Thank you Scott for another great video. I finally bought some YelloBird. Great flavor and no refrigeration required. I enjoy the length of you videos.
I grew up in the Coachella Valley on a date farm. The grade you are talking about I believe is called the White Water grade; very deceptive but you must turn off the air conditioning. I love the desert; it is my heart. Thank you for sharing…
I'm missing my home in Quartzsite warm winter days. I too chose to spend time with family this year so I am camping in cold wet Kentucky it's my childhood home and I will always love it but missing the Arizona weather. The smell is creosote bush. Till next time safe travels
Every year I always go to that exact same area and wind down from Quartzsite madness and the RTR, that is an awesome place, and I actually like the view, a mile away, of the Interstate 10 traffic flow at night, the slow river of headlights and taillights, always brings the feeling of: " they are traveling East and West but where am I going in life ?" 😄
Welcome! Glad you made it to the neighborhood! It might be the creosote bushes. I know a few people that get bothered by them. When they get wet they smell like creosote.
@@StaticCamperVan smells like telephone poles or wooden rail road ties? LoL 😂 Go find a purple sage plant and give it a hug. LoL 😂 Very calming effect.
Hey Scott My wife and I enjoy your videos. We are in the process of selling our home. We have learned alot from your experiences of van living. We both are in are early 50s and retired. We are looking forward to are next chapter of living the van life. Thank you for letting us injjoy are evening coffee with you. I'm not to good with being on the internet.
Hey Scott always glad to see you 👍🏾Your the consistency I need in this world. I laughed at the visual of you standing in your shower 🚿 waiting for hot water to restart, glad you got the water bottle 😄
Hi Scott, just watching some older videos I haven’t seen and I googled if mesquite grows in Joshua Tree…..something called Honey Mesquite does grow there. Hope all is good. The scenery you caught is gorgeous! That sunset was a m a z i n g!
💜 another great video! More great views and musical interludes… I am so happy that you were able to spend time with your family… I always find that very important. And way to go with the electrolytes keep that up. Salt is not such a bad thing for most of us! can’t wait to learn about the next coffee adventure lol seems like I have a lot of videos to catch up on, so I will keep adding comments and liking, and hopefully it will continue to help your algorithms…. Take care!
Glad to see you are looking so healthy and well of course it's probably been months since you were sick. The women van folks are at a women's RTR (?) retreat at Quartzsite but of course their exact time and your exact time are foggy for me with delayed videos. Anyway, it might be interesting to crash the ladies' shindig, ha, ha. I am not a desert person, but the sunset was awesome! I am so happy that you saw your parents and how perceptive of them to gift you with a bag of coffee! You are such a positive influence with your happy and laid back persona and your great sense of humor. You inspire me to look at the glass half full as opposed to half empty. Los Angeles has been in the news with serious rains and flooding so praying you remain warm and dry in your travels. God Bless You and Keep You Safe in Wherever the Path May Lead!
Welcome to my neck of the woods! Love Joshua trees 🌲! If you go to Palm Springs and take the tram up to the mountains there’ll be snow! I love that place!
We camped at the Cottonwood Campground on Tuesday April 4th. I thought the same thing when driving up the big hill, traffic In the middle of nowhere? and it was a Tuesday! I figure it was because it becomes a 2 lane from a 4 lane, and also big trucks going slow and trying to pass each other. We live in San Fernando Valley and work from home so luckily not to much driving for us. But when I do, I'm working on trying not being anxious and afraid that somebody will hit me. It's getting better. Regards.
That sunset was a nice backdrop for your video. You are so entertaining with your shower, but such a good feeling after having one, I agree. Great camping and free, bonus! Stay safe on your travels.
Wow, that’s some big sky out there! That sunset!!!! 🤩 I hope to be a snowbird someday. I’m thinking that maybe I should get one of those aeropress brewers. I currently use a cold brew concentrate mixed with hot water, but I’m looking for a change.
I have Falken All terrains and have them currently on my SUV but I have had on my Ram trucks. I drive in all kinds of snow and rain as well as off-road in Colorado and all over. But if going for all season tires (no summer tire) need top of the line like Michelin p, firestones or Goodyear especially with a front wheel drive vehicle. I would go with all terrains with mud + snow symbol on that van it will be a lot more sure footed on light off-roading. Falken all terrains have less road noise than other AT tires, but I’ve driven in a couple of feet of snow with ease.
Joshua Tree is one of my favorite places! Is that Yellow Bird a 9.8oz bottle? That's the largest I can find at REI at $6 a bottle. I need a bigger size because I go through it so fast!
This is the 19.6 oz bottle. I’ve been waiting to buy more Yellowbird until I could get one in this larger size. It’s odd how few stores carry the larger size.
The thing you do with the salt, I do the same thing. I am dehydrated 95% of the time. I don't have the pink salt, just the kind you get at the grocery store. I put some in my hand and put my tongue on it. It is so fun to find out that there is another person that does the same things I do. All your videos are wonderful!
29 just opened a Grocery Outlet and YV an Aldi. Two more new stores added I know you go while you have been away! Yv has Grocery Outlet too but you probably know that. Been around for awhile. Welcome back!
Good to see you in warmer climate, although maybe it’s not as warm as you’d like right now. I swear when I see Yellow Bird at the store I’m like Scott, tried it but I’m a spice wimp so none for me. Hope you get some better, quieter tires on a long drive that can make some of us (me) a little batty.
