A Not So Average Week in the Life | Chaotic Travel Days in my Tiny Van Home

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  • Опубліковано 16 лис 2024

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  • @damlucky13
    @damlucky13 4 місяці тому +94

    Hey, just a life hack. Us truck drivers have free unlimited showers so just stand near the trucker fuel desk and wait for someone you feel comfortable asking and say hey, could you spare a shower credit? They will always say yes. We do it for each other! We are always willing to help. Not all are creeps lol. And sometimes the loves people will just give it to you because they know the shower prices are ridiculous! Love your videos.

    • @kenkitsul8076
      @kenkitsul8076 4 місяці тому +5

      Hi. Thanks! Nikki has done that over the years, thanks again. K

    • @angelisa368
      @angelisa368 4 місяці тому +2

      Awww…that’s very sweet!❤

    • @citigirlcountrified1927
      @citigirlcountrified1927 4 місяці тому

      Thanks for your sacrifice of life on the road!

    • @truthorconsequences5470
      @truthorconsequences5470 4 місяці тому +1

      Thanks for the info. I never knew how to ask a trucker for a shower credit before!

    • @nancytrekker
      @nancytrekker 3 місяці тому +1

      @damlucky13 Thanks! I'm probably the next one to use this life hack. $20 for a shower doesn't fit my budget either!

  • @imallierambles
    @imallierambles 4 місяці тому +41

    I can't get enough of Rodney and Camper. Loved the cuddles with Rodney.

  • @joeythenomad
    @joeythenomad 4 місяці тому +46

    Not knowing where you're going to sleep each night adds to the wildness of vanlife, but those amazing spontaneous spots keep us going!

  • @PeTeR_HaNsSoN67
    @PeTeR_HaNsSoN67 4 місяці тому +57

    Waking up in a van,, in the middle of nowhere,, with two happy fourlegged companions that loves you ,,, that must be priceless,, 🥰

  • @garybarr1045
    @garybarr1045 4 місяці тому +4

    Enjoy your West Coast ventures. Have lived out west for 68 of my 80 years and have seen and hiked much of where you have traveled. Brings back a lot of good old times. I'm now a domesticated viewer of people like you. Keep up the good work. Love it! 😎

  • @fletchdad8755
    @fletchdad8755 4 місяці тому +20

    Rodney cracks me up when he is up on the dash peering out the front window !

  • @marcialovejoy9926
    @marcialovejoy9926 4 місяці тому +6

    Camper and Rodney r so good together, and they definitely are such good company. Thank you Nikki for the great content that you have with every video.

  • @thureinphyo9768
    @thureinphyo9768 4 місяці тому +8

    “All good things must come to an end, so that we can appreciate them even more.”
    A new perspective that I need. Thanks Nikki.
    You guys are my family.

    • @NikkiDelventhal
      @NikkiDelventhal  4 місяці тому +1

      Thank you! 💪🏼👍🏻 love our UA-cam community/fam so lucky to have yall

  • @DallasTexas8888
    @DallasTexas8888 3 місяці тому +2

    The videos with Nikki and Justin are the best!

  • @henryanderson7606
    @henryanderson7606 4 місяці тому +3

    Nikki, I love your personality, you are so full of fun and adventure!

  • @megaira86
    @megaira86 4 місяці тому +9

    Campi is such a good passenger. He always has his eyes on the road to warn you when something is not right

  • @titanican2731
    @titanican2731 4 місяці тому +6

    I really love how you run your content, so positive and creative and always puts a smile on my face. Thank you for being so awesome!

  • @marcyschultz498
    @marcyschultz498 4 місяці тому +10

    I can't tell you. How much I love your dogs! Your video always makes me want to live in a van.

