When I kid, my parent's owned a small popup trailer. While I rembember,tthe great scenery we saw, my sister does not. She remembers the few times we set up at night, flat tires, etc. As we approach retirement age she will be happy retiring to Florida. I on the other hand want to travel.
Mark, we watched every episode of your show last year with great anticipation. I retired December 16 and we picked up our airstream on January 8th. We’ve marked many of your camping sites and were making plans to visit them soon. All your advice here is incredibly helpful and important. One thing for us about the cooking is, cooking is a big part of the fun we have at the camp site. Thank you mark! Maybe we’ll meet you sometime on the road.
Thank you so very much for your dedication, Aaron, and congratulations on that new Airstream! They're positively beautiful. That's great camping advice for those who love to cook. I'll occasionally get the bug (for me it's like doing a chemistry lab) but Mrs GA actually enjoys it, so I'll confess that my usual dinner preparation is asking her, "What are we doing for dinner?" 😁
Great advice. Yes, don't be in a hurry. I'm amazed at how many RVers fly by on the highways. I try to stay at 65 MPH or under. It makes the trip more enjoyable. Since we are still weekenders and have bought into a campground in western Ohio, we pack some food at home prior to leaving. But, we love going to local butchers for our meat. So once we unhook, we make a quick trip in town and pick up what we want. It's fresh and we are supporting local businesses along with visiting local craft breweries. So much fun. Thanks Marc for another great video. Safe travels.
Great points, Rick! We love patronizing local businesses, but local butchers seem to be a dying breed these days. You're lucky to have that available. As for 65 mph, I'll be the first to admit that I'm probably one of those RVers flying by you on the highways. Guilty as charged.
Before departing while towing I do a walk around of entire rig. When I get ready to drive, I make a mental note that I'm towing something so I watch my turns and clearances.
Excellent list, Marc. All good advice including my favorite one: Don’t panic. There’s always help when you need it. Rv’ers are great about lending a hand when needed. Safe travels everyone!
Thanks Marc, all good stuff. As a newbie, this helps me a lot. I hope all is well with Patricia and Canada. Kevin says hi. I miss the high school hockey days.
VERY good advice. I am able to cover more miles, since I’m not towing my house, but I still try to get to my spot at least 3 hours before darkness (which comes 30 min after sunset). I’m a fan of the trucker apps for planning fuels stops every 600 miles. But, as a dedicated daydreamer, I’ve pulled into gas stations in no man’s land with “0 miles” range left. Thinking about walking 20 miles to Tucumcari, in the dark, is not a great feeling.
Oh my goodness you totally nailed it!! Thank you so much for this video.. Having not done a few of these things ;-) this video is almost comedy relief for our family!! Lol! Now we know why you need to do these things! So happy to have found your channel.. it’s awesome!!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Thanks again! 😊❤
Oh yeah, we've all been down miserable highway. Good tips for the upcoming peak road trip season. As I've gotten older I'm driving fewer miles per day and on my recent trip to the Smokies only spent 50 miles (of a 400 mile drive) on an interstate and the rest of my miles were federal (uncontrolled access) and state highways. Made for a much more pleasant trip and didn't add that much additional time.
It’s great till you come to a low bridge with no way to turn around. Made it through but a cop pulled me over. The only place to stop was blocking the road. He really wanted to give a ticket but I think he 0:06 decided it wasn’t worth holding up any more traffic. I like camping. It’s the days of driving that get old. A gps that avoids low bridges would be nice. Google maps is no longer my friend.
Great video Marc, Those are all great tips. We traveled with a full 6 gallon gas can in the back of the truck for emergencies, and we had to use it once in Texas.
The funny thing is, JT, we had 10 extra gallons of gas in the bed of the truck (that was with the Tundra). That extra gas is the only way we made it to that gas station in West Texas, even without the trailer.
