WEBVTT - Bonus Episode! Boondocking With Brad: The Essentials

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<v Speaker 1>Hi, I'm Matt and I'm Brad. This is park Landia,

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<v Speaker 1>our production of I Heart Radio. We sold are oft

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<v Speaker 1>in Chicago, moved into an r V in our job

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<v Speaker 1>in the country full time with a dog, Finn, exploring

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<v Speaker 1>American's national parks. Welcome back to Boon Docking with Brad.

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<v Speaker 1>Today we're going to go over the essentials. What does

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<v Speaker 1>this mean? The essentials the things that don't come with

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<v Speaker 1>your r V that you thought probably should have. UM,

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<v Speaker 1>that's what I thought at least, but they don't. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>And we're gonna be talking about things like sewer hoses,

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<v Speaker 1>water hoses, dump poses, you know, all the different kinds

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<v Speaker 1>of tanks and things like that. But first thing you

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<v Speaker 1>probably have to start off with because you really want

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<v Speaker 1>to protect your asset, which is that r V. Is

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<v Speaker 1>when you um hook up, you're hooking up into thirty

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<v Speaker 1>amp or fifty amp electrical ports on the outside. There

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<v Speaker 1>are specific surge protectors for thirty AM and pick ups

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<v Speaker 1>that you want to use us because this will protect

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<v Speaker 1>your RV from having a surge into the r V

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<v Speaker 1>park just in case there electrical isn't great. You want

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<v Speaker 1>to protect your asset or otherwise it'll just be sitting

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<v Speaker 1>and they're getting warranty work done or you'll have a

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<v Speaker 1>big bill if you don't have a warranty and you

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<v Speaker 1>don't want that one on the road. So this little

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<v Speaker 1>fifty eight tool really makes a difference. But going from there, UM,

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<v Speaker 1>I thought that water hoses and dump poses would come

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<v Speaker 1>with us. But I guess it's good that they didn't

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<v Speaker 1>sell me a used dump pose, right, because that's just weird.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, it's already bad enough when you have to

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<v Speaker 1>deal with the dumps, uh and those tanks and everything

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<v Speaker 1>like that. Uh. So these dump poses basically hook up

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<v Speaker 1>to your r V and what it is is you

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<v Speaker 1>have two tanks that come from your r V. You

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<v Speaker 1>have your Black tank and you have your Great tank,

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<v Speaker 1>and then they going onto one hose and that hose

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<v Speaker 1>goes into the ground where you dump your stuff. Every

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<v Speaker 1>r V park, almost every r V park has full

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<v Speaker 1>hook ups, but there's some that don't, so you might

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<v Speaker 1>have to use a dump station and things like that.

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<v Speaker 1>But we'll talk about that in another episode, UM as

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<v Speaker 1>we dive more into this RV living and what that

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<v Speaker 1>actually entails. So basically, you have your black tank and

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<v Speaker 1>your Great tank. When you get those sewer hoses, you

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<v Speaker 1>cook them all up. It's all good. You're gonna pull

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<v Speaker 1>your black tank first because this is your bodily fluids.

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<v Speaker 1>This is more of like these um, you know, feces

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<v Speaker 1>and things like that, and so you want to dump

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<v Speaker 1>those first, so that way, when that hose it goes

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<v Speaker 1>through that hose and into this the ground. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>you take care of that first. Then you dump your

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<v Speaker 1>great tank, which is like your washwater, your shower water,

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<v Speaker 1>things like that. It's more clean. It's called gray because

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<v Speaker 1>there actually is like a grace tint to it, because

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<v Speaker 1>you know, there's dirt that you're washing off and it's

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<v Speaker 1>going through your systems. But you do this in this

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<v Speaker 1>order because that water will then go through that hose

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<v Speaker 1>and it will kind of clean it out for you,

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<v Speaker 1>so you don't have to spend a lot of time,

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<v Speaker 1>um cleaning out that hose at the end to something

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<v Speaker 1>that Matt does not do. Ah, he will not do it,

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<v Speaker 1>And that is absolutely fine because I don't blame him. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>not my area of expert. But that's why you're going

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<v Speaker 1>over boondocking with Brad with me. I'm learning from boon

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<v Speaker 1>docking with Matt, right, Yeah, I know, maybe this was

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<v Speaker 1>just more subconsciously a lesson for you so you could

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<v Speaker 1>help me out more. That's not gonna happen, I know,

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<v Speaker 1>but that's absolutely fine. UM. So basically, once you're done

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<v Speaker 1>with that, you're gonna want to make sure you always

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<v Speaker 1>close your black and your great tanks after you're done dumping. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's because otherwise it will be like the Santa

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<v Speaker 1>Fe issue, which we're gonna talk on of the next

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<v Speaker 1>boon docking with brand and that we keep on teasing

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<v Speaker 1>you with because it gets nasty. Water hoses, Um, you're

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<v Speaker 1>actually gonna want to You're gonna want one to hook

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<v Speaker 1>up to your r V to put feed water into

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<v Speaker 1>your r V, and then you're gonna want in a

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<v Speaker 1>day after for that one that will go into your

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<v Speaker 1>boon docking tank. So basically you have an extra tank

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<v Speaker 1>where you can put water in there if you want.

