I was hoping to never need to leave a pinned comment about this!!! But I feel it’s needed.. Our kids are wearing their seat belts!! Laine has to get up from time to time to get kids things or take them to the bathroom. But she also wears her seatbelt but was being ornery since I told her to. Thanks for your concern. But we will not allow rude comments about seatbelts nor will we get into a debate or allow a debate to be had on our channel. We will delete those comments if needed. Thanks everyone and hope y’all understand!
Couple of things I'd like to mention, you should have Tire Minders on the Jeep if you don't already, Lyf did and their brake or something on their toad caught fire....if they didn't have their Tire Minders, the MH could have caught fire. Gas station....if you start the sale at the pump over, you'll be able to fill up. Lane, I use to get up and walk around, never again! 😢 My husband had to brake, he did it lightly but I went flying!!! I was badly injured. Please stay safe. GOD Bless You Both and your Family! 🙏💕🙏
Your channel your rules. I drive a school bus. I’m the only one that even has a seatbelt. I would like a video on towed set up when you have a minute. We have an electric kettle. Boils water super fast.
@@carlaj38 I only said what I said because I read that some older class As did not have any front seatbelts..meaning Mom and Dad could not use them because they were not there at all!!! My mistake for having incorrect information, so I am sorry!!!! 😔 I have 6 kids and also too would likely get up to check on kids. Last summer, I had a disc rupture in my neck out of the blue requiring emergency surgery, so safety has become a more important concern for me, now. But, even so I dont question their parenting skills, they are excellent parents! I was questioning the actual companies who dont install sestbelts in vehichles, even buses...I feel like people then at least have a choice to use or not use. Loftis Family, please accept my apology....
Geesh...all the seat belt comments! Just watch the darn video and enjoy! They are responsible adults and will be just fine! Love watching you guys and enjoy being a part of your journey!
Y'all do an excellent job of recording EVERYTHING that went into this trip! Felt like I was right there with you! My dad worked for Winnebago and every summer for 2 weeks they would let us use a motorhome for free! Great memories that your videos brought back. It really is the journey, not just the destination! Cant wait to see more of y'all!
I’m glad you still have comments enabled, so many of the family channels have comments disabled by TH-cam,. I had a class B for a few years, the rattling drove me crazy, I had to keep stopping to locate the rattle.
The latest research supports controlled braking. You're supposed to use it in context of the 5-3 method. For other readers, 5-3 is when you determine your safe speed (35 mph) brake with enough pressure where you're only applying constant pressure for 3 seconds to bring you 5 mph below your safe speed (30 mph). Wait for your truck to reach that safe speed again (35) and repeat the 5-3 method. That's controlled braking. Some old timers still use constant pressure and swear by it. No matter how you do yours you always have to have air or your gong to get in to trouble real fast.. Your brakes WILL lock up when you run low on air. So if your stabbing the brakes to much over a long down hill your where more or less geared to high when you started.if you loose I would go in to the old timers way and press and hold 5 lbs and give you compressor time to make up the loss or bring that rig to a stop before it takes off on you..
I would recommend you use adjustable spring rods in the fridge to help stop things from spilling out of the fridge. Put several rods on each shelf. Put a throw or small carpet strip in front of fridge just in case something spills, especially liquids. It will be easier to clean the rug instead of all over the flood. In addition if the kids guard doesn't work all that well use a couple of velcro strips to hold freezer and fridge doors and attach to a magnet on the side. Best of luck ya'll.
We traded our class c for a class a Tiffan pulling a jeep. Exact same setup as you guys. I totally agree it is wonderful. Thank you for info on using the generator for ac it did get warm inside. Thank you guys so much. Safe travels!!!
How nice! You make me want a "class A" ... and four kids ... well not really (Haha) I love you guys and I'm very happy for you! Thanks for the video and God bless you on your journeys.
Don't know if anyone mentioned it yet, but from a truck driver a trick to help cool the Engine is turn off ac before the climb and if the temp is getting to high turn the heater on full blast, on defrost and open the windows. Unless you have an electric window defrost for the windshield
I know this video is s couple years old, but it is such a delight to see you travel with your sweet family. We are retired and travel with our travel trailer. However we are selling our 2019 Ford F-250 platinum diesel and our travel trailer to buy a class A diesel. Be safe in your travels.
Someone always has something to say negative. But I don't blame you for taking it down. But on the side. I loved the view. Colorado is so beautiful!! And I love your family!! Happy Travel's and God Bless you and your family
I have a residential fridge in my 5th wheel, and it opened up and spilled out everything on my first trip. Since then, we use heavy duty velcro to keep it closed. Works great! Love your videos!!
You might try having a muffler shop add an exhaust tip that angles down. Not straight down as that might cause to much back pressure, but angled slightly toward the outside and down away from your jeep.
@@LoftisPartyofSix Ah, I see wonder if its possible to just route to the side corner? It might get worse as you head west into hotter temps. Oh, and this might be antithetical to conventional wisdom on climbing hills, but if you have the power, try climbing at a faster speed (and if you're comfortable). Slower speeds also = more time climbing, heat soaking the engine and trans, where a faster - shorter climb time might prevent over-heating. Whatever works best for you and your machine :)
I’m still trying to figure it out because it overheated 2 times today on Hwy 191 going to Rock Springs. It was a long uphill and I had plenty of power but engine was getting overheated so I pulled over to let it cool off.
@@LoftisPartyofSix Yep, you'll have to experiment with speed and throttle. Any load you can move to the genny while climbing is better. With its engine in the back, it works and breathes a little different than your truck. Might take some time to figure out what works best. You'll get there :)
I had neck surgery done last year out of the blue, not from an accident. I ended up buying a huge Nissan NV for safety. I would love to get a Class A or Class C...but after what I have been through and still are going through...I need to be safe. I dont allow my kids to drive in school buses either. I have seen Class A and other accidents and they look bad. I feel seatbelts should be in anything that moves, please be safe.
@@LoftisPartyofSix Glad they have seatbelts! I had read older Class As dont have seatbelts, why I was worried for you all. I definitely am more aware of safety now that I had surgery. Would not wish this on anyone. I was not worried about your kiddos as children have seatbelts, just was concerned for you both as I heard seatbelts were not installed in Class As..why I mentioned it. You all are excellent parents, love your channel.
I love watching all of your adventures! We have been watching y'all for several months, and y'all have helped to encourage us on our own journey. When I watched your video of why you decided to go on the road, I was like, AMEN! AMEN! We have the same mindset as y'all. We are starting our own RV travel journey in just a couple weeks. So thankful that y'all share your experiences. It's so encouraging! Keep on, and be safe! God bless y'all.
