1 00:00:00,279 --> 00:00:02,214 This week on the Rv podcast. 2 00:00:02,671 --> 00:00:06,101 What real Rv like and dislike about their 3 00:00:06,181 --> 00:00:06,681 Rv. 4 00:00:07,298 --> 00:00:09,984 And Alaskan Rv rental company has a abrupt 5 00:00:10,263 --> 00:00:13,469 shut down after being accused of shady dealings 6 00:00:13,605 --> 00:00:15,197 involving security deposits, 7 00:00:16,470 --> 00:00:19,854 taxes that were not do and forging customer 8 00:00:20,471 --> 00:00:20,710 signatures. 9 00:00:21,428 --> 00:00:24,675 At Mike and Jen story time segment, the 10 00:00:24,793 --> 00:00:27,568 end of this broadcast we'll share what we 11 00:00:27,568 --> 00:00:28,068 learned 12 00:00:28,757 --> 00:00:32,166 firsthand about why every hike in Barr country 13 00:00:32,166 --> 00:00:33,297 should Cherry Bears spray. 14 00:00:34,015 --> 00:00:35,929 All this plus the rv the news of 15 00:00:35,929 --> 00:00:37,466 the week and your questions 16 00:00:38,003 --> 00:00:40,337 coming up in episode 05:02 17 00:00:40,475 --> 00:00:41,932 of the Rv podcast. 18 00:00:51,974 --> 00:00:54,755 Hello, everybody. I'm Mike Wen, and this is 19 00:00:54,755 --> 00:00:58,411 my lifelong traveling companion and my bride, Jennifer. 20 00:00:58,823 --> 00:01:00,964 Hello, Michael. Just a quick reminder that you 21 00:01:00,964 --> 00:01:03,763 can watch the video version of this Rv 22 00:01:03,977 --> 00:01:06,379 lifestyle Rv podcast on our 23 00:01:06,927 --> 00:01:08,858 Youtube channel. Just go to 24 00:01:09,392 --> 00:01:11,006 Youtube dot com slash 25 00:01:11,381 --> 00:01:12,438 r v 26 00:01:12,972 --> 00:01:13,211 lifestyle. 27 00:01:14,101 --> 00:01:17,044 Well, it's been a crazy week. Hasn't it 28 00:01:17,044 --> 00:01:18,714 then? It's been very busy. 29 00:01:19,351 --> 00:01:19,907 We're back. 30 00:01:20,797 --> 00:01:23,495 Still recovering from our Rv lifestyle rally that 31 00:01:23,495 --> 00:01:25,004 was held last week and ship, 32 00:01:25,797 --> 00:01:29,314 Indiana in the heart of Amish country, we 33 00:01:29,543 --> 00:01:32,344 called us the gather and groove meetup up 34 00:01:32,478 --> 00:01:32,716 because, 35 00:01:33,430 --> 00:01:36,390 on Thursday night, we all grew by attending 36 00:01:36,763 --> 00:01:37,501 a concert 37 00:01:37,889 --> 00:01:39,564 at Moto towns legendary 38 00:01:40,282 --> 00:01:42,515 temptation. They were the guests. And, you know, 39 00:01:42,674 --> 00:01:45,067 that some of our attendees are now calling 40 00:01:45,067 --> 00:01:47,220 all those who went. We are now the 41 00:01:47,300 --> 00:01:48,911 Rv I lifestyle groove. 42 00:01:49,948 --> 00:01:52,023 Here we go. I like that name. Yeah. 43 00:01:52,501 --> 00:01:53,698 You know, when we come back from a 44 00:01:53,698 --> 00:01:54,996 trip like this is always 45 00:01:55,469 --> 00:01:58,658 is a little embarrassing because after every 1 46 00:01:58,658 --> 00:01:58,977 of these, 47 00:02:00,013 --> 00:02:01,209 you and I tell ourselves, 48 00:02:01,847 --> 00:02:04,334 this 1 was the best 1 ever. And 49 00:02:04,334 --> 00:02:06,568 then I'm very predictable because I always say, 50 00:02:06,808 --> 00:02:08,803 let's go back and do the same location 51 00:02:08,803 --> 00:02:11,596 next year. But it was so great hanging 52 00:02:11,596 --> 00:02:14,711 out with our friends and, followers last week, 53 00:02:15,107 --> 00:02:16,536 and we can't wait for the next 1, 54 00:02:16,694 --> 00:02:19,155 which is in October, and it will be 55 00:02:19,155 --> 00:02:21,034 in Florida and October is 56 00:02:21,392 --> 00:02:22,824 by all means the best, 57 00:02:23,381 --> 00:02:24,972 month of the year. Don't you think for 58 00:02:24,972 --> 00:02:26,961 our years? I think you can't beat Florida 59 00:02:26,961 --> 00:02:29,762 in October. Quick remind you that we would 60 00:02:29,762 --> 00:02:31,139 love it if you guys 61 00:02:31,515 --> 00:02:33,985 would give us a review of the Rv 62 00:02:33,985 --> 00:02:34,383 podcast. 63 00:02:34,861 --> 00:02:37,672 Just use whatever app you listen to, and 64 00:02:37,983 --> 00:02:39,731 please give us a review, we really love 65 00:02:39,731 --> 00:02:41,638 those 5 star reviews that you send us. 66 00:02:42,194 --> 00:02:43,783 And every time when somebody gives us a 67 00:02:43,783 --> 00:02:46,106 review, it kinda helps us I get worried 68 00:02:46,106 --> 00:02:49,079 about the podcast out through social media, and 69 00:02:49,137 --> 00:02:51,530 it's just shared more, so we'd appreciate it. 70 00:02:52,248 --> 00:02:52,647 Also, 71 00:02:53,125 --> 00:02:55,534 if you have a comment or a question, 72 00:02:55,773 --> 00:02:57,609 and you'd like us to address it on 73 00:02:57,609 --> 00:02:58,488 the next podcast. 74 00:02:59,046 --> 00:03:02,479 Our personal email is mike and jen at 75 00:03:02,479 --> 00:03:03,698 rv lifestyle 76 00:03:04,076 --> 00:03:04,555 dot com. 77 00:03:05,368 --> 00:03:07,838 Is it hot enough for you? It's more 78 00:03:07,838 --> 00:03:10,069 than hot enough. Yeah. We are in the 79 00:03:10,069 --> 00:03:13,176 midst of, a heat wave that is gripping 80 00:03:13,176 --> 00:03:15,819 the middle part of the country and it's 81 00:03:15,819 --> 00:03:17,649 supposed to last, I think, all week long. 82 00:03:18,047 --> 00:03:18,445 So 83 00:03:19,081 --> 00:03:20,377 if you're out rv 84 00:03:20,831 --> 00:03:22,025 in the middle part of the country, you're 85 00:03:22,025 --> 00:03:23,696 gonna know what it's like being in Florida, 86 00:03:24,267 --> 00:03:26,117 this time of year because it's hot 87 00:03:26,570 --> 00:03:30,699 and it is humid, but hey, summertime. So 88 00:03:30,699 --> 00:03:33,021 that's that's good. Alright. We're we'll take quick 89 00:03:33,021 --> 00:03:34,856 break. When we come back, we'll get the 90 00:03:34,856 --> 00:03:36,611 podcast really rolling and we'll start off with 91 00:03:36,611 --> 00:03:38,765 a social media buzz so stay with us. 92 00:03:39,658 --> 00:03:42,053 After countless nights in the road, we have 93 00:03:42,053 --> 00:03:45,726 finally found the ultimate comfort solution for our 94 00:03:45,726 --> 00:03:49,174 home away from home. Our Rv mattress, from 95 00:03:49,254 --> 00:03:52,770 Rv mattress dot com slash rv lifestyle. Now 96 00:03:52,770 --> 00:03:54,288 let me tell you. This is a game 97 00:03:54,288 --> 00:03:54,608 changer. 98 00:03:55,487 --> 00:03:58,215 Everybody knows that the stock mattresses that come 99 00:03:58,215 --> 00:04:01,309 in an Rv are not great. And whether 100 00:04:01,309 --> 00:04:03,292 you are a weekend warrior or a full 101 00:04:03,292 --> 00:04:05,433 timer, You deserve better sleep. 102 00:04:06,164 --> 00:04:08,881 Rv mattress dot com has 22 103 00:04:08,881 --> 00:04:12,578 plus size options, 5 height options, and 3 104 00:04:12,638 --> 00:04:15,535 firm options. So you are bound to find 105 00:04:15,768 --> 00:04:16,641 something that fits. 106 00:04:17,355 --> 00:04:20,052 Jennifer and I got the signature hybrid mattress 107 00:04:20,052 --> 00:04:23,408 in queen with the cooling cover, and we 108 00:04:23,464 --> 00:04:26,108 love it. 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Welcome back everybody time now for the 128 00:05:14,953 --> 00:05:16,630 social media buzz. 129 00:05:17,522 --> 00:05:20,473 And Wendy Boy reports on the hot issues 130 00:05:20,473 --> 00:05:23,105 most talked about this past week on social 131 00:05:23,105 --> 00:05:23,504 media, 132 00:05:23,983 --> 00:05:27,503 and our Rv lifestyle community group. Hi everybody. 133 00:05:27,900 --> 00:05:31,255 In our Rv lifestyle communities, mods in Diy 134 00:05:31,866 --> 00:05:34,424 tweaks space. We asked everyone What is the 135 00:05:34,424 --> 00:05:37,460 most efficient modification you've made in your Rv 136 00:05:37,460 --> 00:05:40,656 to maximize space and utility. And there were 137 00:05:40,656 --> 00:05:43,143 so many interesting things people shared. I have 138 00:05:43,143 --> 00:05:45,450 to share a couple with you. A 1 139 00:05:45,450 --> 00:05:47,200 thing that came up over and over where 140 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:48,893 people said game changer 141 00:05:49,204 --> 00:05:50,795 when they got the snap pads. 142 00:05:51,670 --> 00:05:53,102 Brian was 1 of many who said he 143 00:05:53,102 --> 00:05:55,091 puts them with his fifth wheel landing legs. 144 00:05:55,250 --> 00:05:57,732 He uses them there. No more wooden boards 145 00:05:57,732 --> 00:06:00,038 just saves time and been a game changer. 146 00:06:00,913 --> 00:06:02,982 Another thing that was shared was from Tracy. 