Are RV Quality Problems Getting Worse?

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This week on the Rv podcast.

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Rv

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quality problems. Don't seem to be getting any

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better and campground

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infrastructure issues are straining the 20 24 camping

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experience.

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The brutal heat wave, gripping the west is

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being blamed for at least 4 deaths move.

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National and state parks. In Jen and Mike's

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story time, we're gonna share how what's sounded

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like a good marketing idea to us turned

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out to be the most embarrassing thing that

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we've ever done is rv ears. All this

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plus the Rv news of the week and

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your questions. Coming up in episode 05:06

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of the Rv podcast.

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Hello everybody. I'm Mike Wen lin and this

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is my life long traveling companion and My

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bride,

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Jennifer.

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How are you? I'm doing great. Yeah. This

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gonna be a big week for us. It's

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certainly is. Quick reminder that there is a

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Check that out.

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So there you go. While, we are about

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ready to hit the road.

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And

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we're looking forward to it, and I still

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forgot a lot to do. Yeah. Big travel

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week for us.

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As this podcast is being released, we will

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hit the road and eventually hook up with

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a bunch of our Rv lifestyle followers,

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we're gonna be making our way this week

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to bar Harbor Maine.

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And there, we will soon be part of

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a near

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month long Rv Caravan event tour of the

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Canadian

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maritime.

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That has been an our bucket list for

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I don't know how long and I can

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hardly wait. And this was organized by fantasy

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Rv tourists, and this is 1 of those

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bucket

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list road trips that

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I think you've been talking about since we...

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As soon as we have an Rv. Yeah.

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It really has been on our list. This

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is the last of the must do bucket

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lists we have. And then we've got a

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whole bunch of other ones we wanna do

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after this.

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We hope to share our adventures as often

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as we can with videos and live feeds,

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Best way is to follow us through our

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and look for a Saturday video on our

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That shows the truck, what we've added

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and how we're prepping for the Rv trip

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that long long trip that we're gonna be

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lifestyle. But we have a lot to to

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talk about this week, and it's a bit

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of a change from us because let me

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let me just tell us right off the

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top. We are not negative

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I was an investigated reported for most of

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my life, and I did a lot of

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bad news stories. In fact, they used to

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call me bad news, Wen.

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And when we started the Rv style on

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the blog and the podcast in the Youtube

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channel,

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we have done our best to stay positive.

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We are still very positive. Even though we're

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going to talk about

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kinda the gorilla in the Rv lifestyle room,

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which is Rv

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quality.

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We feel we have to address it just

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because we have heard so much.

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This won't be a regular thing. We're gonna

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talk honestly about it today.

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And I wanna also point out

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that there is not a Rv

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manufacturer out there.

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That wants to build a poor quality Rv.

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We have been most of the factories.

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These people work hard

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they have, a, a dedicated,

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skilled labor force,

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but they're working

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really hard. It's an industry that has ups

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and downs. And when sales are down, there's

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all sorts of efforts. To kinda get them

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up. And 1 of the things that they

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have been doing is

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trying to remove a lot of the

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extras in an Rv that make these prices

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so high.

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And as a result, sometimes the materials aren't

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up to the same snuff as previous materials

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in those Rv.

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And it's started to catch up, I think

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with some of them. We're gonna talk about

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that today. This will not be a regular

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recurrence, but we feel we we wanna address

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that. And that's coming up a little bit

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later in our conversation of the week.

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Right now that I wanna ask you something.

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Are you a mood stalker? Or a boom

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locker or maybe you're struggling to keep your

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Rv cool during these hot summer days. And

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well, if you have a 50 amp motor

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home a trailer or a fifth wheel with

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2 air conditioners, but you often end up

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in campsite sites with only 30 amp service,

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let's face it not. Every campground has 50

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Amp service.

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That means you can only run 1 ac.

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Right?

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Or do you Moo stock maybe at friends

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and family houses where they only have a

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20 amp service?

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Jab

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and find that maybe this little 2000 watt

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generator that you brought along can't give you

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enough power to run the Ac.

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Well, listen up, There is a... Special device

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called the soft start up that can solve

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those problems for you. Soft start up is

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soft start controller

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that has been tested to start and run

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2 air conditioning units

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plus your appliances

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on 30 amp service.

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right out of the box.

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Soft start up, what it does is it

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takes

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milliseconds

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to basically cut the amperage needed to start

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multiple Rv air conditioning unit and appliances.

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Now when they first start up because they

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get a kick on the compressor everything, there's

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a huge spike in

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and soft start up,

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minimizes that. They help regulate that. So you

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can extend your Ac

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compressors life it it controls the power in

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your Rv,

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gives you maximum efficiency.

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All you do is plug it into the

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power receptacle.

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And then plug your power cord into it.

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There's no climbing up in your Rv roof,

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no opening up your Ac units to put

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this in, no need to figure out the

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wiring and the connections. You don't have to

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You can get this in time, To stay

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cool during the summer camping trips. Again, check

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it out yourself, soft start up dot com

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slash rv lifestyle.

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We should remind you of that you guys

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have a question. Our email address, mike and

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jen at rv lifestyle dot com. Send us

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comments questions anything you hear today.

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When we come back, we've got the social

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media buzz with Wendy Boy, Stay with us.

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Welcome back and Wendy Boy reports on the

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hot issues most talked about this past week

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on social media in our Rv lifestyle community

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group. In our Rv lifestyle community, we sometimes

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run polls. Now we may use these poles

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for research or stories or just general enjoyment

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of the group, and they're fun to read.

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So this week, I have 2 polls I'd

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like to share with you. The first poll

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ran in our campground space, and we asked

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what features do you prioritize when choosing a

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campground.

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The top answers were 50 percent said location,

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20 percent said views in scenery?

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15 percent said cost 9 percent set amenities,

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including things like Wifi

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And 4 percent set accessibility.

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In the comments, people added to what they

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chose, that Julie Fritz said feeling safe and

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cleanliness are really important to her when choosing

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a campground.

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And Michael said he wants sewer at his

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site.

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Cost was an issue for several folks.

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Laura said if she can spend the same

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amount to have 7 days in a park

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at State park versus 3 days in a

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resort, she's gonna go for the state park.

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It was fun to read everyone's comments. In

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the general disc discussion space, we asked another

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poll and this 1 said what is the

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single most frustrating part of the Rv lifestyle.

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41 percent said Rv quality is the issue,

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34 percent said finding campground vacancies,

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15 percent said the increasing cost of the

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Rv lifestyle, and 8 percent said bad.

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In this post comments areas, Jim was 1

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of a few who said these random mechanical

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shoes that happened despite doing all the maintenance

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was particularly frustrating.

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And woody anne Inca said that

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unpredictable bad weather can also be a frustration.

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And James said his major frustration is not

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being able to rv as much as he

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wants because of things that happen in light,

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and I can absolutely see how that can

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be frustrating.

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Then over in our Rv lifestyle Facebook group,

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justin recently published a photo of his beautiful

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class a just covered with dead bugs and

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he wrote. Driving through South Dakota after Sunset

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proved to be a gross mistake.

