1 00:00:00,438 --> 00:00:02,135 This week on the Rv podcast. 2 00:00:02,592 --> 00:00:03,092 Rv 3 00:00:03,469 --> 00:00:06,340 quality problems. Don't seem to be getting any 4 00:00:06,340 --> 00:00:07,638 better and campground 5 00:00:08,175 --> 00:00:11,796 infrastructure issues are straining the 20 24 camping 6 00:00:11,852 --> 00:00:12,249 experience. 7 00:00:12,726 --> 00:00:15,110 The brutal heat wave, gripping the west is 8 00:00:15,110 --> 00:00:17,017 being blamed for at least 4 deaths move. 9 00:00:17,908 --> 00:00:20,702 National and state parks. In Jen and Mike's 10 00:00:20,702 --> 00:00:24,054 story time, we're gonna share how what's sounded 11 00:00:24,054 --> 00:00:26,543 like a good marketing idea to us turned 12 00:00:26,543 --> 00:00:29,018 out to be the most embarrassing thing that 13 00:00:29,018 --> 00:00:31,731 we've ever done is rv ears. All this 14 00:00:31,731 --> 00:00:33,886 plus the Rv news of the week and 15 00:00:33,886 --> 00:00:37,404 your questions. Coming up in episode 05:06 16 00:00:37,404 --> 00:00:38,858 of the Rv podcast. 17 00:00:48,639 --> 00:00:50,629 Hello everybody. I'm Mike Wen lin and this 18 00:00:50,629 --> 00:00:53,662 is my life long traveling companion and My 19 00:00:53,662 --> 00:00:53,980 bride, 20 00:00:54,615 --> 00:00:55,115 Jennifer. 21 00:00:56,282 --> 00:00:58,822 How are you? I'm doing great. Yeah. This 22 00:00:58,822 --> 00:01:00,384 gonna be a big week for us. It's 23 00:01:00,504 --> 00:01:02,898 certainly is. Quick reminder that there is a 24 00:01:02,898 --> 00:01:04,733 video version of the podcast. You can find 25 00:01:04,733 --> 00:01:08,178 it on our Rv lifestyle Youtube channel. Just 26 00:01:08,178 --> 00:01:10,729 go to Youtube dot com slash rv lifestyle. 27 00:01:10,888 --> 00:01:13,599 And, of course, our audio versions available on 28 00:01:13,599 --> 00:01:15,751 all of your favorite podcast apps. 29 00:01:16,563 --> 00:01:18,793 As well as our blog, rv lifestyle dot 30 00:01:18,793 --> 00:01:20,147 com slash podcast. 31 00:01:20,704 --> 00:01:21,342 Check that out. 32 00:01:22,138 --> 00:01:23,970 And a quick reminder, if you do us 33 00:01:23,970 --> 00:01:25,299 a favor, if you listen to 34 00:01:25,895 --> 00:01:27,961 on 1 of those apps, would you give 35 00:01:27,961 --> 00:01:29,891 us a review for this podcast? 36 00:01:30,344 --> 00:01:31,933 They really help us, get the 37 00:01:32,584 --> 00:01:34,729 you Google to notice it and send the 38 00:01:34,729 --> 00:01:35,229 podcast 39 00:01:35,683 --> 00:01:37,908 notifications out to other people. So we love 40 00:01:37,908 --> 00:01:39,815 those 5 star reviews that so many of 41 00:01:39,815 --> 00:01:41,818 you have sent, and we'd love to have 42 00:01:41,818 --> 00:01:43,489 you offer us 1 yourself? 43 00:01:44,205 --> 00:01:46,434 So there you go. While, we are about 44 00:01:46,434 --> 00:01:48,423 ready to hit the road. 45 00:01:49,472 --> 00:01:49,789 And 46 00:01:50,343 --> 00:01:53,354 we're looking forward to it, and I still 47 00:01:53,354 --> 00:01:55,652 forgot a lot to do. Yeah. Big travel 48 00:01:55,652 --> 00:01:56,206 week for us. 49 00:01:57,256 --> 00:02:00,600 As this podcast is being released, we will 50 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:02,591 hit the road and eventually hook up with 51 00:02:02,591 --> 00:02:04,821 a bunch of our Rv lifestyle followers, 52 00:02:05,555 --> 00:02:06,994 we're gonna be making our way this week 53 00:02:06,994 --> 00:02:08,754 to bar Harbor Maine. 54 00:02:09,314 --> 00:02:11,235 And there, we will soon be part of 55 00:02:11,235 --> 00:02:12,055 a near 56 00:02:12,514 --> 00:02:15,488 month long Rv Caravan event tour of the 57 00:02:15,727 --> 00:02:16,227 Canadian 58 00:02:16,604 --> 00:02:17,104 maritime. 59 00:02:17,641 --> 00:02:19,954 That has been an our bucket list for 60 00:02:20,034 --> 00:02:21,789 I don't know how long and I can 61 00:02:21,789 --> 00:02:24,341 hardly wait. And this was organized by fantasy 62 00:02:24,501 --> 00:02:26,926 Rv tourists, and this is 1 of those 63 00:02:27,062 --> 00:02:27,562 bucket 64 00:02:27,938 --> 00:02:29,688 list road trips that 65 00:02:30,245 --> 00:02:32,408 I think you've been talking about since we... 66 00:02:32,566 --> 00:02:34,076 As soon as we have an Rv. Yeah. 67 00:02:34,314 --> 00:02:35,903 It really has been on our list. This 68 00:02:35,903 --> 00:02:38,762 is the last of the must do bucket 69 00:02:38,762 --> 00:02:39,954 lists we have. And then we've got a 70 00:02:39,954 --> 00:02:41,304 whole bunch of other ones we wanna do 71 00:02:41,304 --> 00:02:41,781 after this. 72 00:02:42,674 --> 00:02:45,071 We hope to share our adventures as often 73 00:02:45,071 --> 00:02:47,548 as we can with videos and live feeds, 74 00:02:48,187 --> 00:02:49,785 photos, social media updates. 75 00:02:50,678 --> 00:02:52,752 Best way is to follow us through our 76 00:02:52,752 --> 00:02:54,209 rv lifestyle community 77 00:02:54,666 --> 00:02:58,334 at community dot rv lifestyle dot com. We 78 00:02:58,334 --> 00:02:58,834 cannot 79 00:02:59,291 --> 00:02:59,610 wait. 80 00:03:00,342 --> 00:03:02,675 And, yes, we do have our new truck 81 00:03:02,972 --> 00:03:05,364 and look for a Saturday video on our 82 00:03:05,523 --> 00:03:07,276 Rv Lifestyle Youtube channel. 83 00:03:07,929 --> 00:03:09,860 That shows the truck, what we've added 84 00:03:10,234 --> 00:03:13,493 and how we're prepping for the Rv trip 85 00:03:13,493 --> 00:03:15,242 that long long trip that we're gonna be 86 00:03:15,242 --> 00:03:18,525 taken that and to be alerted to, when 87 00:03:18,525 --> 00:03:20,916 we have new videos and make sure you 88 00:03:20,916 --> 00:03:22,054 subscribe to our channel 89 00:03:22,511 --> 00:03:25,553 and click the bell icon You can subscribe, 90 00:03:25,792 --> 00:03:28,043 just go to Youtube dot com 91 00:03:28,498 --> 00:03:28,998 slash 92 00:03:29,533 --> 00:03:30,033 rv 93 00:03:30,727 --> 00:03:33,289 lifestyle. But we have a lot to to 94 00:03:33,289 --> 00:03:35,675 talk about this week, and it's a bit 95 00:03:35,675 --> 00:03:37,585 of a change from us because let me 96 00:03:37,585 --> 00:03:39,176 let me just tell us right off the 97 00:03:39,176 --> 00:03:40,870 top. We are not negative 98 00:03:41,737 --> 00:03:43,489 I was an investigated reported for most of 99 00:03:43,489 --> 00:03:44,763 my life, and I did a lot of 100 00:03:44,763 --> 00:03:46,275 bad news stories. In fact, they used to 101 00:03:46,275 --> 00:03:47,469 call me bad news, Wen. 102 00:03:48,027 --> 00:03:49,953 And when we started the Rv style on 103 00:03:49,953 --> 00:03:51,947 the blog and the podcast in the Youtube 104 00:03:51,947 --> 00:03:52,186 channel, 105 00:03:52,824 --> 00:03:54,898 we have done our best to stay positive. 106 00:03:55,376 --> 00:03:57,929 We are still very positive. Even though we're 107 00:03:57,929 --> 00:03:59,259 going to talk about 108 00:04:00,254 --> 00:04:02,958 kinda the gorilla in the Rv lifestyle room, 109 00:04:03,117 --> 00:04:04,652 which is Rv 110 00:04:05,265 --> 00:04:05,663 quality. 111 00:04:06,794 --> 00:04:08,794 We feel we have to address it just 112 00:04:08,794 --> 00:04:09,995 because we have heard so much. 113 00:04:10,715 --> 00:04:12,715 This won't be a regular thing. We're gonna 114 00:04:12,715 --> 00:04:14,555 talk honestly about it today. 115 00:04:15,209 --> 00:04:17,379 And I wanna also point out 116 00:04:17,834 --> 00:04:19,845 that there is not a Rv 117 00:04:20,300 --> 00:04:21,572 manufacturer out there. 118 00:04:22,383 --> 00:04:25,405 That wants to build a poor quality Rv. 119 00:04:26,280 --> 00:04:28,030 We have been most of the factories. 120 00:04:28,905 --> 00:04:30,598 These people work hard 121 00:04:30,908 --> 00:04:32,916 they have, a, a dedicated, 122 00:04:34,004 --> 00:04:35,195 skilled labor force, 123 00:04:35,909 --> 00:04:37,203 but they're working 124 00:04:37,577 --> 00:04:40,366 really hard. It's an industry that has ups 125 00:04:40,366 --> 00:04:44,328 and downs. And when sales are down, there's 126 00:04:44,328 --> 00:04:46,489 all sorts of efforts. To kinda get them 127 00:04:46,489 --> 00:04:47,847 up. And 1 of the things that they 128 00:04:47,847 --> 00:04:49,446 have been doing is 129 00:04:49,925 --> 00:04:51,624 trying to remove a lot of the 130 00:04:52,083 --> 00:04:54,400 extras in an Rv that make these prices 131 00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:54,960 so high. 132 00:04:55,693 --> 00:04:58,986 And as a result, sometimes the materials aren't 133 00:04:59,284 --> 00:05:01,997 up to the same snuff as previous materials 134 00:05:01,997 --> 00:05:02,795 in those Rv. 135 00:05:03,607 --> 00:05:05,440 And it's started to catch up, I think 136 00:05:05,440 --> 00:05:07,034 with some of them. We're gonna talk about 137 00:05:07,034 --> 00:05:09,605 that today. This will not be a regular 138 00:05:09,663 --> 00:05:11,655 recurrence, but we feel we we wanna address 139 00:05:11,655 --> 00:05:13,580 that. And that's coming up a little bit 140 00:05:13,580 --> 00:05:15,884 later in our conversation of the week. 141 00:05:16,679 --> 00:05:18,188 Right now that I wanna ask you something. 