147 00:06:03,141 --> 00:06:04,675 She's said that she and her husband got 148 00:06:04,675 --> 00:06:06,754 rid of their Ar mid bunk room turned 149 00:06:06,754 --> 00:06:09,154 it into an office, and now they can 150 00:06:09,154 --> 00:06:11,074 go camping more because they can work a 151 00:06:11,074 --> 00:06:13,324 little bit from the road when Siri. And 152 00:06:13,484 --> 00:06:16,507 Mark, he replaced the Jack knife sofa and 153 00:06:16,507 --> 00:06:19,132 foundation in his Rv with a sleeper or 154 00:06:19,132 --> 00:06:21,281 sofa. Now he's got more places to sleep. 155 00:06:21,694 --> 00:06:23,852 And he's lost 0 sleeping room. And he 156 00:06:23,852 --> 00:06:25,451 shared a pitcher in the new self was 157 00:06:25,451 --> 00:06:27,848 super cute. And that's just again, a couple 158 00:06:27,848 --> 00:06:29,606 things that people shared there and lots of... 159 00:06:29,846 --> 00:06:31,125 It's worth reading. Lots of ideas. 160 00:06:31,860 --> 00:06:34,340 Also in our community in the troubleshooting space, 161 00:06:34,580 --> 00:06:36,900 we had a post recently from Alan and 162 00:06:36,980 --> 00:06:39,139 Cindy. Now, Alan and Cindy, were camping in 163 00:06:39,220 --> 00:06:40,754 Texas for a month. And while they were 164 00:06:40,754 --> 00:06:43,395 there, they got ants, those really little ants, 165 00:06:43,875 --> 00:06:45,314 and they're having a hard time getting rid 166 00:06:45,314 --> 00:06:47,254 of them. So they ask for some suggestions 167 00:06:47,634 --> 00:06:48,995 and even pest control products. 168 00:06:49,887 --> 00:06:52,752 Some great suggestions here, but he said those 169 00:06:52,752 --> 00:06:55,060 really tiny little ants from Texas are called 170 00:06:55,060 --> 00:06:56,812 sugar ants. So not only do they need 171 00:06:56,812 --> 00:06:58,259 to find out how they were getting in 172 00:06:58,259 --> 00:07:00,327 the rig and close that up, but where 173 00:07:00,327 --> 00:07:02,634 are they finding the sweetness, clean that up 174 00:07:02,634 --> 00:07:05,678 and then spray. Bert said, to prevent them 175 00:07:05,678 --> 00:07:07,836 from coming in, they need to spray something 176 00:07:07,836 --> 00:07:09,993 at how long anything that touches the ground. 177 00:07:10,153 --> 00:07:10,792 We're talking, 178 00:07:11,352 --> 00:07:12,971 landing gear hoses 179 00:07:14,558 --> 00:07:17,126 steps, power cords, tires, everything 180 00:07:17,819 --> 00:07:19,330 to try to make that barrier. 181 00:07:19,728 --> 00:07:21,421 And then a lot of folks suggested 182 00:07:22,289 --> 00:07:24,358 chemicals that they had bought that they had 183 00:07:24,358 --> 00:07:25,871 used or had heard good things about for 184 00:07:25,871 --> 00:07:28,021 getting rid of ants included like, t liquid 185 00:07:28,021 --> 00:07:31,857 ant baits, At Ant gel, 0 spray. So 186 00:07:31,857 --> 00:07:33,926 good information there, and I hope Ellen and 187 00:07:33,926 --> 00:07:35,439 cindy you guys got rid of those things. 188 00:07:36,076 --> 00:07:37,906 And then over in our Facebook group, 189 00:07:38,716 --> 00:07:40,066 I have to tell you about a post 190 00:07:40,066 --> 00:07:42,710 from joy. Now, Joy was frustrated. 191 00:07:43,242 --> 00:07:45,783 She says exhausted because she keeps spending so 192 00:07:45,783 --> 00:07:47,549 much time and she getting ready to go 193 00:07:47,549 --> 00:07:48,584 camping every weekend? 194 00:07:49,301 --> 00:07:51,690 She said, by the time they... She makes 195 00:07:51,690 --> 00:07:54,318 her meal list, go shopping prepares the food 196 00:07:54,318 --> 00:07:56,566 loves it, then gets her bedding then cleans 197 00:07:56,566 --> 00:07:58,482 the rig and then gets clothes in there 198 00:07:58,482 --> 00:08:00,419 and then gets the toiletries, the paper products 199 00:08:00,478 --> 00:08:02,873 and anna and on. She's just exhausted and 200 00:08:02,873 --> 00:08:05,604 she's looking for some tips. On how to 201 00:08:05,604 --> 00:08:06,104 just 202 00:08:06,485 --> 00:08:08,964 streamline this, so she's not so exhausted every 203 00:08:08,964 --> 00:08:11,204 time when she thinks about camping. And over 204 00:08:11,204 --> 00:08:14,172 800 people, his suggestions for her, there were 205 00:08:14,172 --> 00:08:15,606 a lot of really good ones here. 206 00:08:16,881 --> 00:08:18,475 Many people said for food, 207 00:08:19,272 --> 00:08:21,599 simplify it. Make a very simple menu and 208 00:08:21,599 --> 00:08:23,832 have the same 1. Every weekend you camping. 209 00:08:24,071 --> 00:08:25,587 That way, you have the same shopping list, 210 00:08:25,826 --> 00:08:27,979 the same meal, plan, you don't have to 211 00:08:27,979 --> 00:08:29,908 think about it, makes it simple. And you 212 00:08:29,908 --> 00:08:31,821 can even order your food online ahead of 213 00:08:31,821 --> 00:08:33,335 time at the grocery store have bring it 214 00:08:33,335 --> 00:08:35,168 to the car saving more time. 215 00:08:35,965 --> 00:08:37,081 For other items, 216 00:08:37,735 --> 00:08:40,294 A many said, get duplicates for your bedding, 217 00:08:40,534 --> 00:08:43,254 get duplicates for your towels, get duplicates. Even 218 00:08:43,254 --> 00:08:45,095 for your clothes, if you can get duplicates. 219 00:08:45,509 --> 00:08:47,105 Have clothes that you keep in the camper 220 00:08:47,105 --> 00:08:48,621 all the time, close that you keep home 221 00:08:48,621 --> 00:08:50,776 all the time. That way, no thought. You 222 00:08:50,776 --> 00:08:51,973 clean them when you come in from the 223 00:08:51,973 --> 00:08:53,250 trip you stick them back out there. 224 00:08:53,984 --> 00:08:55,580 At your leisure. And then when you're ready 225 00:08:55,580 --> 00:08:57,256 to go that's 1 less thing to worry 226 00:08:57,256 --> 00:08:57,416 about. 227 00:08:58,533 --> 00:09:02,125 For food and toiletries, people suggested bins, 228 00:09:03,334 --> 00:09:05,163 it's easy to bring things in and out 229 00:09:05,163 --> 00:09:05,560 that way. 230 00:09:06,355 --> 00:09:09,137 Also, for people said for paper products, when 231 00:09:09,137 --> 00:09:10,886 you run out of something, write a list 232 00:09:10,886 --> 00:09:13,289 while you're camping, And then when you're home 233 00:09:13,289 --> 00:09:15,520 at your leisure, we stock it. So that 234 00:09:15,520 --> 00:09:17,034 way when it's time to go camping. Again, 235 00:09:17,194 --> 00:09:18,389 you don't have to think about it, you've 236 00:09:18,389 --> 00:09:20,639 already handled it. And that's just a couple 237 00:09:20,639 --> 00:09:22,480 things there were so many good suggestions in 238 00:09:22,480 --> 00:09:24,480 this thread and there are others besides joy, 239 00:09:24,639 --> 00:09:26,240 who've got exhausted every time they need to 240 00:09:26,240 --> 00:09:27,894 go camping. So hopefully that 241 00:09:28,490 --> 00:09:29,999 post helped a lot of people. 242 00:09:30,634 --> 00:09:32,222 And that's it for me this week. I'm 243 00:09:32,381 --> 00:09:34,207 Wendy Bo, and I'll see you over in 244 00:09:34,207 --> 00:09:36,907 our Rv lifestyle community or Facebook group. 245 00:09:37,954 --> 00:09:40,015 But if you're not a member of, our 246 00:09:40,015 --> 00:09:43,608 social media group's, Facebook Rv lifestyle group or 247 00:09:43,743 --> 00:09:45,011 our new community, 248 00:09:45,423 --> 00:09:47,493 dot rv lifestyle dot com. We invite you 249 00:09:47,493 --> 00:09:49,643 to be a part of it. So much 250 00:09:49,643 --> 00:09:52,350 good information. Yeah. There really wasn't every week 251 00:09:52,350 --> 00:09:55,065 at amaze made. The new thoughts, the new 252 00:09:55,065 --> 00:09:57,127 ideas, and I could really relate to the 253 00:09:57,127 --> 00:09:58,237 woman who was saying, 254 00:09:58,792 --> 00:09:59,744 she needed some help, 255 00:10:00,775 --> 00:10:01,275 organizational 256 00:10:01,584 --> 00:10:02,702 help to 257 00:10:03,260 --> 00:10:06,134 pack and prepare food, and all that you 258 00:10:06,134 --> 00:10:07,651 need to do to get ready for a 259 00:10:07,651 --> 00:10:11,258 trip and then coming home and so people 260 00:10:11,258 --> 00:10:13,812 gave her a lot of suggestions and things 261 00:10:13,812 --> 00:10:15,648 they do to make that not so burdensome 262 00:10:15,967 --> 00:10:18,123 That. That was great. We're gonna meet a 263 00:10:18,123 --> 00:10:19,400 bunch of real rv. 264 00:10:19,734 --> 00:10:21,564 In a minute. And we went out to 265 00:10:21,564 --> 00:10:23,315 of them, these are folks we met last 266 00:10:23,315 --> 00:10:24,826 week and in our and are gathering in 267 00:10:24,906 --> 00:10:25,406 Ship. 268 00:10:26,020 --> 00:10:27,930 And we asked them what they liked best 269 00:10:27,930 --> 00:10:30,419 about their Rv. Because you'll learn some things 270 00:10:30,419 --> 00:10:32,899 when you're shopping, and we ask what they 271 00:10:32,899 --> 00:10:34,019 liked the least. 272 00:10:34,580 --> 00:10:36,580 And sometimes it was the same thing. 