time. Oh, I'm on the spot now. I want you all to guess for a
probably not going to go boondocking when it's 90
We're like probably two lithium batteries as good. We're
out how many batteries you actually need like somebody
I need that appliance to run? Do I need this? Do I need that?
you, take it step by step and just get things along the way
all just comes down to your comfort level. So, we encourage
we absolutely need a generator. What if? What if? What if? It
specific ones. They're going to tell you you need to get like
really hot and we need to run the AC. What if we get a
the thing, if you reach out to like all the lithium battery
Like you would think it's the electricity in the battery but
That Amazon a hundred and 80 dollar battery is like it's
would say if we're going to get anything special, it would
is just like that's a big good savings that you could put
plug the seven-way pin into the truck because the battery was
can happen. It's not a bad idea to carry one of those around
weather. It's very hard to do a boondocking scenario like this
we're going to burn through all of our wood before it even gets
find out real shortly if this works or not. Stand back. I'm
you put like a hole, another hole that like leads to the
This is the main hole we have here with our kindling and then
new concept. What is a new concept however is digging a
footage for you and show you first this side that is facing
than this. As I'm talking about this, I'm going to get some
inside the refrigerator so we're doing our due diligence
I'm not opening and closing it as much as possible gotta tell
above the fridge to hopefully disperse some of that heat out
immediately so what I'm doing is I'm opening the cupboard
right now. And I noticed that if that fridge fan is not
it's back up to full. Here's the problem however. The fridge
into the truck to do a little trickle charging. Basically
it went down to two thirds. So what I did was I plugged it
realized it was full and then I checked it shortly there after
that? I don't, what, what, what? So, this we woke up to
this low grumble of the ocean. It was so cool to lay in bed
boondocking so many times with one 12-volt lead acid battery.
to our next spot, I can't wait to plug that thing back in. No,
was out of habit. I'm a morning coffee drinker and I'm so used
it wasn't the Keurig. I just told you I like the French
said, oh you need five or six batteries in the beginning,
Cuz then you could just work backwards from there and figure
just go out for one or two nights and really determine, do
want to have that. I think you brought up a great point
cooked everything fresh. Keurig, the French press baby.
planned that we didn't need to heat up food like we just
Keurig and it's like the AC? The temperature was final
need. The big appliances that people always stress over is
like thousands of dollars in batteries that you might not
true. I think it's worth it to upgrade to lithium but here's
Interesting to say the least. I'm I'm keeping the positive
eventually upgrade to a lithium because with a lead acid
five or six batteries which make sense. They're trying to
tomorrow night and then the final result will be.
just in case of emergencies and there was a moment where we did
like, can I run my AC? Can I run my microwave? Can I run the
nights that saves you about $100 and you do that twice a
Maybe closer to eight. Alright.
that's great. We bought that last year. Is that right?
blah. Yeah, it makes sense. There's always emergencies that
he's up right now.
battery, we're able to do this dry camping, the spoon docking
situation where things ice over like in Texas at one time and
mean, just think about how much that's going to cost. That's
Love the French press. So, always looking for ways that I
month, you're saving $200 a month. For the whole year, you
second. Guess which appliance I missed the most like when we go
Press. No, I'm not much of a TV watcher. No. Oh, someone said
missed the most. Okay. Well, I'll go first. I think the one
Carl and I would have been like, okay, they're the experts
to just sticking in there and nuking it for 30 seconds at a
I missed the most was the microwave and only because it
degrees. I think it's time to reveal which appliance we
battery to drop below half its capacity or it starts damaging
the battery but according to the lithium owners, you can
we think they should get, like how many batteries and how much
in boondocking and they're asking like what kind of setup
thinking about everyone who reaches out that's interested
but now that we've been doing this for years and we've been
October of twenty twentyone technically. So a year and a
half ago. And you know what the struggle was? Not the battery.
batteries doing. Twothirds. Ways battery. That's what's up.
out and buy batteries, buy, do a whole setup and installation.
bring you like that hot, fresh brewed coffee. Where's my
You know, I remember when you're in bed and I always
towards adventures. You could put towards some upgrades. I
need to surprise Carl and go wake that guy up. I doubt that
Guys, I had my doubts. I was like, we're going to have to go
because that was a hard thing for us to come to grips with.
Take your RV out as is. Go do what we're doing right now and
battery not doing any crazy upgrades to your rig for two
charge that puppy right back up for a little and with that one
reading two thirds and we're like, hey, let's just trickle
weekend. We didn't have to run that. Microwave, we just
in Freeport, Texas with just one 12-volt lead acid battery.
