Don’t care for those huge black snakes….the Appalachians are amazing. That area is about as close to heaven as one can get. I was lucky enough to visit quite often. Love your dog!
What a majestic view of the blue ridge mountains! That’s on the bucket list! You are so inspiring in such a simple practical way! Thank you for showing the map of how to look for good camp spots!
I'd like to see your night routine - do you stay in the car, tent, chair with a fire, etc. No one really shows what they do in the dark. I like the hybrid RAV4 towing a small trailer and a Springbar tent but have not left my sticks and bricks house yet. You must handle the heat a bit better than I do because I am in Richmond and it's 90 degrees with humidity and I have to be in the AC. If you want a cool place to visit, York River State Park and go to the river view trails (takes about an hour walk to get there).
Ok thanks for the input, I'll try to incorporate a morning/evening routine in future videos. The heat isn't bad in the mountains. I forgot to mention how it's much cooler in the mountains, and the shade from the trees helps too. One reason I love the mountains in the summer.
Yea I love blue ridge parkway, it turns into Shenandoah national Park which is cool too. I might try to get some cool footage of the parkway before I leave the area
Beau, Love your videos. I watched my first one this morning. When I saw the NY one I had to subscribe. Love that you have a dog. Your explanation and recommendations are excellent. You make me want to go out and travel. I am a PRUIS owner, but also purchased a van, so I have the best of both worlds…
I like your attitude and you have a great outlook for your future. I have had my Prius for 11 years and camped often in it. The battery has been not holding a charge without driving it so be careful in the coming years with a potential of needing a hybrid battery. 8 years is pretty good. In pushing it at 11 years. Best wishes to you.
Thank you very much, I try to keep a good attitude. I still have the original Hybrid battery and i have a 2006. I hope to get at least a few more years out of it. Take care
What a beautiful, scenic area and drive!! I can see why you'd stay in one spot for awhile. That kind of peace and solitude is hard to come by. I love the way your mind works when it comes to unique storage ideas! I've just had some great success along those lines in my conversion van, and it's so rewarding when things work/fit even better than you envisioned. 🤓 You're definitely clever with the electronics and I envy you that. I'm hoping/planning to order the USB powered pump/shower and collapsible bucket later this month (the link was in a previous video you made). I hope that I can warm the water in the sun (the bucket appears to be lined in black?) and really conserve this summer as we're in a drought in Oregon. Happy travels and thanks for sharing the ride 😎
Glad you enjoyed it. Yes the solitude is hard to come by, especially on the east coast where I'm from. I used to not know much about electronics, it was only after lots of research and learning online and talking to people that I learned how to do it. Good luck with your build, I bet Oregon is a beautiful place to live
OMG Bo! You're living your life so well. Hope i can join you travelling like that. That's amazing! You take care when u're alone. Make sure ur phone is full charging & easily contact someone if something's bad happen. Bless you, Bo!
i looove your vids! I have a Prius i want to get set up for full time travel/living and i have learned so much from you! Thank you! And thank you for the beautiful scenery! A few hours ago i just happened to be looking for land to buy in Virginia and TN and north carolina all to be close to the blue ridge mountains. 'i think i will make TN my residence due to the no state income tax. :) safe travels!
So glad you enjoyed the videos, good luck with your Prius build. I didn't know Tennessee had no income tax, I lived there for 3 years, I guess I never noticed it. Glad you learned some stuff! And your welcome!
@@MountainSpringsAdventures Thanks so much! Tennessee just became fully state income tax free as of January 2021. Originally i was going to get land in Nevada due to no income tax but i love all the beauty of the east coast. Vegas is fun occasionally though of course :) I look forward to seeing more of your vids and adventures. :) Have fun for me until I get out there :)
That's interesting, is that the same thing as sales tax? Yeah, there are some nice spots on the east coast, I love it out West too though. Nevada, arizona, utah, Colorado are some of my favorite states for sure, I looove the "wild west". I might head out there soon actually, not sure yet. Thanks for the support, take care
I'm thinking about doing this with my dog for a while. I'm a native Virginian, with many generations of my family having lived in Virginia/West Virginia going way back (before the civil war it was all just the one state, Virginia). I would like to travel the two states for a while and see some places I've never visited before, and also look for some old family graves to photograph for my genealogy research. I have in mind to do basically what you're doing, take my tent along with me and camp most of the time, and stay at Walmart when I need groceries. Might move out west eventually, and it would be nice to take those memories with me, since where I have in mind would be too far away to come back and visit. Nice video...I have never been to that tower, and the view up there is amazing! Best of luck to you and your furry friend on your travels.
