Hey everyone out there...this couple is legit, if you aren't subscribed, please do! It's free and its great entertainment! K&J - you should borrow Craig and Victoria's Brinkley while they are doing their "class C" thing to see if you like it. We can have a fundraiser for a new rig to get Joe out of having to be uncomfortable with snakes, don't worry Joe, a lot of us feel the same way about snakes! Merry Christmas!!!👍👍👍
I was just thinking of swiping their Brinkley once they start traveling in the class C. We just won't do any RV shots in our videos and then they'll never even know! 🤫 -J
When we look at content creators we see a pattern of burn out. We know that if we don't take care of ourselves we're not doing the channel any favors. After Alaska we both felt like we were going above our abilities and it made us re-think the way we were doing things to make sure we don't join the long line of "it's been fun but goodbye because I'm burnt out" videos. -J
We had the same "take every day as a gift" with our precious pup. It makes you appreciate each day. Good for you for taking time off. PLEASE don't burn out. We'd miss you a lot!
Happy Friday night! Glad to see Cody doing well! U guys work so hard to put out content, u deserve all the time off u want! I love backroads! Theres so much more to see.
I’m sure you’ll be to 50K sooner than later. But the snakes!! OMG no way. 2025 sounds like it will be a great year for y’all. Will keep watching, liking, and sharing.
Glad Trin and Cody are doing well. Don't get to crazy on things to do non of us want you to get hurt. When looking at trucks you may want to look at the medium duty and Heavy duty like the semi tractors. The maintenance costs are less, oil change once a year, you will not wear out the brakes and tires in 10 years. The HDT trucks are some times half the price of a one ton like a f350. What ever you do I hope it works out great for you, it is tough to pick the truck unless you know what you want for a trailer or if you want to go to a class A or class C. Stay safe and healthy and Merry Christmas early.
Some of those RV manufacters need to help you guys out with a sponsorship.... Glad to hear you say you plan to take some breaks, time off is important so we can keep our sanity!!! I say that as I'm gettting ready to enjoy some R&R.
Haha - I think most of the RV manufacturers are only interested in reallllllly big fish. Which is OK - they are expensive pieces of equipment. That said, we have such a long list of things we want, it would have to be a special partnership. LOL -J
From what I've seen, doing a full renovation of that RV would generate a boatload of subscribers. I don't know what the shortcomings with the layout are, but if you did a layout renovation, that would be VERY UA-cam popular.
I hear you. Trust me I do. But part of staying sane in the content creation space is doing things you enjoy. Doesn't mean we enjoy everything, but a full on overhaul of the RV while at the same time trying to produce the content we do at the level of production that we do... would probably end the channel. 😂 -J
I knew it, new rig and tv👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 y’all deserve it and if you’re going continue to travel that’s not bad investment. You guys mentioned more gate guarding jobs that would be nice idk why but I really enjoyed watching those and would help offset some of the expense for new rig and tv. Oh everyone let’s get them to this 50k mark so we can see python hunting video
Joe I think you were blushing when Kalyn asked if you’d finished primping. Love it. You two are just so cute together. I’d been wondering how Cody was. So glad he is still doing okay. I know you would definitely tell us if something happened to Cody. Love animals so much as you guys do too. Taking back roads is so much fun but never did it with an RV. my husband and I would find different routes to visit my family in Missouri. It normally took nine hours but we took as long as fifteen hours. It was so much fun Oh Joe you are such a good sport. Hunting pythons sounds like fun. If you aren’t a subscriber, why not?! They are the best!!!
I will post your channel on my social media, and a good positive explanation of what the channel is about. I have learned a LOT from your channel, good and bad parts. I don't feel as lonely in my motorhome with your channel twice per week. I am living the RV life solo, and at my age, sometimes feel a bit isolated from my family and friends up north. I watch from here and my fiancee watches from PA at the same time. We laugh a lot, and feel moved by your relationship.
@@OpenRoading I will be in SC for 3 weeks by then. I am doing the Thousand Trails thing and couldn't book around Florida for those weeks. Then I come back to this part of Florida which is quite near Tampa.
I don't drive a Freightliner. 😁 - Cab mounts - Been shot for 2 years - CP4 Fuel Pump - it's only a matter of time most likely - DPF Unit is malfunctioning - I haven't had to put DPF in it in over a month... so who knows when that's going to fault out and need work. Last time I had that done it was $3 grand. Replacing the whole thing is 8. - Oil leak - I believe it may be the head gasket but I'm not certain. - Coolant leak - more It's a truck that I'm sure someone who knows there way around engines could get a lot more miles out of. I'd prefer to get something with a few less miles under her belt and that has been abused less than I've abused this one. No truck is free of repairs but I believe this on is on the edge of costing me more in repairs each year than a new truck payment would be. -J
Thanks for the Cody update, I love seeing him on travel days with Trinity :). I’m definitely subscribed but will see who we can get added cause I kinda wanna see if J. will squeal?scream? Looking forward to the backroads!
I guess attending a rattlesnake roundup and barbecue snake tasting event in Texas is out. Rattlesnake is the most awesome, pure, clean meat one can chow down on. That alone would get you to fifty thousand real quick. There's also about a thousand places in Texas to be, see and enjoy. Especially along highways and back ways and small towns. The Friendly State is priceless and yet affordable. Learn some new skills for fun and challenge. For example: water skills and building skills. Water 1. Learn to skin dive. 2. Learn to scuba dive. 3. Pass Life Guard certification. 4. Learn to kayak. 5. Learn to surf. 6. Learn to sail a boat. Building 1. How to make adobe walls and log walls. 2. How to make a garden. 3. How to provide solar power to a cabin. 4. How to care for chickens and build a coop.
@OpenRoading Start with a harmless little, garden snake. They're sold at pet shops next to guppies, goldfish, parakeets and giant Asian cockroaches. Green garden snakes only eats bugs. They're clean and silky to hold. They're beneficial to good gardens and a great pet in a terrarium. Trinity and the bunny will be amused too.
If you haven’t looked at trucks yet, might I suggest a dually. For us it takes a lot of angst out of towing. And if you’re considering another motorcycle in the near future, you might want to look into a toy hauler. There’s plenty of pre owned ones on the market. An idea for the goals is Joseph can start growing a beard at 50k and when you get to 100k he can shave it off! I know how much Kalyn loves a beard 😜! I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a successful 2025!
LOL to the beard. Boy would that be motivation for me to create a bunch of fake youtube accounts and have them subscribe. 😂 We're considering a dually - although we've never had issue with the single. We're also considering a toy hauler, but are annoyed at the fact that pretty much all of them are over 40'. We know we're probably going to go a little longer but would love to keep it under 40. -J
@@OpenRoading if you really don't need a toy hauler, then seriously don't get one. So much additional length to maneuver with, but giving you less living space.
@@larryfreeman7979 The things we like about a few toy haulers - More weight. I'm pretty sure I've abused the GWVR on this rig... to have something that can carry more weight would be nice, expecially since if we bought another toy (motorcycle) it would be probably no more than 400lbs which leaves extra room. The other thing is the water capacity. If we could have 160gal of on board water, I could get rid of external dump tank and water jugs as that would get us 2 weeks without needing a dump which is our ideal travel style. It's realllllly hard to find a non-toy hauler that has anything above 75gal water storage. I'm not saying we are getting a toy hauler, because I have no idea, but those are the reasons (besides being able to add the motorcycle again) that they are a strong consideration. -J
I thought it was super fun and exciting!! And thanks for the update on Cody (been through something extremely similar recently so it was good to see him doing so well)!
It is great to see Cody hanging in there so well. Instead of a motorcycle, please consider electric bikes. They are easier to carry and will give you content options where a motorcycle just can't go.
I like the electric motorcycle idea. It has good milage, quiet, keeps wildlife near for photography, no gas expense, very little maintenance, advanced features. Also you might want to buy an ATV to use when your RV is parked. Good to have both of you in one vehicle including Trinity. To go to a grocery store near buy, around a lake, down a river, visit a beach and less likely to fall off of than a motorcycle and helmets not needed. Also no insurance or license required, I think.
We're considering adding them in 2025 to give us some more flexibility. Still want a motorcycle eventually but it might help us through the transition phase. -J
All right - I'll subscribe. All you had to do was ask. Now for that, I get to pass along some of the best financial advice I've ever heard... Ron Blue said that "The cheapest car you can own, is the one you own right now," . Unless your super duty has some sort of issue, or is limiting you in some way, I would hang on to it. It should be good for a million miles if taken care of. Safe travels!
