This is What RV Living Full Time is Really Like
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- Опубліковано 6 лип 2024
- We're continuing our RV trip back to the east coast! Come with us to check out the best RV campground we've ever stayed at (Mackinaw Mill Creek Campground), adventure through Mackinac Island and join us on another RV travel day for a realistic look at what RV living full time is really like. THEN, watch Craig install a new RV mod that is going to allow us to run our RV AC on solar power! The RV upgrade can also help you run an AC on a small generator too!
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Mackinaw Mill Creek Campground
2:30 Visiting Mackinac Island
8:59 RV Travel Day
17:46 Second RV campground in Michigan
19:31 Installing an RV AC SoftStart
*Who are we?*
We’re Victoria & Craig! In 2021, we decided that we needed to make life a little more exciting, so we bought a used fifth wheel and completely renovated it. Then, we sold our house in Tallahassee, Florida and hit the road full time in our RV! We’ve traveled all around the United States (and Baja Mexico!) and fell in love with boondocking in our RV at the most beautiful places. In 2023, we upgraded to a brand new Brinkley RV Model Z 3100. You’ll always find us on some kind of outdoor adventure, whether it’s hiking the Grand Canyon, rock climbing in Yosemite or surfing the shores of Baja Mexico. Subscribe to our channel (bit.ly/3ssOjGT) to follow along on our full time RV living adventures!
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Even at RV parks, I prefer to use our RV bathroom and shower!
Every time Craig gets back in the truck from pumping gas our whole family try’s to guess what the dollar amount is! Kinda funny.. thanks for all the great videos!
I only use my RV bathroom. I know the cleanliness of my own! 😂
Definitely the camper! I like my own germs!
I will only go into a restroom during a pit stop if it is very well lit, public, and busy.
Ooh yes, definitely well lit. I don’t do sketchy looking restrooms either 😬
Don’t know how far behind the videos are but if you need a place to stay in eastern Ontario you’re welcome to stop for a few nights, between Ottawa and Montreal.
Welcome to Michigan! You have to wear layers even in late summer! Cool in morning and hot in afternoon
Only bathroom I use is Buckys they’re all spotless and yes, my RV is definitely the one I always go to when we travel in.
Come on Craig! What kind of a pickup driver are you anyway? We alway BACK into our parking spots! Get with the program or you need to get a Yugo! Look it up! 😉
I'm a RV bathroom break all the way. I avoid public restrooms if at all possible 🤢
Besides, it's not like I'm taking a shower.. so I'm not worried a few bathroom breaks will fill the tanks 😂.
I’m (Victoria) right there with you!
We use our own bathroom. We also stayed at Mackinaw Mill Creek in August with the Switch it Up huddle. It was a great RV park. Sitting around the fire pits near the lakeshore was awesome. We have plans to visit the U P area again to see the things we missed
On my old RV, I forgot to retrack my awning before I went to work. And when I got back, the awning was on top the roof🤯😥. Lesson learned!🤣
I love that Craig said Hoagie Im from Pennsylvania and we say hoagie instead of subs 😂
That’s one of the reasons I converted my motorhome to “true toppers” and I’m so glad I did. Look into adding a couple Lossigy lithium batteries
Ahhh those true toppers do look like a much better solution!
You need to rent and ride bikes on the island sometime. Lots of great photo ops and you can get away from the crowds of the downtown area. Maybe next time.
Just began watching you guys... Love the energy and the honesty... Question... What pole are you using for Starlink? You guys are so lucky living in a RV, I respect your life choice. Be safe!
I use my rv bathroom always.
Only reason we bought our RV was for our own personal bathroom. Hotels just aren't the same post camper either!
Love it (9:33 )- you all are going thru Canada🎉🎉🎉
At 17:09 you were in Port Sanilac, and when you turned left, I guessed Forester Park. I think I passed you this past weekend. I remember, because I was like Holy Stuff, that's a Brinkley. They're freaking awesome.
Haha yep!!! That was us, I’m sure! We stayed at Forester park and didn’t see any other Brinkleys in the area. What a small world!
We pull into the rest stop and use the RV bathroom why I don’t know,thanks guys for the videos
as always enjoy your videos, can't wait to see how things go as you move into Canada. Safe Travels
Soft Start reduces the initial AMP draw not watts
I approuved 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟your christmas decoration! 🎄Merry Xmas to the both of you 🎅🏼
I do both depending if we’re head to campsite or home
Very nice video. The fudge looked real good. Stay safe and God Bless.
It was delicious! Thank you so much!
Last bathroom we use is our own, that way black tank last longer. Smooth travels.
