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Btw, I’ve run across that style water spigot….you need to pull down on the fitting that your hose connects to and the water will come out. The other outlet where the hose doesn’t connect is a vacuum breaker to prevent back flush.
On the water faucet. You have to pull down on the center ring where the water was coming out while pulling up on the handle to turn the water on. The center ring is rhe vacuum breaker
One of the many reasons I like having a well-built older diesel pusher rather than towing a trailer or Fifth Wheel, which I’ve owned both is I only stopped for fuel every other travel day. And when I decide I’m through driving, I guess this is another reason lol I can just pull off and rest area and not even have to step outside of the rig. Thanks for the video. I ran into that same type of water Spicket in Blue Earth, Minnesota. You turn on the water and pull the centerpoint of that opening down and it runs the water through the valve. That is the big ring that you couldn’t fit anything into you grab the outside and pull it down.
Momma said there would be days like this! You guy’s rarely have issues but dang they all come at once. As bad as it was y’all were still entertaining. Be safe and continue to be you!
Just found out from watching the HappliyEverHanks they had the same water problem. it looks like a pressure release, hook up the hose turn on the water then pull down on the release. who knew?
😊I kept thinking that there had to be a way with it, but we were a tired, the gas station had lines of people at every register..we just used our tank. I think we just needed to lay down at that point. Ha! But we learned something new! 😊
Holy Moly what a week. I have TST sensors on the tires on my (pickup) with rubber valve stems, but I have the "flow through" TST sensors on my RV and have steel valve stems. I think only the flow through ones require metal valve stems. Hang in there. Enjoyed the video.
We are in a new location now, with a Discount Tire and they will replace them, but we have to bring them to them. It's so odd that this is such an ordeal. We're hoping to remedy this SOON!
After watching the video of your back window being broken, and then this video…I’m reminded of a song by Rhett Akins called, That Ain’t My Truck. Now I’m not saying that I’m reminded of the whole song, but reminded of a line in that song. “Man, this ain't my day tonight.” God bless you two, and I hope for a better travel day next time you pull out.
I have a set of metal tire stems in my truck. If you just break the bead on one side of the tire, you can squeeze the new stem in there. You won’t mess up the balancing if you don’t remove the tire. I do the same for internal TPMS sensors
The Trailer Aid is a good way to bend your axle if you're loaded like you are. I never recommend them on heavy 5ers. I've straightened axles for people that bent their axles from using that technique. The 3.0 Level system will lift it no problem. I have a 45' 21k 5er and the system has no problem getting a flat tire off the ground.
Interesting! I hadn't thought that it could do that. We did have a friend mention the levelers and we were kicking ourselves for not thinking of that. I know it's not "ideal" but it would have worked!
My “luckiest” breakdown was in Missouri (on a trip from Virginia to Kansas). The TST went off, but the tire had only lost like 5 pounds. There was an exit about a half mile ahead so we limped to the exit and dropped another 15 pounds of air in 5 pound bursts. As we approached the exit, we noticed the sign of a tire shop. The mechanic diagnosed the valve stem in seconds and in an hour I had four shiny new brass valve stems. Best of all: only cost me about forty bucks! Hoping you find your way back to similar good luck. Thanks for sharing!
Oh that's awesome! We are in a new location now that has a Discount Tire, but they don't keep the metal stems on hand. So we're trying to determine if we can find the right size that we need to bring them to them, or find another option. I truly never thought this would be such an ordeal.
Oh my! Sometimes it's best not to ask "WHAT NEXT?" I'm so glad that you are safe (we've been in that tire situation before but thankfully we had a Washington state trooper who noticed and stayed with us, re-routing traffic until the tire was changed. He said that he'd never seen anyone so prepared to change a flat tire on the side of the road, as my husband was, lol). Sometimes, all you can do is laugh when you have days like this. I like Angela's strategy: wine fixes everything 😂, even if it's only temporary. I hope things get better from here on in. Have a great week 😊
Hey. We were just watching Happilyeverhanks..... guess where they were and figured out the water hookup..... He shows you can pull down the fitting where it was coming out...... You guys are the best! Things will get better. Hang in there!
😊I kept thinking that there had to be a way with it, but we were a tired, the gas station had lines of people at every register..we just used our tank. I think we just needed to lay down at that point. Ha! But we learned something new! 😊
You guys are awesome how the heck you manage to keep your smiles and laughter, through all of those little bumps in the road. As always, thanks for sharing.
That's so nice! In all honesty, time and the camera both can keep us calm. Maybe it is talking through it. Two years ago, we wouldn't have been able to film. With that being said, we had to edit and overlay some music in some select areas. HAHA! I (Ang) laugh when I'm nervous or anxious, which didn't go over well when we first got married. LOL. He's going, "WHY are you laughing right now????!!!" He could pick that or crying....LOL.
Jack by the frame, not the axle. And carry more jack then you need. We carry a 20 ton hydralic and a 6 ton for small stuff. You can use a small jack to break the bead on a tire to replace a valve stem by putting the tire under your hitch and usibg the jack to press the bead off one side of th rim.
😊It sounds like it is a freeze protectant and we were a tired, the gas station had limes of people at every register..we just used our tank. I think we just needed to lay down at that point. Ha!
Y'all, thank you for showing how to stay positive in stressful conditions. Hate that you had to the experience but grateful is well. And let me say i am confident that this is who yall are on and off camera.