that's cool, my family is from Georgia mostly. good luck with doing that, that's really neat to hear about your family line like that. Virginia is a really neat state, I like it a lot, lots of Southern charm
Yes I'll try to remember to do that in the next video. Right now it's just things that I use daily like medicine for my dog, chargers, camera gear, maps, and a few tools
@@MountainSpringsAdventures oh I see. I just never seen rain tarp that big. I guess yours is a fancy one. JK. I hope you’re doing well, if you ever in Miami Florida let me know. I would enjoy meeting you and your dog. How is your dog doing?
Great video avain....maybe another update on the Prius? Oil changes, tire rotations etc. Maybe another video on your inventory of items in your car and how it's all organized again.
Another great video! Get a beach towel for your dog to lay on, shake out the hair and dirt, wash when needed. Do they still teach why there is a west Virginia in school? Cheers!
@@MountainSpringsAdventures During the Civil War, Virginia withdrew from the Union but the mountain folk didn't want to so they created their own state and stayed with the Union.
Great video once again! I've actually been quite close to reddish knob before. Work friend of mine recommended Meadow and flag pole so I went there, but jeez I should have went to where you went!
That's cool you're familiar with the area. Flagpole knob has lots of great mountaintop camping and I actually just saw a black bear there about a week ago
How do you find off road trails? I’m picking up a Prius next week and am going to have it lifted. I’m a frequent hiker and occasional camper. This really appeals to me. I’m searching for appropriate forests and trails. I made note of your tip re:public forests. any other tips for finding dispersed camp sites?
Your videos cover a lot👍. I'm sure a lot of 🐕viewers would love to see more videos with your doggie by including her in your daily activities...such a sweet doggie/companion. Btw, the front passenger seat looks so cramped/uncomfortable for a mid-size dog to sleep...can you move the seat back a bit more? Safe travels for the both of you.🙏
I'm really digging all of this thanks so much for sharing. I'm a video nerd so I feel somewhat qualified to suggest some items if you're looking to bring up your video game. Camera upgrade suggestion: Hero 9 Black- costs $350 and has some incredible quality plus super easy to use and the mounting capabilities are endless which is helpful because having it mounted nicely will allow you to enjoy what you're doing while also getting awesome footage Honestly, that's probably all you need haha. You can get any drone these days and it'll look awesome.
You're welcome and thank you for the recommendation. I've been looking at GoPros and as much as I would love the 9, it's a little out of my price range right now, I was thinking of getting the 7 because it's only $200 new. What do you think about the off brand action cameras on amazon? There are equally good action cameras on Amazon for less than $100, but they're off-brand, so I'm worried about them not functioning as well as a GoPro.
@@MountainSpringsAdventures Yea actully the off brand action cams on Amazon look quite good as well. Especially for the price of some of them being sub $100! I would just look at the reviews to make sure you don't get a faulty product (happy to look at them as well if you want to send over a link). Any of those cams will be a noticeable boost to your videos. You're not far off from blowing up on this platform so once that cash starts flowing in consistently you can make bigger upgrades to film your adventures at an even higher quality ;D.
@@AbdulVid Thanks for the support, I really appreciate it. That would be a dream come true to get the ball rolling with my channel like that. This is the brand of action cameras I was looking at, "Akaso": amzn.to/34YxUgG It has mixed reviews, my biggest fear is not being able to transfer video files or the video files becoming corrupted, or something like that. I'll need to use the same SD card and switch it between a camera, my phone, my laptop, and a hard drive and I know those off-brand electronics often struggle with stuff like that and can corrupt files.
@@MountainSpringsAdventures that looks really good! So the best way to avoid having files get corrupted would be to always format the card inside of the camera that you're going to record with. If you record with that action cam I would suggest you dump that footage off of the card before using that SD card to record on another device. The only time I've had corrupted SD cards has been from using a card with one camera and then right into another camera without formating or atleast taking the footage off the card first. Dedicating a card to a camera should solve your worries about cards corrupting.
Okay thanks for the info. it seems a bit complicated, the GoPro is extremely appealing because they have accessories, an app, customer service, etc Do you think the GoPro 7 is good for really high quality filming? It has 4k I believe but it doesn't have the "super stabilization" or whatever it's called that the 8 and the 9 have
That road you said you couldn’t go down looks like a road into a primitive campground my stock Prius made it through on a mountain in California. It was sketchy, and I was straddling a a two-foot deep rut part of the way. I may look into a lift kit. Has it affected your mileage at all?
