I don’t know why your channel doesn’t have more subscribers, there are so many things to love about it. Besides the travel, it’s nice to see such a great relationship, true friendship and companionship between the two of you. Thank you for taking us along on your adventures that most of us can only dream about.
Thank you so much for the kind comments. ☺️ Our channel is growing and actually it's a lot bigger than we ever thought it would be when we started 18 months ago. Glad you're enjoying the channel and we're excited to have you along on the journey. 😊 We enjoy RV travel so there's much more to come.
Thank you. Sold, yes sold. Due to you showing HDT/5thWheel life "warts and all"=back road/sand road travel, we now going to do same....shopping around for HDT/rigs now, will look you up. Hope to meet you soon. Thank you. ( ps. the quality of your clips......awesome, nice editing, respect....)
That's awesome. Do the research and find one that fits your lifestyle. We like the dinette in the Volvo because we always eat lunch in the truck. Thanks for the kind comments and appreciate your time watching the channel.
Thanks, Jason, for the comments. Preaching to the choir as you definitely know the advantages of using the HDT as a tow vehicle. We enjoy it. Glad you like the videos.
I had to add another post as this is my back yard. so very good to see the places you have been. that steep down hill ride you took if Cabbage hill and most over the road truckers know it as it is a fun ride ii the winter. Most southern boys don't know what chain up means and for some reason help with keeping the freeway closed due to wrecked trucks, and that fed ex guy is one of the reasons my packages are always late. Swift and fed ex are the big ones for wrecking.
Very cool! This was a beautiful trip and really enjoyed these HH locations. Your "backyard" is gorgeous! Thanks for the comment. We appreciate your watching the channel.
My wife's great Uncle had a gold mine in the Richland Oregon area. He lived to be over 100 and believe me some of the stories were great to listen to. One was when he bought a new car and there weren't roads back then, only stage coach trails. He thought he would drive back to Missouri but had to turn around because it took them three weeks to go towards Baker city
Oh wow! That's incredible. Makes you really appreciate our road system...even though some roads are not as smooth as people would like, it's still a far cry from when your great Uncle was traveling. Be safe out there and thanks for sharing. 😎
Haha... yes... and we made them! The grass was "fluffy" but the ground was firm. There were a few tense moments but nothing in the way of getting stuck. We were just careful. Thanks for the comments. Appreciate your time watching the channel.
It took us awhile to get used to it because before we retired our campers were 24 and 21 feet. They were travel trailers so this was also our first 5th wheel trailer. Wow! It was quite the learning curve for us. Appreciate your time watching the channel.
If you think that the pass is bad in the summer try it in the winter during a storm. White knuckling it for sure. A wild ride. Great video!! I got my wife watching now and she is hooked. :)
If you return to Oregon you should check out the Kam Wa Chung Museum in John Day, Oregon. The painted hills are alsoin that area as well as other scenic sites.
Thanks, Ray. We'll definitely be back to Oregon. So many neat area's that we didn't visit. We'll plan more time in the future. Thanks for the comment. Glad you're along on the journey. 😁
I live1/2 mile from the Oregon Trail in Nebraska. If you are ever traveling through Nebraska, check out Rock Creek Station in Jefferson County, Homestead National Monument in Gage County Nebraska, the only original Pony Express Station still in existence outside of Hanover Kansas.
Hey Neil, I think we visited that historic building. It's off the road a little in this "park" in the middle of a neighborhood. Pretty cool. Thanks for the comment. We're always looking for interesting historic sites. 😎
Thank you. It's coming. We have a Christmas Tour on the channel but a full blown tour is coming in a few weeks. Appreciate your time watching the channel.
Nice video. What brand is your 5th wheel? I'm guessing Space Craft from all of the storage on the bottom. Second guess would be New Horizon. Look very nice.
Hi guys.🙋♀️🙋♂️😽... Wow ..looks like you guys had a lot of fun... We would love to have Seen that museum at your 2nd harvest host... That place really seemed nice... Who are your traveling mates ??.. Thanks for the video... Stay safe...J&A
Thanks for the comments. The museum was interesting and always fascinating to see how life was 150 years ago. There was a tree on the grounds that they planted back in 1850 which was brought with them on the Oregon Trail. So much history. Travel safe.
@@jeannealex2560 It was neat to see because of how it came to be growing there. It was an amazing journey. Thank you for the comments and being a part of our journey.
