11 LESSONS IN OUR FIRST 11 DAYS IN OUR CLASS B CAMPER VAN // Coachmen Beyond 22C
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- 11 LESSONS IN OUR FIRST 11 DAYS IN OUR CLASS B CAMPER VAN! Join Alice and Tommy T in their brand new 2021 Coachmen Beyond 22C Class B RV Campervan travel from Stowe, Vermont to Orlando Florida! They will educate you and provide great tips for new Class B RV owners! Get your note pad and get ready to write down some great Camper van tips for your #vanlife! Also, check out some of the great stops from Stowe Ski Resort to Mad River Glen Ski Resort to Washington DC to Bush Gardens VA to Savannah to Orlando Florida! This is a great Class B RV trip with some great advice for new Camper van owners!
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Before you step into any dealership, do yourself a favor and take out an RV consumer group membership and pour through their ratings, You will be stunned. I am looking for my next RV and my initial “pour through” of different manufacurers was shocking. That investment really opened my eyes. Salesman are the enemy and you need to go in fully prepared to walk in with both eyes WIDE OPEN. Understand human behavior - you will walk into these rigs starry eyed (especially if you are a first time buyer) and the waltz will begin as the sales people are skilled tacticians / negotiators. What looks mesmerizing at the surface is quite different from the actual construction where all the componentry hangs. Construction quality in many of these rigs is in some cases just short of non-existant.
Thanks for watching!!! We agree 100 percent!!!!
Thanks for your video. We’ve had our 2021 Coachmen Beyond 22C Li3 AWD for 6 months now and agree with you that the quality of this vehicle is outstanding. I will add another lesson to your list for new buyers - consider hiring a good certified RV inspector BEFORE taking delivery of your new RV. It is expensive, but worth every penny. When the dealer is given a long list of everything to prep for the inspection - trust me they do it if they want to get paid and close the deal. MJ
Great Advice JM! I wish we would have done that. It is like buying a house. Thanks for watching!
Way too many stickers on that van! 😂
Magnets! We can take them off and put them on anytime! We have fun with it!
The best quality is G R E C H Class B, superior fit and finish inside and out. Pricey but well worthy. :)
I bought "Strada - ION" all battery and its amazing. So much less hassle without a generator worry about.
Thanks for sharing! We have a video coming up soon from Florida RV Show that has the Grech Class B. Nice unit! Thanks for watching How To Have Fun Outdoors!
I am looking at Grech Terreno.
Would love to have the chance to chat. How can we do this?
The advice about vehicle height and bridges is excellent! I think some of the Garmin or other brands of mapping devices have versions specific for commercial vehicles thus, contains bridges' height info.
Thanks Dennis! Thanks for watching!! We keep looking at bridges after that experience. Lol.
Thanks for all the wonderful tips.
Thanks!!
I absolutely detested the gps that was installed in my ram 3500 from the factory; it’s a car gps and can’t be upgraded to a truck gps. I highly recommend any rv’er upgrade to a garmin truck gps; you can enter your height weight length and it will attempt to route you around low bridges or routes where your rig would exceed the weight limits. They are in more places than you think!
Agree!! Thanks for watching How To Have Fun Outdoors!
Very nice and informative RV video tips! I'm planning to get either the Nova 20D Pop Top or the Beyond 22D AWD this summer for sure. Where can I get the same storage box at the end of this video? I want to have more storage for long-distance travel, so an extra storage box will definitely help.
Glad it was helpful! Go with the Beyond. I wish they would do pop top on Beyond. That is the only thing missing. The storage is called Stowaway2. We did 2 great videos on it! Go to our page and you will find them!
@@HowToHaveFunOutdoors Thanks for the quick response! I will definitely check it out! 🤚🏻
Great video, Thank you!
Thanks so much! We are still looking at every bridge. Lol. Definitely the ultimate tip. Thanks for being part of “How to Have Fun Outdoors”!
You should know your rig information including gross weight and height tire pressure among other things before you leave
Agree! Thanks for watching How To Have Fun Outdoors!
Loved your video. We lived in Vermont for over 10 years and now live in Connecticut. We spend January and February in Florida, so your travels were quite interesting for me. I look forward to watching more of your videos, but seriously, as someone who has driven the Merritt for years, there are signs everywhere posting no trucks allowed. 🤦🏻♀️ Glad you’re all safe. 😉
Thanks for watching How To Have Fun Outdoors Diane! We live in NH! You can trust we look at every bridge sign these days! Check out our Mackinac Island video! You will love it and it is a great place for New England place to visit in the summer. It is northern Michigan and very special.
