7000 Mile Road Trip In A $2700 Car! Can We Make It?
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
- Welcome back to our road trip around the Wild West of America. We trying to do the same trip that my great grandparents did 47 years ago in their Oldsmobile station wagon in 1976. So we went out and bought a 92 Olds wagon for $2700 dollars and we are attempting to drive it 7000 miles around the US. In this episode we are going to see some amazing sites like the Roswell New Mexico UFO Festival, The Worlds Largest Pistachio, The White Sand Desert, Tombstone Arizona, Goldfield Ghost Town, Montezuma Castle Indian Cliff Dwellings, Meteor Crater, The Petrified forest, Old Route 66, and Williams Arizona. Can we make it without breaking down like last year? Lets find out.
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First time I've seen this message 😹
You need to use some of your wife's extendo words on your t-shirts merchandise. Ibetuthywodselout...lol
I was going through New Mexico on 08/14/2023 and got passed by a truck pulling a trailer hauling a 1972 Oldsmobile station wagon. He was heading east on I-40. Wish I could have gotten some pictures.
Hey dude that footage you took of the canyon and utah, I think the arches geology Park. Like WOW!!! MAN, FAR OUT!!! That little cars doing yall proud.
Yall just crack me up. When ya said about a bunch of rusty old pipes on the stairs my wife and I laughed so much. Snd how sweet, yacwife crying at the view. A beautiful thing being drawn to tears.
People used to cringe when someone would say, "you should come over and look at our vacation picures". Now Sleeperdude got nearly two hundred thousand people watching his family vacation videos....
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Tombstone looked like a cool town
Wow the mines are so cool looking
Good editing...
@@nicholasmiller7759 Literally as well as figuratively🙂
You giving your kids experiences they'll never forget that's the most any parent can be.
Exactly they don't realize it yet but the memories u creating will b there forever
They are great Parents !!!
Ya, Their trip is a vacation for me too, so nice.
You drove thru where I live and find it so funny that what i see everyday to me is desert scrub and dirt and rocks is so beautiful to visitors and when i am go to places where you live i am the same way
Thank you all so much. For taking us on your vacation. It was so amazing 👏 🎉
@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist4Amen! He is coming soon time is short
Not gonna lie Wawa’s lucky she’s not on a trip with my family we’d have called that alien mascot over told them it was her birthday and all she wanted was a great big hug
Oh my gosh that’s funny
My family made the trip from Eastern Oklahoma to California in 1957 and again in 1963 along old route 66. All the abandoned stations, motels and suvenier shops were still open then and there were giant jack rabbits in Arizona with signs all along advertising them.
Yea that’s very cool thank you
The jackrabbits place is still open and the signs are still everywhere on old route 66
I swear to God when I am at my lowest I watch one of your videos and it brings a huge smile to my face. What an awesome family, I wish I could adopt you all, or as you would say "Yall". Keep the videos coming, I'm sure I'm not the only one whose day you brighten to the fullest.
I’m really glad we can help
Amen to that.
Did you know the plural for Yall is; "ALL YALL"...(fun fact).
since no one else will comment about you saying, (I swear to God ), I will, you might want to rethink using that term, will you really swear to God. Just saying.
Dead. Right buddy. For sure 😽😘🤣
I have been a truck driver for about forty three years I have over five million miles and I have been through all the places that you and your family are visiting as i fallow y’all i get to see the places I didn’t have time to visit. Awesome thank y’all.
Thank you 😊
Kudos to the people at the hotel that was honest enough to not steal any money and call you ❤
For sure
Uh, i think you were in new mexico. The people are over the top extra polite. We had gang members who surrounded us. Asked a few questions. Why we were there ect. Then stood watch until we were picked up. I mean friendly too. The maids at the motel was gorgous. Talked and worked. Yes, ur wallet is safe in new mexico for sure.
Most people are honest ,they are just invisible .
Josh, Tosh and kids, you’re enriching so many lives here! Love the new adventures! Please continue to stay safe and well!
Prayers for continued good luck and have a great time touring in the wagon!
Thank you! Will do!
