Your trip through Big Bend brought back fond memories of our several canoe and rafting trips over the years. We visited Boquillas a few times, and on one trip one of our canoes tipped over at that very spot in front of Mexican viewers and troops in jeeps who got a good laugh. You did much more hiking than we did....
Fantastic video that captured the spirit and majesty of this national wonder. I rode my motorcycle for a camping adventure a few years back and your trail footage really brought back wonderful memories. Your videos also help the newbie (like me) to get an idea on how RV life works. Best to you and John.
I've lived in alpine (30 minutes east of marfa) for a little over 2 years now. I highly recommend going to the museum of the big bend on the college campus! learned a ton about the area in the short time I worked there!
We are already talking about our next trip because there is so much to see. On a tight time frame now but will certainly add your recommendation to our list. Thanks!
Oh wow. Another beautiful hike and video. We would love to check out Texas one day. Thank you so much for your tips on the hiking poles. I am definitely going to look into buying a pair that you recommended. Safe travels. Looking forward to your next video.
I need to get in shape so I can do some hiking when I retire in a few months! I live about 4-5 hours from Big Bend but haven’t been there since I was in sixth grade. Thank you for inspiring me to get out and do stuff!
Another great vid. We stayed at all three campgrounds for a couple nights each as you suggested in reverse order. Glad you did the Windows hike to the Chisos Pouroff, but apparently you weren’t as impressed by it as we were. Had some amazing weather changes at Chisos too with hail that washed out a bicycling group and left an accumulation of snowlike hail along the park road the next day. We had no problem with the road to Chisos in our 25 ft. Sprinter class C, but did use every inch of our campsite. Didn’t cross into Mexico here, but did go to the crossing and it reminded me of a couple of the remote border stations into Alaska and Canada. Wanted to go to the Hot Springs, but the River was up and it was submerged. Learning of the history of the area and seeing the geography gave us perspective on the craziness of the Border Wall. Can’t believe It had taken over 60 years to go to Big Bend for the first time! On hiking poles I’ve using a twist-style monopod for years, but sometimes you can get grit in the works. My Debby uses the $30 carbon-fiber trekking poles from Costco. Interesting music choices. Love the spaghetti western music throughout. The March at the end was a bit of a surprise. Safe travels.
That was Mexico's National Anthem at the end. We wanted to do the Hot Springs too but ran out of time. We will go back for sure. Maybe when it is a little warmer and we have done more advanced planning.
We will be visiting in spring 2022 but Chisos Basin campground is currently scheduled to be closed when we are there. We pull a small teardrop, and we “on the fence” regarding our ability to use that campground but the decision was made for us. Instead we will be at Rio Grande for four nights and then heading to Guadalupe Mtn. Can’t wait!
Orchid/pink cactus? The cactus in the opening was so pretty. I didn't realize that it could be that color. Enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing. Safe travels.
I will be arriving here in a few days. A friend is taking me down as a celebration of life (recent health scare). Thank you for sharing and I'm even more excited now! I can't wait to photograph that beautiful place. Enjoy the journey!
Good advice with the poles. Ours are the twisty kind and have definitely collapsed onto themselves many times. As we age, that's not desirable at all! Thanks again.
Texas Parks= Depending on what direction you are heading toward or back from you may enjoy Huntsville State Park just North of Houston,Tx. on I-45South. It's small, but really nice. Also Galveston State park is good for a day or over night camping with Galveston bay lapping at your feet. Also you can ride the Ferry over to Bolivar Island from Galveston and watch the dolphins jumping in front of the Ferry. It's only a 20 min. ride.
Thanks. Made a reservation for Brazos Bend. Next time we’ll check out the Gulf. Unfortunately we have to get home sooner than we had planned. I’ll add your suggestions to my list. We’ve loved all the Texas State Parks.
Never got to Big Bend, thanks. Wanted more about Mufra, haha, from Anthony Bordain's trip there, epic. Thinking about Bucky's Gas after San Antonio. Looking forward to next episodes. Thank you.
I can't believe you two were Marfa! My wife and I were there in June of '18. 'Wish you could have seen the Marfa Lights. Marfa is an artist community and we stopped to see David Kimball's gallery. Unfortunately, it was closed when we visited. I recommend visiting Tombstone, AZ on your way back. It's a great historic town and worth the stop. Another location in the area is Bisbee. If you choose to go by, make sure to visit the downtown.
