We wanted to add some more context here! Our goal is to always share the reality of full time RV life - the good and the bad. However, we wanted to make sure that the “blame” for some of the bumps in the road we’ve been having isn’t misplaced. And, we aren’t sponsored or associated with Brinkley in any way other than being owners, but we do feel obligated to say that we don’t feel that Brinkley has done anything wrong in these situations we’ve been having. I think we’ve shown in our previous videos when working with them that we’ve had a great experience. This video we were not working with Brinkley directly becuase they allow their owners us to use mobile techs for repairs instead of forcing us to take it to an associated dealer for repairs, which is really great. However, that means they don’t have much control over the mobile techs and how responsive they are. Also, in my mind, the fault for the brakes goes totally to Lippert. As a trusted manufacturer of brakes in the RV industry, Brinkley shouldn’t have had to worry about them failing. There hasn’t been any resistance from Brinkley in taking care of our issues, but when you’re coordinating repairs while living in your RV, it just gets complicated, no matter what RV you have. 🙂
For your AC issues, we experienced icing up on our units before, especially in high humid areas. One of the keys to preventing this is to NOT cycle the fan with the compressor. Set your fan to run continuously, on high if possible, and set the thermostat to allow the AC compressor to cycle on and off on temperature. If you don’t allow the fan to run during compressor non-run times, then there is no air flow to remove the condensed moisture on your coils and that condensate ends up freezing after several cycles. Hope this corrects or helps your issues. PS - we take delivery of our Brinkley Z3100 on Friday and love following you guys. We look forward to every video you guys put out.
Thank you so much! The fan thing was one of the first suggestions we tried (keeping it on high) and it did help extend the time before it froze up but still eventually froze up anyways. I do wonder if the elevation and humidity had something to do with it as well, with us being in Colorado. However. I especially think the living room one shouldn’t be freezing up with the freeze sensor and all. But also, yay!! Hope you enjoy it! Clearly we’ve had a few kinks to work out but are overall really liking it!
If you turn your thermostat down too low, it will ice up every time. AC units can only be turned so low before icing. Stay around 72 - 74 range and you should be fine.
I wish I had half the patience you guys have. That's the one thing my mother told me never to pray for or I might just get a lesson in it. Stay safe out on the road you guys.
Glad y’all got the brake issue corrected. Hope you get the AC straightened out soon. Y’all put out some really good content and I enjoy watching every week.
As a veteran I now have a lifetime military pass. I love our national parks, but hate the timed entry thing. Estes Park is amazing, even if you can’t get into RMNP.
My husband parked our little Retro trailer at Riverview while helping a friend build the canopies for the gas pumps at the future hew Buc-ee's on I-25. He liked the amenities there too.
I have a lot of money into tools and and parts was an aircraft mechanic. It has paid off. Got the factory repair manuals for all appliances and this 30-footer should not be able to have a breakdown I can't fix. Especially the A/C. I can fix it. Color me totally lucky and having a lot fewer hassles than you folks. Sympathies...
We used Rush Truck Center in City of Commerce (just outside Denver) for our safety recalls. It was the ONLY place that would work on our rig in multiple states, within three weeks. We are now needing an alignment, and there is only ONE place with a qualified tech and a service pit in all of southern Wyoming and northern Colorado. This is insane.
I’m sorry to hear you’re having the same troubles! But also glad to know it’s not just us, we are beginning to think we were doing something wrong 😅 soooo crazy how busy places are!
I have a Golden Age Passport. When I bought it, it was $10.00 and of course, just like today’s passes it’s for life (unless you lose it, then you have to pay all over again - at current prices.
Like the videos! There are some real challenges living full time in an RV. Craig - I can empathize with you at 25:07, "I'm excited about doing something other than fixin' stuff." Good luck to you guys! Watch you later!
RMNP is amazing, but it has definitely gotten too crowded (which is why they require those time slot reservations in peak hours). We used to hike there all the time since we're local, but it's just too big a time commitment these days for a day hike. I'm glad you got to see the elk - they're pretty magnificent this time of year since their rutting season is approaching.
It was surely crowded! Perhaps one we will have to go back to in less of a peak season. The thing I hated seeing most was people wandering off the trails where signs everywhere said not to. I definitely see why they need a permit system
Wow, I feel your pain, especially because you are on the road, and it's so difficult to find anyone who can do repairs/recalls. I always add my expressive words to your edited versions, 😄 haha. Well, it's exciting to see what's next.
Riverview is a great park, we also stayed there longer than expected earlier this summer while buying for our new enduro bikes at Elite KTM in Loveland. Just dont dissconnect your motorcycle trailer at your site, for some reason they were really bothered by that and even had a written rule against it.
We love having a National parks pass, my husband is a DV so we have the Access Pass. We like that it is a lifetime pass and get 1/2 off NP campgrounds.
We slit a pool noodle down one side and slid it onto the slide trim to help keep our pantry door shut during transit. Wish I could take a pic and show u, it would be a lot easier to show instead of explaining it in writing. Lol
My family jumped up and down when we saw you are heading to Riverview. Before moving to Pensacola 9 years ago, Riverview was our favorite go to spot from Denver. Seeing the grounds and the river brought back get memories. Our daughter used to play the violin during Sunday worship services there. Thanks for the memories! Ed
Even though we were there a little longer than intended, we did really enjoy the stay at Riverview! The dogs loved playing in the river! We attended Foundations Church in Loveland while we stayed there and it was a wonderful service! We were glad to be able to stay in Loveland versus the hustle and bustle of Denver
You guys have not had great luck lately! Glad you got it all taken care of and back on the road though! We also spent WAAY longer in Colorado Springs than we planned to
We just returned from Estes Park/RMNP today!!! It is our favorite national park....we used to tent camp there when we were young in the '90s...lol. Now we have a little RV😊 Would love to have met you guys....we watch you every week! Safe travels and hope you get all the issues with your RV fixed!