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This picture drew more than 525

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comments

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People could not believe all the dead bugs

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splashed across his Rv. His windshield looked like

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a jackson poly painting that Bo had used

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splattered bugs instead of splattered paint.

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Vanessa took 1 look at this windshield and

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said that's insane, and I have to agree.

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Many like Mary said Been there done that,

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and it was amazing how many people had

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similar pictures and similar experiences of just completely

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bunk covered rigs.

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Apparently, this kind of drive he happens too

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often in the dakota, which is good to

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know. We'll share a picture of this in

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the show notes who for those who wanna

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to see them sell.

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And that's it for me this week. I'm

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Wendy Boy, and I'll see you over in

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the Rv lifestyle community or Facebook group.

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We know the

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We know the problem with those bugs in

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South Dakota. We have experienced them as a

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lot of you have as well. I think

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we just... We just did 1 of our

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story time. Mike and jen story time about

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our first experience when we encountered the bug

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out of South Dakota. So that's a very

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real issue. It does get better. But no

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at this time of year, you are gonna

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encounter as all those people that Wendy talked

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about did.

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Alright. Our Rv conversation of the week will

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be coming up. Right after this.

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Jennifer and I bought some land near Nashville,

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Tennessee a while back. We got tired crowded

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expensive campground and worrying about reservations.

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and it has been such a pleasure. The

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Welcome back. Time now for our Rv

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conversation of the week. Earlier,

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You heard Wendy report in our social media

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buzz that in our Facebook group, 41

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percent of the people

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said that the Rv quality issues were the

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most frustrating

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part of the Rv lifestyle this year. So

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we wanted to investigate, so we posted a

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question

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and our Rv lifestyle community, asking our members

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to tell us how frequently

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those quality issues occurred. Now the results

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were dismal.

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Get this 52 percent of our community respondents

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said something

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broke or went wrong in their Rv

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half the time

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or even more frequently that they took it

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out.

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Did you catch that?

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That means that every other time they take

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their Rv on a trip.

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Something breaks.

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That 15 percent said something breaks every

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time. They take their Rv someplace.

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Again, that's over half I respond to reported

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something breaking

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in at least every other trip.

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Is there any other product where such results

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would be tolerated? I don't know.

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That granted, Rv are very complicated things, and

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we've been saying for a long time You

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know, when you drive 1 it's like having

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your house shaken by a 4

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earthquake for

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hours on end. I mean, something's

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gonna shake loose or break or crack.

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But here have some specific answers to our

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question about what goes wrong.

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Here's 1 from Brenda and Mark.

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Brendan Marc 8, we headed out for our

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trip out to Nevada, and we didn't even

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get 200 miles in our brand new

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suspension broke.

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Luckily, we knew the area, we got off

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the street onto a lowe's parking lot,

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spent 3 days there. Till we were able

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to find someone who could come and fix

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it. Now, here's another. This woman and her

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disabled army veteran husband

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30 years of service

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finally acted on the lifelong long dream, sold

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the house and bought a new 20 23

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Forest River Arctic Wolff.

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38 10 sweet. Fifth wheel.

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They are out about 4 months

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at 06/21/2024

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had a cable snap

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in the bunk coast. They called a mobile

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tech to fix. And while the text is

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there, he notices the whole kitchen slide was

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not attached correctly.

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They get it into the dealer for service

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on 07/02/2024,

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and it is now July twelfth, and it

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when she

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Being fixed.

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With them at a hotel and eating out

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all the time and costing them a fortune.

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Now, Forrest River told them they will only

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reverse reverse,

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reimburse them about 75 dollars of the 400

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it cost to have the cable replace.

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This person is ready to give up the

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dream.

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Brian

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shared this. He says, I'm a 25 year

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old Army disabled that sold house and division

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about a 20 22

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keystone raptor. It's a a Toy haul took

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it out on our first trip.

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Wife is taking a shower,

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water pouring into the bathroom.

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They put the shower tracks in backwards.

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Then on our bedroom slide, the angle under

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the slide was bent,

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waters coming in the bedroom.

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Than the level checks were not working properly.

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Listen to what Kimberly wrote about her 23

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forest river

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Wild grand lodge.

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It's been a problem. It's been problem after

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problem. Furnace motor broke, wrong thermostat.

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Made the furnace circus

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circuit board fry,

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weak shower floor that caused the leak under

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the shower and a leaky gray take.

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Hole in the gutter caused a drip constantly

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on the slider door and leaked out of

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track and down hallways.

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The aw pulled the gutter off, and they

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found out it was only fastened with a

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few temporary screws and never fully fastened.

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Alright. She goes on. She says, A leak

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in the bedroom and a big leak through

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of the cubby under the bed causes a

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bunch of mold,

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and the bed is on a slide and

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was messed up kept ripping the floor when

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they retracted it, the toilet poet pipe broke

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when sitting on it.

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Once

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because the cut in the pe tubing was

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too short, and it had too much pressure

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on it, and it caused meth in the

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bathroom,

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the tongue jack broke when they tried to

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hook it up and take it in for

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repairs.

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She says Lord knows what else I'm forgetting,

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but, yeah,

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it's a damn mess.

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Then there's Loretta. Here's what she said.

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Loretta said they pulled into a park began

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selling their water tank, and then the tank

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collapsed

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through the floor of their 20 18 Forest

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River Fifth wheel.

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She shared a picture in the comments of

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this poll

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Don said their forest River did that in

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their driveway.

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Wendy said this happened to them too with

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a brand new Pam. So many people said

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this happened to them. Some with empty tanks.

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It was amazing.

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Look, we we could go on and on.

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Those are just a sample of what we

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heard last week.

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I I have to tell you this that

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in our 12 years of doing this Irb

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lifestyle, we have never heard more complaints

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about Rv quality across all the different brands.

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And we haven't even mentioned

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the issue of frame flex,

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which particularly affects big fifth wheels and toy

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haul. That is a huge mess.

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There are Rv recalls every month.

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And

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just to give you a sample of what's

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out there, here's this month.

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Recall notices are going out sometime this month

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for 3157

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Brink, Rv 23 to 24 model z, fifth

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wheels.

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And their new model z air travel trailers.

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This is Brink, which is supposed to be

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like the the best of all of the

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Rv manufacturers out there these days.

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The 12 volt system in those brink may

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be incorrectly wired, which could result

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in overheating.

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Recall notices are being mailed to owners of

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a hundred and 26 forest river, 20 24

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25 cross trail motor homes.

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The back on the ladder

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receiver may not have been installed,

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which can cause the ladder to fall off.

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On the highway, that could be lights threatening.

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And then 1 more,

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573

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Forest River 24 25

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Salem and Wild travel trailers,

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they're being recalled because they may not have

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a secondary

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emergency

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exit install.

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Now, that's this month,

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just the latest, and you noticed those are

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all

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new models. These aren't going back to the

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Covid year.

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Every month, there are new recalls of Rv

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similar to these.