We saw our first gate guarders! We are currently visiting relatives in El Paso. We did a loop to White Sands, Carlsbad, and Guadelupe NPs. My wife spotted gate guarders between Artesia and Carlsbad.
You may have removed my suggestions for free / low-cost things to do in Florida. So, I will just state them without the links. 1) Tampa Electric's Power Plant, where there is a Manatee Viewing Center in the winter because they like the warm water 2) Manatee Park in the Fort Myers area, where you can kayak with the manatees... I will try to think of some more.
@@tennesseeturner Ah! Thank you. UA-cam kicks out comments with links (Unless I put them in) to keep spam out. We've been to the manatee park in Ft Myers but always got the timing wrong. We would see 1 or 2 but nothing like the 50 that we would see in photos 😫 -J
Great to hear of your schedule plans. I'll be following closely. I understand your thoughts on redoing the 5th wheel. My older motorhome I had was constantly needing something fixed, which I did and repaired/remodeled/modified it to be better for us. I looked at some more new remodels to do which would have cost around $25K. Not wise for a 23 yr old motorhome. Sold it bought a new truck (OH YEAH), new trailer (not the right floorplan) and only spent 5 times as much as the remodel would have been. The moral, as you know. the right floorplan is very important. Don't get sidetracked by the glitz. When I ordered my Ram, I figured what I wanted, went online to multiple dealers (Ram, GM & Ford) to get pricing options. In 2021 when I ordered the truck, GM & Ford wouldn't even talk less than 5-12% ABOVE MSRP. Multiple Ram dealers were below MSRP at the time. One of the other commenters mentioned Mark Dodge in Louisiana. They were the cheapest ones I could find across the country. They were about 12% under MSRP (as memory serves). Wished I would have gone with them instead of buying local. I did save a lot, 9% under but not real happy w/dealership. Shop around & get what you want for options etc. I plan on my truck outliving me since the wife said to get what I want because I can't have another one. On a lighter note, I was thinking,,,,, new truck, new rig, husband eaten by largest Python ever seen. Sorry, 5 AM and too much coffee. Looking forward to your future plans. Keep em coming.
If you decide to visit the Canadian Maritime Provinces be aware that there is a hidden fee that will play havoc with your budget. In the most of western Canada the Sales Tax is 5%. In Ontario it is 13% and everything east of Quebec it's 15%. Of course it's collected on everything; gas, groceries - everything. On another note; an amazing Canadian trip that would include a train ride is Churchill, Manitoba. Merry Christmas!
Great to hear your plans... for the first time we are heading south to Florida! spending time in the panhandle and western Florida - now that we heard you are going to the Tampa husband now wants to go! hahahaha the process we chose a year prior to our retirement # 1 new truck purchase,,,, #2 new 5th wheel purchase... going to have to say GO BRINKLEY! hahahaha. I even see a few of Brinkleys for sale as circumstances have changed. Good luck - maybe we can meet somewhere in Florida
I’m glad Cody is doing better! My husband and I are like you. We have lived longer in an Rv than we ever have lived in a house. 😂I enjoy your videos, Trinity and Cody. Following you into 2025.
One thing that has helped other content creators I follow on UA-cam to get more subscribers is to every now and then do a collaboration on a video with some other UA-camrs. Just a thought.
This was our whole last summer. 😂 Granted, our videos weren't exactly collabs but the whole season was pretty much one giant collab! Collabs are just hard to pull off because we've discovered we aren't as "natural" when we're filming with people we don't already personally know really well. So - not saying no - just saying we have to get to know the people we're colabing with first. -J
Truck and Rv sales are down quite a bit so you can get a fabulous deal if you close on something in the off season. Maybe get an RV with a toy hauler built in at the back of the rig. There are deals to be had!❤ Would love to see you at the Rubbertramp Rendezvous in Quartzsite Arizona in January/ February! Maybe that’s the key to 50k!
That's what we're hoping for on the truck! I don't think the RV will happen over the winter due to budget (We don't want to get ourselves into a financial pickle) but time will tell! We'll limp this girl till as long as we need to. 🙂 -J
Hopefully Tampa will give you some good ideas on what you want to live in next. We are going to the RV Show in Mobile right after New Year Day. Not as exciting as Tampa, but as you know we can't make it down there due to a far more important reason. Glad to know where you are going and I wish all of you happy and safe travels.
Very very good reason to miss the show. 😁 This will be our first time staying at the show, we visited it 6 years ago for a day just after we had bought our rig! We actually went so we could meet Nathan and Marissa Moss of Less Junk More Journey. 🙂 It's going to be a lot of fun to be there again. -J
#1 I'm excited for the Florida stuff, as that is my favorite state and where I want to be. #2 Glad Cody is doing well. #3 Trinity is absolutely the most beautiful dog I've ever seen. #4 buy WAY more truck than you think you need. #5 As far as RV upgrades/replacement, that's rough. All the new ones are absolute garbage. Maybe get something newer but not brand new? #6 absolutely love you two.
No highways…..are you nuts!?! Staying in Florida for winter is crazy enough. I look forward to learning about the fun spots of Florida and you possibly changing my thoughts about the Sunshine state. Thanks for sharing your plans. Glad Cody is doing good. Have a great holiday!
I think the time to buy a truck is now if you're looking. The Big 3 are hurting for sales and looking to offload 2024. I would recommend you get whatever truck you get undercoated for rust. You guys do a lot of traveling, and it will help with the rust. Ziebart Rust Protection with Undercoating does great for new trucks
I found this video VERY exciting as you discuss your 2025 plans. You have some fun, big, entertaining, and challenging plans ahead. HOWEVER, I too hate snakes and mice. If I unsubscribe and ask all my friends to unsubscribe maybe you will not have to touch a python. Just kidding - I’ll be there along the way but I’m sure I’ll close my eyes now and then if you touch a python. Thank you for sharing. Wishing you the best in 2025.
We will indeed! Who knows how long it will take but we both agreed that this sort of thing wasn't something that we wanted to just say "SURPRISE WE GOT A NEW RIG!" on the channel, but instead bring ya'll along as we navigate the process. -J
Well considering Joe’s reaction to a banana muffin, I can’t wait to see him react to python handlers with big snakes in close proximity (insert Forrest Gump run here)! 🫣😂 You know I love ya, Joe! 😊❤ I’m happy that you two have lots of plans (Kalyn is so organized!) and I’m really looking forward to whatever content we are blessed with on your channel in 2025! 👏👏👏 Loved the Cody and Trinity cameos too! 🥰
😁 I just gotta say... when my family had meetings growing up they weren't usually this positive. 😂 Usually one of us boys had gone astray of the rules and parents were trying to figure out which one(s) of us it was. LOL -J
@@ItsJonBaca BHAHAHA! And I would have been the one that did it that got you blamed. (Youngest here) Quick family story that comes up almost everytime we get together. I was mad at the 2nd born (I'm 4th) I stomped out of the room we shared and stomped without looking and went off the top stair... proceeded to fall down the entire flight of stairs. My brother ran to the top of the stairs to see if I was ok... I looked up... smiled... and started crying "___insert name___ pushed me down the stairs!!!!!!" 😂😂😂😂😂 -J
So we all now know what Joe will do when membership hits 50K. What is Kalyn going to do? I've read thru the comments and agree with you on the amount of work involved in creating content. It hits home with me. I've found it takes four hours plus of editing to produce a fifteen minute video with decent content. While I would not join the premium content membership, I am a sub and will remain so. We enjoy following your journey. We would have liked to try to meet you both as well as C&V at the Tampa show but will have family in town that week. If you do get further down on the east coast.....
Keep an eye out! We'll be in Florida the entire winter. I'm impressed at your editing! It takes me usually around 20-30 hours for our Friday videos. 👀 (That's including music selection and all the final fine tuning and color correction etc). And zero problem not joining the membership! I see it like merch or even our postcard club. It's a product that offered and it's not going to be everyone's cup of tea and that's a-ok! -J
You guys have been open about RV expenses. But one subject that no one mentions, is what does your RVing cost for the year? Up front, like a normal RV owner, versus the "after tax" cost of having the RV as a continual tax deductible business expense? Even changing your tax deductions to include the RV and depreciation MUST make it way more affordable.
