That steak sure made me hungry 🙂. Awesome video man. About your buick, its good to make sure your alternator is in good condition, maybe even take it apart and have a look inside. Even a new one might have cheap brushes in it. I always carry a spare alternator when going on a road trip. The reason for bringing that up is, bad connections inside an alternator can throw the engine check light. Also idler pulley on the belt system, good idea to carry a spare. Ive had brand new idler pulleys that seemed fine explode in operation. **I edited this comment to include replacing the pigtail connector to the alternator and solder the new wire up the good wire on the loom with silver bearing solder** Lot of cheap parts nowadays.
@@vanlifemeow Those 1996's were rock solid in most brands because of the advent of OBD2. Ignition modules, magnetic pick ups (cam sensor if distributorless), alternator. Stuff like that. Those items tend to snuff out in cars that age. Factory OEM thermostat temperature, new radiator go a long way because that keeps the engine block at the right temperature for piston rings to have optimum compression. Radiators are really low price now so it's worth it to throw one in every 3 years. I had to return 2 water pumps on my Honda before I got a good one. Sketchy bearings. 2015 Honda Civic 1.8L. I'm not saying it's not a good car but I just got through repairing it for 2-1/2 months. I know that's a ridiculous amount of time but I kept finding issue after issue when I was checking the accessory belt drive. The car turned into a saga and it was a pain in the ass, the most inconvenient car I've ever owned. I just kept fixing it here at home in my garage until every single issue was solved. I was like, "no way, look at this next thing and the next, look at this shit." I didn't drive it until I fixed every last thing. The car probably will last 8 to 10 years more but I'm sick of the damn car. I was like, "why isn't this like a Chevrolet or a Toyota or a Mazda or a even a junk dodge. I'm like, no this is way worse. It's one of those cars that will last but you're not going to fix it on the side of the road or in a day if you're not familiar with it. That's what I don't like about it and I don't recommend it. Most other cars I've owned, I just fix them in a day, not this one. I just put a trailer hitch on it which I modified it so it would fit. A custom draw-tite. Accessory belt that is listed doesn't fit. Had to measure for the right one. I was able to improve the gas mileage so it's up about eight miles per gallon just under what it says it's supposed to get on the highway so my repairs that I did all myself were worth it but I just don't think anyone should have to go through all of that just for a basic car like that which I bought as a used certified car from the dealer. Yes, I spent extra time on it modifying and installing a larger battery tray and now it has a large agm battery, extra time for stuff like that. I'm not buying another Honda though. It would be stuck at a shop or a dealer for a prolonged amount of time to fix all of that stuff if I wasn't fixing it myself which the list of stuff was long and the amount of extra tools I had to buy was long too, including making a couple of custom tools. It would have been a nightmare if stuck out on the road. Then get towed to a shop or dealer if you're far from home. You'd have to find another way home with this car. It's a ridiculous thing because it's just a four cylinder rice rocket, that's all it is. First and last Honda I'll ever own.
hondas are good. all parts are junk now. even the brands i thought were decent. ive replaced pretty much everything on that buick except the motor and trans at this point
@@vanlifemeow Yeah, the Honda is going to last but I just view it as inconvenient. The computer and emissions are flawless. I haven't towed with it yet. I previously bought property, had it my mom's name for a good reason at the time then she died. My mom transferred it to my sister's name which that's what I what I asked her to do. Then the unexpected, my sister screwed me out of it. I bought another property in my name after that. I had a utility trailer on the other property. Hopefully, it's still there. That land went back to the county. The utility trailer is probably still there because of where it's located because the road is rarely traveled. It's tongue locked and wheel locked too. I've been recovering from surgery since last year and have mostly recovered. I'm about ready to see if I can go get the trailer. The land I bought after the first one is nearby so I'll get to see my new land for sure and I wouldnt have to tow the trailer that far if it's still there. I bought two other trailers since then but would be nice if nothing happened to that first one. I never got any notices or a lien on the trailer. I had bought it brand new. I'll just see what happens. My sister must have lost her mind. I'm not going to be a jaded person about it though.
