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Haha...love the training for the fridge grab Olympics. You guys are like a bucket 'O fun. Sometimes I forget to pay attention. Rewind...replay...take notes 📝. New to your channel. Thanks guys.
I'm not even an official RV'er (just at the research phase really), but just wanted to say that you guys have got to be one of THE funniest couples/people, genuinely, on YT. I sincerely appreciate the honesty, "clean" humor lol, and the loads of informative content'n'entertaining content. Y'all are awesome. Nothing but love, happiness and prosperity to you both 😎🤙 🙌
WOW!! Thank you so much for your kindness and taking the time to write this out for us 😊🙌🏼 It’s so nice to meet you!! What’s your name by the way? Are you currently living the RV lifestyle??
Loved the stick for the slide clearance. My wife thought of putting it on our broom so we don’t have to carry the pvc stick. Thanks and love the channel!
Hey Ken!! So glad ya'll have heard of this trick, isn't it so convenient knowing at all times what slide out clearances you have?? Thank you so much for the amazing support, you both mean so much to us for commenting and watching 😊
Close to an early retirement. Buying a travel trailer at the end of the year. Learning what I need to learn to get started right and to continue to learn. #ThanksHanks you both are funny, witty, and informative. I'm learning a lot from y'all. Hope to see you on the road soon. Be safe!
Hey Tino!! We are so happy for you 😃We really appreciate your support, you means so much to us!! We would love to meet up on the road one day soon when you get out in that snazzy new travel trailer of yours 😁 Have you thought about what brand of travel trailer you might want to get at the end of the year?
The Hanks have a lot of good ideas for newbies and seasoned folks like me. I really like the slide out measuring stick idea. It will save me of some those oh shit that was close moments.
Me and my wife just bought our dirt trailer and we’ve been watching you guys, we love the videos and you guys are very down to earth and easy to watch . Thanks for the videos and all the random information.
🙂 Warm air rises, cold air falls. As soon as you open the door, all the cold air basically falls out. Thats why chest freezers are so great. The cold air can't get out. ....and now I want ice cream 🍦 😕
@@HappilyEverHanks Quick suggestion on the Ice ... we keep a cooler in the truck, will put the colds in with ice... then at the camper I will pour the ice into separate zip lock gallon bags. Then we can put them in different areas of the freezer and fridge. When the ice melts in the fridge ... lay it flat in the freezer to re-freeze ... you then have a block of ice to use again if needed on the next store run, OR you can smack it good to break it up for drinks!
This is amazing!! Love this, I can't wait to tell Renee about this one 😃You should get that idea patented or something 🤣haha JK Seriously though, this is a really great way to make the most use out of a single bag of ice. Cheers to you! Have a great weekend - Kyle and Renee
Another fabulous episode 😎😎🥰 So impressed Renee with your 'Miss Fix-It' attitude and knowledge of all things RV...you guys make a great team taking care of things...most kids your age have no clue💙♥️👍🏝🏝😊😎 Safe travels 🌼😉
Hey Lisa!! It's so great to hear from you again, thank you so much for the amazing words of encouragement. Your support means a great deal to us ❤️ Can't wait to hear from you again! Best to you - Kyle and Renee
Started watching your videos with my 4 year old grandson. We are watching the oldest to newest. He asks to watch the "camping videos." While watching this one at about the 5 minute mark where you to are both talking on video on the split screen, he says :I am listening to her."
Great video, as always. I wonder if you could replace the center wooden panel for the door above the fridge @17:28 with a decorative wire mesh or add a couple of 2" to 3" circluar holes in the wooden door panel to be covered by a decorative wire mesh to allow heat to decipate without having to keep the door open all of the time? Just a thought.
Great whites I imagine.. not really sure. We were just warned not to swim out there as it was said to be a “hunting ground”? You may have to give it a google. :)
Love the idea about adding ice to your fridge. We added 2 15 inch fans at the top of our fridge exhaust panel as the heat rises and it gives it help venting the hot air. Also before we put the fans on we got some window screen and I used silicone to attach it to the inside of the vents this keeps the wasps out and no nests get built in there. BTW wasps are attracted by the smell of the propane, so we have some screens over our heater exhaust and hot water compartment. You can also take a dog flee collar and cut it up and place it at the bottom of the compartment to help keep bugs out.
Thank you so much for this!! That is such a great idea that you guys did with installing the 15 inch fans 🙂 Love this idea with the dog flee collar!! GENIUS!!
Why wouldn’t you just keep a couple of water bottles in the freezer and then move them to the refrigerator when you want to help cool it down? Then you wouldn’t have a bag of melted ice in your refrigerator. I sometimes freeze a bottle or two of water for my cooler. It works pretty good there too.
Pro Tip! Turn your fridge on mid-day because the first defrost cycle is @60 hours, then 48 hours after that. You want the defrost running in the cool night hours. The fans help not just cool the "lower area" but the absorption fridge needs to act like a chimney and move the air out the top vent to assist with the heat transfer.
Another comment on RV refrigerators...if it's an absorbtion type (no compressor), it's best to leave it on (if possible) 24/7/365! It will last much longer if it's allowed to run continuously! I know not everyone has the luxury of keeping theirs plugged in at home all year (anyone living in an HOA, ya did it to yourselves LOL), but if it's at all possible, either at home or if there's a power source at the storage facility, I'd keep it running! Here's why: RV 'absorbtion' fridges use a liquid solution of ammonia, water, hydrogen and sodium chromate that is heated (by 12V, 110V or LP) to circulate through the system. A brief description how it works. The 'boiler' heats up the solution and circulates it through the tubes or 'coils.' The solution 'absorbs' heat (the warmer air from within the fridge) and reduces the temperature. Each 'ingredient' has an important purpose: Ammonia: vaporizes at -28°F, absorbing heat. Ammonia is very toxic and corrosive to steel (and...the pipes/tubes are made of steel). Hydrogen: used as a thermal carrier, carrying the heat from the source (inside the fridge). Water: carries the hydrogen on the one end, then after the hydrogen has 'boiled off' into a gas and absorbs the heat, it is 'caught' by the water on the other end of the cycle. Sodium chromate: is a rust inhibitor, preventing the ammonia from corroding the steel tubing/coils. It's critical to keep the solution constantly circulating through the system to prevent the steel tubes from rusting and thus failing and to prevent the solution from crystallizing. Turning the RV fridge off for weeks or worse, months at a time is actually HARMFUL to the system as the rust inhibitor (the sodium chromate) is not circulating through the coils and tubes. I just bought a new camper, and I gave my old one to my son, it is a 2004 28' 5th wheel and the fridge is completely 100% original and still works as new, at 17 years old, and all my previous RV's have never had an issue with the fridge. People think they should turn them off and block them open when not in use, but they should NOT unless they don't have a choice. Leaving it on EXTENDS the life and performance of an RV fridge! And of course a dealer and manufacturer is going to tell you to shut it off...they want the money to fix it after it fails at three or four years old, some even sooner. Never turn off your RV fridge.
Thank you so much for taking the time to write all this valuable and wonderful information for us and everyone else reading 😊🙌🏼 there is so many great points in here!!!