A trip of a lifetime. I wanted to visit a lot of those places but my health means I can't travel to the USA any more. Not only do I get to see a lot of the places I dreamed of going but I get to do it in the company of your lovely family. Thanks so much for sharing it.
Those kids get along so well. My brother and sisters would be in a constant argument we would have drove my parents bananas.
Yeah most of the time
I happen to know that a kid can get struck by a flying tissue box as an attention getter.
@Sleeperdude they do amazing for the time they spend together. I really think that you should wash plan b. I have a special place in my heart for the wagons and big cars.
That's the beauty of editing
Our family did this in the late 60s, in a rambler wagon. Mom, 5 kids and the dog.
I'm a truck driver and been all over but never get to stop and enjoy places. I'm a sub of you guys and want all of your family to know I tank y'all for taking us along with the trip
Thank you sir
I'm a retired truck driver and I drove for companies in company trucks. For sure there is no time to enjoy places when you always have somewhere to go and a time limit to do it.
Man, what an awesome experience for you and your family. They are seeing things that few people have seen or will ever see. Thanks for taking us along with you.
Thank you. Hopefully they will always remember this trip
There are absolutely no words that can express how awesome this experience has been for you all. Thank you so much for bringing us along. As others have said, those babies will always remember these trips, and so will you. They’re growing up right in front of us…you can see it in Wawa’s face, Ralphie’s attitude, Squeezy’s giggle….all I can say is thank you, and keep it up. You’re changing lives with what you do.
This video was one of the best yet. Thank you for bringing us along. It honestly felt like I was in the car with you. Thank you to you and your family. ❤😊
Glad you enjoyed it!
Y'all need to put "Plan B" on a pedestal, that Olds went above and beyond 😊💕
This is an epic trip, definitely one for the books!
For sure
Thanx for taking me along with you. I made that trip back in 83 on a Yamaha 1100 Midnight Special and you have brought back some great memories. You're a great family. Keep fighting the good fight.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks so much
Thanks for the memories. Back in 1967 we went on a family vacation much like yours and I remember the painted desert. It was mom Dad and us 3 kids in the 1964 Oldsmobile with A/C. I am retired now and live near the I 10 in Tucson so you passed me up Twin Peaks exit. Enjoy the time with your children... priceless.
This brought back so many memories. I'm 58, and in July & August 1976, my grandfather took me and my cousin on a trip out there in a 1970 Ford econoline van. The van was set up with seats in the back that converted to twin beds, and there was a hammock that suspended across the front seats. No air conditioning, 3 speed on the column. We were gone for 5 weeks and camped every night in a different city except for the Grand Canyon and Yellowstone. We spent 2 nights in both places. Believe me, your kids will remember this trip for the rest of their lives!
Josh, I’m not sure y’all are going to be able to have another vacation as good as this one 😂😂
Y’all might be the closest thing to the Griswalds and have to take your next vacation in Europe
For sure !!
He LITEREALLY LOST HIS WALLET while on a cross country vacation in a wagon not so far removed from the Family Truckster. Hahahaha! That is fate sir.
There's plenty more just in America: the redwood forests, the Great Lakes, the keys of Florida, the north east coast, the Mississippi, etc, etc.
@@ocavant yay to the holiday inn express for calling him
Thank you for taking us along with you. I never knew I really wanted to visit Tombstone until now. I am glad your children let you enjoy yourself Josh.
I think it’s awesome
@@Sleeperdude we could tell that's what u thought, that it was awesome. And it was.
You’re the true last family man Clark
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Ralphie killed it with his impression of the Wyatt Earp animitronic.
I laughed real hard at that.
Love you guys.
Just want to say thank you for taking us with ya'll. It's cool to see some of those places, and also to see ya'll matching pictures!
I was so waited to see this video pop up... I've been waiting! I'm a trucker, and when I shutdown for the day, I just had to stay up late to watch it. May God continue to ride with ya'll the rest of the trip!
Before 911 that inspection station was manned by a single 19 year old private. he said "Are you an American Citizen ?" I said "Yes" and he said in a high pitched cracking voice "Are you sure? " those were the days.
