1 00:00:00,355 --> 00:00:01,845 - This week on the RV podcast, 2 00:00:02,525 --> 00:00:06,845 - A massive hatch of billions of creepy crawly bugs is about 3 00:00:06,845 --> 00:00:08,845 to invade large sections of the country. 4 00:00:09,305 --> 00:00:11,765 And yes, we really mean billions 5 00:00:12,255 --> 00:00:15,525 - Loves truck stops are greatly expanding overnight camping 6 00:00:15,535 --> 00:00:19,725 spots at a service centers, the company is adding electric 7 00:00:19,745 --> 00:00:22,125 and water hookups for weary RVs. 8 00:00:22,475 --> 00:00:25,125 - Have you ever wondered what it's like to be part 9 00:00:25,125 --> 00:00:27,125 of an RV caravan tour? 10 00:00:27,835 --> 00:00:30,045 Well, you can find out by listening to our interview 11 00:00:30,045 --> 00:00:31,445 of the week, coming up in a few minutes 12 00:00:31,555 --> 00:00:34,725 with the operations Head of Fantasy RV Tours, 13 00:00:35,625 --> 00:00:38,085 - All this plus the RV News of the week, 14 00:00:38,225 --> 00:00:41,725 and your questions coming up in episode four 90 15 00:00:42,185 --> 00:00:43,485 of the RV podcast. 16 00:01:00,695 --> 00:01:02,485 - Hello everybody, I'm Mike Gland 17 00:01:02,505 --> 00:01:05,045 and this is my lifelong traveling companion 18 00:01:05,145 --> 00:01:06,205 and my bride Jennifer. 19 00:01:06,215 --> 00:01:07,365 Hello my dear. Hello, 20 00:01:07,385 --> 00:01:07,965 - Mr. Mike. 21 00:01:08,435 --> 00:01:09,605 - Well, we should tell everybody 22 00:01:09,605 --> 00:01:12,005 before we get started that uh, this podcast comes 23 00:01:12,005 --> 00:01:14,525 to you in audio and video form. 24 00:01:14,625 --> 00:01:16,005 If you want the video version, 25 00:01:16,665 --> 00:01:19,405 you can find it on our RV lifestyle YouTube channel. 26 00:01:19,745 --> 00:01:21,805 And of course the audio version, as always, 27 00:01:21,865 --> 00:01:24,765 is available on your favorite podcast app. 28 00:01:25,585 --> 00:01:27,725 So, greetings for everybody. We're in Florida 29 00:01:28,505 --> 00:01:31,045 - And, uh, we've spent most of the past three months here. 30 00:01:31,675 --> 00:01:35,165 This week we're finishing a major project reviewing five 31 00:01:35,375 --> 00:01:38,525 class B models and testing them by driving 32 00:01:38,705 --> 00:01:40,085 and actually camping in them. 33 00:01:40,475 --> 00:01:42,325 - This has been a huge project 34 00:01:42,705 --> 00:01:46,125 and it is seen us drive, um, a couple thousand miles. 35 00:01:46,815 --> 00:01:48,725 We've tested out gas 36 00:01:49,105 --> 00:01:53,405 and diesel engines, two wheel drive, four wheel drive, 37 00:01:54,035 --> 00:01:56,685 four by four models on three different chassis, 38 00:01:56,685 --> 00:01:58,605 the Ram ProMaster, the Ford Transit, 39 00:01:59,105 --> 00:02:00,405 and the Mercedes Sprinter. 40 00:02:00,745 --> 00:02:04,525 And we've done it in lengths of 2022 and 24 feet. 41 00:02:05,105 --> 00:02:08,805 - And thanks to Nick Schmidt of Sunshine State RVs 42 00:02:09,265 --> 00:02:11,445 for providing us with the units to test. 43 00:02:11,905 --> 00:02:14,805 - Yes, he trusted us greatly, didn't he? He 44 00:02:14,805 --> 00:02:15,805 - Certainly did. 45 00:02:16,075 --> 00:02:17,285 - Well, maybe not a whole lot 46 00:02:17,445 --> 00:02:18,925 'cause he did have an air tag in each 47 00:02:18,925 --> 00:02:20,045 one of those vehicles, . 48 00:02:20,065 --> 00:02:21,445 So he knew where we were. 49 00:02:22,065 --> 00:02:23,685 But we really do appreciate Nick 50 00:02:23,745 --> 00:02:26,525 and, uh, Nick is a wealth of information about Class Bs. 51 00:02:26,525 --> 00:02:28,485 He's, I think, one of the largest Class B 52 00:02:28,485 --> 00:02:30,445 dealers in the country. 53 00:02:30,665 --> 00:02:34,685 And he, uh, really helped us, uh, take a good sample of 54 00:02:34,875 --> 00:02:36,925 what the latest in technology is. 55 00:02:36,925 --> 00:02:38,165 And we had a great time. 56 00:02:38,305 --> 00:02:42,765 So right now our challenge is we've gotta edit these five 57 00:02:42,805 --> 00:02:44,245 in-depth video reviews. 58 00:02:44,825 --> 00:02:46,805 And these are different than most video reviews 59 00:02:46,805 --> 00:02:49,765 because not only do we just show you a tour of inside 60 00:02:49,765 --> 00:02:52,365 and outside, but we drive it and we camp in it. 61 00:02:52,945 --> 00:02:54,205 And, uh, we will, uh, 62 00:02:54,385 --> 00:02:56,565 be eventually telling you all the favorite features, 63 00:02:56,565 --> 00:02:58,565 which ones we think have the best this, 64 00:02:58,625 --> 00:03:01,765 and what has the best that it's gonna take us a few weeks 65 00:03:02,265 --> 00:03:04,965 and we'll release these videos one at a time, 66 00:03:05,075 --> 00:03:08,005 over six consecutive days, a new video each day. 67 00:03:08,545 --> 00:03:11,325 And when we have the dates ready, we'll let you know. 68 00:03:11,665 --> 00:03:13,765 Um, and, uh, we have been sharing some 69 00:03:13,765 --> 00:03:17,685 of our preliminary impressions on our new RV lifestyle 70 00:03:17,685 --> 00:03:22,245 community and you can find that@community.rvlifestyle.com. 71 00:03:22,905 --> 00:03:25,365 Uh, it's gonna be a lot of fun, I think, don't you? 72 00:03:25,505 --> 00:03:27,565 - Oh, it's gonna be a great, great, great fun. 73 00:03:27,945 --> 00:03:29,685 And it was fun and it's going to be fun 74 00:03:29,685 --> 00:03:30,845 to show 'em too. Yep. 75 00:03:31,425 --> 00:03:32,565 - So, um, again, 76 00:03:32,565 --> 00:03:35,485 you'll find the whole series eventually on our, uh, 77 00:03:35,625 --> 00:03:37,205 RV lifestyle YouTube channel, 78 00:03:37,225 --> 00:03:39,165 and we invite you to subscribe to that channel. 79 00:03:39,715 --> 00:03:41,645 That way you won't miss any of our video videos. 80 00:03:41,815 --> 00:03:45,685 We've been doing a couple videos a week now for years there, 81 00:03:45,905 --> 00:03:47,765 and lots of material that, um, 82 00:03:47,765 --> 00:03:49,205 will help you, particularly if you're a newbie. 83 00:03:49,205 --> 00:03:51,965 Check it out. Alright, the rv social media buzz 84 00:03:51,965 --> 00:03:54,565 of the week is coming up right after these messages. 85 00:03:56,045 --> 00:03:57,525 Jennifer and I bought some land near 86 00:03:57,525 --> 00:03:59,085 Nashville, Tennessee a while back. 87 00:03:59,585 --> 00:04:02,485 We got tired of crowded expensive campgrounds 88 00:04:02,665 --> 00:04:04,725 and worrying about reservations. 89 00:04:05,645 --> 00:04:08,165 Tennessee is a gorgeous state with friendly people, 90 00:04:08,505 --> 00:04:12,365 and it has been such a pleasure coming up On April 13th, 91 00:04:12,505 --> 00:04:16,245 the same developer has some new property near us, close 92 00:04:16,305 --> 00:04:20,285 to the Natchez Trace and Buffalo River called the Reserve. 93 00:04:20,505 --> 00:04:24,405 At High Forest, big properties, five to 41 acres. 94 00:04:24,625 --> 00:04:27,085 You can build a house, a cabin or rv. 95 00:04:27,085 --> 00:04:30,605 Year round prices start at only $89,900. 96 00:04:31,275 --> 00:04:35,005 Your property, your way 100% ownership. 97 00:04:35,665 --> 00:04:38,565 The scenery in this part of Tennessee is breathtaking 98 00:04:39,065 --> 00:04:40,685 and the property is gorgeous. 99 00:04:41,145 --> 00:04:45,005 Garden landscape, bring your pets, build what you want. 100 00:04:45,235 --> 00:04:47,565 There's high speed fiber optic internet, 101 00:04:47,665 --> 00:04:51,045 and it is so private, a great place 102 00:04:51,145 --> 00:04:54,525 to make your home base ready whenever you want it. 103 00:04:54,715 --> 00:04:57,685 They're selling these on April 13th by appointment. 104 00:04:57,955 --> 00:05:01,925 Five to 41 acre properties from $89,900. 105 00:05:02,475 --> 00:05:04,405 There's even great financing. 106 00:05:04,695 --> 00:05:08,965 Check out the site and a video tour@rvlands.net. 107 00:05:09,265 --> 00:05:11,285 That's rv lands.net. 108 00:05:12,305 --> 00:05:14,885 The one thing that can ruin a perfect RV trip 109 00:05:14,945 --> 00:05:16,205 is a bad mattress. 110 00:05:16,385 --> 00:05:19,885 And believe us, we know over the years we've tried many 111 00:05:19,945 --> 00:05:22,845 and we have found them all wanting until now. 112 00:05:23,345 --> 00:05:27,245 - Now we sleep on the RV mattress by Brooklyn Bedding. 