Living in my truck in a California heatwave
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ย. 2024
- I've been living out of my DIY truck camper for the past couple weeks, and this week, I head west to California - conveniently forgetting the whole state's been in a heatwave.
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About me: I decided to jump on an opportunity to buy a school bus for $1000. After 2.5 years of building and a couple summers doing bus life, I sold the bus and began building a tiny house boat from scratch. My hope is that with a couple years of practice building under my belt, I can do a bit better of a job this time and build something that actually floats 🤞
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Emma it's Tony again I would like to suggest that you look in to getting what they call mylar it's a film for your windows you can see out but can't see in you can get it at a auto parts store easy to use water bottle and a razor and squeegee it comes in dark and silver tint just think when you are in the truck and sleeping no body can see you until next time take care
It reverses at night if you have light on inside, tney can see in but you can't see out unless you turn all the lights off.
So glad you got to go through Lakeport! I lived there for 20 years and owned a flower shop in town. It's a lovely little place!!
SO cute
I appreciate that you share your thought process when making decisions and problem solving. You are very inspiring and have made me feel more empowered to travel solo! Really awesome to relate to and watch a smart, thoughtful, and courageous role model!
Wow, thank you so much! I'm glad you think this because sometimes I find my own rambling so obnoxious haha
@@EmmaBuildsBirbie I second the original poster. I kinda like your verbal flowchart. You usually come up with a completely different angle of attack than I would.
Which makes watching you put those wheels in motion pretty entertaining.
@@EmmaBuildsBirbie I like hearing your thought process too, Emma, because it affirms that I'm not the only one who thinks that way! I can't count how many times I've bailed on my original plans because there were just too many people at the place I hoped to visit. We get spoiled living in the Rockies where we have so much majesty to ourselves.
I'm planning a trip to a magnificent canyon in Colorado in August, planning to spend a few days meditating in a shallow cave there. I doubt I'll hear another human voice the whole time, even over the weekend. Perfect!
Here here we'll said 👏 totally agree 👍
Emma, I see you're moving and grooving of late, stay cool out there; it's HOT everywhere right now.
Keep it up lass. Keep making those memories.
September is much quieter and still warm enough to swim. Perfect
Hey ! Saw you in Reno , NV !
You were staring at my Tacoma trying to figure it out
Lol
That hills have eyes bus though O.O stay safe Emma! Always listen to those instincts when on your own but don't stress it. Keep it up!
Come to Australia where you can get beaches,rivers and lakes all to yourself!
No people No parking fees and No booking fees.
Gotta check out our island you would ❤️it!
Just mind the crocs. And the dropbears.
Same is true in Canada with bears instead of Crocs. and spiders.
@@vonheisei wanna live in Canada 🇨🇦
I live in Aust can you tell me where those places are ,I have two dogs and sometime other people let there Dogs roam and mine seem to get attacked in my area and unprovoked, that's why I'm am interested .Would very much appreciate 🙏 ❤
Seventy-one days above 100 here in Texas last summer and most of them were consecutive. No fun! Beautiful scenery.
Well at least “y’all got yer guns.” So there’s that.
@@mhks68 Have two within reach right now!
@@duathlete827 Nice...one for each hand!
I have been years in Northern California and actually would say that the Bay Area includes everything south of Auburn, including Sacramento and Tahoe, and at the coast includes the Russian River area as well. Clear Lake counts as Northern California but it’s borderline wine country. Still there are HUGE areas north of there, tons of forests and little towns and lakes. Two counties are still called “frontier” counties, by the census designation or something, north of Nevada County maybe. Some great lonesome forests can be found near Iowa Hill, Sugar Pine Reservoir. This is on the eastern side of the American River Canyon from Colfax and very few people are out there. Go to Sugar Pine Lodge and say I sent you, I stayed there a couple months in an RV. You can have some real wilderness experiences out there. Got yer owls and bears.
Get a Black Widow AMC-400L carrier for your Honda Monkey. I have one for my Toyota Tacoma to transport an e-bike. The ramp is long enough to push the bike on & off without power.
This is quite like the story of my life -- entirely relatable -- unbelievable crowds, nowhere to park, end up skipping the 'main attraction' and if I'm lucky find a little "paradise-a-moi" that makes it all good again, Lol.
Thanks for taking the time and effort to show us around a bit while you go.