Last time I was in Tombstone was 1972! Bisbee has been awhile as well. Will have to wait until next time. We’re lucky to be close to AZ for lots of adventures to come.
The Girls and l always look forward to your videos. They always give me more Ideals for places to go explore. I might get an electric blanket but l still have "two dog nights" for now, lol
I really enjoyed this video. Gorgeous landscapes. I went to Big Bend last winter and wanted to go across Borquilla, but I was along so I didn't feel comfortable. Plan to do it in the future. Good info on the hiking sticks.
What a surprisingly beautiful area. We have been thinking of Texas travels lately. We have a Florida destination in mind and while there we can't pass up Texas. Thanks.
Great informative video! I’m actually going to Big Bend next week for my geology class. We’re doing our field research out there and I’m super excited :)
I also heard that New Mexico offers an annual camping pass for $40 and you can can camp at any New Mexico camping ground for up to 7 days per campground.
What a reasonable price. We'll get back to NM before too long. It was quite cold when we drove through and so many of their parks are at higher elevations.
I have been to Marfa twice. I love it there. I have also used that same laundry with the coffeeshop attached. I can recommend some things there too. The upgraded hotel at the south end of the main street is really nice. Great bar, Great food. I you leave town going east there is a sort of divey bar called the Lost Stallion. I recommend it. Very friendly. Dogs are free to run around there. Also farther east on highway 90 there is a drive off developed viewing area for the Mystical Marfa Lights. If you're not familiar with them, google them. Very cool. I saw the lights! Then I went to the town of Marathon. The RV park there is very popular place for astronomers. They are very friendly and happy to show you the skies through their telescopes if you're interested. The skies there are some of the darkest in the U.S.
We love Big Bend and can’t wait to go back. Do you get a draft through the split doors in the back? Was wondering if a roll down insulated panel on the back doors would be useful in a van like yours.
Have you had any Sprinter Van Diesel related problems? DEF issues, Check engine light in your travels. If you were to trade ie Ontour 2.0 or 2.2 would you do Gas or Diesel. Great videos
LOL. We haven't had any issues with the diesel per se, but....John accidentally put gasoline in the tank today. $145 to get it drained. We haven't had any issues with DEF except that you need to add it and know that DEF has a very short shelf life. Most people aren't aware and I will do a video on the subject when we get home. Yes, I think we would go with the gas version of the 2.2 as long as we could get the suspension upgraded (Agile is just beginning to look at that for the Ford). But we do love the power of the diesel. And I really want a compressor fridge!!!
From She to Me hello, have not been by in a while, nice vid Regarding PETROL ONLY, I recently saw even a CLASS A now petrol, few days ago I saw a MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK, & it was PETROL, few years ago a man pulled into a station (. No self service in NJ ) so the person put petrol into his diesel F150, that station paid for repairs Cheers FROM NJ🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Hey guys. Owen of VTL. About your video artifacts/distortion. I'm assuming you are using Final Cut Pro X. I, along with a few other creators, have had the same thing happen. It's always when mixing iPhone X or 11 footage with our Sony A6400 or Osmo Pocket footage. I believe it's a known issue. I spent one 3am night fighting this and no matter how I tried to fix it it would show up again somewhere else in the render. I fixed it by just switching back to editing on my iPad Pro with Luma Fusion and Adobe Rush. Very frustrating I know. Sorry. Wish I had a real answer. If you google it you'll see lots of posts saying to make sure all your codecs and drivers are updated. On the road that is close to impossible to accomplish. That said... another great video and location. Our viewers think we should park beside you guys soon and we agree. Lots of love from our van to yours. Hope you solve the artifact issue and if you do let me know how 😂👍
Thanks so much for the info and I just subscribed. Will try to watch tomorrow. Spending the night in a rest area tonight as we head back west. Hope to get away from the cold snap that moved into Florida last night.
From She to Me Brrrr is right. We are in Apalachicola with the heater keeping us toasty but heading west Sunday too. BTW, when we watched you video tonight Lynn said of John, you two could be best friends... he's so nice, polite and funny. Maybe one day 😂❤️👍
VAN TREKKING lifestyle I realized after my comment that you are the one who did the video on that great leveling tip. Although I’m not sure if I have calibrated the app correctly. Will work on it when I have more time.