I don't know whether or not it makes a huge difference with regard to taxes however, not having property tax in the first place is a huge savings. That said, we also don't have a house or land as an asset to fall back on. We purchased our RV for 12,000 cash, and the truck we paid cash for as well so I'm not sure exactly how those have played a roll in tax savings. It's complicated since we have our own business so I know last year we either got a tiny bit back or owed a tiny bit. We don't dive too deep into the tax end of things simply because we aren't tax professionals. 😁 -J
Excited for you guys growing your channel! I may actually see you at the Tampa RV show as I will be working the show. I’ll probably be in the Winnebago motorhomes area.
Yeeeiii FLorida. Please go to the Keys. I miss Key west so much. Also there is a hostel, Everglades hostel…it’s magical. Maybe they let you go with the rv? People camping there with tents. I’m so happy for Florida ❤
Y'all are just the best! If there's anything we can do to help you reach your goal, despite the fact that we're quite a bit smaller than you guys, just let us know. Easily our favorite RV channel!
Airstream!!!!! I just traded in my 5th wheel for an Airstream earlier this year and I feel like I can have this rig indefinitely. Truck with a cap with bikes in the bed. 😉 kidding I know it’s not for everyone. Good luck with your future endeavors. I’ll watch no matter what! BTW Trin is the bestest most chill pup ever!
Very interested to see how you grow with your channel. I’ve been watching for awhile watched you getting to your 16:31 goal to go to Alaska and the Alaska trip!! Just check to make sure that I am subscribed. Looking forward to what you see and do in Florida. I will soon be spending a week in Florida after a cruise was staying in the Everglades and then a state park. Are you planning on going to dryTortuga’s? Next year, I am going to be traveling in a rented camper van that will be a new experience for me.
Hey you guys long time subscriber here and I subscribed for the down to earth wholesomeness of you two. Now not everyone is like me or as old 😂. The things I look for are hunting,fishing,cooking,4- wheeling, Jeff and Hannah Barron, Animals wildlife. Joe I too hate snakes If one likes my vehicles I give it away, one in my house,trailer it abandoned can’t share with snakes. Dodge trucks are great and priced right. There are places across America with great deals on RVs. But not camper world big time ripoff.
Joe, plan seems workable. We are going to the Tampa show if you still need the caulk I can bring it to you! I’m with you on the snakes, no way could I do that.
Do you have any idea how hard it is to track down the paint color we used!? Kalyn is usually quite organized but somehow this paint color slipped through the cracks... and if you remember right.... uh.... we threw out the extra paint last year... 😂 -j
@ go to a store and get some color chips that look close and we can go from there. We bought a 2023 Alliance Paradigm 382RK from a couple this past August for half of the original MSRP and it’s been great so far, remember as you know new isn’t always better. Funny thing was we had to borrow a truck before our Ford F350 came in, we can only do weekends and a few weeks at a time now. Hope to meet y’all in Tampa with or without caulk. Your plan to hit 100k is really doable just keep the great content coming!
@@walterrafolski5662 Thanks! If I can't find it, don't worry about it - but if I find it I'll let you know! We've got a meetup outside the show! Info here on our community page: ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxqqUF-wl6jOB0Uh-Hd-ejLwKPZz0ET_mD Otherwise - we'll be walking around! -J
Cold water plunge when you hit 75K 😂.....love your content and I have been a subscriber since Trinity jumped in your chair at your gate guarding job in Texas😊
Check out Mark Dodge in Lake Charles, Louisiana for a Ram truck. Just bought a dually myself for our full-time RV life, and they had the best prices I have found.
I can’t find the community pageThere is so many places to view and see but my vote would be the Pacific Northwest so many things to see and do drive up the coast we drove up the coast from Nevada crossed into California and went to just below the border of California and Oregon took the off the beaten path trip. That’s a route that takes you through the redwood forest not the big giant ones but this is just the forest up to the coast campgrounds if you wanna stay in the campground, my favorite campgrounds are Cate Blanco, Surfside Beach and if you make it to South Central Oregon around Bend Lapine, I’d love to put y’all up for a night From Lapine, your roughly 45 minutes from the cascade mountains, beautiful place to explore during summer safe travels
Here's a link you can bookmark! www.youtube.com/@OpenRoading/community If you're ever on our home page (the one that shows all our videos) there should be a set of "Tabs" above the videos and community is one of them. Thanks for the info! We love the cascades! -J
I live in Harbor (aka Brookings) I heard my first tsunami siren last week!🎉🎉🎉 Hearing that was very surreal, since I grew up in AZ! I agree with them coming to the PNW, and doing a nice long Coastal trip!
Thank you for the link to the community posts. I didn’t see it on my tv or my phone app. Computer only? Agree with visiting Central Oregon. If you do ever visit, I recommend visiting before mid-July to avoid forest fire season. The landscapes here are varied and epic! The Painted Hills, looking for fossils in Fossil, hiking, rafting, biking, spelunking, sightseeing. Smith Rock and Crater Lake (2 hrs south of Bend) are must sees. There’s so much more. It’s all amazingly beautiful! Bend is also a great foodie town with lots of restaurants that cater to dietary restrictions. Redmond had some great restaurants too. And the Cowboy Tree restaurant out near Fort Rock is an experience! So, so much! I hope you make it out here someday! You guys are awesome! My husband has been a youth pastor for nearly 30 years and I loved how you honored your youth pastor!
I'm not sure But in 2000 we srayed for a month for free, at a place called Burns Lake, you can park all around I t. It is a hunters campground and is open to anyone . It closes about January 15. There is a host. Nice location too.
❤ for Cody!👍🏻💯. I think you guys should get some really cool super bicycles so that you can go over the bike trails in Moab . You need really special bicycles with special wheels to go over that route but I think you would really enjoy it instead of the motorcycle and get some kayaks ‘, so you can learn how to kayak and do some fabulous trips down some rapids👍🏻💯❤❤ & merry Christmas 🎄
75k you have to both have to go skydiving 😅 if you go with Ford i run the F350 drw with the plow and 5th wheel option it will haul any camper you want I would highly recommend that you go with the 6 speed transmission the new 10 speed is having problems .
Hi, Looking forward to your videos in 2025 Come on people, Kalyn & Joe are the real deal, lets get them new subscribers, Goodluck with everything, Aussie Fan 💜
We've had new and used RVs our experience has been buy used 2-5 years old and buy a higher end RV. New is not necessarily better and a warranty isn't useful if you can't get someone to fix it.
Knowing an RV has been "shaken down" already can be a huge bonus! We're going to be checking out both new and used, but I doubt we'll be leaving the show with a new rig. That said... I also didn't think we'd leave the gate guarding gig with a dog... so there's that. -J
Do they make a 5th wheel Toy Hauler? For some reason I think I have seen a few in campgrounds I have been in. That could be a great way to haul a bike.
I guess for me you guys come across as regular RV people. You’re not driving the $80 thousand Brinkley with all the bells and whistles. You bought something a regular first timer would buy and made it your own. Then, when you did the work and travel series to get to Alaska, again regular people. I think that is the most appealing of your videos.
Hey thanks! I really appreciate that! Being regular people is a tremendous compliment. I want to give a tiny bit of perspective on the "Non-regular" people driving around in $80K Brinkleys. If you are referring to people who live full time in their RV (like us) it's good to remember that this is their home. I don't think you'd look at someone in an $80,000 house and consider them to be not regular people. Our home in Florida was north of $100K and I think/hope if you had met us that you would have seen us as regular people then as well. 😁 When we started RV life we wanted to be debt free based on our income so we purchased our rig for $12K and our truck for somewhere in the $20-30K range because we didn't want a payment at that time. Turned out to be a good decision since 2020 bit our business in the behind. 😂 I guess all I'm saying is that, we know people who ride around in expensive RVs...but that expensive RV is their full time home, and I promise you, they are regular people too. 🙂 -J
If you do get a new trailer don't get a toy hauler for hauling a motorcycle, you will have gas fumes thru out the whole trailer. I learned the hard way, hope this help out
Y'all need to hook up with UA-camr Omgitswicks and do some "Floridaing" with him! He just went hunting pythons last week and I think he's swimming with manatees this week. He's HILARIOUS and I'd love to see Y'all together!
