Finding Places to Dwell Outside the City

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  • @davemenard5089
    @davemenard5089 21 день тому +20

    Pray for Cracker Barrel. They been struggling and they are good to travelers, need them everywhere. 🤘🏼

    • @OutdoorTraveler
      @OutdoorTraveler 21 день тому

      We tried eating there 2 or 3 times when staying over. Food was terrible every time. They used to be good but unless they start making good food again, I can't say I'd be surprised if they started to die off.

    • @davemenard5089
      @davemenard5089 21 день тому

      @ Yeah unfortunately seems to be the case. Hope they can get it back.

  • @CeruleanSky1111
    @CeruleanSky1111 21 день тому +12

    CB is my go-to when I need a decent place to crash. Cute county kitsch and old school candy for the munchies. Clean, quiet, and right by the interstate. The food is pretty good too!

  • @plants4thewin
    @plants4thewin 22 дні тому +7

    Love Cracker Barrel. They are always so nice. I really dont eat there, but I always get something from the gift shop.

  • @BubbaStaines
    @BubbaStaines 22 дні тому +11

    Cracker Barrell sells Thanksgiving Dinner every Thursday. It's around 10 bucks and very tasty! We have them here in southern Georgia.

  • @ltsfly29
    @ltsfly29 22 дні тому +12

    I love the videos, Brother! You are really exceptional at communicating your daily grind. Thank you for sharing. Stay safe out there!

  • @islandgirl5472
    @islandgirl5472 21 день тому +3

    Aloha Matt - Thank you for all that you do for your loyal subscribers. Walking in the cold to give us a tour of your surroundings is always fun….makes me not complain too much about it being 70 degrees in Hawaii and having to put on sweat pants and sweat shirts 🤙 Take care

    • @undertheradarvan
      @undertheradarvan  20 днів тому +1

      You're in a good place. I'd much rather be too hot than too cold.

  • @brianbabb4829
    @brianbabb4829 20 днів тому +1

    Just saw your Thanksgiving video. A great hack for getting out of a snowy situation with your van is to have a rolled up carpet and imbed it in front of the tire, 2 is better for each tire that turns, and it will through you out of any snow ruts. Trust me this works...

  • @SarahBaethge
    @SarahBaethge 22 дні тому +5

    Cracker Barrel has nice breakfast if you ever feel like checking it out.

  • @MARKCANEER
    @MARKCANEER 21 день тому +5

    Excellent Video 👍 Thank You for sharing.

  • @jeffstone28
    @jeffstone28 21 день тому +4

    Glad you took my advice 😊 to check out Cracker Barrel. The restaurant chain is not related to the Cracker Barrel company that makes cheese and stuff (I also made that assumption early on). The restaurant chain is all over the country and I've stayed at many of them when traveling to backpack sections of the Appalachian Trail between Massachusetts and Virginia. Recently I overnighted in my Outback at the one in East Windsor CT while hiking Talcott Mountain and Peoples State Forest. It's off 91, not far from the Mass. border if you're ever down that way and my breakfast waiter, Brendan, loves to talk about hiking! Most Cracker Barrels open at 7:00 for breakfast and close at 9:00 or 10:00. I always call ahead to make sure that specific Cracker Barrel welcomes people to overnight in their vehicles. There were two that said they didn't but all the others were fine. I also use iOverlander for tips on other overnight spots. Their breakfasts 🥞🍳🥓 are good 😋 but I also go to Dunkin' when I don't want a big breakfast 😆. Although Cracker Barrel certainly welcomes your business if you stay overnight, they don't require it at all.

  • @mickeyrizo2071
    @mickeyrizo2071 22 дні тому +3

    Thank you for the video. Good job on disabling the on / off function.

  • @kimdavis7540
    @kimdavis7540 20 днів тому +1

    I enjoy your videos so much.

  • @StarboardBow
    @StarboardBow 21 день тому +1

    I have to agree the time it takes to get a video up is tough. I'm curious. It seems like I am always saying "I think I'm going stop the videos" but then I get a rush and agree to do another product video. Your thoughts.