113 00:05:27,455 --> 00:05:30,085 Quite simply, it's the best we've ever slept 114 00:05:30,105 --> 00:05:31,105 - On. 115 00:05:31,105 --> 00:05:34,485 We chose a queen size aurora Lux medium firm mattress 116 00:05:34,485 --> 00:05:36,605 that arrived tightly rolled in a box. 117 00:05:37,065 --> 00:05:39,605 All we did was put it on the bed, unroll it, 118 00:05:39,605 --> 00:05:40,925 and wait for it to recover. 119 00:05:40,925 --> 00:05:43,285 From the compression that we put on the sheets 120 00:05:43,305 --> 00:05:46,605 and the bed covers and found, we slept so well 121 00:05:47,195 --> 00:05:49,685 that we ordered another one for our home. 122 00:05:50,345 --> 00:05:51,845 - That's how comfortable it is. 123 00:05:52,385 --> 00:05:54,325 Our sleep is now so luxurious 124 00:05:54,505 --> 00:05:58,285 and deep that we can't imagine using a different mattress. 125 00:05:58,725 --> 00:06:00,765 - Shipping is free. 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Welcome back everybody. 135 00:06:30,525 --> 00:06:33,205 Time now for the RV social media buzz. 136 00:06:33,465 --> 00:06:36,565 - And this is the time that Wendy Boyer reports on the hot 137 00:06:36,585 --> 00:06:40,165 issues most talked about this past week on social media 138 00:06:40,745 --> 00:06:42,965 and our RV Lifestyle Community Group. 139 00:06:43,425 --> 00:06:45,725 - Hi everybody. Don't you just love 140 00:06:45,725 --> 00:06:47,125 to see the little things people do 141 00:06:47,125 --> 00:06:50,125 to customize their rigs well over in our RV 142 00:06:50,125 --> 00:06:51,445 lifestyle community? 143 00:06:51,705 --> 00:06:53,285 In the mods 144 00:06:53,285 --> 00:06:54,565 and DIY tweak space, 145 00:06:54,665 --> 00:06:58,645 we asked if you could give a new RV owner one piece 146 00:06:58,645 --> 00:07:01,365 of advice about customization, what would it be? 147 00:07:01,835 --> 00:07:04,245 Well, we had so many gems under this question. 148 00:07:04,365 --> 00:07:05,525 I have to share a couple with you. 149 00:07:06,145 --> 00:07:09,085 Tom suggested installing a tire pressure monitoring system. 150 00:07:09,505 --> 00:07:11,845 He says, if you don't already have one, you need one. 151 00:07:11,845 --> 00:07:13,245 It will give you that peace of mind. 152 00:07:13,735 --> 00:07:16,645 Heidi said, make sure you pay attention to your bed. 153 00:07:17,145 --> 00:07:18,885 Um, replace that mattress 154 00:07:19,065 --> 00:07:21,805 or get a memory foam topper if it is not comfortable, 155 00:07:21,805 --> 00:07:24,125 because it's really important that you sleep well. 156 00:07:24,705 --> 00:07:28,605 And Thomas, he said, to add a battery operator to heat alarm 157 00:07:28,745 --> 00:07:30,605 to each bay of your rig 158 00:07:30,945 --> 00:07:32,605 and to get another fire extinguisher. 159 00:07:32,765 --> 00:07:34,605 'cause while the RV industry, make sure you have one, 160 00:07:34,605 --> 00:07:35,925 usually by your front door, 161 00:07:35,925 --> 00:07:37,445 you're gonna need one in the back too. 162 00:07:37,505 --> 00:07:38,605 So make sure you get one. 163 00:07:39,175 --> 00:07:41,445 Again, lots of great tips under this thread, 164 00:07:41,465 --> 00:07:42,565 so you need to check it out. 165 00:07:43,265 --> 00:07:47,045 And also, in our RV community, we had a story from Kay 166 00:07:47,045 --> 00:07:48,765 that was quite the story. 167 00:07:48,905 --> 00:07:50,445 And I, I have to share it with you. 168 00:07:50,825 --> 00:07:52,605 Um, so Kay said, on a recent night, she 169 00:07:52,605 --> 00:07:54,365 and her husband, they're both sound asleep, 170 00:07:54,395 --> 00:07:56,845 they're in the rig, then suddenly they wake 171 00:07:56,845 --> 00:08:01,765 with this boom loud sound and they get their flashlight. 172 00:08:01,795 --> 00:08:03,445 They thought something was coming through their ceiling. 173 00:08:03,665 --> 00:08:06,285 And instead there was this big fat 174 00:08:06,915 --> 00:08:11,045 frog caught in the screen of their Max Air fan. 175 00:08:11,145 --> 00:08:14,685 So they turn off the fan, they, you know, try 176 00:08:14,685 --> 00:08:15,685 to get this frog out. 177 00:08:15,715 --> 00:08:17,125 It's something like three in the morning. 178 00:08:17,355 --> 00:08:19,245 They're trying to get it over the blade. 179 00:08:19,475 --> 00:08:21,205 They just couldn't get it to go over. 180 00:08:21,225 --> 00:08:23,045 So then they decide they're gonna take the screen out, 181 00:08:23,045 --> 00:08:25,325 bring them out from going inside the rig. 182 00:08:25,445 --> 00:08:26,485 They get that screen out, 183 00:08:26,485 --> 00:08:28,285 they get a garbage bag to try to catch him. 184 00:08:28,865 --> 00:08:30,965 And this thing hops out of the garbage bag. 185 00:08:31,035 --> 00:08:33,725 He's on their counter, he's hopping on a water jug. 186 00:08:34,065 --> 00:08:36,405 The husband catches him, gets him out. 187 00:08:37,155 --> 00:08:38,605 They finally tried to go back to bed. 188 00:08:38,705 --> 00:08:42,725 And so Kay shares this story. She calls it a rookie mistake. 189 00:08:42,905 --> 00:08:45,885 Um, she said that the thing was they didn't have the lid 190 00:08:46,185 --> 00:08:47,565 to close their ceiling fan. 191 00:08:47,585 --> 00:08:48,805 And so make sure you get 192 00:08:48,805 --> 00:08:51,565 that lid closed on your ceiling fan at night. 193 00:08:51,585 --> 00:08:54,405 So you don't have something like a frog catching in there. 194 00:08:54,985 --> 00:08:56,725 Um, what a story. 195 00:08:57,265 --> 00:08:59,965 And then over in our RV lifestyle Facebook group, I'd like 196 00:08:59,965 --> 00:09:02,245 to share something with you about decorating 197 00:09:02,245 --> 00:09:03,365 that Carol shared. 198 00:09:03,505 --> 00:09:06,725 So Carol said she wanted a picture 199 00:09:06,855 --> 00:09:08,445 above the bed of their motor home. 200 00:09:08,825 --> 00:09:11,605 Um, it was just a blank wall, not very interesting. 201 00:09:12,025 --> 00:09:14,885 And she had this comforter and pillow set that she loved. 202 00:09:14,945 --> 00:09:16,285 It was really sharp. 203 00:09:16,345 --> 00:09:18,845 And so she took a picture of this branch 204 00:09:18,915 --> 00:09:20,445 that was on her comforter, 205 00:09:20,905 --> 00:09:23,205 and then she had it turned into a canvas picture. 206 00:09:23,865 --> 00:09:25,605 Um, and she got this canvas picture. 207 00:09:25,745 --> 00:09:28,285 She hung it on the wall above it with command strips. 208 00:09:28,285 --> 00:09:29,365 And it was so cute. 209 00:09:29,465 --> 00:09:30,525 She shared this picture 210 00:09:30,715 --> 00:09:32,405 with everyone of what it looked like. 211 00:09:32,945 --> 00:09:36,565 Uh, her colors were cranberry, gray and cream. 212 00:09:37,265 --> 00:09:39,885 And that was what the bedspread, the pillows. 213 00:09:39,885 --> 00:09:42,325 And then this picture just popped and people loved it. 214 00:09:42,405 --> 00:09:44,165 A couple hundred people commented on it. 215 00:09:44,555 --> 00:09:46,885 Lots of things like, so cute, creative, great idea. 216 00:09:47,305 --> 00:09:51,125 But my favorite comment came from Kim, who wrote, wow, 217 00:09:51,525 --> 00:09:52,565 brilliant idea. 218 00:09:52,785 --> 00:09:54,245 You win the internet today. 219 00:09:54,715 --> 00:09:56,805 Well, at least the part of the internet that deals 220 00:09:56,805 --> 00:09:59,845 with decorating RVs, gotta love it. 221 00:10:00,345 --> 00:10:02,005 Um, so that's it for me this week. 222 00:10:02,085 --> 00:10:03,245 A lot's happening as always. 223 00:10:03,465 --> 00:10:04,725 And, uh, I'm Wendy Boer 224 00:10:04,725 --> 00:10:07,205 and I'll see you over in our RV lifestyle community 225 00:10:07,345 --> 00:10:08,645 or Facebook group. 226 00:10:10,505 --> 00:10:14,725 - My favorite part of that report was the giant frog 227 00:10:14,725 --> 00:10:15,965 that was caught in the fan 228 00:10:15,965 --> 00:10:18,085 and then hopped away. So well that 229 00:10:18,105 --> 00:10:19,245 - Is something unusual. 230 00:10:19,635 --> 00:10:21,445 - Yeah, . All right. 231 00:10:21,705 --> 00:10:24,045 Uh, we'll be right back with the RV interview the week, 232 00:10:24,045 --> 00:10:27,845 and we're gonna talk about, um, mobile RV caravans, 233 00:10:27,925 --> 00:10:29,125 what they're like, you know, 234 00:10:29,305 --> 00:10:31,245 and how they're run, where they go. 235 00:10:31,665 --> 00:10:33,525 If you've ever been curious, stay tuned. 