Hey y'all! Happy Wednesday! Now that you've heard our big mistakes, we'd like to hear about some of yours. Leave us a comment to share something you did wrong on your travels so we can all learn what not to do. :) Thanks for watching and we'll see you Sunday!
Those are the things that never are forgotten. Don’t get in a hurry. Stay with your routine, and if the road looks rough ... back up. Thanks for sharing. Good points.
Thanks for sharing. One thing I have learned when you arrive or are getting yourself ready to depart, do not let other people distract you. Say your hellos, then firmly tell them, let me get set up and then we will get together. Most of the time they will get the message and back off long enough for you to do the necessaries. Otherwise I stop what I am doing for a moment, and if they don't give me the space, I will say, 'So I don't make any mistakes or forget something, let me finish this then we can visit.". That usually does the trick. So far I haven't made any drastic mess ups, but did do a stupid one. When in Savannah, the place where I was parked had a concrete slab outside the door, instead of dirt or gravel. I put out my awning, because it had been so quiet. No wind. I did not have a place to anchor it down, but figured it will be OK. Of course rain had to come during the night and weight it down, causing one of the legs to collapse. It bent the main frame and broke the plastic pin holding the leg to the frame. Had to call a repair guy out. He was able to replace the pin and do some adjusting and make it work. Could have destroyed the whole awning. Lesson learned.
Yikes! Glad the damage wasn't worse. We've seen a lot of awnings destroyed over the years by weather that changes unexpectedly. And we're with you on focusing on set-up and tear-down. There's plenty of time to visit after everything is done. Thanks for sharing your story.
Mud - We were booked into an RV park at golf course in central Maine. Our site was taken by an other RV, so back to the office we go. We follow the signs for the exit and as we get to the bottom of the park, the driveway turns to deep mud. All wheel drive tow vehicle kept us moving and we got through it. That could have been a real messy one. No hits - pushed over a marker stake in loose sand though. Never water inside coach, but we were talking about the potential of that event just this week. GPS fail - never had one, but we had a navigator/driver fail, because we did not understand what the GPS was telling us and turned the wrong direction. Construction zones and GPS do not play well together. The fifth and we hope final mistake was catching 10 ft it-is, but we are classifying that one as a win. We really like the new Breeze. :) Pat
Yes it must be tough to admit to some of those incidents but most are bad luck or honest mistakes that ANYONE could make. Stay cool, be safe and enjoy the travels!
long time subs, love your videos. my tip, i always go out and watch when we put out or retract slides, you just never know when something weird might happen, also after everything is done and we are ready to leave i walk around the rig twice looking for anything unusual. keep up the great videos.
Ohhhhh doggies! Lord took care of you two! We learned a long time ago to not even head down questionable roads. We triple rig so it's a no brainer for us. Glad you two share this stuff, thanks.
Yeah, that's very good advice. Don't drive through high water or mud. You never really know what awaits you if you do. That was an expensive untimely mistake, but you learned a lesson for life. Glad you made it out without any damage. It could have been much worse. There could have been dangerous snakes in that water, or even the Loch Ness Monster on vacation too. You gave very good advice. We will all inevitably make our own mistakes, but heeding the warnings of those who have been there is very good advice indeed. Hey Tom, I think you sweating bullets is not from the head and humidity. I think you were re-living the trauma....LOL. Thank you Tom and Stacie for your educational moments.
OMG. First trip out, I thought I was the only one to do this. Filled the black ALL the way up. Mine ran over the top and not out the the toilet. My teenage son reading then manual states "doing this WILL void all warranties". All I could think is shut up Sam. You all are great. Happy living.
Great Information y'all ! :) Excellent! Being a Contractor, as y'all know, driving a Semi. I also learned the Hard Way!! At least 3 of Ur Mishaps! Lol! OMG! The GPS, so bad, I had to get a Memphis Police Escort, Late Night! Thanks to GPS!! The guy was former Air Force like me. It all turned out fine! But it was all thanks only to MPD for getting me out of the area. The next was a "Look Up" Also! Lol! Took out a Wire from a Telephone Pole! Turned out it was Not "Live"! But STILL ! Scared the begeezes out of me! Lastly, the "Takin" your time" ! OMG!!! Now, y'all got a Bathroom in your rig! Now today, I have my Own Mobile One as well for my Rig! But, I had just gotten back into, this crazy business and as yet did not have one! But what happened was! I had one of those "Emergency Situations" we've all had! Lol! Well, I jumped out of the Drivers Seat after Parking my 85 Foot Beast! Forgot to pull on The Air Brakes for the Tractor! Luckily, I realized; "Hey, I'm Moving" and yanked the Tractor Air Brake an about thru myself into the dashboard! Lol! I'd been a "Real Site" with my Naked Rear End in the Air, an my head squashed against the windshield! LMAO!!! Yeah, today, I can laugh about it! 9 years ago when it happened. I was so mad at myself, I could have spit Nails! BUT I LEARNED! Better to clean the undies, then let an 80,000 pound rig, take out a telephone poll, an go into a ditch! After, I got out, an looked! My Front Bumper, was about 8 inches to a foot, from the pole! My Front Axles were only several inches from the ditch! (Yes, it had water in it to, from an earlier storm! Lol! I climbed back up into the truck and Slowly an very Gingerly backed up, back up on the gravely cement of the road! No harm done! Joey Bear (My Pug who died last year!) Myself, AND my Truck and Load, ALL SAFE AND SOUND!!! :) Like I said; Learned The Hard Way! Lol! :) Great Video! Glad everyone is still doing well, during our "Quarantine"! Stay Safe an Stay Healthy! Keep up the Great Videos! :) Glad Star was in one piece too!:)
Holy Cow Kevin! Glad to know we're not the only ones making these crazy mistakes. That would have been quite the sight had you not gotten to the brake in time! You and Joey Bear might have found yourselves instantly famous on the news. 😂 Glad it all worked out okay and you came out of it with only a big lesson learned and a great story from the road. Thanks for sharing! Stay safe out there!
