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I love your set up and your channel. My bf built me a tiny house inside a Chevy/Grumman one ton step van. I am still caring for mom, so we will have to wait for adventure down the road. Who knows, maybe it will never happen. It all depends on the future of the US etc. and traveling out of Maine. I have family in the south and in FL, but I hear it is way too crowded with people who have given up living in many other not so nice states. It has changed a lot in the last three years. Keep on rolling and nice job posting your adventures. New Subscriber!
Welcome!!
Even folks in sticks and bricks get these thoughts. 😊
Wyalusing, PA shout out. That’s in my county…Bradford County, PA.
We’ve stayed at the winery in Wyalusing several times over the past 7 years:) Even did the haunted house in the old funeral home years ago.
I get it. Maybe buying a real home in Florida and just being stationary down there for 5 months a year is the way to go.
Great video! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks!
Right back at you...talk away.. love your program. ❤
I'm looking forward to seeing scenery from my home state of Tennessee...as I sit here in the warm, dry air of Arizona. Safe travels and have fun!
Thanks!
The Tennessee State Museum is worthwhile. Very nice Veterans Memorial outside.
We've also thought it would be fun to reno an old church for a home base.
Let us know if your near us in Florida. You can post up a couple days 😊
Will do!!
Lesson learned - put your coffee in a mason jar! Tom and I drove Destin to St. Pete's last week, ugh that was a long drive! No moss grows under you guys. You guys are ALWAYS welcome to visit! Look forward to the next time!
Mason jar! Great idea! 🤦♂️🤷♂️😁. We’ll touch base soon about visiting. Look forward to it:)
Yay!! I totally get it!! But glad you aren't completely DONE with being a Vagabond nomad ;-)
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Yes. A nice Steel building with a 10 foot door on a 1 acre lot on Florida wood be a gem.
The driving funk is real, along with seasonal weather issues. The moment will pass......carry on.
It’s already long gone😉
I understand completely. My wife and I are kinda in the same situation. We're not full timers but we've been pretty much everywhere in the states . Our home base is also FL and the winters are great...summer not so much. This past summer, we tried staying at least 2 nights whenever we took a "camp site" which is usually a COE campground. This helped us a good bit.
We’ve really made an effort to stay places longer. Especially if there are things to do there. We don’t sit around and do nothing well:)
I'm right there with ya. It drives me nuts just sitting and doing nothing. BTW, my wife would like to buy a right hand cherry wood cooking spoon. I see you're out of stock. Is there a way to pre order or get notification when you have more?
@@dandial3733 I’m working on a batch to put on the website sometime next month. We pre announce on Facebook, Instagram, and sometimes we remember to mention it on TH-cam the date and time they will go live on the website. We offer them first to our Patreon members and whatever’s left goes in the website. Hopefully there’s something she likes available! Thanks for the interest. I am trying to keep it a hobby by not taking orders and only carving what I want when I want. I never expected there’d be so much interest:)
We got married in an old church that was turned in to a B&B a few years later - I saw pics, but not the inside. Also The Bard Distillery in KY is in an old school they are renovating - super cool!
We keep our travel days as short as possible - long drive days and only one night in a spot can be super tiring. We too, are aiming for a little winter home base!
Fun!
We did The Baja last winter for a couple months in our Van and part in an AirBnB. Lots of folks with truck campers, beautiful beaches to camp on and meet lots of fellow vagabonds from US, Canada and Europe. I understand how you feel after awhile on the road I look forward to going home to the stick and bricks, but get the travel bug after about a month or so. Florida is getting so overcrowded and costly but yes has great weather in the winter months so understand the attraction.
Baja sounds fun. We always talk about going. One of these years we will. After 6 winters exploring Florida we have our happy crowd free places figured out. We don’t show most of them on TH-cam;) Dave just loves the lake, ocean and gulf fishing options;)
Its been raining so much in Michigan im so over it . I need sunshine 🌞 in life also .
After decades on the Oregon coast we are done with rain.😉😂
Buying an old church is a great idea. Often thought about it ourselves because the old ones were built with blood and sweat and lots of hard skilled work. If you guys don’t quit the business, Dave needs a microphone when you’re driving and both talking.
I really don't believe you're done traveling yet. And you have so many experiences to share with all of us.
We’re definitely not near done. Just thought it important to show it’s not all rainbows and unicorns😂 Glad to have people like you tagging along. Thanks
@@CareyOnVagabond Thank you
Been down the Natchez Trace ?? Nice road, fun to drive, about 400+ miles, ends in Natchez ...