142 00:05:18,903 --> 00:05:20,907 Are you a mood stalker? Or a boom 143 00:05:20,907 --> 00:05:23,857 locker or maybe you're struggling to keep your 144 00:05:24,017 --> 00:05:26,887 Rv cool during these hot summer days. And 145 00:05:26,887 --> 00:05:28,801 well, if you have a 50 amp motor 146 00:05:28,801 --> 00:05:30,805 home a trailer or a fifth wheel with 147 00:05:30,805 --> 00:05:33,373 2 air conditioners, but you often end up 148 00:05:33,589 --> 00:05:35,976 in campsite sites with only 30 amp service, 149 00:05:36,468 --> 00:05:38,934 let's face it not. Every campground has 50 150 00:05:39,013 --> 00:05:39,570 Amp service. 151 00:05:40,207 --> 00:05:42,354 That means you can only run 1 ac. 152 00:05:42,593 --> 00:05:42,832 Right? 153 00:05:43,642 --> 00:05:45,311 Or do you Moo stock maybe at friends 154 00:05:45,311 --> 00:05:47,139 and family houses where they only have a 155 00:05:47,139 --> 00:05:48,251 20 amp service? 156 00:05:49,205 --> 00:05:49,705 Jab 157 00:05:50,159 --> 00:05:52,962 and find that maybe this little 2000 watt 158 00:05:52,962 --> 00:05:55,353 generator that you brought along can't give you 159 00:05:55,353 --> 00:05:56,868 enough power to run the Ac. 160 00:05:57,585 --> 00:06:00,149 Well, listen up, There is a... Special device 161 00:06:00,149 --> 00:06:03,331 called the soft start up that can solve 162 00:06:03,331 --> 00:06:05,956 those problems for you. Soft start up is 163 00:06:05,956 --> 00:06:10,025 the only plug and play Rv, air conditioners 164 00:06:10,025 --> 00:06:11,399 soft start controller 165 00:06:11,853 --> 00:06:15,154 that has been tested to start and run 166 00:06:15,293 --> 00:06:16,912 2 air conditioning units 167 00:06:17,371 --> 00:06:18,430 plus your appliances 168 00:06:18,969 --> 00:06:20,328 on 30 amp service. 169 00:06:20,967 --> 00:06:21,947 Now it works 170 00:06:22,566 --> 00:06:23,445 right out of the box. 171 00:06:24,180 --> 00:06:26,339 Soft start up, what it does is it 172 00:06:26,339 --> 00:06:26,839 takes 173 00:06:27,939 --> 00:06:28,439 milliseconds 174 00:06:28,979 --> 00:06:32,074 to basically cut the amperage needed to start 175 00:06:32,273 --> 00:06:34,899 multiple Rv air conditioning unit and appliances. 176 00:06:35,615 --> 00:06:37,684 Now when they first start up because they 177 00:06:37,684 --> 00:06:39,674 get a kick on the compressor everything, there's 178 00:06:39,674 --> 00:06:41,208 a huge spike in 179 00:06:41,678 --> 00:06:42,792 and soft start up, 180 00:06:43,826 --> 00:06:46,929 minimizes that. They help regulate that. So you 181 00:06:46,929 --> 00:06:49,020 can extend your Ac 182 00:06:49,475 --> 00:06:51,884 compressors life it it controls the power in 183 00:06:51,884 --> 00:06:52,524 your Rv, 184 00:06:53,084 --> 00:06:54,444 gives you maximum efficiency. 185 00:06:55,324 --> 00:06:57,004 All you do is plug it into the 186 00:06:57,004 --> 00:06:57,884 power receptacle. 187 00:06:58,219 --> 00:07:00,449 And then plug your power cord into it. 188 00:07:01,245 --> 00:07:02,998 There's no climbing up in your Rv roof, 189 00:07:03,236 --> 00:07:05,228 no opening up your Ac units to put 190 00:07:05,228 --> 00:07:07,474 this in, no need to figure out the 191 00:07:07,474 --> 00:07:09,469 wiring and the connections. You don't have to 192 00:07:09,469 --> 00:07:11,385 pay a service center to install it. 193 00:07:12,264 --> 00:07:14,919 Just go to soft start up dot com 194 00:07:15,138 --> 00:07:17,628 slash rv lifestyle. And you can get the 195 00:07:17,628 --> 00:07:17,788 details. 196 00:07:18,507 --> 00:07:21,464 Soft start up dot com slash rv lifestyle, 197 00:07:22,104 --> 00:07:23,862 and you'll save a whole bunch of money. 198 00:07:24,501 --> 00:07:26,592 You can get this in time, To stay 199 00:07:26,592 --> 00:07:29,542 cool during the summer camping trips. Again, check 200 00:07:29,542 --> 00:07:32,593 it out yourself, soft start up dot com 201 00:07:32,651 --> 00:07:34,166 slash rv lifestyle. 202 00:07:35,057 --> 00:07:36,252 We should remind you of that you guys 203 00:07:36,252 --> 00:07:38,561 have a question. Our email address, mike and 204 00:07:38,561 --> 00:07:40,870 jen at rv lifestyle dot com. Send us 205 00:07:40,870 --> 00:07:42,622 comments questions anything you hear today. 206 00:07:43,274 --> 00:07:45,423 When we come back, we've got the social 207 00:07:45,423 --> 00:07:47,890 media buzz with Wendy Boy, Stay with us. 208 00:07:48,607 --> 00:07:50,915 After countless nights in the road, we have... 209 00:07:51,169 --> 00:07:54,834 Finally found the ultimate comfort solution for our 210 00:07:54,834 --> 00:07:58,260 home away from home. Our Rv mattress from 211 00:07:58,260 --> 00:08:01,700 rv mattress dot com slash rv sell. Now, 212 00:08:01,859 --> 00:08:03,373 let me tell you. This is a game 213 00:08:03,373 --> 00:08:03,691 changer. 214 00:08:04,567 --> 00:08:07,275 Everybody knows that the stock mattresses that come 215 00:08:07,275 --> 00:08:09,346 in an Rv are not great. 216 00:08:09,918 --> 00:08:11,824 And whether you are a weekend warrior or 217 00:08:11,824 --> 00:08:14,524 a full timer, you deserve better sleep. 218 00:08:15,159 --> 00:08:17,860 Rv mattress dot com has 22 219 00:08:17,860 --> 00:08:21,634 plus size options. 5 hide options, and 3 220 00:08:21,691 --> 00:08:24,577 firm options. So you are bound to find 221 00:08:24,793 --> 00:08:25,668 something that fits. 222 00:08:26,479 --> 00:08:29,111 Jennifer and I got the signature hybrid mattress 223 00:08:29,111 --> 00:08:32,482 in queen with the cooling cover, and we 224 00:08:32,541 --> 00:08:35,173 love it. It truly has a sleeping just 225 00:08:35,173 --> 00:08:36,941 as good in the Rv as our house. 226 00:08:37,338 --> 00:08:39,963 In fact, so good, we actually got another 227 00:08:40,123 --> 00:08:42,929 Rv mattress for our sticks and Bricks house 228 00:08:43,225 --> 00:08:45,785 as Now swapping out the uncomfortable old stock 229 00:08:45,785 --> 00:08:48,569 mattress for our new Rv mattress was easy. 230 00:08:48,888 --> 00:08:51,054 It shipped from Arizona for free in a 231 00:08:51,054 --> 00:08:53,291 box. We brought it into the Rv and 232 00:08:53,291 --> 00:08:56,509 never looked back. This Rv mattress is plush 233 00:08:56,568 --> 00:08:59,045 comfort. The best sleep we've ever had in 234 00:08:59,045 --> 00:08:59,685 an Rv. 235 00:09:00,099 --> 00:09:03,291 Every night feels like a luxury retreat, and 236 00:09:03,291 --> 00:09:06,722 we highly recommend upgrading your mattress at rv 237 00:09:06,722 --> 00:09:09,869 mattress dot com. Trust us you will not 238 00:09:09,927 --> 00:09:11,680 regret it. And if you use the promo 239 00:09:11,680 --> 00:09:12,659 code, Rv 240 00:09:13,035 --> 00:09:15,586 lifestyle, you'll get a really nice discount. 241 00:09:16,238 --> 00:09:19,681 Again, go to rv mattress dot com slash 242 00:09:19,738 --> 00:09:20,613 rv lifestyle. 243 00:09:23,651 --> 00:09:26,754 Welcome back and Wendy Boy reports on the 244 00:09:26,754 --> 00:09:28,982 hot issues most talked about this past week 245 00:09:28,982 --> 00:09:32,897 on social media in our Rv lifestyle community 246 00:09:32,897 --> 00:09:36,103 group. In our Rv lifestyle community, we sometimes 247 00:09:36,160 --> 00:09:38,389 run polls. Now we may use these poles 248 00:09:38,389 --> 00:09:41,353 for research or stories or just general enjoyment 249 00:09:41,353 --> 00:09:42,952 of the group, and they're fun to read. 250 00:09:43,111 --> 00:09:45,109 So this week, I have 2 polls I'd 251 00:09:45,109 --> 00:09:47,107 like to share with you. The first poll 252 00:09:47,107 --> 00:09:49,265 ran in our campground space, and we asked 253 00:09:49,265 --> 00:09:52,073 what features do you prioritize when choosing a 254 00:09:52,073 --> 00:09:52,552 campground. 255 00:09:53,271 --> 00:09:55,905 The top answers were 50 percent said location, 256 00:09:56,304 --> 00:09:57,900 20 percent said views in scenery? 257 00:09:58,794 --> 00:10:01,350 15 percent said cost 9 percent set amenities, 258 00:10:01,590 --> 00:10:02,469 including things like Wifi 259 00:10:03,347 --> 00:10:05,365 And 4 percent set accessibility. 260 00:10:06,079 --> 00:10:08,077 In the comments, people added to what they 261 00:10:08,077 --> 00:10:10,793 chose, that Julie Fritz said feeling safe and 262 00:10:10,793 --> 00:10:13,191 cleanliness are really important to her when choosing 263 00:10:13,191 --> 00:10:13,910 a campground. 264 00:10:14,323 --> 00:10:17,030 And Michael said he wants sewer at his 265 00:10:17,030 --> 00:10:17,268 site. 266 00:10:17,905 --> 00:10:19,736 Cost was an issue for several folks. 