@@rvamericayall Yeah, I'm like y'all. Don't talk about MANY Things that happen on the road! Especially, when I'm the one who "pulls" the "Boneheaded" move! Thankfully, lesson Learned is correct! As y'all know. Once Learned! THOSE Lessons ARE NEVER Forgotten!! They were "Years ago"! But Not forgotten! :) Take care as well! Stay Safe and Stay Healthy ! :) Thank you for sharing y'all's "Lessons Learned" in a Video too! Great Info for everyone! :)
Ah yes... I think we have done almost every one of your mishaps! Except for the mud one... Plus one more. Last year we decided to do a short vacation for our anniversary... with our horse trailer, (minus the horses--thank God). We checked the tires and inflated them to proper amounts, inspected them and they looked perfect--they were just 5 years old. (In the northeast trailer tires last 7 or 8 years. Down here in sunny Texas--that would be a 'NO'.) About 3 hours into the drive one of the trailer tires blew--ripping the entire tread off. We pulled off and changed the tire only to realize we never checked the spare for air--it had none! We got lucky and a trucker pulled over and inflated it for us---what a kind guy to help complete strangers out. So we got on the road again and about a half-hour later we had a stranger waving at us--another trailer tire blew out. OMG. Seems the guy who waved us over was towing hay and loaned us his trailer spare---and he didn't know us from Adam either! We got his name and address and promised to return his tire. (which we did.) At this point we were seriously concerned about the other two tires. Sure enough... 15 minutes later down the road the third tire blew. By this time I had been troubleshooting the "What if's" and came up with a solution that my husband wasn't happy with, but would work. We had to unhook the trailer, put the 2 blown tires in the truck and drive to the nearest town, (Rockport, TX) to Discount Tire and get new tires... because we both agreed--the 4th was sure to blow. I stayed with the trailer--pretty scary with the eighteen wheelers blowing by it every so often. He finally got back about 2 hours later, hooked back up, changed tire, and sure enough the 4th tire blew 10 minutes later. Talk about being stressed out! We got to the RV park after hours, set up and promptly had a drink. We can 'sort' of laugh about it now.
All I can say is...wow. I have had a run of bad luck, but spanned a longer pwriod of time. Blowing four tires in one has got to be a record. You deserve a metal for "patience" and free beer and other adult beverages for a month at least.
Wow Carol! What a story! Thanks for sharing with us. What a scary and frustrating trip for y'all. Glad you found great folks along the way, made it safely to your destination and had drinks ready to relax. That was quite a day!
Aw, you folks are troopers to let all this out to us. Good lessons learned. Thanks because I’m sure you’ve saved me on at least a couple of these. Cheers!
Long time subscriber, first time comment. This rang so true and hit close to home. Tom's breaking into a sweat while explaining number five was an actual laugh out loud and long moment. Great advice and we hope never to go there. Thanks for winging it.
Thanks so much! We appreciate you being a part of our community! It's funny how talking about something can really bring it back to life for you, isn't it? LOL 😂
Thanks for the video guys and sharing. Those dang little devil's lol... You've had some doozies! At least no one was hurt. We've all had those moments and Lord knows we've had our share. We'll share ours with ya.
We can empathize with the black tank fill mistake. Luckily we caught it before we overflowed, but we did fill the tank. We had to tear down and drive to the dump station, though. I will, now, remember to unhook the Jeep before we go off-roading, ha! BTW, we will be towing the jeep for our next trip for the first time, instead of the Miata. Y'all stay in the shade.............Howard and Betty.
Hey Howard and Betty!! Yikes! Glad y'all caught it before the flood hit! 😂 Good luck with the Jeep tow. It's time for us to put the Magne Shades up on the windows! Stay cool.
Loved your horror stories, we also have a few. We locked ourselves out of the RV and hubby had to climb in through the bedroom window. We had to place the picnic table just below the window and he climbed in. Did I mention he'd in his late 50's and slightly fluffy? Yeah, it was a panic and laugh situation all rolled into one. Lesson learned, lol!
At exactly 2:00 on the left , on the background. Is that a dear or star? Love the video and don't even have an RV. just love the peeps shooting footage . 🤠
Hubby use to park our class A on our driveway with only the back wheels in the concrete , the front of the Mh was in the yard. Well we had a lot of rain. We were getting ready to leave in a trip Hubby started to back the Mh up into the drive way , well the mud was so deep the front tires dug into the yard. The Mh started going sideways into the drainage ditch next to our house. Needless to say that was scary Thanks goodness we have AAA and they were able to get us out. Btw we now have an extended drive way for the Mh to sit on.
I am writing these down. Sometimes I have nightmares about mishaps while on the road and camping. Thank you for being honest and telling the truth. It is very appreciated. I enjoy Wednesdays and all your videos.
Well that's one way to clean out the black tank for sure! 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😋 We have a story about turning around but nothing like yours ours was very minor. Yes Texas is heating up fast this year....Let's hope it's not going to be like the drought years.....fingers crossed.