Sounds all too familiar 😢. Our problems happened in 8/2022, when our shepherd pulled my wife off the top step onto gravel. What we thought was a severe sprain was a broken femur. Same day we also turned too sharply and broke the rear window and the TST sensor broke the rubber valve stem. What a day in 100 degree central Texas and a small, pop 3000, town. Fortunately a tire shop stayed open to replace the stems with metal, but our trip was canceled due to my wife’s condition. As others have said, stuff happens and you need to roll with it to keep your sanity. Other than the surgery, we now laugh at our mistakes from that day. Good luck with your travels and keep smiling 😊
Well shoot. When you were in crawfordsville you were close to us. You would have been and always are welcome to stop in to fix anything broken. Plenty of tools and hospitality always available. Plenty of room for your rig!
we’re fortunate that our Rockwood came equipped from the factory with the TST tpms system, with the “internal sensors” (band-strapped inside each wheel) . Just the last 2 consecutive trips, we’ve had tire issues, requiring changes to the spare . . . but no blowouts 🙏
I'm so sorry, we had our flat on the way here to Cullman Alabama. Couldn't remember if I already told Yall that. We have an appointment at Discount Tire on the 3rd in Huntsville when we leave here headed to Nashville for a few day, before heading back home by way of your state of Arkansas!
C &A...glad to hear you run about 200 miles between gas stops. Thats what I've been figuring for us. We have the same F350 7.3 as you except pulling a GD312BHTS. Hated to see the issues you were having especially the tire going flat on the interstate. I was genuinely fearfull of you guys getting hit from behind. On a recent trip coming home from Colorado, one of friends got rear-ended ON the interstate near Cheyenne. The driver said he didn't see them!! Regarding spare tire, we actually bought a second spare and put it in the bed. You may not be able to do that with your 5th wheel, though. Thanks fir the tip on metal valve stems. I'll have to get that done soon. Safe travels! Hopefully we run into you sometime in the future. BTW..are you guys going to GD national ralley in Goshen, IN? Take care!
Thank you! We are missing the national rally this year. Our next video should have our true travel plans through September, but we're headed to the Hershey show in PA and hitting a Lippert meetup in Indiana shortly after that. We haven't been good about attending many rallies this year, but we need to plan some out for the next.
🤷♀️Wellllll, it’s my nervous reaction, to be honest. Cody used to get SO mad when we first got married. 🤣🤣Why are you laughing right now??!!!! It’s that or cry…so take your pick! Ha!
Those water spigot, you pull down the brass ring where the water comes out which should divert the water to the hose fill. At least you can fill your tank somewhat. We had one of those at Mammouth Cave.
On that type of spigot you have to attach your hose to the normal connection then pull the handle up. With the water coming out the bottom pull the ring down where the water is coming out and it will pressurize the hose. Those are vacuum breaker freeze protection connections. In Wisconsin at the military fam camp they put instructions on the spigots. Hope your travels get better, you guys rock.
Cheers guys you deserve a nice glass of wine. We also had a hard time with that style of water hookup on a long crazy travel day 🤷🏻♀️ hope the futures smooth
Your video reminded me of an issue we had years ago with our first travel trailer. The tires were pretty old when we purchased it used, so I went out and purchased 4 new Goodyear Marathon's. I knew nothing about rubber valve stems being an issue, so I never asked for metal. At 3 months one of the valve stems rotted and failed when we were 1.5 hours from home, and 5 miles from the next exit. It was 102 out that day and kind of humid. This was prior to tire pressure monitoring, so I found out about the tire going down when I saw an orange flash in my drivers side mirror. Shortly after that I flaming portion of tire flew off and landed in the center median, and we were traveling in the right lane at that time. Not only was there a piece of flaming tire in the center median, but what was left on the rim was also on fire. I quickly grabbed some water and put out the fire on the rim, but then had to cross two lanes of traffic to put out the fire from that piece of tire that flew off. It was a really hot and dry summer that year and I did not want to be responsible for starting a grass fire. I had to change the tire on the side of the highway and did it with a 4 way tire wrench, no impact wrench. Each time a semi went by I had to grab the trailer, as I thought I might get sucked into the lane of traffic. Hope you two don't cook from the heat with no power.
Oh my gosh when you guys finally stopped for the night your faces said it all. From the wine uncorking to the click of the can. Pure gold! We'e all had those days. Thanks for great content
On your trailer buddy sliding.... keep a rubber mat or pad to set it on then use buddy.. it squishes it into surface and good gription... good luck guys.. 4.5 million miles, 40 plus years retired.. otr.. last 8 ran 8 axle heavy haul 26 tires... you learn to roll with the punches! Travel safe, stay frosty.
Hey, I just watched "Happily Ever Hanks" they also stopped at a Love's RV. The faucet has a pressure release on them. Pull the brass ring towards the ground...it stops the flow. (Works like a quick connect)
Y’all are fun! I enjoyed this so much! We just got home from a 4 day camp out. And after watching y’all leave Loves. I realize I left the door handle out. We only went 60ish miles but still! I left it. I didn’t even lock the door! Oh my goodness!
Sorry for your troubles. You’re all safe, that’s what matters. Cody should have taken the drivers seat when the flat first happened. Thanks for sharing the good and bad of rving.
My wife and I along our 5 years old and 1 1/2 years old granddaughters were camping with us and our camping group in Asheville, NC at Bear Creek Rv Resort with some rain and beautiful scenery. 40 miles from home(Raleigh NC), we had a low psi warning on our tpms and had to wait 2 hours for a wrecker to assist in the tire change to a spare. We all have some bad with the good that makes good soooo much appreciated. 🎉 Discount Tire will not put anything but the metal valve stems with our travel trailer. Thanks for sharing all the Great adventure videos. We had our torque wrench, but for got to pack my sockets.❤🎉
Great tips, thanks! We are still trying to figure the valve stem issue out. We are in a new place with a Discount Tire, but they didn't have any of the metal stems. They offered to put them on if we bring them. So we're trying to figure the sizing out now. The bad with the good, makes the good appreciated. Love this!