  • @Ms.Laterholmes5253
    @Ms.Laterholmes5253 4 місяці тому +2

    I love how the boys are just upfront helping you check out campsites your boys are so handsome. Take care of mom.❤🐶🐶

  • @kenkitsul8076
    @kenkitsul8076 4 місяці тому +3

    Hi Nikki. I've watched the video three times and don't know what to say, everything is perfect. It all just flows so smoothly. Filming is great, sound is great, content is great and editing is great as well!!!! You look great and your vocals make you so charismatic!!!! Word of the day is great. Keep it up!!!!!!! KEN

  • @jezza82
    @jezza82 4 місяці тому +12

    Hey Nikki! Just a quick one. Please remember to deactivate the passenger airbag if Rodney is sat there like that. With camp on the seat the van will sense someone there and deploy the airbag in the case of even the smallest frontal impact. Don’t want poor Rodney getting injured! ❤

    • @colby7027
      @colby7027 4 місяці тому +1

      It probably has a weight sensor like most modern cars have! It wouldnt be a good idea to deactivate all together since she does have passengers every once in a while

    • @jezza82
      @jezza82 4 місяці тому +1

      @@colby7027 agreed. And i think camp would be enough to trigger that. There should be just a key turn switch somewhere around the glove box or by the door. To temporarily de activate it.

  • @cuocsonglangnoigogang
    @cuocsonglangnoigogang 4 місяці тому +6

    Your ability to turn chaotic travel days into an adventure is truly admirable! You bring such resilience and humor to navigating life on the road in your tiny van home, turning every challenge into a story worth sharing. And I'm Floating Village Life.

  • @colby7027
    @colby7027 4 місяці тому +11

    Always love seeing Justin in the videos!

    • @NikkiDelventhal
      @NikkiDelventhal  4 місяці тому +5

      I love this! I’m so thankful he is so game to ham it up in front of the camera with us and be involved in our work 🥰🙏🏼💪🏼 we have some fun projects coming along in the following month I hope you all love!😜

  • @dkanitha
    @dkanitha 4 місяці тому +11

    Your fur babies are one of the reasons i look forward to your posts. They are the most adorable little guys:)

  • @Vcalvert
    @Vcalvert 4 місяці тому +2

    The dogs are so cute sitting up front looking out the window while Nikki is driving. And the dogs cuddle and position themselves adorable in the bed at night time

  • @JasonX0659
    @JasonX0659 4 місяці тому +5

    I don't understand people that live life on the road! I took a road trip last week from Tennessee to Indiana and both ways I was stiff and sore by the time I got where I was going! Blessings to you, the truckers, and all the road warriors out there!

    • @CGT80
      @CGT80 4 місяці тому

      Different strokes for different folks! With constant discomfort and daily pain that varies, driving is no fun for me. I got back a week ago from a vacation where the furthest point was 8 hours from home. The first part was actual for out of town work but luckily I have a top of the line Chevy diesel truck to pull my trailer and a fairly comfortable air mattress with a mattress pad heater that I can now run on the lithium battery upgrade I just did. I only drive as necessary and can't wait to get to my destination. I envy those who can be relatively comfortable driving long distances, so I live vicariously through youtubers who travel and enjoy seeing the parts that are interesting or different while being more comfortable behind my computer.

  • @sanman187-
    @sanman187- 4 місяці тому +2

    That little Rodney is soooo spoiled!! You've done a great job with him, Nikki!! Keep up the good work!

  • @swiftyoverfifty
    @swiftyoverfifty 2 місяці тому

    Rodney is such a doll! Camper is so cute how he looks so condescending at you, sometimes! lol love them both!

  • @MichaelHalpern-uc5zo
    @MichaelHalpern-uc5zo 4 місяці тому +3

    Total CONGRATS to your sister and her hubby!😊😊😊Great video!😎

  • @EatMeatandHeal
    @EatMeatandHeal 4 місяці тому +5

    Camper is so adorable and Rodney is such a little cuddle bug. 🥰

  • @michaelmeyerson5051
    @michaelmeyerson5051 4 місяці тому +2

    So glad to see you with Justin again. The lack of intimacy must be a tough part of van life. So glad you got to experience these intimate moments. Peace and safe travels.

  • @deliachitts1964
    @deliachitts1964 4 місяці тому +6

    I love the way Camper sits in the driver seat 😊

  • @546Scott
    @546Scott 4 місяці тому +3

    Love this channel!! 🙂 I am living vicariously through this womens adventures and hope to gain the courage to do it myself 👍

  • @louise7552
    @louise7552 4 місяці тому +19

    Oh, i thought cousin Sarah was the surprise, 😢. Miss her cameos, such a lovely girl. ❤

  • @judeskingsbury5549
    @judeskingsbury5549 4 місяці тому +3

    Love seeing you and Justin together, such JOY! An amazing week, well done!!❤️🩷

  • @helluvatime4562
    @helluvatime4562 4 місяці тому +4

    Camper and RV are just so cute. You got so lucky Camp materialized out of the desert for you, God giving you the blessing you didn`t know you needed. I love dogs they are so wonderful. Thanks for the great videos, no matter how bad I`m feeling these always put a smile on my face.

