Every time Craig gets back in the truck from pumping gas our whole family try’s to guess what the dollar amount is! Kinda funny.. thanks for all the great videos!
I'm a RV bathroom break all the way. I avoid public restrooms if at all possible 🤢 Besides, it's not like I'm taking a shower.. so I'm not worried a few bathroom breaks will fill the tanks 😂.
Just began watching you guys... Love the energy and the honesty... Question... What pole are you using for Starlink? You guys are so lucky living in a RV, I respect your life choice. Be safe!
Hey, y'all, once again, great video. I like to use my RV bathroom on travel days. What's the point of having your own bathroom if you don't use it? 🤔😂🤣😂🤔
The island is pretty cool, the fort, you can bike around the island lots of hiking. Plus the water is beautiful. I live 100 miles south in Traverse City. Believe it or not you been to Mackinac island as many times as I have 🤣
Interesting, we cut down in the south east corner of Manitoba and through Chicago & Detroit to go to Toronto because it’s a few days less that way than going around Lake Superior. We have no issues going into Canada 😂 but had an interesting crossing in that SE corner (Warroad)…the American border dude asked us gruffly why we were in Brandon after asking where we were from (Alberta) my internal response was “because we’re allowed to move anywhere we want in Canada?”. Hubs told him (Mr. “I can make your day miserable”) that we had to go to a Mazda dealer. Still, 7 years later I’m still thinking that was a really weird question. How did he think we got to that spot? And why did it matter to him if we stayed overnight in Brandon?
I love your channel and your adventures So did you learn to take navy showers yet lol and you can plug the shower drain and use the shower water to flush the toilet Same with using a plastic bowl in the sink to re use the dish water And heres a tip for boon docking thats shure to get peeps self destructing , as even the colorful language i leaned in grade 3 seems to bother You Tube and some peeps with all the gosh and darn it i hear on you tube reminds me of watching that nerd Batman in the 60s But we survived out houses for over a 1000 years so why not dig a 2 foot deep hole to dump your black tanks then fill it back in while boon docking and fertilize the soil
Great video, guys! Thanks so much for the shoutout! We are definitely RV bathroom people. 😂 Oh, and I have a tiny bit of the Ryba’s fudge left. Their recipe is my favorite and thanks to you both, we enjoyed our reminder of Michigan all the way through Minnesota!
We use our own bathroom. We also stayed at Mackinaw Mill Creek in August with the Switch it Up huddle. It was a great RV park. Sitting around the fire pits near the lakeshore was awesome. We have plans to visit the U P area again to see the things we missed
I don't like public restrooms! Especially if they are dirty! I always prefer my own, I know whose cooties are on the toilet.😂 Love your videos. Safe travels❤
I'm hooked on watching you two. Don't change anything. Do you like your bike cover? I have 2 E Bikes on a Hollywood rack we carry behind a cabover camper. We struggled with covers that are open on the bottom. We finally settled on a Formosa because it's covered on the bottom. We're happy with it. Curious about yours.
I bet you kind of miss the boondocking spots. How are the fuel prices out that way. The traveling long distances will definitely hit that budget. The Lake is huge! No rocks to climb out there?
I'm curious why you did not take your eBikes to the island. Where they not allowed? BTW, my wife uses the RV but I use the public toilets unless they are awful, which is often. Same as in a RV camp always use the RV toilets for #2. But if they are bad we use our clean RV toilet.
Come on Craig! What kind of a pickup driver are you anyway? We alway BACK into our parking spots! Get with the program or you need to get a Yugo! Look it up! 😉
Why don't more full-time rvers show what they have to eat while traveling? Check the chains on the e bikes. You got them wt and the oil could be washing off. I don't want to hear that the chain got rusted.
@openroading - what would you say the best time of the summer is to visit? (Since you were there all summer!) We did get pretty lucky with the weather and were there in early September but I would say we definitely should have visited on a weekday instead
July or August will give you the nicest temps! And you’ll avoid the awful midge flies that come in May-June. September can still have some nice days though and after Labor Day, crowds will go down drastically unless there is a special event. As for weekdays, Tuesday and Wednesday were the least ticket sale days at the campground. Oh, and if you take the first ferry out, you’ll have some time without the crowds. Most hop on the 9am ferry!
Biking Mackinac Island is much better than eating the fudge. 😜🤣 But Mackinaw Mill Creek is a great campground. Good choice. 😉 We ALWAYS use our own clean bathroom. Except maybe at Buc-ees…. I’ll use those bathrooms. 😂
At 17:09 you were in Port Sanilac, and when you turned left, I guessed Forester Park. I think I passed you this past weekend. I remember, because I was like Holy Stuff, that's a Brinkley. They're freaking awesome.
