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RV name : Hanks Tank 🤟🏻
Love this!! Thank you so much 😃Keep these awesome comments coming!!
That what we were gonna say! Name it Tank! Hanks Tank!
Hanks Tank was the first thing I thought of, too!
Yes! Perfect!
Handy man Kyle at his comedic best rocking out the project list and getting it done!!
LOL we learn from the best Nic!
I watch so many different youtubers and I have to say I think you guys are my favorite! Your personalities are just amazing. Frigging hilarious.
Thank you so much ❤️We really appreciate your wonderful support!! You mean so much to us!!
I agree!
#cafeswap #eth #shiba
Finally had our first trip in our RV without a critical failure such as AC, cracked tanks, electrical, etc…. Quite a nice relief.
That's so awesome to hear Cody!! We are so happy for you 😃🙌🏼Now we all need to meet up!!! Cheers friend, talk again soon!
What! ? Now your making me have more than second thoughts
How old is your fifth wheel RV? SEEMS LIKE THOSE SEALS ARE FAILING way too soon.
Steven - mine is 3 years old.
Love the Hanks videos. Very entertaining and informative at the same time.
Thank you so much Matt!! We truly appreciate you support 😊🙌🏼Keep these awesome comments coming!! Talk to you again soon
Yes I know I need to get up on the roof and check the sealant, I haven't in over a year. Thanks Hanks for the reminder. Keep the good stuff coming guys and give Dexter a treat even though he never does his work.
Name for Solitude: Because Carl reminds me of Ernest from The movie Ernest Goes to Camp ,I would go with Ernest
🤣Good one! Thanks for sharing! ~Renee & Kyle
Sorry don't know why I typed Carl
I agree totally. Did you know he worked for a car dealership in Tyson's Corner Virginia (I think he was a janitor). They were trying to film a commercial and he kept popping in making funny comments. The producer loved him so they gave him a script and it was a hit. Earnest Powertools Worrell real name Jim Varney.
No worries at all! He answers to either Kyle or Carl 🤣Oh my goodness!! You guys mean so much! Love Ernest movies by the way!!
@@HappilyEverHanks R.I.P. "Rubberface" Jim Varney. A lot of folks don't know he was also the original voice of Slinky Dog in Toy Story. I often imagine Ernest showing up as a guest appearance on Mike Rowe's show "Dirty Jobs".
0:45 running in to the truck mirror.. OUCH! Hello again from HTSAYTC! My new RV has the slide out on the drivers side. Previous RV that I had for 10 years had it on the passenger side. I've lost track of how many times I've come arund the back corner of the rig and slammed into it, OR, I get something out of the back seat on the drivers side, and make a beeline towards the back of the truck and BAM, I run in to it.
That is scary!! Goodness, we are glad to hear that you are ok 😬The RV life never ceases to throw curveballs right? Thank you so much for your wonderful support!! Best to you ❤️
Hi Carl and Nay Nay!!! Another fantastic video! I get so giddy when i see a new video from you guys! We had a front cap issue with our Solitude as well but it was detaching from the bottom! GD sent transport company out to bring it back to Indiana to get replaced! Love Grand Design and love you guys! ❤️
Hey Erin!! Thank you so much for your incredible support 🤗You mean so much to us!! Dang! We need to get on this with Grand Design haha Thank you so much for sharing all your love and support. We hope to hear from you on other videos as well ❤️
My wife and I have been following you guys for about a month now. We are back into Rv ing and just bought a brand new trailer. You two are hilarious, educational, and soooo entertaining. 😀 We will continue to be following you. 🍺
“HANKS ADVENTURES”
Love watching y’all’s channel. We are just outside of Athens Ga. home of the Dawgs. 5 minutes off interstate 85. Stop in and visit anytime. We have a farm here with plenty of room for the camper. Keep up the good work.
That is so awesome! Thanks Dave! Sounds like a nice place, thanks for the support! ~Renee & Kyle
That was such a great party.. thanks for having us...
Thank you for stopping by to hang with us :) Hopefully we can meet up one day soon for real!
I am getting a water drip out of my front cap seal strip on the bottom by the 5th hitch. Have to check closer. Good points. 💥
Thank you so much Rusty!! Keep us updated!!
that monster toe hook comin' in clutch YET AGAIN! #ThanksHanks
LOL yeah it keeps creeping out 🤣🙌🏼 thanks man!!! We appreciate you!!
tip of the week..... there are several pivots and connection points on the rear suspension that a lube job wont grease..... use the 3in1 lube that you guys use on your slide outs since it is thick it will last much longer than wd40... spray into any rubber bushing, shock bolt, pivot or connection point on the rear suspension including in between each leaf spring since they rub against each other as they articulate and will squeak and creek if theyre dry.