Cheers!...from North Vancouver
With two generations of my family in California, and having spent a few years of my life there in total, I can say I love California. With that being said, it’s also a weird place depending on location.
Yes girl, tahoe is only busy during summer/winter months. Tahoe has become my FAVORITE place 😊 in the near future, my girlfriend and I will be planting some roots there. Stay safe! 🤘😜
Get to the coast for some relief from the heat. Best time to go to Tahoe is before summer, May even early June is do-able. Basically before the official summer kick off and kids are out for summer. I was there late May and early June and it wasn't bad at all with the crowds. When coming to CA best to use the weekend to transit around and the work week to do stuff. Lived here all my life and rarely do stuff on the weekend, most everything I do is during the week.
Hope you had a blast with your friends.❤❤
Where you stopped to camp just west of Elko NV was only about 20miles from my property in Nevada...
I live in Northern California! Hope you enjoyed it! It's absolutely gorgeous off the coast of Trinidad and in the redwood forest.
Hey Emma cool 😎 vlog yet again love your adventures, especially seeing foxes so close .Hope you have a blast with your friends, nice to have catch ups 👍 Take care Girl ,always be alert and aware of your surroundings, ok yes mum i know 😂but its necessarily fir your saftey .Looking forward to your next adventure God Bless ❤❤❤From Me V Australia 🇦🇺 ❤
I think most of the US in the summer months are busy, as it is 'vacation time" for many. I bet fall would be beautiful there, but it could also be busy for that season as well. You'll just have to decide what it is you are looking for, and do some research. And definitely get out on the bike more... go online and research where you are headed and map out trails from that... you'll have fun, if you plan a head a few days and know what is coming up next.
Emma, your reaction to the foxes warmed my heart, and brought back memories of camping in Wyoming once, when my wife quietly woke me because she didn't want me to miss the pack of wolves that was passing through our camp in early morning. They were as close as the foxes were in your camp!
We have it good this summer, right here at home: we have two dens with baby foxes within sight of our house. One of them is conveniently located within view of my favorite chair on the deck! I've been taking my video camera out to film them too. The foxes aren't bothered at all by my camera and tripod, and I've got some wonderful footage!
You are hitting the popular spots during the height of summer vacation. Best time to visit is September-October or later.
Mid August is one of the best times to go to Lake Tahoe, once school starts all kids and their parents are back to work and school so lake is 70-85% less people than summer school break
Hi Emma it's Tony as always it's a enjoyable time watching your videos I enjoy spending my Fridays with you and your antics never know what to expect with you but the most part as long as you enjoy your self but I would like to say there was a few times that you looked extremely attractive the best part is that you were just being you self no frills just you I think you have the most beautiful eyes of an angel please don't take this out of respect for you and I usually don't make any comments I highly respect you and would like to see you finish the boat so please take care of yourself and may God bless you you are in my prayers see you next week
@crativedesign3657. Not a single punctuation..well done.
Just catching up on your videos. Wow watching this one I am so pleased I live in Canada on the east coast north of Maine. I can travel for days on woods roads. Rarely see anyone with pristine rivers, lakes and brooks everywhere. My truck, ATV or dual sport bike (great monkey terrain also) take me anywhere I wish go with no to very little people around. Love your videos.
2:11 Love your eyesssss 😲 🫠 Love the adventures !! Love the bus 🚌 💨 Rock n roll Emmaaaa 👍
Emma as a native Californian yes, Tahoe is Always Obnoxiously over crowded the peak season. Thanks for Sharing have an awesome time with friends...
Nice Music, editing and narration. Bee safe.
Cute sandies. I enjoy the social media stuff like this. Back in the olden days, several generations past, I would tell people to reverse swiftly then stab brake several rapid quick hard stomps. Oddly, the owners manuals, drivers license manuals nor most mechanics share this. Repeat periodically.....every three weeks is perfect. 😊
Stayed in the Carson City area for a week and I can still smell the dirt from the desert lol. Although it was my first time dispersed camping, I don't miss Nevada at all esp. in the summer. The strong winds making dirt go everywhere is just ugh as well as high temps. I'd be down to go back for the winter maybe--Pahrump in particular since BLM lands are just outside of town. California on the other hand was absolutely gorgeous around Lake Tahoe. I would've stayed in the Sierra Nevada area if gas wasn't so expensive in Cali.