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<v Speaker 1>If you know that you're gonna be on the lamp

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<v Speaker 1>for a few days around the road for a few days,

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<v Speaker 1>boon docking overnight without any hookups, you're gonna make sure

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<v Speaker 1>you have water in there so you can still use it. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>But the second hose is your cleaning hose. And so

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<v Speaker 1>that is the hose that you're gonna want to use

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<v Speaker 1>to clean out your sewer hose. And that's because when

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<v Speaker 1>you're doing these different activities, you don't want what you're

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<v Speaker 1>drinking out to clean up your feces. Every r V liver,

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<v Speaker 1>every r V traveler will know that this is super important, UM,

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<v Speaker 1>and we all talk about it when I'm going to

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<v Speaker 1>When I was in Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta UM last year,

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<v Speaker 1>I was talking to people about dump tanks and great

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<v Speaker 1>tanks for like days because it was just you know,

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<v Speaker 1>there's ways to make sure that there's proper hygiene when

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<v Speaker 1>doing this, like always wearing gloves when for you're working

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<v Speaker 1>with your black and gray tanks because you don't want

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<v Speaker 1>those to get on your hands and things like that. Right,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean pieces seem madd He was just like right

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<v Speaker 1>and like just yeah, um, when you buy your r

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<v Speaker 1>V at the beginning, you're not gonna have any betting,

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<v Speaker 1>any towels, um, some window coverings or r vs don't

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<v Speaker 1>come with window coverings, uh, and things like that. So

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<v Speaker 1>the things that you think are really basic you need

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<v Speaker 1>to look for when you're buying r VY. Do they

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<v Speaker 1>come with this? Do I want someone else's use sheets

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<v Speaker 1>if you're buying it used, you know, where do you

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<v Speaker 1>find these things? Because ours is a queen size short

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<v Speaker 1>with a flip up. Our bed takes specific sheets and

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<v Speaker 1>bettings that you can't find at Walmart. You know, you

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<v Speaker 1>have to actually order these from Amazon or go to

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<v Speaker 1>camping World and find these different objects and things because

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<v Speaker 1>of the way that they're sized for an RV. Something

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<v Speaker 1>that Matt always throws in my face his DVD collection. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>what happened. When we first got on the road, I

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<v Speaker 1>was like, we don't need it. We'll have Netflix, we'll

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<v Speaker 1>have Hulu, we'll have Disney Plus. Well Disney plustn't exists then,

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<v Speaker 1>but now it does. So like what, um, what happened? Well?

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<v Speaker 1>I had a large DVD collection when we're in Chicago

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<v Speaker 1>because we have the space, and it was something I

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<v Speaker 1>amassed over years, and I just I was attached to it.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, there's a lot of movies I have that

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<v Speaker 1>I haven't watched in years and probably never even feel

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<v Speaker 1>like watching. But it's just something that I'm connected to.

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<v Speaker 1>And so when we downsized and how to like really

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<v Speaker 1>getting like minimize our possessions, I put a good amount

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<v Speaker 1>of those DVDs in storage and then only brought like

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know, a small amount I could fit in

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<v Speaker 1>a binder or something into the r V with us.

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<v Speaker 1>And then when you're back at the storage facility at

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<v Speaker 1>one line over the summer or something, I asked you, like,

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<v Speaker 1>could you go to this storage place and like get

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<v Speaker 1>the rest of my DVDs because I need them, And

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<v Speaker 1>they found a box and I brought that one back. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>well that was that was like one. I didn't realize

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<v Speaker 1>there was like three boxes full of DVDs and so, UM,

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<v Speaker 1>I keep on getting lambasted over that every week and

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<v Speaker 1>he goes to look for a different DVD they he had,

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<v Speaker 1>but he doesn't have it, and I understand it, but

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<v Speaker 1>this thing has These DVDs have really coming clutch. There's

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<v Speaker 1>multiple times where we just have bad internet and so

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<v Speaker 1>we watch a DVD and it's been great, or even

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<v Speaker 1>we have great internet, but we just want to watch

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<v Speaker 1>a DVD because it's not on one of those channels

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<v Speaker 1>or those streaming services, which leads me into mobile hotspots

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<v Speaker 1>and WiFi. Man, what a disaster. Um. We bought a

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<v Speaker 1>Verizon hot spot and we use that and it works

