Nathan, if you shut the fuel off before you stop the generator it will greatly reduce the varnishing up of the carburetor. I have one that does that automatically. I've also done it on outboard motors and I've got a 1965 or so Johnson 6 horse that I don't think has ever varnished up. It also helps to give it one more last pull after it stops with the choke on to get the last little bit of gas out. Keep the good stuff coming guys.
I know the one thing you love about your home on wheels is the vast windows. However, wouldn't it be to your advantage in 100' weather to cover them up especially while you are attempting to lower the temps inside. Even with double pane glass you absorb a lot of heat and lose a lot of your ac...IMO..Making removable window covers and using them while you are trying to cool down the inside would be more energy efficient use of your home sitting in full 100' temperatures.
Great episode! Glad it cooled off for you while you were there. We stayed at The Nomad View in June and it was so much more crowded but it was also a lot cooler. We had a herd of cows come through our spot which was a nice surprise.
Great job Nathan and Marissa for doing boon docking in 100 degrees weather. Great job hiking in the heat. Glad you were able to do this. I knew you could. You are so right with the spot you got that you have a great view. Love it! Love you guys! And safe travels! Great video!
We too have been to Nomad View, in July @ 90+ over the week of the 4th. It RAINED!!! and i forgot to roll the truck windows up. Cup holders FULL floor board FULL seats you guessed it FULL. But it's a great place. We have plans to o again.
We were supposed to be headed for TX (Austin & Houston areas) for medical reasons about 10 days ago. But we were afraid the heat would make us worse & we'd roast - literally - in our RV. Watching you guys deal with the heat makes me glad we postponed our dr visits to the beginning of Oct. We're just praying it'll cool off some so the RV doesn't melt while we're driving there & so its bearable enough for us to live in our RV for a few weeks🙏🏼. Maybe we'll get lucky like y'all & have some rain to cool things down - just don't want a hurricane to deal with🤞
Omg! Houston has been over 100° for 3 straight months & Huntsville’s been over 110°. Finally down to 99° for September with some rain. Now the humidity is unbearable… has me wishing back the 107° dry heat.
We did it last year in August. Hot, but so worth it. We got the most amazing spot on the edge. Stayed 3 night. Couple of super thunder storms, but still a magical place.
When you guys were there about 7 years ago I was right behind you, but missed you by a few days. Last year was the first year I didn’t go back to The Wall (Nomad View) since then. It’s my favorite place. The weather is no joke there. In 2021 there was a camper that had blown off the side. A few years before that the wind was so strong that it actually blew my slide in. There was very few people there that first time and now it’s very crowded. There is an RV park in Wall proper. I think it might be easy for you guys to think you’re not making an impact, but you are. I went because you guys were there and showed drone footage (there wasn’t as big of a delay back then from where you were and when you put out a video). But, I have a ton of memories from there thanks to you guys. The last time I was there I met the folks from LOLOHO.
We've been to Wall Drug twice, but have not camped in the area yet. At least you should have had ice water... 😛 Our Honda generator is sitting in the garage with a bad carb due to old gas, so I replaced it with two smaller generators that can be paired to run the AC, are light weight, and have a gas cut off so you can run the carb dry quickly, and even pour the gas out when it gets a few months on it and leave dry or refill with gas. So much better than the Honda, and almost as quiet. The reason I have not repaired the electric start Honda is due to my age and it's weight. My previous Ram 3500 had a huge alternator and would charge the batteries well, but back then, we didn't have any solar, so the generator was our main option.
We made that mistake last year, 101 on the rim. The sheep/goats? were sitting in the Shade of our RV and didn't move when we came out. My thoughts are with you.
Your supposed to cut the fuel line off and let the engine starve of fuel to stowaway for long periods of time. Spraying starting fluid into the carburetor while trying to start will also clean out gummed up carburetor
Absolutely gorgeous. The thing with western South Dakota.... stay away the first few weeks of August. One of the biggest motorcycle rallies in the country is the second week of August. Have you been to Falls Park in Sioux Falls? Absolutely gorgeous and a little unexpected in the middle of a city (and has RV parking).
Yikes…you guys are crazy! We’ve been there in late September, much cooler. As to the RV, we have reflectix inside any outer wall cabinet, including the ceilings of the cabinets. I also cover the bath skylight in summer with solar fabric (velcroed inside the frame)…still lets light in but cuts the heat. And as others have said, I would have covered every window while you were driving. Get that you want the view after parking but why let the sun in as you go down the road?
