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Rachel’s actually still struggling almost 3 months later. She’s been to the doctor, and is now taking medication, which does seem to be helping. Lots more to come from Michigan, thanks for tuning in!

@@mountainsintomemories Many prayers. 🙏🙏🙏

lol, I’m not a Michigan fan either. But thumbs down 👎 also to OSU…

Thems fightin words!!! 😂

No we just got ice cream. We tried to minimize eating out on this trip to keep expenses down. Plus, we knew we’d be forced to eat out on later excursions. The food there looked pretty good though, the ice cream definitely was!

The hitch has done really well. I have 4,000 miles on it now and no issues with sway. I do recommend loctite on the adjustment screws when you get it dialed in, because they will work loose otherwise. I’m very happy with it overall. Very quiet and easy to use.

Thanks,for the info Safe travels.

That was one of the coolest sunsets we’ve ever seen. Hard to beat that Michigan scenery! Thanks for watching!

@@tzavitz there was a machine by the sites.

@@mountainsintomemories Overall, was the road ok to travel with your trailer? Doing it for the first time in a few weeks from Michigan down to VA

@@tzavitz it was ok, not the smoothest road ever, but overall an ok drive. There wasn’t a lot of traffic, which was the nice part. I wouldn’t hesitate to drive that way again.

@@Diabolik771 there’s some crazy stuff that happens up in the mountains! Thanks for watching!

@@WALTERZOLNA so the lower tire pressure puts more surface area of the tire in contact with the ground. Gives better traction. Also allows the tire to conform better to u even surfaces. I was nervous about the 15psi thing. I think 15 and below you run the risk of the tire coming off the rim. You can get special rims with beadlocks to run lower pressures to avoid that happening. Some Jeep guys like to run 5 psi with beadlock wheels. Everything about Michigan was awesome, I can’t wait to share the rest, thanks for watching!

A good time was had by all!

The Ram actually did surprisingly well on the dunes. If I lived in Michigan, I’d hit this place up twice a year at least. You have a beautiful state with a lot of great opportunities. The fees were a bit overwhelming, but at least it was just a one time thing. Buy once, cry once. Thanks for watching!

I think you’d really enjoy Michigan. There’s so many opportunities up there, and we just scratched the surface. I really hope to get back up there someday. The Ram did really well out there. I wouldn’t hesitate to do it again!

@@mountainsintomemories this is why I love your channel. I would have never even thought about Michigan, but now I am. Great stuff! Have a great Friday and a Wonderful Weekend

@@the305hauler enjoy it!

​@@mountainsintomemories Yes sir

I had definitely planned on filming more that day, but it was a long process to pick up the trailer. For setting up the weight distribution, the most accurate way to do it would be a CAT scale. I've yet to scale this rig, but it tows well, so I'm not highly motivated to scale it. The goal though, is to return roughly half the weight lost to the front axle. So if the weight of the trailer tongue (without the distribution bars attached) causes the front axle to loose 500lbs; then the bars should return 250lbs to the front axle. In my case, on level ground, you can accomplish something similar with a tape measure. If the weight of the tongue (without the distribution bars attached) causes the front axle to raise 2 inches, the attaching the bars should lower it 1 inch. The camco hitch wanted that thumb screw out 5.5 turns as a starting point. I knew my trailer was fairly tongue heavy, so I started at 6 I think. It just so happened to work out fairly nicely, so I've stuck with that. I've since added loctite to that screw because it was vibrating loose. If more weight needed returned to the front, I would turn that screw out further, causing the head to tilt more, putting more pressure on the bars. I hope this helps, if you have more questions, let me know. I'll eventually do a follow up video on the r6, but not sure when.

@@mountainsintomemories Hey thanks for the response. Makes sense and I will try that. I was scratching my head on how to adjust that wheel thing when all those bolts were torqued down. Also thinking what a pain it would be to re-adjust. I suppose you can leave those bolts loose until you have the angle set right and then torque it all down.

@@Lumpschlevot yes, leave those loose until you’re happy with the distribution. Even when they’re torqued, they don’t really hold it completely in place, that’s why I ended up using loctite on the thumb screw and square headed bolt. Those two keep it from moving.

thanks for watching, I appreciate the compliments!

Right now the Turnpike from Bedford through Sommerset is a mess of Construction, but other than that, smooth sailing. In Ohio, however, it was a very rough road. Definitely not worth the expense in Ohio. We travel I99 quite a bit, and taking that route to I80 is good for going to North East PA and into New York. Going North West, we take US-322 to I80. Coming home from Michigan we used US-422 in PA, and that worked out just fine.

@@Jtwes I always thought about giving the XT a try. I think I’m going up a size when it comes time to replace the KO2s though and Firestone doesn’t offer the size I’m thinking of. We’ll see though, things could change in the next year or so.

@@pennsylvaniaforestadventurer I believe the turnpike really hurts tourism in PA. I watch a lot of RV TH-camrs, and you never see them here. We hardly saw any other RVs on the pike. The rest of the routes here (east/west) are not easily traveled. I can’t imagine it doesn’t have an impact. I like Buchanan. We might venture over the this fall.

