Camper Van + Motorcycle Trip | RV Camping at Patoka Lake
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 มิ.ย. 2023
- We're traveling separately and meeting at Patoka Lake for a RV camping trip with friends. See the view of riding along on Joe's motorcycle, a Yamaha FJR 1300, to Patoka Lake campground and join us for some fun at camp with our friends in their travel trailers.
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You guys never cease to entertain me! I also like how you sometimes re-invent yourselves by changing concepts (Class A living, Class B living, Truckcamper living, back to Class B living, and now, a Moto/Camper hybrid lifestyle…FANTASTIC 👏🏼👍🏼
I felt like I was in a video game watching the wonderful scenery going by as you met up with Kait! As you know, I’ve watched all your videos, some multiple times lol, and I have to say that this one was uniquely diff from all the others! The editing was very much on point, and YES….a “Riding with Joe” segment, would be very nice to see as you creep up on 60M total views 🤩🤩🥰🖖🏼
Awesome! Thank you! It's definitely different but I'm curious to see what people think if I do it on a more regular basis.
Really liked Joe's motovlog. The sound seemed fine to me and I really enjoyed the more open view of the scenery. Also liked the feeling of being on a motorcycle going down the road, front wind screen and all, but without the danger of course. Looking forward to future installments!
Good to know - thanks Doug and good chatting today!
I was still anxious while at the same time thinking, hmmm… maybe it’s time for my husband to get a two seater so we can van/cycle life😂
I love the motovlog Joe. A great new POV to add to the channel. I would for sure watch "A Sunday Ride with Joe". I used to ride a Kawasaki Ninja 500R back in the day here in NYC. That's a toy compared to your 1300. Sport bikes never really got the respect of riders of touring bikes or Harley's, but we didn't care. We had fun!
That Ninja was a great bike in so many ways. When I used to race a lot of people had them. Glad you enjoyed the ride!
Loved this video! Yay for Sunday rides with Joe
I loved this video, you guys did a great job splitting it up and bringing us along for the ride. Thumbs up
Thanks so much!
Yes love the motovlogging, and I can’t wait to see what trailer you get. Also wow that campground is huge.
It really is!
That was fun! This is how we travel now. Cory gets the fun, meditative ride, and we get the comfort of our SUV. 🏍️🚙💨
Love that! Hope y'all are doing well.
We were very glad to see Joe dress appropriately for riding. When we rode, we always dressed appropriately. Rode over 200,000 miles on Harley in U.S. and canada
Wonderful addition to the channel, great job with the audio/camera. Southern Indiana has so much to explore, so many back roads to enjoy!
More to come!
Loved the video. We live in Clarksville by the Ohio river and I know you guys know that there is a lot to explore here. Especially the caves and historical sites. We have been following you two for a couple of years and enjoy all of your videos. Thanks!
Thanks! We're not far from y'all and love the area down here.
Love this format, so fun! Audio was great also.
Yay, thank you!
Loved the POV perspective of this video and your commentary to go along with it as well as seeing Kaits side of things as well as she traveled to the destination. You guys certainly went all out with that food spread! Great Vlog all around. Audio and visuals were great throughout, there were times i thought the audio was so good that I assumed it was voiceover while riding the bike. Anyway sorry for the long comment, safe travels!
I really like the idea of Sunday rides with Joe
Great sound and visuals on the bike ride! Ohhh the food looked soooo good too!
Thank you 😋
Love love love this camping and moto vlog style! Really great sound and POV quality. Also love Kait handling the Van and campsite solo. I think we will need to do that as well because it's great content and practice.
More to come and you should definitely try it
Awesome video guys, thanks for sharing
Our pleasure!
It’s looking refreshing/ from dong the freeways nice thx sharing your ride
Love the video.
My wife and I met riding motorcycles. Getting older and having some physical limitations have caused me to sell my motorcycle. I do miss it. But I loved the sensation of being on the motorcycle while watching the video.
We have since changed our travels to a travel trailer and are loving every minute of it.
Keep up the great work!
Thanks for sharing!
That was so cool Joe! Thanks for the bike POV. I love the Sundays with Joe idea!
More to come!
THIS WAS SO COOL
The camera placement was good and the audio was good. It was a pleasant ride. The campground looked nice, camping with friends is the best part. Thanks for sharing.
Awesome, thank you!
The sound quality is amazingly good and the camera placement is great.
Loved it. Perfect all round!
Glad to hear it!
