Personally, the ultra-lite has held up surprisingly well. But y’all sure need a sturdier rig going forward. Be sure to choose a 5er that is full time rated. We have the Jayco Northpoint 377 (mid-bunk and a loft easily sleeps 7) Negative is a larger rig is you’ll likely have to upgrade the truck to a 3500 (one ton) to pull the larger rig. Good luck and stay safe with y’all’s travels
My slide has done exactly the same thing, but while I tried to fix it, the wall came apart! (The wall was a manufacturing defect. The weld that held the stud on was damaged during assembly.) I ended up jacking up the slide on the outside to get it to suck the bottom in to adjust it to almost perfect. I haven’t traveled with it since this last adjustment, but it’s better that is has been.
That camper held up pretty good for 4 year full time and all the off-road adventures you’ve had. Enjoy Phoenix the weather is lovely today . We’ll be here for 7 weeks.
One thing I will say is you are a great mom and wife to weather all that you have been through. One strong woman, mother and wife. We enjoy your presentations.
My husband and I both think that this is probably one of the very best videos anyone has ever done on full time RV living.....talk about keeping it real! We loved that you really showed the wear and tear that rigs go through when they are lived in full time. Thanks for not trying to be the "pinterest perfect queen". Also wanted to shout out to John for the incredibly difficult job he is doing right now. Our daughter in law was 33 weeks pregnant, got covid, had an emergency C- section and has been in the ICU for 13 days on a vent. I spend 5-7 hours with her everyday. Many of the nurses are travel nurses. I see how incredibly hard all of the nurses are working. Covid is beyond horrible.
Oh Beth I'm so sorry to hear about your daughter in law. Especially right now before Christmas. I pray the baby is well and for your DIL full recovery. I'm so glad you are able to be with her through this. You are all in our thoughts. Sending hugs. 💕🙏
Ok…..allow me to tell you so much stuff! Words can not express how GLAD I am that I came across your video. This is actually the second one I’ve seen. The first was yesterday on Travel nurses and key things to be aware of. Thank you John and I will definitely reach out. Kristen, this has been the most amazing, authentic, and raw video I have come across regarding RV life!!!! I LOVED IT!! I’ve been a nurse for 22yrs (the hubby been in the field too). We have a 10yr and 12yr old and have been seriously considering travel nursing, but have been a little scared about it. Also, no one really (or at least I haven’t come across one), has made a video like yours. It really gives us clear, realistic perspective on what it’s like. Thank you so much for creating that video. I haven’t had a chance to reach out to John about travel nursing, but I will. Will definitely keep an eye out for your new video regarding the new RV purchase. My husband and I know NOTHING about RV, except we’re dying to do it!!! Again, thank you. Sorry for the long feedback, but you guys deserve it…🙌🏼….oh btw, I am Esther and my husband is Mike nice meeting you guys!! 🤗🤗
We are so glad you found our channel. And we're glad you enjoy our real life even though it's messy. We just gotta live our lives and make it ok to show what it's really like. We are just an ordinary family trying to do something totally unordinary and help others do the same. Our boys are 10 and 12 also. You got this. It doesn't have to be perfect. You'll learn as you go.😉❤
@@NoOrdinaryPath Yes, keeping it real is essential…..Question, do you guys homeschool? I ask because neither my husband or I work remote. We both work at the hospital and are trying to figure out how we can make it work 🤔.
@@estherdelarosa9016 Homeschooling is a call and if you and your family feel like this is the time, it is NO better TIME to do it than now. There are many homeschooling companies online as well. But maybe both of you take turns working in an area. Your or DH work one job and then the next job the other work, that way you can be home with the girls and make sure you have those connections. Everyday Saturday is another travel nurse, however, they are on the move. th-cam.com/video/CZyFDsJ0rRM/w-d-xo.html Blessings to whatever you decide. I hope to see you out here on the ROAD living a life of freedom!
Your trailer looks way cleaner than my house! LOL! I love your reality! Too many RV TH-cam channels are way to slick. They make my blood sugar go up! 😉 Keep on keeping it real. Looking forward to seeing the new rig. Merry Christmas!
