RV Life: Mammoth Cave National Park // Dry Camping w/ Champion Dual Fuel 4650 Watt Inverter
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- Опубліковано 6 лют 2025
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IN THIS VIDEO: Stan and Rhonda from Over The Hill Adventures make their final stop before making it to their son's in Columbus, Ohio for Grandparent's Day. They reach Mammoth Cave National Park and stay at the primitive campground, Mammoth Cave Campground, in site 77, loop C. They are greeted the next morning by a surprise dusting of snow.
Despite the cold temperatures, Stan and Rhonda continue with their plans to take the Historic Tour at Mammoth Cave. Later the same day they take a 10 mile bike ride on the historic Mammoth Cave Hike and Bike Trail. This is an abandoned railway that brought tourists to the park from 1886 to 1931and was converted to a hike and bike trail in 2004.
Come with Stan and Rhonda as they explore the longest cave system in the world at Mammoth Cave National Park!
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I’ll be a little more direct, thank y’all for putting your adventures out there for our enjoyment. I appreciate your videos. I would put no thought in to a person w no videos or perspective leaving rude and uninformed comments. It hit a nerve w me. Thanks again for your videos.
Ray, thank you for having our 6. Rhonda and I appreciate you. We try to uphold a positive atmosphere on our channel. We can honestly say this is the first time we actually received this type of comment. It is hilarious to us a person can say such hurtful things and then say in the same breath I’m trying to help you. My son said it best, “if you continue to feed a troll you will continue to see the troll.” To be self absorbed in outside appearances and be so ugly on the inside. I’m glad you appreciate our adventures and so happy you take the time to come along with us. Thank you!! Blessings, Stan and Rhonda
@@OverTheHillAdventures Wow that woman took some cranky pills this morning. I love your videos and they are always inspiring with your long bike rides and mountain biking. Stay inspiring and ignore the trolls. Safe travels.
@@luckystamper thank you for your kind words. We truly appreciate your support. Blessings, Stan and Rhonda
Thanks for the post, i am scheduled to be a host there beginning 01Aug
That is so awesome!! You will love it!!
I have pictures of my mom on her senior high school field trip there in 1957.
That is awesome Tim!! Thank you for sharing. Blessings, Stan and Rhonda
Ebike are a game changer !
Bob, I totally agree. The EMountain bikes we have been looking at can go 111 miles. That is a total game changer. Thanks for watching. Blessings, Stan and Rhonda
Thanks for sharing your awesome adventures with us we really enjoy your videos.
Bruce, thank you for watching and being a part of our adventures. Blessings, Stan and Rhonda
That was great information. Enjoyed the exploring of the cave and the bike trail. Thank you. Blessings
Betty Jo, This was such an interesting place with so much history. We are drawn to those converted railways and love to think about all the lives that passed by those same trees many years ago. We adore you! ~ Rhonda and Stan
Welcome to the 60’s club Stan 🥳 Great video yup with you on the E bicycle we are thinking about them too Thanks From Wisconsin
Hey Robert, we are definitely going get e mountain bikes by the fall. Thank you for the club welcome. I don’t think I’m going to act like a sixty year old whatever that looks like. Folks tell me to be careful!! I guess I’ll slow down when the good Lord tells me. Blessings, Stan and Rhonda
Nice
Thanks Tim
Happy 60th Stan! Thanks for the informative video - I have never seen a inverter hookup with propane - I thought they were all gasoline-based! My wife and I always bring our bikes with our RV as well, but I found your comments regarding e-bikes interesting. Bikes change the entire camping experience as you can explore so much more, but as you state, ebikes would bring that to another level...something to think about! Blessings and good health to you both!
Hello Jerry, thank you for your comment. It truly helps when we can communicate on this platform for the RV community. The inverter is dual fuel, gas and propane. Check out our video on the Champion dual fuel inverter. Solar is just not cost effective for us.
You are so right about bikes. It changes everything. We took our bikes in the back country of Yellowstone, we were all by ourselves in Yellowstone. The kicker is we were about a mile from millions of people. Rode our bikes right by a herd of bison 🦬. We are currently looking at EMountain Bikes. They have to be a Class 1 pedal assist and can not go faster than 20mph. These bikes are allowed in all National Parks, State Parks, and Rails to Trails. They are not cheap but we are going all in. Thank you for the birthday wishes I do not feel 60!! It is crazy even to say it. We are not guaranteed tomorrow. So we must live each day like there is no tomorrow. Thanks for being a part of our adventure. Blessing to you too! Till the next time, Stan and Rhonda
@@OverTheHillAdventures I'm only 1/2 year behind you Stan and feel the same way! Thanks for this!
