WINTER CAMPING | SURVIVING SNOWY CHAOS AND PLOW MISHAPS! WINNEBAGO EKKO RV | VANLIFE
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sweetest couple on youtube! :)
Thank you Bud, that’s a heck of a compliment. Very much appreciated.
@@ekkonesters599 I always think of you guys as a great communicators, wish you best! Merry Christmas to you guys!
Jason, I read the comments
Lol, I’m definitely going to have to add the recipe.
Good to hear someone is reading the description.
I'm a new subscriber and love your attitude. Keep up the good work.
Thank you for the kind words and for becoming a subscriber to our channel. We are very grateful to have you follow along and share in the comments. Wishing you a wonderful rest of the year.
Great video. I was cracking up when Michelle voiced what Jason might say when he went to help the sprinter people. Lol
😂 ya, she was probably spot on.
Woo I'm enjoying 😃 watching this video so nice always I said the best couple doing vd God bless 🙌🔥🙌..
Thank you very much. That is very kind of you to take time and share your thoughts. We also greatly appreciate you subscribing and helping us grow our channel. It's very encouraging to hear and keeps us motivated for sure. Wishing you all the blessing in life ahead as well.
Awe, the beautiful northwest and carne asada tacos! What a perfect evening!
So, agree! Thanks for checking out our channel.
I would think the AWD would have kicked in better when you were spinning backwards.
That does make sense.
I think when I got in the vehicle and I was selecting the modes that allow you to go into different settings, such as Mud/rut, ECO, etc I may have initially chosen the mode that was more suited for pavement. I probably could have left it in standard mode and allowed the intelligent AWD system to do its job.
Thank you for posting ! And thank you for putting and pushing your Ekko in different situations for us to see. Appreciate you.
Thank you for taking time to check out our channel and follow along with us. We do love adventuring and challenging the capabilities while being able to learn and share for sure.
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First off, I loved your choice of background music! You guys are awesome, always helping out ppl. That's everything that is good about the camping community! Beautiful scenery and you sold me on getting a set of traction boards!
Hello Bill, thanks for all the kind words. Especially thank you for watching our video and sharing some of your thoughts.
We definitely love doing our best to help others out.
Happy to hear that you’re gonna pick up a set of traction boards I’ll leave a link in my description. Wishing you safe and happy travels.
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Fun to watch how you took care of these situations. At far as being in cold weather, did have you water system shut down? Also what did you rely on for heat? Ekkos propane heater all night or something else electric heater?
Thanks for checking out our video.
No, we had no issues with the water system shutting down.
The nice thing is the EKKO design, where all of the water lines are kept on the interior side of the vehicle, rather than running on the exterior.
In one of our other videos, we also insulated the compartment where the main water control valves and winterization controls are located. If you happen to watch it, there’s a spot between the driver side bed platform and the control valve box. Previously when this was un insulated, we did have an issue with one of the plastic tea fittings.
We leave the Truma aqua heating system on all night. Depending what your comfort level is, you can set it anywhere such as 68 to 72° and stay extremely cozy especially if you put the thermal blanket up between the cab and the main living space.
Let me know if you got any other questions and thanks again for checking out our channel.
wow that is alot of snow! glad you were able to help them and have a nice dinner
Yes, they were pretty deep at one point.
Super nice folks though and they had a great attitude. It was fun to help them out.
Just checked out the Winnebago website. Saw the images on the the new Sprinter-based EKKO (Jim @ TheFitRV calls it the "SprEkko"!)....and there was Jason and 'Chelle as the OFFICIAL MODELS! How nice!!! You two looked great...Winnebago will sell a ton of EKKOs with you two as official "models"!!! PS: I like alot of what I saw...just wondered how they ride versus how your ride is with the modifications to your suspension in your "TrEKKO"....Did you get to drive the SprEKKO about?
I love Jason!!
Jason is such a great chef! You guys demonstrated such great teamwork! Love the video! Where is the recipe? :P
I so owe you and others the recipe. I will get it done. I totally forgot.
In the meantime here is the lime creama. sour cream (or Mexican crema), lime juice and zest, garlic, and kosher salt.