WOW! Y'all have had some adventures for sure. lol But, now you can look back and laugh and you have some unforgettable memories. Thanks for sharing. Should have called this Winging it, RV Texas Y'alls Untold stories. lol
In Palm Desert CA so didn’t think I needed to preview the Google Maps route. WRONG! Ended up on a narrow dirt road at a dead end. Tried to turn around, dually and 21k pound 5th wheel buried in the sand axles deep. Next to fenced in property with mean looking dogs. Thought it was a meth lab from Breaking Bad. Gate opens, oh crap. Turns out, two of the nicest guys with a Jeep and they pulled us out. Wouldn’t take the money I offered. Canceled the call to AAA and happily returned to the main highway. Always check your route!
Oh my goodness! Lessons noted! Here’s what I learned. Don’t sit down until you’ve triple checked all connections Don’t use the RV toilet...It’s just for show 😜🤢😜Plan routes with multiple GPS and up-to-date physical maps. Stick to pavement. Don’t tow EVER. Get a safety escape ladder. Keep your seatbelt on at all times. LOL...these are the stories we need to hear! Love you guys! Oh...forgot...NEVER drive in the city. 😜😉
Wow y’all, been through that needed to disconnect thing as well. As usual, great info/video. We finally got our reservation back in place and only moved to the Orlando area from Tampa. It still feels great after being in Tampa all winter. Take care and stay safe.
I feel your pain on the GPS. When I was an owner operator with 53 foot box trailer. They didnt have gps or maps on the phones at that time. Stopped on an off ramp. Me and a Shneider driver were looking on our trucker atlas and found a way around the accident backup. Or so we thought. No bridges or weight restrictions. The road ended at a farmers barn. We managed to backup down 1 of his roads that was at a severe angle around a combine. Lesson learned the hard way. LOL. Stay safe and have fun. Keep the videos coming.
Yikes Gene! That would definitely be a challenge to work your way out of. Glad you made it out safely and thanks for sharing. Glad to know it's not just us! 😁
Our son told us one time that it's the screw ups that help make a trip memorable. I have to admit that we have had some great smooth trips and some "memorable" ones too! Thanks for the openness in sharing with us that y'all are human, lol. Yes we have learned to check our route against a trucker map too. That was also learned the hard way! Take care, stay safe :)
I flew to Arlington TX to buy my first class A rv (previously owned class C). I was soooo nervous and had to drive through downtown Dallas. There was construction everywhere including the concrete barriers making the lanes super tight. I missed my exit and had to get off and make two left turns in this tight area. I was a wreck after that!
Yikes! We also drug our Jeep 70 miles with the wheels locked in the turn position when we got in a hurry to get on the road. That was the same trip that we backed into the tree... what a start! 😂
@@rvamericayall we laugh about it now . it was on the way to banff from florida in the middle of nowhere..We are more careful now and my wife gets out to verify its rolling while im pulling out of the spot. And we never rush anymore..
OMG! I can only imagine the fear that was running through your minds when you began sliding over toward/into the ditch. I'll be honest, if the rig was tilted that much toward the passenger side (where the exit was) I don't think I would have even chanced leaving out of that door for fear of the rig toppling over on top of me. Never mind the mud; imagine the entire rig squishing you as your angel sat inside on the walls with Star and kitty. 😢 I'm glad that it all worked out well in the end though. You are correct in that we should never ignore our gut feeling. Stay safe and tell Grammy we are a missing her. LOL!!!
Absolutely not judging here, but a question. When you tried to unhook the Jeep, did you try at both ends of the tow bars or just at the Jeep end? Could you pull the pin on the rig end and back the Jeep away or was that pin jammed up too? I am thinking about that here in my lazy boy, but would probably not have thought of it in the heat of the moment. Thanks for sharing so we can think theses things through.
That is a great question, and honestly I don't think we thought about it at the time. But looking back, the Jeep was at such a pinched angle compared to the RV, that I don't think we would have been able to disconnect at any point.
Oh my goodness...this was a funny video! I loved hearing your stories! I've only been recreational rv'ing for a few years so don't have stories like that (yet). haha. My worst story was when I hooked up the slinky to the rv and only two of the "nubs" connected properly. The one in the back was not. Oh the horror!
Though not perfect, the 770 is more accurate than our old unit. The one that got us in a pickle was a 2013 model Rand McNally. We typically will map out our day's travel ahead of time using the 770 and a paper RV atlas. Then we use Google maps as back up if something unexpected pops up. The problem with Google maps is it doesn't take size into account, so it's only a backup for us with the RV.
RV Texas Y'all yah.. it’s priceless that you folks talk about that stuff.. helps everyone think!! We just have to slow down and focus. For me.. I can run my mouth and not pay attention to what I need to do.
Good Morning Ya'll ☕️! I love story time, but first, I'm not laughing at you, I'm laughing with you 😂! I've actually had nightmares involving y'alls first mishap which woke me out of a dead sleep sweating and I remember vividly. My real RVing first horror/humor story (besides getting lost) happened when I had just turned 13 or 14 going on vacation my parents out west. My parents had just purchased a new 1976 GMC motorhome and had it modified with a back rack so we could carry our bikes, grill and miscellaneous bulky items. My dad was/is what I'll call a "tightwad" looking to pinch a penny on everything, so he and mom said we would take our own canned sodas on our 2wk vacation trip. They bought 10 cases of assorted drinks for our family of 6 and placed them on the rear rack of the motorhome which would last our entire 2wk journey. We leave Dallas right around the 4th of July to start of trip, get through Texas, New Mexico and about halfway through Arizona. I remember it was just getting close to lunch time and we were looking for a rest area or some please we could stop to pull off to eat when we heard the loudest noise which sounded like tires or propane exploding! We pull over and get out looking to see what had happened. All those drinks on the rack had blew their tops! The bouncing road, the Arizona heat had shaken those 10 cases til they all exploded soaking everything on the back rack with sticky corn syrup! Yes, we all had a good laugh 😂 and to this day, I still joke around with my dad about that one time in the Arizona heat! Y'all stay safe and happy trails!
