Being this video is about getting out and about on the cheap, ya might want to do a video about how you find your camping spots either free or on the cheap....Thanks for bringing us along on the ride...Travel safe, be well....
Costs for everything these days is disgusting! I spent April in AZ and haven't left IA since. Hope things change for the better soon but I feel that won't happen. Safe journey. 🐾🙏🏻✌🏻🤙🏻
We are right there with ya! $25 for 2 combo's at BK??! That was a couple of weeks ago! But yes, who can afford $65 a night?! Most of the time, with just electric and water hookup, there is no sewer hookup on site. We use our golden buckeye card to get 50% off in Ohio state parks, but that is only Sunday - Thursday. Then it's just 10% off. We got the America the Beautiful access pass we're planning to use that in Texas at COE campgrounds, and that should be about 50% off. If we get into NM, then we will BLM it. But you're right, it gets expensive real quick😢
BK does 3 dollar whopper Wednesdays, and usually will do a BOGO once in a while, ....all via the app of course, but you'll slowly gain points so you can get a fry or a drink for free here and there. And if you're staying local typically you can fill out a survey on the back of the receipt and you'll get a free whopper with any purchase but it's only good at the location you are being asked to survey. A don't forget for those with culver's in their travels , if you order a kids meal (even as a big kid) the bag has a coupon printed on it for a free ice cream...So Do a kids meal at one culvers, rip the ice cream coupon off the bag and the next culver's you stumble upon redeem that ice cream coupon.
:) THANKS AGAIN for another GREAT Share and Video! I am GLAD you clarified, will still be able to STOP for Pie!! I think Gas Prices are really cutting into all of us :( WA State was MOST EXPENSIVE @ $5 + a gallon :( Definitely put off some my travel plans for sure. ALL the BEST and safe travels! Cheers from the upper left corner! :)
Road trips are fun but it’s getting expensive. We live in Idaho and there are so many beautiful and clean camping places here. Flies are bad this time of year especially if you are around livestock. We are staying close to home this year with our camper. We are fortunate we are surrounded with blm and national forest lands less than an hours drive in several directions. It’s interesting so see your costs.
Linda is one in million mine would never tolerate those flies roll windows down and drive 60 mph to get rid of flies and camping in those remote spots is not for me.
Not only have the fast food prices going up But the quality of the fast food is absolutely disgusting 🤢 i’m a truck driver and I can hardly eat fast food anymore
Thanks for taking us along for your road trip adventure. I sure hope those gas prices start coming back down soon. It’s definitely impacting us a lot as well
I camped in Mammoth Lakes California a few weeks ago... the cheapest gas was $6.15 and propane was $5/gal, yikes! Dropping fast food will likely extend your life ;o)
Like you guys we are retired also. We no longer travel around the country stopping for a night or two. This summer we went one state over and stayed for a month in one place to get out of the Oklahoma heat. There’s coming a time when we won’t be allowed to travel at all. Thanks so much for your videos.
Ugh, I hope we get the chance to travel. My husband retires at age 62, in a year and a half and I'm so nervous that a lot is going to change between now and then.
@@mfcarney almost done , my grandkids and wife have camped in it , and I sent a night in it this winter to figure out what it takes to heat it , so now it's down to the little things .
I bump my tire pressure up too. But realize that this can make your vehicle more prone to skidding around corners and sudden braking. Especially in the rain. So drive accordingly. One good thing about high road travel expenses is maybe you won't need to replace your engine and/or transmission after all. Safe, cheap, effective to battle massed flies is spray them with a solution of dish liquid - about 1/30 ratio. Kills almost on contact. They may flop around on the ground a while. But they're doomed. Then just wipe up the soap solution - cleans up as you go. And no toxic fumes lingering inside your rig.
Your videos are so good we look forward to them 😊 y'all have a great setup kinda similar to my wife and mine 2002 Chevy truck and a 16' cargo conversation we're heading out for a short camping trip this weekend can't wait 😊
"I break for Pie" bumper sticker needed. Crazy prices for everything. And they're still rising. Just wait, when the majority of vehicles on the roads are EV's, the price of electricity will triple. I can see it now. Why, because we would all need more electricity. Too bad cars don't run on pies. Think of the pleasant smell cars would emit. You 2 be safe out there and thanks for taking us along again.
When we retired we always stayed at least a week or month to take advantage of the discount at parks, or boondock. After a couple of years we started volunteering at state parks to save money and stay in areas that are beautiful. Just a suggestion
Yall have fun and be safe, we finally left Idaho yesterday, going to spend 2 or 3 days in Wyoming, probably hit Mount Rushmore before turning south for Arkansas. We have decided to spend next summer in Hermon Maine work camping at a campground there.
That's a good way to do it! I hope you enjoy your stay in Maine. There are some beautiful places to camp around the Mt. Rushmore area and don't forget Bobkat's Purple Pie Place in Custer, SD.