I still think the shower bottle is a fantastic idea! What do you think of black beans in your burrito? Those are my favorite. Also, that sunset was absolutely gorgeous! ☀️
Sage brush blossoms. I learned 40 years ago that I had an allergy to them that made me have permanent cold symptoms. Thank you for reminding me. I will avoid Nevada and Arizona on my soon to be VanLife full time vaca / retirement.
There is a portable shower you can buy at Walmart it looks like a back pack with a small solar panel to sit in the sun to warm up the 3 gallons of water it holds
It's funny the life experiences you have that train you for van life. I've been doing outpatient hospice nursing the past almost 3 years. I'm out in the world 10 hours a day and in between patients I find places to park and chart, or even take a nap for my lunch hour. If I were to keep my van in my home town, I'd never be at a loss of where to park. That said, it gives me a great idea for other places, and I also know I can be comfortable in my car for hours. I'm honestly more skeeved out about staying in the middle of nowhere than I am in a city (though not the huge ones, no LA or NY for me thanks). All of this is percolating in my brain while I am willingly stuck here taking care of my mother. I don't wish her dead at all, but when she does go, I'm out. Perhaps while I'm still young enough to do travel nursing, perhaps not. I think I'm around the same age as you, and just working on my health and gathering all the wisdom I can like a little sponge so I'll be ready. If it's while I can still do travel nursing, your rig will be absolutely perfect. Needs to be small enough to still do OP nursing, but large enough to live OUT of. I've been watching your vids over the last couple of days (as I am sure you can tell with all my obsessive comments lol) and they've been SO helpful. Thank you and all the best!
And honey, you drink ALL the coffee you want and if anyone has a problem I'll save you from having to be rude. I'll be rude to them for ya! (HONESTLY. who comes on someone's channel as bitches at them for drinking too much COFFEE?!)
THANKYOU! S.C.V. YOU HAVE SHOWED ME ANOTHER WAY I CAN LIVE WITHOUT PAYING RENT, OR DROWNING IN HOUSE POVERTY PLUS IVE ALWAYS BEEN BY MYSELF SO ITS A NATURAL THING BUT I JUST COULDN"T PUT THIS TOGETHER LIKE YOU DID.
Scar I’ve heard you speak of this yellow bird hot sauce many times. I went on eBay and see that there are two kinds. One is habanero and one is jalapeño. Which one do you by? And you’re right good Lord it is expensive. 19.6 ounce for $21
Oh please don’t buy it from eBay, that’s outrageous! Regular price for the 19.6 oz bottle I bought was $9. Yellowbird makes several flavors. My favorite is the Serrano. REI is a great place to buy Yellowbird. They sell a 2oz travel size bottle. If you don’t like the flavor you picked, then you’re only out a little bit. Some Kroger stores carry Yellowbird, too.
By the way, we now have a Grocery Outlet - affectionately known as Gross Out! it is right on that corner, you'd pass it going to Sue's. With all that wind, it must have been Monday. Brrrr. Oh, ethiopian coffee is usually single origin which means it didn't sit around waiting for other beans and so it is not as moldy. That's why I prefer it. @JTCoffee has a couple of single origin beans, so you may want to check that out.
@Static CamperVan Love those picture shots intro very beautifully. I'm called a snowbird as well 😆I headed to NM from TX to avoid cold nights, yep last night 16° with the wind I screenshot to show my familia. Oh yeah, I seem to ramble. Can you, or did you show how you season your pan? I could've missed it or haven't caught up to that one. Pretty purple flower
16° is a little chilly. I have shown how I season my carbon steel pan. I’ll probably do another video on it as I re-season the pan on a semi-regular basis
I really in joyed your video thankyou Scott I hope you slept better after your shower have a great week and weekend be safe out there here from Ontario Canada ❤️❤️❤️🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦😎
It's been a weird winter - cold, but when it's freezing, no precip. When there's precip, it's too warm for snow, so my weeds are taking off like I was in the Midwest! Crazy. In Yucca Valley, we have Sue's Natural Food on highway 62 just west of 247 (oldwoman springs road) It's on the north side of the highway. If you ever need water and power while here, don't hesitate to moochdock at our house. I think you're smelling the Creosote bushes. We've grown to love it but yeah. Up here in YV it's usually a few degrees cooler than JT because we're quite a bit higher. Ground work is great coffee.
great vid. I think the aeropress cleans up a lot more easily than the french press but I find the coffee too strong - I need to take some time to do what you've done and find out how much water to add at the end. what was in that coffee? it looked interesting texture and made quite a sound as you poured it into the aeropress, was it just very coarse ground? and whoever gave you the idea for that shower - that's amazing!
There are a number of recipes here on TH-cam for AeroPress brewing. Changing up how you brew can make a dramatic difference in the final cup. For instance, AeroPress recommends a two minute brew time where I use a 4 minute brew. Nothing was in the coffee I brewed. My microphone can accentuate some sounds. Generally I grind my coffee a little finer for an AeroPress brew.
No, I don’t have room for one. But also, vacuum sealing coffee hasn’t proven to be effective. As soon as coffee id roasted, it begins to lose flavor. Best to use it quickly
I just got my tires🚗 for my pro master city for 106.00ea GoodYear 65k warranty @ Walmart and purchase the extended 10k warranty for all location. I usually go American tire or a well known auto shop however prices have doubled.
