$500 Camper - Can We Survive 4 days and 250 Miles??
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- Опубликовано: 9 дек 2021
- Today we go camping in a $500 camper!
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Props to Angus for raw doggin that shit pipe. He’s a braver man than I’ll ever be
😂😂😂
@@JunkyardDigs next time your sleeping out in a rv or tent you can roll up in a tarp with sleeping bag I have been homeless for about 40 years
I haven't watched the video yet, but now im nervous as hell. Angus...
Ya, I feel for Angus. As an aircraft maintenance engineer, the worst snag on an aircraft is a blocked (and full) waste tank.
@@notmeasshole lol if you were homeless you would not be watching this.
I know you were limited time but this camper 100% deserves more love would LOVE to see a series on this beast.
likewise
Yess
Fax
SAME I just bought one and am excited to put it together
@@soulfilledadventures8452 she should put it online, whether it’s a video or even just its’ journey to perfection on Twitter or something 😀
Here's an RV hint which many people are never told about:
Always leave about 1/2" of water in the toilet bowl between uses, enough to cover the opening and the seal.
This will (a) keep the opening secured to prevent tank gases from leaching up into the cabin, (b) keep the seal from drying out, and (c) keep routine bowl cleaning easier because there's something in the base before the next "deposit".
Also, the p traps in drains dry out. Put water in every cink, especially the bathroom cink, it sometimes goes into the black tank.
I remember senior year in high school (Class of 92,) my friend and I picked up a couch and brought it over to the riverfront (called "the Fly" back then in New Orleans.) I swear to God it was the same couch.
My wife and I have rv'd for years... That one you bought is actually in really decent shape for the price you paid!
A couple tips you might be able to use-
THE DREADED POOP PYRAMID...For the waste tank, try dumping 2 gallons of Simple Green and several bags of ice in it... Take it for a good, long ride and let the ice and Simple Green scrub the tank out.
On the stove, lift the stainless top and use a small screwdriver to run the pilot adjustment screw home. That will shut off the propane flow to the pilots and save you a few bux per fill on the propane tank... You'll have to use a stick type lighter to fire them up, though.
Far as heat goes... The propane furnace is nice IF you need to run it... But I'd recommend picking up two if those old fashioned "Milk House" heaters... When you're camping with hookups, they work great and will chase you out of there if ya want them to.
Far as the water heater goes... If it's toast, I'd recommend replacing it with a "marine" type unit... They heat either with 120v or from the heat generated through your engine/radiator...
It'll heat your water (I'd say you could get away with an 11 gallon model) while you're running down the road, then you'd switch it to electric when you parked on the campground.
I hope you might get a little bit out of these tips...
Cheers!
Where are you located?
Oh thanks man.
great tips
These are great tips thanks
@@patriciabroderick3436 Central Ohio
Kevin, if you see this, from a veteran full time RV owner. Reflectix or old moving blankets are your best friend in winter. The cab is major in heat loss, stick a moving blanket over the opening. Heavy duty Velcro works awesome for the reflectix. Hope this helps, and happy camping
Those are sound tips, Kylie. Thermodynamics and Interception. Well, insulation. Isolation? :-)
I wondered about doing that about halfway through the trip!
Even reflective heavy duty bubble wrap works to reduce heat loss.
Hey Kylie,
Thanks from me too. Good looking out. ;)
That WHITE car was a BEAUTY. I hope you cleaned up an could use THAT one!
I bought a junker RV a few years ago. It was some of the best "days", yep....not years...of my life! I learned how to deal with shit, 5 break downs and tows, dead alternator on I-5, windshield wiper flying off during a rainy night-drive in Oregon, how to become a mechanic, keep a sense of humor, and PRAY! LOL! Love this video!
All things considered that will be an awesome Rv when you’re done with it… I love the window in the above cab bed area… My husband and I just did our own Van conversion on a 2014 ram high top… so many people are getting into this area now because they’re tired of paying for hotels for vacation and they’re tired of high rent so they’re living in them… We are enjoying our van. Took our first vacation this past summer and it was amazing. We drove as long as we wanted and then stopped when we wanted. Love watching these videos…
@@jacobpie3692 What?