Hey just found your channel and agree with the bug shield they are a must to help keep the windshield clean and also can’t seem to see what make and model of fifth wheel you guys have thank you
Just caught your channel. We are also members of HH. Would love to have a list of HH that can accommodate us with HDT's. Personally been driving large cars for most of my life. Started on the farm at 14 years old and had a provisional license. At 18 got my Farm CDL. Now getting ready to retire. We already bought the HDT and have our deck and Smart. So the next thing is saling the sticks and bricks. Safe travels and roads Brian and Cindy, "xtreambydesign with passion"
Thanks Brian & Cindy for the comments and becoming a new subscriber. Sounds like you have a lot more experience than a lot of people starting out. That's fantastic and will serve you well. HH can filter for large rigs as you search which helps. Safe travels and maybe we'll see you out there.
Thanks Brian. Appreciate your comments and your time watching the channel. We enjoy it immensely but it can be a challenge sometimes to fit in to some spots. Aloha
Thanks for the comments and appreciate your time watching the channel. We have a mini-split A/C system similar to a house. Very efficient and very quiet. It allows us to stay cool using solar and our batteries.
Lol...forgot to mention that our unit is located in the basement of our trailer. On the front driver side you can see a square fan. That's the compressor and main unit.
They are some friends of ours, James, that we met years ago at an HDT Rally in Crossville, TN. Everyone has different travel styles (when to leave, how fast to drive, etc...) but it's nice for portions of a trip. I think the best way is to meet at the destination for each day. That gives everyone some flexibility. Thanks for the comment and watching the channel.
BTBT,;;HELLO,NICE VISITS,SO I believe from comments,you are PAUL,AND CAROL, ? SOMEday tell me about YOUR VOLVO HRT,sounds like a 6 cylinder, am long retired,81,I did commercial refrigeration,& A/C, my lifelong driving,jobs,& own car I managed to do 1.35 million miles.mostly Eastern seaboard ,& CANADA ,,after retirement in 2003,had not much, Safe travels, God Bless,and Protect you,,, From NJ,,,,,;;;;;🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@@bigtruckbigtravels Hello,thanks for reply,my first blog,was when you had a bad air diverter so you were unable to move it,it’s not just dirt,the diaphragm,was torn, , there is a man,I follow,FSC TRUCKING,HE drives a 1984 PETERBUILT CAB,OVER ENGINE,USES A 6CYL,CATERPILLAR,PRE EMISSIONS 6408B,13 SPD TRANNY . He calls his truck ‘ORWELL
We definitely have to plan ahead and "Google scout" the locations but in 8 years of fulltiming on the road, our size has never prevented us from visiting locations that we want to go.
@@bigtruckbigtravels Thanks for getting back to me. I used to be a truck driver and my brother still is and he is about to retire so I have been thinking doing something like what you have (for him) and building a trailer out of a 48 foot step trailer and build a garage in the rear of the trailer for a car about 18 feet of it and the rest living area bathroom/kitchen ect. if I do I probably would a 2 axle tractor, because I don't think the weight is that much. I figure if he could stay in the Thousand trails system it might be cheaper and more fun than living in a house for whatever years he has left, but I thought that maybe this thing wouldn't fit in those kind of places, and the other ones seen to be too expensive. I may be wrong on my thinking though.
@ronbrown4551 we're thousand trails members and have been to about 25 parks in their system that we fit. There are more parks we haven't been to yet that we know we'll fit such as several up in PA, Colorado, Michigan, Wisconsin and Oregon. We can't fit in all their sites but we always find a site that we can.
Yes... sometimes rain is NOT a good thing. We always check the weather and walk the site before committing our entire rig to the entry. Thanks for the comments. Appreciate your time watching the channel.
Some people we met at a rally that did not want to drive alone to Alaska. Once we crossed the border and they had our itinerary they took off on their own. Thanks for watching.
Nope. It's a 3 cylinder premium fuel sipping ICE. Gets about 40 mpg. The first Smart EV models only had a range of about 60 miles....we couldn't even drive around Yellowstone on that!
It is surprising to me you have a Tractor, Camper, Smart Car, Smaller Camper, and Jeep but you don't have Microphones for each of you to make your recordings clearer.
That is surprising, John. We have those now and the last 8-10 videos we have been using them. We never started the channel as a job or a source of income. We're retired and started it at the behest of family and friends who wanted to see what were doing. We also started it to give back to the RV community to help others on their path. We give presentations at HDT rallies and everyone told us to start a channel to reach more people. We're enjoying it and as such our equipment is improving. Thank you for the comment and we appreciate your time watching the channel. 😃
😆 some people who weren't who we thought they were and we found out in Alaska after crossing the border. Water under the bridge and we're excited about what's next.
