I think it's great that you are gracious when people stop you to say hi when the recognize you and not freak out on them or talk smack about them interrupting your day...
I love you cat J ax he's so beautiful the way he threw himself in the floor the way you pedal him and talk to him and makes me feel good in the way you do things around the RV if you was good
I hope you have an wonderful experience with Good Sam Roadside Assistance. I am an Good Sams Lifetime member and have been using their roadside assistance for a number of years with absolutely no issues. Good luck and keep up the excellent work on the excellent VIDs
I grew up in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and you will regret if you do not see some of it. It is absolutely beautiful......still God's country! Go into WI and then to the U.P of MI and down across the mighty Mackinaw Bridge. You could even explore Mackinaw Island. No automobiles allowed just horse and buggy or bicycles. But you can not beat their fudge and ice cream. YUMMY!!!
have you considered showing us a day in the life of Jax (from his point of view) as he rules his mobile kingdom and what his thought process is as your owner and how he feels about not having much say in the directions you go in???
I had no idea you were a Trailer Park Boy fan Eric! Hell yeah! I've been watching your channel for about a year now and I really enjoy it. Hopefully you'll swing through my neck of the woods in Kentucky up near Cincinnati! There are some great country roads here in the bluegrass with amazing bourbon distilleries and state parks. Keep up the good work, I can't wait to follow you on your adventure out east! : )
Hey Eric, love your video's and just wanted to thank you for sharing your world and adventure for all to see. I love your kitty Jax. I have a 15 year old solid black kitty named Screech. I'm subscribed to your channel, ran into a hater video and gave them a lil telling off. Btw really like how you handled that. I wish you the best of luck with all you adventures. Keep up the great work!
Eric, two suggestions: purchase an EZpass for tolls ($40), I've heard you're charged less for tolls and it's more convienent. Also, if you're going to Chicago, there's a parking lot for oversized vehicles at 510 W. Taylor Street that's close enough to bike or walk to attractions downtown, but you have to reserve a space using the "SpotHero" app .. the app is free and the cost to park is reasonable. Spaces fill-up quick, so reserve well in advance.
Another good video full of information . We have had DirectTV for many years at home and on the road and other than costing a lot , the best company to deal with . We like that no matter where we are , all channels are the same . For about 10 years we have had Allstate roadside assistance and have never used it . We got it through KOA and it covers anything we drive , including my motorcycles . Jax and our cat , Simba look like brothers from another mother . A week until I head east myself . Have a good one .
I got rid of cable 2yrs ago and love it! I have Roku boxes for the tvs and we have Netflix and Hulu Plus. On Hulu we are able to keep up with all the current programming, just a day or two after its shown on cable. Roku also offers other channels like crafting, sports, news, fitness etc. Its great and I am saving so much $$$. I took my bill for cable and internet from $150/mo to $80 for the internet, Netflix and Hulu. Thanks for sharing and safe travels.
I love my TH-cam red subscription. it is totally worth it. . I'm in the army and full time urban boondock in my truck camper. best decision I ever made.
my dads experience with rv and aaa and good sams is so clear that good sams is 100 times better. for regular car aaa works but good sams has so much better service for rv and discounts at rv parks and site seeing places.
mackinac island, Tahquamenon Falls, Pictured rocks lakeshore, and sleeping bear dunes are just a couple of amazing places to visit if you decide to pass through the upper peninsula/northern michigan. you should drive up through Wisconsin, and then through the UP and down michigan. You won't regret it :)
Glad to see you have good security!!! VERY happy to see Jax, he is a cutie!!!!!! About one year ago, I got rid of cable service for watching TV. I still have cable internet but not for TV. I have a new antennae for free TV channels & I have Netflix. I was able to get an Apple TV earlier this year. I am surprised at how much I LOVE my Apple TV!!!!!! I can watch You Tube or Apple TV or listen to music!! It did not take me long to figure out how to make it all work. The Apple TV comes with a remote or you can use your iPhone or iPod as a remote. This has been MUCH cheaper & better!!! This new set up allows me to view my content WHEN I want it instead of when the cable company 'allows' me to watch the content. So it puts you BACK in the driver seat, instead of the cable company in the driver seat!! Thank you for the great videos!! :)
I quietly laughed to myself when you queued up the Nomadic Fanatic TH-cam video on your Chromecast when I thought how awesome it would have been if you had somehow edited your current video into that cued up video. I'm sure it would have blown a few minds. Hahaha Another great and informative video Eric!
