Maumee Bay State Park / This Ohio state park has it ALL!
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- Опубліковано 16 лип 2024
- Sometimes it’s sad to leave friends but when you both lead a nomadic, travel all the time lifestyle then it has to happen. So after sad goodbyes in Iowa we set out for our next gotta-be-there destination in Ohio. But with about a week to spare we decided to head to the banks of Lake Erie in hopes of finding a great campsite. And boy did we! Maumee Bay State Park had everything we were looking for. Level campsites with lots of privacy. Lots of trails inside the campground and even more inside the park. Beaches, lakes, a lodge, a great restaurant and even a golf course. What else could you ask for? So we settled in for what we thought would be 2 nights but ended up extending our stay by days. We hiked, we made a few changes to our Ekko, we met up with another Ekko owner, we griddled great steaks and we rested. What started out as sad hearts were quickly transformed into rested and happy hearts. That’s the power of finding a great campsite. BTW, we’re loving the Ekko. We’re finding we’re not as weary while we’re traveling. The layout just fits our lifestyle better than our Revel did. We know the Revel is perfect for a lot of folks but for us it was always a challenge to make it fit our trips perfectly. There’s enough to worry about when you’re trying to create beautiful, perfect experiences while traveling… adding that worry to it was tiring for us. Now… now… well we’re doing a HAPPY DANCE! BTW, there’s one of those in this video too.
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VIDEO CHAPTERS:
00:00 Everything You Need To Know About Camping At Maumee Bay State Park
05:08 Meeting Our First EKKO in the wild… Wayne and Mary
09:08 2 GREAT HIKES at Maumee Bay State Park (Beach and Boardwalk Loop)
17:08 Marinating steaks while making the EKKO more quiet
21:09 Grilling steaks on the EKKO’s outdoor kitchen
25:24 Summary and where we’re heading next week
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Great ideas
I walk this park every day. It is a real treasure.
Great vid.
Welcome to Ohio! Love your channel. We are in Dayton.
Wow those steaks really look good
Nice place
It was great, worth a stop if you are in the area.
Love your ekko and love Maggie's new hair do. Enjoy your videos. Be safe
Thank you for taking us along on your travels. Liked seeing inside of your EKKO too. Happy Tails Maggie 🐶
Thank you for the kind words about the Maumee Bay State Park! We live in Ohio and we are proud of all our state parks. Even we reside in Columbus, we do like going to this park. First of all, because of its long bike trails that go through the woods and along the shore area and no cars are allowed to share it. Second, because of a very nice long hiking trail around the park where you can climb up the big hill and see the beautiful scenery, and, of course, because of the board walk where you can watch the turtles, snakes and fish. Also you should check another campground on Lake Erie, Geneva State Park.
Hello from Italy. Great job on the vlog!
Thank you, we appreciate you watching.
Love you guys & the happy dance! Lol always so much fun to watch you guys this time from our own campsite over looking Kentucky lake. We did have steak 🥩 tonight over the charcoal grill. Ours was t-bone . I need to work on my happy dance but our steaks were amazing also.
Thanks for sharing your Adventures. You guys are the best show on the tube for sure!
Stay happy my friends
Thank you so much for your kind comment… it is so much appreciated. Glad your steaks were Happy Dance worthy. Safe travels.
You may chuckle but my long time Foretravel Cavalcade Leader friends alway have her back their 40’ coach in. That way he can align the utility hookups EXACTLY where he wants them. It’s worked for them for 30+ years! Thanks for yet another fun video!
That makes sense. I was impressed because I only wish I could back ours
This is the best part of Sunday morning at home. Watching our friends and talking to you through the TV screen.
Really loved that grill. We saw an Ekko here in North Idaho. It was indeed a rare sighting. Easy to see why you would love that unit.
Thanks for watching and commenting.
It is a nice camp site just stay away during holiday weekends. Gets too rowdy and loud. Even throughout the night. But if that is something people like then holiday weekend is perfect too lol,
Good to know. Thanks for sharing.
Hello from the other side of Lake Erie!
Love Maumee SP! Whenever I get the chance for a quick respite, that’s my go to.
Loved the vid great job guys
Thank, we appreciate you watching.
Another great video by some super awesome friends. That is a cool state park in Ohio. We didn’t like the Ekko when we saw the prototype in Tampa. But you guys make it look incredible. Maybe we miss judged it! Loved the adventures!!!
Nice! We are at our second Ohio State Park and are impressed with them!
Good to hear. Which ones did you visit?
@@VANTREKKINGlifestyle we stayed at Harrison Lake, Mohican & at Mosquito Lake.
First time viewer here. Your Van/ camper is just top notch !
Really glad to have you with you! Hope you'll stick around and stay in touch with us.
Commenting as I watch your video. Referring to the Winnebago View/Navion series, some owners have put the reflectix(?) under the front floorboard area. In those RVs you can evidently take up the rubber mat and put reflectix under it and then put the mat back over top. Supposedly helps with noise. I have not installed that on ours yet but hope to soon.
