I just want to give a shout out to Caleb who always has a smile, an amazing attitude and something genuinely sweet to say on every episode he's on. He makes me strive to be a more joyful person!
So many great episodes over the years but I particularly loved this bike series. So many laughs. Great fun. Thank you for such fantastic vlogs over the past 12 months and already looking forward to the next 12.
My heavens! Where have the years gone! Carson! I hardly recognized you! And Victoria! Oh I do miss you! I think your mother handled your departure better than I! So good to see the kids together!
Hahahaha...jungle camo Trish! It *is* a cute outfit, though. LOVE the bunga-slow tour! And your travel music and the outro music...oh, my, you do music so well. Happy 2023, guys, hope it's a great year for all of you! 🙂
One note...when draining your water heater, open the pressure relief valve so it drains faster. That will also help pull some of the debris out with the stronger flow.
**TECH TIP** If you open the tank vent or just open an interior hot water faucet the tank won't chug like that, it will drain quickly. Air behind water. I look forward to your next adventure! Happy Holidays.
You guys Crack me up , so much fun watching you always 🤣🤣🤣 Yes Charlie is absolutely happy to be home and nothing moves 🤣🤣🤣 A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS 🎅 🎄 ❤️
Another great year in the books. Thanks for all the smiles and laughs at his year. I can't wait to see it hat 2023 brings for KYD. Maybe more volunteer work, another amazing trek across the USA on bikes, or some other dream. Keep up the great work of inspiring dreams.
We've been watching you for a couple years. We live in Spring Hill FL and have a condo in Redington Shores near St Pete. You will find that the humidity is "real interesting here". Lots of times we want to go outside but after two minutes of being outside, you are soaked. Hope you get to be outside as much as you want. By the way, our kids live in St George Utah so we have been around the Flagstaff area too. Hopefully we will meet you one of these days. Really enjoy and have learned a lot about camping. We have a 20 ft Bambi Airstream. Love traveling!!
I loved the way when you touched the fog light, a piece of plastic went “clink” and fell to the ground. And Trish saying “oh dear 🦌 “ was classic. I fully expected someone to yell out “WHAT DOES IT MEAN?” If the rainbow guy can do it, then you shouldn’t hold back. Trying to picture Trish driving 200 mph to finish the drive in 11 hours. Just make sure the hair’s in a ponytail for that one. Love this episode. Merry Christmas to you all. And to all a good night. 🎅
Talking about Dejavu! We purchased our New/used 28' Classic AS a little over a month ago up here in Oregon and on the way home, we hit a deer as well and on the same side of our truck. I have a 2008 Dodge Ram 2500 with a steal bumper though and all it did was take out the driver's side fog light plug (luckily). I graduated from NAU a few years ago (1986, LOL) and we owned a cabin in Munds Park. We are retired now here in Central OR, but still frequently go down to Arizona to stay in Sedona and eat Bun Huggers hamburgers in Flagstaff. Oh, and we are fellow ELK Members too ;-). Happy Trails!
"Its not going to get cold here, should be ok by just draining it all".. Famous last words? Hope you all stay warm, and this massive Elliot and cold front over the US did not hit you KYD and friends. Merry Christmas, and bless you guys!
You were right not to swerve for the deer. So many people would have tried to miss the deer and made it worse. Good move keeping strait. Since the bumper needs replacing I would have just cut the plastic off so it wouldn't rub.
My late wife worked for Payless cashways in the plumbing department many years ago. She would always correct me. Now I find myself tempted to do that to others.
Looks like you got lucky on the deer. A glancing blow. My wife and I have hit five deer (thus far). Her first was on I-90 near La Crosse, WI at 70 mph. That one was nearly $10k to fix. The last one was my Suburban at low speed less than a mile from our home. All bumper, grill, headlight, A/C condenser, transmission cooler, and trim. No bent sheet metal. Thankfully our 18 month old son (at the time) was sound asleep in the back seat. That happened on a Tuesday evening. It was fixed and I took our camper to IA on Friday. Once again kudos to Heartland Tire in Rochester, MN. Happy New Year!
Charlie makes me smile soooooo hard! He also makes me miss my Fiona that would be so happy to see me come home every day. Especially when we've been gone for camping weekends or vacation trips. I ♥ U, Princess Fiona.