TH-cam Red also gives you access to unlimited Google Play Music streaming and local downloading of their library. You can probably get rid of Rhapsody.
Nomadic Fanatic if your internet is unlimited now i suggest getting a amazon fire stick with kodi installed you can look it up on youtube and then you can dump Netflix and watch every movie for free and tv shows and some live tv ...just look it up trust me i have been doing this for over a year i hope this helps you tube search kodi
If you want to cast ANY type of video file to your tv, use videostream ( it is compatible with ANY chromecast edition!) , its a chrome app that allows you to cast to your tv anything you have on your computer. I use it alot! You will also need the chrome cast extenstion! its REALLY easy to use Eric!
That's very cool, especially saving 60 or so a month by dumping the dish. I'm still battling with the wife to dump cable and use the savings to fill the tank. It's so much better than surfing the channels for hours trying to find something descent to watch. Take care.
Good luck with Good Sam , I'v had it now for 9 years and the wait time for them is well over 5 hours every time I'v called . The only reason I still have them is because I don't call them direct any more we call the nearest tow company and pay up front then send the bill in myself and they are quick to reimburse me .Just thought I would pass this on .
Hey Eric one way to limit problems when you need a tow or service is to tell dispatch that you want the driver to call you before they are in route this way you can discuss your issue with the driver and tell him or her what rig you have so they bring the right truck, the roadside dispatch in most cases knows nothing about towing, FYI I was Driver for AAA for 10 years.
If you eventually take 80 through PA, consider going to Knoebels amusement park in Elysburg. They have a campground. Free entry to the park and free parking for the amusement park. Just pay to ride or eat in the park. Upgrading a tv or monitor can also help with security cameras clarity because of the pixels. You really need eight cameras to cover the whole area. To have cameras cover cameras to prevent tampering. Try to cover all entry points with existing cameras. I like to have at least one camera that can be moved around depending on what I am trying to record. It also doesn't hurt to have a couple cameras with audio. You could also use cheap driveway sensors to cover areas. If you aren't already. Also secure the dvr.
we have had good sam road side for a lot of years and to us , it's the best one out there . we live in Canada and it works even when we are back in the bush .
The Adirondacks are really beautiful in the summer. Might be worth consideration but many of the DEC parks are pretty booked up. Also, Letchworth SP in NY was recently rated best in the country. A nice but not amazing campground but a gorgeous park in general.
If you havnt been here before, you will live Maine. My wife and I have our house listed here in southern Maine and are going full-time again for the next decade or so.
Eric when you come to New England i think you will find it a lot like the north west but i can make a lot of suggestions on where you go and what you can video but that is months out and if you can find the time in the trip i live 15 miles from Cape Cod i have hiked all over VT NH ME MA NY pick a spot on what ever you want to do from White Water Rafting to what ever but the catch is you have to stay one night and have Maine lobster Cape Cod Steamers and New York Sirloin and of course Corn on the Cobb for dinner we are simple people that love to watch your videos stay safe have fun because we are only here once in life thank you Papa Tony
Good Luck with good Sam's. I switch to it from AAA for the same reasons you did and found my issues multiplied plus found out that their coverage areas are really bad. After 3 issues on the road where I waited over 24 hours for help I went back to AAA.
Yes, thank You for listening ...lol..You will not regret seeing the UP of Michigan ( If You deside to go thru there ) , just if you can't see or afford to see everything i suggested, You Don't want to miss " Picture rocks National Shoreline in Munising I guarantee you have Not Seen Anything like this before ...It's That good ..You Got To take the Boat Tour to See it Fully and experience it ...Looking forward to your trip east ...O and Don't Forget Mackinaw Island You will get off the boat and Go wow you can just feel the history that place has to offer coming alive right before you lots of Horses everywhere and Bicycles you can bring yours over to the island, and ride all the way around the island on a paved road great for biking on and visiting the fort up on top of the hill and seeing the Grand Hotel in person for that huge front porch it's know for the whole Island is cool lots to see ...Check out my other posts from your post " New trip Announcement & Merchandise video ....Seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeyaaaa
I'd suggest that you visit a small town in northern Michigan called Alpena. It's a great town over lake huron, I've been there once. And I loved everything about it, and the people are very nice too! :)
You might also want to check out Tablo TV. It's a DVR that uses regular OTA broadcasts (You'll need an HDTV antenna) and it has apps like Netflix, TH-cam, Pandora, etc all integrated.