My favorite area! Camped in a tent there two years ago at the end of July. Set up a tent at 96 degrees and didn’t break a sweat. There’s no humidity and a constant wind. It cools off nice at night too. I hate the heat but this wasn’t bad at all. We did super secure the tent though for the 60 mph winds. That was fun 🤣
was just at badlands a few weeks ago there, 2 nights camping in a tent. It's was a triple digits both days, it was a dry heat but never again. I looked at their weather and it seemed it was the worse time of the year to go there. Need to go back in better weather to enjoy this NP. this was one of the last stops on this year's coast to coast yellow stone ( where I woke ups to low 40's in the morning) Glacier, then devils tower, Blackwood and then here. Next year's trip will be better planned and longer.
Shade. Cool clothes. Ice. Wear a hat when outdoors (there are evaporative type cooling bucket or baseball type hats but you also can dunk any cloth hat you like in water for evaporative cooling). Evaporative cooling with damp-wet towels on the windows held by duct tape and hopefully so in a breeze. Plenty of hydration and possibly use drinks with electrolytes. "Evaporative cooling vests" are about $40 each and help - available on the Internet. Take any heat exhaustion symptoms very seriously and get cooler fast if you have same. I have lived in 3 hot states and currently am in Arizona. I have trained and competed in hot humid weather in archery. Like I mention, be aware of heat exhaustion symptoms.
We did that stop a few years ago after watching your video. My husband thought I’d lost my mind when we turned onto that dirt road. I said trust me!! I watched a video about it. We definitely want to go back!
Let me guess. The time was about 4:30pm. When the rain storm came thru? It’s like a time table. You know how many people who have visited, or lived in SD, knows about the afternoon thunderstorms. You’re problem with your generator, is why we only run our generator on propane. We have had this generator for three years, and it starts right up.
We're going into our 10th week of over 100 degree weather, and my HVAC isn't working. I had to buy a ac window unit and sleeping right in front of it. I'm in a mh. It's almost 9pm and it's finally dropped to 100.
I feel ya. Both rooftop ac's went out, fridge is 50°. Its 86° at bed time. I have 3 portable ac units in my class A. Im using all my plugs for them. Cant cook and window units are too heavy for class A walls.
Used to live there, in Wall.. Most homes in the area do not have central air, window units if anything. The lack of humidity makes it tolerable at night to sleep. Hottest i ever saw on my pickup thermometer was 128 degrees while driving. It was HOT. I know sonw won't believe it and ya ya death valley not that hot. But been there lived it.
I know it's much too late...Boondocks Campground. New Underwood SD. Central to Wall, Badlands, Mt. Rushmore, Custer State Park, etc. Full hookups $25 per night. Not fancy but will keep the A/C going
Boondocking in extreme heat is a calculated risk. It is not as though you are going in there blind. You know what to expect and you have your backup plans. For a short time I think most people could get through it. I lost AC in my house twice during June and survived. I lost AC at a RadioShack I managed and went almost a month without AC. It was miserable and we did wear short sleeve shirts but I survived. We eventually got AC back to running status. The big thing is that adults can handle things a lot better than children. You do have solar and a backup generator and with that much heat you are going to have plenty of sun to charge those solar cells. You just have to be smart about what appliances you can use for those few days that you are not hooked up to shore power. You could use French Press for coffee.
I’m used to over 100 degrees being in Las Vegas area. But not in an Rv. It had to be hard to with stand the heat. Glad you got the generator going. I wouldn’t be able to say the name of that museum myself. Not even 10 times fast. Lol😂😂But I’m glad to visited and ate at cool places with air! Great idea!
I didn’t even DRIVE my car through 104 degree temps across the US with my pets in the car. If anything went wrong, it is many times worse to be stuck in 104 degrees on the side of the road. I waited for it to cool down.
We were just there in the Black Hills! Love the entire area. We did Minute Man Missile site and Badlands too. We drove to that boondocking site but was packed and very uneven to get up there so decided against it with our 40 foot class A.
When I was there in June, there were 5 huge class A all in a row at the top of the hill as you go in the north entrance. You could have done it. Oh well.
The key to keeping generators running is to use ethanol free gas , use stabilizers, turn off gas and run carberator dry, and run them at least monthly under load.
