I just saw that another person mentioned the electric meat carving knife to cut foam and I have used one of my serrated edge knives. I love how you make so many of your own things. We do too! I want to tank you so much for all you both have taught us about RV’ing in a small RV and life is short so taking time for living is important! Go do it!!
Thanks for the update and the projects. I used a two bladed electric craving knife to cut my similar mattress. Like the flooring material and yes, a tad pricey. Agree on the medical checkups and do it every six months and gene pool is working on me as well.
We used an electric carving knife to trim the foam mattress in our van. Worked well and much faster. Enjoy your videos and have been following your channel for years. Thanks
Lifelong tent camper, (mostly Sierra Nevada) plant person & artist. Always enjoy your videos. I also follow Rainbow Plant Life channel and bought two of her cookbooks-to eat as nutritiously as possible and still have good food. We are so lucky to have vast areas of nature in the West. What a gift.
I love that you use Sailrite. We discovered them years ago when we had a sailboat. And it was fun to see that they are located in northern Indiana, not far from where we now live. I agree - they have great instructional videos!
I was just thinking about your channel this morning. Happy to see you back. I enjoy watching you plan out new ideas for the van. I always learn something new. That 5/8 umbrella idea was fabulous and appreciated the details shared to hook it to the van. Seeing you and John enjoy fun with the family is also entertaining. Looking forward to your new adventures in 2025, Happy New Year.
As a fellow “sewist”, I love the sewing projects. I used to have an industrial machine and sold it. Your video makes me regret doing that. I needed the space because I got into quilting and my sewing machines and long arm needed that space. I made curtains for our small 5th wheel with black out liner material and home Dec fabric.
Happy New Year Debbie and John. It was great to see all your projects/enhancements. Debbie, I don’t sew, but I love watching you create what you do with such precision. Those Disney rides were a little too real😉😵💫
I just might do that half umbrella, that's a great idea. I lost my awning to a tree last year and took it off. Good that you got all checked out medically, good to way to start the new year. I lost my half brother a few days ago to a long term illness, so glad he's not suffering anymore. You two take care and now go have some fun in that new van. Enjoy life!
Hey Debbie Happy to see you and John back on air. Wow your projects are amazing “Ms MacGyver”😉 You are so talented and give us all so many great ideas. Yes health is everything and sometimes it’s easy to take it for granted. Thanks so much sharing. The meet up was so much fun and looking forward to new adventures and places to visit in the new year. Safe travels, Laurie and Denise
Loved this video jotted down a bunch of sewing notes. You are an inspiration sitting here in the Midwest with thunder snow Shorty plugged in to a battery tender and snow covered. Can’t wait to get back on the road and I think it’s great. You’re stretching out your videos.
We missed your videos Debbie! Had a great time at the van meet up! Such a lot of lovely and interesting people, their rigs and ideas. Definitely up for more of those! See you down the road!
Bolsa Chica-Seal Beach area used to be farms that rented them out to the likes of men in the Colony Hunt Club - what an experience to hit a mudhen in flight and seeing the BB strike the bird.
Happy New Year to you and John!! Thank you for sharing info/tips, as always!!!! We appreciate you taking your time to film and edit etc etc... Please do take care of your health. We will miss your videos every other Sunday (we watch your videos while Sunday breakfast).
Thank you for the information you have provided for so many years. I used many of your ideas when I outfitted my van and I have learned about so many new places to visit on my trips. Your skills improve every year.
Welcome back. You’ve been busy! Fun seeing your visit to DCA. We finally made it back from the Northwest where we spent all Fall. But in the process our propane system stopped working and we have yet to be able to get it fixed despite having a mobile tech and RV service place back up in Oregon try. Until we get it fixed we are tethered to hookups. This is the lowest point of our 7 year RV journey. On the positive we finally got an Omnia Oven for ourselves for Christmas and look forward to using it soon as we hit the road with propane
Hi Debbie, so happy to see you back. We are actually in the southern U.S. on our 3rd trip from Ontario, Canada. This year we plan (hopefully) to make it to California again in late Feb and stay to Mid March. Was wondering if you or any of your subscribers reading these comments would be able to say if Hwy 395 is drivable for a van in the winter months ? Is there a northern point I should just stop at ? I'm not too concerned about cold temps, but I have no interest in driving in the snow. ....Have driven in snow my whole life, and I"m leaving that for everyone back home 😆 Regardless of any responses posted here, my wife and I always thoroughly enjoy your videos. Please put out videos at whatever frequency you care to, we're just grateful to see them.