This is an awesome tip!! Thank you so much for sharing 😃👍🏼I need to make a quick run to Walmart soon to get more of this, it is long overdue for some TLC
Best to you Pete! We hope to talk to you more tonight :)
RV Life - there’s always something! I hear you guys! Every time we turn around, there’s another thing to repair or replace. One year in and we had to replace the refrigerator fans, glass stove cover, awning arm, repair the wiring to the slide out motor, the trim moldings on the wall, the leak from the skylight in the kitchen, raise the pantry door, replace the mattress(that’s the first thing we should’ve done), and your yearly maintenance. Thanks for the great video! Hope to see you on the road!
But I wanted to add, we live RV Life! How about Harriet?
Isn't that the truth Cathy!! Oh my goodness, it sounds like you guys have had your run ins with the RV life for sure! Thank you so much for your amazing support!! Keep these great comments coming 🤗❤️
When you were talking about naming the fifth wheel, "The Hankette" came to mind. Just a thought with no forethought.
OK, I will be honest, when washing your truck, it did enter my thought processes to have you wash my RV.
I used FlexSeal to fix the leak in my roof, it has held for several months now. Because of all the rain we are getting, I have not been able to get up there for the permanent fix.
Same here!! We have been trying to get up on the roof but it just keeps raining and raining!
Love the name 🙂 thank you so much for the amazing support as always 😊 you got me on the washing the truck part!! Hahaha!
OR….and I’m just spitballin’ here…the Hanky-panky machine 🤣🤣
Cool I see you Dudes got Radios! Dont forget to charge them! Over & Out! ;))
No radios yet, actually just got rid of our old ones! Still using the cell phones which we enjoy, of course can't get out of our old ways! Thanks for watching 😃
Hey guys. Something nice to have on hand for sealing issues is Eternabond tape. Amazing stuff and doesn't break down like Dicore.
That’s going to be his next lesson. I have two rolls to train him with on my rig.
Dicore for the win. Eternabond is not eternal but a must for emergency patches
Oh good to know! Thanks for sharing 😃
LOL Mark, we are so ready!
@MrTexas good to have something for the emergency patching! Thanks! 😃 ~Renee & Kyle
That campground was perfect for small trailers
Yes indeed!! Such a nice campground and it got really quiet during the weekdays 😀👍🏼 so great to hear from you Cheryl!!
"Sally". or "Sully". Or "The Hank Tank.", or "Rover", or "Dexter's Laboratory."
I hope y'all had a fantastic 4th of July. Only four months more!!! Big hugs from Logan and me.
Thank you so much!!! So excited for y'all! Love the nicknames, thanks for sharing 😃~Renee & Kyle
I like the Hank Tank
I actually thought the same! Sully or sally❤
The Hank Escape! It’s the prefect name 😎😎
There you go!! Thank you so much Dan!! Hope you are doing well 😊🙌🏼 Have a great upcoming weekend!
That creaking is coming from the suspension. If you replace all your spring hangers and shackle bolts with greasable bolts it should eliminate that. You can find the kit to do this on Etrailer.com
Oh sweet! We did grease up the suspension with white lithium and it didn't do much! Sounds like the whole frame is squeaking! Thanks for sharing 😃 ~Renee & Kyle
You guys are hilarious!
How about “Henry” Hanks for the fifth wheel’s name 😁
Love this! Thank you so much for your awesome support 😊🙌🏼Keep these great comments coming!!
Or maybe Henrietta Hanks since you referred to the Solitude as “her.”
Nice one Roni!! 😃
Thanks for showing the real life of RV. We didn't even consider hilly campsites.
Thank you for watching! 😃~Renee & Kyle
Yall are by far the best RV Couple on RUclips. If I'm having a bad day I know where to go. Keep Making Us Laugh!! #DadJokes
Aww that's so great for you to say, thank you so much! 😃~Renee & Kyle
Liz and Trev from Wyoming here. We wanted to say thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience with the right amount of humor.
We have completed our very first camping trip in a travel trailer. We've been tent campers all our lives, but we are sold on the RV life. Keep up the good work and we look forward to your upcoming videos.
Hey Trevor and Liz, that is great! Glad y'all enjoy our content! Hope you had a great first camping trip! Safe travels and thanks for watching! ~Renee & Kyle
Did you hear Nay Nay say " have your driver" like she was Miss. Daisy?
The only reason to make friends is to borrow their tools.
We haven't seen that Miss Daisy yet!! Must add to the list 🙂We appreciate you Gary!! Keep these great comments coming!!