I found this video comforting. I often feel bad at how our RV looks. I keep thinking everyone else is living the perfect life in their RVs. I think y'all are more relatable
No biggie, looks like a family of 5 has created some lifetime memories in that Rig and it shows the life, the good life it has provided for the family. Merry Christmas!
I enjoyed the anti-tour. Your rig has served you well. Looking forward to your next one, and the process you go through. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 🖖🏻😘🙏🏻👍🏻
I must be ready for living for the outside and not the inside because I wasn't scared off at all. I figured we'd (meaning me) would take one for the team and paint all the walls before we move in but now I am thinking I need to change my perspective and let it not matter so much. Same thing for how much stuff we bring in. They are way more than what we initially looked at but we are seriously considering a ORV; 26 or 28 ft. bunkhouse plan. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year's! I hope the campground has fabulous shower facilities.
I appreciate your straightforward camera shots, my homes always look lived in when my kids were little too, that’s the way they’re suppose to be like in my book. My hubs and I are thinking full timing when he retires next year and we’re thinking Alliance Avenue or Grand Design 5th wheels, both warranty for full time living. God bless all of ya and have a VERY Merry Christmas….always remember Jesus is the reason for the season.
As KYD said. Start small, start now. Get what works, learn, grow. I am very surprised that that travel trailer has lasted so long with so many people/miles/days of living full time. That speaks volumes for that make and model. Good luck with your search for a new rv and tow vehicle. It can be very frustrating trying to find a perfect floor plan with all of the features for everyone in the family.
For you guys to put 40yrs of use on this rig in for yrs and it being a ultra lite and still being in decent shape is really impressive I know you guys are rough on stuff tacking it off road and everything like that and still getting 4yrs of full time use with 3 kids and a dog is pretty dang good but I think its time for a huge upgrade lol
These RVs sure go through some stuff. I kind of think of it like if you have a house it has problems, but a house on wheels has BIG problems. It is worth it though. Merry Christmas ❤️
I think it's safe to say that ANYTIME you have a trailer that denotes ULTRALITE that directly correlates how it's built for sure. Ultra lite isn't because they use better litghter materials but they skimp on materials to cut back on weight
We've lived in an ultra -light for 4 years & still going. It is scary when the Grandkids come over and bounce on the couch in the slide out 😬 so understand how you feel. Our floor have deteriorated in the high traffic area so totally understand. But just like y'all it has given us a place to stay so we can tour the country in comfort. Looking forward to seeing your next rig. Happy Christmas to your family and wishing you a Happy New Year !
What, no ducktape?!😂😉 I'm amazed you've lasted this long...or should I say, the trailer has lasted this long! Great tour! You've made a nice home out of it. If you want to avoid cables, our Solitude has 3 slides - 2 hydraulic and 1 Schwintek, which isn't awesome but is not difficult to work on if necessary. The hydraulic are fast working but do need adjustment at times. Happy travels!! Good luck in your search for a new home!
That camper has been through the wringer 😂. Slides are the devil. I wish I could get one without a slide but it will have one small one. Merry Christmas 🎄
Tha KS for the tour. I have lived in my ultralight trailer that is a sunset trail 290rl and have been living in it full time for 6 years. My trailer has held up pretty good but I definelt wouldn't get an ultralight again or a slide with cables. I agree with you on that. These trailers are not built to really live full time in.
Merry Xmas your braver than we are house and new camper same time. I have to say we are staying in casa grande while I travel to quail run to work love this area. Maybe check this area out as they are building like crazy here.
We gave up a long time ago trying to share a big blanket/comforter. We each have our own and we each have a few pillows that's just how we sleep. Besides my wife's a blanket hog so I have to have my own blanket! Plus, she gets hot all the time so why is she a blanket hog in the first place? Who knows! So just give up and embrace (so to speak) having separate blankets, sheets, pillows etc. We don't try to conform to the world, the world should conform to us! ;-) Merry Christmas!
In September we were out in the RV and the main awning suffered damage from a microburst. Parts are on backorder. We go full time the day after Christmas and we're still waiting on parts. We have to come back to the home base in February for a week when all the parts are due, then we start making our way to Arizona. We have a 37 ft 5th wheel, 311BHS, and it's just the 2 of us with 4 Yorkies. I would like to get a Momentum and make the garage our living room (it'll give me an excuse to upgrade the truck to a dually) :)
My wife and i bought a North Trail in Dec 2016 we don't live in it but we have put 15k miles on it. I spent 4 months living in it for a job once but I can say that I will NOT but another RV with the cable slides. We have had a few problems with our cable system.