OMG That had to be the best video I’ve seen from y’all. Those were great stories. I hope I never make any of those. I recently purchased a 40 foot diesel pusher and I’m scared of getting stuck. As far as my stores, luckily I don’t have too many. I have lost a canopy in High wind. And I have had my pop up in my boat run away down the hill by themselves. But that’s a long story. Maybe we’ll meet on the road one day and I’ll tell it to you and we can all laugh now. Anyway great video thank you so much
I enjoy your channel, taking notes. We are starting our channel with our first TH-cam video this Sunday, wish me luck! ...... 1MillionMileRoadTrip, any advise will appreciated!
Mud and Rv = Do not do. I have done every single one of your mistakes. Gps led me almost into a lake no barriers , Over filled the black tank because someone started talking to me while I was rinsing it out. Stuck in the Mud at Airventure 2018. Almost ran into low hanging Branch but for some reason I got out and looked up.
LOL Brian! We didn't notice that you can just barely catch glimpses of Star walking back and forth until you said something. She is the size of a small Bambi. 😂🐕
Hey y'all! Happy Wednesday! Now that you've heard our big mistakes, we'd like to hear about some of yours. Leave us a comment to share something you did wrong on your travels so we can all learn what not to do. :) Thanks for watching and we'll see you Sunday!
Those are the things that never are forgotten. Don’t get in a hurry. Stay with your routine, and if the road looks rough ... back up. Thanks for sharing. Good points.
Thanks Bob! 😁
Thanks for sharing. One thing I have learned when you arrive or are getting yourself ready to depart, do not let other people distract you. Say your hellos, then firmly tell them, let me get set up and then we will get together. Most of the time they will get the message and back off long enough for you to do the necessaries. Otherwise I stop what I am doing for a moment, and if they don't give me the space, I will say, 'So I don't make any mistakes or forget something, let me finish this then we can visit.". That usually does the trick. So far I haven't made any drastic mess ups, but did do a stupid one. When in Savannah, the place where I was parked had a concrete slab outside the door, instead of dirt or gravel. I put out my awning, because it had been so quiet. No wind. I did not have a place to anchor it down, but figured it will be OK. Of course rain had to come during the night and weight it down, causing one of the legs to collapse. It bent the main frame and broke the plastic pin holding the leg to the frame. Had to call a repair guy out. He was able to replace the pin and do some adjusting and make it work. Could have destroyed the whole awning. Lesson learned.
Yikes! Glad the damage wasn't worse. We've seen a lot of awnings destroyed over the years by weather that changes unexpectedly. And we're with you on focusing on set-up and tear-down. There's plenty of time to visit after everything is done. Thanks for sharing your story.
Tom and Staci, very good advice at what not to do.
Glad you enjoyed it Ty. 😁
Y'all are a riot! Im sure it wasn't so funny at the time, but what a great story! And you lived to tell the tale!!! Y'all stay safe!
LOL Thanks Carrie! It definitely took us a little while to be able to laugh at some of them. 😂
Laughed WITH you all the way through this one. So great! Glad luck was on your side through that last one!! 😄
LOL! That's for sure!
Thanks for sharing your 5 No-No’s. Very entertaining and informative. It sure will help me keep my head in the game.
Thanks Wayne!
Have you ever used Waze app for gps. People report on the app so it has accidents report, hazard in road and police reported ahead
We have used Waze with the Jeep, Angela. But we’ve had some issues with it so we haven’t used it lately.
Very helpful. The GPS ordeal sounded crazy! Glad you kept your cool and got out of that.
Thanks Brian! It was definitely an adventure. 😂
Mud - We were booked into an RV park at golf course in central Maine. Our site was taken by an other RV, so back to the office we go. We follow the signs for the exit and as we get to the bottom of the park, the driveway turns to deep mud. All wheel drive tow vehicle kept us moving and we got through it. That could have been a real messy one. No hits - pushed over a marker stake in loose sand though. Never water inside coach, but we were talking about the potential of that event just this week. GPS fail - never had one, but we had a navigator/driver fail, because we did not understand what the GPS was telling us and turned the wrong direction. Construction zones and GPS do not play well together. The fifth and we hope final mistake was catching 10 ft it-is, but we are classifying that one as a win. We really like the new Breeze. :) Pat
Hey Pat! Glad to know we're not alone in finding a bit more adventure than we planned! 😂 Thanks for sharing.
OMG 🙉🙉🙉. Wow! Glad you guys made it through all these. Travel safely and yes, take time. 😀
We survived! LOL 😂
Yes it must be tough to admit to some of those incidents but most are bad luck or honest mistakes that ANYONE could make. Stay cool, be safe and enjoy the travels!
Thank you Jim!
long time subs, love your videos. my tip, i always go out and watch when we put out or retract slides, you just never know when something weird might happen, also after everything is done and we are ready to leave i walk around the rig twice looking for anything unusual. keep up the great videos.
Those are great tips. Thanks for sharing. And thanks for being long time subs! We appreciate y'all watching. 😁
Ohhhhh doggies! Lord took care of you two! We learned a long time ago to not even head down questionable roads. We triple rig so it's a no brainer for us. Glad you two share this stuff, thanks.
Thanks John! We hope to keep some other folks from making the same mistakes we have.
You guys are absolutely awesome. Humor makes the difficulties more manageable. Thanks a million.
