Getting out on the road is what Linda and I love to do with our converted cargo trailer camper. We're part time nomads and the nomadic lifestyle suits us to a Tee. Whether your RV is a camper van, camp trailer, travel trailer, motorhome or just a car and a tent, there's going to be something interesting for you in the videos we produce. Back roads and overlanding are part of what we do while exploring the western states for beautiful, peaceful and sometimes remote places to camp on BLM and National Forest land (public land). Taking care of ourselves as much as possible and doing our own repairs is a must because we travel on a fixed income and a limited budget. If you're into being off-grid and boondocking or doing dispersed camping whenever possible then you'll appreciate the discussions on batteries, solar panels and solar chargers or power stations and 12v refrigeration.
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I'll stick with my b&w
A test someone should do: With the hitch locked in place, contrive a very stout clamp with pins protruding from its jaws just a bit smaller than these locking pins. Apply pressure against the locking pins to compel retraction against that angled thngy that rides in the slot to extend them through the outer tube. The idea is to see 1. Can any amount of force break that extender mechanism? 2. If so, how much force? 3. Would this serve to remove the device if frozen in place, as some fear? 4. Would this serve a thief better than, say, simply torching off the ball? Given the number of parts and their necessary level of precision, and the convenience, the price is not bad. However - is this USA made, or China? Also, why 2 levels of capacity? Just make all product to 10K; the price difference hardly justifies 2 manufactures. Finally, far as I can see, no, you can't invert this; it is drop only.
I asked the manufacturer about inverting it and they claim it's designed to be used both ways. I now have over 4,000 hard miles on it without problems.
One of the 6 secrets of life, “never stay longer than 30 seconds once you decide you don’t want to be there”.
As usual, a great and informative video. My son gave me a copy of Bill O’Reilly’s book for fathers day, “Legends & Lies, The Real West”. The book devotes a sizable chapter to Kit Carson. Although I have read a little about him in the past this book really expressed what an interesting and accomplished individual he was. The book is well worth getting and reading for those interested in the old west.
After one winter in Michigan Salt it would never come out again.
Thank for being on youtube I have been off awhile and glad find you again
Welcome back! We're watching your cooking videos.
Beautiful video. My wife and I use an electric blanket on cold nights. We run it off our power station, it draws 96 watts. Love New Mexico stayed at a state park by Prewitt called blue water lake SP. Thank you for sharing Safe travels.
One day i hope to meet this brother. He seems like my brother from another mother
This video is dishonest. While it is true that bear spray doesn’t always work, it is also true that *guns* don't always work. The honest truth is that numerous studies have shown that *bear spray has a higher success rate in defending against animals attacks than guns do!*
This video is about bear spray being useless against a charging grizzly.
@@gonagain Thank you for your reply. Depending on the distance, BOTH bear spray AND guns may be ineffective against a charging bear. I think that group cabins, group hiking and special radios (rather than relying on cell phones) might be the safest ways of visiting areas with grizzlies. Concerning the Canadian couple, I have to wonder if their dog initially aggravated the grizzly into attacking. Dogs in the woods could be either a blessing or a curse.
Any "city water" is allowed to contain a specific amount of "effluents" (sewage)
In NM your better off buying an annual pass...there are lots of state parks and they become very reasonable per night. Your limited to 14days per site but if its offseason they wont enforce that so much
The desert needs to be converted with "berms and swails" Take material from a contour ditch and berm it on the downhill side. Or what they've done in African continent...they dig a circular half moon berm and every rain water is captured in that little pond...seeds will catch on the berms and reestablish themselves on those little hills. Eventually the entire area begins to catch the rain and the desert disappears
Anything you "camp" in instantly becomes a "camper". BUT there are actual definitions to the types of vehicles, or tents, that you might be camping inside. By definition, that is a converted cargo trailer that you're camping in. Now since most of our ignorant human population don't really care about anything outside their Mama's basement, it won't matter what you call something, they will just take an opposing view and argue it to death. I've learned that you can't argue with stupid people. They will always win due to their vast experience and lack of any ability to accept complex reality. Bless their hearts...haha
"Real camper" : overly expensive under customized roundy box with products you havent heard of, covered with annoying and expensive problems that only start 100 miles from the lot. I think thats what the guy meant.
Trailer brakes really help. I found my utility trailer was easier to control with the brakes. My teardrop is so light I don't really need them but I'm glad it has them. Got more controller than I need but it works okay.
NO PLACE TO LIVE NO JOBS.. STAY OUT
Hot springs there
Just me, I like a pin going all the way through with a secure clip on the other end. Rattling, while annoying, is of no consequence.
What about real wind
Probably something you don't want to have in Maine .....
I would hate to have that on my truck when one of the mechanisms broke and he could not retract the pin or the anti-rattle wedge you’ve never get it out
Seems like everything will seize up after one or two winters with salty and sandy roads. Maybe a good thing where there's no snow.