236 00:10:33,885 --> 00:10:35,285 'cause I think you'll find this one very 237 00:10:35,485 --> 00:10:36,645 interesting coming up right after this. 238 00:10:37,625 --> 00:10:40,525 We just heard about a land offering out west 239 00:10:40,785 --> 00:10:42,645 for RVs in Arizona. 240 00:10:42,995 --> 00:10:45,845 They're selling five acre RV ranches, 241 00:10:46,085 --> 00:10:48,405 starting at only $49,900. 242 00:10:49,025 --> 00:10:51,285 The company offering it is affiliated 243 00:10:51,395 --> 00:10:52,525 with the people Jennifer 244 00:10:52,625 --> 00:10:54,845 and I bought our Tennessee property from. 245 00:10:55,115 --> 00:10:58,245 They do a great job. It looks amazing. 246 00:10:58,545 --> 00:11:01,125 It is at high elevation, so you get cooler temperatures, 247 00:11:01,505 --> 00:11:05,165 big mountain views, juniper trees, and green grasses. 248 00:11:05,745 --> 00:11:07,445 And it is near everything. 249 00:11:07,625 --> 00:11:10,725 The Grand Canyon Lake Havasu, Kingman, 250 00:11:11,115 --> 00:11:12,725 Flagstaff, and Sedona. 251 00:11:13,395 --> 00:11:14,405 It's a perfect place 252 00:11:14,405 --> 00:11:16,325 to have a home base to explore the west. 253 00:11:16,425 --> 00:11:19,325 And it is right off famous Route 66. 254 00:11:19,955 --> 00:11:21,885 It's called Greenwood Ranches. 255 00:11:21,985 --> 00:11:24,845 And this is the second and final section of the community. 256 00:11:25,075 --> 00:11:26,845 They're selling it off this April. 257 00:11:27,305 --> 00:11:29,365 We met the sales manager, really nice guy. 258 00:11:29,705 --> 00:11:31,445 He bought a property for his rv 259 00:11:31,545 --> 00:11:33,685 and he's building a container home on it. 260 00:11:34,135 --> 00:11:36,685 Check out their website for a video tour 261 00:11:36,785 --> 00:11:38,165 and showing availability. 262 00:11:38,315 --> 00:11:39,445 It's pretty incredible. 263 00:11:39,895 --> 00:11:41,725 Visit the website to get details 264 00:11:42,025 --> 00:11:45,525 and set up a showing Arizona RV land.net. 265 00:11:45,825 --> 00:11:48,605 That's Arizona RV land.net. 266 00:11:50,965 --> 00:11:53,365 - Welcome to the RV interview of the week. 267 00:11:53,665 --> 00:11:56,405 And, uh, more and more RVs are caravan 268 00:11:56,905 --> 00:11:59,765 or traveling groups as part of a guided tour. 269 00:12:00,305 --> 00:12:03,045 If you've ever wondered what it's like, our interview 270 00:12:03,045 --> 00:12:06,845 of the week will give you a, a real overview of it all. 271 00:12:07,305 --> 00:12:09,885 And our special guest is Stacy Berg. 272 00:12:10,505 --> 00:12:12,925 No Rainbow Ra. I'll 273 00:12:12,925 --> 00:12:13,925 - Read it. 274 00:12:13,925 --> 00:12:17,585 I'll read that paragraph. Our special guest is Stacey Raybon 275 00:12:17,645 --> 00:12:20,945 and she's the operations director of Fantasy RV Tours. 276 00:12:20,945 --> 00:12:22,305 They're one of the oldest 277 00:12:22,885 --> 00:12:26,665 and most popular organized guided RV tour groups out there. 278 00:12:27,165 --> 00:12:31,225 Uh, they organize, they run caravans all across the world. 279 00:12:31,445 --> 00:12:34,265 So without any further ado, here's Stacy. 280 00:12:34,925 --> 00:12:36,625 So Stacy, how are you doing today? 281 00:12:37,715 --> 00:12:39,145 - Doing great, Mike. How are you? 282 00:12:39,825 --> 00:12:40,945 - I am great. I'm great. 283 00:12:40,965 --> 00:12:44,025 So a lot of people have, um, been writing us 284 00:12:44,045 --> 00:12:47,065 and asking us about these, uh, fantasy RV tours. 285 00:12:47,065 --> 00:12:48,145 Of course, Jennifer and I 286 00:12:48,885 --> 00:12:52,585 and a group of our, uh, followers are about ready to do one 287 00:12:52,585 --> 00:12:55,985 of your tours in the Canadian maritimes later this summer. 288 00:12:56,765 --> 00:12:58,105 Um, explain to people 289 00:12:58,245 --> 00:13:01,785 how a guided tour works. What are they like? 290 00:13:02,455 --> 00:13:04,225 - Well, I think the tour is, uh, 291 00:13:04,295 --> 00:13:06,985 basically if you could think about, um, 292 00:13:07,565 --> 00:13:11,505 taking a cruise on land in your own rv, we are going 293 00:13:11,525 --> 00:13:14,465 to provide the entire itinerary for you. 294 00:13:14,555 --> 00:13:16,705 We're gonna make all the reservations for you. 295 00:13:17,285 --> 00:13:18,705 Uh, we make, um, 296 00:13:19,605 --> 00:13:22,905 all the bucket list item reservations for you. 297 00:13:22,995 --> 00:13:24,705 Gonna make sure you see everything. 298 00:13:24,915 --> 00:13:26,785 Gonna provide some bus transportation. 299 00:13:27,605 --> 00:13:31,665 So, um, we take the worry out of the planning for you. 300 00:13:31,845 --> 00:13:33,785 We get guaranteed campsites 301 00:13:33,925 --> 00:13:36,385 and you're gonna have guaranteed activities 302 00:13:36,385 --> 00:13:37,505 that you don't have to worry about. 303 00:13:37,635 --> 00:13:39,065 We're gonna take care of all of that. 304 00:13:39,205 --> 00:13:41,945 You show up to the rally point. We do all the rest. 305 00:13:42,935 --> 00:13:45,705 - Well tell, tell us where they are held. 306 00:13:45,985 --> 00:13:47,585 I mean, where do you do these tours? 307 00:13:48,485 --> 00:13:51,305 - We have caravans and rallies all across the United States 308 00:13:51,565 --> 00:13:55,785 as well as in, um, the Maritimes of course, we go 309 00:13:55,785 --> 00:13:57,225 to Alaska, we go to Mexico. 310 00:13:57,885 --> 00:14:00,465 And we also have a couple of overseas tours. 311 00:14:00,605 --> 00:14:04,345 One in Australia in New Zealand and one in South Africa. 312 00:14:05,385 --> 00:14:07,385 - N Now are those the, the New Zealand 313 00:14:07,525 --> 00:14:09,345 and South Africa, are those in RVs? 314 00:14:10,175 --> 00:14:12,145 - They are. They're in rental RVs, 315 00:14:12,145 --> 00:14:14,625 which we provide the rental RV for you. 316 00:14:14,625 --> 00:14:18,225 They're smaller, the, the little small class B plus, uh, 317 00:14:18,525 --> 00:14:19,745 camper RVs. 318 00:14:20,005 --> 00:14:23,785 Um, but they are, uh, perfect for getting around. 319 00:14:24,085 --> 00:14:27,545 Um, and you drive them everywhere on, um, on those tours. 320 00:14:27,735 --> 00:14:29,705 Well, that's everywhere. 321 00:14:30,105 --> 00:14:31,225 - I think I'll have you sign me up 322 00:14:31,225 --> 00:14:33,065 for both Australia and South Africa. 323 00:14:33,425 --> 00:14:35,785 I would love to camp in both places. Yeah. 324 00:14:35,845 --> 00:14:37,625 Um, you know, that brings a question. 325 00:14:38,125 --> 00:14:41,665 Uh, what about those who are in Canada or overseas? 326 00:14:42,125 --> 00:14:44,225 Um, what about health insurance? 327 00:14:44,325 --> 00:14:45,945 People always worry about that. 328 00:14:46,085 --> 00:14:47,345 Do they need to get extra health 329 00:14:47,345 --> 00:14:48,465 insurance for those countries? 330 00:14:49,095 --> 00:14:51,390 - Well, your health insurance will not cover you 331 00:14:51,425 --> 00:14:52,445 in those countries. 332 00:14:52,475 --> 00:14:55,365 Your United States policy will not cover you. 333 00:14:55,465 --> 00:14:59,045 So you do need to look into something like a travel 334 00:14:59,045 --> 00:15:02,205 insurance company, which we have a partner that on our, um, 335 00:15:02,205 --> 00:15:04,765 someone books on our website that they can go through them 336 00:15:04,785 --> 00:15:09,205 and they will provide medical reimbursement for, um, issues 337 00:15:09,205 --> 00:15:11,085 that happen while you're on tour 338 00:15:11,745 --> 00:15:16,565 or something like, um, another skymed comes to mind. 339 00:15:16,675 --> 00:15:18,245 They have different programs 340 00:15:18,305 --> 00:15:19,965 and so they'll, they'll want 341 00:15:19,965 --> 00:15:21,285 to look into a different program 342 00:15:21,355 --> 00:15:23,205 that will help cover any medical expenses 343 00:15:23,495 --> 00:15:25,365 while they are out of the country. Got 344 00:15:25,365 --> 00:15:26,365 - It. 345 00:15:26,365 --> 00:15:29,845 So how many people are typically involved in one of these, 346 00:15:30,025 --> 00:15:32,445 uh, these caravan guided type tours 347 00:15:32,985 --> 00:15:36,685 - On a caravan, we usually have no more than 25 rigs. 348 00:15:36,685 --> 00:15:39,085 And that includes the, uh, wagon master 349 00:15:39,185 --> 00:15:42,325 and the tail gunner, which is the leader wagon Master's 350 00:15:42,325 --> 00:15:44,325 gonna lead the tour and the tail gunner's gonna follow 351 00:15:44,325 --> 00:15:47,965 behind everybody else to kind of keep everybody on track, 352 00:15:47,995 --> 00:15:50,405 make sure if anybody breaks down on the side of the road, 353 00:15:50,845 --> 00:15:52,525 somebody sees 'em and stops and helps. 