Thanks for another fine video of fulltime RV life. When there's an issue that strands you, it can be really stressful. We've been there, too (and it was a brake issue). It's still worth it to be free to roam. I don't know what brand of AC units you have so any suggestion I make may not apply, but here are a couple of suggestions based upon our Coleman Mach 3 units. Check that the temperature probe is 1 to 1.5 inches above the lower border of the cooling unit and pointed in a downward direction. That's so that any moisture runs off the probe. Also, don't run the AC on auto. Instead, run it on high or low continuously. These things may help. That said, we still have to run our units on High Fan once a day to defrost them when it's really hot and they are running a lot. Safe journey to you both!
Thank you for the suggestions! We do have Furrion and something that I thought was interesting when I did a poll on Instagram is that Coleman seemed to have the least amount of issues from what people said…I wish we had Coleman’s instead!
@@wildrvlife So far (2+ years) the Coleman's have been pretty good. Alliance Paradigms come with 3 units standard (one ducted). We travel all over like you do and some places this year have been pretty darn hot. I clean the coils every 4-6 months and check the insulation regularly. We clean the filters every 2 weeks (or so). That said, it isn't easy to keep these rigs cool. A house cools much better and stays that way longer. It's just part of life on the road as you know. In any case, I hope you get your Furrion units sorted out soon. All the best to you folks!
I was just about ready to ask why Leland has to be crated. We have several friends with boarder collies - yes, they are BUSY dogs. 😂. But we all ❤ our pets.
your passes have been extended for 5 yrs, due to the pandemic of covid! and the best on to have are for the seniors and disabled people on the road like me? between disable or senior passes 50% is off, when i was in yellowstone last year at ny camp site in madison site, i paid 16,50 per night instead of the 33.00 . big difference when on the road. oh and the disabled and senior passes are now FREE!
Nice, glad the brake issue got fixed. RV private technicians do not like warranty work because they do not get paid very fast. And the payment is what the factory wants to pay the technician. Not what the technician wants to be paid. If it was at a warranty dealer, the dealer will take what the manufacture gives. Good luck, SAFE Travels>
Yes, that does makes sense! We did have the option of taking it into the nearest dealer. Unfortunately there weren’t many close by us and the one nearby was scheduling at least a month out….so we took our chances with a local tech, which I’m glad we even had the option of. And we got to stay in our RV while it was done so overall, we’re happy now that it’s all over with! 😆
Quick suggestion about freezing ACs.... open up the covers and make sure #1: the units are at proper torque spec for the tightness. And #2: that your baffels aren't messed up and you're just recirculating that cold air in a loop. I've seen these two things cause the most problems. HVAC tape is easy to come up and works wonders.
We own a 2014 21C Escape molded fiberglass trailer and love it. That being said I'm part of a lot of the social media stuff with Escape owners, really surprised of the people that freak out about common issue with travel trailers. I hate that you paid 100K for a trailer that you are having this many issues with. You seem to be taken it in stride so good for you. Enjoy the road and smooth travels.
it's all a part of the journey! And compared to the issues we dealt with on our last rig, this is nothing. And it's all stuff that can be fixed pretty easily, just a challenge to coordinate everything....but that's just RV life LOL.
You were lucky. When we were there in mid-may the trail road was close across the top because still snow covered. I think it did not open until after Memorial day that year.
Hey guys glad we found your channel! I know it looks like severalmof these RV places are starting to charge 10 dollars an hour to check in early or check out later its frustrating. Yes repairs are now taking forever and our RV is only 2 years old and we have taken it in many times for many things. That national park drive was gorgeous you were very lucky with your America the beautiful pass. Hope we see you guys on the road one day Just Ramblin Around!!
Definitely, like the the cookies, hot out of the oven. Sorry about all your issues with the warranty work. We just bought a used winnebago, watch you issues making me glad we bought used now really thought hard about new for warranty. Good luck.
A lot of people say that about buying new! Lol it is true that there are some kinks to be worked out 😄 and I (Victoria) agree about fresh out of the oven cookies 🍪
If freezing the A/C units is a problem in Colorado, wait till you head further east where the humidity is ridiculously high. I hope the A/C tech is able to correct the freeze up issue and that it's not a design flaw. Safe travels!
safe travels i have total repect for both of you you guys having the normal /un normal problems craig is one very lucky guy to have such a beautiful girl and beable to live on the road. please as always be safe traveling to n from love your friend Rodney from Maryland
I had AC freeze issues with my new rv. Until you get it looked at you can set the fan to run all the time vs auto, this will put air over the coils constantly. It works. My issue ended up being the freeze sensor was never installed.
I'm sitting here enjoying this video. Thanks so much, yall two. I'm trying to learn everything I can before I probably hit the road permanently myself one day..
Thank you so much for coming along on our adventure! And don’t get too discouraged by some of the problems we’ve have lol, I promise that the good parts of RV life far outweighs the negatives in our opinion!
You both have patience but it is frustrating when the unit is ok but the parts company’s just don’t make great parts anymore and service sucks.Good luck hope you have better week
We have 3 Border Collies, and one tracks every car (especially white trucks), construction barrels, and mailboxes while riding in the RV. You are correct…this is their instinct.
Lol yep!! That sounds about right! Leeland’s favorite thing is to chase lights and shadows (you always have to watch the reflection off your phone, etc)
In the RV and home dust in the light coming through the windows is another favorite for Ruby. Bonnie only cares about herding our horses and playing ball all day long. The temp BC is also interested in balls and the horses. Love following your travels and maybe we will see you on the road.@@wildrvlife
Please get a EUC because they are a blast. We have three of them and when we go camping it’s nice riding around the park and trails. We have a Inmotion V11, Inmotion V12 and a Kingsong S 22.
@@wildrvlife The V11 is very well balanced and rides smoothly because of its shocks. The shocks are adjustable by your weight. The V12 doesn’t have shocks so it does ride a little rough however it has on board bluetooth sound system for music and light system so that’s fun while riding. The Kingson has shocks and has a great ride but I find it bulky and turning isn’t as easy as the other two.
🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀 Good luck on the way to your next destination. Oh maybe try running the fan option on AC's rather than auto mode . Also elevation may play a part ? So setting ac temp no lower than 74 or 75...,. Never know might get ya by till repair day.. safe travels
Thank you!! Yes, fortunately it seems like we can always get the A/C back running if it freezes up. We’ve been running the fan on high and it’ll last mostly through the day but still freezes at night sometimes, but we do like to set it pretty low 😅
Glad everything turned out well and you were safe! It’s great that Brinkley was able to help, but it seems the manufacturers should get together to see that the components they put into their Rvs are reliable. On a happier note, enjoy your travels-we enjoy your videos😊
I swear. I'm glad we are not in warranty. For that matter, we are putting in a mini split so I can service it myself (since we had to head back home due to medical fun!) Who knows, maybe we will see you on the road yet this year, although, we miss Turkey Springs Dispersed Camping... It's too dam hot in Texas!
We’ve talked about how we wish they’d just start installing mini splits in RVs from the get go! I think I’ve heard that a few might start so we will see! Turkey Springs was such a great spot and much higher elevation that Texas! 😬 I bet y’all are pretty warm down there!
Yes I just bought my senior America the beautiful pass last year. unfortunately it went from $10 to $80 for life. It has saved us a ton of money. By the way if they changed the shoes on your brakes you will need to burnish them. The brakes won't feel as effective until you do.
yes! You'll be coming along on with us on our burnishing journey in next week's video! 😆 Agree, that the passes still save so much money, especially with as many as we visit!
Glad you got the brakes fixed!! It sounds like your A/C has something to do with lack of circulation ? Maybe just look around and see if anything is blocking circulation to the coils? Be careful out there!!😀
Me too, it's a big relief. I'm mostly happy we can finally start traveling again. And great idea on the a/c. I'll see if I can peek inside the ducts any.
Hi guys about your ac units freezing up. I have friends they have the same brand units you have they had the same problem check the freeze sender on the evap coil easy to get to there’s was on the bottom left side there rv tech relocated it up top left side about the fifth coil up they were told to run on high cool auto they did replace sender with new one it’s been two months now in hot weather and no more freeze ups now like everything you can’t buy just the sender you have to buy the whole kit sender comes with the control panel just unplug it. You may get it under warranty Hope this helps you guys out Would like to meet you guys some day. Give the dogs a pat on the head for me
Thank you for the tips! Ours is kind of in the lower left side so maybe we’ll try moving it up and see what happens! Will pass along the pats to the dogs! 😁
lol we’ve been in the land of RV repairs for a long time 🤣 but with the old rig we were usually doing it ourself is the only difference! (And the repairs on the old rig were also always worse, like our back wall separating….so we’ll take a brake job any day I suppose!)
Hey guys... I do not know what to say... You guys have more problems than you can shake a stick at.. However you have got patience that goes beyond the Call of Duty.... I would have been every which way but the right way... Please .. Put some WD40 or something on your door... Every time you open it or close it...chills goes up-and-down my back.... Thank you for the video... You have heard it before... But you guys are the cutest couple... Stay safe...J&A
Lol we have been meaning to try and figure out how to prevent the door from doing that! It’s not the hinges but seems to be related to the auto-close thing. Thank you so much for always joining us on our adventures!
Since you're spending so much time in my "back yard" my favorite RV park is Paradise on the river in Estes Park. An awesome tiny RV park but your rig is way too big for that place....
Once we got the recall stuff done, everything went back to working perfectly so we haven’t had to do anything else extra yet, but will keep that in mind just in case!
I enjoy following you all. I’m glad the breaks are fixed. Praying for the AC and your journeys. Also, I like the song that you had playing in the beginning, “Open up the heavens”, who sings that song?
Thank you so much!! I use epidemic sounds for all the music. Saying that, I'm not sure where you can find the song other than there. I believe the artist name is Joyspring.
I saw the exact same brake issue on another TH-cam channel but with a different RV brand fifth wheel. I tried to find that video to forward to you but couldn't find it. Apparently the axle manufacturer has not fixed the problem of sensor wires in the brake drums coming loose and shorting out causing the brakes to fail. I did find several videos showing brake wires that run inside the axle tube breaking/shorting out causing major issues. I guess this continues to be a problem.
Yes!! That is exactly the problem and we saw where it was a problem a while back too for the brake manufacturer and I think they had fixed it but must have unfixed it for a bit 😅 the techs said that the new version they installed had much heavier duty wires and clips so hopefully it’ll be good now
Thank goodness that’s taken care of. I know how that is. My brakes went out on my current trip because of driving in rain for five hours I suspected as water poured out of outlet. Seems pigtail from rig was faulty so replaced it. Will see in three days I guess. In Middlebury, Indiana right now and visiting the Brinkley factory for a tour on Tuesday. Really looking forward to it. Will have to ask about the brake recall when I’m there. Tell them Craig and Victoria sent me? 😉 Hope your future travels are uneventful as far as rig or truck problems, that is always a pain!
Hope that your fix works and you’ve got brakes the next time you drive!! And yay! Have so much fun! We’re hoping we can swing by for a tour at the factory as well. The brake recall has already been fixed, none of the new rigs have to worry about it. We actually have unit “101” so there have been quite a few updates already made since ours. Now that we’ve gotten the initial kinks worked out, I think we’ve got some smooth sailing in our future. Overall we are really enjoying the new rig!
@@wildrvlife just an FYI on their tours. You have to book them online and the groups are small. Four groups of two. I believe Monday-Thursday at 2:00pm Eastern.
@@wildrvlife just an FYI on their tours. You have to book them online and the groups are small. Four groups of two. I believe Monday-Thursday at 2:00pm eastern time.