Thanks Andrew!
Yup look up no matter if you are pulling into a camp site or backing into a site. We had that happen pulling into a site. Ouch
It's amazing how long some of those big tree branches reach.
Haven’t been muddling yet, but you are not alone on your list of mistakes.
Good to know Barry. Thanks! 😊
Yeah, that's very good advice. Don't drive through high water or mud. You never really know what awaits you if you do. That was an expensive untimely mistake, but you learned a lesson for life. Glad you made it out without any damage. It could have been much worse. There could have been dangerous snakes in that water, or even the Loch Ness Monster on vacation too. You gave very good advice. We will all inevitably make our own mistakes, but heeding the warnings of those who have been there is very good advice indeed. Hey Tom, I think you sweating bullets is not from the head and humidity. I think you were re-living the trauma....LOL. Thank you Tom and Stacie for your educational moments.
LOL Wesley! You're probably right. 😂 😅 Glad we didn't find the Loch Ness Monster!
OMG, I think you are correct on poor Tom, Stacy and the puppers
Good video - challenges in life are the best to learn lessons!!
So true! Thanks Gregory
OMG. First trip out, I thought I was the only one to do this. Filled the black ALL the way up. Mine ran over the top and not out the the toilet. My teenage son reading then manual states "doing this WILL void all warranties". All I could think is shut up Sam.
You all are great. Happy living.
Thanks so much. Glad to know we're not the only ones, Robert! 😂 Have a great weekend!
Great Information y'all ! :) Excellent! Being a Contractor, as y'all know, driving a Semi. I also learned the Hard Way!! At least 3 of Ur Mishaps! Lol! OMG! The GPS, so bad, I had to get a Memphis Police Escort, Late Night! Thanks to GPS!! The guy was former Air Force like me. It all turned out fine! But it was all thanks only to MPD for getting me out of the area. The next was a "Look Up" Also! Lol! Took out a Wire from a Telephone Pole! Turned out it was Not "Live"! But STILL ! Scared the begeezes out of me! Lastly, the "Takin" your time" ! OMG!!! Now, y'all got a Bathroom in your rig! Now today, I have my Own Mobile One as well for my Rig! But, I had just gotten back into, this crazy business and as yet did not have one! But what happened was! I had one of those "Emergency Situations" we've all had! Lol! Well, I jumped out of the Drivers Seat after Parking my 85 Foot Beast! Forgot to pull on The Air Brakes for the Tractor! Luckily, I realized; "Hey, I'm Moving" and yanked the Tractor Air Brake an about thru myself into the dashboard! Lol! I'd been a "Real Site" with my Naked Rear End in the Air, an my head squashed against the windshield! LMAO!!! Yeah, today, I can laugh about it! 9 years ago when it happened. I was so mad at myself, I could have spit Nails! BUT I LEARNED! Better to clean the undies, then let an 80,000 pound rig, take out a telephone poll, an go into a ditch! After, I got out, an looked! My Front Bumper, was about 8 inches to a foot, from the pole! My Front Axles were only several inches from the ditch! (Yes, it had water in it to, from an earlier storm! Lol! I climbed back up into the truck and Slowly an very Gingerly backed up, back up on the gravely cement of the road! No harm done! Joey Bear (My Pug who died last year!) Myself, AND my Truck and Load, ALL SAFE AND SOUND!!! :) Like I said; Learned The Hard Way! Lol! :) Great Video! Glad everyone is still doing well, during our "Quarantine"! Stay Safe an Stay Healthy! Keep up the Great Videos! :) Glad Star was in one piece too!:)
Holy Cow Kevin! Glad to know we're not the only ones making these crazy mistakes. That would have been quite the sight had you not gotten to the brake in time! You and Joey Bear might have found yourselves instantly famous on the news. 😂 Glad it all worked out okay and you came out of it with only a big lesson learned and a great story from the road. Thanks for sharing! Stay safe out there!
@@rvamericayall Yeah, I'm like y'all. Don't talk about MANY Things that happen on the road! Especially, when I'm the one who "pulls" the "Boneheaded" move! Thankfully, lesson Learned is correct! As y'all know. Once Learned! THOSE Lessons ARE NEVER Forgotten!! They were "Years ago"! But Not forgotten! :) Take care as well! Stay Safe and Stay Healthy ! :) Thank you for sharing y'all's "Lessons Learned" in a Video too! Great Info for everyone! :)
Ah yes... I think we have done almost every one of your mishaps! Except for the mud one...
Plus one more. Last year we decided to do a short vacation for our anniversary... with our horse trailer, (minus the horses--thank God). We checked the tires and inflated them to proper amounts, inspected them and they looked perfect--they were just 5 years old. (In the northeast trailer tires last 7 or 8 years. Down here in sunny Texas--that would be a 'NO'.) About 3 hours into the drive one of the trailer tires blew--ripping the entire tread off. We pulled off and changed the tire only to realize we never checked the spare for air--it had none! We got lucky and a trucker pulled over and inflated it for us---what a kind guy to help complete strangers out.
So we got on the road again and about a half-hour later we had a stranger waving at us--another trailer tire blew out. OMG. Seems the guy who waved us over was towing hay and loaned us his trailer spare---and he didn't know us from Adam either! We got his name and address and promised to return his tire. (which we did.) At this point we were seriously concerned about the other two tires. Sure enough... 15 minutes later down the road the third tire blew. By this time I had been troubleshooting the "What if's" and came up with a solution that my husband wasn't happy with, but would work. We had to unhook the trailer, put the 2 blown tires in the truck and drive to the nearest town, (Rockport, TX) to Discount Tire and get new tires... because we both agreed--the 4th was sure to blow. I stayed with the trailer--pretty scary with the eighteen wheelers blowing by it every so often. He finally got back about 2 hours later, hooked back up, changed tire, and sure enough the 4th tire blew 10 minutes later. Talk about being stressed out! We got to the RV park after hours, set up and promptly had a drink. We can 'sort' of laugh about it now.