  • @josegonzalescedillo2399
    @josegonzalescedillo2399 4 місяці тому +6

    It's nice to see your parents back❤❤❤

  • @sandysutton2684
    @sandysutton2684 4 місяці тому +25

    I love the fact that you’re wearing vanwives merchandise.. it’s like when I saw the vanwives wearing Mav’s merchandise. I love how you all are there for each other and there is no who is best type of competition….

    • @NikkiDelventhal
      @NikkiDelventhal  4 місяці тому +11

      Community > competition 🥰🙏🏼 love those gals!!!

  • @pattir2408
    @pattir2408 4 місяці тому +3

    I hope you and Justin have a one of a kind, kind of Love. 🌈💕☮️

  • @MOTrav
    @MOTrav 4 місяці тому +5

    We need to think thru the key issue! What would work and be convenient. How about a necklace style key chain? Everyone post ideas, so we can help Nikki with her problem. 😎

    • @mikekuczynski1552
      @mikekuczynski1552 4 місяці тому +1

      Make sure you have a hide A Key somewhere for the one time you do not find your keys .

  • @jenniferparrott8260
    @jenniferparrott8260 4 місяці тому +3

    Just wanted to add, at the Grand Canyon, you can see the curvature of the Earth as well! Wish I can post a pic to show ya!

  • @christopherharris6005
    @christopherharris6005 4 місяці тому +1

    Awesome video as always Nikki, Camper and R.V. This was an epic adventure y’all always find the best places to camp. Thanks for letting us ride along with y’all on y’all’s adventures.

  • @johnfoster4905
    @johnfoster4905 4 місяці тому +1

    Utah looks like a majestic and chill looking place i was pleasantly surprised traveling through there from the midwest.

  • @highdesertbiker
    @highdesertbiker 2 місяці тому

    You're so cool and inspiring me. I have really bad anxiety around driving but I love to adventure and explore. You going out alone makes me want to do the same.

  • @chrismccray361
    @chrismccray361 4 місяці тому +3

    Rodney being an adorable baby boy stole the show here.

  • @SandalSanders
    @SandalSanders 4 місяці тому +1

    I love Rodney‘s riding positions so much! 🥰Lol thank you again for another fantastic episode Nikki! This was great to see a whole week.

  • @rogertemple7193
    @rogertemple7193 4 місяці тому +3

    All of your videos are exciting and adventurous wherever you go
    along with your friends Camper and Rodney take care, stay cool
    and until next time thank you Nikki.🇺🇲🚐🚌🇺🇲

  • @JohnnyBeegood1
    @JohnnyBeegood1 4 місяці тому +8

    When sitting on your driver's seat, Camper knows what "Excuse me" means. Rodney, not so much. 😂🤣 🥰❤

  • @lauraslanesvanlifetravels
    @lauraslanesvanlifetravels 4 місяці тому +1

    I just got my van fixed! It's been so long...I can't WAIT to get on my weekend adventures!
    Rodney is such an adorable addition to the channel...he seems so loving towards you, nothing against the O.G. Camper! 💜

  • @lynnemac1402
    @lynnemac1402 4 місяці тому +1

    Camper and Rodney give you a wonderful wake up in the morning, I miss that :( You find such beautiful places Nikki. It sounded like you had a bad throat starting, so hope you are okay. Really happy you got to spend more time with Justin. Looking forward to seeing the camping with your parents x

  • @rogerj.fugere3570
    @rogerj.fugere3570 4 місяці тому +1

    A. I remember when showers were $5.00. B. Absolutely Love the dogs. Camper, Rodney Valentine, and even the Zen Dog.

  • @JeRKII
    @JeRKII 4 місяці тому +1

    Thank you for sharing so many amazing places and taking the time to learn and educate us all along the way.