My mom crocheted inserts to put in between all of the dishes, pots and pans, etc to lessen the clanking together as they headed down the road in their much smaller RV. She did the same when we were all still at home and Dad towed our 24' Holiday Vacationer travel trailer.
hi just couple of suggestions based on what we do. We estimate how much gas we need, go inside and prepay to ensure we can always fill up. Quakehold Museum putty. I put that on everything sitting on my counters and never have to put a thing away inside the RV before we drive off. All I have to do is make sure all doors are latched and drawers closed, bring in the slides and we are good to go.
On the $125 limit when buying fuel... just pop your card in and run it again. I have never had a problem filling up. A couple of times my credit card company texted me to ask if the charge was legit.
Yayy!! Finally off for adventure.. your dad is so sweet "don't forget video chat!" 💖 warms my heart!! And those flatbread Naans are the BEST aren't they!?! Wow and to see the rain clouds with the mountain views.. beautiful!!
Great Video guys! It gives folks that are not as fortunate get a glimpse of the RV life. The scenery is spectacular, great job videoing and edited. Reality at is best ! Safe Travels and God Bless y’all. Praying for his protection over all y’all and the coach.
we had 5 kids and drove from the UK to south of France in 2004 in our motor home, no sat nav , i remember looking in the mirror seeing the kids playing on the play station or watching a film and thinking this is the life, as i drove with the road map on my lap :)
Congrats on the wonderful adventure. Were a family of 7! 5 kiddos in a 26ft camper (were remodeling) our dream is to travel. Which will be doing once we pay off debt and remodel. We will be doing 3 week trips once we start though just to kinda keep us with part time work. Unless my business goes full time.
If something’s wrong with your vehicle going up the hill will let you know ! The motor shouldn’t get that hot, don’t wait till you hit red. Damage can occur. Safe travels and thanks for sharing !
My first diesel pusher had a cat on a freightliner chassis that started to run hot when going up grades. I learned that because it had a rear radiator that debris, especially when traveling in the rain would kick up off the road and get sucked into the radiator. Every couple of years I would soak the radiator fins with simple green and then VERY CAREFULLY rinse them to get all that built up gunk out off them. After that it would run up grades with no issues. Hope this helps you!
Stay tuned for an upcoming video.. because that’s exactly what my problem was. The radiator was clogged very badly. Not it’s clean and runs better than ever. Thanks
Loftis Party of Six - weROAM guess I was late to the party, but I'm glad you figured it out. Hopefully that resolves your problem. I did mine about every other year, unless we were in Arizona or other very dusty places. Ive spoken to many rv mechanics, and I usually ask the ones who seem to really know their stuff what are the main causes of issues on these engines.. many have told me overheating. Stay safe, and God bless! -Jamie from Tx.
welcome to Colorado hahaha...love our roads?! i lost a whole carton of eggs crushed on the floor in our trailer on our last trip. stopped for gas and saw it. At least you're going farther on a tank of gas... we only get 8 towing but can only go 200 miles per tank of gas. yikes we stop A LOT for gas.
Hey guys keep thinking and say take your time don't rush your classes are bigger than than most this is your friend John Chalker from Waterbury Connecticut your friend I'm subscriber on TH-cam
In regards to engine getting hot. Some RVs have a manual switch for the engine fan. Then you can switch it on when it looks like it's getting hot or have large hills to pull. You can get one installed if it's not equipped with one. Safe travels, God bless
Looks like a great RV but you did have some lights on including the check engine light also that engine should not have gotten hot on a little Hill like that. I've driven diesel engines for a long time without a single issue pulling very heavy loads up the hills. This one here seems to have a cooling issue Denny's to be resolved. Hopefully you guys had a great trip
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also the electrical engine if are with electrical induction also need use the radiator cooler system because also heat and that water can be use to heat the water shower and etc...
All the best for you, guys! I´ll be waiting for you in Argentina, when you decide it´s time to head way down south of our big American continent. Hugs and kisses from Buenos Aires.
I hate those kind of gas stations too. After it shuts me off I just put the nozzle back, swipe my card, and do it again. No need to wait and drive to another station. If you haven’t yet I’d recommend getting a fuel card for one of the bigger truck stops (pilot/flying J) so you can use the truck lane, they have no limits.
If you’re anywhere near Colorado Springs check out Garden of the Gods, it’s gorgeous, free, easy to drive through and the kids would love rock climbing
The check engine light shouldn’t be on while driving. Perhaps look into a code reader there maybe something else going on. Also since it’s an older model it’s a good idea to do a thorough liquid overhaul, ie... oil, brake fluids, anti freeze, etc... & of course filters. My husband said the radiator fins needed to be cleaned as well. We bought an older class A about 2 yrs ago and tow a Jeep - we love it and it also had some overheating issues going up hills and such. I think it’s great you are getting your family out and enjoying life. Safe travels! 💕. Ps. Love the remodel you did. It’s great to make your house a home and by personalizing it you did just that.
Yes, filling up at a regular gas station they often only allow a $100 maximum purchase. In the 9 years I've been motorhoming I fill to the max and then when that shuts off I switch to a different card to pump to full when I'm fueling up with the cars. However if you go to truck stops and fill up with the 18 wheelers they usually require you to go in and pre-authorize what you think you will need $150, $200, $300 and then go back in to get a receipt for the actual pumped amount. In fact my rig when towing is 57.5 feet so I actually find it easier than trying to get into a car oriented gas station for my diesel. I just found your channel so I would be interested to see your youtubes when you were driving the duelly. I have been thinking recently that maybe a Suburban and Travel Trailer might be a better way to go for our situation (2 retired adults and 2 100 lb dogs). Enjoy your travels and I'll be with you in spirit!
I thought the same about needing a seatbelt... this comes from me because while my parents, grand mother, myself and my sister were traveling on vacation (I was 5 and my sister was 9) back in 1968. Seatbelts were not enforced and some cars didn’t even have seat belts... it was late and we were traveling between Nevada and California in the desert and my mother told my sister and I to come lay down to sleep (it was a VW Bus that had a bed, refrigerator stove etc.) back then it was pretty high-tech ha ha! We had the front passenger tire blowout which caused the van to veer into the shoulder of deep sand and flipped several times and we were all thrown out of the vehicle. Alive but all of us were injured.. no cell phones back then so a truck driver stopped to help.. he had a CB in radioed for an ambulance. He put out flyers to warn traffic that may happen along the way. Another car came along and stopped she was a nurse... while we were sitting off of the road and the van was upside down in one of the lanes a drunk driver came and ran all of us over... killing my mother father grandmother severely injuring the nurse that stopped to help and my sister and I and the truck driver were injured but not fatally. It all happened so fast. So my sister and I were raised by our 19 year old sister and we grew up without our parents. So Being stubborn can cost you your life and change your kids lives forever. Be safe during your travels.