All I can say is...wow. I have had a run of bad luck, but spanned a longer pwriod of time. Blowing four tires in one has got to be a record. You deserve a metal for "patience" and free beer and other adult beverages for a month at least.
Wow Carol! What a story! Thanks for sharing with us. What a scary and frustrating trip for y'all. Glad you found great folks along the way, made it safely to your destination and had drinks ready to relax. That was quite a day!
We agree Wesley! 👍
Aw, you folks are troopers to let all this out to us. Good lessons learned.
Thanks because I’m sure you’ve saved me on at least a couple of these. Cheers!
We’re glad to help, Doug! 😁
Thank you for sharing great advice take your time try to stay calm.
Glad you enjoyed it. Staying calm isn't always easy, but it does make finding a solution so much easier.
Long time subscriber, first time comment. This rang so true and hit close to home. Tom's breaking into a sweat while explaining number five was an actual laugh out loud and long moment. Great advice and we hope never to go there. Thanks for winging it.
Thanks so much! We appreciate you being a part of our community! It's funny how talking about something can really bring it back to life for you, isn't it? LOL 😂
Thanks y'all for sharing!
You’re welcome David. Thanks for watching!
great information guys, thank you
You’re welcome Brian. Glad you enjoyed it.
enjoyed the tips thanks
Thanks Robert!
Great story’s for sure!
Glad you enjoyed it! We've definitely learned a few things the adventurous way over the years. 😂
Your first instinct is usually the right one on the mud hole issue. What a nightmare!
True on both counts, Don!
Oh yeah... some of those were big...yikes..can just picture your coach in the mud! And we do learn from others...so thanks for being open about these.
Hopefully it will give folks something to think about. 😁
@@rvamericayall I'm sure it will!
Thanks for the video guys and sharing. Those dang little devil's lol... You've had some doozies! At least no one was hurt. We've all had those moments and Lord knows we've had our share. We'll share ours with ya.
Thanks Rod. We’ve definitely had some doozies! 🤣
We can empathize with the black tank fill mistake. Luckily we caught it before we overflowed, but we did fill the tank. We had to tear down and drive to the dump station, though. I will, now, remember to unhook the Jeep before we go off-roading, ha! BTW, we will be towing the jeep for our next trip for the first time, instead of the Miata. Y'all stay in the shade.............Howard and Betty.
Hey Howard and Betty!! Yikes! Glad y'all caught it before the flood hit! 😂 Good luck with the Jeep tow. It's time for us to put the Magne Shades up on the windows! Stay cool.
Great storytelling! I love how y'all just roll with it!
My biggest mistake is not getting out there.
Thanks so much! We've learned to expect the unexpected. LOL 😂
Hope we can all get out and explore more soon.
Great Wingin It. Glad I didnt have list my 5 biggest mistakes.
😂 LOL Norman! Glad you enjoyed it.
Loved your horror stories, we also have a few. We locked ourselves out of the RV and hubby had to climb in through the bedroom window. We had to place the picnic table just below the window and he climbed in. Did I mention he'd in his late 50's and slightly fluffy? Yeah, it was a panic and laugh situation all rolled into one. Lesson learned, lol!
Yikes Maria! That would be a memorable moment for sure. Thanks for sharing! 😁
I love how you say he is 'slightly fluffy'. Too funny.
Slightly fluffy describes alot of peeps.
@@brendahill9675 yes, myself included. We're a fluffy duo, lol!
At exactly 2:00 on the left , on the background. Is that a dear or star? Love the video and don't even have an RV. just love the peeps shooting footage . 🤠
Great eye Fonzo! That's Star... she loves to get in the occasional photo bomb. 😂
Great Advice...
Thank you
Don’t feel bad Tom I did the same thing flooded the trailer I hook into the black tank flush was not paying attention
Glad we’re not the only ones Bob! 😂
thanks for sharing good stuff
You're welcome Allan! Thanks for watching.
i wanted to say thank you for all the info on the Davey Crocket smoker we love it
Glad y'all are enjoying it Allan!
Hubby use to park our class A on our driveway with only the back wheels in the concrete , the front of the Mh was in the yard. Well we had a lot of rain. We were getting ready to leave in a trip Hubby started to back the Mh up into the drive way , well the mud was so deep the front tires dug into the yard. The Mh started going sideways into the drainage ditch next to our house. Needless to say that was scary Thanks goodness we have AAA and they were able to get us out. Btw we now have an extended drive way for the Mh to sit on.
Wow Georgeana! That would have been scary. Glad everything worked out okay. It's amazing what a little bit of mud can do.
we will all be traveling soon
We're looking forward to that!
OMG. Thanks for admitting you hooked city water to the black tank flush. It could happen to anyone.
You’re welcome. It’s not a mistake we’d want to make again. 😂
Tom's a trooper lol
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I am writing these down. Sometimes I have nightmares about mishaps while on the road and camping. Thank you for being honest and telling the truth. It is very appreciated. I enjoy Wednesdays and all your videos.
Thank you Andrea. We hope that, by talking about our mistakes, we can help other folks avoid them. See you Sunday!
Well that's one way to clean out the black tank for sure! 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😋 We have a story about turning around but nothing like yours ours was very minor. Yes Texas is heating up fast this year....Let's hope it's not going to be like the drought years.....fingers crossed.