Ok the whole thing with the couch was funny, but that inside shot as Kevin started wrestling it in the door had me rolling.
Check the pumbing vent covers on the roof to fix the $ hit smell. Chased the same problem and that's what ended up fixing it. Somehow the air pressure at the end of the pipe when in motion sucked air up through the toilet, especially if the cabin windows were open.
I know a guy named Tom Jordan from Oregon. Great idea 🤘🏻
yeah the vent being blocked will keep it from draining too. go hook up to a drain tank and then clear the vent tube and it should push everything out.
And make sure the traps in the sinks & shower have water (or antifreeze) in them to block the gasses from coming up.
when driving down the road, air can be forced down the vent stack from the roof into the holding tank forcing the smell up thru the toilet and all of the drain vents. Maybe you could modify the roof vent to not be a scoop or even stuff a shop rag in it while driving?
100% The caps are often missing
Trying to light the pilot light of a water tank made me laugh way more than it should 😂 definitely something I’d do, except gas supplies and pilot lights scare me!
That whole property is so awesome! I would absolutely love to dig through that 80s building/warehouse thing!
Mook, the only voice of reason in a world of couch madness "do you know what perfect means?"
When you got flat spotted tires on a dually just take the outer back tires off turn them 180° or as close as you can get to 180° and stick them back on you won't feel the flat spots in the rear anymore
That's the smartest dumb idea ever
@@UserUser-ku6gm hey is a proven method 🤷🏼♂️ We use it in the trucking industry all the time especially when someone has locked up brakes on brand new tires and they are still within DOT standards. You just flip the outer tire 180° and keep running them. You can usually run them all the way down until it's time to replace them works very well.
@@UserUser-ku6gm If it sounds stupid but it works then it ain't stupid
Info that I may never need stored in my to-do memory vault thanks for the tip!
I'm an idiot... please explain further...
I laughed damn near this whole episode. I love your guys' shenanigans
And that is why they are the Automotive Three Stooges.
Hey man, This is the first video I watched of yours, just got recommended. Aand I gotta say I never skipped a second of this hour long video. I had a really stressful day and really just kinds helped me zone out for a bit. You guys are hella entertaining and I don't even know a single thing about cars lol.
This is literally every handyman/mechanics dream place to be able to sift through. I’d love to be able to have a day here just looking.
came here to say the same exact thing
Really enjoying all this revival content at this property
Would love to see all of these cars go to a good home
My Father bought one brand new when I was a young boy. We broke down in the Smoky Mountains 🏔. Rear end went out, brakes caught on fire 🔥. Hell of a vacation.
Thank you Jesse, Angus and Kevin for an awesome video! Kevin you by far have some of the best content I've seen in a long time 👍 keep up the good work guys ☮️
I just rewatched, on video you never open the blackwater drain valve. Its the T handle silowetted when BraveDude is catching the drips. nomal process is attach the drain hose, open black water valve by pulling straight back. When solids drain open grey water valve by pulling out to the drivers side thus washing out the hose. Also put a couple bags of ice down the tiolet and the cubes will grind up the solids as you bounce down the road. Then wash the crap out with the water after melting. Good video though. thanks.
What's even funnier is have access to the internet at the touch of his fingertips and didn't look to see how to drain the black tank. I know from first hand experience to check someone put a second t valve on my trailer spent hours trying to drain the tank to no eval lol did some googling and figured it out.
Came down to the comments to see if anyone had already posted the ice down the pooper trick.
Seriously, if you're about to hit the road in an rv/camper, throw a few bags down the toilet and let it slosh!
Also: cheapest liquid fabric softener from the dollah store, put a few caps of that down the toilet.
Source: Wife and I lived in a 40' 5'ver for a few years while we travelled for work.
Avid camper here. Thanks for the idea. I like it.
23:10 I am pretty sure he did open the valve. You can see him pulling the valve and hearing some of the stuff drain out. If you pause it at 23:11 you can even see the grey water pipe and how it is in front on that vavle so when you are done dumping you then open the grey water to clean out the flexible waste pipe thing.
