Flat Towing My Smart Car Behind RV ~ First Attempt...
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My name is Eric and I travel with my cat, “Jax” in a 2012 Coachmen Mirada 32BH Class A Motorhome on a Ford Super Duty truck chassis. (V10 Triton) We travel about 35 miles a day chasing 70 degrees year-round since 2010. I travel with a 2009 Honda CMX 250 on the back of my RV on a Titan Ramp 600lb carrier. Bike goes 78mph and gets 70mpg. Here is my gear & some popular questions answered:
Gear: (UPDATED 2019)*
*Video: Panasonic Lumix G95
*Main Vlog Lens: 12-60mm Kit lens (100% manual focus)
*Stabilizer: Zhiyun Crane 2 (For B-Roll)
*Audio: (On Camera) Rode VideoMic Pro+ With Rycote VMP+ Deadcat
*GoPro 7 Black for water/action shots & Timewarps, Timelapses, & Starlapses
*GoPro Hero 6 Silver with Purple Panda Lavalier Lapel mic for Driving Narration
*GoPro Hero 4 Black for driving shots out the front window.
Time Lapses: 2 second intervals. Sped up 1200x, cropped 4K down to 1080 for panning
Night Lapses: Manual settings: 800 ISO, 30 second Shutter, 3000K WB, Protune On
Slow Motion: Shot 1080p 240fps. Reduced to 8% in Post Production
Additional Audio: Sony ICD-PX333
Editing Laptop: 2019 16” MacBook Pro 2.4GHz 8-Core i9 ~ 64GB Ram ~ 2TB SSD
Editing Software: Adobe Premiere Pro CC
Editing Encoder: Adobe Encoder - Presets: MP4 VBR H.264 16mbps
Aerial Drone Shots: DJI Mavic Air Shot in 2.7K Downscaled to 1080p
RV MPG: 7-8mpg depending on generator use.
Solar: 1280 Watts (320x4) Rec N-Peak Monocrystalline 120 cell panels on roof.
Charge Controller: Victron MPPT 150/85-TR
Inverter/Charger: Victron 3000 watt MultiPlus
Batteries: Battle Born Lithium 100ah x 5 = 500 amp hours.
Mobile Wifi: AT&T Unlimited Business Plan & Verizon Unlimited Cell Personal Line
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Jax is a MaineCoon/Ragdoll Tabby mix. Born April 21st 2010.
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A decent mechanic who is willing to work outside at night....in the winter? Are you kidding me? That’s one hell of a magic trick.
Why aren't you in your home?
What a 🆒 🐱
So right John!
I love how he keeps saying we when I see one guy doing all the work
Robert is awesome! He seems like a brilliant mechanic.
We all need a Robert in our life.
@@jlly16 Robert in a Can should be a thing.
@@C-TOS Lol, I would buy.
Eric, I think you will find that Jax is one of a kind.
That's why it's so sad that animals like that only live about 15 years. I had a wonderful cat like that. She picked me too. On cold days she used to sleep on my neck to keep us both warm. Her purring used to lull me to sleep. The rest of the year she slept on my flank, a spot she picked out all by herself. When I was at work she'd sleep on the edge of the bed waiting for me. When it was bed time she'd climb in her spot and didn't move until morning. I never found another cat that was a 100th of what she was.
When she passed of "old age" I was heart broken. I was so used to her sleeping on my flank that I couldn't sleep without her there. I had to buy some leg weights and put them on my side just to get some much needed sleep by then. She trained me well. There is hardly a day that goes by that I don't think of her and never stop missing her. There has been others in the years since her passing, but not a single one could even come close to her!!!
So my best advice is enjoy Jax every second you possibly can. Because someday (Hopefully not for many, many, many years!) You will be looking at videos if him and your heart will break all over again. If only they lived as long as we do!!!
Love Jax. He's soooo much like last kitty who I had to put down day before my bday. Weighed, at one time, 23 lbs. Got down to 8 lbs. YESSSS, I cried, still not over him.
But, I'll get another one someday. Sure won't be the same.
Marry Christmas to all of you. Remember what Christmas means. You better hold on to Robert. He is a very knowledgeable person. Glad you got snow. Tc. 🌲
Wow! A lot of work. Robert is really a friend of yours!
Merry Christmas Eric, Jax and your friend Robert too!
Everybody needs a Robert. He's well worth whatever he's charging.
Man, Robert sure is a great guy! Congratulations on having fabulous friends Eric! He’s a savvy mechanically inclined person for sure! Thanks
Two suggestions for your setup: 1) remove your car mat before placing the brake controller on the floor and 2) make sure your safety cables are crossed. Enjoy!