Great video! I live in East Texas and go to Big Bend almost every year (going back there in April). If you are heading east and planning to use Texas state parks, there are a lot of nice parks especially around the hill country. Some of my videos contain some Texas state parks and surrounding areas (I don't make videos for other people like you do, so they might be boring). I just saw your other video of Guadalupe/McDonald Observatory/Davis Mountains. Guadalupe is on my bucket list. I need to go back to Davis Mountains, but I hit a dear the last time I went there (I'm kind of traumatized)...
Thanks. We didn’t do the evening event at the observatory for that very reason. Deer were everywhere. We have loved the Texas State Parks and did 7 or 8 of them. Will be in an upcoming video.
The Star Party was amazing. I was really impressed with the presentations. Yes, dear were everywhere when we went there in May. It happened before we got to the park and not on the way to the Star Party. It was a scary moment. At lease nobody was hurt except the deer who immediately ran off (and my car). I am pretty sure she got hurt. I can't wait for the new video!
Loved your video. We thoroughly enjoyed Big Bend too, but we were unable to camp in the park, so we stayed in Terlingua. While you were in the park, did you do any off road excursions like balancing rock? If you did, were you able to use your onboard air compressor? Also, would you have used the compressor on dirt roads in Alaska if you had it then? Pam and I are deciding about this purchase because we are going to Alaska this summer. We are getting the bigger tires, spare, and spare tire mount. We very much appreciate your input as we are using your Alaska videos as our main resource for our trip. Thanks so much for all the help you and John are giving to us all through your videos.
We did not do any off reading in BB. Will save it for next time. In Alaska we would have used it on the road to Kennecott/McCarthy but it would certainly have given us more peace of mind. There are lots of roads out west where it would be nice. If you have a place to store an air compressor then you could save some money with a portable unit. But we don’t have any extra room. Have a great trip.
Hi! Great video and love the tips on your walking sticks. Could you do a small video on your back pack, and your fanny pack. My question is the gear you are wearing on the hike in "Window Trail". What is your fanny pack in front? And how do you have your camera clipped to it?? Do you carry 1 or 2 extra camera lenses? We'll hike in the mountains and my kids got me a nice Nikon camera for Xmas & when I hike with it, it bounces on my chest, which I hate. My husband tells me to leave it at home & just use my phone. Not!! lol!Thank you so much, we love all your video's. Safe travels! Pam & Joe.
Deb and I are getting ready to purchase trekking poles. Your information was great. We can't find a Black Diamond trekking pole with flick locks that is carbon fiber. Both sets on your Amazon page are aluminum. We want the reduced weight of carbon fiber. What is the actual model number of your poles?
Our bad. The poles are indeed Aluminum and I will correct in a future video. They have made a few upgrades to our model which is the Trail Pro Shock Trekking Poles. I have also refreshed the link on my Amazon storefront.
@@FromShetoMe What a job you do replying to all our comments! We will pick up a couple pairs of these. Thank you for the model information. Deb and I are 66 and 64. I have to wait for medicare next year (cancer survivor) so we can full-time. We already have a buyer for our house, and have been getting good practice runs with our '05 Monaco Knight 38PDQ we bought in 2016. We find you and your hubby to be very inspirational! Especially watching you hike, climb, and explore. We are setting up our solar this year and are looking forward to domiciling in SD and heading West right away to boondock and follow in your footsteps. God bless you both in your journey. We will continue to follow along!
@@heatherogorman1157 Because we're on a tight time frame, we did not stop in New Orleans. We've both been there and we're never comfortable leaving our van parked in urban areas while we explore.
Thanks. I will try that when we get home but it is holding all of my files right now so I can’t reformat it. It is a Samsung 2TB SSD drive. Already used over 1TB on this trip.
Quick question about camp sites. What do you leave at your campsite when you drive your van to a trail head? Does everything get packed up? Do you leave chairs? Just wondering.
Depends, but usually a table cloth, or something we don’t mind losing. We have also left our bikes locked to a table and covered. But most places have a post with reserved dates on it so we don’t worry.