I've been pondering installing a lift kit, too; not right now ($$$$) but maybe before winter. One question: What kind of tent do you have? I didn't see it listed in your stuff.
Man this is awesome , the Prius full time actually doesn’t seem too bad. Are you from chatt area? The reason I ask is because I am and I love to see other people from my hometown doing stuff like this
Glad you enjoyed it. I'm not from Chattanooga but I lived there for 3 years, I just kept the same Tennessee license because I don't have a permanent address anywhere right now
Hey I’m sure someone has asked this before, but have you installed a catalytic converter shield? Do you think it’s worth it? Would love to know your thoughts. Thanks in advance!
Cat shields are worth it sometimes, but thieves sometimes cut right through the cat shield... i suggest spray painting your cat with neon-colored heat-resistant spray paint. That way you know its yours and police can possibly recover it
Do you leave your 12V fridge on during the day when you go out hiking? You mentioned it can be off overnight and the food is fine, does that work during the day too? Do you have to keep the windows cracked? I assume you wouldn't want the Prius turning on every 5-10 minutes while you're not near the car.
I talk about what I do in the video I made about 12 volt fringes, the link is in the video description, but basically you can leave the fridge for a few hours and it's fine, it's very insulated and it maintains the internal temperature for a long time
I'm hoping to do a road trip from San Diego to Seattle in my Prius, but I'm having trouble finding free places to camp. Do you have any recommendations for finding free places to park overnight?
Yeah it depends on the kind of area you will be in. Will you be camping or staying in a city area? If you're going to be in City suburb areas, you can stay in Walmart parking lots, and also Bass pro shop, cabela's, costco, and cracker barrel often allow cars and RVs to park overnight
@@MountainSpringsAdventures i really was expecting a lot more than 149k, you have a lot of life left! I have a 2013 Prius with 60K and starting to outfit it to camp. Have learned a lot from your adventures and appreciate the content!
@@TakeAHikeToday glad you like the vids, yeah my Prius does have a lot of life left, I plan on getting it to a minimum of 300k miles, I've talked to people that have over 500k miles on their Prius and hardly did any repairs ever
Beautiful mountain range. Nice video. My suggestion is to pan slower with the camera. Also when showing traveling down road.. edit parts out and just skip through. These things will give you more viewers. Many people can't watch fast moving photography/videography. Thank you for sharing.
I wish I was you .you are so lucky. What so you do for income ? You said you have been doing this for a year. How can you use inverter and microwave and refg. And not run battery dead?
Glad you enjoyed it, I have multiple things I do for income. I run my Prius like a generator, I made a video explaining how my electronics run off the hybrid battery basically. The video is on my channel if you want to watch it
That’s irritating why do people feel like they have to spray paint everything they got to it it was beautiful why can’t the rest of us see is the same way!
I'm not a lawyer, but I heard if you are fishing for yourself, you can't get in trouble, because all living beings have god given right to forage for food.
I really like this young mans attitude - Keep exploring as long as you can~!
Thank you very much!
Don’t care for those huge black snakes….the Appalachians are amazing. That area is about as close to heaven as one can get. I was lucky enough to visit quite often. Love your dog!
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it. Those king snakes are actually very good because they eat venomous snakes and control rodent pest populations
What a majestic view of the blue ridge mountains! That’s on the bucket list! You are so inspiring in such a simple practical way! Thank you for showing the map of how to look for good camp spots!
Your welcome, so glad you enjoyed it! And thank you for the compliment
🔥🔥🔥🔥 CONTENT MOUNTAIN SPRINGS ADVENTURES!!!!
Thank you bro!
I live in Roanoke Virginia and now I want to explore all of this, thank you!
Makes me love my little red Prius even more.
Blessings always ☝🏼💯🙏🙏🙏🙏Be safe
I'd like to see your night routine - do you stay in the car, tent, chair with a fire, etc. No one really shows what they do in the dark. I like the hybrid RAV4 towing a small trailer and a Springbar tent but have not left my sticks and bricks house yet. You must handle the heat a bit better than I do because I am in Richmond and it's 90 degrees with humidity and I have to be in the AC. If you want a cool place to visit, York River State Park and go to the river view trails (takes about an hour walk to get there).