273 00:10:37,549 --> 00:10:39,059 How'd that work out? We'll stick with us. 274 00:10:39,536 --> 00:10:41,681 Right after this, you'll meet them all on 275 00:10:41,681 --> 00:10:42,420 our Rv 276 00:10:42,794 --> 00:10:45,670 discussion of the week. Jennifer and I took 277 00:10:45,670 --> 00:10:48,213 a trip to Las Vegas and Arizona to 278 00:10:48,213 --> 00:10:50,994 look at wind mail acres, a brand new 279 00:10:51,153 --> 00:10:53,792 Rv property being offered by West stern land 280 00:10:53,792 --> 00:10:54,350 and ranches. 281 00:10:54,908 --> 00:10:58,037 They're selling off 1 and 2 acre parcels 282 00:10:58,494 --> 00:11:00,486 starting at only 14900 283 00:11:00,486 --> 00:11:03,297 dollars Now these are big. An acre is 284 00:11:03,297 --> 00:11:05,954 the size of a football field. The properties 285 00:11:06,014 --> 00:11:08,970 are on a plateau with big valley views 286 00:11:08,970 --> 00:11:11,692 and the look location is amazing. Next to 287 00:11:11,851 --> 00:11:15,507 Lake Mead national recreation area. We had a 288 00:11:15,507 --> 00:11:18,050 blast. There are so many places to explore 289 00:11:18,050 --> 00:11:18,868 near the property 290 00:11:19,179 --> 00:11:21,570 the Grand Canyon. We took a bold ride 291 00:11:21,570 --> 00:11:24,041 on the Colorado river below Hoover dam. 292 00:11:24,679 --> 00:11:26,751 Boulder city was a fun little town. 293 00:11:27,725 --> 00:11:29,485 That's right off route 66, 294 00:11:29,804 --> 00:11:32,125 and, of course, we had to enjoy some 295 00:11:32,125 --> 00:11:33,725 nightlife in Las Vegas. 296 00:11:34,365 --> 00:11:37,094 It's a lifetime supply of fun things to 297 00:11:37,094 --> 00:11:39,559 do when you own a camp at wind 298 00:11:39,559 --> 00:11:39,956 acres. 299 00:11:40,513 --> 00:11:42,581 The properties are now available. 300 00:11:43,137 --> 00:11:44,465 This is 100 301 00:11:44,664 --> 00:11:47,136 percent ownership. So there's no reservations needed when 302 00:11:47,136 --> 00:11:50,008 you wanna hang out, time limits or crowded 303 00:11:50,008 --> 00:11:51,842 parks that you have to go through. You 304 00:11:51,842 --> 00:11:54,450 can share your property, you can rent it 305 00:11:54,648 --> 00:11:55,681 whatever you wanna do. 306 00:11:56,317 --> 00:11:58,144 For more information, visit 307 00:11:58,542 --> 00:12:04,468 Arizona ranch sales dot com or call 822232 308 00:12:04,845 --> 00:12:05,323 land. 309 00:12:07,317 --> 00:12:09,810 Welcome back everybody. Time now for our Rv 310 00:12:09,948 --> 00:12:10,905 discussions of the week. 311 00:12:11,558 --> 00:12:13,255 Our viewers have puzzling 312 00:12:13,871 --> 00:12:14,908 relationships with their Rv. 313 00:12:15,706 --> 00:12:18,279 Only an Rv can be a love hate 314 00:12:18,577 --> 00:12:22,174 relationship. At our recent Rv lifestyle In Indiana, 315 00:12:22,333 --> 00:12:25,423 we surveyed a bunch of the attendees asking 316 00:12:25,423 --> 00:12:28,196 what they liked and disliked about their Rv. 317 00:12:28,528 --> 00:12:30,588 Now, if you're shopping for a new Rv, 318 00:12:30,904 --> 00:12:33,281 their answers may give you some ideas on 319 00:12:33,281 --> 00:12:35,524 what kind of things to look for and 320 00:12:35,674 --> 00:12:38,471 what to stay away from? Well, we've got 321 00:12:38,471 --> 00:12:38,971 rita 322 00:12:39,429 --> 00:12:40,148 and Jeff, 323 00:12:40,788 --> 00:12:42,146 tell us about your Rv. What is it? 324 00:12:42,545 --> 00:12:43,045 It's 325 00:12:44,000 --> 00:12:44,960 2018 326 00:12:45,040 --> 00:12:48,639 Forest River, 25 foot class C. And it's 327 00:12:48,639 --> 00:12:50,879 the forester Forester? Forester. Yeah. What do you 328 00:12:50,879 --> 00:12:51,379 like 329 00:12:51,759 --> 00:12:52,399 best about it? 330 00:12:53,529 --> 00:12:54,166 Tell Rita? 331 00:12:55,996 --> 00:12:57,507 It it's a perfect size for the 2 332 00:12:57,507 --> 00:12:59,735 of us. And we keeping in our driveway. 333 00:13:00,942 --> 00:13:02,928 That's a big plus. In the city. Yeah. 334 00:13:03,246 --> 00:13:05,073 And we can get anywhere with it. And 335 00:13:05,073 --> 00:13:06,821 what do you like least about it? 336 00:13:07,947 --> 00:13:08,662 Great question. 337 00:13:09,615 --> 00:13:11,202 I don't know. We've got it pretty customized. 338 00:13:11,520 --> 00:13:14,830 Diesel engine. You're you're tapping the Mercedes d 339 00:13:14,949 --> 00:13:16,943 solar there the Mercedes example. 340 00:13:17,900 --> 00:13:19,973 Just you know, it's scary because if you 341 00:13:19,973 --> 00:13:21,887 ever had to get diesel maintenance, 342 00:13:22,525 --> 00:13:25,095 it be Very experience best. We've haven't been 343 00:13:25,095 --> 00:13:26,774 fortunate in it. So we. So you don't 344 00:13:26,774 --> 00:13:28,695 like having diesel even though you have a 345 00:13:28,695 --> 00:13:30,535 lot more tour than me... I like that. 346 00:13:30,774 --> 00:13:32,695 And the engines last forever. We get about 347 00:13:32,695 --> 00:13:34,470 4 he miles the gallon and can't complain 348 00:13:34,470 --> 00:13:37,509 about that. Yeah. That's it's acceptable. It's better 349 00:13:37,509 --> 00:13:38,069 than a gas. 350 00:13:38,709 --> 00:13:40,389 And you sound a lot of power. Yeah. 351 00:13:40,629 --> 00:13:43,442 So so the maybe expensive of maintaining a 352 00:13:43,442 --> 00:13:46,076 mercedes. The potential. Expense. Yeah. Yeah always it's... 353 00:13:46,235 --> 00:13:47,991 You have a major problem miss that Gotta 354 00:13:47,991 --> 00:13:50,466 be pretty. Yeah. But this just gonna go 355 00:13:50,466 --> 00:13:50,966 forever 356 00:13:51,439 --> 00:13:53,195 They do. Yeah. They do that. I I 357 00:13:53,195 --> 00:13:55,590 think would be fine. Well, yeah. It's a 358 00:13:55,590 --> 00:13:56,947 nice looking rig and I really like your 359 00:13:56,947 --> 00:13:59,922 license plate. So... Thank you. Yeah. Forrest. 360 00:14:03,034 --> 00:14:06,475 Our road trek Cs adventurous, Colleen and Dick. 361 00:14:06,955 --> 00:14:08,715 What do you like the best about this? 362 00:14:09,369 --> 00:14:12,309 Well, obviously, we like to be because they're 363 00:14:12,309 --> 00:14:14,932 convenient, easy to drive down the road easy 364 00:14:14,932 --> 00:14:15,567 this store. 365 00:14:16,839 --> 00:14:18,524 We give up a little bit as space, 366 00:14:18,763 --> 00:14:20,541 but the convenience of traveling 367 00:14:20,919 --> 00:14:23,234 little more economics works out really good for 368 00:14:23,234 --> 00:14:24,911 us. And it's just the 2 of you 369 00:14:24,911 --> 00:14:27,840 guys? Mostly, but you because I can drive 370 00:14:27,959 --> 00:14:30,591 if I have to? Yeah. So what do 371 00:14:30,591 --> 00:14:32,984 you like best, guys? What I like best. 372 00:14:33,463 --> 00:14:35,377 The size I think is is a good 373 00:14:35,377 --> 00:14:37,451 for us because we're not full time rv 374 00:14:37,451 --> 00:14:37,825 ears 375 00:14:38,343 --> 00:14:40,018 but we can get in it and take 376 00:14:40,018 --> 00:14:42,093 off and be good 2 of us. Alright. 377 00:14:42,252 --> 00:14:44,007 What do you like the least? 378 00:14:45,457 --> 00:14:47,924 Probably the least is the same thing. It 379 00:14:47,924 --> 00:14:50,233 is a little bit tight, and we've had 380 00:14:50,233 --> 00:14:53,374 to learn to walk carefully down the corridor 381 00:14:53,592 --> 00:14:54,390 between 1 another. 382 00:14:55,588 --> 00:14:57,503 But once you learn how to do that, 383 00:14:57,662 --> 00:15:00,876 it's not a not really a problem. So 384 00:15:01,903 --> 00:15:04,550 for us in our lifestyle with the other 385 00:15:04,607 --> 00:15:06,912 things that we do in our retiree years, 386 00:15:08,264 --> 00:15:09,616 if it works just fine. 387 00:15:10,411 --> 00:15:12,919 I at least. I like leash the beds 388 00:15:13,456 --> 00:15:15,370 because I'd rather have a better bed and, 389 00:15:15,530 --> 00:15:17,683 you know, more comfortable a little bit bigger, 390 00:15:17,843 --> 00:15:20,236 but... It's a it's they're sofa bed? Yeah. 391 00:15:20,475 --> 00:15:22,723 It's a sofa bed made into 2 twin 392 00:15:22,723 --> 00:15:25,195 beds or but they're small at width. Yeah. 393 00:15:25,514 --> 00:15:27,508 You know, I think we we both struggled 394 00:15:27,508 --> 00:15:28,465 a little bit with, 395 00:15:29,422 --> 00:15:29,922 enough 396 00:15:30,554 --> 00:15:33,271 comfort, the the bed is really the bench 397 00:15:33,271 --> 00:15:35,509 seat that bends down, and and 398 00:15:36,148 --> 00:15:37,207 that makes it 399 00:15:37,746 --> 00:15:38,965 a little bit more, 400 00:15:39,915 --> 00:15:41,528 uncomfortable sleeping, but 401 00:15:41,983 --> 00:15:43,971 I sleep well, I don't have sleep apnea 402 00:15:43,971 --> 00:15:46,914 to worry about. So I I do just 403 00:15:46,914 --> 00:15:47,073 fine. 404 00:15:49,554 --> 00:15:51,781 Alright. Can't go wrong with an airs stream 405 00:15:51,940 --> 00:15:53,928 Mike, tell us what what model is this. 406 00:15:54,246 --> 00:15:55,383 This is the 407 00:15:56,568 --> 00:15:57,524 20 21, 408 00:15:58,241 --> 00:15:59,857 globe trout 27 409 00:16:00,711 --> 00:16:02,066 front bed twin. 410 00:16:03,022 --> 00:16:05,591 What do you like best about this. I, 411 00:16:05,910 --> 00:16:06,070 how. 412 00:16:06,868 --> 00:16:09,183 How it pulls down the highway. It's really 413 00:16:09,183 --> 00:16:09,503 light. 