My uncle drove their class A most of the time but let my Aunt back it in to the site. She was the better one at that. Owen, you always crack me up! You all are so fun to watch, I find myself wanting to talk with you during the video but I don’t think you would here me. I do love that under garage area. That is one of the super things of the Ekko in my book. Thanks for a great video!
Another great video! The Ekko looks so nice and that steak looks delicious! And it's funny that you filmed your camping neighbors to show "she" was baking in while "he" was outside guiding her. I do all of the driving with our travel trailer, including backing in. I too get people watching us because I guess it's not that common to see a woman doing the driving. One time I had a lady run up to my window when I was backing in and she said I was her hero, it made me feel good and my hubby enjoys having his own personal chauffeur, so I think he likes it too :o)
You are my hero too. I was very impressed with the women backing in, I only wish I could do that.
There’s lots of us out there backing the rv, the boat, the trailer. Not just a man’s thing anymore LOL.
You were only an hour from me! We love Maumee SP, one of our favorites along the lake. I hope my beautiful state treated you well.
Ohio did treat us well. We also have family in Ohio.
Howdy from Arizona! Nice RV park.
Esther says hi to Maggie!
Hello back. Thanks so much for commenting!
We Love you Videos. Try out Presque Isle State Park on Lake Erie. It has beautiful views. Wayne and Becky from Tennessee
We will put that on our list for the next time we are in the area. Thanks for the suggestion.
I really appreciate your comments about the trails/hikes/walks you do on foot or on your bikes. My hubby is very physically limited so I always ask how far & how level hikes are.
What a fun time you have shared with us.
Thanks for letting us know that, we will try to continue to include information on those types of things.
Thanks so much for putting the date when this video was filmed. I wish more UA-camrs would do that. Your videos are very enjoyable! Thanks!
Hi Owen and Lynn! Great video! Nice you met someone at the park that had an Ekko and the park you are at looks very nice and quiet glad you stayed an extra night. I know I would. The steak looked good even though you didn’t bring your griddle. But I would call what you used a griddle. Would love to know where did you get the marinated
with sauce in a bag? That was nice and easy. Maggi liked it and as well as you did. Great video hope you have a great day and weekend.
So glad you got to check out one of our state parks. Hocking Hills State Park has AMAZING hikes and waterfalls. If you check out Cuyahoga Valley National Park you can mooch dock in our driveway. 😉 we are around 30 minutes from it. Can’t wait to see the other state park you visited.
Love this video, especially Maggie being a dog and checking the “P-mails” left by other dogs.
Appreciate your videos guys, Godspeed.
You guys crack me up. The look on Lynn’s face when Owen made the comment about the campsite was priceless. Happy tails and safe travels. 👍❤️🐕
Owen works hard for those looks 🤣.
Beautiful, ty for sharing :-). Have you been to Alaska . Have you seen all the states?
We have been to Alaska… best trip ever! But we have not been to all the states but we are working on it.
Looks like our kind of campground. I’ll add it to our list. Thanks! Enjoy!
Wandering Wagners youtube are at that campground this weekend.
That’s a good place! Thanks for sharing. 👍😍🌊🌲🚐
Loved seeing a video and park in the state I was raised. Please critique the 5 gal cassette toilet in one of your videos....pain or ok? Do you ever use the shower? Thank you. I can see you're enjoying your new rig. Congrats!
The 5 gal cassette works fine for us and yes we use the shower all the time. It works great.
Your photography is spot on with an artistic eye for beauty. Always such a relaxing joy traveling with you. Your first spot of an Eckko provided not only new friends but some great HOW TO's. Thanks for sharing.
Hey guys, my wife and I love, love, love your videos. So helpful and informative, especially since we have a Winnebago EKKO on order. Your many tips and tricks will save us time and help us get set up quicker and better. I also appreciated your episode where you showed the cameras and video equipment you use. Please keep ‘em coming and safe travels!
Thank you so much. We hope you get your EKKO soon. Maybe we’ll see you on the road.
Lynn & Owen: Thanks for including us in your video! It was a real pleasure to meet you. Wayne & Mary
Love you guys! Lovely episode. Thank you for taking me and my Freya on your trips. Her ears perked up and she was very interested in Maggie;s treat! Peace & Prayers.
I sure get a education when I watch your videos and I do appreciate it. Looks like a awesome place there. Cooking always taste better when you do it outside. Thank you for sharing this video with me. As always BS & BK and TC
Everything’s better outside… that’s how skinny dipping was invented. Just have to watch out for camping neighbors. 😂👍❤️
Sometimes a little relaxation is all you need. I did notice there were tons of Owen's corn dogs along the boardwalk....hoping he had plenty mustard. Happy Trails 🐕
Where can I send you my happy dance?
VanTrekkingLifestyle@gmail.com
I love it !!! I think state parks are on my list for camping. Love your videos 🥰🥰🥰
3:44 it looks like Lynn has 2 doggie bags there. Is the 2nd one for Owen?
Sometimes it’s a two poop bag day. Good thing we have a cassette toliet for Owen 🤣.