Great 2 videos! Sorry bout all the "bad" luck. Kinda makes me think about not pulling wife's fifth wheel around anymore! Once it starts it goes down hill quick. Love watching you 2!
I keep a couple old rubber mudflaps in the bed of my truck, mainly to keep heavy stuff I load from time to time, from sliding. Usually plenty to be found near any truck parking with a curb behind it. Or go with new if you're spendy like that. Someone already mentioned the safety vests you already had. Another thing to consider might be a set of reflective triangles or some flares. Better go with the triangles since you can't set anything on fire with those. Maybe avoid visiting any casinos for a while, while you're at it LOL
I admire how you both work together. Win a few lose a few and a few get rained out since I live in west Texas not many get rained out. As a retired truck driver, Still my favorite RV couple.
Were the same try and stop every 200-300 miles and try to not do more than 6-8hr max a day if we can. With the girls it definitely slower potty breaks LoL. OH MAN, Glad y'all had the tire monitor. I need to get one for our rig but need one for triple axel's. Wow I hope y'all's trip gets better. At least ya got wine!!!
You’re supposed to pull down on that part has the water flowing out. It’s made that way to release pressure when you put the handle down into the off position. There was nothing wrong with it.
They did. I had them done here in FL but have had great work as far away as Idaho Falls. I’m sure there are exceptions but I’ve really enjoyed their service. Found out the hard way, had two tires on the passenger side blow stems at the same time.
Eating lunch and watching you guys. My wife really likes you guys. I think you should be using the hand held microphone. Safe travels. Phil from Detroit. 😊
The mic is just a clip on, on a stick. But the audio is definitely better, we noticed! And any excuse to use it! 🤣 I’m sure we just haven’t adjusted our mics properly.
My husband and I held our breath for yall. Aye caramba! You both held your tongue much better than we could. Thanks for being willing to share the good and the rough. We really enjoy watching fellow Arkansas full-time RVers. Now clear the bad energy and start anew. 😊
Cody and Angela we all have had days like this. I pray your days will get better and as long as y’all and the pups are safe that’s all that matters. Cody I heard you say you are in the trucking industry. I also work in the trucking industry. And the tire buddy I tried them and found they do side a lot. The fix for that is to put a rubber strip on each side on the bottom, this will keep them from sliding.
I was thinking that it came with a small piece of rubber at one point and it got so torn up that I tossed it. I really can’t remember. Maybe I can find something that will work, to carry. Good call!
I know that sound. I put steel valve stems but one leaked so I had to air up about every 100 miles. Finally put on the spare and lucky I could get to truck stop. I got stem repaired and no more problems. Yes impact n good jack makes it easier. TPMS system is well worth the money.
I enjoy watching your channel but if I had that many problems I would insist that hubby sell our trailer. We are in our eighties so don’t travel to far from home.. we still enjoy camping. Just took the trailer in this morning and put new tires on it. Happy safe travels.
Thank you! We’ve pulled our fifth wheel around 40,000 miles. We really feel lucky our issues have been this minimal but man it seemed to hit all at once on this trip!
Great idea! I believe it came with a little sticky mat but it got so nasty, that we tossed it . We need to get a replacement for the concrete situations.
Oh and that back up job, yea, that's me all the time. Still getting used to our fifth wheel(which btw is 2mos old and seems to have a stress crack/hole in the front cap) which is in the shop 😱😱😭😭😭😭
Oh geez! ha! The road to our driveway is so narrow and it drops off pretty steep, plus there is an unfortunately placed sign right in the way. It isn't fun getting in there. I think we will try to do a circle drive of some sort...some day...somehow.
Cody sounded just like me trying to get a human on the phone. Our Rusty can usually make it 175 - 200 miles before a break. Hope your days get better, we all have rough patches!🙏🙏
Not that we want frustrating things to go wrong for other people. But it is nice to know we aren't the only people that these things happen to. Our stairs did the same thing!! But unless there was some serious editing you sure handled this stress better than us. There would have been lots of language not fit for the tube. Safe travels and we really enjoy watching!!
HA! A little of both I suppose. We talked about it recently and I think that the camera helps us stay calm a bit, maybe by just talking through it. There was definitely some music overlay and editing on some of it, but I think time has helped us just 'get through it'. We are very fortunate to be able to do what we do and we try to practice being grateful. TRY is the key word here. lol.
I was thinking that if I had it to do over, I may have used the cap sensors instead. I just figured that I would get frustrated with talking them on and off, as often as I’m checking my tires. And probably would. But I wonder if that would have been a better solution for me.
@RVUntethered That was my concern as well, but I am definitely glad I made the switch. Unfortunately, the system I was using stopped working so I had no choice in getting at least a new monitor. I went with the TST 507, the new sensors are half the size and weight.
Hello from billings Montana I have to give both of you credit in a situation like what you all went threw I would have lost it I love your dogs they are so cute
We travel with 2 large dogs…our stops take a while even if we hurry through the stop. We have an aux diesel tank that allows us to carry 90 gallons, so we can go all day or longer without truck stop to buy fuel. Our dogs don’t do well at truck stops, so we have found that hotels make great mid day stops…large usually empty parking lots with grassy spots that are usually clean. At each stop during the travel day I will usually transfer fuel from aux tank to main tank, let dogs do business and we use the camper bathroom. A 6 hour google drive day will take us at least 8 hrs…longer if traffic. We had same issues with valve stems…after about 5000 miles, the rubber valve stems are wore out with the monitor device attached. We had 2 fail in one weekend while traveling from TN to MT. We got 2 stems replaced (took tires off and took them to tire shop) and completed trip without TPMS.
