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"Elko's favorite radio is the K KELK...Stockmans." I probably don't remember that accurately, but that played on the radio station, in my youth.

Taking a home to a park is not camping and experiencing living in the outdoors. Fort McAlister is a beautiful park expect for all the motorhomes.

Impress me. do that day after day for a month. Truckers do that and more every day..

Glad you enjoyed your stay in our little town.

Great video. Thx. Do you have the coordinates or a Google Map location for the dispersed camping near the back entrance to Arches?

And get the fuck out of Ohio

You can't drive for shit, your rv almost got destroyed by a lifted dodged truck. Stay in Florida

El Gato de la Casa is absolutely gorgeous!! ❤❤❤❤

My husband & I just found your channel & we're hoping you make more videos! Are you still full-timing?

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!! Never. Never. Never walk away from the nozzle when fueling! Please

The most beautiful part of this country. Been going there since I was 4. I’m 59 now.

I work at that huttopia 😊i love it there.glad you enjoyed yourselves even in the rain!! Also you literally drove by my house lol

I just found your channel and subscribed. That's a sweet boondocking rig, for sure, just a tad heavy for some of the sandy washes, and muddy, rutted forest service roads we go down in our 35ft., 26,000 lb. tag axled gasser. How much does it weigh? One boondocking trick that we use to extend our time between dumps is we transfer some gray water into our black tank, to stretch our gray tank capacity. Like your coach, our gray tank is the same size as our black tank, but only 50 gallons ea. though we have the same size fresh tank you do. Since our gray tank always fills first, transferring say 20-25 gallons to the black tank not only allows us to stay the full 2 weeks in one location, but the soapy gray water helps the black tank to empty better when we dump. To facilitate this transfer, we added a Valterra twist-on waste valve. You've got plenty of roof space to expand your solar system - we're envious! Man, that's a huge propane tank. We only have a 25-gallon tank so added an Extend-a-stay kit too. We use a buddy heater plumbed into our gas line to reduce the need to run our furnace, saving lots of propane as they are 100% efficient. We love our propane fridge since we upgraded it with an Amish cooling unit. It works so well that the freezer stays in single digits, and we need to run the fridge on the middle setting to prevent it from freezing. Five years ago, we retired, sold everything and went FT. It was the best decision we ever made. We discovered we love boondocking and quickly learned the advantages of solar. We decided to build our solar/battery system in 2 phases, a 12v system for our basic 12v DC needs and a 48v system for our 110v A/C needs. We started by building a 620-watt liftable solar array on the side of our motorhome. We lift it to the optimal angle to boost its output 20-30% vs flat mounted panels, especially in the winter. It makes a nice bedroom window awning too, practically lifting itself with a couple gas struts, and it's easy to clean with a windshield squeegee, standing safely on the ground. We finished the 12v part of our build last January, with the addition of a 560ah LiFePo-4 battery that we built with 8, 280ah "A" grade prismatic cells. We use a Heltec 330amp BMS, and a 5a active balancer to keep the cells synched up. It cost us less than $1,500 to build this 560ah 12v, 7.1Kwh battery, (the equivalent of 2 Battleborn Game Changers) including the high amp BMS and balancer. We chose these cells rather than a pre-built battery because they fit perfectly under the steps of our MH where our old pair of GC-2 golf cart batteries used to reside. We insulated the battery compartment, cut a 1" hole in our step risers and installed a tiny computer CPU fan to keep this space at close to room temperature, so we don't have to worry about the BMS shutting down charging if they get too cold - or their life reduced from getting too hot. We use an 80A Progressive Dynamics LFP converter/charger, a 1,000w Renogy inverter, an Epever 50a MPPT charge controller and a Lnex battery monitor. This entire 12v system cost us under $3,500 to build and takes care of all of our basic off-grid needs except for air conditioning and microwave use. By mounting our solar array on the side of our coach, we left the roof free to rack 8, 550W Sungold Power solar panels (4,400 watts) down the length of our 35ft Class A, 15" off our roof, above our AC, fan shrouds, etc. You guys could easily fit 9 of these monsters on your longer roof. They will cover our entire roof, providing some nice shade with plenty of cooling air underneath, further increasing solar output and reducing the heat load on the air conditioners too. We bought them for only 51 cents/watt shipped to our door. We're in the middle of this build now. We bought our aluminum racking material in Yuma, where we're wintering over this year, for around $400. Our solar panels, wiring, breakers and our Sungold Power all-in-one 48V, 5,000W Inverter/100A charge controller/battery charger etc. arrived a few weeks ago, but we're taking our time to get everything installed over the winter. At 67 yrs old, we're moving much slower these days. Our 48v battery bank will use 16, (real) 320ah grade A prismatic cells which only cost us $1,726 from EEL batteries. We'll be keeping them under our bed, as you plan on doing. The 200amp Heltec 16s BMS we're using just arrived a few days ago. Together with our 560ah 12v bank, we will have a total of 23.5 Kwh of batteries onboard (the equivalent of over 18, 100ah Battleborns) - kept charged by over 5,000 watts of solar. We removed the 13.5k btu rooftop Dometic AC in the bedroom and filled the hole with a second powered roof vent. We are installing an EG4 28.5 seer-2, 12k btu mini-split heat pump on the upper rear of our motorhome, with the head unit mounted in the bedroom, blowing down the hall. This second phase will provide 24/7 off-grid air conditioning, supplemental heat from the heat pump and allow occasional usage of our rooftop mounted, soft start equipped Furrion AC in the front of our MH during peak afternoon hours, as well as give us whole house 120v ac power. We'll soon have total off-grid electrical independence for a total budget of around $11,500, reserving our onboard generator for back-up use only. Take care, we hope to see you down the road!