First thing I noticed was how creative you all are about the car seats and seat belts for the kids. Love traveling along with you all. Also, do you think you can put a kiddy latch or some kind of attachment on your freezer to help stop it from coming open while traveling? That might help...? Be careful, but have fun! Can't wait for the next video.
Good video. I live in New York. If you try to park over night at a Walmart here, you get the cops called on you for trespassing. On a side note, Cracker Barrel restaurants encourage you to stay there over night. Some will even let you plug in if they can accommodate it. Best wishes.
I have a similar setup with a 2006 Journey 36G and a JKUR. We travel to Colorado every year and I keep my RPM's around 2k, and dont have a engine cooling problem. I also (this year) had the radiator hot tanked and new thermostats (2) and water pump replaced for $4000. Safe travels.
@@LoftisPartyofSix I live in Southern California and take it to Redlands Truck and RV, so I'm not sure how to answer your question. I would call around and get estimates. If they do it regularly, they should give you an amount close to what I paid.
We are a family of 5 (2 adults 3 kids) and we have drive a class A motor home as well. Not a diesel but a Thor ACE with bunk beds in it. We don’t live in it, but we do go for long camping trips and hope to start traveling full time in the summer becasue we really love our house and where we live, but FL gets very hot in the summer so going away is the perfect solution! BUT we have a class A for the same reason, traveling with little kids in a small space is not fun at all! We rented a camper once and it was the last.. at least while they are young. The Class A makes everything so easy! My son got sick on one of the trips and made it to the toilet vs puking all over the vehicle. Potty training is a breeze because they can go and you don’t have to worry about pulling over some where... and mommy can tend to any issue the littles have so much quicker and easier. It’s so nice to see another family using the Class A as I always see the travel trailer which is great for the bunk room but bad for traveling. We also use the generator while driving for added AC and tv when the kids get super bored. Looking forward to watching you adventures!
You are SO right!!! We just went to Salida Colorado (from Illinois) and as soon as we crossed into Colorado the roads went to crap!!! It's like the RV was going through a small earthquake!!! Those mountains are beautiful, but crazy to drive through in a class A! :)
Loved this video :) me and my family watched the video we are headed on a trip as well to COLORADO and well we are so excited departing from TX Good Job on the filming part guys high five...
Love the video and watching your travels! It looks like SO much fun!!! What a great way to travel and see our great country!!! I love Colorado. It is so Gorgeous!
Good Lord people, keep your opinions to yourself! I typically don’t read all the comments but seeing the one from you guys about seatbelts I did. Enjoy the adventure. We have a motorhome, much smaller than yours without the table set up, the kids must love being at the table rather than in the backseat of your old truck. Looking forward to watching your journey.
I love this video! I wish we were able to travel with our family... I have personally never been to a state that does not touch Oklahoma except for Louisiana. You guys are so unbelievably blessed... your kiddos are so good and it is excepted for them to get a little rowdy... I mean every kid does! SAFE and HAPPY trails!! XO-
What works for me when buying a large quantity of fuel is to have 2 or 3 credit cards to fill up or I can take 1 card inside to the counter to fill up. I will be following your travels looks like a lot of fun.
You might have been told this already but at the gas stations, and the cut off amount. I think if you use 2 different credit cards in 2 transactions, you'll be able to fill up in one stop.
Big Inspiration!!! My Wife & I LIVE the Toyhauler Lifestyle so y'all definitely have me looking at Class A 's in a Different Light!!! Our 1st coming soon
Oh and check into getting a Pilot Fuel Card through Good Sam's Club. It will give you a discount on Diesel and Regular Gas. You just make sure that you pay the card in full once a month. It's saved us so much money. Plus getting fuel and getting in and out is so easy. You use the semi lanes. I love getting up and making our food on the road. Plus ours had a Convection Oven. So eating healthy is so easy. And we are all about eating healthy.
Just came from there back to Indiana. Durango was our favorite. Check out the Bayfield RV park just east of Durango super nice-$45 though. If you're Harvest Host members, there is a nice experience between Durango and the Cliff Dwellings (Mesa Verde) ; it's an Alpaca farm. That's free and the kids might like it, a great staging camp for Mesa Verde. Wolf Creek Pass is over 11K feet--engine braking, on 160 north of Durango. See the steam train in Durango--kind of expensive for travel for 6 tho. It's station is in Duango. Take your Jeep to Silverton to hit the trails there.
Notify your bank you are traveling and to expect to see large amounts of high fuel purchases. My bank stopped my credit card usage until I called them and told them I was traveling and need it reactivated again. And, some station will limit a debit card fuel purchase to $100! but allow $150 fuel purchases on credit cards. You can get the clerks to override the cutoff and let you pump all you want. But that means having to go in first, let them know and leave you card with them before pumping. Their protection from drive offs. Truck stops usually dont have limits on their credit cards if you pump in the truck bays. But truck stops will charge more per gallon for non cash purchases. Get a truck stop credit card and you can save some money. Pilot! Loves TA etc.
Make sure you use an App that gives you height restrictions and fuel options that support trucking travel....:) O sorry Hi guys be safe......♡ sandra & Ron b
I agree with you I just got back from a 3600 mile trip and I have a 65 gallon fuel tank and i only stop for fuel every 400 to 500 miles and I have to use two credit cards because in some stations it will only go to $70 and some at $100 I know its for our protection but come on with fuel prices as they are doesn't take much to get to $100 I think if you take your card inside they will let it run until full or I think the truck fuel lanes will go until full.
@@LoftisPartyofSix Another commit if you are running your generator as you are driving that will reduce your fuel mileage also because your generator is running off your fuel tank right. As far as the over heating are you running your generator going up hills? That will cause overheating.
Great ride next time u go into the mountains tern on the engine fan over ride if u have the option to and just leave the engine break on all the time it will save your breaks
Please buckle up while you are sitting. We drive an rv and witnessed an accident in a class A with a women that hit and shattered those huge windows and died. Sorry but needed to be said . Please be safe
Just subscribed yesterday and love what you both are doing for your family! Yes, having a Class A is wonderful!!! You can do anything you want for jobs, traveling and trucker deals at truck stops. How come you don't pull your RV into a truck stop where trucks go to fill up? You can get a rewards card and add up points for free drinks, showers, food and merchandise. Loves, Pilot/Flying-J and Petro/TA's are great on Rewards. Also, your card won't shut down where trucks fuel cause the limit is 500 gallons per card. Where in the 4-wheeler area to fuel, the limit I think is 50 gallons and your card will shut off. Y'all be safe!