267 00:10:20,293 --> 00:10:22,203 Laura said if she can spend the same 268 00:10:22,203 --> 00:10:23,929 amount to have 7 days in a park 269 00:10:24,129 --> 00:10:26,210 at State park versus 3 days in a 270 00:10:26,210 --> 00:10:27,889 resort, she's gonna go for the state park. 271 00:10:28,210 --> 00:10:30,529 It was fun to read everyone's comments. In 272 00:10:30,529 --> 00:10:32,854 the general disc discussion space, we asked another 273 00:10:32,854 --> 00:10:34,284 poll and this 1 said what is the 274 00:10:34,284 --> 00:10:37,383 single most frustrating part of the Rv lifestyle. 275 00:10:38,336 --> 00:10:41,778 41 percent said Rv quality is the issue, 276 00:10:42,257 --> 00:10:45,075 34 percent said finding campground vacancies, 277 00:10:45,853 --> 00:10:48,011 15 percent said the increasing cost of the 278 00:10:48,091 --> 00:10:51,144 Rv lifestyle, and 8 percent said bad. 279 00:10:52,264 --> 00:10:54,665 In this post comments areas, Jim was 1 280 00:10:54,665 --> 00:10:57,085 of a few who said these random mechanical 281 00:10:57,240 --> 00:10:59,559 shoes that happened despite doing all the maintenance 282 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:01,179 was particularly frustrating. 283 00:11:01,720 --> 00:11:03,339 And woody anne Inca said that 284 00:11:03,639 --> 00:11:06,039 unpredictable bad weather can also be a frustration. 285 00:11:06,613 --> 00:11:08,916 And James said his major frustration is not 286 00:11:08,916 --> 00:11:10,425 being able to rv as much as he 287 00:11:10,425 --> 00:11:12,490 wants because of things that happen in light, 288 00:11:12,808 --> 00:11:14,714 and I can absolutely see how that can 289 00:11:14,714 --> 00:11:15,452 be frustrating. 290 00:11:16,477 --> 00:11:18,704 Then over in our Rv lifestyle Facebook group, 291 00:11:19,023 --> 00:11:21,909 justin recently published a photo of his beautiful 292 00:11:21,966 --> 00:11:24,193 class a just covered with dead bugs and 293 00:11:24,193 --> 00:11:27,567 he wrote. Driving through South Dakota after Sunset 294 00:11:28,020 --> 00:11:30,004 proved to be a gross mistake. 295 00:11:30,639 --> 00:11:33,179 This picture drew more than 525 296 00:11:33,179 --> 00:11:33,679 comments 297 00:11:33,989 --> 00:11:36,566 People could not believe all the dead bugs 298 00:11:36,626 --> 00:11:39,742 splashed across his Rv. His windshield looked like 299 00:11:39,742 --> 00:11:42,469 a jackson poly painting that Bo had used 300 00:11:42,469 --> 00:11:44,380 splattered bugs instead of splattered paint. 301 00:11:45,176 --> 00:11:47,406 Vanessa took 1 look at this windshield and 302 00:11:47,406 --> 00:11:49,396 said that's insane, and I have to agree. 303 00:11:50,288 --> 00:11:52,441 Many like Mary said Been there done that, 304 00:11:52,761 --> 00:11:54,754 and it was amazing how many people had 305 00:11:54,754 --> 00:11:58,583 similar pictures and similar experiences of just completely 306 00:11:58,583 --> 00:11:59,301 bunk covered rigs. 307 00:12:00,032 --> 00:12:01,859 Apparently, this kind of drive he happens too 308 00:12:01,859 --> 00:12:03,686 often in the dakota, which is good to 309 00:12:03,686 --> 00:12:05,513 know. We'll share a picture of this in 310 00:12:05,513 --> 00:12:06,942 the show notes who for those who wanna 311 00:12:06,942 --> 00:12:07,657 to see them sell. 312 00:12:08,467 --> 00:12:09,821 And that's it for me this week. I'm 313 00:12:09,901 --> 00:12:11,414 Wendy Boy, and I'll see you over in 314 00:12:11,414 --> 00:12:14,201 the Rv lifestyle community or Facebook group. 315 00:12:15,475 --> 00:12:16,533 We know the 316 00:12:16,923 --> 00:12:18,593 We know the problem with those bugs in 317 00:12:18,673 --> 00:12:21,695 South Dakota. We have experienced them as a 318 00:12:21,695 --> 00:12:23,603 lot of you have as well. I think 319 00:12:23,603 --> 00:12:25,090 we just... We just did 1 of our 320 00:12:25,209 --> 00:12:26,962 story time. Mike and jen story time about 321 00:12:26,962 --> 00:12:29,830 our first experience when we encountered the bug 322 00:12:29,830 --> 00:12:32,481 out of South Dakota. So that's a very 323 00:12:32,778 --> 00:12:35,343 real issue. It does get better. But no 324 00:12:35,343 --> 00:12:36,860 at this time of year, you are gonna 325 00:12:36,860 --> 00:12:38,935 encounter as all those people that Wendy talked 326 00:12:38,935 --> 00:12:39,334 about did. 327 00:12:40,132 --> 00:12:43,005 Alright. Our Rv conversation of the week will 328 00:12:43,005 --> 00:12:45,086 be coming up. Right after this. 329 00:12:45,958 --> 00:12:47,942 Jennifer and I bought some land near Nashville, 330 00:12:48,101 --> 00:12:51,394 Tennessee a while back. We got tired crowded 331 00:12:51,614 --> 00:12:54,890 expensive campground and worrying about reservations. 332 00:12:55,529 --> 00:12:58,407 Tennessee is a gorgeous state with friendly people, 333 00:12:58,806 --> 00:13:00,818 and it has been such a pleasure. The 334 00:13:00,818 --> 00:13:03,950 same developer has some new property near us 335 00:13:04,008 --> 00:13:06,559 close to the Natchez trace and Buffalo River, 336 00:13:07,038 --> 00:13:09,430 called the reserve at High forest. 337 00:13:10,162 --> 00:13:12,951 Big properties, 5 to 41 acres, you can 338 00:13:12,951 --> 00:13:15,500 build a house a cabin or Rv year 339 00:13:15,500 --> 00:13:18,607 round. Prices started at only 89900 340 00:13:18,607 --> 00:13:18,846 dollars. 341 00:13:19,499 --> 00:13:23,893 Your property, your way, 100 percent ownership. The 342 00:13:23,893 --> 00:13:26,551 scenery in this part of Tennessee is breathtaking. 343 00:13:27,103 --> 00:13:28,856 And the property is gorgeous, 344 00:13:29,255 --> 00:13:30,551 garden, landscape. 345 00:13:30,928 --> 00:13:33,876 Bring your pets, build what you want. There's 346 00:13:33,876 --> 00:13:36,720 high speed fiber optic internet, and it is 347 00:13:36,998 --> 00:13:39,940 so private. A great place to make your 348 00:13:39,940 --> 00:13:42,404 home base ready whenever you wanted. 349 00:13:43,120 --> 00:13:46,880 5 to 41 acre properties from 89900 350 00:13:46,880 --> 00:13:47,199 dollars. 351 00:13:47,758 --> 00:13:49,456 There's even great financing. 352 00:13:50,073 --> 00:13:52,149 Check out the site and a video tour 353 00:13:52,149 --> 00:13:55,692 at rv lands dot net. That's rv lands 354 00:13:55,827 --> 00:13:56,383 dot net. 355 00:13:57,574 --> 00:13:59,662 Welcome back. Time now for our Rv 356 00:14:00,195 --> 00:14:02,021 conversation of the week. Earlier, 357 00:14:02,434 --> 00:14:05,475 You heard Wendy report in our social media 358 00:14:05,475 --> 00:14:08,754 buzz that in our Facebook group, 41 359 00:14:08,754 --> 00:14:09,894 percent of the people 360 00:14:10,288 --> 00:14:12,671 said that the Rv quality issues were the 361 00:14:12,671 --> 00:14:13,489 most frustrating 362 00:14:13,863 --> 00:14:16,722 part of the Rv lifestyle this year. So 363 00:14:16,722 --> 00:14:19,105 we wanted to investigate, so we posted a 364 00:14:19,105 --> 00:14:19,605 question 365 00:14:20,074 --> 00:14:23,584 and our Rv lifestyle community, asking our members 366 00:14:23,584 --> 00:14:25,041 to tell us how frequently 367 00:14:25,418 --> 00:14:28,391 those quality issues occurred. Now the results 368 00:14:28,848 --> 00:14:29,645 were dismal. 369 00:14:30,855 --> 00:14:34,222 Get this 52 percent of our community respondents 370 00:14:34,439 --> 00:14:35,337 said something 371 00:14:36,031 --> 00:14:38,044 broke or went wrong in their Rv 372 00:14:38,834 --> 00:14:40,052 half the time 373 00:14:40,589 --> 00:14:42,424 or even more frequently that they took it 374 00:14:42,424 --> 00:14:42,663 out. 375 00:14:43,780 --> 00:14:44,658 Did you catch that? 376 00:14:45,296 --> 00:14:47,774 That means that every other time they take 377 00:14:47,774 --> 00:14:48,964 their Rv on a trip. 378 00:14:49,837 --> 00:14:50,551 Something breaks. 379 00:14:51,345 --> 00:14:54,384 That 15 percent said something breaks every 380 00:14:54,693 --> 00:14:56,683 time. They take their Rv someplace. 381 00:14:57,320 --> 00:15:00,344 Again, that's over half I respond to reported 382 00:15:00,344 --> 00:15:01,321 something breaking 383 00:15:01,776 --> 00:15:03,527 in at least every other trip. 384 00:15:04,259 --> 00:15:07,373 Is there any other product where such results 385 00:15:07,373 --> 00:15:09,448 would be tolerated? I don't know. 386 00:15:10,247 --> 00:15:13,541 That granted, Rv are very complicated things, and 387 00:15:13,933 --> 00:15:15,045 we've been saying for a long time You 388 00:15:15,045 --> 00:15:16,475 know, when you drive 1 it's like having 389 00:15:16,475 --> 00:15:18,802 your house shaken by a 4 390 00:15:18,858 --> 00:15:19,755 earthquake for 391 00:15:20,129 --> 00:15:21,979 hours on end. I mean, something's 392 00:15:22,369 --> 00:15:24,439 gonna shake loose or break or crack. 