Ok thanks for the input, I'll try to incorporate a morning/evening routine in future videos.
The heat isn't bad in the mountains. I forgot to mention how it's much cooler in the mountains, and the shade from the trees helps too. One reason I love the mountains in the summer.
Another awesome video! Thanks!!!!
You're welcome, glad you liked it!
Very cool! Beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains! Head on down the Blue Ridge Parkway. Beautiful Scenic drive.
Yea I love blue ridge parkway, it turns into Shenandoah national Park which is cool too. I might try to get some cool footage of the parkway before I leave the area
Beau, Love your videos. I watched my first one this morning. When I saw the NY one I had to subscribe. Love that you have a dog. Your explanation and recommendations are excellent. You make me want to go out and travel. I am a PRUIS owner, but also purchased a van, so I have the best of both worlds…
Awesome! Thank you! Yes a van is great too, it has a lot more room. So glad you liked the NYC video, I try to explain things clearly.
thanks so much for this channel! i just hiked high knob this week and started learning about prius camping and found these vids!
Cool, that's neat how you were able to link it together to find this channel!
You are such a good fur-dad.
Thank you 😌
You're right -so pretty
I like your attitude and you have a great outlook for your future.
I have had my Prius for 11 years and camped often in it. The battery has been not holding a charge without driving it so be careful in the coming years with a potential of needing a hybrid battery. 8 years is pretty good. In pushing it at 11 years. Best wishes to you.
Thank you very much, I try to keep a good attitude. I still have the original Hybrid battery and i have a 2006. I hope to get at least a few more years out of it. Take care
What a beautiful, scenic area and drive!! I can see why you'd stay in one spot for awhile. That kind of peace and solitude is hard to come by. I love the way your mind works when it comes to unique storage ideas! I've just had some great success along those lines in my conversion van, and it's so rewarding when things work/fit even better than you envisioned. 🤓 You're definitely clever with the electronics and I envy you that. I'm hoping/planning to order the USB powered pump/shower and collapsible bucket later this month (the link was in a previous video you made). I hope that I can warm the water in the sun (the bucket appears to be lined in black?) and really conserve this summer as we're in a drought in Oregon. Happy travels and thanks for sharing the ride 😎
Glad you enjoyed it. Yes the solitude is hard to come by, especially on the east coast where I'm from. I used to not know much about electronics, it was only after lots of research and learning online and talking to people that I learned how to do it. Good luck with your build, I bet Oregon is a beautiful place to live
And yes, if you get a black bucket with a black lid, it should warm up in the sun pretty well
Enjoy.
Thanks!
Beautiful area
Very nice video ... I see why they are called the Blue Ridge Mountains. Beautiful.
Love your camp site.
Thank you, and thank you for the support, glad you liked it
OMG Bo! You're living your life so well. Hope i can join you travelling like that. That's amazing! You take care when u're alone. Make sure ur phone is full charging & easily contact someone if something's bad happen. Bless you, Bo!
Thanks Susanna, glad you enjoyed it! Same to you!
Stay safe.
Thanks, same to you
Love all your videos. The West Virginia and Virginia boundary lines was very interesting.
Yes, the whole border is on the ridge of the mountains and it's so cool. So glad you enjoy the vids
I used to live 20 minutes from there in college. Did that hike all the time!
That's cool, what college? It wasn't James madison, was it?
I hate cloth seats. I agree leather is a must. I'm trying to decide on a vehicle and was looking at a Prius because of the battery and also minivans.
i looove your vids! I have a Prius i want to get set up for full time travel/living and i have learned so much from you! Thank you! And thank you for the beautiful scenery! A few hours ago i just happened to be looking for land to buy in Virginia and TN and north carolina all to be close to the blue ridge mountains. 'i think i will make TN my residence due to the no state income tax. :) safe travels!
So glad you enjoyed the videos, good luck with your Prius build. I didn't know Tennessee had no income tax, I lived there for 3 years, I guess I never noticed it. Glad you learned some stuff! And your welcome!
@@MountainSpringsAdventures Thanks so much! Tennessee just became fully state income tax free as of January 2021. Originally i was going to get land in Nevada due to no income tax but i love all the beauty of the east coast. Vegas is fun occasionally though of course :) I look forward to seeing more of your vids and adventures. :) Have fun for me until I get out there :)
That's interesting, is that the same thing as sales tax? Yeah, there are some nice spots on the east coast, I love it out West too though. Nevada, arizona, utah, Colorado are some of my favorite states for sure, I looove the "wild west". I might head out there soon actually, not sure yet. Thanks for the support, take care
I really enjoy watching your videos. Keep up the good work and stay safe out there.
