I cannot imagine how special it must have been to be there for the birth of the alpaca. It was so awesome to even see this on video. The baby learning to walk was so cute.
Been catching up on your older adventures, and places we went to a decade ago. I’m amazed we have the same taste in music from Epidemic. Really enjoying all your videos.
What a beautiful song you chose to go along with the beautiful birth of that adorable little baby:) Very touching....enjoyed video very much...thank you!
I was up there last August and loved it! There’s a great Harvest Host in Boothbay called Boothbay Craft Beers and a gorgeous campground on the water in Lubec, which is the easternmost town in CONUS. Have fun!
Fantastic!!! We visited Bangor, Maine for Steven King tour and Arcadia National Park before we headed into Canada to Prince Edward Island. Those batteries sound so amazing! Actually unbelievable!!
The batteries are doing what we thought they would. We wished we could have installed before we hit the road. We want to hit Acadia National Park and Canada as well.
You, Me & the RV we may just cross paths! We head to arcadia very soon💕 we are strongly considering these batteries and I think you’ve just sold us on them!
@@OurNationalAdventure They are worth every penny if you ever plan to boondock. Give them a call and they can help you determine how many you need for your usage. battlebornbatteries.com?afmc=2e
When Philz punts, he expects all ya'all to pick up the ball and run. 😂 Really happy the new Battle Born batteries are working out so well for you so far - especially that you feel more comfortable with boondocking for longer periods of time without having to worry as much about running the generator. One more thing to help ease the mind and make adventuring that much more enjoyable and relaxing. Flying by the seat of your pants and not planning every detail can be exhilarating and freeing (I'm looking at you Stacy - lol).
@@todayissomeday By 'wing it some' you mean now that she can have her coffee automatically ready for her (and I agree, morning coffee is THE most important part of the day) she's able to feel a bit more relaxed. Baby steps, Philz, baby steps 😂🤣😂🤣 And honestly, we don't want her to slow down too much, we like her the way she is!
Thanks for the update on your Battle Born batteries. We are anxious to order and get ours installed. What a great experience to see the birth of an alpaca. Safe travels 😊💞🇺🇸
Hi Cmdr, Love your videos. I'm a retired HMCS(SS) living the RV life. The birth of the alpaca brought a tear to my eyes. Birth of a an animal or human is very special!!! Thank you for what you do and what you've done for our great country!!! Much respect!!!!
Hey Senior! Thank you for your service and thanks for hanging out with us. We we so lucky to be able to be there for the birth. It was a great experience. BTW our son is a corpsman
I grew up in NE and you showed me a few places I've never been! We are retiring in 2 years and and will be on the road for 6 months a year. Really enjoy seeing your travels and tip. Thank You!
Wow! We just left that are on Monday. While in Portland you must go to the Allagash brewing company, I promise you won’t forget it. While in Kennebunkport you must eat at Pier point chowder house and the Portland lobster company. If you go to Walkers point the Bush family may still be in residence. Have a great time.
We just left Maine yesterday heading west. Nubble lighthouse is amazing. We saw it at low tide.You can almost walk across the gap on dry land. The Marginal trail in Perkins Cove was a favorite for us as well. Paved path along the coast with great views.
Such a good video that goes from one spectrum to the other!! Really loved all the numbers on the batteries and amps being used and also the Alpaca being born. Just amazing. Glad you guys are enjoying and as always can’t wait for the next one!!
I joined Harvest Host because of you. (last night). I had never heard of them before. We will be making some long weekend trips soon in FL Thank you for your service (too). Hope to run into you at a FamCamp this winter.!
Thanks Christopher! Thanks for your service!!! You will love all the options that fall under HH! We LOVE them! We would love to meet up down the road. Go Navy!!
Glad you like the new batteries. Another good video, Maine is beautiful. I might have expected 2 hours of driving time would have given you more charge. I don’t know how big your alternator is but possibly upgrading to a higher capacity one in the future would be worthwhile.
@@todayissomeday, if your isolator is diode based, that is the biggest reason that your alternator is taking so long to charge. You are better off with a relay based isolator, like the Blue Sea ACR. Also, a common issue is, many coaches don't have a remote sense wire for the alternator. Between the long wire runs and the losses in the isolator, the batteries are not getting enough voltage to charge the batteries quickly.
I love your transparency of how you define boondooking and your power consumption. Thank you, so much. For those interested, a few ideas I used over the years, because we didn’t have solar or lithium batteries: I have horribly frizzy hair, so for straightening after showering/washing my hair in the early evening after a sweaty day of running, hiking, etc. let my hair partially dry as I’m cooking dinner, then put up in *gigantic* curlers. Take out before going to bed and I have smooth straight hair. Maybe in a very rare instance I’d have to lightly use a hair dryer if my timing was off or more humidity, because don’t want to remove curlers until hair completely dry. Coffee, even at sticks-n-bricks I prefer boiling water for a pour over. I got rid of our coffee pot. Boil water using propane in RV, at home I use an electric kettle. Another option camping is a percolator on propane, but I haven’t tasted that since I’ve become a coffee snob, so no idea if I’d even like it. I have a Fagor multi-cooker at home I love, like instapot. But I just cook the same meals/recipe on RV propane, because I don’t have the electricity available when dry camping. Anyhow, tips not for everyone, just ideas I’m sharing. Love your videos.
What a wonderful experience to see that baby alpaca coming into this world. :) Living vicariously through your travels until we can afford to :) Thank you for sharing.
I recommend Glidden Point Oyster farm in Edgecomb. Visited yesterday.great spot for oysters and down the road from the Damariscotta river trails. Lots to see and eat in the area
My folks spend their wedding night in the keepers house at nubble back in the 50's, uts one of my favorites as well. If you need a place to park overnight we have a huge tree surrounded driveway w and th plenty of room. In southern Maine close to cornish. Have a great trip.
If you are going to the Finger Lakes area of New York, try Letchworth State Park. We stayed there for a week and it was great. We were in an electric-only site but great none the less. The views at "The Grand Canyon of the East" are spectacular. Corning Glass is not far away either, not to mention the multitude of wineries in the area.