Another question! Will you be doing any other crazy side work to gather money or you're depending on UA-cam from now on? I will miss the work videos if you decide not too
Hey, I love your content and wanted to share an idea for your membership program! You could consider creating an 'Open Roads Fan Club' channel where you post your Premium content for free after a month or so. That way, those of us who can't afford memberships can still enjoy it, while you maximize the value of the content you've already worked hard to create. It's just an idea to help you reach even more fans while making the most out of your efforts!
Hi there and thanks so much for the feedback! I appreciate how you framed this as us getting the most out of our work. That is something many people don't consider (the amount of work that goes into content) and I am genuinely grateful that you see that. Here's why we don't do that. When we set out to earn $15K last year we dedicated ourselves to earning it. Whether work camping, working on Kalyns biz, or starting the youtube channel. We don't look for donations. We want to provide value to anyone who's paying for something we offer. So when it came to producing extra content both Kalyn and I did not want to go to two videos a week, but we also wanted to provide a product that people found value in that we could offer and extra content was our number 1 request. So the membership was born. 🙂 It's just like offering merch. We create it and it's there for people who want to purchase the extra content. But what I don't want to do is devalue that product because I don't think that's fair to the channel members. Back to the merch example, it would be like spending a month selling merch - and then the next month shipping it out for free to everyone else. I hope that makes sense! -J
@@OpenRoading Hi J, thank you so much for taking the time to explain your perspective-I really appreciate the insight! I completely understand your point about not wanting to devalue the extra content or the membership program, and that wasn’t my intention at all. I was thinking more along the lines of what Cleetus McFarland does with his PPV races. He makes a significant amount of revenue from selling access to them initially, but after about a month, he releases them for free on UA-cam to continue earning ad revenue on content he’s already created. It’s a bit like how movies work-you pay a premium to see them in theaters, but eventually, they make their way to TV or streaming platforms. Maybe it’s something worth polling your members about? I think most of your supporters wouldn’t mind if the content became free after a certain time because they’re likely paying more to support what you’re doing than for the content itself. They love what you’re building and want to see your dream succeed. Just a thought! Either way, I will be here in the comment section and watching every video I can😊
Don't buy new!! Well, okay, there are a few quality companies out there, but be careful with new rigs as quality is poor. Watch the UA-cam channel Liz Amazing; it addresses this issue. Can't wait til 2025 with you! You two are awesome and no doubt will reach 100k subscribers quickly! Happy Holidays!❤😊
Hoping to get after it in the next couple of weeks! Maybe I can do one of those Christmas commercials where I put a giant red bow on the Truck in the driveway. 😂 -J
@@OpenRoading We will be doing the same, avoiding Interstate Highways, as we hit the road this coming spring in our new motor home. We’re retired some timers with loads of time. It’s going to be fun. Thanks for the videos, good luck to you
I have been with you guys even before Trinity, love your content. I gave 25 bucks to get postcards from Alaska and enjoyed them immensely. I just can not see paying extra for the bonus content, have really considered canceling subscription...
Hi there! I'm curious as to why you'd unsubscribe because we offer something for sale? Same thing happened with a few people when we did the post card club we had some people tell us they were unsubscribing because we were "money grabbing." If we didn't do the membership we honestly would not even produce those videos. So you are not missing out on any content... you'll be getting the same number of videos at the same quality you've come to expect for free that we did last year! I think the misunderstanding may be that you think we are hiding content that would have normally been in a Friday video and putting it in the member videos. That is not the case. These are extra videos that we simply would not make if it weren't for those who have asked for extra content. But we cannot justify personally the work that goes into extra content for free. But to be clear, if we didn't have the membership we simply would have never made the videos that are member videos. Just like we never would have sent a single postcard if we didn't have the Alaska PCC. The member videos are simply a way for us to provide value to people who are supporting the channel on a monthly basis. Just like we used the postcards as a way to say thank you to you this last summer! -J
I'm looking forward to seeing cheap options for staying in Florida. I am quite familiar with the western BLM free areas, but not much in the eastern states.
Ok so for 100,000 how about you all go skydiving!! I tell you what you all meet it and my wife and I will do it with you our treat!! We can decide where later.
I think we can get her up there nothing to be afraid of mostly. Our motto is “the greatest things in life are on the other side of fear”. We jumped earlier this year in Moab and it was AMAZING.
Hey everyone out there...this couple is legit, if you aren't subscribed, please do! It's free and its great entertainment! K&J - you should borrow Craig and Victoria's Brinkley while they are doing their "class C" thing to see if you like it. We can have a fundraiser for a new rig to get Joe out of having to be uncomfortable with snakes, don't worry Joe, a lot of us feel the same way about snakes! Merry Christmas!!!👍👍👍
I was just thinking of swiping their Brinkley once they start traveling in the class C. We just won't do any RV shots in our videos and then they'll never even know! 🤫 -J
I'm glad Cody is doing so well! Your schedule sounds very sensible. We don't want you to burn out. 2025 is going to be fun!
When we look at content creators we see a pattern of burn out. We know that if we don't take care of ourselves we're not doing the channel any favors. After Alaska we both felt like we were going above our abilities and it made us re-think the way we were doing things to make sure we don't join the long line of "it's been fun but goodbye because I'm burnt out" videos. -J
We had the same "take every day as a gift" with our precious pup. It makes you appreciate each day.
Good for you for taking time off. PLEASE don't burn out. We'd miss you a lot!
It really does. I doubt it will make it easier for the last day when it comes... but maybe. -J
Happy Friday night! Glad to see Cody doing well! U guys work so hard to put out content, u deserve all the time off u want!
I love backroads! Theres so much more to see.
Thanks so much! The hilarious thing is we take a week off from filming and somehow manage to fill it with hours of some sort of work. 😂 -J
I’m sure you’ll be to 50K sooner than later. But the snakes!! OMG no way. 2025 sounds like it will be a great year for y’all. Will keep watching, liking, and sharing.
Thanks so much!! -J
Glad Trin and Cody are doing well. Don't get to crazy on things to do non of us want you to get hurt. When looking at trucks you may want to look at the medium duty and Heavy duty like the semi tractors. The maintenance costs are less, oil change once a year, you will not wear out the brakes and tires in 10 years. The HDT trucks are some times half the price of a one ton like a f350. What ever you do I hope it works out great for you, it is tough to pick the truck unless you know what you want for a trailer or if you want to go to a class A or class C.
Stay safe and healthy and Merry Christmas early.
Some of those RV manufacters need to help you guys out with a sponsorship.... Glad to hear you say you plan to take some breaks, time off is important so we can keep our sanity!!! I say that as I'm gettting ready to enjoy some R&R.
Haha - I think most of the RV manufacturers are only interested in reallllllly big fish. Which is OK - they are expensive pieces of equipment.
That said, we have such a long list of things we want, it would have to be a special partnership. LOL -J
Yay for 2025 🥳 Glad Cody has had 12 months with you xx
Us too. We genuinely cannot believe it. He's a trooper! -J
From what I've seen, doing a full renovation of that RV would generate a boatload of subscribers. I don't know what the shortcomings with the layout are, but if you did a layout renovation, that would be VERY UA-cam popular.
I hear you. Trust me I do. But part of staying sane in the content creation space is doing things you enjoy. Doesn't mean we enjoy everything, but a full on overhaul of the RV while at the same time trying to produce the content we do at the level of production that we do... would probably end the channel. 😂 -J
Or the marriage!🤦🤦🤦@@OpenRoading
Excited for you!!! 529 Days to Go!!
Haha! I'm proud that I knew what the countdown was for! -J
I knew it, new rig and tv👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 y’all deserve it and if you’re going continue to travel that’s not bad investment. You guys mentioned more gate guarding jobs that would be nice idk why but I really enjoyed watching those and would help offset some of the expense for new rig and tv. Oh everyone let’s get them to this 50k mark so we can see python hunting video
Joe I think you were blushing when Kalyn asked if you’d finished primping. Love it. You two are just so cute together. I’d been wondering how Cody was. So glad he is still doing okay. I know you would definitely tell us if something happened to Cody. Love animals so much as you guys do too.
Taking back roads is so much fun but never did it with an RV. my husband and I would find different routes to visit my family in Missouri. It normally took nine hours but we took as long as fifteen hours. It was so much fun
Oh Joe you are such a good sport. Hunting pythons sounds like fun.
If you aren’t a subscriber, why not?! They are the best!!!