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I said this earlier that we work really

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hard on this podcast not to be negative.

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So

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dev boarding the conversation of the month of

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this topic is not our usual.

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This quality issue from our perspective has been

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steadily

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increasing

548
00:21:17,015 --> 00:21:18,447
since those Covid years.

549
00:21:19,481 --> 00:21:20,754
You know, there was such a demand for

550
00:21:20,834 --> 00:21:21,948
Rv by people,

551
00:21:22,679 --> 00:21:25,140
whose only vacation options, you know, during those

552
00:21:25,219 --> 00:21:27,124
Covid lock ins were to camp out.

553
00:21:28,236 --> 00:21:30,355
All the manufacturers did everything they could to

554
00:21:30,474 --> 00:21:32,542
crank out new models to meet that demand

555
00:21:32,542 --> 00:21:35,087
as fast as they could. They heard literally

556
00:21:35,087 --> 00:21:35,803
off the street.

557
00:21:36,519 --> 00:21:38,922
And let's face at a lot of inexperienced

558
00:21:38,922 --> 00:21:40,435
workers we're assembling Rv.

559
00:21:41,311 --> 00:21:43,700
Since then, things have settled down, Demand for

560
00:21:43,779 --> 00:21:46,264
Rv has dropped draft stick,

561
00:21:47,143 --> 00:21:48,262
new sales are down,

562
00:21:48,821 --> 00:21:50,739
and you would think then that the little

563
00:21:50,739 --> 00:21:53,077
more time and not quite such a rush

564
00:21:53,136 --> 00:21:54,495
that things would be improving.

565
00:21:55,388 --> 00:21:58,897
But that doesn't seem to be. And so

566
00:21:58,897 --> 00:22:00,731
that's why we're talking about this.

567
00:22:01,608 --> 00:22:03,602
So if you're thinking about getting a new

568
00:22:03,681 --> 00:22:04,080
Rv,

569
00:22:04,573 --> 00:22:07,432
new or used We have this advice, hire

570
00:22:07,432 --> 00:22:09,498
a certified Rv inspector.

571
00:22:10,054 --> 00:22:11,960
Yeah. It costs a lot. Over a thousand

572
00:22:11,960 --> 00:22:13,628
dollars for a detailed 1.

573
00:22:14,279 --> 00:22:16,840
But since rv are the second most expensive

574
00:22:16,840 --> 00:22:17,080
thing,

575
00:22:17,799 --> 00:22:20,359
most people buy after a house. And given

576
00:22:20,359 --> 00:22:23,640
the quality issues people continue to experience that

577
00:22:23,640 --> 00:22:27,256
in action is extremely important. Have a pro

578
00:22:27,392 --> 00:22:28,209
look it over

579
00:22:28,663 --> 00:22:29,458
very carefully.

580
00:22:29,934 --> 00:22:31,388
An independent inspector

581
00:22:31,762 --> 00:22:34,241
not connected to the dealership. And you can

582
00:22:34,241 --> 00:22:37,021
find 1, just go to their national Association,

583
00:22:37,180 --> 00:22:39,031
which is n nr VIA

584
00:22:39,167 --> 00:22:40,620
dot org slash

585
00:22:40,994 --> 00:22:41,153
locate.

586
00:22:42,121 --> 00:22:45,291
In nr v a's National Rv inspectors Association.

587
00:22:45,528 --> 00:22:47,431
But go to NRVIA

588
00:22:47,431 --> 00:22:49,983
dot org slash locate. You can plug in

589
00:22:49,983 --> 00:22:52,071
where you are, and they'll show you

590
00:22:52,921 --> 00:22:53,421
independent

591
00:22:53,874 --> 00:22:55,224
Rv inspectors near you.

592
00:22:56,018 --> 00:22:57,606
But what if the dealer won't let you

593
00:22:57,606 --> 00:22:58,162
bring 1 in?

594
00:22:59,132 --> 00:23:01,840
We've heard from some who say they wanted

595
00:23:01,840 --> 00:23:04,331
to bring in an inspector, but the dealership

596
00:23:04,388 --> 00:23:05,344
wouldn't let them.

597
00:23:05,981 --> 00:23:08,305
Well, if that's the case, it tells you

598
00:23:08,305 --> 00:23:11,010
something doesn't it. Don't buy there. Go to

599
00:23:11,010 --> 00:23:11,567
another dealer.

600
00:23:12,125 --> 00:23:12,284
Now,

601
00:23:14,034 --> 00:23:15,569
tonya again all this stuff

602
00:23:16,183 --> 00:23:16,683
because

603
00:23:17,955 --> 00:23:20,855
An Rv is more than just a vehicle

604
00:23:21,234 --> 00:23:21,734
or

605
00:23:22,195 --> 00:23:22,994
a a camper.

606
00:23:23,875 --> 00:23:25,634
It... For so many, it is a dream.

607
00:23:26,523 --> 00:23:28,267
So many people have worked all of their

608
00:23:28,267 --> 00:23:30,803
lives for this time to go out in

609
00:23:30,803 --> 00:23:33,126
that Rv to enjoy their retirement

610
00:23:33,754 --> 00:23:34,653
or to

611
00:23:35,033 --> 00:23:37,750
get together with their families and and bond

612
00:23:37,750 --> 00:23:39,528
together out there and and

613
00:23:40,227 --> 00:23:42,165
it's a mess when something breaks

614
00:23:43,118 --> 00:23:43,995
almost half the time.

615
00:23:44,952 --> 00:23:46,866
So that's a report on quality.

616
00:23:47,505 --> 00:23:48,781
You may have a different take on it.

617
00:23:49,020 --> 00:23:51,014
You may think that's alright, and we'll share

618
00:23:51,014 --> 00:23:52,505
some of those reports, but

619
00:23:53,022 --> 00:23:55,011
I'm not gonna make this a weekly habit.

620
00:23:55,250 --> 00:23:57,717
There are some Harvey influencers. That's all they

621
00:23:57,717 --> 00:23:59,388
do is tell you about how bad some

622
00:23:59,388 --> 00:24:01,616
of the Rv are. We won't do that.

623
00:24:02,028 --> 00:24:04,655
But we are raising this issue. It is

624
00:24:04,655 --> 00:24:07,202
not getting better from our perspective, and I'd

625
00:24:07,202 --> 00:24:08,395
like to know your thoughts too.

626
00:24:09,763 --> 00:24:11,752
By quality, get an inspector.

627
00:24:12,866 --> 00:24:14,536
That's our conversation of the week. You can

628
00:24:14,536 --> 00:24:16,127
reach us at Mike and Jen.

629
00:24:16,939 --> 00:24:19,575
At rv lifestyle dot com. We'll be right

630
00:24:19,575 --> 00:24:21,812
back with the Rv news of the week.

631
00:24:22,371 --> 00:24:24,943
Jennifer and I took trip to Las Vegas

632
00:24:24,943 --> 00:24:28,219
and Arizona to look at wind acres, a

633
00:24:28,219 --> 00:24:31,415
brand new Rv property being offered by Western

634
00:24:31,415 --> 00:24:32,215
land and ranches.