#reallife I am worried, cuz I bought a 2020 passport, planing to live full time. 😳 but not boon docking as much or traveling. As much as y’all have. Love the content and you keeping it real. Merry Christmas
@@NoOrdinaryPath I have cable slide outs on my cougar, I am well aware of the required maintenance time for them. I would prefer a rack and pinion system over any other type. Shwentech and hydraulic systems can each have their own problems.
Way to show real life stuff instead of "lets make if perfect" for the camera type of garbage. This type of stuff happens in real life and you show it. Good for you girl!
Well there is so much I could say! I have had RV's for over 30 years. We just sold a 1992 Bounder that looked like brand new inside. We had our 2 kids finish growing up in it and then grandchildren but nothing was abused. You set the example for your kids on how you respect other people's property and your own. And then just my opinion but he drives too fast with that trailer. It's been beat to death! You have to slow down over bumps etc, and then doors and furniture won't end up at the other end of the trailer. Don't buy Grand Design as they fall apart just as easy as the trailer $50,000 less.
Hmm thank you for watching and for your comment. You are right, we do beat up our stuff. We take it on wild adventures and we aren't upset about it. I'm glad yours has held up so long. We for sure bought the wrong kind of RV for the type of rving we later learned that we love the most. We just didn't know it at the time but we made it work. We all travel differently and respectfully it sounds like A) you didn't raise young kids in yours B) You didn't have an ultralite trailer C) You had an older model that was made well D) How on earth can you tell how fast we drive? I speed a lot of clips up in post edit. As for our kids, they are just that. Kids. While they sometimes destroy things, it's rarely on purpose. We set the example that things are NEVER as important as people or family or memories. They are incredibly respectful to people of all different ages, lifestyles, and cultures. The price we paid for any damage to our RV is worth EVERY SINGLE MEMORY.
I would say you are the couple to go on what not to buy for the type of traveling that you have done. Why not just buy a heavyweight big bus since you have a second vehicle. Just guessing here.
I tried to get my axle repaired or replaced in Tucson but it’s several weeks wait. I just replaced two tires and I’ll do a bunch of suspension work when I get home. Do be surprised if you spend over $100,000.00 for a fifth wheel that you won’t have many of the same issues. They just don’t hold up.
You shouldn't lump all ultralites in the same category. You bought a low cost rv from keystone and it's falling apart. That's not surprising. Obviously full time living is hard on any rv but when you start cheap don't expect things to last. In your next rv look for rack and pinion slides, cables suck. If you're sick of fixing your suspension look for torsion axles. No rv is perfect but you'll do yourself a big favor by buying good quality to start with.
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Personally, the ultra-lite has held up surprisingly well. But y’all sure need a sturdier rig going forward. Be sure to choose a 5er that is full time rated. We have the Jayco Northpoint 377 (mid-bunk and a loft easily sleeps 7) Negative is a larger rig is you’ll likely have to upgrade the truck to a 3500 (one ton) to pull the larger rig. Good luck and stay safe with y’all’s travels
My slide has done exactly the same thing, but while I tried to fix it, the wall came apart! (The wall was a manufacturing defect. The weld that held the stud on was damaged during assembly.) I ended up jacking up the slide on the outside to get it to suck the bottom in to adjust it to almost perfect. I haven’t traveled with it since this last adjustment, but it’s better that is has been.
That camper held up pretty good for 4 year full time and all the off-road adventures you’ve had. Enjoy Phoenix the weather is lovely today . We’ll be here for 7 weeks.
Ahhh, Merry Christmas! Fun touring with you. Hope you find need. Blessings
One thing I will say is you are a great mom and wife to weather all that you have been through. One strong woman, mother and wife. We enjoy your presentations.