The fox is a symbol of good luck🦊
Tahoe is breathtaking I hope you get to see a lot of it
Loved the road trip thank you for taking us along ❤
I'm far from an expert but when I did the loop around Lake Tahoe it was mid-late September. It seemed to be a little less busy, it was still quite peopley but we were able to find parking fairly easily at the lookouts and whatnot. So I would say it may be worth a try again in the "shoulder season".
I use to go to Tahoe all the time. Now with the crowds I won’t go there anymore.
Going back, I would recommend several highways that are south of Tahoe what are breathtaking in their own ways. Hwy 88 isn't too bad; Hwy 50 is actually quite nice. Hwy 4 through Ebbett's Pass will help you to exercize your sphincter muscles do to it being rather NARROW in spots, but is beautiful. Hwy's 108 and 120 will asstound you with their beauty, although 120 can be a little crowded in the summer. Hope you have the time to take any one of these. My fave is 108 and Sonora Pass.....
It's always likely - especially in the summer in California - to have crowds and fees to pay at every popular spot. There are beautiful places there, but with the traffic and crowds and expense, I'm glad to have moved up the coast to a small city in Northwest Washington (where it has been sunny and in the 70s for most of the last few weeks). BTW, I, too, was surprised to find the beautiful Ruby Mountains outside of Elko, years ago.
This was a very interesting trip.
You managed to find lots of beauty along the way.
Sad that so much of the cool wild places are being overwhelmed with people.
Thanks for taking us along!
I love watching your travelling videos. I’ve so got to go to the States. I’ve been to Hawaii but I want to ride a Harley across the USA. I’ve been following your journey right from the beginning with Berbie. Steve from Sydney Australia 🇦🇺
if you ever get that boat finished you can sail out to the middle of the lake to get away from people
Im so glad you made that detor in Elko. So pretty.
I love the Nevada desert so much
What a great ride and beauty of our country.
Definitely gotta do a destination bike ride, below Red Bull standards. 🎉
Keep up your vigilantes on the road. 🙏🏻🤞🏻🗽🇺🇸
17.49 'California driving on such a summers day'. Now you know why there's no song about it.
Looking cute 😊.
I couldn’t imagine mountains like that near Elko.
Enjoy!
Well lake tahoe is one of the most popular places to visit on earth LOL thanks I almost forgot. Liked Your Video I spent just under a year in Elko working construction inside the city I think like 3 miles off I 80 . I loved it I remember snow flurrys on july 1 but 90s and just about 100 around then mostly highs and low 60s nights My issue was working outdoors in winter pretty rough. I explored a bit Ruby mountains to the south and Jarbridge to the north . really wanted to move there but left at the end of the project never returned
Northern Montana has been hot too.90's is hot for us.Great video.
Emma, you are cute and adventurous. I just started watching and i can agree with you on crowds. Not a big fan of them. I live near Sacrento and love getting away from the hustle and bustle to visit the less traveled parts of our state.
I just stubbed upon your channel. I love your personality. I subscribed. Your life looks fun! ❤
The "shoulder seasons" in Tahoe (spring and fall) are MUCH more chill, especially on the weekdays. Also if you're willing to do a little hiking/backpacking it's pretty easy to get away from the hoards. I also hate being there when it's swarmed with people. Glad you got to take a dip at least! I live in California for the weather, food, and nature... certainly wouldn't mind if there were fewer humans. BTW it pretty much only stays cool on the coast and at very high elevations.
Great video
6:28 hthis spot eill provide you an incredible dark sky with amazing 🌌
I drive out there from Reno to take pictures of it!
Same type areas.
Hope you had or having a safe trip
You can get the camper shell shocks at any parts store. Just go in to a parts store (NAPA, Advanced, CarQuest, etc.) and ask a person to check which kind you have and get the # of the part. Sometimes they have them in the back. If not, at least you will have the part # and can order on-line. A pair is about $20
Ahh.. I wish I knew u were in CA we have the perfect place you could have visited.
Emma you sure do come across some of the prettiest places when you travel around. Enjoyed the video.
I live in Tahoe (and used to live exactly where you were on the coast).
Check Tahoe out in october if you ever get the chance. We used to have an actual off-season but now its just a little quieter vs the summer. Fall is typically the quietest while the water is a great temp.
The Star Hotel and Restaurant is in Elko. Great place to eat family style.