Hi there, The one thing you must do when leaving RV in sub 0 temps is drain your water lines, cause in -10 degrees they will freeze - {The old style poly grey lines had more flexibility in cold - going back to the 1980s} But the new style Pex will split more easily...Sure hope that was done - well its a learning curve for ya
Merry Christmas. Yesterday I finished watching all episodes. Wow I can't believe how obsessed I was with this channel but I did it. And we bought a 5th wheel and a truck and we are in The process of selling our house and doing this thing. We also signed up for your UA-cam course and plan to release our new UA-cam channel on Jan 1. We are so excited. We will be called the Dye-Nomadic Duo. We will definitely be rookies but we are excited to start. Good information so far on the UA-cam course.
Great video guys !!! Looking forward to the adventures set for 2023 !!! House looks great ! Best part to me “oh dear! “ lol 😂…. So great to see the family together again !!! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Leach family !!!
I’m starting to realize the total miles you guys will drive on your adventures. Admire how you take on those distances and complete them in 2 days or so…. I’d stretch a distance like that over several days. About 6 hrs max daily. I’ve done 10 hrs, but rarely. Your team is amazing!
Lots of hardships here, but you were able to make the episode interesting and adventurous. I’ve hit two deer in my life of driving, one in a Volkswagen Beetle, and one in a tractor trailer. Both were very ugly. I’ve had many tire blow-outs in tractor trailers, and one rear tire blow-out on the truck while pulling the RV, and one RV tire blow-out. They’re always a mess. I’m very thankful that I’ve never had a steering tire blow-out. Those can be fatal. That long drive from St.Pete to Flagstaff looked brutal. Thanks for the tip on Cracker Barrel overnight parking. Hope y’all had a great Christmas, and wishing you a Happy New Year!
"So I was thinking....." Now I need a slide ruler to pack on the Classic, cause Marc has me thinking. If anyone could do that 31 hrs in a day, it would be Tricia~ Merry Christmas & a happy healthy 2023 ~ Wanda & Vinnie
Wonderful catch up video. Marry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you folks. Great looking place in St Pete. Good luck with finishing asap. Be well and keep exploring. All the best.
My Wife and I dig watching you two, nice job on the ride, my Son and I have done, trailer, back pack, canoe trips … such great memories! And YES I like your Dad jokes 😂
I can't agree more. The whole video was great as always, but Charlie running through the house when he got home was priceless. It made my heart sigh a happy sigh of joy. Charlie is the best.
Merry Christmas Y'all! You were very lucky that's the only damage on the truck, and no one was hurt. We live in the country, and have all kinds of deer. Plenty running during the rut season. One came up a hill, and ran right in front of us. Nearly hit the wind shield, the deer was thrown 70 feet acrossed the old state highway. It was 530PM, in October and it was pitch black out. We had pulled off the old highway (no real room due to farm fencing), and go acrossed the state highway, up an embankment to find the deer to make sure it was dead. The damage to our Ford Edge $5400.00. Deer can be very expensive!!
For the bumper correction, take the strap you have put it around the bumper and the other end around a stout tree and back up until the bumper is out of the way. It only needs to move approx 1 inch.
Just watched , and when we found out you left fort desoto we was happy with joy. We to enjoyed that state park. And then. Stopping. I’m the gym really anytime fitness too !! Lol. We’ve been member s since they opened on in our home town of kenton Ohio .. tread faithfully… and couldn’t help but noticed just how many ther are all the way to Florida!! But anyway was so exciting hearing we take similar paths. Lov KYD. Life is beautiful
oooof that is one of the many reasons I don’t drive at night anywhere anymore. Thank goodness you didn’t hit it straight on and it fly up and into the cab. That would have been the end of you both!! Just so scary. I’m so sorry this happened! 😮😢❤
When winterizing my trailer I put brass scouring pads in the intake and vent of the hot water and furnace which allows airflow but keeps the bee's and spiders from nesting in there.
The sign should read, "Welcome to Florida, Enter at you Own Risk" Lived there (Pompano Beach) for 6 years, and couldn't wait for that state to be in our rear view mirror!!
You know what I'm thinking about, lol. That y'all are the best UA-cam show. I loved coming to Vegas and meeting y'all last year. Look forward to more videos! Stay safe!