"...somebody sunk down to their axle in sand." I raise my hand. But, hey, there were shallow tire tracks through the spot so it should've been okay, right? Nope. Good thing I have a proper shovel.
You’ll scoff at me for even suggesting this..but when I don’t feel like grinding the coffee beans and brewing the coffee I took a cue from my late grandmother and keep freeze dried coffee around and it’s not bad at all. I’m currently using the Folgers brand “Noir”. I like it and it saves you a little bit of hassle. Keep a jar of it stashed in your rig. You might find it handy. It’s good for a late night cup. Cheers!
I bought an AeroPress due to watching your videos and I’m a black expresoo lover, but now that I have one I can’t find the video of yours where you show how you like to use it, and I see the sense of doing it the way I kinda remember you using yours. Can you direct me to that video where you demonstrate how you use it but only if it doesn’t take much time to find it please? Thanks Scott.
I prefer Discount Tire because they are in all the areas I’ve ever traveled. It makes taking care of warranty issues a breeze. Plus they do free air fill-ups. Those are nice when it’s cold outside.
I was wondering how long it was going to take you to get down here to the desert. Smart move. I stayed at that spot last week and recognize those rigs. The only problem with the other side of the 10 fwy is the spotty cell reception. I love that area along Box Canyon Rd but like you said , beware of the soft sand. Are you planning to head to Quartzsite?
We probably shouldn’t even mention Box Canyon, if everyone knew how much prettier it is on that side, it will fill up! Haha Believe it or not, I have no plans whatsoever.
@@StaticCamperVan I’m the same way, my plans are up in the air. I literally almost drove to that spot today because there’s a free dump and water station just up the road and last time I was there I drove through JTNP and there was no charge. But, we’ll keep that to ourselves as well.
Whenever you want a nice hot shower and in the Bay Area, please let me know. We allow to have a guess at our gym. They also serve coffee as well - all you can drink. They also have hot tubs, steam room and sauna as well.
I'm a little late to the party here, but I was hoping you'd drive or walk a bit farther down. I may well have been there when you were. I prefer to go farther west on that road closer to that "butte" hill (by that abandoned white car). Tends to be fewer folks. It's such a great location with great hiking on the other side of the burm. I've been there about 4 times this winter. Side note, I've noticed a couple people that have been in the same spots all winter, so I feel that they don't enforce the 14 day rule. Anyway, maybe run into you one of these days.
I did walk way down to the West a couple of times. But I parked close to Cottonwood to stay on the legal area. It’s far to get to the next legal spot to the west. I also watch the 14 day rule since I’ve had a number of people tell me that they are waiting for any reason to turn me in. Haha
@@StaticCamperVan I don't know where the boundary is as Ive seen no signs indicating where the line is. I have parked as far as the western edge of that flat topped sand hill/dune with no worries. The rangers have come by several times and no problem.
Your skillet looks like mine lol! I have practically the same one. Mine might be a half inch wider. I once watched this guy who would take Lodge cast iron skillets and smooth the bottoms. He showed me an important fact. Its not the seasoning that makes it non stick its heat and oil. He took that unseasoned skillet he ground down and fried an egg on it, slid it around and flipped it. After that I stopped worrying about seasoning.
@@StaticCamperVan Not the exact one. I don't think yours is available any more but it is the mineral B by Debyer. You were the influence for me getting it lol!
@@StaticCamperVan Right. I don't know what the difference is other than beeswax or something but its good enough regardless. I have a stainless triclad for acidic stuff.
Yes, I’ve actually mentioned that several times in the past. REI sells 2oz travel sized bottles. It’s a good way to try out Yellowbird without committing to a full size bottle. Also REI sells seasonal flavors of Yellowbird, most stores do not.
I’ve yet to cook inside my van. Plan on doing so. I am concerned however that food odors will stick to everything inside the van..does this happen to you and if so how do you get rid of food odors? Thanks!
Very rarely. I have such good ventilation that odors don’t accumulate. On the odd occasion that I do get some lingering cooking odors, I burn some incense
@@StaticCamperVan Thanks! I was curious but not curious enough to buy any. Thanks for assuaging my curiousity. (It is freezing cold in FL these days brrrr.)
0 degrees C is the freezing temp of water. I'd say its safe to assume THATS COLD! People who say its not must have anti-freeze in their veins... and brains.
That area really is awesome! Hope you also got to enjoy the park! :) Not sure if you're at all interested in Baja, but... if you're going there, pls hit me up! There's also a rather big van meetup happening soonish.. :)
@@StaticCamperVan I really hope you can fulfill that dream some time soon! It´s not always easy here, but we never felt unsafe. I bet it's nothing you would have any troubles navigating! :)
Hi, I always wondered have you ever encountered with bear and how do you stay safe from bear when you are camping in your car? Much appreciated from Australia 🙏🙏🙏
The only bear encounter’s I’ve had were way back when I was a kid while camping in Yosemite. These days I don’t get very far into the backcountry. So bear sightings are rare.
When i first moved to CA, (L.A.) I loved it but before too long i started disliking it because of the traffic. I solved it by moving to San Fran. Hahaha. I actually have a picture of myself (7mo pregnant, carrying my son Joshua) standing in front of a huge Joshua Tree cactus. Funny, huh? (His name came later.)