@@vanlifemeow Yeah .. had a 2006 Dodge caravan v6 for fourteen years. Had a water pump shaft snap off. Drove it forty miles home with no power steering. I found the water pump pulley still bolted to the hub under the cross member. The shaft steel had turned black. Never saw anything like that in my life. Water pump was only six months old. Initially thought I'd have to buy another water pump pulley until I found it. Might be a good idea to carry an extra one of those too and some bolts. Had two fuel injectors rupture in that van too, filling the cylinders with fuel and it mixed with the oil. Had to drain it out, fill with fresh oil. Had it towed because it was fuel hydrolocked. Engine and transmission survived fine, everything else failed the last two years. Changed the fuel line four times, ended up making a steel line for it. Gas tank cracked, fuel pump failed three times. Right front wheel hub snapped off, I almost got killed that time. Van only had about 110,000 miles full ownership, had bought it new off the lot. I don't run fuel injectors more than 70,000 miles now due to that experience. Had tire separation on the driver's front and it ripped the wiring harness out of the inner fender. I put another section of harness in and drove it for another year. All monitors were green/clear but an old code kept popping up, brake light switch. It had always done that one intermittently ever since it was new. Last two years of ownership was a nightmare. Twelve good years. Should have stopped at twelve years. Lol.
Awesome video! At least you don't have to set up your bed because your bed will be ready when it is done built on your van. Can't wait to see future travels when you are done with your built and having your kitty with you. Stay safe and keep on giving us new content very relaxing to watch.
Had the same issue with my 360 & Rode II mic setup. The sound quality needs some tinkering to sound right. I ended up just hard-wiring a mic. At 17:17, I believe those are Staghorn sumac. If you don't do the "double click" test, do you really know what you're doing? 😁
Good morning! I’m Eric, a 61 year old teacher getting ready to retire at the end of the year. Iim beginning my own bus project myself. If you’re ever in Redding ca. and want to fly fish I’d love to meet you.
Another great get away from normalcy and again will be doing the same I hope starting next year and looking forward to your journey and adventures towards the Pacific Northwest and East of the mountains in eastern Washington is more like where you are now in Nebraska I eat allot of Taylor Farms salad kits I get from Grocery outlet here where I live it seems to be the best and long lasting salad mix I can get as I've tried allot of them over the years looking forward to your next trip and continuing with your van build once a week week fantastic job on both Kraig from Washington State by the way a suggestion on your utensils go to a military surplus store and look for a mess hall grade or WW2 type and you'll never have to replace them ever and maybe pickup a couple of extra sets knife fork and spoon for people that mite stop by to have a meal with you along the way whether their on camera or not just a thought won't take up much room as well as look for some mess hall plates as well love tea don't know if you like licorice or not but stash tea out of Portland Oregon makes really good tea not loose which is better of course you should pay him a visit and include him in a video and interview him about his business and life and another thing they sell some good boot shoe dryers from Peet's a small company in business in Idaho for years and I've used their boot dryers for years they also have ones to run off a cigarette lighter and also have a propane version for hikers and campers that works well also just thought vi would let you know.
i hear and understand what your saying pretty good
That was a pretty slick car camping bed set up 😁👍
That steak sure made me hungry 🙂. Awesome video man. About your buick, its good to make sure your alternator is in good condition, maybe even take it apart and have a look inside. Even a new one might have cheap brushes in it. I always carry a spare alternator when going on a road trip. The reason for bringing that up is, bad connections inside an alternator can throw the engine check light. Also idler pulley on the belt system, good idea to carry a spare. Ive had brand new idler pulleys that seemed fine explode in operation. **I edited this comment to include replacing the pigtail connector to the alternator and solder the new wire up the good wire on the loom with silver bearing solder** Lot of cheap parts nowadays.