Here’s a good one. When you pull into a fuel station with your rig make sure you have canopy clearance. Just yesterday I pulled into the ARCO station in Beatty,NV. My fifth wheel’s front AC cover scraped the ceiling of the canopy. I wasn’t to concerned as the covered was on its last legs and I would tape it up with eternabond tape which I did to keep rolling. However, the staff in the mini-mart came screaming out like I did major structural damage. Come to find out the damage was done previously and is due to repaired soon. There’s more to the story, but I’ll just leave it here.
Yep! Ditto for pulling the trailer into car washes. I've found numerous occasions when height clearance is inaccurately marked. Glad to hear that's the extent of what happened in Beatty. One of my best wild burro encounters was in Beatty, where they come down out of the hills at sunset to hang outside the door of the Family Dollar begging for oatmeal cookie handouts.
I have what I call my bug out list. It has almost everything we need to have in the truck and camper. It also list everything we need to do in the house to set it up for when we are gone.
Very good video! All this stuff was good. Smart move to give New York a wide berth. We both drive, not exactly the full of threes, but we drive two hours, switch drivers, drive two more hours, switch, drive one hour, switch and drive one more hour. This is what we aim for and we usually arrive early enough and not wore out. We so one nighters usually the first night and the last night. I think we just want to get out of California as soon as possible. lol. Ram 👍🏼👍🏾
Brilliant Marc. We are looking forward to your upcoming adventures. Fortunately we have only had amazing and less than amazing travels. Only one very short miserable experience, after finding our hot water cylinder had blown after we paid for winterisation. We drove the length of Alabama twice in 48 hours. In the winter! We also intersperse occasional hotel stays, if the hotels are special. For example staying in one of the President's rooms in the State Game Lodge in South Dakota. Greetings from Big Bend! Boondocking beside the Rio Grande. Cheers
We're about to do a 5-day mad dash from Utah to Pennsylvania. Not looking forward to that. Were it not for the fact that it means that we'll be back on the road following 5 months of being stationary, I'd be really dreading it.
safe travels and looking forward to following your adventure this year . Always enjoy your location details and use them when we visit places you have been
All great tips for sure... Flexible days helps out too..I was camping Bishop after checking Windy I found it would be safer to leave Wednesday instead of Tuesday.. Thanks GA
Windy is an excellent app, J. If you get the chance, check out Flowx. Similar concept to Windy, but with all kinds of parameters like precipitation, temperature, etc. in addition to wind.
Yep Michelle, and some of us need an occasional reminder. I just looked at our itinerary and realized that I ignored my own advice for multiple stops this season. 😄
Waiting for my solar panels to arrive, more actually 390 watts were not enough. The 690 watts when installed may not be enough also as the 460ah battery is a monster. Still can’t figure out L2 line for the other plugs and may not be possible without a complete rewire of my Fantastic KZ 382MBQ. Will be watching and see you on the road.
Hey Bob! I honestly doubt that 690W will be enough for 460Ah of battery. We're even a bit unbalanced ourselves with 1200W of panels for 600Ah of battery. You need to have a split phase inverter to handle both legs of 50A to the service panel. It's not an issue of wiring, it's an issue with the inverter's capability. If your inverter is single phase (and IIRC you have a Xantrex, and all Xantrex units are single phase) you can only provide inverted power to one leg of your electrical load. To power both legs you would have two options: 1. A second inverter for L2, or 2. A single split-phase inverter, like the Victron MultiPlus-II.
@@GrandAdventure yes the cloudy days at the rally really hampered the boondock test, thankfully the generator fills the gap. When the 3000w Zantrex gives up the ghost, same as you a Victron multi plus 2 is on the list. All of my other electronics are now Victron, battery monitor, solar controller, Cerbo gx with screen are in place.
I would like you to talk about pulling through Salt Lake. We live in Idaho Falls and anything south generally involves going through Salt Lake which I find very stressful.
We can certainly understand that, and you're right -- there's no really good alternative if you're southbound from Idaho Falls, although you can avoid some of the worst congestion of the Wasatch Front by taking the Legacy Parkway in Davis County, and the Mountain View Corridor in Salt Lake County. I-15 perhaps bothers us less because we're overly familiar with the area, having lived here for 20 years, but we've heard from many, many RV travelers who remain apprehensive about traveling through the area on I-15.