395 is a major highway and plowed frequently to keep it open. Just check the weather and avoid it during a storm and extreme wind events. You should be fine and can change your route if necessary. It is a beautiful drive.
Nice to see you back again! Great new mod's you have done. I like your idea of doing a meet and greet on dispersed land with several others, I hope you do one!
Happy New Year Debbie & John! Glad you enjoyed the break. Always fascinating and inspiring to see your projects. Looking forward to watching your NV trip. On a whim, we took the route N/S through NV (rather than SLC) and were amazed by the mountains, landscape & lack of people. Best to you both - hope to cross paths in 2025.
As always, really enjoy all the content you produce. We just really appreciate your time and sharing all your travels. Just returned from one of your previous travels, Borrego Palm Canyon Campground, where we enjoyed riding our ebikes and checking out the metal sculptures around town. Thinking of converting our Chevrolet Express DIY van camper to 4x4 to enjoy some out of the way camping spots.
Good to see you back. I have used several of your ideas in our van. The Warm Window fabric has been a life saver. The Omnia oven has been a good additional also. Can you use shower curtain hooks for the cab curtain instead of the silicon straps? We hung a drapery rod behind the cab and use black out curtains. We don’t roll them up, we just push them aside and fasten them back.
Happy New Year! Enjoyed your video as always. Your sewing is impressive. Sorry your cushion was a bit small…you could always use a contrasting fabric to make it bigger (like your black window coverings). Happy travels for 2025…look forward to your next adventure.
I am planning on getting rid of the small rugs and covering the entire orginal linoleum of our Pleasureway wide body with the Chilewich. I thought before I spend the money I'd make sure you are liking it still in your van. How is it to clean? Thanks
Happy New Year! Any video from you is a treat whether it’s weekly or on some other schedule. Take care of yourself first. Thanks for all you do to create community. We’ve had a Chilewich runner by our back door for years and love it. It gets tons of sun exposure yet still looks new…and yes, it’s super easy to clean. I may just look at getting one for the van.
So nice to see both of you again. We missed you. It’s been a very busy time here too, but thoughts of the van and travel are dancing through our heads.
Thank you for all these great tips and ideas. I would love to meet up if you ever have another gathering at Bolsa Chica or around Southern California. I also love the canvas sewing tips. I’ll be working on a project for my home and you are inspiring me. Thank you.
Happy New Year!! 🎉 Loved all the projects you managed to get done, especially the window coverings, very nice. Just want to wish you both, more wonderful adventures in this new year!💗 Continued blessings, Yvonne 🥰
Hello, Debbie & John. Hope you guys are are safe and doing well. I've been watching the news and I remember you saying you live in LA. Stay safe, sending prayers 🙏
It’s so good to see you again! I feel like you are a real friend, is that weird? 😅😂. Says a lot about your videoing talents, I think. I’m bummed that we missed the Bolsa Chica get together, but how cool that so many people showed up! It took 6 weeks to get our windshield replaced, so we are itching to get going. Off to Joshua Tree soon to see the planets align. Take care-we also have various health issues, but it just makes each day more precious (and sometimes achy!). Cheers and happy new year 🎉
Funny you should mention Joshua Tree. We’re sitting in the parking lot in Palm Desert having breakfast looking over the map of the park. I’m leaning toward spending the day at The Living Desert before heading that way. So lucky to have options.
what did you use for cardboard, for the pattern for your floor. I'm going to do the same for my Pleasureway XL. Thanks. Wished I had the full video of your floor installation.
I used old campaign signs that I save for projects like this. You could also use the heavy paper they sell at hardware stores for protecting floors during construction.