Go to the President Bush compound in Kennebunkport and Nubble light is our favorite. We live in southern NH not far from here...If you come to NH you need to go up the Cog RR to the top of Mt. Washington. Birth is always a miracle
When are you guys going to explore the Rockies out west ? Love your videos keep them up but please head towards Colorado/Wyoming/Montana and even further west towards the Sierra's!!
We should be there right now! STUPID CORONA! We actually have been to Colorado many times. Phil is from the Springs. We have a video that includes our stay at the Air Force Academy. Hope to head through there after all of the craziness calms down.
@@todayissomeday thank you so much for the reply as I stated me and my tribe LOVE your videos and you can only go up from here I cannot wait until your upcoming travels west I am in Boulder Colorado and cannot wait to start seeing more videos from you of traveling the Rocky mountain states out west ! God bless you and you both stay safe and healthy through all of this and just remember that you have MANY viewers that are truly enjoying your videos and style of videos in my opinion if you start traveling thru other parts of the country it will only help your channel and mature it i know you guys can accomplish big things with your channel so please don't ever give up and take recommendations from your viewers when possible because as I said it will only help your channel grow not hurt it like you may think ! Keep it up and God bless both of yous you sure have a natural talent with what you do so please do not give up you have the support of your viewers/subscribers :)
OK, 3 things about your video: -YMRV deserves a dance of it's own. You know, like another similar sounding abbreviation from the 80's??? Dare ya! - Great great video quality and editing. Just awesome! And the music is brilliant. -We are retired USAF. Did not know about red on Fridays. We are now schooled and will comply! Thanks for the info on that.
Thanks Mark! We will work on the dance..LOL . Stacy works very hard on her editing and music choice....that sometimes is her biggest challenge! Thanks for your service as well. One team, one fight!!! Hand Salute!!!
Better recheck your video. That wasn't a Bald Eagle, that was a mosquito from Maine! Phil, great details on how the charging/drain of the batteries is going. We're figuring that with enough boondocking, those batteries will pay for themselves in 3 years. More importantly, fresh coffee at 6am, 'nuff said. Happy, safe and healthy travels this summer. Brendan & Lena
So far from your lithium charging experience via the generator and alternator will you be installing the lithium compatible BIM once you figure out the wiring or is there a need to use it at all? Did you purchase the new Magnum, cables and cutting crimping tools from Amazon? Did you have to lengthen the existing positive and negative cables? I thought for parallel battery set up you need to connect the positive a and negative at opposite ends of the bank? Looks like Harvest Host is the only way to tour the East and be spontaneous since most of the private and federal campgrounds are booked solid by now for summer. We were members but traveling the west most locations it was too hot to dry camp in a HH so we didn’t renew.
Amazing watching the Alpaca be born. What a wonderful thing to see. You have convinced us about the benefits of Harvest Host. Looking forward to learning more about how your BB batteries are working out. Have you tried using the ACs on the batteries yet?
The Harvest Host is very handy and what an experience. A suggestion on power usage would be to use a surge power strip that shuts off the power to items leeching power ie televisions, computers, chargers (when charge cycle is done)... It'll improve the overall usage with a decrease in power and some extra satisfaction. "Nice Battery Bank"! Don't miss Billy's Chowder House in Wells ME if you go through the corridor again!
GREAT video, guys; really pretty scenery. Would love to have spent time at the alpaca farm; now, THAT would be cool! Question: Does Harvest Host have recommendation re: running the generator while at HH sites? Or, do the Hosts have input whether you should run the RV generator? Keep 'em coming, guys. Y'all Be Safe!
Loved the video...you walked the Whiggly Bridge...did ya hit the distillery? Best clean liquor we have found....we are fulltime rv'ers who are from NH...and OMG we stayed at the Misty Acres too...loved it...did ya buy a pair of hiking socks...they are the best socks for hiking in...way better than wool...and they last!!!! Great video....
Great video! It was so neat watching the baby alpaca being born and the mom just standing there like nothing was going on!! I’m heading up to this area (car/hotels rather than an rv🙁). Looks beautiful!!
Alpacas are so sweet! Glad you are enjoying our state. The mosquitoes do seem worse this year. If you need any RV service in the Bangor area, River Road RV Repair (Orrington) is great, and John (the owner) serves in the Air National Guard.
We love the coast of Maine. Don't miss Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park if you can. Marginal Way in Ogoncuit is a great short hike, too. Visit York Beach if you go there.
Hey you two, welcome to Maine, hope you like our state. Don’t mind the skeeters and the excessive pine pollen this year. Where were you staying at in York? It looked like Stonewall Kitchen. Also, the wiggly bridge in in York, Maine, technically York Harbor, I believe you said Kittery, which is just to the south.
Cool video. Love hearing the batteries are doing what you want. Thank you for sharing your friends and adventures! Your friends are Life beyond the burbs aren’t they?
Hi. Really enjoy your videos. We are hitting the road for 5 weeks next month. Cant wait to go full time. Question for you? Why didnt you run your generator on the drive to the new spot, that way when you get to the campsite they are fully charged or at least charged up. Just curious if there was a reason. Safe travels. Michael
Looks like you are using Magnum equipment. You should be able to increase your charge rate so that your generator will not have to run as long. Those BB's I believe are a 1C charge rate.
So awesome! I'm heading to western PA / NW NY. Wondering if you are having anymore meetups in your travels? Loved this farm. Hoping to try my first HH stop this week!
Oh my gosh!! Beautiful! So precious to watch a birth. Fantastic video. Thank you for sharing and sharing the information about the batteries. We have made a plan to get lithium batteries for our class A. Having a budget. 😊
Hey Phil, Now with the Battle Born upgrade, I heard you mention using multiple appliances but never mentioned the AC. Can you also run one of the units using battery only?? Maybe you just haven’t needed it yet, lol!! Also have you seen the Kill-a-watt device for identifying systems loads? Looks like a very useful device to document all the volt, amp, etc usage for each item, just plug and play! P4400 Kill A Watt Usage Monitor by P3.......
You can run the A/C with the batteries. According to BB you can run the A/C for one hour per 100 amps with nothing else drawing power. But we havent needed it.