414 00:16:10,221 --> 00:16:12,137 Yeah. And it's easy to set up when 415 00:16:12,137 --> 00:16:13,175 we get to a campground. 416 00:16:14,069 --> 00:16:16,386 What do you like the least about it? 417 00:16:18,463 --> 00:16:19,283 Well, sometimes, 418 00:16:19,741 --> 00:16:22,230 the shower gets kinda small. But other that, 419 00:16:22,469 --> 00:16:23,027 it's not bad. 420 00:16:24,779 --> 00:16:26,850 So you an airs stream guy through through 421 00:16:26,850 --> 00:16:27,726 now? Oh, 422 00:16:28,363 --> 00:16:30,116 until you find something else. You just never 423 00:16:30,116 --> 00:16:30,195 know. 424 00:16:33,009 --> 00:16:36,149 20 23, leisure, travel vans unity, 425 00:16:37,169 --> 00:16:39,490 peter and des spin, what do you like 426 00:16:39,490 --> 00:16:41,184 best about this, Rv. 427 00:16:41,985 --> 00:16:44,804 Everything, but, I guess the rear lounge 428 00:16:45,504 --> 00:16:48,065 and the bed having a bed to sleep 429 00:16:48,065 --> 00:16:48,384 on. 430 00:16:49,516 --> 00:16:51,763 Peter What do What I like is a 431 00:16:52,057 --> 00:16:52,557 separate 432 00:16:53,566 --> 00:16:55,258 toilet area and shower 433 00:16:55,869 --> 00:16:58,014 so that, you know, they're not... You don't 434 00:16:58,014 --> 00:17:00,891 have to worry about? And what do you 435 00:17:00,891 --> 00:17:02,402 guys like the least? 436 00:17:04,708 --> 00:17:07,832 There's no put enough space to 437 00:17:10,132 --> 00:17:12,601 store things. Not enough storage? 438 00:17:13,158 --> 00:17:13,397 Right. 439 00:17:14,114 --> 00:17:16,662 Indoors are outdoors you mean? Cool. Both. Yeah. 440 00:17:17,714 --> 00:17:19,789 That's the trade off. Yeah. Right. Yeah. Yeah. 441 00:17:20,108 --> 00:17:22,503 We bought... We purchased to talk up 10, 442 00:17:23,062 --> 00:17:24,898 it's a small 1 for 2 people. 443 00:17:25,617 --> 00:17:27,938 So when there's a of mosquitoes and bugs, 444 00:17:28,176 --> 00:17:30,715 we can sit outside, but it won't fit. 445 00:17:31,667 --> 00:17:34,300 Yeah. That's the problem with the smallest It 446 00:17:34,300 --> 00:17:36,681 seems like the earlier models had more stories. 447 00:17:37,554 --> 00:17:39,697 Yeah. I think so. Yeah. I don't know 448 00:17:39,697 --> 00:17:41,761 why they they don't. Well you have a 449 00:17:41,761 --> 00:17:43,846 beautiful rig. Well, thank you you very. We're 450 00:17:43,846 --> 00:17:45,203 trying to get it cleaner here. 451 00:17:46,559 --> 00:17:46,959 Thanks. 452 00:17:48,315 --> 00:17:50,012 And we find Andrew 453 00:17:50,882 --> 00:17:53,024 in the sun in front of his forest 454 00:17:53,024 --> 00:17:54,556 river FR3 455 00:17:54,849 --> 00:17:58,437 small, 30 foot class 08:34 11 inch. 30 456 00:17:58,437 --> 00:18:00,906 foot 11 inch class say, okay. Andrew, what 457 00:18:00,906 --> 00:18:02,978 do you like best about the FR3? 458 00:18:03,535 --> 00:18:05,383 We like it because it's a great couples 459 00:18:05,383 --> 00:18:08,037 coach and you can actually get into everything 460 00:18:08,255 --> 00:18:10,489 when all the slides are in. So when 461 00:18:10,489 --> 00:18:11,207 we're traveling, 462 00:18:11,606 --> 00:18:13,449 if we can't pull our slides out. We 463 00:18:13,449 --> 00:18:15,457 can still use the bed. We can still 464 00:18:15,592 --> 00:18:17,338 get the refrigerator to the bathroom. 465 00:18:17,973 --> 00:18:19,694 The thing I don't like about it 466 00:18:20,292 --> 00:18:22,125 is when the slide is in the bedroom 467 00:18:22,125 --> 00:18:23,798 with, the slide in the bedroom. There's not 468 00:18:23,798 --> 00:18:25,870 a lot of room to actually walk around 469 00:18:25,870 --> 00:18:27,879 the bed. You gotta do that. Sc. Yeah. 470 00:18:28,119 --> 00:18:30,836 You gotta... Like, yeah. You know, my wife 471 00:18:30,836 --> 00:18:33,313 claimed the the spot, you know, we where 472 00:18:33,313 --> 00:18:34,591 you could walk up to the side, and 473 00:18:34,671 --> 00:18:35,550 I have the other 1, so I have 474 00:18:35,550 --> 00:18:37,476 to sorta, like, get up on the bed. 475 00:18:38,350 --> 00:18:40,336 But I know in the newer models, they've 476 00:18:40,336 --> 00:18:42,027 actually lengthen or 477 00:18:42,480 --> 00:18:43,831 did something to it and made that look 478 00:18:43,831 --> 00:18:45,678 a little room here. So what year is 479 00:18:45,678 --> 00:18:48,312 yours? Mine's a 20 18. 20 18. Yep. 480 00:18:48,472 --> 00:18:51,027 And it's a nice looking rig. Yeah. And 481 00:18:51,027 --> 00:18:52,943 we enjoy it. We've we've... We bought it 482 00:18:52,943 --> 00:18:54,002 brand new and 483 00:18:55,033 --> 00:18:56,629 we really love traveling it. 484 00:18:58,704 --> 00:19:00,379 What do like best about your Rv? 485 00:19:01,097 --> 00:19:03,266 What do I like best about my Rv. 486 00:19:05,178 --> 00:19:06,054 It's a 20 10, 487 00:19:08,046 --> 00:19:09,401 and it looks amazing. 488 00:19:10,197 --> 00:19:11,871 Still working out the kinks a little bit. 489 00:19:13,080 --> 00:19:13,580 But 490 00:19:14,035 --> 00:19:15,070 I think it's beautiful. 491 00:19:16,423 --> 00:19:17,378 What you like least? 492 00:19:18,890 --> 00:19:20,323 The little hiccups that we've had a long 493 00:19:20,323 --> 00:19:21,357 way to figure things out. 494 00:19:22,806 --> 00:19:23,922 Alright like, give me 1. 495 00:19:25,118 --> 00:19:26,575 The batteries. The 496 00:19:26,951 --> 00:19:28,009 rig batteries 497 00:19:28,546 --> 00:19:29,444 are located 498 00:19:29,821 --> 00:19:30,790 underneath the stamps. 499 00:19:31,981 --> 00:19:32,481 And 500 00:19:33,252 --> 00:19:35,316 when we ran into the problem because we 501 00:19:35,316 --> 00:19:37,142 just got it. And so when we ran 502 00:19:37,142 --> 00:19:37,777 into the problem, 503 00:19:38,749 --> 00:19:41,146 they had to take that off, and the 504 00:19:41,146 --> 00:19:42,525 batteries were all. 505 00:19:43,943 --> 00:19:46,420 We needed brand new batteries. And that should 506 00:19:46,420 --> 00:19:48,188 you think been caught when you bought it? 507 00:19:48,585 --> 00:19:49,085 Oh, 508 00:19:49,458 --> 00:19:50,094 I think so. 509 00:19:50,808 --> 00:19:52,499 And the Rv dealer though 510 00:19:53,031 --> 00:19:56,049 paid for new batteries. Well, yes. That's pretty 511 00:19:56,049 --> 00:19:58,530 good. Yes. So it was a oh and 512 00:19:58,530 --> 00:19:59,326 it ended well. 513 00:20:00,998 --> 00:20:01,635 Bottom line. 514 00:20:02,431 --> 00:20:02,909 I love it. 515 00:20:03,705 --> 00:20:05,954 What do you like best? But your little 516 00:20:06,115 --> 00:20:09,154 Rv, the Ins Gulf stream. Well, I love 517 00:20:09,154 --> 00:20:10,994 that it's small, and I'm able to tow 518 00:20:10,994 --> 00:20:12,035 it with my jeep wrangler. 519 00:20:12,595 --> 00:20:13,734 And what you like 520 00:20:14,035 --> 00:20:14,410 least 521 00:20:15,324 --> 00:20:16,199 it's very small. 522 00:20:17,631 --> 00:20:19,858 I mean, it's wonderful for 2 people and 523 00:20:19,858 --> 00:20:22,099 2 small dogs. But I see all the 524 00:20:22,099 --> 00:20:23,924 other large ones and I've been in them, 525 00:20:24,082 --> 00:20:26,304 and they're very spacious. That's the only downfall, 526 00:20:26,463 --> 00:20:28,208 but I'm extremely happy with my little camper. 527 00:20:28,446 --> 00:20:29,398 And how long is that? 528 00:20:30,289 --> 00:20:32,604 It's 16 feet. 16 feet. Mh. And you 529 00:20:32,604 --> 00:20:35,079 tow with bumblebee b jeep. A jeep wrangler. 530 00:20:35,318 --> 00:20:35,478 Yes. 531 00:20:36,675 --> 00:20:38,991 So what do you like best about your 532 00:20:39,071 --> 00:20:39,571 Rv 533 00:20:40,438 --> 00:20:41,071 tell us about it. 534 00:20:42,419 --> 00:20:44,187 1 thing I like is that it's 535 00:20:44,559 --> 00:20:46,168 it's kinda simple and 536 00:20:47,269 --> 00:20:49,263 It doesn't have us... Doesn't name any slides, 537 00:20:49,502 --> 00:20:50,460 and it doesn't have 538 00:20:51,098 --> 00:20:53,809 an aw. So I don't have those hassle 539 00:20:53,809 --> 00:20:54,368 to do with. 540 00:20:55,006 --> 00:20:56,362 It's very easy to drive. 