I would love this but I’d be too afraid to alone🤔🥴. I live about 5 miles from the Molalla Forrest Corridor ( Oregon) . It is beautiful. I’m familiar with the area etc but….. even in the daytime I’m uneasy being alone. Too many flakey people out there. I’m ex law enforcement so I have a weapon etc but I’m still terrified out in the woods alone🥴 Do you ever get scared..? Have you had any bad situations/anyone bother you..? I’m headed to my daughters in UKIAH in Feb. I’m going to check out Ferndale. I saw it in your last video and I will be just a few miles away. I’m so glad I saw the video. I’m loving your channel and your gentle spirt ✌🏼. *subscribed and….. I let all the commercials play all the way through. I heard that helps your channel…? Hope so🙂✌🏼
I grew up in a very dangerous city. Nowadays, I travel to and hang around safer areas. I don’t spend much time thinking about things that are out of my control. Humboldt County is very safe. I hope you enjoy your trip. Thanks for the help. View time on videos and ads is extremely helpful.
⚠️Scott, TH-cam is doing a huge disservice to its channel creators: nevermind zero notifications, I haven't even seen one of your videos pop up on my feed for ages and I'm subscribed with the bell! This isn't the first video that this is happened to me this week, and I realize there's a bunch more - for some reason all the camping and Van life channels that I'm subscribed to!!! PS: even worse, I just went to double-check that I have the bail and somehow I have been I'm subscribed! I've heard of this happening, in just a couple of days ago in another video I was watching, remember we're saying they discovered they'd been unsubscribed 😠😢 The first part of my post still stands, because there are many channels that have disappeared from my feed!
Sorry to hear that. It’s pretty common, unfortunately. The only thing that I could think to do was to commit to having a video every Saturday. I also set up a Playlist with all of my videos so that you can scroll down through to see if you have missed a video: th-cam.com/play/PL9PWzpL1cZIHAST4lDsBmmENA2Dil_tRh.html
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I think Yellow bird should sponsor you you love the stuff.
We’ve talked. But Yellowbird doesn’t sponsor anyone… yet. Maybe I can be the first.
@@StaticCamperVan Come on Yellow bird l don't think l have seen Scott eat a meal with out your condiment. Your on a winner 🏆
Your parents are lucky that they get to follow your life and see how your days are going.
Your disposition and gentleness in your voice remind me so much of Mr. Rogers. (Mr. rogers Neighborhood)❤❤
I wasn't able to get thru the video without making a coffee...thats a good thing of course!!
Yes, I agree
Thank you Scott for another great video. I finally bought some YelloBird. Great flavor and no refrigeration required. I enjoy the length of you videos.
I grew up in the Coachella Valley on a date farm. The grade you are talking about I believe is called the White Water grade; very deceptive but you must turn off the air conditioning. I love the desert; it is my heart. Thank you for sharing…
Your shower method is pretty awesome. The clouds made for a lovely sunset.
To be fair, I’m sure someone thought that shower system up long before me. But I’m liking the utter simplicity of it.
I'm missing my home in Quartzsite warm winter days. I too chose to spend time with family this year so I am camping in cold wet Kentucky it's my childhood home and I will always love it but missing the Arizona weather. The smell is creosote bush. Till next time safe travels
Every year I always go to that exact same area and wind down from Quartzsite madness and the RTR, that is an awesome place, and I actually like the view, a mile away, of the Interstate 10 traffic flow at night, the slow river of headlights and taillights, always brings the feeling of: " they are traveling East and West but where am I going in life ?" 😄
Welcome! Glad you made it to the neighborhood! It might be the creosote bushes. I know a few people that get bothered by them. When they get wet they smell like creosote.
Ah, that sounds right. And there’s lots of creosote around the area
@@StaticCamperVan smells like telephone poles or wooden rail road ties? LoL 😂 Go find a purple sage plant and give it a hug. LoL 😂 Very calming effect.
Hey Scott My wife and I enjoy your videos. We are in the process of selling our home. We have learned alot from your experiences of van living. We both are in are early 50s and retired. We are looking forward to are next chapter of living the van life. Thank you for letting us injjoy are evening coffee with you. I'm not to good with being on the internet.
Well thanks. All the best to your future!
Ahhhh What a sky!!! just Breathtaking!!! ... I'm so happy you're showing us a bit of Joshua Tree. It's been so long .... :)
Hey Scott always glad to see you 👍🏾Your the consistency I need in this world. I laughed at the visual of you standing in your shower 🚿 waiting for hot water to restart, glad you got the water bottle 😄
I always appreciate your comments. Thanks Monica
If your in the mood for more burritos on your next Joshua Tree adventure, listen to the The Flying Burrito Brothers, Hot Burrito #1!😊
Hi Scott, just watching some older videos I haven’t seen and I googled if mesquite grows in Joshua Tree…..something called Honey Mesquite does grow there. Hope all is good. The scenery you caught is gorgeous! That sunset was a m a z i n g!
It was an awesome sunset !
The sunsets are the best part of being in the desert
💜 another great video! More great views and musical interludes… I am so happy that you were able to spend time with your family… I always find that very important. And way to go with the electrolytes keep that up. Salt is not such a bad thing for most of us! can’t wait to learn about the next coffee adventure lol seems like I have a lot of videos to catch up on, so I will keep adding comments and liking, and hopefully it will continue to help your algorithms…. Take care!