I know! Getting ready for a trip is always time consuming. Plus once I’m out on the trip I always remember something I forgot to pack. Guess I need a check list and give my brain a rest. 😎
You two are a great example of how to make your life happy regardless of economic hard times. My ace in the hole is to travel to the Philippines my wife's home country and wait it out...enjoy your pie😊
Rick and Linda. I am lucky here in east Tennessee . I bought regular gas yesterday for 2.98 a gallon. There does seem to be wild fluctuations tho. Many places are 3.50 . I fear that the worst is yet to come. Stay safe and enjoy the fall weather. Great Video.
Yes and for the first time we are using our AAA ap to find the lowest prices in each town because it varies so much. Gas Buddy would work too I guess. Thanks, Dennis.
HIGH GAS PRICES ARE IN CA, PAID YESTERDAY 6.05 A GAL. THATS THATS 200.00 PER FILL UP ON A 35 GAL TANK? YOUR STILL 2.00 LOWER. IN MT. HI RICK AND LINDA, my old 2004 dodge ram 1500 ,4.7 l motor, just turn over 425,000 miles on the odometer same motor , still getting 14 with trailer , and 17 w/o. . there is a big difference with the speed your right about that, 55mph is the law and the LAW WINS? good news tho, the u.s. stated yesterday that the prices will start to go down in mid october. winter fuel?, but then again WERE DEALING WITH THE DEMOCRATS AND THEY LIE ALL THE TIME?
Rick, you mentioned in the video always check the weather and you emphasized how important that was. One problem people have is understanding the weather and what’s coming next. You like me are pilots were weather is life and death. It’s a big difference watching weather and knowing weather as pilots do. Maybe when you are in unpleasant weather conditions you with your teaching skills could pass on your pilot weather skills!!
Speaking of hamburgers reminds me of 1963 in Wyoming. Went on a baseball trip and after the game stopped at McDonalds. I had 4 hamburgers, fries and a coke and gave them a $1.00 bill. I got change, too. Hamburgers were 15 cents each.
Did someone say PIE?! I lol'd near the 7-minute mark when Rick pointed out that pertinent bit-O-info. How much is gas per gallon in rural Nevada? Los Angeles to Ely is roughly 700 miles. I'll be averaging 12 MPG towing my smaller 5'X10' cargo-to-camper conversion. For the 1500 mile round trip (generously) at 12 MPG that's 125 gallons. If I figure $7 per gallon... I see $875 for fuel. That's nuts, but the numbers are fudged so that I'm happy when the real figures present themselves. You are camping in an area I favor for it's altitude, lower humidity, less bugz and overall singular beauty and vastness. I can sit and ponder the distances for hours, I can read, I can plink at tin cans with an old Marlin rimfire lever action, tinker with stuff (always have my tools)... I am so looking forward to it. This will be sometime late in October and I may have missed you by that time. Oh! and I have a diesel heater for my little camp rig... blah blah blah. Here's wishing you safe travels! as always.
Hey…I really enjoy your videos! Especially, since I recently converted my own cargo trailer. I am curious about how you mounted your receiver hitch on the back of your trailer. I want to put one on mine so I can use my bike rack. Thx!
We are planning much the same travels. As I am for the rest of my life..travel in a camper during winter south & live on my boat (all utilities included) in the Great Lakes and further. Idk, maybe there should be another term for "anchoring out" b/c boondocking seems perfect on land. Absolutely pie is necessary. Be well.
So glad you cleared up about the pie. I was beginning to be worried. I was thinking of maybe purchasing a portable shower tent. I don't know. Still thinking about it.
I have a pop up shower tent which I have used. It wasn’t expensive and worked well. Be sure to anchor it if it is windy! The only thing I still can’t do quickly is put it away. There’s a knack to folding it up !
Rick, last time I went camping I had a Citronella bucket candle lit to keep the mosquitos at bay... and since the campsite that was available was close to the pit toilets there were a lot of flies... after I lit the candle the flies disappeared! I am amazed that your rig gets worse mileage than my Dodge Hemi Megacab towing a trailer.. get about 1 mpg better than you do. I have also noticed that 55 mpg is the preferred speed to save fuel. I am happy for the reassurance that pie is still on the menu! Pie and coffee lol must haves! I have not camped this year... still trying to work out a local trip before the snow flies... but I heard tonight that Lolo Pass has already had snow! You probably have mentioned it... what do you use to determine BLM land/land ownership? Gaia? Also, congrats on passing you drone pilot test! I realize this trip video was a week or so ago.... hope you both had a great time and a safe trip! It's always a pleasure watching! Thank you for the time and effort you both put into bringing us along vicariously!
At 13:33 if you duck down to the day use area at that rest stop there is a great place to spend the night and wake up with a table to make your coffee and oatmeal (if that is the rest area I'm thinking about) at the end of the loop. What are your food costs? Would love to see the budget meals ☺ As a single mom of teens I'm all about budget meals...but glad they can fend for themselves on weekends so I can do my short trip getaways!!!
Teens can eat you out of house and home, especially active boys. We may do something on budget meals on the road. Someone challenged me (Linda) to do a $10 or less meal for 2, all from those dollar stores. Sounds like fun.
You're right. A UA-cam channel is full time! Right now sewing curtains for the Aliner and I finished the hatch door where the a/c was. Enjoy Nevada you two!!
@@gonagain Not this year. We might just do one or two fall weekenders with the leaves changing. Getting ready for ski season. Might do a couple in ski resorts.