My husband and I both think that this is probably one of the very best videos anyone has ever done on full time RV living.....talk about keeping it real! We loved that you really showed the wear and tear that rigs go through when they are lived in full time. Thanks for not trying to be the "pinterest perfect queen". Also wanted to shout out to John for the incredibly difficult job he is doing right now. Our daughter in law was 33 weeks pregnant, got covid, had an emergency C- section and has been in the ICU for 13 days on a vent. I spend 5-7 hours with her everyday. Many of the nurses are travel nurses. I see how incredibly hard all of the nurses are working. Covid is beyond horrible.
Oh Beth I'm so sorry to hear about your daughter in law. Especially right now before Christmas. I pray the baby is well and for your DIL full recovery. I'm so glad you are able to be with her through this. You are all in our thoughts. Sending hugs. 💕🙏
Ok…..allow me to tell you so much stuff!
Words can not express how GLAD I am that I came across your video. This is actually the second one I’ve seen. The first was yesterday on Travel nurses and key things to be aware of. Thank you John and I will definitely reach out. Kristen, this has been the most amazing, authentic, and raw video I have come across regarding RV life!!!! I LOVED IT!! I’ve been a nurse for 22yrs (the hubby been in the field too). We have a 10yr and 12yr old and have been seriously considering travel nursing, but have been a little scared about it. Also, no one really (or at least I haven’t come across one), has made a video like yours. It really gives us clear, realistic perspective on what it’s like. Thank you so much for creating that video. I haven’t had a chance to reach out to John about travel nursing, but I will. Will definitely keep an eye out for your new video regarding the new RV purchase. My husband and I know NOTHING about RV, except we’re dying to do it!!! Again, thank you. Sorry for the long feedback, but you guys deserve it…🙌🏼….oh btw, I am Esther and my husband is Mike nice meeting you guys!! 🤗🤗
We are so glad you found our channel. And we're glad you enjoy our real life even though it's messy. We just gotta live our lives and make it ok to show what it's really like. We are just an ordinary family trying to do something totally unordinary and help others do the same. Our boys are 10 and 12 also. You got this. It doesn't have to be perfect. You'll learn as you go.😉❤
@@NoOrdinaryPath Yes, keeping it real is essential…..Question, do you guys homeschool? I ask because neither my husband or I work remote. We both work at the hospital and are trying to figure out how we can make it work 🤔.
@@estherdelarosa9016 Homeschooling is a call and if you and your family feel like this is the time, it is NO better TIME to do it than now. There are many homeschooling companies online as well. But maybe both of you take turns working in an area. Your or DH work one job and then the next job the other work, that way you can be home with the girls and make sure you have those connections. Everyday Saturday is another travel nurse, however, they are on the move. th-cam.com/video/CZyFDsJ0rRM/w-d-xo.html Blessings to whatever you decide. I hope to see you out here on the ROAD living a life of freedom!
Your trailer looks way cleaner than my house! LOL! I love your reality! Too many RV TH-cam channels are way to slick. They make my blood sugar go up! 😉
Keep on keeping it real. Looking forward to seeing the new rig. Merry Christmas!
I found this video comforting. I often feel bad at how our RV looks. I keep thinking everyone else is living the perfect life in their RVs. I think y'all are more relatable
No biggie, looks like a family of 5 has created some lifetime memories in that Rig and it shows the life, the good life it has provided for the family. Merry Christmas!
Indeed it does 🥰 Merry Christmas
I enjoyed the anti-tour. Your rig has served you well. Looking forward to your next one, and the process you go through. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 🖖🏻😘🙏🏻👍🏻
I must be ready for living for the outside and not the inside because I wasn't scared off at all. I figured we'd (meaning me) would take one for the team and paint all the walls before we move in but now I am thinking I need to change my perspective and let it not matter so much. Same thing for how much stuff we bring in. They are way more than what we initially looked at but we are seriously considering a ORV; 26 or 28 ft. bunkhouse plan. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year's! I hope the campground has fabulous shower facilities.
I appreciate your straightforward camera shots, my homes always look lived in when my kids were little too, that’s the way they’re suppose to be like in my book.
My hubs and I are thinking full timing when he retires next year and we’re thinking Alliance Avenue or Grand Design 5th wheels, both warranty for full time living. God bless all of ya and have a VERY Merry Christmas….always remember Jesus is the reason for the season.
