Looking for content curated for the everyday RV'er? Then welcome aboard! Hi everyone! We are Jeremy & Candice (and our dog Wicket). In 2021 we sold our home and nearly everything we owned. While we loved our house and the location, we knew we didn't want to live there long-term. We'd always imagined traveling the country in an RV, so we decided the time was right and bought a 2016 Grand Design 375RE and a big truck to pull it with. We finally hit the road in July of 2022 and are truly living the journey and enjoying every minute.
From our KZread channel, we'll be sharing our journey with you as we travel the country, both the good and the not so good, and hope to provide some great RV tips and tricks, dos and don'ts, and valuable lessons we've learned along the way. We truly want to focus on sharing experiences that everyone can benefit from, whether you're a weekender, traveling full time, or stationary.
We're excited to share our journey with everyone!
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Love your content! I was parked directly across from you this past week in Goodlettsville TN and saw your page on your truck and trailer! As a new RVer, your page has been super helpful and interesting to me! Thank you for sharing and keep the videos coming!
Thanks for watching and we're glad the page has been helpful! It would have been great to meet up with you when we were there.
Is it dry camping location ? Why not use a 20 A extension cord for minimal power to feed the eco?
That's a downside to this setup. When using the double voltage hub to provide that split phase 240 output voltage, you're not able to charge from a 120V outlet. You can plug both units in, but they won't charge if they're connected to the double voltage hub.
That was a TON of water in your water heater! That was crazy!! I am ashamed and disappointed that you didn’t share your secret recipe with me..I mean your viewers! Sharing is caring! 😂
You'll just have to visit so you can enjoy the fabulous pancakes, lol!
Great to know you can boondoggle overnite and run ac units. You've got a great DC system there.
Yes, it truly saved our butts!
Gooood informative video!!! We have the Garmin 890 RV GPS and has let us down a handful of times. Started using the Hammer app about a year ago with the Garmin and it has outperformed the Garmin. I’m sure you guys have heard of it. We have a 48’ 5ver and and the Hammer has not let is down. 👍😃🍻
I've never heard of it and will definitely check it out. Thanks for the recommendation and for watching!
@@fairwindsrvIt’s a truckers app, that allows you to input your length, width, height, and weight in the customizable section. Its a little counter-intuitive, but once you learn how to navigate within the app, it’s fairly easy. Plus, it’s free.
I like free, lol. I especially like things that actually work the way they're supposed to.
Great video! I took notes!!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!
This is great info. We also use RVLife for planning. I agree, when I get up in the morning, I want to know where I will be sleeping that night. I have been called an 'uber planner' and I'm OK with that. We also try to use Thousand Trails/Encore parks as much as possible. We stayed 90 nights in TT last summer and will have about 50 nights this season. That saves us thousands every year. As for activities, we use our grocery list app, Our Groceries. We will add a list by city and add attractions there. Also, Google Keep works well for that application.
Yeah, I get stressed if I don't have things all planned out in advance. Thanks for the suggestion!
Have had snap pads since day 1 and no regrets, we use them with the gray stromberg Carlson blocks since the wife and I both disliked the red appearance of the Anderson versions. We also have Anderson levelers and to this day we don’t know why lol! Have never needed them on 10k miles of traveling so far. Auto level has been great I guess. You mentioned a way to manage the destinations and places to go while at certain ones all I can say is our first full year was go go go and we had a blast but never had an opportunity to see all the additional attractions and features of the areas we visited so this year we are trying camp hosting with the US Forest Service and it has been fantastic so far. The commitment is seasonal and we are in a highly desirable location and have a small and manageable camp ground and 4 months to get in all the exploring of the area as we see fit. I don’t know that we will do this continuously but it will be an option in the future if we are trying to spend significant time in a top five location for seasonal activities. You can join workamper.com or do like we did and just create an account on volunteer.gov and find out what is available in an area you would like to spend a season in. Options in every state are available to include Hawaii and Alaska. Compensation is very low but the FHU site and consistency of time off and laid back atmosphere of a Forest Service Campground can’t be beat! Just a thought.
Thanks for another positive recommendation on federal park camp hosting! We've heard nothing but good things so far on state and federal parks and think we'll give it a try at some point. Since we aren't looking for full-time jobs with pay, the FHU compensation is enough for us.
I can’t believe you were allowed to waste all of that Dawn! 😂😂. I love our Snap Pads more than I would have thought! I can’t tell you the last time we had to use blocks. The car that reversed all the way up the hill, cracked me up! And the pulling through the wrong way! 😂 Happens!
I even checked the site first and totally got the entry wrong 🙄. This park had two entrances. One with a super tight and twisty road (the one we were on) and another that came in off a tight residential street with low hanging wires across the roadway.