I was wondering why I have so many "friends". Now I know it's cuz I got tools out the wazoo. Here I thought it was my charming personality. LOL 😆
@@HappilyEverHanks Yeah you all are just mere children compared to us old folks. You're to young to remember that movie. Oh to be young again. 🤣😃🤣
Oh here we go with the young comments 😂🙌🏼
@@HappilyEverHanks We can't help it. Us old farts can't help it cuz we're jealous of your energy and enthusiasm. Can't you calm down a bit so we don't have heart attacks while watching your videos? You wouldn't want to be responsible for several deaths do you? We haven't seen that much energy and excitement in decades.
You could name it Sully. Sully the Solitude.
Also, that roof action was just about more than I could stand. My knees were weak the whole time!
Hey Stacy!! It’s so great to hear from you 😀👋🏼 thank you so much for you great support! Love the name by the way
Keep these wonderful comments coming, you mean so much to us with your feedback!
You guys crack me up! A name for yr rig…? Hmmm… what about Delilah? Dee the truck, Dexter, the cat kid and Delilah….what ya think? I liked Sponge Bob but it was already taken…
That is a really good one! Thanks for sharing 😃~Renee & Kyle
We have the Solitude 3550BH which is very similar to your rig. When we bought it, we loved the window and thought we would use it constantly. WE NEVER OPEN IT! And like you, that exact same trip piece is coming un-done on ours too.
Hey guys! You have a beautiful rig, love that layout 😀👍🏼 yeah isn’t that funny? We have found ourselves not really using our window all that much either. I thought for sure we would be cracking that puppy open more often
Thank you so much for your awesome support and comments, it’s so great talking with you 😊
#number2comment
#youmissedaspot
Lol. Another great, funny video. You guys do a great job!!
Also, since you have a Solitude name the rig - Sully…
Love this you guys!! Thank you so much for the amazing support 😊🙌🏼
Sully…I love that!!!
Hanks makes Aussie laugh 😂 😂😂
Thank you so much Wendy 🤣You are so awesome!! Much love to you! These comments make our day!
Just plan ol' "Hank" for the 5th Wheel.
Love this!! Thank you so much Cyle!! Your support means everything to us 😃👍🏼 Have a great upcoming weekend!
An oldie but goodie…and make a campground sign to hang from the pinbox, ‘Cramelot Inn’. You’ll turn heads. Love your videos, keep up the great work!
Nice one 😄Love this!! Thank you so much for your awesome support! What's your name by the way? Are you currently living the RV life?
Yes, been fulltiming since 5/27/2016. Darin & Dana
That’s so awesome Darin and Dana!! Y’all are rocking it 😎👍🏼 hopefully we can meet you guys on the road one day soon! What kind of RV are y’all living in full time?
Would love to meet you guys on the road, too! We fulltime in a 2017 Jayco North Point 377RLBH. We’ve added Kodiak disc brakes, Truma AquaGo tankless water heater the first week, G rated tires a year later. We love it.
Oh you guys are SO doing it the right way 😎🙌🏼 nicely done!! The disc brakes seem to be the way to go. We want to upgrade to that someday as well
Thank you for sharing, we hope that we can continue to hear from you guys 😀👋🏼 Best to you
Did you shake that stuff enough ?
Use some lubricant spray at bolts that run through the bushings on the leaf springs of the trailer for squeaking hitch too.
Hey Dwayne! Yes, I gave it quite a good shaking before application! Thank you so much for the inside tip on the lubricant spray 😃We appreciate your support, best to you!
@@HappilyEverHanks I thought that stuff came out better than that. I mean, the guy on TV made a whole boat with it.
LOL I remember seeing that as well on TV 🤣Too funny!
Y’all have become one of our favorite channels! Your energy and humor make your videos so much fun to watch! We’re currently binging on your older content. In one video I spied a picture in the bathroom of what looks like Burney Falls! I grew up camping there, such fun memories. Thanks Hanks for all the fun!
Hey Diana!! Thank you so much for your amazing support, you mean so much to us!! That is super crazy, I (Kyle) am originally from Redding, CA area 😀🙌🏼
Are y’all currently living the RV life?
@@HappilyEverHanks Hi Kyle, we are in the process of going full time in our RV. The plan is to transition from sticks and bricks next Spring. I’m from Petaluma but we’re currently living in Fresno. Been through Redding many, many times. 😊
Maybe one day we can catch you on the road!!!
That is so awesome to hear! We are so happy for you guys! 😃We would absolutely love to meet ya'll out on the road one day soon
We hope that we can continue to hear from you on other videos Diana. It's nice being able to hear your side of the story and your feedback means so much. Stay safe ❤️We hope to talk to you again soon!