that you know you will get the most use out of. Before you go
What if situations? What if we get into a situation where it's
deplete it all the way in the lithium battery is okay. That's
sell you more batteries. They're trying to make money. I
companies, there's lots of them so I'm not naming out any
little tunnel there and that will really help the fire to
going to be boondocking on the beach, you gotta get up for
you're ever out on the beach, use this tip, build yourself a
when it's either way too hot or way too cold. When I was
like this off, you definitely want to follow the correct
this just seems too good to be true. Now, in order to pull
things, fuel, oxygen, and heat. I remember that. I'm not a
get going. Also, very minimal smoke which is nice. It burns
once again it was the water and the tanks. Yeah I definitely
coffee? Where's the Keurig? Alright, let's see how the
figure out how to get a generator or something because
lithium and then get an inverter installed. I think we
feel like the water was the culprit. Big question is do we
battery, the word on the street is that you can never allow the
so efficiently. I gotta slow down putting logs on because
Morning. I can get used to this. Woke up early this
morning to see the sunrise and totally worth it. If you're
fire. This allows oxygen to continuously be pushed to the
bottom of the fire. That way, hopefully, We won't have smoke.
from the ocean. Tell me if you know a difference or not.
where the battery takes us tomorrow. We still got a couple
wind. You can't go wrong with salt and pepper if you're not
see what the results are. Oh snap. Hola. Look at that. We
because you build a deep hole and then in the front of it,
The whole, wow, what a difference that makes. So, if
Little 30-minute update. The fire is working phenomenally.
need more than just one tunnel? Probably but we're going to
New concept today. We're starting a fire. This isn't the
tunnel that leads into the fire. I did learn something on
Sally's going to need a bath. If you don't know who Dee and
want to get the salt off them. I feel like they deserve better
probably be like at least two batteries, maybe make them
completely saturated. It's almost like that rust-colored
you it's crazy how much salt is in the air I know obviously
think in the very near future, Dee's going to need a bath and
being next to the ocean Carl I get it but I'm saying with that
a generator or what if something goes wrong or blah
will save about twenty-four$100 in RV park stays which I think
on this and a lot of people are like, oh you should always have
running the temperature within the fridge just spikes up
for about two nights, 3 days. You dry camp with that one
solar, what kind of generator, everyone has a lot of opinions
done. Oh, we slept really good last night. I tell you what,
saying for not having any setup you guys just have the lights
the herbal drinks? Just really wasn't his cup of tea. You're
glad you mentioned it because I was going to say it.
don't have to constantly type our obnoxiously long name into
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can't wait to show and share it all with you. Did you know that
up to fourteen nights so you can't beat that. The batteries
turned on the truck. Just use a seven way pin connector. So now
some of the boondocking that Texas offers. This beach goes
vibes coming though. Well apparently that's with Nae Nae
the internet and I think it was called a Dakota fire and it's a
Well we have officially been here for six hours now. Let's
are still full. Looking good. So we'll just keep doing our
professional here. I have no idea what I'm doing. So, do we
our little passageway tunnel. I know however, fire needs three
way of building a fire that like makes it not smokey
Morning. Thanks for the coffee. Oh yeah, for sure. Hey,
sunrise. This is day three of boondocking on the beach here
dark but pretty cool, right?
not a professional. And no, this is not cheating.
forever and you could just pull over on the side. You can for
onto the camper right now we're sitting around 4142 degrees
on. Constantly over there. So I'm just saying. No I'm really
you can't beat this view waking up in the morning. What was
going crazy with the lights. Everybody's calling me out and
Here you go, Carl. Just kidding.
a lot of survivor where people are literally like eating clams
just going to pretend what's up, Pepper. We've been watching
They're perfect. Not to toot my own horn but way to go. Nae no.
if you're never sure what to do when you're cooking just do
nervous. Um Is there a five-second rule on a beach?
What are you trying to say over there? You're making me
fan that I installed many episodes ago. It's not running
Solly are, that's the name of the truck and the trailer. I
the ocean and then I'm going to show you the side that is away
situation, we are at the heart of the sea, free camping for up
have no solar, no generator. This means surviving multiple
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and just hear the ocean right outside the door. Check out
stuff. It's interesting to see how damaging salt can be. I
breeze coming off the ocean the rotors on the truck are
to 14 we are at Surfside Beach. We found this sweet spot and I
speaking of coffee, do you know why the coffee never talked to
due diligence. Shutting off lights. When we can. And seeing
hear what I said? Moist.
nights of this. I mean we gotta make it through the night
because very moist. Do you guys like that word moist? Did you
this and it looks like you know what you're doing. Yeah. We're
at the end. Let's just say some of us are more than others. One
it to the test and this weekend, we're going to do just
going to do it with a single 12 volt battery. This is the
from the ocean and my thought is like you can't mess up food.
cycle battery for the longest time but we've never fully put
we're not so fortunate. We've been rocking the single deep
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YouTube every week. Change of plans, I had to put the fan on
TVs, everything you could ever want. The other two of us,
that. Will we survive? Now, for a little context on the
nights with only one battery between us and no power,
of the rigs travelling with us, they have the full shebang,
you have to give up one precious resource. Power. We
if I told you there was a catch. In order to get here,
it. The dehumidifier. You're good. You're good.
setting of a horror movie. It's going to have a big plot twist
full solar package, generator, you name it, the running ACs,
running water, or lights. We're boondocking. We're only
You'd probably laugh in my face. Well, it's true. But what