What a great video! The alpaca birth was amazing. We love hearing the details about the batteries. Oh AND we spent months in Maine last summer so it’s fun to see that beautiful state once again. Thanks for sharing and stay safe. RED on Fridays!
Hey, I have friends that are Trying to get me to go up to N.H. and tow their Class C back here to Oklahoma. Almost went for it EXCEPT that they finally mentioned it 'Might' need tires, etc, etc. The Wife and I might go that far North, but, Not for That! Excellent Video, Guys!
I would just pull driveshaft and flat tow it back, but, I just don't feel like doing it. They don't have a problem with $, just common sense of selling it up there and buying another one down here.
The east coast in the summer is how I get the Sgt Maj to watch these! So, something I dont think I have seen from you guys, what kind of maintenance do you need to do on the generator in the RV?
For our generator, we have to change the oil and oil filter every 150 hours, then the fuel filter and other items have set hours for there maintenance as well. Check your generators manual for specifics.
Have you considered a second alternator to charge while driving? If properly sized, it should charge your batteries almost as fast as 50 amp shore power.
New viewer here -- catching up on lots of your videos. Apologies as you may have already answered this question somewhere in the comments -- wondering HOW MANY lithium batteries you have on board when you recorded this video? Have you gotten more lithium batteries since? Thank you -- and so grateful to have found your channel. I appreciate ya'll.
Great video i know you said solar later but have you looked into a portable solar or a foldable one they have a 100 watt panle for around $300.00 that would help while you are out it will do a trickle charge
We really want to stay there but it was booked. We dont have a specific POC. We have talked to almost everyone. Here is the link for the site: battlebornbatteries.com?afmc=2e There phone number is on the contact page or you can send an email. They will help you figure out how many batteries you need for your rig and usage.
What size Instant Pot do you have? I have a 6Qt and a 3Qt. I use the 3Qt in our trailer so I’m interested in what the IP did to your batteries. That baby alpaca was adorable! Thanks for sharing.
You should always add solar before lithium batteries. I added 400 watts of solar with 4 lead acid golf cart batteries. 430 amp hour, so 215 usable. I took a 9 week trip and only put 3.7 hours on my generator. Never went below 50% on the batteries. Used the microwave, George Foreman, and crockpot all the time. Used fans and even the power hungry on board furnace. The only time I needed the generator was in yellowstone because of 3 straight days of snow. We went for the first 7 weeks with zero generator time with boondocking/ dry camping over 90% of the nights. Just add a small amount of solar and you will not need your generator at all, unless you are several days in a row with heavy clouds. Good luck!
Actually, I have heard batteries first and is my plan. Driving charges the batteries. Even just a little extra battery power will get you further than a little solar (ie - if you can afford one battery or one panel). Most people can't afford to do everything right away... 😕
If you drive almost every day than solar is not as important. But I boondock at a location for 3 to 7 days at a time. 400 watts of solar costs less than 25 percent of the cost of (4) 100 amp hour lithiums.
@@ontheroadwithdan5571 Exactly. The right choice is dependent on so many factors. For me, I'm also considering I want to park in the shade, so will be doing portable units when I do solar, so I need to not only store but set them up. I'll probably get 200 watts at some point, to help when I'm planning on parking for more than a few days. But that's it most likely...
Hey guys awesome video!! Glad the Battle Born upgrade is working so well. Questions on another topic - did you have to dump wastewater tanks at all and where did you do it if you did? Also how often are you having to fill fresh water? Thanks so much!!
Yes, we have dumped. We use Sanidumps and allstays to find locations to dump. Dumps can be found at some gas stations and some campgrounds will let you dump and fill with a small fee. We were lucky enough to fill the water while driveway surfing with a family friend. We saved water by hitting up planet fitness and showering there. Showers are the biggest use of our water and grey tank even with navy showers.
I know this video is old- but I hope you have added solar, dc to do charging, and a larger inverter. I just did all this for a customer with a similar sized unit: got around 3600watts of solar on there :)
This may have been asked already but can you share how you are running the refrigerator? You listed microwave and fans and lights but how are you keeping your food cold?
I laughed, cried and then cheered all in the span of two minutes. Now I know what PMS is like!! Lol thank you for sharing this video. We are headed to Bar Harbor and Acadia in 11 days so don’t break Maine before we get there :)
Maine is amazing, still have family in Searsport, and Bucksport on US 1. ( Still have kin' from all over Vt., N.H., Me., Ct., MA.,)Can't wait to have you guys experience New Hampshire, that's my home State. Born in the small town of Lancaster, raised in Franconia, Twin Mt., and Lyman.I had the pleasure of having my first paying job at The Cog Railway (best memories ever!), winters at Bretton Woods Ski Resort, And later at the Beautiful Mt. Washington Hotel.Tons of history, hiking trails, Waterfalls, flying,.......oh my gosh, I could go on, and on. Enjoy, Share, and I hope the weather holds for you while you travel through New England.From mid May til' end of July you need to pot rocks in your pockets......so the Skeeter's can't lift you off the ground. (jus'kidding,,,,but not by much) ;-) Roll Safe, Roll On! C-Ya!,,,,,Peace! (thank you for sharing Red Friday) Oh, and my BU2 Daughter is testing out for First! SO FRIGGIN' PROUD!
Thank you for sharing the birth of the baby Alpaca....❤️ Also happy to see you enjoying our old stomping grounds....New England. Originally from RI before moving to Florida. Don’t know where you are now but if you get an opportunity to go to RI, check out Newport RI. A beautiful place to visit and see all the mansions along the shoreline. A ferry ride to Block Island was always neat too. Happy to see you all still enjoying life and hopefully we’ll see you on the road....someday 😊 Be safe❤️
It is so beautiful up here. We are loving it. If it wasnt for that whole cold and snow thing I would totally choose this as our next sticks and bricks location!