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes to be honest barely honestly, our team mobile like

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<v Speaker 1>tethering from our phone from my iPad work better. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I'm actually halfway a tempted to get one

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<v Speaker 1>of those team mobile sync up and drives because I

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<v Speaker 1>think that that also offers tethering and that might even

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<v Speaker 1>offer better tethering or mobile WiFi. But basically it kind

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<v Speaker 1>of comes into this thing where you're gonna realize that

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<v Speaker 1>really quickly you're gonna need multiple access to internet, especially

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<v Speaker 1>if you are are you living and you're working from

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<v Speaker 1>the road. R V parks sometimes offer WiFi. Uh. Sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>it's great, sometimes it's down the dumps uh. And then

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes you have to pay for it, and you can

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<v Speaker 1>pay for different levels like you know, basic and then

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<v Speaker 1>Premium and then streaming levels and everything. But it gets

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<v Speaker 1>really expensive really quick. So you're just gonna want to

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<v Speaker 1>make sure you have some things on the road with

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<v Speaker 1>you that makes sense. UM WiFi for us is just

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<v Speaker 1>the biggest thing we're actually looking into going to camping

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<v Speaker 1>World and grabbing one of those mobile UM there are

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<v Speaker 1>these mobile hotspot and WiFi extenders, so basically it'll extend

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<v Speaker 1>your service and they're like UM plus installation so it's

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<v Speaker 1>probably like five bucks, but it might be one of

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<v Speaker 1>those things that actually just boost all of our signals

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<v Speaker 1>to where we don't have to worry about that. So,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, there's just a lot of different options out

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<v Speaker 1>there when it comes to WiFi specifically UM and even

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<v Speaker 1>the different versions of mobile hotspots there are. Uh so

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<v Speaker 1>tethering from your phone might work um for us. Sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>it does, sometimes it doesn't. So it's just all spotty

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<v Speaker 1>and different depending where we're at. And we're in natural parks,

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<v Speaker 1>we really don't care because we're out there to see nature,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, we'll watch a DVD because it's fun.

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<v Speaker 1>And of course you have to get your basics, your

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<v Speaker 1>cleaning supplies, your kitchen and organizational items, your toilet trees. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>And that actually brings me to r V friendly toilet paper.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't use Sharman. I'm sorry, Sharmon, but that stuff will

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<v Speaker 1>clog up your r V so quick. Um. I remember

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<v Speaker 1>that's what I tried to use, you know, Sharmon soft.

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<v Speaker 1>I was so excited and it just clogged it up.

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<v Speaker 1>So we had to pay someone to come out hundred

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<v Speaker 1>fifty bucks to back flush our r V tank to

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<v Speaker 1>get all of the like cluttered up toilet paper out,

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<v Speaker 1>so get used to not using the good stuff. Um

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<v Speaker 1>in the r V. You're definitely need to find your

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<v Speaker 1>r V friendly toilet paper because you don't want to

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<v Speaker 1>make a hund fifty mistake because again, that's your resources,

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<v Speaker 1>that's your money that you're traveling. We could have went

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<v Speaker 1>out to dinner a couple of times multiple times with that,

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<v Speaker 1>but we had to spend it on back flushing r V.

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<v Speaker 1>So don't make the same mistake as we did. There's

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of brands of like r V friendly toilet paper,

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<v Speaker 1>and honestly you can find these at like Camping Worlds.

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<v Speaker 1>A lot of campsites actually carry our V friendly toilet

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<v Speaker 1>paper in the little mini camp store because they know

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<v Speaker 1>that's so important to your r V system. So you

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<v Speaker 1>can when you're traveling through our V parks in different

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<v Speaker 1>places walmarts, you can actually find a lot of places

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<v Speaker 1>that have friendly r V toilet paper all along the road.

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<v Speaker 1>And the last thing I really want to bring up

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<v Speaker 1>our trailer hitches because they're so important when you're driving

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<v Speaker 1>down the road. So for us we me nowadays just

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<v Speaker 1>have our Class S motor home and our scooter, but

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<v Speaker 1>there's a specific thing that we have to put our

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<v Speaker 1>scooter on. You know, we have this motorcycle hitch, so

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<v Speaker 1>it just goes right into our hitch. And then there's

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<v Speaker 1>a ramp that we can put our scooter up in

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<v Speaker 1>and then we use tie downs straps to tie down

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<v Speaker 1>our scooter. So that's one option of a trailer hitch.

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<v Speaker 1>Another trailer hitches their ball hitch, and those are the

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<v Speaker 1>ones that you're gonna trailers use. UM. They you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you just drop the trailer on it, you lock it in,

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<v Speaker 1>you use your latches, and you can take off, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>plugging your electricals. That way, there's break lights on your trailer.