Years of pulling everything, horses, boats, Class A&C 4 5th wheels, running out of fuel, flat tires, & recently getting hung up leaving a parking lot getting hung up on two boulders with 38ft 5th wheel. Bent the front axle, rear axle missed but second boulder caught the spare tire pulling it off the belly. Then the two front tires blew while we were trying to find tires. Nothing between Rocky Ford & Pueblo. We were saved in Pueblo with a small camper repair shop on the South side of town just off I25. This started on Friday evening so everything was closed till Monday. They had us on the road by 2:30, 3 new tires & 2 new rims a new axle out of Denver.
I was a over the road truck driver and some days happened that way and sometimes you this need to take a day and rest even thou you want to get where you are going
First time watching you guys. Sorry you guys are having a bad time. I like the fact that you record both, the good and bad. That's RV life, as they say. Better days ahead. :-)
My wife and i enjoy watching rv videos and yours are one of our favorites. We have noticed that alot of rvers are boozers. We just bought a new Imagine travel trailer in april and have only done a few short trips so far with it with no major problems, But after watching your last video and this one i am going to the booze store and buying a 5th of Jack Daniels!!! Hopefully it will help with stress and get me to Happyville much quicker. I understand now! lol
I didn’t know that honestly. I’ve mounted plenty of tires but never knew I could change one without a dismount. Side note, doing anything with a semi tire is an absolute work out!
@@RVUntethered especially when you own the truck and trailer 🤦♂️. The small drop deck tires are not cheap. Like campers they go twice the speed of the truck tires being they are much shorter. Hey search google or utube you’ll see the way to change the valve stem. Not something i would do all the time but it does work in a pinch. Lots of window cleaner as lubricant… Good luck hope the heat didn’t beat you up too bad. Here in New England it about killed us a couple weeks ago 🍺🍺🍺
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I think truckstops are really missing out by not fixing RV tires😮😢
@@RVingwithG Agreed!!
Btw, I’ve run across that style water spigot….you need to pull down on the fitting that your hose connects to and the water will come out. The other outlet where the hose doesn’t connect is a vacuum breaker to prevent back flush.
Gotcha! We could have went inside and asked I'm sure, but we just weren't really feeling it. haha!
On the water faucet. You have to pull down on the center ring where the water was coming out while pulling up on the handle to turn the water on. The center ring is rhe vacuum breaker
That makes sense! We tinkered with it but I’m sure we weren’t doing it right.
One of the many reasons I like having a well-built older diesel pusher rather than towing a trailer or Fifth Wheel, which I’ve owned both is I only stopped for fuel every other travel day. And when I decide I’m through driving, I guess this is another reason lol I can just pull off and rest area and not even have to step outside of the rig. Thanks for the video. I ran into that same type of water Spicket in Blue Earth, Minnesota. You turn on the water and pull the centerpoint of that opening down and it runs the water through the valve. That is the big ring that you couldn’t fit anything into you grab the outside and pull it down.
Yes, there is a definite advantage to that! The tank size is a big deal! 😊
Momma said there would be days like this! You guy’s rarely have issues but dang they all come at once. As bad as it was y’all were still entertaining. Be safe and continue to be you!
Ha! Right? Thank you for watching!
Just found out from watching the HappliyEverHanks they had the same water problem. it looks like a pressure release, hook up the hose turn on the water then pull down on the release. who knew?
😊I kept thinking that there had to be a way with it, but we were a tired, the gas station had lines of people at every register..we just used our tank. I think we just needed to lay down at that point. Ha! But we learned something new! 😊
Holy Moly what a week. I have TST sensors on the tires on my (pickup) with rubber valve stems, but I have the "flow through" TST sensors on my RV and have steel valve stems. I think only the flow through ones require metal valve stems. Hang in there. Enjoyed the video.
Ours are the flow through, but that’s a really good point, as to why there may be different reports on a lot of the forums. We’ll figure this out! 😊🙌
Pull the brass piece down as you lift the hydrant handle. This is a freeze protection feature on those hydrants.
😁 We didn’t have to energy to even figure it out. 😂
Not just TST, but you’ll want metal stems for any TPMS systems.
We are in a new location now, with a Discount Tire and they will replace them, but we have to bring them to them. It's so odd that this is such an ordeal. We're hoping to remedy this SOON!
After watching the video of your back window being broken, and then this video…I’m reminded of a song by Rhett Akins called, That Ain’t My Truck. Now I’m not saying that I’m reminded of the whole song, but reminded of a line in that song. “Man, this ain't my day tonight.” God bless you two, and I hope for a better travel day next time you pull out.
Haha Thank you!
I have a set of metal tire stems in my truck. If you just break the bead on one side of the tire, you can squeeze the new stem in there. You won’t mess up the balancing if you don’t remove the tire. I do the same for internal TPMS sensors
The Trailer Aid is a good way to bend your axle if you're loaded like you are. I never recommend them on heavy 5ers. I've straightened axles for people that bent their axles from using that technique.
The 3.0 Level system will lift it no problem. I have a 45' 21k 5er and the system has no problem getting a flat tire off the ground.
Interesting! I hadn't thought that it could do that. We did have a friend mention the levelers and we were kicking ourselves for not thinking of that. I know it's not "ideal" but it would have worked!
My “luckiest” breakdown was in Missouri (on a trip from Virginia to Kansas). The TST went off, but the tire had only lost like 5 pounds. There was an exit about a half mile ahead so we limped to the exit and dropped another 15 pounds of air in 5 pound bursts. As we approached the exit, we noticed the sign of a tire shop. The mechanic diagnosed the valve stem in seconds and in an hour I had four shiny new brass valve stems. Best of all: only cost me about forty bucks! Hoping you find your way back to similar good luck. Thanks for sharing!