You, Me & the RV Yes it is beautiful up there and the food is great too but you are definitely right about the cold, snow and ice storms!!!! Those are the reasons we left and moved to Florida. In 1983, I threw down my snow shovel and told my husband I was done, came to Florida and found a great small town to raise the kids, bought a house, flew back to RI told the family what we did, put the house on the market, packed our bags and a U-Haul and drove to Florida. No jobs, no clue of what the future had in store but away we went and have never been back😊
Can’t wait to start our full time RVing adventure but what scares me the most is figuring out how to use the power sources we will have! I’ve tried a few videos about batteries and generators and appliances useage.......Ahhhhh!! Can we put you guys on speed dial when we’re ON THE ROAD!? 😄
You guys are amazing! I enjoy your videos so much and can’t wait to be out there myself. I have a question. Since I will be solo, I thought I’d try the Camp Host gig for about a year-at different parks and use that time to get my “camping legs” and get used to my rig. After that first year, I thought I’d get my solar system installed-using money I’d saved doing the Camp Host thing. Here’s my question: What made you guys upgrade your batteries first, before installing solar? ( I also plan to go lithium too-but wasn’t sure how soon after purchasing my rig). I know I have so much to learn and watching you 2 is a tremendous help. I love your mixture of RV info AND your travel adventures.
The batteries were an easy install so we did that first. There really isnt a right or wrong especially if you plan to get both. We will eventually have solar.
Before I had to move home to take care of my mom. I had 15 alpacas. They are so smart, they did not like my man at the time. They would go out of their way to chase him down and spit on him. As well as the goat who would stalk him and knock him in the butt and jump on him after they knocked him over. I could not help but laugh so funny, he would get so mad. I had to get rid of him. I have some friends renting the farm now and taking care of the animals for me. I miss them everyday. Can't get there to much anymore as mom's Parkinson's has progressed to the point where she cannot be alone. Watching you two travel and be free is my dream. One day when my job is over here I will be heading out as well. Love your videos.
If you are still in Maine, you are welcome to our place. We are near Grafton Notch in the Western Maine Mountains near the Appalachian Trail. We have water and 50 amp too. Enjoy your stay!
I cannot imagine how special it must have been to be there for the birth of the alpaca. It was so awesome to even see this on video. The baby learning to walk was so cute.
Right! We were so lucky. The owner was so cool in coming to let us know and then allowing us to capture it on video.
@@todayissomeday It was very kind of him to share this with you.
Been catching up on your older adventures, and places we went to a decade ago. I’m amazed we have the same taste in music from Epidemic. Really enjoying all your videos.
What a beautiful song you chose to go along with the beautiful birth of that adorable little baby:) Very touching....enjoyed video very much...thank you!
Thank you. It is now my new favorite!
I was up there last August and loved it! There’s a great Harvest Host in Boothbay called Boothbay Craft Beers and a gorgeous campground on the water in Lubec, which is the easternmost town in CONUS. Have fun!
It is now one of our favorites!
We're in Maine, Bar Harbor as we watch this. We absolutely love the coast of Maine, it's amazing.
We love it too! It is so beautiful!
I look forward to getting your videos. Learning a lot. Adding the alpaca birth and first steps were amazing. BZ! Thank you both and your friends too.
We really enjoyed staying at that Harvest Host.
Fantastic!!! We visited Bangor, Maine for Steven King tour and Arcadia National Park before we headed into Canada to Prince Edward Island. Those batteries sound so amazing! Actually unbelievable!!
hope you enjoyed PEI
The batteries are doing what we thought they would. We wished we could have installed before we hit the road. We want to hit Acadia National Park and Canada as well.
Richard Gallant we are loving the island! Could stay here all summer :)
You, Me & the RV we may just cross paths! We head to arcadia very soon💕 we are strongly considering these batteries and I think you’ve just sold us on them!
@@OurNationalAdventure They are worth every penny if you ever plan to boondock. Give them a call and they can help you determine how many you need for your usage. battlebornbatteries.com?afmc=2e
When Philz punts, he expects all ya'all to pick up the ball and run. 😂 Really happy the new Battle Born batteries are working out so well for you so far - especially that you feel more comfortable with boondocking for longer periods of time without having to worry as much about running the generator. One more thing to help ease the mind and make adventuring that much more enjoyable and relaxing. Flying by the seat of your pants and not planning every detail can be exhilarating and freeing (I'm looking at you Stacy - lol).
Thanks Linda. You really are our biggest fan. We wished we would have had these batteries in a long time ago. Stacy is learning to "wing it some." LOL
@@todayissomeday By 'wing it some' you mean now that she can have her coffee automatically ready for her (and I agree, morning coffee is THE most important part of the day) she's able to feel a bit more relaxed. Baby steps, Philz, baby steps 😂🤣😂🤣 And honestly, we don't want her to slow down too much, we like her the way she is!
Thanks for the update on your Battle Born batteries. We are anxious to order and get ours installed. What a great experience to see the birth of an alpaca. Safe travels 😊💞🇺🇸
You are going to love your batteries!!
Decades ago I was at my brothers & watched a litter of Scotties being born . It was real neat to see they came out in black sacks .
Hi Cmdr, Love your videos. I'm a retired HMCS(SS) living the RV life. The birth of the alpaca brought a tear to my eyes. Birth of a an animal or human is very special!!! Thank you for what you do and what you've done for our great country!!! Much respect!!!!
Hey Senior! Thank you for your service and thanks for hanging out with us. We we so lucky to be able to be there for the birth. It was a great experience. BTW our son is a corpsman
How exciting to watch the Alpaca being born. I learned to kayak in Maine and love it. I also love N.H. Vermont and upper state NY, so beautiful.
We are loving the North East as well!!
I grew up in NE and you showed me a few places I've never been! We are retiring in 2 years and and will be on the road for 6 months a year. Really enjoy seeing your travels and tip. Thank You!
Wow! We just left that are on Monday. While in Portland you must go to the Allagash brewing company, I promise you won’t forget it. While in Kennebunkport you must eat at Pier point chowder house and the Portland lobster company. If you go to Walkers point the Bush family may still be in residence. Have a great time.
Thanks Burch family Adventures!
We just left Maine yesterday heading west. Nubble lighthouse is amazing. We saw it at low tide.You can almost walk across the gap on dry land. The Marginal trail in Perkins Cove was a favorite for us as well. Paved path along the coast with great views.