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<v Speaker 1>But then there's the fifth wheels like we talked about

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<v Speaker 1>in the last boon decking with Brad, which are in

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<v Speaker 1>the middle of your truck. So this wouldn't be for

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<v Speaker 1>an RV. No, this is not for our r V,

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<v Speaker 1>but this is to go into a truck. UM. So

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<v Speaker 1>there's many different options for trailer hitches. UM. And our

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<v Speaker 1>saving grace this year was definitely the load bar sway

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<v Speaker 1>bar combo. UM. This this load bar sway bar combo

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<v Speaker 1>was like bucks, but it just it saves your rear

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<v Speaker 1>when you're driving eighty miles an hour down the road

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<v Speaker 1>in your RV with the trailer behind it, and then

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<v Speaker 1>you get a big, huge gust to win like we

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<v Speaker 1>did in Texas. I mean, I still had to pull

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<v Speaker 1>over because it didn't feel safe, but I know for

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<v Speaker 1>sure that this load bar sway bar combo really helped.

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<v Speaker 1>Now with this, what this load bar sway bar combo

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<v Speaker 1>does is it takes the load off of your rear

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<v Speaker 1>wheels and it puts them more towards your front wheels,

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<v Speaker 1>making it more even. And that's what a load bar does.

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<v Speaker 1>The sway bar what that does is it hooks up

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<v Speaker 1>to your trailer and it makes sure your trailer doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>sway back and forth or fish tail, so while you're

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<v Speaker 1>driving your you have complete control over your vehicle. One

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<v Speaker 1>thing that I learned is because I was pulling so

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<v Speaker 1>much weight in our trailer this year, is that we

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<v Speaker 1>needed to get front shocks that could hold up better too.

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<v Speaker 1>So we actually blew out like our shocks on this

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<v Speaker 1>year and so we um had to get those replaced.

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<v Speaker 1>That wasn't it was a cheap upgrade, but basically now

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<v Speaker 1>it's ready for that next time we ever have to

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<v Speaker 1>pull trailer behind us. So there's a lot of little

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<v Speaker 1>technicalities when you're towing behind um a trailer like we were.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, this one had it was probably a full

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<v Speaker 1>capacity between the weight of our ur V itself because

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<v Speaker 1>you have to factor that into towing power for your engine,

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<v Speaker 1>your specific engine, your chassis. UM it was like nine

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<v Speaker 1>thousand pounds, and I remember there was a point where

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<v Speaker 1>between what our housing was or r V itself and

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<v Speaker 1>the trailer behind us, because you have to factor in

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<v Speaker 1>the weight of the trailer itself. Even the toebar hitch

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<v Speaker 1>was like a hundred pounds U. The load bar sway

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<v Speaker 1>bar combo is a hundred pounds UM, and then the

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<v Speaker 1>weight so we had like two pallets of syrup, which

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<v Speaker 1>was another like five or five thousand pounds. So basically

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<v Speaker 1>we had seven thousand pounds when I was done calculating

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<v Speaker 1>it UH and eight thousand pound toe limit. And that's

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<v Speaker 1>good because you don't want to push to your limit

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<v Speaker 1>the whole time. But we were only driving for like

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<v Speaker 1>twenty hours with that, and then we dropped off one

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<v Speaker 1>old palette and kept on going out north when we

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<v Speaker 1>were heading to Las Vegas UM last year. So there's

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<v Speaker 1>definitely a lot of different instances, and you really need

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<v Speaker 1>to make sure that you understand what your limits are

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<v Speaker 1>for your vehicle and what they need. So just because

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<v Speaker 1>you have a Class SEE doesn't mean you can tow

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<v Speaker 1>whatever you want because it doesn't have the correct amount

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<v Speaker 1>of power to actually pull those behind. So then that

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<v Speaker 1>leads you into maybe upgrading to that Class A diesel

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<v Speaker 1>um or Class A gas. You know, you could do that,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's always better have diesel. It's definitely a better pusher.

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<v Speaker 1>It's better for when you're going through the Blue Ridge

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<v Speaker 1>Mountains in the Great Smoky Mountains, or if you're going

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<v Speaker 1>through the passes over Breckon Ridge and Veil. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>you definitely want that diesel pusher because otherwise you're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be going up these at like forty miles an hour

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<v Speaker 1>and it's gonna like drive you and everybody around you crazy.

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<v Speaker 1>So knowing your limits and how to tow and where

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<v Speaker 1>you're going is so important when traveling. But I guess

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<v Speaker 1>that's something that will have to cover in a future

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<v Speaker 1>episode of Boon Docking with Brad and Uh. Today, I

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<v Speaker 1>was really happy to be able to take you through

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<v Speaker 1>the essentials that you need for RV living and just

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<v Speaker 1>go a little bit more into understanding your r V specifically, uh,

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