Thanks for your thoughts. We have used the Legacy a lot. Back in time you were out of the traffic once you cleared Provo, but now it is Nephi and in truth is bad all the way to Las Vegas. We really enjoy your videos and watch every one.
@@ahuman1058 thank you! It's so true, ever since we first moved to Utah in January 2005 it's gotten much, much busier around here, and the areas of congestion have expanded greatly. The influx of people has driven the cost of living through the roof, too. But we still love it here, and return every winter for ski season even as full-timers. Thank you as well for your dedication to the channel!
Thank our Marc. Food prep and planning are our big ours. We love to use our cast iron Dutch oven for outdoor cooking and keep our camper cool. We are from Florida and camp in the state forest campgrounds (no hookups). What are some tricks of the trade you use (besides AC) that you use to stay cool? Are any of these new battery operated AC units any good or are they just a scam?
Ed, we have one of the Zero Breeze units on board th-cam.com/video/A1XPnDazSok/w-d-xo.html and it truly does work very well in confined spaces. We made use of it when temps hit triple digits for us barely outside of Glacier National Park in NW Montana th-cam.com/video/I-XQV-R-DXI/w-d-xo.html . But generally speaking, if it gets that hot where we're boondocking, we screwed up in selecting a site. In the West, where we typically boondock, our best defense against the heat is choosing the right elevation. In the east, boondocking opportunities are so few and far between that we typically opt for an electrified campsite.
Great point, Theodore. The funny thing is, we had 10 extra gallons of gas in the bed of the truck (that was with the Tundra). That extra gas is the only way we made it to that gas station in West Texas, even without the trailer.
All great tips. We are on day 4 of a trip that will be just over 5 weeks, and we follow pretty well all of the tips you mentioned. Skirting around NYC tomorrow actually... although the last time we passed that way we stayed at Liberty Harbour RV park in order to visit NYC, and we loved it. That is the beauty of RV travel. You can do city or you can do country and everything in between. As always, safe travels.
Safe travels! You're a better man than me, Shawn. We have to travel from SE CT to Southern NJ in September, and there's no way in hell I'm towing across the Cross Bronx and the George Washington Bridge. 😄
Yea, when we first got the motorhome , we did a few 500 milers....Quickly learned better than that though as all that did was tire my butt out...When traveling to a destination and one nighting it the whole way, we usually hang with 2 of the 3 rules...We usually dont always stay 3 nites till we get to where we are going...Then we usually spend some time there...
That's precisely how we're starting our own season this year, violating our own rules by beelining it across the US before settling in for our usual week-at-a-time plan. I imagine that I'll be fairly useless those first few days.
Hey Marc, some great tips for having good travel days. Love the 3 rule, we usually do 3-400 miles. We have no idea where we are going this summer yet. We gave 3 checklists for every trip. We keep 5 extra gallons of diesel, it has saved us several times. Awesome Marc. Lar
The funny thing is, Larry, we had 10 extra gallons of gas in the bed of the truck (that was with the Tundra). That extra gas is the only way we made it to that gas station in West Texas, even without the trailer. Be sure to let us know once you firm up your plans.
@@GrandAdventure yes it does. Getting ready to head from northern NY to the southwest. Texas, NM, AZ and Colorado. As you say- don’t want any problems in West Texas etc. I will bring a gas can too! How often do you do your bearings?
@@genetownsend8847 we're going to be heading in the opposite direction shortly, ironically enough. We aim to have our bearings replaced and repacked about every 10,000 miles. We had them done last spring and towed ~8,200 miles last season. We have a terrific mobile bearing service at our disposal here in Salt Lake City, and we'll hit 10,000 miles on those bearings in the very first week of our 2024 travel season as we cross the country eastbound, so we just had them done here again almost exactly a year since the last time.