I've been watching you guys since you met shoestring at the hobo convention, also im about to travel around, I've been watching your channel for great advice, thanks.
We are cutting back with fast food too. Gas is SO expensive we are making our own food to save money. BYW great video- love some of your special effects and video shots -ie dust in the wind. Yeeha
I'd like to travel but yeah it's getting to expensive for traveling especially long trips and not only is gas expensive eating out at restaurants and the fast food places as well, have a great weekend and stay safe in your travels,Thank You.🤠👋 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
Those flies were crazy. I saw the pilot coming out in with those vehicle checks. Kind of like the preflight checklist. 👍. When we travel, I don’t check my vehicle every morning. I give it the “once over” at every fuel stop and I also do a trailer walk around.
Great video Rick & Linda, Lots of great advice. My wife & I used to stop in Truck Stops and use the shower there when we were traveling & dry camping. It was about $12.50 for a truck stop shower, as opposed to $55 & up for a campground. Instead of spending $12.50 each for a shower, we just bought 1 shower and then showered together to save $$. Have a great week. Safe travels. JT
Hello Jeff, we're glad that our videos somehow brightens your days at home. We certainly appreciate that we are able to do what we do at our age. We're happy to "bring you all along" with us.
Elon can’t deliver the CuberTruck fast enough so I can travel for the price of Solar! Taj -Ma-Haul is capable of 60kWatt/hrs a day to feed the CyberTruck! My Cayenne gets between 7-14 MPG hauling Taj-Ma-Haul… Painful !!!
I'm not camping but I have actively tried to drive much less, which has worked out for me. I also view it where it's a safety issue. If I don't have to drive, I don't, and when I do, I focus on safety and to avoid an accident that would be costly. Also, it's coincidence but I save a lot of money on foods since I started to eat healthy. Part of my food program is cooking whole plant foods from scratch. Buying staples like whole wheat pasta, beans and whole wheat flour for bread is the least expensive of all food types. I might spend $150 a month on food, but also I do not eat out. I may once in a while buy a quality coffee from a restaurant. My health is way better and so is my wallet. What would have cost me a large amount of money is drugs like statins and blood pressure medications which I now don't have to worry about. The foods are delicious: I had to just find them and how to cook them at first: work, but with a huge payoff.
You are so right about the beauty of removing yourselves from the daily grind at home. When we were raiding our three children we had a small very old travel trailer and parked it in the Adirondack mountains in New York, a little more than two hours from our home. We travel there every weekend and v summer vacation. When we were there all our worries disappeared for that short time. Our adult children tell there children stories of those day with so much enthusiasm. Love your videos and down to earth logical thinking.
Lotsa obsidian in Nevada. Many times unrecognizable because of being sand blasted . Heading toward Tonopah from the north on 95 across from the Silver Peak turn off, sharp eye will find it.
A couple of frozen burgers chopped and cooked or a can of cooked chicken, some ready-made soup from a can or box, a handful of frozen or quick-chopped fresh veggies, and a bag of pre-cooked rice or pasta, or a couple of torn up slices of a hearty loaf bread... Presto! A hearty, hot meal that can be ready in no more time than it takes to wait in line at the fast food joint. A quick rinse of the pot, to be more thoroughly washed later at camp. Alternatively, a bag of ready-made salad, a tin of tuna or sardines, some crumbled feta, a drizzle of dressing, and some crackers... even faster. And you get to choose the level of healthy based on the brands you buy... no mystery restaurant "nutrition".
Seems like my truck drives/rides better at 55mph. I guess one could drive at night and reduce their speed. If you have a hand held vacuum you can suck up the flys on the fly. Sorry, no pun intended.
I have seen videos of the Australian outback. Anywhere there is water theirs flies. They fly into your mouth nose and eyes so thickly you have to wear a net.
Wondering if I’m missing something? I’m paying 3.30 per gal. Here in north central Ar. Been fluctuating 30 cent up & down from 3.10. For forever it seems. Now I haven’t checked this evenings price.
Gas near me here in Texas is better than other places but I commute about 90-100 miles a day to work and yesterday best gas price for regular was $3.15 a gallon and my son commutes almost as for and occasionally I have to help him so yes it is higher than ever nin my lifetime to just live, I am 75 yrs old so have seen it for several years
We go the same way you are now. We have "Kits" for making coffee, quick lunchs, etc ready at hand in the trailer. Always looking for those city parks for our meals when on the road. They usually have some water as a bonus too. We really try to hit the National parks and Core of Engineer parks if we have to do a camp ground. Passes make them very affordable. You definitely missed a great place to stop though by passing up Craters, what an awesome place. Put it on your list for the way back.
Sold my 5x10 conversion and just drove to Houston from Laredo. Mileage in my GMC Acadia was 23.2 mpg. Coming back with my new 6x12??? 9.2 mpg. That was driving 60 mph. That stinks. Oh, I got my Gonagain sticker, It's going on the back of the new trailer. Drive safe, see you Quartszite in January I hope.