Oh that's awesome! We are in a new location now that has a Discount Tire, but they don't keep the metal stems on hand. So we're trying to determine if we can find the right size that we need to bring them to them, or find another option. I truly never thought this would be such an ordeal.
Oh my! Sometimes it's best not to ask "WHAT NEXT?" I'm so glad that you are safe (we've been in that tire situation before but thankfully we had a Washington state trooper who noticed and stayed with us, re-routing traffic until the tire was changed. He said that he'd never seen anyone so prepared to change a flat tire on the side of the road, as my husband was, lol). Sometimes, all you can do is laugh when you have days like this. I like Angela's strategy: wine fixes everything 😂, even if it's only temporary. I hope things get better from here on in. Have a great week 😊
Ha! Very true! Thank you!
We love watching you guys! Better days are ahead!
Thank you!!
Loved hearing Cody's conversation with the computer. :) Great job!!!
🤣🤣 He wasn’t having it!
@@RVUntethered THat is how I talk with those stupid systems.
@@HSTWXMAN BAHAHA
Hey. We were just watching Happilyeverhanks..... guess where they were and figured out the water hookup..... He shows you can pull down the fitting where it was coming out...... You guys are the best! Things will get better. Hang in there!
😊I kept thinking that there had to be a way with it, but we were a tired, the gas station had lines of people at every register..we just used our tank. I think we just needed to lay down at that point. Ha! But we learned something new! 😊
That’s why I am going small when I travel, I like to keep it simple, less stressful.
I can’t disagree with that!
You guys did great and handled it well. Safe Travels.
Thank you!
You guys are awesome how the heck you manage to keep your smiles and laughter, through all of those little bumps in the road. As always, thanks for sharing.
That's so nice! In all honesty, time and the camera both can keep us calm. Maybe it is talking through it. Two years ago, we wouldn't have been able to film. With that being said, we had to edit and overlay some music in some select areas. HAHA! I (Ang) laugh when I'm nervous or anxious, which didn't go over well when we first got married. LOL. He's going, "WHY are you laughing right now????!!!" He could pick that or crying....LOL.
Jack by the frame, not the axle. And carry more jack then you need. We carry a 20 ton hydralic and a 6 ton for small stuff. You can use a small jack to break the bead on a tire to replace a valve stem by putting the tire under your hitch and usibg the jack to press the bead off one side of th rim.
Thankful yall are safe ! Man made me nervous watching yall on side of road! This momma praying for your safety everyday!
😊Thank you! It was a little scary for sure!
So sorry you guys!! Sadly we can relate and feel your pain! Still worth it, and so glad youre still smiling and not giving in!!
Thank you!
Sorry for your trouble but you both complement each other so well and you still keep smiling. Looking forward to more. 😊
Thanks!! 😊
Happily ever Hanks on todays vid shows you the same spigot you both had problems with. They were at a Loves stop.
😊It sounds like it is a freeze protectant and we were a tired, the gas station had limes of people at every register..we just used our tank. I think we just needed to lay down at that point. Ha!
Hang in there, it can only get better…hopefully
Yes! Thank you!
Y'all, thank you for showing how to stay positive in stressful conditions. Hate that you had to the experience but grateful is well. And let me say i am confident that this is who yall are on and off camera.
That’s so nice. Thank you! Have you planned your cross country trips yet? ☺️
Sounds all too familiar 😢. Our problems happened in 8/2022, when our shepherd pulled my wife off the top step onto gravel. What we thought was a severe sprain was a broken femur. Same day we also turned too sharply and broke the rear window and the TST sensor broke the rubber valve stem. What a day in 100 degree central Texas and a small, pop 3000, town. Fortunately a tire shop stayed open to replace the stems with metal, but our trip was canceled due to my wife’s condition. As others have said, stuff happens and you need to roll with it to keep your sanity.
Other than the surgery, we now laugh at our mistakes from that day. Good luck with your travels and keep smiling 😊
Oh man! That’s awful! 🙁🙁
It could have been MUCH worse for sure! At least ours is fixable and it didn’t involve injury
You both handle issues so well!
Thank you!
Kids! get safety vests!!! store under your truck seat for easy reach, you two are champions . Hugs
Oh man!!! We HAD some in the truck!! 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️ It didn’t even cross my mind!
We need an emergency revamp. 😬
we keep the vests in our tool bag along with flashers and a tire repair kit.
Well shoot. When you were in crawfordsville you were close to us. You would have been and always are welcome to stop in to fix anything broken. Plenty of tools and hospitality always available. Plenty of room for your rig!
That’s so sweet! Thank you!!
Wow ! Hate y’all had so much trouble! But yall stayed more calm than I would have !🤪stay safe
Thank you!
we’re fortunate that our Rockwood came equipped from the factory with the TST tpms system, with the “internal sensors” (band-strapped inside each wheel) . Just the last 2 consecutive trips, we’ve had tire issues, requiring changes to the spare . . . but no blowouts 🙏
I have heard of them, but I don't know much about them. I imagine it would eliminate the issue that we're having.
I'm so sorry, we had our flat on the way here to Cullman Alabama. Couldn't remember if I already told Yall that. We have an appointment at Discount Tire on the 3rd in Huntsville when we leave here headed to Nashville for a few day, before heading back home by way of your state of Arkansas!
No you didn't!! Awe man, I'm sorry!
Are you stopping anywhere in Arkansas?
C &A...glad to hear you run about 200 miles between gas stops. Thats what I've been figuring for us. We have the same F350 7.3 as you except pulling a GD312BHTS. Hated to see the issues you were having especially the tire going flat on the interstate. I was genuinely fearfull of you guys getting hit from behind. On a recent trip coming home from Colorado, one of friends got rear-ended ON the interstate near Cheyenne. The driver said he didn't see them!!