What a timely video-We are currently sidelined in Vegas at our dealership and could be in Vegas waiting for parts for awhile-It is truly frustrating-you wonder why you started this lifestyle anyway-You have to quickly remember the good times 🤯🎉😎
When I kid, my parent's owned a small popup trailer. While I rembember,tthe great scenery we saw, my sister does not. She remembers the few times we set up at night, flat tires, etc. As we approach retirement age she will be happy retiring to Florida. I on the other hand want to travel.
That's a terrific perspective, Tom! It shows how easy it can be to ruin the experience for family members through a series of poor decisions.
Mark, we watched every episode of your show last year with great anticipation. I retired December 16 and we picked up our airstream on January 8th. We’ve marked many of your camping sites and were making plans to visit them soon. All your advice here is incredibly helpful and important. One thing for us about the cooking is, cooking is a big part of the fun we have at the camp site. Thank you mark! Maybe we’ll meet you sometime on the road.
Thank you so very much for your dedication, Aaron, and congratulations on that new Airstream! They're positively beautiful. That's great camping advice for those who love to cook. I'll occasionally get the bug (for me it's like doing a chemistry lab) but Mrs GA actually enjoys it, so I'll confess that my usual dinner preparation is asking her, "What are we doing for dinner?" 😁
Good ideas for newbies, old salts bend the rules as needed.
Yep. And we've been giving them a good bend in the first part of our travel season this year, but we're now back to following the "rules" again.
Great advice. Yes, don't be in a hurry. I'm amazed at how many RVers fly by on the highways. I try to stay at 65 MPH or under. It makes the trip more enjoyable. Since we are still weekenders and have bought into a campground in western Ohio, we pack some food at home prior to leaving. But, we love going to local butchers for our meat. So once we unhook, we make a quick trip in town and pick up what we want. It's fresh and we are supporting local businesses along with visiting local craft breweries. So much fun. Thanks Marc for another great video. Safe travels.
Great points, Rick! We love patronizing local businesses, but local butchers seem to be a dying breed these days. You're lucky to have that available.
As for 65 mph, I'll be the first to admit that I'm probably one of those RVers flying by you on the highways. Guilty as charged.
Before departing while towing I do a walk around of entire rig. When I get ready to drive, I make a mental note that I'm towing something so I watch my turns and clearances.
Excellent advice.
Excellent list, Marc. All good advice including my favorite one: Don’t panic. There’s always help when you need it. Rv’ers are great about lending a hand when needed. Safe travels everyone!
I can't think of many more helpful groups of people than the RV community.
Great tips. I like to cook once eat twice!
Excellent point, Suzanne!
Thanks Marc, all good stuff. As a newbie, this helps me a lot. I hope all is well with Patricia and Canada. Kevin says hi. I miss the high school hockey days.
Great to hear from you! Yep, we'll be traveling through eastern Canada this year, and give our best to Kevin.
VERY good advice. I am able to cover more miles, since I’m not towing my house, but I still try to get to my spot at least 3 hours before darkness (which comes 30 min after sunset). I’m a fan of the trucker apps for planning fuels stops every 600 miles. But, as a dedicated daydreamer, I’ve pulled into gas stations in no man’s land with “0 miles” range left. Thinking about walking 20 miles to Tucumcari, in the dark, is not a great feeling.
Indeed, not at all, Darren. You certainly have more nimble flexibility than a lot of us do, however.
Oh my goodness you totally nailed it!! Thank you so much for this video.. Having not done a few of these things ;-) this video is almost comedy relief for our family!! Lol! Now we know why you need to do these things! So happy to have found your channel.. it’s awesome!!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Thanks again! 😊❤
We're thrilled to have you along, Teresa! We've been violating some of our own rules on a regular basis this summer. 😄
Oh yeah, we've all been down miserable highway. Good tips for the upcoming peak road trip season. As I've gotten older I'm driving fewer miles per day and on my recent trip to the Smokies only spent 50 miles (of a 400 mile drive) on an interstate and the rest of my miles were federal (uncontrolled access) and state highways. Made for a much more pleasant trip and didn't add that much additional time.
Exactly, John. Much more interesting driving, far less monotonous without adding much time to the route.
