hey everybody Eric here from nomadic fanatic hope you guys are doing well another beautiful
sunny day in Florida Blue Sky 71 degrees yes thanks for joining me guys I will be uploading
this video with some Nomad internet link below in the video description coming to you from
the farm out here we got onion here got strawberries out in the distance smells like a farm out
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so yeah Bethune docking 2.0 starts over there here in a couple days and I hinted in my last
video said since I'm without tater tot tater tots in the shop my smart car I went on to
atturo and uh found lots and lots of cool vehicles that I could rent and uh out of everything
this is gonna be comical to you guys but I picked a smart car but I picked it for a specific
reason one I have never even driven an all-electric smart car yeah yep it's a 2015 with the electric
drive so it's got the CBT transmission you can't even feel it shifting you can't even
hear it when it's running that's because uh yeah it's uh it's all electric guys and uh
these are a much more expensive model this one is in red they also have them in green
look at all the red upholstery in here look at this even get arm rest in this model but
uh yeah so I picked this up on turo for uh 39 bucks a day and instead of putting gas
in the tank you just plug it into a normal 110 volt socket without an extension cord
so I was charging it but I'm going to unplug it and we're gonna go for a ride here all
right we're in we'll turn the key all the way with my foot on there and as you can tell
we're running I guess it says ready I gotta put my seat belt on hear that engine purr
it's not making a whole lot of noise so smooth it's so quiet uh ironically all the electronics
work fine you got horn you got air conditioning and heat not heated seats on this model though
it makes sense uh before we go out on the road I'll show the dash uh it says it's 81
degrees outside I don't think that's right I think it's 71. but you got Eco It says 55
miles so they did tell me to get 60 miles per charge up here you got a couple gauges
so we're at 90 battery and then there's your power meter so if I lay on the gas well let
me get out in the road first and show you I see that power gauge going to 50 now if
I lay off the gas it goes back to zero yeah I love the sunroof letting in the natural
light tater tot doesn't have that Tater tot's gonna be Tater tot's gonna be better when
I get the top back I want to show you guys some stuff in the garage this thing is awesome
it works great it's comfortable all right so something else I just noticed is that turning
the air conditioner or the heater on significantly changes the amount of range I went from 55
miles down to 44 Miles when I turned the air conditioner on so it's definitely a big draw
on the batteries which I believe are in the trunk I believe the batteries are so I don't
know if this is really economical as far as RV travel if you only get 50 miles per charge
I can't even get from here to the ocean in one day round trip without stopping to charge
uh but the smart cars do come with the 110 volt regular plug into any Outlet or you can
find a 240 volt Quick Charge station kind of like where the Teslas go I just don't know
I like my gas engine where I can go all all the way across country with that said it is
still a super fun car to drive and it's hard not to smile smart cars just do that to you
anyways we got some more friends showing up here at Camp so I want to get back to camp
and then uh I'll put this on the charger and we'll go check out some stuff here around
Tampa in tater tots replacement I feel horrible sorry tater tot we'll be back got this awesome
parking spot all to myself and the van comes in and Parks right next to me every time another
Banner here I got Robert it came down from uh the other coast King's Auto Shop I'll link
his info down there he likes working on stuff and uh you'll be over there on Merritt Island
Titusville for a couple weeks hit him up if you guys need some some stuff done I got a
brake problem so he's we're going to re-bleed the front brakes and and see if I can get
rid of that mushiness yeah we are yeah hopefully all right Steve John and Robert and I are
gonna grab a bite to eat here are we in Tampa no Brandon check out this place Ford's Garage
I love it let's check it out let's do it guys pretty cool it's an old 1940s Ford truck over
the bar over there here's the menu here and oh look our silverware is wrapped in fancy
cloths and uh little hose clamps got the pretzel bites there with some cheddar cheese and some
decorations that were deep fried there and it's an upside down funnel Tower of onion