Those weren't all cameras. One is a IR camera that can detect hidden people in a vehicle. I believe they have some kind of backscatter device too. The one with the huge lens on it. I don't know how it "sees" through metal though. They really don't need to stop you now. They can see into and through all vehicles that go through.
Very cool!
I’m 63 and still remember the road trip vacations I took with my family back in the 60s and 70s
The best one was a whole big group of family members visiting the Grand Canyon. Hotels and restaurants all the way, so much fun for my myself and my cousins 😊
That’s awesome
@@Sleeperdude love the video...too much fast food.... I wish you would have visited more mom and pop cafe and get some authentic western food!!!!
Ralphie needed a shot of R.C cola in a dirty glass!!!!!
Put some hair on his chest and some fire in his belly.......the wild west way!!
I talked my dad into staying at the Wigwam when I was a kid he did not want to stay there but my mom talked him into it and we had a great time, love this video bring back a lot of old memory's of me when I was around 8 years old
Love to see Josh and Marg and the kids on the road....you guys deserve these cool road trips! God keep you safe and blessed on the road.
Looks like you had brilliant vacation
We never miss a post from you all. Were part of the family now.
Keep up the great work you all do.
Thank you so xx❤
Thank you we appreciate it
Thank you so much for let us know the US, greetings from Spain!!❤
Our pleasure! Thank you
Hands down, my favorite RUclips channel.
Thank you
I did same trip with my aunt and grandma in summer of 1987.....lots of fun.... thanks for the trip down memory lane..
Oh wow that’s cool
My family’s growing up had a Vista cruiser and later a Ford galaxy 500 station wagon.
We traveled, camped and fished using them, we got a tent trailer and never stayed in motels.
Thank you so much for taking me along on this trip, so many fond memories are being made by doing this!
I’m 61 and My kids now in their 30 still remember the trips I took them on in a Ford van doing the same.
Thanks so much again!!!
It's so fortunate that the meteor just missed hitting the visitor center
I wonder if that's where the last scenes of the movie "Starman" was filmed ?
Hahahaha…so lucky!
@@SailorAllanyes, it is.
Quoting WaWa: I hate school mascots. Who is in there? Do you want a hug? No I don't man. Step aside! LOL! WaWa is so funny!
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Josh I bet anything your dad says Ralphie is just like you were at his age. You two both crack me up with your humor. I really enjoyed both road trip videos and will watch them back to back soon. 😊
Yes I think so
70 yrs old here...Thanks for taking me along. (without having to strap me to the roof)
Such a wonderful trip you all are on. And the Olds wagon seems to be taking all the miles in stride. Highway cruising was what that automobile was built for. I can't believe you guys only paid $2700 for it. My wife and I have family that live on a small horse ranch not far from the Worlds Largest Pistachio you all saw. They live near the small town of Tularosa (which you may have driven through). We went to visit them for the first time two years ago and we just fell in love with the country, as well as the people we met. Good Luck, Happy Motoring, and have a safe trip back home .
So cool thank you
tombstone was the best , but I must say the entire trip has been wonderful.
Thank you I think so too
This is exactly what the Dr. ordered when he said I needed to smile more!!!
1:45:44 josh, that low coolant light is caused by the sensor going bad. Om the radiator about 2-3 inches below the cap is a small black box with 2 or 3 wires coming out. You fan unplug it and the light will stay off. How it works is there are 2 contacts inside, and when they are covered by coolant the switch is open and the light is off. If its gets uncovered by low coolant then it closes and turns on the light. Usually scale builds up on it, throwing it off.
Ok thank you I need to fix that
This is so much fun to watch! Making awesome memories that your kids will remember when they grown up and have their own kids! This is what It’s all about!
Thank you
Awesome video as always! This series has brought back memories of daddy's plymouth station wagon that we went to Florida in. He tied all our stuff on top in the luggage rack and on one trip it started flying off the top going down the road. I personally loved the back seat and spent many hours there. My dad has been very sick and I found a picture of the wagon and I got it where he can see it. Please keep doing what you are doing as there is a higher power directing your paths,Ralph
As the family drive by all those abandoned sheds, houses, barns, motels, gas stations I try to imagine the people's dreams when they first bought the land and built those structures. Whomever they were they worked very hard, invested every dime they had in a quest to fulfill a dream. They tried,, they really tried but whatever of lifes hardships caused them to pack up and leave, to abandon their dreams and move on to who knows where to try and survive with what little they had left. Did they try again somewhere else? I like to think because they all are or were brave and adventurous some did achieve their dream. Many just gave up and disappeared into the distance never to be heard from again.
