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CubbyVanLife
United States
Приєднався 26 бер 2021
We are Nita Hughes, Glenn Hughes and Charlie! With this channel, we aim to share the great places we've visited and stayed in our 2019 RAM Promaster van along with the great local foods, cocktails and adult beverages we've enjoyed on the road while traveling around the United States (not while driving of course!) . We've been full-time "road people" off and on for more than 16 years and our current adventure began back in June of 2021. We bought our van with just one mile on it (our first ever new vehicle) back in June of 2020 and spent the year of COVID building it out. We hit the road exactly one year to the day from when we picked it up from the dealer in upstate New York. We've learned a lot along the way and hope to share what we've learned with other vanlifers and wannabe vanlifers. #cubbyvanlife #vanlife
A Visit to The Sunshine Coast, British Columbia
This is a personal "THANK YOU" postcard to our friends Lenny and Brenda who invited us to stay with them at their place on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia in August, 2024. Lots of great trails, lakes, beaches and amazing food.
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Van Life: Lessons Learned When Things Go Wrong
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#Vanlife life isn’t always smooth sailing, sometimes things go wrong. In this #cubbyvanlife video, we’re going to show you some of the problems and situations we’ve encountered over the years and the lessons we’ve learned from them. #vanlifestyle #nomadlife #nomads #boondocking #boondock #craftbeer #beer #liquor #spirits #dogfriendly #travel #vanconversion #hiking #fishing #camping #RAM #Promaster
Vanlife: Where and How to Beat the Heat in a Van without Air Conditioning!
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In this #vanlife video, we're talking about escaping the sweltering summer heat and bringing you tips for staying cool while traveling or living in a van. First, we'll take you to a few of our favorite places to get away from the high temperatures.Then we'll show you what we've done with our van, the Cubby Van to stay as cool as possible without air conditioning. #CubbyVanLife #vanlife #vanlife...
3-State Distillery Tour and State Line Whiskey Trail
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In this #vanlifevideo, we’re going to take you to four of our favorite distilleries in three states, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia. We’ll take you on a tour of each of their facilities and taste some great craft spirits, including bourbon, whiskey, gin, vodka, and more. Each place is completely unique and different from the others so it’s worth stopping at all of them if you can. And anothe...
Our Favorite Van Life Experiences of the Year!
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At #CubbyVanLife we spent the better part of the past year as the official Harvest Hosts Ale Blazers, traveling around, visiting and reviewing breweries and distilleries across North America. In this #vanlife video, we're going to show you some of our favorite experiences at over 30 independent breweries and distilleries that are part of the Harvest Hosts network. We'll clue you in on some of t...
Celebrating the Holidays in Our Van
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In this #vanlife video, #CubbyVanLife is celebrating the Holiday Season in our van out in the #NewMexico desert on our way to #Baja California for the winter. We'll hang some holiday decorations and toast with a little bubbly to all of our followers. Cheers! #holidays #Christmas #celebrating #celebration #vanlifestyle #nomadlife #boondocking #boondock #craftbeer #travel #vanconversion #camping
Tips for Fall and Winter Van Life, RVing and Camping
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In this , vanlife video, we’re answering some of the most common questions we get about living van life in cold weather in the fall and winter. CHAPTERS 0:16 What are your favorite fall RV destinations? 3:05 How do you keep your van free of condensation? 4:03 What tips would you give for RVing in the fall? 6:06 What are your favorite COLD climate (Winter) RV destinations? You can also check out...
Van Build: How We Insulated and Heat Our Van
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In this #videovanlife video I'll talk about how we heat our van using a 3.3-gal propane tank mpounted under the van and a Propex HS2800 propane heater. I'll also discuss how we insulated the van and some heat preservation tips. Product links: Propex HS2800 vancafe.com/propex-hs2800-9500-btu-internal-gas-heater/ 3.3 Gal Propane Tank gowesty.com/products/lpg-tank-with-regulator 6FT Propane Remote...
Beer and Boondocking in Oklahoma City
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In this #vanlife video, #CubbyVanLife is taking a trip to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. If you're traveling across country there's a good chance you'll be taking Old Rout 66, or I-40, and you'll pass right through OKC. We're going to show you why you should take a few days off from the road and spend some time in this beautiful city. And if the sites aren't enough to entice you, we'll take you to fo...
Starting Year 3 Van Life!
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In this #vanlife video we’ll be talking about ending year number two and beginning year number three as full-time vanlifers living on the road. We’ll start with a brief tour of Tucumcari, New Mexico then we’ll talk about spending a few weeks in Albuquerque, selling all of our possessions, and doing some major van repair and renovation. Finally, the most exciting news starting year three is that...