Hey Joe, thanks for the comment. We try to avoid truck stops to allow for the drivers who don't have the overnight options that we have as an RV. They're working... we're just retired, so we have no time schedule.
I don’t know why your channel doesn’t have more subscribers, there are so many things to love about it. Besides the travel, it’s nice to see such a great relationship, true friendship and companionship between the two of you. Thank you for taking us along on your adventures that most of us can only dream about.
Thank you so much for the kind comments. ☺️ Our channel is growing and actually it's a lot bigger than we ever thought it would be when we started 18 months ago. Glad you're enjoying the channel and we're excited to have you along on the journey. 😊 We enjoy RV travel so there's much more to come.
Thank you. Sold, yes sold. Due to you showing HDT/5thWheel life "warts and all"=back road/sand road travel, we now going to do same....shopping around for HDT/rigs now, will look you up. Hope to meet you soon. Thank you. ( ps. the quality of your clips......awesome, nice editing, respect....)
That's awesome. Do the research and find one that fits your lifestyle. We like the dinette in the Volvo because we always eat lunch in the truck. Thanks for the kind comments and appreciate your time watching the channel.
We appreciate all you guys do to get these videos out to us. I know I’m hooked and rewatching😊
Thank you. 😃
How dare those peasant bugs splat on rich people windshields🤣. Beautiful rig.
LOL...I know, right?!? I can't tell you how much time I spend cleaning the windshield. Appreciate the comments.
@@bigtruckbigtravels Get a device called Tornador it's a cleaning device powered by air. You will understand when you see one. Mine is fantastic.
@@Saddletramp1200 I'll check out! Thanks
I Love your videos. I have been driving trucks for 30 years. I have always wanted to do what you are doing when I am retired.
Thanks, Jason, for the comments. Preaching to the choir as you definitely know the advantages of using the HDT as a tow vehicle. We enjoy it. Glad you like the videos.
I had to add another post as this is my back yard. so very good to see the places you have been. that steep down hill ride you took if Cabbage hill and most over the road truckers know it as it is a fun ride ii the winter. Most southern boys don't know what chain up means and for some reason help with keeping the freeway closed due to wrecked trucks, and that fed ex guy is one of the reasons my packages are always late. Swift and fed ex are the big ones for wrecking.
Very cool! This was a beautiful trip and really enjoyed these HH locations. Your "backyard" is gorgeous! Thanks for the comment. We appreciate your watching the channel.
Am enjoying the scenery and your commentary.
Carol, the scenery here was magnificent and the weather was beautiful... that always helps. Lol. Thanks for your comments.
My wife's great Uncle had a gold mine in the Richland Oregon area. He lived to be over 100 and believe me some of the stories were great to listen to. One was when he bought a new car and there weren't roads back then, only stage coach trails. He thought he would drive back to Missouri but had to turn around because it took them three weeks to go towards Baker city
Oh wow! That's incredible. Makes you really appreciate our road system...even though some roads are not as smooth as people would like, it's still a far cry from when your great Uncle was traveling. Be safe out there and thanks for sharing. 😎
Looks like there were some some good ruts in the field in front of where you parked at the museum. Good thing no rain
Haha... yes... and we made them! The grass was "fluffy" but the ground was firm. There were a few tense moments but nothing in the way of getting stuck. We were just careful. Thanks for the comments. Appreciate your time watching the channel.
Very beautiful scenery
Thanks for the comment. It was a beautiful trip and some neat areas to visit. Appreciate your time watching the channel.
I just have a 3/4 ton pickup and 37 ' trailer. I can't imagine having that huge of a rig!
It took us awhile to get used to it because before we retired our campers were 24 and 21 feet. They were travel trailers so this was also our first 5th wheel trailer. Wow! It was quite the learning curve for us. Appreciate your time watching the channel.
If you think that the pass is bad in the summer try it in the winter during a storm. White knuckling it for sure. A wild ride. Great video!! I got my wife watching now and she is hooked. :)
Good job, Bill! No way I'd want to attempt it in the winter! I've heard the road is smoother on the snow... but the Pass is still slick and steep!
If you return to Oregon you should check out the Kam Wa Chung Museum in John Day, Oregon. The painted hills are alsoin that area as well as other scenic sites.
