yep good morning everyone vlogmas in july continues i'm doing something a little different
whoa oh hold on put your seatbelt on opie did you turn the tv on who's driving this crazy thing
welcome everyone to vlogmas in july that's right a video every day for 31 days
presented by nomad internet typically vlogmas is done in december where vloggers on youtube
upload a video every day for 25 days leading up till christmas morning i borrowed this idea from
the bethunes over at red white and buffoon they passed the torch to me this year as a christmas
fanatic this is a great way for me to be cheerful and thankful all month long opie you better be a
good boy this july santa paws is watching tara no more sneaking into catnip sack santa paws
will bring you coal thanks for joining me this month guys and have a jolly old month of july
yep got my buddy uh andrew driving the rv at least here a little bit i figured this would be
a good opportunity to trace down some of these rattles and vibrations going on inside the rv
so uh we're heading to chehalis today and opie's just kind of chilling there on the table so i'm
over here and listening all of these little plastic space racks are making a bunch of noise
uh so there's that this is also still a problem up here all this foam needs to be replaced in the
screen and it needs to be bent back so it's making solid contact yeah all right so i got i got some
projects and got some rattles we're on our way to my favorite adult rv toy store and uh i'll let you
know some more information once we get there what the project is today thanks for joining me guys
so if you've been following my channel for a while you remember uh what happened in kansas
that crazy high wind dust storm that uh ripped the awning right off the side of frida here
well uh i'm going to show you more of this place because we we've been here before west coast rv
recycling here in chehalis washington lauren up there australia centralia not shayla's yeah
uh he's gonna put an awning on the rig today and we're gonna be back in business
but this is not your typical uh rv salvage yard because this is where we park and as you can
see they're dismantling the rvs here and then putting the parts in the store where we can go
look through so you don't have to walk through a field of rvs over there and go find the parts
you need you can just go in the store and look and uh if you're looking for something specific like
like a window or a door or a water cap or a specific sink or some part
you can always call them up here and tell lauren what you're looking for you can get on a waiting
list so that when they get an rv in that sounds like it's the part you need they're going to
strip it down to nothing here every single screw and bolt comes out of it this is a similar rv
to what frida is it's a 350 not not not a v10 but uh that's what a class c looks like once they get
done with it here and then piece by piece they bring the supplies here into the shop
this is the shop area where uh they're putting together different pieces of an awning a new
vinyl actually this will be the the same blue fade but a brand new vinyl has been
put onto it they've got refrigerators and refrigerator parts of all different sizes
here's some more of their awning stuff so when i called yesterday lauren came back here and he was
going through trying to find the right length you know for a 16-footer and stuff uh 75 yeah
so they're their prices are you know fluctuate on what they have and what you need but um they are
definitely franking frankensteining one up for me because it's not compatible with the old hardware
air conditioner shrouds all you know you could like literally make a shopping list and then
next time you come through i-5 in washington state through centralia grab whatever you need
remember when i got my couch that was right here and then a big old water tank let's see what they
got here that looks really similar to the one i have in my rv all sorts of interesting stuff
i have a couple other things on my list today but different types of rv blinds and shades of all
different sizes but lauren says he's been doing a lot of rv awnings lately they're popular huh
this is the two yesterday two-to-day one tomorrow holy cow five and three days for awnings
geez so you're getting good at it then no
all kinds of different uh ceiling light fixtures and stuff look at all these you don't need to buy
them brand new how much is this five bucks five bucks right there this is also a uh very popular
uh spot for all these because people lose these metal ones and they're in different colors
different shades of green and brown sometimes they get some really unique custom ones in here too
they're different colors yeah if you lost one of your uh fridge compartments little crisper trays
or the stuff that goes on on the side of the fridge that holds the sodas in
these guys all different sizes and it's so convenient because you can just grab
grab and go whatever you need or these are really popular people lose the events to their fridge
just an assortment of different outside vents and stuff for refrigerators
all the lenses and headlights and other trailer blinkers and stuff that you may have cracked
and you can get a used one for a really good price here wheel covers for all different types yeah
and here's where i need to look i don't have a vanity in my bathroom for some reason
so um they have just mirrored ones but you know something that's possibly lightweight that the