Such a good video that goes from one spectrum to the other!! Really loved all the numbers on the batteries and amps being used and also the Alpaca being born. Just amazing. Glad you guys are enjoying and as always can’t wait for the next one!!
Thanks Jim!
I joined Harvest Host because of you. (last night). I had never heard of them before. We will be making some long weekend trips soon in FL Thank you for your service (too). Hope to run into you at a FamCamp this winter.!
Thanks Christopher! Thanks for your service!!! You will love all the options that fall under HH! We LOVE them! We would love to meet up down the road. Go Navy!!
Christopher Fellow Veteran Thank You for your Service .
Glad you like the new batteries. Another good video, Maine is beautiful. I might have expected 2 hours of driving time would have given you more charge. I don’t know how big your alternator is but possibly upgrading to a higher capacity one in the future would be worthwhile.
Yeah, we have to figure that one out for sure!
@@todayissomeday, if your isolator is diode based, that is the biggest reason that your alternator is taking so long to charge. You are better off with a relay based isolator, like the Blue Sea ACR. Also, a common issue is, many coaches don't have a remote sense wire for the alternator. Between the long wire runs and the losses in the isolator, the batteries are not getting enough voltage to charge the batteries quickly.
I love your transparency of how you define boondooking and your power consumption. Thank you, so much.
For those interested, a few ideas I used over the years, because we didn’t have solar or lithium batteries:
I have horribly frizzy hair, so for straightening after showering/washing my hair in the early evening after a sweaty day of running, hiking, etc. let my hair partially dry as I’m cooking dinner, then put up in *gigantic* curlers. Take out before going to bed and I have smooth straight hair. Maybe in a very rare instance I’d have to lightly use a hair dryer if my timing was off or more humidity, because don’t want to remove curlers until hair completely dry.
Coffee, even at sticks-n-bricks I prefer boiling water for a pour over. I got rid of our coffee pot. Boil water using propane in RV, at home I use an electric kettle.
Another option camping is a percolator on propane, but I haven’t tasted that since I’ve become a coffee snob, so no idea if I’d even like it.
I have a Fagor multi-cooker at home I love, like instapot. But I just cook the same meals/recipe on RV propane, because I don’t have the electricity available when dry camping.
Anyhow, tips not for everyone, just ideas I’m sharing.
Love your videos.
Thanks for sharing them!
The baby being born was awesome. Such a treat.
What a wonderful experience to see that baby alpaca coming into this world. :) Living vicariously through your travels until we can afford to :) Thank you for sharing.
It was amazing for sure.
great music!! I grew up in seacoast NH. Recognized most of this video, I spend my summers in NH still, Working June thru September. Thanks
That is so cool! We loved it up there.
I recommend Glidden Point Oyster farm in Edgecomb. Visited yesterday.great spot for oysters and down the road from the Damariscotta river trails. Lots to see and eat in the area
Sounds awesome!
So glad you saw Nubble! One of my most favorites!!
It is now in my top 5!
My folks spend their wedding night in the keepers house at nubble back in the 50's, uts one of my favorites as well. If you need a place to park overnight we have a huge tree surrounded driveway w and th plenty of room. In southern Maine close to cornish. Have a great trip.
If you are going to the Finger Lakes area of New York, try Letchworth State Park. We stayed there for a week and it was great. We were in an electric-only site but great none the less. The views at "The Grand Canyon of the East" are spectacular. Corning Glass is not far away either, not to mention the multitude of wineries in the area.
Thanks Darrell.
The birth was awesome and love the song! Beautiful
It was amazing! That song is my new favorite.
@@todayissomeday It is my new favorite also 😊
Newport, RI is nice . Lots of history, mansions, beaches and having a Dels is a must. 😋
Go to the President Bush compound in Kennebunkport and Nubble light is our favorite. We live in southern NH not far from here...If you come to NH you need to go up the Cog RR to the top of Mt. Washington. Birth is always a miracle
The nubble light house was pretty cool to see!!
Thanks for sharing that baby Alpaca being born.. how wonderful!
It was an amazing experience to be sure.
When are you guys going to explore the Rockies out west ? Love your videos keep them up but please head towards Colorado/Wyoming/Montana and even further west towards the Sierra's!!
We should be there right now! STUPID CORONA! We actually have been to Colorado many times. Phil is from the Springs. We have a video that includes our stay at the Air Force Academy. Hope to head through there after all of the craziness calms down.
@@todayissomeday thank you so much for the reply as I stated me and my tribe LOVE your videos and you can only go up from here I cannot wait until your upcoming travels west I am in Boulder Colorado and cannot wait to start seeing more videos from you of traveling the Rocky mountain states out west ! God bless you and you both stay safe and healthy through all of this and just remember that you have MANY viewers that are truly enjoying your videos and style of videos in my opinion if you start traveling thru other parts of the country it will only help your channel and mature it i know you guys can accomplish big things with your channel so please don't ever give up and take recommendations from your viewers when possible because as I said it will only help your channel grow not hurt it like you may think ! Keep it up and God bless both of yous you sure have a natural talent with what you do so please do not give up you have the support of your viewers/subscribers :)
@@matth7744 Thanks so much! That is so kind of you. I wish we were in the Rockies now! But we will get there again.
OK, 3 things about your video:
-YMRV deserves a dance of it's own. You know, like another similar sounding abbreviation from the 80's??? Dare ya!
- Great great video quality and editing. Just awesome! And the music is brilliant.
-We are retired USAF. Did not know about red on Fridays. We are now schooled and will comply! Thanks for the info on that.
Thanks Mark! We will work on the dance..LOL . Stacy works very hard on her editing and music choice....that sometimes is her biggest challenge! Thanks for your service as well. One team, one fight!!! Hand Salute!!!
I'm an Air Force Veteran & a VA Retiree as well worked there over 21 years after I got out of the Air Force . Liked the Air Force way better .
Wow ! That's some cool footage of the Alpaca birth. Maine would be a great summertime journey. Thanks for sharing.
It is beautiful.
Glad you showed the Alpaca farm. Mary has it on our list when we get into Maine.
You will love it! The owner and his wife are the nicest people. Tell them we said hi!