Tips: How To Change Oil in RAM Promaster
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In this #Vanlife video, we’re going to give you some tips on how to change the oil in your RAM PROMASTER while traveling on the road. We’ll talk about costs, convenience, and efficiency. We’ll also give you some tips on how to dispose of the oil and leftover parts. Jump to the oil change 4:20 To watch the video visit our UA-cam channel - youtube.com/@cubbyvanlife #Vantour #vanconversion #vanbui...
Van Build: Window Choice and Installation
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See Build Sequence Below. In this #vanlife video we're going to tell why we chose Arctic Tern and Motion windows for our RAM Promaster build, where we go them from, how much they cost, what we like and don't like about them and issues we encountered when installing them. Related Products and Links: Motion Windows www.motionwindows.com/ Motion Windows Installation Videos and Guide www.rvwindows....
Van Build: How We Installed Swivel Seats and Low Risers
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See Build Sequence Below. In this #vanlife video we're going to tell why and how we installed CTA swivels and lower OEM risers in our 2019 RAM Promaster. This video is not meant to be a complete step-by-step how-to video but an overview of the issues we ran into when installing our swivels and bases as well as the solutions to those problems that we encountered. Related Products and Links: CTA ...
How We Started Van Life and Built Our Van
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SEE CHAPTER MENU BELOW to jump to a specific spot in the video. In this #vanlife video we're going to tell you about our background living on the road and how we decided to become full time vanlifers. We'll tell you about the early days traveling around the country, when we decided to retire, how we decided on the RAM Promaster, where we bought our van, what we like and don;t like about it, how...
Detroit - What to See and Do in the Motor City
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Detroit - What to See and Do in the Motor City
Van Tour | Our RAM Promaster Van Conversion for Van Life
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Van Tour | Our RAM Promaster Van Conversion for Van Life
Why You Should Visit Fernie, British Columbia
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Why You Should Visit Fernie, British Columbia
Visiting Copper Peak Ski Flying Facility in the UP
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Visiting Copper Peak Ski Flying Facility in the UP
All About Gunnison, Colorado and Silver Thread Byway
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All About Gunnison, Colorado and Silver Thread Byway
Sedona - What To Know Before You Go
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Sedona - What To Know Before You Go
Visiting Catwalks Recreation Area, Gila Nat. Forest
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Visiting Catwalks Recreation Area, Gila Nat. Forest
Plants of the Sonoran Desert, Tucson, Arizona
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Plants of the Sonoran Desert, Tucson, Arizona
Hiking the Cochise Stronghold Indian Trail, Bowie, Arizona
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Hiking the Cochise Stronghold Indian Trail, Bowie, Arizona
Lightfeather Hot Springs, Gila Wilderness
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Lightfeather Hot Springs, Gila Wilderness
People complain about the transmission of this kind of van. Have you had some important mechanical issues?
@@marthaorozco-cardenas4366 we have not had any Trannsmission problems at all, but I don’t like it very much. I drive in the manual mode a lot when tackling hills because it doesn’t want to down shift soon enough.
This is great. I may have to copy your e-brake solution to add a swivel to my van. A year in, any issues?
We’re actually over three years on the road now and no issues at all with the hand brake. Thanks for watching
Great drone shots! Always enjoy your videos, looking forward to more of your adventures!
Looked like good times and cool people 👍 Beautiful area!
@@TeutonicNordwind thanks for watching!
Wow! Footage of rays are usually spooky to me. These shots are ethereal. Thanks for sharing
Very interesting!👍🇨🇦😎🌊
@@marianfrances4959 thanks for watching!
Very nice! The drone footage is amazing!
@@TheJoePokrifka thank you!
Fantastic!
@@TeutonicNordwind quite amazing to see
You shoukd go back and do Baker Brothers and about 12miles north of Gonzales center is Waelder TX ( in /gonzales county ) , you have a hole in the wall place known as Cross Vine Store and BBQ. Both of these places are great fwiw.
@@kfelix2934 fantastic, thanks for the tip!
I just saw your van yesturday in the Safeway parking lot in Oak Harbor. I saw the name on the side, and came home and found your UA-cam page! Wish I would have known about you guys. We would have liked to say hello! Enjoy your time on Whidbey Island! Bob & Linda
@@HiloBob wow thank you so much! It would have been fun to meet.
@@CubbyVanLife By the way, we travel in our 2021 Ram Promaster 3500 Roadtrek Zion Slumber! Hope to see you down the road!
@@HiloBob sweet!! Do you do Baja? That’s where we spend the winter
@@CubbyVanLife We have spent our winters in Hawaii, hence my screen name. We sold our Hawaii home and bought our RV. We are planning on spending this winter visiting family in Southern California, however the fires might change our plans. We have friends that have spent time in Baja, and loved it. It is on our list of places to explore!