Merry Christmas to all and to all a Happy New Year looking forward to a new season thanks for sharing every week, I look forward to my KYD video every week. Anyways and as always stay safe and God bless love ya Nancy
Thank you so much for the great hats! I bought the guys the truck drive cap with the flag on it, me the maroon looking cap and for my son's sweet girlfriend, the beany hat, tan. They loved them! And thanks to Marc and Dean for sending that beany hat out so quickly. You guys are awesome.
happy holidays guys, Mark the next time you drain your water heater flip the pressure relief lever up that will let air into the system so tank will drain faster and completely also when fill a empty system after you fill the fresh water tank attach the hose to your city hook up ,open the relief lever on water heater til water comes out this will fill water heater thus saving you 6+ gallons from your fresh tank and less air in system when you first use it. did this for 15+ years going to Muskegon, MI two weeks spring and fall every year.
I have deer damage to my SUV. A buck ran into me the end of November! We were told by our local body shop it would be April before they could get it in. The deer did $6,000 worth of damage. My daughter and the deer made eye contact before impact! 🤣🤣I’m thankful for my husband’s cousin an hour away. He’s a body shop manager. Fingers crossed I get my suv back tomorrow!! Careful driving at night!!
I've had 2 friends run into deers. One hit the bumper and the grill, that was expensive. One was driving a Tesla. There is a lot of radar and other electronics up there. It was not only expensive, but parts took forever. You got off lucky. Take care and drive safe over there. Happy holidays.
You guys are one of us now! IE Floridians.But yes your “tell me your in FL” comment is real lol! We went up for an after Xmas visit in Dillard GA, and on the way back IN FL there were 4 oversized Modular homes weaving in and out of traffic in the left and right lanes going back and forth with Roof Material flying off into traffic and palstic wrap flying off hit vehicle windshields and the traffic could not get past them. It was like playing real life Frogger to get past them! LOVE BEING A FLORIDIAN!
Pro tip: open the pressure relief valve (up and to the right of the drain, flip lever) and the water will smoooooothly drain out instead of glugging. Opening a HW faucet inside will do the same...
I know you folks do a lot of extended day driving, but maybe you should rethink that. Driving and arriving after dark only seems to increase the number of hazards and tiredness. At least, that's what we have found. For us, the 3:30 rule works best. If it takes extra days, so be it! We feel better and are more rested. But for you, I think Tricia would be chomping at the bit and not able to stop! I guess that's why we all RV our own way. Glad you didn't do more damage to your vehicle with the deer.
Mark I know you're love of the big trucks just wanted to share with you that the National HDT Rally will be held the 2nd week of October at the Kansas State Fairgrounds in Hutchinson Kansas.
After a career of driving over the road, nope, you don't always know of a flat. Until the trailer starts to sway... and about the deer contact, glad it wasn't a moose! Be safe out there!
Come on Marc....old RVer like you...draining the "water heater" and watching it go "glub, glub, glub" while you talk about sediment that is built up in the bottom of the tank. If you will crack the pressure relief valve as you drain it most of that sediment will flow out with the water as you drain it. Try it next time and you can thank me later! Neat episode...enjoyed every minute of it!
My white highlander has that same owie, Sorry about yours 😢 I’m not positive but I think Charlie was happy to be home 😂😂 I hope y’all have had a wonderful Christmas with the kids ! A savior is Born 👑
Great video as always. Awesome to watch Trish in her Camo PJs engineering a New longer leash for Charlie. I have been known to get out of a bind by doing similar engineering feats. Some of the things you see on the road today are just scary and you did the right thing staying back... Merry Christmas and a Wonderful 2023 for all of you.
Here's a tip for the bumper hitting the tire: you've got a saw of some sort on hand? CUT OFF THE EDGE OF THE BUMPER so it clears the tire! You're gonna replace the bumper anyway.
Egg omelet? Is the any other way to have an omelet. However, I say hot water heater as well. Love the humor and the real in all your videos. Thanks for sharing and hope you had a Merry Christmas. See ya on the road and safe travels.
Hey boss you should have hook a tie strap to a cement light post and then to your bumper and back up and have Trish or you to see how far to back up to pull your bumper out
@Mark. Next time you crunch a bumper somehow, wrap a tow strap around it and then tie it off to a tree. Put your truck in 4x4 low and give a few gentle tugs on the bumper by backing away from the tree. Just tap the throttle and let inertia do the work. Start gentle and then more aggressive as necessary. Those bumpers are very thick steel. You won’t bend them by hand without serious leverage. Speaking all from experience. 😂
We just have a regular water heater.....unclear on why you would need to heat your hot water with a hot water heater. Maybe I'm just missing something. Well, clearly I'm missing several somethings......sooooo....... But I'm not missing jerking your chain. And, the only deer I have killed in my 77 years was an eight point buck I got with my '72 GMC magnum. Totaled it. Merry Christmas! You guys rock!