We learn so much from y’all! We have 2 pups who travel with us. Maggie’s blue cord for outside looks really nice. Do you remember where you got it?
We got it from Amazon? Here’s the link amzn.to/3dPmh3k. It’s also on our Amazon page in the “outside section” www.amazon.com/shop/VanTrekkingLifestyle.
Interesting video. Thirty five years ago I went to Law School in Toledo and it was a polluted rust belt town. After a lifetime in Ohio upon graduation I left for the West. It was nice to see the area rebuilt and fishing back. P.S. it’s pronounced “Ma Me”.
Your thoughts and experience using the cassette toilet? Makes me hesitate to consider the Ekko.
It’s always fun to see a video featuring ones home state. We are originally from Ashtabula which is located in the northeast part of Ohio right on Lake Erie. It is a beautiful part of our country but the winters can be brutal! We visit often but now live in the northwest corner of SC. Lake Erie is also famous for Lake Erie Perch which is an awesome white fish. If you are ever there when sweet corn is in season you must get some. It is the best we’ve found anywhere. We never camped at Maureen State Park but will definitely keep in on our list! Glad you got to sit and rest a spell. Great video as always!
Wow! What a nice park! Thanks for sharing it with us. It also looks like a great place to ride bikes! So much love from SC, Jane ❤️🙏🏻 Hey, that’s what I did on our last trip...took a big ole roll of reflectix and duct tape and spent time making fitted window covers all around. 😎
The meal looked great! Loved the boardwalk!!! (found myself thinking about alligators...lol....no problem at your location)
I hope you have a great time at your nephews wedding.
The wedding was wonderful and of course spending time with family was even better.
Great video! Beautiful camp ground and editing is spot on just wish we could have smelled and tasted those steaks. We had a crane land on top of Sherman at a stop light. When the light changed he flew off, no harm no fowl. Happy tails and safe travels.
That was fun to watch! You were up in my neck of the woods - almost. :) I grew up camping all around Lake Erie and have lots of wonderful memories but it looked SO much different then; not developed, very wild and open with lots of room for energetic kids to roam and run. Maumee State Park looks very nice and I’d definitely go there. Your Eckko is super nice and I’m so glad you’re enjoying it. Take good care of yourselves; safe travels and stay well.
What brand was the marinade?
Hey Lynn and Owen (and Maggie) - a couple of questions and an idea for you.
Do you feel like there’s enough inside storage, especially for the kitchen?
Do you like your stainless steel plates (and what was the brand/ are they on your Amazon list?)
The idea - could you remove the stove in the outdoor kitchen, and hook up your Blackstone griddle in place of the stove?
Safe travels,
Martha & Tony
Hey guys. We love the plates. Yes, we love the plates. Lynn found them on sale and snatched up 2 of them and they are perfect. Hold the temperature longer and don’t get hot on the bottom and have a rubber cushion on the bottom so eating out of your lap is better. Here’s the link… pricey though. www.amazon.com/dp/B08TL5KSSH?tag=onamzvantrekk-20&linkCode=ssc&creativeASIN=B08TL5KSSH&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.3OKQD4ER62GSB
Yes, we thought about replacing the cooktop with the griddle. With a few modifications it might work but the griddle is too tall to fit in the opening along with the cooler and rack thingy.
@@VANTREKKINGlifestyle thanks so much for the info on the plates.
We haven’t seen the EKKO in person so I wasn’t aware of the space issue in the outdoor kitchen. Makes sense.
Just so glad for you having so much fun. Looking forward to more videos.
Take care & safe travels. 🤗
Always enjoy your videos! I know you had mentioned previously about possibly changing the name of your channel after switching to the Ekko from the van. Maybe something like "Exporing Lifestyle", "Adventure Lifestyle" or even "TREKKING Lifesyle". Something a little recognizable from your current name but not tied to any specific vehicle incase you decide to make a swap again at some point. Just a thought. If you decide to make a change, I'm sure you'll come up with something cool. Keep up the great videos and I'll be tuned in!
Love the video today, I've not seen the marinade bags here in Tenn, maybe just missed it. Always watching these great videos thanks for sharing 👍 😊
I've seen them at Walmart I haven't tried them yet but now I am going to have to.
Venture4wd
Convenient to clean up that happy dance meal?
Wel, in hindsight, maybe it wasn’t a great idea to cook a marinade as the first cook. She needs to season quite a bit. That said we covered it with water after cooking and let it soak while it was warm. Then I used the sprayer at the water station of the RV to rinse it off. I had to use the wooden end of the tool to get between the grooves. But, it all came off and came clean and now it’s had a thin layer of oil on the rest of the trip so it should be better next cook.
@@VANTREKKINGlifestyle steak looked good, although I am challenged by steaks that thin. I tend to overcook them.
Another great video by some super awesome friends. That is a cool state park in Ohio. We didn’t like the Ekko when we saw the prototype in Tampa. But you guys make it look incredible. Maybe we miss judged it! Loved the adventures!!!
You know I didn’t like it at first either, I thought it was too square looking. But it has grown on me and I love the layout inside.