@@giecy1977 I have not had any issues with my truck, and wouldn’t hesitate to buy another 6.4 Hemi. Just use the required oil, and change it regularly. Don’t let the truck sit and idle for any length of time, because the oil pressure is too low at idle.

The only real issue with the turnpike is the cost it adds to a trip. We don't make a lot of money, and we travel a lot, so if we had to run the pike regularly, we would have to travel significantly less. In this case, it cost us $65 to save an hour; I don't make anywhere near $65 in an hour, so hard to justify spending it to save it. The best thing we have found, is to choose destinations that don't require east/west travel. We did take a different route home from Michigan, because time was less of an issue, plus we were traveling in daylight. I believe it was route 20 that we took across Ohio, and then loosely followed 422 back towards Ebensburg, PA.

I appreciate you watching! This was a really fun area to explore despite the blood loss!

It stinks to hear of blowouts, especially all 4 tires. If you had Castle Rocks, it’s not surprising though, and most trailers of that year would’ve came with them. I would never suggest buy Castle Rock tires. Goodyear is the best I’ve had experience with, but there’s other good ones out there. I would suggest an onboard Trailer Tire Pressure Monitoring System so you can keep an eye on pressure as you’re driving. You can then see symptoms of a blowout before it happens, preventing further damage to your trailer. Even good tires can have failures.

I’ve only found one local place that has it, and it’s expensive there. Amazon has it, and I have it on “Subscribe and Save” so it arrives at my door every 6 months along with a filter.

Yes indeed! Thanks for watching!

Laurel Hill is definitely one of our favorites! Thanks for watching!

@@dayhikedave we all had a really good time in our vacation. No major issues, good weather, and good experiences all the way around. I’m really excited to share it with everyone!

@@MattCraftsman Go if you can! I know you’d love it!

@@hikingoutdoorfamily it has worked out very well so far! Thanks for watching!

Agreed, I’m all about making the journey as comfortable as possible, that keeps everyone happy and ready to explore! It’s all especially important when it comes to a good night’s sleep, which is really what the RV is for. I believe we’ll be crossing some State Lines in next week’s episode!

The kids are really growing up quickly. It’s amazing some of the things they can do now! A little bit of upgrading can go a long way in reducing travel fatigue. I appreciate you watching! Let’s get together for a fall trail ride in October!

@@mountainsintomemories fall trail ride it is! My schedule should be ironed out soon. Hoping I can be very flexible to get the best timing!

Knock on wood, we've had zero leaks in our 29view. We use all the plumbing regularly, and I keep a watchful eye on things. Our last rig leaked at just about every fitting in it, so I'm rather paranoid when it comes to that. Only plumbing issue we had, was I forgot to separate the grey/galley tanks before heading to the dump station. When moving the rig, the grey came out the shower and flooded the camper...

Thanks for watching! I appreciate the compliments!

I'm not going to lie, I had totally different intentions for this whole project. Originally I was going to mount a Titan Sidekick tank on the drivers side, and I can think of several occasions where extra gas would have been awesome; but that didn't happen for several reasons. The traction boards were a last minute purchase, arriving the day before we left for Silver Lake. I really like the cargo glide, it rarely hinders things. When it is a hinderance though, it can be a real PITA. I'm lucky enough to have a dump trailer for most of my hauling. Thanks for watching!

Yup, there's lots of discounts now. The game is always changing. There were no discounts to be had when this was filmed.

I've always wanted to go for the bluegrass festival! I've not done any videos from Ohiopyle, but have been there many times. I'm hoping to go there to do some filming later this month, but plans subject to change. Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching! I hope it was helpful!

I would definitely never suggest anyone buy a Castle Rock tire. The Goodyears are definitely the way to go. Our new Travel Trailer came with another brand, which we're monitoring closely, 3,600 miles in now, will replace with Goodyears at some point.

I definitely prefer camping to anything else. It’s great when the preferred option is also the budget friendly one. We had a really good time out there, thanks for watching!

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@@buscampers it was indeed! I was pleasantly surprised actually, I figured there wouldn’t be much flow.

@@Marklin15 I didn’t have to drill holes into anything metal. They use pre-existing holes there. You will need to drill into the plastic fender liner. If you look back a ways, I have a video showing the install.

@@hikingoutdoorfamily I wish I had gotten my camera out more at the wedding. You should definitely check out these waterfalls though if you’re back in that area. It’s a very pretty spot. Thanks for watching!

I was considering a boondocking trip to Forbes this fall. Not sure yet. I’m sure there’s more to see up there. I like Ohio Pyle, but it can get a bit crazy sometimes. I was also looking at camping there.

I wish we had some pictures from the wedding. Honestly, it was incredibly hectic. I don’t think the 4 of us were in any one spot at any given time. Life is good, we’ll be in touch!

@@ronthompson3525 thanks! It’s just quick glimpse into what PA had to offer!

Sorry about the mic!!!

It could have definitely been worse, at least it was just the mic and not the whole camera!

Beautiful place!!❤😊🎉

Thanks, we try really hard to raise em up right!

That moment was really special to catch on camera. Totally not planned, which makes it that much better! I was so happy to finally find that waterfall!