  • @Theythinkweareidiots
    @Theythinkweareidiots 20 днів тому +1

    Best channel on UA-cam.
    I thoroughly enjoy your adventures and I don’t know if I have ever heard you ask for viewers to like and subscribe.
    Many vans have huge mechanical problems while very few deliver consistently without breakdowns.
    Less technology delivered better results, in soccer mom vans anyway.
    The 2016 Toyota Sienna for example delivers 400,000 miles without major repairs.
    As more people choose or are forced into van life please keep them informed of mechanical problems.
    I always wanted a larger van but honestly the smaller ones blended in so easily everywhere I went.
    Only one knock on the van in 20 years.
    Van life is freedom.
    You’re the man !

    • @undertheradarvan
      @undertheradarvan  18 днів тому

      thanks! completely agree on the mechanical stuff, just because a vehicle is new from the factory doesn't mean it doesn't have mechanical issues from the get go. That was my experience.

  • @Worldtimes1
    @Worldtimes1 21 день тому +2

    Kdep going your awesome 😎

  • @desertsky505
    @desertsky505 18 днів тому +1

    Thank you very much for your video. It's really obvious that you work very hard on your van, and you're working very hard on your channel. Good for you for having the courage to live the way you want to live. I subscribed so I can be a support to you in that way. 😊

    • @undertheradarvan
      @undertheradarvan  16 днів тому

      Thank you very much! I’m throwing all I can into it for sure

  • @AmusedDaffodils-mz5rw
    @AmusedDaffodils-mz5rw 21 день тому +3

    I will say I have had a lot of fun living in a van I see it as camping

  • @dross24MA
    @dross24MA 20 днів тому +1

    Cracker Barrel portions of relatively healthy food are reasonably large - 😊 - like large enough to ask for a take-with container, which helps mitigate the higher price than (unhealthy) fast food places.

  • @dougmac444
    @dougmac444 20 днів тому +1

    Cheers from Vancouver

  • @SevenFortyOne
    @SevenFortyOne 22 дні тому +2

    You probably already know the other Cracker Barrel in MA is in Sturbridge right at the 84/90 intersection. There is also a cracker barrel right off of I-91 in East Windsor, CT about 10 miles south of Springfield.

    • @m.l.e.8956
      @m.l.e.8956 22 дні тому +1

      Their food is pretty good, maybe pricey$$$, and the store is full of souvenirs.👍🏻 you should consider getting your mailbox in Boston since it’s closer I can’t imagine the amount of time and gas you waste driving back-and-forth. ❤

  • @scottamaral5073
    @scottamaral5073 18 днів тому +1

    Cracker Barrel has good food. Try the trout or catfish 😋

  • @apassageoftime
    @apassageoftime 21 день тому +1

    Your videos and your commentary are great! Keep creating!👏

  • @zulu32656
    @zulu32656 22 дні тому +5

    Duuuuude…! Cracker Barrel is so good! Eat there some time

  • @landy531
    @landy531 22 дні тому +1

    Gr8 video a little of everything keeps it interesting 👍

  • @raymondwilliams9612
    @raymondwilliams9612 22 дні тому +3

    Sweet, I just joined up and here this was.

  • @karenbelaire402
    @karenbelaire402 21 день тому +1

    I love Cracker Barrel we need them in Canada

  • @cfh4201969
    @cfh4201969 21 день тому +1

    Bro, cracker barrels are the best! I use the one in Londonderry
    2 - 3 times a week.
    No hassle staying there. And if you want a good meal very reasonably priced their food is awesome especially their breakfasts.

    • @undertheradarvan
      @undertheradarvan  20 днів тому

      Nice, I still want to get there early enough I can get dinner.

  • @im_not_mad
    @im_not_mad 21 день тому +2

    Great Video!!!

  • @SharonBlair-p2d
    @SharonBlair-p2d День тому +1

    I so agree...used to love t.v and watching movies...not anymore...can't sit doing a movie ..what is that

  • @GatewayPro
    @GatewayPro 22 дні тому +5

    Cracker Barrel cheese is not the same as the Cracker Barrel restaurant chain: Kraft Foods has sold Cracker Barrel cheese since 1954, while the first Cracker Barrel restaurant opened in 1969. Different owners!

  • @goldfinger180024
    @goldfinger180024 21 день тому +3

    And the CB in Holyoke is right across from the Mall at Ingleside too and where I91 meets the Mass Pike. I91 gives you all sorts of north/south options.