We have a generator but we don’t need it most times with our solar system now. When it’s sunny out, our panels immediately put the power back into the batteries (this is the same system we had on the old RV that we used all throughout Baja, etc)
I’ve always wanted to visit Mackinaw Island. I remember my mom watching the movie Somewhere in Time which was filmed at the main hotel there. So pretty!
Craig 3:10 First she yelled at you, then she gave you the lousy coffee. Reply with a sad face if you feel unsafe and need to be rescued. Smiley face if you're good.
We always use our RV bathroom at rest stops. Much cleaner and safer. I lived in Charlevoix MI many years ago. Population of 3K during the winter, 30K during the summer. Murdock’s fudge in town was only open during the summer. So locals referred to the tourists as “fudgies”. 😂
Ok I’ll play your game - I’ll use the gas station or rest area bathroom. Thanks for sharing. The subscriptions are a climbing! Good for you all. Safe travels.
I ate at the same restaurant on Mackinaw Island this summer, but skipped the fudge. Next time you should rent bikes and ride around the island-whole different experience!
When are you heading to Canada? We are about 25 minutes from the border if you need a place to overnight we have 30 Amp in our driveway we are about 40 south of Forester mi . Or if you have any questions about the area just let me know !
I live in Dearborn Michigan and was glad to see you enjoyed our state and the great lakes. We have camped with our travel trailer in Mackinaw Mill Creek too.
As far as the potty stop, we use our RV, good chance to look inside and make sure everything is secure. As far as the A/C soft start. That is to start the A/C and help lower the inrush amperage. It doesn't help on the overall amperage usage. The soft start gets it up to speed and then it closes a relay across the line. At least that is the case on the large motors that I work on with soft starts.
Don’t know how far behind the videos are but if you need a place to stay in eastern Ontario you’re welcome to stop for a few nights, between Ottawa and Montreal.
We usually go inside the rest area because we travel in a camper van with small jugs for our DIY urine diverting toilet. We also like to check out the vending machines like Craig.
You need to rent and ride bikes on the island sometime. Lots of great photo ops and you can get away from the crowds of the downtown area. Maybe next time.
in situations like that we wear light tee shirts and jackets so if it gets hot, we just take the jackets off. If its a dirty looking dot head gas station I use the camper other wise I go inside to the bathroom. We try to always stop at nice gas stations but sometimes you just have to get gas. Get that A/C before your warranty runs out .
Our new RV A/c freezes up too. The reason is that inside the unit the separation between the cooled air and the warm air going in the intake has leaks, so the cool air gets passed back through the unit and gets colder. Currently waiting on a service appt to fix ours. But honestly its a supet easy fix to just do it yourself.
It all depends…if the rest area looks sketchy then we go in our RV. If the rest are looks cool or interesting then we will walk inside and check it out.
@wildrvlife I drive a truck over the road and have a bathroom in my truck, using the rest area also allows me to stretch my legs during a long drive, enjoy and besafe
We always use our camper for a pit stop. I have a question. We live in New York and the only boondocking we can find that is big rig friendly is Harvest Hosts and Boondockers Welcome. We are very curious as to where you could possibly be boondocking around here? Love your channel watch weekly. We also have a border collie your boys are just like mine.
I had seen some spots on Campendium in western New York that looked like they might work, but I haven’t done all my full researching yet, so I’m not totally sure. We’ll see where we end up because it might be that there’s not a lot of great options. And thank you for watching!
@@wildrvlife well good luck. I have seen a few around but I didn’t think they were big rig friendly. We are in Western New York and have been trying to find places that will work when we go to dog shows or our grandsons high school football games.
Every time Craig gets back in the truck from pumping gas our whole family try’s to guess what the dollar amount is! Kinda funny.. thanks for all the great videos!
I only use my RV bathroom. I know the cleanliness of my own! 😂
Definitely the camper! I like my own germs!
I'm a RV bathroom break all the way. I avoid public restrooms if at all possible 🤢
Besides, it's not like I'm taking a shower.. so I'm not worried a few bathroom breaks will fill the tanks 😂.
I’m (Victoria) right there with you!
I use the rest stop bathroom and my wife uses the RV restroom. Don’t ask me why either.
Welcome to Michigan! You have to wear layers even in late summer! Cool in morning and hot in afternoon
Just began watching you guys... Love the energy and the honesty... Question... What pole are you using for Starlink? You guys are so lucky living in a RV, I respect your life choice. Be safe!
as always enjoy your videos, can't wait to see how things go as you move into Canada. Safe Travels
We pull into the rest stop and use the RV bathroom why I don’t know,thanks guys for the videos
Only reason we bought our RV was for our own personal bathroom. Hotels just aren't the same post camper either!