393 00:15:25,315 --> 00:15:28,340 But here have some specific answers to our 394 00:15:28,340 --> 00:15:30,172 question about what goes wrong. 395 00:15:30,904 --> 00:15:32,345 Here's 1 from Brenda and Mark. 396 00:15:33,065 --> 00:15:35,384 Brendan Marc 8, we headed out for our 397 00:15:35,384 --> 00:15:37,625 trip out to Nevada, and we didn't even 398 00:15:37,625 --> 00:15:40,399 get 200 miles in our brand new 399 00:15:40,994 --> 00:15:41,708 suspension broke. 400 00:15:42,501 --> 00:15:44,167 Luckily, we knew the area, we got off 401 00:15:44,167 --> 00:15:46,230 the street onto a lowe's parking lot, 402 00:15:47,023 --> 00:15:49,424 spent 3 days there. Till we were able 403 00:15:49,424 --> 00:15:51,901 to find someone who could come and fix 404 00:15:51,901 --> 00:15:55,337 it. Now, here's another. This woman and her 405 00:15:55,337 --> 00:15:57,355 disabled army veteran husband 406 00:15:57,749 --> 00:15:58,967 30 years of service 407 00:15:59,344 --> 00:16:02,933 finally acted on the lifelong long dream, sold 408 00:16:02,933 --> 00:16:05,326 the house and bought a new 20 23 409 00:16:05,405 --> 00:16:06,921 Forest River Arctic Wolff. 410 00:16:07,494 --> 00:16:09,887 38 10 sweet. Fifth wheel. 411 00:16:10,605 --> 00:16:13,019 They are out about 4 months 412 00:16:13,476 --> 00:16:16,108 at 06/21/2024 413 00:16:16,108 --> 00:16:17,279 had a cable snap 414 00:16:17,716 --> 00:16:19,857 in the bunk coast. They called a mobile 415 00:16:19,857 --> 00:16:21,602 tech to fix. And while the text is 416 00:16:21,602 --> 00:16:24,220 there, he notices the whole kitchen slide was 417 00:16:24,220 --> 00:16:25,251 not attached correctly. 418 00:16:25,903 --> 00:16:28,296 They get it into the dealer for service 419 00:16:28,296 --> 00:16:30,450 on 07/02/2024, 420 00:16:30,848 --> 00:16:33,401 and it is now July twelfth, and it 421 00:16:33,401 --> 00:16:34,060 when she 422 00:16:34,836 --> 00:16:35,315 Being fixed. 423 00:16:36,287 --> 00:16:38,360 With them at a hotel and eating out 424 00:16:38,360 --> 00:16:40,193 all the time and costing them a fortune. 425 00:16:40,831 --> 00:16:43,803 Now, Forrest River told them they will only 426 00:16:43,861 --> 00:16:44,833 reverse reverse, 427 00:16:45,470 --> 00:16:48,341 reimburse them about 75 dollars of the 400 428 00:16:48,341 --> 00:16:50,175 it cost to have the cable replace. 429 00:16:50,893 --> 00:16:52,727 This person is ready to give up the 430 00:16:52,727 --> 00:16:52,886 dream. 431 00:16:53,857 --> 00:16:54,357 Brian 432 00:16:54,811 --> 00:16:56,799 shared this. He says, I'm a 25 year 433 00:16:56,799 --> 00:16:59,502 old Army disabled that sold house and division 434 00:16:59,502 --> 00:17:00,956 about a 20 22 435 00:17:01,172 --> 00:17:04,129 keystone raptor. It's a a Toy haul took 436 00:17:04,129 --> 00:17:05,719 it out on our first trip. 437 00:17:06,753 --> 00:17:08,025 Wife is taking a shower, 438 00:17:08,740 --> 00:17:10,172 water pouring into the bathroom. 439 00:17:10,648 --> 00:17:12,477 They put the shower tracks in backwards. 440 00:17:13,447 --> 00:17:16,469 Then on our bedroom slide, the angle under 441 00:17:16,469 --> 00:17:17,424 the slide was bent, 442 00:17:18,140 --> 00:17:19,413 waters coming in the bedroom. 443 00:17:20,382 --> 00:17:23,170 Than the level checks were not working properly. 444 00:17:24,205 --> 00:17:27,253 Listen to what Kimberly wrote about her 23 445 00:17:27,470 --> 00:17:28,527 forest river 446 00:17:28,839 --> 00:17:30,195 Wild grand lodge. 447 00:17:30,754 --> 00:17:32,829 It's been a problem. It's been problem after 448 00:17:32,829 --> 00:17:35,962 problem. Furnace motor broke, wrong thermostat. 449 00:17:36,834 --> 00:17:38,211 Made the furnace circus 450 00:17:38,588 --> 00:17:40,184 circuit board fry, 451 00:17:40,902 --> 00:17:43,693 weak shower floor that caused the leak under 452 00:17:43,693 --> 00:17:46,086 the shower and a leaky gray take. 453 00:17:46,818 --> 00:17:49,867 Hole in the gutter caused a drip constantly 454 00:17:50,403 --> 00:17:53,589 on the slider door and leaked out of 455 00:17:53,589 --> 00:17:55,284 track and down hallways. 456 00:17:55,834 --> 00:17:58,308 The aw pulled the gutter off, and they 457 00:17:58,308 --> 00:18:00,303 found out it was only fastened with a 458 00:18:00,303 --> 00:18:03,017 few temporary screws and never fully fastened. 459 00:18:04,068 --> 00:18:05,658 Alright. She goes on. She says, A leak 460 00:18:05,658 --> 00:18:07,566 in the bedroom and a big leak through 461 00:18:07,566 --> 00:18:09,474 of the cubby under the bed causes a 462 00:18:09,474 --> 00:18:10,190 bunch of mold, 463 00:18:10,905 --> 00:18:12,574 and the bed is on a slide and 464 00:18:12,574 --> 00:18:15,367 was messed up kept ripping the floor when 465 00:18:15,367 --> 00:18:18,485 they retracted it, the toilet poet pipe broke 466 00:18:18,540 --> 00:18:19,492 when sitting on it. 467 00:18:20,682 --> 00:18:21,182 Once 468 00:18:21,729 --> 00:18:23,647 because the cut in the pe tubing was 469 00:18:23,647 --> 00:18:25,085 too short, and it had too much pressure 470 00:18:25,085 --> 00:18:27,322 on it, and it caused meth in the 471 00:18:27,322 --> 00:18:27,802 bathroom, 472 00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:33,018 the tongue jack broke when they tried to 473 00:18:33,233 --> 00:18:34,983 hook it up and take it in for 474 00:18:34,983 --> 00:18:35,302 repairs. 475 00:18:37,150 --> 00:18:39,309 She says Lord knows what else I'm forgetting, 476 00:18:39,470 --> 00:18:39,950 but, yeah, 477 00:18:40,670 --> 00:18:41,549 it's a damn mess. 478 00:18:42,110 --> 00:18:44,190 Then there's Loretta. Here's what she said. 479 00:18:44,920 --> 00:18:47,855 Loretta said they pulled into a park began 480 00:18:47,855 --> 00:18:50,814 selling their water tank, and then the tank 481 00:18:50,949 --> 00:18:51,449 collapsed 482 00:18:51,837 --> 00:18:53,985 through the floor of their 20 18 Forest 483 00:18:54,144 --> 00:18:54,940 River Fifth wheel. 484 00:18:55,735 --> 00:18:57,962 She shared a picture in the comments of 485 00:18:57,962 --> 00:18:58,494 this poll 486 00:18:59,653 --> 00:19:01,490 Don said their forest River did that in 487 00:19:01,490 --> 00:19:02,209 their driveway. 488 00:19:02,689 --> 00:19:05,165 Wendy said this happened to them too with 489 00:19:05,165 --> 00:19:07,725 a brand new Pam. So many people said 490 00:19:07,725 --> 00:19:10,345 this happened to them. Some with empty tanks. 491 00:19:10,741 --> 00:19:11,615 It was amazing. 492 00:19:12,806 --> 00:19:14,552 Look, we we could go on and on. 493 00:19:15,204 --> 00:19:17,922 Those are just a sample of what we 494 00:19:17,922 --> 00:19:19,040 heard last week. 495 00:19:20,079 --> 00:19:21,678 I I have to tell you this that 496 00:19:21,678 --> 00:19:23,696 in our 12 years of doing this Irb 497 00:19:23,756 --> 00:19:26,745 lifestyle, we have never heard more complaints 498 00:19:27,122 --> 00:19:29,753 about Rv quality across all the different brands. 499 00:19:30,551 --> 00:19:32,008 And we haven't even mentioned 500 00:19:32,704 --> 00:19:34,954 the issue of frame flex, 501 00:19:35,595 --> 00:19:38,154 which particularly affects big fifth wheels and toy 502 00:19:38,154 --> 00:19:40,234 haul. That is a huge mess. 503 00:19:41,275 --> 00:19:44,409 There are Rv recalls every month. 504 00:19:45,049 --> 00:19:45,549 And 505 00:19:45,849 --> 00:19:47,289 just to give you a sample of what's 506 00:19:47,289 --> 00:19:48,490 out there, here's this month. 507 00:19:49,462 --> 00:19:51,450 Recall notices are going out sometime this month 508 00:19:51,450 --> 00:19:53,836 for 3157 509 00:19:53,995 --> 00:19:58,130 Brink, Rv 23 to 24 model z, fifth 510 00:19:58,130 --> 00:19:58,368 wheels. 511 00:19:59,179 --> 00:20:02,216 And their new model z air travel trailers. 512 00:20:03,175 --> 00:20:04,774 This is Brink, which is supposed to be 513 00:20:04,774 --> 00:20:06,452 like the the best of all of the 514 00:20:06,612 --> 00:20:08,370 Rv manufacturers out there these days. 515 00:20:08,943 --> 00:20:11,245 The 12 volt system in those brink may 516 00:20:11,245 --> 00:20:13,809 be incorrectly wired, which could result 517 00:20:14,183 --> 00:20:15,056 in overheating. 518 00:20:15,691 --> 00:20:17,928 Recall notices are being mailed to owners of 519 00:20:17,928 --> 00:20:21,259 a hundred and 26 forest river, 20 24 520 00:20:21,259 --> 00:20:23,242 25 cross trail motor homes. 521 00:20:23,973 --> 00:20:25,910 The back on the ladder 522 00:20:26,367 --> 00:20:28,282 receiver may not have been installed, 523 00:20:28,920 --> 00:20:30,835 which can cause the ladder to fall off. 524 00:20:31,330 --> 00:20:33,410 On the highway, that could be lights threatening. 