  • @redrooster1908
    @redrooster1908 4 місяці тому +4

    Take a moment, folks, to appreciate how stinkin' cute everybody is and special love to newcomer Rodney ❤😍

  • @josegonzalescedillo2399
    @josegonzalescedillo2399 4 місяці тому +1

    Like I said before Nikki I've been following you for 4 years since you started your channel and I really loved your father he has awesome sense of humor and he speaks Spanish like you he speaks Spanish like you you got a lot like him us are fun I'm glad that you're doing great and your family too❤❤❤

  • @darlinehandley493
    @darlinehandley493 4 місяці тому +4

    My mother died 30 years ago. She kept her keys on a bangle bracelet which I now use. I got my daughter one (15 years ago) and thankfully we always have our keys. 🎉

  • @ianhoyle8459
    @ianhoyle8459 4 місяці тому +1

    It’s incredible seeing America through your travels Nikki.
    I’ve never been to the US but I really do want to now x

  • @meredithheath5272
    @meredithheath5272 4 місяці тому

    Sigh.... you get to drive almost anywhere - most of the places you cover I wish I could go to❤❤❤
    Thank you for taking us along!!!❤❤❤

  • @insaynbcr
    @insaynbcr 4 місяці тому +2

    Maybe consider installing a shower awning tent suite unit like from KickAss that allows you complete seclusion from peeping eyes. Super easy to deploy and stow away when done. Also, look into a simple surf poncho that folks use to change out of surf gear on the beach. Usually made of microfiber, pack small, and quick drying. Use it for changing in and out of clothes for your outdoor shower, or even around hot springs and such.

  • @RexRoswell
    @RexRoswell 4 місяці тому

    You are such a breath of Fresh air in these trying times ..... watching your podcasts just relax me and give me hope .... 👽👽👽

  • @pattichambley2779
    @pattichambley2779 4 місяці тому +4

    Imlove heart shaped rocks too

  • @brendanreilly601
    @brendanreilly601 4 місяці тому +1

    😊 thank goodness for your smile today I love ❤️ what 😅 do !! 🎉

  • @raymonddimuzio5115
    @raymonddimuzio5115 4 місяці тому +1

    Nikki, great activity video! Looking forward to seeing you spend time with your family, especially your Dad. As I have mentioned to you before it is just amazing see how you two interact! Have Fun!!

  • @andreaewert7204
    @andreaewert7204 4 місяці тому +2

    What an incredible week! Family time and Justin! Woot for you!! Thanks for sharing 🎉❤❤

  • @MrfiX725
    @MrfiX725 4 місяці тому +3

    Dude, Dashboard Rodney cracks me the F up!!!

  • @PhyllisGarcia-cf7fz
    @PhyllisGarcia-cf7fz 4 місяці тому +2

    Hi Nikki 👋 just love, love, love your videos! Your fur babies are the best. Love them to pieces ☺️ I like when you talk for them...😆 so funny and cute. I do that for my sister's dog, too! Great video with having time with family and Justin! You really make living in your van 🚙 look so great and fun! You're a beauty and such a delight to watch, plus the way you take such good care of Rodney and Camper is awesome. 👍 I look forward to watching your videos because I know they'll be a entertaining and a pretty awesome place to explore! Thanks Nikki for sharing your life with us, and being the beautiful person you are!! Happy trails to you and your babies. Until the next adventure....be safe and well. 😊🦮 💕

  • @Dilvamp90
    @Dilvamp90 4 місяці тому

    The fact that you take the time to film is so awesome theres so much I can say about how lovely it is to watch these travelling vlogs, thanks for taking us on these awesome travels with you. Nikki your awesome and so are your fur babies.

  • @ThomasGehlhaus
    @ThomasGehlhaus 4 місяці тому +2

    What a week, so fun to see your adventures as usual 😃

    • @NikkiDelventhal
      @NikkiDelventhal  4 місяці тому

      Thank you for joining the adventures and supporting!

  • @genekied
    @genekied 4 місяці тому +1

    Awesome week, love me some Colorado. Lived in Leadville for 10 years and went to many fun events in Vail, they really put on great times. You guys have another great week!