I have family that has that same break controller. You are missing a strap to hold it down so it doesn't slide around in the floorboard when going around curves. Also you may want a box or something to put in the floorboard to help take up the empty space in the floorboard to also help keep the break controller from moving around. Second suggestion is to put some rat traps and Just One Bite rat poison in your storage building and house when you leave it for 10 months. They would love to eat all those wires on your bike and all those Christmas's decorations.
Robert is one heck of a mechanic,and a good buddy-we need more like him in the world!!
I’m so glad you found Robert to help you achieve your goals!
Great to see everything clicking along. Good to have friends to help when you need it.
The snow was beautiful. Glad everything is working out with the car. Jax does not want to be ignored...he kept touching you. So adorable!
You should hire Robert to be your personal assistant, than he can drive you around in the RV and cook all your meals, do your laundry, fix your slide-out, put on an addition on your house, build you a garage. Lol.
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Merry Christmas to you and Jax ! And Happy New Year 🎊🎈
Merry Christmas Eric & Jax!🎄🎄
Enjoy your Christmas, whatever you plan on doing. Jax is a Cutie!
Found this video to be very interesting - I have never concerned myself to the details of towing flat (not currently how we RV), but for what ever reason, I had no idea how much has to go into actually making it work. Impressive - thanks for giving us a glance at it. Might be time to watch you actually use a check list for at least part of your departure!
Have a great Christmas 🎄 🎁 😀 😊. All the best to you and Jax. Looking forward to a wonderful 2021.
Years ago I brought home a big bag of Meow Mix for my kitty and laid it on the floor. Samantha found it and scratched and chewed at the Meow Mix bag until she got a corner open then pulled out piece after piece of food. She did all this while her full bowl of Meow Mix was about four feet away! I guess cats want to pick out their own food!
Enjoy the snow,more to come from someone who's lived in Ill all my life. Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄
It's Sunny 🌻 😎 64f degrees in Houston, Tx Sunday afternoon, after 2 days of heavy scattered showers, supposed to get cooler later in the week, but with typical Gulf Coast humidity. 🤠☕🥐🍗
Eric,
If you have not done this already, consider installing a tire pressure monitoring system for the toad, or both, the RV and toad. If you toad has a blowout, you won't feel it and likely won't see it either (ask me how I know). Lol. Having a good tire pressure monitoring system will give you plenty of peace of mind while towing your tater.
Safe Travels,
John
Thank you for all your help, Robert
Merry Christmas, Eric!! Next trip to Walmart pick up a bottle of zinc caplets. I buy 50 mg break them in half and take 25 mg daily year ‘round. I don’t get sick. Neither cold nor flu. If I do feel lousy for more than a day, I take Zicam and that knocks it out. Really works!!! Safe travels, pets and kitty kisses for Jax! Hugs from sunny Arizona 💖😎💖
I agree, Jax is the BEST CAT in the world! Love his bed.
Merry Christmas to you and Jax 😺💞
Wow Robert is awesome mechanic, electrical, hydrolics and body man, You were lucky to find him! A friend like that is worth his weight in gold. Merry Christmas Eric!
I love love love how excited you are!! Merry Christmas!!
Merry Christmas Eric and Jax!
Merry Christmas to you and Jax, Eric! :-) 🎄🎁
I will tell you a secret on how to make unhooking easey. When you are ready to unhook start the smart car, put it in drive, put just a slight preshure on the towbar. Put it in park. Now when you hit the leavers it will be in a neutral state and the pins will be easy to take out. Also this gives you the benefit that the car will not roll when you disconnect it.
One outher tip. When you are hooking up the aux braking system and the car is off. Pump the breaks a few times to dissipate the power breaks. Otherwise you can lock up the breaks the first couple of times the breaks apply.
Blue Ox is the BEST. No reason to be bummed!
Merry Christmas, Eric and Jax! Loved seeing the snow! 🇺🇸🚜👍🎄🎁☃️❄️
Merry Christmas Eric & Jax!
Awesome guys getting Tot towable! Well done Robert and Eric! Looks very manageable!
Your “RV” life has sure changed over the years. One note about the blue ox. From what i have read, they suggest that the tow bar be level to the ground (not sure why). You might want to consider a drop down receiver for your hitch so that it levels out your tow bar.
JAX - King of the Castle, King of Miranda, King of Tater Tot - second to none!!! Love that boy!
Glad everything is moving along well for you. Good to see you happy. Hope you have a wonderful Christmas. 👍😊
For the life of me..., I will never understand why people will put mileage on four tires, theyre Not driving, when you can get a flatbed or a toyhauler on two wheels????
Merry Christmas Eric hope y'all have a good one 👍
Eric ; While driving down the road if someone ever pulls up along side you and starts honking and pointing to the back, that means that your tow vehicle has a flat and your dragging it.