We have! Beautiful!
New to channel, this is probably my forth video. I like this conversation as anyone on the road has these type of feelings from time to time.
We may as well show all aspects of the life we’ve chose:)
Also, the Parthenon is a great place to visit, while in Nashville, as hokey as people think it is before they get there. Make sure you buy a ticket and go inside. If you were willing to go south west of Nashville, the Merriweather Lewis, campground is awesome!
Thanks!
I know how you feel. I used to Bass fish tournaments and thought I will never stop fishing. It was my life, always thinking about the next tournament. Then one day it hit me. I wasn't having fun, so I was done. You will realize when you don't want to continue with this life style. It won't be fun and when that happens you will not be happy.
We will do it until we don’t want to! 🙌
Thought you’d appreciate a weather report here in Bozeman. We’ve had snow the last two days. It definitely feels like winter. …Don’t you just hate spills in the fridge? I don’t bend very well anymore. So cleaning the mess up is a challenge…but one must always Carey On!
I remember trick or treating in snow a few times in Montana. 🥶😁
We all hope to join your journey. But respect what you decide to do. Many full-time travelers establish themselves on real estate and create content from it. Would like to see egg jewellery, wood carving and fishing tips from a Vagabond shop.
Thanks Morten. We’re not done yet!🙌
An old fire station converted to a home would be awesome.
Yes! We’ve seen several old fire stations converted to restaurants and breweries. Very cool!
Oh my.. you are in C..long a...diz... Only a couple of hours from Owensboro, Ky Home of Nicky Hayden.. and our family. But Tenn. is a beautiful state .. You must be headed south for what part of the country?? Aww.. the Smokies then Florida...got it..
Ah! Cadiz👍😁
You ever think about doing a House Setting?
It would give you a break and help reset your adventures.
We haven’t 🤔👍
come to st augustine! coincidently i serviced your old rig at my shop i was running a few years ago!
We just left at Augustine a few days ago! We’re a bit ahead of our videos. How’s the old rig doing?!!!
@@CareyOnVagabond the gentlemen seemed to be enjoying it alot-been a little bit since i seen it cruising around-maybe hes off traveling in it. i know i would be.
Okay this is going to come way out of left field but, have you two ever been or thought about going to Newfoundland? There's a wonderful fairy that you can take that's approximately 6 hours long and yeah, it's a wonderful places to explore, especially in a truck camper. An the fishing they said is second to none. Yeah it's just a thought. I have a cousin who lives way up in the upper peninsula of Michigan, and that was his and his wife's trip that they took two months this past summer in their truck camper. They were able to boondock really easily and even stay in some of the villages, without any issues. They said that the people there were amazing, that they were very welcoming. After coming home they had nothing but high praises about their time there. Anyway like I said, maybe way out from left field but, maybe Newfoundland could be a possibility for a great adventure for you both. Cheers
It’s definitely on the list and was even planned once but we had change plans. Several of our friends have done it and all said the same as you. Especially about the people. We’re torn on next summer between getting really remote in Wyoming or Newfoundland/Nova Scotia. Cheers!
10:52 we are part timing in our van right now. We live in the van 2 or 3 days a week when we’re working out of town. We are looking forward to full timing in 2025 . . . I’m retiring at the end of 2024. I think we will stop and get an AirBnB or something every once in a while. I’m hoping we will be able to travel for 5 - 10 years before we settle down again.
We thought the same thing about an occasional air bnb when we first started full time 7 years ago. Never did, never wanted to. You get accustomed to having your home and all your things with you all
The time, and never packing stuff in and out:)
Never stop.....you Will regret it later. What's that old sayin? I'll sleep when I'm dead
I think when we aren’t enjoying it we’ll find a new adventure. And maybe go back to it later. For now we will Carey On!!🙌😁
My wife and I are just outside of Asheville; if you need any local intel feel free to reach out.
Thanks! We are out of Tennessee now but appreciate the offer!
Understand... need to have a base, somewhere to kick back, go to dinner with friends, enjoy the food and wine festival at EPCOT. Go to dinner at Tiffens in Animal Kingdom... go to the Hoop to Doo review at Fort Wilderness... Relax and recharge... Go to Florida and enjoy the Sand, the Sea and the Sun for awhile...
A place you might want to stay is a little town called Townsend Tn on 321 from Maryville next to the smoky mountains
Thanks!