It’s great till you come to a low bridge with no way to turn around. Made it through but a cop pulled me over. The only place to stop was blocking the road. He really wanted to give a ticket but I think he 0:06 decided it wasn’t worth holding up any more traffic. I like camping. It’s the days of driving that get old. A gps that avoids low bridges would be nice. Google maps is no longer my friend.
@@techguy9023 they're out there. Sygic GPS, for example, allows you to specify height, weight and length, and routes you accordingly.
Great video Marc,
Those are all great tips. We traveled with a full 6 gallon gas can in the back of the truck for emergencies, and we had to use it once in Texas.
The funny thing is, JT, we had 10 extra gallons of gas in the bed of the truck (that was with the Tundra). That extra gas is the only way we made it to that gas station in West Texas, even without the trailer.
Here’s a good one. When you pull into a fuel station with your rig make sure you have canopy clearance. Just yesterday I pulled into the ARCO station in Beatty,NV. My fifth wheel’s front AC cover scraped the ceiling of the canopy. I wasn’t to concerned as the covered was on its last legs and I would tape it up with eternabond tape which I did to keep rolling. However, the staff in the mini-mart came screaming out like I did major structural damage. Come to find out the damage was done previously and is due to repaired soon. There’s more to the story, but I’ll just leave it here.
Yep! Ditto for pulling the trailer into car washes. I've found numerous occasions when height clearance is inaccurately marked. Glad to hear that's the extent of what happened in Beatty. One of my best wild burro encounters was in Beatty, where they come down out of the hills at sunset to hang outside the door of the Family Dollar begging for oatmeal cookie handouts.
We absolutely love your content!
Thank you!!!!
I have what I call my bug out list. It has almost everything we need to have in the truck and camper. It also list everything we need to do in the house to set it up for when we are gone.
An excellent system to have, George.
Getting caught up on your videos and you're doing a wonderful job as usual thank you my good friend hope to see you in the future
Thank you Carl! Hope to see you out there soon.
Very good video!
All this stuff was good.
Smart move to give New York a wide berth.
We both drive, not exactly the full of threes, but we drive two hours, switch drivers, drive two more hours, switch, drive one hour, switch and drive one more hour. This is what we aim for and we usually arrive early enough and not wore out. We so one nighters usually the first night and the last night. I think we just want to get out of California as soon as possible. lol.
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Thank you both! It helps for sure when you both drive. Your approach to getting out of California was our approach to getting East this year.
EXCELLENT ADVISE, THANKS SO MUCH, SEE YOU ON YOUR NEXT GRAND ADVENTURES. THOMAS
Thanks as always, Thomas! See you out there.
Thanks for the reminders! We do most of your tips.. Regarding food prep, I found that preparing crockpot meals in advance was really helpful..
Great point, thank you for that, Dawn!
Good info I try to do 200 or less a day but do around 300 if I have to but Harry and I don't like long days
The older we get, Norm, the less we appreciate those days, too.
Brilliant Marc. We are looking forward to your upcoming adventures.
Fortunately we have only had amazing and less than amazing travels. Only one very short miserable experience, after finding our hot water cylinder had blown after we paid for winterisation. We drove the length of Alabama twice in 48 hours. In the winter!
We also intersperse occasional hotel stays, if the hotels are special. For example staying in one of the President's rooms in the State Game Lodge in South Dakota. Greetings from Big Bend! Boondocking beside the Rio Grande. Cheers
Very #jealous, Leigh! Not for the split hot water tank, but for boondocking in the Big Bend. We love that area. Enjoy!
We have tire minder for 3 years love it
Yep Joe, it's a solid system that delivers much peace of mind.
I have done those 500 plus days driving out west from SC . Definitely a stressful and long long day . I will never do that again .
We're about to do a 5-day mad dash from Utah to Pennsylvania. Not looking forward to that. Were it not for the fact that it means that we'll be back on the road following 5 months of being stationary, I'd be really dreading it.
safe travels and looking forward to following your adventure this year . Always enjoy your location details and use them when we visit places you have been
@@toddcaldwell5614 thank you so very much!