I grew up in South Haven, Michigan, and the Mighty Mac area has always been a favorite of mine. I will definitely check it out. Stay safe out there! 😉
That is awesome. You will really like our Mackinac, Sleeping Bear Dunes, Ludington, Interlochen, etc videos!
We do a trip from Pa to Orlando and back every year ....I think we are going to slow down like Yinz do and check out some of the sites ....looks like a blast 👍
Thanks for watching!!
Market basket bag!!!! ❤️
So funny! After we did the video, we actually said to each other, I wonder if anyone will notice or comment on the market basket bag! You Rock Peggy! Thanks for watching How To Have Fun Outdoors!
Good information video!
Thanks! Some great lessons!
Awesome video!!
Thanks so much Nine!!!!
Great info
Thanks!
Most RV' s are rushed through production and the dealers don't test them. You are on your own. So....
Brian, thanks for watching How to Have Fun Outdoors!
Why didn’t you get the li3? Is your generator the quiet one? Can the generator run all night in Florida heat for ac?
Great question! We love the Li3. However we live in New Hampshire and plan to do a lot of winter camping (check out our winter camping video :))! Lithium is excellent technology. But when you get below 20F it becomes not ideal. We have a lot of lithium tools, but we have to keep batteries inside. With the beyond we don’t have that option, so we played it save and decided not to add. If we lived in south, for sure we would have went with the Li3. However, we do have the new quiet generator and honestly we love it. We also have the the extra insulation for cold and heat. The generator at night turns on about 3 times to keep cool at 88-92 when we were in Florida. The AGS worked perfectly. Hope this helps! Thanks for watching and please subscribe! We will have lots of cool videos. In the fall, we will be doing one on a battery-powered snow blower!
Everyone I know that buys a class B from the big mass producers complains about defects and compromises. For the same money you can have an upfitter custom build you a Class B that will give you less trouble and more effectively exceed your expectations.
Thanks for watching HTHFO!
Can you give me information on the 4 pack of towels I saw? Looks like a great space saver!
Wish we could help, we look all over and could not figure out where we bought them. Thanks for watching How to Have fun Outdoors!!
Sorry you did not get a good walkthrough. I have on my channel some helpful videos to address some of your concerns, including an inside and outside walkthrough.
I hope you enjoy your new Beyond, it’s a wonderful Class B!
I just subscribed to your channel, looking forward to more of your videos.
Camping Coastie
We Love your channel. We also love our Beyond! Overall, all the experiences have given us a great level of confidence with the RV.
Camping Coastie is awesome channel.
@@joerosa9853 Thanks
Thanks for the fun video! We just bought the 22RB version of the same van, so your advice is really timely. Just a question for you--how was the RV to park in general driving around town? I don't have any plans to parallel park (have enough trouble parallel parking my car!) but wondered how your experience has been. Thanks again!
We take it everywhere. Check out our DC video! And some of our other videos! The Florida adventure we even take it 4 wheeling! The more you drive it the more comfortable you will get. However, if you add a StowAway2 like us it is a little more tricky. But the camera is easily adjusted in your dash. Check out our StowAway2 video! Overall, you did great! We have looked at all the Class B and we still love our beyond the best! Also check out our Coachmen Rally videos and join us this summer!
@@HowToHaveFunOutdoors Thanks! If you can drive around DC you can drive around anywhere! PS: I agree with your comments on the generator. Inside it's almost inaudible, and outside it's very, very quiet.
What about gas usage?
Not bad! 14-15 mpg Thanks for watching How To Have Fun Outdoors!
Is the bed comfortable and firm enough for a good night sleep?
We actually purchased extra foam before we received our Coachmen Beyond. However, we were very lucky to get the new foam and it is perfect! No extra foam needed. We both love the new foam Nick was able to add to the 2021 vans!
I decided to take on van life in 2019. Am closing this chapter of my life in Hawai'i now. I've never seen the east coast of the US. Excited to start but scared. I'm doing it on my own. So happy all these videos exist to help prep. Wish me luck. Fulfilling my mom's dream (rip), now, my own.
You will do great!! Thanks for your feedback. Thanks so much for watching How to Have Fun Outdoors!
Also check out our New NYC is back video!
In ny state Rv are not allowed on any parkway. Use a truck app for direction.