Thanks, Ray. We'll definitely be back to Oregon. So many neat area's that we didn't visit. We'll plan more time in the future. Thanks for the comment. Glad you're along on the journey. 😁
I live1/2 mile from the Oregon Trail in Nebraska. If you are ever traveling through Nebraska, check out Rock Creek Station in Jefferson County, Homestead National Monument in Gage County Nebraska, the only original Pony Express Station still in existence outside of Hanover Kansas.
Hey Neil, I think we visited that historic building. It's off the road a little in this "park" in the middle of a neighborhood. Pretty cool. Thanks for the comment. We're always looking for interesting historic sites. 😎
Would love an inside tour of your rig and truck !!!!
Thank you. It's coming. We have a Christmas Tour on the channel but a full blown tour is coming in a few weeks. Appreciate your time watching the channel.
Nice video. What brand is your 5th wheel? I'm guessing Space Craft from all of the storage on the bottom. Second guess would be New Horizon. Look very nice.
Good guess Kevin. It is a Space Craft built on a semi-trailer chassis. Thanks for the comments.
Thanks for the comment Kevin and your time watching the Channel. We hope to release a tour video soon so be sure to subscribe for notifications.
Hi guys.🙋♀️🙋♂️😽... Wow ..looks like you guys had a lot of fun... We would love to have Seen that museum at your 2nd harvest host... That place really seemed nice... Who are your traveling mates ??.. Thanks for the video... Stay safe...J&A
Thanks for the comments. The museum was interesting and always fascinating to see how life was 150 years ago. There was a tree on the grounds that they planted back in 1850 which was brought with them on the Oregon Trail. So much history. Travel safe.
@@bigtruckbigtravels wow...that tree by it self would be good to see...thanks
@@jeannealex2560 It was neat to see because of how it came to be growing there. It was an amazing journey. Thank you for the comments and being a part of our journey.
Oh my 75, I keep the TStat at 72 in the house all day and 71 to sleep. Of course this is AZ on 7/2/24
Oh yes and your humidity is very low too. We love it cooler in the evenings. Thanks
U need to get u a dark smoke or Stainless Steel Bug Shield to keep some of them bug from getting on U
Windshield.
Maybe the peel off protector they use on NASCAR windshields! That would be easier. Thanks for the comments. Appreciate your time watching the channel.
Hey just found your channel and agree with the bug shield they are a must to help keep the windshield clean and also can’t seem to see what make and model of fifth wheel you guys have thank you
@@paulallard1845 HI Paul, it's a complete custom 5th wheel made by Space Craft.
Just caught your channel. We are also members of HH. Would love to have a list of HH that can accommodate us with HDT's.
Personally been driving large cars for most of my life. Started on the farm at 14 years old and had a provisional license. At 18 got my Farm CDL. Now getting ready to retire.
We already bought the HDT and have our deck and Smart. So the next thing is saling the sticks and bricks.
Safe travels and roads Brian and Cindy, "xtreambydesign with passion"
Thanks Brian & Cindy for the comments and becoming a new subscriber. Sounds like you have a lot more experience than a lot of people starting out. That's fantastic and will serve you well. HH can filter for large rigs as you search which helps. Safe travels and maybe we'll see you out there.
75 is cold!? That’s like perfect temp!
I think so too...but I'm not the one who wears a down parka below 60! LOL
I can think of a difference between your rig & the "campers" that ran the original Oregon Trail. They didn't have air ride!
Bahahaha! True and they would have really liked it too! Great observation. 😂😃
Nice..
Thanks Brian. Appreciate your comments and your time watching the channel. We enjoy it immensely but it can be a challenge sometimes to fit in to some spots. Aloha
I noticed while you were panning over the top of your rig that there are no roof top ac units. Where and what type of a ac units do you have?.
Thanks for the comments and appreciate your time watching the channel. We have a mini-split A/C system similar to a house. Very efficient and very quiet. It allows us to stay cool using solar and our batteries.
Lol...forgot to mention that our unit is located in the basement of our trailer. On the front driver side you can see a square fan. That's the compressor and main unit.
Who are the people traveling with you 🤔
That would be awesome traveling with someone you know part of the time.
They are some friends of ours, James, that we met years ago at an HDT Rally in Crossville, TN. Everyone has different travel styles (when to leave, how fast to drive, etc...) but it's nice for portions of a trip. I think the best way is to meet at the destination for each day. That gives everyone some flexibility. Thanks for the comment and watching the channel.