The town we was in didn’t have a truck stop. But typically truck stops fuel price is higher that others. I will look into the credit cards for the truck stops. Thanks
The kids looks happy around the table with fun stuff to do. I did notice they are all safely in boosters/carseats and buckled in. How can ppl think you guys would not do your best to keep everyone safe when you have made several videos about the added safety items you've added to the Jeep (extra rollbars, racecar seatbelts, etc) and the way you guys love your children. You might attach a bunjee cord to Laine because she's never still long enough to be completely tied down. LOL Love the new class A set up, looking forward to your adventures
😆 that’s true about Laine!!! And yes I agree!! Those who can truly tell we do our best to protect our kids never question us. But we’ve been getting lots of new viewers who just don’t know us very well yet.. thank you for knowing our hearts!!
As far as getting hot. It could all be climbing the Mountain. But husband says also check your anti- freeze. Ours did the same thing climbing Jelico Mountain after crossing the Tennessee State Line. Also he wanted to know what the Service Engine Light was ever on for? He said that usually they don't just stay on. And when your towing anything it can also effect your fuel mileage. And Class A 's only get around 6-8 miles per gallon. It just looks like Laine and you just are miserable in a Class A. Lol. We usually get around 7 miles per gallon and we pull a 15ft trailer behind ours with our truck or car on it. And running the Generator also effects how often you have to refuel. From Pigeon Forge, Tennessee to Pekin, Indiana is approximately 350 miles. And we can do it on a full tank. And we have just about the same size fuel tank. Remember that you need to come to the Great Smoky Mountains. We would love to have your family over for a cookout or something. We want to come around the end of October and first of November. The trees are breathtaking in the Fall in the Smoky Mountains. We can show you some awesome places to see all the beauty that God has blessed the Great Smoky Mountains with. As always God bless you and your family and safe travels.
So the previous owner blown the original motor and so they put in a 2008 CAT motor and I was told the ECM don’t properly match up and the Check engine light is saying the engine coolant is low.. however it’s not low because I can see the coolant tank on the back by the radiator and it’s where it needs to be. So I think I just need to have the code cleared by CAT.
@@LoftisPartyofSix my husband wants to know what size CAT Motor that is. Because there were some RVS that had CAT motors in them. And they kept being recalled back with issues. So that's why they quit putting them in RVs.
I am learning as i follow along with you about Class A. A clean Nappy is always comfortable for bubs. Our Grandson is Potty trained now during the day, less Nappies lol. Sone beautiful views. Loving the U Tube Vlogs x love a Wife. Mum and Nana
That Class A is georgous. Like a tiny home. I watched the full tour, and loved the kids bedroom, but where does the little one sleep? Just a thought - Would it be smart to unhook the jeep when climbing the mountains, and drive it up separeately? Our best vacation ever was back in 2017, I rented a class C RV, for 3 weeks and drove from LA to San Fransisco, and then climbed the Sierras, through the Sonora Pass to Las Vegas. What an adrenaline kick for this single mom - with two kids.
I wonder if you can’t make some kind of heat shield between that exhaust area somehow. Maybe auto parts stores, I know they make adhesive thermal Barriers. Safe travels!! Love your videos.
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I was hoping to never need to leave a pinned comment about this!!! But I feel it’s needed..
Our kids are wearing their seat belts!! Laine has to get up from time to time to get kids things or take them to the bathroom. But she also wears her seatbelt but was being ornery since I told her to. Thanks for your concern. But we will not allow rude comments about seatbelts nor will we get into a debate or allow a debate to be had on our channel. We will delete those comments if needed. Thanks everyone and hope y’all understand!
Couple of things I'd like to mention, you should have Tire Minders on the Jeep if you don't already, Lyf did and their brake or something on their toad caught fire....if they didn't have their Tire Minders, the MH could have caught fire.
Gas station....if you start the sale at the pump over, you'll be able to fill up.
Lane, I use to get up and walk around, never again! 😢
My husband had to brake, he did it lightly but I went flying!!! I was badly injured.
Please stay safe.
GOD Bless You Both and your Family! 🙏💕🙏
Your channel your rules.
I drive a school bus. I’m the only one that even has a seatbelt.
I would like a video on towed set up when you have a minute.
We have an electric kettle. Boils water super fast.
Loftis Party of Six - weROAM that’s ridiculous that u would even have to say that. Wow people stop being unnecessarily inconsiderate.
@@carlaj38 I only said what I said because I read that some older class As did not have any front seatbelts..meaning Mom and Dad could not use them because they were not there at all!!! My mistake for having incorrect information, so I am sorry!!!! 😔 I have 6 kids and also too would likely get up to check on kids. Last summer, I had a disc rupture in my neck out of the blue requiring emergency surgery, so safety has become a more important concern for me, now. But, even so I dont question their parenting skills, they are excellent parents! I was questioning the actual companies who dont install sestbelts in vehichles, even buses...I feel like people then at least have a choice to use or not use. Loftis Family, please accept my apology....
It was not my intention to be rude, just different rules in my country I guess. Drive safe! Love to watch your journey!
Geesh...all the seat belt comments! Just watch the darn video and enjoy! They are responsible adults and will be just fine! Love watching you guys and enjoy being a part of your journey!
I KNOW!!! 🤯. Thank you so much!
Couldn't agree more!!! 🙌
Hope we don't see them flying through the windshield
I love your videos. Feel free to delete any post that gives unsolicited advice of any kind. 99.99999% of the rest of us don't want to read them.
Thank you! We appreciate that!!
Y'all do an excellent job of recording EVERYTHING that went into this trip! Felt like I was right there with you! My dad worked for Winnebago and every summer for 2 weeks they would let us use a motorhome for free! Great memories that your videos brought back. It really is the journey, not just the destination! Cant wait to see more of y'all!
Thank you so much!! Glad your enjoying our videos!!
So this is what it’s like to be a millionaire ? Wow, very cool. Can’t wait to be there one day
You had me @ Pickles, cheese and salami........ 💫💫💫💫💫💫💫💫
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I’m glad you still have comments enabled, so many of the family channels have comments disabled by TH-cam,. I had a class B for a few years, the rattling drove me crazy, I had to keep stopping to locate the rattle.
Yes we are too.. it was disabled for a day but I was able to turn it back on. 😆yeah I’m one of those rattle finders too but didn’t on this trip.
I've heard to use child locks on the fridge etc for travel days. And wear your seatbelt!!! Happy travels!
Thank you!!
This was my first thought, too! We picked some up on Amazon for a freezer that wasn't sealing any more until we could buy a new one!
The latest research supports controlled braking. You're supposed to use it in context of the 5-3 method. For other readers, 5-3 is when you determine your safe speed (35 mph) brake with enough pressure where you're only applying constant pressure for 3 seconds to bring you 5 mph below your safe speed (30 mph). Wait for your truck to reach that safe speed again (35) and repeat the 5-3 method. That's controlled braking.
Some old timers still use constant pressure and swear by it.
No matter how you do yours you always have to have air or your gong to get in to trouble real fast.. Your brakes WILL lock up when you run low on air. So if your stabbing the brakes to much over a long down hill your where more or less geared to high when you started.if you loose I would go in to the old timers way and press and hold 5 lbs and give you compressor time to make up the loss or bring that rig to a stop before it takes off on you..