    • @Travelingwalker121
      @Travelingwalker121 21 день тому

      Been here in Holyoke , when I was working in Springfield.

    • @zoeazsss5035
      @zoeazsss5035 21 день тому +1

      Not quite sure how safe this area is at night. Hotel next door used to house lots of transients.

    • @undertheradarvan
      @undertheradarvan  20 днів тому +1

      yeah that hotel blasted carribean music ALL NIGHT - could hear it through my van

    • @zoeazsss5035
      @zoeazsss5035 20 днів тому

      @@undertheradarvan Oh yeah, that sounds about right.

  • @raymondarchuleta4021
    @raymondarchuleta4021 21 день тому +1

    I like your trade mark smackin the counter

  • @MaryGebhardt-l3e
    @MaryGebhardt-l3e 21 день тому +1

    I have a 2021 Ford Transit and it has a button on the dashboard to disable the auto start - stop. I was surprised that not all vans come with this button.

    • @undertheradarvan
      @undertheradarvan  20 днів тому

      You have to engage it every time you drive (remember to do that) as it defaults to on.

  • @Trish-j2y
    @Trish-j2y 21 день тому +1

    The rosemary chicken is lit

  • @joemeyers3127
    @joemeyers3127 21 день тому +1

    Great breakfast at Cracker Barrel! (I don’t think they’re connected to the cheese brand)

  • @nahornig
    @nahornig 22 дні тому +1

    Looks like you're clocking about 100 subs per day!

  • @Ohiostategenerationx
    @Ohiostategenerationx 21 день тому +1

    Cracker barrel has pretty good food. It's a little pricy but good.

  • @davidburns585
    @davidburns585 21 день тому +1

    Cracker Barrel is a good breakfast place. I always get their pecan pancakes. Their coffee is good too nice aroma.

  • @Morgan423Z
    @Morgan423Z 22 дні тому +1

    Good call on the second CO2 detector! Redundancies on safety-monitoring stuff are great. Hopefully it does work.

  • @happyhippythevinylguy
    @happyhippythevinylguy 22 дні тому +1

    Hey bro, I just started watching your videos a couple of weeks ago . Really enjoy them. Hey, cracker barrel was a restaurant first the started selling their goods in stores.

  • @markbradley5873
    @markbradley5873 22 дні тому +1

    Matt I'm so glad you got that and it works cool

  • @BubbaStaines
    @BubbaStaines 22 дні тому +2

    To wake up already at a Cracker Barrell OMG...wonderful breakfast.

  • @zoeazsss5035
    @zoeazsss5035 21 день тому +1

    Hi Matt, So not sure if u would ever consider parking in Plymouth and take? bus train to Boston, .Unlimited Free Parking: You can park for free for as long as you like in the Jenny Pond parking lot (Spring Lane) located off Summer Street and at the Water Street free lots located at 234-236 Water Street near Nelson Park. Park and Ride lot. Hope ur staying warm.

  • @loriking3319
    @loriking3319 21 день тому +1

    Cabela's you can stay Ive seen other road lifers doing.

  • @podcastbard
    @podcastbard 13 днів тому +1

    I'm your neighbor to the north.
    Don't think NH has any Cracker Barrels. The Hooksett rest area is nice. I don't live in my car but sometimes I need to sleep in it.

  • @BubbaStaines
    @BubbaStaines 21 день тому +1

    My friend Lady Bunny is performing in Boston Monday night (9th) and she is hilarious!! I think the tickets are 30 bucks or something around there.

  • @petermccarthy3046
    @petermccarthy3046 20 днів тому +1

    I was gonna ask where the other CB was but saw in comments Sturbridge

  • @DottieStanley
    @DottieStanley 21 день тому +1

    Nice video! Your van is the bomb! We have Cracker Barrels in Texas! They have very good, homestyle food and the things they sell can be fun. I have always appreciated the service at the one's I have been to here. Their breakfasts are really good! Large portions and decent food. Happy trails!

    • @undertheradarvan
      @undertheradarvan  20 днів тому

      Thanks Dottier! Yes there store was actually really useful, would love to stay for a meal at some point.

    • @dross24MA
      @dross24MA 20 днів тому

      Portions of relatively healthy food are reasonably large - like large enough to ask for a take-with container 😊 which helps mitigate the higher price than (unhealthy) fast food places.