@@cbmadcow yup the bigger pipe (3 inch I think) goes to the black tank and the narrower pipe goes to the gray water tank. I bet if they'd just put some black water chemicals and a gallon of water in the tank after they drained it the smell wouldn't have been as bad, especially in cold weather
Instead of the oil heater, use a ceramic heater with a built in fan. It moves the air, and one small heater will heat a camper of that size pretty easily.
Alot safer too.
Actually those oil-filled heaters are great. They take a bit of time to get going, but are very safe and completely silent instead of listening to a fan cycling all night. I don't think you could ignite something with them even if you threw a blanket over the top. Probably if you had a 2nd one and ran them both on medium, it wouldn't overload the electrical and would heat the place much better.
@@greendryerlint Yea even the cheap ones have thermal protection they are as safe as it gets just not very efficient
Nah, just needed to bring that barrel inside. 😂😂
Try pouring a pound box or two in the toilet and then gallon or two of baking soda. That should soften the pile in the tank enough to flush most
of it OUT.👍👍👍😉😄
I'm 20 mins into video right now and am absolutely loving it. I hope I find more videos like this from him
Absolutely loved this one. That camper seems to have rock solid bones, seems like a great candidate for a mild renovation.
I really like the voiceovers in between to fill the quiet spots it really adds a lot to the video and explains what's going on when I'm just listening and not looking at the screen!
Man some of those cars look so solid it’s like a dream come true, great content really enjoying the channel
i love that the laughs are not fake in any of your videos, its funny because its funny, love it
This has got to be one of the funniest episodes I have watched from yall. I could not stop laughing watching Mook and you guys getting the couch. And of course, Angus being himself is always a treat. Keep it up!!!
I wholeheartedly agree 😂
I absolutely loved this one, hopefully we get to see it stick around for a little while the huge garage gets cleared out, i think with a better heat set-up and a little bit of fixing the gauges, this thing might possibly be considered mint , thank you guys for the
great content as always
RECOGNITION???? HELL FUCKING YEAH LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
And getting rid of the poop tank.
@@VintageCars999 abso friggin lutley
@@TheKampney Senpai noticed you
@@VintageCars999 And fixing the poop deck (toilet)
Awesome video, thanks so much for putting it up. I seek to recall reading as a boy about rural folks in the old days using corn cobs to clean their rear end after using the outhouse.
I was given a tip by another camper for loosening the poo in the tank for full emptying...dump a large bag of ice down the toilet before you drive to the dump the sloshing of ice will break up the clumps that settle to the bottom. Never tried it but this person did it regularly after a camping session. Hope that helps! enjoyed the video
Really funny! I had a 49 Olds I drove thru two winters without heat. Then, one spring I pulled a dash knob and it opened the vent to the heater. It was like a blast furnace! I feel your pain…
CO Detectors should be at "breathing height" so four to six feet... yours is probably right on the bottom end of that. But they certainly do not go near the floor...
New viewer here. This was very fun and all of you are so engaging and humorous! You know, that sofa is surprisingly appropriate and charming in that space. Hope you will decide to renovate the camper and document the process. I see that you are in Iowa and I grew up in Des Moines and love junkyard treasure, so I'm going check out more videos just to see what you are all about.
you guys are my kind of people- had fun hanging out with you!
This was the best content your channel has had out in a while. Definitely would like to see more of this camper and the property.
“Merry Christmas… Shitter’s full” 😂😂😂
Seriously, great episode. Really enjoyed this one. Looking forward to see more of the cars there.
"What're you looking at?"
"Oh the silent majesty of a winters morning, and an asshole in his bathrobe emptying his chemical toilet into my sewer..."
I love it when he touches the little windmill thing & it falls to pieces. ROFL.
Not bad for 500. What’s gonna happen? Hopefully nothing bad! So surprised how clean it was underneath! Thanks Jesse and angus!
Lots of good ideas for your new campers black tank. On the gray tank, it may just need a new gate valve. Other than that, what a honey hole of vehicles to revive!
It's always a good day when junkyard diggs posts. This is helping me get through my engineering exams with my sanity thanks man.