  • @stuartmillsom3509
    @stuartmillsom3509 4 місяці тому +2

    just love your videos and nice to see, menatly your not alone any more. keep the vids comming xx from the UK

  • @dquanissavage6287
    @dquanissavage6287 4 місяці тому +1

    Nikki Delventhal You Are Truly Such An Amazing Spirit!!🔥🐐🐐💎

  • @TambovWolf1989
    @TambovWolf1989 4 місяці тому +1

    5th minute 31st second. Great shot. Dad, mom, I are a wonderful family. Thank you, dear Nikki, I was waiting for this shot from you.

    • @TambovWolf1989
      @TambovWolf1989 4 місяці тому

      Who liked me here? Mrs. Delventhal, is that you? Sorry if I'm wrong. But if I am Arab - thank you! Health and happiness to you! And let everything with your beautiful daughter be like in a fairy tale!

  • @randyvancott2992
    @randyvancott2992 4 місяці тому +1

    SO GLAD YOU NEVER TALK POLITICS
    JUST LIFE
    STAY SAFE
    BYRON

  • @SamuelJ888
    @SamuelJ888 4 місяці тому +5

    Rest stop showers are usually the funnest

  • @BigV96220
    @BigV96220 4 місяці тому +1

    Wow Nikki this vlog was so incredible it had everything .Good to see both your Mum and Dad,and congratulations to your Sister and hubby on news they are having a bubs 🥰🤗How fast is Rodney with the zoomies he left poor camper in his dust, great to see they have bonded so beautifully .and good to see you having a good time dancing and letting you hair down ,so to speak 🤩I absolutely love this video Ps the funniest part is you nearly always jumping in the drivers seat and where are the Keys Nikki?🤣🤣🤣🤣Thankyou so much for you hard work and dedication for us Fans very Much Appreciated .Take care Stay Safe and lots love love to the boys🐕🐕God Bless

  • @edwardwd3zk
    @edwardwd3zk 4 місяці тому +2

    You give TGIF thank God it’s Friday a new meaning , TGIN thank God it’s Nikki, two ways of knowing it’s Friday. 😊

  • @seabea31
    @seabea31 4 місяці тому

    Nikki love seeing the dogs, you, and Justin smiling 😊❤! Always looking forward to your videos! Have a great day ❤

  • @bethfinch1141
    @bethfinch1141 4 місяці тому

    Wow, what a great video! Time with loved ones! The pups are doing so well.

  • @swellkristi
    @swellkristi 4 місяці тому

    The VanEssentials rear shower curtain is such a high quality add on for a not high price. Magnetic but holds on strong winds and covers all holes in the back area when attached. Highly recommend it!

  • @RobHellfire666
    @RobHellfire666 4 місяці тому +1

    I love your adventures!
    I anticipate each video with baited breath.
    Cheers 🍻😎🤘🏻

  • @pme166
    @pme166 4 місяці тому

    Its nice that BJG supports you like that. I have always liked their tires and have them on 2 trucks now. I think have been running all terrain tires on my trucks since 87 with no issues. I enjoyed the video. Keep up the travels.

  • @meredithheath5272
    @meredithheath5272 4 місяці тому

    That shot of your guys hanging on to the dashboard and looking straight forward is so cool! I get amusement every time, I see your Doggie Ohm figurine.😅

  • @AmberClark-d6w
    @AmberClark-d6w 4 місяці тому

    this looks like tons and tons of fun 😊... be safe travelling and always have fun with the dogs 😊

  • @bettyvarone4420
    @bettyvarone4420 4 місяці тому

    Great adventure, happy dogs, being with family and meeting your friend.

  • @mitzioden4926
    @mitzioden4926 4 місяці тому

    Great content, Nikki! Beautiful scenery, fun events and adventure. Rodney and Camper look so cute.

  • @trueloveingod2691
    @trueloveingod2691 4 місяці тому

    Wow, that event at the end with the dogs and everything looked like the best time. Love you so much, Nikki, you’re even cuter than your dogs and that’s almost impossible. Thanks for the joy you bring. Nice to see your family and Justin too, our favorite guests.