Love the motor cycle content
can hear you good and love the point of view of it looking like we are driving so cool
That's great to hear, thank you Dottie
Great ride with perfect video and sound quality. I loved sport bike riding back in my younger days. Alas my physical issues preclude any further riding. I had several Honda sport bikes through the years. I liked them all, but my favorite was a white, red and blue 1991 CBR1000F. What an awesome bike it was! Please keep your riding videos coming!
Right on! Thank you
Audio and view are great. Reminds me of when I’d take videos and pictures from the passenger seat
What a amazing life cheer !
What a great adventure! I LIKE your bike, Joe 😎
Really looking forward to next week on the Blue Ridge Parkway! I live just a few miles up the road.
Safe travels!
Thanks Terri - BRP won’t be next week, it’s just our next travel video. Should be up sometime mid July
Yes more rides on the bike. Brings back pleasant memories.
Loved the video!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Camera placement-perfect, audio-perfect. I so miss riding bike 🏍, I will be so happy to go along like this. Can't wait for you to make more.
More to come! Thanks Bonnie!
I just got a ADV 150,just a scooter but at 70 it's all I need for wind therapy
@@conniewaite1371 Congrats Connie
@@bonniepwtf thank you
That had to be fun. !!!! Kate. Your hair is gorgeous!!!!
Lucky dog! Camp set up and food nice
What fun! Loved the ride! 😊
Thank you 🤗
Enjoyed the video, Riding with Joe is a good idea whether it’s every Sunday or just occasionally.
Glad you enjoyed it
That was lovely.
I really enjoyed the motorcycle ride. I live in Evansville and it’s been fun seeing you go to these places I’ve been to often.
Glad you enjoyed it!
We like the ride along view 👍 Thanks and the food looked great yummy 😋
Thanks for watching
Really enjoyed your ride!! So fun!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hey y’all just happened to watch about four of your fantastic videos I love you guys well spoken not in the least boring great video photography a thumbs up I’m subscribed and thanks again I will be watching the next chance I get from Detroit Michigan border in Windsor Ontario
Let’s Rock/Roll
Sincerely Robert
Awesome! Thank you!
Lovely narrow twisty roads , beautiful bike . All the best.
Thanks ✌️
Awesome mini adventure! Love you guys.
Thank you 🤗
That is a beautiful bike
Thanks for the ride. This was fun ❤
Glad you enjoyed it!
Audio and placement of camera is perfect 👍🏼.
I live in Brazil Indiana and love your videos keep them coming Kathy.
Thank you! Will do!
Loved it!❤❤
More motorcycle content for sure! Great stuff!
More to come!
Hey Joe! We loved the cycling video and know the route you both took to Patoka well! We boat and fish at the lake a lot and ride our motorcycles in and around the Knobs. Loved seeing the campground, which may be our next adventure!
Sounds great!
That's a nice perspective from the bike.
Glad you think so!
Hello Brian, love a lot of the same channels. Thank you for sharing this with us. 💕NonnaGrace 🐓
My view is the same as if I was on the bike riding so nice!
The FJR is an awesome sport-tourer and I’ve had many happy miles on mine from Meat Cove, Nova Scotia to Cape Flattery, Washington. You’re smart to wear the gear - keep it up.
Right on!
Love that you ATGATT! Miss our Harleys but arthritis hit my husband hard so we had to sell them! We did ride in every state though! That was our goal! Keep enjoying life! Now we just take our class C on vacations!
Will do - thank you!
Really enjoyed the bike cam. Definitely wouldn’t mind seeing that now and then
Thanks Mike!
Fun to see the back roads of southern Indiana. I do love the green if the Midwest.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for sharing. The sound on your ride was very good. No wind noise is a huge plus!
Without smells, we don’t get the true experience of the motorcycle ride. Still great. Sunday rides sounds cool.
Good to know!
The state park looked pretty nice. Christine said she is there with Kait when it comes to the bugs. Laughed when we saw your Buc-ee patch in the van. We have one in our square drop.
Gotta love Buc’ees!
Feel like I am riding on the cycle with you. Can hear you really well.❤❤❤😊😊
Oh great! Thank you for letting me know
Really great idea on the bike. I used to follow two guys that did this in China. It was pretty cool. The only down thing I see with your setup is the extra windshield distorts the view we see through the camera. Great idea, Joe.
Thanks for the info!
Really enjoyed this video! Joe your ride was great, sound was good. The glare on the small windshield was a bit distracting though. Happy Sunday!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Excellent idea to give us a van motorcycle trip.