Just adore your show. Come to Wyoming. We are in desperate need of nurses. And well you know. Yellowstone and Grand Teton. You two are so cute and funny, which is what we all need right now. 😁
Sarah!! Thank you so much! Your support means everything to us and we are so happy you enjoy our humor :) We would love to come to Wyoming 😱What part of Wyoming are you in?? Can't beat Yellowstone and GT ❤️
@@HappilyEverHanks we are weekenders in the Big Horn Basin. Worland. We spend most of our time in the Big Horns. Just upgraded our TT to a fifth wheel. Your videos have been super helpful in the transition to the bigger rig. 😁
@@slairdstaley oh my goodness that sounds amazing!! So happy for guys 😃 what an awesome feeling to upgrade to a bigger rig. What brand of fifth wheel did ya upgrade to? Where ya going to head first with it or will you just be chilling in the Big Horns for awhile?
I'm sorry guys, I let you now last week about the fan in fridge and keep space around stuff in fridge, but I totally forgot about the fans for the rear. We also installed a fan for the rear, but we put up top below the roof vent. We didn't put it down in the bottom because when we run the fridge on gas, we didn't want it to affect the propane burner. regardless you got it. And that's all the matters. Till next time, stay cool !👍✌️
No worries at all Lonny! You are a huge help to us and we really enjoy hearing your insight on things!! Thank you for sharing 😃Hope ya'll stay cool as well, it's great hearing from you again. Stay in touch and have a great weekend, cheers Lonny! - Kyle and Renee
Phillip!! Thank you so much for taking the time to comment. Your support means so much to us 😃Cheers to you, we hope to hear from you again soon - Kyle and Renee
The both of you are simply a match couple. Keep it that way. Very sweet couple and that brings me to the question. Do you guys have kids cause you'll will make for Great parents. The level of information actually caused me to not only worry about RV ing but also about the couple dynamic of going camping and dealing with kids and pests. Outstanding video.
Thank you so much 🥰 We really appreciate this! We don't have kids yet, but hope to one day soon!! Honestly, you just made our night reading this comment. Thank you so much Tim, your support means so much!!
Finally getting to catch up with you guys again!! Your numbers are insane 🤯 that's incredible friends, seriously happy for you 😊 The whole time we were in Florida we never braved going to the Keys because we'd heard how hard it was to find sites. Dang! Glad you guys brainstormed and fixed the fridge, that's impressive!
Watching your "oldies" and loving them. I didn't see this in the comments below so I thought I'd like to share this tip: We keep a few frozen water bottles in our freezer to add to the refrigerator on travel days. Even though the frig. is running on propane as we head down the highway, the frozen bottles decrease the refrigerator's workload. A few frozen bottles added when new groceries go in the refrigerator could be helpful too. I also use those frozen bottles in our cooler on day trips. We need less purchased bags of ice and we can drink the water when it melts in the bottles.
While you were there, I hope you had a chance to hang out with the dolphins..I don't even remember if it was part of the state park, but the dolphins were amazing.....These were in captivity...And they were beautiful.....
@@HappilyEverHanks yes finally in the 60's this week. First camping trip two weeks away . In Michigan there are only two seasons winter and July lol. Happy travels.
WOW guys you just kip hitting the HIGH notes! Excellent job again Hanks! The Carl thing is sticking? Noticed Rene’s guitar again...NICE! Would have liked to know how much the sites were. Great video...FUN!!
Hey there! We actually have a 110 plug-in behind the refrigerator unit! We just use a 2 in 1 plug that allows us to plug both the fridge and fan in! 😀👍🏼
Wow that waterfront spot looks awesome! I was wondering if you could do a video about mail and having a address for tax and license purposes if you are living full time in an RV.? Thank you for your videos
Hey Emily! We would love to do a video about that, thank you so much for giving some great suggestions 😃🙌🏼 we appreciate you!! Hope we can hear from you again soon, best to you - Kyle and Renee
One time I walked in the office of Bahia Honda State Park. Holding the door for a young woman behind me. Then got back in front of her in line. I asked if there were any camping spots available for the night. The lady working there laughed like yeah right. To her surprise there were 2 available spots. The young woman I held the door for said she will take the other spot. I was heading to Dry Tortugas National Park for 3 nights of camping.
@@mikenowak2360 I may be "seasoned" traveling with trailers but the Hanks seem to have the knack to find the hack that makes our RVing lives easier. (The rhyme was intentional. [wink])
These refrigerators work better on propane than electric. Ours is only single wide. On propane we set it at 4. On electric, we set at 7. This keeps the same temperature somehow. Good Video!
Kevin! It's so great to hear from you again! Yes, totally agree...the fridges really do work better on propane. Not sure the logistics behind it all, but we have the same experience We appreciate you support Kevin! Do you have any upcoming trips or vacations planned in the near future? 😃
@@HappilyEverHanks We just took our 6 year granddaughter and 8 year old grandson on their first ever camping trip. We spent a couple nights at their house couple months ago and they spent the night with us. They immediately formed a camping club. BTW, I’m the driver and my wife is Secretary. So we had our first Club “Excursion”. Good news, no arguments while camping.
That’s so fantastic Kevin 😃🙌🏼 love hearing this, you guys sound like you are a great team. How awesome you got to have such memorable times with your grandchildren Keep it coming!! We love hearing all about this 😊 Hope to hear from you again soon Kevin! Best to you and your family
Hey Joy! That is so awesome 😊 Hawaii is so beautiful, what island did you live on?? Guam must have been such a great experience. We want to visit there one day!
Hardest rain/hail we ever had was in Custer in South Dakota 2019. Coming down so hard we started planning on broken skyline, which didn't happen luckily. Otherwise, not many things are more relaxing then sitting in the rig just listening to the rain.
I am sure it would be a decent amount of money and I am not sure how extensive of a process it would be…but have you ever considered upgrading to a 12V refrigerator? Ours came with one and there are some major benefits to it. No propane on while traveling, you can literally turn your tanks off. They are very efficient and cool down substantially faster because they use a compressor system like a residential refrigerator and not the evaporation system. So ours does not have the two outside vents. Therefore you also never have any potential cooling issues due to lack of efficiency. When connected to shore power it is just powered off the converter. Also, to my understanding it is just a much more rugged system overall, and you don’t have to be perfectly level to use it.
Yes, we have thought about a 12V or residential fridge since we don't even do a lot of boondocking. We were wondering how difficult it would be to have it replaced. Thanks for the information, really appreciate it! ~Renee & Kyle
@@HappilyEverHanks We don’t do any boondocking either. Imo the biggest benefit the 12v has over a residential is just the ability to travel with it on. Otherwise all the benefits are basically the same. I am not sure how people use a real residential refrigerator and keep food while traveling, especially far.
Yeah we aren’t sure about that one either 🧐 it makes me wonder... I guess people just really try their best not to access the residential fridge when they are en route to their next destination. Wonder how long those puppies can hold the cold air in for?
@@HappilyEverHanks About 4 hours it seems safely per the internet consensus. Obviously that would be without opening it. And that’s also in a 70 degree house most likely. I used to do that with our old TT that had the classic 120/propane. I would plug it in at the house and let it cool down the night before…then load the food (that was already cold) then travel to the destination with it off and the propane tanks turned off. (I just wasn’t personally sure about or comfortable traveling with the propane on). I never exceeded 4 hours and we never seemed to have a problem. Honesty though the actual retrofitting itself wouldn’t be too bad no matter which route you went. The real fun part or potential challenge is figuring out just how to physically remove the current one from the RV and get the new one in. Those things are built from the inside out. Not everything will therefore go through the door. But I think both the current and new fridge most likely will fit.