cool glad to see you come to upper Michigan ill give you some good locations Potawatomi falls, gabbro falls, manabezho falls, manido falls, bond falls, Munising falls, pictured rocks, miners falls, sable falls, Tahquamenon falls, and mackinac island there all great spots mackinac island is kinda expensive but worth it
If you head into Canada at Windsor/Detroit or Sarnia stay heading north up to Muskoka - cottage country. Its not that far and one of the best cottage country areas on earth. Algonquin park etc
Eric I am glad you had lunch with your mom so cool you&Jaxs are funny. In butte Montana they have a 90ft.statue of Mary its pretty cool if you get a chance you should see it. Really cool to see it at night. Thanks again
Eric, I have Good Sam Travel assist. Don't do it Man! Nothing but problems! AAA mutch better service. I blew my transmission twice with in a month of each other. Being an allison transmission it was like pulling teeth to get them to tow it 41 miles back to the repair place to honor the warranty. Plus because I was on a main road they required Police to be at the location for safety. After about 2hrs. the cop got pissed because because of being a no show from the tow company. So they called a company and Good Sam didn't want to pay. The tow would have cost me almost $800. Needless to say I didn't have the cash. It took 4 hrs to get approval for the tow company to charge them. Total time broke down on the side of the road was close to 10 hrs from the first phone call. The second time took 4 days to get them to tow it back. I will never use GS travel assist again! All other services from GS are top notch. Good luck!
and if you do miss some tv, there's always the SlingTV app ($20/mo). You get 25 channels, including ESPN. You can download it directly to your Macbook.
you could just extend your display in system preferences. you could watch Netflix on the tv and use the main display for whatever you do on the computer, its pretty easy.
Dish network also has a pay as you go system, if you have not checked that out yet. There maybe some times in the Midwest and down south you may want to keep the dish. Just a thought.
New Hampshire is amazing! If you and Jax are there in mid-September, my brother and I will be in Keene and you could hike Mount Monadnock with us. Cheers!
I use Roku which streams Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu+. For music it streams Iheart radio and Pandora. I would recommend the Roku usb drive for any wireless to TV which can use a usb connection.
I have been following you from the beginning, or back from almost the beginning. Since Tilly, and almost from the start, when u had only a few subscribers. You have grown a lot. I do miss the candidness of the old videos sometimes, the way u were able to talk openly. But haters ruined that. Either way. When u come East, I hope u go through upstate NY, near the capital, ALBANY. The Catskills and Lake George are a campers dream, people from all over come to hike and camp here, so I hope u check it out :)
Thank you for the heads up on the Good Sam's service. I was going to go with US Rider, but the Sam's Platinum covers any vehicle you drive, and they are running a special discount price for all their plans now. :)
I know what you mean about the cable/satellite fees! They keep going up and we end up not getting what we pay for or need. One thing though about Smart TV's is you can connect your mobile device to the TV longest you have a connection to a wireless router/network. That should help you avoid all those wires.
There's a free app you can DL for the iPad called Live Player. Tons of live channels and sports. Also the Smithsonian channel app has a bunch of killer shows/docs that I haven't seen anywhere else
I have ROKU. There are different styles of "boxes" . The neatest one is the "stick" that you put in an HDMI slot. It has no wires and is not seen if the slot is on the back of the TV. It costs about $30, one time cost. Check it out at their website. You can watch TH-cam on it. You can add on extras like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, Acorn (British), etc. It's a good deal if it will work on your WIFI. There is also animal planet for Jax. They update streaming channels regularly.
There are Smart TVs that have all the apps loaded and do exactly what you are doing via switches/wi-fi receivers for less than $200 and you won't have the mess of cables and setting it all up. I have a 3 year old Vizio 24 inch that will link to my ATT hotspot and provide Netflix, Amazon, You Tube, etc, etc. Since you have an unlimited data account this won't apply, but for anyone else, you can adjust your quality from Low-Med-High in your account settings. On the Low setting it will come in at 480p and use up about 1/5th the data rate of HD settings. Go back to OTA TV, I've had zero problems with that over the past 2 years and it's free. I cut the $80 Dish Network bill about 2.5 years and has saved me over $2,000 bucks. You can get everything online now. Hawks and M's are online, so really no need to feed the Sat. companies any longer.
How do your bullet cameras hold up to hwy winds? Do you constantly have to readjust them? I'm installing some on our fifth wheel and have been concerned with movement.