For weather like this out west you need cotton clothes. Long sleeves and long pants. A hat. The air is dry, so dampen a bandana and tie it around your neck or wear it like a scarf. At 15:00 you are in strong sun and dry air. You could get dangerously dehydrated, especially your daughter.
With your generator,,,either empty the gas then run till it stops….or put a mtd petcock from Menards and put in line from gas tank to carberator. And run till it quits. Will keep the carb jet clean ….I do this this on everything that has a carb that. Might sit a while between uses..😎
the absolute best thing you can do with that generator is to shut off the fuel and let it run itself dry before storage. That will keep the carb clean. I can do that and store it for a year (with gas stabilizer) and it will start on the first or second pull.
17:57 To the right of that Class A in the foreground is where I stayed last year the first week of June. It was crowded and I grabbed that spot. It is very unlevel but everything else looked taken. The winds were strong and rain blew in early morning. I was leaving the next morning and decided to do a u-turn. There's a faint road between the intersection and the antenna's that was probably a short cut. The BLM has put up T-posts to stop people from using it. The road was so greasy I almost slid into those T-posts when leaving. Thankfully I have a small trailer now and 4x4 or it would have gotten ugly as I had the road blocked. I spent 2 nights in Custer SP but their reservation system is way too long and drawn out. Maybe a week later while still in the Black Hills area gas was approaching $5 and I said "I'm done" I headed back home.
It's ironic, isn't it, that to get max solar power for cooling your RV you have to park in direct sun. But, I guess most RV parking spots don't have shade trees anyway.
@@LessJunkMoreJourney That view in the morning with a cup of coffee is breathtaking... I took my 89yr old Pops out there last fall and it was his best memory of the whole 8,000 mile trip
I accidentally went on a bug hunt at 15,500 on O2 with my son from Carlsbad, CA to Twin Falls, ID in 2004 - nastiest yellow grease splat which turned out to be a mating Dragon Fly as identified by the etymologist at Andre Puyans’ Fly Fishing School on the Henry’s Fork of the Snake River. Hunt bugs.
I’m no expert. But do you have other ways off charging the batteries while driving? Other than solar? In my case I installed a breaker by the battery than ran about 20ft of jumper cable 1/0 wire to a 500w inverter in the rear of truck bed. Than bought a NOCO 5amp or 10am battery charger and put it next to inverter. Than ran wires from batteries to NOCO Charger. N it charges my batteries in conjunction with my solar panel but mainly at night it charges while I drive. Since solar can’t. I have never arrived anywhere with less than 100% on the batteries. I hope I explained myself good. Look it up or ask around. 😂 good video though
Hi guys we love your channel. We live in Massachusetts and stay at state parks alot. But we go to Harvest Host too. Then we usually stop by a state park to dump (for price of $15). Now the Massachusetts state parks no long allow dumping unless you stay and camp at their campground. Any idea why they stopped? Are any other state doing this? Thanks
Wearing black in 100°F weather isn't the best choice either. i was there in August 2021 when they had 25yr record beaking highs. I had to buy a generator that summer.
Ok, here is a suggestion. Make black out shades with thick cloth and double reflective insulation. Place magnets in them so they can clip right into/on he window frame. Just like the van live-ers do,. The windows really make a big difference when trying to cool and heat your rig. They are also really great winters. Really do help to keep heat in.
Doesnt work in Class A's. I have a 70% shade cloth, reflectix, curtain, cardboard and closed off the whole cab with tarps and quilts and still heat comes in.
We did 3 weeks in the Houston area, but we had power. It was 100+ every day with a heat index up to 127. Hated to leave the RV. We have a 12.5K generator that we run going down the road. The advantage of a DP.
Ethanol is NOT our friend. If you have a gas powered tool, such as a generator, that won't be used regularly, you should only burn Pure gasoline. Gas with no additives. If your near an airport, you could buy airplane fuel, or just look for a Pure (brand) gas station
There is a difference between being uncomfortable and being miserable. Don't be miserable. My wife and I tent camped a few weeks ago and it was 93° and 105° with the heat index. Luckily we were with my parents and they have a camper. We hung out in there for the majority of the day
I'd be more concerned about keeping the kids hydrated. At that heat, your core temp doesn't respond at well to heat. You can become dangerously hot and dehydrated without realizing it until you feel faint, dizzy, or sick. Personal experience, not fun at all.