Hey Debbie, thanks for sharing your projects! Creating a floor covering out of the Chilewich fabric is on my short list. I happen to have 2 samples from Sailrite. #1 106733 Ikat Tweed and #2 106735 Basketweave Oyster. Which flooring fabric did you use? I see @ 5:30 minutes that you added a binding to one of the fabric pieces. Do you recall what you used for your binding? I'm intrigued by your button hole tool. My industrial Juki is a straight stitch machine and I love her but she has limited purpose. Sadly my domestic is old and frail so I'm shopping around for a capable multi-purpose machine. What machine/s are you using for these projects? Happy New Year and hope to cross paths this year.
Ikat tweed. It was thinner than the more expensive line. It’s 1” binding but I don’t recall the name. I have too many machines: an older Husquvarna, several sergers, a cover stitch machine, and an industrial Consew that is my favorite except it only does a straight stitch. I inherited a lot of things from my mom including the button hole maker but you could actually do it by hand if you had to. Black covers up lots of my mistakes. 😅
Valuable advice from personal experience: ALWAYS wear a leather glove when using a utility knife. ESPECIALLY situation where Debbie was cutting the floor mat, one hand holding the straight edge. IF/WHEN that blade moves wrong, disaster can result!
Deb, Happy New Year to you and John! I am curious about the fabric/flooring you added to your rig…does it add a little more cushion to your floors? does it help insulate from colder outside temperatures? what did you use to fasten it to the rig floor? is it textured or smooth? does it come in other colors/patterns? is there a link to the seller? Thanks in advance! Leslie
Yes, it adds a little cushion and probably a little insulation. Nothing needed to hold it down. You can check out the selection of Chilewich flooring at sailrite.com.
Hi, Welcome back!! Looking forward to a new year. We wanted to share with you a video we came across over the holidays and thought you would enjoy. This one is in Corry Pa, we also watched the one on Franklin. ruclips.net/video/o7uYNxAB7eQ/видео.htmlsi=Df-YI2heXvmElLG7 Thanks you both for posting your inspiring videos.
I hope you guys are safe midst of fire. If you are on the road, watching this fire can be heart wrenching and be safe.
Thank you all for checking up on us. We are on the road; albeit experiencing heavy winds but far from the fires.
You do such a great job. Love watching your videos.
Have missed you guys!! Good to see you take care!!!
I just saw that another person mentioned the electric meat carving knife to cut foam and I have used one of my serrated edge knives. I love how you make so many of your own things. We do too! I want to tank you so much for all you both have taught us about RV’ing in a small RV and life is short so taking time for living is important! Go do it!!
We have used our electric knife - worked great!
Thanks for the update and the projects. I used a two bladed electric craving knife to cut my similar mattress. Like the flooring material and yes, a tad pricey. Agree on the medical checkups and do it every six months and gene pool is working on me as well.
We used an electric carving knife to trim the foam mattress in our van. Worked well and much faster. Enjoy your videos and have been following your channel for years. Thanks
I did that years ago but then couldn’t find it. I need to do a garage clear out.
Lifelong tent camper, (mostly Sierra Nevada) plant person & artist. Always enjoy your videos. I also follow Rainbow Plant Life channel and bought two of her cookbooks-to eat as nutritiously as possible and still have good food.
We are so lucky to have vast areas of
nature in the West. What a gift.
Love her channel!
Happy New Year. I am glad to see you back and being active! Beware of unhealthy conditions such as resting, staying at home, hot showers .....
LOL. Anything tasty or fun is bad for us.
Hahaha😂
I love that you use Sailrite. We discovered them years ago when we had a sailboat. And it was fun to see that they are located in northern Indiana, not far from where we now live. I agree - they have great instructional videos!
I wish they had a retail store because I would make a road trip just to visit.
Outstanding work Debbie!! I really think you should come back to the shop as the official seamstress of Humble Road. 😊 All my best to you and John!!
I think about you guys all the time. Hope you are well.
Welcome back! You were missed. Where did you get that cool razor knife? That ergonomic handle looks quite safe.
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Awesome, thank you!
Good for you for taking care of yourself!!!
I was just thinking about your channel this morning. Happy to see you back. I enjoy watching you plan out new ideas for the van. I always learn something new. That 5/8 umbrella idea was fabulous and appreciated the details shared to hook it to the van. Seeing you and John enjoy fun with the family is also entertaining. Looking forward to your new adventures in 2025, Happy New Year.