On the subject on gas mileage. Newer vehicles, ive learned, do much better on gas. I recently bought a new XL F350 4dr 4wd that i put a large truck camper on AND tow a 16ft enclosed trailer loaded with toys. I drive on average 60 mph and get between 10 and 11 mpg. My truck has the new 7.3 gas engine and the 10spd tranny. I'm 50 and it's my first new vehicle. When its paid for i will buy another new one. I have decided that a truck payment will be the only big payment i have for the rest of my (hopefully long) life. Keep in mind, my truck is a base model, i ordered it with a few options. Definitely not fancy. Great videos! Thanks for putting in the time and effort and i hope the extra money is good!
Like# 2,1?? - Woot - Tire pressure is huge, I purchased a battery operated tire pump (Rigid) that has the power to pump up all 8 of my tires. It takes 2 x 6amp batteries to fill them all. But when you're out in the wild and you've lost tire pressure over time, or someone had ventured out and needs to air up - I now have the capability to stay safe. I carry 30ish amp of batteries fueled by the sun, so always have enough power to air up.
I know everyone is touchy about lubricants, but, here's my opinion. I uber/lyft about 1000mi a week around my county. I use Penzoil Ultra Platinum...as soon as you start your engine you'll notice a difference! Really amazing stuff.. and I can't stress enough, Motokote, that alone added one mile per gallon extra and with the Penzoil 1.5-2 mi per gallon. Like having an extra gallon per tank. I have a crown vic 4.6l with a quarter million miles. I recently pulled the plugs w 100k+... absolutely pristine. About 500 miles before change 8oz of mystery oil goes in. Today's engines demand clean timing chains! At 8k the oil is still brown and opaque.
Being this video is about getting out and about on the cheap, ya might want to do a video about how you find your camping spots either free or on the cheap....Thanks for bringing us along on the ride...Travel safe, be well....
Will do
Costs for everything these days is disgusting! I spent April in AZ and haven't left IA since. Hope things change for the better soon but I feel that won't happen. Safe journey. 🐾🙏🏻✌🏻🤙🏻
We are right there with ya! $25 for 2 combo's at BK??! That was a couple of weeks ago! But yes, who can afford $65 a night?! Most of the time, with just electric and water hookup, there is no sewer hookup on site. We use our golden buckeye card to get 50% off in Ohio state parks, but that is only Sunday - Thursday. Then it's just 10% off. We got the America the Beautiful access pass we're planning to use that in Texas at COE campgrounds, and that should be about 50% off. If we get into NM, then we will BLM it. But you're right, it gets expensive real quick😢
BK does 3 dollar whopper Wednesdays, and usually will do a BOGO once in a while, ....all via the app of course, but you'll slowly gain points so you can get a fry or a drink for free here and there. And if you're staying local typically you can fill out a survey on the back of the receipt and you'll get a free whopper with any purchase but it's only good at the location you are being asked to survey. A don't forget for those with culver's in their travels , if you order a kids meal (even as a big kid) the bag has a coupon printed on it for a free ice cream...So Do a kids meal at one culvers, rip the ice cream coupon off the bag and the next culver's you stumble upon redeem that ice cream coupon.
@markbajek2541 Not around here, friend.
“I wasn’t talking about Pie” 😂😂😂😂😂
Gas is $330-3.60 around Milwaukee WI
Thanks!
Thank you, Robin!!!
:) THANKS AGAIN for another GREAT Share and Video! I am GLAD you clarified, will still be able to STOP for Pie!! I think Gas Prices are really cutting into all of us :( WA State was MOST EXPENSIVE @ $5 + a gallon :( Definitely put off some my travel plans for sure. ALL the BEST and safe travels! Cheers from the upper left corner! :)
We have our priorities (pie-orities), lol. Gas is crazy high in WA and CA.
Thanks again for sharing! Gas is just nuts here, and was over $5 before Laour Day :( Enjoy some Pie for Meeeeee! ALL the BEST!!@@gonagain
just finished ur video..thanks rick n linda..great info on the expenses, I think it helps alot of travelers..ur the best !
Thank you!
Road trips are fun but it’s getting expensive. We live in Idaho and there are so many beautiful and clean camping places here. Flies are bad this time of year especially if you are around livestock. We are staying close to home this year with our camper. We are fortunate we are surrounded with blm and national forest lands less than an hours drive in several directions. It’s interesting so see your costs.
Idaho is full of beautiful camping spots and great fishing too. We've sure enjoyed our camping in Idaho!
I'm in Butte. You should stop by would love to meet you. Been following you for a long time. Have my own little gonagain trailer build started
Keep me posted on how it's coming along.
Black flies seem to be bad everywhere this year!!!!! enjoy your trip . 😊
Rick watch out in the tall grass for exhaust fires , catalytic converters , etc.
Can happen in seconds.. Fyi
Thanks, good to remind folks of that. We're conscious of that being in MT where grass/range fires are always a possibility.
That was pretty cheap traveling it would be hard to estimate the home cook meals but it certainly cheaper
Linda is one in million mine would never tolerate those flies roll windows down and drive 60 mph to get rid of flies and camping in those remote spots is not for me.
Not only have the fast food prices going up
But the quality of the fast food is absolutely disgusting 🤢 i’m a truck driver and I can hardly eat fast food anymore
You're right about the prices going up while the quality goes down. It's hard on you truck drivers, for sure.
with high cost of traveling, I take it u won't be coming to perry (ohio) any time soon..lol.
