My favourite is little Penny and watching Matthew interact with her the way he does❤❤❤ another favour is mine is Matthew is so informative of tools repairing things so awesome helping me greatly❤❤❤ thanks for sharing Matthew and please keep the videos coming❤❤❤
Take all your cutoff sleeves of those favorite Dixons and give them to your Mom. She can make a quilt for your "Tiny home on wheels"..... just a thought.
My best friend just moved in with me...we watched your whole video together. He says you're entertaining & look like Matthew Good in his 30s. See u soon!
Good evening Matthew and Penny!! I cut my son's shirts like this a lot for summer and because he has a ton of tattoos he wants visible (he is a tattoo artist)! You are correct that the best way to cut the sleeves is on that seam, it makes sure that the remaining shirt stays in tact. Also I run hot and hate the heat!! I don't mind sweating from working hard but just standing still no thank you!! Today it was 91° F (32.78° C) in Scottdale, Pennsylvania. I use my air fryer for everything I can. I use the air fry setting unless I am baking cupcakes (which you can do in the air fryer). Also 400° is as high as they go! They have cookbooks out there for different things you can make! Love your show and wait impatiently daily for my notifications!!
@VanlifePLUS, Matthew, other seats, Ford, Dodge, GMC Truck, will fit in Lucky. You detach the seat from the base and attach it to the base already in Lucky. I've done it with every one of my Ford vans. Also, look for a conversion van that has Captain's Chairs. Much more comfortable seats and they are built much better. GM and Ford Conversion Seats are the best for quality and comfort. As an aside, line the bottom of the air fryer basket with parchment paper. Saves on having to clean.
Top tip from an IT person: The macbook can lie back on it's screen with the keyboard side up at a 90 degree angle, and it makes it easier to clean. Stops the screen wobble. (this is also how repair techs deal with taking things apart for repairs). Mac is also glass screen so you don't need specific cleaner, any glass cleaner (or even your vinegar... haven't tried this one) will work
Looks like you have a little moisture under your keyboard cover? If you had one of those little DIY snap kits, you could easily make a couple of "matching bandanas" for Penny. Jalapeño bites... you said they aren't really your thing. I haven't been to M+M Meats for a while but, their jalapeño poppers are BACON wrapped PEPPERS stuffed with CHEESE. Great on the bar-b-que, and I'm sure the bacon would cook even better in an air fryer... DELICIOUS! (they aren't dipped in batter, just to be clear). 'Air fry' setting will usually give you a crisper finish, than 'bake'. (plus it cooks faster).✌🏼🇨🇦
Check with Chinook Auto Upholstery, husband uses them for work and they have done tractor seat for us. Will do vinyl or cloth probably even Dixon’s sewn together 😜. Decent price in scheme of things.
Did the same seat swap at wreckers. Cloth seats, had to shampoo them, but they were a huge improvement over our old ones. Found the wreckers on FB marketplace, and they let me know when they got a van in with decent seats in it. Ontario here. NIce thing about the Chevy Express, it doesnt change much and is everywhere.
Try Dicks auto parts in Middlebury Indiana, they sell take off parts from Chevy vans that are converted into campers, most of the time they have brand new cloth seats that have been replaced with custom leather seats, I got a pair for my 2009 Chevy express for around $400- $500 for the pair. They are brand new
Go cloth bro. Keep your ass cooler. Simple as you and I have the same internal thermostat. Either way just make sure the seat is higher than factory. I use a bamboo pillow on top of the seat. Very comfortable and adjustable. Also easier to clean the pillow case. Just try it for a minute. I haven’t found anything better.
😂 that’s because you live in -40° all winter long oh my father couldn’t take the heat when he moved to America either. Just in case you were thinking of wandering South…… the feel like temperature today was 105 in Florida🙋🏼♀️🌴 do I want to cut your shorts just a little shorter when you get here😂😂😂😂
To use a cloth on your glasses to clean them they can’t be treated with fabric softener or they will cause streaks to form and be very ugly to look through voice of experience
I will only drop this one more time and never mention it again. I am sure Arizona is lovely, never been, I am guessing you must have been there to support this. But on your theme of local and family owned, Rocky Mountian Flannel. Not affiliated but I own several and they are brilliant. I will never speak of it again but to say local, family.
