Proud of y’all! Jalena, you have been blessed with your Issac. Issac, you have been blessed with Jalena. And of course Ember has been the motivation when things are hard. I’ve watched y’all through some rough times. But wow you both have beaten the odds! I’m just as proud of y’all as a 58 year old could be. Love the sweet baby Ember. She wants me to rock her to sleep. ❤
Ember has grown up so much just in the last few months. I haven't caught a live video in maybe 3 months and now she's walking everywhere, carrying her own stuff, having conversations, etc!! My goodness, so precious!
You need a foldable stool that you can put under a seat in the truck. I use one to get in and out of a 15 passenger van that we rent when we want the whole family traveling together. The van is just too high for this old lady to handle. The stool folds flat. It is used in our house for our grandchildren to stand on at sink. Very versatile and would help you reach the latches.
At what age in the US are you able to have your children facing front in their safety seats Jaylena and Isaac? From my experience, any travel sickness is because everything is back to front for the little ones. They are watching everything in such a way, opposite to their travel, that affects their equilibrium. Once forward facing, in time, with more movement, it all is as it should be, with no more being sick.... 🤞
Ditto on this post, face her front that's her whole problem. I know and worse she's in the back, I know you can't place her un the front seat. Try an experiment on a back road to check if these changes help. She won't grow out of it till she can face front. 😢
@@dodydunquez8922 exactly. I know that when I had to sit on a 4 wh drive tray, facing backwards, many years ago, I was nauseous the whole time. This is Embers problem and sadly, to keep them safer on the roads, it's something that so many children and their parents have to go through.
I freaking can't stand how amazing it is that you two won the love lottery when you found each other!!! It's so sweet and cool!! Ember is a sweetie!! Poor kid getting car sick. That' sucks~for alk of you! You guys seem to handle it so well! Great rents!!
The channel DIYeffrent did a DIY bus build and Doug used a computer fan to run that didn’t suck energy and was super quiet to combat the condensation from breathing etc. he hard wired it somehow - the video is a few years ago but a great idea especially for the small vehicles.
How exciting guys!!. Happy for ya. Sorry, Ember got ill. Sweet baby girl. She seemed to have a fun time. I like the new camper. I have a small dehumidifer plugged in at night and that helps big time, bought it on Amazon it has differnrent color lights to choose from super calming to. Looking forward to future trips ya will come up with epic setups and ideas. ❤ sending many blessings ❤beautiful family outing❣️
The beach shots with y'all as a family was so sweet, I really enjoyed watching Isaac and you enjoying Ember, what beautiful memories y'all are making. Blessings 3
I love to watch your sweet little family grow. I am glad you were able to take a trip together in the new camper. I am sure Ember will outgrow getting sick as she gets older. I am amazed how fast she is growing. It seems like you just had her yesterday! LOL
Glad you guys were able to get something that works with where you are at in life to still allow you to make memories with your family. We are currently building out a bus and reference your old videos to help with our build.
The scenes as a family on the beach are breathtaking! Always keep your family close and everything you do should be for them. You will look back in 20 yrs and thank yourself. Well done, Isaac.
Maybe get Ember a little cat Beanie Baby to start carrying around with her since she’s used to cats too. It would be easy to go inside places with something small she can hold close under chin next to her. We always kept one for going to places with our daughter and it worked great!!! Just let her get used to inside the house and keep it in Her bed and have her put it down to go night night too and such !
Thanks for sharing your first camper night. I agree with your initial thoughts and recommendations. They need to upgrade your fan and battery charger. Come on Hawk,..
Love your camper set up I’ve been looking at getting one of these in the future. As of the condensation issues I used to use propane heat, and the problem we had was the condensation. We moved over to diesel heater and haven’t had any issues with condensation. That’s why we are using that instead of the propane heater.
Really nice to see you guys getting out again. I know it's a struggle, but I believe Ember will eventually grow out of it. She looked like she had so much fun!!
Loving this new popup guys! Looks so cosy! Lovely to see you both take some time out from working hard on your project and making beautiful memories with Ember love it!
That Jelly Belly factory looked fun! LOVED watching your camping experience - great editing! Living and making memories! That's what it's all about! Much love to you three! ❤See you next time. 🤗
You can use paper towels with vinegar water for dish wipes😄 Very nice camper for you three! We had a 12v dehumidifier that worked very well for small spaces.
I am looking forward to the video. Everyone looks so happy, Merry Christmas and best wishes to you! I see many wonderful memories and adventures in the future.