Yellow Bird can be found at select natural foods stores 😊
Glad to see you are looking so healthy and well of course it's probably been months since you were sick. The women van folks are at a women's RTR (?) retreat at Quartzsite but of course their exact time and your exact time are foggy for me with delayed videos. Anyway, it might be interesting to crash the ladies' shindig, ha, ha. I am not a desert person, but the sunset was awesome! I am so happy that you saw your parents and how perceptive of them to gift you with a bag of coffee! You are such a positive influence with your happy and laid back persona and your great sense of humor. You inspire me to look at the glass half full as opposed to half empty. Los Angeles has been in the news with serious rains and flooding so praying you remain warm and dry in your travels. God Bless You and Keep You Safe in Wherever the Path May Lead!
Thanks Ramelle. Somehow I have managed to avoid bad weather and big earthquakes this trip.
The musical interlude was delightful. 😊
Thank you 🙏🏼
Thank you as usual / expected. Always look forward to your vlog.
Thank you
Welcome to my neck of the woods! Love Joshua trees 🌲! If you go to Palm Springs and take the tram up to the mountains there’ll be snow! I love that place!
We camped at the Cottonwood Campground on Tuesday April 4th.
I thought the same thing when driving up the big hill, traffic In the middle of nowhere? and it was a Tuesday!
I figure it was because it becomes a 2 lane from a 4 lane, and also big trucks going slow and trying to pass each other.
We live in San Fernando Valley and work from home so luckily not to much driving for us.
But when I do, I'm working on trying not being anxious and afraid that somebody will hit me. It's getting better.
Regards.
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Thanks!
Hey, Thanks Ken
Oh yeah, East L.A. is a zoo, crowded and noisy. Would be hard to sleep there.
Wow, awesome sunset in Joshua Tree. Thanks.
Awesome to see you! Glad you are not caught up in the weather mess on the coast. 👍🇨🇦📷😎⭐
Hope you had a restful night's sleep. Take care
That sunset was a nice backdrop for your video. You are so entertaining with your shower, but such a good feeling after having one, I agree. Great camping and free, bonus! Stay safe on your travels.
Great video Scott. But be careful....with all those beans you ate...be careful when lighting the propane stove. 😂😀👍
Growing up in a Mexican household, I’ve been eating beans my whole life. Maybe that’s why beans don’t affect me the way they do to some people.
Wow, that’s some big sky out there! That sunset!!!! 🤩 I hope to be a snowbird someday. I’m thinking that maybe I should get one of those aeropress brewers. I currently use a cold brew concentrate mixed with hot water, but I’m looking for a change.
I have Falken All terrains and have them currently on my SUV but I have had on my Ram trucks. I drive in all kinds of snow and rain as well as off-road in Colorado and all over. But if going for all season tires (no summer tire) need top of the line like Michelin p, firestones or Goodyear especially with a front wheel drive vehicle. I would go with all terrains with mud + snow symbol on that van it will be a lot more sure footed on light off-roading. Falken all terrains have less road noise than other AT tires, but I’ve driven in a couple of feet of snow with ease.
It's really cool seeing a video of you camping in nearly the exact spot I camped last January. Great video!👍
Thanks Matty, hope you’re doing well
One of my favorite things about your channel is when you do or say things that you know annoy ppl, but you you do it anyway! 😂
We aren’t supposed to feed the wildlife, are we?
@@StaticCamperVan 💯🤣
Hope you don't mind but I've been saving your videos to watch for my Sunday morning routine.
Joshua Tree is one of my favorite places! Is that Yellow Bird a 9.8oz bottle? That's the largest I can find at REI at $6 a bottle. I need a bigger size because I go through it so fast!
This is the 19.6 oz bottle. I’ve been waiting to buy more Yellowbird until I could get one in this larger size. It’s odd how few stores carry the larger size.
What a dream life you have ! Thank you i reaaly appreciate your video :) :)
Thanks for watching!
The thing you do with the salt, I do the same thing. I am dehydrated 95% of the time. I don't have the pink salt, just the kind you get at the grocery store. I put some in my hand and put my tongue on it. It is so fun to find out that there is another person that does the same things I do. All your videos are wonderful!
29 just opened a Grocery Outlet and YV an Aldi. Two more new stores added I know you go while you have been away! Yv has Grocery Outlet too but you probably know that. Been around for awhile. Welcome back!
Thank you. Not sure I knew any of that. But happy to know there’s better grocery options
Good to see you in warmer climate, although maybe it’s not as warm as you’d like right now. I swear when I see Yellow Bird at the store I’m like Scott, tried it but I’m a spice wimp so none for me. Hope you get some better, quieter tires on a long drive that can make some of us (me) a little batty.
I’m enjoying the cooler temperatures.
I still think the shower bottle is a fantastic idea! What do you think of black beans in your burrito? Those are my favorite. Also, that sunset was absolutely gorgeous! ☀️
I eat Black Beans occasionally to change things up, but I’m not fond of them. Anasazi Beans are my favorite but pintos are easier to find.
@@StaticCamperVan Oh! I've never had those kind of beans. I will havevto check them out.
Sage brush blossoms. I learned 40 years ago that I had an allergy to them that made me have permanent cold symptoms. Thank you for reminding me. I will avoid Nevada and Arizona on my soon to be VanLife full time vaca / retirement.