😂😂Hope we can avoid drought conditions.
What great stories born out of errors. Thank you for the transparency! 👍🏻
You’re welcome! We hope to help folks avoid the mistakes we’ve made. 😃
WOW! Y'all have had some adventures for sure. lol But, now you can look back and laugh and you have some unforgettable memories. Thanks for sharing. Should have called this Winging it, RV Texas Y'alls Untold stories. lol
LOL! That would have been a great name for it, Tammy! 😂
In Palm Desert CA so didn’t think I needed to preview the Google Maps route. WRONG! Ended up on a narrow dirt road at a dead end. Tried to turn around, dually and 21k pound 5th wheel buried in the sand axles deep. Next to fenced in property with mean looking dogs. Thought it was a meth lab from Breaking Bad. Gate opens, oh crap. Turns out, two of the nicest guys with a Jeep and they pulled us out. Wouldn’t take the money I offered. Canceled the call to AAA and happily returned to the main highway. Always check your route!
Wow Mark! Glad everything turned out okay. That would have been a stressful, for sure! Thanks for sharing.
Oh my goodness! Lessons noted! Here’s what I learned. Don’t sit down until you’ve triple checked all connections Don’t use the RV toilet...It’s just for show 😜🤢😜Plan routes with multiple GPS and up-to-date physical maps. Stick to pavement. Don’t tow EVER. Get a safety escape ladder. Keep your seatbelt on at all times. LOL...these are the stories we need to hear! Love you guys! Oh...forgot...NEVER drive in the city. 😜😉
LOL! We have definitely had a few unexpected adventures Ramona! 😂
After hearing #4 , I was thinking what could be worse than that....lol
LOL Louisa... that one's tough to top! 😂
Wow y’all, been through that needed to disconnect thing as well. As usual, great info/video. We finally got our reservation back in place and only moved to the Orlando area from Tampa. It still feels great after being in Tampa all winter. Take care and stay safe.
Hey Eddie! Thanks! Glad y’all were able to move a bit.
I feel your pain on the GPS. When I was an owner operator with 53 foot box trailer. They didnt have gps or maps on the phones at that time. Stopped on an off ramp. Me and a Shneider driver were looking on our trucker atlas and found a way around the accident backup. Or so we thought. No bridges or weight restrictions. The road ended at a farmers barn. We managed to backup down 1 of his roads that was at a severe angle around a combine. Lesson learned the hard way. LOL. Stay safe and have fun. Keep the videos coming.
Yikes Gene! That would definitely be a challenge to work your way out of. Glad you made it out safely and thanks for sharing. Glad to know it's not just us! 😁
Our son told us one time that it's the screw ups that help make a trip memorable. I have to admit that we have had some great smooth trips and some "memorable" ones too! Thanks for the openness in sharing with us that y'all are human, lol. Yes we have learned to check our route against a trucker map too. That was also learned the hard way! Take care, stay safe :)
Your son is wise, Rick. That is a great way to think about it. Glad to know that we're not alone in creating memories! 😂
Wow! Great advice! As simple as those tips seem, as you say ... never assume anything.
Glad you enjoyed them Michael. Assuming has gotten us into some challenging places! 😂
Great looking t shirt Tom. Where can I get one?
Thanks for asking Greg! RV Texas Y'all logo shirts and other fun stuff is available at teespring.com/stores/rvtexasyall .
Wow we went through ft worth in our class a and wow it’s not fun.
Yikes!
I flew to Arlington TX to buy my first class A rv (previously owned class C). I was soooo nervous and had to drive through downtown Dallas. There was construction everywhere including the concrete barriers making the lanes super tight. I missed my exit and had to get off and make two left turns in this tight area. I was a wreck after that!
I dragged our jeep down the road 2 miles with it not in neutral jacked up our tires..
Yikes! We also drug our Jeep 70 miles with the wheels locked in the turn position when we got in a hurry to get on the road. That was the same trip that we backed into the tree... what a start! 😂
@@rvamericayall we laugh about it now . it was on the way to banff from florida in the middle of nowhere..We are more careful now and my wife gets out to verify its rolling while im pulling out of the spot. And we never rush anymore..
OMG! I can only imagine the fear that was running through your minds when you began sliding over toward/into the ditch. I'll be honest, if the rig was tilted that much toward the passenger side (where the exit was) I don't think I would have even chanced leaving out of that door for fear of the rig toppling over on top of me. Never mind the mud; imagine the entire rig squishing you as your angel sat inside on the walls with Star and kitty. 😢 I'm glad that it all worked out well in the end though. You are correct in that we should never ignore our gut feeling. Stay safe and tell Grammy we are a missing her. LOL!!!
You are so right, Michael. Once was enough for us on that experience!
OMG, as you said you hooked up to the black tank flush, I was clenching my teeth saying "No, no, Tom!"
LOL Bob! 😂 Well, we can say, the RV came out of that trip cleaner than it had probably ever been. 😂😂
George George George of the jungle, watch out for that tree! And the big puddle too (hee hee). Jayman...
LOL!! That could be the theme song for this Wingin' It!, Jayman! 😂😂
Absolutely not judging here, but a question. When you tried to unhook the Jeep, did you try at both ends of the tow bars or just at the Jeep end? Could you pull the pin on the rig end and back the Jeep away or was that pin jammed up too? I am thinking about that here in my lazy boy, but would probably not have thought of it in the heat of the moment. Thanks for sharing so we can think theses things through.