635
00:24:32,789 --> 00:24:35,926
They're selling off 1 and 2 acre parcels

636
00:24:36,385 --> 00:24:38,383
starting at only 14900

637
00:24:38,383 --> 00:24:41,101
dollars. Now these are big. An acre is

638
00:24:41,101 --> 00:24:43,849
the size of a football field. The properties

639
00:24:43,906 --> 00:24:46,692
are on a plateau with big Valley views,

640
00:24:46,851 --> 00:24:49,876
and the location is amazing. Next to Lake

641
00:24:50,035 --> 00:24:51,786
Mead national recreation area.

642
00:24:52,359 --> 00:24:54,913
We had a blast. There are so many

643
00:24:54,913 --> 00:24:57,388
places to explore near the property, the Grand

644
00:24:57,627 --> 00:24:59,703
Canyon. We took a boat ride on the

645
00:24:59,862 --> 00:25:01,951
Colorado river below Hoover dam.

646
00:25:02,589 --> 00:25:04,660
Boulder city was a fun little town.

647
00:25:05,616 --> 00:25:07,369
That's right off route 66,

648
00:25:07,688 --> 00:25:10,009
and, of course, we had to enjoy some

649
00:25:10,009 --> 00:25:11,597
nightlife in Las Vegas.

650
00:25:12,233 --> 00:25:14,933
It's a lifetime supply of fun things to

651
00:25:14,933 --> 00:25:17,395
do when you own a camp at wind

652
00:25:17,395 --> 00:25:17,792
acres.

653
00:25:18,442 --> 00:25:20,424
The properties are now available.

654
00:25:20,980 --> 00:25:22,486
This is 100

655
00:25:22,486 --> 00:25:24,945
percent ownership. So there's no reservations needed when

656
00:25:24,945 --> 00:25:27,898
you wanna hang out time limits or crowded

657
00:25:27,898 --> 00:25:29,726
parks that you have to go through, you

658
00:25:29,726 --> 00:25:32,110
can share your property, you can rent it.

659
00:25:32,508 --> 00:25:33,382
Whatever you wanna do.

660
00:25:34,192 --> 00:25:36,021
For more information. Visit

661
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Arizona ranch sales dot com, or call 822232

662
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land

663
00:25:45,340 --> 00:25:47,090
Welcome back to the Rv news of the

664
00:25:47,090 --> 00:25:50,511
week. Here's a disgusting sign of our thought

665
00:25:50,511 --> 00:25:51,981
and selfish culture

666
00:25:52,516 --> 00:25:55,382
ranges it. Usa yosemite National Park had to

667
00:25:55,382 --> 00:25:58,249
remind visitors to keep it clean and classy

668
00:25:58,249 --> 00:25:58,727
out there.

669
00:25:59,457 --> 00:26:02,870
By disposing of soil toilet paper properly.

670
00:26:03,346 --> 00:26:04,616
I know this is repulsive.

671
00:26:05,330 --> 00:26:08,443
Apparently, wait many visitors need to go while

672
00:26:08,443 --> 00:26:09,422
I exploring

673
00:26:09,800 --> 00:26:13,152
and this beautiful beautiful park. And when they

674
00:26:13,152 --> 00:26:15,946
do, they leave their used toilet paper behind,

675
00:26:16,679 --> 00:26:19,306
and let's just say it is a disgusting

676
00:26:19,306 --> 00:26:20,023
site to behold.

677
00:26:20,739 --> 00:26:22,752
Yosemite National Parks Services

678
00:26:23,367 --> 00:26:24,800
Instagram page posted this.

679
00:26:25,454 --> 00:26:27,930
Sharing a few pictures of dirty toilet paper

680
00:26:27,930 --> 00:26:28,430
laying

681
00:26:28,809 --> 00:26:31,526
about what would otherwise be a stunning and

682
00:26:31,526 --> 00:26:31,925
stealthy.

683
00:26:32,497 --> 00:26:35,035
And while many people do bury the toilet

684
00:26:35,035 --> 00:26:38,208
paper, it doesn't stay hidden for long. Rain,

685
00:26:38,843 --> 00:26:39,977
erosion, and animals

686
00:26:40,524 --> 00:26:43,395
are all responsible for removing the soil,

687
00:26:43,874 --> 00:26:46,847
leaving used toilet paper piles exposed

688
00:26:47,384 --> 00:26:50,906
before it can decompose. And toilet paper typically

689
00:26:50,906 --> 00:26:54,325
takes 1 to 3 years to decompose the

690
00:26:54,325 --> 00:26:57,822
solution. Rangers are urging everyone to pack it

691
00:26:57,822 --> 00:26:58,061
out.

692
00:26:59,033 --> 00:27:01,107
Okay. So that was your yosemite, but now

693
00:27:01,107 --> 00:27:03,581
let's talk about Yellowstone. And what is it

694
00:27:03,581 --> 00:27:05,736
about Yellowstone National Park.

695
00:27:06,549 --> 00:27:08,783
Last week told you about a shootout the

696
00:27:08,783 --> 00:27:08,943
part.

697
00:27:09,741 --> 00:27:12,454
And this week, Yellowstone was in the news

698
00:27:12,454 --> 00:27:14,151
again after 5 people

699
00:27:14,943 --> 00:27:17,597
drove into a hundred and 5 degree geyser

700
00:27:18,853 --> 00:27:19,353
inadvertently.

701
00:27:20,289 --> 00:27:22,146
Now the good news is that all 5

702
00:27:22,537 --> 00:27:23,965
successfully got out of their car and their

703
00:27:23,965 --> 00:27:26,265
own before being driven by ambulance to a

704
00:27:26,265 --> 00:27:26,900
nearby hospital,

705
00:27:27,852 --> 00:27:29,993
for some non life threatening injuries.

706
00:27:30,724 --> 00:27:33,441
Their car sup 9 feet into a very

707
00:27:33,441 --> 00:27:33,681
acidic,

708
00:27:34,720 --> 00:27:35,220
hot

709
00:27:35,759 --> 00:27:36,259
water

710
00:27:36,958 --> 00:27:39,595
before being successfully lifted out and removed.

711
00:27:40,249 --> 00:27:42,184
And this all happened in the semi

712
00:27:42,562 --> 00:27:46,549
centennial geyser thermal features, near roaring mountain between,

713
00:27:46,947 --> 00:27:48,861
Mammoth Springs and Norris Junction.

714
00:27:49,672 --> 00:27:51,415
It's not clear how this happened.

715
00:27:51,970 --> 00:27:54,744
But, pictures do show a fairly steep slope

716
00:27:54,744 --> 00:27:56,171
from the road to the geyser.

717
00:27:56,980 --> 00:27:58,660
And we're glad that all the passengers are

718
00:27:58,660 --> 00:27:59,380
gonna be okay.