As KYD said. Start small, start now. Get what works, learn, grow. I am very surprised that that travel trailer has lasted so long with so many people/miles/days of living full time. That speaks volumes for that make and model. Good luck with your search for a new rv and tow vehicle. It can be very frustrating trying to find a perfect floor plan with all of the features for everyone in the family.
Very well said. And they were our inspiration when we started. Wendy got us out there and overall has been a great trailer for us.
Still waiting.....
For the sneak peak at the new rig !!
Happy Holidays ⛄🌲❄
Awesome, thanks for being real.
For you guys to put 40yrs of use on this rig in for yrs and it being a ultra lite and still being in decent shape is really impressive I know you guys are rough on stuff tacking it off road and everything like that and still getting 4yrs of full time use with 3 kids and a dog is pretty dang good but I think its time for a huge upgrade lol
Great video right to the point and very honest you've done a great job there for 4 years
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to the whole family!
Four years full time with a family in an ultralight. Amazing.
These RVs sure go through some stuff. I kind of think of it like if you have a house it has problems, but a house on wheels has BIG problems. It is worth it though. Merry Christmas ❤️
Merry Christmas! We’re in the Phoenix area as well. Take good care!
You go girl. It is perfect
I think it's safe to say that ANYTIME you have a trailer that denotes ULTRALITE that directly correlates how it's built for sure. Ultra lite isn't because they use better litghter materials but they skimp on materials to cut back on weight
Oh for sure. Ours does not have a walkable roof but also I'm sure they skimped elsewhere.
@@NoOrdinaryPath agree!
Love how you keep it real! Can't wait to see your new rig in the New Year. Merry Christmas! 🎅 🎄
We've lived in an ultra -light for 4 years & still going. It is scary when the Grandkids come over and bounce on the couch in the slide out 😬 so understand how you feel. Our floor have deteriorated in the high traffic area so totally understand. But just like y'all it has given us a place to stay so we can tour the country in comfort. Looking forward to seeing your next rig. Happy Christmas to your family and wishing you a Happy New Year !
Merry Christmas No Ordinary Path Family. All the best with finding your new home on wheels.
Love younse honestly, and we are learning a lot, and do hope younse continue RVing, so enjoy all your videos.
Merry Christmas, hope Santa brings you the 5th wheel you want, good luck
Bet you cannot wait for home base!
What, no ducktape?!😂😉 I'm amazed you've lasted this long...or should I say, the trailer has lasted this long! Great tour! You've made a nice home out of it.
If you want to avoid cables, our Solitude has 3 slides - 2 hydraulic and 1 Schwintek, which isn't awesome but is not difficult to work on if necessary. The hydraulic are fast working but do need adjustment at times.
Happy travels!! Good luck in your search for a new home!
Happy Holidays!
That camper has been through the wringer 😂. Slides are the devil. I wish I could get one without a slide but it will have one small one. Merry Christmas 🎄
Thank you for your honesty about the condition of your rig. Hope you find a new rig and land soon! Merry Christmas!
I love it, thanks for being honest 💜
Merry Christmas to the whole family, I'm looking forward to seeing your decision on the next home!
Merry Christmas🎄🤗
Tha KS for the tour. I have lived in my ultralight trailer that is a sunset trail 290rl and have been living in it full time for 6 years. My trailer has held up pretty good but I definelt wouldn't get an ultralight again or a slide with cables. I agree with you on that. These trailers are not built to really live full time in.
I have that shirt in black and it is my FAVORITE shirt ever!!!
Merry Christmas 🎄 and Happy New Year 🥳 to you and your family.
Merry Christmas to you and yours ! Been a blast following you guys !
Merry Xmas your braver than we are house and new camper same time. I have to say we are staying in casa grande while I travel to quail run to work love this area. Maybe check this area out as they are building like crazy here.
We gave up a long time ago trying to share a big blanket/comforter. We each have our own and we each have a few pillows that's just how we sleep. Besides my wife's a blanket hog so I have to have my own blanket! Plus, she gets hot all the time so why is she a blanket hog in the first place? Who knows! So just give up and embrace (so to speak) having separate blankets, sheets, pillows etc. We don't try to conform to the world, the world should conform to us! ;-) Merry Christmas!