Yes it’s crazy
They say that the interstate caused the shut down of all those peoples dreams no exit ramps or on ramps from the interstate...
So many recreations of your family pictures is just priceless. I think we all agree that seeing Josh' having such a well deserved pretty stress free holiday. I hope that isn't a jinx.
Thank you we enjoyed it
Awesome video, I live in Albuquerque and have traveled that stretch of Highway so many times and have never taken the time to stop and see all those places. I really wish you would have gone the extra 90 miles from Roswell to see Carlsbad Caverns I think you all would have really enjoyed that.
Yeah maybe next time
Yes! The caverns are amazing. I was wearing shorts and it was so cold my lips turned blue.
My family made a 3 week trip by car in 1972 from Indiana in a brand new Pontiac towing a pop up camper. Our destination was Phoenix. We visited an uncle that owned a gold mine and panned for gold on the way to another uncle's house. We took a northern route out and a southern route back. Can't believe it was over 50 years ago and 5 people rode that far. A lot of memories are being brought up from your video. Thank you so much!
This was so fun to come along with you all! Thanks so much for sharing your vacation!
Thank you
Awesome memories being made. ❤ Thank you for letting us follow you all on this wonderful trip. I'm going to be doing route 66 next year.
That’s great
I just joined the channel too.
Prediction time: New Orleans, Roswell, Tombstone, meteor crater, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, seeing bison, Rocky Mountains, etc.
"So, Squeezy, what do you remember most?"
Squeezy: " A laama spit on dad."
Hahahahaha - good one.
The false low coolant warning is usually caused by the sensor in the reservoir. If I recall, there was no sensor available. The repair required replacing the reservoir. Best wishes to you and your family. Continue enjoying the trip!
I'm glad you enjoyed our little town of Tombstone, I didn't see you but I did see your wagon parked in the parking lot. The large cactus you saw are called Saguaro cactus. Yep, you drove through during our worst heat wave in about 30 years LOL. Fantastic episode.
Josh,awesome videos. Brought back a few memories with my family traveling through there, (especially Tombstone shoot out ). For future trips in station Wagon,would recommend Tinting back glass,could cut down on heat exposure. Could have tide a rope across back glass area and dried bathing suits from day before. A pack of Hot Dogs slowly roasted in back glass window for next meal or snack with a pack of Hot Dog Buns,you would have been set. Just saying. Might want to get 1 T-shirt that says "I peed in the Grand Canyon".😂
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That station wagon is outstanding. Who would have thought that an aged wagon would $99,000 mi for only $2,700 would be taking you on a trip of a lifetime. You can't make this stuff up. Enjoy the rest of your trip so far it's been fabulous for us viewers.
Couldn't agree more!
I have been watching you guys for a long time,really enjoy the videos but the vacation videos are really great,I love the family togetherness.
Thanks so much!
You're taking your kids our educational vacation and making it fun. You have inspired me to do that for my granddaughter granddaughter we just came back from a 700-mile little trip Fort Sumner and all that fun stuff
That’s great
Watching this brings back memories of my wife and my first trip together 10 years ago. You all saw the same sites that we saw on our trip.
Awesome thank you
I have been waiting for this vacation travel update.
Thank you
I'm absolutely loving these videos thank you for letting me be a part of your amazing journey I'm so pleased that you're all having a great time and man what memories you are all making this is sure to be something you all will never ever forget ❤
Our pleasure!
I enjoy watching your Family, I love you all , Wawa i hope you dont have to see anymore Aliens as you'll continue on yall trip .... ❤❤
Fantastic ! We really loved watching last weeks first part of your family road trip thought I would miss the wrenchin (and the animals) but it makes a nice change to see you all relaxing having so much fun, what a lovely family you really are big ❤ from the Uk.
Glad you enjoyed it!