rings that's awesome really good appetizers by the way I want to mention the bathrooms
are also very very quirky here I'm not gonna bring my camera in there but I did take a
couple pictures the urinal is shaped like a keg and the sinks I believe they were like
tires it's very very quirky bathroom I'm gonna give them an A plus on the bathroom quirky
all right I got the barbecue pulled pork here Robert got chips cheesy chips loaded something
chips all right John what you got over there a burger patty milk and look they got Ford's
Garage burnt on the top bun that's awesome thanks again Sean from that Nomad couple for
giving us the idea to come here we miss you buddy check out his videos link below all
right all right awesome grub awesome grub we like this place it's pretty cool head out
well we're kind of stuck here in traffic kind of slow going back to the house we got a train
whizzing by us yeah yeah get some hahaha
we'll get there eventually though all right guys so we're gonna have a little campfire
out here with the propane fire pit and put on some time outside and then I'll get back
to you tomorrow I know I said I was gonna take the Smart car out but we're gonna do
that tomorrow in this video so we'll see in the morning guys all right good morning everybody
I got the water heater on I'm gonna take a shower here and I know I got lots of cat hair
on my black shirt here uh Robert's going to be heading back to the other coast Titusville
I'm gonna stay here in Tampa because I got the RV super show Meetup and all that stuff
going on next week I do pick up tater tot in my next video hopefully we're gonna take
out the other car the other Smart Car in just a moment and go explore but uh inside Robert's
minivan here you will notice some stuff and I just want to clarify because a lot of people
on Instagram were kind of assuming or thinking that this is what's going on with tater tot
right now this is not what's going on right now this is a future project that we need
Robert's Garage for so he's taking these all-terrain huge tires the new Bilstein shocks and my
wheel adapters and my wheels so I am excited to say that one day in the future in the year
2023 tater tot is going to look much taller I'm I'm lifting a smart car eventually right
now it's not what's going on but anyway more on the lift kit later all right let's go into
downtown Tampa I've got a full charge it says 58 miles uh without the air conditioner I'll
keep the windows open today and um go go have some fun and Tampa together come on with me
all right there's that Tampa Skyline off in the distance almost there Tampa is a big city
all right we're getting off this next exit because this traffic off to my left has got
my anxiety going a million miles an hour right now with the battery life and 38 miles left
now I don't get it um let me get pulled over all right so here's my concerns we're under
60 Battery now and if you can see there we only have 33 miles left now if we only drove
nine miles nine plus 33 means we're only getting 42 miles per charge not what it said 58 when
we left now I don't know if that's because the batteries are old the car is 50 uh nine
years old eight years old yeah it's an eight-year-old car batteries I don't know if they're bad
and that's why they're not as efficient as they claim to be when you start but man that's
really really stressful it's a lot different than say you're you got an eighth a tank of
gas and then you got to go on your phone and find where the next gas station is when you
don't have enough to get back and certainly now that we're under 60 percent I can't go
any farther into Tampa I just can't because obviously anything under 51 means I'm not
gonna make it back I won't make it uh so I'm changing my plans I guess um yeah I know I
I should have got a real car I hear you guys I hear you over there okay all right just
getting back here I made it I made it guys I do need to plug in right now um it's interesting
so let me show you something here I'm gonna turn it off okay take the key off so see how
it says charge now if we plug it in right now to the AC it'll be charged by 7 A.M tomorrow
uh I had to drop this car off at 10 so I guess I'm done with it I I uh but let me actually
put let me turn the key again uh this is what I wanted to uh show you we're down to it looks
like 25 there but on here it says that I have 14 miles left what's interesting about that
14 miles is when I was driving it said nine now and after I get parked after I even let
off the gas it bumped up to now we have 14 miles so this electric vehicle is similar
to like an e-bike you know when you're riding it or you're using Full Throttle or full pedal
assist the battery meter goes down down and you're like oh crap I can't make it back then