Thank you very much, glad you enjoy them
Love your videos.
So glad you like them!
I am from central Virginia, I go to GW & Jeff Forest all the time. But you got lucky with that campsite. Those like that aren't easy to find
that's cool, yes that campsite was a good one haha
Your slice of heaven
Yes!
Man you are living the life
Thanks!
Sweet!
Thanks!
Love your vlog.....love the information you give about prius living!
Thanks, glad you like the vids
Blue Ridge mountains? Nice:-) Made me think of Laurel and Hardy :-)
Oh yes!
I'm thinking about doing this with my dog for a while. I'm a native Virginian, with many generations of my family having lived in Virginia/West Virginia going way back (before the civil war it was all just the one state, Virginia). I would like to travel the two states for a while and see some places I've never visited before, and also look for some old family graves to photograph for my genealogy research. I have in mind to do basically what you're doing, take my tent along with me and camp most of the time, and stay at Walmart when I need groceries. Might move out west eventually, and it would be nice to take those memories with me, since where I have in mind would be too far away to come back and visit.
Nice video...I have never been to that tower, and the view up there is amazing! Best of luck to you and your furry friend on your travels.
that's cool, my family is from Georgia mostly. good luck with doing that, that's really neat to hear about your family line like that. Virginia is a really neat state, I like it a lot, lots of Southern charm
Another great Prius boondocking video.
Thanks
So nice your channel.
Thank you, glad you like it
Can you also share what is in the box over the frig. You said it was useful items.
Yes I'll try to remember to do that in the next video. Right now it's just things that I use daily like medicine for my dog, chargers, camera gear, maps, and a few tools
Always enjoy your Videos ...
I'm so glad!
Thanks - enjoyed it
Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you for sharing your videos. I think you are a great teacher.also love the double tent idea.
Thank you for the compliment, glad you enjoy the vids. What do you mean by a double tent?
@@MountainSpringsAdventures I noticed you had two doors to get inside the tent and it looked like it was inside another tent.
Oh no that's not two doors, the yellow thing is the rain tarp for the tent... All tents come with a rain tarp
@@MountainSpringsAdventures oh I see. I just never seen rain tarp that big. I guess yours is a fancy one. JK. I hope you’re doing well, if you ever in Miami Florida let me know. I would enjoy meeting you and your dog. How is your dog doing?
Great video avain....maybe another update on the Prius? Oil changes, tire rotations etc. Maybe another video on your inventory of items in your car and how it's all organized again.
Glad you enjoyed it, yeah I might do an update video like that, thanks for the suggestion
Good video
Thanks
Apart from your wonderful little buddy, this looks soooo lonely.
I would be scared to live outside of my unlocked vehicle outside.
Good stuff thanks
No prob
The snake 😱
Another great video! Get a beach towel for your dog to lay on, shake out the hair and dirt, wash when needed. Do they still teach why there is a west Virginia in school? Cheers!
Okay thanks for the tip. I think I learned why there was a West virginia, I'm not sure though, why is it?
@@MountainSpringsAdventures During the Civil War, Virginia withdrew from the Union but the mountain folk didn't want to so they created their own state and stayed with the Union.
Awesome video. Love your choice in music.
Thank you! Yes I like the music too 🙂🌄
Another great video
Glad you enjoyed it
No clue how I found you but great videos 👍🏻
Thanks. I'm curious too. What kind of TH-cam videos do you normally watch?
yes yes yes ye sye s yese!!! thanks for sharing always nice to see your adventures :D
Thank you for the support, so glad you like them!
Great video once again! I've actually been quite close to reddish knob before. Work friend of mine recommended Meadow and flag pole so I went there, but jeez I should have went to where you went!
That's cool you're familiar with the area. Flagpole knob has lots of great mountaintop camping and I actually just saw a black bear there about a week ago
@@MountainSpringsAdventures yeah they are pretty common to the area.
Love this your doing a great job with just what you have
Thank you!
How do you find off road trails? I’m picking up a Prius next week and am going to have it lifted. I’m a frequent hiker and occasional camper. This really appeals to me. I’m searching for appropriate forests and trails. I made note of your tip re:public forests. any other tips for finding dispersed camp sites?