Regarding spare tire, we actually bought a second spare and put it in the bed. You may not be able to do that with your 5th wheel, though. Thanks fir the tip on metal valve stems. I'll have to get that done soon.
Safe travels! Hopefully we run into you sometime in the future. BTW..are you guys going to GD national ralley in Goshen, IN? Take care!
Thank you! We are missing the national rally this year. Our next video should have our true travel plans through September, but we're headed to the Hershey show in PA and hitting a Lippert meetup in Indiana shortly after that. We haven't been good about attending many rallies this year, but we need to plan some out for the next.
I gotta hand it to you Angela, you laugh through everything. I need to send you two an "Easy Button". Keep pushing.
🤷♀️Wellllll, it’s my nervous reaction, to be honest. Cody used to get SO mad when we first got married. 🤣🤣Why are you laughing right now??!!!!
It’s that or cry…so take your pick! Ha!
Your body shop buddy can do the paint repair when you have them fix your truck rear glass. My prayers and thoughts are with you both.❤😂😊
Thank you! We got VERY lucky that we barely had any damage, outside of the window. Talk about spending some money!
How can I NOT come back next week, they say bad things come in 3’s, so you’re cool for now…😅glad I found ya!
Ha! I’m hoping we have put it behind us by now, but technically we’re way past three! 🤞 lol. Thanks for watching!
Those water spigot, you pull down the brass ring where the water comes out which should divert the water to the hose fill. At least you can fill your tank somewhat. We had one of those at Mammouth Cave.
Yes... sometimes they are stuck.
Ahhhhh! We messed with it, but we probably weren’t doing it wrong.
On that type of spigot you have to attach your hose to the normal connection then pull the handle up. With the water coming out the bottom pull the ring down where the water is coming out and it will pressurize the hose. Those are vacuum breaker freeze protection connections. In Wisconsin at the military fam camp they put instructions on the spigots. Hope your travels get better, you guys rock.
Gotcha!
We need to change ours out. Didn't know you needed to. Learned something new. Safe travels you guys
Thank you!
Nice 25-point turn into your driveway, lol! We feel your pain as we had something similar at Jeremy's dad's house.
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One good thing amidst all the turmoil is that you've got each other for support ❤
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My goodness guys. So sorry about 2 travel days back to back being bad. Safe travels.
Thank you!
Thanks showing us what not to do. I drove semis for 48 years, what was your trucking experience? Don't see too many truckers on TH-cam.
Haha right?! I have been in a lot of different areas, but I'm primarily in the Operations side of asset trucking.
Cheers guys you deserve a nice glass of wine. We also had a hard time with that style of water hookup on a long crazy travel day 🤷🏻♀️ hope the futures smooth
Thank you!
Your video reminded me of an issue we had years ago with our first travel trailer. The tires were pretty old when we purchased it used, so I went out and purchased 4 new Goodyear Marathon's. I knew nothing about rubber valve stems being an issue, so I never asked for metal. At 3 months one of the valve stems rotted and failed when we were 1.5 hours from home, and 5 miles from the next exit. It was 102 out that day and kind of humid. This was prior to tire pressure monitoring, so I found out about the tire going down when I saw an orange flash in my drivers side mirror. Shortly after that I flaming portion of tire flew off and landed in the center median, and we were traveling in the right lane at that time. Not only was there a piece of flaming tire in the center median, but what was left on the rim was also on fire. I quickly grabbed some water and put out the fire on the rim, but then had to cross two lanes of traffic to put out the fire from that piece of tire that flew off. It was a really hot and dry summer that year and I did not want to be responsible for starting a grass fire. I had to change the tire on the side of the highway and did it with a 4 way tire wrench, no impact wrench. Each time a semi went by I had to grab the trailer, as I thought I might get sucked into the lane of traffic. Hope you two don't cook from the heat with no power.
OH MY GOODNESS!! That is crazy!! That is SO scary!
Oh my gosh when you guys finally stopped for the night your faces said it all. From the wine uncorking to the click of the can. Pure gold! We'e all had those days. Thanks for great content
That’s so nice, thank you!
On your trailer buddy sliding.... keep a rubber mat or pad to set it on then use buddy.. it squishes it into surface and good gription... good luck guys.. 4.5 million miles, 40 plus years retired.. otr.. last 8 ran 8 axle heavy haul 26 tires... you learn to roll with the punches! Travel safe, stay frosty.
Thank you!
Hey, I just watched "Happily Ever Hanks" they also stopped at a Love's RV. The faucet has a pressure release on them. Pull the brass ring towards the ground...it stops the flow. (Works like a quick connect)
Y’all are fun! I enjoyed this so much! We just got home from a 4 day camp out. And after watching y’all leave Loves. I realize I left the door handle out. We only went 60ish miles but still! I left it. I didn’t even lock the door! Oh my goodness!
Oh no!!!!
You did it! Good for you guys! Best part of the entire video? Pop of the cork and whoosh of the beer can! Cheers!
🤣Thanks!
Wine might not be strong enough!
You had a margarita day. We have all been there. Keep the faith 😎
Bahahaha
Sorry for your troubles. You’re all safe, that’s what matters. Cody should have taken the drivers seat when the flat first happened. Thanks for sharing the good and bad of rving.
Yes, your are absolutely right!
My wife and I along our 5 years old and 1 1/2 years old granddaughters were camping with us and our camping group in Asheville, NC at Bear Creek Rv Resort with some rain and beautiful scenery. 40 miles from home(Raleigh NC), we had a low psi warning on our tpms and had to wait 2 hours for a wrecker to assist in the tire change to a spare. We all have some bad with the good that makes good soooo much appreciated. 🎉 Discount Tire will not put anything but the metal valve stems with our travel trailer. Thanks for sharing all the Great adventure videos. We had our torque wrench, but for got to pack my sockets.❤🎉
Great tips, thanks! We are still trying to figure the valve stem issue out. We are in a new place with a Discount Tire, but they didn't have any of the metal stems. They offered to put them on if we bring them. So we're trying to figure the sizing out now.