It’s not really Brinkley we had any issues with. We had to work with a local RV tech to get the brake job done, so we were at the mercy of local availability. We could have also taken it to the Brinkley dealer in Colorado Springs but they were scheduling a month out and we would have had to drop the RV off, which isn’t ideal. Brinkley is covering all the issues under warranty of course, but it’s just a matter of being able to get the parts in and have someone available to do the work which isn’t always easy when all the repair shops and people are often booking pretty far out.
My wife and I love your videos. We have a Lance 2375 trailer now and looking at upgrading to a Brinkley 2900. How does your Brinkley pull compared to you Denali 5th wheel? How fast do you usually drive and what kind of gas mileage do you get? Any other pros/cons on the Brinkley would be appreciated Thanks Sam
It pulls pretty similarly but we are at a similar weight and using the same hitch. I haven’t noticed any real difference. Usually drive around 65 (depending on speed limit) and if it’s flat, I’ll get around 12-14 mpg. We are still real impressed with the camper that Brinkley has built. The design, materials, layout etc are really great. The exterior is very nice and sleek, LOVE the windows. We have a few issues as you may have seen, but they’ve all been with the 3rd party components (like the A/Cs), which many manufacturers use. Overall, for this type of rig and price point, we would buy the Brinkley all over again!
Lol I don’t think Brinkley has an ambassador program, we’re just two people sharing our experience with our new RV. Which, we do really like, but definitely isn’t perfect….which we didn’t expect of course 😅
Just to be clear - the RV repair shop that we were working with was not Brinkley. We didn’t have to talk to Brinkley at all in this video, because they’d already gotten us all the info we needed when we first experienced the issues last week. we just didn’t have a lot of options on local mobile techs with availability unfortunately so we were waiting on them all week to get back to us.
You 2 have the right attitude. I’ve seen couples fighting just over backing trailers in. I would be calling Brinkley every single day until those acs are repaired. Look forward to your next video.
Unfortunately, it's not Brinkley who can fix them (as in do the actual work, since we are on the other side of the country)... we have to find a tech or repair shop that has availability to take us locally, Brinkley has already given us all the info we need to give them.... but these techs and repair shops are soooo booked up, it's crazy!
Honestly we would still buy it all over again. Nearly all the fifth wheel manufacturers use Furrion for A/Cs and Lippert for brakes, so unless we were going to build out a rig ourself or maybe double our price range…Brinkley is still the best at this price range and type of rig (in our opinion). We’re just still in that “breaking it in” phase 😅
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We wanted to add some more context here! Our goal is to always share the reality of full time RV life - the good and the bad. However, we wanted to make sure that the “blame” for some of the bumps in the road we’ve been having isn’t misplaced. And, we aren’t sponsored or associated with Brinkley in any way other than being owners, but we do feel obligated to say that we don’t feel that Brinkley has done anything wrong in these situations we’ve been having. I think we’ve shown in our previous videos when working with them that we’ve had a great experience. This video we were not working with Brinkley directly becuase they allow their owners us to use mobile techs for repairs instead of forcing us to take it to an associated dealer for repairs, which is really great. However, that means they don’t have much control over the mobile techs and how responsive they are. Also, in my mind, the fault for the brakes goes totally to Lippert. As a trusted manufacturer of brakes in the RV industry, Brinkley shouldn’t have had to worry about them failing. There hasn’t been any resistance from Brinkley in taking care of our issues, but when you’re coordinating repairs while living in your RV, it just gets complicated, no matter what RV you have. 🙂
Lippert doesn't normally install thr brakes or axles it's the manufacturer
For your AC issues, we experienced icing up on our units before, especially in high humid areas. One of the keys to preventing this is to NOT cycle the fan with the compressor. Set your fan to run continuously, on high if possible, and set the thermostat to allow the AC compressor to cycle on and off on temperature. If you don’t allow the fan to run during compressor non-run times, then there is no air flow to remove the condensed moisture on your coils and that condensate ends up freezing after several cycles. Hope this corrects or helps your issues. PS - we take delivery of our Brinkley Z3100 on Friday and love following you guys. We look forward to every video you guys put out.
Thank you so much! The fan thing was one of the first suggestions we tried (keeping it on high) and it did help extend the time before it froze up but still eventually froze up anyways. I do wonder if the elevation and humidity had something to do with it as well, with us being in Colorado. However. I especially think the living room one shouldn’t be freezing up with the freeze sensor and all.
But also, yay!! Hope you enjoy it! Clearly we’ve had a few kinks to work out but are overall really liking it!
WOW I never knew that THANK YOU 👍👍. Ordering our 3100 in January
If you turn your thermostat down too low, it will ice up every time. AC units can only be turned so low before icing. Stay around 72 - 74 range and you should be fine.
Have a Senior lifetime pass. Love it because not only free entrance for life but also 50% camping.
Yesss, one day for us! 😆
You guys are so calm. I’m learning from you. Life doesn’t get better when you lose your mind
I wish I had half the patience you guys have. That's the one thing my mother told me never to pray for or I might just get a lesson in it. Stay safe out on the road you guys.
That’s funny. I never pray for patience either for that exact reason.
Glad y’all got the brake issue corrected. Hope you get the AC straightened out soon. Y’all put out some really good content and I enjoy watching every week.
As a veteran I now have a lifetime military pass. I love our national parks, but hate the timed entry thing. Estes Park is amazing, even if you can’t get into RMNP.
I dont know how yall do it...............congrats on getting brakes fixed,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Haha! It is challenging at times, but the pros to this lifestyle always outweigh the cons.
My husband parked our little Retro trailer at Riverview while helping a friend build the canopies for the gas pumps at the future hew Buc-ee's on I-25. He liked the amenities there too.
Tree line in the Rockies is 11,000 feet.
I have a lot of money into tools and and parts was an aircraft mechanic. It has paid off. Got the factory repair manuals for all appliances and this 30-footer should not be able to have a breakdown I can't fix. Especially the A/C. I can fix it. Color me totally lucky and having a lot fewer hassles than you folks. Sympathies...