There is a portable shower you can buy at Walmart it looks like a back pack with a small solar panel to sit in the sun to warm up the 3 gallons of water it holds
Those shower bags work well but don’t last long. The plastic bag develops holes and tears. I prefer to avoid them
It's funny the life experiences you have that train you for van life. I've been doing outpatient hospice nursing the past almost 3 years. I'm out in the world 10 hours a day and in between patients I find places to park and chart, or even take a nap for my lunch hour. If I were to keep my van in my home town, I'd never be at a loss of where to park. That said, it gives me a great idea for other places, and I also know I can be comfortable in my car for hours. I'm honestly more skeeved out about staying in the middle of nowhere than I am in a city (though not the huge ones, no LA or NY for me thanks). All of this is percolating in my brain while I am willingly stuck here taking care of my mother. I don't wish her dead at all, but when she does go, I'm out. Perhaps while I'm still young enough to do travel nursing, perhaps not. I think I'm around the same age as you, and just working on my health and gathering all the wisdom I can like a little sponge so I'll be ready. If it's while I can still do travel nursing, your rig will be absolutely perfect. Needs to be small enough to still do OP nursing, but large enough to live OUT of. I've been watching your vids over the last couple of days (as I am sure you can tell with all my obsessive comments lol) and they've been SO helpful. Thank you and all the best!
And honey, you drink ALL the coffee you want and if anyone has a problem I'll save you from having to be rude. I'll be rude to them for ya! (HONESTLY. who comes on someone's channel as bitches at them for drinking too much COFFEE?!)
*Love your videos!*
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I love my aero press! It does make great coffee!
THANKYOU! S.C.V. YOU HAVE SHOWED ME ANOTHER WAY I CAN LIVE WITHOUT PAYING RENT, OR DROWNING IN HOUSE POVERTY PLUS IVE ALWAYS BEEN BY MYSELF SO ITS A NATURAL THING BUT I JUST COULDN"T PUT THIS TOGETHER LIKE YOU DID.
Fun in the, almost, sun.
Haha
You got out of the soggy Redwoods just in time, California has gotten hammered since the 1st. Enjoy the 🌞
Haven’t seen much sun yet
❤Wow Gorgeous Sunset, Beautiful ❤️
Thank you for sharing your day. :)
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Sunset Beautiful!
Wow, beautiful sunset
👋 Scott 😊
Glad you are ok😊
I love my aropress. You're right, even cheaper coffee tastes okay.
Scar I’ve heard you speak of this yellow bird hot sauce many times. I went on eBay and see that there are two kinds. One is habanero and one is jalapeño. Which one do you by? And you’re right good Lord it is expensive. 19.6 ounce for $21
Oh please don’t buy it from eBay, that’s outrageous! Regular price for the 19.6 oz bottle I bought was $9.
Yellowbird makes several flavors. My favorite is the Serrano.
REI is a great place to buy Yellowbird. They sell a 2oz travel size bottle. If you don’t like the flavor you picked, then you’re only out a little bit.
Some Kroger stores carry Yellowbird, too.
By the way, we now have a Grocery Outlet - affectionately known as Gross Out! it is right on that corner, you'd pass it going to Sue's. With all that wind, it must have been Monday. Brrrr. Oh, ethiopian coffee is usually single origin which means it didn't sit around waiting for other beans and so it is not as moldy. That's why I prefer it. @JTCoffee has a couple of single origin beans, so you may want to check that out.
I actually prefer the YellowBird Jalapeno version. Thanks for turning me on to that brand. Thankfully Ralphs has it in-store.
Oh, that's good to know.
Nice interlude
@Static CamperVan Love those picture shots intro very beautifully. I'm called a snowbird as well 😆I headed to NM from TX to avoid cold nights, yep last night 16° with the wind I screenshot to show my familia. Oh yeah, I seem to ramble. Can you, or did you show how you season your pan? I could've missed it or haven't caught up to that one. Pretty purple flower
16° is a little chilly. I have shown how I season my carbon steel pan. I’ll probably do another video on it as I re-season the pan on a semi-regular basis
Your breakfast looks great❤👍🏻
I really in joyed your video thankyou Scott I hope you slept better after your shower have a great week and weekend be safe out there here from Ontario Canada ❤️❤️❤️🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦😎
👍🏼 Thanks Mike
Wow, you pop so hard against that sunset that it almost looks fake.
But yea, nothing quite like the desert.
It's been a weird winter - cold, but when it's freezing, no precip. When there's precip, it's too warm for snow, so my weeds are taking off like I was in the Midwest! Crazy. In Yucca Valley, we have Sue's Natural Food on highway 62 just west of 247 (oldwoman springs road) It's on the north side of the highway. If you ever need water and power while here, don't hesitate to moochdock at our house. I think you're smelling the Creosote bushes. We've grown to love it but yeah. Up here in YV it's usually a few degrees cooler than JT because we're quite a bit higher. Ground work is great coffee.
Thanks Liz. I’m not in the area anymore but I appreciate your offer.
great vid. I think the aeropress cleans up a lot more easily than the french press but I find the coffee too strong - I need to take some time to do what you've done and find out how much water to add at the end. what was in that coffee? it looked interesting texture and made quite a sound as you poured it into the aeropress, was it just very coarse ground? and whoever gave you the idea for that shower - that's amazing!
There are a number of recipes here on TH-cam for AeroPress brewing.
Changing up how you brew can make a dramatic difference in the final cup. For instance, AeroPress recommends a two minute brew time where I use a 4 minute brew.