The bad with the good, makes the good appreciated. Love this!
Yours lucky is like ours. Never a dull moment. Enjoy being on your property. Cheers to more safe travels.
Thank you!!
Keep on keeping on!! You missed a beautiful state park near Crawfordsville, IN….Turkey Run State Park. It’s amazing!
We keep hearing about it! It’s on the list for sure!! ☺️
Great 2 videos! Sorry bout all the "bad" luck. Kinda makes me think about not pulling wife's fifth wheel around anymore! Once it starts it goes down hill quick. Love watching you 2!
Awee hopefully we can just get it all out of the way at once! Ha! Don’t let it discourage you! Expect it..but this life is too good not to enjoy! ☺️
Murphey! I’ve met him before!😅
Ooowhee, taking the day to binge you from the getgo.
Awe thanks!
all I can say is WOW
I am glad you finally made it there. Some days you just have to roll with it. I hope everything gets better from here
Yes! Hopefully we got it ALL out of the way, at once!
27:45 Good idea!
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Man. What a day. I’ll give it to you 2 you definitely work as a team. Nice to see the commitment to each other when things go sideways. Safe travels
Thank you! Hopefully we got it ALL out of the way!
No one ever said RV life would be easy, just be safe and enjoy what you can when you can. God Bless and thank you for sharing.
Dead on! Thank you!
I keep a couple old rubber mudflaps in the bed of my truck, mainly to keep heavy stuff I load from time to time, from sliding. Usually plenty to be found near any truck parking with a curb behind it. Or go with new if you're spendy like that. Someone already mentioned the safety vests you already had. Another thing to consider might be a set of reflective triangles or some flares. Better go with the triangles since you can't set anything on fire with those. Maybe avoid visiting any casinos for a while, while you're at it LOL
🤣🤣Good call on the 🔥! The rubber floor mats would work! In theory l, they won’t take up much room.
I admire how you both work together. Win a few lose a few and a few get rained out since I live in west Texas not many get rained out. As a retired truck driver, Still my favorite RV couple.
Sure you will do everything possible to get things going smoothly. We wake up with a plan, then we do what we have to.
That’s it! Prepare for the worst & hope for the best!
Were the same try and stop every 200-300 miles and try to not do more than 6-8hr max a day if we can. With the girls it definitely slower potty breaks LoL. OH MAN, Glad y'all had the tire monitor. I need to get one for our rig but need one for triple axel's. Wow I hope y'all's trip gets better. At least ya got wine!!!
Oh I don’t blame you at all, with kids! Wine helps! 😏
When it rains, it pours👍🏻🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
Right?!
You’re supposed to pull down on that part has the water flowing out. It’s made that way to release pressure when you put the handle down into the off position. There was nothing wrong with it.
Gotcha!
They did. I had them done here in FL but have had great work as far away as Idaho Falls. I’m sure there are exceptions but I’ve really enjoyed their service. Found out the hard way, had two tires on the passenger side blow stems at the same time.
Oh man! That's rough! Thank you!
Gosh! I feel your pain folks! Real life. Keep up the great content!
Thank you! It happens to everyone. Honestly we feel lucky. With all of the trips and miles we’ve done it could’ve been much worse
Eating lunch and watching you guys. My wife really likes you guys. I think you should be using the hand held microphone. Safe travels. Phil from Detroit. 😊
The mic is just a clip on, on a stick. But the audio is definitely better, we noticed! And any excuse to use it! 🤣 I’m sure we just haven’t adjusted our mics properly.
My husband and I held our breath for yall. Aye caramba! You both held your tongue much better than we could. Thanks for being willing to share the good and the rough. We really enjoy watching fellow Arkansas full-time RVers. Now clear the bad energy and start anew. 😊
Yes, thank you! I’m hoping that we got it all out of our system on that one!
Cody and Angela we all have had days like this. I pray your days will get better and as long as y’all and the pups are safe that’s all that matters. Cody I heard you say you are in the trucking industry. I also work in the trucking industry. And the tire buddy I tried them and found they do side a lot. The fix for that is to put a rubber strip on each side on the bottom, this will keep them from sliding.
I was thinking that it came with a small piece of rubber at one point and it got so torn up that I tossed it. I really can’t remember. Maybe I can find something that will work, to carry. Good call!
I'm sorry for your dip you are having you guys manage it like champs.
Thank you! Hopefully it is all behind us!
I know that sound. I put steel valve stems but one leaked so I had to air up about every 100 miles. Finally put on the spare and lucky I could get to truck stop. I got stem repaired and no more problems. Yes impact n good jack makes it easier. TPMS system is well worth the money.
Oh man! That would be frustrating!
Shit happens, man. Every day can not be a perfect day. Builds character.
That it does!
I enjoy watching your channel but if I had that many problems I would insist that hubby sell our trailer. We are in our eighties so don’t travel to far from home.. we still enjoy camping. Just took the trailer in this morning and put new tires on it. Happy safe travels.
Thank you! We’ve pulled our fifth wheel around 40,000 miles. We really feel lucky our issues have been this minimal but man it seemed to hit all at once on this trip!
And I really enjoy your videos. Be safe.
Thank you so much!
We use the trailer aid and had to put a rug under it to keep it from sliding…worked great.
Great idea! I believe it came with a little sticky mat but it got so nasty, that we tossed it . We need to get a replacement for the concrete situations.