We had 90° at Nomad Views in September, but it cooled down to 60° at night. Having been through a heat related illness, it was shocking how quickly you go from OK to really bad. But that spot is very special.
We live in the Phoenix area. Nope. Nope. Nope. When you’re cold, you can add clothes/blankets. When it’s hot, you run out of clothes you can remove very quickly!
Sorry to comment but this is hard to watch over this boondocking a Argument. Unless your 100% going into night you going not have enough battery to use AC We been to badlands. Few times I get it. But is it really worth boondockin if you can get electric site in this heat. We boon dock but if it’s that hot we look for power
My wife and I and 3 kids plus an extra did this same travel on July 2 in route to Yellowstone . We pull a 26BH with a 15 passenger express van. We were looking for a tow vehicle and my wife mentioned a ton van. Went to TH-cam and searched towing with a van and discovered you guys. Thanks for the content.
Umm…. I had 2400w solar, with 2 split ac units and 4 Tesla model s batteries in our skoolie….. we can run the a/c’s all day long!!!! That’s how you stay in the heat in a skoolie.
You guys are so brave! It is beautiful out there but I hope in time between your Mexico experience and now here you will invest in Solar power. It is a wonderful luxury and it will let you guys save more when boondocking. My very best to you all in your journeys!
I am with Hensley, I would rather sleep in cold than heat!
Nathan, if you shut the fuel off before you stop the generator it will greatly reduce the varnishing up of the carburetor. I have one that does that automatically. I've also done it on outboard motors and I've got a 1965 or so Johnson 6 horse that I don't think has ever varnished up. It also helps to give it one more last pull after it stops with the choke on to get the last little bit of gas out. Keep the good stuff coming guys.
I know the one thing you love about your home on wheels is the vast windows. However, wouldn't it be to your advantage in 100' weather to cover them up especially while you are attempting to lower the temps inside. Even with double pane glass you absorb a lot of heat and lose a lot of your ac...IMO..Making removable window covers and using them while you are trying to cool down the inside would be more energy efficient use of your home sitting in full 100' temperatures.
Great episode! Glad it cooled off for you while you were there. We stayed at The Nomad View in June and it was so much more crowded but it was also a lot cooler. We had a herd of cows come through our spot which was a nice surprise.
Bravo for doing hard things!! What an incredible reward... That view and making memories for your kids. Epic.
Thanks so much!
Great job Nathan and Marissa for doing boon docking in 100 degrees weather. Great job hiking in the heat. Glad you were able to do this. I knew you could. You are so right with the spot you got that you have a great view. Love it! Love you guys! And safe travels! Great video!
Thank you, and thanks for watching!
That view was really off the chart! Wow
We too have been to Nomad View, in July @ 90+ over the week of the 4th. It RAINED!!! and i forgot to roll the truck windows up. Cup holders FULL floor board FULL seats you guessed it FULL. But it's a great place. We have plans to o again.
We were supposed to be headed for TX (Austin & Houston areas) for medical reasons about 10 days ago. But we were afraid the heat would make us worse & we'd roast - literally - in our RV. Watching you guys deal with the heat makes me glad we postponed our dr visits to the beginning of Oct. We're just praying it'll cool off some so the RV doesn't melt while we're driving there & so its bearable enough for us to live in our RV for a few weeks🙏🏼. Maybe we'll get lucky like y'all & have some rain to cool things down - just don't want a hurricane to deal with🤞
Omg! Houston has been over 100° for 3 straight months & Huntsville’s been over 110°. Finally down to 99° for September with some rain. Now the humidity is unbearable… has me wishing back the 107° dry heat.
We did it last year in August. Hot, but so worth it. We got the most amazing spot on the edge. Stayed 3 night. Couple of super thunder storms, but still a magical place.
When you guys were there about 7 years ago I was right behind you, but missed you by a few days. Last year was the first year I didn’t go back to The Wall (Nomad View) since then. It’s my favorite place. The weather is no joke there. In 2021 there was a camper that had blown off the side. A few years before that the wind was so strong that it actually blew my slide in.
There was very few people there that first time and now it’s very crowded. There is an RV park in Wall proper.
I think it might be easy for you guys to think you’re not making an impact, but you are. I went because you guys were there and showed drone footage (there wasn’t as big of a delay back then from where you were and when you put out a video). But, I have a ton of memories from there thanks to you guys.