My family and I stayed at the tee pee hotel in 1972. We also stopped at most of the same places you guys did. We took two weeks from California to Massachusetts. Cool to see it again. Thanks guy's.
So cool!
My husband and I are seniors (84 and79) watch all your videos and enjoy all of them. We really like your family videos that show all of your family loving a real family trip. The kids are NOT ON CELL PHONES……..that is refreshing! They are really kids and seems to get along well. Making special memories will live with them forever and will pass it along to their future children. It’s sooooo good to see!
Can’t wait for the Grand Canyon video because we have never been there and we would like to visit the Canyon through your family’s eyes.
So keep up the great work!
We are watching for the next video👍Thank you The Schades
Awesome thank you
I'm so glad that your family vacation is going good. Can't wait for the next episode!
Thank you!!
@@Sleeperdude you're welcome! I hope that the rest of your family vacation goes well and that you all make it back home safely. And I love the wagon! It's awesome! You all take care and I look forward to seeing the next episode!! And I absolutely love the channel. Sending love from Michigan!
Kudos to the honest cleaning lady!!!!
For sure
Glad the hand made the trip with you 😂😂😂😂😂
I’m glad you liked it
Fantastic, and you still find time to reply to people's comments. An absolute gentleman, safe travels 🚙
Thank you I try my best
Ah! "Roswell" that explains Sleeperdudes high tech restores.
🤣🤣🤣🤣absolutely
The kids are going to cherish these memories for the rest of their lives. I wish I could of had family vacations like the Sleeperdude family has. Good luck on your adventures.
I hope so. Thank you
@@Sleeperdude you're welcome
Don’t forget to check the air pressure in your tires first thing in the morning. FYI, Costco has free air (nitrogen) stations that are open when the gas station is open. Don’t have to be a member to use the air pumps.
I didn’t know they did that thanks
@@SleeperdudeI think he meant casings.
I really appreciate that you took me with you all on this trip… I’ve experienced places that I have never been before, and it’s just amazing… thank you so much!!!!!
Thank you for watching
Thanks for showing us some neat attractions out west. When you drove into the Wigwam Motel, it was like revisiting the movie "Cars". I was looking for Lightning McQueen.😊 The sign you saw for fry bread is most likely a Native American tradition. I knew a guy that was a missionary to the Navajo Tribe in the 1960's and 1970's in New Mexico. He said one of the best things you could ever eat was their Indian fry bread. It was cooked in a cast iron skillet with animal lard. There was only one kind of lard he said you didn't want to have it cooked in and that would be mutton grease. The Navajo really like mutton and he said they liked to have their sheep old. For those who don't know, the older a sheep is, their meat gets a very strong odor. That's why most people eat lamb and never see sheep or mutton at the store. My friend said people who aren't used to mutton can get very sick to the stomach. That actually happened to him once. He had moved away from the New Mexico reservation at some time and happened to be passing thru the reservation along I-40 while travelling. He stopped at an elderly Navajo widow's place to visit and have fry bread. He said her's was the best and it was best fried in bacon grease. Much to his dismay, she fried it in mutton grease and he ended up sick to his stomach all the way back to his home in Southeast Oklahoma.
Love the trip video Josh, felt so sorry for Wawa. You could tell that she was so uncomfortable that she was about to cry. Can relate for sure. Can you imagine the sky at night without any light infiltrating the area? To say that Josh was excited at Tombstone would be a total understatement? LOL, Tosh has her hands full with 4 kids she is traveling with. Awesome video shots Josh, thanks for taking us along. Be safe!
Trees dont grow out there because the rain water runs off too quickly. It moves through the sandy soil, hits a layer of bedrock, and flows away. Trees need a lot of water and nutrients, and you wont find that in the desert plains.
Yes
What you were calling a tornado is known as a whirlwind.
Ok thanks
Dust Devil is what I know them as.
I love your road trips. I feel like I’m with you and your family. I’m learning as i watch. I’m so tired when you guys get home.
Thanks so much
WOW! What a great trip!! I am glad you took me along in your pocket!!! Lol!!! Thank you!!! Can't wait for the next video!!!
