I Camped at a 5-Star Resort For a Week and No One Noticed 

Dude. Bravo. Once I stopped into this resort I had previously stayed at just cos I wanted their pizza, and I noticed no one questioned me around the pool or when just hanging out. I stayed there all day and felt like I got away with a massive heist or something. But this. This is impressive 😅

The fact that he can blend in with tourists help. He looks like an American tourist. When I was young and growing up in Puerto Rico, we would go as a family to hotels in our island and could not turn a corner without employees looking at your wrist to find the pool band, and even looking at it would ask for your room number. None of the foreign looking kids would ever be questioned. It was very entertaining watching your video.

Also, you were super respectful of the resort. I feel like you definitely respected the "leave no trace behind" rule of camping, you didn't overuse the facilities, and even contributed to their bottom line by buying food and drinks when you could.

Highly respect the ethical boundary of not ripping off food the whole week to someone else’s room. Way to go!

Mav is literally living the dream life bro

I'm an old guy, but I enjoy your adventures, and the fact that you're also a pleasant, respectable young man makes me root for your success.

When I was a kid my aunt had a little house in Myrtle Beach. There was a resort that my cousins and I would go to and no one ever questioned it. It was on the beach, so we'd just walk in like we were guests coming back from swimming in the ocean. They had nice pools, a water slide, and lovely shaded hammocks. My cousins would participate in the kids' activities too and even won a few of the little contests. I have such fond memories of that.

I always have a good time living vicariously through watching your videos. I'm less than two months after having my left leg amputated below the knee, so it's gonna be a minute before I'm up and getting around again. Heck, I had to go a year being unable to walk because of the injury before the Dr finally grew a pair and decided it was time to take it off. Can't wait to get back out there! Fun fact: Chilean Sea Bass neither comes from Chile nor the ocean, and it's not a bass 😉😆👍🏻

When I was a young man my best friend's family belonged to a private Country Club. I went in with him so often everyone there knew me by first name. Including the Owner. I even went there on my own many , many days without my buddy. This reminded me of how I felt about it.

You blended right in as a tourist 👍 They didn't bother you cuz you were making yourself comfortable. Good job 😁

As a guy quickly approaching retirement, I like your style! It's like your doing your buckle list early in life before you get saddled with a family and career... Bravo, brother as tomorrow is not guaranteed for anyone...

Great work. I think confidence is the keystone and then appearance follows closely. It’s fascinating how blending in as a tourist will aid in one situation and then how a blue or white collar attire might benefit another.

you can tell mav sometime in those 2 months sat straight up in bed and said "fuck......the fridge"

I lived in my van for 4 yrs back in the early 90’s…pre-internet, pre-cell, pre-solar, pre anyone ever having heard of stealth camping. At that time, it was just weird. 30 years later it is accepted and you can make a living doing it via YT. BEST 4 years of my life! What I learned was that hotel parking lots were the easiest places to spend the night undisturbed (side note: iPad spellchecker just wanted to change “undisturbed” to “undies turned”). I’d always park under the brightest light in the lot for security. Sometimes, the more obvious you are, the less you are noticed.

As someone who works in a hotel, this could 100% happen all the time and I would never know. lol

I loved it when you pulled out the hidden compartment and starting cooking your meal. That is so cool and creative! 😆

I grew up in Myrtle Beach and we did this at basically any hotel we wanted. It was awesome.

I've done something similar but not near as bold, I stayed at a dumpy motel in Negril Jamaica, went to the public beach carrying a collection of different colored rubber wrist bands, I'd scope out the resort to see what color bands people were wearing and boom, free everything. Disclaimer: I did tip every worker that served me everytime I'd get a drink that way is they noticed the fake wrist band it'd be unlikely they'd turn me in. 7 days and countless different resorts, nobody ever suspected a thing.

Dude you did zero wrong. At the most you took up a parking space for 5 days. I think they can handle that. Thanks for taking us along. I enjoyed watching your adventure!