You should give Andrew Camarata a look. He is one of my favorite youtuber's
When I was a kid (late 80's) my family had an RV similar to that one, just slightly larger, and it ALWAYS had flat spots when we first started driving it, regardless of how new the tires were. When we sold it my dad would have to go drive it around for a bit to get the flat spots out before a potential buyer came to look at it lol
It was so nice to hear you mention both Pella and Oskaloosa, Iowa. I'm originally from that area, so it made me smile to hear such places mentioned.
To help break up the poo you drop a back of ice down the shitter and drive around, when you drain the gray and black open both valves at the same time. That'll help drain all that feek!
Because carbon monoxide is slightly lighter than air and also because it may be found with warm, rising air, detectors should be placed on a wall about 5 feet above the floor. The detector may be placed on the ceiling. Do not place the detector right next to or over a fireplace or flame-producing appliance. Keep the detector out of the way of pets and children. Each floor needs a separate detector. If you are getting a single carbon monoxide detector, place it near the sleeping area and make certain the alarm is loud enough to wake you up.
What? Lol? Fireplace? Each floor? It’s an RV Clark!
RVs they go in the entry way side wall or the kitchen cabinet side wall about 10-12 inches off the floor. Some will have a cut off to the LP so if they go off it kills the LP.
@@caseytbss He's quoting literature
@@caseytbss WHAT? Because carbon monoxide is slightly lighter than air and also because it may be found with warm, rising air, detectors should be placed on a wall about 5 feet above the floor. The detector may be placed on the ceiling. Do not place the detector right next to or over a fireplace or flame-producing appliance. Keep the detector out of the way of pets and children. Each floor needs a separate detector. If you are getting a single carbon monoxide detector, place it near the sleeping area and make certain the alarm is loud enough to wake you up.
@@caseytbss Carbon Monoxide Detector Placement: High or Low?
There’s a consensus among experts about which rooms to install carbon monoxide detectors; however, there’s debate over the ideal placement height. The short answer is that the placement height of carbon monoxide detectors does not matter because carbon monoxide spreads evenly (ceiling, middle, floor) throughout the air in a home.
Some say detectors are more effective closer to the ground because they believe carbon monoxide is heavier than air; therefore, it concentrates low to the floor. Other experts recommend installing detectors high on the wall or on the ceiling because carbon monoxide is lighter than air and rises like smoke.
@@caseytbss General statement. Some people that watched this video live in regular houses too.
Honestly after all the revivals I've seen y'all do..... This looks like the most fun. Just a group of friends workin' on old cars and trucks and camping... Keep up the great work Kevin!
Just got done watching the four Current videos of this trip. hope you are able to do another one because it was enjoyable to watch you sort through those cars and find all those goodies
I enjoyed this video. It was very entertaining. As you restored the camper, cars and a bike. You all made humor out of everything.
Try some waste terminator tablets in the tank of the motorhome . They break down the waste in the tank and help with the smell Enviromentally safe too.
Digs will henceforth live rent-free in my head with the name "SockButt".
So sayeth Empress Mook. Long may she reign.
You guys seem so happy in life. I want that dearly. Sadly,I'm getting to old to chase my own dreams now. Gave up so long ago, don't think I can start again. For me ,it's just a long dark trip through a tunnel of traps.
Stay up man!. It's still your life do with it what you will👍
I love those 80 yr old college grads or 65 yr old runway models! Always reminds me that it’s never too late. Do whatever you please and don’t let age discourage you. We all don’t have to live the same life!
Love your revival videos, i look forward to watching them every time you upload
Dude, this is awesome. The idea of scrounging, cleaning up, burning and trying to make stuff work sounds like heaven to me! I'm serious
I Know That’s Right I Love To Do Thing’s Like This I Was In Building Renovations In High School
@@venia..4529 Get off this comment section!!
Same! I am the odd one out in my family, 54 year old woman that loves doing what other call “guy stuff” sadly I am recovering from back surgery and a genetic illness so I’m about as useful as a baby duck.
I love to dive in a dump and find treasures.
@@judylloyd7901 what did she say rude
You should ask if you can take ownership of the velour steering wheel cover mountain & install one on every revival you do for the next year or so...