RV living is always an adventure, right? !?! 😂 You both did a great job just rolling with the punches.
ALWAYS an adventure! 😆 thank you!
We used Rush Truck Center in City of Commerce (just outside Denver) for our safety recalls. It was the ONLY place that would work on our rig in multiple states, within three weeks. We are now needing an alignment, and there is only ONE place with a qualified tech and a service pit in all of southern Wyoming and northern Colorado. This is insane.
I’m sorry to hear you’re having the same troubles! But also glad to know it’s not just us, we are beginning to think we were doing something wrong 😅 soooo crazy how busy places are!
I have a Golden Age Passport. When I bought it, it was $10.00 and of course, just like today’s passes it’s for life (unless you lose it, then you have to pay all over again - at current prices.
Doug’s Diner is sooo good! There are several of them along the Front Range.
Like the videos! There are some real challenges living full time in an RV. Craig - I can empathize with you at 25:07, "I'm excited about doing something other than fixin' stuff." Good luck to you guys! Watch you later!
It surely isn’t a full time vacation despite what people think sometimes. We’ve got some exciting stuff coming up though, thank goodness!
RMNP is amazing, but it has definitely gotten too crowded (which is why they require those time slot reservations in peak hours). We used to hike there all the time since we're local, but it's just too big a time commitment these days for a day hike. I'm glad you got to see the elk - they're pretty magnificent this time of year since their rutting season is approaching.
It was surely crowded! Perhaps one we will have to go back to in less of a peak season. The thing I hated seeing most was people wandering off the trails where signs everywhere said not to. I definitely see why they need a permit system
Glad to see your brake issues are behind you. Take care.
Us too!! Thanks so much!!
You guys are too nice.
Wow, I feel your pain, especially because you are on the road, and it's so difficult to find anyone who can do repairs/recalls. I always add my expressive words to your edited versions, 😄 haha. Well, it's exciting to see what's next.
😆 lol! And yes! Coordinating repairs on the road has to be one of the most difficult challenges about this lifestyle
That America pass is awesome. Good at Army Corp of Engineers parks also besides National Parks.
Oooh I didn’t realize that!! Good to know!
Yes Sam’s Club FTW
We are actually loving having a membership now!
Riverview is a great park, we also stayed there longer than expected earlier this summer while buying for our new enduro bikes at Elite KTM in Loveland. Just dont dissconnect your motorcycle trailer at your site, for some reason they were really bothered by that and even had a written rule against it.
Lol 🤣 sometimes these parks have the funniest rules. It was a really nice stay though, we loved the trail by the river!
We love having a National parks pass, my husband is a DV so we have the Access Pass. We like that it is a lifetime pass and get 1/2 off NP campgrounds.
Oh that’s awesome!! I really do love our national parks!
We slit a pool noodle down one side and slid it onto the slide trim to help keep our pantry door shut during transit. Wish I could take a pic and show u, it would be a lot easier to show instead of explaining it in writing. Lol
I know what you mean!! That is a good idea!
I love the music you put on...I have lifetime love it...
We’ll get the lifetime pass one day! 😄
We had America the Beautiful pass and just became eligible for the Senior Lifetime pass.
Yes!! One day we’ll be getting one of those 😉
My family jumped up and down when we saw you are heading to Riverview. Before moving to Pensacola 9 years ago, Riverview was our favorite go to spot from Denver. Seeing the grounds and the river brought back get memories. Our daughter used to play the violin during Sunday worship services there. Thanks for the memories!
Ed
Even though we were there a little longer than intended, we did really enjoy the stay at Riverview! The dogs loved playing in the river! We attended Foundations Church in Loveland while we stayed there and it was a wonderful service! We were glad to be able to stay in Loveland versus the hustle and bustle of Denver
You guys have not had great luck lately! Glad you got it all taken care of and back on the road though! We also spent WAAY longer in Colorado Springs than we planned to
Don't forget to burnish the new breaks and magnets.
We just returned from Estes Park/RMNP today!!! It is our favorite national park....we used to tent camp there when we were young in the '90s...lol. Now we have a little RV😊 Would love to have met you guys....we watch you every week! Safe travels and hope you get all the issues with your RV fixed!
Oh what a small world!! Hopefully our paths will cross one day. Such a beautiful area over there!
Thanks for another fine video of fulltime RV life. When there's an issue that strands you, it can be really stressful. We've been there, too (and it was a brake issue). It's still worth it to be free to roam. I don't know what brand of AC units you have so any suggestion I make may not apply, but here are a couple of suggestions based upon our Coleman Mach 3 units. Check that the temperature probe is 1 to 1.5 inches above the lower border of the cooling unit and pointed in a downward direction. That's so that any moisture runs off the probe. Also, don't run the AC on auto. Instead, run it on high or low continuously. These things may help. That said, we still have to run our units on High Fan once a day to defrost them when it's really hot and they are running a lot. Safe journey to you both!
Furrion A/C units
Thank you for the suggestions! We do have Furrion and something that I thought was interesting when I did a poll on Instagram is that Coleman seemed to have the least amount of issues from what people said…I wish we had Coleman’s instead!
@@wildrvlife So far (2+ years) the Coleman's have been pretty good. Alliance Paradigms come with 3 units standard (one ducted). We travel all over like you do and some places this year have been pretty darn hot. I clean the coils every 4-6 months and check the insulation regularly. We clean the filters every 2 weeks (or so). That said, it isn't easy to keep these rigs cool. A house cools much better and stays that way longer. It's just part of life on the road as you know. In any case, I hope you get your Furrion units sorted out soon. All the best to you folks!
I was just about ready to ask why Leland has to be crated. We have several friends with boarder collies - yes, they are BUSY dogs. 😂. But we all ❤ our pets.
your passes have been extended for 5 yrs, due to the pandemic of covid! and the best on to have are for the seniors and disabled people on the road like me? between disable or senior passes 50% is off, when i was in yellowstone last year at ny camp site in madison site, i paid 16,50 per night instead of the 33.00 . big difference when on the road. oh and the disabled and senior passes are now FREE!