Reading the comments, so funny how many people have done something similar. Many years ago when I was a freshman at UofA in Tucson, I would ride my small scooter down Speedway Blvd to a nice Radison Resort about 5 miles away. It was a weekend treat - I would saunter in to the pool area and just hang a few hours enjoying the pool and hot tub, always slightly fearful I'd be found out... that was the best. Golden, youthful, and pretty innocent memories.

0:04 A vacation from what?? Taking vacations?? 😂 😂 😂

Mav , you helped someone who had broken down …. Kudos for that alone. Technically you only used what you needed to . You paid for everything. The Wi-Fi was free . I wouldn’t beat myself about it. Glad you had a great time. 👍😉😎

When I visited Belize, we stayed in an Air B&B, but there was a resort not far from where we stayed that allowed non guests to eat at the restaurant and it was on the beach not far from where the Great Blue Hole was. (You could actually see it from shore) It was an amazing time!

I did a total of eight days at two separate Scottsdale, AZ resorts camping in my converted cargo trailer. So fun! I love a bargain!

Steve Wallis: Camping behind a police station Mav: Hold my beer

This is insanely amazing! To this pull off through being confident and just being comfortable with Mexico is impressive. Keep up the great content!

Quite frankly it's not unlikely that they knew exactly what you were doing after the first couple days, but since you weren't doing anything illegal or otherwise sketchy nor disturbing other guests they just left you alone. They tend to be pretty laid back about most things and prefer to avoid confrontation, preferring to just smile and live and let live. To be brutally honest the fact that you're a gringo in that environment probably helped a good bit as well... Most people may not like to bring it up being a such a sensitive topic with folks nowadays, but I definitely think it's relevant in this situation and played a role in your success to some degree or another. That aside, it did appear to be an overwhelmingly relaxing experience and I'm glad you were able to enjoy yourself. Honestly I could literally see the tension in your eyes/browline and shoulders dissipate with each day. Your entire demeanor seemed to shift a bit and you seemed so much more at ease by the time you were recording the outro, and I mean beyond the fact that you had simply grown comfortable with the circumstances and were no longer fearful of being discovered and reprimanded. Certainly cool to witness firsthand and reassures all of us that you really took advantage of some well deserved and much needed R&R Mav Time. We introverts need our alone time and sufficient psychological/emotional processing time to recharge our souls, as it were. It's as necessary as the air we breathe, so I'm happy that you managed to get yours and in such a fun/unique way that also allowed you to fulfill a long-held personal dream of sorts. Very rad my man, *very* rad indeed...

I like your attitude towards being respectful of the property. Very cool way of relaxing without getting a room . Enjoyed your vacation Thanks

I really envy you, Mav. You are doing things on your bucket list before you get too old and regret not doing it. I love to watch your videos because I can see myself doing these things and am excited to see how you handle things. Also, your seemingly cool attitude about safety is refreshing. We can't go around being afraid of new adventures, can we?

The Mav lore is classic, I love the truck bro feels like home that you’re back in it. Your content is insanely good, you love the life I wish I could be living rn. Keep on Trucking!

I love how you always explain things (why you throw fish back, clamming laws, the fact that you are not charging some randos room) lol. I appreciate this!

You know that feeling u got when you heard your all time fav,song first time. This video/channel gave me that . Looking forward to seeing more of your vids .lots of love from Sylvia Oslo

Confession: I'm glad he's back in his truck. Liked the bug but the truck seems more comfortable and realistic. Either way great content!

Mav definitely knows how to play the game and he looks like he belongs at that resort!! Access to a clean bathroom and a swimming pool you can’t beat that. Can’t wait for the next adventure, keep on Truckin✌🏻😎

14:39 i respect the fact that he stood away from mav while he was deciding what he wanted but was ready once mav made his decision. goat

Too many people to remember who stays there or not haha, in Spain we do this all the time.

Mav could literally live in the middle of a road and no one would notice

Somehow I feel like there is more to this than meets the eye!