Oh interesting! This is really great to know! I love that you have experience with this and are able to share with us...we don't know some of these things and it is really nice to have the inside scoop! Thank you for taking the time to write all of this out, we will be using this as a reference to look back on. Hope you have an awesome weekend! Be safe and we look forward to hearing from you again soon! - Kyle and Renee
I have the same fridge. It never did a great job. At 2 years old it slowly died. It turned out to be the cooling unit. I replaced it with the Amish cooling unit from JC Refrigeration and it now works almost too good. Used to struggle with the thermostat set at 9, now we have it set at 6 and it's still colder than when the fridge was brand new. Prepare yourself for about a $1300 repair soon...
Hey Jim! Thank you so much for taking the time to comment, we really appreciate you time! Goodness, we are glad to hear that you were able to get the fridge addressed...just such a bummer that it was $1300 😣Thank you for the forewarning, we are going to keep our fingers crossed What kind of RV do you currently own Jim?
Hey Beth! So sorry to hear that, it’s frustrating right? The inside fan has been working great. We haven’t needed to chance the batteries yet. The outside fan seems to have done the most for the fridge though. That external cooling source really helps to aid the fridge in the cooling process What kind of RV do y’all have?
@@HappilyEverHanks We have an Arctic Wolf 5th wheel. Our fridge is 12V Furrion so there is no back panel or fan. It is completely enclosed! I think our only option would be the inside fan.
Oh nice!! That’s awesome 😃 do y’all like your rig? Oh you have the 12V?? That’s so great for you guys!! We were thinking about eventually upgrading to one of those. Must be nice not having to deal with the propane and such!
My RV fridge freezes everything. It is “automatic temp”, so there are no temp controls. My bottled water, canned sodas, fresh eggs, etc.=all frozen. WTF? Any ideas
Hey there! Maybe try taking it off of the automatic temp setting and placing it on the lowest temperature setting to see if this alleviates the problem. Just shooting from the hip here, we will try to come up with some other ideas 😃Sorry you are going through this, that must be extremely frustrating.. What kind of RV are you traveling in??
Best video ever!! “Salty attitude “ Love it! What awesome views!! Gotta love the Florida weather.... wait 5 minutes and the rain stops. Dry box and a Cute Dry bag too, right? Lobster!!! Did you play with it?? We play beach boys on our Alexia!! Cocomo... hey there a Nurse shark for the nurses!! Love seeing you two!
Diana you are the first to get the song right!! 🎉 Those nurse sharks are pretty cute but still wouldn't touch em 😆Thank you so much Diana! ~Renee & Kyle
Thank you so much! We hope it was helpful for others! Want other people to be able to experience the beauty of it there Hope you have a fantastic weekend, be safe - Kyle and Renee 🙂👋🏼
Another fun video.... So you guys got the sweet smell of honey (honey is of course another name for ...well you guess) your first couple nights there... Nice!!! Stole my nick name did ya.... "Whats happenin Capt'n". I don't know how the fridge will do once it gets hot but so far it works great. The last owner welded 2 platforms (w/locks) to the bumper for their Honda generators but I'm afraid to drive with them on there for fear they will break off. They had cats so they ran the A/C while driving. I have seen some video's where bikes have broke off while driving. Never had a rain out on a beach day but many while camping .... In a tent.... That would be why we upgraded to the trailer.
Hey! What's happenin Captain?? You got us on the honey mention??? Yikes! Yes, all it takes is some rain to get people from the tent to RV world! Thanks for the awesome comment! Have a great weekend 😃~Renee & Kyle
I would say that Naynay (is that spelling correct?) is doing an awesome job for there ya, Carl!! As always grrrreat video! Squeeze yr adorable Dex for me! 😉
Hey Terri!! We spell it Ney Ney, but either way works 🙂Definitely will give Dex man some squeezes! Much love to you Terri, it's always a pleasure hearing from you. Have a great week - Carl and Ney 😃❤️
Oh thank you Terri!! We are so happy to have a cold fridge again 😃 hopefully it can be of help to anyone having the same problem Have a great weekend Terri!! Talk again soon ❤️ - Kyle and Renee
Been enjoying your vids! FYI Florida City Walmart is horrible. There is another one just up the road in Homestead that is much better. We live in Key Largo. Next time this way stop in we’ll take out for some snorkeling. Keep up the good work!
Hey Mike thank you so much! Yeah that was a very busy Walmart. Thank you so much for the suggestion, we will be sure to check that one out next time. That would be so wonderful to go snorkeling with y’all 😃👍🏼 hopefully we can meet up one day soon! We were trying to get out to do some snorkeling or scuba diving for the way from the island, but we didn’t have a boat LOL
Since you fridge is in a slide do this from My RV Works video RV Refrigerator Cooling Performance Issues - Installing a baffle to shed heat from the cooling unit. - UA-cam
Hey John!! That's a great point! I believe we already had some sort of baffling on top of the unit, but I want to get back there again and look into it in more detail. You have peaked my curiosity 🙂Thank you so much for your continued support, we look forward to hearing from you again soon! - Kyle and Renee
Just started watching y’all since yesterday w my bf bc we r getting and rv in August… preparing and this beach things sounds awesome. We will have a self leveling rv but how hard is it to do that on the sand… I’ve seen rv’s at the beach but is it safe? Lol I’m scared my car is gonna get stuck… I’m gonna have a heart attack w an rv… but I love the beach!!!
Luckily, these sites are not technically on sand but paved or hard gravel. Trying to actually park these things in sand is no fun! We don't run into that often. So happy for y'all! We'll see ya on the road!
We put a fan uptop of the back of the RV Fridge in the slide. To pull hot air out the back, It's a Beechlane and we wired it to the 12v. In 108 degree heat it keeps it at 39.I know the video is old but hope it helps someone.
We are considering buying a class C. We are going to rent one this fall/winter and take it out. We live in Florida but are newly retired to the area. We want to see even if we like the experience before buying. We are big hikers, love nature, have done tent camping and backpacking and are looking to see and explore all the us state parks. Could you recommend your top three Florida campgrounds or spots? We do have paddle boards. I know we may be too late to make reservations but want to try and get something so we can arrange the rental. Thank you!
It was most likely a reef shark or possibly a nurse shark. They don't usually bother people. I live in Fl. and have for almost 50 yrs. I hope ya'll had on some good sunscreen. Sunburns here are nasty and will ruin your good times. Closer to the equator so sun is more intense. Thank you for your videos guys! Love 'em! Be safe out there and have fun.😀🙏
Yeah I believe you are right! They seem really chill 😎 that’s so awesome that you live in Florida, what part are you from? No doubt about the sun, it doesn’t mess around down there 🤣 luckily we escaped any sunburns while we were there! Thank you so much for your wonderful support, you mean so much to us! Are you currently living the RV life? 🙂
I'm late in watching this, but where did you pick up the paddleboards. Which, by the way, is great to rent once to see if you like it first. Just curious.
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@@HappilyEverHanks ive watched all your vids several times, funny stuff!! my name is pete im also from PA, i will be part time rv'ing this winter, i ride/race motorcycles and just bought a mint 93 toyota Winnebago itasca [20'] that i am currently modding with wifi flat screen lithium batts solar panels etc i also extended the rear frame for a motorcycle rack so it still fits in regular parking spots for a trip to the west coast to ride pacific coast highway, Mulholland dr and to race some epic tracks there.... i will be posting vids of my trips along the way while keeping an eye out for a grand design solitude with PA plates!! haha
So nice to meet you Pete! That’s awesome to hear that you are from PA as well 😀🙌🏼 Love hearing this!! You are living life to the fullest, nicely done! We look forward to meeting you one day on the road! Keep these wonderful comments coming, we really enjoy hearing from you Pete
Got attacked by a pt, cornered me and had to defend myself ended up doing a kind of judo toss....crazy. I did start an assignment, 6th week starts tomorrow, not too sure if I'll finish it because I was offered a leadership position in the city I came from :-) , I'm re-grouping some things at home kinda reevaluating my seetch. Get it? Seetch?....#Carl-isms. Still loving the videos on The UA-cam
@@thespringer69 Oh my goodness, glad you are ok!! That's really rough 😣So happy to hear that you were offered a leadership position...how incredible! Love the #Carl-isms 😄🙌🏼 We are always so thankful for you Tony!