Not yet!
@@gonagain let me know, if and when u guys do head east..I will take good care of u..
Thanks for taking us along for your road trip adventure. I sure hope those gas prices start coming back down soon. It’s definitely impacting us a lot as well
I camped in Mammoth Lakes California a few weeks ago... the cheapest gas was $6.15 and propane was $5/gal, yikes! Dropping fast food will likely extend your life ;o)
Like you guys we are retired also. We no longer travel around the country stopping for a night or two. This summer we went one state over and stayed for a month in one place to get out of the Oklahoma heat.
There’s coming a time when we won’t be allowed to travel at all.
Thanks so much for your videos.
Thank you for watching. I hear you...
Ugh, I hope we get the chance to travel. My husband retires at age 62, in a year and a half and I'm so nervous that a lot is going to change between now and then.
Why won't you be allowed to travel?
Thanks for your videos , they have inspired me to build my own small ( to me) camper out of a semi sleeper .
That is awesome!
How’s the project going?
@@mfcarney almost done , my grandkids and wife have camped in it , and I sent a night in it this winter to figure out what it takes to heat it , so now it's down to the little things .
I bump my tire pressure up too. But realize that this can make your vehicle more prone to skidding around corners and sudden braking. Especially in the rain. So drive accordingly.
One good thing about high road travel expenses is maybe you won't need to replace your engine and/or transmission after all.
Safe, cheap, effective to battle massed flies is spray them with a solution of dish liquid - about 1/30 ratio. Kills almost on contact. They may flop around on the ground a while. But they're doomed. Then just wipe up the soap solution - cleans up as you go. And no toxic fumes lingering inside your rig.
You can bet I'll be trying your fly spray.
Your videos are so good we look forward to them 😊 y'all have a great setup kinda similar to my wife and mine 2002 Chevy truck and a 16' cargo conversation we're heading out for a short camping trip this weekend can't wait 😊
Good for you guys! My friend, Wil, has a 16' cargo conversion and it's really comfy.
"I break for Pie" bumper sticker needed. Crazy prices for everything. And they're still rising. Just wait, when the majority of vehicles on the roads are EV's, the price of electricity will triple. I can see it now. Why, because we would all need more electricity. Too bad cars don't run on pies. Think of the pleasant smell cars would emit. You 2 be safe out there and thanks for taking us along again.
I like your bumper sticker idea!
[ Smiling ] Oh noooo, pie is important; it is like the gas you have to have it!
Yep, you and I understand what's important!
Thanks for clearing up the pie issue. I was starting to wonder! 😊
Great video you two. We're feeling the high gas price crunch but like you were cutting elsewhere to fill the tank. 🤠
I think it can work, the last 5 days we've spent nothing out here in the wilderness.
When we retired we always stayed at least a week or month to take advantage of the discount at parks, or boondock. After a couple of years we started volunteering at state parks to save money and stay in areas that are beautiful. Just a suggestion
Yall have fun and be safe, we finally left Idaho yesterday, going to spend 2 or 3 days in Wyoming, probably hit Mount Rushmore before turning south for Arkansas. We have decided to spend next summer in Hermon Maine work camping at a campground there.
That's a good way to do it! I hope you enjoy your stay in Maine. There are some beautiful places to camp around the Mt. Rushmore area and don't forget Bobkat's Purple Pie Place in Custer, SD.
Glad you cleared up the pie issue early... I thought we were headed for armageddon! Safe travels!
I know! Getting ready for a trip is always time consuming. Plus once I’m out on the trip I always remember something I forgot to pack. Guess I need a check list and give my brain a rest. 😎
We should have a checklist and need to put that on our checklist!
Thank you Rick and Linda, another great video!
Thank you, John, that's very nice of you.
Thanks for making this video very encouraging during these screwed up times!
Rick and Linda, you two absolutely deserve to enjoy your golden time with a resonable budget. Do as you can afford, why not?
Our gas prices aren't low here, but they are nowhere near the highest they have been in my lifetime.
You two are a great example of how to make your life happy regardless of economic hard times. My ace in the hole is to travel to the Philippines my wife's home country and wait it out...enjoy your pie😊
Linda was raised and went to school with the Filipinos on Molokai, HI. Love those people and their cuisine is my favorite.
@@gonagainmy son just went to the Philippines to meet his friend.🎉😊
Rick and Linda. I am lucky here in east Tennessee . I bought regular gas yesterday for 2.98 a gallon. There does seem to be wild fluctuations tho. Many places are 3.50 . I fear that the worst is yet to come. Stay safe and enjoy the fall weather. Great Video.
Yes and for the first time we are using our AAA ap to find the lowest prices in each town because it varies so much. Gas Buddy would work too I guess. Thanks, Dennis.