Just got 4 tubes of Dicor self leveling sealent on amazon about $39.40
I think that is about what I paid as well! Thank you so much for sharing Lawrence!! 😃
Yet another fun fantastic video of how Soli can keep you on your toes and help you make friends lol
You guys are awesome😂 How about Solly💕
Nice one Loriann!! Thank you so much for your amazing support 😊🙌🏼
Speaking of naming truck/trailer . . . our GMC Sierra HD Duramax is "Sophia" (as in Loren) and the Sundance 5th Wheel is "Gina" (as in Lollobrigida). Ciao
That is so great, love it! 😃~Renee & Kyle
You already have: Your Truck - DEE; so call your 5th wheel - MAX -- So then you will have DEE / MAX!
NICE!! Love this one Dale! Thank you so much for the awesome comment 😃We appreciate your support!
Lol! I for sure would say that!
How about getting some of that action this way…. There’s a beer in it for ya!
Lol
Lol thanks a bunch Marcus!!
Love the new post time. I'm not in bed haha We stayed at Fort Mountain Georgia and it was tight and hill like that. It was our 2nd time to camp. We use to play that Frisby game all the time till one too many beers and Frisby starting to get thrown harder than it should be. Then someone gets a beer bottle to the head. Ouch.
Lol we are always so grateful to hear from you guys!! Oh my goodness, that sounds like a tight and technical campground as well 😬Yeah, no fun with the beer bottle to the head lol Thank you guys so much! Have an awesome upcoming weekend!!
Quite the climb up to Ft. Mountain ⛰
@@michaelfranklin1641 Yes and that park is really tight to LOL
Love the videos! Three years into marriage and already masters of your destiny. Nice.
Thank you so much Mike! We really appreciate your kind words 😃Keep in touch, we enjoy hearing from you!
With you two a good name for the rv would be "The Crazy Hospital" or "The Insane Asylum". Or maybe "The Hankering" or "The Handkerchief" you could drop the d in Handkerchief and make it Hankerchief.
LOL love this Dan!! You always keep us on our toes with your great comments 😃Cheers to you friend! Have a wonderful upcoming weekend!!
I do like the Asylum lol good one Big Dan C lol
Omg you guys are hilarious!!! It was all funny but the Hail Mary thing made me laugh so hard!! Lol 😂
We had a lot of fun filming that one! Thanks for watching 😃 ~Renee & Kyle
Y'all should name your Solitude Stella!!!!
Hey John! We like it!! Thank you so much 😃🙌🏼Your support means so much to us!
where you put the flex seal...is great idea....you can also use eternabond tape over the intire joint and then put dycore over the edge of tape....perfect seal for a long time.....by the way great vid funny as always love watching your channel....keep up the great work...
Hey Dan! Thank you so much for sharing this great knowledge, we really appreciate your support and insight 🙂👍🏼
Keep these great comments coming! Have a wonderful rest of your week, and we will talk to you again soon
Grease all your grease points on suspension
Thank you so much Roger!! We appreciate your feedback 😃Keep these great comments coming!
You two are a breath of Fresh Air in the camping world; And for the front windshield; i like it 🏁
Jesse!! Thank you so much for your amazing support!! 😊🙌🏼 You absolutely rock! Please keep these great comments coming on other videos as well, you make our night reading them!
You missed a spot.
Hahaha! You got me! 😃
For dry cleaning your truck or your camper, I found out that Windex or cheap pump glass cleaner works great. I saw Bad Chad using it on his 62 Ford. He said he uses it on his show cars just before the show. It works very well. Putting sealant over those holes is a bandaid that doesn’t fix the underlying issue. Keep watching the flexseal, it’s probably going to be cracking sooner than later. Looked like you were having a great party in the beginning!
Beast Wishes, Kevin
Hey Kevin!! This is interesting, I had no idea that was an option! Thank you so much for sharing 😃Definitely will keep an eye on the flex seal!! We are trying to do the roof as soon as it stops raining 😅We appreciate you Kevin!!
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Thank you so much for your awesome support Richard!!!
We named our Montana High Country "HANAH". Put that on a personalized license plate. We get chuckles from other RVers wherever we go.
Love this Dale!! 😃🙌🏼We really appreciate your support! Best to you, hopefully we can meet you on the road one day soon!
Its slmost #hanks thirty...love Thursdays cant wait for this weeks new adventure.
Mike!! We are so excited to hear from you, we always look forward to Thursdays and being able to chat with you 🙂👍🏼
Catch you tonight!! We look forward to it
I been watching alot of RV life RUclipsrs for the last two years and I gotta say, you guys are the MOST entertaining and down to earth channel out there! So glad I found you guys and look forward to every episode, sketch and topic you guys put out!! Can't wait to someday meet up somewhere in this great country!!! Much love to you guys, and yes, get a dog!!