i keep spare parts, fluids and tools in my buick trunk at all times 😺. very important when road tripping 30yr old junk lol
@@vanlifemeow Those 1996's were rock solid in most brands because of the advent of OBD2. Ignition modules, magnetic pick ups (cam sensor if distributorless), alternator. Stuff like that. Those items tend to snuff out in cars that age. Factory OEM thermostat temperature, new radiator go a long way because that keeps the engine block at the right temperature for piston rings to have optimum compression. Radiators are really low price now so it's worth it to throw one in every 3 years. I had to return 2 water pumps on my Honda before I got a good one. Sketchy bearings. 2015 Honda Civic 1.8L. I'm not saying it's not a good car but I just got through repairing it for 2-1/2 months. I know that's a ridiculous amount of time but I kept finding issue after issue when I was checking the accessory belt drive. The car turned into a saga and it was a pain in the ass, the most inconvenient car I've ever owned. I just kept fixing it here at home in my garage until every single issue was solved. I was like, "no way, look at this next thing and the next, look at this shit." I didn't drive it until I fixed every last thing. The car probably will last 8 to 10 years more but I'm sick of the damn car. I was like, "why isn't this like a Chevrolet or a Toyota or a Mazda or a even a junk dodge. I'm like, no this is way worse. It's one of those cars that will last but you're not going to fix it on the side of the road or in a day if you're not familiar with it. That's what I don't like about it and I don't recommend it. Most other cars I've owned, I just fix them in a day, not this one. I just put a trailer hitch on it which I modified it so it would fit. A custom draw-tite. Accessory belt that is listed doesn't fit. Had to measure for the right one. I was able to improve the gas mileage so it's up about eight miles per gallon just under what it says it's supposed to get on the highway so my repairs that I did all myself were worth it but I just don't think anyone should have to go through all of that just for a basic car like that which I bought as a used certified car from the dealer. Yes, I spent extra time on it modifying and installing a larger battery tray and now it has a large agm battery, extra time for stuff like that. I'm not buying another Honda though. It would be stuck at a shop or a dealer for a prolonged amount of time to fix all of that stuff if I wasn't fixing it myself which the list of stuff was long and the amount of extra tools I had to buy was long too, including making a couple of custom tools. It would have been a nightmare if stuck out on the road. Then get towed to a shop or dealer if you're far from home. You'd have to find another way home with this car. It's a ridiculous thing because it's just a four cylinder rice rocket, that's all it is. First and last Honda I'll ever own.
hondas are good. all parts are junk now. even the brands i thought were decent. ive replaced pretty much everything on that buick except the motor and trans at this point
@@vanlifemeow Yeah, the Honda is going to last but I just view it as inconvenient. The computer and emissions are flawless. I haven't towed with it yet. I previously bought property, had it my mom's name for a good reason at the time then she died. My mom transferred it to my sister's name which that's what I what I asked her to do. Then the unexpected, my sister screwed me out of it. I bought another property in my name after that. I had a utility trailer on the other property. Hopefully, it's still there. That land went back to the county. The utility trailer is probably still there because of where it's located because the road is rarely traveled. It's tongue locked and wheel locked too. I've been recovering from surgery since last year and have mostly recovered. I'm about ready to see if I can go get the trailer. The land I bought after the first one is nearby so I'll get to see my new land for sure and I wouldnt have to tow the trailer that far if it's still there. I bought two other trailers since then but would be nice if nothing happened to that first one. I never got any notices or a lien on the trailer. I had bought it brand new. I'll just see what happens. My sister must have lost her mind. I'm not going to be a jaded person about it though.
@@vanlifemeow Yeah .. had a 2006 Dodge caravan v6 for fourteen years. Had a water pump shaft snap off. Drove it forty miles home with no power steering. I found the water pump pulley still bolted to the hub under the cross member. The shaft steel had turned black. Never saw anything like that in my life. Water pump was only six months old. Initially thought I'd have to buy another water pump pulley until I found it. Might be a good idea to carry an extra one of those too and some bolts. Had two fuel injectors rupture in that van too, filling the cylinders with fuel and it mixed with the oil. Had to drain it out, fill with fresh oil. Had it towed because it was fuel hydrolocked. Engine and transmission survived fine, everything else failed the last two years. Changed the fuel line four times, ended up making a steel line for it. Gas tank cracked, fuel pump failed three times. Right front wheel hub snapped off, I almost got killed that time. Van only had about 110,000 miles full ownership, had bought it new off the lot. I don't run fuel injectors more than 70,000 miles now due to that experience. Had tire separation on the driver's front and it ripped the wiring harness out of the inner fender. I put another section of harness in and drove it for another year. All monitors were green/clear but an old code kept popping up, brake light switch. It had always done that one intermittently ever since it was new. Last two years of ownership was a nightmare. Twelve good years. Should have stopped at twelve years. Lol.