The last time I was there I met the folks from LOLOHO.
Awesome.
We are in the National Grasslands just outside the badlands now . Was hot yesterday but cooled down to the high 50's at night 8/16/23
We've been to Wall Drug twice, but have not camped in the area yet. At least you should have had ice water... 😛 Our Honda generator is sitting in the garage with a bad carb due to old gas, so I replaced it with two smaller generators that can be paired to run the AC, are light weight, and have a gas cut off so you can run the carb dry quickly, and even pour the gas out when it gets a few months on it and leave dry or refill with gas. So much better than the Honda, and almost as quiet. The reason I have not repaired the electric start Honda is due to my age and it's weight. My previous Ram 3500 had a huge alternator and would charge the batteries well, but back then, we didn't have any solar, so the generator was our main option.
We made that mistake last year, 101 on the rim. The sheep/goats? were sitting in the Shade of our RV and didn't move when we came out. My thoughts are with you.
“No spill jugs” have spilled the most amount of gas since the beginning of time 😂🤣😂
I'm in southern Idaho right now and yes, it's warm. Next week is going to be a banger too.
Your supposed to cut the fuel line off and let the engine starve of fuel to stowaway for long periods of time. Spraying starting fluid into the carburetor while trying to start will also clean out gummed up carburetor
Absolutely gorgeous. The thing with western South Dakota.... stay away the first few weeks of August. One of the biggest motorcycle rallies in the country is the second week of August. Have you been to Falls Park in Sioux Falls? Absolutely gorgeous and a little unexpected in the middle of a city (and has RV parking).
Go in September to Wall, SD.
SD is glorious then!
Boondock all you want!
Thankfully the nights cooled off. Beautiful views.
Get softstart RV. With it you can run all your AC with 30 amp and your battery. give it a try!
We do have soft starts, but we also needed to conserve power.
I was just there last month boondocking just north of the radio/cell towers...great spot! Watch out for the cow patties! Thanks you guys!
Yikes…you guys are crazy! We’ve been there in late September, much cooler. As to the RV, we have reflectix inside any outer wall cabinet, including the ceilings of the cabinets. I also cover the bath skylight in summer with solar fabric (velcroed inside the frame)…still lets light in but cuts the heat. And as others have said, I would have covered every window while you were driving. Get that you want the view after parking but why let the sun in as you go down the road?
Thanks for the tips!
Perfect situation for an icy breeze portable AC unit
Absolutely makes you stronger. In Las Vegas walked to grocer and realized it was a little hot. Ah ha 1.5 miles-it was 113*
Oh wow 😮
@@LessJunkMoreJourney IMO humidity is the killer. Makes index go up.
My favorite area! Camped in a tent there two years ago at the end of July. Set up a tent at 96 degrees and didn’t break a sweat. There’s no humidity and a constant wind. It cools off nice at night too. I hate the heat but this wasn’t bad at all. We did super secure the tent though for the 60 mph winds. That was fun 🤣
Awesome
was just at badlands a few weeks ago there, 2 nights camping in a tent. It's was a triple digits both days, it was a dry heat but never again. I looked at their weather and it seemed it was the worse time of the year to go there. Need to go back in better weather to enjoy this NP.
this was one of the last stops on this year's coast to coast yellow stone ( where I woke ups to low 40's in the morning) Glacier, then devils tower, Blackwood and then here. Next year's trip will be better planned and longer.
We use our own bathrooms in rest stops too. Too many germs floating around in public restrooms.
Shade. Cool clothes. Ice. Wear a hat when outdoors (there are evaporative type cooling bucket or baseball type hats but you also can dunk any cloth hat you like in water for evaporative cooling). Evaporative cooling with damp-wet towels on the windows held by duct tape and hopefully so in a breeze. Plenty of hydration and possibly use drinks with electrolytes. "Evaporative cooling vests" are about $40 each and help - available on the Internet. Take any heat exhaustion symptoms very seriously and get cooler fast if you have same. I have lived in 3 hot states and currently am in Arizona. I have trained and competed in hot humid weather in archery. Like I mention, be aware of heat exhaustion symptoms.
If I’m running off grid I take my IcyBreeze with me full of ice and another cooler full of ice also. Works like a charm.