We loved that RV park. Good stuff wish we could of ran into you guys when we had our Huddle there.. enjoyed your adventure.
Yes!!! That would have been great.
What day were you at Forester Park, if you're crossing at Port Huron you're only 25 min from our house. Welcome to stay if you like, today is Monday
My husband says the instructions are just packing papers.
Haha!! I (craig) can agree with that.
We usually go in the rest stop for restrooms. Because we’re old and need to walk after couple hundred miles.
lol that makes sense though! It is always nice to get out and stretch
Lol I can certainly relate, BUT I don’t think I would at night 😂
Nice
Hey, y'all, once again, great video. I like to use my RV bathroom on travel days. What's the point of having your own bathroom if you don't use it? 🤔😂🤣😂🤔
Haha exactly! Craig just wants to make sure he doesn’t miss anything exciting at the rest stops 😆🤣🤣
The island is pretty cool, the fort, you can bike around the island lots of hiking. Plus the water is beautiful. I live 100 miles south in Traverse City. Believe it or not you been to Mackinac island as many times as I have 🤣
My own bathroom
For our potty break, it depends on how BAD I need to go. If I can hold it, I'll go inside. If not then I'm jumping into our RV.
Thanks!
Thank you for watching!
Interesting, we cut down in the south east corner of Manitoba and through Chicago & Detroit to go to Toronto because it’s a few days less that way than going around Lake Superior.
We have no issues going into Canada 😂 but had an interesting crossing in that SE corner (Warroad)…the American border dude asked us gruffly why we were in Brandon after asking where we were from (Alberta) my internal response was “because we’re allowed to move anywhere we want in Canada?”. Hubs told him (Mr. “I can make your day miserable”) that we had to go to a Mazda dealer. Still, 7 years later I’m still thinking that was a really weird question. How did he think we got to that spot? And why did it matter to him if we stayed overnight in Brandon?
We stayed at that campground for the switchitup huddle. We got lost everytime we came back to the campground! Great video!
LOL YES. It was a confusing campground, we found ourselves driving around and getting the fullllll tour a few times on accident 🤣
Even at RV parks, I prefer to use our RV bathroom and shower!
I will only go into a restroom during a pit stop if it is very well lit, public, and busy.
Ooh yes, definitely well lit. I don’t do sketchy looking restrooms either 😬
Love your videos but I have a question. Why do you guys not say "t's"? Like when you say button.
I think it's just how the people we grew up around pronounced words in the region of the us we grew up in.
I love your channel and your adventures So did you learn to take navy showers yet lol and you can plug the shower drain and use the shower water to flush the toilet Same with using a plastic bowl in the sink to re use the dish water And heres a tip for boon docking thats shure to get peeps self destructing , as even the colorful language i leaned in grade 3 seems to bother You Tube and some peeps with all the gosh and darn it i hear on you tube reminds me of watching that nerd Batman in the 60s But we survived out houses for over a 1000 years so why not dig a 2 foot deep hole to dump your black tanks then fill it back in while boon docking and fertilize the soil
I approuved 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟your christmas decoration! 🎄Merry Xmas to the both of you 🎅🏼
Great video, guys! Thanks so much for the shoutout! We are definitely RV bathroom people. 😂 Oh, and I have a tiny bit of the Ryba’s fudge left. Their recipe is my favorite and thanks to you both, we enjoyed our reminder of Michigan all the way through Minnesota!
Ah yay!! I’m glad we were able to leave you with road snacks. And SO GLAD we came to visit you guys, it was the best time!
We use our own bathroom. We also stayed at Mackinaw Mill Creek in August with the Switch it Up huddle. It was a great RV park. Sitting around the fire pits near the lakeshore was awesome. We have plans to visit the U P area again to see the things we missed
Love me some fudge ❤😝
So yummy!!
I don't like public restrooms! Especially if they are dirty! I always prefer my own, I know whose cooties are on the toilet.😂 Love your videos. Safe travels❤
Love your channel. Is your Dodge a 3/4 or 1 ton?
I'm hooked on watching you two. Don't change anything. Do you like your bike cover? I have 2 E Bikes on a Hollywood rack we carry behind a cabover camper. We struggled with covers that are open on the bottom. We finally settled on a Formosa because it's covered on the bottom. We're happy with it. Curious about yours.
I bet you kind of miss the boondocking spots. How are the fuel prices out that way. The traveling long distances will definitely hit that budget. The Lake is huge! No rocks to climb out there?
