How I Escaped Hurricane Florence and Made it to the Hershey RV Show - Traveling Robert
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2018
- I am finally able to get a rental truck and tow Minitini the trailer out of harms way, after the threat of Hurricane Florence in North Carolina. I was able to do a meet up at Troegs Brewery in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and spend some time at the RV show before continuing towards Philadelphia.
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Man, you should start a radio show. Your voice would be perfect for a smoot jazz show! lol
Hmmm, don't give me any ideas :-)
Sorry! :D You keep doing what you do buddy! Thanks for the videos.
Could team up with report of the week
From Miami fm stereo smoothly and now Paul Hardcastle
That's how I got here I like his voice and a ccent.
My wife Kim and I ran into Robert at the Hershey show. Of course, I said "Robert, how is the KIA?". He was extra polite and explained it had problems. Yep, kind of like asking "how was the root canal at the dentist office?". Robert, you were a pleasure to meet, and I wish I would have said something to make your day better. We loved meeting you, and wish you the best
It was great to meet you too. Car problems will get solved. It is all part of this lifestyle. Stuff happens
West Virginia is an often ignored state, but it has a lot to offer. The New River Gorge is beautiful.
I have to go back. In my original plan I was going to be there for at least 3 days. Maybe I still have time
joseph pattison WV is great! Had the chance to visit there once.
My husband Bernie loves to watch your program❤️it makes him very happy. He bought an airstream for his retirement and we plan on hitting the road. We love all your videos and great sense of humor. I even bought him one of your hoodies in blue. He was very surprised 💕God bless you and keep you safe on the road❤️❤️❤️
Thank you! See you on the road
the way I see it is that you should buy a truck and keep minitini , lots of things you can transport with the truck too, as always so enjoying to follow you
That's definitely the short term plan
Love your Videos. I don’t get to travel, but you are letting me see thru your video the Great United States. Thanks
Love how you take an unplanned or disappointing situation and say something positive. That is a great virtue!
Robert your our star. Such a special person. You and your wife define rving for us. Love you guys!
My work truck is an White F150 and we call it “Whitey Ford” , lol!
Great video as usual, Robert, May you have continued success.
Glad you got to experience what it like having a more than adequate tow vehicle. Better days ahead Robert.
A fantastic video highlighting your mission to successfully attend the Hershey Show no matter what. Loved seeing the other fellow subscribers! How I would have loved to join you all! Much thanks Robert for taking us on the road with Big White!
Thank you Christine. It was great to meet subscribers on the road. It always makes my day
Finally, I have been checking this channel daily waiting for the next episode of this trip :)
you guys are all so awesome, its great to see the community!
Hey! Thanks for sharing such cool videos. Every time when I watch your video, I feel like taking Off from work and hit the road in a RV like you, maybe one day!
Beautiful country side..(after you left the KOA site) makes the heart yearn for simpler times.....
Yes it was beautiful. Wish I could have stayed longer
Wow ! What a machine , thanks for all the hard work and excellent editing
Gooood Morning! Great video!
Thank you very much for the video, Robert! I would like to notice that I really like to watch travels in the country. I mean that countryside landscapes are even more interesting for me than some museums or big cities. And in this video you showed plenty of spectacular landscapes and narrow cozy roads. Thank you for that!
Love the way you say Goooood morning....ro be honest..you have a great source of soul of relaxation...watching your travels one after another...what a fun...
What an Epic adventure... I know the rest of the trip and video is going to be just as good. I love to see this turn in to a feature full length video.
It is going to make a nice film for sure. I might even put it on Amazon as well
Watching this video 3 years later… really enjoying your videos Robert! I’m glad you solved your issues with the vehicle and found good people in the road that helped you, part of the adventure right? Thanks for sharing your experiences Robert.
Robert, thank you for all of these videos.
I discovered your videos sometime before the Hershey 2018 RV show and I have been loyally watching ever since.
I really appreciate the time you spent editing and making these videos fun to watch. The video on your Philadelphia trip was great. I work in the city weekly and it was so refreshing to get a different perspective from someone else.
Thank you for watching. Glad you liked it.
You're videos are chock full of good information, especially for us as we are just starting out. Thank you for sharing your adventures, can't wait for the day we begin our own!
Thank you, and don't wait too long.
Now I understand, when you say you don't have the time to stop. I had the pleasure of going for a week to Albuquerque, New Mexico. There was just so much to see, that I have to go back again and really plan what I want to visit and do. I don't know how you are able to travel, vlog and edit your wonderful travels. You are truly an inspiration. Love the Monster truck.
