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Gracias! Los carpinchos son lindos.

@@peacelove7706 You are very welcome! It was so cool to “meet” these cute creatures.

@@somegirl558 :)

@@Colinthecapybara They are pretty cool creatures, I think.

@@Colinthecapybara I see you really like capybaras! Maybe I should post a few more videos of our encounters with them. :)

@@Dusty-y6b They do like the water! And there are rivers and a bay nearby. We often saw them submerged in big water holes.

@@Labate76 Mesmo? Não percebi.

@@elliot_rat Haha, that’s a way to look at it! Like soldiers…

@@AhJodie My pleasure. They are special creatures and we were enthralled by them. I have many other movies of this big herd as well, but I picked this one to go on my blog.

@@tailigo 是的，但他們似乎習慣了與人相處。

@@g_br In Portuguese?

@@roamingabout Yes, but we've got some local names: "capincho", "cupido", 'cubu', etc. The name capivara means "grass eater" in the Tupi language (kapi'wara)

@@brassen Aha. Awesome. Thanks for explaining that!

@@djshopping ¿En español?

@@roamingabout carpincho se le dice en argentina.. capibara en brasil

@@djshopping ¡Gracias!

@@michaelengland6534 Funny! I actually don’t know what capybaras eat…

@@EldenRink Nice you noticed that! This trip gave us a great “package” of animal creatures to enjoy. :)

that is FM radio of jungle lol

@@asefnak4764 Yes. It’s super nice.

@@mayhewfisher62 That would be so cool. But I fear they might get harassed or fed by people in the US. Maybe not. If capybaras would be common and the public has been educated…

@roamingabout definitely would be good for us but questionable for the animals lol

@ :)

there would be a lot of poo

@ Yup. If all our wild camping spots among loose horses in Argentina and Uruguay are an example, I can imagine being surrounded by a herd of Capybaras could also get pretty “shitty!” :)

@@MrAsmontero ¡Asi es!

Oh, what a wonderful comment and memory! Were you a tiny capybara or an adult one? :-)

@@DasiyPadoc :)

@@lucifersamaelmorningstar718 Yup. Protecting the neighborhood with cuteness. :)

@@vanlifetipstech Yes! So many sleepless nights, because of them. I just uploaded the video to go with my upcoming blog about Uruguay. I assume you’ve heard and suffered from these as well? After our latest experience in Colonia del Sacramento, we vowed to NEVER urban camp in South America over the weekends anymore. These things are the bane of our existence in Latin America!

Yes. I am really starting to dread the weekends in general! So hard to find anywhere quiet. Even the week here too. Yesterday someone playing their music till past 4.30am. Last week the fisherman who stayed next to us fishing with their music until about 4am. Fishing. At 4am. You never know either, until it’s too late. Famous last words…”oh this looks quiet…”

@ Where are you? We now avoid cities and crowded places over the weekends, but on Sundays, it’s busy everywhere. That being said we’ve found quiet areas in Uruguay and Argentina lately. Even on weekend nights.

It is. I read that their herds usually range from 10-20, but sometimes they reach a group of 40 or more, like in this case. :)

​@@roamingabout wow such gigantic creatures with such a big herd

@@MelachiDubNation2531 They are pretty cool!

Thanks. We purposefully looked for this model for a while. :) For us, it was all about having the “lowest footprint” for South America, which sounds a bit funny as we appear “massive” in countries like Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia with its narrow streets in towns. I have to admit that our camper might be a tad overweight these days… :) Happy camping! Other than the crappy fuel economy, we love our truck. It’s perfect for down here.

Hi Jasmine! Thanks for swinging by. We really love this set-up (we researched this model before deciding it’s what would work best for us), mainly because of the extra floor space. Ideal when traveling with a dog. Every day, we are glad with the space inside. It’s like a little condo in the back of a short-wheelbase truck. Crazy. But, while in the US, this is a small camper, here in South America, we are quite big and wide to drive around small villages. Still, we wouldn’t give up our comfort. It’ll be perfect for Patagonia. The bathroom had a plastic, curved, sliding door, which we removed. It took up too much space when open and we worried it would rattle too much and jump out of its track on dirt roads, which we take a lot. Now, we only have a curtain.

Hi Elaine! Thanks for swinging by. I'm more of a writer person than a video person, so this channel is not quite a TH-cam channel, but more a place where I have to upload videos before I can post them on my blog. :-)

I hear you! I'm a flatlander as well (from Belgium), especially when biking, and get motion sick in the windy mountains. But sometimes you have to suffer some to enjoy beauty. :-)

This was a crazy but interesting road! :-)

Depends where you drive it! :-) For the US and Canada, we sure appear small. But, in Colombia (and Ecuador somewhat), especially the historic towns, we were too big.

It was a cool experience, apart from me getting motions sickness… :(

I’m glad you got a good laugh out of it. :) Wish you could see and hear our cow in person, Debby!

Thanks!

Also, really love that side entry door! Those are hard to find. We have looked some for the side entry but didn't find what we liked (back when we used to horse camp).

Thanks. I’m glad you like the cow idea. We wanted to “Deliver smiles” throughout South America. So far so good after seven months on the continent! :)

The side entry door was the reason we wanted this particular camper. It opens up the layout inside a lot. We have yet to trip over our dog - or each other - and still love our home on wheels! :)

A tad stressful, but by far not the worst drive we’ve had in Colombia! :-)

Haha. I’d say that’s not a bad idea if we would only drive on highways. But, on the roads we take, especially here in Colombia, the entire slow cooker would fly off the stove (or wherever we could fit it) and land on the ground, all its contents spilled. :)

Use something to secure bracket to hold the slow cooker and so on . Give a try. Be creative....mate.

@@nia6849 That was a figure of speak. We don’t even have a slow cooker, haha. Not a fan of cooking while we are driving, especially off-road or on Colombian roads. By the way, we are quite happy with our electric KickAss travel oven from Australia, mate!

Thanks, Derek. We had this camper in mind, because of the layout and spaciousness, so we are glad we pulled off the work, set-up, upgrades, and transport before year’s end. Determination does it! :)

Thanks. We think our rig more practical than beautiful, but we enjoy driving around in a cow and spreading smiles. :-)

Right. It’s a bit tricky to take off (actually that’s the easy part), or better, put back on. Practice makes perfect. My husband and I are a team and do every maneuver together. We actually added extra boards to the sides of our pickup bed, so the camper is square and doesn’t move much when driving. But, this means we only have about 1/4” of space on each side, between the wheel wells, to load the camper. It’s very tight, but we are getting good at it. :-)

@@roamingabout I found out when loading mine they have guide rails its really helps they let the bottom of the camper glide between the rails that are attached to the bed of the truck and it makes the camper even on both sides,hope that helps.

@@robertzaske5321 Oh great! I didn’t know they had something prefabricated for that. With the help of those rails, just one person can probably load the camper.

@@roamingabout yes they work good just go slow and easy I put my pickup in low lock four wheel drive easy Peezy good luck and happy trails.

Thanks for watching. Yes, this Lance 830 has an interesting and unique layout and set-up. We love it. If only our home on wheels would show up in Colombia soon! It’s being shipped here from Texas with many delays, so we can’t wait to reunite with our vehicle and belongings and hit the road again.