Every time we watch your videos I ask my husband where “O’l Craig” is from. You sound real country 😊
The 🔥 fire pit got used - nice ! Enjoyable in cooler weather 👌. As for the “fudge” it’s more like a dense sugar brick
I live in Dearborn Michigan and was glad to see you enjoyed our state and the great lakes. We have camped with our travel trailer in Mackinaw Mill Creek too.
Thanks!
Thank you for watching!
Ok I’ll play your game - I’ll use the gas station or rest area bathroom. Thanks for sharing. The subscriptions are a climbing! Good for you all. Safe travels.
Nice
We do the same as y’all. We enjoy seeing your videos
Biking Mackinac Island is much better than eating the fudge. 😜🤣
But Mackinaw Mill Creek is a great campground. Good choice. 😉
We ALWAYS use our own clean bathroom. Except maybe at Buc-ees…. I’ll use those bathrooms. 😂
We loved that RV park. Good stuff wish we could of ran into you guys when we had our Huddle there.. enjoyed your adventure.
Yes!!! That would have been great.
We stayed at that campground for the switchitup huddle. We got lost everytime we came back to the campground! Great video!
LOL YES. It was a confusing campground, we found ourselves driving around and getting the fullllll tour a few times on accident 🤣
As far as the potty stop, we use our RV, good chance to look inside and make sure everything is secure. As far as the A/C soft start. That is to start the A/C and help lower the inrush amperage. It doesn't help on the overall amperage usage. The soft start gets it up to speed and then it closes a relay across the line. At least that is the case on the large motors that I work on with soft starts.
You guys should come to Massachusetts we just started full-time rv you have been a lot of help thanks
Can’t wait to see how you enjoy my home province. You will likely drive by our city.
Another great video. ❤
Thank you!!
I use the rest stop bathroom and my wife uses the RV restroom. Don’t ask me why either.
Our new RV A/c freezes up too. The reason is that inside the unit the separation between the cooled air and the warm air going in the intake has leaks, so the cool air gets passed back through the unit and gets colder. Currently waiting on a service appt to fix ours. But honestly its a supet easy fix to just do it yourself.
Rest stop if it’s a nice well lite one. Going thru Canada, never thought to do that. Can’t wait to travel with you!
I have used Hard Start kits for our rv's. $16.00. It does most of the same the soft does. Simple as adding another capacitor to start the compressor.
Sending support, love, and kindness from Lexington, Michigan, USA
Thank you so much for joining us!
The island is pretty cool, the fort, you can bike around the island lots of hiking. Plus the water is beautiful. I live 100 miles south in Traverse City. Believe it or not you been to Mackinac island as many times as I have 🤣
I ate at the same restaurant on Mackinaw Island this summer, but skipped the fudge. Next time you should rent bikes and ride around the island-whole different experience!
in situations like that we wear light tee shirts and jackets so if it gets hot, we just take the jackets off. If its a dirty looking dot head gas station I use the camper other wise I go inside to the bathroom. We try to always stop at nice gas stations but sometimes you just have to get gas. Get that A/C before your warranty runs out .
What day were you at Forester Park, if you're crossing at Port Huron you're only 25 min from our house. Welcome to stay if you like, today is Monday
We usually go inside the rest area because we travel in a camper van with small jugs for our DIY urine diverting toilet. We also like to check out the vending machines like Craig.
Been eating on travel day guys
For our potty break, it depends on how BAD I need to go. If I can hold it, I'll go inside. If not then I'm jumping into our RV.
Hey, y'all, once again, great video. I like to use my RV bathroom on travel days. What's the point of having your own bathroom if you don't use it? 🤔😂🤣😂🤔
Haha exactly! Craig just wants to make sure he doesn’t miss anything exciting at the rest stops 😆🤣🤣
It all depends…if the rest area looks sketchy then we go in our RV. If the rest are looks cool or interesting then we will walk inside and check it out.
I prefer using our bathroom on our trailer( I know how clean it is😂)
Thank you for letting us be a part of your journey. We love watching ❤
I'm hooked on watching you two. Don't change anything. Do you like your bike cover? I have 2 E Bikes on a Hollywood rack we carry behind a cabover camper. We struggled with covers that are open on the bottom. We finally settled on a Formosa because it's covered on the bottom. We're happy with it. Curious about yours.
I always use anything other than the RV when traveling. Saves me tank space lol.
That is a good point! 😆
We always use our RV bathroom at rest stops. Much cleaner and safer. I lived in Charlevoix MI many years ago. Population of 3K during the winter, 30K during the summer. Murdock’s fudge in town was only open during the summer. So locals referred to the tourists as “fudgies”. 😂
I bet you kind of miss the boondocking spots. How are the fuel prices out that way. The traveling long distances will definitely hit that budget. The Lake is huge! No rocks to climb out there?