Thanks - hope you enjoyed it
I'm glad to hear you enjoyed Patoka Lake. It's less than 20 miles from my home. Joe can find some twisty roads here as well.
Very cool!
Not sure if you already went to NC. But off of the blue ridge pkwy. In little Switzerland great road for your motorcycle going down or up just north of Asheville. Great ride!!
Happy Trails, Bret
Thanks - we’re going in a few weeks and we’ve been to that area. It’s great
Audio and video are very good! Love scenic backroads, but hesitate to use them when in the big Class A towing a car. Safe travels.
Yeah we've done it in a Class A and it can get a bit sketchy
I will definitely watch the rides 👍
Great! Thank you
My wife and I ride 2 up, we enjoy the scenic secondary roads the best. Gearing up is a smart choice.
It sure is!
I love love your long hair the best🥰 I have been following you two for several years!!
Wow, thank you!
Loved the ride! Forgive me the comparison, but it reminds me of the days I used to travel on my 50cc scooter. Small roads, sun, water and bugs galore. I miss it all so much.
Not at all. I had a buddy go cross country on a small Vespa and it had to be all side roads because the thing couldn’t go much more than about 50 ish
Yo!!! Finally get to see Joe on his bike vlogging. Next we wanna see Joe on his bike vlogging and eating noodles. 😂Awesome video as always.
Easy. Making the noodles however would be a challenge.
My dad used to always say "We're off like a heard of turtles!" Ha!!!
Thanks for the ride, I've been missing my bike. I'm going to look into getting another one. There's a way to pull the bike with using the hitch with the front wheel. Ride safe
I’ve seen that but not something I would do for thousands of miles.
The sound was fine, I kinda enjoyed this format.
Thanks for the feedback!
Really different but so cool…
Glad you enjoyed it
Loved this!! I would LUV if you did this in the future to edit in a “check in with Kate”…along the way. Sunday drive would work as long as you don’t give away too much of where you live. Unfortunately there are a lot of curious people out there…🏍️🌳🌞
Your ride looked great. You need a Canyon Runner license plate frame. Hopefully you find an enclosed bike trailer. I’ve seen some nice units that stay short. They usually hav a flip top, clam shell, or roll back top. The audio and view are pretty good.
Don’t forget to carry your vans front plate for California.
Great episode
Thanks for the tips. Front plates aren’t issued in Indiana so don’t need one in Cali
The audio is perfect out of your helmet. I ride a 2012 Kawasaki Concours, and felt like I was on my bike watching you!!
Ah good to know - thank you! Enjoy the Connie!
Hope you stop in Raleigh when you come to North Carolina. Would love to meet you two.
Looking good, Joe! The mic is nice and clear, and it's nice to hear the bike! Happy to see this format for sure. Glad you guys are doing well. Not sure if you know about this, Joe but apps like Rever allow you to plan routes and give you turn-by-turn for the route that you plan. I'm sure they have more to choose from.
You have a good woman, Joe!
Thanks Dan - I've heard of Rever but never used it. I'll have to look into it more, thanks!
Been waiting awhile to see your motorcycle trips. Last time remembering Kait going solo and you off riding was on the dirt bike. Looking forward to Sunday ride videos if you do those. BMW Motorcycle riders in Europe commonly wear all the protective gear like you do. In the US, more people are using protective gear though. Kait could do solo van travel videos too while waiting for your bike trip return to campsite. Always good to see all the good food that Kait prepares. Also, thanks for continuing to make youtube videos. Instagram pics and reels are nice but tend to not pay much attention to Instagram reels anymore
Makes sense and you’re welcome!
If you'd like a nice winding highway that's extremely scenic, try Oregon Hwy 242 between McKenzie Bridge and Sisters; it's seasonal, opens typically mid-June and closes in about October. Some nice side hikes (my favorite is Upper & Lower Proxy Falls loop), and a lot of great switchbacks. The observatory at McKenzie Pass is amazing on a clear day! I drove it in an MG Midget back in the day, which was more exciting since British cars aren't really built for any elevation unless you really like to mess with a carburetor.
We’ve done it - fun road and gorgeous but too much traffic to really have fun on a bike. My dad used to have a couple MGBs that he raced.
when I had my kawi 750 vulcan, i could have used that clip on device you have on your windshield, that was 20 plus years ago. do some more of this, camera placement is good.
It works very well - I just find that it seems to be a bit distracting in the video
Best part camping with big groups is the grub
Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it
Yes! I liked your “bike” ride Joe meeting up with Kait. It would also be nice to have a regular “Sunday ride with Joe” as well as… your regular videos with Kait. -Happy & Safe Summer to you both! ❤
Sounds good!