541 00:20:57,652 --> 00:21:00,379 It's it... Has a get good motor and 542 00:21:00,436 --> 00:21:02,425 get get up and go. Easy easy on 543 00:21:02,425 --> 00:21:03,619 the highway and 544 00:21:04,414 --> 00:21:05,528 it handles really well. 545 00:21:06,339 --> 00:21:08,407 And then I also like about it as 546 00:21:08,407 --> 00:21:10,339 the interior. It used to be a 547 00:21:11,509 --> 00:21:12,407 cruise America 548 00:21:12,862 --> 00:21:13,234 rental 549 00:21:13,831 --> 00:21:16,217 and they're making them very durable. The the 550 00:21:16,217 --> 00:21:19,320 in interior is very durable and haven't had 551 00:21:19,320 --> 00:21:21,803 really any issues at This is a a 552 00:21:21,803 --> 00:21:24,295 class c. A majestic class c cab over 553 00:21:24,433 --> 00:21:26,584 for those who are listening to the audio 554 00:21:26,584 --> 00:21:28,655 version. So those are the things you like 555 00:21:28,655 --> 00:21:30,144 the best. What about the things you like 556 00:21:30,264 --> 00:21:30,662 the least. 557 00:21:31,539 --> 00:21:33,212 Well, sometimes, I wish I had an aw, 558 00:21:33,531 --> 00:21:34,248 right you know. 559 00:21:35,204 --> 00:21:37,929 But that's okay. I, you know, I learn 560 00:21:37,929 --> 00:21:40,563 to have that adapt and I've added some 561 00:21:40,563 --> 00:21:41,840 of my own touches to it. 562 00:21:42,958 --> 00:21:43,756 But I don't like. 563 00:21:45,033 --> 00:21:45,592 It's the fuel. 564 00:21:46,390 --> 00:21:48,972 It's The cost of the fuel is is 565 00:21:49,028 --> 00:21:50,618 tremendous. And then if I was towing my 566 00:21:50,618 --> 00:21:51,174 a car, 567 00:21:51,731 --> 00:21:54,250 if it goes way. Way. Way. Alright. What 568 00:21:54,450 --> 00:21:56,210 is the mileage on that What do you 569 00:21:56,210 --> 00:21:56,849 get per gallon? 570 00:21:57,650 --> 00:21:58,849 I I think I'll be lucky if I 571 00:21:58,849 --> 00:22:01,650 get 8. Yeah. Maybe 9 if I'm going 572 00:22:01,650 --> 00:22:02,130 downhill, 573 00:22:03,024 --> 00:22:04,459 I have the wind behind me in kansas. 574 00:22:05,495 --> 00:22:06,452 All said and done though. 575 00:22:07,647 --> 00:22:09,322 This is pretty nice rig. But I enjoy 576 00:22:09,322 --> 00:22:10,938 it. I really do enjoy it 577 00:22:11,966 --> 00:22:13,262 What do you like best 578 00:22:13,637 --> 00:22:15,068 about your Rv? This, 579 00:22:15,705 --> 00:22:17,137 Eagle J fifth wheel? 580 00:22:18,504 --> 00:22:20,179 Big. I can stand up in it and 581 00:22:20,179 --> 00:22:22,332 it actually has a little office inside of 582 00:22:22,332 --> 00:22:23,768 it where I can do some work on 583 00:22:23,768 --> 00:22:25,124 the road if I ever need to just 584 00:22:25,124 --> 00:22:27,516 to hook up to my Tv, my Hdmi, 585 00:22:27,596 --> 00:22:29,128 and I can go to work longer. I 586 00:22:29,128 --> 00:22:30,646 got a sell signal. And what do you 587 00:22:30,646 --> 00:22:31,685 like least about it? 588 00:22:33,043 --> 00:22:35,041 It's a little longer than I would really 589 00:22:35,041 --> 00:22:37,211 want, but It tow just fine. And I 590 00:22:37,211 --> 00:22:38,968 don't don't have any problems moving it around 591 00:22:38,968 --> 00:22:39,367 the country. 592 00:22:40,484 --> 00:22:42,879 How long is it? 42 feet. That is 593 00:22:42,879 --> 00:22:45,447 big. It's big. Yeah. I've pull it with 594 00:22:45,447 --> 00:22:47,279 that 3 quarter ton pickup right there. 595 00:22:48,633 --> 00:22:50,226 Actually, it pulls so well. It doesn't even 596 00:22:50,226 --> 00:22:50,704 know it's there. 597 00:22:52,712 --> 00:22:55,506 But more importantly, more importantly, we got breakfast 598 00:22:55,506 --> 00:22:59,018 here. We cut brian and sausage and... We 599 00:22:59,018 --> 00:23:01,420 caught Brian while he was fixing breakfast. 600 00:23:02,928 --> 00:23:04,515 I wonder if that was a coincidence. I 601 00:23:04,515 --> 00:23:04,991 guess I will. 602 00:23:06,975 --> 00:23:07,531 Look at that. 603 00:23:08,562 --> 00:23:08,934 In my 604 00:23:10,085 --> 00:23:12,941 It is always so much fun to get 605 00:23:12,941 --> 00:23:15,003 chance to go in everybody's Rv and to 606 00:23:15,003 --> 00:23:17,009 meet them and 1 of the things we 607 00:23:17,009 --> 00:23:18,529 always do at our gatherings is we have, 608 00:23:18,690 --> 00:23:20,529 we call the Rv crawl, and it's a 609 00:23:20,529 --> 00:23:22,529 dedicated time where everybody it goes from Rv 610 00:23:22,529 --> 00:23:23,625 to Rv and 611 00:23:24,140 --> 00:23:26,280 it it's really fun. It's fun to see 612 00:23:26,280 --> 00:23:28,262 how how people... Even with the same Rv 613 00:23:28,262 --> 00:23:30,403 you have, how they have they've equipped it 614 00:23:30,403 --> 00:23:32,401 and set it up. That's also fun to 615 00:23:32,401 --> 00:23:34,862 listen to the things that everybody, the little 616 00:23:34,862 --> 00:23:35,362 id 617 00:23:36,132 --> 00:23:38,751 of of owning and Rv. There is always 618 00:23:38,751 --> 00:23:41,230 something that you can learn from going into 619 00:23:41,230 --> 00:23:43,300 other people's Rv. And you don't have to 620 00:23:43,300 --> 00:23:44,574 do it at a gathering. Even when you're 621 00:23:44,574 --> 00:23:46,087 in a campground, you get to know people. 622 00:23:46,485 --> 00:23:48,179 And fight them in to see your Rv 623 00:23:48,237 --> 00:23:50,955 and asked to see theirs, and you'll always 624 00:23:50,955 --> 00:23:53,420 kinda learn something new about how to make 625 00:23:53,420 --> 00:23:54,636 the Rv lifestyle 626 00:23:55,010 --> 00:23:57,952 more fun. Alright. Lots of Rv news this 627 00:23:57,952 --> 00:24:00,359 week. We'll get to that right after this. 628 00:24:01,236 --> 00:24:03,310 Jennifer and I bought some land near Nashville 629 00:24:03,469 --> 00:24:06,500 Tennessee a while back. We got tired crowded, 630 00:24:06,899 --> 00:24:10,172 expensive campground grounds and worrying about reservations. 631 00:24:10,806 --> 00:24:13,658 Tennessee is a gorgeous state with friendly people, 632 00:24:14,055 --> 00:24:16,133 and it has been such a pleasure. The 633 00:24:16,133 --> 00:24:19,188 same developer has some new property near us 634 00:24:19,326 --> 00:24:22,142 close to the Natchez trace and Buffalo River 635 00:24:22,280 --> 00:24:24,755 called the reserve at High forest. 636 00:24:25,487 --> 00:24:28,276 Big properties, 5 to 41 acres, you can 637 00:24:28,276 --> 00:24:30,746 build a house, a cabin or Rv year 638 00:24:30,746 --> 00:24:33,932 round. Prices started at only 89900 639 00:24:33,932 --> 00:24:34,171 dollars. 640 00:24:34,823 --> 00:24:39,182 Your property, your way, 100 percent ownership. The 641 00:24:39,182 --> 00:24:41,821 scenery in this part of Tennessee is breathtaking. 642 00:24:42,367 --> 00:24:44,115 And the property is gorgeous, 643 00:24:44,512 --> 00:24:44,989 garden, 644 00:24:45,386 --> 00:24:45,886 landscape. 645 00:24:46,260 --> 00:24:49,119 Bring your pets, build what you want. There's 646 00:24:49,119 --> 00:24:51,954 high speed fiber optic Internet, and it is 647 00:24:52,314 --> 00:24:55,190 so private. A great place to make your 648 00:24:55,190 --> 00:24:58,706 home base ready whenever you want it. 5 649 00:24:58,706 --> 00:25:02,228 to 41 acre proper from 89900 650 00:25:02,228 --> 00:25:04,797 dollars. There's even great financing. 651 00:25:05,331 --> 00:25:07,401 Check out the site and a video tour 652 00:25:07,401 --> 00:25:11,015 at rv lands dot net. That's rv lands 653 00:25:11,149 --> 00:25:11,703 dot net. 654 00:25:12,971 --> 00:25:15,610 Welcome back. Time now for the Rv news 655 00:25:15,823 --> 00:25:16,537 of the week. 656 00:25:17,349 --> 00:25:20,145 So how important is good and Wifi to 657 00:25:20,145 --> 00:25:21,683 you when choosing a campground 658 00:25:22,222 --> 00:25:25,348 an interesting story of the weekend from Nbc 659 00:25:25,348 --> 00:25:28,159 news put its importance right behind 660 00:25:28,615 --> 00:25:30,709 water, sewer and electricity 661 00:25:31,085 --> 00:25:33,577 calling at the fourth utility that increasingly 662 00:25:33,967 --> 00:25:34,467 campers 663 00:25:34,840 --> 00:25:37,166 demand. It's so important that campground 664 00:25:37,539 --> 00:25:39,309 invest in reliable Wifi 665 00:25:40,079 --> 00:25:41,031 before good laundry. 666 00:25:41,443 --> 00:25:41,841 Facilities, 667 00:25:42,319 --> 00:25:44,388 dog walks, and pickle ball courts. 668 00:25:45,024 --> 00:25:47,650 About 40 percent of all campers make decisions 669 00:25:47,650 --> 00:25:48,526 on where to camp, 670 00:25:49,176 --> 00:25:52,191 based on the reliability of the Internet, that 671 00:25:52,191 --> 00:25:54,436 number increases to 65 672 00:25:54,492 --> 00:25:56,872 percent for Jan z and millennials. 