Nothing was in the coffee I brewed. My microphone can accentuate some sounds.
Generally I grind my coffee a little finer for an AeroPress brew.
have you tried using a vacuum seal storage for your coffee? it might help to keep it fresh
No, I don’t have room for one. But also, vacuum sealing coffee hasn’t proven to be effective. As soon as coffee id roasted, it begins to lose flavor. Best to use it quickly
I just got my tires🚗 for my pro master city for 106.00ea GoodYear 65k warranty @ Walmart and purchase the extended 10k warranty for all location. I usually go American tire or a well known auto shop however prices have doubled.
Good deal on Goodyear's
"...somebody sunk down to their axle in sand." I raise my hand. But, hey, there were shallow tire tracks through the spot so it should've been okay, right? Nope. Good thing I have a proper shovel.
Ah yes, I remember reading a story about that on your blog. I don’t have a proper shovel. Haha
You’ll scoff at me for even suggesting this..but when I don’t feel like grinding the coffee beans and brewing the coffee I took a cue from my late grandmother and keep freeze dried coffee around and it’s not bad at all. I’m currently using the Folgers brand “Noir”. I like it and it saves you a little bit of hassle. Keep a jar of it stashed in your rig. You might find it handy. It’s good for a late night cup. Cheers!
Less than a tea spoon full per cup. It’s strong.
I absolutely will not scoff at you for drinking instant coffee. But I would scoff if you served it to me. Haha. Drink what you like! That’s what I do.
thanks
I bought an AeroPress due to watching your videos and I’m a black expresoo lover, but now that I have one I can’t find the video of yours where you show how you like to use it, and I see the sense of doing it the way I kinda remember you using yours. Can you direct me to that video where you demonstrate how you use it but only if it doesn’t take much time to find it please? Thanks Scott.
Here’s one of the AeroPress videos: th-cam.com/video/xziwMn5bsjo/w-d-xo.htmlsi=_Hze5eEKpnPVeUyv
i've got to eat before i watch your videos
coffee is brewing
look up Tire Rack
I prefer Discount Tire because they are in all the areas I’ve ever traveled. It makes taking care of warranty issues a breeze. Plus they do free air fill-ups. Those are nice when it’s cold outside.
Yes , that's a good idea
Blown engines and sinking sand.. my dreams of hitting the road ...seems shaky now...lots to learn......thanks I guess....Mary
I was wondering how long it was going to take you to get down here to the desert. Smart move. I stayed at that spot last week and recognize those rigs. The only problem with the other side of the 10 fwy is the spotty cell reception. I love that area along Box Canyon Rd but like you said , beware of the soft sand. Are you planning to head to Quartzsite?
We probably shouldn’t even mention Box Canyon, if everyone knew how much prettier it is on that side, it will fill up! Haha
Believe it or not, I have no plans whatsoever.
@@StaticCamperVan I’m the same way, my plans are up in the air. I literally almost drove to that spot today because there’s a free dump and water station just up the road and last time I was there I drove through JTNP and there was no charge. But, we’ll keep that to ourselves as well.
Whenever you want a nice hot shower and in the Bay Area, please let me know. We allow to have a guess at our gym. They also serve coffee as well - all you can drink. They also have hot tubs, steam room and sauna as well.
Thanks dude
nice!
I'm a little late to the party here, but I was hoping you'd drive or walk a bit farther down. I may well have been there when you were. I prefer to go farther west on that road closer to that "butte" hill (by that abandoned white car). Tends to be fewer folks. It's such a great location with great hiking on the other side of the burm. I've been there about 4 times this winter. Side note, I've noticed a couple people that have been in the same spots all winter, so I feel that they don't enforce the 14 day rule. Anyway, maybe run into you one of these days.
I did walk way down to the West a couple of times. But I parked close to Cottonwood to stay on the legal area. It’s far to get to the next legal spot to the west. I also watch the 14 day rule since I’ve had a number of people tell me that they are waiting for any reason to turn me in. Haha
@@StaticCamperVan I don't know where the boundary is as Ive seen no signs indicating where the line is. I have parked as far as the western edge of that flat topped sand hill/dune with no worries. The rangers have come by several times and no problem.
You can get a map or view the areas on an app. I prefer using an app that works off GPS.
Was that a short section of Jesse Gallagher music in the interlude? He does some cool music.
Yes that song is from Jesse Gallagher
I really appreciate your thriftiness so many you tube videos buy this buy that with no thought of money that’s not me so thank you
That dampness in the NW seems colder at 20 than when it is low humidity at 20.
Makes my bones ache
@@StaticCamperVan yep and the best remedy other than son is a warm wood fire.
You should buy what you like. Life is too short to neglect life’s little pleasures.
It's been awhile since you made your homemade taco shells.
Yes. I have found Trader Joe’s is much less expensive versus making my own. I should make some for practice sake though
Your skillet looks like mine lol! I have practically the same one. Mine might be a half inch wider.
I once watched this guy who would take Lodge cast iron skillets and smooth the bottoms. He showed me an important fact. Its not the seasoning that makes it non stick its heat and oil. He took that unseasoned skillet he ground down and fried an egg on it, slid it around and flipped it. After that I stopped worrying about seasoning.
Is this the pan you have?: th-cam.com/video/UsmtB0r-sBQ/w-d-xo.html
@@StaticCamperVan Not the exact one. I don't think yours is available any more but it is the mineral B by Debyer. You were the influence for me getting it lol!