Great video, nothing like a mountain pass when you’re a class A newbie to get your blood pumping! Good job. Safe travels y’all and God bless.
For sure!! Thanks Doug!!
Oh my God I love the videos and God bless all your family I hope one day I have a class A.
Thank you 😊
In Germany, we ever use Seat Belts!
I would recommend you use adjustable spring rods in the fridge to help stop things from spilling out of the fridge. Put several rods on each shelf. Put a throw or small carpet strip in front of fridge just in case something spills, especially liquids. It will be easier to clean the rug instead of all over the flood. In addition if the kids guard doesn't work all that well use a couple of velcro strips to hold freezer and fridge doors and attach to a magnet on the side. Best of luck ya'll.
Great tips! Thanks
We traded our class c for a class a Tiffan pulling a jeep. Exact same setup as you guys. I totally agree it is wonderful. Thank you for info on using the generator for ac it did get warm inside. Thank you guys so much. Safe travels!!!
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Wishing you all safe travels in our home state Colorado! ♡
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@@LoftisPartyofSix we will be back around late this fall and I'll stay in touch in case our paths might cross
How nice! You make me want a "class A" ... and four kids ... well not really (Haha) I love you guys and I'm very happy for you! Thanks for the video and God bless you on your journeys.
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Don't know if anyone mentioned it yet, but from a truck driver a trick to help cool the Engine is turn off ac before the climb and if the temp is getting to high turn the heater on full blast, on defrost and open the windows. Unless you have an electric window defrost for the windshield
Thanks.. I had all that off on the way up the mountain. But I didn’t have the heater on. Thanks for the tip.
@@LoftisPartyofSix hopefully it helps. I know it helped me keep the temps under control in my semi
Yes, Someone told us that before & it works. We also were in Colorado at the time.
Yes! I have done this in my school bus too lol
Just when you think that Laine is one of the most southern people that you know, you see her eating cornbread crisps 😆 Love her!
😆 yep and they are amazing
I know this video is s couple years old, but it is such a delight to see you travel with your sweet family. We are retired and travel with our travel trailer. However we are selling our 2019 Ford F-250 platinum diesel and our travel trailer to buy a class A diesel. Be safe in your travels.
Someone always has something to say negative. But I don't blame you for taking it down. But on the side. I loved the view. Colorado is so beautiful!! And I love your family!! Happy Travel's and God Bless you and your family
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I have a residential fridge in my 5th wheel, and it opened up and spilled out everything on my first trip. Since then, we use heavy duty velcro to keep it closed. Works great! Love your videos!!
We have Velcro on it but it didn’t hold well.
@@LoftisPartyofSix Oh, that's a bummer. I am sure you will figure it out.
Hi guys. Slow down enjoy the ride. And snap that set belt
God has really blessed your ability to provide for your family, not jealous but happy he has. Enjoying to see a family loving life.
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You might try having a muffler shop add an exhaust tip that angles down. Not straight down as that might cause to much back pressure, but angled slightly toward the outside and down away from your jeep.
Mine does angle down but not to the outside. Thanks
@@LoftisPartyofSix Ah, I see wonder if its possible to just route to the side corner? It might get worse as you head west into hotter temps. Oh, and this might be antithetical to conventional wisdom on climbing hills, but if you have the power, try climbing at a faster speed (and if you're comfortable). Slower speeds also = more time climbing, heat soaking the engine and trans, where a faster - shorter climb time might prevent over-heating. Whatever works best for you and your machine :)
I’m still trying to figure it out because it overheated 2 times today on Hwy 191 going to Rock Springs. It was a long uphill and I had plenty of power but engine was getting overheated so I pulled over to let it cool off.
@@LoftisPartyofSix Yep, you'll have to experiment with speed and throttle. Any load you can move to the genny while climbing is better. With its engine in the back, it works and breathes a little different than your truck. Might take some time to figure out what works best. You'll get there :)
I had neck surgery done last year out of the blue, not from an accident. I ended up buying a huge Nissan NV for safety. I would love to get a Class A or Class C...but after what I have been through and still are going through...I need to be safe. I dont allow my kids to drive in school buses either. I have seen Class A and other accidents and they look bad. I feel seatbelts should be in anything that moves, please be safe.
We wear our seat belts as do our kids. Laine has to get up on occasions to get the kids things. Thanks for your concern
@@LoftisPartyofSix Glad they have seatbelts! I had read older Class As dont have seatbelts, why I was worried for you all. I definitely am more aware of safety now that I had surgery. Would not wish this on anyone. I was not worried about your kiddos as children have seatbelts, just was concerned for you both as I heard seatbelts were not installed in Class As..why I mentioned it. You all are excellent parents, love your channel.
Thank you so much!! I will have to make that clear next time for everyone!
I love watching all of your adventures! We have been watching y'all for several months, and y'all have helped to encourage us on our own journey. When I watched your video of why you decided to go on the road, I was like, AMEN! AMEN! We have the same mindset as y'all. We are starting our own RV travel journey in just a couple weeks. So thankful that y'all share your experiences. It's so encouraging! Keep on, and be safe! God bless y'all.
Thank you!! We wish y’all the best on your journey too!!
My mom crocheted inserts to put in between all of the dishes, pots and pans, etc to lessen the clanking together as they headed down the road in their much smaller RV. She did the same when we were all still at home and Dad towed our 24' Holiday Vacationer travel trailer.
Nice idea! Thanks
hi just couple of suggestions based on what we do. We estimate how much gas we need, go inside and prepay to ensure we can always fill up. Quakehold Museum putty. I put that on everything sitting on my counters and never have to put a thing away inside the RV before we drive off. All I have to do is make sure all doors are latched and drawers closed, bring in the slides and we are good to go.
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On the $125 limit when buying fuel... just pop your card in and run it again. I have never had a problem filling up. A couple of times my credit card company texted me to ask if the charge was legit.
Yes I could have done that! It’s just a pain. Thanks
You can usually just reswipe your card at gas stations to keep pumping! (I don't know if someone already commented...most are about the seatbelts 😖)
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We pick up our new rig Saturday- sold the house- leaving in a little over 2 weeks. Fun to watch others who have done it first.
Awesome! Congratulations and safe travels!!
Yayy!! Finally off for adventure.. your dad is so sweet "don't forget video chat!" 💖 warms my heart!! And those flatbread Naans are the BEST aren't they!?! Wow and to see the rain clouds with the mountain views.. beautiful!!
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Loftis Party of Six - weROAM of course. Can't wait to see what yuns do next lol
Class A’s are great when you have kiddos When you are towing anything it’s the slack action that makes it so noticeable.