That sure looked like the perfect weekend getaway
Thanks for taking us camping with you Dave. It's been too long and sure miss it. I really enjoyed tagging along.
Awesome video! At least you don't have to set up your bed because your bed will be ready when it is done built on your van. Can't wait to see future travels when you are done with your built and having your kitty with you. Stay safe and keep on giving us new content very relaxing to watch.
Bro I really enjoy your videos. The van build is just awesome.
I e seen those before always wondered how they work.
Your roof liner is LEGIT. Great video, muh dude!
You make me laugh and it’s a nice change to all the craziness in this world
Good morning. Really enjoying your videos. Looking forward to your camping videos in your van.
Seems like food always tastes better when you’re camping
Watched the video now im heading to the store to get a steak for dinner 😂
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Another great video 👍🏼👍🏼
Nice lil trip; sometimes
that's all you need.
Cheers ☕️
Keep up the great work!!!!
That steak looks yummy!
Wow, August seem so long ago ! I'm really not looking forward to another long Chicago winter. Love these long videos !✌
i'm not ready for winter yet either. this will be my last one in nebraska 🤞
That's a neat mattress, I had no idea those where a thing.
Ribeye is my favorite steak cut. Great choice!! It it wasn’t cold at night I would be outta of Missouri !!
I think kids better watch the dude with the mannequin in the back of his truck. You’re right he’s a weirdo!!
It looked delicious
Nite lol ❤❤❤
Cool mattress.
Had the same issue with my 360 & Rode II mic setup. The sound quality needs some tinkering to sound right. I ended up just hard-wiring a mic. At 17:17, I believe those are Staghorn sumac. If you don't do the "double click" test, do you really know what you're doing? 😁
How rude of me, Good Morning!
Looks idilic and cathartic
Good morning! I’m Eric, a 61 year old teacher getting ready to retire at the end of the year. Iim beginning my own bus project myself. If you’re ever in Redding ca. and want to fly fish I’d love to meet you.
What year is your Buick? Mine doesn't have that I'm jealous. Anyway I built a plat form for my bed and have a four inch memory mattress
its a 1996
I enjoy your videos
I think you have the better model mine is a 2003 Buick Century Custom. Anyway I enjoy watching your videos.
👍👍👍👍👍👍
Another great get away from normalcy and again will be doing the same I hope starting next year and looking forward to your journey and adventures towards the Pacific Northwest and East of the mountains in eastern Washington is more like where you are now in Nebraska I eat allot of Taylor Farms salad kits I get from Grocery outlet here where I live it seems to be the best and long lasting salad mix I can get as I've tried allot of them over the years looking forward to your next trip and continuing with your van build once a week week fantastic job on both Kraig from Washington State by the way a suggestion on your utensils go to a military surplus store and look for a mess hall grade or WW2 type and you'll never have to replace them ever and maybe pickup a couple of extra sets knife fork and spoon for people that mite stop by to have a meal with you along the way whether their on camera or not just a thought won't take up much room as well as look for some mess hall plates as well love tea don't know if you like licorice or not but stash tea out of Portland Oregon makes really good tea not loose which is better of course you should pay him a visit and include him in a video and interview him about his business and life and another thing they sell some good boot shoe dryers from Peet's a small company in business in Idaho for years and I've used their boot dryers for years they also have ones to run off a cigarette lighter and also have a propane version for hikers and campers that works well also just thought vi would let you know.
good idea on the army surplus stuff
@vanlifemeow yes I'm going to invest in some for myself for traveling and at home
Permithium ??? Bugs don't like it. Tea tree lotion. Experiment for us🤪
camp foggers work the best, then a nice fire after sunset
Do you have a PO Box?
not yet.