You don't have to worry about the pin on Chromecast. It resets every time it reboots and requires the guest to be connected to the same WiFi network. Plus you can disable guest mode in the Chromecast app.
Eric, I've been watching all your videos from the beginning and love your channel. I'm working towards getting out there myself full-time (after i get some other obligations out of the way first), and a lot of the knowledge you share will undoubtedly help me and many others have a more fluid transition to the full-time mobile lifestyle. One thing has kinda been bugging me, though (and i'm not sure if it's already been addressed in later videos, i haven't made it that far yet)...but i keep hearing you talk about your "4G Wifi" service...but there's no such thing...4G is not Wifi. There's 4G, and then there's Wifi. 4G is what you use when you connect your phone/jetpack/etc. to the cell towers. It uses a range of radio frequencies in use by the cellular providers; which specific frequencies depend upon what provider you're using, as well as what the particular tower you're connecting to is set up to broadcast. Wifi is connecting your computer/TV/game system/etc. to a wireless access point (in your case, your jetpack) that is installed in your home (RV), and for the most part, Wifi uses either the 2.4Ghz (B/G/N Wifi) or 5Ghz ("A" Wifi) radio frequencies (or sometimes both at once, such as when using "AC" Wifi). In addition to the different frequencies in use, each one also uses completely different types of wireless connection protocols. They are both wireless, but they are not both Wifi. Wireless (2G/3G/4G) and Wifi are not interchangeable, in the same way that a square is a rectangle, but a rectangle is not a square. Calling 4G "Wifi" would be like using the Yahoo search engine, but calling it "Googling" something. Yahoo & Google are both search engines, and you can perform web searches on both of them, but you are not "Googling" something unless you're actually using the Google search engine. Now, your jetpack does have both 4G and Wifi, but 4G connects the jetpack to the cell tower via one antenna, then Wifi connects all your local devices to the jetpack using a 2nd antenna.
It's in my video description. My rented wifi over 4g cell towers. I have wifi in the RV to connect all my devices and stream my cameras over the internet so that I can access remotely. Therefore - I have a cellular wifi network in my RV on the road. :)
We only have OTA and streaming services with a similar verizon plan as you, 90% of the time it works great, sit the wireless device in your booster if need be for less buffering. Verizon never throttles us either (as you know with all your uploading)
we have Good Sam Road service. Never had to use it. Just lucky I guess. Hope you never have to use it either. Keep up the good work with the videos. We enjoy them. Thanks
Eric, we have American Family Insurance and roadside assistance was really cheep to ad on to our policy! You might check with what ever insurance you have and it might be lots cheaper!
I think it's great that you are gracious when people stop you to say hi when the recognize you and not freak out on them or talk smack about them interrupting your day...
I love you cat J ax he's so beautiful the way he threw himself in the floor the way you pedal him and talk to him and makes me feel good in the way you do things around the RV if you was good
You are so electronically savvy when it comes to computer equipment. I pick up a lot of information by watching your channel
Ahh I've rewatched TPB's all the way through an easy 4 times now! Such a fun TV show!
Love your sunglasses. Looking forward to this trip coming up. Have fun n stay safe . 🚍🚍🚍🚍
I hope you have an wonderful experience with Good Sam Roadside Assistance. I am an Good Sams Lifetime member and have been using their roadside assistance for a number of years with absolutely no issues. Good luck and keep up the excellent work on the excellent VIDs
Jax is such a cool cat, I wish he could give 'Chill-axing' lessons to my cat.
I grew up in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and you will regret if you do not see some of it. It is absolutely beautiful......still God's country! Go into WI and then to the U.P of MI and down across the mighty Mackinaw Bridge. You could even explore Mackinaw Island. No automobiles allowed just horse and buggy or bicycles. But you can not beat their fudge and ice cream. YUMMY!!!
Eric:) anywhere you go is more places I can see as a old man:) thanks and "keep on trucking":)
have you considered showing us a day in the life of Jax (from his point of view)
as he rules his mobile kingdom and what his thought process is as your owner and how he feels about not having much say in the directions you go in???
good, cute idea. :)
Love your cat Jax, He is such a loving friendly cat
Hi Eric, can't be too cautious. You and Jax, stay safe.
hope your rode trip goes great and im really excited to see it happen. I really do recommend upper michigan, it is so beautiful. have a great trip.