525 00:20:34,049 --> 00:20:35,009 And then 1 more, 526 00:20:35,730 --> 00:20:37,170 573 527 00:20:37,250 --> 00:20:39,384 Forest River 24 25 528 00:20:39,583 --> 00:20:41,486 Salem and Wild travel trailers, 529 00:20:42,041 --> 00:20:44,261 they're being recalled because they may not have 530 00:20:44,261 --> 00:20:44,999 a secondary 531 00:20:45,451 --> 00:20:45,951 emergency 532 00:20:46,323 --> 00:20:46,958 exit install. 533 00:20:47,927 --> 00:20:49,600 Now, that's this month, 534 00:20:50,396 --> 00:20:52,547 just the latest, and you noticed those are 535 00:20:52,547 --> 00:20:53,047 all 536 00:20:53,583 --> 00:20:55,654 new models. These aren't going back to the 537 00:20:55,813 --> 00:20:56,291 Covid year. 538 00:20:57,262 --> 00:21:00,073 Every month, there are new recalls of Rv 539 00:21:00,131 --> 00:21:00,927 similar to these. 540 00:21:01,963 --> 00:21:03,795 I said this earlier that we work really 541 00:21:03,795 --> 00:21:05,787 hard on this podcast not to be negative. 542 00:21:05,946 --> 00:21:06,400 So 543 00:21:06,915 --> 00:21:08,581 dev boarding the conversation of the month of 544 00:21:08,581 --> 00:21:10,405 this topic is not our usual. 545 00:21:11,833 --> 00:21:15,185 This quality issue from our perspective has been 546 00:21:15,185 --> 00:21:15,685 steadily 547 00:21:16,060 --> 00:21:16,560 increasing 548 00:21:17,015 --> 00:21:18,447 since those Covid years. 549 00:21:19,481 --> 00:21:20,754 You know, there was such a demand for 550 00:21:20,834 --> 00:21:21,948 Rv by people, 551 00:21:22,679 --> 00:21:25,140 whose only vacation options, you know, during those 552 00:21:25,219 --> 00:21:27,124 Covid lock ins were to camp out. 553 00:21:28,236 --> 00:21:30,355 All the manufacturers did everything they could to 554 00:21:30,474 --> 00:21:32,542 crank out new models to meet that demand 555 00:21:32,542 --> 00:21:35,087 as fast as they could. They heard literally 556 00:21:35,087 --> 00:21:35,803 off the street. 557 00:21:36,519 --> 00:21:38,922 And let's face at a lot of inexperienced 558 00:21:38,922 --> 00:21:40,435 workers we're assembling Rv. 559 00:21:41,311 --> 00:21:43,700 Since then, things have settled down, Demand for 560 00:21:43,779 --> 00:21:46,264 Rv has dropped draft stick, 561 00:21:47,143 --> 00:21:48,262 new sales are down, 562 00:21:48,821 --> 00:21:50,739 and you would think then that the little 563 00:21:50,739 --> 00:21:53,077 more time and not quite such a rush 564 00:21:53,136 --> 00:21:54,495 that things would be improving. 565 00:21:55,388 --> 00:21:58,897 But that doesn't seem to be. And so 566 00:21:58,897 --> 00:22:00,731 that's why we're talking about this. 567 00:22:01,608 --> 00:22:03,602 So if you're thinking about getting a new 568 00:22:03,681 --> 00:22:04,080 Rv, 569 00:22:04,573 --> 00:22:07,432 new or used We have this advice, hire 570 00:22:07,432 --> 00:22:09,498 a certified Rv inspector. 571 00:22:10,054 --> 00:22:11,960 Yeah. It costs a lot. Over a thousand 572 00:22:11,960 --> 00:22:13,628 dollars for a detailed 1. 573 00:22:14,279 --> 00:22:16,840 But since rv are the second most expensive 574 00:22:16,840 --> 00:22:17,080 thing, 575 00:22:17,799 --> 00:22:20,359 most people buy after a house. And given 576 00:22:20,359 --> 00:22:23,640 the quality issues people continue to experience that 577 00:22:23,640 --> 00:22:27,256 in action is extremely important. Have a pro 578 00:22:27,392 --> 00:22:28,209 look it over 579 00:22:28,663 --> 00:22:29,458 very carefully. 580 00:22:29,934 --> 00:22:31,388 An independent inspector 581 00:22:31,762 --> 00:22:34,241 not connected to the dealership. And you can 582 00:22:34,241 --> 00:22:37,021 find 1, just go to their national Association, 583 00:22:37,180 --> 00:22:39,031 which is n nr VIA 584 00:22:39,167 --> 00:22:40,620 dot org slash 585 00:22:40,994 --> 00:22:41,153 locate. 586 00:22:42,121 --> 00:22:45,291 In nr v a's National Rv inspectors Association. 587 00:22:45,528 --> 00:22:47,431 But go to NRVIA 588 00:22:47,431 --> 00:22:49,983 dot org slash locate. You can plug in 589 00:22:49,983 --> 00:22:52,071 where you are, and they'll show you 590 00:22:52,921 --> 00:22:53,421 independent 591 00:22:53,874 --> 00:22:55,224 Rv inspectors near you. 592 00:22:56,018 --> 00:22:57,606 But what if the dealer won't let you 593 00:22:57,606 --> 00:22:58,162 bring 1 in? 594 00:22:59,132 --> 00:23:01,840 We've heard from some who say they wanted 595 00:23:01,840 --> 00:23:04,331 to bring in an inspector, but the dealership 596 00:23:04,388 --> 00:23:05,344 wouldn't let them. 597 00:23:05,981 --> 00:23:08,305 Well, if that's the case, it tells you 598 00:23:08,305 --> 00:23:11,010 something doesn't it. Don't buy there. Go to 599 00:23:11,010 --> 00:23:11,567 another dealer. 600 00:23:12,125 --> 00:23:12,284 Now, 601 00:23:14,034 --> 00:23:15,569 tonya again all this stuff 602 00:23:16,183 --> 00:23:16,683 because 603 00:23:17,955 --> 00:23:20,855 An Rv is more than just a vehicle 604 00:23:21,234 --> 00:23:21,734 or 605 00:23:22,195 --> 00:23:22,994 a a camper. 606 00:23:23,875 --> 00:23:25,634 It... For so many, it is a dream. 607 00:23:26,523 --> 00:23:28,267 So many people have worked all of their 608 00:23:28,267 --> 00:23:30,803 lives for this time to go out in 609 00:23:30,803 --> 00:23:33,126 that Rv to enjoy their retirement 610 00:23:33,754 --> 00:23:34,653 or to 611 00:23:35,033 --> 00:23:37,750 get together with their families and and bond 612 00:23:37,750 --> 00:23:39,528 together out there and and 613 00:23:40,227 --> 00:23:42,165 it's a mess when something breaks 614 00:23:43,118 --> 00:23:43,995 almost half the time. 615 00:23:44,952 --> 00:23:46,866 So that's a report on quality. 616 00:23:47,505 --> 00:23:48,781 You may have a different take on it. 617 00:23:49,020 --> 00:23:51,014 You may think that's alright, and we'll share 618 00:23:51,014 --> 00:23:52,505 some of those reports, but 619 00:23:53,022 --> 00:23:55,011 I'm not gonna make this a weekly habit. 620 00:23:55,250 --> 00:23:57,717 There are some Harvey influencers. That's all they 621 00:23:57,717 --> 00:23:59,388 do is tell you about how bad some 622 00:23:59,388 --> 00:24:01,616 of the Rv are. We won't do that. 623 00:24:02,028 --> 00:24:04,655 But we are raising this issue. It is 624 00:24:04,655 --> 00:24:07,202 not getting better from our perspective, and I'd 625 00:24:07,202 --> 00:24:08,395 like to know your thoughts too. 626 00:24:09,763 --> 00:24:11,752 By quality, get an inspector. 627 00:24:12,866 --> 00:24:14,536 That's our conversation of the week. You can 628 00:24:14,536 --> 00:24:16,127 reach us at Mike and Jen. 629 00:24:16,939 --> 00:24:19,575 At rv lifestyle dot com. We'll be right 630 00:24:19,575 --> 00:24:21,812 back with the Rv news of the week. 631 00:24:22,371 --> 00:24:24,943 Jennifer and I took trip to Las Vegas 632 00:24:24,943 --> 00:24:28,219 and Arizona to look at wind acres, a 633 00:24:28,219 --> 00:24:31,415 brand new Rv property being offered by Western 634 00:24:31,415 --> 00:24:32,215 land and ranches. 635 00:24:32,789 --> 00:24:35,926 They're selling off 1 and 2 acre parcels 636 00:24:36,385 --> 00:24:38,383 starting at only 14900 637 00:24:38,383 --> 00:24:41,101 dollars. Now these are big. An acre is 638 00:24:41,101 --> 00:24:43,849 the size of a football field. The properties 639 00:24:43,906 --> 00:24:46,692 are on a plateau with big Valley views, 640 00:24:46,851 --> 00:24:49,876 and the location is amazing. Next to Lake 641 00:24:50,035 --> 00:24:51,786 Mead national recreation area. 642 00:24:52,359 --> 00:24:54,913 We had a blast. There are so many 643 00:24:54,913 --> 00:24:57,388 places to explore near the property, the Grand 644 00:24:57,627 --> 00:24:59,703 Canyon. We took a boat ride on the 645 00:24:59,862 --> 00:25:01,951 Colorado river below Hoover dam. 646 00:25:02,589 --> 00:25:04,660 Boulder city was a fun little town. 647 00:25:05,616 --> 00:25:07,369 That's right off route 66, 648 00:25:07,688 --> 00:25:10,009 and, of course, we had to enjoy some 649 00:25:10,009 --> 00:25:11,597 nightlife in Las Vegas. 650 00:25:12,233 --> 00:25:14,933 It's a lifetime supply of fun things to 651 00:25:14,933 --> 00:25:17,395 do when you own a camp at wind 652 00:25:17,395 --> 00:25:17,792 acres. 653 00:25:18,442 --> 00:25:20,424 The properties are now available. 654 00:25:20,980 --> 00:25:22,486 This is 100 655 00:25:22,486 --> 00:25:24,945 percent ownership. So there's no reservations needed when 656 00:25:24,945 --> 00:25:27,898 you wanna hang out time limits or crowded 657 00:25:27,898 --> 00:25:29,726 parks that you have to go through, you 658 00:25:29,726 --> 00:25:32,110 can share your property, you can rent it. 659 00:25:32,508 --> 00:25:33,382 Whatever you wanna do. 660 00:25:34,192 --> 00:25:36,021 For more information. Visit 661 00:25:36,419 --> 00:25:42,246 Arizona ranch sales dot com, or call 822232 662 00:25:42,701 --> 00:25:43,201 land 663 00:25:45,340 --> 00:25:47,090 Welcome back to the Rv news of the 664 00:25:47,090 --> 00:25:50,511 week. Here's a disgusting sign of our thought 665 00:25:50,511 --> 00:25:51,981 and selfish culture 666 00:25:52,516 --> 00:25:55,382 ranges it. Usa yosemite National Park had to 667 00:25:55,382 --> 00:25:58,249 remind visitors to keep it clean and classy 668 00:25:58,249 --> 00:25:58,727 out there. 