Hey Stephan!! WOW! Thank you so much for your incredible support. You absolutely just made our day 😊
We would love to meet up with you sometime soon! You sound like a wonderful person. Much love to you as well! Keep these great comments coming, we really enjoy reading your words of encouragement and feedback 🙂
Dexter says “thanks” 😹 he isn’t crazy about having all the attention taken away from him haha
@@HappilyEverHanks also, gotta tell ya, just confirmed my reservation today for echo basin RV park in Colorado, based on your video and recomendation!!! So thank you!
Oh that is so great Stephan!! We hope you have a wonderful time there, it certainly was a hidden gem 😊👍🏼
Take care friend, talk to you again soon!
We have the exact same model Solitude 2930RL - we named ours Lola. If you ever watch Agents of Shield you will get the reference (Phil’s Corvette …). As for your roof, once you get Dicor or Alpha self-leveling sealant put down, you might want to order Eternabond tape (can get it in an-off-white color and 6” wide or use 2 4” strips) and place it over that seam across from one side to the other. We did this and will never have to worry about the lap sealant cracking or opening up because the Eternabond tape will seal over top of the stuff very well. Grand Design used tape over the rear seam all the way across on ours …. That is where I got the idea from to do the front since that area seems to cause the most issues. BTW - great video!
Thanks Mark! We’ve been reading great things about Eternabond in the comments! Thank you for sharing your expertise and awesome nickname! Safe travels! 😃 ~Renee & Kyle
What about calling the rig Soli?.....like Sally, but Soli... lol the wife and I love the videos!!! Keep them coming!!!
Love that! Thanks for sharing and supporting our channel! Hope you two have a great weekend! 😃~Renee & Kyle
Dee for Denali.... how about Grand Dee for the Grand Design.
Love you guys, hope to see you at there some day!
Nice on Phyllis!! Love this 😀🙌🏼 keep these wonderful comments coming, we hope to hear from me again soon!
We definitely look forward to meeting you in person one day 😊
"Let's just tape this up here, and that'll look good..." 😂
#looksgreat#youmissedaspot#washminenext#wheredoilineup #dadjokes Turning the radio volume up so you cannot hear the squeaky squeaks. #CheesyMcSneezy I would call the Solitude “Sammie” then it would be Hank’s Sammie. (Ham Samwitch). Yes I have to ask my wife where my tools are. Her response is “where did you use it last” Thank you for sharing and have a great day!
LOL Augie!! You got it 🤣🙌🏼This is such a great comment!! I feel like that is exactly what Renee says to me! "Where did you last leave it?" 😂
We appreciate you so much Augie!! Have an awesome upcoming weekend! Talk to you again soon
The "pretend" picnic cracked me up. That's ME every time I camp! You should see me at the beach at Christmas with all my pretend camping companions!
LOL we are so happy you understand our sense of humor 🤣🙌🏼You sound so fun to be around! We hope that our paths cross one day soon! Stay safe out there ❤️We look forward to talking to you again soon!
Appreciate all the great info! 👍🏼 Very helpful....HAPPY TRAVELS! 🤩⛺️
Elias and Robyn!! It's so wonderful to hear from you ❤️We hope you both are doing well and having a great weekend! Much love to you both!! Talk to you again soon
I just fixed my Dads RV with Flex Seal calking. Thats stuff worked amazingly.
Oh my goodness doesn't it!? This was our first time using this and I have to say it has really done a nice job 😃Thank you for sharing! We will keep you updated on how it holds up. So far, so good!
I applied the clear flex seal a few months ago, it has yellowed, and is a bit of an eye sore now. I guess it wouldn't be so bad on the roof, where nobody can see it,, but I applied it on the side. Then I tried to remove it with Mean Green. Nothing came off, except the trailer's paint above the flex seal. Oops. I want to paint over, but not sure what to use. Was thinking of Rustoleum spray, but afraid of making it worse.
Hey Danelle! Thank you for sharing this with us, we had no idea that it has a tendency to turn yellow 😕 Keep us updated with how things progress on the work of your rig. We would be curious to see what works
For an RV name I suggest Hankover. I watched you for ten minutes before I realized I wasn't watching Mork and Mindy reruns. I didn't even have a hankover.
This is a great one Wes!! Thank you so much for taking the time to comment, keep these comments coming! You mean so much!!
My husband and I began watching your channel just recently (maybe the past 3 or 4 months) and thought we liked you because we also f/t in our Grand Design 2930RL (YES! I LOVE the front window - it was actually a selling point for me!!).... (and yes, the frame around the window fell off of our rig as well :-/). Getting back to my point, we *really* enjoy your fun-loving personality ~ keep it up!! .... (We are a bit envious that you're retired and f/t RVers in your 30's. I have socks older than you, LOL!)