I'm curious why you did not take your eBikes to the island. Where they not allowed?
BTW, my wife uses the RV but I use the public toilets unless they are awful, which is often. Same as in a RV camp always use the RV toilets for #2. But if they are bad we use our clean RV toilet.
Come on Craig! What kind of a pickup driver are you anyway? We alway BACK into our parking spots! Get with the program or you need to get a Yugo! Look it up! 😉
That’s one of the reasons I converted my motorhome to “true toppers” and I’m so glad I did. Look into adding a couple Lossigy lithium batteries
Ahhh those true toppers do look like a much better solution!
We loved Mill Creek. We were there 4th of July weekend which was a mistake. Way too many people for me. What site did you stay at??
I love that Craig said Hoagie Im from Pennsylvania and we say hoagie instead of subs 😂
Fyi. Watts= voltage X amperage
746 watts = 1 horsepower
Why don't more full-time rvers show what they have to eat while traveling? Check the chains on the e bikes. You got them wt and the oil could be washing off. I don't want to hear that the chain got rusted.
You guys should come to Massachusetts we just started full-time rv you have been a lot of help thanks
Not allowed to take e-bikes onto Mackinac Island for future reference.
What is a good month to visit Mackinaw island good temperature not to crowded also weekend or week day.
@openroading - what would you say the best time of the summer is to visit? (Since you were there all summer!)
We did get pretty lucky with the weather and were there in early September but I would say we definitely should have visited on a weekday instead
July or August will give you the nicest temps! And you’ll avoid the awful midge flies that come in May-June. September can still have some nice days though and after Labor Day, crowds will go down drastically unless there is a special event. As for weekdays, Tuesday and Wednesday were the least ticket sale days at the campground. Oh, and if you take the first ferry out, you’ll have some time without the crowds. Most hop on the 9am ferry!
I prefer using our bathroom on our trailer( I know how clean it is😂)
Biking Mackinac Island is much better than eating the fudge. 😜🤣
But Mackinaw Mill Creek is a great campground. Good choice. 😉
We ALWAYS use our own clean bathroom. Except maybe at Buc-ees…. I’ll use those bathrooms. 😂
Me and my wife just got the same lectric e bikes as you guys. Question… what bike rack did you guys purchace to carry them ?
How do you keep fridge shelves in place on travel days? Ours slide and fall.
Layers Victoria layers. Always dress in layers, lol.
Love it (9:33 )- you all are going thru Canada🎉🎉🎉
At 17:09 you were in Port Sanilac, and when you turned left, I guessed Forester Park. I think I passed you this past weekend. I remember, because I was like Holy Stuff, that's a Brinkley. They're freaking awesome.
Haha yep!!! That was us, I’m sure! We stayed at Forester park and didn’t see any other Brinkleys in the area. What a small world!
Soft Start reduces the initial AMP draw not watts
Where are you traveling through Canada?
You guys should have a generator and I don’t think you can run it all day on batteries?
We have a generator but we don’t need it most times with our solar system now. When it’s sunny out, our panels immediately put the power back into the batteries (this is the same system we had on the old RV that we used all throughout Baja, etc)
We use the RV bathroom on travel days…
how far east coast are you traveling your friend rodney in maryland please besafe
I do both depending if we’re head to campsite or home
Starline or schepplers ferry?
Sorry ment eating on travel day
I use my rv bathroom always.
On my old RV, I forgot to retrack my awning before I went to work. And when I got back, the awning was on top the roof🤯😥. Lesson learned!🤣
I’ve always wanted to visit Mackinaw Island. I remember my mom watching the movie Somewhere in Time which was filmed at the main hotel there. So pretty!
It was such a pretty place, really enjoyed the visit!
Being a woman I'd use my own restroom in my travel trailer. You know its clean. Lol!!
haha exactly!
Rv bathroom all the time
Craig 3:10 First she yelled at you, then she gave you the lousy coffee. Reply with a sad face if you feel unsafe and need to be rescued. Smiley face if you're good.
Haha. 😑 I leave this just cause she reads the comments as well, so you have to decipher it. Lol.
EAST COST 😮😮😮. Now that’s my neck of the woods. Lol 😂. We live in Ocean City Md with full hookups and all pets are welcome. Just saying.
Lazy non workers
We always use our RV bathroom at rest stops. Much cleaner and safer. I lived in Charlevoix MI many years ago. Population of 3K during the winter, 30K during the summer. Murdock’s fudge in town was only open during the summer. So locals referred to the tourists as “fudgies”. 😂
Ok I’ll play your game - I’ll use the gas station or rest area bathroom. Thanks for sharing. The subscriptions are a climbing! Good for you all. Safe travels.
