How we travel with Lectric eBikes in our RV
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- Опубліковано 22 тра 2022
- #lectric #rvlife How we travel with Lectric eBikes in our RV
In this video we show how we travel with our Lectric bikes in our Rockwood Mini Lite 2205S
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Team work!! That's how my husband and I work together!! :)
Exactly! Happy Camping & Thanks for watching!
Hey TNT, Nice video. Keep those little gray cells communicating, Very nice food for thought.
It's really fun to see how other folks solve problems. I would love to see how the couch extension moves into the main cabin.
Thanks for watching!
We may have to film the slide going in and share..
Safe Travels!
Thanks for the video! Just purchased 2 Husky 45 gal bins today after watching your video instead of hitch bike rack. I like having the bikes inside our 5th wheel. NO rain , no worrying about them falling off or someone taking them off. ( H.D. now priced at 39.99)( cheaper ones available without wheels and lightweight... won't last as long)
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THANK YOU. Everything I needed to know. Bike just arrived today, haven’t even unboxed it cause it’s ‘TO DARN HOT’. But followed your previous vid about the totes and did order and receive it. Haven’t made the mods yet but have everything to do it. This one was very helpful as I am hoping fingers crossed I will be able to heft it either into my tear drop which will be a tight fit. Will try the empty tote box first see how that goes, OR into my SUV. Either one will be a challenge as a solo traveler. I’ll have to ‘PUMP UP’ real quick. Having the totes is BRILLIANT. You two have great chemistry on camera and off I’ll bet. THANK SO MUCH. RIDE ON!!!
Glad our video helped! you are correct, we enjoy and have a good time on and off camera. Safe travels & Thanks for watching!
We have a portable ramp that we use to put our e-lawn mower into the back of our pickup. I'm going to see if we can use it to roll a tote with an ebike inside. Removing the ebike batteries will lighten the load.
the expansion rod was genius!
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Great idea. We have our 2 and wish we saw this sooner. A few trips on the rack on the back and not happy with how they’ve been beat up. This is such a great and easy idea. Fold up the dogs cages and slide the bikes right in their spot. Thanks guys!
Glad we could help! Thanks for watching, safe travels!! 😃
You guys make some great videos! Very helpful solutions to problems a lot of people have. Keep up the good work, guys! 👍👍
Thanks appreciate the kind comment. We are enjoying creating these videos to hopefully help others. Thanks for watching and subscribing!
Thank you. Very helpful. 😊
You are so welcome!
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My wife and I rv as well. We have the lectric bikes too!! We also store ours in totes. And to make it more interesting, our names are Tony and Tina!!! Lol
Hi Tony & Tina, That is awesome! Hope our videos are helping!
Thanks for sharing!
Safe travels & Happy Camping!
Tony & Tina
Exactly how we do the same thing in our Rockwood Mini Lite 2109s and our two Lectric bikes!!
Thanks for watching and and commenting. We now have found an easier way to travel with the bikes…check out the video!
ua-cam.com/video/EOGuFN59aC0/v-deo.htmlsi=q0A24QsG6cRF9fUO
That’s great! Thanks for watching!
Great demonstration! I’ve used totes too, and I have given detailed instructions on the best way to load an eBike into a pickup, with cap. (In my case the Lectric XP Premium.
Several things that I liked. You had your wife helping you (I will use that with mine to convince her… if necessary😉😁)
Then there are those pipe insulators, genius! I’ll be adding that to mine. (64 gallon yellow handle, heavy duty tote with wheels).
Also liked the use of a extendable brace. I have one already but they would come in handy if I get a cargo trailer. Thanks.
Lastly, to keep the tote from moving/falling over I added a cargo strap (without the ratchet) to go around the tote. Mine attaches to the bedside rail. The strap held, but would slip occasionally because of temperature or extended movement. I fixed that with some bent coat hanger metal shaped into an S. This keeps the strap up near the edge(where you have the pipe insulation. Eventually I’ll add so
E small hangers (1 inch strap looped, with a buckle on the ends to keep it from falling through the slot in the tote edge).
Anyway great video, hope these suggestions help.
By the way, I notice you commented on the bikes weight. All together the two batteries on the Premium weigh 15 pounds. I always take them off before moving the bike. They go behind the drivers side seat in the cab. I keep them in a fireproof bag that allows charger(s) to thread through. That and a fire blanket is what I rely on if the unthinkable happens. As to an extinguisher, most would not work, so removing the batteries really counts. The only extinguisher I know of that can reduce or eliminate a battery fire would be a decent size CO2 pressurized extinguisher. Better safe than sorry…
Thanks really appreciate the comment, glad we helped a bit. Love the idea of a fireproof bag for the batteries, agree you never know. Thanks again for the comment and subscribing! Appreciate the support. Happy Camping!