Hey guys! Thank you so much! You are so sweet! Hello full timers from us full timers!! Safe travels! 😃 ~Renee & Kyle
When I told you about flex tape I was telling you that because I use it on everything and it is awesome...
That is awesome! It’s the new duct tape! 😃
Enjoyed your video so much! How about naming the 5th wheel "Life Support" ? FYI... brad nailers come in cordless versions too! I am a tool guy......
Nice! Thanks for sharing, love the suggestion for the name also! 😃 ~Renee & Kyle
I like names that rhyme. Two cats and a dog - Pei, Wei and May. You should name the 5th wheel Mee - Dee & Mee.
Oh right! That would be so sweet! Thanks for sharing 😃 ~Renee & Kyle
Hey Guys, nice job with video!
Your truck is Big D, your RV name could be Sally Solitude. 🤷♂️lol
Kyle…, one of the best if not the best decision you ever made was marrying Rene!!
You guys compliment each other so well!!
Keep the wheels turning and stay healthy and safe!!👍🇺🇸🇨🇦
Thank you so much Jerry!! 😊👍🏼We always really enjoy hearing from you! You have such a positive attitude and energy, we hope that we can meet you on the road one day soon 🙂 Best to you friend, be safe and we will talk to you again soon!!
Nice choice on the name of the rig as well! :)
I wanna take your rig out one time haha Shorter trailers swing alot faster than what i'm used to. I usually haul a 53ft, 48ft or 45 ft so not much shorter but would be fun lol
LOL yeah we hear ya on that one Mike! We owned a 27 foot TT before this honker and we enjoy backing this one up much more!
Thanks again for making our evening entertaining and educational!
There is a state park in South Carolina. I think it was Lake Hartwell where the road was up hill curving back and forth continuously. Our fresh water tank was about half full. The water in the tank ended up forcing the tank loose and we had water coming out everywhere under the RV. Got home and had to seal the old hole and make another one. We also bolstered the tank better to the frame. We learned how to fix plastic tanks too! Checking your roof and chalking is sooooooo important. As we have been looking for a used RV, we have seen many problems with delamination and soft interior walls because water has ruined the RV. If you are a newbie and want to sell your RV, remember this can cost you thousands if you do not chalk your roof. Your insurance will not cover a leaking roof. They look at that as poor maintenance.
Thank you so much! Yes we agree with everything you said. It takes some time to inspect and repair but worth it! Can't believe that happened with the water tank, gotta love those hills! ~Renee & Kyle
We LOVE your videos! Thanks Hanks! We’ve named our fifth wheel “Camper.” Not very creative but it works! We have sealed the top of our fifth wheel with EternaBond tape. Works great!
Hey love that you still gave it a name! Love it! Thanks for watching and sharing your knowledge! 😃~Renee & Kyle
Glad to see our local beer traveling with you guys! Nothing like a Yuengling on a hot Georgia summers night!
RV name : Miss Penny
We both lived in city where Yuengling came from! Had to represent 🤘🏼 Thanks for watching and the name suggestion! 😃 ~Renee & Kyle
At least you didn't get stuck like Danny did on the hill. 🤣😆 Another good one guys. 🥰 Lynn and Danny
lol very true! We are thankful for that 😊Much love to you both!!
I would suggest to remove that flex seal and use something like Dicor or Pro Flex ASAP. I used flex seal for a similar application on our travel trailer last year. It looks great at first, but it quickly dried and started cracking allowing water in. I used a combination of Dicor and eternabond for a permanent fix.
I just got some Dicor in the mail! Will be working on it ASAP! Thank you so much for this Jonathan!! We really appreciate your support and insight 😃🙌🏼
Middle of Georgia in July???
Love your content, questioning your sanity a little ;)
Keep up the great and inspiring work.
We question ours everyday Christopher 🤣🙌🏼 Thank you so much for the wonderful support!!
Keep these great comments coming, we really look forward to hearing from you again
If you can find it try Sour me Unicorn farts by dewclaw mmm mmmm that's some tasty beer. fixing trim in the RV always fun, the roads in Colorado can sure knock it off.
I actually think I have heard of this before!! Where is the Unicorn Farts brewed? Is this a Colorado brewery? 😃
Na Na getting her steps in 🤣🤣
Oh no doubt!! 😂
Larry would totally say "Hey buddy, wash mine next?"!!!
LOL I could definitely see him saying that 🤣🙌🏼Miss you guys!!
Hey Hanks another great video. We have the big front windshield in our WhiteHawk. We thought it would be cool to have to watch the stars at night. YEAH that lasted 1 night. The first morning we woke up and it felt like we were on the surface of the sun! #greenhoueseffect
Lol right!? We haven’t used our much at all! Mostly because that trim was falling off, but we still haven’t opened it since 🤣 you guys are too awesome! Can’t wait to meet y’all in person one day!!