Oh my goodness! Way to go Michelle and Jason!! Y’all are an awesome team! I pray to God I am camping close by you sometime when you make tacos on the chance you would make me a plate! Haha! I knew you were going to share some! 😊 You are amazing folks!!
Definitely will share food anytime for sure. lol, you know us too well. I couldn’t help but to bring the young fella a meal. He had a really beautiful dog with him too. He seemed to be enjoying traveling in his vehicle exploring the country. It was an adventurous day for sure. Thanks for checking out our channel.
just saw you two in the new Sprinter EKKO video!!! AWESOME!!!
Oh that’s too funny. It was a great time.
That is one very, very capable vehicle.
I’m hoping to do a little video and share some insight and what our experience was like very so oh,
If you end up with any questions don’t hesitate to ask. Also, thank you very much for supporting our channel.
Always. Teaching your mom new. Tricks. Of food. Prep. Be safe. You're always a great man to help others out. May you be safe out there and Michelle you walking a mile and a half is amazing. Your teamwork is unbelievable and I know the respect and love that you guys have for each other is amazing but Jay teaching me some new recipes, thank you. Hugs and love be safe.
Ahh, thanks. Michelle was a trooper for sure. LOL, I think she also figured she was safer on the ground.. HAHA
wow
It was a lot of fun.
Thank you for checking out our video
Excellent! You've got me leaning towards an Ekko.
Good choice!
Hello Jim, Jason here, I hope all is well. I am curious do you currently have an RV or Travel Van? If so, what is it? I’d also be curious to hear or learn more about what you believe. Your overall needs would be.
Michelle and I have had our EKKO “Bad Betty” for going on 2 years. We also recently spent three solid days driving the new sprinter chassis EKKO. So, if you have any questions or thoughts related to either EKKO, don’t hesitate to ask.
We’re also considering doing a UA-cam live question and answer segment. Would you be interested in this? If so, let me know what types of questions you may have and I can prepare some answers in case you have the opportunity to watch.
Thank you for supporting our UA-cam channel and I hope you have a wonderful New Year.
Good teamwork!
Thank you 🙏.
You two are so awesome together!!! Loved this video and the music, music made it look fun for you two!! Haha
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for being such a wonderful supporter of of our channel.
We love reading your comments.
I needed this today 😂
Thanks for checking out our video. It was a great experience for sure.
We need a trail fire cook book
Great idea! 💡 ✌️
You are famous! Just saw the commercial for the Ekko Sprinter - well done!
Thank you for the kind compliment. It was actually an amazing experience. The film crew definitely made it all come together and made the experience really amazing.
The new Sprinter Chassis is definitely a great choice by Winnebago. Hope all is well and wishing you a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.
Luv it when Rv'ers come together to help each other out. Well done! However, this Florida boy is not taking his Ekko into the snow if he can help it! By the way, which size of the car storage organizer do you use?
Haha you’re missing all the adventures not hitting the snow for sure. What part of Florida are you in? In respect to the organizers, I went with the 23.6 in W x 14 in D x 12 in H(rough size).
Snowy adventures I think I can skip, at least for now. We live just south of DeLand, FL, which is roughly half-way between Orlando and Daytona Beach. Are y'all coming to the Ekko rally at the Florida RV Super Show in Tampa, FL?@@ekkonesters599
wow crazy video loved it Jason you stayed calm and great back up job for sure, thats to much snow & to cold for this FL boy moved from MA 25 years ago hope to never have to see snow again LOL you guys stay safe & warm
Glad you enjoyed it
Great pointers. Thank you. Where were you?
We were headed down a side road on the backside of Mt. Hood in Oregon. Did not expect this. The camera does not give the conditions of the ground and slope justice. It was one of the times where the road was like ice, but the light snow packed on top was deceiving. Thank you for taking time to check out channel.
Exactly love you and your videos
Love you to too thanks for watching our videos and following our adventures.
Another awe inspiring video. Amazing snow adventure. Thanks for sharing. Hey, how about more on how to deal with all the condensation in cold weather. We find we have to towel down the upper corner all around the ceiling for to the thermal transfer of the cold up there and the front Ford windows. I tried to put fan on 10% and barely crack the window on my side of bed, but boy does it get cold! So I end up closing the window and shutting off the fan.
