LOL. We just refer to this one as the "long-ass video". We did compress it as much as we could with still getting everything into it. Thanks a bunch for the awesome feedback and thanks for watching (the whole thing)! 😊
This brings back a lot of memories!! Some fun and some not so much. Best thing I get did was sell my Winnebago and buy into motor yacht shares!! Now when I travel I take my comfortable suv and I don’t have to worry about any of the RV problems anymore!! I simply pull up to my bnb and enjoy my holiday!! There are virtually bnb’s all over the country, honestly I would never ever invest in an RV or Motorhome again!! It seems like fun at first, you somewhat enjoy it!! But the day you sell it, is the day you realise how much easier life can be Good luck on your journey
You certainly have it down to a system. Great to see someone be thorough and careful with their equipment...makes it last lots longer and makes the journey more enjoyable! Thank you for sharing!
Your checking is even more accurate then a flight check. Well, it´s different but your care is absolutely incredible. Material will last for a very long period because of the maintenance applied.
My wife and i fulltimed for about 15 plus years and enjoyed almost every min, of it , at that time we found we could live much cheaper than owning a house , we had a ford 350 dual wheel pu and a 38 ft 5th wheel , this was in the days of much lower costs we had about 58 thousand in both . i did as you are doing see if you can do your own fixes , most dealers don`t have tecks that know much about fixing anything , ENJOY WATCHING YOUR VIDS , i envy you , OLD 84 YEAR OLD RVER . KEEP THE SHINY SIDE UP .
You changed our lives!! We are new to 5th wheels and we’re having trouble getting the hitch to release when un-hitching. Our dealer had said to put the truck in drive and if that didn’t work to put it in reverse. All that did was scare the crap out of us. You said to put it in neutral - I’ll be darned, works like a charm! Thanks!!!
I love the methodology and lists. One thing I changed in my habits is a post-trip inspection vs pre-trip due to finding an issue with delayed a departure. Now if I find one it is addressed with plenty of time. We also cross check each other. Gives a second set of eyes.
We need to work a post-trip inspection into our process. Much more likely to ding the roof or something on travel day.... Welcome to our channel! 😊 Thanks for watching! 😊
Watch this video on another device in its entirety. I wanted to say thank you so much for making this video. I am considering purchasing and also you answered many questions that will help me help my son and his father with their setup. There is many things that was not explained to them and we are learning. Even though may have been lengthy I'm glad it was very detailed because I learned quite a bit. I recommend video to all people who have already purchased and also those considering to purchase. Thank you again and have fun travels
We have just begun to think that RVing full time is a lifestyle that we would lie to try for a couple of years. Knowing nothing about RVs I have begun the process of researching. Came across this video today. I admire your attention to detail. Obsessive has its place, doesn't it? I have subscribed. You are a wealth of information. Thank you.
LOVE your COMPLETE video.!!!! HOWEVER, one important step I learned as a young camper. Pull completely out of sight and STOP.!!!! Walk and check around sight for anything left behind, (including rubbish). I have left oars, lights, nets, etc... GREAT JOB.!!!!!
Just discovered your channel and I really like the long form, detailed content. I'll admit when I first saw that this video was 55 minutes, my short attention span self almost didn't do it. I am really glad I did. Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing your life on the road.
A REALLY great video, guys! You gave us all a warning of the length (and it shows the length, when cking the bar); but, hey, y'all covered a LOT of information (very thoroughly!). LOVE your idea of T-24, T-12 and T-0; really takes it in a logical order and reduces the amount of (possible) error/missing items. Really like the idea of having it on your smartphone; don't have to carry around an Excel-type manual checklist. I appreciate the effort y'all have made to create and produce this video; you've helped a LOT of people, regardless of experience. The checklist should reduce the number of missed items; one can be easily distracted, when setting-up/breaking down at the campsite (regardless of location). Thanks, again. Be Safe!