HIGH GAS PRICES ARE IN CA, PAID YESTERDAY 6.05 A GAL. THATS THATS 200.00 PER FILL UP ON A 35 GAL TANK? YOUR STILL 2.00 LOWER. IN MT. HI RICK AND LINDA, my old 2004 dodge ram 1500 ,4.7 l motor, just turn over 425,000 miles on the odometer same motor , still getting 14 with trailer , and 17 w/o. . there is a big difference with the speed your right about that, 55mph is the law and the LAW WINS? good news tho, the u.s. stated yesterday that the prices will start to go down in mid october. winter fuel?, but then again WERE DEALING WITH THE DEMOCRATS AND THEY LIE ALL THE TIME?
Got my America the beautiful pass on my 65th Birthday! Best present 🎁 ever!
Rick, you mentioned in the video always check the weather and you emphasized how important that was. One problem people have is understanding the weather and what’s coming next. You like me are pilots were weather is life and death. It’s a big difference watching weather and knowing weather as pilots do. Maybe when you are in unpleasant weather conditions you with your teaching skills could pass on your pilot weather skills!!
I wasn't talking about Pie, just so we are clear on that.😂
Speaking of hamburgers reminds me of 1963 in Wyoming. Went on a baseball trip and after the game stopped at McDonalds. I had 4 hamburgers, fries and a coke and gave them a $1.00 bill. I got change, too. Hamburgers were 15 cents each.
I remember those days! How about a Snickers bar for 5 cents? That was 1956
Yep, I remember those days, too.@@gonagain
Did someone say PIE?! I lol'd near the 7-minute mark when Rick pointed out that pertinent bit-O-info. How much is gas per gallon in rural Nevada? Los Angeles to Ely is roughly 700 miles. I'll be averaging 12 MPG towing my smaller 5'X10' cargo-to-camper conversion. For the 1500 mile round trip (generously) at 12 MPG that's 125 gallons. If I figure $7 per gallon... I see $875 for fuel. That's nuts, but the numbers are fudged so that I'm happy when the real figures present themselves. You are camping in an area I favor for it's altitude, lower humidity, less bugz and overall singular beauty and vastness. I can sit and ponder the distances for hours, I can read, I can plink at tin cans with an old Marlin rimfire lever action, tinker with stuff (always have my tools)... I am so looking forward to it. This will be sometime late in October and I may have missed you by that time. Oh! and I have a diesel heater for my little camp rig... blah blah blah. Here's wishing you safe travels! as always.
We like the same sort of place, activities and set-up. Right now the gas in Ely is at $4.29
Hey…I really enjoy your videos! Especially, since I recently converted my own cargo trailer. I am curious about how you mounted your receiver hitch on the back of your trailer. I want to put one on mine so I can use my bike rack. Thx!
I did this video about the installation, but I got a better bike rack since then: ua-cam.com/video/gFcAQKQHbqk/v-deo.htmlsi=u1qR8thCVDWRMdB9
We are planning much the same travels. As I am for the rest of my life..travel in a camper during winter south & live on my boat (all utilities included) in the Great Lakes and further. Idk, maybe there should be another term for "anchoring out" b/c boondocking seems perfect on land. Absolutely pie is necessary. Be well.
Thank you, Ann. I miss living out at anchor, now we are anchored to our house. Hope to see you down the road sometime.
So glad you cleared up about the pie. I was beginning to be worried. I was thinking of maybe purchasing a portable shower tent. I don't know. Still thinking about it.
We always preferred the less expensive and easy to use "pop-up" style shower tents. It takes awhile to learn how to coil it back up though!
Yeah. That's kind of what I was talking about. They work well for you?
I have a pop up shower tent which I have used. It wasn’t expensive and worked well. Be sure to anchor it if it is windy! The only thing I still can’t do quickly is put it away. There’s a knack to folding it up !
Rick, last time I went camping I had a Citronella bucket candle lit to keep the mosquitos at bay... and since the campsite that was available was close to the pit toilets there were a lot of flies... after I lit the candle the flies disappeared! I am amazed that your rig gets worse mileage than my Dodge Hemi Megacab towing a trailer.. get about 1 mpg better than you do. I have also noticed that 55 mpg is the preferred speed to save fuel. I am happy for the reassurance that pie is still on the menu! Pie and coffee lol must haves! I have not camped this year... still trying to work out a local trip before the snow flies... but I heard tonight that Lolo Pass has already had snow! You probably have mentioned it... what do you use to determine BLM land/land ownership? Gaia? Also, congrats on passing you drone pilot test! I realize this trip video was a week or so ago.... hope you both had a great time and a safe trip! It's always a pleasure watching! Thank you for the time and effort you both put into bringing us along vicariously!
We're going ro try the citronella candle when we can. Thanks for the info.
At 13:33 if you duck down to the day use area at that rest stop there is a great place to spend the night and wake up with a table to make your coffee and oatmeal (if that is the rest area I'm thinking about) at the end of the loop. What are your food costs? Would love to see the budget meals ☺ As a single mom of teens I'm all about budget meals...but glad they can fend for themselves on weekends so I can do my short trip getaways!!!
Teens can eat you out of house and home, especially active boys. We may do something on budget meals on the road. Someone challenged me (Linda) to do a $10 or less meal for 2, all from those dollar stores. Sounds like fun.
I'm from Three Forks. I was wondering if the price of Pie has risen as well? Lol
Yes it has, dang it.
When is it not time for coffee?
Good point.