Great tips Marc. You’ve given newbies a great kickstart to their future travel enjoyment. Safe travels.
Thank you Gerald, and same to you!
Very good video Mark
Thank you Richard!
Your title is hilarious.
Good on ya. Have a fun out there.
Thank you Monica, and same to you!
All great tips for sure... Flexible days helps out too..I was camping Bishop after checking Windy I found it would be safer to leave Wednesday instead of Tuesday.. Thanks GA
Windy is an excellent app, J. If you get the chance, check out Flowx. Similar concept to Windy, but with all kinds of parameters like precipitation, temperature, etc. in addition to wind.
Great review of Murphy's Law, Marc. Thanks for sharing all of that.
Gord
Thanks as always, Gord!
Thanks for sharing! Great advice!
Thank you, and thanks for watching!
We enjoyed this one. Some things for all of us to remember😊.
Yep Michelle, and some of us need an occasional reminder. I just looked at our itinerary and realized that I ignored my own advice for multiple stops this season. 😄
Good information. Spot on. Thanks Don
Thanks Don!
We break ground on our off grid home in 2-3 weeks.
Congratulations!
Waiting for my solar panels to arrive, more actually 390 watts were not enough. The 690 watts when installed may not be enough also as the 460ah battery is a monster. Still can’t figure out L2 line for the other plugs and may not be possible without a complete rewire of my Fantastic KZ 382MBQ. Will be watching and see you on the road.
Hey Bob! I honestly doubt that 690W will be enough for 460Ah of battery. We're even a bit unbalanced ourselves with 1200W of panels for 600Ah of battery.
You need to have a split phase inverter to handle both legs of 50A to the service panel. It's not an issue of wiring, it's an issue with the inverter's capability. If your inverter is single phase (and IIRC you have a Xantrex, and all Xantrex units are single phase) you can only provide inverted power to one leg of your electrical load. To power both legs you would have two options:
1. A second inverter for L2, or
2. A single split-phase inverter, like the Victron MultiPlus-II.
@@GrandAdventure yes the cloudy days at the rally really hampered the boondock test, thankfully the generator fills the gap. When the 3000w Zantrex gives up the ghost, same as you a Victron multi plus 2 is on the list. All of my other electronics are now Victron, battery monitor, solar controller, Cerbo gx with screen are in place.
I would like you to talk about pulling through Salt Lake. We live in Idaho Falls and anything south generally involves going through Salt Lake which I find very stressful.
We can certainly understand that, and you're right -- there's no really good alternative if you're southbound from Idaho Falls, although you can avoid some of the worst congestion of the Wasatch Front by taking the Legacy Parkway in Davis County, and the Mountain View Corridor in Salt Lake County. I-15 perhaps bothers us less because we're overly familiar with the area, having lived here for 20 years, but we've heard from many, many RV travelers who remain apprehensive about traveling through the area on I-15.
Thanks for your thoughts. We have used the Legacy a lot. Back in time you were out of the traffic once you cleared Provo, but now it is Nephi and in truth is bad all the way to Las Vegas. We really enjoy your videos and watch every one.
@@ahuman1058 thank you! It's so true, ever since we first moved to Utah in January 2005 it's gotten much, much busier around here, and the areas of congestion have expanded greatly. The influx of people has driven the cost of living through the roof, too. But we still love it here, and return every winter for ski season even as full-timers. Thank you as well for your dedication to the channel!
Thank our Marc. Food prep and planning are our big ours. We love to use our cast iron Dutch oven for outdoor cooking and keep our camper cool. We are from Florida and camp in the state forest campgrounds (no hookups). What are some tricks of the trade you use (besides AC) that you use to stay cool? Are any of these new battery operated AC units any good or are they just a scam?