Nice, glad the brake issue got fixed. RV private technicians do not like warranty work because they do not get paid very fast. And the payment is what the factory wants to pay the technician. Not what the technician wants to be paid. If it was at a warranty dealer, the dealer will take what the manufacture gives. Good luck, SAFE Travels>
Yes, that does makes sense! We did have the option of taking it into the nearest dealer. Unfortunately there weren’t many close by us and the one nearby was scheduling at least a month out….so we took our chances with a local tech, which I’m glad we even had the option of. And we got to stay in our RV while it was done so overall, we’re happy now that it’s all over with! 😆
Quick suggestion about freezing ACs.... open up the covers and make sure #1: the units are at proper torque spec for the tightness. And #2: that your baffels aren't messed up and you're just recirculating that cold air in a loop.
I've seen these two things cause the most problems. HVAC tape is easy to come up and works wonders.
Save the big parks for the shoulder season, especially when kids are back at school. Big difference on how busy places are!
I bet it’s so much better then!
We own a 2014 21C Escape molded fiberglass trailer and love it. That being said I'm part of a lot of the social media stuff with Escape owners, really surprised of the people that freak out about common issue with travel trailers. I hate that you paid 100K for a trailer that you are having this many issues with. You seem to be taken it in stride so good for you. Enjoy the road and smooth travels.
it's all a part of the journey! And compared to the issues we dealt with on our last rig, this is nothing. And it's all stuff that can be fixed pretty easily, just a challenge to coordinate everything....but that's just RV life LOL.
You were lucky. When we were there in mid-may the trail road was close across the top because still snow covered. I think it did not open until after Memorial day that year.
Oh wow!! It’s so crazy how long the snow stays on these mountains in Colorado!
I do! mine is life time! You guys are so calm!
Hey guys glad we found your channel! I know it looks like severalmof these RV places are starting to charge 10 dollars an hour to check in early or check out later its frustrating. Yes repairs are now taking forever and our RV is only 2 years old and we have taken it in many times for many things. That national park drive was gorgeous you were very lucky with your America the beautiful pass. Hope we see you guys on the road one day Just Ramblin Around!!
Definitely, like the the cookies, hot out of the oven. Sorry about all your issues with the warranty work. We just bought a used winnebago, watch you issues making me glad we bought used now really thought hard about new for warranty. Good luck.
A lot of people say that about buying new! Lol it is true that there are some kinks to be worked out 😄 and I (Victoria) agree about fresh out of the oven cookies 🍪
You two are a hoot, quickly becoming my fav
😄 thank you so much!
If freezing the A/C units is a problem in Colorado, wait till you head further east where the humidity is ridiculously high. I hope the A/C tech is able to correct the freeze up issue and that it's not a design flaw. Safe travels!
And we’ll be heading back east soon! 😬 hopefully we’ll get it taken care of!
safe travels i have total repect for both of you you guys having the normal /un normal problems craig is one very lucky guy to have such a beautiful girl and beable to live on the road. please as always be safe traveling to n from love your friend Rodney from Maryland
I had AC freeze issues with my new rv. Until you get it looked at you can set the fan to run all the time vs auto, this will put air over the coils constantly. It works. My issue ended up being the freeze sensor was never installed.
Come back and see Grand County on the west sdie of RMNP
I want an EUC so badly, still. I think they'd be great for trips to town or around the rv park.
I'm sitting here enjoying this video. Thanks so much, yall two. I'm trying to learn everything I can before I probably hit the road permanently myself one day..
Thank you so much for coming along on our adventure! And don’t get too discouraged by some of the problems we’ve have lol, I promise that the good parts of RV life far outweighs the negatives in our opinion!
@wildrvlife oh ok lol I won't I'm looking for a older good condition motor coach style rv to convert to solar
You have talked me out of rving
😅 there are many many amazing things that come along with RVing…but it definitely isn’t always amazing lol
Sounds like the same type of break problem Switch It Up had last year.
Glad to see you're sorta back 100 %, safe travels and see you next week.
Yes, us too!! Thanks so much!
You’re my heroes. ❤
You both have patience but it is frustrating when the unit is ok but the parts company’s just don’t make great parts anymore and service sucks.Good luck hope you have better week
It can be a struggle! But thank you and things are already starting to look up, so we’ll be back to more fun adventures next week!
Girl you are in my neck of the woods. I’m here in Loveland Colorado as well. My home town
Ahh heyyy 👋 we did really enjoy the Loveland area while we were there!
Getting ready to work camp there this summer💖
We were just there! Looks like the exact same spot! 215. Glad you finally got the brakes done! Good luck with the A/C!
Lol that was our site!!! Depending on how recently you were there, I wonder if you were the one checking in the day we left! 😆
@@wildrvlife we were there before you, first week of August. Not the easiest site to back into. 😄
right?! Craig was feeling pretty good about himself after we did squeeze in there lol
Just found your site really enjoying it busy going through all your vlogs😊
We have 3 Border Collies, and one tracks every car (especially white trucks), construction barrels, and mailboxes while riding in the RV. You are correct…this is their instinct.
Lol yep!! That sounds about right! Leeland’s favorite thing is to chase lights and shadows (you always have to watch the reflection off your phone, etc)
In the RV and home dust in the light coming through the windows is another favorite for Ruby. Bonnie only cares about herding our horses and playing ball all day long. The temp BC is also interested in balls and the horses. Love following your travels and maybe we will see you on the road.@@wildrvlife
We have the senior lifetime pass and can’t wait to use it in September on or way to the Hershey RV show.
That's awesome. I'm kind of jealous, lol.
So try running an adequate dehumidifier in the rv if you can. That will help reduce air moisture and should improve the ac freezing issue.
Please get a EUC because they are a blast. We have three of them and when we go camping it’s nice riding around the park and trails. We have a Inmotion V11, Inmotion V12 and a Kingsong S 22.