Yes, we do not have a 12 V fridge, but we are interested in getting one one day soon. Either that or a residential! What about you, do you currently own RV Jacque? 😀🙌🏼
Big tip never but anything in there hot make sure it's all cold before sticking it up hot water is the worst most ppl do that or put some dry ice in it to get it going
I lived in West Central Florida for 27 years from 1974 to 2001. When I moved there, you could literally set your watch by the summer monsoons. When I left, we were on lawn watering restrictions for 15 years.
No kidding? Wow that must’ve been quite the shock to see that change 😳 it didn’t rain nearly as much as I thought it would when we were in Florida just recently!
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LOL thank you Diana ❤️It's so great hearing from you!! Miss ya'll!!
Haha...love the training for the fridge grab Olympics. You guys are like a bucket 'O fun. Sometimes I forget to pay attention. Rewind...replay...take notes 📝. New to your channel. Thanks guys.
Thank you so much Scottie!! We really appreciate your support 😃👍🏼 Are you currently living the RV life?
I love you guys! I love your travel videos and how you get along.....
I'm not even an official RV'er (just at the research phase really), but just wanted to say that you guys have got to be one of THE funniest couples/people, genuinely, on YT. I sincerely appreciate the honesty, "clean" humor lol, and the loads of informative content'n'entertaining content. Y'all are awesome. Nothing but love, happiness and prosperity to you both 😎🤙 🙌
WOW!! Thank you so much for your kindness and taking the time to write this out for us 😊🙌🏼 It’s so nice to meet you!! What’s your name by the way? Are you currently living the RV lifestyle??
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I agree. Grandpa Jack
"Get your head in the game Naynay" 😂
Haha, some serious stuff! 😃Thanks for watching! ~Renee & Kyle
Loved the stick for the slide clearance. My wife thought of putting it on our broom so we don’t have to carry the pvc stick. Thanks and love the channel!
Hey Ken!! So glad ya'll have heard of this trick, isn't it so convenient knowing at all times what slide out clearances you have??
Thank you so much for the amazing support, you both mean so much to us for commenting and watching 😊
That's a great idea!! Nicely done :)
We freeze water bottles when loading the fridge to help cool everything down. Plus we have some ICE cold water when it thaws! 🙃
You two are so cute. Great entertainment.
Thanks David! We have a lot of fun 😃~Renee & Kyle
Close to an early retirement. Buying a travel trailer at the end of the year. Learning what I need to learn to get started right and to continue to learn. #ThanksHanks you both are funny, witty, and informative. I'm learning a lot from y'all. Hope to see you on the road soon. Be safe!
Hey Tino!! We are so happy for you 😃We really appreciate your support, you means so much to us!! We would love to meet up on the road one day soon when you get out in that snazzy new travel trailer of yours 😁
Have you thought about what brand of travel trailer you might want to get at the end of the year?
The Hanks have a lot of good ideas for newbies and seasoned folks like me. I really like the slide out measuring stick idea. It will save me of some those oh shit that was close moments.
Me and my wife just bought our dirt trailer and we’ve been watching you guys, we love the videos and you guys are very down to earth and easy to watch . Thanks for the videos and all the random information.
omg 2 more months And me and the wife will be hitting the road fulltime rving. Looking forward to meeting up👍👍
That is so awesome! Congrats 😃Where is the first stop?? ~Renee & Kyle
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Oh yeah!! 😎Love it!! You guys are going to have such a blast, we are so excited for you!!
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Warm air rises, cold air falls.
As soon as you open the door, all the cold air basically falls out.
Thats why chest freezers are so great. The cold air can't get out.
....and now I want ice cream 🍦 😕
Great points Bob!! I second the ice cream! 😋Best to you!!
@@HappilyEverHanks Quick suggestion on the Ice ...
we keep a cooler in the truck, will put the colds in with ice... then at the camper I will pour the ice into separate zip lock gallon bags.
Then we can put them in different areas of the freezer and fridge.
When the ice melts in the fridge ... lay it flat in the freezer to re-freeze ... you then have a block of ice to use again if needed on the next store run, OR you can smack it good to break it up for drinks!
This is amazing!! Love this, I can't wait to tell Renee about this one 😃You should get that idea patented or something 🤣haha JK
Seriously though, this is a really great way to make the most use out of a single bag of ice. Cheers to you! Have a great weekend - Kyle and Renee
Another fabulous episode 😎😎🥰 So impressed Renee with your 'Miss Fix-It' attitude and knowledge of all things RV...you guys make a great team taking care of things...most kids your age have no clue💙♥️👍🏝🏝😊😎 Safe travels 🌼😉
Hey Lisa!! It's so great to hear from you again, thank you so much for the amazing words of encouragement. Your support means a great deal to us ❤️ Can't wait to hear from you again! Best to you - Kyle and Renee
Started watching your videos with my 4 year old grandson. We are watching the oldest to newest. He asks to watch the "camping videos." While watching this one at about the 5 minute mark where you to are both talking on video on the split screen, he says :I am listening to her."
😄 Love this!! Thank you BOTH for your support.
Great video, as always.
I wonder if you could replace the center wooden panel for the door above the fridge @17:28 with a decorative wire mesh or add a couple of 2" to 3" circluar holes in the wooden door panel to be covered by a decorative wire mesh to allow heat to decipate without having to keep the door open all of the time? Just a thought.
So the channel to the south off you “under the bridge” is considered a dangerous shark area!!! Don’t be shark food!! 😜
Really?? Had no idea about that!! What kind of sharks?
Great whites I imagine.. not really sure. We were just warned not to swim out there as it was said to be a “hunting ground”? You may have to give it a google. :)
😱Glad you didn't mention this earlier LOL definitely will google it! Glad we only ran into nurse sharks haha
Nurse meet Nurse Sharks
Love the idea about adding ice to your fridge. We added 2 15 inch fans at the top of our fridge exhaust panel as the heat rises and it gives it help venting the hot air. Also before we put the fans on we got some window screen and I used silicone to attach it to the inside of the vents this keeps the wasps out and no nests get built in there. BTW wasps are attracted by the smell of the propane, so we have some screens over our heater exhaust and hot water compartment. You can also take a dog flee collar and cut it up and place it at the bottom of the compartment to help keep bugs out.
Thank you so much for this!! That is such a great idea that you guys did with installing the 15 inch fans 🙂 Love this idea with the dog flee collar!! GENIUS!!
Why wouldn’t you just keep a couple of water bottles in the freezer and then move them to the refrigerator when you want to help cool it down? Then you wouldn’t have a bag of melted ice in your refrigerator. I sometimes freeze a bottle or two of water for my cooler. It works pretty good there too.
Pro Tip!
Turn your fridge on mid-day because the first defrost cycle is @60 hours, then 48 hours after that. You want the defrost running in the cool night hours.
The fans help not just cool the "lower area" but the absorption fridge needs to act like a chimney and move the air out the top vent to assist with the heat transfer.