Welcome to the community. We have 200 amp hours of lithium batteries. We can go several days in a row if we keep it on low. We also have a pure sine wave inverter that is a must. When we drive we are charging the batteries so it isn't usually a problem. If the batteries go dead, we can always turn on the generator, but we avoid that because they are noisy. The 200 watts of solar on our roof don't do much in the winter (we'll be looking into either a tilt kit or having them wired in parallel instead of series.
Not happy in MD today as it was 27 when we woke up. Missing our FL WX. Does your hat collapse flat? John needs a lot of food as he seems to only speaks when he is hungry! Enjoyed the video and travel safe!
From She to Me Well, hopefully it will start warming up again. Heading back to FL in mid-March. Guess it’s just a prep course for us to get ready for the Alaska/Canada WX this spring/summer. Question on hat is does it collapse for storage when not wearing it?
@@timsmith7625 I've been squashing it the entire trip. And it just seems to bounce back so I would say yes. The brand is Sunday Afternoons. I got it at Lake Mead National Recreation Area and they had one other color.
Spoke with Winnebago parts Dept in Forrest City, Iowa and asked if they install Compressor refrigerators and he wanted to know the model of the fridge in the Accent. He also said that a compressor fridge draws a lot of energy. A stronger inverter would have to replace the existing one. This is the number that I called, 1-641 585 3213. Hope this information is useful to you.
You want a 12 volt compressor fridge, not one that runs on 110 power. Ours is a 3 way Dometic RM 8505 which has issues at high altitudes and temps over 70 or so.
@@FromShetoMe I was asking for you because of the problems you and a lot of other campers are having with that awful Dometic Fridge. I don't own an RV. My time has come and gone as I am 83 yrs old. I travel vicariously through the great videos. Thank you.
@@FromShetoMe I don't own an RV. I called for you and others who are having problems with that awful Dometic fridge and might be looking to replace it with a Compressor fridge. I am 83 yrs old and many times I travel vicariously through the wonderful videos. I wrote another paragraph but it disappeared, hope that I am not repeating my self.
Mary Mills Thank you, how very nice. The biggest problem at this point is finding a fridge that fits and a competent technician to do the work. We have learned to live with it by carrying a small cooler with ice for sensitive perishable foods. Our next RV, should there be one, will have a compressor fridge. Pleasureway is already putting one in its new Ford chassis models.
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Best music choice you could have found, brava,
Your trip through Big Bend brought back fond memories of our several canoe and rafting trips over the years. We visited Boquillas a few times, and on one trip one of our canoes tipped over at that very spot in front of Mexican viewers and troops in jeeps who got a good laugh. You did much more hiking than we did....
I did not know. You’ll have to tell me more next time we see you.
@@FromShetoMe Lots of funny stories!! Some are top secret ... if I told you then I'd have to ... feed you Grater's Ice Cream! :)
Fantastic video that captured the spirit and majesty of this national wonder. I rode my motorcycle for a camping adventure a few years back and your trail footage really brought back wonderful memories. Your videos also help the newbie (like me) to get an idea on how RV life works. Best to you and John.
Awesome video! Thanks for sharing
Beautiful scenery..Good tips on the hiking poles..Thank you for the video..Have a blessed day..
Beautiful! Big Bend is on our wishlist. We ran out of time on the last visit through TX. Thanks for the escape!
I sure do enjoy your music selections! Thanks for sharing your adventures!
Love the shot of St. Elena canyon as a tiny gap in the distant ridge at 7:56.
I've lived in alpine (30 minutes east of marfa) for a little over 2 years now. I highly recommend going to the museum of the big bend on the college campus! learned a ton about the area in the short time I worked there!
We are already talking about our next trip because there is so much to see. On a tight time frame now but will certainly add your recommendation to our list. Thanks!
Oh wow. Another beautiful hike and video. We would love to check out Texas one day. Thank you so much for your tips on the hiking poles. I am definitely going to look into buying a pair that you recommended. Safe travels. Looking forward to your next video.
Thanks a ton for the great info .........greeting from Vancouver Canada.
I need to get in shape so I can do some hiking when I retire in a few months! I live about 4-5 hours from Big Bend but haven’t been there since I was in sixth grade. Thank you for inspiring me to get out and do stuff!
You can do it. Take a brisk walk every day. Even if just in 15 minute increments.