669 00:25:59,457 --> 00:26:02,870 By disposing of soil toilet paper properly. 670 00:26:03,346 --> 00:26:04,616 I know this is repulsive. 671 00:26:05,330 --> 00:26:08,443 Apparently, wait many visitors need to go while 672 00:26:08,443 --> 00:26:09,422 I exploring 673 00:26:09,800 --> 00:26:13,152 and this beautiful beautiful park. And when they 674 00:26:13,152 --> 00:26:15,946 do, they leave their used toilet paper behind, 675 00:26:16,679 --> 00:26:19,306 and let's just say it is a disgusting 676 00:26:19,306 --> 00:26:20,023 site to behold. 677 00:26:20,739 --> 00:26:22,752 Yosemite National Parks Services 678 00:26:23,367 --> 00:26:24,800 Instagram page posted this. 679 00:26:25,454 --> 00:26:27,930 Sharing a few pictures of dirty toilet paper 680 00:26:27,930 --> 00:26:28,430 laying 681 00:26:28,809 --> 00:26:31,526 about what would otherwise be a stunning and 682 00:26:31,526 --> 00:26:31,925 stealthy. 683 00:26:32,497 --> 00:26:35,035 And while many people do bury the toilet 684 00:26:35,035 --> 00:26:38,208 paper, it doesn't stay hidden for long. Rain, 685 00:26:38,843 --> 00:26:39,977 erosion, and animals 686 00:26:40,524 --> 00:26:43,395 are all responsible for removing the soil, 687 00:26:43,874 --> 00:26:46,847 leaving used toilet paper piles exposed 688 00:26:47,384 --> 00:26:50,906 before it can decompose. And toilet paper typically 689 00:26:50,906 --> 00:26:54,325 takes 1 to 3 years to decompose the 690 00:26:54,325 --> 00:26:57,822 solution. Rangers are urging everyone to pack it 691 00:26:57,822 --> 00:26:58,061 out. 692 00:26:59,033 --> 00:27:01,107 Okay. So that was your yosemite, but now 693 00:27:01,107 --> 00:27:03,581 let's talk about Yellowstone. And what is it 694 00:27:03,581 --> 00:27:05,736 about Yellowstone National Park. 695 00:27:06,549 --> 00:27:08,783 Last week told you about a shootout the 696 00:27:08,783 --> 00:27:08,943 part. 697 00:27:09,741 --> 00:27:12,454 And this week, Yellowstone was in the news 698 00:27:12,454 --> 00:27:14,151 again after 5 people 699 00:27:14,943 --> 00:27:17,597 drove into a hundred and 5 degree geyser 700 00:27:18,853 --> 00:27:19,353 inadvertently. 701 00:27:20,289 --> 00:27:22,146 Now the good news is that all 5 702 00:27:22,537 --> 00:27:23,965 successfully got out of their car and their 703 00:27:23,965 --> 00:27:26,265 own before being driven by ambulance to a 704 00:27:26,265 --> 00:27:26,900 nearby hospital, 705 00:27:27,852 --> 00:27:29,993 for some non life threatening injuries. 706 00:27:30,724 --> 00:27:33,441 Their car sup 9 feet into a very 707 00:27:33,441 --> 00:27:33,681 acidic, 708 00:27:34,720 --> 00:27:35,220 hot 709 00:27:35,759 --> 00:27:36,259 water 710 00:27:36,958 --> 00:27:39,595 before being successfully lifted out and removed. 711 00:27:40,249 --> 00:27:42,184 And this all happened in the semi 712 00:27:42,562 --> 00:27:46,549 centennial geyser thermal features, near roaring mountain between, 713 00:27:46,947 --> 00:27:48,861 Mammoth Springs and Norris Junction. 714 00:27:49,672 --> 00:27:51,415 It's not clear how this happened. 715 00:27:51,970 --> 00:27:54,744 But, pictures do show a fairly steep slope 716 00:27:54,744 --> 00:27:56,171 from the road to the geyser. 717 00:27:56,980 --> 00:27:58,660 And we're glad that all the passengers are 718 00:27:58,660 --> 00:27:59,380 gonna be okay. 719 00:28:00,420 --> 00:28:02,420 Last week at Yellowstone. There was a shootout 720 00:28:02,420 --> 00:28:04,660 out. You may remember we talked about it 721 00:28:04,660 --> 00:28:06,989 here. The shootout out, it turned out was 722 00:28:06,989 --> 00:28:07,887 a yellowstone 723 00:28:08,344 --> 00:28:10,338 employee, and he was from Florida working at 724 00:28:10,338 --> 00:28:12,411 the park for the summer, and he held 725 00:28:12,411 --> 00:28:14,267 a woman against her will 726 00:28:14,659 --> 00:28:15,877 and was intending 727 00:28:16,413 --> 00:28:18,827 officials say a July fourth massacre 728 00:28:19,763 --> 00:28:20,880 before that he was killed. 729 00:28:21,597 --> 00:28:21,996 And 730 00:28:22,634 --> 00:28:23,910 let's hope that this week, 731 00:28:24,483 --> 00:28:24,983 Yellowstone 732 00:28:25,758 --> 00:28:27,214 can have 0 733 00:28:27,591 --> 00:28:27,990 incidents. 734 00:28:29,105 --> 00:28:32,544 Alright. We'll keep talking about national parks. Now 735 00:28:32,544 --> 00:28:34,610 let's talk about them in regards to a 736 00:28:34,610 --> 00:28:37,787 heat wave. Yeah. The massive heat wave gripping 737 00:28:37,787 --> 00:28:39,853 the west is killing tourists. 738 00:28:40,503 --> 00:28:44,483 In Utah, Canyon lance National Park, a 52 739 00:28:44,483 --> 00:28:46,473 2 year old father and his 23 year 740 00:28:46,473 --> 00:28:47,906 old daughter from Wisconsin, 741 00:28:48,399 --> 00:28:51,029 were found dead after they got lost while 742 00:28:51,029 --> 00:28:53,500 hiking and ran out of water in triple 743 00:28:53,500 --> 00:28:54,557 digit temperatures. 744 00:28:55,173 --> 00:28:55,970 That was Friday. 745 00:28:56,543 --> 00:28:59,496 On Saturday, a similar incident happened at Snow 746 00:28:59,655 --> 00:29:01,751 Canyon State Park, a multi 747 00:29:02,129 --> 00:29:03,805 agency team, a first responders. 748 00:29:04,378 --> 00:29:07,351 Arrived and rescued the 2 people who were 749 00:29:07,489 --> 00:29:08,845 overcome by heat exhaustion. 750 00:29:09,323 --> 00:29:12,354 But then, a pass reported that a third 751 00:29:12,354 --> 00:29:13,765 person was unconscious 752 00:29:14,202 --> 00:29:14,440 nearby. 753 00:29:15,076 --> 00:29:18,256 First responders found the individual, a 30 year 754 00:29:18,256 --> 00:29:19,074 old female 755 00:29:19,607 --> 00:29:21,436 and determined that she was deceased. 756 00:29:22,087 --> 00:29:24,098 You'd think people would have the 757 00:29:24,473 --> 00:29:27,496 common sense to avoid hiking in such conditions, 758 00:29:28,053 --> 00:29:30,945 but it death Valleys National park. There's been 759 00:29:30,945 --> 00:29:32,325 a surge of visitors 760 00:29:32,705 --> 00:29:35,265 anxious to have southeast taken next to the 761 00:29:35,265 --> 00:29:35,765 giant 762 00:29:36,225 --> 00:29:40,475 thermometer side the parks visitor station. Temperatures in 763 00:29:40,475 --> 00:29:42,313 death valley have been in the hundred and 764 00:29:42,313 --> 00:29:42,633 twenties, 765 00:29:43,352 --> 00:29:45,190 reaching as high as a hundred and 29 766 00:29:45,190 --> 00:29:45,510 degrees. 767 00:29:46,003 --> 00:29:48,632 It is so hot. People are urged not 768 00:29:48,632 --> 00:29:50,305 to hike after 10AM, 769 00:29:50,943 --> 00:29:53,434 bring lots of water and travel 770 00:29:53,891 --> 00:29:55,006 prepared to survive. 771 00:29:55,499 --> 00:29:57,174 But people keep coming and dying. 772 00:29:57,811 --> 00:30:00,602 A group of German motorcycles who decided to 773 00:30:00,602 --> 00:30:03,712 visit death valley last week were overcome by 774 00:30:03,712 --> 00:30:06,904 the heat and 1 rider died there. That's 775 00:30:06,904 --> 00:30:09,126 4 heat deaths in a week out there, 776 00:30:09,681 --> 00:30:11,109 all could have been avoided. 777 00:30:12,157 --> 00:30:14,303 Well, up in Canada, that heat wave is 778 00:30:14,303 --> 00:30:17,029 having an effect as well. Canadian campground grounds 779 00:30:17,085 --> 00:30:17,960 are struggling. 780 00:30:18,755 --> 00:30:21,160 There was a big story out in Canada 781 00:30:21,160 --> 00:30:22,675 last week related to the heat, 782 00:30:23,473 --> 00:30:25,568 in which the president of the Canadian 783 00:30:26,185 --> 00:30:27,142 camping and Rv 784 00:30:27,700 --> 00:30:29,317 Association set campground grounds 785 00:30:29,950 --> 00:30:31,970 in many areas have been experiencing 786 00:30:32,349 --> 00:30:34,769 brown outs on their property because 787 00:30:35,150 --> 00:30:37,169 every single Rv is running 788 00:30:37,470 --> 00:30:40,122 1 or 2 air conditioners, and they're already 789 00:30:40,122 --> 00:30:42,517 at capacity for electricity draw. 790 00:30:43,474 --> 00:30:45,470 The problem he said is that consumers are 791 00:30:45,470 --> 00:30:47,886 are accustomed now to a level of service 792 00:30:48,518 --> 00:30:51,311 that park infrastructure cannot handle. 793 00:30:52,348 --> 00:30:54,822 It's same thing in the Us, most campground 794 00:30:54,822 --> 00:30:55,700 grounds are old, 795 00:30:56,907 --> 00:31:00,184 the infrastructure was laid down when people were 796 00:31:00,319 --> 00:31:03,097 happy to have a ke lantern for lights 797 00:31:03,097 --> 00:31:05,738 and maybe a 20 amp service, so they 798 00:31:05,738 --> 00:31:07,012 could, plug in for, 799 00:31:07,808 --> 00:31:09,240 a couple of light accessories. 