I came upon such an incident and the driver just ignored me. Okay guess what happened,he dragged it till it finally flipped in the middle of 4 lane fwy. Well it damaged his RV rear and caused a pileup of other vehicles.
Just a heads up . :-) .
Tater tot will tow like a dream...I tow a F-350 dually, and it is easy to tow as well.
Robert is awesome...
Great skills. 🍾🇺🇸👍👏
Merry Christmas Eric! Great video thank you!
Merry Christmases eric and Jax
Hope you and Jax have a safe and happy holiday! 🎄 ❤👍❤🤗
It is fun to see you get excited about snow and a white Christmas. Merry Christmas to you and Jax.
A mechanic of his caliber is hard to find anymore!
Epic install there. Thumbs up !
Robert is such a great friend! Good on you Eric for getting r done!!
Jax is the best cat ever and Eric looks good green.
Your tow bar is clean and shiny compared to ours.
it's good to have handy friends who know their stuff, and Robert knows his!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
Merry Christmas 🎄 to you n Jax! 🎅
Thanks to you sir, I now know I can flat tow my 2011 Ford Fiesta (Old Yeller) when the crud is done and I can venture out restrictions free nation wide!! Never thought to check until you showed us your car tow video. Thank you again.
Merry Christmas Eric and Jax ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I just came back from Disney world. It was awesome. They are only letting in 35% capacity. No waiting in line really. Great for an introvert like me. My son and I had the best time ever. I showed him the campground you go to. Thanks for the informational video's. They really help out.
Thanks for all the info. No flat tow for me, way to much work!
Yes, Jax is the best! He has such personality, better than some humans!! Merry Christmas Eric!!
Is Robert a nomad too? Maybe there's a future for a nomadic mechanic.
Merry Christmas Eric and Jax 🎄
Thats right..Jax is the best cat in the world. Love u Jax
Merry Merry Christmas Eric and Jax
Love my kitty. Happy Holidays all.......
Hope you’re paying Robert well!
Noyb. Of course he is.
Great Video !! Learned a lot....
The worst part of Xmas lights is taking them down!
Congratulations on your toad... I just bought myself a Jeep and had it is this shop for a week getting my blue ox system installed. Like you I feel it is the best one on the market. Hope to see you out in Arizona this winter! Merry Christmas Jax’s and you too Eric.... haha
we also flat tow smart car. we found bungee cords on steering wheel prevent the tires from violently turning left and right. the wheel base is too narrow when being towed behind class A.
Sometimes noses run in the cold. It's not A cold. Just coldy-ness. The cure is a dose of Jax. Best medicine ever.
Eric...don’t know if it’s been mentioned, remove the rubber floor mat. That unit needs to be able to slide freely on the carpet. Crisscross your cables and me personally I wrap the pigtail once around the one towbar arm..just a thought not a sermon. Happy holidays Bud!!
Merry Christmas to my two favorite nomads. 🎄
Wow...that Robert is a super skilled dude!
Merry Christmas Eric and Jax.
Merry Christmas Eric and Jax 🎅
Hey Eric, I think that dark cloud over your head has drifted away......YAY !! Have the best Christmas ever !
HAPPY HOLIDAYS
Merry Christmas Eric, Jax, Miranda, Tater Tot, Roxy, Home base, Santa, Frosty, Robert, Shawn, Jill and everybody!!🎄⛄😀😺
We Love Jax's bed and now think Miranda is perfect.
LOVED you Frosty shivering in the snow. MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Wow your lights are so pretty👍
What a awesome friend and very talented
Merry Christmas Bub cheers
Close enough to winter bro. It has damn sure felt like winter for a while!
Congrats on getting Tater tethered! Woot woot! Wishing you a winter wonderland and a Merry Christmas!🎄
Merry Christmas Eric and Jax
Looks good !!! Robert seems like a great guy doing all that work out side in the cold . All ready to go 👍
And the crowd goes wild! Tater-tot is hooked up!
Here I go again I’m getting mushy over Jax. N his daddy just interacting. Look how Jax reacts to thier conversation. So smart
Merry Christmas, just north of you in Wisconsin. Set up my equinox to flat tow a few months ago and towed to Florida and back. Did the tow dolly for a bit but Flat tow is awesome!
You are very lucky to have Robert’s help! I need a Robert here in Michigan! Stay warm and enjoy the snow ❄️
Snow☃️🌨
Almost be easier to get a 2 wheel dolly to pull it on. A lot of automatics don't like being towed, the front wheels turn the internals, but without the torque converter being driven by the motor no lubricating trans fluid is circulated to the bearings and bushings
Merry Xmas Eric and jax xx
I live about 1 hour northwest of Albany my and we just got over 2 feet of snow. Enjoy it..
Thank God Robert was there so you didn't use "L" brackets to tow the car
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