Great Video guys! It gives folks that are not as fortunate get a glimpse of the RV life. The scenery is spectacular, great job videoing and edited. Reality at is best ! Safe Travels and God Bless y’all. Praying for his protection over all y’all and the coach.
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we had 5 kids and drove from the UK to south of France in 2004 in our motor home, no sat nav , i remember looking in the mirror seeing the kids playing on the play station or watching a film and thinking this is the life, as i drove with the road map on my lap :)
Good times! Thanks for watching
Congrats on the wonderful adventure.
Were a family of 7! 5 kiddos in a 26ft camper (were remodeling) our dream is to travel. Which will be doing once we pay off debt and remodel. We will be doing 3 week trips once we start though just to kinda keep us with part time work. Unless my business goes full time.
That’s sounds great!! Thanks
Funny I had the exact overheating problem with my diesel pusher first trip after a lot of expense I found out it was the clutch for the cooling fan
If something’s wrong with your vehicle going up the hill will let you know ! The motor shouldn’t get that hot, don’t wait till you hit red. Damage can occur. Safe travels and thanks for sharing !
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My first diesel pusher had a cat on a freightliner chassis that started to run hot when going up grades. I learned that because it had a rear radiator that debris, especially when traveling in the rain would kick up off the road and get sucked into the radiator. Every couple of years I would soak the radiator fins with simple green and then VERY CAREFULLY rinse them to get all that built up gunk out off them. After that it would run up grades with no issues. Hope this helps you!
Stay tuned for an upcoming video.. because that’s exactly what my problem was. The radiator was clogged very badly. Not it’s clean and runs better than ever. Thanks
Loftis Party of Six - weROAM guess I was late to the party, but I'm glad you figured it out. Hopefully that resolves your problem. I did mine about every other year, unless we were in Arizona or other very dusty places. Ive spoken to many rv mechanics, and I usually ask the ones who seem to really know their stuff what are the main causes of issues on these engines.. many have told me overheating.
Stay safe, and God bless!
-Jamie from Tx.
welcome to Colorado hahaha...love our roads?! i lost a whole carton of eggs crushed on the floor in our trailer on our last trip. stopped for gas and saw it. At least you're going farther on a tank of gas... we only get 8 towing but can only go 200 miles per tank of gas. yikes we stop A LOT for gas.
Hey guys keep thinking and say take your time don't rush your classes are bigger than than most this is your friend John Chalker from Waterbury Connecticut your friend I'm subscriber on TH-cam
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The ump will stop you at 125. Put the pump back in, let it reset, and start pumping again. We have to pump twice too.
Snug and secure in their car seats! Looks so fun! So excited for you guys!
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Made me miss Colorado. I lived in Co. Spgs. for 30 years! Enjoyed seeing the mountains again! Thanks and have a great time!
Thank you!
I so wanted to do this with my kiddo's, but alas..
What an adventure!
In regards to engine getting hot. Some RVs have a manual switch for the engine fan. Then you can switch it on when it looks like it's getting hot or have large hills to pull. You can get one installed if it's not equipped with one. Safe travels, God bless
That would be great!! I’m not sure if mine has that but I’ll check. Thanks
Looks like a great RV but you did have some lights on including the check engine light also that engine should not have gotten hot on a little Hill like that. I've driven diesel engines for a long time without a single issue pulling very heavy loads up the hills. This one here seems to have a cooling issue Denny's to be resolved. Hopefully you guys had a great trip
also the electrical engine if are with electrical induction also need use the radiator cooler system because also heat and that water can be use to heat the water shower and etc...
All the best for you, guys! I´ll be waiting for you in Argentina, when you decide it´s time to head way down south of our big American continent. Hugs and kisses from Buenos Aires.
That would be awesome!! Thank you
I hate those kind of gas stations too. After it shuts me off I just put the nozzle back, swipe my card, and do it again. No need to wait and drive to another station. If you haven’t yet I’d recommend getting a fuel card for one of the bigger truck stops (pilot/flying J) so you can use the truck lane, they have no limits.
Yes I’m going to look into those credit cards. Thanks
If you’re anywhere near Colorado Springs check out Garden of the Gods, it’s gorgeous, free, easy to drive through and the kids would love rock climbing
We went there in the Spring but it didn’t make it into our vlogs. Thanks for watching
The check engine light shouldn’t be on while driving. Perhaps look into a code reader there maybe something else going on. Also since it’s an older model it’s a good idea to do a thorough liquid overhaul, ie... oil, brake fluids, anti freeze, etc... & of course filters. My husband said the radiator fins needed to be cleaned as well. We bought an older class A about 2 yrs ago and tow a Jeep - we love it and it also had some overheating issues going up hills and such. I think it’s great you are getting your family out and enjoying life. Safe travels! 💕. Ps. Love the remodel you did. It’s great to make your house a home and by personalizing it you did just that.
Thank you!! The check engine was on prior to us buying it. It’s a non related issue I just need cleared. Thanks
I'm getting so old all that kid noise would drive me insane, don't know how I survived traveling with my 3 kids. Thanks for the video. Safe travels.
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They make child proof latches for refrigerators. We have used them to keep our cat from opening the freezer.
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Yes, filling up at a regular gas station they often only allow a $100 maximum purchase. In the 9 years I've been motorhoming I fill to the max and then when that shuts off I switch to a different card to pump to full when I'm fueling up with the cars. However if you go to truck stops and fill up with the 18 wheelers they usually require you to go in and pre-authorize what you think you will need $150, $200, $300 and then go back in to get a receipt for the actual pumped amount. In fact my rig when towing is 57.5 feet so I actually find it easier than trying to get into a car oriented gas station for my diesel. I just found your channel so I would be interested to see your youtubes when you were driving the duelly. I have been thinking recently that maybe a Suburban and Travel Trailer might be a better way to go for our situation (2 retired adults and 2 100 lb dogs). Enjoy your travels and I'll be with you in spirit!
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I'm lovin your videos... Been binge watching them!!!! Beautiful family! 💕
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I thought the same about needing a seatbelt... this comes from me because while my parents, grand mother, myself and my sister were traveling on vacation (I was 5 and my sister was 9) back in 1968. Seatbelts were not enforced and some cars didn’t even have seat belts... it was late and we were traveling between Nevada and California in the desert and my mother told my sister and I to come lay down to sleep (it was a VW Bus that had a bed, refrigerator stove etc.) back then it was pretty high-tech ha ha! We had the front passenger tire blowout which caused the van to veer into the shoulder of deep sand and flipped several times and we were all thrown out of the vehicle. Alive but all of us were injured.. no cell phones back then so a truck driver stopped to help.. he had a CB in radioed for an ambulance. He put out flyers to warn traffic that may happen along the way. Another car came along and stopped she was a nurse... while we were sitting off of the road and the van was upside down in one of the lanes a drunk driver came and ran all of us over... killing my mother father grandmother severely injuring the nurse that stopped to help and my sister and I and the truck driver were injured but not fatally. It all happened so fast. So my sister and I were raised by our 19 year old sister and we grew up without our parents. So Being stubborn can cost you your life and change your kids lives forever. Be safe during your travels.