Another great vid. We stayed at all three campgrounds for a couple nights each as you suggested in reverse order. Glad you did the Windows hike to the Chisos Pouroff, but apparently you weren’t as impressed by it as we were. Had some amazing weather changes at Chisos too with hail that washed out a bicycling group and left an accumulation of snowlike hail along the park road the next day. We had no problem with the road to Chisos in our 25 ft. Sprinter class C, but did use every inch of our campsite. Didn’t cross into Mexico here, but did go to the crossing and it reminded me of a couple of the remote border stations into Alaska and Canada. Wanted to go to the Hot Springs, but the River was up and it was submerged. Learning of the history of the area and seeing the geography gave us perspective on the craziness of the Border Wall. Can’t believe It had taken over 60 years to go to Big Bend for the first time!
On hiking poles I’ve using a twist-style monopod for years, but sometimes you can get grit in the works. My Debby uses the $30 carbon-fiber trekking poles from Costco.
Interesting music choices. Love the spaghetti western music throughout. The March at the end was a bit of a surprise. Safe travels.
That was Mexico's National Anthem at the end. We wanted to do the Hot Springs too but ran out of time. We will go back for sure. Maybe when it is a little warmer and we have done more advanced planning.
We will be visiting in spring 2022 but Chisos Basin campground is currently scheduled to be closed when we are there. We pull a small teardrop, and we “on the fence” regarding our ability to use that campground but the decision was made for us. Instead we will be at Rio Grande for four nights and then heading to Guadalupe Mtn. Can’t wait!
Orchid/pink cactus? The cactus in the opening was so pretty. I didn't realize that it could be that color. Enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing. Safe travels.
I didn't either (even though I've worked with succulents for years). That particular variety is called "Purplish Prickly Pear."
Love Big Bend! Your Vids just keep getting better. take care
Great video. Glad to see Big Bend as I have been curious about it for a long time. Thank you for the video.
I will be arriving here in a few days. A friend is taking me down as a celebration of life (recent health scare). Thank you for sharing and I'm even more excited now! I can't wait to photograph that beautiful place. Enjoy the journey!
Thanks for the helpful insight on choosing trekking poles.i love the variety of your video content.
Love your videos, Next week im heading to the Valley of Wow.
Good advice with the poles. Ours are the twisty kind and have definitely collapsed onto themselves many times. As we age, that's not desirable at all! Thanks again.
Another excellent video. Totally agree on the black diamond poles. I’ve used mine for several years and found them to be quite good.
Texas Parks= Depending on what direction you are heading toward or back from you may enjoy Huntsville State Park just North of Houston,Tx. on I-45South. It's small, but really nice. Also Galveston State park is good for a day or over night camping with Galveston bay lapping at your feet. Also you can ride the Ferry over to Bolivar Island from Galveston and watch the dolphins jumping in front of the Ferry. It's only a 20 min. ride.
Thanks. Made a reservation for Brazos Bend. Next time we’ll check out the Gulf. Unfortunately we have to get home sooner than we had planned. I’ll add your suggestions to my list. We’ve loved all the Texas State Parks.
Never got to Big Bend, thanks. Wanted more about Mufra, haha, from Anthony Bordain's trip there, epic. Thinking about Bucky's Gas after San Antonio. Looking forward to next episodes. Thank you.
I can't believe you two were Marfa! My wife and I were there in June of '18. 'Wish you could have seen the Marfa Lights. Marfa is an artist community and we stopped to see David Kimball's gallery. Unfortunately, it was closed when we visited. I recommend visiting Tombstone, AZ on your way back. It's a great historic town and worth the stop. Another location in the area is Bisbee. If you choose to go by, make sure to visit the downtown.
Last time I was in Tombstone was 1972! Bisbee has been awhile as well. Will have to wait until next time. We’re lucky to be close to AZ for lots of adventures to come.
Another fantastic video. Thank you.
The Girls and l always look forward to your videos. They always give me more Ideals for places to go explore. I might get an electric blanket but l still have "two dog nights" for now, lol
Our son just told us it’s unusually warm out west. Turned frigid here. We’re on our way back now. Saw your winery video last night. Nice work.
@@FromShetoMe Thanks. It's mid 70's to mid 80's forecasted in the Yuma area! Big change from last year!
You guys should do a live Q and A show! Would love to see you do an interaction with your subscribers! Would be fun to watch .