In Australia we call them a 5th Wheel Caravan
Love it! I'd love to tour Australia in an RV.
@@fairwindsrv its always beenna Dream of mine 🙏🏻💙👌
Great info. Thanks for sharing.
I love all of the new filters that make trip planning easier.
Just bought one and cant wait to install it. Thanks for all the tips. Great video
I love the study feel of the buttons and the key fob.
I need a conut in my life!!
They were really good!
Always interesting to see how other 390s are completed. Ours has a traditional p-trap under the kitchen sink but we do have that exact valve you have on our wash machine drain tube. I wonder what the thought process is for these units or is it based on material availability? Glad you got it sorted out! Clogs are never fun… I have had some Starlink issues also but most of my issues are self inflicted due to current location that involved splicing cat6 into the Starlink cable to get out to 225 feet as I have lodgepole pines everywhere around our rig currently. Starlink uses power over internet for the dish so as much as there cable looks like traditional cat5 or 6 it definitely wants to be uniform. It works most of the time for us but it seems like once a day I will get the modem to shutdown and not self boot so I have to unplug it and wait 30 second and plug it back in to resolve the issue. I assume this is related to the dish drawing power for its periodic orientation adjustments though I don’t know that for certain and at this point it is a mild inconvenience all things considered. Have had Starlink for about 2 years now and this is the first time we have had this much obstruction so I am looking forward to getting out of our current location in September and back to more open areas.
Yes...lots of differences even between same model years. We have friends with the same rig (same year) and there are a ton of differences.
From what we've heard, GD makes slight model changes as needed based on things like customer input. Some friends bought a 2024 390 and picked it up in September and there are some fairly noticable differences to ours that was picked up in December (kitchen sink, fridge, dog dish in the island, bedside shelves). It is kind of frustrating, though, since you can't guarantee that all models in a specific year have the same equipment for troubleshooting.
Another good video. Going to have to check out our kitchen hepvo valve when we get our Solitude back. You may not be aware but there is one in the bathroom as well.
Thanks for the tip on the bathroom sink. We hopefully shouldn't have issues there though as we don't rinse nastiness down those drains 🤢
Ok we are heading to the u.p. this year. What were you not prepared for?
We talk about that at the end of the video as we close out our Michigan trip. Thanks for watching!
Donuts and ice cream. Gotta try that!
Don't even get me started! 😂😂
I have to ask…where did you dump the gack from the p-trap? Nasty! Great video!
@@xtrlo down the sewer hole is the easiest place. As a tank cleaning company I use a basin to capture stuff that would normally end up on the ground and down the sewer hole is where I pour the contents of my basin.
Exactly what Steve said. We dumped the 🤢 into the sewer.
Question: Thanks for such great info. Have you tried the Dual generator from Ecoflow? I just bought and would love to know how that would change your system needs.
It would definitely be a nice addition to my current setup, which is 2 Delta Pros, each with their own extra battery. I also have the double voltage hub that gives me the 240v split phase output I need for my RV. I did a followup video on this setup and will put the link below. The dual fuel generator would be the perfect addition for easy charging! kzread.info/dash/bejne/a2GrrtpshbnVc8Y.html
My favorite 3 in One RV commercial. kzread.info/dash/bejne/o397u9eIgM7Fkco.htmlfeature=shared
That's hilarious!
We snowmobile out to Grand Island in the winter and all those rock walls turn to ice walls many feet thick.. People come from all over to ice climb, 100s of inches of snow and endless miles of snowmobile trails. It is beautiful gods country,
I'd love to go back in the winter to see the ice caves and all the snow. I bet it's gorgeous!
From the negative reviews on Amazon, it seems this lock has a lifespan of 6 months(if you're one of the lucky ones). I guess that's the going rate these days.
Hopefully we won't encounter that issue. If we do, we'll be sure to provide an update.
Looks like that boat ride was a lot of fun! Good tip about the UP being even more remote than what we experienced in Michigan this year. We might go back up that way after the National Rally so good to have a better idea of what to expect. And to pack some extra DEF just in case.
Yes, our advice is to do your research and be prepared for limited resources, but totally worth going.
Yes, Michigan is awesome, thanks for the series of videos. Correction to your comments, there is "civilization" in the U.P., it just may be a little bit of a drive. Walmarts, Lowes, Meijers, Menards, etc.. all have stores in multiple towns here. Personally I like the DEF in boxes as long as you check date codes and I always carry a spare box. I would only buy at pump if I knew that station was high volume so it's fresh.