Laughed so hard, this is something my dad would do, my poor mom, us kids would complain and be embarrased but would have a ton of fun! We had a whole camping property full of my dad 's great ideas. Brother couldn't wait to sell it when he passed and I had to go one last time to visit and relive some of those childhood memories.
Enzymatic black water tank cleaner and fill the tank halfway with water. Drive it around for 30 min, then dump the tank and do it again. After 3 cleanings or so the tank won’t smell so rank.
13 minutes in and I have a feeling Mook is not going to be partaking any shenanigans involving the camper. lol
How many of us watching would have just enjoyed hanging out with them around the fire to see what debauchery unfolded?
Dude right!
I would have loved to spend a few days like that. I hope a shower was available though, especially sleeping in close quarters after several days of hard, filthy work.
Just watched you guys for the first time. This was hilarious! Loved it!
Great fixer upper. One thing I noticed is the ceiling has ripples in it. So you have a leak in your roof. It's been leaking for a while. Get on that before it get too much mold. Love your vids.
I love Mook's withering looks when Kevin does something silly.
I would love to buy piece of property like that... Sorting through all of that stuff would never get old
Ive got to imagine if you left that valve partially open, things wouldve eventually 'leaked' out...
I'd love a camper like this.... been homeless a lot in life and this would be amazing. If only I could find one for 500
SHUUN BYNUM I hope you get your break, and you DO get a camper or something!
I just stumbled across this video, so funny, and your channel, pretty cool what you guys do. Your videos make it seem like we're all hanging out together drinking beers and BS'ing. I'm starting to binge watch all of your videos, love the content !
When my father finished something particularly difficult he would say, "That was harder than getting a fat girl into a wet t-shirt." While I guess I never fully understand the sentiment (it seems like it might be a lot more fun getting her OUT of that t-shirt), watching you squeeze that ugly ass couch into that clapped out camper is the epitome of dad's expression.
Thanks for the belly laugh.
Vent is probably clogged, and you probably pulled the valve for grey tank instead of the black tank.
That's freaking awesome you guys! I hope you all had a blast.
it's like 2 old guys trying to do trampoline tricks like when they were 20. Yo WANT to look away but... you CAN'T. That it' forever floating around the internet to ambush some unsuspecting soul makes it even MORE epic. Thank you, I actually mean it, for giving this gem to the world. God bless and keep'em coming. ☺️
Kevin - "It fits!" (Jacket)
Angus - "Must have been his wife's."
😂
What a great video! I would lose my ever loving mind finding all that great stuff in those sheds and inside those cars. Just the cars and trucks alone are enough to make your brain explode. The models, too, are quite the find. I hope you spend more time out there. What a great series.
Glad I found you guys again, great adventure! Give Mook a hug for me.
That’s well worth restoring . Not a bad purchase price . The good thing is you can make it your own the way you want it .
Love it. The couch, Mook being quite disappointed but then involved with the loading, the ass sock, all is gold. Haven’t seen much of you channel of late, but love this one. Keep it up. You both have something that makes it enjoyable to watch.
Rob, Tasmania, Australia 🇦🇺
I think there is probably something badly wrong with all of you. It makes me feel privileged to be one of your subscribers. This is clearly the best video you have ever done and I can't wait to see the follow-up videos.
I am glad that I couldn't smell the camper. I can certainly imagine what it must have smelled like.
Your comment made me laugh. I have Jesse's sleeping bag laying here to be washed, and now that I saw the video I think I should use a little extra soap! LOL. I was also thankful that we could not smell the experience through the video. Thank you for supporting the boys.
---Junkyard Mom
@@donnabrown9476 you should do this kind of stuff when you're young and crazy and flexible. When you get old and are broken up you just get to have fun watching kids do it
@@Ioughtaknowbetter yes, we are happy to watch them do it! 🙂
Just pour fabulouso down the toilet. It will smell fine..
Loved this from first to the last! What fun. I like a project, they did a great job. Wow!
Angus is da MAN!! So glad I found you guys and Mook is hilarious too!! Many 5hanks 4 the laughs and content
Love the video! I myself save vintage campers every possible time I can get. Most of my findings they have been sitting for years. Rat damaged, water damaged etc. I like the classic 70s Winnebago motorhomes with the Chrysler 413 big block. Normally I buy them sight unseen on Facebook marketplace. Then get them running and drive them back 300-500 miles back to my hometown. Everything possibly that can fail normally does. But I love the adventure!