You have so much energy in this video! Looking forward to travelling? Take care xxx
I had no idea you were a Trailer Park Boy fan Eric! Hell yeah! I've been watching your channel for about a year now and I really enjoy it. Hopefully you'll swing through my neck of the woods in Kentucky up near Cincinnati! There are some great country roads here in the bluegrass with amazing bourbon distilleries and state parks. Keep up the good work, I can't wait to follow you on your adventure out east! : )
Hey Eric, love your video's and just wanted to thank you for sharing your world and adventure for all to see. I love your kitty Jax. I have a 15 year old solid black kitty named Screech. I'm subscribed to your channel, ran into a hater video and gave them a lil telling off. Btw really like how you handled that. I wish you the best of luck with all you adventures. Keep up the great work!
Love your videos! Glad your getting your mojo back.
Eric, two suggestions: purchase an EZpass for tolls ($40), I've heard you're charged less for tolls and it's more convienent. Also, if you're going to Chicago, there's a parking lot for oversized vehicles at 510 W. Taylor Street that's close enough to bike or walk to attractions downtown, but you have to reserve a space using the "SpotHero" app .. the app is free and the cost to park is reasonable. Spaces fill-up quick, so reserve well in advance.
Another good video full of information . We have had DirectTV for many years at home and on the road and other than costing a lot , the best company to deal with . We like that no matter where we are , all channels are the same . For about 10 years we have had Allstate roadside assistance and have never used it . We got it through KOA and it covers anything we drive , including my motorcycles . Jax and our cat , Simba look like brothers from another mother . A week until I head east myself . Have a good one .
I bump into people all of the time who watch your videos and know who you are. You have a lot of fans out there.
Totally go to the UP of Michigan and Mackinaw Island! You'd love it!
I got rid of cable 2yrs ago and love it! I have Roku boxes for the tvs and we have Netflix and Hulu Plus. On Hulu we are able to keep up with all the current programming, just a day or two after its shown on cable. Roku also offers other channels like crafting, sports, news, fitness etc. Its great and I am saving so much $$$. I took my bill for cable and internet from $150/mo to $80 for the internet, Netflix and Hulu. Thanks for sharing and safe travels.
Another great video. It's funny. Every time I hear your intro i say Jax's meow when he does. Very catchy.
Glad you didn't freak when you were recognized. Looks like you're well on your way to another adventure!
I love my TH-cam red subscription. it is totally worth it. . I'm in the army and full time urban boondock in my truck camper. best decision I ever made.
my dads experience with rv and aaa and good sams is so clear that good sams is 100 times better. for regular car aaa works but good sams has so much better service for rv and discounts at rv parks and site seeing places.
mackinac island, Tahquamenon Falls, Pictured rocks lakeshore, and sleeping bear dunes are just a couple of amazing places to visit if you decide to pass through the upper peninsula/northern michigan. you should drive up through Wisconsin, and then through the UP and down michigan. You won't regret it :)
Glad to see you have good security!!! VERY happy to see Jax, he is a cutie!!!!!! About one year ago, I got rid of cable service for watching TV. I still have cable internet but not for TV. I have a new antennae for free TV channels & I have Netflix. I was able to get an Apple TV earlier this year. I am surprised at how much I LOVE my Apple TV!!!!!! I can watch You Tube or Apple TV or listen to music!! It did not take me long to figure out how to make it all work. The Apple TV comes with a remote or you can use your iPhone or iPod as a remote. This has been MUCH cheaper & better!!! This new set up allows me to view my content WHEN I want it instead of when the cable company 'allows' me to watch the content. So it puts you BACK in the driver seat, instead of the cable company in the driver seat!! Thank you for the great videos!! :)
excited to see your road trip. I'm in ohio and a full timer myself. maybe we will cross paths
I quietly laughed to myself when you queued up the Nomadic Fanatic TH-cam video on your Chromecast when I thought how awesome it would have been if you had somehow edited your current video into that cued up video. I'm sure it would have blown a few minds. Hahaha Another great and informative video Eric!
TH-cam Red also gives you access to unlimited Google Play Music streaming and local downloading of their library. You can probably get rid of Rhapsody.
Nomadic Fanatic if your internet is unlimited now i suggest getting a amazon fire stick with kodi installed you can look it up on youtube and then you can dump Netflix and watch every movie for free and tv shows and some live tv ...just look it up trust me i have been doing this for over a year i hope this helps you tube search kodi
If you want to cast ANY type of video file to your tv, use videostream ( it is compatible with ANY chromecast edition!) , its a chrome app that allows you to cast to your tv anything you have on your computer. I use it alot! You will also need the chrome cast extenstion! its REALLY easy to use Eric!