719
00:28:00,420 --> 00:28:02,420
Last week at Yellowstone. There was a shootout

720
00:28:02,420 --> 00:28:04,660
out. You may remember we talked about it

721
00:28:04,660 --> 00:28:06,989
here. The shootout out, it turned out was

722
00:28:06,989 --> 00:28:07,887
a yellowstone

723
00:28:08,344 --> 00:28:10,338
employee, and he was from Florida working at

724
00:28:10,338 --> 00:28:12,411
the park for the summer, and he held

725
00:28:12,411 --> 00:28:14,267
a woman against her will

726
00:28:14,659 --> 00:28:15,877
and was intending

727
00:28:16,413 --> 00:28:18,827
officials say a July fourth massacre

728
00:28:19,763 --> 00:28:20,880
before that he was killed.

729
00:28:21,597 --> 00:28:21,996
And

730
00:28:22,634 --> 00:28:23,910
let's hope that this week,

731
00:28:24,483 --> 00:28:24,983
Yellowstone

732
00:28:25,758 --> 00:28:27,214
can have 0

733
00:28:27,591 --> 00:28:27,990
incidents.

734
00:28:29,105 --> 00:28:32,544
Alright. We'll keep talking about national parks. Now

735
00:28:32,544 --> 00:28:34,610
let's talk about them in regards to a

736
00:28:34,610 --> 00:28:37,787
heat wave. Yeah. The massive heat wave gripping

737
00:28:37,787 --> 00:28:39,853
the west is killing tourists.

738
00:28:40,503 --> 00:28:44,483
In Utah, Canyon lance National Park, a 52

739
00:28:44,483 --> 00:28:46,473
2 year old father and his 23 year

740
00:28:46,473 --> 00:28:47,906
old daughter from Wisconsin,

741
00:28:48,399 --> 00:28:51,029
were found dead after they got lost while

742
00:28:51,029 --> 00:28:53,500
hiking and ran out of water in triple

743
00:28:53,500 --> 00:28:54,557
digit temperatures.

744
00:28:55,173 --> 00:28:55,970
That was Friday.

745
00:28:56,543 --> 00:28:59,496
On Saturday, a similar incident happened at Snow

746
00:28:59,655 --> 00:29:01,751
Canyon State Park, a multi

747
00:29:02,129 --> 00:29:03,805
agency team, a first responders.

748
00:29:04,378 --> 00:29:07,351
Arrived and rescued the 2 people who were

749
00:29:07,489 --> 00:29:08,845
overcome by heat exhaustion.

750
00:29:09,323 --> 00:29:12,354
But then, a pass reported that a third

751
00:29:12,354 --> 00:29:13,765
person was unconscious

752
00:29:14,202 --> 00:29:14,440
nearby.

753
00:29:15,076 --> 00:29:18,256
First responders found the individual, a 30 year

754
00:29:18,256 --> 00:29:19,074
old female

755
00:29:19,607 --> 00:29:21,436
and determined that she was deceased.

756
00:29:22,087 --> 00:29:24,098
You'd think people would have the

757
00:29:24,473 --> 00:29:27,496
common sense to avoid hiking in such conditions,

758
00:29:28,053 --> 00:29:30,945
but it death Valleys National park. There's been

759
00:29:30,945 --> 00:29:32,325
a surge of visitors

760
00:29:32,705 --> 00:29:35,265
anxious to have southeast taken next to the

761
00:29:35,265 --> 00:29:35,765
giant

762
00:29:36,225 --> 00:29:40,475
thermometer side the parks visitor station. Temperatures in

763
00:29:40,475 --> 00:29:42,313
death valley have been in the hundred and

764
00:29:42,313 --> 00:29:42,633
twenties,

765
00:29:43,352 --> 00:29:45,190
reaching as high as a hundred and 29

766
00:29:45,190 --> 00:29:45,510
degrees.

767
00:29:46,003 --> 00:29:48,632
It is so hot. People are urged not

768
00:29:48,632 --> 00:29:50,305
to hike after 10AM,

769
00:29:50,943 --> 00:29:53,434
bring lots of water and travel

770
00:29:53,891 --> 00:29:55,006
prepared to survive.

771
00:29:55,499 --> 00:29:57,174
But people keep coming and dying.

772
00:29:57,811 --> 00:30:00,602
A group of German motorcycles who decided to

773
00:30:00,602 --> 00:30:03,712
visit death valley last week were overcome by

774
00:30:03,712 --> 00:30:06,904
the heat and 1 rider died there. That's

775
00:30:06,904 --> 00:30:09,126
4 heat deaths in a week out there,

776
00:30:09,681 --> 00:30:11,109
all could have been avoided.

777
00:30:12,157 --> 00:30:14,303
Well, up in Canada, that heat wave is

778
00:30:14,303 --> 00:30:17,029
having an effect as well. Canadian campground grounds

779
00:30:17,085 --> 00:30:17,960
are struggling.

780
00:30:18,755 --> 00:30:21,160
There was a big story out in Canada

781
00:30:21,160 --> 00:30:22,675
last week related to the heat,

782
00:30:23,473 --> 00:30:25,568
in which the president of the Canadian

783
00:30:26,185 --> 00:30:27,142
camping and Rv

784
00:30:27,700 --> 00:30:29,317
Association set campground grounds

785
00:30:29,950 --> 00:30:31,970
in many areas have been experiencing

786
00:30:32,349 --> 00:30:34,769
brown outs on their property because

787
00:30:35,150 --> 00:30:37,169
every single Rv is running

788
00:30:37,470 --> 00:30:40,122
1 or 2 air conditioners, and they're already

789
00:30:40,122 --> 00:30:42,517
at capacity for electricity draw.

790
00:30:43,474 --> 00:30:45,470
The problem he said is that consumers are

791
00:30:45,470 --> 00:30:47,886
are accustomed now to a level of service

792
00:30:48,518 --> 00:30:51,311
that park infrastructure cannot handle.

793
00:30:52,348 --> 00:30:54,822
It's same thing in the Us, most campground

794
00:30:54,822 --> 00:30:55,700
grounds are old,

795
00:30:56,907 --> 00:31:00,184
the infrastructure was laid down when people were

796
00:31:00,319 --> 00:31:03,097
happy to have a ke lantern for lights

797
00:31:03,097 --> 00:31:05,738
and maybe a 20 amp service, so they

798
00:31:05,738 --> 00:31:07,012
could, plug in for,

799
00:31:07,808 --> 00:31:09,240
a couple of light accessories.

800
00:31:10,514 --> 00:31:12,939
So Campground is you know, as Ar got

801
00:31:13,155 --> 00:31:14,348
better and better,

802
00:31:15,143 --> 00:31:17,848
they increase their capacity to 30 amp service,

803
00:31:18,658 --> 00:31:20,877
that was really, like, 20 years ago, most

804
00:31:20,877 --> 00:31:21,774
of them added

805
00:31:22,225 --> 00:31:23,018
30 amp service,

806
00:31:23,811 --> 00:31:25,476
but then they had to bring in 50

807
00:31:25,476 --> 00:31:27,879
amp service. About a dozen years ago as

808
00:31:27,958 --> 00:31:30,031
Rv years got... Rv got bigger,

809
00:31:30,908 --> 00:31:33,460
and a mini came with 2 Ac units,

810
00:31:33,619 --> 00:31:34,597
and then microwaves,

811
00:31:36,100 --> 00:31:38,083
demand has just continued to increase,

812
00:31:38,798 --> 00:31:41,574
but the cost of upgrading for those campground

813
00:31:41,574 --> 00:31:42,868
balances is astronomical.