Better recheck your video. That wasn't a Bald Eagle, that was a mosquito from Maine! Phil, great details on how the charging/drain of the batteries is going. We're figuring that with enough boondocking, those batteries will pay for themselves in 3 years. More importantly, fresh coffee at 6am, 'nuff said. Happy, safe and healthy travels this summer.
Brendan & Lena
Maine does have some killer mosquitos and I think we met them all while we were there!
"That was a mosquito from Maine Phil LOL !! "
So far from your lithium charging experience via the generator and alternator will you be installing the lithium compatible BIM once you figure out the wiring or is there a need to use it at all? Did you purchase the new Magnum, cables and cutting crimping tools from Amazon? Did you have to lengthen the existing positive and negative cables? I thought for parallel battery set up you need to connect the positive a and negative at opposite ends of the bank?
Looks like Harvest Host is the only way to tour the East and be spontaneous since most of the private and federal campgrounds are booked solid by now for summer. We were members but traveling the west most locations it was too hot to dry camp in a HH so we didn’t renew.
Amazing watching the Alpaca be born. What a wonderful thing to see. You have convinced us about the benefits of Harvest Host. Looking forward to learning more about how your BB batteries are working out. Have you tried using the ACs on the batteries yet?
No not yet. We haven't needed it up here.
The Harvest Host is very handy and what an experience. A suggestion on power usage would be to use a surge power strip that shuts off the power to items leeching power ie televisions, computers, chargers (when charge cycle is done)... It'll improve the overall usage with a decrease in power and some extra satisfaction. "Nice Battery Bank"! Don't miss Billy's Chowder House in Wells ME if you go through the corridor again!
Surge protectors are always a great option for power saving.
Seeing that birth must have been AMAZING! Thank you for sharing!
It was!!
GREAT video, guys; really pretty scenery. Would love to have spent time at the alpaca farm; now, THAT would be cool! Question: Does Harvest Host have recommendation re: running the generator while at HH sites? Or, do the Hosts have input whether you should run the RV generator? Keep 'em coming, guys. Y'all Be Safe!
All of our HH have allowed us to run the generator whenever needed. I havent seen restrictions but there maybe at a few of them. The farm was amazing!
Loved the video...you walked the Whiggly Bridge...did ya hit the distillery? Best clean liquor we have found....we are fulltime rv'ers who are from NH...and OMG we stayed at the Misty Acres too...loved it...did ya buy a pair of hiking socks...they are the best socks for hiking in...way better than wool...and they last!!!!
Great video....
Thanks
Wow, sweet adventures! Thx for sharing this. Red Friday.... hmm I never heard of this and we are Retired Navy... gotta ask Hubby about it! 🙏🏻😀
Thanks Vera. The RED Friday's are a military thing....not necessarily a Navy thing.
Fellow Veterans Thank You for your Service .
Woooow! I loved the video footage from the Wiggly Bridge area. Just stunning. Reinforced how much I'd like to visit Maine.
It is so beautiful.
Your in my home state,so enjoy the views, right time of year to visit,
It is so beautiful!
Another great video guys, keep it up. Miss you and wished we were up there chasing you around too. Lucky Al and Angie......
We really miss you guys! Cant wait until the gang is all reunited.
Thanks for sharing, What a joy to see the birth !
It was amazing
Next Friday I will be wearing my red.👍❤️
Yes!!
FYI anything plugged in even not running will use power to stay on stand by. like TV's Comp and lil things like that
Great video! It was so neat watching the baby alpaca being born and the mom just standing there like nothing was going on!! I’m heading up to this area (car/hotels rather than an rv🙁). Looks beautiful!!
It is beautiful. You are going to love it. Get that camera ready.
That last scene of the guys dancing was the best!
They are complete nuts!
I grew up in Kittery! Nice town, glad y’all stopped to see the wiggly bridge!
It is a sweet town! The bridge was cool. The lake was beautiful
Glad your are happy with your Lithium Batteries. They sound like they will work great for you.
We are loving them!
Fun video, like the battery breakdown!
Thanks Troy! We LOVE the batteries!!!
Alpacas are so sweet! Glad you are enjoying our state. The mosquitoes do seem worse this year. If you need any RV service in the Bangor area, River Road RV Repair (Orrington) is great, and John (the owner) serves in the Air National Guard.
Thanks for the tip Haven On Wheels!!!
We love the coast of Maine. Don't miss Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park if you can. Marginal Way in Ogoncuit is a great short hike, too. Visit York Beach if you go there.
We now love it too!! It is so beautiful.
Hey you two, welcome to Maine, hope you like our state. Don’t mind the skeeters and the excessive pine pollen this year. Where were you staying at in York? It looked like Stonewall Kitchen. Also, the wiggly bridge in in York, Maine, technically York Harbor, I believe you said Kittery, which is just to the south.
We were at a Harvest Host Brewery
You, Me & the RV ok, now I want to know what brewery in York. Probably not to stay, but to savor the brew.
Cool video. Love hearing the batteries are doing what you want. Thank you for sharing your friends and adventures! Your friends are Life beyond the burbs aren’t they?
Yes they are and you can find them on facebook.
Hi.
Really enjoy your videos. We are hitting the road for 5 weeks next month. Cant wait to go full time. Question for you? Why didnt you run your generator on the drive to the new spot, that way when you get to the campsite they are fully charged or at least charged up. Just curious if there was a reason. Safe travels.
Michael
We do but we just wanted to test it out.
Great to see how much those batteries are making life easy !!
Loving them as I am sure you are as well
Another great video! The alpaca birth was a real bonus.
It was so awesome to be there.
Navy vet, love you guys!
Thanks Jeff. Go Navy!
Looks like you are using Magnum equipment. You should be able to increase your charge rate so that your generator will not have to run as long. Those BB's I believe are a 1C charge rate.
Thanks. Phil will look at that.
Hi thanks for the video! How do you usually find the quirky off the beaten path places?
There is actually an app for that called Off Beat Attractions
So awesome! I'm heading to western PA / NW NY. Wondering if you are having anymore meetups in your travels? Loved this farm. Hoping to try my first HH stop this week!