Great tip, thanks for sharing!
Geeze!!! White Claw much?! 😆
WHITE CLAW!!! Don't you like some Claw in your life?? lol
It doesn’t suit my fragile disposition! 😜
LOL you are too much 🤣🙌🏼
Another comment on RV refrigerators...if it's an absorbtion type (no compressor), it's best to leave it on (if possible) 24/7/365! It will last much longer if it's allowed to run continuously! I know not everyone has the luxury of keeping theirs plugged in at home all year (anyone living in an HOA, ya did it to yourselves LOL), but if it's at all possible, either at home or if there's a power source at the storage facility, I'd keep it running! Here's why:
RV 'absorbtion' fridges use a liquid solution of ammonia, water, hydrogen and sodium chromate that is heated (by 12V, 110V or LP) to circulate through the system.
A brief description how it works.
The 'boiler' heats up the solution and circulates it through the tubes or 'coils.' The solution 'absorbs' heat (the warmer air from within the fridge) and reduces the temperature. Each 'ingredient' has an important purpose:
Ammonia: vaporizes at -28°F, absorbing heat.
Ammonia is very toxic and corrosive to steel (and...the pipes/tubes are made of steel).
Hydrogen: used as a thermal carrier, carrying the heat from the source (inside the fridge).
Water: carries the hydrogen on the one end, then after the hydrogen has 'boiled off' into a gas and absorbs the heat, it is 'caught' by the water on the other end of the cycle.
Sodium chromate: is a rust inhibitor, preventing the ammonia from corroding the steel tubing/coils.
It's critical to keep the solution constantly circulating through the system to prevent the steel tubes from rusting and thus failing and to prevent the solution from crystallizing. Turning the RV fridge off for weeks or worse, months at a time is actually HARMFUL to the system as the rust inhibitor (the sodium chromate) is not circulating through the coils and tubes.
I just bought a new camper, and I gave my old one to my son, it is a 2004 28' 5th wheel and the fridge is completely 100% original and still works as new, at 17 years old, and all my previous RV's have never had an issue with the fridge. People think they should turn them off and block them open when not in use, but they should NOT unless they don't have a choice. Leaving it on EXTENDS the life and performance of an RV fridge! And of course a dealer and manufacturer is going to tell you to shut it off...they want the money to fix it after it fails at three or four years old, some even sooner. Never turn off your RV fridge.
Thank you so much for taking the time to write all this valuable and wonderful information for us and everyone else reading 😊🙌🏼 there is so many great points in here!!!
#ThanksHanks - keep all cold drinks in a separate ice box, electric or otherwise !
Just adore your show. Come to Wyoming. We are in desperate need of nurses. And well you know. Yellowstone and Grand Teton. You two are so cute and funny, which is what we all need right now. 😁
Sarah!! Thank you so much! Your support means everything to us and we are so happy you enjoy our humor :) We would love to come to Wyoming 😱What part of Wyoming are you in?? Can't beat Yellowstone and GT ❤️
@@HappilyEverHanks we are weekenders in the Big Horn Basin. Worland. We spend most of our time in the Big Horns. Just upgraded our TT to a fifth wheel. Your videos have been super helpful in the transition to the bigger rig. 😁
@@slairdstaley oh my goodness that sounds amazing!! So happy for guys 😃 what an awesome feeling to upgrade to a bigger rig.
What brand of fifth wheel did ya upgrade to? Where ya going to head first with it or will you just be chilling in the Big Horns for awhile?
I'm sorry guys, I let you now last week about the fan in fridge and keep space around stuff in fridge, but I totally forgot about the fans for the rear.
We also installed a fan for the rear, but we put up top below the roof vent. We didn't put it down in the bottom because when we run the fridge on gas, we didn't want it to affect the propane burner.
regardless you got it.
And that's all the matters.
Till next time, stay cool !👍✌️
No worries at all Lonny! You are a huge help to us and we really enjoy hearing your insight on things!! Thank you for sharing 😃Hope ya'll stay cool as well, it's great hearing from you again. Stay in touch and have a great weekend, cheers Lonny! - Kyle and Renee
You guys are hilarious and very entertaining to watch . Great channel
Phillip!! Thank you so much for taking the time to comment. Your support means so much to us 😃Cheers to you, we hope to hear from you again soon - Kyle and Renee
"OH MY GOODNESS THE SLIDES OUT". DYING LAUGHING! You guys are such a good time. no wonder your channel is exploding. Keep on keepin' on!
Thank you so much 😄 🙌🏼 We are so happy you enjoy the humor!! We hope to hear from you on the new video tonight!!
The both of you are simply a match couple. Keep it that way. Very sweet couple and that brings me to the question. Do you guys have kids cause you'll will make for Great parents. The level of information actually caused me to not only worry about RV ing but also about the couple dynamic of going camping and dealing with kids and pests. Outstanding video.
Thank you so much 🥰 We really appreciate this! We don't have kids yet, but hope to one day soon!! Honestly, you just made our night reading this comment. Thank you so much Tim, your support means so much!!
I gotta say,Kyle is a pretty lucky guy!😁
George Carlin did the 'take a picture of the fridge' thing. It was part of a whole hilarious thing! I think the segment is called 'Ice Box Man' :)
Lol love this! Thank you so much for your wonderful support!! Hope we can hear from you again 🥰
What a beautiful campground! You guys were so lucky to get in there and also a water site! So glad that you guys are enjoying the keys! ❤️🐠🌴
Thanks Alli! Miss you guys 😃 ~Renee & Kyle
Finally getting to catch up with you guys again!! Your numbers are insane 🤯 that's incredible friends, seriously happy for you 😊 The whole time we were in Florida we never braved going to the Keys because we'd heard how hard it was to find sites. Dang! Glad you guys brainstormed and fixed the fridge, that's impressive!
Hey friends! Thanks so much, it was risky but there were A LOT of open sites each night due to cancellations! Have a great weekend! ~Renee & Kyle
Wow I was in the middle of watching your Rushmore video when I got notice about this one 👍👍
Yay!! Hope you enjoyed it Bob 😃Thank you for commenting, it really means a lot!
Watching your "oldies" and loving them. I didn't see this in the comments below so I thought I'd like to share this tip: We keep a few frozen water bottles in our freezer to add to the refrigerator on travel days. Even though the frig. is running on propane as we head down the highway, the frozen bottles decrease the refrigerator's workload. A few frozen bottles added when new groceries go in the refrigerator could be helpful too. I also use those frozen bottles in our cooler on day trips. We need less purchased bags of ice and we can drink the water when it melts in the bottles.
Thank you Amy!! This is an excellent tip! We appreciate your support and hope to hear from you again soon :)
While you were there, I hope you had a chance to hang out with the dolphins..I don't even remember if it was part of the state park, but the dolphins were amazing.....These were in captivity...And they were beautiful.....
Great video. We live in michigan when 20 deg feels good you been too cold for too long. Great advice on wandering labs . Come on summer
Oh no, thats never good when anything below freezing feels good! Any good weather coming your way yet?? Thanks for watching 😃~Renee & Kyle
@@HappilyEverHanks yes finally in the 60's this week. First camping trip two weeks away . In Michigan there are only two seasons winter and July lol. Happy travels.
Yes!! Mike that is fantastic!! Where are ya'll heading in 2 weeks? Nic and Adam keep saying the same thing to us, it must be a "Michigan thing" 🙂 haha
@@HappilyEverHanks we are headed to a stste park west of here clear lake stae park. Golfing friends first trip of the year.