354 00:15:52,705 --> 00:15:56,765 And so usually 25, no more than 25 on a caravan, 355 00:15:57,305 --> 00:15:59,085 our rallies, which are stationary 356 00:15:59,185 --> 00:16:02,045 and don't move around anywhere, um, can have 357 00:16:02,725 --> 00:16:04,645 anywhere from 25 rigs 358 00:16:04,705 --> 00:16:08,325 to our balloon rallies have a hundred, a hundred rigs. 359 00:16:08,715 --> 00:16:10,205 - Yeah. But, but those aren't the, 360 00:16:10,225 --> 00:16:12,205 the guided tour type of ones. Those are not, 361 00:16:12,585 --> 00:16:16,445 - Not, we, we do tours out off the site of that rally, 362 00:16:16,585 --> 00:16:18,645 but you don't move your RV once you get there. 363 00:16:19,435 --> 00:16:24,005 - Okay. Now, um, tell us, uh, what kind of RVs, uh, 364 00:16:24,545 --> 00:16:25,685 our audience, you know, for, 365 00:16:25,735 --> 00:16:30,485 we're in everything from camper vans to huge class a's, uh, 366 00:16:31,065 --> 00:16:34,125 is there any restrictions on the type of RVs involved in 367 00:16:35,225 --> 00:16:37,605 - We only need that to be self-contained a 368 00:16:37,605 --> 00:16:38,645 self-contained rv. 369 00:16:38,705 --> 00:16:40,605 We have people that will come. 370 00:16:40,885 --> 00:16:44,165 I mean, we do have occasionally people that will do a, uh, 371 00:16:44,335 --> 00:16:46,405 truck, uh, truck camper. 372 00:16:46,865 --> 00:16:49,885 Um, but we go anywhere from, you know, the small 373 00:16:50,515 --> 00:16:55,045 tiny class Bs all the way up to the 45 foot diesel pushers 374 00:16:55,045 --> 00:16:56,805 with the towing of, you know, 375 00:16:57,045 --> 00:16:59,165 a Chevy Tahoe behind them. 376 00:16:59,425 --> 00:17:01,525 So, so we go all the way. 377 00:17:01,585 --> 00:17:04,205 But, um, obviously there are some campgrounds 378 00:17:04,205 --> 00:17:05,925 that are a little more rustic than others. 379 00:17:06,705 --> 00:17:08,485 Uh, the Alaska 380 00:17:08,665 --> 00:17:10,725 and the Maritimes campgrounds are not like 381 00:17:10,725 --> 00:17:12,405 to lower 48 campgrounds. 382 00:17:12,705 --> 00:17:15,165 Um, so they need to be prepared for that. 383 00:17:15,295 --> 00:17:17,765 We'll, we get everybody, we get everybody in, 384 00:17:17,785 --> 00:17:19,245 but sometimes it's tight. 385 00:17:19,995 --> 00:17:22,885 - Well tell why would somebody wanna do a 386 00:17:22,885 --> 00:17:24,045 guided tour like this? 387 00:17:24,145 --> 00:17:26,845 Uh, many RVs are kind of independent. 388 00:17:26,845 --> 00:17:28,485 They're used to setting off on their own. 389 00:17:28,665 --> 00:17:30,405 Why would, uh, why would a tour 390 00:17:30,405 --> 00:17:31,605 like this appeal to somebody? 391 00:17:32,315 --> 00:17:33,845 - Well, the first reason is usually 392 00:17:33,845 --> 00:17:35,165 because they're safety in numbers. 393 00:17:35,705 --> 00:17:39,765 People wanna go to Alaska or they wanna go to the Maritimes. 394 00:17:39,765 --> 00:17:41,325 But it's a pretty big undertaking 395 00:17:41,585 --> 00:17:45,325 to travel from all the way from maybe Florida to Alaska. 396 00:17:45,545 --> 00:17:47,805 You gotta, you know, it's a, it's a pretty big trip just 397 00:17:47,805 --> 00:17:50,525 to get from Florida to the border of Canada 398 00:17:50,825 --> 00:17:54,845 to start going into, um, to get up to the Alaska Highway. 399 00:17:55,185 --> 00:17:57,845 So that's the number one reason is they, 400 00:17:57,875 --> 00:17:59,165 they're a little concerned. 401 00:17:59,165 --> 00:18:00,325 Maybe they don't wanna deal with 402 00:18:00,325 --> 00:18:01,485 border crossings on their own. 403 00:18:01,515 --> 00:18:03,365 They don't know how, or they've never done it before, 404 00:18:03,425 --> 00:18:06,125 and they want somebody to show them how to do that. 405 00:18:06,905 --> 00:18:11,245 Um, the second reason is because it takes the headache out. 406 00:18:11,635 --> 00:18:15,725 Usually in a couple, one person is the planner 407 00:18:16,265 --> 00:18:18,165 and one person is like, okay, 408 00:18:18,395 --> 00:18:19,765 tell me where we're going today. 409 00:18:19,765 --> 00:18:23,525 Right? And so the planner, for something as big 410 00:18:23,665 --> 00:18:28,045 as a 60 day tour to Alaska, that's a lot of campgrounds 411 00:18:28,145 --> 00:18:29,685 to make reservations for. 412 00:18:30,465 --> 00:18:33,125 And Alaska and Maritimes 413 00:18:33,305 --> 00:18:37,085 and the most of the places that we go, it's popular. 414 00:18:37,835 --> 00:18:39,365 It's hard to get a reservation. 415 00:18:39,385 --> 00:18:42,445 You might need to get a reservation a year in advance in 416 00:18:42,445 --> 00:18:45,045 order to be able to, to book. 417 00:18:45,425 --> 00:18:46,845 We fantasy RV tours, 418 00:18:46,845 --> 00:18:49,885 because we take so many tours through those areas. 419 00:18:50,145 --> 00:18:52,765 We have standing reservations booked out 420 00:18:52,765 --> 00:18:54,565 for two years already for, 421 00:18:54,675 --> 00:18:57,325 because our tours fill up two years in advance. 422 00:18:57,385 --> 00:19:01,325 And so we have, we've already made the reservations for, um, 423 00:19:01,495 --> 00:19:02,725 those, those tours. 424 00:19:02,725 --> 00:19:05,285 So you don't have to worry about not getting a spot 425 00:19:05,465 --> 00:19:07,685 and ending up dry camping somewhere 426 00:19:07,685 --> 00:19:10,325 because all the campgrounds were full when you got there. 427 00:19:10,705 --> 00:19:14,005 - You, you, you said it was kind of like a, a a all a, 428 00:19:14,285 --> 00:19:15,845 a cruise and I think of a cruise 429 00:19:15,985 --> 00:19:18,645 and all inclusive vacations that people are used to. 430 00:19:19,385 --> 00:19:22,125 And, and that's kind of what these are like. 431 00:19:22,315 --> 00:19:24,445 Besides the campgrounds, is there anything, you know, 432 00:19:24,445 --> 00:19:26,725 what else is provided about, what about food? 433 00:19:27,375 --> 00:19:28,925 - Every tour is a little bit different. 434 00:19:28,985 --> 00:19:31,685 And you're gonna get several meals while you're on the tour. 435 00:19:31,785 --> 00:19:34,685 It won't be every single meal while you're on the tour. 436 00:19:35,105 --> 00:19:36,565 But we do provide several. 437 00:19:36,905 --> 00:19:39,885 Um, sometimes it'll be a campground meal 438 00:19:40,145 --> 00:19:43,085 that's not very often, but maybe it's a long driving day 439 00:19:43,085 --> 00:19:44,605 and we don't really have time to get out 440 00:19:44,605 --> 00:19:46,485 and go to a take everybody to a restaurant. 441 00:19:46,585 --> 00:19:49,605 But we'll have breakfast sometimes, sometimes it's a lunch, 442 00:19:49,605 --> 00:19:52,485 sometimes it's a dinner, depending on where we are 443 00:19:52,665 --> 00:19:53,805 and what is available. 444 00:19:54,025 --> 00:19:56,725 But, um, a lot of times it might be a dinner show. 445 00:19:57,385 --> 00:20:01,565 It might be a dinner cruise, um, if wherever we are. 446 00:20:01,565 --> 00:20:02,725 And so that would be included. 447 00:20:02,905 --> 00:20:06,725 All of the excursions will be included for you. 448 00:20:06,865 --> 00:20:08,885 If we say we're gonna go to the, uh, 449 00:20:09,415 --> 00:20:11,365 white pass train in Skagway, 450 00:20:11,365 --> 00:20:13,125 then we're gonna make sure we get you there 451 00:20:13,125 --> 00:20:15,925 and we're gonna make sure we're, you're, we buy your ticket 452 00:20:15,985 --> 00:20:17,485 and you're gonna get on that train 453 00:20:17,485 --> 00:20:20,405 and you're not responsible for any of any of that. 454 00:20:21,105 --> 00:20:23,245 So there will be some other optional activities. 455 00:20:23,635 --> 00:20:26,685 Like if a, if a guest wants to do something on their own, 456 00:20:26,785 --> 00:20:28,165 of course they're free to go 457 00:20:28,225 --> 00:20:29,965 and do something on their own, 458 00:20:30,305 --> 00:20:31,725 of course it would be at their expense. 