HA HA HA....."that jackass" ....you both went off like I do on a regular basis here in Charlotte. Like word for word. I'm a fan of the channel for life. Great vid!!
That is one of the things we dislike about pulling our 5th wheel. Its a lot smaller than yours but still heavy enough that we can't stop on a dime. People just don't understand that! @ChangingLanes
H.E.B. is named after (Howard Edward Butt) he was the son of Florence Butt who Started a small grocery store in 1905? Her son opened some after WW2 when he got back the first few stores failed. But Soon it all came together and the store was named after him using his initials. H.E.B. This is one of the largest individual owned companies in America..
Glad y'all enjoyed Magnolia Beach and Matagorda Bay. My sister lives down the coast from you on Mustang Island she's taken me up and down the coast sightseeing. :) And by the way, the grocery store is not pronounced "Heb," it's actually pronounced by its initials - "H. E. B." a Texas favorite grocery store.
A thought on humidity while boondocking. We have a small $50. humidifier we run on the inverter to keep the humidity in the RV down. That keeps us from having to use the AC (heavy power draw) as often to keep the interior dry. During the early summer and early fall months we're actually able to set the temp on the AC higher, while still feeling the same comfort level. It will normally pull a cup or two of moisture per day, a little more if we keep the doors open.
We were just there over Memorial Day. We have several cabins there, but I took my Solitude as we had a lot of people to sleep. Glad you liked it and sorry we missed you.
Love your channel and welcome to Texas! We love the coast but won’t boondoggle on the beach. The direct salt air is terrible on any exposed metal, specifically the trailer brakes!
Welcome to Texas. Love your set up and the Indian Motorcycle. I have been following watching your videos for a while now. Spent a many day on that beach in my teens and twenties. I'm 54 now have a 40 ft Keystone Raptor Toy Hauler and love it. Enjoy the info and tips and SAFE travels.
This is so neat to see...I was born in Port lavaca and it's where my father's family is from and cousins still live. Our family owns several beachfront lots on magnolia Beach right about where you guys are at.. thank you for showing off the beautiful spots in my ancestors home town😊❤️
You might want to check out a dehumidifier. They do make small ones and they are not that pricy. But they sure make life when RVing a whole lot more enjoyable. We've found that turning on the AC tends to just cool down the moisture but doesn't get rid of it. Great video guys.
I have wanted to try Magnolia Beach since I saw Tom and Cherie of Enjoy the Journey go there. It looks absolutely beautiful. Hope you enjoyed your time there.
I hope you enjoyed the Shiner beer. My dad was from there. It's worth checking out. I was hoping that you would have said something about Indianola. It was a landing spot for many immigrants it the 1880s. There was a town there but too many hurricanes wiped out the buildings. There is a statue of Laffite and some plaques about the ghost town. the remains of the building are in the bay.
Seaside RV Resort in Seabrook is right across the highway from our home! Magnolia Beach is a favorite place of ours to boondock in Texas (sadly we don't have much of that in Texas )-: Beach camping definitely has to be timed right for it to be comfortable...late fall and winter and early spring is probably the best time and you get to meet dozens of folks from Ontario down there. Lavaca BBQ in Port Lavaca and Victoria is a solid BBQ spot if you ever make it back...one of the Texas Monthly food editors said you'd find Jesus at Lavaca BBQ, lol. Heeb is totally cool to say, our son manages one and they say the same thing too, lol. Take care!
There's also a Harvest Host, which is the Magnolia Beach Campground. Prior to our "boondock readiness", we stayed there for about two weeks. Next visit, we've already planned to be on the beach, and then do our dump and fill at the campground on the way out.
We just left Magnolia Beach May 10th. It was HOT! So hot that we left early to get ourselves some 50amp service! Really enjoyed the beach but wanted to spend more time outside than inside with AC. It was our first time beach camping and we would definately do it again!
I could see the benefits of that charging system while driving since the truck is already running but that idle time is bad for the Emmissions system. I'll stick with the Yamaha onboard genny.
Glad y'all made it down. Our homebase is Magnolia Beach, in fact, our house made your video. It was one of the blue houses on the right as you turned onto Ocean Drive. We aren't there now but it would have been very cool to meet you out there. Stay safe and keep doing what you do.
Just now watching this week's video. for that white truck that NEEDED to be in front of you on the highway, Chad needs to get with the program and get an air horn (LOL). You're on the beach in TX, eating lovely sandwiches. We're in the mountains of Utah eating our pastrami sandwiches (on rye, and mine has kraut) at a Harvest Host at a farm/orchard and barn store. Love this RV life. ☺
Great video and nice place on the beach! I’m curious on how much fuel is burned in the truck vs a generator and how long you have to run the truck to charge the batteries from 30% to 90ish -100%
Question: Why are you not using the Kleen tank formula for your holding tanks? Thank you for all your great tips and maintenance information you provide! Your videos are always a great source of information on RV's and where to go and what to see!