I would love to but I don’t think I’m up to the technical challenge. Will learn more about it when we get back home. Thanks.
I really enjoyed this video. Gorgeous landscapes. I went to Big Bend last winter and wanted to go across Borquilla, but I was along so I didn't feel comfortable. Plan to do it in the future. Good info on the hiking sticks.
What a surprisingly beautiful area. We have been thinking of Texas travels lately. We have a Florida destination in mind and while there we can't pass up Texas. Thanks.
Agree with all your pole recommendations.
Appreciate the tip on poles locks.
Great video!
Thanks for the trekking pole tips! It would be great if you discussed what fanny pack you use for hiking and what you pack for a hike...
Thanks. I’ll put it in the Queue.
Great informative video! I’m actually going to Big Bend next week for my geology class. We’re doing our field research out there and I’m super excited :)
I’m envious.
Love Big Bend!
You should have stopped at Seminole Canyon State Park before heading to Kickapoo Cavern State Park. It's on your way, traveling Hwy 90.
We’ll put it on the list for next time. Thanks
I also heard that New Mexico offers an annual camping pass for $40 and you can can camp at any New Mexico camping ground for up to 7 days per campground.
What a reasonable price. We'll get back to NM before too long. It was quite cold when we drove through and so many of their parks are at higher elevations.
Thanks for sharing your travels. The editing and music was great!
I have been to Marfa twice. I love it there. I have also used that same laundry with the coffeeshop attached. I can recommend some things there too. The upgraded hotel at the south end of the main street is really nice. Great bar, Great food. I you leave town going east there is a sort of divey bar called the Lost Stallion. I recommend it. Very friendly. Dogs are free to run around there. Also farther east on highway 90 there is a drive off developed viewing area for the Mystical Marfa Lights. If you're not familiar with them, google them. Very cool. I saw the lights! Then I went to the town of Marathon. The RV park there is very popular place for astronomers. They are very friendly and happy to show you the skies through their telescopes if you're interested. The skies there are some of the darkest in the U.S.
Thanks. I’ll be sure to include your tips in a pdf document I’ll create to share with everyone.
We love Big Bend and can’t wait to go back. Do you get a draft through the split doors in the back? Was wondering if a roll down insulated panel on the back doors would be useful in a van like yours.
No draft. The windows have the insulated curtains I made which help a lot.
Enjoyed the video...well done as usual. John, take this woman to the grocery store or you will be eating rattlesnake stew!
Or maybe armadillo.
Have you had any Sprinter Van Diesel related problems? DEF issues, Check engine light in your travels. If you were to trade ie Ontour 2.0 or 2.2 would you do Gas or Diesel. Great videos
LOL. We haven't had any issues with the diesel per se, but....John accidentally put gasoline in the tank today. $145 to get it drained. We haven't had any issues with DEF except that you need to add it and know that DEF has a very short shelf life. Most people aren't aware and I will do a video on the subject when we get home. Yes, I think we would go with the gas version of the 2.2 as long as we could get the suspension upgraded (Agile is just beginning to look at that for the Ford). But we do love the power of the diesel. And I really want a compressor fridge!!!
@@FromShetoMe Thank You
From She to Me hello, have not been by in a while, nice vid Regarding PETROL ONLY, I recently saw even a CLASS A now petrol, few days ago I saw a MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK, & it was PETROL, few years ago a man pulled into a station (. No self service in NJ ) so the person put petrol into his diesel F150, that station paid for repairs Cheers FROM NJ🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Nice rides
Hey guys. Owen of VTL. About your video artifacts/distortion. I'm assuming you are using Final Cut Pro X. I, along with a few other creators, have had the same thing happen. It's always when mixing iPhone X or 11 footage with our Sony A6400 or Osmo Pocket footage. I believe it's a known issue. I spent one 3am night fighting this and no matter how I tried to fix it it would show up again somewhere else in the render. I fixed it by just switching back to editing on my iPad Pro with Luma Fusion and Adobe Rush. Very frustrating I know. Sorry. Wish I had a real answer. If you google it you'll see lots of posts saying to make sure all your codecs and drivers are updated. On the road that is close to impossible to accomplish. That said... another great video and location. Our viewers think we should park beside you guys soon and we agree. Lots of love from our van to yours. Hope you solve the artifact issue and if you do let me know how 😂👍
Thanks so much for the info and I just subscribed. Will try to watch tomorrow. Spending the night in a rest area tonight as we head back west. Hope to get away from the cold snap that moved into Florida last night.