Agree. We were total RV rookies when we just followed our gps. Thanks for the app idea and thanks for watching How To Have Fun Outdoors!
Same rule applies in CT, so driving your RV on the Merritt Parkway was a no-no. Glad you didn't hit any bridges.
Looking for something with good miles per gallon
Understand! Watch our 2022 Fav Class B Campervan video! We have an electric prototype Campervan. Supercool!
Thanks
Thanks for watching How to Have Fun Outdoors!!
Hi, I live in Quebec near the state of Vermont. Can you tell me the name of your coachmen dealership in Vermont.
Thank you
Daniel
Not sure. I know you can order them from a camping world in NH. We purchased ours way down in RI because it was in stock.
Why did you stay in hotels when you have an RV? Isn't that supposed to be The Full Experience?
Great Question Jeffrey and Thanks for watching! We typically stay at Campgrounds 50% of the time, Boon Docking 25% of the time and Hotels 25% of the time. The hotels are mainly to break it up, fast internet, pool and Jacuzzi, and take a longer hot shower! Subscribe and tell people about the channel. We have some great new videos out!
Nice tips, I would add re. fuses if you have a wonderful FanTastic ceiling fan you will have to order a special size fuse. Also traveling with pets is a special thing we LOVE our dog. He likes our Class B! He travels ONLY in a soft sided secured (tied down) crate. He goes in thru zippered doors while we walk around, BUT sleeps in our bed. While at camp outside he has a fold out flat cot to stay off the ground or on a mat.
I would recommend a power surge electrical management system to pre-check and shut down the electrical connection if it gets a reading outside the safe parameters. Frying your units wiring due to various reasons can be an $$$$ repair issue. Some campgrounds expand and have insufficient elec. systems. Everyone knows how maxed out RV campsites are, so have reservations or another plan.
Have fun!!!
Great advice!! Thanks for watching!!!
ANOTHER GREAT TIP. THANK YOU, CAN NOT WAIT TO BUY MY CLASS B.
You will love it!!
Good and helpful video!
So you are not using the bathroom for what was meant to be used for?
Alice is so hot and her smile is amazing! Bella!
Thanks so much! I am getting older, so it is nice to hear! Thanks for watching How To Have Fun Outdoors!
@@HowToHaveFunOutdoors Nobody said anything about "getting older". You are NOT! So you guys are using the bathroom for storage?
No. That was in the beginning. We use the bathroom. The only time we don’t use it is in the winter camping. We do a lot of skiing and we keep the boots and stuff in there in the winter.
@@HowToHaveFunOutdoors OK...make sense. Thank you.
We had the same problem- the walk-through guy was clueless. ugh! U should be into politics. Democracy requires informed and engaged citizens. pay attention and Vote!
It was painful. We learned more on CZcams. Thanks for watching How To Have Fun Outdoors!
Nice video but your Van hurts my eyes with all of those promotional stickers and I feel as if I am being aggressively marketed.
They are just magnets. We take them off as needed. Thanks for watching How To Have Fun Outdoors!
Y’all really travel with that dog in the container? 😅
No, Gypsy is great. The container was for the first few weeks of Baby Gypsy. We have a bunch of puppy stuff we never use now. No need.
To bad you crapped up a nice looking van with the tacky placards…🤮🤮
No worries. Just magnets! Not stickers! We can have it look like the way you want in 10 minutes. :) Thanks for watching How to Have Fun Outdoors!
Height not heighth
Thanks for the tip! Thanks for watching How To Have Fun Outdoors! Check out our sister channels How to Have Fun Cruising and How To Have Fun Fishing
What did I learn from this video? The tquality of RV made in the USA is terrible and horrible compared with made in Germany and other European countries.....
American workers are spoiled....
Jerry, Coachmen makes a great RV. Most of the issues are dealer related (a single dealer). It is clear the dealer did not have the process and procedures needed to make sure the customer experience was good. We have great dealers in the USA and poor dealers. But you cant blame Coachmen. We are very happy with their quality. We were not happy with the dealer.
Thanks for Watching How To Have Fun Outdoors!
Your advertising on the van is really ugly and overdone.
Thanks Jim, that is by design! We wanted the ice cream truck look! Everyone freaks out until they understand they are just magnets. We just washed it the other day and it looks exactly like it did the day we picked it up. Until then, it caught your attention and we need help getting the word out on How to have fun Outdoors! So please tell friends and family about the channel and hopefully we won’t need the magnets soon! Thanks for watching!!!