814
00:31:43,574 --> 00:31:45,964
And it's frankly just beyond the reach for

815
00:31:45,964 --> 00:31:48,434
many campground, and many, you know, small county

816
00:31:48,434 --> 00:31:50,585
parks, government parks, state parks.

817
00:31:51,557 --> 00:31:54,111
And that's 1 reason why camping is becoming

818
00:31:54,111 --> 00:31:54,989
more expensive.

819
00:31:55,627 --> 00:31:58,260
It's another reason why big corporations are, you

820
00:31:58,260 --> 00:32:00,509
know, Buying up mom and pop campground grounds

821
00:32:00,509 --> 00:32:02,662
are investing lots of money in the infrastructure,

822
00:32:02,742 --> 00:32:04,598
but they're charging big bucks

823
00:32:05,215 --> 00:32:08,006
and making these campground grounds, not campground grounds,

824
00:32:08,166 --> 00:32:08,619
but

825
00:32:09,058 --> 00:32:11,053
resorts and gl places.

826
00:32:12,090 --> 00:32:14,585
But this growing problem of campground

827
00:32:15,202 --> 00:32:15,601
infrastructure,

828
00:32:16,412 --> 00:32:16,912
in

829
00:32:17,684 --> 00:32:20,385
is not gonna go away anytime soon.

830
00:32:21,339 --> 00:32:23,818
Alright. That's our news of the week. When

831
00:32:23,818 --> 00:32:26,051
we come back the Rv question of the

832
00:32:26,051 --> 00:32:29,421
week, and we also have Mike and jen

833
00:32:29,878 --> 00:32:33,004
story time. So stay with us. When we're

834
00:32:33,004 --> 00:32:34,782
asked what's the most important

835
00:32:35,162 --> 00:32:37,239
modification we made to our Rv, it's an

836
00:32:37,239 --> 00:32:41,235
easy answer. Battle borne batteries. Battle borne batteries

837
00:32:41,235 --> 00:32:45,798
are quality safe, reliable lithium batteries that allow

838
00:32:45,798 --> 00:32:48,612
us to stay out there off the grid

839
00:32:48,671 --> 00:32:49,070
longer.

840
00:32:49,642 --> 00:32:52,825
Lithium batteries charge faster. They charge fuller they're

841
00:32:52,825 --> 00:32:56,168
longer lasting their maintenance free, and battle borne

842
00:32:56,168 --> 00:32:59,709
batteries are protected by a 10 year guarantee.

843
00:33:00,483 --> 00:33:02,952
Now in our case, they just dropped into

844
00:33:02,952 --> 00:33:06,231
the existing Ag batteries that we have and

845
00:33:06,231 --> 00:33:08,059
they'll probably be the same on your rig

846
00:33:08,059 --> 00:33:11,556
too. Valve battery experts can get those in

847
00:33:11,556 --> 00:33:13,716
your rig just like they did. With ours.

848
00:33:13,875 --> 00:33:15,227
They can also match you up with the

849
00:33:15,227 --> 00:33:18,192
right cabling, the inverter, the charger the solar

850
00:33:18,249 --> 00:33:19,044
controller everything.

851
00:33:19,601 --> 00:33:22,322
Jennifer I swear by our with battle born

852
00:33:22,322 --> 00:33:25,433
batteries. They allow us to boo doc off

853
00:33:25,433 --> 00:33:28,384
the grid, check out. Go to rv lifestyle

854
00:33:28,384 --> 00:33:31,335
dot com slash lithium. Rv lifestyle dot com.

855
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Slash lithium.

856
00:33:34,537 --> 00:33:36,767
Alright. Welcome back time now for the Rv

857
00:33:36,767 --> 00:33:39,157
question of the week. And the... This 1,

858
00:33:39,954 --> 00:33:42,439
here it is. It's I'm gonna have you

859
00:33:42,439 --> 00:33:44,853
answered it because it's it's in your

860
00:33:45,469 --> 00:33:48,179
wheelhouse. Just finishing up washing your latest podcast.

861
00:33:48,418 --> 00:33:51,248
You mentioned that along with sandwiches, jen sometimes

862
00:33:51,467 --> 00:33:53,385
prepares your dinner meal before you leave,

863
00:33:54,184 --> 00:33:56,822
what are some of the meals that you

864
00:33:56,822 --> 00:33:59,234
prepare ahead of time this question comes from

865
00:33:59,473 --> 00:33:59,712
Janet.

866
00:34:00,590 --> 00:34:03,462
Okay, Janet. When I make my regular food

867
00:34:03,462 --> 00:34:05,297
at home, and I know we're going out

868
00:34:05,297 --> 00:34:06,036
of town

869
00:34:06,509 --> 00:34:09,250
I will make extra of whatever I'm fixing

870
00:34:09,630 --> 00:34:12,110
and freeze it. And that way, it's all

871
00:34:12,110 --> 00:34:12,829
set to go.

872
00:34:13,390 --> 00:34:13,890
And

873
00:34:14,844 --> 00:34:16,361
you know, it seems like a problem but

874
00:34:16,361 --> 00:34:18,436
lettuce us that goes bad on you. Super

875
00:34:18,436 --> 00:34:20,192
of course isn't gonna go bad. You can

876
00:34:20,192 --> 00:34:22,347
make soup, whatever kind of soup you like

877
00:34:22,347 --> 00:34:23,225
and stew.

878
00:34:24,911 --> 00:34:28,169
Turkey stew, chicken stew, beef stew, whatever you

879
00:34:28,169 --> 00:34:28,805
wanna make,

880
00:34:29,441 --> 00:34:32,381
chile, lasagna, whatever you normally eat,

881
00:34:32,953 --> 00:34:35,901
when you're cooking, just make more, make it.

882
00:34:36,299 --> 00:34:38,371
So you have, like, 3 servings. When there's

883
00:34:38,371 --> 00:34:40,282
only 2 of you, you can you can

884
00:34:40,282 --> 00:34:42,217
easily get me 3 maybe 4

885
00:34:42,768 --> 00:34:45,001
servings, and you just freeze some, put it

886
00:34:45,001 --> 00:34:45,320
away,

887
00:34:46,038 --> 00:34:46,538
and

888
00:34:46,994 --> 00:34:48,589
it's handy to have even when you're home,

889
00:34:48,829 --> 00:34:49,945
just whip something out.

890
00:34:50,902 --> 00:34:51,062
But,

891
00:34:52,114 --> 00:34:54,355
Whatever you're making at home, make extra,

892
00:34:54,994 --> 00:34:56,594
it and take it with you. Like, we're

893
00:34:56,594 --> 00:34:58,594
leaving for this big trip this week and,

894
00:34:58,674 --> 00:34:59,234
you know, we're...