Loved the Ride with Joe, and yes make it happen, and take Kate with you too.
That's the plan!
My current bike is a Honda Monkey 125. I only initiate the wave to Groms scooter etc, surprisingly I get waved by many Harley’s
Glad you took a bike ride and back roads are the way to go. Plan on going to the tail of the dragon!
For years, my mom would follow my dad on his many trips. Back in the day, there were no gopro, smart phones. Trailers are for boats. No TH-cam, Instagram, Facebook. Last trip with dad, father in law was 3wks from Texas to Washington state. You smell everything. Had many bikes, the one now is bmw 1600
Looking forward to the Dragon. That said, having grown up in Los Angeles and having the Santa Monica Mountains and San Bernardino mountains as my backyard, I'm not sure anything can rival those in terms of the sheer number of amazing canyon roads but from what I've seen, NC might be very close.
Canyon rides are the best. Many rides in Colorado, Utah, Montana with my dad. He passed this March at 96 years old and his request was his ashes spread at the Black Canyon, his favorite place and will be doing this in September. Enjoy y'alls channel very much.
Thank you and glad to hear your father will be laid to rest where he wanted.
Great video! Check out the beaches in North carolina they are beautiful.
We’ve been down to Wilmington and had a good time there. We won’t be going that far east on this trip but thank you for the suggestion
Great sound and view with the bike. Thank you for taking back our beautiful Indiana country roads are not beautiful… and KATE , did you look up shipshewana?? If I didn’t comment this on the last video, EVERYTHING is closed on Sunday. And joe, “knee high on the Fourth of July “ .. just like a real farmer. All the best to both of you.
And I caught the tears for fears in the last one (?)
Thanks! We've been to Shipshewana and spent a lot of time in that area....my buddy actually got married there.
Yay!!!!!!
The motorcycle Go-Pro footage was great. The windscreen extension is slightly distracting, but I know it keeps the bugs off the helmet visor. Looking forward to footage from twisty, windy mountain roads. And Adam beat me to the joke about a noodle life/moto life mashup. :)
lol. I found the extension distracting when watching the video back...I tried it today without and I got a lot more wind on my helmet so I'm curious to get the gopro on and see what the audio sounds like
Love southern Indiana 👍🇺🇸🇺🇸
I hear Tail of the Dragon in your future! Sound and video was great. The little add on window was annoying after a while. It had reflections and jiggles. Without it, we would have a clear view of the road just over the main window. Guess you need it for additional wind deflection?
That little window keeps a lot of wind off my helmet so I'm going to have to test filming without it to see how the extra wind impacts the sound.
HAHA I liked the "aiya" at 5:47 :)
😉
More please 🏍️🏍️
audio was great!
Thanks!
I like the Sunday ride with Joe idea! Maybe you can teach me how to become a better rider myself since I am still a newbie haha. Definitely let us know when you are in North Carolina, we are pretty close to the border ourselves and maybe Deanna could ride with Kait while I ride my bike haha. Camera angle is good. Maybe a 2nd camera facing towards you would be helpful in the future just to mix up the footage a bit and keep folks engaged. I've been watching a lot of moto vloggers lately and many like the insta360 camera because you can get a ton of different angles off just one camera. Thinking of investing in a "purple panda" mic myself to improve my audio. Anyways, great video guys! Hooray spring/summer time! - Shane
Thanks Shane! I figured I would test out the moto vlogging a bit before I invested in more cameras but if it goes well, I completely agree.
I'd be happy to teach you a few things on the bike. The biggest ones that will save your life are...look where you want to go, don't get target fixated, learn how to ride with your right index and middle finger covering the front brake at all times and practice panic stops. If yall are able to make it to the campout, let us know - send us an email and we can give you the info.
@@Weretherussos Awesome sounds like a plan! Hope it works out for yall because I do enjoy content like that. Great advice! That was definitely proven true when I took the MSF course trying to do the figure 8s. If you don't look where you want to go or look outside of the box, you go exactly where you look. Such a weird thing to think about but it is true haha. Will do! As long as its not the end of this month we don't have a ton of plans this year yet haha. - Shane
Driving in a car is like watching a movie... on two wheels... you are in it.... nice ride....
Right on!
TOO FAST FOR ME, JOE, BUT I'M 76. DO LIKE TO SEE THE BACK ROAD. DO BE SAFE THO.