Hello, I really enjoy your channel as well as many of your friends channels. Phill and Stacy, the Hanks and others. I have been looking into rving and in doing some research on weights. I came a cross at least in Michigan and Tennessee of 26,000 Lb is the limit of combine weight of the truck and trailer before needing a CDL. Tennessee requires that trucks with trailer use weigh station. I wanted to know how accurate this is? In your travels what are some of the different state laws and what information you should have if your pulled over.. Thanks
Really love watching you guys travels! Thanks for the code for the toilet product. Also please don’t swing the camera so fast, like just pan slowly we’re old and it’s dizzying! Thanks ! Have fun at the beach!
We live in Victoria and often go to Magnolia Beach (but not with the camper...yet). Interesting fact about that concrete and glass structure is that it is owned by Canadians!
I think the hit of the video was that "jackass" that didnt go very far ahead after. I think everyone one of us commenting on here would say exactly the same thing. Lol That made my day, thanks for the laugh!😂 Luckily you guys didnt have to slam your breaks on.
The "HEB" is actually H. E. B. (Say the letters.) They stand for a man's name, Howard Edward Butt. I think H-E-B sounds nicer than his name. Imagine saying, "I'm going to Butt's to get some groceries." LOL Loved your video. We're Texans, so we will have to explore that area someday.
"Jackass" LOL. Crazy drivers out here. We are safely driving, it's the other people that are crazy! Your site is pretty freakin awesome! 😮 WOW. Beautiful sunset. Loved this location, we will be checking this out for sure! - Michelle
Hello from Houston. My grown kids and i went to the Johnson Space Center back in the fall 2023. I use to live in Nassau Bay Tx, walking distance to Nasa. How long ago was this video made? I thought i saw y'all near Pearland Friendswood
I died laughing when ya'll said you were at heeb, I just got a delivery of groceries from them today. I love their food. Did the one you were at have True Texas Bar-B-Que? If you find one that does have it, you definitely need to get some.
I know the ground is solid with crushed shells and compressed dirt, but are there a bunch of goat head stickers mixed into the dirt as well? I have wanted to visit, but I don't want to take the grandkids if stickers are everywhere on the beach.
Sheesh, the inconsiderate people, the guy cutting you off on the highway and the people leaving their dogs poo on the beach! Ugh!! Planning on doing some camping on P.I.N.S. on the beach here in the next year in our Super C, can’t wait! Thanks for the content!
You were about an hour North of us, we are at Bubba's a lot. Twice in the last two weeks. Wed. is all you can eat crawfish. I know your next destination well, there a lot of great places to go and see in and around the area. I am sure that Chad will love the WWII museum. Tara, there is a chocolate shop that is really good called Quintessential Chocolates at 251 W Main. If you get out on the three sisters; be very careful of the fuzzy tailed forest rats (deer). The gentleman that owed the Motorcycle stop in Leakey lost his life to one of them a while back, a real lost to the motorcycling community. Hippie Chicks in Concan has a really good pizza and I believe you might like that as well, kind of a funky little place. There is a low water crossing just west of there on the river road that is a really good photo opp for bikes as well.
My number one gripe about camping anymore is people not picking up after their dog. We travel with a dog and sometimes end up picking up more crap from others than our own. Post Covid camping crush really brought down common courtesy and etiquette in camping. We just spent a week in Yellowstone, and while walking our dog, we found that someone dumped their steak trimmings (raw bone, fat, some meat) in the woods, just 20 feet from the campground. It's bear season. The campground goes above and beyond to warn you that its serious and be careful. Unbelievable idiots.
As a truck driver for37years, to answer your question about line time, although you’ve probably had many answers to a varying degree, it, as a rule of thumb, comes down to drivers hours of service, we like to minimize our stops and maximize our hours of work (as usually drivers are paid by the mile!) so by law, 15 minutes is the minimum a driver has to log for fueling up, so he will then pull forward to the line, dash in, use the bathroom, grab something to eat, shop or what ever, get back to the truck and fill out our log, check load ect, all , hopefully within 15 minutes. This is because we are forced by law to take a 45 minute break with a certain amount or working time/driving. This can be broken down into a 15 and a 30 or a 45 block! So the driver may have already had a 30 somewhere and is just needing a 15 to finish it off. Is the driver needs more time, he may just pull off the pump and park up in a slot then go to do the what they need to do. So I’d say, the answer to your question would be 15 minutes.
This alternator supplies 60V vs 12V, allowing a lot higher wattage for less amperage. I installed a high-idle kit for the truck that lets me dial the RPM up and down. Video on that later.. 😊