What's your dog's name ? Love him..
My dogs name is Shannon
Your videos cover a lot👍. I'm sure a lot of 🐕viewers would love to see more videos with your doggie by including her in your daily activities...such a sweet doggie/companion. Btw, the front passenger seat looks so cramped/uncomfortable for a mid-size dog to sleep...can you move the seat back a bit more? Safe travels for the both of you.🙏
I'm really digging all of this thanks so much for sharing. I'm a video nerd so I feel somewhat qualified to suggest some items if you're looking to bring up your video game.
Camera upgrade suggestion:
Hero 9 Black- costs $350 and has some incredible quality plus super easy to use and the mounting capabilities are endless which is helpful because having it mounted nicely will allow you to enjoy what you're doing while also getting awesome footage
Honestly, that's probably all you need haha. You can get any drone these days and it'll look awesome.
You're welcome and thank you for the recommendation. I've been looking at GoPros and as much as I would love the 9, it's a little out of my price range right now, I was thinking of getting the 7 because it's only $200 new. What do you think about the off brand action cameras on amazon? There are equally good action cameras on Amazon for less than $100, but they're off-brand, so I'm worried about them not functioning as well as a GoPro.
@@MountainSpringsAdventures Yea actully the off brand action cams on Amazon look quite good as well. Especially for the price of some of them being sub $100! I would just look at the reviews to make sure you don't get a faulty product (happy to look at them as well if you want to send over a link). Any of those cams will be a noticeable boost to your videos.
You're not far off from blowing up on this platform so once that cash starts flowing in consistently you can make bigger upgrades to film your adventures at an even higher quality ;D.
@@AbdulVid Thanks for the support, I really appreciate it. That would be a dream come true to get the ball rolling with my channel like that.
This is the brand of action cameras I was looking at, "Akaso":
amzn.to/34YxUgG
It has mixed reviews, my biggest fear is not being able to transfer video files or the video files becoming corrupted, or something like that. I'll need to use the same SD card and switch it between a camera, my phone, my laptop, and a hard drive and I know those off-brand electronics often struggle with stuff like that and can corrupt files.
@@MountainSpringsAdventures that looks really good! So the best way to avoid having files get corrupted would be to always format the card inside of the camera that you're going to record with. If you record with that action cam I would suggest you dump that footage off of the card before using that SD card to record on another device. The only time I've had corrupted SD cards has been from using a card with one camera and then right into another camera without formating or atleast taking the footage off the card first. Dedicating a card to a camera should solve your worries about cards corrupting.
Okay thanks for the info. it seems a bit complicated, the GoPro is extremely appealing because they have accessories, an app, customer service, etc
Do you think the GoPro 7 is good for really high quality filming? It has 4k I believe but it doesn't have the "super stabilization" or whatever it's called that the 8 and the 9 have
Digging the fire pit man 💪
That road you said you couldn’t go down looks like a road into a primitive campground my stock Prius made it through on a mountain in California. It was sketchy, and I was straddling a a two-foot deep rut part of the way. I may look into a lift kit. Has it affected your mileage at all?
No, the lift does not affect MPG. You dont want to drive down rough roads in an un-lifted Prius too much
did you install the spacers? if so , difficult? time to install? thanks...Im gonna do mine!
yes, i installed it myself. not very difficult, but time consuming. took me about 6-8 hours
Would love to see drone & gopro footage. Hope this takes off for you. What do you use to shoot with and edit?
Thank you very much. Right now I'm just using my phone, it's a OnePlus 8, it's a pretty nice phone and I bought it mainly because it has a nice camera
I've been pondering installing a lift kit, too; not right now ($$$$) but maybe before winter.
One question: What kind of tent do you have? I didn't see it listed in your stuff.
Yeah it's a financial investment, for me I needed the lift kit badly
You get to have your cake and eat it too.
haha, what do you mean?
Man this is awesome , the Prius full time actually doesn’t seem too bad. Are you from chatt area? The reason I ask is because I am and I love to see other people from my hometown doing stuff like this
Glad you enjoyed it. I'm not from Chattanooga but I lived there for 3 years, I just kept the same Tennessee license because I don't have a permanent address anywhere right now
Hey I’m sure someone has asked this before, but have you installed a catalytic converter shield? Do you think it’s worth it? Would love to know your thoughts. Thanks in advance!