That's very cool, especially saving 60 or so a month by dumping the dish. I'm still battling with the wife to dump cable and use the savings to fill the tank. It's so much better than surfing the channels for hours trying to find something descent to watch. Take care.
Good luck with Good Sam , I'v had it now for 9 years and the wait time for them is well over 5 hours every time I'v called . The only reason I still have them is because I don't call them direct any more we call the nearest tow company and pay up front then send the bill in myself and they are quick to reimburse me .Just thought I would pass this on .
Hey Eric one way to limit problems when you need a tow or service is to tell dispatch that you want the driver to call you before they are in route this way you can discuss your issue with the driver and tell him or her what rig you have so they bring the right truck, the roadside dispatch in most cases knows nothing about towing, FYI I was Driver for AAA for 10 years.
If you eventually take 80 through PA, consider going to Knoebels amusement park in Elysburg. They have a campground. Free entry to the park and free parking for the amusement park. Just pay to ride or eat in the park. Upgrading a tv or monitor can also help with security cameras clarity because of the pixels. You really need eight cameras to cover the whole area. To have cameras cover cameras to prevent tampering. Try to cover all entry points with existing cameras. I like to have at least one camera that can be moved around depending on what I am trying to record. It also doesn't hurt to have a couple cameras with audio. You could also use cheap driveway sensors to cover areas. If you aren't already. Also secure the dvr.
Awesome! get on the road and have fun.
we have had good sam road side for a lot of years and to us , it's the best one out there . we live in Canada and it works even when we are back in the bush .
The Adirondacks are really beautiful in the summer. Might be worth consideration but many of the DEC parks are pretty booked up. Also, Letchworth SP in NY was recently rated best in the country. A nice but not amazing campground but a gorgeous park in general.
Grand Canyon of the East!
I love Trailer Park Boys, watched every single show and movie they ever did. Glad Netflix kept them going. Cheers, your Awesome
Michigan is wonderful. Chase your 70*.
I enjoy your Channel with Jax's. Keep it up and be safe.
If you havnt been here before, you will live Maine. My wife and I have our house listed here in southern Maine and are going full-time again for the next decade or so.
Eric when you come to New England i think you will find it a lot like the north west but i can make a lot of suggestions on where you go and what you can video but that is months out and if you can find the time in the trip i live 15 miles from Cape Cod i have hiked all over VT NH ME MA NY pick a spot on what ever you want to do from White Water Rafting to what ever but the catch is you have to stay one night and have Maine lobster Cape Cod Steamers and New York Sirloin and of course Corn on the Cobb for dinner we are simple people that love to watch your videos stay safe have fun because we are only here once in life thank you Papa Tony
Good Luck with good Sam's. I switch to it from AAA for the same reasons you did and found my issues multiplied plus found out that their coverage areas are really bad. After 3 issues on the road where I waited over 24 hours for help I went back to AAA.
Thank you for mentioning coming up here to New Hampshire! Hahaha... I didn't know where it was before I moved here. I thought it was UK!!! LOL!!!!
Cool that you get to meet some of your 'real' fans! Not fuc*ing trolls in their mother's basement.
Yes, thank You for listening ...lol..You will not regret seeing the UP of Michigan ( If You deside to go thru there ) , just if you can't see or afford to see everything i suggested, You Don't want to miss " Picture rocks National Shoreline in Munising I guarantee you have Not Seen Anything like this before ...It's That good ..You Got To take the Boat Tour to See it Fully and experience it ...Looking forward to your trip east ...O and Don't Forget Mackinaw Island You will get off the boat and Go wow you can just feel the history that place has to offer coming alive right before you lots of Horses everywhere and Bicycles you can bring yours over to the island, and ride all the way around the island on a paved road great for biking on and visiting the fort up on top of the hill and seeing the Grand Hotel in person for that huge front porch it's know for the whole Island is cool lots to see ...Check out my other posts from your post " New trip Announcement & Merchandise video ....Seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeyaaaa
I'd suggest that you visit a small town in northern Michigan called Alpena. It's a great town over lake huron, I've been there once. And I loved everything about it, and the people are very nice too! :)
And Jax had a lot of facetime today! Yay Jax!
very nice RV!
You might also want to check out Tablo TV. It's a DVR that uses regular OTA broadcasts (You'll need an HDTV antenna) and it has apps like Netflix, TH-cam, Pandora, etc all integrated.