From She to Me Brrrr is right. We are in Apalachicola with the heater keeping us toasty but heading west Sunday too. BTW, when we watched you video tonight Lynn said of John, you two could be best friends... he's so nice, polite and funny. Maybe one day 😂❤️👍
VAN TREKKING lifestyle I realized after my comment that you are the one who did the video on that great leveling tip. Although I’m not sure if I have calibrated the app correctly. Will work on it when I have more time.
Great video! I live in East Texas and go to Big Bend almost every year (going back there in April). If you are heading east and planning to use Texas state parks, there are a lot of nice parks especially around the hill country. Some of my videos contain some Texas state parks and surrounding areas (I don't make videos for other people like you do, so they might be boring). I just saw your other video of Guadalupe/McDonald Observatory/Davis Mountains. Guadalupe is on my bucket list. I need to go back to Davis Mountains, but I hit a dear the last time I went there (I'm kind of traumatized)...
Thanks. We didn’t do the evening event at the observatory for that very reason. Deer were everywhere. We have loved the Texas State Parks and did 7 or 8 of them. Will be in an upcoming video.
The Star Party was amazing. I was really impressed with the presentations. Yes, dear were everywhere when we went there in May. It happened before we got to the park and not on the way to the Star Party. It was a scary moment. At lease nobody was hurt except the deer who immediately ran off (and my car). I am pretty sure she got hurt. I can't wait for the new video!
Loved your video. We thoroughly enjoyed Big Bend too, but we were unable to camp in the park, so we stayed in Terlingua. While you were in the park, did you do any off road excursions like balancing rock? If you did, were you able to use your onboard air compressor? Also, would you have used the compressor on dirt roads in Alaska if you had it then? Pam and I are deciding about this purchase because we are going to Alaska this summer. We are getting the bigger tires, spare, and spare tire mount. We very much appreciate your input as we are using your Alaska videos as our main resource for our trip. Thanks so much for all the help you and John are giving to us all through your videos.
We did not do any off reading in BB. Will save it for next time. In Alaska we would have used it on the road to Kennecott/McCarthy but it would certainly have given us more peace of mind. There are lots of roads out west where it would be nice. If you have a place to store an air compressor then you could save some money with a portable unit. But we don’t have any extra room. Have a great trip.
What, no WALL at Boquillas?!
what stereo/nav system did you switch out to that lets you veiw the rear camera at will?
Kenwood 994 Excellon series.
Hi! Great video and love the tips on your walking sticks. Could you do a small video on your back pack, and your fanny pack. My question is the gear you are wearing on the hike in "Window Trail". What is your fanny pack in front? And how do you have your camera clipped to it?? Do you carry 1 or 2 extra camera lenses? We'll hike in the mountains and my kids got me a nice Nikon camera for Xmas & when I hike with it, it bounces on my chest, which I hate. My husband tells me to leave it at home & just use my phone. Not!! lol!Thank you so much, we love all your video's. Safe travels! Pam & Joe.
Deb and I are getting ready to purchase trekking poles. Your information was great. We can't find a Black Diamond trekking pole with flick locks that is carbon fiber. Both sets on your Amazon page are aluminum. We want the reduced weight of carbon fiber. What is the actual model number of your poles?
Ha. I was mis-informed by hubby then. When we stop, I'll get out the poles and see if I can find a number.
@@FromShetoMe Thank you so much! I was freeze-framing, but only saw "Black Diamond".
Our bad. The poles are indeed Aluminum and I will correct in a future video. They have made a few upgrades to our model which is the Trail Pro Shock Trekking Poles. I have also refreshed the link on my Amazon storefront.
@@FromShetoMe What a job you do replying to all our comments! We will pick up a couple pairs of these. Thank you for the model information. Deb and I are 66 and 64. I have to wait for medicare next year (cancer survivor) so we can full-time. We already have a buyer for our house, and have been getting good practice runs with our '05 Monaco Knight 38PDQ we bought in 2016. We find you and your hubby to be very inspirational! Especially watching you hike, climb, and explore. We are setting up our solar this year and are looking forward to domiciling in SD and heading West right away to boondock and follow in your footsteps. God bless you both in your journey. We will continue to follow along!
fry5family You are most welcome. I enjoy being of service. Feel free to email me if you need to. Address is in the “about” tab of channel.
great adventures would love to say hello when you reach florida would be nice to meet you :)
So sorry but we are several weeks ahead of our videos and now heading west trying to flee this freezing weather.