We love road trips even if it’s just for the day. Have an awesome adventure!
Us too!
Awesome trip and views. Y’all stay safe and enjoy it !
Thank you! Will do!
Can’t afford to stop at McDonald’s unless you use the app!😂
Yep, the .50 double cheeseburger was a nice app feature.
To be clear, Rick... Pie is not a meal, it is a delight!🤗
You're right. A UA-cam channel is full time! Right now sewing curtains for the Aliner and I finished the hatch door where the a/c was. Enjoy Nevada you two!!
Get to work! Any more cmping/roadtrips planned?
@@gonagain Not this year. We might just do one or two fall weekenders with the leaves changing. Getting ready for ski season. Might do a couple in ski resorts.
I've been watching you guys since you met shoestring at the hobo convention, also im about to travel around, I've been watching your channel for great advice, thanks.
Thank you, Robert. I continue to keep in daily contact with Showstring because he's a good guy.
Glad you guys got out, stay safe and healthy.
Thanks, nice to "see" you!
Omg, Whitehall, Mt. The family Ford dealer was a customer of mine in the 90s, good people.
We are cutting back with fast food too. Gas is SO expensive we are making our own food to save money. BYW great video- love some of your special effects and video shots -ie dust in the wind. Yeeha
I'd like to travel but yeah it's getting to expensive
for traveling especially long trips and not only is
gas expensive eating out at restaurants and the
fast food places as well, have a great weekend
and stay safe in your travels,Thank You.🤠👋
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I surely enjoy your wilderness adventures, Keep up the good works. And Enjoy yourself’s !
Thanks, Mike, will do!
Thank you, U two.
Those flies were crazy. I saw the pilot coming out in with those vehicle checks. Kind of like the preflight checklist. 👍. When we travel, I don’t check my vehicle every morning. I give it the “once over” at every fuel stop and I also do a trailer walk around.
Great video Rick & Linda,
Lots of great advice. My wife & I used to stop in Truck Stops and use the shower there when we were traveling & dry camping. It was about $12.50 for a truck stop shower, as opposed to $55 & up for a campground. Instead of spending $12.50 each for a shower, we just bought 1 shower and then showered together to save $$.
Have a great week. Safe travels.
JT
That's a great tip, JT, thank you.
I could not get the super chat to work, I'll give some gas money soon Thanks you guys
Thanks, Jeff.
Still can't get the super chat to work
my CyberTruck reservation can't come quick enough, I'll be able to travel with 0 fuel costs with my solar array and battery capacity...
Thank You for the videos, my wife is disabled and we can't travel your videos help to stay at home.
Hello Jeff, we're glad that our videos somehow brightens your days at home. We certainly appreciate that we are able to do what we do at our age. We're happy to "bring you all along" with us.
Beautiful camping area you stopped at in Idaho, like that cigar!!
Always enjoy your stories and adventures. Hope my interests help you keep the adventures 🙏 going.
Thanks for watching, we really appreciate it.
Elon can’t deliver the CuberTruck fast enough so I can travel for the price of Solar!
Taj -Ma-Haul is capable of 60kWatt/hrs a day to feed the CyberTruck!
My Cayenne gets between 7-14 MPG hauling Taj-Ma-Haul… Painful !!!
Here in CT spring equals gnats and no-see-ums. Very nasty for May. Itchy bites. Hate fllies!/
I'm not camping but I have actively tried to drive much less, which has worked out for me. I also view it where it's a safety issue. If I don't have to drive, I don't, and when I do, I focus on safety and to avoid an accident that would be costly.
Also, it's coincidence but I save a lot of money on foods since I started to eat healthy. Part of my food program is cooking whole plant foods from scratch. Buying staples like whole wheat pasta, beans and whole wheat flour for bread is the least expensive of all food types. I might spend $150 a month on food, but also I do not eat out. I may once in a while buy a quality coffee from a restaurant. My health is way better and so is my wallet. What would have cost me a large amount of money is drugs like statins and blood pressure medications which I now don't have to worry about.
The foods are delicious: I had to just find them and how to cook them at first: work, but with a huge payoff.
You are so right about the beauty of removing yourselves from the daily grind at home. When we were raiding our three children we had a small very old travel trailer and parked it in the Adirondack mountains in New York, a little more than two hours from our home. We travel there every weekend and v summer vacation. When we were there all our worries disappeared for that short time. Our adult children tell there children stories of those day with so much enthusiasm. Love your videos and down to earth logical thinking.
Thank you for watching!
Always enjoy your adventures. Yeah stay out of California. It's insane expensive here.
Lotsa obsidian in Nevada. Many times unrecognizable because of being sand blasted . Heading toward Tonopah from the north on 95 across from the Silver Peak turn off, sharp eye will find it.
Gas in the U.P. is around 3.65. It may be high if it was 1995, but it is 2023. But people do need something to complain about 😅
19:01 OMG, I hate fly's, you just don't know where or what they have been crawling around on. eeeew LOL
A couple of frozen burgers chopped and cooked or a can of cooked chicken, some ready-made soup from a can or box, a handful of frozen or quick-chopped fresh veggies, and a bag of pre-cooked rice or pasta, or a couple of torn up slices of a hearty loaf bread... Presto! A hearty, hot meal that can be ready in no more time than it takes to wait in line at the fast food joint. A quick rinse of the pot, to be more thoroughly washed later at camp. Alternatively, a bag of ready-made salad, a tin of tuna or sardines, some crumbled feta, a drizzle of dressing, and some crackers... even faster. And you get to choose the level of healthy based on the brands you buy... no mystery restaurant "nutrition".