Marc, I have a feeling that the construction crew that's working on your Florida house must watch your videos, because it looked like they quickly went over to the house and made like busy, cause they knew you were coming! Ha ha!
Up armor with a Ranch Hand bumper. I travel for work and I'm amazed you haven't struck a deer before. Quick fix is to make it rub, then stick a rolling pin shaped cylindrical item in the wheel arch and slowly roll forward.
Love the *show of your home 'in stages' anewed from old especially in my favorite area of Florida, best continued completion '24! Sad, sorry for bumper 'rife' on your truck -replacement readiness hope to be🤞. Compilation of videoing timeline, stupendous, even with a little workout 💪🏋️🏃‼️
I would have put a ratchet strap around the bumper (through the fog light hole), and wrapped the other end around a tree and put the truck in reverse and done a couple of little “tugs” to pull it out just enough. Also, to get rid of the “glug glug glug” when draining the water heater, just pop open the temperature/pressure valve at the top of it when you pull the plug. It’ll drain faster and more smoothly.
Love the videos and have been watching for years. That said as someone that has worked Fire & EMS, PLEASE MOVE OVER AND SLOW DOWN when passing an accident scene or people stopped in the emergency lane.
FYI, in Ohio, when you file a police report for a deer strike, if the report says that the deer ran into you vs you hitting a deer, the insurance claim costs you nothing vs if you state that you hit a deer, you will at least pay a deductible. First hand experience .
I’ve often considered installing a brush guard on the front of my Silverado, primarily due to the possibility of hitting a deer. A large brush guard would be pricey, however, it probably would have saved your front bumper.
Mark, I dont know if i should thank you or ask you why you made me waste 3 minutes and 29 seconds of my life with the double rainbow video lol. It is a beautiful thing being in the wilderness and finding peace and seeing something magical while you're there is an amazing feeling. You can hear it in his voice that he was free and believed in the promise that he was shown in the sky. Thank you and your family for years of adventure and RV education. I can't wait to see what 2023 brings with your new season and our own RV adventures. Safe travels. Love you guys!!
I just want to give a shout out to Caleb who always has a smile, an amazing attitude and something genuinely sweet to say on every episode he's on. He makes me strive to be a more joyful person!
I totally agree!
He really is an amazing young man.
Oh Charlie! Never fails to put a smile on my face! Merry Christmas!
So many great episodes over the years but I particularly loved this bike series. So many laughs. Great fun. Thank you for such fantastic vlogs over the past 12 months and already looking forward to the next 12.
Marc, "It's a thirty six hour drive." Trish, "We can do that in a day!" Now that's an optimistic navigator!
Trish is the Hard Charging Driver and Navigator. Don't sell her driving accomplishments short.
That toast (2:22) was a complete anomaly. If you hadn't recorded it I never would have believed it. They never land jelly side up. Ever!
My heavens! Where have the years gone! Carson! I hardly recognized you! And Victoria! Oh I do miss you! I think your mother handled your departure better than I! So good to see the kids together!
Carson is built! Definitely not skipping gym day
Hahahaha...jungle camo Trish! It *is* a cute outfit, though. LOVE the bunga-slow tour! And your travel music and the outro music...oh, my, you do music so well. Happy 2023, guys, hope it's a great year for all of you! 🙂
The way Marc cut the background music when the toast fell 😂😂 pure editing details perfection!!!! Merry Christmas everyone
Merry Christmas guys, love yall. Thank you all for a yrs worth of video, entertainment, and education
One note...when draining your water heater, open the pressure relief valve so it drains faster. That will also help pull some of the debris out with the stronger flow.
Mark, you and I are “Brothers from another mother”…same humor. LOVED the opening with Trish being camouflaged…ROTFL 😂
**TECH TIP** If you open the tank vent or just open an interior hot water faucet the tank won't chug like that, it will drain quickly. Air behind water. I look forward to your next adventure! Happy Holidays.
Makes sense, thanks!
I was going to suggest opening the pressure release valve too. Speeds up the draining substantially!
Great useful tip. I don’t know why I hadn’t thought of it before.
You guys Crack me up , so much fun watching you always 🤣🤣🤣 Yes Charlie is absolutely happy to be home and nothing moves 🤣🤣🤣 A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS 🎅 🎄 ❤️
Another great year in the books. Thanks for all the smiles and laughs at his year. I can't wait to see it hat 2023 brings for KYD. Maybe more volunteer work, another amazing trek across the USA on bikes, or some other dream. Keep up the great work of inspiring dreams.