In September we were out in the RV and the main awning suffered damage from a microburst. Parts are on backorder. We go full time the day after Christmas and we're still waiting on parts. We have to come back to the home base in February for a week when all the parts are due, then we start making our way to Arizona. We have a 37 ft 5th wheel, 311BHS, and it's just the 2 of us with 4 Yorkies. I would like to get a Momentum and make the garage our living room (it'll give me an excuse to upgrade the truck to a dually) :)
My wife and i bought a North Trail in Dec 2016 we don't live in it but we have put 15k miles on it. I spent 4 months living in it for a job once but I can say that I will NOT but another RV with the cable slides. We have had a few problems with our cable system.
You are awsome.Love your videos
Thank you love real talk
#reallife I am worried, cuz I bought a 2020 passport, planing to live full time. 😳 but not boon docking as much or traveling. As much as y’all have. Love the content and you keeping it real. Merry Christmas
There's videos on slide out adjustment.
I recommend the one on the 2020 heartland mallard on TH-cam
We have seen many and messed with it a ton. We just don't have time to keep messing around with it anymore. Its so frustrating. 🤪
@@NoOrdinaryPath
I have cable slide outs on my cougar, I am well aware of the required maintenance time for them.
I would prefer a rack and pinion system over any other type.
Shwentech and hydraulic systems can each have their own problems.
Way to show real life stuff instead of "lets make if perfect" for the camera type of garbage. This type of stuff happens in real life and you show it. Good for you girl!
I think the slide needs to be jacked up outside then adjusted and I think that will solve the issue
I saw no problems, only memories. 😊❤️
Aww best comment 🏆🥰
Hi guys.merry Christmas
Well there is so much I could say! I have had RV's for over 30 years. We just sold a 1992 Bounder that looked like brand new inside. We had our 2 kids finish growing up in it and then grandchildren but nothing was abused. You set the example for your kids on how you respect other people's property and your own. And then just my opinion but he drives too fast with that trailer. It's been beat to death! You have to slow down over bumps etc, and then doors and furniture won't end up at the other end of the trailer. Don't buy Grand Design as they fall apart just as easy as the trailer $50,000 less.
Hmm thank you for watching and for your comment. You are right, we do beat up our stuff. We take it on wild adventures and we aren't upset about it. I'm glad yours has held up so long. We for sure bought the wrong kind of RV for the type of rving we later learned that we love the most. We just didn't know it at the time but we made it work. We all travel differently and respectfully it sounds like A) you didn't raise young kids in yours B) You didn't have an ultralite trailer C) You had an older model that was made well D) How on earth can you tell how fast we drive? I speed a lot of clips up in post edit.
As for our kids, they are just that. Kids. While they sometimes destroy things, it's rarely on purpose. We set the example that things are NEVER as important as people or family or memories. They are incredibly respectful to people of all different ages, lifestyles, and cultures. The price we paid for any damage to our RV is worth EVERY SINGLE MEMORY.
Be careful of oven in new rv. They look large but the oven is fixed with about 4" of clearance and only one grate. Furion stoves suck
I would say you are the couple to go on what not to buy for the type of traveling that you have done. Why not just buy a heavyweight big bus since you have a second vehicle. Just guessing here.
I tried to get my axle repaired or replaced in Tucson but it’s several weeks wait. I just replaced two tires and I’ll do a bunch of suspension work when I get home.
Do be surprised if you spend over $100,000.00 for a fifth wheel that you won’t have many of the same issues. They just don’t hold up.
Lot of those things you showed are general maintenance items.
Yes I know. Always something. Alaska will destroy a RV . Going back next year. Alaska that is. Starting at Quartzsite in January.
We'll be in Quartzite Jan 22-24 😜
Have I mentioned we go FULLTIME on 26 December?!?!?!?
Counting down the days!!! 🙌🙌🙌
You shouldn't lump all ultralites in the same category. You bought a low cost rv from keystone and it's falling apart. That's not surprising. Obviously full time living is hard on any rv but when you start cheap don't expect things to last. In your next rv look for rack and pinion slides, cables suck. If you're sick of fixing your suspension look for torsion axles. No rv is perfect but you'll do yourself a big favor by buying good quality to start with.
Honesty is good. Donate it to cars for kids and get the nice tax deduction. Merry Christmas
1877karsforkids
Wear and tear.
You are BIG FUNNY Girl, but SO CUTE.