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Thank you for your kind words, Daniel. My prayers go out to you for continued success in your battle with cancer. Although much colder than I'd like, I'm enjoying your state right now on the northeast shore of Pontchartrain. Then a few days over by Lake Charles before stepping over into Texas. Lousiana is a beautiful state, to be sure. Thanks for watching.

Packed and HOT I would imagine in the summer. The opposite of where I would want to be, too. I totally enjoyed my stay there, but it's obviously a park built for volume over privacy. Really great facilities, though. And that beach! Thanks for watching. 😎

Wishing your mother a speedy recovery. And thanks for the tip on Ft Pickins National Park. Maybe I should have headed east to Florida instead of west toward Lousiana. It's tough trying to get it right with the weather doing what it does in the winter. :\ Thanks for watching.

Thanks! Yes, I am trying to get away from the cold, but failing miserably, lol.

Thank you, Gabriel. Happy and Safe New Year to you, too! Enjoy your long vacation.

Thank you my friend and you are so sweet and cool and more my friend and I love your beautiful train videos from different parts of America 🇺🇸 and more because I live in the United States of America from Rosslyn Heights Long Island near new york city my friend Jay

It's a good question. I don't think it's true of the smaller accessories in this kit, I don't really remember, but for the camera itself, I'm sure it had a tape dot applied to the box in such a way that it needed to be cut to get into the box. But you're right; I'm always a little skeptical of packaging that's just completely open. I can't really think of anything I've bought where I was just certain someone else had been in the package and it was maybe a returned item that they resold to me. Usually, you can tell by internal protective wrapping whether something's been tampered with before. Thanks for asking.

@@joyenroute Thanks for your response!! The reason I asked was that I had received an 119 V3 through the big Ama*** also and when it arrived, there was no plastic shrink wrap around the box, not even a little round dot sealing the outer box to the inner box. Inside, it looked like the accessories hadn't been opened but its cost effective to just replace the cheap cable or manual booklet and resell a used item as a new one. I know I sound paranoid but when I buy a new item, I want a brand new item. Anyway, that is one thing I noticed with all Viofo unboxing videos, none seem sealed so maybe that is how they make it. I returned mine and I bought a Thinkware unit and that one has a seal and I can tell its brand new. I didn't open yet and still trying to do my homework. I know Viofo makes a great product but I heard Thinkware, while not as good image quality, the hardware is solid. Many cheap brands out there that make great image too but heard they barely last a year or have no customer support. So far, Viofo customer's support has blown me away in a very good way. I may roll the dice and try ordering a new one. Thanks again for your input :)

Thank you! I always love to hear of sightings where ever I go. I think the love for nature you're instilling in your son is a wonderful gift to him that will shape his whole life. Have a wonderful new year!

Thanks! Happy New Year to you, too, Bill!

Indeed. The area was pivotal and will always remain so relevant and symbolic of the civil rights movement in this country. All that and a great campground, too. Happy New Year.

@joyenroute We love the campground you're at too, neighbor. Lol. Brian pointed it out to me. Lol. We're in 15.

@@lawrenceschaub6577 Ha! Small world. I'll be out of Shepard today (Monday) headed over toward New Orleans. Still wondering if that was the best choice of direction, but it looks like any which way is going to be much colder over the next couple of weeks.

@joyenroute we stayed last year at St. Bernard State Park. Not easy for our rig to back into some spaces, but you wouldn't have an issue. Enjoy!

Awesome! This has been a really great place to stop, enjoy, and get some work done as the new year gets underway. Happy New Year!

I watched videos like yours because I identify with you, you are a person who travels alone, without family or pets and is probably over 55 years old☺️, like me.

You are right; I'm over 55. A little too far over 55 if you ask me, lol. I hope you get out and experience traveling and camping more this year. I'm assuming you're in the USA given that you said the country is so big. And yes, there really is so much to see. If you're completely self-sufficient and want to get away from it all, BLM land where you can camp for free is one way to go. Personally, I appreciate (and probably can't do without for long) having power and water available. Showers, too. Especially if it's hot and muggy where I am. So, state parks and Army Corps of Engineers Campgrounds are where I love to spend my time. It's not free, though, but the state parks and ACOE campgrounds are typically far less expensive than private campgrounds. Check into the America the Beautiful park passes to see if you qualify for any of the reduced cost or free passes. As a USAF vet I have an America the Beautiful pass that gets me 50% off nightly rates at ACOE campgrounds. That's a spectacular deal. There isn't much in the way of BLM or free camping on the eastern side of the US. You have to go west to find the free, primative camping opportunities. "Wallydocking" (staying at a Walmart overnight) is a good fallback or if you are just moving quickly toward a longer stay and don't want to pay for anything inbetween, but you want to keep daily driving time reasonable. I rarely drive more than 3 - 4 hours on any given day. I don't know if they have a free version, but at $19.99+tax, an RVParky subscription (google it) is priceless and you can plan out entire trips if you like. I just kind of wing it, but I typically have one or two campgrounds reserved after my current reservation. There are lots of single travelers out here. I enjoy being with people, but I don't mind being alone either. Hope some of that helped give you some inspiration or motivation. :)

@@joyenroute Thank you so much! You gave me a lot of information that I didn't know. I live in Oklahoma City, I am not very interested in seeing the south west, I went to the Colorado Canyon and other parts of Arizona, as a regular tourist. I prefer to go camping where they have facilities to shower, I couldn't live without showering 😂 especially since I use my bike a lot.