We've been watching you for a couple years. We live in Spring Hill FL and have a condo in Redington Shores near St Pete. You will find that the humidity is "real interesting here". Lots of times we want to go outside but after two minutes of being outside, you are soaked. Hope you get to be outside as much as you want. By the way, our kids live in St George Utah so we have been around the Flagstaff area too. Hopefully we will meet you one of these days. Really enjoy and have learned a lot about camping. We have a 20 ft Bambi Airstream. Love traveling!!
I loved the way when you touched the fog light, a piece of plastic went “clink” and fell to the ground. And Trish saying “oh dear 🦌 “ was classic. I fully expected someone to yell out “WHAT DOES IT MEAN?” If the rainbow guy can do it, then you shouldn’t hold back.
Trying to picture Trish driving 200 mph to finish the drive in 11 hours. Just make sure the hair’s in a ponytail for that one.
Love this episode. Merry Christmas to you all. And to all a good night. 🎅
Talking about Dejavu! We purchased our New/used 28' Classic AS a little over a month ago up here in Oregon and on the way home, we hit a deer as well and on the same side of our truck. I have a 2008 Dodge Ram 2500 with a steal bumper though and all it did was take out the driver's side fog light plug (luckily). I graduated from NAU a few years ago (1986, LOL) and we owned a cabin in Munds Park. We are retired now here in Central OR, but still frequently go down to Arizona to stay in Sedona and eat Bun Huggers hamburgers in Flagstaff. Oh, and we are fellow ELK Members too ;-). Happy Trails!
This is the first double rainbow reference I’ve heard in forever! You guys are amazing!
"Its not going to get cold here, should be ok by just draining it all".. Famous last words? Hope you all stay warm, and this massive Elliot and cold front over the US did not hit you KYD and friends. Merry Christmas, and bless you guys!
Merry christmas to the Leech family. Happy traveling in 2023.
You were right not to swerve for the deer. So many people would have tried to miss the deer and made it worse. Good move keeping strait. Since the bumper needs replacing I would have just cut the plastic off so it wouldn't rub.
Mark had me laughing because he said he almost said Hot water heater and then said it several times after.
I noticed that too. I wanted to to a counter.
@@KeepYourDaydream I think hot water heaters are standard on higher end airstreams. Less expensive models just have a water heater.
It’s really hard to get out of that habit.
My late wife worked for Payless cashways in the plumbing department many years ago. She would always correct me. Now I find myself tempted to do that to others.
Looks like you got lucky on the deer. A glancing blow. My wife and I have hit five deer (thus far). Her first was on I-90 near La Crosse, WI at 70 mph. That one was nearly $10k to fix. The last one was my Suburban at low speed less than a mile from our home. All bumper, grill, headlight, A/C condenser, transmission cooler, and trim. No bent sheet metal. Thankfully our 18 month old son (at the time) was sound asleep in the back seat. That happened on a Tuesday evening. It was fixed and I took our camper to IA on Friday. Once again kudos to Heartland Tire in Rochester, MN. Happy New Year!
Charlie makes me smile soooooo hard! He also makes me miss my Fiona that would be so happy to see me come home every day. Especially when we've been gone for camping weekends or vacation trips. I ♥ U, Princess Fiona.
So looking forward to 2023 - you guys are the best! Happy New Year!
I totally agree! 7 min per passenger. Are stops are a least 35 min. Every time!
Hi there, The one thing you must do when leaving RV in sub 0 temps is drain your water lines, cause in -10 degrees they will freeze - {The old style poly grey lines had more flexibility in cold - going back to the 1980s}
But the new style Pex will split more easily...Sure hope that was done - well its a learning curve for ya
Merry Christmas. Yesterday I finished watching all episodes. Wow I can't believe how obsessed I was with this channel but I did it. And we bought a 5th wheel and a truck and we are in The process of selling our house and doing this thing. We also signed up for your UA-cam course and plan to release our new UA-cam channel on Jan 1. We are so excited. We will be called the Dye-Nomadic Duo. We will definitely be rookies but we are excited to start. Good information so far on the UA-cam course.
Great video guys !!! Looking forward to the adventures set for 2023 !!! House looks great ! Best part to me “oh dear! “ lol 😂…. So great to see the family together again !!! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Leach family !!!
I’m starting to realize the total miles you guys will drive on your adventures. Admire how you take on those distances and complete them in 2 days or so…. I’d stretch a distance like that over several days. About 6 hrs max daily. I’ve done 10 hrs, but rarely. Your team is amazing!