Oh and that back up job, yea, that's me all the time. Still getting used to our fifth wheel(which btw is 2mos old and seems to have a stress crack/hole in the front cap) which is in the shop 😱😱😭😭😭😭
Oh geez! ha! The road to our driveway is so narrow and it drops off pretty steep, plus there is an unfortunately placed sign right in the way. It isn't fun getting in there. I think we will try to do a circle drive of some sort...some day...somehow.
Best episode ever!
Awe thanks!
Cody sounded just like me trying to get a human on the phone. Our Rusty can usually make it 175 - 200 miles before a break. Hope your days get better, we all have rough patches!🙏🙏
Haha! Thank you!
Not that we want frustrating things to go wrong for other people. But it is nice to know we aren't the only people that these things happen to. Our stairs did the same thing!! But unless there was some serious editing you sure handled this stress better than us. There would have been lots of language not fit for the tube. Safe travels and we really enjoy watching!!
HA! A little of both I suppose. We talked about it recently and I think that the camera helps us stay calm a bit, maybe by just talking through it. There was definitely some music overlay and editing on some of it, but I think time has helped us just 'get through it'. We are very fortunate to be able to do what we do and we try to practice being grateful. TRY is the key word here. lol.
Like an old lady I worked with years ago always said when things went wrong " some days it be's some days it don't be's" that was a don't be's day
HAHAHA I love it!
Get some emergency quick fix valve stems. Use them and they are still working. They’re great in a pinch.
I haven’t heard of those but I want them! Can you share a link here?
I love you guys 😂😂 bless your hearts ❤ We did the rear window thing too 🤦♀️
Oh man! I’m sorry! 🙁
I absolutely LOVE your personalities! Subscribed! 😊
Awe thank you so much! ☺️
Valve stems got me a couple of times before i switched to metal. And i switched to the cap sensors instead of the pass-through. Thank you for sharing!
I was thinking that if I had it to do over, I may have used the cap sensors instead. I just figured that I would get frustrated with talking them on and off, as often as I’m checking my tires. And probably would. But I wonder if that would have been a better solution for me.
@RVUntethered That was my concern as well, but I am definitely glad I made the switch. Unfortunately, the system I was using stopped working so I had no choice in getting at least a new monitor. I went with the TST 507, the new sensors are half the size and weight.
Hello from billings Montana I have to give both of you credit in a situation like what you all went threw I would have lost it I love your dogs they are so cute
Thank you so much!
We travel with 2 large dogs…our stops take a while even if we hurry through the stop. We have an aux diesel tank that allows us to carry 90 gallons, so we can go all day or longer without truck stop to buy fuel. Our dogs don’t do well at truck stops, so we have found that hotels make great mid day stops…large usually empty parking lots with grassy spots that are usually clean. At each stop during the travel day I will usually transfer fuel from aux tank to main tank, let dogs do business and we use the camper bathroom. A 6 hour google drive day will take us at least 8 hrs…longer if traffic.
We had same issues with valve stems…after about 5000 miles, the rubber valve stems are wore out with the monitor device attached. We had 2 fail in one weekend while traveling from TN to MT. We got 2 stems replaced (took tires off and took them to tire shop) and completed trip without TPMS.
Great tips, thanks! The aux tanks are such a nice option. You don't HAVE to use it, but it's a nice thing to have.
Years of pulling everything, horses, boats, Class A&C 4 5th wheels, running out of fuel, flat tires, & recently getting hung up leaving a parking lot getting hung up on two boulders with 38ft 5th wheel. Bent the front axle, rear axle missed but second boulder caught the spare tire pulling it off the belly. Then the two front tires blew while we were trying to find tires. Nothing between Rocky Ford & Pueblo. We were saved in Pueblo with a small camper repair shop on the South side of town just off I25. This started on Friday evening so everything was closed till Monday. They had us on the road by 2:30, 3 new tires & 2 new rims a new axle out of Denver.
Awesome! It’s nice to know that there is some good service out there. Sorry you went through all of that! That gets stressful.
I was a over the road truck driver and some days happened that way and sometimes you this need to take a day and rest even thou you want to get where you are going
100%
First time watching you guys. Sorry you guys are having a bad time. I like the fact that you record both, the good and bad. That's RV life, as they say. Better days ahead. :-)
You're right! It is all part of the journey. Thanks for watching and supporting! :)
As another youtuber says tool kit and sense of humor!
Hahaha! Pretty good!
Great episode, great attitude.
Thank you!
My wife and i enjoy watching rv videos and yours are one of our favorites. We have noticed that alot of rvers are boozers. We just bought a new Imagine travel trailer in april and have only done a few short trips so far with it with no major problems, But after watching your last video and this one i am going to the booze store and buying a 5th of Jack Daniels!!! Hopefully it will help with stress and get me to Happyville much quicker. I understand now! lol
Hahahhahaahaha! Sometimes you just have to end the day with a cold one and chant “we’ll try again tomorrow”. Pro tip, Jim Beam Devils Cut for the win!
@@RVUntethered lol
You can put a valve stem in without breaking down tire. Also in trucking. Lost 3 tires on a heavy drop deck load in one day 🤦♂️🤣. It sucks for sure.
I didn’t know that honestly. I’ve mounted plenty of tires but never knew I could change one without a dismount. Side note, doing anything with a semi tire is an absolute work out!
@@RVUntethered especially when you own the truck and trailer 🤦♂️. The small drop deck tires are not cheap. Like campers they go twice the speed of the truck tires being they are much shorter.
Hey search google or utube you’ll see the way to change the valve stem. Not something i would do all the time but it does work in a pinch. Lots of window cleaner as lubricant… Good luck hope the heat didn’t beat you up too bad. Here in New England it about killed us a couple weeks ago 🍺🍺🍺
The water facet will work when you put you water hose on ,,, the thing that the water was coming out of is a pressure relief valve