Thanks for the correction and we'll do more research next time so we are better prepared. It was a great experience up there and we'll definitely be back. We typically fuel up at truck stops so we know the DEF is fresh, but agree with you on regular gas stations. Thanks for
gotta get in a UP tour soon! Have that same water filter and have also had a similar issue. We don’t even drink the water as we use primo bottles although the ice maker gets supplied from the hookup and like you guys we like our water volume to be high especially at the kitchen sink, washing dishes with a trickle of water is no fun lol
I guess it's just the price we pay to be water snobs. 😂
Those playgrounds though… 😂😂👍🏻
We found a ton of those type up in Michigan. They were definitely fun!
Loved this video! The boat ride was hilarious! Great info on trouble shooting water pressure. Thanks for sharing 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
The boat ride was pretty intense, lol.
😂. You don't need to take DEF battle from the box
Probably not, haha.
Definitely want to put UP on the list of places to go.
We really enjoyed it. Only problem was that we didn't get to stay long enough on some places.
That boat ride was CRAZY!
Totally not what I was expecting!
Have used this wash wax all for the past year and it’s a solid product in my opinion. I usually follow up the wash job with an Adam’s Graphene and it really lets the finish pop. Typically try to do this roughly every 6 months unless we have been in unusually dirty environment then will do it more often. Graphene is also great to use on the water heater door and furnace door. Makes them look new again!
Graphene...thanks for the tip. I'll check it out!
If you have gen 2 Starlink like us a somewhat recent update is that it now allows you to remove auto tilt and make the dish point straight to the sky after it has setup. Has been huge for us currently as we are hosting a forest service CG outside of Yellowstone and the lodgepole pines are obstructing us heavily but when it looks straight up our speeds are reduced a bit but we have no drops and no outages. Hope that helps. Also really like your channel and content, we have same rig and tow vehicle but ironically reversed paint schemes on both lol. Take care and safe travels!
Didn't know about that update. I'll definitely give it a try next time I'm surrounded by trees. Thanks for watching and glad you enjoy the videos!
Can I use a smart plug to switch btwn shore power and battery power at the house
Not sure what you mean. Can you be more specific? I'd be happy to help if you can clarify.
First time watching. Initial impression is that you complain about everything! Work on that and your videos would be a ton better. You two definitely have good video skills though. Good luck on your adventures!
Thanks for watching!
I have so much trouble using RV LIFE. I hate that I have to plan my trip on a computer, and it does not feel very user-friendly to me. I have not been able to successfully plan a trip on RV life. I get frustrated every time I try to use it.
I'm sorry you're having trouble with it. What exactly are you struggling with and I'll try to walk you through it.
Great video! Kitchitikippi was SO worth it!!! We were there in October and we didn’t have to wait at all! But it’s sure cold!!
Thanks! Totally agree! Well worth seeing it.
Always carry about 10 gallons. Adds about 80 or so pounds.
Yeah, we normally do. Stupid mistake. Lol.
That's a preferable amount for me, too, especially after this incident.
It would be great to have an app and use the vuilt in screen as opposed to a large added screen.
As long as it doesn't try to route us under a 10 foot bridge! 😕
Looking forward to seeing your comparison of Garmin and RV Life. We started out using RV Life when we went full time two years ago and very quickly gave up on using it for our navigation needs.
Just curious...why did you give up on it? So far, we haven't had any issues that weren't self-induced. Lol.
@@fairwindsrv We primarily used the navigation through CarPlay. We had a lot of issues with getting routing started at the beginning of a travel day, weird routing (avoid tunnels was on by default + trying to take us through a 9' covered bridge) and numerous crashes of the app. I would hope the app has gotten better in the last two years though.
Just finished watching this episode. Good video. The 10" Garmin is way to big for a truck dashboard. When I was shopping for ours I learned that the 10" is meant for motorhomes. We have the Garmin 890 and it works well size-wise on our dashboard. Did you get to use your water bladder yet? We have a 60gal bladder and have used it a couple of times. Worked out well for us but I didn't have to go far to fill it up. Not very fast to fill the tank using the pump though.
The Garmin is definitely BIG. Lol. I've only used the water bladder just to test it out. Only filled it with about 10 gallons (30 capacity) and it took about 5 minutes to transfer to the FW tank. Other than that, we haven't needed it yet. 80 gallons goes a long way if you're mindful of what you're using.
EcoFlow delta pro 3 upgrade good idea 💡 👌
Thanks!
Kate and I enjoyed watching this video. Got to see a couple of places we didn’t make the time to get while we were in the area.
Great! Glad you both enjoyed it!
Since this video, have you added any extra solar panels to your system? Also, how well is the ecoflow system running your entire rv?