I love the start to your videos. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Haven't even got passed the tripping but NOT dropping a beer. Best start with everything. Love it.
LOL 😂 🙌🏼 thank you so much! We had such a fun time with filming this one! Hope y’all are doing well, we always enjoy hearing from you!!
Hi guys. I have a tip for you. When inflating your paddle boards, use an electric or a battery operated pump to inflate them most of the way, then use the hand pump to tighten them up. It will save you a lot of hand pumping. I find it works great with our kayaks.
Love this!! We definitely need to get on board with getting a battery operated pump 😅So you guys own inflatable kayaks?? How do you like those?
We have a two man Intex kayake. We love it. We are not full time yet. We need to wait for retirement in three more years. We have a 25 foot class A. We are excited to get full time. Hope to meet up with you guys one day. We are in Phoenix AZ at the moment.
That’s so awesome to hear!!! It must be hot there 🥵 We really look forward to meeting you guys as well! We are really excited for y’all!! Keep in touch, it’s been great getting to know you both ❤️🙂
Awe, thank you, Tami here,(check out my posts on IG with our zaney silly life @alwaysjoyfuljourneys1) not even kidding, of all folks we follow y'all have totally become our favs, and just 2 days ago, so many reasons, such joy and natural 'funny-ness' 🤣pours out of you guys, I'm smiling the whole time I watch. Love that you both serve those in need when they need it most and I have no doubt that you both leave a part of that joy and kindness with each patient. Hope to have an AZ water journey one day if ya pass through! Blessings and joy to you 🌵🌴🔥🌡️
So nice to meet you Tami!! You sound like such a fun person to be around 😊👏🏼🙌🏼 hope you guys stay cool! Keep in touch, much love to you from the Hanks family
Another great video! I love seeing the repairs, just in case (or when we need to...). The thought of repairing stuff on our own gives me a stomach ache - BUT reading all the comments helps to realize, it's just part of the RV Life! I'm still getting used to it :) What do you do to improve internet/wifi streaming? We have not hit a campground yet that had a good, strong signal. Here's a video idea - what to do when it's raining outside all day? I'm sure you have lots of ideas for us!
Great information and video idea! Thank you! We have a video on internet and it talks about all of your options and what we personally use! Yes repairs become a normal thing when our homes all rolling earthquakes! 😃~Renee & Kyle
laughing at the Hanks!! Yep very good! Think I'll take my repair this week over yours. Debris 0n the road went under the bus fine, trailer not so much. Tore out the back air brake line. Yep Jeepers creeper and all. Fixing on the road. You can get the nail guns that run on batteries. The new ones are much lighter.
Oh good to know! Thanks so much for sharing 😃~Renee & Kyle
Installing castors on the rear frame/bumper will help with dragging!!👍👍 when you go to get ypur dicor lap sealant make sure you get the non self leveling if u get the self leveling it will make a mess down the side of the coach
Thank you so much for this great information Jay!! We appreciate your continued support! I would definitely like to look into those castors for sure, they seem awesome. Keep these great comments coming 😃Cheers to you
Hi guys it’s me again LOL. Here’s a couple more ideas. Look into putting a set of airbags on your fifth wheel axles what they would be used for would be when you’re in spots where you’re scraping, you can lift your fifth wheel just a couple inches and not end up bending anything or seriously getting hung up and before you actually head out on the road let the airbags deflate. You can get them with a small pump everything mounts underneath the fifth wheel and it’s not a lot of extra weight maybe 20 pounds I’m thinking. As for your sealant issues, look into a cordless oscillating tool (I use a Dewalt brushless Atomic Although these are a little spends They really are worth their weight in gold. I have a scraper blade that mounts to the oscillating tool and I am able to take graphics off of my school bus and 90% of the glue under those graphics. Then it’s just a little bit of alcohol on a rag and take out the rest of the glue much much easier and faster to get that stuff off of the bus when you get good at it and have some practice you won’t do any damage at all to the paint. You do need to practice first and get good with that because it will cut down under the paint and scrape the snot out of your metal so be careful. Also a little hack that you can use to maintain the scraper blade is to use either a whetstone or a sharpening rod for knives and resurface the edge Because after use the edge will roll and become an effective this also takes practice I am a knife sharpening nut I can make a butter knife scalpel sharp so again getting oscillating tool and practice with it before you touch anything important and oscillating tool can be used for so many other things that’s crazy. I think the airbags on the fifth wheel suspension would make life so easy for getting out of tight spaces where you have to go over a hump or something either that or see about your leveling jacks tilting and fold them up against the bottom of the RV.
