Good morning guys and welcome to the vlog! We have been in our expedition
truck for 146 days! And a lot of you guys are wondering like:
"Are they really happy in this 13 foot box?"....And we're gonna get to that but.....
Let's talk about something real quick! So.... Frustration equals; Living in a 13-foot
box and booking an Airbnb for two weeks! Like we said, you know, we're gonna be
taking breaks from the road in this vehicle. And also our dads are both
gonna fly out for an early Christmas. But... So we booked this place. We're all set!
And keep in mind, this place has like ahh... A clawfoot bathtub, a Jacuzzi, 4 bedrooms......
Just all kinds of great space! But.... The owners, our hosts, call us yesterday and
tell us that they just sprayed pesticides and...." You should be careful
with your dog for the first, you know, 24 hours."... And in my mind, you know, having ahhh...
Almost 17 year old little dog, who is.... You know, has been recovering from.... And doing
great by the way! A neurological condition, it was just a bad idea to stay
in there, in the first place for the first 24 hours!
Now here's a little irony to add on to that story! We actually ended up picking
the Walmart in Charleston that we stayed at three years ago, when we drove
the East Coast! It was right before Thanksgiving because we were headed to
Cape Coral to have Thanksgiving with family. And ahh.... We pulled in there last night.
We're like: "We've stayed, we've parked there!"hahahaha............ So the thing I remember most about that day...
Was that our GPS was acting very unintelligent at the time! And that GPS
just so happens to be the same exact GPS that our new RV has: The garment RV LMT 760!
Or aptly-named in our vehicle: I think
RV GPS are a topic for another video! And on the topic of things I remember
from that Walmart, I remember that we had a HUGE fight that night!..hahahaha
Alright! Well let's use that to segue into ahhh...."Are we really happy in this RV?" And....
I would be lying if there haven't been some tense moments! "I hate you!"
"But you love me so much!"".... "Not right now!" "You're lucky I'm legally bound to love you right now!".... I've thought about
this a lot as we've processed the last 146 days! And I've remembered back to....
When we first had Nellie. And it's really easy to forget because.... By the end of our
seven years with Nellie, we had everything dialled in! So that life was
not any more challenging than it was at home! But when you first purchase any
kind of a rig, it's going to have shortcomings. And things that you need to
make life easier at home! And we did that with Nellie! We got a cellphone
booster and... We made it so that we had a 12-volt TV. And we got a Yeti so that we
can charge our computers.... Kick ass couch! Yeah! A really comfortable place to sleep!
And a new mattress and all these things! But it took time!! In the first three
years we were actually.... of course it was three summers.
We didn't full-time in Nellie initially. But...It took time to dial it in and that's
really easy to forget now! But.... I really think that that's what we're going
through right now in the new rig!It's a process of making it our own and making
it so that life is not that much different than it is at home!... You touched
on two things. I'm just gonna rephrase them a little bit! But shortcomings....It's
a 13 foot box with two people living in it!....It's a literal shortcoming... Yeah!... I don't care who you are!
There are going to be challenges and learning curves when you move into that!
And.... Learning curves! Here's an embarrassing moment... Our Espar heater, you
know I did service. And that's all good! But that sucker quit working on us over the
past.... It was slow progression, over the past two weeks or so! And.... I just couldn't
figure it out because it would start back up, it sometimes working...It's like....
"What's going on here?" And.... I never thought about it until we experienced a humid
day at our last campsite. It was so humid that it showed the fluid level in the
driver's side fuel tank! And it was a little below half. Then I got to thinking...
"Damn! Where's the fuel pickup for that?" And it turns out, that fuel pickup is
probably somewhere in that area! Because.....The furnace or Espar has been working a
lot better as of late!..... Since we filled the tank....Yeah....
Exactly! But I also.... You know, I know things need fuel! Come on, that's common sense.
But I also didn't think that between our stove and the ahhh...Sorry! Going through a little
tight bridge here..... And the heater, we would have gone through 15 gallons of
fuel in two months!! I'm okay with the amount that we went through, I just
didn't know it at the time that we would go through that much!..... So if you remember
back to when we talked about moving into Dinny and changing lifestyles....
Downsizing!....Downsizing!.... One of the solutions was....Every three to six months
we would take a break and spend some time in an airbnb!.... Wow!They've got Christmas decorations...Yay! I was hoping they would!
I saw some on the pictures.... Nice little kitchen! Oh yeah, this is great!
Table.... Well, here's the living room!
Oh my gosh! I didn't see this in the pictures.... Yeah, that's cool!... This is awesome!
Oh this is fantastic! Washer dryer! We can get bunch of laundry done!
I think this is where the hot tub is!.... Oh yeah!.... HUGE backyard! So Shelby... She's
gonna love it back here! Oh it's gorgeous back here.... Did I do okay Benny?.... You did very well!
And...Like good choice for choosing Charleston!! The South obviously most
people know things are a lot more affordable here! There are a few prices
in that I'll tell you everything!.... Check out this bed!..... Wow!
Two beds but....That's a massive bed!.... Imagine kids would have a blast in here!...
Wow! This is gonna be great! We're gonna get so spoiled!.... Bedroom
number two: This is nice and cosy!...That's cool!... Now this is the piece to resist thorns...
The clawfoot bathtub!...Yay! I'm so happy to have this... Bedroom number 3....This is nice to!...And...Bedroom number 4....So a little bit more to this story.We mentioned at the
beginning that we had a little issue because they've sprayed pesticides here...
Which is an absolute must in the South apparently! And ahhh...A little more to that
story is that we're the first guests with their new pet policy! Prior to this
they didn't allow pets here. And....It just was something that wasn't on their radar
until they stopped by to check on everything yesterday for us and realised
like.... Oh oh! So they made it right! They were amazing! They've been fantastic and
helpful and polite and friendly and very welcoming the whole time! It was just a
little hiccup! You know, something that they didn't think about until the very
last second. So.... Life goes on, it's all good! We made it right and we are so
excited to stay here!..... Before Ben wraps this video up, I did want to check with
you guys.... Since we're gonna be in the Charleston
area for two whole weeks, we're wondering..... Who's in the area and
would you like to do a meet-up? Comment below and let us know what you
think!..... Okay all settled in! And this is gonna be nice guys! So back
to that topic: "The truck!" Maan! The truck is SPOT on guys!! We did have one little time
there like this red low coolant light flashing and it's done it a couple times!
But it's like so intermittent. I'm not even worried about it because the temp
is good, the level is good. The camper.... It is taking some getting used to! But
that's also one of the reasons why we are gonna stick around a little bit
longer before we up the ante on the travels! It's to give us time to make the
renovations but yet still find time to enjoy life. Because everything is a
balance! And ahhhh...You want to also avoid just getting burnt out. That is a fact of life!
So.... This is it! Little bonfire ring, they even have some firewood over there, this
is going to be great! We also wanted ahhh... Or needed actually I should say! A place to do
some recording in a controlled environment! We've been trying to bust
out some videos and the weather just has not been cooperating! Wind noise is a
tremendous challenge when you're trying to vlog or to.... Maybe not vlog. Because vlog is
great because imperfection is authenticity! But when you're trying to
make a video about this kick butt first date kit or your year-in-review video, you
really don't want to be battling wind noise! So.... That's a wrap! We're gonna enjoy
our time here! Stay tuned for plenty of videos! Make
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