800 00:31:10,514 --> 00:31:12,939 So Campground is you know, as Ar got 801 00:31:13,155 --> 00:31:14,348 better and better, 802 00:31:15,143 --> 00:31:17,848 they increase their capacity to 30 amp service, 803 00:31:18,658 --> 00:31:20,877 that was really, like, 20 years ago, most 804 00:31:20,877 --> 00:31:21,774 of them added 805 00:31:22,225 --> 00:31:23,018 30 amp service, 806 00:31:23,811 --> 00:31:25,476 but then they had to bring in 50 807 00:31:25,476 --> 00:31:27,879 amp service. About a dozen years ago as 808 00:31:27,958 --> 00:31:30,031 Rv years got... Rv got bigger, 809 00:31:30,908 --> 00:31:33,460 and a mini came with 2 Ac units, 810 00:31:33,619 --> 00:31:34,597 and then microwaves, 811 00:31:36,100 --> 00:31:38,083 demand has just continued to increase, 812 00:31:38,798 --> 00:31:41,574 but the cost of upgrading for those campground 813 00:31:41,574 --> 00:31:42,868 balances is astronomical. 814 00:31:43,574 --> 00:31:45,964 And it's frankly just beyond the reach for 815 00:31:45,964 --> 00:31:48,434 many campground, and many, you know, small county 816 00:31:48,434 --> 00:31:50,585 parks, government parks, state parks. 817 00:31:51,557 --> 00:31:54,111 And that's 1 reason why camping is becoming 818 00:31:54,111 --> 00:31:54,989 more expensive. 819 00:31:55,627 --> 00:31:58,260 It's another reason why big corporations are, you 820 00:31:58,260 --> 00:32:00,509 know, Buying up mom and pop campground grounds 821 00:32:00,509 --> 00:32:02,662 are investing lots of money in the infrastructure, 822 00:32:02,742 --> 00:32:04,598 but they're charging big bucks 823 00:32:05,215 --> 00:32:08,006 and making these campground grounds, not campground grounds, 824 00:32:08,166 --> 00:32:08,619 but 825 00:32:09,058 --> 00:32:11,053 resorts and gl places. 826 00:32:12,090 --> 00:32:14,585 But this growing problem of campground 827 00:32:15,202 --> 00:32:15,601 infrastructure, 828 00:32:16,412 --> 00:32:16,912 in 829 00:32:17,684 --> 00:32:20,385 is not gonna go away anytime soon. 830 00:32:21,339 --> 00:32:23,818 Alright. That's our news of the week. When 831 00:32:23,818 --> 00:32:26,051 we come back the Rv question of the 832 00:32:26,051 --> 00:32:29,421 week, and we also have Mike and jen 833 00:32:29,878 --> 00:32:33,004 story time. So stay with us. When we're 834 00:32:33,004 --> 00:32:34,782 asked what's the most important 835 00:32:35,162 --> 00:32:37,239 modification we made to our Rv, it's an 836 00:32:37,239 --> 00:32:41,235 easy answer. Battle borne batteries. Battle borne batteries 837 00:32:41,235 --> 00:32:45,798 are quality safe, reliable lithium batteries that allow 838 00:32:45,798 --> 00:32:48,612 us to stay out there off the grid 839 00:32:48,671 --> 00:32:49,070 longer. 840 00:32:49,642 --> 00:32:52,825 Lithium batteries charge faster. They charge fuller they're 841 00:32:52,825 --> 00:32:56,168 longer lasting their maintenance free, and battle borne 842 00:32:56,168 --> 00:32:59,709 batteries are protected by a 10 year guarantee. 843 00:33:00,483 --> 00:33:02,952 Now in our case, they just dropped into 844 00:33:02,952 --> 00:33:06,231 the existing Ag batteries that we have and 845 00:33:06,231 --> 00:33:08,059 they'll probably be the same on your rig 846 00:33:08,059 --> 00:33:11,556 too. Valve battery experts can get those in 847 00:33:11,556 --> 00:33:13,716 your rig just like they did. With ours. 848 00:33:13,875 --> 00:33:15,227 They can also match you up with the 849 00:33:15,227 --> 00:33:18,192 right cabling, the inverter, the charger the solar 850 00:33:18,249 --> 00:33:19,044 controller everything. 851 00:33:19,601 --> 00:33:22,322 Jennifer I swear by our with battle born 852 00:33:22,322 --> 00:33:25,433 batteries. They allow us to boo doc off 853 00:33:25,433 --> 00:33:28,384 the grid, check out. Go to rv lifestyle 854 00:33:28,384 --> 00:33:31,335 dot com slash lithium. Rv lifestyle dot com. 855 00:33:31,908 --> 00:33:32,705 Slash lithium. 856 00:33:34,537 --> 00:33:36,767 Alright. Welcome back time now for the Rv 857 00:33:36,767 --> 00:33:39,157 question of the week. And the... This 1, 858 00:33:39,954 --> 00:33:42,439 here it is. It's I'm gonna have you 859 00:33:42,439 --> 00:33:44,853 answered it because it's it's in your 860 00:33:45,469 --> 00:33:48,179 wheelhouse. Just finishing up washing your latest podcast. 861 00:33:48,418 --> 00:33:51,248 You mentioned that along with sandwiches, jen sometimes 862 00:33:51,467 --> 00:33:53,385 prepares your dinner meal before you leave, 863 00:33:54,184 --> 00:33:56,822 what are some of the meals that you 864 00:33:56,822 --> 00:33:59,234 prepare ahead of time this question comes from 865 00:33:59,473 --> 00:33:59,712 Janet. 866 00:34:00,590 --> 00:34:03,462 Okay, Janet. When I make my regular food 867 00:34:03,462 --> 00:34:05,297 at home, and I know we're going out 868 00:34:05,297 --> 00:34:06,036 of town 869 00:34:06,509 --> 00:34:09,250 I will make extra of whatever I'm fixing 870 00:34:09,630 --> 00:34:12,110 and freeze it. And that way, it's all 871 00:34:12,110 --> 00:34:12,829 set to go. 872 00:34:13,390 --> 00:34:13,890 And 873 00:34:14,844 --> 00:34:16,361 you know, it seems like a problem but 874 00:34:16,361 --> 00:34:18,436 lettuce us that goes bad on you. Super 875 00:34:18,436 --> 00:34:20,192 of course isn't gonna go bad. You can 876 00:34:20,192 --> 00:34:22,347 make soup, whatever kind of soup you like 877 00:34:22,347 --> 00:34:23,225 and stew. 878 00:34:24,911 --> 00:34:28,169 Turkey stew, chicken stew, beef stew, whatever you 879 00:34:28,169 --> 00:34:28,805 wanna make, 880 00:34:29,441 --> 00:34:32,381 chile, lasagna, whatever you normally eat, 881 00:34:32,953 --> 00:34:35,901 when you're cooking, just make more, make it. 882 00:34:36,299 --> 00:34:38,371 So you have, like, 3 servings. When there's 883 00:34:38,371 --> 00:34:40,282 only 2 of you, you can you can 884 00:34:40,282 --> 00:34:42,217 easily get me 3 maybe 4 885 00:34:42,768 --> 00:34:45,001 servings, and you just freeze some, put it 886 00:34:45,001 --> 00:34:45,320 away, 887 00:34:46,038 --> 00:34:46,538 and 888 00:34:46,994 --> 00:34:48,589 it's handy to have even when you're home, 889 00:34:48,829 --> 00:34:49,945 just whip something out. 890 00:34:50,902 --> 00:34:51,062 But, 891 00:34:52,114 --> 00:34:54,355 Whatever you're making at home, make extra, 892 00:34:54,994 --> 00:34:56,594 it and take it with you. Like, we're 893 00:34:56,594 --> 00:34:58,594 leaving for this big trip this week and, 894 00:34:58,674 --> 00:34:59,234 you know, we're... 895 00:35:00,208 --> 00:35:01,887 Den make an extra, and we put it 896 00:35:01,887 --> 00:35:02,445 in a freezer. 897 00:35:03,085 --> 00:35:05,003 We go in and turn on the Rv 898 00:35:05,003 --> 00:35:06,920 freezer a couple of days before we go. 899 00:35:07,174 --> 00:35:08,682 It's nice and cold, and you just put 900 00:35:08,682 --> 00:35:11,141 those frozen and dinners in there, and you 901 00:35:11,141 --> 00:35:12,014 don't have to think. 902 00:35:12,649 --> 00:35:15,267 Sometimes you... We bring along a slow cooker, 903 00:35:15,425 --> 00:35:17,599 it's And Yes. You can actually, you're driving, 904 00:35:17,840 --> 00:35:19,760 you can just plug that in, assuming you 905 00:35:19,760 --> 00:35:21,519 have an inverter in your Rv in the 906 00:35:21,519 --> 00:35:23,680 room, you can plug in a slow cooker, 907 00:35:23,840 --> 00:35:25,630 and it will cook as you're driving 908 00:35:26,004 --> 00:35:26,639 during the day, 909 00:35:27,275 --> 00:35:29,603 smells delicious, you know. And then when you 910 00:35:29,977 --> 00:35:31,248 set up camp for the night, you got 911 00:35:31,248 --> 00:35:32,679 meal ready and fresh, 912 00:35:33,315 --> 00:35:33,369 cook 913 00:35:34,209 --> 00:35:34,928 for salads, 914 00:35:36,286 --> 00:35:38,364 especially in the summer, you know, local produce 915 00:35:38,364 --> 00:35:40,362 is always available, and it's kinda fun to 916 00:35:40,362 --> 00:35:42,040 shop for local produce and have that. 917 00:35:43,651 --> 00:35:44,130 But 918 00:35:44,689 --> 00:35:47,961 eating out is just not healthy. No. Eating 919 00:35:47,961 --> 00:35:49,716 out, you'd never know for sure what you're 920 00:35:49,716 --> 00:35:53,090 gonna get. Other than too much salt, and 921 00:35:53,090 --> 00:35:54,210 you don't know when they made it. 922 00:35:55,170 --> 00:35:57,730 Yeah. It's not always fresh food. Alright. That's 923 00:35:57,730 --> 00:35:59,489 the question of the week. You've got 1 924 00:35:59,489 --> 00:36:00,934 for us. You can just write us at 925 00:36:01,014 --> 00:36:03,790 Mike and Chen at rv lifestyle dot com. 926 00:36:04,505 --> 00:36:06,329 Now it's time for Mike and Jen. 927 00:36:07,380 --> 00:36:09,300 Story time. And we're gonna talk this week 928 00:36:09,300 --> 00:36:10,900 about the dumbest thing we ever did with 929 00:36:10,900 --> 00:36:11,460 an Rv, 930 00:36:12,180 --> 00:36:13,239 and that was getting 931 00:36:13,780 --> 00:36:14,920 a complete 932 00:36:15,312 --> 00:36:15,812 custom 933 00:36:16,187 --> 00:36:18,652 wrap on it. And we'll put a photo 934 00:36:18,652 --> 00:36:21,060 of it in the show notes for this 935 00:36:21,196 --> 00:36:24,240 episode at rv lifestyle dot com slash podcast 936 00:36:25,108 --> 00:36:26,726 This happened about maybe 937 00:36:27,184 --> 00:36:28,141 5 years ago, 938 00:36:29,259 --> 00:36:32,052 A marketing friend, the Rv industry suggested the 939 00:36:32,052 --> 00:36:33,170 idea of a wrap to us. 940 00:36:33,821 --> 00:36:35,253 They thought it was a good idea. Yeah. 941 00:36:35,412 --> 00:36:37,082 And she assured us that was going to 942 00:36:37,082 --> 00:36:39,388 be tasteful done. And then it would, 943 00:36:40,024 --> 00:36:41,535 promote our brand. 