Hi Tony and Tina, thank you for the quick response. Greatly appreciated. We love your videos, watch regularly. Keep up the good work. Our camping season up here in British Columbia Canada will be starting Easter Long Weekend. Have a great day. Natascha and Bruce
Thanks so much, Happy Camping!!!
Wow I like your rv it's got just enough to be comfortable.
Thanks! We really enjoy it…
Not sure if you saw this video, here is a tour. Thanks for watching and subscribing!
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Thanks for sharing! We have the same RV and bikes.
Great taste!
Thanks for watching!!!
Another RV’er puts the bin vertically then rolls the folded bike in then tips the bin down. No lifting. Then he uses a dog ramp from Amazon (which has to be stored- it telescopes) so he doesn’t have to lift the bin- he easily does it himself. I’d want to avoid lifting as his method allows
Great idea! Thanks for sharing..
Super smart y'all
Thanks appreciate you watching
Hey Friends!! Was so great meeting you at the GlampOut!!
~ 4Ever Trippin
Great meeting you as well! Safe travels friends!!
I've just purchased a folding ebike and this was very helpful. Thank you
Thank you for watching and commenting!
Glad it helped!
Is two. And we’re planing on taking them on vacation so this looks like the best way (besides a bike rake) for storing them. I like the addition on the foam around the lid to keep scratching to a minimum.
I've just purchased 2 folding ebikes xp 2.0 and this was very helpful. A suggestion: Can you remove the seat post and put the handlebar where the seat post was? This would protect all the stuff you have on the handlebar - Mirror, controller, phone holder, shifter, break levers, rubber grips, etc... Thank you.
We had tried that in the past, they are a bit loose that way. thanks for watching and commenting!
Grab the bin on either side (not front/back), toss it in the door wheels first, n wheel it right into position. Ergonomics.
@@GraniteChief369 Thanks for the tip! Appreciate you watching & commenting.
Nice video with helpful information. We travel with ours in a similar fashion.
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Nice, We use totes also but we like them in the back of our Nissan Armada. Reason being many times we unhook the camper at the campground and then travel with the truck to different places to ride our Lectric bikes.
Nice, no need for a bike rack! Appreciate you watching and commenting, Safe travels & Happy Camping!
Great idea with the storage tubs!
Thanks! 😊 appreciate you watching and commenting..
Thank you for your info. We have Lectric eBikes and we are campers, we are always looking for new ways to transport them.
Appreciate you watching and subscribing! Glad we helped, stay tuned as we have another way to travel with them, coming soon..Happy Camping!
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@@TNTRVing absolutely!! They are family!
When you load the bike into tote, wheels should be over the wheels of the tote. This will take pressure of your arm while pulling the tote.
Thanks for the comment!
Appreciate the tip…
Get one of those folding dog ramps, put it in the doorway and roll the bin right up and in.
Great idea! Although we currently like to carry them on the back of the RV.
Thanks for watching!
I was just about to buy a 55gal Lowes Craftsman wheeled tote I saw in another video, but these Home Depot Husky 45gal look to be a nicer more compact fit, and cheaper to boot! Thanks! I just hope I can lift it up into my SUV.
Thanks for watching! It takes both of us to put it in the RV…
@@TNTRVing I noticed that, but I'm hoping I'm strong enough to do it solo. I saw some other videos of guys doing it alone.
Love that you’re wearing your KYD shirt!! Coincidentally, I’m wearing mine as I’m watching your e bike storage video!😃❤️
Love KYD! They are one of the reasons we got into RVing. Thanks for watching and commenting! 😃
Nice video we have the same bikes and the same challenges moving them
I transport them in the back of our car that we tow I also have done two UA-cam videos
Hi Vee,
Thanks!! Tina and I have been experimenting with using a bike rack on the back of Belle recently.
I like that it frees up interior space & I can put them on the evening before departure to speed things up. Thanks for watching! See you at the FROG Rally. Tony
Hi Tony yep been thinking of the same but I can’t find a good unit that will hold both of them properly.
And ones I found are so expensive I keep putting them back in the car in my tote box
Let me know when you find a good affordable bike rack…
Good videos. I appreciate your thoroughness.