I wanted the v11 or v12. But they are pricey. I believe they are supposed to be pretty fast, though, which is appealing.
@@wildrvlife The V11 is very well balanced and rides smoothly because of its shocks. The shocks are adjustable by your weight. The V12 doesn’t have shocks so it does ride a little rough however it has on board bluetooth sound system for music and light system so that’s fun while riding. The Kingson has shocks and has a great ride but I find it bulky and turning isn’t as easy as the other two.
Yall have been having all sorts of problems with your Brinkley. I'm thinking Brinkleysvarent so great. I'm going to look at other brands..
🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀 Good luck on the way to your next destination. Oh maybe try running the fan option on AC's rather than auto mode . Also elevation may play a part ? So setting ac temp no lower than 74 or 75...,. Never know might get ya by till repair day.. safe travels
Thank you!! Yes, fortunately it seems like we can always get the A/C back running if it freezes up. We’ve been running the fan on high and it’ll last mostly through the day but still freezes at night sometimes, but we do like to set it pretty low 😅
We’ve been there; done that! U have our sympathy!!!!😊
All a part of the adventure, right? 😆 thank you!!
I really enjoy your videos guys! I come home from church on Sundays and get to watch you guys :)
Aww yay!! So glad we get to be a part of your day!
What a budget buster having to stay in parks so long. Double edge sword, I guess.
Lol it definitely was that! 😬 about $48/night for about 2 weeks
Glad everything turned out well and you were safe! It’s great that Brinkley was able to help, but it seems the manufacturers should get together to see that the components they put into their Rvs are reliable. On a happier note, enjoy your travels-we enjoy your videos😊
I don’t disagree with you there! And thank you so much for watching!
I swear. I'm glad we are not in warranty. For that matter, we are putting in a mini split so I can service it myself (since we had to head back home due to medical fun!) Who knows, maybe we will see you on the road yet this year, although, we miss Turkey Springs Dispersed Camping... It's too dam hot in Texas!
We’ve talked about how we wish they’d just start installing mini splits in RVs from the get go! I think I’ve heard that a few might start so we will see! Turkey Springs was such a great spot and much higher elevation that Texas! 😬 I bet y’all are pretty warm down there!
@@wildrvlife Geesh. 103F. We hope to be back on the road in a month or so.
Yes I just bought my senior America the beautiful pass last year. unfortunately it went from $10 to $80 for life. It has saved us a ton of money. By the way if they changed the shoes on your brakes you will need to burnish them. The brakes won't feel as effective until you do.
yes! You'll be coming along on with us on our burnishing journey in next week's video! 😆 Agree, that the passes still save so much money, especially with as many as we visit!
@@wildrvlife Lippert has a good video on two methods of Burnishing. The important thing is reaching the temp and that all four are about the same.
Love the music!!
Interested to here fix for the A/C units!
Glad you got the brakes fixed!! It sounds like your A/C has something to do with lack of circulation ? Maybe just look around and see if anything is blocking circulation to the coils? Be careful out there!!😀
Me too, it's a big relief. I'm mostly happy we can finally start traveling again. And great idea on the a/c. I'll see if I can peek inside the ducts any.
Sure seems like the Brinkley has a lot of issues...sad to see that with a brand new trailer.
Hi guys about your ac units freezing up. I have friends they have the same brand units you have they had the same problem check the freeze sender on the evap coil easy to get to there’s was on the bottom left side there rv tech relocated it up top left side about the fifth coil up they were told to run on high cool auto they did replace sender with new one it’s been two months now in hot weather and no more freeze ups now like everything you can’t buy just the sender you have to buy the whole kit sender comes with the control panel just unplug it. You may get it under warranty Hope this helps you guys out Would like to meet you guys some day. Give the dogs a pat on the head for me
Thank you for the tips! Ours is kind of in the lower left side so maybe we’ll try moving it up and see what happens! Will pass along the pats to the dogs! 😁
Welcome to RV repairs
lol we’ve been in the land of RV repairs for a long time 🤣 but with the old rig we were usually doing it ourself is the only difference! (And the repairs on the old rig were also always worse, like our back wall separating….so we’ll take a brake job any day I suppose!)
Hey guys... I do not know what to say... You guys have more problems than you can shake a stick at.. However you have got patience that goes beyond the Call of Duty.... I would have been every which way but the right way... Please .. Put some WD40 or something on your door... Every time you open it or close it...chills goes up-and-down my back.... Thank you for the video... You have heard it before... But you guys are the cutest couple... Stay safe...J&A
Lol we have been meaning to try and figure out how to prevent the door from doing that! It’s not the hinges but seems to be related to the auto-close thing. Thank you so much for always joining us on our adventures!
@@wildrvlife Tell Brinkley that it should be under warranty and to repair it... Before you park the whole rig subways in their driveway...🤣🤣🤣
You really are patient.
Love you guys.
Hahah I always say that patience is a must if you’re going to live the RV life 😆
Since you're spending so much time in my "back yard" my favorite RV park is Paradise on the river in Estes Park. An awesome tiny RV park but your rig is way too big for that place....
I think someone else told us about that place!! And also told us we were too big to fit! 😆
Yall are awesome !!
I absolutely love your videos and this was another great one! Happy & safe trails outa Colorado!
Have you tried electrical grease on the plug pins?……helps to have a good connection……just on the pins and inside the holes on the other plug end
Once we got the recall stuff done, everything went back to working perfectly so we haven’t had to do anything else extra yet, but will keep that in mind just in case!
I enjoy following you all. I’m glad the breaks are fixed. Praying for the AC and your journeys. Also, I like the song that you had playing in the beginning, “Open up the heavens”, who sings that song?
Thank you so much!! I use epidemic sounds for all the music. Saying that, I'm not sure where you can find the song other than there. I believe the artist name is Joyspring.
Hwy.17 has steep Hills.