Thanks man. Saved me 200 bucks from lamesa rv. 199 an hour labor to do anything
@@sager3558 incredible isn’t it?
I love cemeteries too.
Love ur back ground music
@@chimechodon9263 thank you I work hard on finding the right pieces and mixing it.
@@CubbyVanLife soothing music.
The Catwalk’s steel grates must’ve really hurt Charlie’s feet. It’s really amazing!
@@sabio2009 yes they did! Have you been there? We were there recently in the summer and it was so beautiful
@@CubbyVanLife , not yet. But your video put it on my “must do” list for late next spring. I’m a new sub to your site!
@@sabio2009 thanks for subscribing! Are you from NM? We’re from ABQ.
@@CubbyVanLife , in San Antonio. We lived in ABQ from ‘00 thru ‘02.
Nice! An old, wise friend of my once mentioned “it’s not the heat. It’s the sun”. I also feel your ambivalence about cooking lobster. Recently, a friend pointed out that raw oysters are actually alive when you eat them and I may never be the same! Miss you guys. Love the videos.
@@TheJoePokrifka no ambivalence at all about eating lobster, just cooking live ones. Thanks for watching!
Nice! (as per usual). We’ve struggled a few times to get tow trucks from AAA during peak times (like Friday night etc). Thanks for the tip about calling directly for a tow and getting reimbursed. The spark plug bit was a hoot!
@@TheJoePokrifka a bit of hoot now, but not at the time! Thanks for watching!
Nita is Avery beautiful woman
@@JohnPassio thank you, I agree!
@@CubbyVanLifeme too
where can I avoid getting my aura read? lol.
@@dr.julianataylor4312 nowhere in Sedona!
Love this! You guys rock.
@@jrmayo_reftech nice comment from one of our favorite people! Thanks for watching.
I was so excited to see a new Cubby Van Life video. You are such a sweet couple!
@@Cinnamonbaygirl wow thanks so much!! Hope you enjoyed it.
Rad cover is cheap insurance. Sprinter has vented version so air flow still decent. Doubles as faster warm up trick in the winter.
@@register1430 nice tip thanks!!
Lol ya people WAY over use the word stealth. People know people are in there unless the van is a legitimate econoline with no topper and no windows. That’s it.
@@jeremynkelley couldn’t agree more
I appreciate your video. I’m planning a trip there soon. I need to update my clothes for the trip. I like Nita’s clothing choices, your boots, your light weight long sleeve shirt, your hat, etc. I’m curious where you shop for them. You must pack intentionally since you don’t have a lot of room in your van. I’m a small women and like your style.
Nita here! Thank you so much for the kind words. I shop almost exclusively at thrift stores. As you mentioned, since I am living on the road, I do not have a lot of room for clothes. I try to pick clothes that work together in various ways. A hat and long sleeved shirts are musts for sun protection and I always wear sun screen. Have a great time on your trip. Thank you again!
One of the best memories of my life, spend a lot of summers there.
@@nickhardy8300 thanks for the memories 🎶
Jimmy's Hotdogs is good enough reason to visit Bisbee, everything they sell is delicious!
@@marccurcio1 totally agree! Thanks for watching
@CubbyVanLife BTW, the Lavander Pit, used to be Lowell AZ! Most of the old cars and motorcycles on Erie St (Lowell) belong to the guy with the Greyhound Scenicruiser outside his building. Told me he grew up there, and he's just trying to keep his memories alive
Now there’s a couple faces from the past. Hope you guys are doing well lol. Great video and informative. I remember back in the 1990s while working as a ranger on the lake and back country. Many campground hosts who were great people. Good luck.
@@robertbabb4258 robert? I feel like I must know you.
REALLY glad you mentioned the awning window/sliding door issue! Would probably not have thought of that.
@@jeffreywalker-f1o yeah the problem is that neither did I. Haha.
@@jeffreywalker-f1o yeah the problem is that neither did I.
Great review. We go camping and trail riding every year
@@craiglowery4427 nice! Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching
I love this. Thank you for all the information.
Love this van. I wish I had the knowledge to build one.
You can purchase an older used one possibly. Lots of people do it!
Thanks for the tour of the van.
We need all the recipes? Come on.
Hint: Cracker Barrel
Nice. What drone are you flying?
@@afshirinzadeh5682 a dji mini 2. Nothing fancy. Thanks for watching!
That swamp heat sucks .,. Please move to California.