yoda had like that where it has a compartment inside like a medicine cabinet and a mirror
matter of fact that might be the winner guys right there all kinds of uh vent caps up there
yeah curtains uh tables remember i built a table from something i picked out of here
this is another cool one because this one slides i can see the mechanism there it's a sliding table
or if you're missing one of these knobs you've been guessing at the temperature of your oven
yeah all kinds of replacement knobs and uh the upstairs uh if you just bought a bus
or a shuttle van or something and you want to build an rv from scratch
well you could literally just shop for everything you need furniture cushions
mattresses over here fresh water tanks about all different sizes and eventually yes i am
going to be upgrading the tank on frida as well there's a really flat one there that's cool
like under the under the bed batwing antennas more wheel simulators bamboo curtains like from
breaking bad if you want to go old school lots and lots of different cushions you know you can
even find some that are the same the same color and then modify them a little bit so always a fun
stop here at west coast rv recycling i'm gonna do some shopping go get my list out of the rv and uh
see how that audience comes along they're also putting in a new uh refrigerator here because it
needed a new condensing coil on the back so they took the fridge out in fact that might be the one
or something and then this is a new condenser so you don't replace the whole fridge they'll fix
your fridge here also the existing um arms the existing hardware that we had because remember
i lost one arm but then we had the other one over there it's not compatible and it's also not a very
uh not a very reliable arm system so we're going back to a trusted one and this is the
only piece that's new i we uh ordered some brand new arms so that'll be good there's my new awning
there she is they got the forklift up there to hold it and secure it and balance it
that's going to be so nice for all this rain oh now it's blue skies and sunshine okay
well they got it all leveled up on each side
and uh tested everything out i love the blue fade because got the blue you know yeah yeah
before i do that
we have an awning
heck yeah beautiful thank you again lauren
back in business well that awning is going to be nice to have in the sunshine
and the rain both that was quick they they knocked that out in about 45 minutes i will
just mention that um awnings are not as cheap as they once was but compared to the the first
one that i got done there it is significantly uh more expensive these days but it can still
be done it can be awning turned out great guys looks awesome a little too windy where i've got
the rv parked actually use it right this second but i'm sure i'll be using it to shade sun and
probably a mixture of a little bit of rain from time to time along my travels you never know but
i will say that finally man it looks like things are finally turning around for nomadic fanatic
i love having my car i got my little jbl speaker there a little portable speaker
and i got a cooler of stuff there's stuff in there i don't know what it is
brought my chair back out to the beach it's a little windy out here but and chilly
it's pretty cold 62 degrees but the wind chill in july still makes it feel like 50 degrees
free air conditioning yeah i'm doing better guys i'm doing a lot better
that's a good thing i needed that how are y'all doing staying cool out there
okay well quite possibly might be saying goodbye to the ocean for a little bit here however
um i i think i'm okay now i think i am i think i'm okay to stay in this part of the country
for a little bit remember it was my idea to uh save on some gas in the rig and uh
enjoy little trips out to explore places so um i don't know maybe staying a little bit longer
or i may go down to oregon i don't know making this up day to day i could wake up tomorrow we
could be in another state i don't know but either way you'll get another video from me tomorrow
just want to stay here for a couple hours then we'll head back to the rv
terra bear you helping dad edit yeah you being my shoulder warmer
okay girlfriend opie what are you doing to help
oh okay yeah is that what you think thank you thank you for listening i love you guys you guys
sure make my day yeah i'm sorry it's so loud and windy at the beaches yeah i'm sorry about that
oh okay well i'm just uh finishing up some editing the last little uh time lapse clip there
and uh thought where are they where the kitties they're they're usually uh at my side and then um
well for reference it's not it's not hot right so it's not hot here they just they don't like the
air conditioning so they both move to the window hi guys what are you guys doing you guys are weird
and cute and adorable and i love both your fuzzy butts there's a fuzzy butt there's a fuzzy butt
it's crack of you all right enjoy your sunshine here just give you some privacy there well they're
brother and sister they don't need privacy well at least i think i i think i've decided that
they're brother and sister haven't we i haven't really addressed that have we they're both fixed
spayed and neutered but i think opie and tara are brother and sister not boyfriend
girlfriend right does it matter do we care i think they just love each other like siblings
yeah anyways another video in the books thanks for joining me guys another video
coming tomorrow with vlogmas in july i'll see you guys tomorrow
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