895
00:35:00,208 --> 00:35:01,887
Den make an extra, and we put it

896
00:35:01,887 --> 00:35:02,445
in a freezer.

897
00:35:03,085 --> 00:35:05,003
We go in and turn on the Rv

898
00:35:05,003 --> 00:35:06,920
freezer a couple of days before we go.

899
00:35:07,174 --> 00:35:08,682
It's nice and cold, and you just put

900
00:35:08,682 --> 00:35:11,141
those frozen and dinners in there, and you

901
00:35:11,141 --> 00:35:12,014
don't have to think.

902
00:35:12,649 --> 00:35:15,267
Sometimes you... We bring along a slow cooker,

903
00:35:15,425 --> 00:35:17,599
it's And Yes. You can actually, you're driving,

904
00:35:17,840 --> 00:35:19,760
you can just plug that in, assuming you

905
00:35:19,760 --> 00:35:21,519
have an inverter in your Rv in the

906
00:35:21,519 --> 00:35:23,680
room, you can plug in a slow cooker,

907
00:35:23,840 --> 00:35:25,630
and it will cook as you're driving

908
00:35:26,004 --> 00:35:26,639
during the day,

909
00:35:27,275 --> 00:35:29,603
smells delicious, you know. And then when you

910
00:35:29,977 --> 00:35:31,248
set up camp for the night, you got

911
00:35:31,248 --> 00:35:32,679
meal ready and fresh,

912
00:35:33,315 --> 00:35:33,369
cook

913
00:35:34,209 --> 00:35:34,928
for salads,

914
00:35:36,286 --> 00:35:38,364
especially in the summer, you know, local produce

915
00:35:38,364 --> 00:35:40,362
is always available, and it's kinda fun to

916
00:35:40,362 --> 00:35:42,040
shop for local produce and have that.

917
00:35:43,651 --> 00:35:44,130
But

918
00:35:44,689 --> 00:35:47,961
eating out is just not healthy. No. Eating

919
00:35:47,961 --> 00:35:49,716
out, you'd never know for sure what you're

920
00:35:49,716 --> 00:35:53,090
gonna get. Other than too much salt, and

921
00:35:53,090 --> 00:35:54,210
you don't know when they made it.

922
00:35:55,170 --> 00:35:57,730
Yeah. It's not always fresh food. Alright. That's

923
00:35:57,730 --> 00:35:59,489
the question of the week. You've got 1

924
00:35:59,489 --> 00:36:00,934
for us. You can just write us at

925
00:36:01,014 --> 00:36:03,790
Mike and Chen at rv lifestyle dot com.

926
00:36:04,505 --> 00:36:06,329
Now it's time for Mike and Jen.

927
00:36:07,380 --> 00:36:09,300
Story time. And we're gonna talk this week

928
00:36:09,300 --> 00:36:10,900
about the dumbest thing we ever did with

929
00:36:10,900 --> 00:36:11,460
an Rv,

930
00:36:12,180 --> 00:36:13,239
and that was getting

931
00:36:13,780 --> 00:36:14,920
a complete

932
00:36:15,312 --> 00:36:15,812
custom

933
00:36:16,187 --> 00:36:18,652
wrap on it. And we'll put a photo

934
00:36:18,652 --> 00:36:21,060
of it in the show notes for this

935
00:36:21,196 --> 00:36:24,240
episode at rv lifestyle dot com slash podcast

936
00:36:25,108 --> 00:36:26,726
This happened about maybe

937
00:36:27,184 --> 00:36:28,141
5 years ago,

938
00:36:29,259 --> 00:36:32,052
A marketing friend, the Rv industry suggested the

939
00:36:32,052 --> 00:36:33,170
idea of a wrap to us.

940
00:36:33,821 --> 00:36:35,253
They thought it was a good idea. Yeah.

941
00:36:35,412 --> 00:36:37,082
And she assured us that was going to

942
00:36:37,082 --> 00:36:39,388
be tasteful done. And then it would,

943
00:36:40,024 --> 00:36:41,535
promote our brand.

944
00:36:42,345 --> 00:36:43,775
We even know we had a brand.

945
00:36:45,364 --> 00:36:46,556
But they sent us some artwork,

946
00:36:47,033 --> 00:36:48,940
and we arranged for a local shop.

947
00:36:49,512 --> 00:36:50,389
To do the wrap.

948
00:36:51,504 --> 00:36:53,836
Meet the Wen that set on the side

949
00:36:53,893 --> 00:36:54,393
windows

950
00:36:54,769 --> 00:36:55,885
on the back windows.

951
00:36:56,362 --> 00:36:57,876
My Youtube channel was listed.

952
00:36:58,448 --> 00:37:01,407
And so was the... A huge car

953
00:37:02,256 --> 00:37:03,843
drawing of the 2 of us in involved

954
00:37:03,843 --> 00:37:04,081
bow.

955
00:37:05,509 --> 00:37:06,382
Was it eye?

956
00:37:06,873 --> 00:37:09,498
Oh, it was painful. It was so obnoxious.

957
00:37:09,816 --> 00:37:11,566
I mean, I couldn't... It was embarrassing.

958
00:37:12,838 --> 00:37:14,986
It it did get my sister. Really big

959
00:37:14,986 --> 00:37:16,599
laugh. We pulled up and she even took

960
00:37:16,599 --> 00:37:18,119
a picture of the van because she thought

961
00:37:18,119 --> 00:37:20,539
it was so funny. Oh, I mean, even

962
00:37:20,599 --> 00:37:22,519
right away, since as we drove home from

963
00:37:22,920 --> 00:37:24,360
the shop that did the wrapping.

964
00:37:25,255 --> 00:37:26,375
We were very aware of it.

965
00:37:27,094 --> 00:37:29,014
Everybody's really looking at us, and I mean,

966
00:37:29,175 --> 00:37:30,614
it wasn't just, you know, It was, like,

967
00:37:30,855 --> 00:37:32,775
but they were really looking and and it

968
00:37:32,775 --> 00:37:33,815
was kinda creepy.

969
00:37:34,548 --> 00:37:34,787
Because,

970
00:37:35,742 --> 00:37:37,571
we'd... As we... We're driving the same. We

971
00:37:37,571 --> 00:37:40,036
realized we're not regular our views anymore. We

972
00:37:40,036 --> 00:37:43,552
were like this Spectacle. Rolling prospect spec tactical

973
00:37:43,552 --> 00:37:46,340
this promotion, and there was no escaping.

974
00:37:47,137 --> 00:37:48,991
And our first big trip was

975
00:37:49,527 --> 00:37:51,054
a couple days after we got it, and

976
00:37:51,054 --> 00:37:52,643
we we drove up to the Up in

977
00:37:52,803 --> 00:37:55,029
Michigan, the upper for our winter camp out,

978
00:37:55,744 --> 00:37:57,335
and we brought it into the camp guy

979
00:37:57,335 --> 00:37:59,501
to remember Oh, everybody had a good laugh.