459 00:20:31,785 --> 00:20:35,725 But if, um, if we're in an area, we'll give you some, a lot 460 00:20:35,725 --> 00:20:38,965 of the times we'll give you a free day in a certain area. 461 00:20:39,145 --> 00:20:40,405 If we're gonna be there for three 462 00:20:40,405 --> 00:20:43,445 or four days, we'll show you around, tell you where to go, 463 00:20:44,105 --> 00:20:45,685 uh, popular things to do. 464 00:20:45,745 --> 00:20:47,205 And then people kind of disperse 465 00:20:47,365 --> 00:20:48,885 and do their own thing if they, 466 00:20:48,945 --> 00:20:50,125 if that's what they wanna do. 467 00:20:50,915 --> 00:20:54,365 - Just in the kind of related thing, the flexibility if, 468 00:20:54,785 --> 00:20:56,405 do you all have to travel together 469 00:20:56,665 --> 00:20:58,845 or can you, you just say, Hey, we're supposed 470 00:20:58,845 --> 00:21:01,365 to be at this place at this time and whatever time you leave 471 00:21:01,365 --> 00:21:03,925 and however you get there, that's great for you. When you 472 00:21:04,145 --> 00:21:08,205 - On a traveling carvan, um, our wagon master will, uh, 473 00:21:08,205 --> 00:21:10,525 they'll have a driver's meeting on the night before that. 474 00:21:10,525 --> 00:21:11,725 They're gonna drive somewhere 475 00:21:11,785 --> 00:21:12,885 and they'll have a little meeting 476 00:21:12,905 --> 00:21:14,285 and the wagon master will say, 477 00:21:14,345 --> 00:21:16,485 I'm gonna leave here at eight o'clock tomorrow morning. 478 00:21:16,985 --> 00:21:19,445 You can, and the tail gunner's gonna leave here at 11 479 00:21:19,445 --> 00:21:20,685 o'clock tomorrow morning. 480 00:21:20,985 --> 00:21:24,285 You can leave any time between that time. 481 00:21:24,865 --> 00:21:27,445 If you would like the benefit of having the tail n 482 00:21:27,465 --> 00:21:30,365 behind you, then please make sure you've checked out 483 00:21:30,365 --> 00:21:33,125 and gotten on the road before 11:00 AM 484 00:21:33,425 --> 00:21:35,445 or whatever time they set for that. 485 00:21:35,585 --> 00:21:39,085 So we don't actually recommend that people drive nose 486 00:21:39,085 --> 00:21:41,885 to tail on, um, on a caravan. 487 00:21:41,945 --> 00:21:42,965 It blocks traffic. 488 00:21:43,225 --> 00:21:47,085 It, it creates a hazard and it makes it hard to see wildlife 489 00:21:47,145 --> 00:21:49,565 or anything else that might be down the road. 490 00:21:49,745 --> 00:21:53,245 So we use family radio systems to communicate. 491 00:21:53,425 --> 00:21:56,085 Um, wagon ster might see a bear on the road 492 00:21:56,185 --> 00:21:57,285 on the right hand side. 493 00:21:57,285 --> 00:21:58,325 So they radio back 494 00:21:58,325 --> 00:22:00,205 and they say, everybody get ready to look, you know, 495 00:22:00,245 --> 00:22:01,805 a bear on the right hand side. 496 00:22:01,905 --> 00:22:04,685 And, but we want, it's people's vacation. 497 00:22:05,145 --> 00:22:06,885 We want them to enjoy their vacation. 498 00:22:06,945 --> 00:22:10,005 And they're not stuck to traveling exactly 499 00:22:10,115 --> 00:22:11,325 with us all the time. 500 00:22:11,375 --> 00:22:15,605 We're gonna give them a very detailed trip log with our, 501 00:22:15,675 --> 00:22:17,725 with our best route. 502 00:22:18,235 --> 00:22:21,005 Sometimes it matches a GPS, sometimes not. 503 00:22:21,105 --> 00:22:23,085 We like to take a little more scenic route 504 00:22:23,185 --> 00:22:25,685 and show people something more than just 505 00:22:25,705 --> 00:22:26,925 the interstate sometimes. 506 00:22:27,145 --> 00:22:28,845 So we're gonna give 'em that map. 507 00:22:28,855 --> 00:22:30,605 We're gonna go over it and we're gonna say, 508 00:22:30,665 --> 00:22:32,405 now you guys can leave whenever you want. 509 00:22:33,025 --> 00:22:35,485 - And I would assume that the tail gunner at the back 510 00:22:36,025 --> 00:22:38,605 is the one who's gonna, if you break down 511 00:22:38,705 --> 00:22:40,925 or something, there's somebody there who says, okay, 512 00:22:40,925 --> 00:22:42,445 well there's a wrecker up ahead, 513 00:22:42,465 --> 00:22:44,845 or two miles away is a gas station, 514 00:22:45,025 --> 00:22:48,245 or there's a, a a a repair shop up here. 515 00:22:48,385 --> 00:22:50,365 And so you've got somebody that's, 516 00:22:50,465 --> 00:22:52,085 that's aware of your situation. 517 00:22:52,835 --> 00:22:54,845 - Tail gunners going to stop and help 518 00:22:54,905 --> 00:22:57,645 and make sure if they see somebody on the side of the road, 519 00:22:57,675 --> 00:23:01,125 they'll often, uh, develop some kind of signal. 520 00:23:01,355 --> 00:23:02,885 Like if you're just gonna pull off 521 00:23:02,885 --> 00:23:06,725 and maybe eat lunch, then put the yellow, you know, streamer 522 00:23:06,725 --> 00:23:07,965 around your mirror so 523 00:23:07,965 --> 00:23:09,645 that we know you're sitting there eating lunch 524 00:23:09,745 --> 00:23:11,365 and there's no need for us to stop 525 00:23:11,365 --> 00:23:13,925 and check on you if you're, if you're broken down, 526 00:23:14,065 --> 00:23:16,205 put the red streamer out so that we know 527 00:23:16,205 --> 00:23:17,245 to stop and help you. 528 00:23:17,705 --> 00:23:19,765 And so tell them will stop. 529 00:23:20,155 --> 00:23:23,645 Make sure that the, that the guest has a help on the way. 530 00:23:24,105 --> 00:23:26,725 Do what they can to help. They're not gonna fix the rig. 531 00:23:26,725 --> 00:23:29,485 They're not gonna try to touch the rig or fix the rig 532 00:23:29,485 --> 00:23:31,525 unless it's something really simple that, you know, 533 00:23:31,545 --> 00:23:32,805 and the, the hem 534 00:23:32,805 --> 00:23:35,845 and the owner of the rig decide that they can, you know, 535 00:23:36,385 --> 00:23:37,965 put it together to get 'em the next 536 00:23:37,965 --> 00:23:39,525 however far down the road. 537 00:23:39,585 --> 00:23:41,245 But they're not gonna, they're not mechanics. 538 00:23:41,705 --> 00:23:42,765 So they're gonna help. 539 00:23:42,905 --> 00:23:45,410 Um, but the main thing is that we're gonna gonna stay 540 00:23:45,435 --> 00:23:47,965 with you until we know that help is on the way 541 00:23:48,105 --> 00:23:49,965 and make sure you're in a safe location. 542 00:23:50,625 --> 00:23:54,365 And, um, and then the tail gunner can move on once we know 543 00:23:54,685 --> 00:23:56,685 somebody is either on route 544 00:23:56,705 --> 00:23:58,245 or once somebody gets there to help. 545 00:23:58,465 --> 00:23:59,685 And, um, and then, 546 00:23:59,945 --> 00:24:01,685 and then we stay in touch with the guest 547 00:24:01,775 --> 00:24:04,845 until they finally get back caught up with the tour. 548 00:24:05,555 --> 00:24:08,125 - Well, it sounds like you've thought of everything, 549 00:24:08,365 --> 00:24:11,085 'cause you probably do this same tour several times a year, 550 00:24:11,185 --> 00:24:12,765 so you, you really are familiar. 551 00:24:13,155 --> 00:24:14,885 Well, I'm looking forward to trying it out 552 00:24:14,905 --> 00:24:17,605 and I know we had so many questions since we started talking 553 00:24:17,605 --> 00:24:20,365 about it that, um, it was, it would be great to get you on 554 00:24:20,385 --> 00:24:23,045 and, and to get a quick idea of what these are like. 555 00:24:23,265 --> 00:24:25,525 So, uh, Stacy, thank you so much. 556 00:24:25,945 --> 00:24:28,405 I'm looking forward to seeing everybody, uh, yeah. 557 00:24:28,405 --> 00:24:31,365 This summer. And, uh, we're gonna do the care, the, uh, 558 00:24:31,465 --> 00:24:33,485 the Maritimes in Canada with uh, uh, 559 00:24:33,485 --> 00:24:34,605 and we'll probably do a bunch 560 00:24:34,605 --> 00:24:37,605 of live shots from there if we can get our satellite working 561 00:24:37,745 --> 00:24:39,165 and, uh, we'll have a lot of fun. 562 00:24:39,975 --> 00:24:42,325 - We're really excited you and your group 563 00:24:43,305 --> 00:24:44,305 - Now. 564 00:24:44,305 --> 00:24:45,125 We're looking to taking one 565 00:24:45,125 --> 00:24:47,565 of these tours ourselves in July Yeah. 566 00:24:47,785 --> 00:24:49,365 And with a whole bunch of other folks. 