We are the Hintons: Chris, Suzannah, Kiersten, Matthew, and Corbin. We live life on our terms and share our adventures with blogs, vlogs, travel tips & reviews. Our goal is to travel the world, one hop at a time. We're currently living the full-time RV life so we can explore the U.S. with the comforts of our home. That means we also get to explore RV living so we do reviews, etc. on RV products to help others enjoy the RV lifestyle.
In the end, we're travel nerds who didn't know where we wanted to settle down so we decided to search the world for experiences. We want to help others find their path so remember, "Life's an Adventure, Hop On!"
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Good information on things to see and do In Maine. As for museums I would add the Cole Land Transportation Museum in Bangor to that list. It houses items of all sorts of transportation with a history of Maine as the overall theme. There is a minimal entry fee that is well worth it.
Great additions. This was filmed during Covid so many locations were available.
Removing my timbren ses from my f250. Picked up my brand new 4840lb trailer loaded it up with my load and my truck squatted a lot. Will replace it with airlift.
Thank you for sharing.
didn't show me anything
It’s was a product release. We have other install/review videos for SoftStartRV to walk you through the process and how it worked for us.
@@HintonTheTrail i found your other video that was very helpful. thank you
You’re welcome!!
You can’t do math.. going from 3 to 6 is a 100% increase All your percentages are wrong. You went to public school for sure
Ahh yes, you’re correct. I messed up on the percentages and I did go to public school. Thanks for watching.
Now May 21 2024 I bought the 3000watt at Costco includes all the cables you said plus 2 solar panels 100 watts each. Costco for $1700. Plus for $1600 more you get a 3000 watt power pack and 100 watts x 4 solar panels. I just bought all this stuff for my off grid home where I will be living soon. SoI will have 6000 watts of power and 600 watts of solar panels. I will just daisy chain all 6.
That’s awesome! Prices have been coming down a lot which is great. Glad you got a deal that works for you!!
im very happy with this re veiw, makes me happy seeing people in my favorite place on the wholke widf eworeld
Thank you. It’s an amazing place!
Whats the difference with closed and open
When you close the dumps directly under the unit the airflow goes to the vents. When you open the dumps the airflow comes out from under the unit and very little air gets to the vents. When you put in an RV Airflow, 100% of the air gets sent to the vents.
A1A highway south,
Traffic traffic traffic. Ha ha
Thumbs down on any video made while driving. You are teaching your children a dangerous habit.
Thanks for watching.
Just as an fyi, when I was doing research into purchasing a soft start type product a talked to bot Soft Start as well as to Coleman who have a similar product. Importantly, the Coleman Customer Service Representative told me that if you use any soft start type product other than. Coleman Soft Start on a Coleman RV A/C, it voids the warranty on the Coleman A /C. The dealer where I bought my new camper put the competitors Soft Start on the Coleman A/C without knowing they voided the Coleman A/C unit warranty. Just an fyi. I can only assuem the Coleman rep was telling me the truth but you never know.
This is something that has been brought up multiple times and it’s a very valid question and something people should look at. There is an info on the SoftStartRV website concerning this (link below). Could a manufacturer not stand by a warranty? Sure. What happens when you buy a Coleman SoftStart and install it wrong? Are they going to stand by the warranty? It’s an aftermarket part. SoftStartRV comes with a 2-3 yr warranty which covers your compressor. If your manufacturer won’t cover the compressor and its damaged by the SoftStartRV they will replace the compressor. I can see Coleman’s side. They make a soft start device. What better way to make sure people don’t buy the competitors product then by saying they won’t cover their warranty if you don’t use their product. www.softstartrv.com/faq/
Great video, very helpful, cool family!
Thank you!!
I like the back group map with the States,is that hand made?
No, it something we got off of Amazon. They have different versions and you just add the States as you visit them
Thanks for prompt reply and greetings from Australia liked and subscribed
You’re welcome. Where at in Australia? We visited back in in 2015. Cairns, Sydney, & Melbourne. We really enjoyed the trip and the people.