  • @wrongplanet1957
    @wrongplanet1957 3 місяці тому

    Take you some copper half inch coil. Make you showrr rod, for dhower curtian that clses in above an open spot in top of garage make a loop

  • @awesomeadamfrom2099
    @awesomeadamfrom2099 4 місяці тому +2

    Awesome job Niki drop for this travel vlog

  • @-RONNIE
    @-RONNIE 4 місяці тому +1

    Thanks for the video it was a whole lot of fun and congratulations to your sister

  • @Brookelovesdolls
    @Brookelovesdolls 4 місяці тому

    Hi Nikki I love watching your videos it makes my day much better than it already is I love camper and Rodney they are so cute

  • @DavidHaney1
    @DavidHaney1 4 місяці тому

    ❤ GR8 VID ~ LOVED IT ❤ That weekend event with lots of peeps looked awesome and probably worth a whole video on just it, but still loved the quick recap, and the camping in the forest and urban camping at a truck stop, along with the occasional family visits, were typical events that all or most of us VanLife'r enjoy .. thanks for another great story for me to watch while I'm on the west side of Mount Rainier doing my own VanLife stuff. I love following your channel and watching it grow & grow ❤

  • @ShariR-NevadaPuP
    @ShariR-NevadaPuP 4 місяці тому

    Oh wow you were hanging and seeing my peeps, the dockdogs dock jumping and watching the sport I do with my puppers 🙂 My NevadaPuP who is now gone (lost her at almost 16 in January 2020) 💔 is a dockdogs Hall of Fame ❤She was inducted in 2019 and was still alive at the time. The GoPro Mountain games are so much fun. I was there with my Nevada when it was the Teva Mountain Games. It was all the same events though. One of these days I hope to go again. Glad you got to experience that 🙂

  • @jasonspatafore5843
    @jasonspatafore5843 4 місяці тому

    Awesome last 2 minutes! Thanks for the pleasant videos every week

  • @debbiewatchorn5199
    @debbiewatchorn5199 4 місяці тому

    Love the Pack hat! Love that you all support one another!

  • @amandamccoy1165
    @amandamccoy1165 4 місяці тому

    Love your puppy love mornings. Awesome pups!!! Love seeing to
    your family. Can't wait till your next video.

  • @_tripsa
    @_tripsa 4 місяці тому

    "Quick stop at Whole Paycheck." YES girl, lol.... that store has the most delicious stuff and hard to find items but whew weee whew. Checkout kills me everytime.

  • @cparker7431
    @cparker7431 4 місяці тому

    I love living vicariously through your adventures. I miss my dog that passed so seeing yours makes me smile!!😊 Rodney on the dash😅😅😅 That cold clean water ahhhhhh (I still would have filtered it...I'm a woos THANK YOU NIKKI, CAMPER AND RODNEY, BIGGGG HUG!!!

  • @keltait
    @keltait 4 місяці тому +1

    more and more places are being closed off as time goes on because of the way people treat the spots, but also the vast increase of peopls like us doing this is taking its toll. I think sadly in a few years everything is going to be extremely limited

  • @ThunderPants13
    @ThunderPants13 4 місяці тому

    Glad you got to hang out with the Big Friendly Giant (BFG) family at the end. Looked really fun.

  • @raoulroberts2024
    @raoulroberts2024 4 місяці тому

    Hi Nikki! Happy Independence Day weekend. Watching your weekly episodes make me wish to experience destinations unbound and moving at my every whim. There is a joy that constant change (pardon the oxymoron) brings. However, I must confess that I look forward to some routines of yours as well: history of new destinations, nature hikes, meeting new folks, and of course, lost keys and anxious van starts.😂 Continued safe and happy travels to you three. 🙏🏾❤️👍🏾

  • @jaysoncody8716
    @jaysoncody8716 4 місяці тому

    Salt is a vehicles worst enemy for preventing rust!

  • @spitymaeh
    @spitymaeh 4 місяці тому

    You are so beautiful and Camper seems like the best dog. Always looking for the best places.

  • @genechronister7085
    @genechronister7085 4 місяці тому +1

    Another great vid! Stay safe and have fun

  • @KhaiNguyen-fw3dm
    @KhaiNguyen-fw3dm 4 місяці тому +1

    I've subscribed your channel because of your dogs😊😊😊

  • @BenjySparky
    @BenjySparky 4 місяці тому

    Nikki,Justin, Camper, and Rodney, y'all rock! ❤ Peace

  • @Lalou14
    @Lalou14 4 місяці тому +1

    Grandma loves rodney❤