I’m curious why you don’t put the bikes in the bed of the truck? I understand the desire to gain more space inside the Rv but even with the torsion axles, there is a lot of weight and leverage on the rear end of a travel trailer. I’ve seen lots of bouncing bikes on the back of trailers especially when crossing overpasses. Last one had the front wheel of a bike dragging on the ground. Of course he had five bikes on the back. 😮 We always hauled ours either in the bed of the truck or on a special bracket I built on the dinette seats.
Great question, we unfortunately do not have room in the truck for our bikes. When they were new we really wanted to keep them inside and protected. We now carry them on a beefed up bike rack on the back of Belle. They ride really well with minimal movement. Here is a link to that video.
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ua-cam.com/video/EOGuFN59aC0/v-deo.html
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@@TNTRVing I saw that video also. Thanks for the response. I’d still be afraid of the weight and leverage the e-bikes and carrier put on the 300 lb hitch.
I keep an eye on the hitch welds regularly. The nice thing is on our trailer, the hitch is directly welded to the frame not the bumper.
Great video! Where did you get that extension rod & who makes it? Many thanks...
I just looked at it..it says ratcheting cargo bar and has a registration mark…
I just looked on Amazon and see they have one made by Reese for $24.18
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I would put a small block of wood on the RV side on your extension rod with carpet on the wall side to keep it from marking up your wall.
Nice video can you tell me what size bin you are using please
Thanks
Husky 45 gallon…
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Smart! A question I have is do you have to remove the battery? Thanks
Initially we removed them, especially if rain was expected. Now we just remove them if rain is expected.
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great now do non folding bikes
We will be doing a video on that soon..
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Far from effortless. Great idea of you have two people.
We have since changed the way we travel with our bikes. Check it out! Thanks for watching
Where do you get those bins? Looking at getting this ebike.
Home Depot 45 gallon
@@TNTRVing Thank you! 👍🏼
My wife and I just purchased 2 Lectric bikes and decided to pick up a few totes for traveling in fifth wheel. Wanted to ask where you store your bikes when camping? Do you bring them inside daily or just chain up? We're excited to use these for the first time but want to keep protected as well. I feel we'll bring ours in at night even though it will cramp us some with space. Thoughts??
We chain them to the bumper or to the front A frame and cover them. We haven’t heard of anyone having issues in places where we camp. Also, Tina and I will be making another video soon on how to check and replace the brake linings. Thanks for watching and subscribing!
I used to worry about my solar set up and thievery but once I got out there and saw everyone had them, I had been in decades, I relaxed a bit. Now I’m seeing eBkes a lot at campgrounds. I’d live with hope that the campers code still exists and that things will remain where I left them. Within reason, of course.
What size pipe insulation did you use around top of totes?
If I recall, it was the 3/4” pipe insulation from HomeDepot. Thanks for watching!
Where do you store them when you’re camping?
The bins go under the RV.
The bikes get chained to the A frame of the RV. Appreciate you watching and commenting.
What size is the pipe insulation on the edges of the totes?
I used the 3/4” diameter….
Thanks for watching!!!
Thanks!!
What size are the husky containers for the Lectric bikes?
We used the Husky 45-gallon, here is a link to a comparison video we made a couple years ago.ua-cam.com/video/OvOmvs_l1tI/v-deo.html Thanks for watching and commenting!
Why not just get a bike rack for the rear of that camper it comes with a hitch that's rated 300 lbs
Thanks for the comment, Stay tuned for our latest way we carry our bikes. The Saris Bike Rack I had didn't have a wide enough wheelbase. The new rack does.. Thanks for watching!
What size bins are they?
45 gallon Husky brand from Home Depot! Here is a link to the video on how we decided what size works best. Thanks for watching and commenting. ua-cam.com/video/OvOmvs_l1tI/v-deo.html
What brand/model are those boxes ? Any link please ?
Husky 45 gallon bins. We got them at Home Depot…
I'm not seeing any links 😕
Hello,
We do not have any links to products in this specific video..
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How much those bikes weigh?
65 lbs. with battery
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Could you put one tote on each side of the bed during travel?
We appreciate the comment, Unfortunately they do not fit on the sides.
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@@TNTRVing Thank you.
Your trailer has a receiver hitch. Why not just get a hitch mounted bike rack?
Funny you mention that, after hauling our bikes inside for a while we decided to change it up. Here is the video ua-cam.com/video/EOGuFN59aC0/v-deo.htmlsi=xNqqniZR8atW1RI7
what ya gonna do when one of those ebike batteries start burning ?
We have a great solution! We now keep them on the back of the RV. Check out our new video! ua-cam.com/video/EOGuFN59aC0/v-deo.html
If that doesn't work, we will have to call the insurance company. Thanks for watching, Happy Camping!
Let them burn, and then go looking at new RVs😂