Thank you for watching
Wonderful series so far. I think Squeezy is amazing with a big personality. The rest of you are pretty wonderful too. Being from Australia it has been very interesting seeing all of the places you have visited, many I have heard of, almost none I have ever seen. Thank you.
Thank you I’m glad you liked it
The reenactment got me,
I laughed
I cried 🎭
I'm a changed man
🤣🤣🤣🤣glad you enjoyed it
I dont blame wa wa for not likening people in costumes when you cant see their face 😀
I heard Route 66 had some of the best Roadside Attractions. I think its awesome that you taking your family on a road trip. As your grandparents took their family. I would love too take a trip like this. Thank you guys for this trip. This is about as close as I'm going to get to a trip. The shootout at the O k corral was awesome. And have a safe trip 🙏👍😀
Thank you
I drive a motor coach for a living but never get to stop at these places so I am enjoying seeing them with your family. Thanks for the amazing videos.
Hello 👋 family nice video nice trip nice work . Rocky miss you guys 😂🙏
Thanks so much
"We Look Like The Mother Ship"
☠️I'm dead ☠️
BAHAHAHAHAHA
I’m glad you liked it
The aliens should not have moved and hidden your wallet like that after they abducted you from your hotel room while you were sleeping. Dang aliens! Aliens can be jerks. 👽
Exactly!!!
That is so cool that you did Route 66 for a period of time. We started our RT 66 trip this year in Chicago on August 12th and finished up 15 days later at Santa Monica Pier. What a trip! PS on the return trip we renewed our vows in LV Chapel Drive Through Tunnel of Love!!! ❤
That’s so cool!!! Glad you got to do that
What a great video. I'm a retired truck driver of 47 years. I never really got to stop and visit. Thank you for showing me what I've been missing. Next time have the motel put in a row-a-way bed. So nobody has to sleep on the floor. When we did go on a trip I had a 35 ft. motorhome with a 35 ft. camper. Now we did stay at campgrounds. But since I did have my Mother-in-law and Father-in-law with us they didn't want to stay in the motorhome all the time...lol... so that's how I know about the rollaway bed. Well anyway love the video.. can't wait for your next adventure...God Bless You and your family 😇💖
It would be funny if you all rode a horse through the desert with no name.
That would have been great
You mean “through the desert on a horse with no name”…right?
@@ocavant yes
Squeezie is cute 😊.
She’s a mess
Wow! Again Josh & Sleepdude Family! Awsome Road Trip! It Feels Like We're Right There With Yall! Excellent Road Trip! So Much To 👀 See & Do! Can't Wait To See More! Have FUN!!
Snoman Says So!!
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Glad you enjoyed it!
Journey in the way of the ancestors. Enjoyable trip 😊😊
Thank you
You guys are the best. Your kids will always remember what y’all did. Garenteed they will reenact this trip with their kids. Sleeper dude family WTG 😊. Super cool.
Josh, you are such a great tour guide. Your kids will appreciate your trip(s) even more later in life.
Thanks for this one, Josh & Family! Used to live in PHX in the 80’s.
So cool
I am a total printing nerd. I worked in print for 10 years, i took printing in school…..this is an amazing preservation of printing. People take it for granted.
Thanks so much for bringing us along for your adventure!!!
Our pleasure!
Thank you much for taking us on your trip. Making everlasting memories with your family.
I am a big western send thank you thank you and thank you see you in tombstone and all of its glory is nice to see through your videos since I am not able to go and see it in person may God bless you on the rest of your trip. I hope to see the rest of the pole barn finished lol.
It is truly a joy to be able to live vicariously through your family on this road trip. As I said in an earlier comment, my family took a near identical trip in 1976, the same year as your great grandparents. We covered a lot of the same ground, and saw many of the same attractions. I'm pretty sure some of those things in Tombstone haven't changed in 47 years!
We also had a low gas emergency when we were driving south through the Navajo Nation in New Mexico. All of the gas stations were closed, because there was a big Navajo gathering down in Gallup. We eventually relented and managed to get a little leaded gas for our "unleaded gas only" car from a teenager in a small town, and made it to Gallup before running dry.
Oh wow what a story