11:12 Impressive. Well done! The whole stealth kitchen was amazing.

That's a very impressive setup you got there in your truck! Low-key Jealous!!!

What worked in his favor is that he knows the resort very well. He's been there a few times before as he mentioned. I don't think he would have made it to 5 days if he didn't. Lol

Very cool to see your back on your Mexico trip. Never been there so it's amazing watching your videos .

I love to see this. I worked two incredibly dull cruise ship contracts that docked in Nassau, Bahamas twice a week. I would often walk right past security on the beach to get into the Atlantis resort. Only once I got caught after maybe 15 successful trips. The day pass otherwise would've been $40 each time. I didn't do anything really except walk through the aquarium and sit by the private pools and beach.

Awesome stuff. I’m in Australia. We have a Toyota Troop Carrier with an electric roof top tent but also a double bed ‘down stairs’ in the truck for city stays. we stay free as often as we can, wherever we c an, but this is next level 🙌🏻. I’m super impressed. Not sure if side surfboard mounts would work on your vehicle but they’d be worth looking into for the solar panel and fan. We plan to get one for my husbands surfboard, I’m not 100% sure but I think they’re also lockable Cheers, Nic

Yay Mav! So glad you're back in the truck ... I think we all missed her!

When I was in my early 20’s and broke we used to go to Mexico and stay at a super cheap hotel across from a huge resort. Every day we just walked across the street and lounged in their hotel beach chairs, used their pool and snorkel gear. They just assumed we were guests all week. We paid for all food we ordered with a credit card but we definitely weren’t supposed to use their amenities. We went there 4 different years. Paid $45 a night for the cheap hotel that wasn’t even on the water and enjoyed the $250/night hotel amenities.

Kudos to you for real. And all by yourself, freakin awesome!!!

That was very cool 😎 what an awesome adventure. keep on trucking ok 👌

Mav and his F-150...Reunited and it feels sooo good!!!!! ❤🤘😊😁😎🍹🏝🏖🌅 Love ya Mav, only you could pull this off!!! 😊🤘👍👍

Bro you’re such a legend. You make me want to ditch the rat race of being a nurse and just LIVE

Ha, loved this video. I’ve often wondered how long I could use the facilities of big hotels before someone would approach to check if I was a guest - you’ve answered my question! 😂🎉

Que bueno... I love how self sufficient you are.

I just started re-reading The Old Man and the Sea on my trip to northern Michigan! I LOVE that book. Perfect for a vacation 🙌🏼

Glad your truck was cleaned(except for the fridge) and ready for you and I look forward to your next vlog which I hope will cover your trip back to the US...take care and stay safe!

This is awesome! Good to see you living your best life kiddo!

This kid is a great guy! I’m really getting into his videos!

Your life is a vacation, you can no longer “Take a vacation”. 😂🙏☘️

I like how you go right to the point without long intros! Your videos are never boring :)

I used to live in Scottsdale and did outside sales. I would be running around making cold calls and would make it a habit to hit up all the cool resorts. There were many days I would just sashay my way to the hotel lobby’s, restaurants, pools, breakfast area and occasionally would have a margarita or bring my laptop and work at the pool. One morning I sat in the restaurant / bar (it wasn’t really open yet) at the royal palms hotel and listened to Bruce Hornsby play piano for a couple hours. It was just the two of us!

Awe what a sweet guy you are loving it!

Your beard coming in and out between scenes of days and tasks was the real stealth king here 😂. Most viewers didn't notice the inconsistency of your beard shaved and unshaved.

Mav is taking stealth camping to a whole new level! Can’t help but to like your videos within the first 2 seconds of starting. Loving the content.

We used to do the same thing years ago. Brings back memories, so awesome !

I dont see much wrong here.. very respectful and you paid for everything.. well done buddy, also you seem like a genuinely good person

Now this is the dangerous and daring content we all signed up for xD

He adds to the resort. Without him there, it's one person emptier.