Cat shields are worth it sometimes, but thieves sometimes cut right through the cat shield... i suggest spray painting your cat with neon-colored heat-resistant spray paint. That way you know its yours and police can possibly recover it
Do you leave your 12V fridge on during the day when you go out hiking? You mentioned it can be off overnight and the food is fine, does that work during the day too? Do you have to keep the windows cracked? I assume you wouldn't want the Prius turning on every 5-10 minutes while you're not near the car.
I talk about what I do in the video I made about 12 volt fringes, the link is in the video description, but basically you can leave the fridge for a few hours and it's fine, it's very insulated and it maintains the internal temperature for a long time
Here's the fridge video:
All about 12-volt fridges: th-cam.com/video/0-SVSnIVMso/w-d-xo.html
What about Bears
Looks beautiful, can you share the name of the camping area your in. Which national forest?
George Washington NF is full of great camping
@@MountainSpringsAdventures Thanks.
Have you ever done this in the northeast?
No I haven't, I haven't explored anything north of New York City yet, I want to go to New England
I'm hoping to do a road trip from San Diego to Seattle in my Prius, but I'm having trouble finding free places to camp. Do you have any recommendations for finding free places to park overnight?
Yeah it depends on the kind of area you will be in. Will you be camping or staying in a city area? If you're going to be in City suburb areas, you can stay in Walmart parking lots, and also Bass pro shop, cabela's, costco, and cracker barrel often allow cars and RVs to park overnight
How did you install the 12V socket into the walls? :O
I just removed the side paneling and drilled a hole and popped it in, and wired the wires to the 12 volt battery
How is your dog? Is she back to healthy?
She's good, she's asymptomatic, not much else you can do but the medicine she's on now. Thanks for asking
That’s wonderful news!!
Love it! Enjoy watching your travels. Curious how many miles on the Prius now?
Glad you enjoy them! My Prius has 149k now, it was at 113k when I bought it a year ago
@@MountainSpringsAdventures i really was expecting a lot more than 149k, you have a lot of life left! I have a 2013 Prius with 60K and starting to outfit it to camp. Have learned a lot from your adventures and appreciate the content!
@@TakeAHikeToday glad you like the vids, yeah my Prius does have a lot of life left, I plan on getting it to a minimum of 300k miles, I've talked to people that have over 500k miles on their Prius and hardly did any repairs ever
Enjoy your videos. How long have you had your fridge and how is it holding up?
Glad you enjoy them. I've had my fridge for almost a year now and it's really holding up great, it's just a cheap Amazon 12 volt fridge
@@MountainSpringsAdventures Thanks. Can I ask what brand it is?
Yea, this is the fridge I have:
12-volt fridge by SetPower (I have the AJ30 size): amzn.to/3s49sUl
@@MountainSpringsAdventures Thanks for the link.
No prob
Beautiful mountain range. Nice video. My suggestion is to pan slower with the camera. Also when showing traveling down road.. edit parts out and just skip through. These things will give you more viewers. Many people can't watch fast moving photography/videography. Thank you for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it, thank you for the suggestion, I will keep that in mind for future videos!
I wish I was you .you are so lucky. What so you do for income ? You said you have been doing this for a year. How can you use inverter and microwave and refg. And not run battery dead?
Glad you enjoyed it, I have multiple things I do for income. I run my Prius like a generator, I made a video explaining how my electronics run off the hybrid battery basically. The video is on my channel if you want to watch it
What app where u using to locate your spot?
In this video I was just using Google maps. I have another app that I use called "us topo maps pro"
@@MountainSpringsAdventures thank u! I think your awesome and so courageous for doing what your heart wants u to do! Kodos to u!
Thank you very much, glad you enjoy the vids! God bless!
What is your ground clearance with this lift ki
I think it's like a little over 7 in but I'm not positive, I'll check later
@@MountainSpringsAdventures 8 seems to be the sweet spot minimum on many forest service/fire service roads.
I've never heard that about 8, sounds about right.
Be careful when you swing that camera around. A couple of times, my stomach turned over. ;)
Okay thanks for the input
That’s irritating why do people feel like they have to spray paint everything they got to it it was beautiful why can’t the rest of us see is the same way!
I'm not a lawyer, but I heard if you are fishing for yourself, you can't get in trouble, because all living beings have god given right to forage for food.
Yeah maybe so. I almost got a ticket for not fishing with a fishing license several years ago, haven't tried it since and don't really plan to.
Nice videos
Thanks