What ingenuity!!! BRILLIANT Solve!!!! I can't imagine making this realization post sale!!!! Way to make it work! I'm in Colorado and love the Summers and Winters here, but I love your idea about "Homesteading" in the Colorado Mountains in the Summer and RV'ing in the Fall and Winter! Well Done! ~Big C in the DP 📢 ::: Air Horn 📢 ::: ::: Air Breaks! ::: 🚌🚌🚌

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I haven't tried it but I think you can make multiple bookings in one login.

We have a Prevost Royal that's 45 feet long and after we returned from a 5-month trip through Canada into Alaska and back to Georgia it was starting to feel a little small, hahaha! We had a regular class A motorhome and then we moved up to the Prevost and it was like moving from a tent into a mansion. We hated spending so much on the Prevost, but they are so much safer being made out of steel and will stand a roll over at highway speeds and not be crushed. Great videos, be safe out here :)

Great video and we subscribed!! Happy travels❤Zack and Linda

When we still had our motorhome we generally drove 500 - 550 miles per day.

This is so cool! I love Idaho hot springs and the areas of the towns nearby💜 I love this video so I subbed

we did that for 3 years. have fun and good luck. thanks for the Video

Van lifers need to know that New Mexico (along with many states) will consider someone who was physically in the state for 6 months out of a tax year as required to pay New Mexico taxes of 5.9% on their income. It would be super easy to check the holders of the annual pass to see how many days they stayed.

Going camp there next week, I sure hope the Public Piers along the Beach area (6:20) are not all closed. Very informative Video, Thanks..

Hey! What's the latest?

What happened? I enjoy your videos.

What kind of work do you do to make boondocking so doable?

Hey I just happened across your channel. Really enjoyed the Red Fish lake video. Just wondering if your still making vids?

Wow, what an amazing adventure you had at Gulf Islands National Seashore! It's always refreshing to explore new places and build a sense of community on the road. The Davis Bayou Campground looks like a great spot to stay, especially with no entry fee for the national park. The bike ride through the trails and into town sounds like a fantastic way to explore the area. Good luck to all the participants in the contest, and thank you for sharing your journey with us!

Is there a monthly flat rate for electric ?

If only you would note the time of the year while in the desert.

Incorrect they lied to you..the Mexica aka Aztecs came from the four corners region, I just dropped some forbidden history on you.. Kaboom!

We stayed at that free rv park in June of 2022.

You guys are making the classic mistake with the paddle. The angle is supposed to go forward: czcams.com/video/0uPC2p1uVTA/video.html

Adding this place to my list! Thanks for taking us along!

Nice video!

Hey, guys! We are absolutely enjoying your videos here in Michigan...Your brief neighbors last summer..cathy &jay. Keep it up!

We're going to both of these spots in early April. What time did you arrive at House on Fire? I heard you need to be there around 10 or 11 am for the best photos. About how long total did you spend at each location? We want to try to squeeze in a stop at Hovenweep National Monument later that same afternoon.

Thanks for being a huge part of the problem

Off grid really. What about all the gas you're wasting riding a bus around when a car is all you need

If you boondock how and where do you dump your black and grey tanks and fill fresh water.

I love it when cool things happen to nice people. How'd the jeep work out last 3 years?

How manny miles per tank ,can you get

Dudes! Don't say smart ass things about a 1992 sofa when you don't have one of your own at all! Just say THANK YOU when someone does something nice for you. Jheesh...

I can go on a trip

I am using starlink right now in Puerto Pensaco and it’s great.

Tiger Run Resort is an awesome place!

Did you buy some land there? I’m looking to buy also.

I agree I Boondock in a 40 foot diesel pusher I tow a 30 foot trailer behind it with my toys

The whole point for me is to see people inside the RV when it's cold and snowing and we're inside enjoying a cozy environment with a hot cocoa. But nope as usual not a single cozy shot of the inside

Awesome that you live close ! One of my boys and I backpacked that area this summer…. It was beautiful! Thanks for sharing your video! 👍