673 00:25:57,443 --> 00:26:00,546 And our social media platforms, we often hear 674 00:26:00,546 --> 00:26:03,433 complaints about slow and unreliable Wifi f 675 00:26:03,967 --> 00:26:06,058 because let's face it. Campground 676 00:26:06,528 --> 00:26:10,664 Wifi is notoriously bad. That's true. About 29 677 00:26:10,664 --> 00:26:12,812 percent of all campers do some work on 678 00:26:12,812 --> 00:26:15,464 the road. And those who don't still want 679 00:26:15,464 --> 00:26:17,065 to stream at the end of the day, 680 00:26:17,464 --> 00:26:20,184 and Unwind in the same ways they are 681 00:26:20,184 --> 00:26:22,845 accustomed to unwinding at home. Personally, 682 00:26:23,398 --> 00:26:25,632 I don't think you can depend on campground 683 00:26:25,791 --> 00:26:26,828 Wifi F yet, 684 00:26:27,705 --> 00:26:29,859 especially if you need it for work. A 685 00:26:29,859 --> 00:26:32,730 few months back on the podcast, we interviewed 686 00:26:32,730 --> 00:26:35,459 some experts and what you can do to 687 00:26:35,459 --> 00:26:37,455 ensure the Wi F is dependable for you. 688 00:26:37,854 --> 00:26:39,530 It is so important and I think the 689 00:26:39,530 --> 00:26:40,030 most 690 00:26:40,728 --> 00:26:42,106 revolutionary change to 691 00:26:42,417 --> 00:26:45,111 to that whole thing has been star. 692 00:26:45,665 --> 00:26:48,463 You know, the satellite system. It really has 693 00:26:48,755 --> 00:26:49,255 improved 694 00:26:49,563 --> 00:26:51,150 the connectivity of 695 00:26:51,864 --> 00:26:52,523 of Rv, 696 00:26:53,134 --> 00:26:53,634 I'd 697 00:26:54,007 --> 00:26:54,959 I can't even I think the last time 698 00:26:55,039 --> 00:26:56,943 I'm even bothered to log on the Campground 699 00:26:57,102 --> 00:26:59,896 Rv because it's so bad. Now I know 700 00:26:59,896 --> 00:27:02,041 it's really costly for these Rv parks to 701 00:27:02,041 --> 00:27:03,018 upgrade it, but 702 00:27:03,471 --> 00:27:06,728 that that story that Nbc reported on something 703 00:27:06,728 --> 00:27:07,894 that we all kinda know 704 00:27:08,493 --> 00:27:10,249 it... If you go camping, if you own 705 00:27:10,249 --> 00:27:12,723 a campground, you better have good Wifi F, 706 00:27:13,840 --> 00:27:15,756 people are bringing their own and that kind 707 00:27:15,756 --> 00:27:16,886 of helps. But 708 00:27:17,919 --> 00:27:20,224 you'll get more people and happy campers if 709 00:27:20,224 --> 00:27:21,336 you have good Wi f. 710 00:27:22,052 --> 00:27:24,374 Alright. There was an interesting story. This is 711 00:27:24,374 --> 00:27:25,733 the time year that everybody's plan to go 712 00:27:25,733 --> 00:27:26,532 up to Alaska, 713 00:27:27,171 --> 00:27:30,128 and a company called Alaska Motor home. 714 00:27:30,767 --> 00:27:33,005 Is being sued by the Alaska Trinity General. 715 00:27:33,499 --> 00:27:34,395 For stealing 716 00:27:34,926 --> 00:27:35,426 thousands 717 00:27:35,958 --> 00:27:38,813 of dollars and engaging at some pretty shady 718 00:27:38,813 --> 00:27:39,710 business practices. 719 00:27:40,654 --> 00:27:42,964 Is a popular Rv rental company, and it's 720 00:27:42,964 --> 00:27:44,898 accused of charging its customers 721 00:27:45,355 --> 00:27:47,586 2500 dollar damaged deposits. 722 00:27:48,462 --> 00:27:50,215 Before they even picked up their Rv. 723 00:27:50,789 --> 00:27:51,849 And then charging 724 00:27:52,150 --> 00:27:54,789 consumers taxes, which were really not owed at 725 00:27:54,789 --> 00:27:55,029 all. 726 00:27:55,750 --> 00:27:58,470 And even forging a customer signature on receipts 727 00:27:58,470 --> 00:28:01,521 to win a credit card charge back dispute. 728 00:28:02,399 --> 00:28:05,351 Now, since that lawsuit was announced, Alaska, 729 00:28:05,910 --> 00:28:07,926 motor home, abruptly closed 730 00:28:08,478 --> 00:28:11,109 And this is pretty unclear. They gonna honor 731 00:28:11,109 --> 00:28:13,740 all the contracts, signed by Rv viewers who 732 00:28:13,740 --> 00:28:16,132 have paid money and are counting on Rv 733 00:28:16,132 --> 00:28:16,610 this summer? 734 00:28:17,420 --> 00:28:20,754 The state calls this whole thing unprecedented with 735 00:28:20,754 --> 00:28:21,254 hundreds 736 00:28:22,025 --> 00:28:22,818 potentially affected. 737 00:28:23,533 --> 00:28:25,518 The Alaskan attorney general trying to get the 738 00:28:25,518 --> 00:28:25,970 states 739 00:28:26,329 --> 00:28:28,747 superior Court to ban the company from liquid 740 00:28:28,806 --> 00:28:30,644 assets and is trying to force them to 741 00:28:30,644 --> 00:28:33,840 tell customers who paid their deposits that they 742 00:28:33,840 --> 00:28:35,929 don't and won't have an Rv. 743 00:28:36,647 --> 00:28:38,721 Now this is happening at the start of 744 00:28:38,721 --> 00:28:40,236 the Alaska tourist season, 745 00:28:40,714 --> 00:28:42,389 and that the company's been trouble before and 746 00:28:42,389 --> 00:28:44,798 frankly, this whole thing is is a mess. 747 00:28:45,597 --> 00:28:47,435 We hope everybody who is counting on renting 748 00:28:47,435 --> 00:28:48,794 an Rv from them we'll be able to 749 00:28:48,794 --> 00:28:50,712 get their money back and salvage their trip, 750 00:28:50,872 --> 00:28:51,372 but, 751 00:28:52,070 --> 00:28:52,684 be aware 752 00:28:53,680 --> 00:28:55,592 not everything is going well in Alaska this 753 00:28:55,592 --> 00:28:57,584 year when it comes to renting an Rv. 754 00:28:59,177 --> 00:28:59,336 Alright. 755 00:28:59,988 --> 00:29:03,797 Now, Rocky Mountain National Parks popular marine Park 756 00:29:03,797 --> 00:29:04,297 campground 757 00:29:04,670 --> 00:29:07,686 is expected to be closed this summer and 758 00:29:07,686 --> 00:29:08,003 fall. 759 00:29:08,733 --> 00:29:11,278 Marine hat park is the largest and most 760 00:29:11,278 --> 00:29:13,744 popular campground in the park, but it has 761 00:29:13,744 --> 00:29:17,109 been closed for construction since May of 20 762 00:29:17,109 --> 00:29:20,950 23. Last year. The park is undergoing underground 763 00:29:20,950 --> 00:29:23,750 utility improvements to improve the water, 764 00:29:24,470 --> 00:29:24,789 wastewater, 765 00:29:25,444 --> 00:29:26,262 and electrical 766 00:29:26,957 --> 00:29:29,507 distribution, so the campground can be used year 767 00:29:29,507 --> 00:29:29,746 round. 768 00:29:30,702 --> 00:29:33,411 And the campground utilities have not been improved 769 00:29:33,411 --> 00:29:35,657 since it was built in the night sixties. 770 00:29:36,455 --> 00:29:39,884 Construction also includes moving some campsite sites and 771 00:29:39,884 --> 00:29:43,314 installing some new ones. Speaking of national parks, 772 00:29:44,112 --> 00:29:47,240 free entrance. Coming up. So if you're anywhere 773 00:29:47,240 --> 00:29:49,076 in near a national park this this week, 774 00:29:49,395 --> 00:29:49,874 Wednesday, 775 00:29:50,513 --> 00:29:50,673 today, 776 00:29:51,391 --> 00:29:54,026 June nineteenth, as this podcast comes out. It's 777 00:29:54,026 --> 00:29:55,870 free admission and celebrate of 778 00:29:56,663 --> 00:29:57,719 celebration of the June 779 00:29:58,568 --> 00:29:59,282 June tenth, 780 00:29:59,837 --> 00:30:01,742 the newest federal holiday, by the way. 781 00:30:02,392 --> 00:30:04,693 And it remembers the day in 18 65 782 00:30:04,693 --> 00:30:06,066 when news of 783 00:30:06,518 --> 00:30:08,739 emancipation reached enslaved people in Texas. 784 00:30:09,627 --> 00:30:12,165 That was well president Abraham Lincoln. He signed 785 00:30:12,165 --> 00:30:12,665 the 786 00:30:13,355 --> 00:30:14,387 emancipation proclamation, 787 00:30:15,101 --> 00:30:17,663 and noose took are you ready for this 788 00:30:17,663 --> 00:30:19,901 2 and a half years to reach Texas. 789 00:30:20,460 --> 00:30:21,899 That was in 18 63. 790 00:30:22,458 --> 00:30:24,776 So June nineteenth became a federal holiday in 791 00:30:24,776 --> 00:30:26,702 20 21, and this is first year, the 792 00:30:26,861 --> 00:30:27,837 National Park Service 793 00:30:28,210 --> 00:30:30,748 is offering free admission to celebrate, and there 794 00:30:30,748 --> 00:30:33,524 are now 6 free national park days every 795 00:30:33,524 --> 00:30:34,024 year 796 00:30:34,333 --> 00:30:37,352 the next 1 after today, Wednesday the nineteenth 797 00:30:37,352 --> 00:30:39,974 of June will be on August fourth. 798 00:30:40,531 --> 00:30:43,495 So check all of that out. Alright. When 799 00:30:43,495 --> 00:30:45,830 we come back, we've got Rv questions 800 00:30:46,288 --> 00:30:46,767 and 801 00:30:47,485 --> 00:30:49,560 Mike and jen story time. Stay with us. 802 00:30:49,974 --> 00:30:52,154 When we're asked what's the most important 803 00:30:52,535 --> 00:30:54,615 modification we made to our Rv, it's an 804 00:30:54,615 --> 00:30:55,115 easy 805 00:30:55,414 --> 00:30:58,910 answer. Battle borne batteries. Battle borne batteries are 806 00:30:59,029 --> 00:31:01,995 quality safe, reliable lithium batteries 807 00:31:02,370 --> 00:31:05,233 that allow us to stay out there off 808 00:31:05,233 --> 00:31:06,521 the grid longer. 