@@HintonTheTrail Melbourne we are heading back for a vacation in October and always wanted to get to Key West so this video a great help
We hope you make it to the Keys. It’s a fun place!
Thank you for the very informative video
You’re welcome!
Before you installed the Timbrens, was your truck raked in the back or was the front level?
We installed these before picking up our fifth wheel. We’d seen a lot of similar setups with the load causing sag and wanted to avoid that. The options were air bag system, timbrens, or sumo shocks. After a lot of research we decided on the timbrens and they worked perfectly for our situation.
Question. I just purchased this unit for a cabin application. You mentioned a dog bone for continuous…. How do I split circuits for microwave, tv, and lights
If you need more than the two standard ac sockets you could use a splitter or an adapter. When we wanted to run more than two items we just grabbed one of it power strips and plugged that in. We shut some things off when using microwaves, coffee pots, and other things that use a lot of power for a short duration.
I could not run my 13,500 btu Dometic AC on household current as it would pop the circuit
Were there any other items running? Appliances, etc.?
The lights were on. It ran for 15 mins before it popped the circuit
I recommend you contact SoftStartRV customer support. EveryRV has a different standard draw. Even if you’re not “running” appliances there is a small draw. The refrigerator, etc, starts requiring power as soon as you plug in, etc.
main question...does it stop the truck from sagging?
Yes. Even under the weight of our fifth wheel the truck rode level. If you watch at the 9:51 mark of the video you’ll see our setup and how it sits.
We did this dinner cruise! The guy singing is amazing! He’s a big guy!!!
He is awesome! He absolutely makes the cruise what it is.
Old age and wisdom will beat out youth and skill anytime 😂
🤣🤣
looks like a bunch of junk to me
Thank you for watching.
Nice vid
Thank you
This is a great video!! We live in Maine as well and are planning a trip to Key West around December. You have given us a lot of options to look at. Any thoughts on hotels? I see you had your camper.
We were in our RV for most of the time staying at the Sigsbee campground. We stayed a week in the Navy lodging. If someone in your party is a veteran you should look at that option. There is no more affordable lodging than that. A lot of the action is down toward the southern part of the island. The restaurants, bars, places to see, etc. But nothing is really far away no matter where you stay.
Escape to ALCATRAZ 👈
Yep
I have a 13500 rv ac, if I install a soft start would it run it using a Yamaha EF2000 v2inverter?
It should be able to start and run. The big thing is understanding your power usage. You won’t be able to use appliances at the same time but if you’re just doing an a/c unit you should be fine.
I have them too. I didn't take my tires off and it was easy. I put two by fours between the bump and the axle and use a jack under the axle to seat them. I have had them for about four year on a 2500HD with a fifth wheel and I'm glad I went that way instead of airbags. The ride is really great. Safe Travels.
Thank you for sharing!
Thank you , it is very well covered , do you recommend to book the water sports in advance ?
If you’re able to get things booked in advance we recommend that. If you want to go to the Dry Tortugas you need to book that months in advance. We failed to do that and missed out. If you’re wanting to do multiple water activities contact the company ahead of time and see about a discount as well.
Kids don't belong in Key West
There are a lot of activities for kids in Key West and if you look around at events, etc and locations of certain things happening you can avoid more adult things.
@@HintonTheTrail I'm not saying there aren't things for them to do, I'm saying they don't belong there. Bring them to Orlando or the coast. Key West was an adult playground for decades. It's being ruined by the strollers and teenagers.
you dont need to seat them all the way or use a pry bar. You just get them in enough to not fall and the 2x4 and jack seats them. I don't think it took me 10 minutes start to finish for the install on the same truck
Great info, thank you for sharing!
Great info, thank you for sharing!
They’re really called bison. People call them buffalo because the settlers thought they looked like the buffalo from Asia, which was what they were familiar with.