Thanks Ernestine! We love your encouragement each and every week! -J
@ you guys are the icing on my week. Thank you. 🙏💙
I will post your channel on my social media, and a good positive explanation of what the channel is about. I have learned a LOT from your channel, good and bad parts. I don't feel as lonely in my motorhome with your channel twice per week. I am living the RV life solo, and at my age, sometimes feel a bit isolated from my family and friends up north. I watch from here and my fiancee watches from PA at the same time. We laugh a lot, and feel moved by your relationship.
Thanks so much! I know you're in Florida, are you going to be at the RV show in January? -J
@@OpenRoading I will be in SC for 3 weeks by then. I am doing the Thousand Trails thing and couldn't book around Florida for those weeks. Then I come back to this part of Florida which is quite near Tampa.
@@flyingGrandpa Got it! Hopefully we can cross paths at some point! -J
My 1989 freightliner with its cat motor has 5.5 million miles on it. Rebuilt once. So keep your current rig its possible !!
I don't drive a Freightliner. 😁
- Cab mounts - Been shot for 2 years
- CP4 Fuel Pump - it's only a matter of time most likely
- DPF Unit is malfunctioning - I haven't had to put DPF in it in over a month... so who knows when that's going to fault out and need work. Last time I had that done it was $3 grand. Replacing the whole thing is 8.
- Oil leak - I believe it may be the head gasket but I'm not certain.
- Coolant leak
- more
It's a truck that I'm sure someone who knows there way around engines could get a lot more miles out of. I'd prefer to get something with a few less miles under her belt and that has been abused less than I've abused this one. No truck is free of repairs but I believe this on is on the edge of costing me more in repairs each year than a new truck payment would be. -J
Thanks for the Cody update, I love seeing him on travel days with Trinity :). I’m definitely subscribed but will see who we can get added cause I kinda wanna see if J. will squeal?scream? Looking forward to the backroads!
If one of them things so much as move while I'm trying to grab it, I'm gonna be done. 😂 -J
I guess attending a rattlesnake roundup and barbecue snake tasting event in Texas is out. Rattlesnake is the most awesome, pure, clean meat one can chow down on. That alone would get you to fifty thousand real quick. There's also about a thousand places in Texas to be, see and enjoy. Especially along highways and back ways and small towns. The Friendly State is priceless and yet affordable.
Learn some new skills for fun and challenge.
For example: water skills and building skills.
Water
1. Learn to skin dive.
2. Learn to scuba dive.
3. Pass Life Guard certification.
4. Learn to kayak.
5. Learn to surf.
6. Learn to sail a boat.
Building
1. How to make adobe walls and log walls.
2. How to make a garden.
3. How to provide solar power to a cabin.
4. How to care for chickens and build a coop.
@@PlanetEarth3141 Haha... add venom to a snake and I am sooooo out. 😂 -J
@OpenRoading
Start with a harmless little, garden snake. They're sold at pet shops next to guppies, goldfish, parakeets and giant Asian cockroaches. Green garden snakes only eats bugs. They're clean and silky to hold. They're beneficial to good gardens and a great pet in a terrarium. Trinity and the bunny will be amused too.
If you haven’t looked at trucks yet, might I suggest a dually. For us it takes a lot of angst out of towing. And if you’re considering another motorcycle in the near future, you might want to look into a toy hauler. There’s plenty of pre owned ones on the market. An idea for the goals is Joseph can start growing a beard at 50k and when you get to 100k he can shave it off! I know how much Kalyn loves a beard 😜! I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a successful 2025!
LOL to the beard. Boy would that be motivation for me to create a bunch of fake youtube accounts and have them subscribe. 😂
We're considering a dually - although we've never had issue with the single. We're also considering a toy hauler, but are annoyed at the fact that pretty much all of them are over 40'. We know we're probably going to go a little longer but would love to keep it under 40. -J
This is a good comment. 😊
Or a HDT. Did you see your friend behind the wheel of one recently?
@@OpenRoading if you really don't need a toy hauler, then seriously don't get one. So much additional length to maneuver with, but giving you less living space.
@@larryfreeman7979 The things we like about a few toy haulers - More weight. I'm pretty sure I've abused the GWVR on this rig... to have something that can carry more weight would be nice, expecially since if we bought another toy (motorcycle) it would be probably no more than 400lbs which leaves extra room.
The other thing is the water capacity. If we could have 160gal of on board water, I could get rid of external dump tank and water jugs as that would get us 2 weeks without needing a dump which is our ideal travel style. It's realllllly hard to find a non-toy hauler that has anything above 75gal water storage.
I'm not saying we are getting a toy hauler, because I have no idea, but those are the reasons (besides being able to add the motorcycle again) that they are a strong consideration. -J
I thought it was super fun and exciting!! And thanks for the update on Cody (been through something extremely similar recently so it was good to see him doing so well)!
It is great to see Cody hanging in there so well.
Instead of a motorcycle, please consider electric bikes. They are easier to carry and will give you content options where a motorcycle just can't go.
I like the electric motorcycle idea. It has good milage, quiet, keeps wildlife near for photography, no gas expense, very little maintenance, advanced features.
Also you might want to buy an ATV to use when your RV is parked. Good to have both of you in one vehicle including Trinity. To go to a grocery store near buy, around a lake, down a river, visit a beach and less likely to fall off of than a motorcycle and helmets not needed. Also no insurance or license required, I think.
We're considering adding them in 2025 to give us some more flexibility. Still want a motorcycle eventually but it might help us through the transition phase. -J
All right - I'll subscribe. All you had to do was ask. Now for that, I get to pass along some of the best financial advice I've ever heard... Ron Blue said that "The cheapest car you can own, is the one you own right now," . Unless your super duty has some sort of issue, or is limiting you in some way, I would hang on to it. It should be good for a million miles if taken care of. Safe travels!
Hi, Cody!! We love you. 💖💖💖
Passed the love along! -J
We saw our first gate guarders! We are currently visiting relatives in El Paso. We did a loop to White Sands, Carlsbad, and Guadelupe NPs. My wife spotted gate guarders between Artesia and Carlsbad.
haha! Nice! When you see a single RV parked at the front of a random dirt road it's a good chance! Especially if work lights are involved. 👷🏻
You may have removed my suggestions for free / low-cost things to do in Florida. So, I will just state them without the links. 1) Tampa Electric's Power Plant, where there is a Manatee Viewing Center in the winter because they like the warm water 2) Manatee Park in the Fort Myers area, where you can kayak with the manatees... I will try to think of some more.
@@tennesseeturner Ah! Thank you. UA-cam kicks out comments with links (Unless I put them in) to keep spam out.
We've been to the manatee park in Ft Myers but always got the timing wrong. We would see 1 or 2 but nothing like the 50 that we would see in photos 😫 -J
We did see the manatees when we went kayaking there. And bought a manatee-shirt!@@OpenRoading
Great to hear of your schedule plans. I'll be following closely. I understand your thoughts on redoing the 5th wheel. My older motorhome I had was constantly needing something fixed, which I did and repaired/remodeled/modified it to be better for us. I looked at some more new remodels to do which would have cost around $25K. Not wise for a 23 yr old motorhome. Sold it bought a new truck (OH YEAH), new trailer (not the right floorplan) and only spent 5 times as much as the remodel would have been.
The moral, as you know. the right floorplan is very important. Don't get sidetracked by the glitz. When I ordered my Ram, I figured what I wanted, went online to multiple dealers (Ram, GM & Ford) to get pricing options. In 2021 when I ordered the truck, GM & Ford wouldn't even talk less than 5-12% ABOVE MSRP. Multiple Ram dealers were below MSRP at the time. One of the other commenters mentioned Mark Dodge in Louisiana. They were the cheapest ones I could find across the country. They were about 12% under MSRP (as memory serves). Wished I would have gone with them instead of buying local. I did save a lot, 9% under but not real happy w/dealership. Shop around & get what you want for options etc. I plan on my truck outliving me since the wife said to get what I want because I can't have another one.
On a lighter note, I was thinking,,,,, new truck, new rig, husband eaten by largest Python ever seen. Sorry, 5 AM and too much coffee. Looking forward to your future plans. Keep em coming.
Happy to be your ‘family’ and wish you great success on your goals!