944 00:36:42,345 --> 00:36:43,775 We even know we had a brand. 945 00:36:45,364 --> 00:36:46,556 But they sent us some artwork, 946 00:36:47,033 --> 00:36:48,940 and we arranged for a local shop. 947 00:36:49,512 --> 00:36:50,389 To do the wrap. 948 00:36:51,504 --> 00:36:53,836 Meet the Wen that set on the side 949 00:36:53,893 --> 00:36:54,393 windows 950 00:36:54,769 --> 00:36:55,885 on the back windows. 951 00:36:56,362 --> 00:36:57,876 My Youtube channel was listed. 952 00:36:58,448 --> 00:37:01,407 And so was the... A huge car 953 00:37:02,256 --> 00:37:03,843 drawing of the 2 of us in involved 954 00:37:03,843 --> 00:37:04,081 bow. 955 00:37:05,509 --> 00:37:06,382 Was it eye? 956 00:37:06,873 --> 00:37:09,498 Oh, it was painful. It was so obnoxious. 957 00:37:09,816 --> 00:37:11,566 I mean, I couldn't... It was embarrassing. 958 00:37:12,838 --> 00:37:14,986 It it did get my sister. Really big 959 00:37:14,986 --> 00:37:16,599 laugh. We pulled up and she even took 960 00:37:16,599 --> 00:37:18,119 a picture of the van because she thought 961 00:37:18,119 --> 00:37:20,539 it was so funny. Oh, I mean, even 962 00:37:20,599 --> 00:37:22,519 right away, since as we drove home from 963 00:37:22,920 --> 00:37:24,360 the shop that did the wrapping. 964 00:37:25,255 --> 00:37:26,375 We were very aware of it. 965 00:37:27,094 --> 00:37:29,014 Everybody's really looking at us, and I mean, 966 00:37:29,175 --> 00:37:30,614 it wasn't just, you know, It was, like, 967 00:37:30,855 --> 00:37:32,775 but they were really looking and and it 968 00:37:32,775 --> 00:37:33,815 was kinda creepy. 969 00:37:34,548 --> 00:37:34,787 Because, 970 00:37:35,742 --> 00:37:37,571 we'd... As we... We're driving the same. We 971 00:37:37,571 --> 00:37:40,036 realized we're not regular our views anymore. We 972 00:37:40,036 --> 00:37:43,552 were like this Spectacle. Rolling prospect spec tactical 973 00:37:43,552 --> 00:37:46,340 this promotion, and there was no escaping. 974 00:37:47,137 --> 00:37:48,991 And our first big trip was 975 00:37:49,527 --> 00:37:51,054 a couple days after we got it, and 976 00:37:51,054 --> 00:37:52,643 we we drove up to the Up in 977 00:37:52,803 --> 00:37:55,029 Michigan, the upper for our winter camp out, 978 00:37:55,744 --> 00:37:57,335 and we brought it into the camp guy 979 00:37:57,335 --> 00:37:59,501 to remember Oh, everybody had a good laugh. 980 00:37:59,740 --> 00:38:00,958 We gave everybody 981 00:38:02,053 --> 00:38:04,286 big big glass. They were pointing and sn. 982 00:38:04,525 --> 00:38:06,519 I mean, this thing screamed. Look at me. 983 00:38:06,759 --> 00:38:07,498 Look at me 984 00:38:08,369 --> 00:38:09,586 it was indeed 985 00:38:10,043 --> 00:38:10,760 attention grabbing. 986 00:38:12,274 --> 00:38:13,948 And then after the weekend, as we drove 987 00:38:13,948 --> 00:38:14,347 back home, 988 00:38:15,462 --> 00:38:16,202 we were, 989 00:38:16,593 --> 00:38:18,746 curious, did this make any difference because it 990 00:38:18,746 --> 00:38:21,296 had our our web address on it. So 991 00:38:21,296 --> 00:38:23,449 we checked the web traffic I have to 992 00:38:23,449 --> 00:38:24,267 see if our 993 00:38:24,818 --> 00:38:27,231 mobile billboard it brought us any 994 00:38:27,687 --> 00:38:29,918 anymore web views. And they're good seem to 995 00:38:29,918 --> 00:38:30,817 be a slight 996 00:38:31,831 --> 00:38:34,076 increase. In our traffic. Well, uptick in traffic. 997 00:38:34,395 --> 00:38:34,713 Mh. 998 00:38:35,351 --> 00:38:36,705 But then there were some emails. 999 00:38:37,502 --> 00:38:38,936 There were some emails. Mh. 1000 00:38:39,429 --> 00:38:41,500 1 was from a campground owner who said 1001 00:38:41,500 --> 00:38:43,811 we would not be allowed to camp on 1002 00:38:43,811 --> 00:38:44,629 their campground 1003 00:38:45,085 --> 00:38:47,475 with that vehicle wrap because it was clearly 1004 00:38:47,475 --> 00:38:48,511 a commercial vehicle. 1005 00:38:49,005 --> 00:38:52,601 And a giant advertisement. And then we had 1006 00:38:52,601 --> 00:38:55,717 that echoed by a guy who ran an 1007 00:38:55,717 --> 00:38:58,215 insurance agency and he said that our Rv 1008 00:38:58,528 --> 00:39:01,176 could now be considered a business vehicle 1009 00:39:01,790 --> 00:39:04,597 and thus subject to higher insurance rates 1010 00:39:05,543 --> 00:39:07,953 Others contacted us to say we were making 1011 00:39:08,089 --> 00:39:10,874 ourselves a target to thieves and stalker. They 1012 00:39:10,874 --> 00:39:12,704 figured that... Oh, hey. They must have a 1013 00:39:12,704 --> 00:39:13,738 bunch of equipment in there. 1014 00:39:14,949 --> 00:39:17,266 But then we heard from a traveler who 1015 00:39:17,266 --> 00:39:19,024 passed this us on I 75. 1016 00:39:19,823 --> 00:39:21,661 And as best as I can remember, 1017 00:39:22,220 --> 00:39:24,648 this is what that letter said. It said 1018 00:39:25,022 --> 00:39:27,090 something like, I looked up your website after 1019 00:39:27,090 --> 00:39:27,885 seeing your camper, 1020 00:39:29,158 --> 00:39:30,749 not to watch your videos, but to get 1021 00:39:30,749 --> 00:39:32,596 your emails, so I could tell you that 1022 00:39:32,675 --> 00:39:34,190 I found your vehicle wrap, 1023 00:39:34,907 --> 00:39:35,306 offensive, 1024 00:39:36,262 --> 00:39:37,081 self serving 1025 00:39:37,617 --> 00:39:38,994 and very pride. 1026 00:39:39,450 --> 00:39:39,585 So 1027 00:39:40,342 --> 00:39:43,210 and, you know, it really it really hit 1028 00:39:43,210 --> 00:39:45,999 home. He said that there's enough advertising pollution 1029 00:39:45,999 --> 00:39:46,796 on our highways. 1030 00:39:47,369 --> 00:39:49,762 That we were only adding to it. And 1031 00:39:49,762 --> 00:39:51,597 then a member he signed it off and 1032 00:39:51,597 --> 00:39:54,231 he says count us not as fans, 1033 00:39:55,284 --> 00:39:58,105 Well, it was pretty humiliating. It was humiliating, 1034 00:39:58,565 --> 00:39:59,764 and it was humbling, 1035 00:40:00,565 --> 00:40:02,896 and it really was pride. To put all 1036 00:40:02,896 --> 00:40:04,486 that stuff out there. I had no idea 1037 00:40:04,645 --> 00:40:05,440 Be so obnoxious. 1038 00:40:06,077 --> 00:40:08,065 Yeah. We thought it was pretty obnoxious. 1039 00:40:08,939 --> 00:40:10,552 So needless to say 1040 00:40:12,056 --> 00:40:14,124 the wrap came right down, and 1041 00:40:15,078 --> 00:40:17,464 and it was just not us. 1042 00:40:18,260 --> 00:40:18,998 And now 1043 00:40:19,389 --> 00:40:22,185 we travel anonymously. There's really nothing on our 1044 00:40:22,185 --> 00:40:24,523 vehicle to identify as as ours 1045 00:40:25,221 --> 00:40:26,100 so much for 1046 00:40:26,754 --> 00:40:27,632 mobile marketing, 1047 00:40:28,032 --> 00:40:28,532 and, 1048 00:40:29,229 --> 00:40:31,305 that was our most embarrassing thing that we've 1049 00:40:31,305 --> 00:40:31,864 ever done. 1050 00:40:32,902 --> 00:40:34,658 We didn't know we even had a brand 1051 00:40:34,658 --> 00:40:36,175 that we needed to label like that. 1052 00:40:37,146 --> 00:40:39,775 Oh, well. So much for our brand this 1053 00:40:39,775 --> 00:40:42,164 week. Got questions or comments, we'd love to 1054 00:40:42,164 --> 00:40:44,178 hear from you, Mike and jen at rv 1055 00:40:44,236 --> 00:40:46,323 lifestyle dot com follow us at the community, 1056 00:40:46,562 --> 00:40:48,955 Rv lifestyle, the community dot rv dot dot 1057 00:40:48,955 --> 00:40:51,348 com. We'll be updating you as we head 1058 00:40:52,305 --> 00:40:54,879 the east and then up into the Maritime 1059 00:40:55,016 --> 00:40:56,708 and it Brunswick of Nova scotia, 1060 00:40:57,427 --> 00:40:59,905 we cannot wait. And We'll be sharing all 1061 00:40:59,905 --> 00:41:01,343 that with you and hopefully come to you 1062 00:41:01,343 --> 00:41:04,060 next week from somewhere in the Canadian manner 1063 00:41:04,060 --> 00:41:06,543 times. Thanks for watching. Happy trails.