Hey from NC! Amazing what a difference big American muscle can make when towing :) Love my 2500 Suburban for towing stuff, especially in the mountains. A big fan of yours! Love the time lapses you do.
Right on Robert, nice pick up!
You are more entertaining than people who try harder with content. I think you’re relatable and funny! Oh and brilliant too. We can tell.
Upgrade was that truck !! Very nice
Howdy Robert,many thanks for this very captivating and entertaining video in which you update us on your escape from that monster hurricane called Florence.Great show as always.Best wishes and cordial greetings from William in Bruges,Belgium,Europe
Thanks William
i love you Robert. you are amazing!!
I'm not a Ford man but I have to say that F250 looks absolutely sweet pulling minitini! Thanks for the travels Robert!!
Ohhhh! new truck. Very nice.
Great video Robert, keep the good work.
Pa has such beautiful rural scenery. My favorite place. 😉 Because it’s home. ❤
ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO.. KEEP EM COMING..
Great videos man!!
That meet up seemed cool. All good people with a common interest. Nicely done.
It was great
Robert I love your videos as well as your adventurist nature. I also love the music behind them as it puts you in a feel good way. Thank you so much.
Thank you!
Your videos are better than any kind of TV show I can find on right now
Very cool Robert! I currently have the diesel model of that truck - I love it!
We pulled a large u-haul trailer of family possessions from central FL to Middle TN with the new diesel Jeep Grand Cherokee. We never noticed we were towing a trailer coming up Tennessee’s Monteagle Mountain, it never slipped out of overdrive and still got the same 30 mpg we usually got without towing. I did need backing instructions with such a short trailer, though!
You should seriously consider keeping that truck or one like it. One day you might get a bigger camper too!
What a drive
You look really good in that truck Robert!
As always thank you for sharing. 👍
K.rgds Volker
Good luck with the New car Robert🤠👍 and hello from Sweden
Patrick
Thank you
You are the best ! 👍
New to you the channel. Now I caught myself singing the "riding in my RV" song. LOL. Love it!
Thank you. Glad you liked it.
Love “Big White”......we have the Chevy version and we love it.
I'm sorry all of that happened to you but thankful you didn't get in an accident because of engine probs or stuck in the winds of Florence.
I wish I'd known you were stuck in Mooresville an extra night I would have had my husband bring whatever you wanted from Havana Carolina, it was just 20 minutes by back roads. Like you said, next time! But with no break down or hurricane!
Nice Video, i like watch all your Travel Adventures:-) Greetings from Germany
I am binge watching Robert, And I see you came to NJ wish I knew😀
Damn, you were in my neck of the woods...I live in Lebanon county..just a few miles from Hershey....love your vids, Sir.
Omg....you were on route 422.....sweet. I am mu h closer to Palmyra...lol
Robert, I've been shopping at the Elkin Walmart when we made a day trip to the mountains..
I'm so sorry that I didn't see your truck breakdown video when it was happening. I could have told you of a good mechanic in NC. Ours is very good and maybe an hour and half from where you got stuck in Mooresville..if you could have gotten that much further. I hope everything works out ok though! Blessings!
Hello From San Diego I Am New To Your Channel And We Enjoy Your Videos
watching the newer video's now!
Love your videos robert! Keep them going!
Thanks! Much more to come
Great video. Beautiful landscape. Congrats and go ahead.>>>
That i-81 will be on my route soon, going the opposite direction ☺️... Your edits and graphics are getting better... cool footage from Herbey 😎
Thanks! It is a nice ride I-81
🎵🎵🎤🎹love the music and of course the videos ☕🍹🍺
Love your videos Robert!
Thank you!
I agree with George Gecko, another plus - if your vehicle breaks down on the road, you still have your RV to stay in, and being able to leave your RV parked and drive around in your hauling vehicle is nice. Look to American made trucks, they have been built for heavy hauling for many decades, foreign trucks do not always have the hauling capacity for personal-use trucks. The U.S. automakers have experience with greater hauling distances on our Interstate system, over greater geographical demands, with heavy loads (e.g. ranchers). Get a Consumer Reports Buying Guide to see what fails most commonly on each truck brand. Also, I like seeing your equanimity when driving through the gas pump island with the truck's gas cap on the other side, and just going with the flow, enjoying the trip and scenery, not letting the difficulties ruin the trip. Really enjoyed the switch in music at about 18:38 - Good job pointing out interesting details and mentioning historical details throughout the video. Great video as always - your vids just keep improving!