The deer strike is why we never drive at night. Glad it was minimal damage for you.
My son just did a tour of Embry Riddle on Friday. His Oma lives in Ormond Beach and she would love for him to go there. So cool!
Lots of hardships here, but you were able to make the episode interesting and adventurous.
I’ve hit two deer in my life of driving, one in a Volkswagen Beetle, and one in a tractor trailer.
Both were very ugly.
I’ve had many tire blow-outs in tractor trailers, and one rear tire blow-out on the truck while pulling the RV, and one RV tire blow-out.
They’re always a mess. I’m very thankful that I’ve never had a steering tire blow-out. Those can be fatal.
That long drive from St.Pete to Flagstaff looked brutal. Thanks for the tip on Cracker Barrel overnight parking.
Hope y’all had a great Christmas, and wishing you a Happy New Year!
😂 Mark giving Trish a razz about the Florida camo outfit.
"So I was thinking....." Now I need a slide ruler to pack on the Classic, cause Marc has me thinking. If anyone could do that 31 hrs in a day, it would be Tricia~ Merry Christmas & a happy healthy 2023 ~ Wanda & Vinnie
Wonderful catch up video. Marry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you folks. Great looking place in St Pete. Good luck with finishing asap.
Be well and keep exploring. All the best.
Totally agree with the rest stop calculations. Don't forget about the minima time of at least 15 minutes.🤪
My Wife and I dig watching you two, nice job on the ride, my Son and I have done, trailer, back pack, canoe trips … such great memories! And YES I like your Dad jokes 😂
Glad you made it home safe. The ending reminded me of the Mark Rober squirrel obstacle course videos...epic!
Charlie knows there's no place like home! Merry Christmas Leach Family!
I can't agree more. The whole video was great as always, but Charlie running through the house when he got home was priceless. It made my heart sigh a happy sigh of joy. Charlie is the best.
I first thought he said "a beer came from the median".... I thought someone was chucking beers at passing cars!! LOL
Merry Christmas Y'all! You were very lucky that's the only damage on the truck, and no one was hurt. We live in the country, and have all kinds of deer. Plenty running during the rut season. One came up a hill, and ran right in front of us. Nearly hit the wind shield, the deer was thrown 70 feet acrossed the old state highway. It was 530PM, in October and it was pitch black out. We had pulled off the old highway (no real room due to farm fencing), and go acrossed the state highway, up an embankment to find the deer to make sure it was dead. The damage to our Ford Edge $5400.00. Deer can be very expensive!!
Merry Christmas KYD Family!!! Wishing your family a magical and beautiful Christmas
Enjoyed seeing everyone!
🎄Merry⛄Christmas🎄
🎉Happy🍾New Year🎊
Mark,Trish,Carson,Caleb,Victoria, Charlie.
For the bumper correction, take the strap you have put it around the bumper and the other end around a stout tree and back up until the bumper is out of the way. It only needs to move approx 1 inch.
Just watched , and when we found out you left fort desoto we was happy with joy. We to enjoyed that state park. And then. Stopping. I’m the gym really anytime fitness too !! Lol. We’ve been member s since they opened on in our home town of kenton Ohio .. tread faithfully… and couldn’t help but noticed just how many ther are all the way to Florida!! But anyway was so exciting hearing we take similar paths. Lov KYD. Life is beautiful
Friendly tip: open the hot water on any/all of the sinks. It will help drain the water heater faster and siphon the hot water lines.
Actually just opening the pressure valve on the water heater lets it ventilate and drain way faster, no need to go inside to open the sink valves
hahaha, Florida is awesome, the first time we drove the state on vacation, i was amazed at the driving. its on another level. : )
oooof that is one of the many reasons I don’t drive at night anywhere anymore. Thank goodness you didn’t hit it straight on and it fly up and into the cab. That would have been the end of you both!! Just so scary. I’m so sorry this happened! 😮😢❤
That was funny, I laughed so hard at the pj's part. Also we do the same thing to our water heater, just drain it for the winter, we live in the south.
When winterizing my trailer I put brass scouring pads in the intake and vent of the hot water and furnace which allows airflow but keeps the bee's and spiders from nesting in there.
The sign should read, "Welcome to Florida, Enter at you Own Risk"
Lived there (Pompano Beach) for 6 years, and couldn't wait for that state to be in our rear view mirror!!