Mine is the Carbone not the Mineral B. But they are somewhat similar
@@StaticCamperVan Right. I don't know what the difference is other than beeswax or something but its good enough regardless. I have a stainless triclad for acidic stuff.
Scott - holy cow. Just trying to be helpful, OK? Check your audio on this one. My windows RATTLED! LOL!! Thanks!
I just googled it and yellow bird serrano hot sauce is sold at REI. that’s very strange to me. Is that true?
Yes, I’ve actually mentioned that several times in the past. REI sells 2oz travel sized bottles. It’s a good way to try out Yellowbird without committing to a full size bottle. Also REI sells seasonal flavors of Yellowbird, most stores do not.
My wife always tells me to clean as I go. I still wind up with a mess.
You have a smart wife
@@StaticCamperVan She says thank you!
Lots of pollen on those creosote bushes...
True
I’ve yet to cook inside my van. Plan on doing so. I am concerned however that food odors will stick to everything inside the van..does this happen to you and if so how do you get rid of food odors? Thanks!
Very rarely. I have such good ventilation that odors don’t accumulate. On the odd occasion that I do get some lingering cooking odors, I burn some incense
Does pink salt taste the same as regular salt? I generally get low sodium salt. Never tried pink.
Yes, Pink Salt is regular sea salt, in a sense. It has lots of minerals but no real difference in flavor
@@StaticCamperVan Thanks! I was curious but not curious enough to buy any. Thanks for assuaging my curiousity. (It is freezing cold in FL these days brrrr.)
Did you find some good tires?
I’ll have a video about the tires up at some point
0 degrees C is the freezing temp of water. I'd say its safe to assume THATS COLD! People who say its not must have anti-freeze in their veins... and brains.
I vote brains
That area really is awesome! Hope you also got to enjoy the park! :) Not sure if you're at all interested in Baja, but... if you're going there, pls hit me up! There's also a rather big van meetup happening soonish.. :)
Baja would be a dream. Not sure when I will be able to go, though.
Hope your travels are as awesome as they look.
@@StaticCamperVan I really hope you can fulfill that dream some time soon! It´s not always easy here, but we never felt unsafe. I bet it's nothing you would have any troubles navigating! :)
I eat yellow bird sauce because of this channel and I drink sanka coffee (don’t hate me)
I meant to write Scott. So sorry
No worries. You’re writing to the world’s worst speller
Hi, I always wondered have you ever encountered with bear and how do you stay safe from bear when you are camping in your car? Much appreciated from Australia 🙏🙏🙏
The only bear encounter’s I’ve had were way back when I was a kid while camping in Yosemite. These days I don’t get very far into the backcountry. So bear sightings are rare.
How do you decide where to go?
Weather is usually the top priority. For the last thirty some years I’ve had a list of places that looked interesting.
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When i first moved to CA, (L.A.) I loved it but before too long i started disliking it because of the traffic. I solved it by moving to San Fran. Hahaha. I actually have a picture of myself (7mo pregnant, carrying my son Joshua) standing in front of a huge Joshua Tree cactus. Funny, huh? (His name came later.)
Haha. Thanks for the chuckle
Come to Quartzite ❤ everyone else is here too lol
Yes, it does look like everyone is there!
I would love this but I’d be too afraid to alone🤔🥴.
I live about 5 miles from the Molalla Forrest Corridor ( Oregon) . It is beautiful. I’m familiar with the area etc but….. even in the daytime I’m uneasy being alone. Too many flakey people out there. I’m ex law enforcement so I have a weapon etc but I’m still terrified out in the woods alone🥴
Do you ever get scared..? Have you had any bad situations/anyone bother you..?
I’m headed to my daughters in UKIAH in Feb. I’m going to check out Ferndale. I saw it in your last video and I will be just a few miles away. I’m so glad I saw the video. I’m loving your channel and your gentle spirt ✌🏼.
*subscribed and….. I let all the commercials play all the way through. I heard that helps your channel…? Hope so🙂✌🏼
I grew up in a very dangerous city. Nowadays, I travel to and hang around safer areas. I don’t spend much time thinking about things that are out of my control. Humboldt County is very safe. I hope you enjoy your trip. Thanks for the help. View time on videos and ads is extremely helpful.
@ where did you grow up..? I grew up in LA so I understand what your saying🙂👍🏽
I’m from SoCal
⚠️Scott, TH-cam is doing a huge disservice to its channel creators: nevermind zero notifications, I haven't even seen one of your videos pop up on my feed for ages and I'm subscribed with the bell! This isn't the first video that this is happened to me this week, and I realize there's a bunch more - for some reason all the camping and Van life channels that I'm subscribed to!!!
PS: even worse, I just went to double-check that I have the bail and somehow I have been I'm subscribed! I've heard of this happening, in just a couple of days ago in another video I was watching, remember we're saying they discovered they'd been unsubscribed 😠😢 The first part of my post still stands, because there are many channels that have disappeared from my feed!
Sorry to hear that. It’s pretty common, unfortunately.
The only thing that I could think to do was to commit to having a video every Saturday. I also set up a Playlist with all of my videos so that you can scroll down through to see if you have missed a video: th-cam.com/play/PL9PWzpL1cZIHAST4lDsBmmENA2Dil_tRh.html