Minitini, meet Mighty Whitey
Believe it or not we used to live in Elkin, NC! That Walmart is fairly new. Another great video.
Thanks! Sorry I was just passing through. I would love to explore the area more thoroughly
Well Robert with the exception of time lost and frustration Firestone has treated you well, maybe they can bring the KIA back to life, safe travels my friend.
Even though they really screwed up initially and it's been a great inconvenience they have tried to make thing rights so far so unless it goes south, I am giving them my blessing for the time being
Have to agree firestone did you good. This is the second time discovering firestone fixes their responsibility. Will try to use them for repairs.
I'm so bummed I missed you at the Troegs Meetup, we were just driving all over Harrisburg looking for dinner. One thing I miss about living the the mid-state is Troeg's beer. And those rural roads? I test drove a 40' Tiffin (we'll definitely need something smaller) on those roads, not as bad as I expected, but I'm going to need to get used to driving something that has it's own gravitational field.
Nice video as always. I've been hooked since I discovered this channel a week ago. And the best part is that I get to travel the U.S. without leaving my home! I also get ideas on where to go when I'm finally able to travel some day☺
Maybe it's time to change old Kia to a Big White. From the videos I've watched over the past week, I'm surprised Kia made it this far, with all the traveling and RV in tow. Kia must be a good car IMHO.
Robert, you have such great viewers.
I'm very lucky
Ain't that the truth,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
I subscribed because he's blessed with a great voice and good sense of humor.
The truck looks very very nice but you are right about the turning radius they are terrible just like the Tundra's I used to own I forgot to ask you yesterday to buy some shirts and some stickers
Totally enjoy the 🐦’s 👁 view while sipping on my ☕️ as a passive video passenger; 🙏 ever so much for your quality videos; luv your accent along with your music; such a delight to sit back and follow your traveling Minnie...🐌
Thank you!
Buy one !!
Great video Robert! Always frustrating to pay tolls only to have to sit in traffic.
Isn't that the way it always it. In Miami pretty much every expressway has tolls now and the traffic is notorious here. It is what it is...in large metropolitan areas.
It was time to get a big boys truck!
Hi Robert! You were in my area in Virginia. Let us know when your in the area again 😃
Love it
So enjoying your vlogs and also happy that you are a map person...so hard to find us kindred souls in the days of GPS. Someday maybe you can revisit the Ga coast and check out Jekyll Island. They have a great campground for minitini and it is a wonderful island to explore. We live in North Ga near Atlanta so Jekyll is our yearly spring vacation locale.
The other thing I like about Robert's videos is the way he visits welcome centers in every town he visits. I am now inspired to do the same whenever I travel from now onwards.
Jekyll is nothing but an expensive tourist trap now.
Catching up on a few of your older video's. Love Big white.....I have a "Blacked Out", 2019 Ford F350, SD, Diesel that is my tow vehicle for my 337 RLS Grand Design. As you can guess, I'm a Ford guy. :)
0:30 I used to work for Bridgestone/Firestone Finland 1990-97. Have visited HQ in Tokyo, proving ground in Rome and F1 GP Paddock Club in Barcelona.
Cool
Hey, Robert. A helpful hint for use in the future: Almost all gas/ fuel gauges in vehicles show a triangular mark, pointing to the left or right of the fuel pump icon, that corresponds to which side the fuel filler is on that vehicle. Love your videos.
Thank you. After 15 years driving the same car old habits are hard to break.
I just bought a 2020 Jayco trailer for my 2019 RAM but I had no time to travel - as a project manager for our web design firm, I am going to attempt to leave my condo in Florida for the life on the road - if I can get my cats to get used to it - and if I learn to back that trailer up - right now it just sits, unused for over 2 months. Thanks for the videos, gives me better understanding
I did not know any national rental did pickup trucks that you could actually tow with... Nice....
Another great production Robert, thanks a lot! I recommend you test drive a F-150, plenty of power and weight capacity for Mini Tini, however if you go Class B what will your daily driver be?
Think I heard your going to try and make it to Maine. Wife and I will be in Bar Harbor area the 6th. Be fun to meet up if your there around then.
Kirk
Good Morning Robert and friends.