As a fellow “sewist”, I love the sewing projects. I used to have an industrial machine and sold it. Your video makes me regret doing that. I needed the space because I got into quilting and my sewing machines and long arm needed that space. I made curtains for our small 5th wheel with black out liner material and home Dec fabric.
I know the feeling. Too many machines and not enough space. That’s why I took over a stall in our garage. 😅
I often wish I were more crafty.. you are awesome to watch
Thanks. RUclips is my constant source of inspiration.
I love love love your videos and look forward to your upcoming biweekly’s! Good decision to have more of your time for you!
Happy New Year Debbie and John. It was great to see all your projects/enhancements. Debbie, I don’t sew, but I love watching you create what you do with such precision. Those Disney rides were a little too real😉😵💫
Never again will I ride Space Mountain! They should have a sign that says, “no seniors.” John was smart and opted out.
Glad you are back. I really enjoy your.videos.
I appreciate it.
I just might do that half umbrella, that's a great idea. I lost my awning to a tree last year and took it off. Good that you got all checked out medically, good to way to start the new year. I lost my half brother a few days ago to a long term illness, so glad he's not suffering anymore. You two take care and now go have some fun in that new van. Enjoy life!
Professor Debbie! You are always so helpful and informative! Love your videos
Hey Debbie
Happy to see you and John back on air. Wow your projects are amazing “Ms MacGyver”😉 You are so talented and give us all so many great ideas. Yes health is everything and sometimes it’s easy to take it for granted. Thanks so much sharing.
The meet up was so much fun and looking forward to new adventures and places to visit in the new year.
Safe travels,
Laurie and Denise
Thanks so much!
So glad to see you both after your year end break. I have missed seeing you!
Loved this video jotted down a bunch of sewing notes. You are an inspiration sitting here in the Midwest with thunder snow Shorty plugged in to a battery tender and snow covered. Can’t wait to get back on the road and I think it’s great. You’re stretching out your videos.
Thanks. I probably shouldn’t tell you we’re basking in mid 70’s in Palm Desert. But sewing on a cold and snowy day would be a close second.
Sending prayers for you two to be safe away from the fires!
We missed your videos Debbie! Had a great time at the van meet up! Such a lot of lovely and interesting people, their rigs and ideas. Definitely up for more of those! See you down the road!
Glad you could make it.
So glad you are back. Happy new year
Love your van mods! Thank you for sharing.
Bolsa Chica-Seal Beach area used to be farms that rented them out to the likes of men in the Colony Hunt Club - what an experience to hit a mudhen in flight and seeing the BB strike the bird.
Yes, what a shame to lose those historic buildings that were out there.
Great to see you! I love hearing about your creative van projects😀
Very Nice! Thanks for sharing.
so good to see you, missed going on adventures with you. I just checked last night to see if you were back, no go. So Glad your back
Happy New Year to you and John!! Thank you for sharing info/tips, as always!!!! We appreciate you taking your time to film and edit etc etc... Please do take care of your health. We will miss your videos every other Sunday (we watch your videos while Sunday breakfast).
Thanks. We appreciate your kind words!
Thank you for the information you have provided for so many years. I used many of your ideas when I outfitted my van and I have learned about so many new places to visit on my trips. Your skills improve every year.
Thanks!
Happy New Year and safe travels.
Welcome back. You’ve been busy! Fun seeing your visit to DCA. We finally made it back from the Northwest where we spent all Fall. But in the process our propane system stopped working and we have yet to be able to get it fixed despite having a mobile tech and RV service place back up in Oregon try. Until we get it fixed we are tethered to hookups. This is the lowest point of our 7 year RV journey. On the positive we finally got an Omnia Oven for ourselves for Christmas and look forward to using it soon as we hit the road with propane
That’s a bummer. Been there, done that. The Omnia oven will help heat up your rig. 😅
Thank yuo!
