadtripping Mer...
Lacey Keosauqua State Park/Van Buren County Iowa/Campgrpund and Park tour
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We continue to explore camping options in Van Buren County Iowa. This is ourfinal video in this series. We appreciate everyone hanging with us.Thanks for watching. Social Media Platforms Facebook- rnrtp Instagram- retiredandroadtripping Retired and Roadtripping- See Ya on the Road- Group page groups/877807153597877/ Retired and Roadtripping Merch Store: w...
Bentonsport, Iowa/Van Buren County Iowa
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Points of interest in Van Buren County Iowa- We check out the hidden treasures
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Join us as we check out the points of interest in Van Burn County Iowa. One of our favorite things to do in any area we visit is to scour it for historical sites and hidden gems. Social Media Platforms Facebook- rnrtp Instagram- retiredandroadtripping Retired and Roadtripping- See Ya on the Road- Group page groups/877807153597877/ Retired and Roadtripping...
Seguma Lake Rec Area in Van Buren County Iowa
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We were in the area so we threw down a tour of Seguma Lake Rec Area. Thanks for watching. Social Media Platforms Facebook- rnrtp Instagram- retiredandroadtripping Retired and Roadtripping- See Ya on the Road- Group page groups/877807153597877/ Retired and Roadtripping Merch Store: www.onestopcustom.com/retiredandroadtripping Google interactive map:www.goo...
Morris Park/Van Buren County Iowa/ campground and pioneer history
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While in the area we drive up to explore Morris Park. A campground that has electric and primitive sites nestled in with tons of history. Social Media Platforms Facebook- rnrtp Instagram- retiredandroadtripping Retired and Roadtripping- See Ya on the Road- Group page groups/877807153597877/ Retired and Roadtripping Merch Store: www.onestopcustom.com/retir...
Shimek State Forest Campgrounds Review- We check them out in Van Buren County Iowa
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While in the area we explores Shimick State Forest Campgrounds. Social Media Platforms Facebook- rnrtp Instagram- retiredandroadtripping Retired and Roadtripping- See Ya on the Road- Group page groups/877807153597877/ Retired and Roadtripping Merch Store: www.onestopcustom.com/retiredandroadtripping Google interactive map:www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1U...
Indian Lake Park Campground Tour/Van Buren County Iowa
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We go and check out beautiful Indian Lake Park in Farmington, Iowa ( Van Buren County) for possible camping options in the future. Social Media Platforms Facebook- rnrtp Instagram- retiredandroadtripping Retired and Roadtripping- See Ya on the Road- Group page groups/877807153597877/ Retired and Roadtripping Merch Store: www.onestopcustom.com/retiredandro...
Battle of Athens State Park-most Northern Battle West of the Miss. river in the Civil War
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In this video, we are so excited to be in Northern Missouri on the border of Iowa camping at Athens State Park. We knew this was our park when we saw they are all First Come First Serve camping. We drove in, and the park was almost empty. One other camper in the park helped us decide this was going to be our home base for the next 3 nights as we explored the area for other camping options over ...
Fox Valley Conservation Area- Free Camping from Missouri Dept. of Conservation area in Northern Mo.
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We head to Northern Missouri for our new series. We will be exploring camping options in Northern Missouri and in Van Buren County Iowa. We start here at Fox Valley Lake - Missouri Dept. Conservation Area-Kahoka,Mo. We video the many different free camping locations at this area. Make sure and catch our next video on Athens State Park in Missouri. It will be on Tues. and shows an amazing campgr...
Our 2 year Anniversary video right where it all started 2 years ago!!
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Our minds are blown that two years have flown by since we tiptoed into this venture that is Retired and Roadtripping. We had the roadtripping part down but the social media and video making part was all brand new to us. We are so grateful to all of you that have watched our videos and have interacted with us. Check out this video as we give you a state of affairs on the channel. Social Media Pl...