If you decide to visit the Canadian Maritime Provinces be aware that there is a hidden fee that will play havoc with your budget. In the most of western Canada the Sales Tax is 5%. In Ontario it is 13% and everything east of Quebec it's 15%. Of course it's collected on everything; gas, groceries - everything. On another note; an amazing Canadian trip that would include a train ride is Churchill, Manitoba. Merry Christmas!
We've been eyeballing some trains! 😁
And yeah, taxes suck, but hey, I guess I'm helping keep the roads smooth? -J
Great to hear your plans... for the first time we are heading south to Florida! spending time in the panhandle and western Florida - now that we heard you are going to the Tampa husband now wants to go! hahahaha the process we chose a year prior to our retirement # 1 new truck purchase,,,, #2 new 5th wheel purchase... going to have to say GO BRINKLEY! hahahaha. I even see a few of Brinkleys for sale as circumstances have changed. Good luck - maybe we can meet somewhere in Florida
Very exciting! 2025 is going to be a great year!
Hope so! -J
Thank you for the update. You can do these along with Q & A videos more often too. Thanks! Blessings!
I’m glad Cody is doing better! My husband and I are like you. We have lived longer in an Rv than we ever have lived in a house. 😂I enjoy your videos, Trinity and Cody. Following you into 2025.
One thing that has helped other content creators I follow on UA-cam to get more subscribers is to every now and then do a collaboration on a video with some other UA-camrs. Just a thought.
This was our whole last summer. 😂 Granted, our videos weren't exactly collabs but the whole season was pretty much one giant collab!
Collabs are just hard to pull off because we've discovered we aren't as "natural" when we're filming with people we don't already personally know really well. So - not saying no - just saying we have to get to know the people we're colabing with first. -J
Truck and Rv sales are down quite a bit so you can get a fabulous deal if you close on something in the off season. Maybe get an RV with a toy hauler built in at the back of the rig. There are deals to be had!❤
Would love to see you at the Rubbertramp Rendezvous in Quartzsite Arizona in January/ February! Maybe that’s the key to 50k!
That's what we're hoping for on the truck! I don't think the RV will happen over the winter due to budget (We don't want to get ourselves into a financial pickle) but time will tell! We'll limp this girl till as long as we need to. 🙂 -J
Good luck on your goals!
Thanks so much! -J
Hopefully Tampa will give you some good ideas on what you want to live in next. We are going to the RV Show in Mobile right after New Year Day. Not as exciting as Tampa, but as you know we can't make it down there due to a far more important reason. Glad to know where you are going and I wish all of you happy and safe travels.
Very very good reason to miss the show. 😁
This will be our first time staying at the show, we visited it 6 years ago for a day just after we had bought our rig! We actually went so we could meet Nathan and Marissa Moss of Less Junk More Journey. 🙂 It's going to be a lot of fun to be there again. -J
I shared one of your videos on my Facebook page! Good luck you guys!!!
Thank you! We reallllly appreciate that! I think that's the only sort of thing that get's us outside of the youtube algo. -J
#1 I'm excited for the Florida stuff, as that is my favorite state and where I want to be. #2 Glad Cody is doing well. #3 Trinity is absolutely the most beautiful dog I've ever seen. #4 buy WAY more truck than you think you need. #5 As far as RV upgrades/replacement, that's rough. All the new ones are absolute garbage. Maybe get something newer but not brand new? #6 absolutely love you two.
No highways…..are you nuts!?! Staying in Florida for winter is crazy enough.
I look forward to learning about the fun spots of Florida and you possibly changing my thoughts about the Sunshine state. Thanks for sharing your plans. Glad Cody is doing good. Have a great holiday!
I think the time to buy a truck is now if you're looking. The Big 3 are hurting for sales and looking to offload 2024. I would recommend you get whatever truck you get undercoated for rust. You guys do a lot of traveling, and it will help with the rust. Ziebart Rust Protection with Undercoating does great for new trucks
Thanks! Yeah, we're really hoping to pick one up by the end of the year. -J
I found this video VERY exciting as you discuss your 2025 plans. You have some fun, big, entertaining, and challenging plans ahead. HOWEVER, I too hate snakes and mice. If I unsubscribe and ask all my friends to unsubscribe maybe you will not have to touch a python. Just kidding - I’ll be there along the way but I’m sure I’ll close my eyes now and then if you touch a python. Thank you for sharing. Wishing you the best in 2025.
I hear you. I might unsubscribe when we get to 49,999 just to put it off a tiny bit longer. 😂 -J
@@OpenRoading Love that idea!
Hopefully you'll be documenting your search for new truck and RV. Looking forward to it!!
We will indeed! Who knows how long it will take but we both agreed that this sort of thing wasn't something that we wanted to just say "SURPRISE WE GOT A NEW RIG!" on the channel, but instead bring ya'll along as we navigate the process. -J
Good to hear Cody is doing well. We started watching because of him and of course the Jam saga lol
Best of luck with your goals! Let's goooooo!
Thanks!! 😁 -J
Just a few suggestions for 75k & 100k subscribers.
1. Edge city climb in New York
2. Bungee jumping
3. Sky diving
Well considering Joe’s reaction to a banana muffin, I can’t wait to see him react to python handlers with big snakes in close proximity (insert Forrest Gump run here)! 🫣😂 You know I love ya, Joe! 😊❤ I’m happy that you two have lots of plans (Kalyn is so organized!) and I’m really looking forward to whatever content we are blessed with on your channel in 2025! 👏👏👏 Loved the Cody and Trinity cameos too! 🥰
This is good. We needed a family meeting for 2025. I feel informed.
😁 I just gotta say... when my family had meetings growing up they weren't usually this positive. 😂 Usually one of us boys had gone astray of the rules and parents were trying to figure out which one(s) of us it was. LOL -J
@@OpenRoadingsame here! It was always me blamed though. Middle child syndrome.
@@ItsJonBaca BHAHAHA! And I would have been the one that did it that got you blamed. (Youngest here)
Quick family story that comes up almost everytime we get together.
I was mad at the 2nd born (I'm 4th) I stomped out of the room we shared and stomped without looking and went off the top stair... proceeded to fall down the entire flight of stairs. My brother ran to the top of the stairs to see if I was ok... I looked up... smiled... and started crying "___insert name___ pushed me down the stairs!!!!!!" 😂😂😂😂😂 -J
@ no joke, my younger brother did that to me. He would also hit himself. Start crying and blame me. So I’d get grounded. 🤦🏻♂️
@@ItsJonBaca That's part of our charm as youngest siblings...
So we all now know what Joe will do when membership hits 50K. What is Kalyn going to do?
I've read thru the comments and agree with you on the amount of work involved in creating content. It hits home with me. I've found it takes four hours plus of editing to produce a fifteen minute video with decent content. While I would not join the premium content membership, I am a sub and will remain so. We enjoy following your journey.
We would have liked to try to meet you both as well as C&V at the Tampa show but will have family in town that week. If you do get further down on the east coast.....
Keep an eye out! We'll be in Florida the entire winter.
I'm impressed at your editing! It takes me usually around 20-30 hours for our Friday videos. 👀 (That's including music selection and all the final fine tuning and color correction etc).
And zero problem not joining the membership! I see it like merch or even our postcard club. It's a product that offered and it's not going to be everyone's cup of tea and that's a-ok! -J
Oh! And Kalyns coming on the Python hunt too! She's just not scared of snakes. -J
You guys have been open about RV expenses. But one subject that no one mentions, is what does your RVing cost for the year? Up front, like a normal RV owner, versus the "after tax" cost of having the RV as a continual tax deductible business expense? Even changing your tax deductions to include the RV and depreciation MUST make it way more affordable.
I don't know whether or not it makes a huge difference with regard to taxes however, not having property tax in the first place is a huge savings. That said, we also don't have a house or land as an asset to fall back on.
We purchased our RV for 12,000 cash, and the truck we paid cash for as well so I'm not sure exactly how those have played a roll in tax savings. It's complicated since we have our own business so I know last year we either got a tiny bit back or owed a tiny bit.
We don't dive too deep into the tax end of things simply because we aren't tax professionals. 😁 -J
Happy Friday. Hope you guys are keeping warm.😊
Happy Friday!! 🏆
You two are so fun.
Thanks so much! -J
2 suggestions for Florida. Both near Orlando. Gatorland, & Bok Gardens.