  • @jamessullenriot
    @jamessullenriot 22 дні тому +1

    So there is a Cracker Barrel near where I I used to live and still frequent the area often and always assumed it was just a restaurant. It actually looks like I place I need to go now because they seem to have a bunch of things I would never need but that I wouldn't be able to say no to if once I walked in

    • @undertheradarvan
      @undertheradarvan  20 днів тому

      Same, actually a really cool gift shop with some useful stuff (camping gear, road gear, etc)

  • @johnpossible6292
    @johnpossible6292 21 день тому +1

    I agree with you about I-90 being the worst road to drive on but a close second is I-495 from west Boston to the New Hampshire line. I drove that route pulling my 30 ft travel trailer from Ct to Maine this past summer and i don’t think i ever saw so much truck traffic as i did on that trip. It took me almost 4 hours to get from New Hampshire to I-84 on our way home . Worst traffic ever.

    • @zoeazsss5035
      @zoeazsss5035 21 день тому +2

      And 128 Natick to Northshore. Ugh.!!!

  • @Trooperdogg1960
    @Trooperdogg1960 21 день тому +1

    Dude!! You're the New York assassin aren't you!?!?! I knew it!! Boondock Saints was a great movie too!!

    • @PJL7095
      @PJL7095 21 день тому

      Shhhh!!! Don’t want this channel to abruptly end

  • @FeMiNem-Poet
    @FeMiNem-Poet 22 дні тому +6

    🌸What about a zero degree sleeping bag? ☘️Thank you for all your great videos.🍁

    • @undertheradarvan
      @undertheradarvan  20 днів тому +1

      I have that in an emergency but I prefer to keep the whole cabin warm

  • @The1833FarmhouseFerals
    @The1833FarmhouseFerals 21 день тому +1

    Sturbridge CB short drive off the Pike...

  • @GatewayPro
    @GatewayPro 22 дні тому +1

    Coleman propane tanks in NH can be had for $6.99 + $0 tax. Stay warm!

  • @MrLustoff
    @MrLustoff 22 дні тому +1

    Awair Element is a great sensor to detect air pollution (CO2 level too)

  • @robb61887
    @robb61887 21 день тому +1

    I just got back to Boston after a couple years out west. I don’t see many vanlifers in the Northeast. Stay warm.

    • @undertheradarvan
      @undertheradarvan  20 днів тому

      I don't really see anyone else around here doing it full-time. Would love to meet one.

  • @SurfingFLA
    @SurfingFLA 21 день тому +2

    Exclave....I learned a new word

  • @cleopatrapharoh
    @cleopatrapharoh 21 день тому +1

    There’s also a Cracker Barrel in Rhode Island fyi

  • @socnuj1
    @socnuj1 21 день тому +1

    Should go to donuts dip west Springfield

  • @apolloslife4270
    @apolloslife4270 21 день тому +1

    Did you go to the Holyoke Mall right next to the cracker barrel.

  • @StarboardBow
    @StarboardBow 21 день тому

    Thanks for the video. Let me know how you liked the movie. Very curious.

  • @Bum_Hip
    @Bum_Hip 21 день тому +1

    Wicked was excellent. If you enjoyed Wizard Of Oz as a kid, you’ll love Wicked.

  • @mrj-charles6383
    @mrj-charles6383 22 дні тому +1

    I was next to a Cracker Barrel this past week in SC. If you go in before 4PM, you can get a dinner for less than $10 if you don't buy a $4 soda. 😀Do takeaway if you don't want to tip. Thankfully, you fixed that stop-start thing on your van. I would think it would cause unnecessary wear on the engine, also.

    • @undertheradarvan
      @undertheradarvan  20 днів тому +1

      Yeah I want to catch a meal at CB... eventually

  • @Ki7oba
    @Ki7oba 21 день тому +1

    You must have breakfast there! Cracker Barrel that is.

  • @ThrottleAddiction
    @ThrottleAddiction 21 день тому +1

    Black vans aren't a popular choice here in Australia - they're like a big air fryer 11 months of the year!

    • @undertheradarvan
      @undertheradarvan  20 днів тому

      Yeah definitely wouldn't have one if I lived in a desert environment

  • @sherrihodges849
    @sherrihodges849 10 днів тому +1

    do you ever hangout in libraries?