Saw some comments about sling tv and I second that. It has been great so far and no longer dealing with cable.
cool glad to see you come to upper Michigan ill give you some good locations Potawatomi falls, gabbro falls, manabezho falls, manido falls, bond falls, Munising falls, pictured rocks, miners falls, sable falls, Tahquamenon falls, and mackinac island there all great spots mackinac island is kinda expensive but worth it
If you head into Canada at Windsor/Detroit or Sarnia stay heading north up to Muskoka - cottage country. Its not that far and one of the best cottage country areas on earth. Algonquin park etc
Eric I am glad you had lunch with your mom so cool you&Jaxs are funny. In butte Montana they have a 90ft.statue of Mary its pretty cool if you get a chance you should see it. Really cool to see it at night. Thanks again
Eric, I have Good Sam Travel assist. Don't do it Man! Nothing but problems! AAA mutch better service. I blew my transmission twice with in a month of each other. Being an allison transmission it was like pulling teeth to get them to tow it 41 miles back to the repair place to honor the warranty. Plus because I was on a main road they required Police to be at the location for safety. After about 2hrs. the cop got pissed because because of being a no show from the tow company. So they called a company and Good Sam didn't want to pay. The tow would have cost me almost $800. Needless to say I didn't have the cash. It took 4 hrs to get approval for the tow company to charge them. Total time broke down on the side of the road was close to 10 hrs from the first phone call. The second time took 4 days to get them to tow it back. I will never use GS travel assist again! All other services from GS are top notch. Good luck!
and if you do miss some tv, there's always the SlingTV app ($20/mo). You get 25 channels, including ESPN. You can download it directly to your Macbook.
you could just extend your display in system preferences. you could watch Netflix on the tv and use the main display for whatever you do on the computer, its pretty easy.
Dish network also has a pay as you go system, if you have not checked that out yet. There maybe some times in the Midwest and down south you may want to keep the dish. Just a thought.
or if you know someone who has Dish it just costs $7.00 to add mobile service
Love ya Jax!!
chromecast + streaming popcorn time!! = happy camper!
New Hampshire is amazing! If you and Jax are there in mid-September, my brother and I will be in Keene and you could hike Mount Monadnock with us. Cheers!
I just finished watching all the Trailer Park Boys shows and movies on NetFlix. Bubbles cracks me up!
Eric::: Good gravey, have some personal pride and throw that had in the fire ring asap. THx.., Bill
Eric, you really should come up to Vancouver Island. It's so close to you.
I love Jax and you are a great poppa for him.
Awesome video Eric, with the infinite 4G, can you watch netflix in 1080p with no buffering?
My cat is hooked on the pink box. Shreds n gravy!
Jax is so cool
go visit macanaw island would make a grea vid
Still want to know about orange cord from flooring job and how solar panels and inverter are connected as well as batt size and life
I use Roku which streams Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu+. For music it streams Iheart radio and Pandora. I would recommend the Roku usb drive for any wireless to TV which can use a usb connection.
I have been following you from the beginning, or back from almost the beginning. Since Tilly, and almost from the start, when u had only a few subscribers. You have grown a lot. I do miss the candidness of the old videos sometimes, the way u were able to talk openly. But haters ruined that. Either way. When u come East, I hope u go through upstate NY, near the capital, ALBANY. The Catskills and Lake George are a campers dream, people from all over come to hike and camp here, so I hope u check it out :)
you would love Canada but the truth is the fuel cost would kill ya brother. we pay almost double what you do down south.
Thank you for the heads up on the Good Sam's service. I was going to go with US Rider, but the Sam's Platinum covers any vehicle you drive, and they are running a special discount price for all their plans now. :)
I know what you mean about the cable/satellite fees! They keep going up and we end up not getting what we pay for or need. One thing though about Smart TV's is you can connect your mobile device to the TV longest you have a connection to a wireless router/network. That should help you avoid all those wires.
You should take the ALCAN Highway up to Fairbanks Alaska!
The UP of Michigan!!!!!! You cant beat the view and people.
There's a free app you can DL for the iPad called Live Player. Tons of live channels and sports. Also the Smithsonian channel app has a bunch of killer shows/docs that I haven't seen anywhere else
Great video
I have ROKU. There are different styles of "boxes" . The neatest one is the "stick" that you put in an HDMI slot. It has no wires and is not seen if the slot is on the back of the TV. It costs about $30, one time cost. Check it out at their website. You can watch TH-cam on it. You can add on extras like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, Acorn (British), etc. It's a good deal if it will work on your WIFI. There is also animal planet for Jax. They update streaming channels regularly.