Omg, I watched this twice and fast forward 5 months to our camp breakdown in prep for the Quartszite Rally. We fill our fresh water tank and open the outside faucet (as one does) and you guessed it, we didnt close them. Off to boondock with Grand Design. So for 3 days we've been trying to figure out why we were only getting lukewarm water. We worked with the techs here and were getting ready to order a part tomorrow, thankfully the damn brain starts to work at 10 PM and this video comes back! Hubby googled, yep! Best hot shower ever!
Thanks for the video on checklists! I built my own checklists but after 8 years of RV, I ignored them. Until now. And then I saw you go up on the roof. I’m revising my checklists. Thanks!
Excellent information! You've definitely have shown why the check list(s) is SO important. Thanks for putting all that time into this video. You guys have done a great job.
We have been watching your videos but just realized we were not "Subscribed"! Now we are. When we have a loose fitting sewer hose we have a plastic bag filled with small gravel or sand to put on the connection to keep the connection in place. Also, we have been RVing for years but its always nice to see how other people do things. We learned a few things today! Thanks! Jim and Sue
A trick for the sewer that doesn't or can't screw on. Get a water clamp/ strap that tightens by a 5/16 screw so you can reuse it for a very long time. Run a big/ long zip tie inside the strap before tightening and over the top of your 90 degree connection. This will guarantee a more secure connection and can't be bumped out by someone or their pet and it lays on top of the ground making a mess until you find it.
I've watched this one several times. 1st wrote it down exactly, as close as I could, then downloaded the checklists, rewatched the video while I made corrections and re- wrote correctly in my phone notes. Now I've re-watched it, making modifications based on my rig. I think I've now got my checklist down correctly, in the correct order etc. Watching, writing, repeat x2 has been very helpful to me in feeling confident that I can manage, as I do it by myself. I love the fact that the lists are spaced apart!! I've done RVing since 4 years old, I've had 2 motor homes, a tent trailer, and 30' Mallard as an adult. Now I have a truck and 5th wheel trailer with a gooseneck hitch (not an adapter) and LOVE the auto level!! However, it's still a process to hitch or hitch, not to mention maintain a rig like this!! I'm happy for all the checklists, phone reminders (check brakes, lube bearings, grease wet bolts etc are all calendered with reminders!). Thanks for all the GREAT VIDs on the how to and where to sides!!!
When we do our final walk around we also lock all the access doors, fuel tank etc so if we stop at a rest area that our storage areas are secure. We have the 376TH and will push the ladder in and lock to not allow full access to the roof. Nice video and a lot of work . Great job
We lock the doors also. Not too hard since we rarely open any door besides the patio and main entrance. Hadn't thought about the ladder, but one of us always stays with the camper. Don't trust people to leave our stuff alone. :) Thanks for watching!
I watched the entire video. It wasn't too long, it was everything I needed and wanted to see. Thank y'all. My wife and I have really been enjoying your videos as we ponder getting a Toy Hauler.
Great video! I enjoy seeing how you do things - it's great to see your process. Really like the methodical approach, definitely how you keep from making stupid mistakes!
A really great checklist of how to properly get under way so that your trip doesn't get ruined. It's surprising how reducing the water and air pressure in an RV is such an important task, but glad you covered it. Thank you!
I have watched three of your videos now and I am glad I am not the only one with OCD lol. I check and re-check and the kids are like hurry up Dad...But seriously your videos are very well done and very helpful. You have supported my line of thinking and added things for me to think about. We also have a Grand Design (Reflection) and love it wish could use it more but those days are coming soon. Anyway keep up the great videos I love them
I like the way you hook up to 5th Wheel. Very Nice. I use to drive 18 Wheeler and that is how the NTTS SCHOOL thought us, I'll never forget how to hook and unhook a 5th Wheel. ! 👍🇺🇸
I've been researching 5th wheels for 8 months. By far, this is the best video I've watch to date. Checklists are without a doubt the smartest protocol to use.