567 00:24:49,625 --> 00:24:51,725 And we're going to the Canadian Maritimes 568 00:24:51,825 --> 00:24:53,645 and we are looking forward to it. 569 00:24:53,735 --> 00:24:55,285 - We're very excited about it. And we'll try 570 00:24:55,285 --> 00:24:57,725 and do lots of reports along the way and Sure. 571 00:24:57,725 --> 00:24:59,005 You from the road, 572 00:24:59,105 --> 00:25:01,285 but it's like, alright, we're gonna take a quick break 573 00:25:01,345 --> 00:25:05,205 and when we come back, the invasion of the cicadas 574 00:25:06,335 --> 00:25:07,925 right now, I wanna talk about, uh, 575 00:25:08,215 --> 00:25:09,565 being connected on the road. 576 00:25:10,185 --> 00:25:13,605 And there's no better place to go than mobile must have. 577 00:25:13,745 --> 00:25:17,125 Mobile must have is the sponsor of this part of the podcast. 578 00:25:17,505 --> 00:25:21,885 And it is a service that is started by r vs for r vs. 579 00:25:21,885 --> 00:25:25,005 And it's dedicated to providing the most needed mobile 580 00:25:25,075 --> 00:25:26,525 lifestyle solutions. 581 00:25:26,745 --> 00:25:30,725 And this month mobile must have is offering 30 days 582 00:25:30,905 --> 00:25:34,685 of free data with the purchase of a new pep link router. 583 00:25:35,345 --> 00:25:37,925 Now mobile must have as pep link routers 584 00:25:38,105 --> 00:25:41,805 and internet solutions for every type of RVs from weekend 585 00:25:41,825 --> 00:25:43,045 and holiday vacationers 586 00:25:43,465 --> 00:25:46,005 to full-time road warriors and remote workers. 587 00:25:46,825 --> 00:25:50,245 And PEP link is the gold standard for mobile internet 588 00:25:50,505 --> 00:25:52,525 and mobile must have has a modem 589 00:25:52,525 --> 00:25:53,565 and a data plan 590 00:25:53,565 --> 00:25:57,125 that will fit literally every RV budget out there. 591 00:25:57,195 --> 00:26:01,925 They offer their fusion sim, which can provide coverage 592 00:26:02,025 --> 00:26:04,365 to every major US carrier 593 00:26:04,905 --> 00:26:09,005 mobile must have also has RV cellular antennas and wiring 594 00:26:09,065 --> 00:26:12,125 and cable solutions for starlink satellite internet. 595 00:26:12,555 --> 00:26:15,685 Just go to rv lifestyle.com/mobile. 596 00:26:15,755 --> 00:26:19,005 Must have, that's RV lifestyle.com/mobile. 597 00:26:19,035 --> 00:26:21,325 Must have and schedule a free call 598 00:26:21,465 --> 00:26:22,765 and free consultation 599 00:26:23,185 --> 00:26:25,365 to see the many different internet packages 600 00:26:25,365 --> 00:26:27,925 that are available and the one that is just right for you. 601 00:26:28,385 --> 00:26:32,445 That's rv lifestyle.com/mobile. Must have 602 00:26:33,735 --> 00:26:35,545 - Welcome back to the news of the week. 603 00:26:36,215 --> 00:26:39,305 Have you heard about the billions of cicadas 604 00:26:39,305 --> 00:26:40,305 that are coming this spring? 605 00:26:40,845 --> 00:26:42,745 That's expected to be so bad. 606 00:26:43,355 --> 00:26:45,965 Some are calling the cicada apocalypse. 607 00:26:46,385 --> 00:26:50,645 If not, you soon will for the first time in 221 years, 608 00:26:50,925 --> 00:26:54,125 a rare double brood of these one to one 609 00:26:54,125 --> 00:26:57,405 and a half inch red-eyed wing bugs will emerge from 610 00:26:57,405 --> 00:26:59,685 underground and parts of the Midwest 611 00:26:59,825 --> 00:27:03,045 and Southeast at basically the same time. 612 00:27:03,695 --> 00:27:07,045 Brood 19 will emerge in 14 states 613 00:27:07,545 --> 00:27:09,965 and brood 13 will emerge in five states 614 00:27:10,065 --> 00:27:11,965 for the first time in 17 years. 615 00:27:12,505 --> 00:27:15,005 The results for the first time since 616 00:27:15,005 --> 00:27:16,525 Thomas Jefferson was president. 617 00:27:16,525 --> 00:27:18,885 Parts of the country are going to be covered in cicadas, 618 00:27:18,965 --> 00:27:22,245 crawling on your rv, splattering on your windshield, 619 00:27:22,585 --> 00:27:25,165 and definitely impacting your camping experience. 620 00:27:25,665 --> 00:27:26,685 The bugs are expected 621 00:27:26,745 --> 00:27:29,645 to be worse from mid-May until late June. 622 00:27:29,975 --> 00:27:32,045 Their lifespan is four to six weeks. 623 00:27:32,665 --> 00:27:35,285 And the state to be hardest hit is Illinois. 624 00:27:35,705 --> 00:27:40,325 And when they die, the stink is expected to be substantial. 625 00:27:40,745 --> 00:27:44,405 So if, uh, you're camping in heavily infected cicada areas, 626 00:27:45,025 --> 00:27:46,885 you may wanna prepare now. Yeah. 627 00:27:47,705 --> 00:27:49,205 - Uh, I don't know what to make of that. 628 00:27:49,465 --> 00:27:51,725 It is gonna be a mix a mess. 629 00:27:51,875 --> 00:27:54,125 Hopefully they won't be any around love's 630 00:27:54,395 --> 00:27:57,325 because love's Travel Stops is going 631 00:27:57,405 --> 00:27:59,765 to become an RV destination of its own. 632 00:28:00,345 --> 00:28:03,205 Now loves have long been a popular place for gas 633 00:28:03,505 --> 00:28:05,845 and for people to stop for munchies in the restroom. 634 00:28:05,875 --> 00:28:07,285 Well now they're reaching out more 635 00:28:07,285 --> 00:28:09,765 and more to RVs with overnight spots. 636 00:28:10,425 --> 00:28:13,965 And, uh, currently the company has 57 locations 637 00:28:13,965 --> 00:28:15,725 that cater to RVs. 638 00:28:16,275 --> 00:28:20,525 They're planning another 31 to open by the end of 2024. 639 00:28:21,265 --> 00:28:23,365 Now, these are pretty neat spots. Really. 640 00:28:23,365 --> 00:28:26,005 They're, they have 20, or I'm sorry, they have 30 641 00:28:26,225 --> 00:28:29,485 and 50 amp electrical service, uh, water 642 00:28:30,335 --> 00:28:31,485 sewer or a dump station. 643 00:28:32,065 --> 00:28:35,365 And they have wifi. And increasingly we are finding 644 00:28:35,365 --> 00:28:39,485 that they offer things like a dog park, laundry, showers. 645 00:28:39,485 --> 00:28:41,485 They've always had those, you know, for truckers, 646 00:28:41,505 --> 00:28:43,005 but now RVs can use them. 647 00:28:43,475 --> 00:28:47,525 Propane, uh, fresh water. Um, there's restaurants. 648 00:28:47,865 --> 00:28:49,485 So they have pretty much everything there. 649 00:28:50,145 --> 00:28:52,205 The company is planning to open a luxury 650 00:28:53,185 --> 00:28:55,845 RV resort in Montana near Yellowstone 651 00:28:56,085 --> 00:28:57,165 National Park next month. 652 00:28:57,745 --> 00:28:59,005 And, and that one is 653 00:28:59,005 --> 00:29:00,005 - Gonna, that's a great idea 654 00:29:00,115 --> 00:29:02,445 - That they're gonna have a base, a basketball court. 655 00:29:02,945 --> 00:29:06,045 Uh, there'll be a communal fire pit there and picnic tables 656 00:29:06,045 --> 00:29:07,125 and of course a dog park 657 00:29:07,225 --> 00:29:08,885 and the showers and laundry and stuff. 658 00:29:09,355 --> 00:29:12,805 There's definitely a demand among RVs to find quick and safe 659 00:29:12,825 --> 00:29:14,605 and relatively inexpensive places 660 00:29:14,745 --> 00:29:17,045 to overnight on long road trips. 661 00:29:17,345 --> 00:29:19,525 So they are pretty, pretty neat. 662 00:29:19,525 --> 00:29:21,445 We are hearing more and more from people who've stayed in 663 00:29:21,445 --> 00:29:22,805 and we have not stayed in one yet. 664 00:29:22,805 --> 00:29:25,845 And it's on our list to do this year as we come into one 665 00:29:25,845 --> 00:29:27,285 of those areas where they have them. 666 00:29:28,425 --> 00:29:30,485 - Pretty cool And yeah, very cool. 667 00:29:30,945 --> 00:29:34,485 And Michiganders may soon get a two week head start on 668 00:29:34,485 --> 00:29:37,365 reserving campsites and, uh, state parks 669 00:29:37,365 --> 00:29:38,645 or forests under a bill 670 00:29:38,645 --> 00:29:41,005 that was introduced last week in the Michigan House. 671 00:29:42,165 --> 00:29:44,725 Michigan is a popular destination for campers 672 00:29:44,825 --> 00:29:47,485 and many campsites fill within minutes 673 00:29:47,785 --> 00:29:52,205 of reservations opening, making it hard to get a spot 674 00:29:52,205 --> 00:29:55,525 during the summer, particularly in, uh, popular parks. 675 00:29:56,145 --> 00:29:58,445 So under a bill introduced in the State House, 676 00:29:59,325 --> 00:30:02,805 res residents would get a two week headstart on reserving a 677 00:30:02,805 --> 00:30:05,125 campsite before reservations open 678 00:30:05,145 --> 00:30:06,725 to those living outta state. 679 00:30:07,225 --> 00:30:10,565 - Now it's interesting 'cause they're really following a 680 00:30:10,565 --> 00:30:11,885 couple of other states that have done 681 00:30:11,885 --> 00:30:13,125 this for their residents. 