E-bikes Mayo
Very nice video. The fudge looked real good. Stay safe and God Bless.
It was delicious! Thank you so much!
Every time we watch your videos I ask my husband where “O’l Craig” is from. You sound real country 😊
Only bathroom I use is Buckys they’re all spotless and yes, my RV is definitely the one I always go to when we travel in.
I have used Hard Start kits for our rv's. $16.00. It does most of the same the soft does. Simple as adding another capacitor to start the compressor.
I ate at the same restaurant on Mackinaw Island this summer, but skipped the fudge. Next time you should rent bikes and ride around the island-whole different experience!
When are you heading to Canada? We are about 25 minutes from the border if you need a place to overnight we have 30 Amp in our driveway we are about 40 south of Forester mi . Or if you have any questions about the area just let me know !
I live in Dearborn Michigan and was glad to see you enjoyed our state and the great lakes. We have camped with our travel trailer in Mackinaw Mill Creek too.
As far as the potty stop, we use our RV, good chance to look inside and make sure everything is secure. As far as the A/C soft start. That is to start the A/C and help lower the inrush amperage. It doesn't help on the overall amperage usage. The soft start gets it up to speed and then it closes a relay across the line. At least that is the case on the large motors that I work on with soft starts.
The 🔥 fire pit got used - nice ! Enjoyable in cooler weather 👌. As for the “fudge” it’s more like a dense sugar brick
Can’t wait to see how you enjoy my home province. You will likely drive by our city.
Don’t know how far behind the videos are but if you need a place to stay in eastern Ontario you’re welcome to stop for a few nights, between Ottawa and Montreal.
We usually go inside the rest area because we travel in a camper van with small jugs for our DIY urine diverting toilet. We also like to check out the vending machines like Craig.
You need to rent and ride bikes on the island sometime. Lots of great photo ops and you can get away from the crowds of the downtown area. Maybe next time.
I usually go to available rest area to stretch my legs, interact with humans (solo traveler here) and save that fresh and black tank water!!
in situations like that we wear light tee shirts and jackets so if it gets hot, we just take the jackets off. If its a dirty looking dot head gas station I use the camper other wise I go inside to the bathroom. We try to always stop at nice gas stations but sometimes you just have to get gas. Get that A/C before your warranty runs out .
Last bathroom we use is our own, that way black tank last longer. Smooth travels.
Our new RV A/c freezes up too. The reason is that inside the unit the separation between the cooled air and the warm air going in the intake has leaks, so the cool air gets passed back through the unit and gets colder. Currently waiting on a service appt to fix ours. But honestly its a supet easy fix to just do it yourself.
It all depends…if the rest area looks sketchy then we go in our RV. If the rest are looks cool or interesting then we will walk inside and check it out.
Rest stop if it’s a nice well lite one. Going thru Canada, never thought to do that. Can’t wait to travel with you!
No cus it uses the Water that u don’t have.
Good point!
You are so awesome awesome awesome
Thank you so much!!
Rest area bathroom! Save the RV tank.
Trueeeee
Shuttles never are on time!
It’s so true! 😆
Totally will us my own toilet…lol
Right?!? 😆🤣
If you thought diesel was expensive in the US wait until you cross into Canada. Where I am in Ontario it's over $5/ US gallon in US dollars.
Oh goodness 😳 it’s starting to seem like this is going to be a pricey trip through Canada
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Thank you so much for joining us!
Use the rest area, why use your water and fill up your black tank
If we are boondocking, we always use rest areas. But if we are going to full hookups, we are not as conservative. Lol.
@wildrvlife I drive a truck over the road and have a bathroom in my truck, using the rest area also allows me to stretch my legs during a long drive, enjoy and besafe
We do the same as y’all. We enjoy seeing your videos
We always use our camper for a pit stop. I have a question. We live in New York and the only boondocking we can find that is big rig friendly is Harvest Hosts and Boondockers Welcome. We are very curious as to where you could possibly be boondocking around here? Love your channel watch weekly. We also have a border collie your boys are just like mine.
I had seen some spots on Campendium in western New York that looked like they might work, but I haven’t done all my full researching yet, so I’m not totally sure. We’ll see where we end up because it might be that there’s not a lot of great options. And thank you for watching!
@@wildrvlife well good luck. I have seen a few around but I didn’t think they were big rig friendly. We are in Western New York and have been trying to find places that will work when we go to dog shows or our grandsons high school football games.
100% we ALWAYS use the RV bathroom. No matter where we stop. LOL
Haha I mean it is RIGHT there!