@@mikenowak2360 So awesome! Have a great time 😃
I love vacation rain for a couple of days. It’s just the best excuse to do nothing and just watch the rain.
Us too! Nothing like rainy day and relaxing vibes 😇 We could so go for that right now actually!!
WOW guys you just kip hitting the HIGH notes! Excellent job again Hanks! The Carl thing is sticking? Noticed Rene’s guitar again...NICE! Would have liked to know how much the sites were. Great video...FUN!!
Hey Brian! Thanks for comment 😃 $36 per night with a bunch of taxes! Love those! Appreciate the feedback, always! ~Renee & Kyle
Great video thanks...dumb question how did you wire it or plug the fan in?
Hey there! We actually have a 110 plug-in behind the refrigerator unit! We just use a 2 in 1 plug that allows us to plug both the fridge and fan in! 😀👍🏼
@@HappilyEverHanks I need to take a look on my Reflection....thanks
Absolutely! 😊
Did y’all walk up the old bridge? I LOVE that old bride!!! We Will get some dates there this year!!! I’m naming and claiming it now LOL. 😁
We paddled under that bridge LOL but never walked on it, I know we are so lame. It was hard trying to pry the pina coladas out of Kyle's hand 😆
@@HappilyEverHanks hahaha well then something to look forward to the next trip there!
Yes for sure :) Much love to you guys!!
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Lol you guys are fun to watch,, way to go 👏👏👏👏👏👏
Thank you so much Jeffrey!! 😃🙌🏼 We really appreciate your support and taking the time to reach out to us! Are you living the RV life??
Wow that waterfront spot looks awesome! I was wondering if you could do a video about mail and having a address for tax and license purposes if you are living full time in an RV.? Thank you for your videos
Hey Emily! We would love to do a video about that, thank you so much for giving some great suggestions 😃🙌🏼 we appreciate you!!
Hope we can hear from you again soon, best to you - Kyle and Renee
I only have one bit of information to offer . The name of the park is pronounced BAY-A-Honda...🙂
#ThanksHanks ! You guys are the best! Karl really knows how to kick it.
William!! Thank you so much 😃We always look forward to hearing from you, you mean a lot to us!! Cheers to you friend 👋🏼
One time I walked in the office of Bahia Honda State Park. Holding the door for a young woman behind me. Then got back in front of her in line. I asked if there were any camping spots available for the night. The lady working there laughed like yeah right. To her surprise there were 2 available spots. The young woman I held the door for said she will take the other spot. I was heading to Dry Tortugas National Park for 3 nights of camping.
Oh no way!! That is such a cool story 😃 You just never know right? Thanks for sharing, sounds like an awesome time! Cheers from the Hanks family
I love the stick trick lol
So handy to have! We always lost the tape measure and then couldn't remember the length of each slide!
@@HappilyEverHanks ive learned something new from the hanks again this week .
Well that's good!! We are glad we can bring something fresh to the table :) We can't wait to see you and Laurel!! Hope you guys have a great weekend
That stick is slick!! I am going to make one for me!!
@@mikenowak2360 I may be "seasoned" traveling with trailers but the Hanks seem to have the knack to find the hack that makes our RVing lives easier. (The rhyme was intentional. [wink])
Been thinking about RV life Van life, and after all the research I have done, I think I would rather watch people do RV life haha
I’m heeerrreeee!!!
Hey Adam!! So great to hear from you 😃
@@HappilyEverHanks looks like Adam just learned that you can add comments for free this week
These refrigerators work better on propane than electric. Ours is only single wide. On propane we set it at 4. On electric, we set at 7. This keeps the same temperature somehow. Good Video!
Kevin! It's so great to hear from you again! Yes, totally agree...the fridges really do work better on propane. Not sure the logistics behind it all, but we have the same experience
We appreciate you support Kevin! Do you have any upcoming trips or vacations planned in the near future? 😃
@@HappilyEverHanks We just took our 6 year granddaughter and 8 year old grandson on their first ever camping trip. We spent a couple nights at their house couple months ago and they spent the night with us. They immediately formed a camping club. BTW, I’m the driver and my wife is Secretary. So we had our first Club “Excursion”. Good news, no arguments while camping.
That’s so fantastic Kevin 😃🙌🏼 love hearing this, you guys sound like you are a great team. How awesome you got to have such memorable times with your grandchildren
Keep it coming!! We love hearing all about this 😊
Hope to hear from you again soon Kevin! Best to you and your family
You two are hilarious! Loved the timed fridge retrieval spot!
Hey Sherri, thank you so much! That was surprisingly fun to film! 😆
Funny gotcha moment the slide is out. Don’t get eaten By that shark 🦈 dude she’s a keeper smart finding that fan good ideas smart lady thanks hanks
Another great episode....you can never get "STICK" of it!!! 😆 🤣 😂 😹
Im so sorry Carl and Nae Nae the dad jokes are contagious lol
LOL so happy you are on board with our humor Laurel 😂🙌🏼It's so great hearing from you!!
We are so glad that they are Mike! We will do our best to keep them coming 😄Cheers to you both, have a wonderful weekend!! - Carl and Ney
I live in Florida for the past 28 years and lived in Hawaii for 11 1/2 years and Guam for 2 years. If you don’t like rain wait 5 minutes!
Hey Joy! That is so awesome 😊 Hawaii is so beautiful, what island did you live on??
Guam must have been such a great experience. We want to visit there one day!
Hardest rain/hail we ever had was in Custer in South Dakota 2019. Coming down so hard we started planning on broken skyline, which didn't happen luckily. Otherwise, not many things are more relaxing then sitting in the rig just listening to the rain.
No kidding? I bet that must have been a little scary!! Yes, listening to the rain in RV is so relaxing 😊
R just put u-r cold items in ice chest w/A Ice pack it will last & it’s free.😂😂
These look like some amazing spots to set up shop. You guys have so much fun on the road👍
Thank ya'll so much ❤️This means a lot to us! You guys seem like fantastic people! What are your names by the way?
Sounds like one of 'The Ventures' surfing song, no I do not know the name...
I am sure it would be a decent amount of money and I am not sure how extensive of a process it would be…but have you ever considered upgrading to a 12V refrigerator? Ours came with one and there are some major benefits to it. No propane on while traveling, you can literally turn your tanks off. They are very efficient and cool down substantially faster because they use a compressor system like a residential refrigerator and not the evaporation system. So ours does not have the two outside vents. Therefore you also never have any potential cooling issues due to lack of efficiency. When connected to shore power it is just powered off the converter. Also, to my understanding it is just a much more rugged system overall, and you don’t have to be perfectly level to use it.
Yes, we have thought about a 12V or residential fridge since we don't even do a lot of boondocking. We were wondering how difficult it would be to have it replaced. Thanks for the information, really appreciate it! ~Renee & Kyle
@@HappilyEverHanks We don’t do any boondocking either. Imo the biggest benefit the 12v has over a residential is just the ability to travel with it on. Otherwise all the benefits are basically the same. I am not sure how people use a real residential refrigerator and keep food while traveling, especially far.
Yeah we aren’t sure about that one either 🧐 it makes me wonder... I guess people just really try their best not to access the residential fridge when they are en route to their next destination. Wonder how long those puppies can hold the cold air in for?