Familiar with both! We considered doing Gatorland. We'll see! -J
Just commenting to do my part in getting you to your goals! 😊
I’m pretty sure Craig and Victoria would be able to redo your roof 😂
LOLOL!!! I know they WOULD be able to... but I highly doubt they WANT to at this point. 😂 -J
Just Subscribed!! I hope you hit 100K.
Thanks so much!! -J
Excited for you guys growing your channel! I may actually see you at the Tampa RV show as I will be working the show. I’ll probably be in the Winnebago motorhomes area.
Awesome! I'd ask if you can get us a deal but I don't think motorhome is on our list... 😂 -J
@ I would love to chat about it with you. I will be able to sell from any of the Lazydays inventory. Even just to help you narrow down your options.
@@jimsdimideas5383 We'll be in the market. Probably not coming out of the RV show with one but we'll have our toes in for sure. -J
Yeeeiii FLorida. Please go to the Keys. I miss Key west so much. Also there is a hostel, Everglades hostel…it’s magical. Maybe they let you go with the rv? People camping there with tents. I’m so happy for Florida ❤
Everyone check and make sure your subscribed🐍
Y'all are just the best! If there's anything we can do to help you reach your goal, despite the fact that we're quite a bit smaller than you guys, just let us know. Easily our favorite RV channel!
Thanks so much! And by the way, only about 8% of youtube channels make it to 1000 subscribers! So ya'll are in the top 10 percent! -J
@@OpenRoading Thank you! That is an awesome way to look at it!
Airstream!!!!! I just traded in my 5th wheel for an Airstream earlier this year and I feel like I can have this rig indefinitely. Truck with a cap with bikes in the bed. 😉 kidding I know it’s not for everyone. Good luck with your future endeavors. I’ll watch no matter what! BTW Trin is the bestest most chill pup ever!
Thanks!
Very interested to see how you grow with your channel. I’ve been watching for awhile watched you getting to your 16:31 goal to go to Alaska and the Alaska trip!! Just check to make sure that I am subscribed. Looking forward to what you see and do in Florida. I will soon be spending a week in Florida after a cruise was staying in the Everglades and then a state park. Are you planning on going to dryTortuga’s? Next year, I am going to be traveling in a rented camper van that will be a new experience for me.
Do a lot of research as a lot of new RVs seem to have significant build quality issues, particularly frame problems.
For sure! -J
Hey you guys long time subscriber here and I subscribed for the down to earth wholesomeness of you two. Now not everyone is like me or as old 😂. The things I look for are hunting,fishing,cooking,4- wheeling, Jeff and Hannah Barron, Animals wildlife. Joe I too hate snakes If one likes my vehicles I give it away, one in my house,trailer it abandoned can’t share with snakes. Dodge trucks are great and priced right. There are places across America with great deals on RVs. But not camper world big time ripoff.
Joe, plan seems workable. We are going to the Tampa show if you still need the caulk I can bring it to you! I’m with you on the snakes, no way could I do that.
Do you have any idea how hard it is to track down the paint color we used!? Kalyn is usually quite organized but somehow this paint color slipped through the cracks... and if you remember right.... uh.... we threw out the extra paint last year... 😂 -j
@ go to a store and get some color chips that look close and we can go from there. We bought a 2023 Alliance Paradigm 382RK from a couple this past August for half of the original MSRP and it’s been great so far, remember as you know new isn’t always better. Funny thing was we had to borrow a truck before our Ford F350 came in, we can only do weekends and a few weeks at a time now. Hope to meet y’all in Tampa with or without caulk. Your plan to hit 100k is really doable just keep the great content coming!
@@walterrafolski5662 Thanks! If I can't find it, don't worry about it - but if I find it I'll let you know!
We've got a meetup outside the show! Info here on our community page: ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxqqUF-wl6jOB0Uh-Hd-ejLwKPZz0ET_mD
Otherwise - we'll be walking around! -J
Cold water plunge when you hit 75K 😂.....love your content and I have been a subscriber since Trinity jumped in your chair at your gate guarding job in Texas😊
Added to the list of possibilities! -J
Check out Mark Dodge in Lake Charles, Louisiana for a Ram truck. Just bought a dually myself for our full-time RV life, and they had the best prices I have found.
Thanks! Will check them out! -J
Can’t wait for the snake hunting video!!
I can! 😂 -J
100,000….. love your little Phoebe yell 😂
She nailed it and didn't even know I was going to use that clip. LOL -J
I can’t find the community pageThere is so many places to view and see but my vote would be the Pacific Northwest so many things to see and do drive up the coast we drove up the coast from Nevada crossed into California and went to just below the border of California and Oregon took the off the beaten path trip. That’s a route that takes you through the redwood forest not the big giant ones but this is just the forest up to the coast campgrounds if you wanna stay in the campground, my favorite campgrounds are Cate Blanco, Surfside Beach and if you make it to South Central Oregon around Bend Lapine, I’d love to put y’all up for a night From Lapine, your roughly 45 minutes from the cascade mountains, beautiful place to explore during summer safe travels
That was Cape Blanco
Here's a link you can bookmark! www.youtube.com/@OpenRoading/community
If you're ever on our home page (the one that shows all our videos) there should be a set of "Tabs" above the videos and community is one of them.
Thanks for the info! We love the cascades! -J
I live in Harbor (aka Brookings) I heard my first tsunami siren last week!🎉🎉🎉 Hearing that was very surreal, since I grew up in AZ! I agree with them coming to the PNW, and doing a nice long Coastal trip!
@@aliceinoregonland3942 Oh fun. Nothing like wondering if your about to float away if you don't get to high ground. Nothing stressful about that! -J
Thank you for the link to the community posts. I didn’t see it on my tv or my phone app. Computer only? Agree with visiting Central Oregon. If you do ever visit, I recommend visiting before mid-July to avoid forest fire season. The landscapes here are varied and epic! The Painted Hills, looking for fossils in Fossil, hiking, rafting, biking, spelunking, sightseeing. Smith Rock and Crater Lake (2 hrs south of Bend) are must sees. There’s so much more. It’s all amazingly beautiful! Bend is also a great foodie town with lots of restaurants that cater to dietary restrictions. Redmond had some great restaurants too. And the Cowboy Tree restaurant out near Fort Rock is an experience! So, so much! I hope you make it out here someday! You guys are awesome! My husband has been a youth pastor for nearly 30 years and I loved how you honored your youth pastor!
☆Cody for President ☆ 🐇🇺🇸
I'm not sure But in 2000 we srayed for a month for free, at a place called Burns Lake, you can park all around I t. It is a hunters campground and is open to anyone . It closes about January 15. There is a host. Nice location too.
❤ for Cody!👍🏻💯.
I think you guys should get some really cool super bicycles so that you can go over the bike trails in Moab . You need really special bicycles with special wheels to go over that route but I think you would really enjoy it instead of the motorcycle and get some kayaks ‘, so you can learn how to kayak and do some fabulous trips down some rapids👍🏻💯❤❤ & merry Christmas 🎄
75k you have to both have to go skydiving 😅 if you go with Ford i run the F350 drw with the plow and 5th wheel option it will haul any camper you want I would highly recommend that you go with the 6 speed transmission the new 10 speed is having problems .
I appreciate the heads up on potential problems with specific models! -J
Hi,
Looking forward to your videos in 2025
Come on people, Kalyn & Joe are the real deal,
lets get them new subscribers,
Goodluck with everything,
Aussie Fan 💜
We've had new and used RVs our experience has been buy used 2-5 years old and buy a higher end RV. New is not necessarily better and a warranty isn't useful if you can't get someone to fix it.
Knowing an RV has been "shaken down" already can be a huge bonus! We're going to be checking out both new and used, but I doubt we'll be leaving the show with a new rig.
That said... I also didn't think we'd leave the gate guarding gig with a dog... so there's that. -J
Do they make a 5th wheel Toy Hauler? For some reason I think I have seen a few in campgrounds I have been in. That could be a great way to haul a bike.
They do indeed! We have eyeballed a few. Hoping to stay under 40' which can be a struggle (but not impossible) for a toy hauler. -J
I guess for me you guys come across as regular RV people. You’re not driving the $80 thousand Brinkley with all the bells and whistles. You bought something a regular first timer would buy and made it your own. Then, when you did the work and travel series to get to Alaska, again regular people. I think that is the most appealing of your videos.
Hey thanks! I really appreciate that! Being regular people is a tremendous compliment.
I want to give a tiny bit of perspective on the "Non-regular" people driving around in $80K Brinkleys.