When this video was released, all we had was one 330-watt panel on the roof and two 400-watt portable panels. Since then, we purchased two 400-watt rigid, mountable panels from EcoFlow and sold the portable panels. There was nothing wrong with the portable panels...I just wanted them permanently mounted. So, we now have three panels on the roof. (1) 330-watt and (2) 400-watt. The 330-watt panel feeds one set Delta Pro and extra battery, and the (2) 400-watt panels feed the other set. So far, the most we've gone without shore power is 4 days, with two of those days being almost no sunshine. I had to break out the generator on the last day and charge for about 4 hours. We somewhat conserved energy, but we still used everything we normally use...microwave, coffee maker, even the furnace for a couple of nights. The only thing we didn't use was the A/C because we didn't need it. Overall, the EcoFlow system has worked out great. I think if we really conserved energy, we could easily go a week or more without needing to recharge. We could go indefinitely if we have good sunshine and as long as we don't need to run the AC. We're still happy we went with the EcoFlow system instead of the traditional solar install.
We have been to that mental asylum! That was a cool place to visit. They also have (or had) an underground tour that was neat. What is Radio Shack? 😂😂You have aged us all with that statement! Wicket falling asleep was so sweet! ❤
We actually saw a Radio Shack sign in Munising, but I can't imagine the actual store was still there, lol. I couldn't resist taking a video of Wicket when he was nodding off. It was too cute!
LOL! Looked like the pup enjoyed playing.. :) Y'all have fun up there!
Yep, he loves to sniff all the sniffs. We love the beauty of MI in the late spring.
This door lock works great. No issues with it.
I love how sturdy the whole thing is, including the keypad.
$5 grand?
I bought all my Ecoflow components on eBay as refurbished. They come with the same manufacturer warranty and cost significantly less. I paid right at $4K for the setup on this video. Since then, I've doubled it and added a couple of rigid 400-watt Ecoflow solar panels. Right at about $9K for the whole system now. I have another video on the channel with the new system if you want to check it out. kzread.info/dash/bejne/a2GrrtpshbnVc8Y.html
Sounds good
Jealous! Those colors are so amazing! And I know that’s not edited!
The views and the water up here are gorgeous!
Ahhh... The doggie wanted a bite...🐕
Haha, always!
QUESTION: I have a similar setup, just one EF Delta Pro + Extra battery, and an Onan 6000QD as comes standard with the Class A Tiffin Allegro. How would you suggest using the Onan to charge the Ecoflow most efficiently? I'm pretty sure that plugging the EFDP into an inverted 110AC outlet is not efficient, nor is the cigarette lighter adapter. I'm considering the alternator charging device for when I'm traveling and I only have (1) 200 watt solar panel mounted on the roof right now. I've purchased every combination of XT60i and XT60 Y adapters, MC4 connections, Anderson plugs, 7909 barrel connectors, etc. The idea there is to be able to have 2 sources of charging going into the EFDP charging port. Just wondering how I can get the most from the Onan. Thanks for all of your videos.
Hmm...Why do you say it wouldn't be efficient to plug the DP into an inverted 120V outlet? That's exactly what I do if I need to charge them via an AC source when boondocking. That Onan 6000 should easily be able to charge the DP at its max AC charging rate and still have plenty of overhead for just about everything else you would want to run on it. I like the idea of the alternator charger, but it's just not really feasible in my specific case. However, it might be a good alternative charging source in your class A. Something to keep on mind (and it's something I'll be putting out as an update soon) is that if you plan to run this thru a MTS, make sure you disconnect the DP output from the MTS BEFORE charging via any AC input. Otherwise, you can create a potentially dangerous ground loop. Below are a couple of really good articles on all of this, plus an alternative way to charge via AC. www.linspyre.com/ecokevin/smps.html www.linspyre.com/ecopower/powerhomecircuits.html
@@fairwindsrv I guess I have been watching too many YT videos and somewhere I got it in my head that it was inefficient when converting AC-DC-AC and to mix into that the onboard inverter which I believe is a PD 1000 watts. I don't plan on connecting the DP to a transfer switch or adding much more to the system. I have rigged up a pass through hatch through a window to put my 50 amp shore power cord through to the inside where I will plug into the 30 amp dog bone and directly into the 30 amp plug on the DP. I also got the EV adapter to experiment with at a gas station. I can hang out for 2 hours at a WaWa with all the Tesla owners(LOL). BTW, I did also get the ground/neutral bonding adapter from Ecoflow directly. My intentions were to keep it safe and simple but then you find yourself wanting more power, faster. That's when things start to get complicated and dangerous.......and expensive. I appreciate your reply and the link and look forward to your updates and future videos.
The music in background when you are talking is very distracting 😢
We'll take a look at that. Thanks!