I didn't think Americans watch trailer park boys. That's awesome!
Bro u becoming celebrity now ! Everybody on the streets recognizing you .
There are Smart TVs that have all the apps loaded and do exactly what you are doing via switches/wi-fi receivers for less than $200 and you won't have the mess of cables and setting it all up. I have a 3 year old Vizio 24 inch that will link to my ATT hotspot and provide Netflix, Amazon, You Tube, etc, etc. Since you have an unlimited data account this won't apply, but for anyone else, you can adjust your quality from Low-Med-High in your account settings. On the Low setting it will come in at 480p and use up about 1/5th the data rate of HD settings.
Go back to OTA TV, I've had zero problems with that over the past 2 years and it's free. I cut the $80 Dish Network bill about 2.5 years and has saved me over $2,000 bucks. You can get everything online now. Hawks and M's are online, so really no need to feed the Sat. companies any longer.
How do your bullet cameras hold up to hwy winds? Do you constantly have to readjust them? I'm installing some on our fifth wheel and have been concerned with movement.
"I love buffet's". We can tell.
Eric,
With TH-cam Red you also get unlimited google play music.
That's true. I've not utilized that feature yet. I may have to use it more.
You don't have to worry about the pin on Chromecast. It resets every time it reboots and requires the guest to be connected to the same WiFi network. Plus you can disable guest mode in the Chromecast app.
Hope you visit Eastern Long Island (Hampton Area). There is a great inexpensive ($14.00 a night) place right on the Atlantic Ocean. Keep the Faith!
Eric,
I've been watching all your videos from the beginning and love your channel. I'm working towards getting out there myself full-time (after i get some other obligations out of the way first), and a lot of the knowledge you share will undoubtedly help me and many others have a more fluid transition to the full-time mobile lifestyle.
One thing has kinda been bugging me, though (and i'm not sure if it's already been addressed in later videos, i haven't made it that far yet)...but i keep hearing you talk about your "4G Wifi" service...but there's no such thing...4G is not Wifi. There's 4G, and then there's Wifi.
4G is what you use when you connect your phone/jetpack/etc. to the cell towers. It uses a range of radio frequencies in use by the cellular providers; which specific frequencies depend upon what provider you're using, as well as what the particular tower you're connecting to is set up to broadcast. Wifi is connecting your computer/TV/game system/etc. to a wireless access point (in your case, your jetpack) that is installed in your home (RV), and for the most part, Wifi uses either the 2.4Ghz (B/G/N Wifi) or 5Ghz ("A" Wifi) radio frequencies (or sometimes both at once, such as when using "AC" Wifi). In addition to the different frequencies in use, each one also uses completely different types of wireless connection protocols. They are both wireless, but they are not both Wifi.
Wireless (2G/3G/4G) and Wifi are not interchangeable, in the same way that a square is a rectangle, but a rectangle is not a square. Calling 4G "Wifi" would be like using the Yahoo search engine, but calling it "Googling" something. Yahoo & Google are both search engines, and you can perform web searches on both of them, but you are not "Googling" something unless you're actually using the Google search engine.
Now, your jetpack does have both 4G and Wifi, but 4G connects the jetpack to the cell tower via one antenna, then Wifi connects all your local devices to the jetpack using a 2nd antenna.
It's in my video description. My rented wifi over 4g cell towers. I have wifi in the RV to connect all my devices and stream my cameras over the internet so that I can access remotely. Therefore - I have a cellular wifi network in my RV on the road. :)
Trailer park boys is the only reason I keep netflix.
We only have OTA and streaming services with a similar verizon plan as you, 90% of the time it works great, sit the wireless device in your booster if need be for less buffering. Verizon never throttles us either (as you know with all your uploading)
jax is adorable
hi eric I love watching the trailer park boys because I live in Halifax nova scotia
we have Good Sam Road service. Never had to use it. Just lucky I guess. Hope you never have to use it either. Keep up the good work with the videos. We enjoy them. Thanks
Eric, we have American Family Insurance and roadside assistance was really cheep to ad on to our policy! You might check with what ever insurance you have and it might be lots cheaper!
dish net has a plan spacificly for rvers to where you can turn it on and off as needed. ..still might be nice when you don't have cell coverage. ..
I use Roku3 for my streaming tv and ordered Sling TV for my live tv , works perfectly