We did that stop a few years ago after watching your video. My husband thought I’d lost my mind when we turned onto that dirt road. I said trust me!! I watched a video about it. We definitely want to go back!
That is awesome.
Let me guess. The time was about 4:30pm. When the rain storm came thru? It’s like a time table. You know how many people who have visited, or lived in SD, knows about the afternoon thunderstorms. You’re problem with your generator, is why we only run our generator on propane. We have had this generator for three years, and it starts right up.
If you use non-ethenol gas you will not have that problem with your generator. Ethanol gas will gum up the carburetor. Love you guys. Keep trucking.
We're going into our 10th week of over 100 degree weather, and my HVAC isn't working. I had to buy a ac window unit and sleeping right in front of it. I'm in a mh.
It's almost 9pm and it's finally dropped to 100.
I feel ya. Both rooftop ac's went out, fridge is 50°. Its 86° at bed time. I have 3 portable ac units in my class A. Im using all my plugs for them. Cant cook and window units are too heavy for class A walls.
Used to live there, in Wall.. Most homes in the area do not have central air, window units if anything. The lack of humidity makes it tolerable at night to sleep. Hottest i ever saw on my pickup thermometer was 128 degrees while driving. It was HOT. I know sonw won't believe it and ya ya death valley not that hot. But been there lived it.
It was hot for sure.
I know it's much too late...Boondocks Campground. New Underwood SD. Central to Wall, Badlands, Mt. Rushmore, Custer State Park, etc.
Full hookups $25 per night. Not fancy but will keep the A/C going
Really it was about boondocking in the specific spot.
I’ve stayed there near the radio towers. Amazing place
Breakfast in that heat must be ice cubes lol! It’s hot here Washington state as watching this video ugh
Wow…amazing views and crazy hot temperatures!!! I would be suffering heat stroke at those temperatures!
Boondocking in extreme heat is a calculated risk. It is not as though you are going in there blind. You know what to expect and you have your backup plans. For a short time I think most people could get through it. I lost AC in my house twice during June and survived. I lost AC at a RadioShack I managed and went almost a month without AC. It was miserable and we did wear short sleeve shirts but I survived. We eventually got AC back to running status. The big thing is that adults can handle things a lot better than children. You do have solar and a backup generator and with that much heat you are going to have plenty of sun to charge those solar cells. You just have to be smart about what appliances you can use for those few days that you are not hooked up to shore power. You could use French Press for coffee.
OMG---the can falling on your toe. I laughed out loud at work. ooops. Hilarious!
Glad you enjoyed it 😀
I’m used to over 100 degrees being in Las Vegas area. But not in an Rv. It had to be hard to with stand the heat. Glad you got the generator going. I wouldn’t be able to say the name of that museum myself. Not even 10 times fast. Lol😂😂But I’m glad to visited and ate at cool places with air! Great idea!
Yes! Thank you!
I didn’t even DRIVE my car through 104 degree temps across the US with my pets in the car. If anything went wrong, it is many times worse to be stuck in 104 degrees on the side of the road. I waited for it to cool down.
When my generator had been sitting I was told to try Seafoam fuel additive. I literally poured a splash in the tank and it started right up!
Wow, you guys are brave.
It ended up cooling down at night and was great!
We were just there in the Black Hills! Love the entire area. We did Minute Man Missile site and Badlands too. We drove to that boondocking site but was packed and very uneven to get up there so decided against it with our 40 foot class A.
Love that area! So beautiful 😍
When I was there in June, there were 5 huge class A all in a row at the top of the hill as you go in the north entrance. You could have done it. Oh well.
Chase 70 degrees. We live in the Vegas area 115 in the summer months. Ugly weather during the summer but ok the rest of the year
The key to keeping generators running is to use ethanol free gas
, use stabilizers, turn off gas and run carberator dry, and run them at least monthly under load.
Thanks for the info!
Great video! Loved the scenery ❤
For weather like this out west you need cotton clothes. Long sleeves and long pants. A hat. The air is dry, so dampen a bandana and tie it around your neck or wear it like a scarf. At 15:00 you are in strong sun and dry air. You could get dangerously dehydrated, especially your daughter.
Thanks for the tips!
With your generator,,,either empty the gas then run till it stops….or put a mtd petcock from Menards and put in line from gas tank to carberator.