682 00:30:13,125 --> 00:30:15,805 And the, uh, legislator behind the bill says 683 00:30:15,805 --> 00:30:18,765 that since state residents are paying for the parks 684 00:30:18,765 --> 00:30:21,765 with their taxes that they should get for St. 685 00:30:21,785 --> 00:30:23,245 Ds. And I think a lot of, uh, 686 00:30:23,425 --> 00:30:25,525 the local residents would agree to that. 687 00:30:25,865 --> 00:30:27,605 You know, Florida just did this Mm-Hmm. 688 00:30:27,645 --> 00:30:30,205 , uh, and it gave its residents in Florida a 689 00:30:30,205 --> 00:30:31,245 one month advance window. 690 00:30:32,145 --> 00:30:35,005 Places like Florida in, uh, in the wintertime 691 00:30:35,705 --> 00:30:38,525 spring break time, you need to book a year in advance. 692 00:30:38,665 --> 00:30:41,925 And Michigan, uh, you know, in the summertime, the height 693 00:30:41,925 --> 00:30:43,285 of the summer, you, you really need 694 00:30:43,285 --> 00:30:45,285 to book a year in advance as best you can. 695 00:30:45,945 --> 00:30:49,005 Uh, more and more states are gonna be doing this, uh, 696 00:30:49,225 --> 00:30:50,685 two different prices for campers. 697 00:30:50,705 --> 00:30:52,245 One residents, one non-residents, 698 00:30:52,245 --> 00:30:54,805 but now two different reservation systems. 699 00:30:55,745 --> 00:30:58,485 Um, the Michigan bill has a bunch more it has 700 00:30:58,485 --> 00:30:59,925 to do and will follow it. 701 00:31:00,025 --> 00:31:02,805 But, uh, pretty interesting to see, uh, this, 702 00:31:02,915 --> 00:31:05,925 this trend shaping up, uh, people in the states, 703 00:31:06,145 --> 00:31:08,165 in the state that is involved love it. 704 00:31:08,185 --> 00:31:12,005 But those who, uh, wanna visit that state may have more 705 00:31:12,005 --> 00:31:14,285 of a challenge to, uh, to get there. 706 00:31:14,945 --> 00:31:18,125 - And other news, a man hiking in the, uh, Delaware water 707 00:31:18,745 --> 00:31:21,245 gap national recreation area near the Valley 708 00:31:21,915 --> 00:31:26,525 View campground was bit recently by a rabid raccoon leading 709 00:31:26,745 --> 00:31:29,205 to a warning about staying away from wildlife. 710 00:31:29,325 --> 00:31:31,605 I think we forget about rabies. 711 00:31:31,835 --> 00:31:34,605 - Yeah. It's a disease. It kills both animals and people. 712 00:31:35,425 --> 00:31:37,885 And I think it's, it's transmitted through saliva, 713 00:31:37,915 --> 00:31:39,005 like through a bite. 714 00:31:39,005 --> 00:31:40,325 Mm-Hmm. . That's why it's so dangerous. 715 00:31:40,865 --> 00:31:43,645 - So, uh, rabbit animals often lose their fear of people. 716 00:31:43,755 --> 00:31:47,085 They seem confused. They can be aggressive for no reason. 717 00:31:47,475 --> 00:31:50,325 They also may drool or seem tame. 718 00:31:51,065 --> 00:31:53,325 And so, uh, the park is urging visitors 719 00:31:53,325 --> 00:31:55,485 to stay away from all wild animals 720 00:31:56,065 --> 00:31:58,005 and to make sure their pets are up 721 00:31:58,005 --> 00:31:59,645 to date on their rabies vaccines. 722 00:32:00,345 --> 00:32:02,805 - Um, you gotta be really careful of these things. 723 00:32:03,085 --> 00:32:05,085 'cause every year there's, there's always a couple 724 00:32:05,085 --> 00:32:06,405 of these incidents that happen. 725 00:32:07,185 --> 00:32:11,645 And many cases people thought that the animal was tame 726 00:32:11,645 --> 00:32:15,405 that uh, or friendly and oh look, that raccoon is friendly. 727 00:32:15,585 --> 00:32:16,605 He wants me to pet him. 728 00:32:16,625 --> 00:32:18,405 And then they go to pet him and it bites him. 729 00:32:18,425 --> 00:32:22,365 And, um, you know, it's rabies is, is still a very serious, 730 00:32:22,545 --> 00:32:25,045 uh, thing to be, uh, worried about serious 731 00:32:25,045 --> 00:32:26,045 - And costly. 732 00:32:26,045 --> 00:32:27,125 - And very costly. Yeah. 733 00:32:27,125 --> 00:32:30,845 We have a friend who got, uh, had to get rabies treatment 734 00:32:30,985 --> 00:32:34,685 and something like the first check was like $20,000. 735 00:32:34,685 --> 00:32:36,165 Something like that. Isn't that 736 00:32:36,165 --> 00:32:37,165 - What he said? 737 00:32:37,165 --> 00:32:37,765 Yeah. He needed more shots than just 738 00:32:37,765 --> 00:32:38,765 - One, two. 739 00:32:38,765 --> 00:32:39,765 Yeah. It was a series that you have to go through, 740 00:32:39,785 --> 00:32:42,325 but I think it was like 20 grand now. 741 00:32:42,505 --> 00:32:43,925 You know, I think it's insurance handle, 742 00:32:44,105 --> 00:32:46,125 but God, my goodness, that's a lot. 743 00:32:46,505 --> 00:32:48,005 Anyway, take, uh, take that. 744 00:32:48,005 --> 00:32:50,565 You see an animal that's just not looking right. 745 00:32:50,795 --> 00:32:53,325 Doesn't seem to have a fear for your report to authorities. 746 00:32:53,505 --> 00:32:55,805 - So that's something to think about with your pet as well. 747 00:32:55,935 --> 00:32:58,405 Don't leave your pet out at night. Keep an eye on your pet. 748 00:32:58,555 --> 00:32:59,445 - Yeah. You don't want your 749 00:32:59,445 --> 00:33:00,645 pet to get bit Mm-Hmm, . 750 00:33:00,645 --> 00:33:03,285 Alright, when we come back, a couple questions to the week, 751 00:33:03,285 --> 00:33:07,085 including a question about, uh, how, what's the best way 752 00:33:07,085 --> 00:33:10,605 to tow a vehicle behind your motor home? 753 00:33:10,985 --> 00:33:13,205 Is it flat? All feels flat down, 754 00:33:13,345 --> 00:33:16,125 or is it on a dolly or is it on a trailer? 755 00:33:16,575 --> 00:33:18,525 We'll talk about that right after this. 756 00:33:18,995 --> 00:33:22,045 When we're asked What's the most important modification we 757 00:33:22,045 --> 00:33:23,085 made to our rv? 758 00:33:23,315 --> 00:33:26,445 It's an easy answer. Battle borne batteries. 759 00:33:26,445 --> 00:33:30,245 Battle borne batteries are quality, safe, reliable lithium 760 00:33:30,765 --> 00:33:32,205 batteries that allow us 761 00:33:32,385 --> 00:33:35,485 to stay out there off the grid longer. 762 00:33:35,995 --> 00:33:37,725 Lithium batteries charge faster. 763 00:33:37,955 --> 00:33:40,165 They charge fuller, they're longer lasting, 764 00:33:40,165 --> 00:33:41,165 they're maintenance free. 765 00:33:41,545 --> 00:33:43,965 And battle borne batteries are protected 766 00:33:43,965 --> 00:33:46,325 by a 10 year guarantee. 767 00:33:46,945 --> 00:33:50,725 Now in our case, they just dropped into the existing a GM 768 00:33:51,085 --> 00:33:53,605 batteries that we have and they'll probably be the 769 00:33:53,605 --> 00:33:54,725 same on your rig too. 770 00:33:55,105 --> 00:33:59,005 Battle born battery experts can get those in your rig just 771 00:33:59,005 --> 00:34:00,325 like they did with ours. 772 00:34:00,325 --> 00:34:02,445 They can also match you up with the right cabling, 773 00:34:02,465 --> 00:34:05,485 the inverter, the charger, the solar controller, everything. 774 00:34:06,285 --> 00:34:09,085 Jennifer and I swear by our battle borne batteries, 775 00:34:09,115 --> 00:34:12,325 they allow us to boondock off the grid. 776 00:34:12,575 --> 00:34:13,765 Check him out. Go 777 00:34:13,765 --> 00:34:16,965 to rv lifestyle.com/lithium rv 778 00:34:16,965 --> 00:34:19,205 lifestyle.com/lithium. 779 00:34:20,755 --> 00:34:22,365 Alright, welcome back time now 780 00:34:22,365 --> 00:34:23,965 for the RV questions of the week. 781 00:34:23,965 --> 00:34:25,405 And we're gonna do a couple of 'em this week. 782 00:34:25,905 --> 00:34:27,765 Uh, you got the first one for us. Yes. 783 00:34:27,865 --> 00:34:30,205 - Uh, we recently replaced our awning. 784 00:34:30,635 --> 00:34:34,445 It's seemed fine for most of the 2K trips that we were on. 785 00:34:34,965 --> 00:34:35,965 I didn't notice anything. 786 00:34:36,525 --> 00:34:38,725 I pulled it out to dry when we got home. 787 00:34:39,385 --> 00:34:43,765 Now when we're, uh, bringing out powered awning in the, uh, 788 00:34:43,765 --> 00:34:45,525 front side rolls up, fine. 789 00:34:45,585 --> 00:34:47,445 - That's not, that doesn't make any sense, would you? 790 00:34:47,465 --> 00:34:50,205 It doesn't. Now, when we bring our powered awning in the 791 00:34:50,205 --> 00:34:51,685 front side rolls up, fine. 792 00:34:51,785 --> 00:34:53,885 It rolls up fine. Let's do it again. 