Good day to you. It's Almost 4pm here. ;)
Wow Robert" very commented to your viewers setting up a meet an greet with UA-camr's, on the road to Hershey Pennsylvania how fun, that's a big truck, I'm sure the gas cost was much more expensive then old KIA drive safe "get some rest" 🕊🕊🕊
Perfecto...!! Cada vez...! 🤓🙃👣
I have a 2017 F-150 3.5 Ecoboost. Pull a 21' trailer no problem. GET 4x4 not 2wd! You will bury the rear wheels in soft sand or gravel & get stuck! Fair warning... It's why you rarely see 4x2 on the road pulling campers.
Robert , thanks for another great video. If your looking into a new tow vehicle a Toyota Tacoma should haul mini tini just fine I have a 2014 Tacoma v6 and haul an rpod camper doesn't even feel like I'm towing a camper.
Dang Robert, you were broke down in my neck of the woods,Charlotte,between Gastonia and Mooresville. Would've liked to meet you. Maybe next time you're up this way
I will definitely be back because I have made life-long friends in this area.
spectacular video! This is traveling! Also perhaps youd consider grabbing one of those trucks used for yourself? You seemed so happy with it!
Im on the literal eve of my own journey beginning in December. Buying my own class c and living the dream for a year or two. Im excited and scared beyond words. But then thats why we call it an adventure right?
I drive a 2015 Ford F-250 super cab, 8' bed with a 6.2 LTR BOSS gas motor. I pull an 8000 Lb trailer loaded and I can still put my 850 lb Harley in the truck. It pulls and handles like a dream. If at some later date I want to tow a fifth wheel, I can still do that. (I'm just not ready to give up the bike) Ford builds the tow features you need into the truck and there's tons of options to suit your needs. Having spent a good portion if my life fixing driveline components in trucks I can say with some authority, buy bigger than what you need! The 150 Ecoboost is great but there's no extra power. Sure it'll tow that trailer but the kind of traveling you do you'll want a bigger truck and if you ever want to get a bigger trailer? You'll already have enough truck to pull it.
Right on! I had a 2005 Ford F-250 Diesel, pulled my 32' travel trailer with no problem, didn't seem to use much more fuel pulling the trailer than driving without it. Some of the best times of my life were driving through the lower Rocky Mountain chain with that combo and my family. Forgot to mention - it was a 4-door Crew Cab.
Get a toy hauler!
That's an argument I wish I had won with my Mrs. We walked through 100 toy haulers, she shot everyone down because she "didn't want a garage for a living room" The set up I have now works just as well. I have a self loading bike ramp I can use by myself. Most times if we go far I can always rent a bike for a few days rather than dragging the bike out with me.
The fuel is less or about the same as a motorhome so for us, it's negligible. Having the power when you need it and the muscle to pull bigger loads dependably and safely makes the fuel use worth it. What are you driving now Ms.Sixty
Are you sure we were driving the same truck? Besides raw power that was the worst vehicle I've ever had the displeasure of driving. No turning radius, horrible ergonomics, low and uncomfortable sea, hesitating throttle and transmission... I'm definitely not buying a Ford.
Too bad you weren't able to come to New England to see the Fall foliage. Right now it's at its peak in the Northern part and next week, the peak will be in the central part. Oh well, Summers are very beautiful in New England too. Maybe you'll come up this way soon.
Did you hit the lottery? I've never seen anyone go as many places as you have. Way to go.
good morning....friends
i was smiling the whole time!!!one day ill get to meet Robert eventually.
Looking Forward to seeing future videos on reviewing trucks that could pull mid-sized travel trailers. Would you consider the new Ford Ranger?
Welcome to Virginia Robert where lovers are like me!
Mystery solved, lol. Bet the truck towed great on the highway, but backing and campground maneuvering would suffer from the longer wheelbase. The trailer tire wear, if only one, is either a loose bearing or bent spindle. Both are common. If the opposite tire wears oddly, then the axle is suspect. To add, I usually do my own car work, but have gotten lazy with age and have had Firestone do some work on my vehicles. A bearing went out after they replaced them and it was barely under warranty. They didn't hesitate to replace no cost to me.
I bet you're tempted to get a Ford F-150!
That would be great for towing the Mini
If you have time in the near future Quebec City in Canada is gorgeous its the oldest city in North America with beautiful old French architectural .
sounds like its time for a change and to buy yourself a new truck !
I'm looking around, window shopping. Before the end of the year Old Kia will be retired.
Time to retire ever faithful old Kia.