Designing my own boat, a trimaran. 100 ft long. 20 ft wide main hull and 60 ft long by 12 ft wide outriggers.
Looks like Lamoille Canyon and the Ruby's 😊
Lamoille and the Ruby’s are my favorite place to be!! ❤
I'm not sure if someone has mentioned it first...you could try mounting your bike on the front of the truck.
Yeah it’s definitely doable to find the loopholes on when and where to visit. In my experience definitely March-June or September-October is when the weather is nice enough already but no crowds anywhere. I dislike crowds as much as the next person but I try to shut it out or put up with it if the place is worth it lol. But I try to stay away from peak times that’s for sure. Or if it’s peak season for anything then go to the lesser known emptier corners.
Also I almost feel like the no name crowd free lakes you went to in some of your previous videos were low-key better than this…am I crazy? 😄
You brighten my day. Thanks.
We usually do shoulder season for National Parks and State parks now. After covid people seem to have a new appreciation for nature and it kinda sucks. Different people too. Graffiti and trash being found on trails. I think the coming apocalypse/depression will change things with travel. ;)
Emma, Check out a Rockymount bike rack, they swing out to the right .
Yeah, a peach definitely shouldn't crunch like a raw potato.
Cool foxes, I’ve only seen two so far here in Arizona. It’s also been in the hundreds for weeks and weeks and weeks thank you lucky star you’re not here.😊
I'm rarely in Arizona and that's on purpose 😅
In Tucson it can be 110 degrees but if you drive up into the nearby mountains? it's in the 70s. You'll put on a jacket.
Hey Emma, love your videos so much and I agree about all the people. Have been in CA and people everywhere. But its the same here in Sweden. Ron/Sweden
Beautiful 😍 adventure watching fr Jamaica 🏖️
I have not followed for awhile, last time I seen you was up green canyon, in logan,im.following again,
Best way to travel! Keep cruising 😎
It’s crazy all the time. Especially when there is snow
N. Cali native here. Tahoe is overrated 365 days of the year. Small coastal towns are where I would recommend. Bigger towns on the coast and inland can get a bit tweakerey.
Finally -- A dunk. THANK you.
I found myself rooting for Emma through the first part of the video too, hoping she'd get a chance for a dunk soon!
I was born and raised in California , I moved to Arizona I can honestly say I don’t miss the congested traffic and people. I love the two line hwy i have now💕 be safe
I did the Tahoe lap in my van and could not find a place to get in lol…. Too crowded for me
Beautiful ❤️
Emma vids a 20 out of 10
Agreed! Even when she's NOT building a bus or a boat! I think her trip to Turkey was my favorite!
@@tedpreston4155 yes as a traditional boat builder i am partial to the boat with the wood working of the bus next the scribing she did for example but, Emma vids are tops
Years ago I spent a LOT of time at Lake Tahoe. But once the unreported increase in urine in the lake really turned me off. there's a whole big coverup about it.
Find a topo map of the Napa Valley. The whole thing is in the remains of an old volcano that makes every modern eruption look like a *"popcorn fart" (*quoted from the Napa Valley geological/volcanology survey report).
Have you though about mounting your bike carrier to the front of the truck? I did that on my Chevy Astro Van that I converted to a mini camper. 🙂👍☮
When you get back to your so call house boat then I will watch!
we'd rather you didn't
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@@EmmaBuildsBirbie 🤣
Hello from Boring Oregon
You were nervous about the camp site because of possible Graboids.
Thanks for the video. 🙂
This great time to go to LT they just had a 6.4 earthquake there and are 500 years over due for their 4500 year interval quake - yw
103 degrees to hot drink more water, Emma Good video
Good morning awesome video, Emma Experience The Magic of Running community Events 5k & funrun next town run where you play. Bg hug safe travels.
cute ducks !
more ducks in video please : )
Great Basque food in Elko!
Basque food? Wow, that’s a random spot for it.
Hey 50 across Nevada is worth the trip.
Looks hot!
If it is a great spot, a thousand others think so too.
We are 101 in logan, tomorrow
Tectonic Plates!
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Mountains!
Its so hot everywhere. Try n stay cool sweetheart. See ya next week . God Bless ❤❤
Every time I hear you go over bumps and stuff, it sounds to me like your front ball joints or your shocks or bad. You might want to have those looked at.