This is great! Love the confidence. Keep it going. Peace ✌🏽

I will always come back to this vid legendary

Great watch and I love the idea of just walking In somewhere and acting like you belong there with total confidence

I keep on watching your videos with a smile on my face. Keep it up Mav.

Great sharing and experience! Interesting way to explore there

Exciting stuff. Your not hurting and disrespectful to anyone or anything . Cool adventure 👌👏👍

Buddy when you pulled the stove burner kit out I was like naw, now you're just taking the piss. That was far from down low lol...V

I literally never considered living in a car as an option but Mav changed my mind. I would love to travel around, just no solo because I hate being alone lol

I love the old man and the sea, one of my fav books… found this video randomly and it’s making me wanna go travel… I haven’t really gone anywhere in a couple years

Beats living in a van down by the river! While I prefer the seclusion of Idaho’s, Hemingway stomping grounds, your trip looked lovely. A quick dusting of your panel may fix your power issue. Happy camping!

Mav is gonna pull a Dave Chappelle when they find him "I didn't know I couldn't do that!" Hahaha

1:20 My man Mav is definitely cultured with all that bacteria in his mini fridge. lol. Glad you and your truck reunited. :D

Old man and the sea is my favorite book! Loved the video👏🏻

We used to go into motels all over the country and enjoy their continental breakfast 😂😂😂 I wouldn't do it in a million years now, but it was hysterical then!

Glad to see that you're back in the truck doing it Maverick Style love you videos man thank you so much it shows that you can live a good positive life enjoy your life no matter what God bless you and your family as well as your friends can't wait to see the next video all the way from Spain peace out

REGARDING SOLAR: Mav, I have been told that if you cover or get shaded on too much of your solar panel it limits the rest of the solar panel's ability to collect light even if those parts of the solar panel are actually under direct light.

I've watched all of camping with Steve content, he's mentioned you a couple of times...that how I found you. Great video 👍 cheers from 🇨🇦

I’ve walked into all inclusive a in Mexico, Bahamas, Costa Rica, Arizona, California, and Panama. Used the pool the beach access, facilities, water slide, bars and restaurants, gyms, towel service and shops. Even better if you are there for many days. The staff get used to you and the service gets better, without having to pay the over night stay.

The idea of saying at a resort like that has never once crossed my mind… but now it will always be in the back of my mind! Well done Mav!

Risky, but fun to watch. I’ve stayed at resorts, and you’re right, no one seems to check. I’m surprised they asked for a room number when you wanted to order and pay for food by the pool…lol… neat experiment.

I once stealth camped for a few days inside a very posh marina in West Palm Beach. My van was already parked there because I had worked on a yacht. Then when the job was over I was too exhausted to do anything but sit by the pool to recover, ☺️ before beginning an epic road trip up the coast as far as Savannah, then New Orleans and home to Colorado.

OMG I’ve been there before in 2nd grade I Remeber that wale slide and I loved getting hit by the waves at the beach. So fun

Great video! This takes stealth to a new level. Love it.

If you got your back window modified so you could go through the window into the camper shell it would probably help you to be more stealthy.

Awesome 😆 when I was studying abroad I went to the pool of the 5 stars hotel in front of the university several times, no one ever noticed but surely it helped a lot me looking like a tourist in that country....

Love your video, your such a character admire your positive go get attitude. ❤️❤️

I love “the old man and the sea.” One of my favorites.

Livin your best life Mav, love it. 🙏🏼

The fact that you are very respectful is a good thing

Crazy I always guy in and out from this airport, cool to see you record it

I swear Mav is slowly turning into Steve Wallis with the stealth camping

This is awesome!!! I love that you are conscious of eating healthy and that you take good care of your teeth 🙂. Oh, and that you did it!!! Very cool!!!

This is crazy!! Good for you!! I definitely would have left the property to cook as well. I can’t believe how you had your protein “shake”!!!

I've never been so happy to see someone else's truck.