And run till it quits. Will keep the carb jet clean ….I do this this on everything that has a carb that. Might sit a while between uses..😎
the absolute best thing you can do with that generator is to shut off the fuel and let it run itself dry before storage. That will keep the carb clean. I can do that and store it for a year (with gas stabilizer) and it will start on the first or second pull.
Great tip!
Heat ok it’s the humidity that makes it unbearable… like here where at watching your epic adventure video the badlands
17:57 To the right of that Class A in the foreground is where I stayed last year the first week of June. It was crowded and I grabbed that spot. It is very unlevel but everything else looked taken. The winds were strong and rain blew in early morning. I was leaving the next morning and decided to do a u-turn. There's a faint road between the intersection and the antenna's that was probably a short cut. The BLM has put up T-posts to stop people from using it. The road was so greasy I almost slid into those T-posts when leaving. Thankfully I have a small trailer now and 4x4 or it would have gotten ugly as I had the road blocked. I spent 2 nights in Custer SP but their reservation system is way too long and drawn out. Maybe a week later while still in the Black Hills area gas was approaching $5 and I said "I'm done" I headed back home.
Lol. Try places with trees. Trees rock!
It's ironic, isn't it, that to get max solar power for cooling your RV you have to park in direct sun. But, I guess most RV parking spots don't have shade trees anyway.
Great video. Non-ethanol fuel in the generator may keep it running better. Enjoy the travels.
Thank you!
I love the badlands. God's impressive majestic creation and
I feel closer to God, also.
Great video like always
Glad you enjoyed it, thank you.
Did you see the mountain goats at the boondocking spot??? They visited us there last fall!!
We have seen them around the area.
@@LessJunkMoreJourney That view in the morning with a cup of coffee is breathtaking... I took my 89yr old Pops out there last fall and it was his best memory of the whole 8,000 mile trip
Good to sweat sometimes 😮 but yep you do need relief ❤
Wow, you guys were troopers to boondock in that heat!! Where in Idaho are you headed?
We are headed to a Lippert event in Idaho.
Hi
I accidentally went on a bug hunt at 15,500 on O2 with my son from Carlsbad, CA to Twin Falls, ID in 2004 - nastiest yellow grease splat which turned out to be a mating Dragon Fly as identified by the etymologist at Andre Puyans’ Fly Fishing School on the Henry’s Fork of the Snake River. Hunt bugs.
There is nothing in Wall to stay in a 100° weather.
I’m no expert. But do you have other ways off charging the batteries while driving? Other than solar? In my case I installed a breaker by the battery than ran about 20ft of jumper cable 1/0 wire to a 500w inverter in the rear of truck bed. Than bought a NOCO 5amp or 10am battery charger and put it next to inverter. Than ran wires from batteries to NOCO Charger. N it charges my batteries in conjunction with my solar panel but mainly at night it charges while I drive. Since solar can’t. I have never arrived anywhere with less than 100% on the batteries.
I hope I explained myself good. Look it up or ask around. 😂 good video though
was the gas cap vent open?
So beautiful! ☺️❤️🇨🇦
Thank you! 😊
Hot, I know the feeling boondock ing om RV in summer
Your generator seemed small for your rig, does it run everything plus your AC’s? Or 1 AC at least?
No our batteries run everything. The generator is just a back up if needed.
Hey from San Antonio Tx
I didn’t know you can’t run AC on batteries/ solar?
If you have enough batteries.
Boondocking with solar and a generator, is it really boondocking?
Both things are considered part of the boondocking experience, especially solar. Also you can boondock any way you feel is acceptable. 😀
My favorite family
Thank you so much.
Hi guys we love your channel. We live in Massachusetts and stay at state parks alot. But we go to Harvest Host too. Then we usually stop by a state park to dump (for price of $15). Now the Massachusetts state parks no long allow dumping unless you stay and camp at their campground. Any idea why they stopped? Are any other state doing this? Thanks
We are not sure about that. Most states we know will let you dump for a fee. Most likely it became a problem and they had to stop. Not sure.
I’ve had zero generator starting issues since switching to ethanol-free gas. Highly recommend.
Wearing black in 100°F weather isn't the best choice either. i was there in August 2021 when they had 25yr record beaking highs. I had to buy a generator that summer.
Thank you.
You would be better off in Nevada with humidity at 15% and 100*
Great video! High temperatures is really a challenge for an RV!
It sure is.
