Good afternoon guys, from Seward, Alaska! Hope you're having a great day. We've had
a few questions wondering how old Nelly fared the
Alaskan winter while we were away!... My dad winterized all the plumbing so we're
good there! I'm not gonna lie. We haven't gone inside already but we are about to
start unpacking or so we can get it up for sale and start the next chapter! But
before we do so.... Because there's, trust me, yeah after a full timing there's a lot
of stuff that needs to come out of there. But see all the spruce cones, leaves and
twigs that fell off that tree for the winter. Well we need to get those cleaned
up before we go tromping in and out or else we'll just totally make a ridiculous
mess in there!...Winter is definitely on its way out! That's the last bit of ahhh...
Snow and ice in the driveway. And then this is a slide area off of one of the
roofs but that always sticks around for a while longer! And.... If you look close in these
planters here, that's the rhubarb starting to come up!... It was a mild winter
so I don't think the ATV and plow blade got used all that much!....Here is our shed. There's the
snow blower which I need to work on....What am I looking for?
That's what I'm looking for!....And.... I'll also grab this....So one of the springtime chores here is
getting the yard all cleaned up! This, this trees right here, cottonwoods!
They're beautiful but they are the messiest trees around! They have like five
different stages of things falling off them. From limbs in the winter, to leaves,
to the cotton, to the sappy things, to the seed pods and.... I
don't know! Just not a big fan of the cottonwoods but there's no shortage of
them here either!
Okay! First things first! We got a plug Nellie back in so we can work in her!
And we have power!
Okay! That is a lot better! We still need to lay our little mat down because all
of these little spruce needles, when it rains, stick to our feet and we track
them in. But first things first, let's see if we can get this engine started! Shut a
little light on the scene.... Need to get the Yeti charging! The new owner may want
it or we may want to keep it! So last winter some squirrels built a nest in
the engine compartment on the f-150. So... It's in our best interest to check this
over before we go firing up the engine! Well, that's not bad at all! Looks pretty
darn good guys!... Now let's check the oil....
Alright! And... Whoa! Right in the middle of the hash marks guys! I love this Ford 6.8
v10 engine. Alright! Moment of truth I'm sure the battery was
dead but we got her plugged in and... Yeah! there's 110 coming in, so who knows?
Hahahaha! Forward power! Awesome! This is a rock star of a Motorhome!
Like what did I take? 1, 2 seconds max? I really wish we could drive this thing
around the world because we have this relationship, we have this trust, it's just
this awesome rocket machine! It's just way too big in two-wheel drive!
ooh love it! So guys we would take it for a test drive right now but I need to
call the insurance company and get it taken off of a driveway coverage...Thank
you! Do I have permission to drive it right now?...Oh yes!... Thank you!.... She does not miss a
beat! So one thing I am expecting to experience is an out of balance like a
flat spot on the tires after it's sat for so long! Usually when we get up to
highway speed, you'll just hear thopthopthopthop!
but one trip and usually heck being parked in the driveway with the tires in
a different spot, usually takes care of it really quick!.... She's driving us just like
she always does!.... Seriously this is a good Motorhome!
I keep thinking about..."How can we keep her and have her when we come back?"... But....
It's just not practical!.... It's not! She won't
fare well if no one uses her for the next half a decade!... She needs to be loved!
She really does!... I passed by places that have these old, dumpy ass, run-down, tarp
over the roof RVs and I looked.. Gosh! It's kind of sad somebody when it was
brand new loved it. They would take their family camping and all these good
memories and now it's just rotting away in a mobile meth lab. I don't know!..It's just
sad seeing Motorhomes rot away because you knew one point in their
lives they were loved! Nellie's very loved! We'll have to
find her someone that loves her just as much as we do!...Oh! there's gonna be total
qualifications. We're gonna be like interviewing them. If they have the
privilege of owning her...Like protective parents?...Exactly!...You better be careful! No
one's gonna want to apply if we're too hard.... Background checks required!...That will be
alright!hahaha!...You're not gonna turn her into a meth lab!...I was just about to say no, no history of meth labs...No breaking bad!...Hahahaha!....There's
cars coming...I've started cleaning things out and I'm almost done with the bedroom. And
I keep finding little things in my drawers and cupboards that remind me of
all of the great memories we've made in this rig. Like I found an old play bill
for a show we saw in Dawson City. And I found this whale's tail necklace, carved
out of caribou antlers. That I got on a trip to the Southeast with my mom and
they're hanging above the window and....Ooooh just things people have given us along
the way and things we've picked up along the way and it's just like... 32 ft of
memories!.... You know aside from the house being completely unlocked with the
garage door open right now, we could just take off and say..."F it all! See yah!"...I don't even have a toothbrush. I guarantee
somewhere in this motorhome there is like a spare toothbrush that the
hygienist has given us and we packed it away in case any of our friends forgot it!
We would survive!....We would.... I think that's Ben's desire to run
away from all the work we have to do at the house and I completely concur it's
totally overwhelming!... We like clean up the mess and make a mess somewhere else!Hahahaha!
It's horrible! I see you found your favorite spot right away little missy!
Wow! This is a homemade RV for Alaska. Check this thing out!
Yes! This is just a pullout at mile 8 of the Seward Highway.... But they've got like
the trailer and then they have a place to store all their goods.
I wonder how well that thing's insulated?...Some Alaskan creativity and a fuel tank on
the back.... And then you can see where they have their dump tanks on the side. Wow wee!
You know something else the new owners gonna get to experience?...What's that?... The first cracks
in the windshield...Oh yeah!The windshield is brand new on both sides!... Brand spanking new!... Not a chip to point
out! It's perfect as it can be. So yeah! This is going to be like a
12-mile little, you know, test-drive right now! Everything's good! It means that we can
proceed with the rest of the chores!
We'll leave room for the slide out... Now to run the jacks down, oh that's a good
sound!...Ugh that's not!... Done! Alright here it is, we can get stuff out, stage here, take it into the
house. But ahhh...We're gonna go and just unpack seven years of RV stuff!.... Well that was a
productive little session working on the RV! We made great progress. All the
cabinets have been cleared out.There's still a few things... Things we're gonna need to
clean it and fix it.... Yeah! Not bad at all! Alright! I think we're gonna call this a
day. It's definitely enough to suffice for a
day hahahaha!... Be sure to tune in tomorrow because we're getting this puppy ready to sell!
See you guys!