Sorry that happened to you. Thanks for sharing and your concern.
First thing I noticed was how creative you all are about the car seats and seat belts for the kids. Love traveling along with you all. Also, do you think you can put a kiddy latch or some kind of attachment on your freezer to help stop it from coming open while traveling? That might help...? Be careful, but have fun! Can't wait for the next video.
Thank you.. we are trying Velcro to see if that helps.
Good video. I live in New York. If you try to park over night at a Walmart here, you get the cops called on you for trespassing. On a side note, Cracker Barrel restaurants encourage you to stay there over night. Some will even let you plug in if they can accommodate it. Best wishes.
I have a similar setup with a 2006 Journey 36G and a JKUR. We travel to Colorado every year and I keep my RPM's around 2k, and dont have a engine cooling problem. I also (this year) had the radiator hot tanked and new thermostats (2) and water pump replaced for $4000. Safe travels.
Good to know.. what is “hot tanked” the radiator?
@@LoftisPartyofSix they dip it in a solution to remove corrosion inside the radiator.
Thank you!! Do you recommend taking to a CAT shop or will any truck shop do this?
@@LoftisPartyofSix I live in Southern California and take it to Redlands Truck and RV, so I'm not sure how to answer your question. I would call around and get estimates. If they do it regularly, they should give you an amount close to what I paid.
When the pump stops put it back and then start all over again with your card this will fill your tank up. I do this all the time with my class A.
Yes I have done that before but didn’t on this trip.
We are a family of 5 (2 adults 3 kids) and we have drive a class A motor home as well. Not a diesel but a Thor ACE with bunk beds in it. We don’t live in it, but we do go for long camping trips and hope to start traveling full time in the summer becasue we really love our house and where we live, but FL gets very hot in the summer so going away is the perfect solution! BUT we have a class A for the same reason, traveling with little kids in a small space is not fun at all! We rented a camper once and it was the last.. at least while they are young. The Class A makes everything so easy! My son got sick on one of the trips and made it to the toilet vs puking all over the vehicle. Potty training is a breeze because they can go and you don’t have to worry about pulling over some where... and mommy can tend to any issue the littles have so much quicker and easier. It’s so nice to see another family using the Class A as I always see the travel trailer which is great for the bunk room but bad for traveling. We also use the generator while driving for added AC and tv when the kids get super bored. Looking forward to watching you adventures!
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Fun times😁Thank God you are stopped for awhile, hopefully you can find out the over heating problem.. hugs to all and Gods blessings🤗💞
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You are SO right!!! We just went to Salida Colorado (from Illinois) and as soon as we crossed into Colorado the roads went to crap!!! It's like the RV was going through a small earthquake!!! Those mountains are beautiful, but crazy to drive through in a class A! :)
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Loved this video :) me and my family watched the video we are headed on a trip as well to COLORADO and well we are so excited departing from TX Good Job on the filming part guys high five...
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Love the video and watching your travels! It looks like SO much fun!!! What a great way to travel and see our great country!!! I love Colorado. It is so Gorgeous!
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Colorado roads are some of the work in America especially on I70 after Kansas
Good Lord people, keep your opinions to yourself! I typically don’t read all the comments but seeing the one from you guys about seatbelts I did. Enjoy the adventure. We have a motorhome, much smaller than yours without the table set up, the kids must love being at the table rather than in the backseat of your old truck. Looking forward to watching your journey.
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Your DP should not be running hot. You should be able to climb them hills without pulling over to cool off the engine. Have a great day.
I agree.. I’m having it looked at tomorrow. Thanks
I love this video! I wish we were able to travel with our family... I have personally never been to a state that does not touch Oklahoma except for Louisiana. You guys are so unbelievably blessed... your kiddos are so good and it is excepted for them to get a little rowdy... I mean every kid does! SAFE and HAPPY trails!! XO-
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If you went west through CO, you must be in UT... WELCOME! I hope you can visit many of our sweet beautiful places.
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for the fridge and freezer, get and use the velcro kids safety straps made for home fridges! They work great for ours
We have Velcro on it but it don’t always work.
What works for me when buying a large quantity of fuel is to have 2 or 3 credit cards to fill up or I can take 1 card inside to the counter to fill up. I will be following your travels looks like a lot of fun.
Nice tip! Thanks
You might have been told this already but at the gas stations, and the cut off amount. I think if you use 2 different credit cards in 2 transactions, you'll be able to fill up in one stop.
i can watch your channel and i always smile! So blessed! thanks for making my day and sharing your journey!
Thank you so much 😊
Between following your adventure in the RV and the Ruthardts on the Appalachian Trail I’ve got the travel bug!
Awesome!! Thanks for watching
Great channels to watch. Come join ours also! :)
Come join us. It's a fun summer!! Love the travel trailer life
Safe travels guys! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for watching 😉
I an so envious of you guys.. hope to be doing it soon. Be safe❤️
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Come join us sis! Loving RV life
Big Inspiration!!! My Wife & I LIVE the Toyhauler Lifestyle so y'all definitely have me looking at Class A 's in a Different Light!!! Our 1st coming soon
Oh and check into getting a Pilot Fuel Card through Good Sam's Club. It will give you a discount on Diesel and Regular Gas. You just make sure that you pay the card in full once a month. It's saved us so much money. Plus getting fuel and getting in and out is so easy. You use the semi lanes. I love getting up and making our food on the road. Plus ours had a Convection Oven. So eating healthy is so easy. And we are all about eating healthy.
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Just came from there back to Indiana. Durango was our favorite. Check out the Bayfield RV park just east of Durango super nice-$45 though. If you're Harvest Host members, there is a nice experience between Durango and the Cliff Dwellings (Mesa Verde) ; it's an Alpaca farm. That's free and the kids might like it, a great staging camp for Mesa Verde. Wolf Creek Pass is over 11K feet--engine braking, on 160 north of Durango. See the steam train in Durango--kind of expensive for travel for 6 tho. It's station is in Duango. Take your Jeep to Silverton to hit the trails there.
That sounds great.. however we traveled to northern Colorado on this trip. But hopefully will be there in the future!
Notify your bank you are traveling and to expect to see large amounts of high fuel purchases. My bank stopped my credit card usage until I called them and told them I was traveling and need it reactivated again. And, some station will limit a debit card fuel purchase to $100! but allow $150 fuel purchases on credit cards. You can get the clerks to override the cutoff and let you pump all you want. But that means having to go in first, let them know and leave you card with them before pumping. Their protection from drive offs. Truck stops usually dont have limits on their credit cards if you pump in the truck bays. But truck stops will charge more per gallon for non cash purchases. Get a truck stop credit card and you can save some money. Pilot! Loves TA etc.