Do you have many problems with ticks when hiking?
Only place it has been an issue was in eastern Washington/western Montana.
Where is your next stop after Texas?
Videos are several weeks behind us. We are already heading west and in Texas now.
@@FromShetoMe did you go through New Orleans? Really awesome, your videos are only getting better and better.
@@heatherogorman1157 Because we're on a tight time frame, we did not stop in New Orleans. We've both been there and we're never comfortable leaving our van parked in urban areas while we explore.
Debbie, do you reformat your SD card after you’ve uploaded your videos? That should prevent the file corruption that you referred to as distortion.
Thanks. I will try that when we get home but it is holding all of my files right now so I can’t reformat it. It is a Samsung 2TB SSD drive. Already used over 1TB on this trip.
@@FromShetoMe Wow! I know you won't be home for awhile, so hope it holds out for you!
Quick question about camp sites. What do you leave at your campsite when you drive your van to a trail head? Does everything get packed up? Do you leave chairs? Just wondering.
Depends, but usually a table cloth, or something we don’t mind losing. We have also left our bikes locked to a table and covered. But most places have a post with reserved dates on it so we don’t worry.
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New to your site...great video. Please explain how you used an electric blanket in Chisos where there is no electric at campsites?
Welcome to the community. We have 200 amp hours of lithium batteries. We can go several days in a row if we keep it on low. We also have a pure sine wave inverter that is a must. When we drive we are charging the batteries so it isn't usually a problem. If the batteries go dead, we can always turn on the generator, but we avoid that because they are noisy. The 200 watts of solar on our roof don't do much in the winter (we'll be looking into either a tilt kit or having them wired in parallel instead of series.
Not happy in MD today as it was 27 when we woke up. Missing our FL WX. Does your hat collapse flat? John needs a lot of food as he seems to only speaks when he is hungry! Enjoyed the video and travel safe!
We are also missing the warmth of Orlando. 41 last night. Colder tonight. Take me home to California! Hat seems to take quite a beating.
From She to Me Well, hopefully it will start warming up again. Heading back to FL in mid-March. Guess it’s just a prep course for us to get ready for the Alaska/Canada WX this spring/summer. Question on hat is does it collapse for storage when not wearing it?
@@timsmith7625 I've been squashing it the entire trip. And it just seems to bounce back so I would say yes. The brand is Sunday Afternoons. I got it at Lake Mead National Recreation Area and they had one other color.
From She to Me Thank you. Will check it out for Brandi.
Are dogs permitted on trail? Love your videos!
Not allowed on trails in National Parks.
Spoke with Winnebago parts Dept in Forrest City, Iowa and asked if they install Compressor refrigerators and he wanted to know the model of the fridge in the Accent. He also said that a compressor fridge draws a lot of energy. A stronger inverter would have to replace the existing one. This is the number that I called, 1-641 585 3213. Hope this information is useful to you.
You want a 12 volt compressor fridge, not one that runs on 110 power. Ours is a 3 way Dometic RM 8505 which has issues at high altitudes and temps over 70 or so.
@@FromShetoMe I was asking for you because of the problems you and a lot of other campers are having with that awful Dometic Fridge. I don't own an RV. My time has come and gone as I am 83 yrs old. I travel vicariously through the great videos. Thank you.
@@FromShetoMe I don't own an RV. I called for you and others who are having problems with that awful Dometic fridge and might be looking to replace it with a Compressor fridge. I am 83 yrs old and many times I travel vicariously through the wonderful videos. I wrote another paragraph but it disappeared, hope that I am not repeating my self.
Mary Mills Thank you, how very nice. The biggest problem at this point is finding a fridge that fits and a competent technician to do the work. We have learned to live with it by carrying a small cooler with ice for sensitive perishable foods. Our next RV, should there be one, will have a compressor fridge. Pleasureway is already putting one in its new Ford chassis models.