  • @dantruitt1138
    @dantruitt1138 22 дні тому +1

    My best friend from my long lost hippie period lived in Framingham and I visited him in 1997. When he was 17 he got his girlfriend pregnant the first time they both ever had sex and he took a powder, leaving her to raise the kid alone. About 20 years later he repented, married the girl, and was a grandfather by the age of 40. He was tardy, but he did the right thing. Then he decided he was a woman in his mid-50's and basically ended up killing himself at 69 last year. Pretty tragic, but what I remember is how densely populated Framingham was, even compared to the Chicago suburbs where we both grew up.

  • @StarboardBow
    @StarboardBow 21 день тому +1

    What do you do about companies or whatever that ask you for your " physical address"? Is there anything I can do about signing up or whatever for a phy add?

    • @undertheradarvan
      @undertheradarvan  21 день тому

      Use a trusted friend or family member. There’s no other feasible way in my opinion.

  • @MAGA-kw3ol
    @MAGA-kw3ol 22 дні тому +1

    Think about joining Harvest Host, you will get free safe places to stay, we finally have a few on Long Island now, i find a lot of nice places that way

  • @damkayaker
    @damkayaker 22 дні тому +1

    4:35 Yeah ... I figured out that table top color scheme .. Scottish clans ... am I right?

    • @undertheradarvan
      @undertheradarvan  20 днів тому

      chess boards.... I actually recycled a chess board when I was building out the kitchen

  • @AmusedDaffodils-mz5rw
    @AmusedDaffodils-mz5rw 21 день тому +1

    I do my vanlife in the city I gotta stay close to my job iam in California

  • @AmusedDaffodils-mz5rw
    @AmusedDaffodils-mz5rw 21 день тому

    Out hear in California there's no overnight parking at Walmarts cracker barrel or truck stops only if your a truck driver

    • @undertheradarvan
      @undertheradarvan  20 днів тому

      California is aggressively anti-van life, as is Florida and other states. Which is why I generally avoid Walmarts, the ones that allow it get fewer every year.

    • @AmusedDaffodils-mz5rw
      @AmusedDaffodils-mz5rw 20 днів тому

      @undertheradarvan I been doing this 13 years so I've managed it there are some places that are van life friendly but everyday I learn something new

  • @zoeazsss5035
    @zoeazsss5035 21 день тому +1

    Would you think of getting a PO Box in Boston, so u dont have to drive 2/4 hours just to get your mail?? or does US mail have mail forwarding to another po box or address? or maybe have it mailed to your work?

    • @undertheradarvan
      @undertheradarvan  20 днів тому

      Tried getting an address in Boston early on but it didn't pan out

  • @vvlv101
    @vvlv101 21 день тому +1

    Have you considered using an electric blanket? Treat yourself to one!

  • @createdlife4890
    @createdlife4890 21 день тому +1

    Nope that’s not the same CB.
    There are at least four in MA. Tewksbury, Holyoke, Sturbridge, and one near outlets near Mansfield.
    You don’t need to tell manager. Just can’t stay there longer than a week or they’ll “evict” you 😂
    And anywhere in parking lot

    • @undertheradarvan
      @undertheradarvan  20 днів тому

      Figured as much but wanted to set the right example for YT

  • @antennatrees
    @antennatrees 22 дні тому +7

    Definitely add Cracker Barrel to your rotation. It”s a 100% sure thing and some nights that feels awfully nice. The best Cracker Barrel in Mass is in Sturbridge,but that’s a bit far for you maybe.
    I have stayed at the Holyoke CB several times. It is also very nice and safe. The Sturbridge one is just extra special since it’s way off the highway and has a 24 hour convenience store right there… with a DD 😅

    • @silverrunner8687
      @silverrunner8687 22 дні тому +1

      Sturbridge CB might be good for him. Between Springfield and Worcester. Funny, I’ve driven by it hundreds of times going back and forth to NYC (via 84) and always wanted to go in. Maybe I will now.

    • @antennatrees
      @antennatrees 22 дні тому +2

      @ give it an overnight try. It’s maybe the most relaxed CB I’ve stayed at on the east coast. It has an auxiliary parking lot that seems almost custom made for overnight. It’s a popular spot for van lifers in the area.