809 00:31:06,998 --> 00:31:10,179 Lithium batteries charge faster. They charge fuller they're 810 00:31:10,179 --> 00:31:13,519 longer lasting their maintenance free, and battle borne 811 00:31:13,519 --> 00:31:17,136 batteries are protected by a 10 year guarantee. 812 00:31:17,829 --> 00:31:20,296 Now in our case, they just dropped into 813 00:31:20,296 --> 00:31:23,000 the existing Ag g batteries that we have. 814 00:31:23,493 --> 00:31:25,169 And they'll probably be the same on your 815 00:31:25,169 --> 00:31:25,648 rig too. 816 00:31:26,286 --> 00:31:28,999 Ba born battery experts can get those in 817 00:31:28,999 --> 00:31:31,088 your rig just like they did with ours. 818 00:31:31,248 --> 00:31:32,605 They can also match you up with the 819 00:31:32,605 --> 00:31:35,579 right cabling, the inverter the charger the solar 820 00:31:35,637 --> 00:31:36,435 controller everything. 821 00:31:36,994 --> 00:31:40,041 Jennifer I swear by our battle borne batteries. 822 00:31:40,280 --> 00:31:42,992 They allow us to boo doc off the 823 00:31:42,992 --> 00:31:45,784 grid, check them out. Go to rv lifestyle 824 00:31:45,784 --> 00:31:48,735 dot com slash lithium. Rb lifestyle dot com. 825 00:31:49,308 --> 00:31:50,106 Slash lithium. 826 00:31:51,223 --> 00:31:53,137 Hey, everybody. Welcome back. Time now for the 827 00:31:53,217 --> 00:31:54,355 Rv questions 828 00:31:54,812 --> 00:31:56,646 of the week, and just a quick reminder. 829 00:31:56,806 --> 00:31:58,241 We'd love to get your questions. We'll love 830 00:31:58,241 --> 00:31:58,934 to get your comments 831 00:31:59,453 --> 00:32:00,649 and you can reach us at mike and 832 00:32:00,729 --> 00:32:03,680 Jen at rv lifestyle dot com. What do 833 00:32:03,680 --> 00:32:05,993 we got? Okay. Our first question is we 834 00:32:05,993 --> 00:32:08,226 are headed to Canada this summer for a 835 00:32:08,226 --> 00:32:08,385 long. 836 00:32:09,118 --> 00:32:11,987 Trip. Our adult children are urging us to 837 00:32:11,987 --> 00:32:14,697 get travel insurance that covers medical expenses. 838 00:32:15,255 --> 00:32:17,339 Do you think we should? This is from 839 00:32:17,498 --> 00:32:20,116 Anne and bill. Well, it's... For 2 of 840 00:32:20,116 --> 00:32:21,702 that you would ask us that this week 841 00:32:21,702 --> 00:32:23,209 weekend and, a bill because we have been 842 00:32:23,209 --> 00:32:24,558 looking to that for ourselves, 843 00:32:25,446 --> 00:32:28,968 we are, about to head to the Canadian 844 00:32:29,024 --> 00:32:32,125 maritime with the group from Fantasy Rv tours. 845 00:32:32,284 --> 00:32:34,530 We're doing that in the middle of July 846 00:32:34,530 --> 00:32:35,646 and through, August. 847 00:32:36,523 --> 00:32:36,922 So 848 00:32:37,720 --> 00:32:39,235 the answer to your question is we do 849 00:32:39,235 --> 00:32:40,192 think you should get 850 00:32:40,990 --> 00:32:42,345 extra travel medical insurance. 851 00:32:42,918 --> 00:32:45,148 In fact, whenever you leave the country, even 852 00:32:45,308 --> 00:32:48,414 Canada, we suggest you purchase medical insurance. 853 00:32:49,051 --> 00:32:52,013 There's enough differences between the 2 countries that 854 00:32:52,013 --> 00:32:54,237 you wanna make sure that you are completely 855 00:32:54,237 --> 00:32:54,475 covered. 856 00:32:55,269 --> 00:32:56,166 If you're hospitalized, 857 00:32:56,699 --> 00:32:58,765 it just makes sense to us that you 858 00:32:58,765 --> 00:33:00,933 have all of your out of pocket medical 859 00:33:00,989 --> 00:33:01,307 expenses, 860 00:33:02,037 --> 00:33:03,149 doctor's expenses, 861 00:33:04,183 --> 00:33:05,375 prescriptions, pharmacy stuff, 862 00:33:06,090 --> 00:33:07,521 ambulances, if necessary, 863 00:33:08,554 --> 00:33:09,849 the cost of a medical 864 00:33:10,462 --> 00:33:11,670 evaluation, if you need that, 865 00:33:13,103 --> 00:33:15,252 it gives you peace of mind in the 866 00:33:15,252 --> 00:33:16,309 event of an emergency. 867 00:33:16,764 --> 00:33:18,569 And there's a lot of different plans avail 868 00:33:18,689 --> 00:33:20,941 level, just just search emergency, 869 00:33:21,397 --> 00:33:24,105 travel, medical insurance. Now we priced a bunch 870 00:33:24,105 --> 00:33:24,822 of them out. 871 00:33:25,539 --> 00:33:27,744 And the most expensive was 872 00:33:28,183 --> 00:33:29,778 1500 dollars for the 2 of us. 873 00:33:30,575 --> 00:33:32,090 We thought that was a little high for 874 00:33:32,090 --> 00:33:34,583 just a 27 28 day trip 875 00:33:35,598 --> 00:33:37,769 for when we tour the canadian Maritime. 876 00:33:38,970 --> 00:33:42,089 So we worked with their suggested insurance provider 877 00:33:42,089 --> 00:33:44,743 and we found an excellent plan that cost 878 00:33:44,743 --> 00:33:46,579 us 436 879 00:33:46,579 --> 00:33:48,416 bucks. That's for the 2 of us and 880 00:33:48,416 --> 00:33:51,928 it provides emergency medical expense reimbursement of up 881 00:33:51,928 --> 00:33:53,445 to a hundred thousand dollars each. 882 00:33:54,579 --> 00:33:57,059 And a bunch of other benefits as well. 883 00:33:57,619 --> 00:33:59,140 As I said, there's lots of other plans, 884 00:33:59,460 --> 00:34:02,740 lots of options, and you can spend a 885 00:34:02,740 --> 00:34:05,009 lot of money if you're not careful. So 886 00:34:05,225 --> 00:34:05,861 choose carefully. 887 00:34:06,816 --> 00:34:08,963 The 1 we chose worked best for us 888 00:34:08,963 --> 00:34:10,157 in this particular trip, 889 00:34:10,808 --> 00:34:13,272 So, Am bill, we advise you to shop 890 00:34:13,272 --> 00:34:14,942 around, and we're sure you can find something 891 00:34:14,942 --> 00:34:15,816 that works in your budget, 892 00:34:16,532 --> 00:34:19,393 but don't leave the country without that extra 893 00:34:19,393 --> 00:34:19,632 insurance. 894 00:34:20,284 --> 00:34:22,280 We think your kids are right. You do 895 00:34:22,280 --> 00:34:24,834 need it. Peace of mind. Yes. It is. 896 00:34:25,313 --> 00:34:25,473 Alright. 897 00:34:26,670 --> 00:34:29,305 Time now for story time with My and 898 00:34:29,305 --> 00:34:30,276 jen. And 899 00:34:30,992 --> 00:34:32,821 this 1 is is a good 1 to 900 00:34:32,821 --> 00:34:35,685 remind about because, the bears are all up, 901 00:34:36,083 --> 00:34:38,231 and they're very active and a lot of 902 00:34:38,231 --> 00:34:40,072 us are going to be spending parts of 903 00:34:40,072 --> 00:34:41,420 the summer in bear country. 904 00:34:42,214 --> 00:34:45,230 And you hear people often say, particularly those 905 00:34:45,230 --> 00:34:47,000 out west that you should have 906 00:34:47,388 --> 00:34:48,025 bear spray, 907 00:34:48,662 --> 00:34:49,378 and you should. 908 00:34:50,731 --> 00:34:52,722 Let's set the scene for this story. It 909 00:34:52,722 --> 00:34:54,313 was a a height that we did a 910 00:34:54,313 --> 00:34:57,514 few years back We were at Glacier National 911 00:34:57,753 --> 00:34:57,992 Park. 912 00:34:58,788 --> 00:34:59,266 And 913 00:34:59,744 --> 00:35:02,054 we were rail long of swift currently lake, 914 00:35:02,373 --> 00:35:04,459 beautiful lake on the west end the of 915 00:35:04,459 --> 00:35:04,858 the part, 916 00:35:05,575 --> 00:35:07,249 and we came across the bear. It was 917 00:35:07,249 --> 00:35:09,720 actually stocking a female moose or calf. 918 00:35:10,358 --> 00:35:12,565 Now remember was... We took off, somebody said 919 00:35:12,684 --> 00:35:14,518 you know, could we've been telling about. Always 920 00:35:14,518 --> 00:35:17,150 carry bear spray, and we said, somebody said 921 00:35:17,150 --> 00:35:19,143 to do. We have bear spray and we 922 00:35:19,143 --> 00:35:21,615 said, yes. Yes. Yes. We should. 923 00:35:22,505 --> 00:35:25,284 And we're absolutely right. This was a very 924 00:35:25,284 --> 00:35:27,190 short high. You wanna set the scene a 925 00:35:27,190 --> 00:35:28,698 little bit as we started with? There were 926 00:35:28,698 --> 00:35:30,786 12 of us. We had finished 927 00:35:31,494 --> 00:35:32,951 having a lesson and 928 00:35:33,328 --> 00:35:35,402 photograph, and we decided we'd take a little 929 00:35:35,402 --> 00:35:35,902 walk 930 00:35:36,279 --> 00:35:39,151 just to fill a few minutes. So 12 931 00:35:39,151 --> 00:35:41,199 people, and we had 2 cans of bear 932 00:35:41,319 --> 00:35:42,114 free. And 933 00:35:42,671 --> 00:35:44,421 we should have had... Now we didn't have 934 00:35:44,421 --> 00:35:46,012 to actually deploy any of them in this 935 00:35:46,012 --> 00:35:46,910 case. But 936 00:35:47,762 --> 00:35:49,524 because you know, it's a narrow trail, and 937 00:35:49,524 --> 00:35:51,271 you have 12 people. You're all spread out. 938 00:35:51,747 --> 00:35:53,096 You spread out pretty wide. 939 00:35:54,366 --> 00:35:54,866 So 940 00:35:55,477 --> 00:35:57,478 everyone should have had a bear spray. With 941 00:35:57,478 --> 00:35:58,353 them everybody. 