You know what I'm thinking about, lol. That y'all are the best UA-cam show. I loved coming to Vegas and meeting y'all last year. Look forward to more videos! Stay safe!
Merry Christmas to all and to all a Happy New Year looking forward to a new season thanks for sharing every week, I look forward to my KYD video every week. Anyways and as always stay safe and God bless love ya Nancy
I just love 💘 Trish 's pj's, so cute. They look great on you, Trish.
Hey Mark, when you drain your water heater, open the pop off valve and the water comes pouring out much faster.
Open the pressure relief valve on the hot water heater will empty it faster. Bummer on the truck. Merry Christmas
Thank you so much for the great hats! I bought the guys the truck drive cap with the flag on it, me the maroon looking cap and for my son's sweet girlfriend, the beany hat, tan. They loved them! And thanks to Marc and Dean for sending that beany hat out so quickly. You guys are awesome.
happy holidays guys, Mark the next time you drain your water heater flip the pressure relief lever up that will let air into the system so tank will drain faster and completely also when fill a empty system after you fill the fresh water tank attach the hose to your city hook up ,open the relief lever on water heater til water comes out this will fill water heater thus saving you 6+ gallons from your fresh tank and less air in system when you first use it. did this for 15+ years going to Muskegon, MI two weeks spring and fall every year.
If you open the pop off valve when emptying the water heater, it will flow faster and flush it out a little better.
If you open up the relief valve when drain your tank the water will flow out nice and quick 👍🏻 Welcome buddy
I have deer damage to my SUV. A buck ran into me the end of November! We were told by our local body shop it would be April before they could get it in. The deer did $6,000 worth of damage. My daughter and the deer made eye contact before impact! 🤣🤣I’m thankful for my husband’s cousin an hour away. He’s a body shop manager. Fingers crossed I get my suv back tomorrow!! Careful driving at night!!
I've had 2 friends run into deers. One hit the bumper and the grill, that was expensive. One was driving a Tesla. There is a lot of radar and other electronics up there. It was not only expensive, but parts took forever. You got off lucky.
Take care and drive safe over there. Happy holidays.
if you flip the lever up on the relief valve on the water heater it will run out in a stream and not pulsate because it allows air in the tank.
You guys are one of us now! IE Floridians.But yes your “tell me your in FL” comment is real lol! We went up for an after Xmas visit in Dillard GA, and on the way back IN FL there were 4 oversized Modular homes weaving in and out of traffic in the left and right lanes going back and forth with Roof Material flying off into traffic and palstic wrap flying off hit vehicle windshields and the traffic could not get past them. It was like playing real life Frogger to get past them! LOVE BEING A FLORIDIAN!
Pro tip: open the pressure relief valve (up and to the right of the drain, flip lever) and the water will smoooooothly drain out instead of glugging. Opening a HW faucet inside will do the same...
We plan on leaving Minnesota in early June and are heading to Alaska for the first time ever.
I'm in the Daytona Beach area, too! Wish I had known you were coming! Merry Christmas!
I just love watching all of you. You seem like such a close family 👪
I know you folks do a lot of extended day driving, but maybe you should rethink that. Driving and arriving after dark only seems to increase the number of hazards and tiredness. At least, that's what we have found. For us, the 3:30 rule works best. If it takes extra days, so be it! We feel better and are more rested. But for you, I think Tricia would be chomping at the bit and not able to stop! I guess that's why we all RV our own way. Glad you didn't do more damage to your vehicle with the deer.
Mark I know you're love of the big trucks just wanted to share with you that the National HDT Rally will be held the 2nd week of October at the Kansas State Fairgrounds in Hutchinson Kansas.
After a career of driving over the road, nope, you don't always know of a flat. Until the trailer starts to sway... and about the deer contact, glad it wasn't a moose! Be safe out there!
Come on Marc....old RVer like you...draining the "water heater" and watching it go "glub, glub, glub" while you talk about sediment that is built up in the bottom of the tank. If you will crack the pressure relief valve as you drain it most of that sediment will flow out with the water as you drain it. Try it next time and you can thank me later! Neat episode...enjoyed every minute of it!
Shows you how much I drain the “hot” water heater.
My white highlander has that same owie, Sorry about yours 😢
I’m not positive but I think Charlie was happy to be home 😂😂
I hope y’all have had a wonderful Christmas with the kids !
A savior is Born 👑
Great video as always. Awesome to watch Trish in her Camo PJs engineering a New longer leash for Charlie. I have been known to get out of a bind by doing similar engineering feats. Some of the things you see on the road today are just scary and you did the right thing staying back... Merry Christmas and a Wonderful 2023 for all of you.