BTBT,;;HELLO,NICE VISITS,SO I believe from comments,you are PAUL,AND CAROL, ? SOMEday tell me about YOUR VOLVO HRT,sounds like a 6 cylinder, am long retired,81,I did commercial refrigeration,& A/C, my lifelong driving,jobs,& own car I managed to do 1.35 million miles.mostly Eastern seaboard ,& CANADA ,,after retirement in 2003,had not much,
Safe travels, God Bless,and Protect you,,, From NJ,,,,,;;;;;🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
We are David and Sondra but you are correct that our Volvo is 6 cylinders...6 BIG cylinders! Lol. Have a great 2023.
@@bigtruckbigtravels Hello,thanks for reply,my first blog,was when you had a bad air diverter so you were unable to move it,it’s not just dirt,the diaphragm,was torn, , there is a man,I follow,FSC TRUCKING,HE drives a 1984 PETERBUILT CAB,OVER ENGINE,USES A 6CYL,CATERPILLAR,PRE EMISSIONS 6408B,13 SPD TRANNY . He calls his truck ‘ORWELL
Are you kind of like really limited to where you can go with that? Such as campgrounds at Forest that kind of stuff?
We definitely have to plan ahead and "Google scout" the locations but in 8 years of fulltiming on the road, our size has never prevented us from visiting locations that we want to go.
@@bigtruckbigtravels Thanks for getting back to me. I used to be a truck driver and my brother still is and he is about to retire so I have been thinking doing something like what you have (for him) and building a trailer out of a 48 foot step trailer and build a garage in the rear of the trailer for a car about 18 feet of it and the rest living area bathroom/kitchen ect. if I do I probably would a 2 axle tractor, because I don't think the weight is that much. I figure if he could stay in the Thousand trails system it might be cheaper and more fun than living in a house for whatever years he has left, but I thought that maybe this thing wouldn't fit in those kind of places, and the other ones seen to be too expensive. I may be wrong on my thinking though.
@ronbrown4551 we're thousand trails members and have been to about 25 parks in their system that we fit. There are more parks we haven't been to yet that we know we'll fit such as several up in PA, Colorado, Michigan, Wisconsin and Oregon. We can't fit in all their sites but we always find a site that we can.
@@bigtruckbigtravels Thanks for all the information.
Hope It don,nt rains for uall.ù might get stuck.
Yes... sometimes rain is NOT a good thing. We always check the weather and walk the site before committing our entire rig to the entry. Thanks for the comments. Appreciate your time watching the channel.
Do you have a SpaceCraft ?
Yes. We designed it and they built it. Pretty solid unit for 42,000 lbs! lol. Thanks for the comment and appreciate you watching the video.
Do you have to have a CDL to run that rig? Or does it fall under rv instead of truck?
Great question. We go into that towards the end of this video.
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@@bigtruckbigtravels Thank you! Stay safe out there! You all are an inspiration to keep looking forward!
Was that some friends in the other RV that was following you.
Some people we met at a rally that did not want to drive alone to Alaska. Once we crossed the border and they had our itinerary they took off on their own. Thanks for watching.
Is your smart an electric?
Nope. It's a 3 cylinder premium fuel sipping ICE. Gets about 40 mpg. The first Smart EV models only had a range of about 60 miles....we couldn't even drive around Yellowstone on that!
@@bigtruckbigtravels that's what I saw was that range. Thank you
It is surprising to me you have a Tractor, Camper, Smart Car, Smaller Camper, and Jeep but you don't have Microphones for each of you to make your recordings clearer.
That is surprising, John. We have those now and the last 8-10 videos we have been using them. We never started the channel as a job or a source of income. We're retired and started it at the behest of family and friends who wanted to see what were doing. We also started it to give back to the RV community to help others on their path. We give presentations at HDT rallies and everyone told us to start a channel to reach more people. We're enjoying it and as such our equipment is improving. Thank you for the comment and we appreciate your time watching the channel. 😃
C4YT😊
Appreciate you watching the channel. 😎
Who are your dopplegangers?
😆 some people who weren't who we thought they were and we found out in Alaska after crossing the border. Water under the bridge and we're excited about what's next.
@@bigtruckbigtravels understood.
Truck stops
Hey Joe, thanks for the comment. We try to avoid truck stops to allow for the drivers who don't have the overnight options that we have as an RV. They're working... we're just retired, so we have no time schedule.
@@bigtruckbigtravels LOVES RV spots, Cracker Barrel
@@joemeyer2726 in our Class C, Cracker Barrel is nice.