That is a great question, and honestly I don't think we thought about it at the time. But looking back, the Jeep was at such a pinched angle compared to the RV, that I don't think we would have been able to disconnect at any point.
Oh my goodness...this was a funny video! I loved hearing your stories! I've only been recreational rv'ing for a few years so don't have stories like that (yet). haha. My worst story was when I hooked up the slinky to the rv and only two of the "nubs" connected properly. The one in the back was not. Oh the horror!
LOL David! We can see how that would happen! A real "RV" moment! 😂😂
Which RV GPS do you now use? Or just Google Maps?
For the past year we've used he Garmin RV 770: amzn.to/2xONZIG
Do you find the 770 accurate or was that the unit that got you in a pickle?
Though not perfect, the 770 is more accurate than our old unit. The one that got us in a pickle was a 2013 model Rand McNally. We typically will map out our day's travel ahead of time using the 770 and a paper RV atlas. Then we use Google maps as back up if something unexpected pops up. The problem with Google maps is it doesn't take size into account, so it's only a backup for us with the RV.
Good to hear as I bought a 770 a couple of weeks ago!!
No big mistakes as of yet but thank you for sharing ❤️😊
Good to hear it! Hope this will help you avoid some. 😁
PICS would of made this story lol yall be safe
We happen to have a pic of the RV in the mud that we’ll include in the story when we add it to our website, Derek. 😂
You need to extend your winging it to 15 or 20 minutes. 10 minutes is not enough. I have a few stories myself , but nothing like these. Happy Camping.
We might just do that. Glad you enjoyed the stories. 😁Happy Camping!
Oh goodness!! We can tell
that mud fiasco still affects you. Whew! 😱 Thanks for sharing your experiences! It helps all of us!
That's definitely a mistake we don't want to make again! 😂
GOAL= Get Out And Look
Love it Jeff!
You weren’t just deep cleaning the black tank??
LOL! Serious deep cleaning 😱😂
RV Texas Y'all yah.. it’s priceless that you folks talk about that stuff.. helps everyone think!! We just have to slow down and focus. For me.. I can run my mouth and not pay attention to what I need to do.
Good Morning Ya'll ☕️! I love story time, but first, I'm not laughing at you, I'm laughing with you 😂! I've actually had nightmares involving y'alls first mishap which woke me out of a dead sleep sweating and I remember vividly. My real RVing first horror/humor story (besides getting lost) happened when I had just turned 13 or 14 going on vacation my parents out west. My parents had just purchased a new 1976 GMC motorhome and had it modified with a back rack so we could carry our bikes, grill and miscellaneous bulky items. My dad was/is what I'll call a "tightwad" looking to pinch a penny on everything, so he and mom said we would take our own canned sodas on our 2wk vacation trip. They bought 10 cases of assorted drinks for our family of 6 and placed them on the rear rack of the motorhome which would last our entire 2wk journey. We leave Dallas right around the 4th of July to start of trip, get through Texas, New Mexico and about halfway through Arizona. I remember it was just getting close to lunch time and we were looking for a rest area or some please we could stop to pull off to eat when we heard the loudest noise which sounded like tires or propane exploding! We pull over and get out looking to see what had happened. All those drinks on the rack had blew their tops! The bouncing road, the Arizona heat had shaken those 10 cases til they all exploded soaking everything on the back rack with sticky corn syrup! Yes, we all had a good laugh 😂 and to this day, I still joke around with my dad about that one time in the Arizona heat! Y'all stay safe and happy trails!
LOL Now that is a great story Ben! We can just imagine the sound of all of those cans bursting and soaking everything! That would be unexpected. 😂😮
GOD!!!!
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Where’s the pics of that last one
We'll include it in the post when we add this story to our website Ira and Bobbi. 😁
Yes we had a few of those OMG moments. As you mentioned, think about the solution not the problem. It is good you can look back and laugh about it.
Thanks Rich! LOL It has taken us a while, but we're finally at the point where we can laugh. 😂
OMG That had to be the best video I’ve seen from y’all. Those were great stories. I hope I never make any of those. I recently purchased a 40 foot diesel pusher and I’m scared of getting stuck. As far as my stores, luckily I don’t have too many. I have lost a
canopy in High wind. And I have had my pop up in my boat run away down the hill by themselves. But that’s a long story. Maybe we’ll meet on the road one day and I’ll tell it to you and we can all laugh now. Anyway great video thank you so much
Thanks so much Dale! We look forward to hearing that story! 😆
Wow. I'm selling my RV and staying home. Just kidding, thanks for sharing your "lessons learned" moments.
😆 We’re happy to share so that others won’t do what we did.
I enjoy your channel, taking notes. We are starting our channel with our first TH-cam video this Sunday, wish me luck! ...... 1MillionMileRoadTrip, any advise will appreciated!
Thanks so much and congrats on launching your channel! Love the name. Safe travels and happy camping.
RV Texas Y'all thanks
Mud and Rv = Do not do. I have done every single one of your mistakes. Gps led me almost into a lake no barriers , Over filled the black tank because someone started talking to me while I was rinsing it out. Stuck in the Mud at Airventure 2018. Almost ran into low hanging Branch but for some reason I got out and looked up.
Glad to hear we're not the only ones. LOL And glad you survived them all. All part of the adventure, I guess.
Were you “photo bombed” by Bambi?
LOL Brian! We didn't notice that you can just barely catch glimpses of Star walking back and forth until you said something. She is the size of a small Bambi. 😂🐕
RV Texas Y'all I really was paying attention to Y’all and there she was. 😁
woot! RVing, where you get to handle your poo twice! ha
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If your don’t make mistakes your not living!! Lol
So true! 😁
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