Thanks for the update.. always enjoy watching the channel
Hi Debbie, so happy to see you back. We are actually in the southern U.S. on our 3rd trip from Ontario, Canada. This year we plan (hopefully) to make it to California again in late Feb and stay to Mid March. Was wondering if you or any of your subscribers reading these comments would be able to say if Hwy 395 is drivable for a van in the winter months ? Is there a northern point I should just stop at ? I'm not too concerned about cold temps, but I have no interest in driving in the snow. ....Have driven in snow my whole life, and I"m leaving that for everyone back home 😆 Regardless of any responses posted here, my wife and I always thoroughly enjoy your videos. Please put out videos at whatever frequency you care to, we're just grateful to see them.
395 is a major highway and plowed frequently to keep it open. Just check the weather and avoid it during a storm and extreme wind events. You should be fine and can change your route if necessary. It is a beautiful drive.
We came to see you guys, and stayed for the corrugated templates!!😊 It would be great to participate in one of your meet-ups this year!
I hope we can do many more.
Nice to see you back again! Great new mod's you have done. I like your idea of doing a meet and greet on dispersed land with several others, I hope you do one!
Happy New Year Debbie & John! Glad you enjoyed the break. Always fascinating and inspiring to see your projects. Looking forward to watching your NV trip. On a whim, we took the route N/S through NV (rather than SLC) and were amazed by the mountains, landscape & lack of people. Best to you both - hope to cross paths in 2025.
Can’t wait to go back for more exploring.
As always, really enjoy all the content you produce. We just really appreciate your time and sharing all your travels. Just returned from one of your previous travels, Borrego Palm Canyon Campground, where we enjoyed riding our ebikes and checking out the metal sculptures around town. Thinking of converting our Chevrolet Express DIY van camper to 4x4 to enjoy some out of the way camping spots.
Thanks. We’re heading that way ourselves to meet up with friends but will probably be met with ferocious winds.
OMGosh, I love the floor rug and what you have done to the RV!
Happy New Year ! So glad you are back. Love the sewing/diy segments.
happy new year! love the suspenders! great idea!
Good to see you back. I have used several of your ideas in our van. The Warm Window fabric has been a life saver. The Omnia oven has been a good additional also.
Can you use shower curtain hooks for the cab curtain instead of the silicon straps? We hung a drapery rod behind the cab and use black out curtains. We don’t roll them up, we just push them aside and fasten them back.
I tried the shower curtain hooks first but the gap was too big. Just depends on your setup and how much cold air you’re trying to keep out.
Thank you.
I hope you and John are safe and not in the fire area .
Happy New Year! Enjoyed your video as always. Your sewing is impressive. Sorry your cushion was a bit small…you could always use a contrasting fabric to make it bigger (like your black window coverings). Happy travels for 2025…look forward to your next adventure.
Interesting idea. Since I have plenty of fabric I think I’ll just start fresh.
I am planning on getting rid of the small rugs and covering the entire orginal linoleum of our Pleasureway wide body with the Chilewich. I thought before I spend the money I'd make sure you are liking it still in your van. How is it to clean? Thanks
I love it. Especially love being able to lift it up and dump out debris. If you would like, I can send you a sample.
Great video
Happy New Year! Any video from you is a treat whether it’s weekly or on some other schedule. Take care of yourself first. Thanks for all you do to create community.
We’ve had a Chilewich runner by our back door for years and love it. It gets tons of sun exposure yet still looks new…and yes, it’s super easy to clean. I may just look at getting one for the van.
I think you’ll really like it for your van floor.
So nice to see both of you again. We missed you. It’s been a very busy time here too, but thoughts of the van and travel are dancing through our heads.
Won’t be long. I can already feel the days getting longer. Or maybe it’s the 78 degrees here in Palm Desert. 😂
@ you are such a brat! It is -20°c here…🥶
Thank you for all these great tips and ideas. I would love to meet up if you ever have another gathering at Bolsa Chica or around Southern California. I also love the canvas sewing tips. I’ll be working on a project for my home and you are inspiring me. Thank you.
We will definitely do another one at the beach.
Happy New Year!! 🎉 Loved all the projects you managed to get done, especially the window coverings, very nice. Just want to wish you both, more wonderful adventures in this new year!💗 Continued blessings, Yvonne 🥰
Thanks! 😊
Hello, Debbie & John. Hope you guys are are safe and doing well. I've been watching the news and I remember you saying you live in LA. Stay safe, sending prayers 🙏
@@yvonne6530we’re in OC, fine so far. Thanks.