@@HappilyEverHanks About 4 hours it seems safely per the internet consensus. Obviously that would be without opening it. And that’s also in a 70 degree house most likely. I used to do that with our old TT that had the classic 120/propane. I would plug it in at the house and let it cool down the night before…then load the food (that was already cold) then travel to the destination with it off and the propane tanks turned off. (I just wasn’t personally sure about or comfortable traveling with the propane on). I never exceeded 4 hours and we never seemed to have a problem.
Honesty though the actual retrofitting itself wouldn’t be too bad no matter which route you went. The real fun part or potential challenge is figuring out just how to physically remove the current one from the RV and get the new one in. Those things are built from the inside out. Not everything will therefore go through the door. But I think both the current and new fridge most likely will fit.
Oh interesting! This is really great to know! I love that you have experience with this and are able to share with us...we don't know some of these things and it is really nice to have the inside scoop!
Thank you for taking the time to write all of this out, we will be using this as a reference to look back on. Hope you have an awesome weekend! Be safe and we look forward to hearing from you again soon! - Kyle and Renee
Great advise ! 😷 currently looking for a RV B or C in Orlando area.
I have the same fridge. It never did a great job. At 2 years old it slowly died. It turned out to be the cooling unit. I replaced it with the Amish cooling unit from JC Refrigeration and it now works almost too good. Used to struggle with the thermostat set at 9, now we have it set at 6 and it's still colder than when the fridge was brand new.
Prepare yourself for about a $1300 repair soon...
Hey Jim! Thank you so much for taking the time to comment, we really appreciate you time!
Goodness, we are glad to hear that you were able to get the fridge addressed...just such a bummer that it was $1300 😣Thank you for the forewarning, we are going to keep our fingers crossed
What kind of RV do you currently own Jim?
@@HappilyEverHanks Coachman 5th wheel.
Very nice! Hope we can see ya on the road one day Jim, be safe out there - Kyle and Renee
We have refrigerator issues too! Either just above 40 or freezes! We can’t figure it out. How does inside fan work? Do the batteries run out quickly?
Hey Beth! So sorry to hear that, it’s frustrating right?
The inside fan has been working great. We haven’t needed to chance the batteries yet. The outside fan seems to have done the most for the fridge though. That external cooling source really helps to aid the fridge in the cooling process
What kind of RV do y’all have?
@@HappilyEverHanks We have an Arctic Wolf 5th wheel. Our fridge is 12V Furrion so there is no back panel or fan. It is completely enclosed! I think our only option would be the inside fan.
Oh nice!! That’s awesome 😃 do y’all like your rig?
Oh you have the 12V?? That’s so great for you guys!! We were thinking about eventually upgrading to one of those. Must be nice not having to deal with the propane and such!
I get so excited when you post! Another oood one!
Tammy!! It's so great hearing from you again 🥰 Thank you so much for your amazing support, much love to you - Kyle and Renee
You have a cabinet above your fridge?! We neeeed that!
#BingeHanks
Great place to get engaged! 👊
Let's get engaged!! Thank you so much for the amazing comments Adam!!
My RV fridge freezes everything. It is “automatic temp”, so there are no temp controls.
My bottled water, canned sodas, fresh eggs, etc.=all frozen.
WTF? Any ideas
Hey there! Maybe try taking it off of the automatic temp setting and placing it on the lowest temperature setting to see if this alleviates the problem. Just shooting from the hip here, we will try to come up with some other ideas 😃Sorry you are going through this, that must be extremely frustrating.. What kind of RV are you traveling in??
looks great enjoy!!
Thanks!! 😃 ~Renee & Kyle
Best video ever!! “Salty attitude “ Love it! What awesome views!! Gotta love the Florida weather.... wait 5 minutes and the rain stops. Dry box and a Cute Dry bag too, right? Lobster!!! Did you play with it?? We play beach boys on our Alexia!! Cocomo... hey there a Nurse shark for the nurses!! Love seeing you two!
Diana you are the first to get the song right!! 🎉 Those nurse sharks are pretty cute but still wouldn't touch em 😆Thank you so much Diana! ~Renee & Kyle
@@HappilyEverHanks oh good... that was Brad giving me the right answer lol
Lol tell Brad we said hi 😃👋🏼 see ya guys!!
I call it “buy a Honda”. 😂
That’s a good one!!!
Yes!! Best comment 🤣
Hey Alli and Chuck!!
That was a fun video, and a nice waterfront site👍
Thank you so much! We hope it was helpful for others! Want other people to be able to experience the beauty of it there
Hope you have a fantastic weekend, be safe - Kyle and Renee 🙂👋🏼
Another fun video.... So you guys got the sweet smell of honey (honey is of course another name for ...well you guess) your first couple nights there... Nice!!! Stole my nick name did ya.... "Whats happenin Capt'n". I don't know how the fridge will do once it gets hot but so far it works great. The last owner welded 2 platforms (w/locks) to the bumper for their Honda generators but I'm afraid to drive with them on there for fear they will break off. They had cats so they ran the A/C while driving. I have seen some video's where bikes have broke off while driving. Never had a rain out on a beach day but many while camping .... In a tent.... That would be why we upgraded to the trailer.
Hey! What's happenin Captain?? You got us on the honey mention??? Yikes! Yes, all it takes is some rain to get people from the tent to RV world! Thanks for the awesome comment! Have a great weekend 😃~Renee & Kyle
#THANKSHANKS Great idea to open the cabinet door above the refrigerator (that’s where I keep my Atlas/maps). Safe travels!
Thank you so much Eileen!! We are so happy that this helps 🥰 have a wonderful weekend! We will catch up with you again soon!
I would say that Naynay (is that spelling correct?) is doing an awesome job for there ya, Carl!! As always grrrreat video! Squeeze yr adorable Dex for me! 😉
Hey Terri!! We spell it Ney Ney, but either way works 🙂Definitely will give Dex man some squeezes! Much love to you Terri, it's always a pleasure hearing from you. Have a great week - Carl and Ney 😃❤️
@@HappilyEverHanks - I forgot to say that I was glad that you solved the refrigerator problem. Genius!
Oh thank you Terri!! We are so happy to have a cold fridge again 😃 hopefully it can be of help to anyone having the same problem
Have a great weekend Terri!! Talk again soon ❤️ - Kyle and Renee
Been enjoying your vids! FYI Florida City Walmart is horrible. There is another one just up the road in Homestead that is much better. We live in Key Largo. Next time this way stop in we’ll take out for some snorkeling. Keep up the good work!
Hey Mike thank you so much! Yeah that was a very busy Walmart. Thank you so much for the suggestion, we will be sure to check that one out next time. That would be so wonderful to go snorkeling with y’all 😃👍🏼 hopefully we can meet up one day soon!
We were trying to get out to do some snorkeling or scuba diving for the way from the island, but we didn’t have a boat LOL
“ I’m stick of this” that made me laugh. 😂
Since you fridge is in a slide do this from My RV Works video RV Refrigerator Cooling Performance Issues - Installing a baffle to shed heat from the cooling unit. - UA-cam
Hey John!! That's a great point! I believe we already had some sort of baffling on top of the unit, but I want to get back there again and look into it in more detail. You have peaked my curiosity 🙂Thank you so much for your continued support, we look forward to hearing from you again soon! - Kyle and Renee
Just started watching y’all since yesterday w my bf bc we r getting and rv in August… preparing and this beach things sounds awesome. We will have a self leveling rv but how hard is it to do that on the sand… I’ve seen rv’s at the beach but is it safe? Lol I’m scared my car is gonna get stuck… I’m gonna have a heart attack w an rv… but I love the beach!!!