Clarksville, Mo./Louisiana-Lays Sculpture Park- Free Camping on the Mississippi river
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Clarksville, Mo./Louisiana-Lays Sculpture Park- Free Camping on the Mississippi river
76 Conservation Area / Free Camping in Missouri Dept. Conservation Area / Mississippi River
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76 Conservation Area / Free Camping in Missouri Dept. Conservation Area / Mississippi River
Whitehaven/Cairo, Illinois/ Fort Defiance State Park/ Confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi River/
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Whitehaven/Cairo, Illinois/ Fort Defiance State Park/ Confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi River/
Columbus Belmont State Park - Columbus, KY/Campground and Park tour- River and Civil War history
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Columbus Belmont State Park - Columbus, KY/Campground and Park tour- River and Civil War history
Neville Bay, Pisgah Point and Denumber Bay Backcountry Campground- Land Between the Lakes
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Neville Bay, Pisgah Point and Denumber Bay Backcountry Campground- Land Between the Lakes
Points of Interest at Land Between the Lakes in KY
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Points of Interest at Land Between the Lakes in KY
Craven's Bay Backcountry Campground/Land Between the Lakes KY/$12 camping or $6 with America Pass
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Craven's Bay Backcountry Campground/Land Between the Lakes KY/$12 camping or $6 with America Pass
Smith Bay Back Country Camping at the Land Between the Lakes/ $10 a night/ First Come First Served
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Smith Bay Back Country Camping at the Land Between the Lakes/ $10 a night/ First Come First Served
Birmingham Ferry Backcountry Campground/ $10/$5 camping from the USFS
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Birmingham Ferry Backcountry Campground/ $10/$5 camping from the USFS
Sugar Bay Backcountry Campground Tour/Land Between the Lakes/$10 a night First Come First Serve
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Sugar Bay Backcountry Campground Tour/Land Between the Lakes/$10 a night First Come First Serve
Reeds Hollow Backcountry Campground at Land Between the Lakes/Hidden gem/Beautiful camping for $10
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Reeds Hollow Backcountry Campground at Land Between the Lakes/Hidden gem/Beautiful camping for $10
Boswell Landing Back country Campground- Land Between the Lakes/$10 a night First Come First Serve
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Boswell Landing Back country Campground- Land Between the Lakes/$10 a night First Come First Serve
Fort Donelson -Dover, Tennessee/ Civil War history near the Land Between the Lakes
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Fort Donelson -Dover, Tennessee/ Civil War history near the Land Between the Lakes
Eureka COE Land Between the Lakes Campground
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Eureka COE Land Between the Lakes Campground
Self Service Backcountry Campground/ Nickel Branch: Land Between the Lakes/$10 FCFS
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Self Service Backcountry Campground/ Nickel Branch: Land Between the Lakes/$10 FCFS
I have property there....
Thank you.
You're welcome! Thanks for watching.
Great video & I forgot how wide open & flat North Dakota is. Thank you for sharing another budget camping location & safe travels.
@@perrymahnke886 Thank you so much. We always appreciate your feedback.
I order the book! I have the BLM, National Forest, and now I will have this one. I still have my minivan but I bought a full size van and converted it.
Very nice!Thanks for watching.
I’m headed there Sunday!! Since we are both from about the same area in Missouri, how did you drive there?
I - 29 to SouthDakota 50, to US 281, to US 52, to North Dakota 14, US 2 Or you can go straight up I - 29 to US 2
@@retiredandroadtripping what highway out of Missouri? Did you go through Kirksville to Iowa?
@adventurebythemile We were over on the Neb line...Our first night we stayed at West Port, Mo
Thank you.
Those yellow "flowers", in the field look like Canola that I have seen in Saskatchewan.
So cute ☺️
Im from Louisiana Mo and know this spot. Never camped there. Yet. I've lived in Jefferson City since 1978. I just retired in May after being a nurse for too long. My new goal in life is to resume my love for camping. Love your videos!
Congratulations! Happy camping and Thank You for watching.
Thank you.
Really beautiful area, thank you for sharing, & I'm glad your refrigerator is working again.
Us too!Thanks for watching.
Loved the video!
Thank you!!
@@retiredandroadtripping You're welcome ♥️
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Wow! What a nice find, that would have been great for my trip to Sturgis, SD years ago. I will definitely add it to my list for the next time I go through there. I have found numerous little parks like that as I have traveled through Texas also.
Good to know about Texas. Thanks for watching.
Great video & it looks like an exciting area for wildlife viewing. I can't wait to get caught up on your videos & follow along on your trip. Last year while traveling through Texas I developed freezer problems after buying a box of ice cream sandwiches & was forced to eat the entire box of ice cream sandwiches in one day. ; ) Enjoy your trip & I will definitely look up those other Missouri Conservation Areas.
You gotta do what you gotta do! 🤣
Lacey-Keosauqua State Park looks like a really great state park to check out with good camping options & I really like the idea of not having to make reservations since I usually wing it when I'm traveling across the country. Thank you for sharing another great State Park as an option for a destination or stop over while traveling, safe travels.
You sound like out kind of person. Check out the Athens State Park video...all FCFS
We just stayed there in July. Twice. On our way to Mount Rushmore and on our way back. We got site 61 for $10 a night with America 🇺🇸 the Beautiful senior pass. Thanks for the video!
Love COE...I'm pushing to go do more reviews but Dave wants to keep farming🤣
Such a cool trip! Thank you for the upload!
Thank you so much. Thanks for watching.
@@retiredandroadtripping 🤗🤗🤗🤗
😂 “Homeless and Having Fun” it’s your 2nd channel name! 👍
🤣🤣🤣🤣Gonna make it happen! Thanks for watching.
An amazing find. Thank you, keep up the great videos. Very informative!
Thanks for watching!
Thank you.
Love your videos!