@@noemiseptier7101 Yes, showers are super important to me, too, so state parks and ACOE campgrounds are great for that. Other options include showers at the major chain truck stops (Loves, Flying-J, etc.) which can be expensive, but I keep hearing that truckers at the checkouts where the ladies are buying a shower will often donate them a shower. Truckers earn showers through their patronage and may have earned more than they can ever use, so I guess chivalry lives on in interesting ways on the road, lol. A Planet Fitness Black Card membership allows you to use any PF gym anywhere and use their showers. Or just go in and use the shower like I do. Has to be the Black Card membership, though, otherwise you can only use the gym where you signed up. PF also have perks for Black memberships like tanning beds and massage chairs, if you're into that stuff. Life on the road isn't like life in a house/apartment, but there are work arounds and alternatives for just about everything, so it's all good.

@ Good Morning I see that living traveling is not the same as living in a house😂😂, but all those extra tasks could be positive if someone has a lot of free time at home🤔. Furthermore, nature heals us and it connects and amazes me (it makes me happy and happy).

Is your van diesel?

No, it's gasoline.

Merry Christmas! 🎄 They didn't tell me about a "Christmas card lane" when I checked in and didn't see anything like that walking through the park on the 24th. I did see a sign announcing a Christmas Pot Luck that you had to register for by Dec 22. Missed that, too, by arriving a day late for the deadline. No matter. It's been a really nice stay here so far. Thank you for the birthday wishes. It was a treat to see the Gulf shore for my birthday. 😎

Thanks, Bill. I hoped it would touch the heart of some people out there. Merry Christmas! 🎄

Thanks for the kind wishes! I hope your holidays are filled with joy and happiness. 🎄

Merry Christmas to you, too! 🎄🤘

Thank you! Merry Christmas! 🎄

Hi Emily! Thanks for the sighting report. :) It was a very busy interstate, what with all the holiday travel over the weekend, I suppose. Hope you have a very Merry Christmas and a Bright New Year!

Oh wow! That would have really messed up my plans. Fortunately, I had stable power throughout my stay there. I was in the "Catoma" loop. I just looked at recreation[dot]gov and note that the "Anti" loop is closed. That's at least half of the entire campground. I guess that's the reason for the closure. I did have a nice stay there, and one thing I really appreciated is that the water there was clean and great tasting. I've been in too many parks lately where the water smells and/or tastes a little swampy.

@ we were lucky cause that’s the side we were on. Lot 07,but everything from the other side of bath house was out

Thanks, Rose Anne. Looking forward to being on the coast, but I have a sense it's going to be cold anyway. Bummer. I softened the litterbug story a little, as it seems that each individual wrapper and used napkin ended up on the ground below the driver and passenger door windows. What I saw was the final act when the bag it all came in hit the ground and they drove away. It felt a little icky picking up used napkins with food all over them, but luckily Walmart has a place to wash your hands. I'm so not used to such social neglect. But whatever. Merry Christmas to you and Guy!

Merry Christmas, Tom. 🎄Safe travels.

I try always to drive the speed limit. Did you observe be doing otherwise? If so, where?

Totally agree!

I listened in Beaver Dam, WI. Loved it when I could get it.

You make it sound like I'm in college again, lol. Not sure where I'll be in spring. Somewhere the weather's nice, I hope.

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you, Bill. I'm glad you enjoyed the video! The whole area really was quite impressive.

Ha! I get that. My first duty station after Keesler was to a Norad Aircraft Control & Warning Radar site that was scheduled for closure before I even got there. We didn't even have a gate guard, or any SPs at all assigned at that point, and anything on the site was way to big to run off with, so the gates were always just wide open, lol.

It sure could have. Sadly, that apparently was never a plan, and I heard from someone after posting this video that said he was part of a demo crew contracted to go up there and demolish a lot of the empty buildings like the barracs I checked out. They may be gone by now.

Thanks Robert, and Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.

Happy Thanksgiving to you too! Hope all is well with you. :)

Still out here! Not sure the weather is cooperating with my goal of staying warm, but that may be more of a weatherman misleading me than the weather not cooperating. Happy Thanksgiving!

Thank you so much. Happy Thanksgiving to you, too.

Thank you so much! Happy Thanksgiving to you, too!

Yeah, who knew there were any sloths in North America, let alone giant ones, lol. I wasn't in a park for Halloween this year, or even close to one ☹️ but I know how fun parks are at Halloween! So much fun. I'll be putting out my Charistmas lights this week. 😊

Thanks, David! Not sure about difference in mileage between first and second years. Pretty close to the same, I''d guess. I'm passing 24k miles, so I'm assuming my Ford warranty is up at the 3 year mark which is likely to be the 36k point.

Hey Tom it’s Chris I met you at Terrys shop in July when I picked up our new van. We were watching your video and saw something flying behind at 26:36 you should check it let us know what you think that was.

Sorry, it was 3:30 seconds upper left corner of the screen

Hi Chris. Sorry, I don't see anything in the upper left at 3:30. Maybe a leaf on a tree that looks like the silhouette of a bird, but nothing actually flying.