If you are referring to people who live full time in their RV (like us) it's good to remember that this is their home.
I don't think you'd look at someone in an $80,000 house and consider them to be not regular people. Our home in Florida was north of $100K and I think/hope if you had met us that you would have seen us as regular people then as well. 😁
When we started RV life we wanted to be debt free based on our income so we purchased our rig for $12K and our truck for somewhere in the $20-30K range because we didn't want a payment at that time. Turned out to be a good decision since 2020 bit our business in the behind. 😂
I guess all I'm saying is that, we know people who ride around in expensive RVs...but that expensive RV is their full time home, and I promise you, they are regular people too. 🙂 -J
Make sure you remind folks every video to check subscription... I know I subscribed to you guys but had to do it again on my TV on this video.
Have you thought about doing "lives" as well??? That would be fun!
We have thought about it. We may expirement with them someday but for now we like to be able to edit ourselves. 😂 -J
@@OpenRoadingIt's funnier for us watching, if you don't edit yourselves! 😂😂😂
Best deals on vehicles is usually end of year…just saying. December is a good time…💸💸💸
We'll be one of those car commercials with a bow on the truck in the driveway! 😂 -J
There's a giant fork next to the road near Portland Oregon!
If you do get a new trailer don't get a toy hauler for hauling a motorcycle, you will have gas fumes thru out the whole trailer. I learned the hard way, hope this help out
We are going to Quartzsite come meet us there
Y'all need to hook up with UA-camr Omgitswicks and do some "Floridaing" with him! He just went hunting pythons last week and I think he's swimming with manatees this week. He's HILARIOUS and I'd love to see Y'all together!
Another question! Will you be doing any other crazy side work to gather money or you're depending on UA-cam from now on? I will miss the work videos if you decide not too
It's not off the table. I will say it is very difficult to maintain a youtube production schedule and do a workcamping gig but we shall see! -J
Hey, I love your content and wanted to share an idea for your membership program! You could consider creating an 'Open Roads Fan Club' channel where you post your Premium content for free after a month or so. That way, those of us who can't afford memberships can still enjoy it, while you maximize the value of the content you've already worked hard to create. It's just an idea to help you reach even more fans while making the most out of your efforts!
Hi there and thanks so much for the feedback!
I appreciate how you framed this as us getting the most out of our work. That is something many people don't consider (the amount of work that goes into content) and I am genuinely grateful that you see that.
Here's why we don't do that. When we set out to earn $15K last year we dedicated ourselves to earning it. Whether work camping, working on Kalyns biz, or starting the youtube channel. We don't look for donations. We want to provide value to anyone who's paying for something we offer.
So when it came to producing extra content both Kalyn and I did not want to go to two videos a week, but we also wanted to provide a product that people found value in that we could offer and extra content was our number 1 request. So the membership was born. 🙂
It's just like offering merch. We create it and it's there for people who want to purchase the extra content. But what I don't want to do is devalue that product because I don't think that's fair to the channel members. Back to the merch example, it would be like spending a month selling merch - and then the next month shipping it out for free to everyone else.
I hope that makes sense! -J
@@OpenRoading Hi J, thank you so much for taking the time to explain your perspective-I really appreciate the insight! I completely understand your point about not wanting to devalue the extra content or the membership program, and that wasn’t my intention at all.
I was thinking more along the lines of what Cleetus McFarland does with his PPV races. He makes a significant amount of revenue from selling access to them initially, but after about a month, he releases them for free on UA-cam to continue earning ad revenue on content he’s already created. It’s a bit like how movies work-you pay a premium to see them in theaters, but eventually, they make their way to TV or streaming platforms.
Maybe it’s something worth polling your members about? I think most of your supporters wouldn’t mind if the content became free after a certain time because they’re likely paying more to support what you’re doing than for the content itself. They love what you’re building and want to see your dream succeed. Just a thought! Either way, I will be here in the comment section and watching every video I can😊
I voted for Canadian Rockies 1st, but Pacific NW/Canada was 2nd.
100k goal. Take on your worst fear. Joseph has to eat another banana muffin!
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Love your videos, when you reach 100,000 subscribers maybe one or both can jump out of a plane? With a parachute of course lol !
75k sky diving 🎉🎉
I thought I was subscribed, then realized I wasn’t.
So here is to the 100k sub and the snake challenge Indiana Jones 😂 😂💕
Yay! Thanks for subscribing! And it's 100% possible that youtube unsubscribed you at some point. It happens. No one knows how. -J
Don't buy new!! Well, okay, there are a few quality companies out there, but be careful with new rigs as quality is poor. Watch the UA-cam channel Liz Amazing; it addresses this issue. Can't wait til 2025 with you! You two are awesome and no doubt will reach 100k subscribers quickly! Happy Holidays!❤😊
For sure. There's a lot of quality issues the past few years. -J
We’re downsizing ! Want to buy our 2020 grand design 337rls fifth wheel ? Gently used, in immaculate condition with lots of upgrades !
We're always willing to take a look! Just please don't be offended if it's not the one for us! email us pics and info at rvopenroading@gmail.com
@ no worries, we understand a RV has to “fit”. I’ll email pics & info tomorrow.
@@lizcort5047 I'll keep an eye out! -J
Come back to Canada. Come play in our snow
The Python hunting video will be a funny one.
Good time to purchase a truck. Rams are more reasonable right now. Don't wait long.
Hoping to get after it in the next couple of weeks! Maybe I can do one of those Christmas commercials where I put a giant red bow on the Truck in the driveway. 😂 -J
By “No Highways” do you mean “No Interstate Highways” or do you mean no US Highways, State Highways, etc?
No interstates! We weren't adventurous enough to avoid all state highways. 😂 -J
@@OpenRoading We will be doing the same, avoiding Interstate Highways, as we hit the road this coming spring in our new motor home. We’re retired some timers with loads of time. It’s going to be fun. Thanks for the videos, good luck to you
@@EdinboroLake Just make sure you have an app to keep track of low clearances! 😁 -J
Snakes….. pythons oh hell no. ❤ I don’t know that one new subscriber would be enough to get me to do that Joseph. 😂
😂 Maybe it should have been the 100,000 sub goal.... lol -J
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@@pupcamper58 Lol... I imagine this as your reaction as you watched in real time. 😂 -J
My boss is selling his Diesel truck ...nice ..in Missouri.. if interested we can talk..
Shoot me details to rvopenroading@gmail.com! Always willing to take a look to see if it lines up with what we're looking for! -J
I have been with you guys even before Trinity, love your content. I gave 25 bucks to get postcards from Alaska and enjoyed them immensely. I just can not see paying extra for the bonus content, have really considered canceling subscription...
Hi there!
I'm curious as to why you'd unsubscribe because we offer something for sale? Same thing happened with a few people when we did the post card club we had some people tell us they were unsubscribing because we were "money grabbing."
If we didn't do the membership we honestly would not even produce those videos. So you are not missing out on any content... you'll be getting the same number of videos at the same quality you've come to expect for free that we did last year!
I think the misunderstanding may be that you think we are hiding content that would have normally been in a Friday video and putting it in the member videos. That is not the case. These are extra videos that we simply would not make if it weren't for those who have asked for extra content. But we cannot justify personally the work that goes into extra content for free. But to be clear, if we didn't have the membership we simply would have never made the videos that are member videos. Just like we never would have sent a single postcard if we didn't have the Alaska PCC.
The member videos are simply a way for us to provide value to people who are supporting the channel on a monthly basis. Just like we used the postcards as a way to say thank you to you this last summer! -J
I'm looking forward to seeing cheap options for staying in Florida. I am quite familiar with the western BLM free areas, but not much in the eastern states.
Ok so for 100,000 how about you all go skydiving!! I tell you what you all meet it and my wife and I will do it with you our treat!! We can decide where later.
This is a fun idea. I'm down... Kalyn... I think will stay on the ground. 😂 -J
I think we can get her up there nothing to be afraid of mostly. Our motto is “the greatest things in life are on the other side of fear”. We jumped earlier this year in Moab and it was AMAZING.
@@motavated_travelers You can try... I'm pretty sure she hit her max height at a 15-20ish foot cliff jump at Crater Lake. 😂 -J
@@OpenRoading 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Sounds like a Toy Hauler is in your future.
We hope to look at a few at the RV show to see what we like! - K