I saw the exact same brake issue on another TH-cam channel but with a different RV brand fifth wheel. I tried to find that video to forward to you but couldn't find it. Apparently the axle manufacturer has not fixed the problem of sensor wires in the brake drums coming loose and shorting out causing the brakes to fail. I did find several videos showing brake wires that run inside the axle tube breaking/shorting out causing major issues. I guess this continues to be a problem.
Yes!! That is exactly the problem and we saw where it was a problem a while back too for the brake manufacturer and I think they had fixed it but must have unfixed it for a bit 😅 the techs said that the new version they installed had much heavier duty wires and clips so hopefully it’ll be good now
Another great vid... so much like seeing all aspects of rv life.. especially that bfast yall ate.
So glad you’re enjoying it! And we’ll be back to a little more “fun” parts of RV life next week!
If you put a baby lock on your pantry door it should keep it shut. I think the ones with magnets probably work best. Hope that helps
It does have a magnet but maybe if we add a couple more it’ll stay closed! Good idea!
Back to Boondocking yeaaaaaa!!
We are so excited to get back out there!!
Thank goodness that’s taken care of. I know how that is. My brakes went out on my current trip because of driving in rain for five hours I suspected as water poured out of outlet. Seems pigtail from rig was faulty so replaced it. Will see in three days I guess. In Middlebury, Indiana right now and visiting the Brinkley factory for a tour on Tuesday. Really looking forward to it. Will have to ask about the brake recall when I’m there. Tell them Craig and Victoria sent me? 😉 Hope your future travels are uneventful as far as rig or truck problems, that is always a pain!
Hope that your fix works and you’ve got brakes the next time you drive!! And yay! Have so much fun! We’re hoping we can swing by for a tour at the factory as well. The brake recall has already been fixed, none of the new rigs have to worry about it. We actually have unit “101” so there have been quite a few updates already made since ours. Now that we’ve gotten the initial kinks worked out, I think we’ve got some smooth sailing in our future. Overall we are really enjoying the new rig!
@@wildrvlife just an FYI on their tours. You have to book them online and the groups are small. Four groups of two. I believe Monday-Thursday at 2:00pm Eastern.
@@wildrvlife just an FYI on their tours. You have to book them online and the groups are small. Four groups of two. I believe Monday-Thursday at 2:00pm eastern time.
Ooh good to know, thank you!!
That hold music turns me into a Dexter 😳
😂😂
Excellent video. At least you are keeping your spirits up with the repair work. Lol. Hope you guys get all the kinks worked out.
It’s always a challenge to coordinate repairs in an RV but we’re getting back to our regular adventures now and having lots of fun!
Another awesome video!!! Trust me I hate dealing with warranty companies, definitely on their own delayed schedules. Seems to take months
It just adds another layer of complexity to it all 😅
I’m surprised that Brinkley isn’t working with you better since you are You Tubers.
It’s not really Brinkley we had any issues with. We had to work with a local RV tech to get the brake job done, so we were at the mercy of local availability. We could have also taken it to the Brinkley dealer in Colorado Springs but they were scheduling a month out and we would have had to drop the RV off, which isn’t ideal. Brinkley is covering all the issues under warranty of course, but it’s just a matter of being able to get the parts in and have someone available to do the work which isn’t always easy when all the repair shops and people are often booking pretty far out.
My wife and I love your videos. We have a Lance 2375 trailer now and looking at upgrading to a Brinkley 2900. How does your Brinkley pull compared to you Denali 5th wheel? How fast do you usually drive and what kind of gas mileage do you get? Any other pros/cons on the Brinkley would be appreciated
Thanks
Sam
It pulls pretty similarly but we are at a similar weight and using the same hitch. I haven’t noticed any real difference. Usually drive around 65 (depending on speed limit) and if it’s flat, I’ll get around 12-14 mpg.
We are still real impressed with the camper that Brinkley has built. The design, materials, layout etc are really great. The exterior is very nice and sleek, LOVE the windows.
We have a few issues as you may have seen, but they’ve all been with the 3rd party components (like the A/Cs), which many manufacturers use.
Overall, for this type of rig and price point, we would buy the Brinkley all over again!
I would have checked the brakes BEFORE they left!
How’s that Brinkley ambassador gig looking? You guys definitely make me want one.
Lol I don’t think Brinkley has an ambassador program, we’re just two people sharing our experience with our new RV. Which, we do really like, but definitely isn’t perfect….which we didn’t expect of course 😅
Shame on Brinkley
Best after care my tail! Love the Channel!
Just to be clear - the RV repair shop that we were working with was not Brinkley. We didn’t have to talk to Brinkley at all in this video, because they’d already gotten us all the info we needed when we first experienced the issues last week. we just didn’t have a lot of options on local mobile techs with availability unfortunately so we were waiting on them all week to get back to us.
Maybe a solution? A window or crate cover? Unless you enjoy the behavior of course JS❤
We do sometimes cover his crate on a couple sides if he gets too crazy 🤣
On your next trip to Sam’s/Costco don’t forget the $1.50 hot dogs and sodas
Lol YES! A classic!
You 2 have the right attitude. I’ve seen couples fighting just over backing trailers in. I would be calling Brinkley every single day until those acs are repaired. Look forward to your next video.
Unfortunately, it's not Brinkley who can fix them (as in do the actual work, since we are on the other side of the country)... we have to find a tech or repair shop that has availability to take us locally, Brinkley has already given us all the info we need to give them.... but these techs and repair shops are soooo booked up, it's crazy!
So I don’t think we should buy a Brinkley 🤨
Honestly we would still buy it all over again. Nearly all the fifth wheel manufacturers use Furrion for A/Cs and Lippert for brakes, so unless we were going to build out a rig ourself or maybe double our price range…Brinkley is still the best at this price range and type of rig (in our opinion). We’re just still in that “breaking it in” phase 😅
Good luck to you. My husband and I enjoy your videos.
Thanks so much!!
No matter the company your gonna have issues