More to come!
Loved watching this video and makes me more excited as I wait for my EKKO Sprinter that I have on order to be built. I look forward to similar future adventures here in Colorado where I live in my future EKKO. Where were you in this video? Oregon?
Hello, first of all thank you very much for the kind words and for taking time to check out our channel. I am sure you are seriously excited to get your new EKKO, especially with the increased ground clearance. In this Video we were up at Mt Hood in Oregon, beautiful mountain for sure. We found some forestry roads as well as a snow park. The snow park was a bit load come 12:00-3:00 a.m. but oh well. Thank you again and keep us posted when you get your new Sprinter EKKO.
Great video! Very helpful to see the Ekko in action in snow country. We're heading to ski country and planning to winter camp in our Ekko. Lots of mountain roads require vehicles to carry chains. Do you have any recommendations for chains, cables, etc? Some say AWDs should chain all wheels. What are you guys doing?
Curious how you don't have lots of condensation on the windows. I've seen other RVs with lots of water on the windows after such a cold night. Do you do something specific to keep the water/condensation levels down? TIA
Great observation Robert. There are a few things we have done that help. Leave a link in the description for one which is rechargeable dehumidifiers. The other thing, is you can set the MaxFan (roof vent on low and that helps out a lot) just the lowest of settings will make a difference.
There generally is some on the Front windshield for sure, but we’ve been lucky recently with a few new practices.
I read the description but did not find the ingredient list for your carne asada tacos.
Hahaha 😂 Jim you have an eye and attention to detail like no other. You are 100% correct I did forget. For you, I’m going to not only list the ingredients, In going to send them to you first. Hope you’re doing well and enjoying your travels. Your friends Jason and Michelle.
@@ekkonesters599 thanks a million!
Travels are going well, presently at the Anza-Borrego State Park in CA, but starting my trek east from here.
Looking forward to try my hand at making those tacos.
My best to you my friends.
jay do you have link to window shades thank you great video 2nd question what drive mode did you have Betty in while in reverse seems like your traction control put all of the power to rear
Hello, I hope you’re doing well.
I’ll have product link for the window shades very soon.
I am going to be meeting with the company tomorrow going over a few small details.
We will also be releasing these through our website.
And also we’re working on a brand new website that should hopefully be out within about a month.
I’m trying to remember what mode I was in during the traction control selection.
That is a good question and when I usually don’t forget.
I can't seem to find the link for the "Super Pacific" window shades?
Sorry for the delayed response. Here is the link for the covers. adventurenesters.co/collections/window-coverings
Yes I read the descriptions, and do you carry water with you in your freshwater tank, or have you already winterized your Ekko? Just curious. Thank you for another amazing video!
Thank you Emily for the kind response. In respect to checking out the description.
Also more Importantly to us thank you so much for watching our videos and subscribing.
Also, I love your questions.
We have not winterized our EKKO we are still using it.
However, we do drain the systems while it’s parked in case those nights when it drops down.
The fortunate thing about the Winnebago EKKO, they have put all of the waterlines within the interior part of the chassis. A lot of manufactures have the waterlines running underneath the vehicle which expose them to the elements as well as road hazard.
We also took time to insulate our exterior shower water control system, which we have a video on.
That helped out as well. It’s considered a four season vehicle.
By the way, how are you all doing with your travels. I understand you have a very very cool fifth wheeler.
Yes, we do carry water in our freshwater system. If that was your direct question, I may have misunderstood. But we stay on top of it and respect to keeping it as fresh as possible.
I highly recommend a triple filtration system.
What was the temperature average that night in Bad Betty?
as a current owner of a 23 Ekko Transit my biggest concerns are power ie: can it pass a vehicle without the big runup you might be in the perfect seat since you live and drive in the mountains we live in the flats of NC Please do a live podcast since so many current Ekko owners might want to move forward by upgrading to sprinter. One question for you and Michelle would you trade bad betty for a sprinter have merry xmas also
just saw you guys on the sprinter ekko commercial what did you think
Hello, thanks for checking out the commercial. It was amazing to be apart of the Winnebago EKKO Sprinter release. We had 3 solid days of driving, exploring different terrain and really putting the new Chassis to the test. We were more than impressed with the vehicle’s capabilities from numerous standpoints. Everything from the interior comforts, storage capabilities, handling and driver predictability were just a few things.
