you might remember the case of the missing rvers who went boondocking never to return again well
there's a recent update that we're going to share in this video plus we're going to talk about a
great new way to stay safe while living rv life or van life so you're going to want to stay tuned
we're Ben Charity Dakota and Trinity we are a family of four who's been rving since 2017.
we've visited over 38 states with a goal of all 50 by 2023 right now we're spending the
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forward slash patreon and i'll leave a link in the description below as well with the recent
happenings in the rv and van life community this past year personal safety and staying connected to
others while boondocking or camping has taken on brand new priority when james and michelle butler
went missing while boondocking back in 2019 staying safe while rving was at the forefront
of our minds now there has been a plea entered in that butler case and we're going to tell you about
that a little bit later in the video shortly after the news broke back in 2019 we started
looking for ways to enhance personal safety while on the road and one of the things that we did was
arranged for an interview with a state park ranger to talk about personal safety while camping
boondocking and rving i'm going to put a link above to that video but one of the ways to stay
safe that trooper brandon recommended in our video was establishing a check-in process making sure
that someone knows where you are and when you're supposed to arrive at your next destination is
important in ensuring personal safety if you don't arrive by the appointed check-in time then your
check-in person knows something's not quite right in the case of the missing boondockers the butlers
it took over four days for their bodies to be discovered there are viewers consequently stolen
by their assailants and then taken across the border into mexico these events remind us all that
we must take precautions when it comes to personal safety when rving camping or with van life we
never again want to read another news story about a missing boondocking rv or van lifer two stories
about this in the news in the past three years is way too many having someone know where you
are and that you arrived not only provides peace of mind for friends and family members but it's a
safety net for you also and let's just be honest for you or your family member to be able to check
in you have to be able to do so meaning you're not incapacitated in any way we'll talk about
the update in the case of the murdered boondockers michelle and james here in just a few minutes but
first we want to share about a great new way to have a safety plan and check-in process and
how to take that a step further with real-time gps tracking now we've recently been introduced to the
wear safe gps which is real time tracking for well anything you want to keep track of really
now my background is in the automotive industry and back when i used to work in the automotive
industry that makes me feel super old like back in my day we didn't have this technology
we installed these fm devices that use radio signals for tracking on higher-end cars like
corvettes or the ford gt and other high dollar vehicles now gps technology has evolved and made
that same sort of tracking technology available to everyday consumers like you and me now think
about this if you have a wear safe device mounted on your rv your van e-bike whatever it is you want
to keep track of you can get real-time updates on the location of where your rv is at but better
yet you can also allow others to see where you and your rv are located can you imagine how the recent
news cases we've seen in the news of missing van lifers and rvers might have either been different
or maybe solve faster with this type of technology in place what if your rv vehicle or e-bike
are stolen we've seen several videos this past year with other rvers who had their e-bike stolen
on more than one occasion with gps tracking you can know right where your valuable item
vehicle ebike is located we've also seen more social media posts than we can count
of our viewers who put their travel trailers or rvs into a storage situation and then they were
stolen people are sharing information in these groups in hopes that someone has seen the missing
rv in an effort to recover it with the wear safe gps you can draw what's called a geofence
and how this works is that if your particular asset leaves that area where you've drawn the
fence around where your item is supposed to be you can get notified by email text when that happens
this is great because now you can also be notified by email or text message when your loved ones
reach a destination or know if they've left that destination to know that they're on schedule with
their travel plans what we love about this is the peace of mind for family now we've mentioned
before that my parents are full-time rvers and they use a check-in process with family members
for personal safety this helps to automate the process plus it helps with recovery should their
rv or truck ever be stolen because this technology was originally developed for fleets you can also
get a glimpse of where your rv or whatever you have the device on has been and stopped
over the past two days now this is super valuable information should the unthinkable happen and you
need real data to be able to help find someone or something and since the tracker is well magnetic
it's also portable so the gps trackers can easily be transferred between vehicle to golf cart or
whatever you want to put it on rv parks can be massive in fact the koa near mount rushmore is
the second largest in north america it's huge and being able to have one of these on maybe say your
golf cart or your atv while family and friends are out on the trails is just really good peace
of mind now back to the recent development and the breaking news in the case of the murdered butlers
adam williams has pleaded guilty to several charges in connection with the butler murders
the charges include capital murder unlawful use of a firearm theft tampering with evidence these
charges are all of course in connection with the rving couple's homicide and the guilty plea means
no trial and that he will be in prison for the rest of his life with no possibility of parole
but this doesn't bring back james and michelle we do hope that their families are able to have
at least some closure to this awful situation and they are in our thoughts and prayers at this time
because safety is something we think about often while we're out on the road we did ask we're safe
to provide our viewers with a discount on these gps units and they gladly agreed and so you can
save 10 on a gps tracker when you use the code glamper 10 at the link below for purchase of these
wear safe units now i checked out their website today and noticed they have some black friday
deals going so you want to make sure you check out what tracker might work best for you while that
they're on sale and then use the code for the discount we have all these details on
our partners page as well on our website so we'll have a link below for that so we have
a blog post up about personal safety while rving and we cover even more tips on ways to just stay
safe while you're out camping boondocking rving and more so make sure that you check that out
the link is in the description below or just go to gratefulglamper.com and click the blog tab now
you'll have to let us know in the comments below your thoughts or what you do for personal safety
when rving or van living do you have a safety plan are you taking certain steps to make sure
you stay safe we always love hearing from you in the comments so make sure that you leave a comment
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over here if we don't see you out on the road or at the campground we'll see in the next video