Here's a tip for the bumper hitting the tire: you've got a saw of some sort on hand? CUT OFF THE EDGE OF THE BUMPER so it clears the tire! You're gonna replace the bumper anyway.
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Egg omelet? Is the any other way to have an omelet. However, I say hot water heater as well. Love the humor and the real in all your videos. Thanks for sharing and hope you had a Merry Christmas. See ya on the road and safe travels.
U had me laughing so hard with the pjs lol
Hey boss you should have hook a tie strap to a cement light post and then to your bumper and back up and have Trish or you to see how far to back up to pull your bumper out
@Mark. Next time you crunch a bumper somehow, wrap a tow strap around it and then tie it off to a tree. Put your truck in 4x4 low and give a few gentle tugs on the bumper by backing away from the tree. Just tap the throttle and let inertia do the work. Start gentle and then more aggressive as necessary. Those bumpers are very thick steel. You won’t bend them by hand without serious leverage. Speaking all from experience. 😂
Thank you for another great video. Love the channel. Blessings
Merry Christmas KYD Family.
We just have a regular water heater.....unclear on why you would need to heat your hot water with a hot water heater. Maybe I'm just missing something. Well, clearly I'm missing several somethings......sooooo....... But I'm not missing jerking your chain. And, the only deer I have killed in my 77 years was an eight point buck I got with my '72 GMC magnum. Totaled it. Merry Christmas! You guys rock!
We hope you had a Merry Christmas, and we hope you have a Happy New Year. We're ready for next season and all the fun you all bring. Safe Travels
Marc, I have a feeling that the construction crew that's working on your Florida house must watch your videos, because it looked like they quickly went over to the house and made like busy, cause they knew you were coming! Ha ha!
Up armor with a Ranch Hand bumper. I travel for work and I'm amazed you haven't struck a deer before. Quick fix is to make it rub, then stick a rolling pin shaped cylindrical item in the wheel arch and slowly roll forward.
Mark if you open you tp valve when draining the water heater it will let air in and drain faster just an FYI and Merry Christmas to you all!!
Agree and will prevent the pressure from pushing out the drain hole as well which can be startling when you first remove the drain plug.
Love the *show of your home 'in stages' anewed from old especially in my favorite area of Florida, best continued completion '24! Sad, sorry for bumper 'rife' on your truck -replacement readiness hope to be🤞. Compilation of videoing timeline, stupendous, even with a little workout 💪🏋️🏃‼️
I would have put a ratchet strap around the bumper (through the fog light hole), and wrapped the other end around a tree and put the truck in reverse and done a couple of little “tugs” to pull it out just enough.
Also, to get rid of the “glug glug glug” when draining the water heater, just pop open the temperature/pressure valve at the top of it when you pull the plug. It’ll drain faster and more smoothly.
That’s exactly what my husband did a couple years ago when he hit a deer.
Love the videos and have been watching for years. That said as someone that has worked Fire & EMS, PLEASE MOVE OVER AND SLOW DOWN when passing an accident scene or people stopped in the emergency lane.
FYI, in Ohio, when you file a police report for a deer strike, if the report says that the deer ran into you vs you hitting a deer, the insurance claim costs you nothing vs if you state that you hit a deer, you will at least pay a deductible.
First hand experience .
I’ve often considered installing a brush guard on the front of my Silverado, primarily due to the possibility of hitting a deer. A large brush guard would be pricey, however, it probably would have saved your front bumper.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
Love the "double Rainbow" reference.
It took me a minute to get it the joke: Trish's PJ's and the palm trees 🤣. I'm slow.
Very good advice on the water heater.
Mark, I dont know if i should thank you or ask you why you made me waste 3 minutes and 29 seconds of my life with the double rainbow video lol. It is a beautiful thing being in the wilderness and finding peace and seeing something magical while you're there is an amazing feeling. You can hear it in his voice that he was free and believed in the promise that he was shown in the sky. Thank you and your family for years of adventure and RV education. I can't wait to see what 2023 brings with your new season and our own RV adventures. Safe travels. Love you guys!!
Happy holidays to all of the KYD family. keep the clips coming
@Mark- I’m a solo traveler with pets- your 7 minutes per passenger (human and dog) is consistent! Every time I stop it’s about 21 minutes.
have the front end realigned... same thing happen to me and it knocked the front end out of alignment