I don't like public restrooms! Especially if they are dirty! I always prefer my own, I know whose cooties are on the toilet.😂 Love your videos. Safe travels❤
My own bathroom
100% we ALWAYS use the RV bathroom. No matter where we stop. LOL
Haha I mean it is RIGHT there!
Love your channel. Is your Dodge a 3/4 or 1 ton?
Not allowed to take e-bikes onto Mackinac Island for future reference.
We use the RV bathroom on travel days…
I usually go to available rest area to stretch my legs, interact with humans (solo traveler here) and save that fresh and black tank water!!
Interesting, we cut down in the south east corner of Manitoba and through Chicago & Detroit to go to Toronto because it’s a few days less that way than going around Lake Superior.
We have no issues going into Canada 😂 but had an interesting crossing in that SE corner (Warroad)…the American border dude asked us gruffly why we were in Brandon after asking where we were from (Alberta) my internal response was “because we’re allowed to move anywhere we want in Canada?”. Hubs told him (Mr. “I can make your day miserable”) that we had to go to a Mazda dealer. Still, 7 years later I’m still thinking that was a really weird question. How did he think we got to that spot? And why did it matter to him if we stayed overnight in Brandon?
A bite of that Fudge 1’s A Week.
Haha exactly!
Craig 3:10 First she yelled at you, then she gave you the lousy coffee. Reply with a sad face if you feel unsafe and need to be rescued. Smiley face if you're good.
Haha. 😑 I leave this just cause she reads the comments as well, so you have to decipher it. Lol.
We usually go in the rest stop for restrooms. Because we’re old and need to walk after couple hundred miles.
lol that makes sense though! It is always nice to get out and stretch
Lol I can certainly relate, BUT I don’t think I would at night 😂
Love me some fudge ❤😝
So yummy!!
Layers Victoria layers. Always dress in layers, lol.
How do you keep fridge shelves in place on travel days? Ours slide and fall.
Rv bathroom all the time
When are you heading to Canada? We are about 25 minutes from the border if you need a place to overnight we have 30 Amp in our driveway we are about 40 south of Forester mi . Or if you have any questions about the area just let me know !
Me and my wife just got the same lectric e bikes as you guys. Question… what bike rack did you guys purchace to carry them ?
Y'all be careful up there!
We will! Thank you!!
E-bikes Mayo
We loved Mill Creek. We were there 4th of July weekend which was a mistake. Way too many people for me. What site did you stay at??
Been waiting on travel day yip pee guys it works👍🖐️
Ahhhh lol yay! That happens to me all the time where my phone just doesn’t want me to type the word I’m trying to type 🤣
I love your channel and your adventures So did you learn to take navy showers yet lol and you can plug the shower drain and use the shower water to flush the toilet Same with using a plastic bowl in the sink to re use the dish water And heres a tip for boon docking thats shure to get peeps self destructing , as even the colorful language i leaned in grade 3 seems to bother You Tube and some peeps with all the gosh and darn it i hear on you tube reminds me of watching that nerd Batman in the 60s But we survived out houses for over a 1000 years so why not dig a 2 foot deep hole to dump your black tanks then fill it back in while boon docking and fertilize the soil
My husband says the instructions are just packing papers.
Haha!! I (craig) can agree with that.
Rest area bathroom! Save the RV tank.
Trueeeee
Fyi. Watts= voltage X amperage
746 watts = 1 horsepower
Where are you traveling through Canada?
Starline or schepplers ferry?
Love your videos but I have a question. Why do you guys not say "t's"? Like when you say button.
I think it's just how the people we grew up around pronounced words in the region of the us we grew up in.
If you thought diesel was expensive in the US wait until you cross into Canada. Where I am in Ontario it's over $5/ US gallon in US dollars.
Oh goodness 😳 it’s starting to seem like this is going to be a pricey trip through Canada
EAST COST 😮😮😮. Now that’s my neck of the woods. Lol 😂. We live in Ocean City Md with full hookups and all pets are welcome. Just saying.
Third from Wisconsin 👊🏻💪🏻
Woot woot!
I love your adventures. Have fun travelling in Canada!!
Thank you!!
I’m a rest area user.
When the VP went to the Island he had his CARS!
Hmmmm 🤔 lol I guess there are “exceptions” 😆
I'm curious why you did not take your eBikes to the island. Where they not allowed?
BTW, my wife uses the RV but I use the public toilets unless they are awful, which is often. Same as in a RV camp always use the RV toilets for #2. But if they are bad we use our clean RV toilet.
Shuttles never are on time!
It’s so true! 😆
Being a woman I'd use my own restroom in my travel trailer. You know its clean. Lol!!
haha exactly!
You are so awesome awesome awesome
Thank you so much!!
how far east coast are you traveling your friend rodney in maryland please besafe