This might help. We have short pieces of Plexi glass tucked in behind the front edge of the medicine opening of the cabinet to prevent items from falling out. Works great.
As a truck driver who does alot of what is known as in the Industry "Drop n Hook" besides doing a visual inspection of the 5th wheel bar , release mechanism do a tug test to be sure you are actually hitched. Be sure if your parked in a camp spot if at your primary residence that your 5th wheel plate doesn't have debris on/ in it. Check that you don't have snow or ice as this will effect your 5th wheel. You might and this happens more often in trucking to even experienced drivers too
Take a look at roller blade wheels to replace the stock wheels on your office chair. They're a game changer. Love your channel. Soon as I found it I couldn't wait to go home and show my wife, saying, "This needs to be our goal!".
Love the video..after 40 years of pre-tripping patrol vehicles and tractor trailers..dropping and hooking sets of doubles..and teaching newbees... LOVE YOUR CHECK LISTS!! I always told the guys I trained..if you get interrupted at some point..maybe someone comes up and talks to you, GO BACK TO THE LAST THING THAT YOU REMEMBER CHECKING..and then continue. REPETITION IS THE KEY TO SAFETY!! You two work so well together..a handsome gentleman and a beautiful lady :)
Glad I found your channel. You are doing -traveling and hauling a motorcycle - what my wife and I want to do. We purchase a used 5th wheel toy hauler and are getting ready to try this adventure. Thanks
I am so glad that I found you. We have been full time for 19 months for my husband's job (we contracted to put the camper in place). We finally got a truck and are trying this monster (41' Keystone Montana and 3500 Dually Chevy Silverado) on the road for the first time this weekend. I am terrified that we haven't done enough pre-planning. It's probably been 20 years since my husband pulled anything (only short/ 10 mile or so runs.... not a fifth wheel). I wish we had time to go to a parking lot to practice, but.... we are only going to a State Park about 15 miles from where we are. Our main goal on this trip is to practice the breakdown and set-up. I guess this trip is the practice driving and parking, it will just be in a campsite instead of a parking lot. This whole setup is so we can travel full-time when my husband retires Fall 2020. I can't wait to be comfortable enough to be on the road full time. Practice, practice, practice!!!
Good luck! Just go real slow in the park, take your time and get out and look! Have you seen our towing video? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-87runDszXLQ.html Hope your first outing goes flawlessly! 👍🏼😊 Thanks for watching! 😃
Great video!!! Been watching and learning. Currently own truck camper and been looking to upgrade to 5th wheel. Doing great job! Travel=camping=future!
Dude, thank you for the time/detail you put into these videos!! I only recently subscribed, but I have seen through your videos a lot of little details that I'm not able to otherwise see. Keep 'em coming.
Just watched this video of camp set-up and tear down - Nice Job. Seriously, it brought several things to mind that my wife and I never thought about. While our rig is much simpler, a lot of what you did is easily transferable to our situation. Wish I better understood internet information, watched that video as well, and yeah - technology remains a challenge. Oh well, old dogs and all that. One thing I was surprised by was your use of a bungee style safety chord on the hitch - they look fantastic - colored, neat, but by the time that chord tightens enough to pull the pin and activate your rigs brakes - well - measure it sometime. You might be less comfortable with it after that - or you might decide its still worth the trade off, just be aware those are often not ideal because they do stretch. Thanks again. Fun watching you two - you have worked to gain a unique style of combining information with entertainment that makes watching the two of you addictive.
Just wanted to give you a shout out Tara for the great editing job!! Love all your videos and the way you arrange the video to the music - real pro job!
I got one! When you change elevation make sure bottles of liquid are only half full or they will be busted all over the place. I once found the sliding doors for my bedroom in the livening-room because I forgot to secure them. Forever forgetting the shampoo up high in the tub. Finding the shampoo bottle busted and shampoo all over the bathroom floor.