Hey Kevin, I'd love to hear this with an aftermarket exhaust. Nothing else, just that. Would confuse the hell out of people, hearing this roaring outta-my-way engine but only seeing a beat-up old camper nearby.
Would be fun to watch you renovate that camper and see you guys have more adventures in it. Not bad for $500.
Pretty cool to see that 3 speed internal hub gear setup on that bike. The cargo ebike I built as a random pandemic project and now use around here uses belt drive with a 8-speed internal gear hub and a mid-drive motor setup with pedal assist. It was built part in boredom and part in having another way for exercise with it being pedal assist helping out on the few miles it would be getting to town and back plus in town. I use it daily and am saving a decent chunk of change with gas prices now.
"Chain" might not necessarily have referred to kinky sex; it could have meant an engine timing-chain, tire chain for snow, or a safety-chain for the door so that it could have been opened slightly to see and speak with whoever was outside before opening it all the way. Maybe a towing-chain, too.
To suck out the poop 💩 you can call a septic tank company and they usually have a vacuum for the tank and it’s $50 usually then dump sanitizer for tank and ya change the filters on air conditioner should be good
Kevin! your content is *only* getting better, after each and every video! Great job TEAM!
Yeah it is some good content with the shead full of cars
Props to the family for being cool and letting you guys camp and do your thing.
I'd like to see how the RV looks after being fixed up and hopefully it got a nice tune up. Looks nice on the outside and has good bones.
Please keep and fancy-up this camper! The body and frame are too gemmy to toss away; this could be an awesome long-term project.
Looking forward to the hoard of revivals!
Hey Kevin this is the most epic revival ever! hope you Angus and Jessie stayed warm in that mobile poophouse Looking forward to your next video! Epic!
This is pure gold. Oh yeah, and sitters full!! 👏 👏 👏
An epic adventure! Thoroughly enjoyed this one! I'm off to check out the linked videos!
I don't know why I was so opposed to Mook in the beginning. Every time she makes a comment or input of some sort it is absolute classic gold. "This is a terrible idea" I am so glad she didn't say ideal. Kevin: "Look we have a free couch for the camper." Mook: "Muhhhh!" In gag reflex mode. Gold I tell YA! If you had more prep time to get the camper ready it would have been much more pleasant I sure. By now you have done the enzyme thing and cleaned it out. I'm curious as to how you organized the car yard. Wondering about the return trip?
"Do you even know what perfect means?"
Kevin, get two 6V golf cart batteries and run them in series. You'll get a longer life before you need to recharge.. Thanks for the videos bud, keep it up!
You guys are so funny and real... I love it... it's nice to see honest men finding treasures worth money and making sure the owner family knows.... motorhome was a great deal other than poop. Lol. I'm looking forward to seeing more videos... 🤣🤣🤣
I had one of these in the 80's! It was great when it was new! The only problem I had was the water lines broke going over the seriously bumpy dirt road to Apache Lake, AZ! Flooded the entire floor in back.
As a person who lived out of an old 86 14 foot travel trailer, I know the exact pain that comes with moving larger then will fit right items in small doors
Put a shit ton of septic tank treatment into the holding tank and let it boil for a few days then try again
thank you guys
Honestly, the couch matches nicely with the RV
God bless the old timer that owned the place he collected everything that you would need in life 😎
I have to say this is one of your most entertaining videos yet. The couch acquisition with Mook was golden.
Very cool thanks 👍👍 was fun 😊
I traded for a 1970 - 23 foot Dodge Wolverine rv. Got rid of or sold most of my material things and took off from Traverse city Michigan area to Montana with my 2 cats and 2 dogs a few weeks later. My Odometer and gas gauge don’t work either so that made the trip a little exciting. I just topped off at the gas station every two hours on the way here and used an odometer phone app to let me know my speed. 😆😁I use a buddy propane heater also and love it. I am currently living on a friends property right next to a huge lake and mountains surrounding me😍💙⛰ Montana is heaven on earth! Love your video!