Seems like my truck drives/rides better at 55mph. I guess one could drive at night and reduce their speed. If you have a hand held vacuum you can suck up the flys on the fly. Sorry, no pun intended.
I have seen videos of the Australian outback. Anywhere there is water theirs flies. They fly into your mouth nose and eyes so thickly you have to wear a net.
Sad we have to stay home right now ,hope gas prices go down down ?😂 thank you for the video?❤❤❤❤
No worries, I’ll bet Linda can make a mean fruit pie in the Insta pot, 🥧
Awe come on, the only question you two have on the road is "where is the pie house"? HAHAHA!
Do you think the reason for so many flies in Idaho is the after harvest of potatoes in the field, a usually rotten smell.
But will there be pies?
Oh yeah!
All when this country has more oil hen most have world wide...that is right most do not know..
Some States State Parks honor the America The Beautiful. Louisiana is one that does
Flea the flies! No, wait...flee, not flea! Don't want those buggies either! 🪰
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You need a hand vacuum to suck up the flies...or a gecko.
Is it time for coffee????
It is AlWAYS time for coffee
Wondering if I’m missing something? I’m paying 3.30 per gal. Here in north central Ar. Been fluctuating 30 cent up & down from 3.10. For forever it seems. Now I haven’t checked this evenings price.
Your area of the country has the cheapest gas prices. It's over $6 a gallon inn CA and over $5 a gallon in WA.
If you don't mind me asking could you tell me about your hat, I need something for the sun and I like that one.
It's a Henschel Breezer, available on Amazon. amzn.to/3F9uUQJ
Gas near me here in Texas is better than other places but I commute about 90-100 miles a day to work and yesterday best gas price for regular was $3.15 a gallon and my son commutes almost as for and occasionally I have to help him so yes it is higher than ever nin my lifetime to just live, I am 75 yrs old so have seen it for several years
Good video. Gas where i am in north Texas is 3.49.9.
Odessa, TX gasoline now $2.90 at Sams club.
What $12 hamburgers...America what happened?
It's also strange how sometimes the small towns now have the cheaper gas prices.
We go the same way you are now. We have "Kits" for making coffee, quick lunchs, etc ready at hand in the trailer. Always looking for those city parks for our meals when on the road. They usually have some water as a bonus too. We really try to hit the National parks and Core of Engineer parks if we have to do a camp ground. Passes make them very affordable. You definitely missed a great place to stop though by passing up Craters, what an awesome place. Put it on your list for the way back.
Sold my 5x10 conversion and just drove to Houston from Laredo. Mileage in my GMC Acadia was 23.2 mpg. Coming back with my new 6x12??? 9.2 mpg. That was driving 60 mph. That stinks. Oh, I got my Gonagain sticker, It's going on the back of the new trailer. Drive safe, see you Quartszite in January I hope.
We're excited for your new build. That size will make a nice trailer which we'll hopefully get to see in Q.
On the subject on gas mileage. Newer vehicles, ive learned, do much better on gas. I recently bought a new XL F350 4dr 4wd that i put a large truck camper on AND tow a 16ft enclosed trailer loaded with toys. I drive on average 60 mph and get between 10 and 11 mpg. My truck has the new 7.3 gas engine and the 10spd tranny. I'm 50 and it's my first new vehicle. When its paid for i will buy another new one. I have decided that a truck payment will be the only big payment i have for the rest of my (hopefully long) life. Keep in mind, my truck is a base model, i ordered it with a few options. Definitely not fancy. Great videos! Thanks for putting in the time and effort and i hope the extra money is good!
Thank you for sharing your mileage results with us all. Appreciate your input, Matthew.
Like# 2,1?? - Woot - Tire pressure is huge, I purchased a battery operated tire pump (Rigid) that has the power to pump up all 8 of my tires. It takes 2 x 6amp batteries to fill them all. But when you're out in the wild and you've lost tire pressure over time, or someone had ventured out and needs to air up - I now have the capability to stay safe. I carry 30ish amp of batteries fueled by the sun, so always have enough power to air up.
I just picked up a small Milwaukee pump, but it's slow.
I know everyone is touchy about lubricants, but, here's my opinion. I uber/lyft about 1000mi a week around my county. I use Penzoil Ultra Platinum...as soon as you start your engine you'll notice a difference! Really amazing stuff.. and I can't stress enough, Motokote, that alone added one mile per gallon extra and with the Penzoil 1.5-2 mi per gallon. Like having an extra gallon per tank. I have a crown vic 4.6l with a quarter million miles. I recently pulled the plugs w 100k+... absolutely pristine. About 500 miles before change 8oz of mystery oil goes in. Today's engines demand clean timing chains! At 8k the oil is still brown and opaque.
Good tips and info, thank you!
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