Ed, we have one of the Zero Breeze units on board th-cam.com/video/A1XPnDazSok/w-d-xo.html and it truly does work very well in confined spaces. We made use of it when temps hit triple digits for us barely outside of Glacier National Park in NW Montana th-cam.com/video/I-XQV-R-DXI/w-d-xo.html . But generally speaking, if it gets that hot where we're boondocking, we screwed up in selecting a site. In the West, where we typically boondock, our best defense against the heat is choosing the right elevation. In the east, boondocking opportunities are so few and far between that we typically opt for an electrified campsite.
Great video, thank you so much. Mikey Likes It :)
Thank you Michael!
THANK YOU! I’m so tired of those enjoyable trip videos. This makes being miserable so much easier. But… wait! I don’t like easy either!!!!! 🤣
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I carry one five gallon can of fuel just in case I push it just a little too far.
Great point, Theodore. The funny thing is, we had 10 extra gallons of gas in the bed of the truck (that was with the Tundra). That extra gas is the only way we made it to that gas station in West Texas, even without the trailer.
Do not, at absolutely any cost, take your travel trailer, motor home or 5th wheel on I35 through Dallas. You're welcome.
I lived in Austin for a couple years and hated driving that stretch in a van… I cannot imagine doing it in an RV. Especially at 4 PM.
All great tips. We are on day 4 of a trip that will be just over 5 weeks, and we follow pretty well all of the tips you mentioned. Skirting around NYC tomorrow actually... although the last time we passed that way we stayed at Liberty Harbour RV park in order to visit NYC, and we loved it. That is the beauty of RV travel. You can do city or you can do country and everything in between. As always, safe travels.
Safe travels! You're a better man than me, Shawn. We have to travel from SE CT to Southern NJ in September, and there's no way in hell I'm towing across the Cross Bronx and the George Washington Bridge. 😄
Yea, when we first got the motorhome , we did a few 500 milers....Quickly learned better than that though as all that did was tire my butt out...When traveling to a destination and one nighting it the whole way, we usually hang with 2 of the 3 rules...We usually dont always stay 3 nites till we get to where we are going...Then we usually spend some time there...
That's precisely how we're starting our own season this year, violating our own rules by beelining it across the US before settling in for our usual week-at-a-time plan. I imagine that I'll be fairly useless those first few days.
Getting from the East to Idaho is a long drive.
Hey Marc, some great tips for having good travel days. Love the 3 rule, we usually do 3-400 miles. We have no idea where we are going this summer yet. We gave 3 checklists for every trip. We keep 5 extra gallons of diesel, it has saved us several times. Awesome Marc. Lar
The funny thing is, Larry, we had 10 extra gallons of gas in the bed of the truck (that was with the Tundra). That extra gas is the only way we made it to that gas station in West Texas, even without the trailer. Be sure to let us know once you firm up your plans.
All excellent points and advice. Pro pointers for sure!! Thank you. Safe travels and take care.
Thanks as always! You of course do the same, and hope to see you out there somewhere on the road.
Great video so very true thank you
Thank you Joanne, and thank you for watching!
Got the wheel bearings done yesterday.
New tires tomorrow . ✅✅
It sounds like we're on a similar maintenance schedule this season, Gene.
@@GrandAdventure yes it does.
Getting ready to head from northern NY to the southwest. Texas, NM, AZ and Colorado.
As you say- don’t want any problems in West Texas etc. I will bring a gas can too!
How often do you do your bearings?
@@genetownsend8847 we're going to be heading in the opposite direction shortly, ironically enough. We aim to have our bearings replaced and repacked about every 10,000 miles. We had them done last spring and towed ~8,200 miles last season. We have a terrific mobile bearing service at our disposal here in Salt Lake City, and we'll hit 10,000 miles on those bearings in the very first week of our 2024 travel season as we cross the country eastbound, so we just had them done here again almost exactly a year since the last time.
What a timely video-We are currently sidelined in Vegas at our dealership and could be in Vegas waiting for parts for awhile-It is truly frustrating-you wonder why you started this lifestyle anyway-You have to quickly remember the good times 🤯🎉😎
So sorry to hear that Mary! Here's hoping that the parts come back in quickly to get you back on the road. It's always something, that's for sure.
1st!
Congrats, Bert!