Did you try the sea bands bracelets for motion sickness? They worked for my son. You can get them almost anywhere. And don’t watch a screen while driving helps
I tried those for my 7 year old during his chemotherapy treatments, but they didn't work for him - when he relapsed 5 years later, they gave him drugs and they didn't work either but he loved how they made him feel.....little stinker!! Good to hear the bracelets worked for your son. Many people assume that carsickness is caused by rear-facing but that's not true, but you are correct about not watching a screen. I have also read not to look down which when watching a screen is exactly what we do. My next paragraph will explain why that makes sense because of one cause with SIGHT & BALANCE. Carsickness can occur regardless if they’re in a forward-facing car seat or rear-facing car seat. Even adults get carsick when facing forward. Although there many be any number of causes, the most common cause is mixed signals in the brain. Sight and balance come in conflict, & causes the person to feel sick. Motion sickness is due to a disconnect between what the eyes/brain are seeing and what the brain/vestibular system is sensing in terms of motion. This happens regardless of the direction. If changing to being forward facing were the answer, then adults would not get motion sickness, but they do! That is what those bracelets are for, MOTION sickness, & is why they didn't for work for my son's chemo related sickness because that didn't have a thing to do with MOTION. I suspect that Ember Wild may one day grow out of this, or it may follow her through her life. None of us have the answer but I will keep all my fingers & toes crossed for that sweet baby! I hope they at least try the bracelets...........my friend swears by them when she goes on cruises. I just don't know if they make them small enough for Ember's little wrists. Hugs 🤗
Hi jaylena and Issac. Ember seemed to enjoy it. You gave a honest review. I don’t know if it has ac or if you never said. My four year old granddaughter still gets motion sickness and is 4. We wont let her play with a toy or look out side windows and try to help her enjoy the views from the windshield by saying look at those and such. She so far can take 1/2 hour but I can see in face when she starts. We have smooth rides so thats not the issue. We have ac on but have to roll down windows for fresh air when she gets that look. We live in Florida so we have to keep it cool. Right now it’s not miserable hot so rolling down windows is good with the air. We have to stop somewhere and take a short walk before riding again. The car seat made it so much worse. We have the booster seat now which is so much better. She cant have anything tight on her or she gets claustrophobic, which I think is part of her problem. They say that some outgrow it and I hope shes one of them. I pray for all children with this. It’s miserable for them.
This was great. We have a Tundra also and would love to get something like this. It will be awhile til we can do it but always checking things out. Really liked this one.
Chill-est, real-est Isaac, your little fam is fun to watch.❤ It's evident the careful manner you have with your possessions, and your gratitude for that good family life. YummO! We keep 3 Jelly Belly jars at the ready. Kids Mix, 49 Flavors, and Cocktail Collection (when we can find it). French Press (Colombian, fave) is delish!
Sounds like things went pretty well (except Ember’s travel/motion episode). Now you know and can do just a few tweaks and good to go! Follow your instincts guys, because Ember loves Mom and Dad! She is so fun to watch. Thanks for sharing the trip with us!❤🎄🌲🎄
Re condensation Isaac, I would be getting professional advice. With three bods enclosed in there, it's to be expected. As you know. You need it to be able to be vented somehow, some way, 100% of the time. I'm only one bod, but in my 6 yrs fulltime van life, having my vent open, to some degree, all the time, My side slider is open all the time, when at a standstill. I quite literally have no condensation. But I manage with no heating, as often as possible, so that most definitely helps stop that. That brand of heater has been on the market here for some time.
That was an honest review, I agree they need to have fans usable in the rain, we fan the MaxxAir fans that are usable in rain and it’s safer with pets too
How about a dehumidifier?? Loved seeing you carry Ember on your shoulders. My Father used to carry me like that on all hikes and excursions. I would always hold onto his hair until he said, lil one hold on around my chin. Ember no hold just as free as a 🐝 😊👶
Yah...I had a mommy daughter Brookings trip planned...but the Hwy heading from Southern Oregon over via the Redwoods was still having scheduled closures...so we bagged it until Spring (Also keeping in mind how curvy that road is...my daughter still gets major car sickness...so it's always a challenge). :/ We love Harris Beach Campground but it's too much of a hike for us old folks now. You can pack up and go down to the lower restroom parking lot...but sometimes you don't want to unhook and pack up everything if you just have one rig with you...just to walk to the beach. Now we prefer to stay right on the ocean at the Brookings Harbor. It's not as pretty as far as the gorgeous campground...but you back right up to see the ocean, river, jetty, etc. You also get to listen to/watch the fishing and coast guard boats coming and going. Can go for walks on the docks...etc...Just for future reference! What a fun first trip out though! Glad you like your new set up....and look forward to future trips!
You past Mendocino.... Thats my home. I bet Ember didn't like the cut over from Hwy one to the drive thru tree. We call it the 22 miles of curves😓you should come back and explore more sometime. glad you're doing DIY van projects again. Thank you.
Glad the 1st night in the camper went well. The beach was beautiful, thanks for taking us along. Isaac, it's nice to see a young man who gets it already, family is everything ❤
After you close everything get yourself an adjustable step stool, a storage bin that you could store in an storage bin on the roof of the pickup truck if room and when you have the money for an adjustable step stool, a storage bin although it seems that you are requiring the adjustable step stool, promptly so you can reach the clamps to look the rooftop down. Sincerely! R.S.V.
Looks like a really nice topper! A couple of things we always did back in the day when truck top camping - when available we always went for sites where we’d be under a dense canopy of trees in chances of heavy rainfalls & also to keep us out of the blaring sun on hot days, also we always backed the truck into the site for more privacy when we had the door open. Ours was an older style of topper with a solid roof, so we’d just crack a window a tiny bit at night to handle condensation. My favorite camping is tent camping because I love to listen to nature throughout the night, but yeah if you’re going to party-type events you might want to go for the camping spots out by the border lines for less noise, hopefully. Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy! 🙂👍🏼