Another great video. Happy Birthday Stan! You both look great. I just shake my head at some comments. I come from a family of many first responders and I know all that entails. Thank you for all you have sacrificed for the rest of us. On another topic I think we are the only people in our current campground that do not have electric bikes. We laugh (or cry) as we are huffing and puffing up steep hills as they happily go by us on the electric bikes. Again - safe travels to you both.
Awe!! Thank you!! We truly appreciate you guys. Spending a life time serving others is our happy place. We are pretty sure Emountain bikes are just around the corner for us. Blessings, Stan and Rhonda
Stan, Great Video, I just picked up the 4650 Champion Dual, My second, I also ordered the Magnetic Oil Dipstick and a Cover, The break-in time and oil change is Important to keep up on, Decided to go Full Sun oil, Good Luck
Thank you for joining us. The inverter/ generator has been a game changer. Have not ran on gas strictly propane so far. I have not had a single issue. Thanks for tips. Stan
Currently at Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area about 3 hours away
Wow!! Must be absolutely amazing. Thanks for watching! Stan and Rhonda
You both are amazing, keep up the great videos!!!
Ray, thank you!! 🙏🏼❤️
Happy Birthday to Stan! Another great video! All that rain at the beginning of the video reminds me of here in OR ...I didn’t think it would ever stop raining..but finally this week end is the first time we’ve had the camper out without any rain and actually have sunshine and warm weather! Yay! Keep inspiring us!
Carol, thank you so much for your support and kind words. Weather can be challenging. We have found that making best out every situation is the best medicine for a great trip. Blessings, Stan and Rhonda
You are making us so cold right now 😂 We we’re so bummed we weren’t able to get tix for this so we are living vicariously through you right now!!!! Ok too dark 😂 Looked like a good ride! Yesss ebikes! Us too!! We want them to go further and up the hills too. Loved all the music! Fun video friends!!! ❤
Hey guys, Definitely add it to the list! It’s only about 6 hours from you 🙌 The campground was great, but you might have to get yourselves a generator 🧐🤔 We love that we can stay connected through each other’s videos. So much fun knowing what you’re up to 💕
Blessings, Rhonda and Stan
I'm guessing this wasn't filmed in June. But it was posted in June. I have noticed several of your other videos do not match the season posted. I like to see what the weather is like in places Ive never been. So suggestion: You should put the dates filmed if they are going to be so far off from the posting date
Hello Mike, thank you for joining us. You are absolutely right! We need to get better at that. At the beginning of our season Faith Over Fear, will tell our followers the date we started our new season which was March 27th. We filmed Mammoth Caves National Park on April 9, 2022. However, we have been doing UA-cam now for a little over 2 1/2 years and we our still learning. Our new season Into The Wild, we tell folks the date at least tell them it’s spring. We are now just now finishing up our Spring of 2023 season. If you continue to follow our channel, we our part time Rv travelers. We travel in the Spring and in the Fall. We also do a little winter travel in Arizona. We do two seasons every year. We appreciate your insight. Thank you! Stan and Rhonda
Another wonderful video! About 15 years ago we took the kids to Mammoth Cave in just our second year with an RV. Sold that one last year and upgraded to the 2500RL this year.
Hey Rick, thank you for joining us once again. We really enjoyed this National Park. The campground was great and a real surprise in a good way. Definitely recommend with your 2500RL. Blessings, Stan and Rhonda
Happy Birthday Stan! I’ll be joining you in November! I’m looking forward to the discounts on camping lol 😆
Ruth, thank you!! We appreciate you. Blessings, Stan and Rhonda
So i have a question about your generator. Do you think a smaller one, say a 2500 or 3400 watt model would be sufficient to power your trailer? Your trailer isn't really that big, i would be curious if a smaller one work? Just curious. Not judging, i love your videos. Keep them coming and i will keep on watching. Safe travels to you both.
Steve, the reason why I got this big inverter was for the air conditioner. If I had a soft start I could go with a smaller inverter. We could go with two 2,000 watt in tandem. That would work great too!! Great question!! Blessings, Stan and Rhonda
Love this segment; but some questions. Did the Camp site at Mammoth Cave have a dump station and water perhaps close to the dump station? We were at Mammoth Cave in 2019 no RV yet. You were about an hour away from the Corvette museum. Well as for the Gen really nice; Great advise on two smaller units that can run parral.