We will have meet ups but not sure when yet. We are moving a little fast right now so soon as we sit somewhere for more than 2 days
Happy Father's Day!
If you’re ever in New York come see Watkins glen and Ithaca it’s beautiful! We will offer our land for boon-docking as well!
Thanks! We may have to take you up on that offer.
Oh my gosh!! Beautiful! So precious to watch a birth. Fantastic video. Thank you for sharing and sharing the information about the batteries. We have made a plan to get lithium batteries for our class A. Having a budget. 😊
You wont be sorry!! We are so glad we upgraded!
Hey Phil,
Now with the Battle Born upgrade, I heard you mention using multiple appliances but never mentioned the AC. Can you also run one of the units using battery only?? Maybe you just haven’t needed it yet, lol!!
Also have you seen the Kill-a-watt device for identifying systems loads? Looks like a very useful device to document all the volt, amp, etc usage for each item, just plug and play! P4400 Kill A Watt Usage Monitor by P3.......
You can run the A/C with the batteries. According to BB you can run the A/C for one hour per 100 amps with nothing else drawing power. But we havent needed it.
What a great video! The alpaca birth was amazing. We love hearing the details about the batteries. Oh AND we spent months in Maine last summer so it’s fun to see that beautiful state once again. Thanks for sharing and stay safe. RED on Fridays!
We are loving it up here. The pics really do not do it justice.
Hey, I have friends that are Trying to get me to go up to N.H. and tow their Class C back here to Oklahoma. Almost went for it EXCEPT that they finally mentioned it 'Might' need tires, etc, etc. The Wife and I might go that far North, but, Not for That!
Excellent Video, Guys!
I don't blame you Bensons Speedshop. Those dang dolly's are the worst anyway!!!
I would just pull driveshaft and flat tow it back, but, I just don't feel like doing it.
They don't have a problem with $, just common sense of selling it up there and buying another one down here.
Plus, I need to change out the clutch in my Diesel, throw on a new pair of fronts before I even think about that trip!
You guys rock. The wife and I when I retire here in about 2 years we want to do long term rving. Keep it up. Go Air Force!
Thank you for your service so Go Navy!
Thank You for Serving . I'm an old Air Force Veteran . I served ' 71 - ' 75 .
The east coast in the summer is how I get the Sgt Maj to watch these! So, something I dont think I have seen from you guys, what kind of maintenance do you need to do on the generator in the RV?
For our generator, we have to change the oil and oil filter every 150 hours, then the fuel filter and other items have set hours for there maintenance as well. Check your generators manual for specifics.
Have you considered a second alternator to charge while driving? If properly sized, it should charge your batteries almost as fast as 50 amp shore power.
We have not Alan......but will look into it. Thanks for the tip.
New viewer here -- catching up on lots of your videos. Apologies as you may have already answered this question somewhere in the comments -- wondering HOW MANY lithium batteries you have on board when you recorded this video? Have you gotten more lithium batteries since? Thank you -- and so grateful to have found your channel. I appreciate ya'll.
Great video i know you said solar later but have you looked into a portable solar or a foldable one they have a 100 watt panle for around $300.00 that would help while you are out it will do a trickle charge
We have talked about it and if we cant do solar by the end of the year we will get a suitcase panel for sure.
Do you have a POC at Battle Born? We will be in Reno for ten days, next week. FWIW, we stayed at West Point Famcamp....very nice and great tour of WP.
We really want to stay there but it was booked. We dont have a specific POC. We have talked to almost everyone. Here is the link for the site: battlebornbatteries.com?afmc=2e There phone number is on the contact page or you can send an email. They will help you figure out how many batteries you need for your rig and usage.
If those batteries save campground time they are saving money and solar will help even more.
Good call
Exactly Lee!
What size Instant Pot do you have? I have a 6Qt and a 3Qt. I use the 3Qt in our trailer so I’m interested in what the IP did to your batteries. That baby alpaca was adorable! Thanks for sharing.
It is a 6 Qt.
Baby and mama. I didn't want that segment to end.
It was awesome to witness it firsthand!!!
Nice harvest host in Maine. Lol at the arcade, safe travels...
The arcade was a blast! You missed my killer pinball game! :)
Going to replace my two lead acid batteries with two battle born batteries next week. Can’t wait!!!!!!!
Awesome! You are going to love them!
Hugs to you guys! Great information! Thanks!
Thanks for watching!
Great video! Thanks for sharing!
Maine is on our bucket list!
You should always add solar before lithium batteries. I added 400 watts of solar with 4 lead acid golf cart batteries. 430 amp hour, so 215 usable. I took a 9 week trip and only put 3.7 hours on my generator. Never went below 50% on the batteries. Used the microwave, George Foreman, and crockpot all the time. Used fans and even the power hungry on board furnace. The only time I needed the generator was in yellowstone because of 3 straight days of snow. We went for the first 7 weeks with zero generator time with boondocking/ dry camping over 90% of the nights. Just add a small amount of solar and you will not need your generator at all, unless you are several days in a row with heavy clouds. Good luck!
We cant wait to get solar!!
Actually, I have heard batteries first and is my plan. Driving charges the batteries. Even just a little extra battery power will get you further than a little solar (ie - if you can afford one battery or one panel). Most people can't afford to do everything right away... 😕
Of course, depends on your schedule and where you live / amount of sun.
If you drive almost every day than solar is not as important. But I boondock at a location for 3 to 7 days at a time. 400 watts of solar costs less than 25 percent of the cost of (4) 100 amp hour lithiums.
@@ontheroadwithdan5571 Exactly. The right choice is dependent on so many factors. For me, I'm also considering I want to park in the shade, so will be doing portable units when I do solar, so I need to not only store but set them up. I'll probably get 200 watts at some point, to help when I'm planning on parking for more than a few days. But that's it most likely...
Hey guys awesome video!! Glad the Battle Born upgrade is working so well. Questions on another topic - did you have to dump wastewater tanks at all and where did you do it if you did? Also how often are you having to fill fresh water? Thanks so much!!