Thank you so much. We do appreciate the feedback.
I just want to say a huge thank you to you and your husband! I love how you check out the campgrounds and point out the really nice sites. My husband and I also work for the school district in Missouri. We plan on going camping like you guys do when we retire!
Thank you for your very kind comment. We do appreciate the feedback. I wish you the best year ever. Hopefully it's perfectly calm , quiet and fun. Thanks for watching.
Thanks for the review, it is quite helpful! I’m curious your thoughts on the cleanliness and location of the bathhouse. I assume there’s only the one for the whole campground.
Cleanliness looked fine although dated. It looked old but it was clean.
I was in this park a few days ago I did live in this lame town only thing worth in this town is the park that's it the town as nothing going for it no gas station no food stores & no shopping stores in that town. the park as kind of went down hill over the years but still better than rosiclare's park
Love this channel! Leaving a like and sub! Keep up the good work! Almost to 2k!!
Thank you so much for your kind comment. We appreciate the feedback Thanks for watching.
@@retiredandroadtripping Anytime full support for a fellow traveler!!
Awesome place!!
It really is!
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*Awesome video!*
Thank you!
hope you two get to visit the great wall in iowa (Loess Hills), awesome trail to look at both below and above :)
Excellent hiking trails there, especially in the fall when the leaves change.
To go down to the beach area, there is 144 steps. The beach area is very private once you make it down all the steps.
Hey
Bonaparte is a neat town near there. Im not sure if you made it there. Probably ran out if time. I love your videos. 😊
Thank you so much. We drove through Bonaparte.
We’ve been there and we just happened to go when they had a festival in October we never stayed at the campground though
Same...a couple years ago I drove through the fall colors tour now I'm preparing to go back on purpose!
@@mchelekay1 The festivals are so fun!
We visited many of these same places in June, too. We camped at Lacey Keosauqua State Park and we also saw my husband's great great-great grandfather's house north of Keosauqua. It is on the National Register of Historic Places. Thanks for the video.
Oh wow!Thanks for watching.
Dutchman's store is a Mennonite store. The area has a large Mennonite population. They have built a new store, but have to get it up to code. Love your videos as it is local to where I live. Glad you are going to Bentonsport. It is a neat town.
Like soon? Build a new building soon?
Thank you for sharing all the really interesting places to visit in Van Buren County Iowa. I will definitely add both those Parks to my list of places to checkout.
Thank you so much for watching.
I got married at the old stone church lol
Thank you for sharing, we are new to camping.
Thank you.
Wow, really nice campgrounds & within a day's drive from my home in SE WI. Thank you for sharing another awesome area to camp with multiple locations.
I've been to the Shimek Forest to go geocaching and hiking.
Looks like some nice camping areas in this video. Not to be nitpicky, but offered as constructive criticism, you need to check the sound levels of the background music for part of this one. I thought the music was a good fit for the video subject, but it was so loud during part of it that your narration was hard to hear. Other than that I enjoyed the campground tours.
Yeah, it started about the 7:25 mark.
Thank you for your kind tip...I'm going to recheck this and see what the problem was.
Thank you.
You are saying Shimek exactly right! You spelled it slightly differently, but no biggie. By the way, I was told while growing up near there that a house down in the tiny town of Croton (pronounced crow - ton, south of Farmington on the Des Moines River) was actually hit by a cannon ball from across the river during the civil war battle at Athens State Park!
@playhooky Melissa mentioned Croton a couple times and it looks like there may be a civil war Monument or kiosk there. We tried to make it over there but ran out of time.Thanks for watching.
The "B" didn't make it in Van Buren in the video title lol. I grew up in Donnellson - about 5 miles east of there. So what was it about the northeast MO & southeast Iowa area that drew your interest to visit so many parks there? I live over near Peoria IL now, but am back in SE Iowa pretty frequently to visit my Mom. I really enjoy your videos also of the sites in the Shawnee National Forest. I'm fascinated with that area & all it's history & beauty - I have a grandson that lives in Shawneetown & would love to down there but have never been able to yet.
@playhooky Thank you for the corrections! I've fixed them now. We were up in North Dakota when I obviously quickly prepared the graphics. Service in most of ND was slim up in the oil fields where we were. Thank you so much for the kind way to correct me. I don't aim to make mistakes, but it happens due to a variety of reasons. As always Thank you for watching.
Wow - I grew up 10 miles from there (in Iowa just saying since it's very close to the Missouri state line) & spent countless times swimming there when growing up, but never camped there. I recommend Geode State Park about 45 minutes northeast of there, but as I remember the camp spots are right next to each other there also. TH-cam just recommended this video to me;-) Happy travels in your retirement!
That does look like a nice campground but I'm in the same type of camping rig with a pop-up truck camper & can hear almost everything. I do appreciate your review & will add it to my list of possible stops for the less busy off season.
I've been there. Went geocaching there.