980
00:37:59,740 --> 00:38:00,958
We gave everybody

981
00:38:02,053 --> 00:38:04,286
big big glass. They were pointing and sn.

982
00:38:04,525 --> 00:38:06,519
I mean, this thing screamed. Look at me.

983
00:38:06,759 --> 00:38:07,498
Look at me

984
00:38:08,369 --> 00:38:09,586
it was indeed

985
00:38:10,043 --> 00:38:10,760
attention grabbing.

986
00:38:12,274 --> 00:38:13,948
And then after the weekend, as we drove

987
00:38:13,948 --> 00:38:14,347
back home,

988
00:38:15,462 --> 00:38:16,202
we were,

989
00:38:16,593 --> 00:38:18,746
curious, did this make any difference because it

990
00:38:18,746 --> 00:38:21,296
had our our web address on it. So

991
00:38:21,296 --> 00:38:23,449
we checked the web traffic I have to

992
00:38:23,449 --> 00:38:24,267
see if our

993
00:38:24,818 --> 00:38:27,231
mobile billboard it brought us any

994
00:38:27,687 --> 00:38:29,918
anymore web views. And they're good seem to

995
00:38:29,918 --> 00:38:30,817
be a slight

996
00:38:31,831 --> 00:38:34,076
increase. In our traffic. Well, uptick in traffic.

997
00:38:34,395 --> 00:38:34,713
Mh.

998
00:38:35,351 --> 00:38:36,705
But then there were some emails.

999
00:38:37,502 --> 00:38:38,936
There were some emails. Mh.

1000
00:38:39,429 --> 00:38:41,500
1 was from a campground owner who said

1001
00:38:41,500 --> 00:38:43,811
we would not be allowed to camp on

1002
00:38:43,811 --> 00:38:44,629
their campground

1003
00:38:45,085 --> 00:38:47,475
with that vehicle wrap because it was clearly

1004
00:38:47,475 --> 00:38:48,511
a commercial vehicle.

1005
00:38:49,005 --> 00:38:52,601
And a giant advertisement. And then we had

1006
00:38:52,601 --> 00:38:55,717
that echoed by a guy who ran an

1007
00:38:55,717 --> 00:38:58,215
insurance agency and he said that our Rv

1008
00:38:58,528 --> 00:39:01,176
could now be considered a business vehicle

1009
00:39:01,790 --> 00:39:04,597
and thus subject to higher insurance rates

1010
00:39:05,543 --> 00:39:07,953
Others contacted us to say we were making

1011
00:39:08,089 --> 00:39:10,874
ourselves a target to thieves and stalker. They

1012
00:39:10,874 --> 00:39:12,704
figured that... Oh, hey. They must have a

1013
00:39:12,704 --> 00:39:13,738
bunch of equipment in there.

1014
00:39:14,949 --> 00:39:17,266
But then we heard from a traveler who

1015
00:39:17,266 --> 00:39:19,024
passed this us on I 75.

1016
00:39:19,823 --> 00:39:21,661
And as best as I can remember,

1017
00:39:22,220 --> 00:39:24,648
this is what that letter said. It said

1018
00:39:25,022 --> 00:39:27,090
something like, I looked up your website after

1019
00:39:27,090 --> 00:39:27,885
seeing your camper,

1020
00:39:29,158 --> 00:39:30,749
not to watch your videos, but to get

1021
00:39:30,749 --> 00:39:32,596
your emails, so I could tell you that

1022
00:39:32,675 --> 00:39:34,190
I found your vehicle wrap,

1023
00:39:34,907 --> 00:39:35,306
offensive,

1024
00:39:36,262 --> 00:39:37,081
self serving

1025
00:39:37,617 --> 00:39:38,994
and very pride.

1026
00:39:39,450 --> 00:39:39,585
So

1027
00:39:40,342 --> 00:39:43,210
and, you know, it really it really hit

1028
00:39:43,210 --> 00:39:45,999
home. He said that there's enough advertising pollution

1029
00:39:45,999 --> 00:39:46,796
on our highways.

1030
00:39:47,369 --> 00:39:49,762
That we were only adding to it. And

1031
00:39:49,762 --> 00:39:51,597
then a member he signed it off and

1032
00:39:51,597 --> 00:39:54,231
he says count us not as fans,

1033
00:39:55,284 --> 00:39:58,105
Well, it was pretty humiliating. It was humiliating,

1034
00:39:58,565 --> 00:39:59,764
and it was humbling,

1035
00:40:00,565 --> 00:40:02,896
and it really was pride. To put all

1036
00:40:02,896 --> 00:40:04,486
that stuff out there. I had no idea

1037
00:40:04,645 --> 00:40:05,440
Be so obnoxious.

1038
00:40:06,077 --> 00:40:08,065
Yeah. We thought it was pretty obnoxious.

1039
00:40:08,939 --> 00:40:10,552
So needless to say

1040
00:40:12,056 --> 00:40:14,124
the wrap came right down, and

1041
00:40:15,078 --> 00:40:17,464
and it was just not us.

1042
00:40:18,260 --> 00:40:18,998
And now

1043
00:40:19,389 --> 00:40:22,185
we travel anonymously. There's really nothing on our

1044
00:40:22,185 --> 00:40:24,523
vehicle to identify as as ours

1045
00:40:25,221 --> 00:40:26,100
so much for

1046
00:40:26,754 --> 00:40:27,632
mobile marketing,

1047
00:40:28,032 --> 00:40:28,532
and,

1048
00:40:29,229 --> 00:40:31,305
that was our most embarrassing thing that we've

1049
00:40:31,305 --> 00:40:31,864
ever done.

1050
00:40:32,902 --> 00:40:34,658
We didn't know we even had a brand

1051
00:40:34,658 --> 00:40:36,175
that we needed to label like that.

1052
00:40:37,146 --> 00:40:39,775
Oh, well. So much for our brand this

1053
00:40:39,775 --> 00:40:42,164
week. Got questions or comments, we'd love to

1054
00:40:42,164 --> 00:40:44,178
hear from you, Mike and jen at rv

1055
00:40:44,236 --> 00:40:46,323
lifestyle dot com follow us at the community,

1056
00:40:46,562 --> 00:40:48,955
Rv lifestyle, the community dot rv dot dot

1057
00:40:48,955 --> 00:40:51,348
com. We'll be updating you as we head

1058
00:40:52,305 --> 00:40:54,879
the east and then up into the Maritime

1059
00:40:55,016 --> 00:40:56,708
and it Brunswick of Nova scotia,

1060
00:40:57,427 --> 00:40:59,905
we cannot wait. And We'll be sharing all

1061
00:40:59,905 --> 00:41:01,343
that with you and hopefully come to you

1062
00:41:01,343 --> 00:41:04,060
next week from somewhere in the Canadian manner

1063
00:41:04,060 --> 00:41:06,543
times. Thanks for watching. Happy trails.