😂😂❤ sleeveless, flannels and saving your shirt sleeves for a cleaning rags are you sure you weren’t born in the southern United States? Maybe was your last life you’d fit right in here you just have to learn how to fish.😂😂
Matthew, no no no no, don’t use the sleeves as a cleaner…..find a friend or a relative who sews. Take a bunch of those Dixxon sleeves …. Even the short sleeve ones…. …..and ask them to make a lap quilt for yourself or Brooklyn for cooler weather…
Hey Matthew! Have you ever thought of having a quilt made of the shirt sleeves? That way your cut off sleeves can do double duty and not go to waste. Even if you don't have enough sleeve material you can put a wide border color fabric to enhance the bright happy colors of the sleeves. A black or white border would bring out the bold colors. A professional quilter should be able to help with the border color. Maybe consider a crazy patch center medallion with a wide border of black would be a great choice because I see black in most of the shirts you selected for your DIY shirts. I had one done for my Mom from the baby clothes she saved, although I didn't actually use the clothing because Mom would have been very upset. We made a crib sized quild and bordered the outside in white because it enhanced the "baby clothing". Mom cried her eyes out thinking I had destroyed the clothing to make a quilt for her. When I told her that the clothes were fine, but all the pictures that I had taken were of the materials were for color samples for the quilter. I had it made because Mom was always cold in the evenings. It's just a thought. It can also be put aside for Brooklyn as a wedding gift from her Daddy. But your experiment sounds like a pretty good idea too. Happy trails and safe travels, Your friend Wendy
The sleeveless shirts are looking good. haha Penny is so chill after the brushing and catnip toy - I think she was expecting you to be giving her a treat. 😂
Congrats on the Air Fryer and Cali Nurse bought you a good name brand Cosori. I make all kinds of stuff in my air fryer, Best chicken wings and legs ever, yes and fries also sausage comes out really bitchin’. Just about anything you can think of. And much quicker than a conventional oven. ENJOY!
Take the van seat to an upholstery shop and have them rebuild it with new foam and seat cover. I did that in the 70's on a Chrysler and that was a bench seat, and it was a great seat, even when I sold the vehicle much later.
Hi guy, I realize your vids are about 2 wks off real time, therefor it may be too late for this suggestion as a possibility for you. But here it is anyway. I have seen car rebuilder shows where they have a seamstress who “Re-Upolstered the seats. 😮 t they came out great, they re-stuffed foam and had all the ripe trimming, buttons or whatever. The one I’m remembering was a spica’s Asian woman. She gave him good prices. But my point is, you might want to inquire to a seamstress, of auto seats, or otherwise. Also, alrenatively, you might like to go to fabric store, buy a foam pad, glue it in, and then go purchase a couple seat covers of your own liking and “really” DIY it yourself. Pretty simple and affordable. Personally, I always liked the faux sheepskins, in Black. Maybe it was real, long time ago. It fit my Black classic ol’ BMW. Yepperz, Black Sheep, that’s me! Too bad it turned out to be a black lemon! Bled me dry! POS. Lesson learned to not buy off an Ex! But that’s beside the point. I easily drift off course, 😂. Going with my own current flow😊
Brooklyn loves those gift bags people send you stuff in. My granddaughter used to carry stuff around in bags just like that that my daughter made for her. 😁
The world can learn alot about the way you vanlifers live! Saving on water, by using whipes instead of water, using vinegar instead of water for doing yoir dishes! And poop in a bucket! Right now Holland has gotten a warning due to water scarseness! The way we are using water and taking it for granted well now we will pay the consequenses! Love your Channel!❤
IT WAS YOU!! I cut off a pair of my fancy-schmancy Lands End pajamas to make pajama shorts. They did fit funny, and they are much more comfortable, but here I was thinking I did it all on my own. But NO! It was the Matthew Allen Effect!! I saw it on your channel and I wanted to do it, too! (You're such a bad influence....) Just say no to cutting off your flannels!!! (Actually, I have more pairs. I cannot confirm nor deny that it will happen again....)
Those GV Mozzarella sticks are the best! I always cook in the air fryer. Not a big fan of their marinara sauce, so ketchup it is. 👍 I also use paper air fryer trays, so clean up is a snap (one other sub mentioned these).
WOW Your Video this Morning you Said DIXXON is Located in Arizona .. So i Looked and Yep they are in Tempe, Az .. My thats 20mins from me here in Arizona to Funny ❤
You can preheat for 5mins, otherwise just shove them in and don't cook them as long...lol...I use bake when it's a cake, biscuits, etc., airfry for the frozen stuff though