as soon as you stop using the bike the percentage goes back up your range goes back up and uh
I'll be honest with you I don't think I can I don't think I could handle that on a daily
basis the constant Stress and Anxiety of not knowing if I've got enough to even get the
car to move I'm a gas guy I'm sorry but uh if if an EV works for you awesome for me absolutely
not I will never do this again horrible Choice sorry that this video revolves so much around
the electric version of the Smart car I don't like it I don't like it at all I'm gonna charge
it I'm done we will drop this off John and I will drop it off back at my turo place and
we'll go pick up tater tot in my next video anyway the uh e-bike here I made a couple
changes to that I showed in my last video ironically I think there's a longer range
on the bicycle than there is the Smart Car anyways if you guys know me the one thing
about me is I never keep anything stock I modify everything all the time it's just what
I do uh I guess Amazon is your friend I hated that tiny little narrow seat I mean it was
like it was crazy so I got this big grandma saddle here I don't know that's actually what
it's called but it's got a lot more cushion and your butt fits on it kind of like an exercise
bike is incredibly comfortable and it has some shock absorbers in there as well so super
comfortable easy swap I also put on a mirror here so that I can see if cars or other bikes
or what's going on and I put my phone mount on there so good to go on that before Robert
left he helped me uh kind of change this bike rack that wouldn't work with the Blue Ox now
we have my dual receiver we cut out the middle arm here so now it goes directly in although
I still need to add a locking pin here we got our anti-wobblers on the Blue Ox system
will be underneath and the car won't rub against the Fat Tire there so yeah that's how I'm
going to haul the bike and the car when we leave here you know the bike will be fun for
taking places and around camp and you know maybe maybe burning some calories from time
to time when I don't want to use my smart car but I miss my smart car so much anyways
I'm gonna do a little bit of editing this afternoon and then maybe we'll go out grab
one more bite to eat here before Bethune docking 2.0 starts thank you Jen and Kyle and the
family for for hosting and having so many people showing up tomorrow morning here live
so uh Camp is going to fill up like crazy and uh I'll share what I can with you and
then again I know I keep telling you guys if you're in the Tampa Florida area I'm doing
that meet and greet with red white and Bethune we are both going to be at the Florida RV
Super Show in Tampa at the Florida State Fairgrounds you can meet us next Thursday the 19th at
12 30 p.m in the meet and greet Pavilion there will be a map available you'll find us you
can enter a drawing to win a nomad air and a year of service a dish Outdoors satellite
and receiver and you can get a free sticker from me so you can come meet me and the bethunes
and I'd love to see you I can't wait picking up my stickers tomorrow also hopefully so
um anyways I'll cut back in here in a little bit all right we're gonna check out Sabor
Mexico okay they got outdoor seating here in that big oak tree we're gonna eat good
for Bethune docking but uh we're gonna go take care of ourselves with some Mexican food
first all right well we're gonna check out the menu here but they put us in the corner
seat here the corner Booth over here it's pretty cool spot all right well my mango margarita
arrived I don't know what they're gonna drink but um all right they did have chicken on
the beach or Pollo Loco chicken rice on a bed with cheese and got some refried beans
what'd you get stevoir Mexican food yep what you got quesadillas all right food Margarita
was good I'm gonna get a ride back to camp and uh I'll come back in tonight see Tara
daddy didn't forget about you I know you like your Kibbles as soon as I walk in the door
so I give them to you Opie you too buddy let me put some fresh filtered Kitty water in
there near the fresh filtered kind all right there you go Opie Tara same yeah it's dirty
there you go Terry I got yours too all right guys yeah we just got back uh it's 11 o'clock
at night and we went to see uh plane uh not in Dolby but it at least kind of recliner
seats there at AMC plane was an awesome adventurous Thriller action movie really really good movie
I know it sounds really cliche and dumb but best movie at 2023 the year is Young though
all right next video going to pick up tater tot for the big reveal we'll see you in a
few days have a great weekend guys and Bethune docking starts up too all right bye guys [Music]
thank you