    • @undertheradarvan
      @undertheradarvan  20 днів тому +1

      Ok checking out the Sturbridge one... Walking distance to a convenience store is a huge factor

  • @MaxStevenson-ih5ji
    @MaxStevenson-ih5ji 19 днів тому +1

    u need some white light in ur van. red must get boring

    • @undertheradarvan
      @undertheradarvan  18 днів тому

      the factory light is bright white, no need to add more on top of that

  • @raymondwilliams9612
    @raymondwilliams9612 22 дні тому +1

    Cracker Barrel is the evolution of Stuckey's

  • @antennatrees
    @antennatrees 22 дні тому +1

    I have a 2020 Ford Transit that has 50k on it. The idle shut down thing never bothered me, but now I’m worried about it. Can you post a link to the solution you bought?
    Edit: I found the 4DTech one for $100…

    • @undertheradarvan
      @undertheradarvan  20 днів тому +1

      Yeah the 4DTech one. Make sure you get the right screen size. I'm impressed you haven't had to replace your starter yet! But it is definitely sapping life off your engine. The startup/shutdown sequence is the most taxing part of any engine.

    • @antennatrees
      @antennatrees 20 днів тому

      @@undertheradarvan yeah, I really have no idea why they put this feature in there. Maybe a feature of commercial vehicles that make a lot of stops… so to save gas? No idea. I hate it in the summertime because the air conditioning cuts out too 😅
      Will most likely get the 4DTech solution soon… thanks for including it in your video.

  • @davidy.7534
    @davidy.7534 21 день тому +1

    Laughs in 405 freeway traffic.

  • @createdlife4890
    @createdlife4890 21 день тому +1

    No need to ask at CB.

  • @BubbaStaines
    @BubbaStaines 22 дні тому +1

    HICKORY MAN!

  • @craigbrowning9448
    @craigbrowning9448 20 днів тому +1

    I take it your in a Ford Transit and not a Transit-Connect?

  • @GatewayPro
    @GatewayPro 22 дні тому +2

    Do you ever go to NH...? They have Trader Joes, and the price is less. Londonderry has a Cracker Barrel... but regardless, EVERYTHING is better in NH, the only negative is that Mass people are slowly moving here and bringing all their bad ideas... Eventually, NH will be awful too, but not yet.

    • @antennatrees
      @antennatrees 22 дні тому

      The Londonderry Cracker Barrel is really nice as it’s right on that lake and relatively quiet. The one time I stayed there though a semi-truck pulled in and idled all night 🙄

    • @undertheradarvan
      @undertheradarvan  20 днів тому

      Will probably dwell around there next spring

  • @roger3786
    @roger3786 21 день тому

    ... c'mon dude , the floor is the Coldest place in the van - Cracker Barrels are way better than Wallys/truck stop/rest area ... ... safe travels ...

    • @undertheradarvan
      @undertheradarvan  20 днів тому

      I have hydronic heating... heated pipes running under the floorboard. Floor is actually really warm.

  • @keithbrookshire
    @keithbrookshire 22 дні тому +1

    First time at Cracker Barrel?!?! Dude, you owe it to yourself to eat there at least once.

  • @dross24MA
    @dross24MA 20 днів тому

    You knew you were going to be arriving late, right? You had a cell phone, right?
    Why didn"t you *call them* before they closed and ask if they allowed overnights?!?

  • @michael1704
    @michael1704 22 дні тому +8

    There’s an old Chinese Proverb that says, “A van with one carbon monoxide detector always knows how much carbon monoxide there is; a van with two carbon monoxide detectors never knows for sure”. Or at least I think that’s how the proverb goes. 🤷

    • @undertheradarvan
      @undertheradarvan  20 днів тому +1

      So should I get a third?

    • @michael1704
      @michael1704 20 днів тому +1

      @@undertheradarvan The more the merrier. Chirping carbon monoxide detectors go well with disco lights. 😁

    • @dwightbernheimer331
      @dwightbernheimer331 19 днів тому

      Try using a low oxygen sensor...😊😊😊😊😊

  • @Mary-tj5qx
    @Mary-tj5qx 8 днів тому

    I’m not understanding the bright red interior.

  • @Supernaut2000
    @Supernaut2000 13 днів тому +1

    ADHD perhaps?