Correct! It’s one of those things that has been in our language for so long that everyone knows them as buffalo. Companies even market products with that name. It’s kinda strange how we haven’t corrected this over the last few hundred years. Ha ha.
My wife and I were there a few years ago and loved it. The funny thing that happen was the car in front of us get their back bumper torn off by the wolves, and there is no retrieving it. So be careful and don't stop for the animals if they surround your car.
Wow!! That is awesome. Not awesome for those folks but just awesome to see.
The “Join or Die” t-shirt earned you a new subscriber
🤣🤣 that’s awesome!!
Lived here for 4 years now, never been there. Thanks for sharing.
You’re welcome. Go check it out!!
I’m there right now!!!!❤😂😂😂🎉
Have fun!
Thanks for posting your trip. I couldn't find any way to reserve and pay on their website so I called and found out they are only first come first served and no way to reserve a spot. The guy assured me they never run out of spaces.
You’re welcome. It’s been a few years since we were there. Spaces were somewhat tight but there were only 2 other RVs so plenty of of room. Hope you enjoy the caverns. They’re very cool.
Who could install one for me, A electrician? I live in new york
They offer concierge service so you pay a bit more but they coordinate with a local dealer or service center to have it installed. If you didn’t want to go that route you could look for mobile service technicians.
Thank you so much for your video. We are heading there tomorrow and so excited.
You’re welcome. We hope you live the Grand Canyon as much as we do.
I have a gate valve already and I get that little trickle/leak. Is there a seal I can replace? Or do I need a new gate valve?
There may be dirt/debris caught in the gate I would clean it out really well (probably not a fun job) before looking to replace it.
great video Thank you
You’re welcome. Thank you for watching
Thank you so much for the very informative information. We now know we will need to stay more than one night.
Definitely need more than one night for Key West.
I'm having these installed on my F150. The info you provided helped assure me, this is a good decision.
That’s great, thank you for sharing!
Thank you for the video. I've only lived in CA, TX, and FL, so I'm not familiar with antifreeze for RVs. We have a geodome in the Sierras now. I have a genuine question: So do you take showers and baths in antifreeze throughout the winter? Is that sanitary? We have an outdoor bathtub for our geodome guests. I can't imagine them taking an outdoor bath in pink antifreeze. Is that normal in colder climates?
Hello. This process is for winterizing to store your RV. You can’t use the water system with antifreeze in the lines.
Got it. Thanks for clarifying@@HintonTheTrail
Musstet ihr bei der Tour durch den Antilope-Canyon keine Maske tragen? Wir waren 2022 dort, und die Indianer haben sich da noch voll vor Corona gefürchtet, und man musste während der gesammten Tour so ne Scheiß-Covid19-Schutzmaske tragen. Selbst kurz für ein Bild durfte man sie nicht absetzen.😑
This was filmed in Nov '19 before the pandemic.
Pro tip for the skylight above the shower instead of dealing with your reflectix constantly falling bc the humidity ruins the adhesive take off the internal skylight cover and put the reflectix in there and put the cover back on. Made a world of difference for me
Good idea!!
Been using them for 20 years .Great product
That’s awesome!!
Four Westin Key West! Y’all must be trillionares🦩🥊
No, we boondocked at the military campground. I think it was $27 a night when we went. Cheaper than your standard RV park.
Music WAY too loud for hearing impaired as distinguishing sound is key
Thank you for letting us know.
Do you have to regency after every move?
No. We only did it about once a month.
What are some of the Tandara FB groups. We just bought one. Thank-you!
We’re no longer RVing but here are the ones we are a part of: Tandara & Ahara Fifth Wheel Group East to West RV Owners There may be ones specific to your model. Just go through the FB search and you should find them all pretty quick. Good luck and enjoy your travels.
Great video. Going in March. So excited!
Thank you. Hope you enjoy the area as much as we do.