I have a question, Michelle and I are considering doing a live UA-cam question and answer session.
Would this be something you would be interested in watching and being a part of? My thought would be the viewers could engage with us, asking us questions about our experience, the vehicle, and anything that draws curiosity about the EKKO. Let me know your thoughts.
@@ekkonesters599 as a current owner of a 23 Ekko Transit my biggest concerns are power ie: can it pass a vehicle without the big runup you might be in the perfect seat since you live and drive in the mountains we live in the flats of NC Please do a live podcast since so many current Ekko owners might want to move forward with a slight moce up. One question for you and Michelle would you trade your for Sprinter
Lime crema?
Basic ingredients: sour cream (or Mexican crema), lime juice and zest, garlic, and kosher salt, pretty delicious and easy. You can also make the consistency as you wish.
You guys really eat well!
Do you have chains??
Hi joe, Jason here. Hope you’re having a great day.
Thanks for checking out our video and subscribing.
We do not have chains for our EKKO.
I do have a set but I’ve never tried them before.
I’ve seen different applications and I’ve been very curious and also interested in trying something out.
I wish I could’ve provided you a better answer. I’m sorry.
Way to prove camping is a summer activity
😂 not in our case we live the winter camping. Especially with the EKKO 4-season capability and the Truma Heating System.
Don’t get me wrong, we love the warm weather too. Take care!
Why would you even attempt to try and drive a class C RV on that road, in that snow, with those kind of inclines..........smh. The Ekko has AWD but its meant for snow on public roads and at the most fire roads. Your trying to drive it on road conditions meant for a Jeep Rubicon with 37 inch tires. Your giving your "expert" analysis on driving on snow but to be candid, if you knew half as much as your professing you would have never even attempted going down that road.
Hello Robert, Thanks for stimulating a little conversation and I appreciate our candid comments and perspectives. I believe there's more to explore in understanding your viewpoints. Firstly, we are well-versed in the various areas, roads, and typical conditions of this NW region. Initially, as evident in the video, the approach and road conditions aligned with our familiarity and the equipment we possess as well as the time of day and weather.
Without extensively reiterating the video's storyline that led to your particular concerns, I'll share this insight. While navigating the road, numerous other vehicles, including sedans and 4x4 Toyota Four Runners, had already traversed it. As highlighted in the video, while progressing down the road toward our destination, which involves an exit from this particular route, we encountered a blocked section due to a Toyota ahead. This necessitated a change in our course. Ordinarily, we would have executed the turn more smoothly, as noted in the video where we used our traction boards. However, another vehicle's improper positioning hindered the ease of this turn.
During this time, our EKKO struggled to gain traction in a specific area. Instead of escalating the situation in panic, we utilized our recovery boards. Within moments, we resumed our journey down the road, even in reverse. This, in itself, suggests that the conditions were manageable for the AWD system.
While I wouldn't claim expertise in 4x4 or off-road recovery, I do possess extensive experience with various vehicles, including our EKKO, in conditions far more demanding than those depicted in this video. I typically find that a combination of pre-scouting, carrying proper recovery gear, and drawing upon a base of knowledge while staying composed can aid in most situations.
I appreciate the time you took to share your thoughts and engage in this conversation. Feel free to explore our other videos showcasing situations far more challenging than this. As for the snow, my concern wasn't primarily about its depth, especially given its packable nature that allowed confident travel. Rather, it was the specific icy patch where we needed to execute the maneuver that posed a challenge.
Lastly, assuming you finished the video I you’ll see a snow park area where we helped another vehicle “sprinter” via our equipment. While we may challenge ourselves to learn and discover, we understand safety and boundaries. In conclusion, I’m pretty sure that this road did not lend itself to the need of 37” tires mounted on a Rubicon.
@ekkonesters599 I re read my post and it came across a tad bit snarky and critical, for that I apologize. I do really appreciate the time you took with such a lengthy explanation and response. I do love the Ekko and I am now a subscriber.
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