Luckily, these sites are not technically on sand but paved or hard gravel. Trying to actually park these things in sand is no fun! We don't run into that often. So happy for y'all! We'll see ya on the road!
We put a fan uptop of the back of the RV Fridge in the slide. To pull hot air out the back, It's a Beechlane and we wired it to the 12v. In 108 degree heat it keeps it at 39.I know the video is old but hope it helps someone.
Thanks for sharing!
We are considering buying a class C. We are going to rent one this fall/winter and take it out. We live in Florida but are newly retired to the area. We want to see even if we like the experience before buying. We are big hikers, love nature, have done tent camping and backpacking and are looking to see and explore all the us state parks. Could you recommend your top three Florida campgrounds or spots? We do have paddle boards. I know we may be too late to make reservations but want to try and get something so we can arrange the rental. Thank you!
We love…TopSail SP, Grayton Beach SP, Camp Margaritaville, Gamble Rodgers SP, wekiwa springs SP and so many more!
It was most likely a reef shark or possibly a nurse shark. They don't usually bother people.
I live in Fl. and have for almost 50 yrs. I hope ya'll had on some good sunscreen. Sunburns here are nasty and will ruin your good times.
Closer to the equator so sun is more intense.
Thank you for your videos guys! Love 'em! Be safe out there and have fun.😀🙏
Yeah I believe you are right! They seem really chill 😎 that’s so awesome that you live in Florida, what part are you from? No doubt about the sun, it doesn’t mess around down there 🤣 luckily we escaped any sunburns while we were there!
Thank you so much for your wonderful support, you mean so much to us! Are you currently living the RV life? 🙂
Just got 2 full weeks at Bahia Honda by religiously checking their site for cancellations. It can be done!
Way to go! It took us some time with the Wandering Labs, but we eventually made it happen. Ya'll enjoy your time there 😎 - Kyle and Renee
Hey Naynay if you need meet to take Kyle out back and beat some chivalry into him, to carry things for you, just let me know. LOL 😆🤣😂
LOL don’t worry Dan, she keeps me in like enough 😂🙌🏼🤣👌🏼
I'm late in watching this, but where did you pick up the paddleboards. Which, by the way, is great to rent once to see if you like it first. Just curious.
Hey there Tammi! We actually bought these paddleboards off of Amazon. It's really nice having ones that compress down to a compact backpack. We have had them for a few years and have gotten a lot of use out of them! Are you living the RV life??
urlgeni.us/amzn/SUP2
I thought that I was white my whole life, but after watching 5 or 6 of y'all's videos I realize that I'm practically a minority.
Thank you for watching Kevin, we hope to hear from you again
Carl missed out on a perfect dad joke opportunity..... 14:27 nah nah's "fan"tastic idea for the fridge issue! Lol luv you guys!
Oh I did miss that!! Much love to you as well! Your support means so much 😊What's your name by the way? Are you currently living the RV life?
@@HappilyEverHanks ive watched all your vids several times, funny stuff!! my name is pete im also from PA, i will be part time rv'ing this winter, i ride/race motorcycles and just bought a mint 93 toyota Winnebago itasca [20'] that i am currently modding with wifi flat screen lithium batts solar panels etc i also extended the rear frame for a motorcycle rack so it still fits in regular parking spots for a trip to the west coast to ride pacific coast highway, Mulholland dr and to race some epic tracks there.... i will be posting vids of my trips along the way while keeping an eye out for a grand design solitude with PA plates!! haha
So nice to meet you Pete! That’s awesome to hear that you are from PA as well 😀🙌🏼 Love hearing this!! You are living life to the fullest, nicely done!
We look forward to meeting you one day on the road! Keep these wonderful comments coming, we really enjoy hearing from you Pete
you guys are HILARIOUS with the split screen, I was laughing at you guys so bad, thanks needed a laugh after my hard day at work today....
Thank you so much!! It’s so great to hear from you again 😃🙌🏼 how was work? Did ya end up starting your travel assignment?
Got attacked by a pt, cornered me and had to defend myself ended up doing a kind of judo toss....crazy. I did start an assignment, 6th week starts tomorrow, not too sure if I'll finish it because I was offered a leadership position in the city I came from :-) , I'm re-grouping some things at home kinda reevaluating my seetch. Get it? Seetch?....#Carl-isms. Still loving the videos on The UA-cam
@@thespringer69 Oh my goodness, glad you are ok!! That's really rough 😣So happy to hear that you were offered a leadership position...how incredible! Love the #Carl-isms 😄🙌🏼 We are always so thankful for you Tony!
A refrigerator should be 40 to 50 degrees F. not 30.
The freezer, 15 to 25 F. Deep freezers (long term) @ 0 F.
Thank you for your feedback! Keep these great comments coming 😃🙌🏼
How about a 12v compressor fridge running on solar panels? I guessing yours is an absorption fridge.
Yes, we do not have a 12 V fridge, but we are interested in getting one one day soon. Either that or a residential! What about you, do you currently own RV Jacque? 😀🙌🏼
How long does it take to just jump.over to the other site? Pack up, slides in, ect, back to slides out, ect.
About 30-40 mins from start to finish
This is the only good comedy left these days.. Wait till they get old,, oh boy the sarcasm will be even better lol
Lol love this!! Thank you so much for your awesome support 😊🙌🏼 It’s great to meet you by the way! Are you currently living the RV life?
Great video, as always. Chad is great, but NaNa is ❤️
Thank you for watching - Kyle and Renee 🙂👋🏼
Hello, was there an outlet in that compartment to plug in that fan? Or did you have to hard wire it? Thank you
There was one plug so we had to buy a one to two way plug to plug the fan and fridge in
Really enjoy watching your videos. I am shopping for a 25 to 33 ft Class C and writing down your suggestions. Keep up the good work guys! Biloxi, Ms
Thank you Robert!! This is so exciting to hear :)
Great tips I'm writing them all down. Have fun. Be safe.
Thank you so much Cheryl 🤗 Have a wonderful rest of your week!!
You guys are great, you kept me smiling.
Hey James! Thank you so much for your wonderful support!
Do you currently own an RV? 😀🙌🏼
Our lives changed when we got our new travel trailer with a 12v compressor fridge.
Awesome!
ADORABLES- one of the stupidest songs ever!
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😄How is your week going?? What's new on your side of the world? How is Mango holding up 😻
Hilarious!! I use to live in Homestead, FL and that was the WalMart I shopped at!
Hey Nicole!! How cool :) Thank you for sharing!!!
#thankshanks - great video. You guys are so entertaining!
YES!! Crystal!! It's so great hearing from you, thank you so much for your amazing support 🙂
Love ur tips. Also love the cream you use for your coffee. That stuff is bangin.
Thanks Paul! Hope you had a great weekend!
Big tip never but anything in there hot make sure it's all cold before sticking it up hot water is the worst most ppl do that or put some dry ice in it to get it going
Great to know Jonny! Thank you so much for sharing 😊👍🏼
We want to go to Key West ok I (Kelley) wants to go to Key West. haha
Lol you guys totally should!! It’s such a beautiful area 😃🙌🏼
Let us know if you guys do, it will give us a great excuse to go back down again 😊
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LOL, thanks for watching and leaving a comment! 😃~Renee & Kyle
I lived in West Central Florida for 27 years from 1974 to 2001. When I moved there, you could literally set your watch by the summer monsoons. When I left, we were on lawn watering restrictions for 15 years.
No kidding? Wow that must’ve been quite the shock to see that change 😳 it didn’t rain nearly as much as I thought it would when we were in Florida just recently!