793 00:34:55,345 --> 00:34:56,965 That's probably the best way to just do it again. 794 00:34:57,585 --> 00:34:59,685 - We, uh, recently replaced our awning. 795 00:34:59,985 --> 00:35:03,445 It seemed fine for most of the 2K trips that they were on. 796 00:35:03,885 --> 00:35:06,125 I didn't notice anything. I put it out 797 00:35:06,125 --> 00:35:07,605 to dry when we got home. 798 00:35:08,225 --> 00:35:12,205 Now when we bring out our powered awning in the front side, 799 00:35:12,505 --> 00:35:14,325 it, it rolls up fine tight, 800 00:35:14,745 --> 00:35:18,445 but the backside has three to four inches of slack left. 801 00:35:19,025 --> 00:35:21,525 Has anyone encountered this? How do you fix it? 802 00:35:21,525 --> 00:35:22,685 And that's from Jeff's. And, 803 00:35:22,865 --> 00:35:25,605 - Um, Jeff posted that question on our new RV 804 00:35:25,805 --> 00:35:26,965 lifestyle community. 805 00:35:27,625 --> 00:35:30,605 And the answer came from Brad. Brad Claridge. 806 00:35:30,785 --> 00:35:33,365 He is an RV mobile tech from Tennessee, 807 00:35:33,905 --> 00:35:36,245 but he is, uh, also a really good friend of ours. 808 00:35:36,385 --> 00:35:38,165 And he's the mobile tech we use. 809 00:35:38,345 --> 00:35:41,205 Uh, he's our neighbor, uh, at the, uh, property 810 00:35:41,205 --> 00:35:44,285 where we like to camp our RV property in Tennessee. 811 00:35:44,745 --> 00:35:46,325 So here's what Brad's advice was. 812 00:35:46,345 --> 00:35:49,325 He says, it sounds Jeff, like your awning has slipped 813 00:35:49,385 --> 00:35:53,685 to one side of the roller and it has to be realigned. 814 00:35:54,185 --> 00:35:57,165 And he said that there should be one screw on each end 815 00:35:57,165 --> 00:35:59,925 that goes through the plastic guide into the roller. 816 00:36:00,625 --> 00:36:02,725 Uh, they keep the material from shifting 817 00:36:03,265 --> 00:36:04,845 and that's where you would adjust it. 818 00:36:05,265 --> 00:36:07,525 And, uh, that's a great help from from Brad. 819 00:36:08,025 --> 00:36:11,085 Uh, and, uh, it's just another typical example of 820 00:36:11,265 --> 00:36:13,565 how helpful this RV lifestyle community 821 00:36:13,565 --> 00:36:14,845 that we have has become. 822 00:36:15,345 --> 00:36:17,605 Uh, if you have a question like that, post it, 823 00:36:18,005 --> 00:36:21,845 somebody will help you out and, um, you'll see it's so, uh, 824 00:36:22,035 --> 00:36:24,405 such a nice service to have warm and welcoming. 825 00:36:24,625 --> 00:36:28,885 Uh, you join it by going to community dot rv lifestyle.com. 826 00:36:29,025 --> 00:36:30,085 And we have another question 827 00:36:30,085 --> 00:36:32,645 that was also posted on our community. 828 00:36:33,105 --> 00:36:34,285 You wanna read that one? Yeah, I 829 00:36:34,285 --> 00:36:35,285 - Certainly do. 830 00:36:35,475 --> 00:36:38,205 Just read, uh, turning from our first, uh, 831 00:36:38,205 --> 00:36:42,245 trip in a class C Thor 24 foot, I was wondering 832 00:36:42,265 --> 00:36:45,565 how hard it would be to tow a car behind this, 833 00:36:45,625 --> 00:36:48,125 or should I do flatbed towing? 834 00:36:48,125 --> 00:36:49,205 And this was from Lynn. 835 00:36:49,555 --> 00:36:51,685 - Well, as I was saying, this is another question 836 00:36:51,685 --> 00:36:54,445 that was first posted on our RV lifestyle community. 837 00:36:54,505 --> 00:36:57,245 And the overwhelming consensus is 838 00:36:57,245 --> 00:36:59,285 that flat towing is the easiest 839 00:36:59,985 --> 00:37:03,165 and the best way to tow, uh, a dinghy 840 00:37:03,225 --> 00:37:06,125 or, uh, an extra RV of our towed as it's known. 841 00:37:06,665 --> 00:37:09,485 We had a lot of our, uh, members in the community respond. 842 00:37:09,625 --> 00:37:11,605 Bob and Roxy said, for example, 843 00:37:11,635 --> 00:37:13,645 that they tow a Jeep Gladiator 844 00:37:13,745 --> 00:37:17,205 behind their 27 foot class C motor home. 845 00:37:18,065 --> 00:37:19,565 He said, you don't even know it's back there. 846 00:37:20,185 --> 00:37:22,845 And Ken, who has flat towed, uh, 847 00:37:22,905 --> 00:37:27,005 behind two class a RVs that he's owned, says 848 00:37:27,005 --> 00:37:31,005 that a flat towed vehicle is narrower than the motor home. 849 00:37:31,145 --> 00:37:33,965 So it follows wherever you fit. 850 00:37:34,425 --> 00:37:35,845 And he said that the only time 851 00:37:35,845 --> 00:37:37,965 that you're gonna see it in your mirrors is when you 852 00:37:37,965 --> 00:37:39,125 do a very sharp tour. 853 00:37:39,485 --> 00:37:40,845 'cause a, a very sharp turn. 854 00:37:41,505 --> 00:37:44,445 Um, so he says it, it's a great way to, to, uh, to, 855 00:37:44,445 --> 00:37:48,285 that's the best way to, uh, to tow if you can, uh, Ruth 856 00:37:48,425 --> 00:37:51,925 or Beth rather another, uh, RV or Beth, uh, flat tows. 857 00:37:51,925 --> 00:37:53,645 And she said it's much easier than 858 00:37:53,645 --> 00:37:55,285 with a trailer or a dolly. 859 00:37:55,985 --> 00:37:59,005 And I would, um, I would add my agreement to all of that. 860 00:37:59,105 --> 00:38:02,005 But I would also say that not every car 861 00:38:02,345 --> 00:38:05,485 or truck can be flat towed. 862 00:38:05,945 --> 00:38:09,085 Uh, to be sure that a vehicle is appropriate 863 00:38:09,185 --> 00:38:10,605 for flat towing, you need 864 00:38:10,605 --> 00:38:13,085 to look at the owner's manual of that vehicle. 865 00:38:13,705 --> 00:38:16,005 Um, nearly every car manufacturer has 866 00:38:16,005 --> 00:38:17,645 to specify in the towing 867 00:38:17,705 --> 00:38:21,405 or recreational section whether it can be towed 868 00:38:21,755 --> 00:38:25,005 with all four wheels on the ground, um, 869 00:38:25,345 --> 00:38:27,165 or whether it needs to be on a trailer 870 00:38:27,465 --> 00:38:28,765 or whether it needs to be towed 871 00:38:28,765 --> 00:38:30,485 with two wheels lifted off the ground 872 00:38:30,705 --> 00:38:33,645 and the, the, uh, rear wheels put on a dolly. 873 00:38:34,185 --> 00:38:38,445 Um, the most popular vehicle to flat tow by far has been 874 00:38:38,505 --> 00:38:41,245 for years is the Jeep Wrangler. 875 00:38:42,025 --> 00:38:45,005 And you know why that's, it doesn't weigh that much, right? 876 00:38:45,235 --> 00:38:47,485 It's like, uh, right around 3000 pounds. 877 00:38:48,185 --> 00:38:50,165 So it is not too much of a strain. 878 00:38:50,505 --> 00:38:54,845 And of course the Jeep Wrangler is great for off-Road, uh, 879 00:38:55,195 --> 00:38:56,365 tooling around as well. 880 00:38:56,985 --> 00:38:59,325 Uh, next most popular as, uh, Bob 881 00:38:59,345 --> 00:39:02,725 and Roxy, uh, said in their response, uh, to the question 882 00:39:03,265 --> 00:39:07,765 is the cheap Gladiator, and then some other popular toads 883 00:39:07,765 --> 00:39:12,085 or dinghies, the Honda CRV and the Ford Ranger. 884 00:39:12,825 --> 00:39:15,525 Uh, we will put a link in the show notes 885 00:39:15,585 --> 00:39:19,285 for this episode at rv lifestyle.com/podcast. 886 00:39:20,305 --> 00:39:23,765 Uh, and it's to a website called, uh, run by a, uh, 887 00:39:24,045 --> 00:39:26,005 a website called Etrailer. 888 00:39:26,625 --> 00:39:28,645 And, uh, it's a page that they have 889 00:39:28,755 --> 00:39:33,045 that lists the most popular vehicles to flat tow 890 00:39:33,545 --> 00:39:34,645 behind an rv. 891 00:39:35,025 --> 00:39:37,605 And we will again put that link, uh, on the, uh, 892 00:39:37,745 --> 00:39:40,285 rv lifestyle.com, uh, podcast, uh, 893 00:39:40,285 --> 00:39:41,365 page under the show notes. 894 00:39:42,105 --> 00:39:43,565 Um, so there you go. 895 00:39:43,665 --> 00:39:45,765 By far and away flat towing, everybody seems 896 00:39:45,765 --> 00:39:47,405 to agree is the best way to tow. 897 00:39:47,715 --> 00:39:52,285 Just not all vehicles can be all four wheel flat towed. 898 00:39:52,505 --> 00:39:54,165 Do you have a question? Do you have a comment? 899 00:39:54,525 --> 00:39:56,525 Anything you heard today? You can reach us, uh, 900 00:39:56,865 --> 00:39:58,965 at our private email address, which is Mike 901 00:39:58,965 --> 00:40:01,645 and jen@rvlifestyle.com. 902 00:40:01,915 --> 00:40:03,445 Alright, that's it for this week. 903 00:40:03,445 --> 00:40:05,805 Thank you guys so much for watching and listening. 904 00:40:06,455 --> 00:40:07,285 Happy Trail.