@FromShetoMe Good to hear. Take care of yourselves 💗
When did you become interested in sewing so it became a professional hobby? You make it look so easy.
My mom taught me to sew when I was 10. But I’ll never be the seamstress she was. I’m a good hack though.
Your'e Back!
It’s so good to see you again! I feel like you are a real friend, is that weird? 😅😂. Says a lot about your videoing talents, I think. I’m bummed that we missed the Bolsa Chica get together, but how cool that so many people showed up! It took 6 weeks to get our windshield replaced, so we are itching to get going. Off to Joshua Tree soon to see the planets align. Take care-we also have various health issues, but it just makes each day more precious (and sometimes achy!). Cheers and happy new year 🎉
Funny you should mention Joshua Tree. We’re sitting in the parking lot in Palm Desert having breakfast looking over the map of the park. I’m leaning toward spending the day at The Living Desert before heading that way. So lucky to have options.
I love The Living Desert too! Have a great visit 👋
You are such an active couple, adjust some of your diet and keep on living life. Loved the video.
what did you use for cardboard, for the pattern for your floor. I'm going to do the same for my Pleasureway XL. Thanks. Wished I had the full video of your floor installation.
I used old campaign signs that I save for projects like this. You could also use the heavy paper they sell at hardware stores for protecting floors during construction.
Hey Debbie, thanks for sharing your projects!
Creating a floor covering out of the Chilewich fabric is on my short list. I happen to have 2 samples from Sailrite. #1 106733 Ikat Tweed and #2 106735 Basketweave Oyster.
Which flooring fabric did you use?
I see @ 5:30 minutes that you added a binding to one of the fabric pieces. Do you recall what you used for your binding?
I'm intrigued by your button hole tool. My industrial Juki is a straight stitch machine and I love her but she has limited purpose. Sadly my domestic is old and frail so I'm shopping around for a capable multi-purpose machine. What machine/s are you using for these projects?
Happy New Year and hope to cross paths this year.
Ikat tweed. It was thinner than the more expensive line. It’s 1” binding but I don’t recall the name. I have too many machines: an older Husquvarna, several sergers, a cover stitch machine, and an industrial Consew that is my favorite except it only does a straight stitch. I inherited a lot of things from my mom including the button hole maker but you could actually do it by hand if you had to. Black covers up lots of my mistakes. 😅
I super sharpened my yard machete. It cuts through thick foam easily. Harbor freight new machete in expen, just super sharpen.
Never would have thought of a machete.
We cut our mattress with a thin, sharp fishing knife! Cuts like butter!
Thanks for the tip.
We sure missed you🥰
I missed you all too. 🥰
I wonder if the curtain would be easier to roll up if it was quilted. Just a thought.
I bet you’re right.
Valuable advice from personal experience:
ALWAYS wear a leather glove when using a utility knife. ESPECIALLY situation where Debbie was cutting the floor mat, one hand holding the straight edge.
IF/WHEN that blade moves wrong, disaster can result!
For sure.
Did you sew in/attach a dowel on the bottom of the cab divider curtain, to be able to roll up easier/tighter?
No but I asked John last night if we had any dowels. 🥴
Love your channel! Would be interested in a meetup
Are you in CA?
Deb, Happy New Year to you and John! I am curious about the fabric/flooring you added to your rig…does it add a little more cushion to your floors? does it help insulate from colder outside temperatures? what did you use to fasten it to the rig floor? is it textured or smooth? does it come in other colors/patterns? is there a link to the seller? Thanks in advance! Leslie
Yes, it adds a little cushion and probably a little insulation. Nothing needed to hold it down. You can check out the selection of Chilewich flooring at sailrite.com.
Used the sheet suspenders for years since the sheets were bigger than the mattress.
Hi, Welcome back!! Looking forward to a new year. We wanted to share with you a video we came across over the holidays and thought you would enjoy. This one is in Corry Pa, we also watched the one on Franklin. ruclips.net/video/o7uYNxAB7eQ/видео.htmlsi=Df-YI2heXvmElLG7 Thanks you both for posting your inspiring videos.
Thank you so much! I will share this with my siblings.
Thanks for the update and safe travels!