Love, love, love your video. One thing that I did in my trailer which might help is, in the medicine cabinet in the bathroom, I took a small piece of wood and painted it, and glued it to the front edge of each shelf that does not have a ledge to keep things from falling out.
Love your videos! So glad I found y’all! You two are just so great. Your videos are super informational and I enjoy watching you. Thank you! We are doing our homework for full time rv living. We have two little. 4 and 16 months. We are about 6 months out from potential doing this. We love grand design and are still trying to figure out what would work best for us as we will have one in a crib.
We got those at camping world and haven't been able to find them since! We really like them and want 2 more. Back to the drawing board because these are wearing out.
@@poppasperformanceproductss2300 It's a wheeldock. This is the one for Indian (lower so it doesn't hit the front fender): changinglanesrv.com/wheeldock
We don't have cable TV anymore, just internet and RU-vid because we mainly just enjoy watching your channel. Chad, you're badass. Tara, Jane Jane thinks you're a doll. I want a toy hauler exactly like yours but also want a Beacon. We'd love to see you around some day and have drinks. Daisy, your sooo cute.
First let me thank you for taking the time in making this video. It was very informative and with every minute watching it. Plus we love your little guy.
This is an outstanding video. I'm trying to convince my wife that we could do the RV life when we get closer to retiring. Your Grand Design Momentum.... RV Tour and this one have been helpful in her understanding of what to expect as we look in that direction. Time will tell. Maybe I am only able to convince her with part-time RVing. Any level would be a win.
I honestly didn't think I would sit thru an hour video of how to to break camp as we have been campers for over fifteen years. I am so glad I did. We just purchased our first fifth wheel and will be leaving on our annual Colorado trip later this week. You have a ton of great points in this video and I will be adopting them starting with this trip. I love the checklist on your phone. As a former Navy vet and an aircraft mechanic this checklist only makes sense. Thanks again for the great video.
Great video... Something I was thinking about... With the back ramp acting as a "patio", if there's a heavy rain and the deck gets wet, are there any issues with water pooling inside the coach when the door is closed?
Thanks, Ken! We've had ours down in very heavy rain. We leave it down most of the time. Just inside the 3 season doors, there's an incline into the garage. But we've never even seen any water at all come in the doors. Would have to be tropical storm like winds, in which case we'd just close the ramp / door. Thanks for watching!
Thank you SO much. We just bought a 5th wheel and this video gave me so much insight into things I didn't even think about. Checklist created and ready to ROLL!!!
We are NOT full-timers, but one area that I am militant about is dumping the holding tanks. To the extent that, the water hose used for this process is a black-colored hose. Our other hoses (for potable water) are all white.
Love you guys. We just purchased a new 5th wheel, and because we're only use to tow behind trailers and truck campers we took your check lists and made modifications to fit our needs. Thank you soooo much from the bottom of our hearts for taking the time to educate us all. I have the check lists separated, saved and printed, and now sending to our phones. You two are a wealth of information.
😳 aaaaaand comment #1,000 - wow! 😳 Still enjoy the thought and detail you guys put into this video including planning and editing, well done! This information inspired our own pre-flight check-lists. The one thing we’ve added is a leaf blower for clearing the crap out from under the toppers as well as any other junk on the roof. Works well too for clearing leaves out of campsites in the fall prior to backing in so that we minimize any mishaps with junk left from the uncaring previous campers, as well as keeping the fallen leaves outside the RV. DeWalt makes one now so we don’t need extra batteries. Keep up the great work you two, you’re appreciated 👍 Safe Travels & Happy Camping 😎
I was told by harley dealer no need to compress shocks on your bike. Strap around fork area Sk Cycles has a video as well. This keeps fork seals from staying compressed and allows it to function correctly as you travel. Rear straps only hold my ultra from bouncing left to right very little pressure needed for that.
I would recommend that you install eyelets on either side of the shelf in the cabinets and then put a small bungee cord across so that nothing jumps out at you!