Why didn't you just go north?
We are heading that direction. It was honestly hot everywhere Montana and Idaho, so we decided to enjoy the ride. It wasn’t that bad.
Ok, here is a suggestion. Make black out shades with thick cloth and double reflective insulation. Place magnets in them so they can clip right into/on he window frame. Just like the van live-ers do,. The windows really make a big difference when trying to cool and heat your rig. They are also really great winters. Really do help to keep heat in.
Doesnt work in Class A's. I have a 70% shade cloth, reflectix, curtain, cardboard and closed off the whole cab with tarps and quilts and still heat comes in.
It’s time for a bigger generator at least 3500 and a 3 gallon tank
We did 3 weeks in the Houston area, but we had power. It was 100+ every day with a heat index up to 127. Hated to leave the RV. We have a 12.5K generator that we run going down the road. The advantage of a DP.
Missed opportunity to name the Video. "How to make your RV an easy bake oven" 😉
Good call! 😀
Nope nope - heatstroke calling….maybe another time of time😬
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Still our favorite camping spot! By the way, we are currently at a HH in North Texas boondocking and it's 104 degrees! 😝
Ethanol is NOT our friend.
If you have a gas powered tool, such as a generator, that won't be used regularly, you should only burn Pure gasoline. Gas with no additives. If your near an airport, you could buy airplane fuel, or just look for a Pure (brand) gas station
There is a difference between being uncomfortable and being miserable. Don't be miserable. My wife and I tent camped a few weeks ago and it was 93° and 105° with the heat index. Luckily we were with my parents and they have a camper. We hung out in there for the majority of the day
I'd be more concerned about keeping the kids hydrated. At that heat, your core temp doesn't respond at well to heat. You can become dangerously hot and dehydrated without realizing it until you feel faint, dizzy, or sick. Personal experience, not fun at all.
I CAN'T BELIEVE WHEN YOU'RE HIKING YOU WEREN'T WEARING DRINKING WATER PACKS ON THE BACK OF EACH ADULT AND EACH CHILD
DAVID GRENIS
We all had water bottles in my bag. We had plenty of water for the mile.
Shut off the gas until the gennie runs out of gas and quits on its own... Words from a mechanic.
We had 90° at Nomad Views in September, but it cooled down to 60° at night. Having been through a heat related illness, it was shocking how quickly you go from OK to really bad.
But that spot is very special.
I'm at eight and a half minutes in and see you guys are wearing...black.... the hottest color you could put on.
We live in the Phoenix area. Nope. Nope. Nope.
When you’re cold, you can add clothes/blankets. When it’s hot, you run out of clothes you can remove very quickly!
Sorry to comment but this is hard to watch over this boondocking a
Argument. Unless your 100% going into night you going not have enough battery to use AC We been to badlands. Few times I get it. But is it really worth boondockin if you can get electric site in this heat. We boon dock but if it’s that hot we look for power
The sun blasting in Your windows is a bad idea hang something dark over your windows
Pretty cool home school. Love how interested kids were. Hensley said she never knew this. Well now she knows more. Than most kids. ❤
Y’all always make me want to pack up my house and hit the road. Thanks for taking me on your journey with you.
Thank you so much for watching
My wife and I and 3 kids plus an extra did this same travel on July 2 in route to Yellowstone . We pull a 26BH with a 15 passenger express van. We were looking for a tow vehicle and my wife mentioned a ton van. Went to TH-cam and searched towing with a van and discovered you guys. Thanks for the content.
Hey awesome, thank you for watching. We new videos every Sunday along with years of videos for binge watching 😀
I’ll tell you how to survive it. Don’t be in 100° temperatures in your RV ever. Alter your route if need be go high altitude.
My thoughts exactly! Change course!
Sometimes you just have to embrace the heat for a great view.
Umm…. I had 2400w solar, with 2 split ac units and 4 Tesla model s batteries in our skoolie….. we can run the a/c’s all day long!!!! That’s how you stay in the heat in a skoolie.
You guys are so brave! It is beautiful out there but I hope in time between your Mexico experience and now here you will invest in Solar power. It is a wonderful luxury and it will let you guys save more when boondocking. My very best to you all in your journeys!
@@aaronschultz7510did you have enough power for other things like the fridge, lights, lap top, washing machine/drier?
You need to up grade that 4" fart fan.😡😡😡