Awe I loved this sweet video! The class A is a sweet ride! Have fun, praying for safe travels! Thanks for sharing! ❤️
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Love your videos. Looks so much fun and enjoying life. We are trying on working on going full time. Thank yall for sharing your life with us.
Thank you so much!! Wish y’all the best in getting started!!
Make sure you use an App that gives you height restrictions and fuel options that support trucking travel....:) O sorry Hi guys be safe......♡ sandra & Ron b
The app Allstays gives us low clearances and I use GasBuddy for fuel finding
I agree with you I just got back from a 3600 mile trip and I have a 65 gallon fuel tank and i only stop for fuel every 400 to 500 miles and I have to use two credit cards because in some stations it will only go to $70 and some at $100 I know its for our protection but come on with fuel prices as they are doesn't take much to get to $100 I think if you take your card inside they will let it run until full or I think the truck fuel lanes will go until full.
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@@LoftisPartyofSix Another commit if you are running your generator as you are driving that will reduce your fuel mileage also because your generator is running off your fuel tank right. As far as the over heating are you running your generator going up hills? That will cause overheating.
This is really Good. CONGRATULATIONS on being able to spend this time with your family. Hope to be able to do the same in a not so far future.
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The fridge safety latches (for keeping the babes out) work well once you’re on the road.
Great ride next time u go into the mountains tern on the engine fan over ride if u have the option to and just leave the engine break on all the time it will save your breaks
I don’t think I have an engine fan override. I haven’t seen a switch for it but I think it would definitely be something to do.
They make special safety latches for those refrigerators. Check out RV Loves latches. They are really neat.
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Please buckle up while you are sitting. We drive an rv and witnessed an accident in a class A with a women that hit and shattered those huge windows and died. Sorry but needed to be said . Please be safe
Thanks for your concern
Just subscribed yesterday and love what you both are doing for your family! Yes, having a Class A is wonderful!!! You can do anything you want for jobs, traveling and trucker deals at truck stops. How come you don't pull your RV into a truck stop where trucks go to fill up? You can get a rewards card and add up points for free drinks, showers, food and merchandise. Loves, Pilot/Flying-J and Petro/TA's are great on Rewards. Also, your card won't shut down where trucks fuel cause the limit is 500 gallons per card. Where in the 4-wheeler area to fuel, the limit I think is 50 gallons and your card will shut off. Y'all be safe!
The town we was in didn’t have a truck stop. But typically truck stops fuel price is higher that others. I will look into the credit cards for the truck stops. Thanks
You are welcome, also Loves has better fuel and better prices. I got more mpg when I just used them the most. Be safe!
What i did was get a smaller generator and portable air conditioner vented out the window so i dont have to use the onboard generator and waist fuel.
And.....y’all are off! Enjoy every minute!😊
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The kids looks happy around the table with fun stuff to do. I did notice they are all safely in boosters/carseats and buckled in. How can ppl think you guys would not do your best to keep everyone safe when you have made several videos about the added safety items you've added to the Jeep (extra rollbars, racecar seatbelts, etc) and the way you guys love your children. You might attach a bunjee cord to Laine because she's never still long enough to be completely tied down. LOL Love the new class A set up, looking forward to your adventures
😆 that’s true about Laine!!! And yes I agree!! Those who can truly tell we do our best to protect our kids never question us. But we’ve been getting lots of new viewers who just don’t know us very well yet.. thank you for knowing our hearts!!
one thing you can do to lower the high temp of engine is to turn the heaters on high. It doesn't sound fun but it works.
Yes I’ve heard that but haven’t tried yet.. but I will next time. Thanks
not all heaters on class a's run from the coolant off the engine may not work the way it does in a car
As far as getting hot. It could all be climbing the Mountain. But husband says also check your anti- freeze. Ours did the same thing climbing Jelico Mountain after crossing the Tennessee State Line. Also he wanted to know what the Service Engine Light was ever on for? He said that usually they don't just stay on. And when your towing anything it can also effect your fuel mileage. And Class A 's only get around 6-8 miles per gallon. It just looks like Laine and you just are miserable in a Class A. Lol. We usually get around 7 miles per gallon and we pull a 15ft trailer behind ours with our truck or car on it. And running the Generator also effects how often you have to refuel. From Pigeon Forge, Tennessee to Pekin, Indiana is approximately 350 miles. And we can do it on a full tank. And we have just about the same size fuel tank. Remember that you need to come to the Great Smoky Mountains. We would love to have your family over for a cookout or something. We want to come around the end of October and first of November. The trees are breathtaking in the Fall in the Smoky Mountains. We can show you some awesome places to see all the beauty that God has blessed the Great Smoky Mountains with. As always God bless you and your family and safe travels.
So the previous owner blown the original motor and so they put in a 2008 CAT motor and I was told the ECM don’t properly match up and the Check engine light is saying the engine coolant is low.. however it’s not low because I can see the coolant tank on the back by the radiator and it’s where it needs to be. So I think I just need to have the code cleared by CAT.
@@LoftisPartyofSix my husband use to work on these things. He said that you need to have it checked by CAT. And to do it as soon as possible.
@@LoftisPartyofSix my husband wants to know what size CAT Motor that is. Because there were some RVS that had CAT motors in them. And they kept being recalled back with issues. So that's why they quit putting them in RVs.
Susan Bates mine is an 2008 CAT with 350hp.. I’m not sure what the specific engine # or name is.
@@LoftisPartyofSix we will privately message you on Facebook.
I am learning as i follow along with you about Class A. A clean Nappy is always comfortable for bubs. Our Grandson is Potty trained now during the day, less Nappies lol. Sone beautiful views. Loving the U Tube Vlogs x love a Wife. Mum and Nana
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When going up a mountain in that big of a rig, not running the A/C is helpful
It was off.. thanks
That Class A is georgous. Like a tiny home. I watched the full tour, and loved the kids bedroom, but where does the little one sleep? Just a thought - Would it be smart to unhook the jeep when climbing the mountains, and drive it up separeately? Our best vacation ever was back in 2017, I rented a class C RV, for 3 weeks and drove from LA to San Fransisco, and then climbed the Sierras, through the Sonora Pass to Las Vegas. What an adrenaline kick for this single mom - with two kids.
Yes we recently unhooked the Jeep on a pass and it did help. Our littlest still co sleeps. Thanks for watching
I wonder if you can’t make some kind of heat shield between that exhaust area somehow. Maybe auto parts stores, I know they make adhesive thermal Barriers. Safe travels!! Love your videos.
Yes I thought about that too!! I’ll look around and see what I can find that will work! Thanks