Now i use our Gen only if i need A/C. In your case you needed enough energy for Refrigerator, heating lighting TV etc or i believe to recharge batteries? I use a would Battery Generator that would work for two days straight. Yes pricey $1200 but light and silent. You can simply disconnect and take Battery Gen with you in the truck as you drive around to see places & things while it's getting charged. Now my standard solar panel of 165 watts that came with our 2022 GD 22mle can take care of it as well but this depends where i'm at and sun and trees shade? But i still carry depending on the excursion our 2200 Gas powered gen. Which can run our A/C 15k Btu with a soft-start I installed. Like how simple you keep your vids.
Hi Jesse, yes they have a dump station by the camp store. Water is located there too. It was very convenient. During the whole trip I only used the generator maybe five hours. It was nice to have the security of the Yellow Beast Inverter there when ever we needed. We were planning to do more boondocking. The Yellow Beast has no problem running everything and doesn’t need a soft start. Super happy with especially running on propane no mess. Blessings, Stan and Rhonda
@@OverTheHillAdventures Appreciate the feed back .. The Yellow Beast lol; Yes I figured it could run the entire TT. Running on LP is coinvent. Enjoy watching you all and love that you're relatable; Towing a TT and like us we have times we camp but also enjoy a nice local restaurant etc.. Anyway recently subscribed and appreciate your content. Blessing from Miami, FLA
@@jesserevilla992 thanks again!! Have a great day! Stan and Rhonda
How much propane was used, and did you just use it over night or during the day? I have a Champion 4300 on wheels. I have a ramp for the back of the truck that I use to pull it up. it's almost 100 lbs. and I haven't used it. I have solar for daytime if sunny, but I would need a generator for overnight to maintain the batteries. I have 3 lithium 100-amp hours each. I like the milk crate for the propane tank. Let me know more about your experiences with the generator. What time of year did you go on this trip?
Hi James, it really sounds like you have a great set up. I only used about two gallons of propane. I only ran the generator to charge the battery. Most places won’t let you run your generator at night. According to the manual I should be able to run 22 hours straight on a tank of gas and thirteen hour on a 20lbs propane bottle. Can you run your air conditioner on your solar panels? Great to hear from you James. Blessings, Stan and Rhonda P.S. Are you going to sign up for the Quartzsite rally?
Quick answer to the AC question is I haven't tried, but my install said no.. I mainly got the solar for the frig. Going between places. Thanks for the generator info. Last I looked at the schedule of Grand Design there were no listings for AZ. I would like to make a trip up to where you live, but it's too hot this time of year.
@@jamesregister8883 it is way to hot!! Lake Havasu State Park is really nice when it cools down. The Quatzsite Rally is in February. They go on sale in October. The only Grand Design boondocking rally.
@@OverTheHillAdventures Just sent in my request to the Quartzsite Rally.
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Wow, I'm shocked. Stan looks like he's in his mid seventies. I hope he starts eating healthy !!😢
Hi Leslie, Wow, we are shocked you feel that way😱
We are of the belief that all words that proceed from our mouths should lift people up and give grace to those it’s intended for. If this was your intention, unfortunately it did not come across that way. Our channel is all about encouraging and inspiring, it’s our hope to attract like minded people.
~ Rhonda
@@OverTheHillAdventures Hi Rhonda, my intent was to encourage Stan to start taking better care of himself so you can have him around for many, many years. I'm sorry you don't appreciate other people's honest and concerned opinions. "We are what we eat". I know for some people the truth hurts..
I think you look great, Dad! I’m so proud of all your hard work to build a healthier life style! I know the Lord will bless you for many years to come. You are such a great example, as you both have pushed me to live a healthier life style! I love you!
@@hannahdewolf8324 We love you sweetheart! 🥰
@@lesliesmith7835 wow!! I can handle the truth. However, I am curious how you came up with your assessment. Rhonda and I live an extremely healthy life style. We enjoy riding mountain bikes and going to the gym three to four times a week when we are home. We also enjoy our low carb diet. So I am certainly a little confused. I can handle you telling me I look like an old man but not suggesting we don’t eat healthy or have a healthy life style. We would love to have you come along with us when we bike 20 miles through the mountains and desert. We love truthful comments. Stan