Haha, you were in her spot! Cheers!
I wish I had done what you and Linda had done, Rick! Live life like you want to. I shared this video with my grandsons. I hope they watch it.
Wow, thx about the need for fishing licenses to stay free! The Majority of the travelers don't know that. I was at the kit carson museum and it is manned by volunteers. My daughter and I were there on a weekday.. I think. Lots of interesting antiques inside!! Worth the stop if you're Passing by again. Admission is Free
Ex Bush pilot here from North BC Canada - Grizzley/Cougar/Blackbear country. 12 GA Semi-Auto w/slugs and 00 Buckshot alternated in the tube. BearSpray is just like salt and pepper/spices for the bear - makes us tastier.
Yep, the Ruskies pop a nuke, say about a 800kt they have plenty of, over Kansas about 400 miles up....poof....the entire power grid of the USA is gone....for DECADES, because all those major power transformers that this blew out are made in China. Thing is, in this situation, at best you will only get as far as one tank of gas will take you, cuz no power grid equals no gas pumping!
Great statement and totally correct
What kind of drone is if ? My wife and I been thinking about getting one.
It's a DJI Mini 4 Pro.
My mother was born there and my cousin Jim was a friend of Frank Derosa. My uncle Julis was a call boy for the Great Northern for 35 years never missed a day of work and he was paralyzed on his right side by bike even in the snow.
Havre has some of the nicest folks we've met!
Nice product…good price too
I was so surprised when you said you've never seen wild grapes before. I guess because we are always fighting with them to keep them from taking over.😊 On our trip out west these past few weeks, the wind has been our Bain. Fortunately, most of the time it calms down around dark, but not always. We have a small popup camper. It makes you want a hard shell.
We really like how well our trailer handles the wind as opposed to our days of tent camping.
I have seen videos of the Australian outback. Anywhere there is water theirs flies. They fly into your mouth nose and eyes so thickly you have to wear a net.
La Junta: la HUNTa
Thank you, Rick and Linda, for your respectful perspective of this turbulent chapter of U.S. history. It's unimaginable. I had a co-worker who'd been given a choice in 1942. Army or internment. He joined the Army, and I suppose he'd be one of the enlisted Japanese men called a "volunteer". He spent the next 3 years fighting for the country that was holding the rest of his family behind barbed wire.
I enjoy watching your channel, now that I've found it again. And as far as your camper goes, if it works for you, that's all that matters. I think it looks neat. And tell your sweet wife she is not fat, she's cute as can be. God bless you both.
That looks like a good product. Thanks!
I'm watching this on Father's Day. Wishing all the fathers a happy, happy day!! Thanks you two for another peaceful video.
Just wondering how that screw mechanism will hold up after a few months of mud and dust. Also what about freezing up?
You can accomplish the same thing on a ball mount that you already have with a few dollars of hardware. I've done it.
It appears to me the anti rattle part should always be on the bottom when installed.
I came to say the same thing. It’s rotating the ball up when upside down like that, against the weight of the trailer. Probably why it was loose after initial testing. All the weight bouncing around against it. If it were the other way the anti rattle wedge would only have excess pressure if the trailer hitch bounces up.
The little towns out here tend to have buildings that are collapsing. I like to think what it was like when the buildings were new. I'm fond of Waldo KS, population 30, but not dead yet.
We have grapes like that in Florida. They are known as Fox Grapes but can't say how they got that name. Truly a sweet grape.
I'm not knowledgable about drones so I would like to know where you purchased yours so that I can have that security since I travel solo. Thanks.
I bought mine through Amazon. There's a lot to choose from!
Glad that type of hitch is not legal here in UK. All bolted are the best, no rattle, lasts the life of vehicle. That product has too many moving parts.
Don't worry. This won't be a big seller anyway.
Some people are opportunists. They take stuff out of unlocked vehicles, they steal unlocked vehicles. They may have children, they may not have children. Their own parents may have taught them how to do this. We were raised to respect other people’s property, and privacy. Only hoodlums check to see if doors are open. What’s theirs is theirs and what’s yours is theirs, also. Glad y’all moved on…
That'll be siezed in the hitch in no time
You should have flown over to there car and videoed the rig and plate number. Then called the sheriff and sent them the video and plate number, just so they understand what was going on and who they're dealing with. It's a good place to hide if they are on the run from law enforcement. Just because they have a child with them means nothing, how do you know it there child?
Sadly the fruit doesn't fall far from the tree. I agree with you.
Just had a cyclist in Glacier National Park that used spray to detour the bear from approaching. Just use caution and common sense. The animals where here first.
Carry the spray. The issue with the couple was that they had their dog with them. Dogs will draw in bears. Keep dogs home!!!