Yes, we have dumped. We use Sanidumps and allstays to find locations to dump. Dumps can be found at some gas stations and some campgrounds will let you dump and fill with a small fee. We were lucky enough to fill the water while driveway surfing with a family friend.
We saved water by hitting up planet fitness and showering there. Showers are the biggest use of our water and grey tank even with navy showers.
I know this video is old- but I hope you have added solar, dc to do charging, and a larger inverter.
I just did all this for a customer with a similar sized unit: got around 3600watts of solar on there :)
Make sure your converter is off. I forget to kick it off when coming off a shore power situation . Love your work....
I really enjoy watching you guys, Go Navy. USS Ponce LPD 15
Thanks! But mostly thanks for your service
Thank You for your Service .
This may have been asked already but can you share how you are running the refrigerator? You listed microwave and fans and lights but how are you keeping your food cold?
Through our lithium batteries and inverter while boondocking.
@@todayissomeday Thank you! I was wondering when I didn't hear it mentioned.
I laughed, cried and then cheered all in the span of two minutes. Now I know what PMS is like!! Lol thank you for sharing this video. We are headed to Bar Harbor and Acadia in 11 days so don’t break Maine before we get there :)
Hahahaha!! Have fun at Acadia! We want to return and spend more time there.
Maine is amazing, still have family in Searsport, and Bucksport on US 1. ( Still have kin' from all over Vt., N.H., Me., Ct., MA.,)Can't wait to have you guys experience New Hampshire, that's my home State. Born in the small town of Lancaster, raised in Franconia, Twin Mt., and Lyman.I had the pleasure of having my first paying job at The Cog Railway (best memories ever!), winters at Bretton Woods Ski Resort, And later at the Beautiful Mt. Washington Hotel.Tons of history, hiking trails, Waterfalls, flying,.......oh my gosh, I could go on, and on.
Enjoy, Share, and I hope the weather holds for you while you travel through New England.From mid May til' end of July you need to pot rocks in your pockets......so the Skeeter's can't lift you off the ground. (jus'kidding,,,,but not by much) ;-) Roll Safe, Roll On! C-Ya!,,,,,Peace! (thank you for sharing Red Friday) Oh, and my BU2 Daughter is testing out for First! SO FRIGGIN' PROUD!
Thanks GnatMan. We are loving this area!!! The weather has been decent so far. Congrats on your Daughter. Our Son-in-Law is a BU2 as well!! Go Navy!
@@todayissomeday What does BU2 mean ? I was Air Force so I never heard the meaning of BU2 .
I looked at the Mt Washington Hotel web site . What a huge gorgeous & stately old hotel . The pictures of it took my breathe away .
@@bobshaw4063 He is a builder.....he does construction for the Navy.
Thank you for sharing the birth of the baby Alpaca....❤️
Also happy to see you enjoying our old stomping grounds....New England. Originally from RI before moving to Florida. Don’t know where you are now but if you get an opportunity to go to RI, check out Newport RI. A beautiful place to visit and see all the mansions along the shoreline. A ferry ride to Block Island was always neat too.
Happy to see you all still enjoying life and hopefully we’ll see you on the road....someday 😊
Be safe❤️
It is so beautiful up here. We are loving it. If it wasnt for that whole cold and snow thing I would totally choose this as our next sticks and bricks location!
You, Me & the RV
Yes it is beautiful up there and the food is great too but you are definitely right about the cold, snow and ice storms!!!! Those are the reasons we left and moved to Florida. In 1983, I threw down my snow shovel and told my husband I was done, came to Florida and found a great small town to raise the kids, bought a house, flew back to RI told the family what we did, put the house on the market, packed our bags and a U-Haul and drove to Florida. No jobs, no clue of what the future had in store but away we went and have never been back😊
@@prrthead21 That is a great story! That took guts!
You, Me & the RV
Ok we’ll take guts....we always thought it was that we just nuts🤪🤪😅. ❤️ you guys...God Bless...Be safe😊
Can’t wait to start our full time RVing adventure but what scares me the most is figuring out how to use the power sources we will have! I’ve tried a few videos about batteries and generators and appliances useage.......Ahhhhh!! Can we put you guys on speed dial when we’re ON THE ROAD!? 😄
It is not a tough learning curve. We felt the same way when we hit the road.
You guys are amazing! I enjoy your videos so much and can’t wait to be out there myself. I have a question. Since I will be solo, I thought I’d try the Camp Host gig for about a year-at different parks and use that time to get my “camping legs” and get used to my rig. After that first year, I thought I’d get my solar system installed-using money I’d saved doing the Camp Host thing. Here’s my question: What made you guys upgrade your batteries first, before installing solar? ( I also plan to go lithium too-but wasn’t sure how soon after purchasing my rig). I know I have so much to learn and watching you 2 is a tremendous help. I love your mixture of RV info AND your travel adventures.
The batteries were an easy install so we did that first. There really isnt a right or wrong especially if you plan to get both. We will eventually have solar.
Can you run your generator when you are driving? Charge the batteries while driving.
Yes, and we do
Before I had to move home to take care of my mom. I had 15 alpacas. They are so smart, they did not like my man at the time. They would go out of their way to chase him down and spit on him. As well as the goat who would stalk him and knock him in the butt and jump on him after they knocked him over. I could not help but laugh so funny, he would get so mad. I had to get rid of him. I have some friends renting the farm now and taking care of the animals for me. I miss them everyday. Can't get there to much anymore as mom's Parkinson's has progressed to the point where she cannot be alone. Watching you two travel and be free is my dream. One day when my job is over here I will be heading out as well. Love your videos.
I would miss the alpacas too! They are so sweet.
The Wiggly Bridge and adjacent area is not in Kittery, Maine it is in beautiful York, Maine!
Right you are!
Absolutely loved the baby alpaca! ❤️
Me too! We were so lucky to be there at the perfect time.
Absolutely awesome!!
Thank you!
If you are still in Maine, you are welcome to our place. We are near Grafton Notch in the Western Maine Mountains near the Appalachian Trail. We have water and 50 amp too. Enjoy your stay!
I bet you have some killer views up there! We are way down on the coast but maybe during our next visit through.
That was amazing ! Good job guys 👍
Thanks Bernie!