Oh this is awesome to know!! We definitely need to look into these airbags 😃Thank you for the awesome tips!! We definitely would love to look into something like this oscillating tool. It sounds like a great addition to have! Very nice!! Keep these great comments coming! You mean so much 😁🙌🏼Best to you!!
That was a good looking Bullet in the background when you were on the roof at Sweetwater! 👍😁
LOL!!! I was waiting for it 😎🙌🏼 thank you so much Cale! It’s so great to hear from you again!! Have an awesome weekend and we will talk to you again soon
Ok…so it’s me again. The flex seal in a punch. Got it. The Dicor preferably. Is the putty-looking stuff (where you think a stick poked into it) is that Dicor? If so…are you replacing yours soon? If so, how often?
Thank you in advance.
And again, thanks for the laugh…I must say, we “get each other” because about half way through the BBQ….I knew you guys would eventually pan to an empty camp. 😂😂😂
So great to hear from you again ❤️Yes, that is the self leveling Dicor that was placed on by the manufacturer. Since the tree went through the roof, we are going to be getting a new roof shortly. I originally was going to change that Dicor shortly after this video, but recent events changed out plans lol That is so awesome to hear, thank you so much for your wonderful support 🤗
I keep loosing count of the #s 😂😂. You guys rock!!!
You know to be honest, we just throw a hashtag in front of everything 🤣Make some up for us and send them our way!! Thank you so much for your amazing support!
I have a smile on my face all through your video. I like Hanks Tank or Hank Tank, Love you be safe.
That is so awesome, thanks so much for sharing 😃 Your comment put a smile on our faces! ~Renee & Kyle
You need a lift kit for the trailer. Have the white coats with the straight jackets shown up Yet? From the looks and sounds of it I'm guessing NOT.
Nope they are just circling the RV! LOL thanks for watching! 😃~Renee & Kyle
Hi guys. We just found you and love your channel. We are Patrick and Tami.
Hey Patrick and Tami!! Thank you guys so much for your amazing support 😃🙌🏼It's so wonderful to meet you both! Are you guys currently living the RV life?
I just found you all last Friday and have been binge watching every episode…lol it is very cold here in Southern Indiana.
You guy are funny. I don’t even have a trailer and I watch your videos.
Wow!! Thank you so much 😊🙌🏼 We really appreciate your support! What is your name by the way?
@@HappilyEverHanks Elias here, my son just bought a 5th wheel and is gonna be RV living, he an apprentice lineman who travels around a lot. I’ve been sending him your videos of you great tips.
Fail to mention my daughter also is RV living her boyfriend is an apprentice lineman also. Their up in Richland WA and their pipes froze. I sent them your winter skirting video.
So nice to meet you Elias! Wow that’s amazing that both your son and daughter both RV 😊 Thank you so much for being so supportive and sharing our videos ❤️ this means so so much to us!
Keep these wonderful comments coming on other videos, your feedback means a lot 😃👋🏼
My wife and I found your channel because we have the same model, and honestly we don't like the window, same thing happened to our frame, we plan on screwing it back into place, also the wire tucks above the black plastic around the frame. Definitely wish we could have got a 2930 without the window
Hey Scott! That is so awesome to hear, we are so happy for you guys 😃Nice rig! 😉
Yeah, we don't use the window as often. Sorry to hear about your frame falling as well...ugh! Thank you so much for your wonderful support. We hope that we can keep hearing from you!!
So we had the same issue with our window over the bed in our first outing. The frame fell down and my husband did the same thing and nailed it back up with screws the same color. No problem since and yes we absolutely love our window. Nothing like waking in the morning with either sun or trees in our view with birds as alarm clocks. We really do love our
Solitude 2930 RL and BTW we named our's Toodie!
Hey Janice! Glad to hear that you guys were able to get it fixed and that you like the window set up!! Toodie is a great name 😊Thank you guys for sharing, we appreciate your support so much!!
I also ditto the comments on the dicor sealant and the eternabond tape sealant! Amazon is your best buddy while on the road especially utilizing the Amazon lockers system. Ripped out one of my ceiling vents from a low hanging tree branch, was certain I had the clearance! So Amazon to the rescue lol. But do have some mineral spirits on hand to wipe down the area of repair, then use silca20 sealant to effect a durable repair. Dicor isn’t all that durable of a sealant, is soft and easily gouged as by overhead obstacles. I have found silca20 doesn’t remain as plyable as dicor but holds up much better over time. Hope my FYI helps, and Take Care!
Thank you Tim!! Your FYI definitely helps!! We love reading your comments, you have a lot of great knowledge to share with everyone 🙂#AmazonForTheWin #TeamTim