There are so many videos these days about Van life being over which infer at times that the author was sold on something that they didn't find out to be true. Well, sheesh, the are hundreds of good reasons to hit the road and just as many to settle down. Neither life style needs to be defended. After all There is a time....Turn turn turn. People buy vans (or Truck Campers, or both eh) for many reasons and in our case we bought a Winnebago Solis as a multi-month cruiser during the hot parts of the year (we live in SW Utah) and hey, it is great, love our land boat and our home base equally. It never has to be one or the other.
Maybe you might want a small house . Then go on a trip when ya want. You guys will know when it’s time
We do have a home base in Florida now. We haven’t spent much time there yet:)
A different AC? What type/Which one will you be installing and why?
Looking at the rec pro. A friend installed it in their van and it is crazy quiet and more energy efficient.
@@CareyOnVagabond I’ll be curious to see how you like it. I have a Coleman Mach in my travel trailer and it sound like an airstrip at an airport. So loud!! That noise definitely impacts comfort, even if I am nice and cool.
I'd imagine that being stationary for you guys would be more frustrating than long drive days.
What a conundrum 🤷♂️😂
I do not get these people that insinuate we as homo sapiens do not think. Of course we think. And i am glad that you two show people communicating when grasses are not quite as green as some would today expect they are You are a normal wonderful couple. Just do as your doing. Bless you both and carry on with little princess. Some of these idioots expect us to be zombies. Hmmmmlove you kids.
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I will be going to Florida to visit friends end of February. Usually i plan out every detail. I am not this time. After friend visiting, i would like to visit some state parks and springs. Ill be camping in my truck with my dogs. Are there safe boonsocking places for a single woman or should i search for campgrounds
Check out Floridas Water Management areas for free camping. We used to do that a lot a few years ago. Also check out harvest hosts. It’s tough finding campgrounds with vacancies once fall and winter arrive.
After growing up in a military family I liked being nomadic, and the last 25 years I've been stationary in Florida, I want to go mobile again.
I've become unhealthy and stagnant. I know how you're feeling.
I just have to convince her to sell the house and buy a piece of land as a home-base north of here near the Ocala National Forrest. Too many people moving into our once-smallish town. Crime, cost of living has skyrocketed. I just want to get in our truck camper and go.
Any ideas on how to convince her are welcomed. 😊 13:19
😁Wish I could help😁
Hey guys!! Are you still in Tennessee? I live about 30 minutes West of Downtown Nashville and would love to meet you guys and buy you a cup of coffee or lunch maybe? Just let me know as I would love to meet you guys!!! Thanks and love your videos and your conversations about the raveling and life itself!!
Thank you! If we were there’d we’d love to meet but we are several weeks ahead of our videos and are quite a bit south now. Maybe next time:)
Get a place neutral where you guys can hike and bike and be relax and the weather will be OK most of the year. Pistol you are a sweet baby 🥰🥰🥰
I don’t think we’ve found that place yet. We love being in Florida in the winter!
holy smokes, Pistol is going to TOWN on whatever she's having for lunch 😍
yea, when "Adventure" becomes a routine, it can wear ya down
Sometimes, it's fine to stop and smell the proverbial roses and stay in one spot for a week or so to recharge 🤔
We’ve done that a lot the past few years and it is a nice change.
If you want to drive less, go explore Europe. Next town is always 30 to 60 mins away.
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Oh, and David, when you get bored, and don’t know what to do, shave your beard and mustache off! That will perk you up!
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I've always wondered why you drive so much. It seems maybe like it's become just part of your DNA. You can actually stop and stay at places as long as you like, you're the captain of your ship. Maybe view the van/truck as what gets you to the thing as opposed to it being the thing! I myself am learning to slow it down. Enjoy Florida!
Thanks:) We enjoy moving around Quite a bit, but when we have a schedule and have to be somewhere, ugh:)
Just my observation….you all don’t seem to be enjoying your travels the last 5-6 months like you used to. Hope all works out for you.
We are but maybe we’re sharing more than just the unicorns and sunshine;)
Your channel and your videos have changed drastically since you moved out of your beautiful custom built home on wheels into a sterile, production camper with a sterile plastic interior. You had said that you made the move into the camper because you wanted access into the backcountry that a 4WD would allow. However since the transition, most of your videos have been about highway travel. Boring videos about boring highway travel. You are so much better than this. I think you should ditch the plastic camper and get back to VanLife in a custom van. Get Humble Road to build you a custom home on a 4wd platform. Get back to being happy and not worrying about spilt coffee. If that should happen, I will re-subscribe.
Sorry, loving the new camper.
@@CareyOnVagabond your choice.