We stay away from California like the plague. But we may have to go this fall, first time in years, to visit family. Looking forward to seeing them, not California 💰💸💵💰
Sunshade should be outside,that way cooling action will be 3 times more effective
Great idea, I’ll look for one. Not very stealth, but you don’t always need to be stealth.
Thank you so much!
Great video guys! Good to see you crazy kids putting out some content. I re-wound and played several times to look carefully and figured out the recipe for your lobster Mac-n-cheese. Sorry 😂 We are just starting our build and are also getting the Tern Overland windows. The S on the Fiamma 45S isn't for silver. We just got a black (case) one. I think it's just the most recent version without "standing for" anything. ("Supreme"?) Great vid. Good tips. We want to do what you guys do! 🇺🇸 👍 Cheers from the "LP"
Nice! Thanks for the comments and advice always, thank you so much for watching. See you on the road!
click bait. I was expecting to see a 2 piece bikini and some water frolicking.
You missed it? Rewind.
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Love your videos! So nice to see people our age full timing. It's a dream for my husband and I. Do you guys have kids. If so, how often do you see them?
We have grown kids and a one year old granddaughter. We see them once or twice a year.
What an awesome vidio!!!!! I love there off the beaten path places sure hope I can make it there someday.😊
@@jackanderson1418 thanks for the nice comment. We were just there and it’s still a great place.
My family lives there… it’s a beautiful place but be careful about the people…
@@GreeniesVidz what’s to be careful of?
Great video! Beautiful place to hide. I will visit Sedona tomorrow and go hiking there. Thank you for the awesome video.
@@nl8842 thanks for watching and commenting
I.use.to.live.in.creede.i.moved.to.creede.from.ala.i.got.a.job.as.a.bartender.at.the.mucckers.bucket.the.first.place.on.the.right.i.live.back.ala.now.but.iwont.never.for.get.the.people.there.they.were.the.best.people.there..thanks.for.the.memorys
Thanks for watching and for the comment.
Subscribed 🤙🏻love it, love the drinks. Heading to Estes but stopping all along the way.
Nice! Thank you and have a great journey.
Well, you were very fortunate to get a spot anywhere around that lake and not find anyone. I’ve lived in Arizona most of my life, and years ago that was the norm. You could go practically anywhere and not find people. Now, forget it. No matter where you go you will finds loads of young people playing their damn noisy music, partying and getting blind drunk. You just can’t enjoy peace and quiet anymore, anywhere. So, count yourselves very fortunate. My idea in camping is what I did way up north in northern Ontario, Canada. Unbelievable. We went to a provincial park called Algonquin Park and did some portaging. That’s where you go from lake to lake carrying your canoe and gear between each lake. Best camping trip I ever been on. Nobody, absolutely nobody around except my friend and I. And the sounds of the loons on the lake at night was absolutely beautiful. Gotta go back one day, but, like everywhere else these days, it’s over run by noisy drunken young people. Don’t want to be around that at all. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for the insight. You can still find private places to camp in many areas, however, almost never on the weekend. As a retired person who lives full-time in my van, I have to say the Friday is by far my most hated day of the week. Mondays are a dream. Thank God most people work Monday through Friday so we can get some privacy.
The state of Colorado is such a beautiful state! Microbrews are one of my husband’s favorite things! 😀We loved visiting Creede (probably 7 years ago). Stephen Quiller, an internationally well known artist and art workshop instructor has a studio in Creede. The outside of the gallery is lavender. The upstairs studio has a wood stove and the back door is open to the mountains. Most of his paintings are of mountains, trees streams and the general terrain in the area. He is also known for his color theory chart which is displayed in the studio. He still travels with his wife and teaches in many European countries. Sorry, probably more than you wanted to know. (I am a plein air watercolor painter.)😊 Thank you for sharing your adventures in Creede. Looking forward to your next Colorado video.👍
Thanks so much for all the great information. Is he the artist that painted the paintings on the side of the outdoor store shown in the video?
@@CubbyVanLife I know he was asked to do a mural but he did not want to do an outside one as he knew it would not last. He did do a mural inside the theater in Creede. Wish I knew more.
How long did it take you to complete Boynton Canyon trail, including subway trail?
I’m sorry I don’t remember how long it took but I would allow at least a half day.
Great video. So glad you did this. I wouldn't be able to do that climb to Subway Cave so it is nice to see it on film.
My funny friend Doug live there
new subscriber here. one observation of mine after looking at just one othere video (Gunnison) would be to incorporate the use of putting up a map when describing where you're at, where you're going etc. so the viewers are able to follow along. it would be useful to show where exactly the video is taking place and how relates to the rest of the state geographically speaking. 👍
Great suggestion thank you. We have actually done that in several of our videos, but I’ll make sure to do it in all of them from now on. Thanks for watching.