942 00:35:59,625 --> 00:36:01,853 We had because we're... We do all these 943 00:36:01,853 --> 00:36:03,523 videos. We recorded this whole thing. 944 00:36:04,255 --> 00:36:05,853 And we're gonna play that for you now. 945 00:36:06,012 --> 00:36:07,451 I think from the audio, you'll you'll be 946 00:36:07,451 --> 00:36:09,949 able to pick up exactly what happened. And 947 00:36:10,408 --> 00:36:12,485 from the video, you'll actually see a picture 948 00:36:12,485 --> 00:36:15,050 of the bear. And the mousse that were 949 00:36:15,050 --> 00:36:15,369 involved, 950 00:36:17,039 --> 00:36:19,347 because the bear was stocking a Mama mousse 951 00:36:19,347 --> 00:36:20,619 and her calf. 952 00:36:21,415 --> 00:36:21,915 And, 953 00:36:23,101 --> 00:36:25,725 well, here's what happened. So the thing about 954 00:36:25,725 --> 00:36:27,793 glacier, we keep saying, you should take bear 955 00:36:27,793 --> 00:36:30,179 spray even on short walks. Well, we were 956 00:36:30,179 --> 00:36:32,666 on a short walk, and well, 957 00:36:33,304 --> 00:36:35,460 Joe tell us what happened. As we were 958 00:36:35,460 --> 00:36:37,695 walking down the trail, the 2 guys up 959 00:36:37,695 --> 00:36:39,690 front with the bear spray said, 960 00:36:40,263 --> 00:36:42,809 they... They saw a bear. And I was 961 00:36:42,809 --> 00:36:45,356 about 10 yards behind them, and I was 962 00:36:45,356 --> 00:36:48,317 watching the shrub move and then I could 963 00:36:48,317 --> 00:36:50,730 see the bear. So the brown bear 964 00:36:51,666 --> 00:36:54,377 went through the woods and started walking up 965 00:36:54,377 --> 00:36:54,877 the 966 00:36:55,652 --> 00:36:58,785 em up to the road, people were stopping 967 00:36:58,785 --> 00:36:59,505 on the road, 968 00:37:00,385 --> 00:37:02,864 looking at the bear, and I guess the 969 00:37:02,864 --> 00:37:03,364 bear 970 00:37:03,905 --> 00:37:05,985 decided to just parallel the road a little 971 00:37:05,985 --> 00:37:08,796 bit and then came back down here on 972 00:37:08,796 --> 00:37:09,116 this 973 00:37:09,675 --> 00:37:10,735 grass area 974 00:37:11,114 --> 00:37:14,150 and was walking over towards the wood area 975 00:37:14,150 --> 00:37:14,789 to my right. 976 00:37:15,361 --> 00:37:17,742 And then, Pat, you saw what happened? You 977 00:37:17,742 --> 00:37:19,964 were we were together. What what was the 978 00:37:19,964 --> 00:37:21,495 bear headed for? The 979 00:37:22,424 --> 00:37:23,559 the cow 980 00:37:23,869 --> 00:37:24,748 and her baby, 981 00:37:25,388 --> 00:37:27,545 then she got up, and the baby got 982 00:37:27,545 --> 00:37:30,582 up, and then she was in frantic mode. 983 00:37:31,222 --> 00:37:33,654 Just going around in circles 984 00:37:34,031 --> 00:37:34,988 getting on the trail. 985 00:37:35,706 --> 00:37:37,142 I hid behind trees. 986 00:37:37,939 --> 00:37:40,172 And that's where, I saw the bear. The 987 00:37:40,172 --> 00:37:41,390 bear was maybe 988 00:37:41,847 --> 00:37:42,746 15 yards 989 00:37:43,459 --> 00:37:46,016 from the mama and her calf, and then 990 00:37:46,016 --> 00:37:47,693 he saw all of us on the trail, 991 00:37:48,173 --> 00:37:50,410 and he kind of veer off away. I'm 992 00:37:50,410 --> 00:37:52,654 am convinced weren't... Or you guys that he 993 00:37:52,654 --> 00:37:54,744 was going for that calf. He was machete 994 00:37:54,880 --> 00:37:55,539 when we 995 00:37:56,152 --> 00:37:56,947 see the calf. 996 00:37:57,742 --> 00:37:58,878 Then we 997 00:37:59,347 --> 00:38:01,017 we didn't have the bearish issue, but we 998 00:38:01,017 --> 00:38:03,404 had a moose issue issues issue come. And 999 00:38:03,404 --> 00:38:05,631 here's. Yeah. What happened with the moose? 1000 00:38:06,523 --> 00:38:08,359 Well, just trying to stay out of the 1001 00:38:08,359 --> 00:38:10,194 calf in the mama's way, 1002 00:38:11,791 --> 00:38:14,185 the calf decided it like the open trail. 1003 00:38:14,439 --> 00:38:16,740 Which I was standing on and ran right 1004 00:38:16,740 --> 00:38:18,882 past me, which gave me a little fright 1005 00:38:18,882 --> 00:38:20,652 because I figured mom was gonna 1006 00:38:21,105 --> 00:38:22,136 come get me, but 1007 00:38:23,821 --> 00:38:26,291 she was very tolerant. And as I stepped 1008 00:38:26,291 --> 00:38:28,145 off the trail to avoid the 1009 00:38:28,601 --> 00:38:31,070 the calf, the mom just went around us. 1010 00:38:32,106 --> 00:38:34,341 That you had the calf I was 4 1011 00:38:34,341 --> 00:38:36,085 feet feet. And Yeah. Now I should point 1012 00:38:36,085 --> 00:38:38,066 out that everybody's doing the right thing. We're 1013 00:38:38,066 --> 00:38:39,414 trying to stay on the way and move 1014 00:38:39,414 --> 00:38:42,363 away, but we got trapped between bear and, 1015 00:38:43,156 --> 00:38:44,901 mama Moose and her cow, 1016 00:38:45,536 --> 00:38:45,774 and, 1017 00:38:46,726 --> 00:38:49,130 tried to go down to trail and we 1018 00:38:49,130 --> 00:38:51,130 tried to get out of the way, but 1019 00:38:51,289 --> 00:38:52,670 Mama moose and the baby 1020 00:38:53,130 --> 00:38:55,210 followed us down the trail. So we had 1021 00:38:55,210 --> 00:38:55,710 to 1022 00:38:56,182 --> 00:38:58,507 climb up into the wood area 1023 00:38:59,277 --> 00:39:01,579 so that mama had a clear path in 1024 00:39:01,579 --> 00:39:02,396 front of her 1025 00:39:02,848 --> 00:39:05,086 and the baby to follow that down the 1026 00:39:05,086 --> 00:39:07,869 trail to get away from everybody. And all 1027 00:39:08,028 --> 00:39:09,698 I saw was mama coming at me with 1028 00:39:09,698 --> 00:39:11,606 her ears down, and I knew I had 1029 00:39:11,606 --> 00:39:13,292 to get out of the path. And there 1030 00:39:13,292 --> 00:39:14,647 was a gentleman up on the road that 1031 00:39:14,647 --> 00:39:16,002 was telling me to move faster. 1032 00:39:18,154 --> 00:39:20,226 So I was going through the mosquitoes up 1033 00:39:20,226 --> 00:39:20,625 that road. 1034 00:39:21,834 --> 00:39:22,334 So 1035 00:39:22,869 --> 00:39:24,540 who gives good hikes. That's all I wanna 1036 00:39:24,540 --> 00:39:24,699 say. 1037 00:39:28,772 --> 00:39:31,706 Forgot to Hyde. That's the 10 minutes our 1038 00:39:31,706 --> 00:39:32,262 t shirt. 1039 00:39:33,213 --> 00:39:34,482 Yeah. But we're not back yet. 1040 00:39:36,719 --> 00:39:38,476 So as you saw the moose in her 1041 00:39:38,476 --> 00:39:40,713 calf, moved down down the path, Jennifer got 1042 00:39:40,713 --> 00:39:43,370 out of the way, and they went back 1043 00:39:43,762 --> 00:39:44,952 towards the campground, 1044 00:39:45,586 --> 00:39:46,934 and we know that they went in the 1045 00:39:46,934 --> 00:39:48,838 in the campground there at Glacier because, 1046 00:39:49,472 --> 00:39:51,137 the rangers chased them out. 1047 00:39:52,349 --> 00:39:56,109 This moose obviously chose people to protect her 1048 00:39:56,109 --> 00:39:57,789 calf and for good reason. 1049 00:39:58,750 --> 00:40:00,989 People better than not be at our own. 1050 00:40:01,485 --> 00:40:03,644 Safety and numbers. And later we learned from 1051 00:40:03,644 --> 00:40:05,485 a ranger that there had been 2 calves, 1052 00:40:05,885 --> 00:40:07,724 but the barrett had killed and eaten 1 1053 00:40:07,724 --> 00:40:09,999 of them just a day before. So 1054 00:40:10,696 --> 00:40:12,372 I'm glad that the bear moved down. We 1055 00:40:12,372 --> 00:40:14,367 didn't have to use our bear spray. But 1056 00:40:14,367 --> 00:40:16,543 you don't know how fast the bear encounter 1057 00:40:16,762 --> 00:40:17,320 can happen. 1058 00:40:17,893 --> 00:40:20,514 And it can happen that quick and in 1059 00:40:20,514 --> 00:40:21,546 very popular areas. 1060 00:40:22,657 --> 00:40:24,166 So my hand was near the bear spray. 1061 00:40:24,404 --> 00:40:25,730 I was ready for it, but 1062 00:40:26,328 --> 00:40:26,828 fortunately, 1063 00:40:27,206 --> 00:40:27,923 the bear 1064 00:40:28,402 --> 00:40:31,115 didn't need it. Man that gives you adrenaline, 1065 00:40:31,594 --> 00:40:32,094 always 1066 00:40:32,551 --> 00:40:33,051 carry 1067 00:40:33,525 --> 00:40:34,905 bear spray, and 1068 00:40:35,204 --> 00:40:37,445 it should be fresh bear ready. Yes. Don't 1069 00:40:37,445 --> 00:40:39,525 keep it year to year. Right. They say 1070 00:40:39,525 --> 00:40:42,005 to buy new bear spray every year. Every 1071 00:40:42,005 --> 00:40:42,164 year. 1072 00:40:43,059 --> 00:40:44,817 Alright. That's our story of the week. 1073 00:40:45,536 --> 00:40:47,454 We'd love to hear from you guys, send 1074 00:40:47,454 --> 00:40:48,813 us your comments, your questions, 1075 00:40:49,532 --> 00:40:52,250 Mike and jen at rv lifestyle dot com. 1076 00:40:52,980 --> 00:40:54,829 Alright. This is a great day 1077 00:40:55,203 --> 00:40:56,473 to have a great day. We'll see you 1078 00:40:56,473 --> 00:40:58,617 guys down the road next week. Happy trails.