Don’t enable Justin and his fuzzy neck!!

I always knew you had good taste! 😁 - Justin

Haha "decontaminate" is so accurate- I'm envisioning you stuffing Ron into one of those yellow hazmat suits from Breaking Bad 😂. We never thought of Lysoling our shoes before, but that's kind of genuis (we can't ever believe when we see people filling up their water tanks with those hoses 🤢). Thanks for watching 😄

OMG such a missed opportunity! How did we miss this pun?! 🤣

I've remarked on the same thing to Jess! Seriously, HOW can you be homeless in Alaska... especially during the winter months! But, after driving the Alaska Highway (and seeing how much the ferry costs), I can see how it would also be hard to get down to the lower 48 if you don't have money.

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Please don't enable my conspiratorial wife! 🤣🤣🤣 - Justin

Hmmm good guess, but they looked like bed like bed linens (e.g. sheets, blankets, and towels). This mystery will haunt me! 🤣

🤣 I don't skip leg day!🦵But yeah... probably genetics too! We just checked Instagram and didn't see any messages. Did you hit us up at our profile "Uprooted Traveler"? Thanks as always for watching!

It definitely wouldn't surprise me if that's the case for many RVers, but without being too gross, the "moisture to solids" ratio in our black tank is probably much different considering we have to be really conservative with how much water we put in the tank for boondocking. While a lot of our viewers might flush with close to a gallon, we use a lot less than that. I suppose I could test it out, but I've heard some horror stories about having to clean out "poop pyramids" 😬

Thanks for the tips! Do you use any chemical treatment in your black tank?

​@@JustinandJess we actually switched to a composting toilet about a year ago but we used Happy Camper prior to that

We've added that hike to our list! Thanks for the recommendation (and for watching our video). Glad we remind you of find memories ☺️

I don't know about this. My Honda app just says to "Check" the belt every 250 hours. What is it that you need to do? Thanks

I'm guessing that each of us uses one to two gallons of water per shower. On dump days, we'll use as much as 5 gallons each.

Yes, that was the eagle River Walmart we were referencing. Yeah, it's a shame. A lot of Anchorage looks a little rundown. The homelessness reminded us of our time living in Seattle (something we haven't seen very often while crossing the country for the last year). Thanks again for watching! Looking forward to catching up in the comments of the next video 🙂

Thanks! Share it around for us 🙏🙂

See, Jess! THAT'S why I was so confused at 01:30! Subconsciously, I must have known it was an ARFF suit and was just thrown off 🤣🤣🤣 - Justin (p.s. thanks for setting the record straight Salty Medic)

We were JUST talking about this and we actually think "Denali" sounds better (just my opinion though). I (Hi, Justin here 👋) didn't even know it had a different name until we were hiking and somebody asked if we saw McKinley. Jess saw that I was confused and filled me in. Also, I like that Denali respects the land's ancestral heritage! Thanks for watching!

@@JustinandJess yeah, but then we should start calling mt Everest Sagarmatha or Qomolangma.

​@@Bamboule05 not a bad idea! Fun fact, Sir George Everest did not want Mount Everest named after him and he also he literally never even saw the mountain! Crazy!

Yes! We use an absolute TANK of a lock by Proven Industries. For anyone else reading that's researching locks, we wrote a whole article (not sponsored) reviewing our favorite coupler and latch locks here... uprootedtraveler.com/best-trailer-lock-proven-industries-lock/ Thanks so much for watching our videos. Glad you are enjoying them. ❤️

Thanks for watching!

It's well deserved! ❤️

A lot of trailers on the market are built very poorly with with an experienced labor. Yes, the alto trailers are a premium price, but they are built to last. There's a reason why they have almost always had a 2+ year waiting list.

I was using an external directional mic and a decibel meter app that could record decibels using an external microphone, but perhaps the app still needed to be calibrated 🤷

@@JustinandJess That Honda is going to be pushing maybe 55 decibels at 23 ft. I've ran a lot of sound tests on the Honda generators and 23 ft is industry standard. At 75 ft out that you went and you would expect mid-40s. There is not a phone app out there that works as phones do not make reliable decibel meters. All they can tell you is if something is louder or quieter, but even there they struggle.

Thanks for the info. Can you believe they charge $40 a year for that app?!?

You've got a loud microwave, friend! 😄

Kind of hard to tell from the video, but it's way too steep for boats, however some kayakers have put in there, so we moved to the patch of grass to the left just to make sure we're not in the way. We later met the land owner (really nice guy) and he said that was a perfect place to setup.

Will do! We've always got our bear spray with us when hiking here 🙂

Loud noise is better than bear spray. Take one of those horns they use in football stadiums

While "hemisphere" is acceptable for the context, it doesn't technically fit it's definition, as hemisphere means half of a sphere. "semi-hemisphere" or "quadrant" would be more accurate terms to refer to a quarter section. Hemisphere is only accurate colloquially, not technically.

How is "Hemisphere" accurate, colloquially speaking?

I don't blame you! I think that might be our last time climbing that one too. 😬

I'm jealous! We'd love to go back and catch another game

It really is!

You should! It's such a great city with a really impressive food and beer scene

Wow, thanks for all the good camping recommendations! I really hope that Alaskans like yourself didn't get offended by my comment. We've definitely had plenty of pleasant encounters as well. In all fairness, Alaska is the first tourist-heavy destination where we've experienced locals who are getting tired of tourism. Thanks again for the advice and for watching our video! Hope to see you in the comments on the next one. ☺

@@JustinandJess not offended at all. I've ran into plenty of grumpy Alaskans, might have even been one a time or two lol! I'll Sub up so I can check out your future adventures 🙂

I want to add way more clarity in addition to two locals that tuned in. People are moving up to Alaska to get away from crowds. Most Alaskans, or I should say, true Alaskans, cherish their privacy and conservative values. Those dirt roads to boondocking spots that all the tourists want and do enjoy for free, were created by Alaskans and now those places became overrun by tourists and same thing happened to hiking in Alaska with the same negative consequences. Noticed that that lady was trying to get away from you guys as fast as she could and people don't want to be filmed. What those apps don't tell you is that there are local communities that are very private and most don't want to have anything to do with people from Anchorage ( totally different crowd) and definitely not with tourists. You end up in Knik community which is very, very private. There was already friction between homeowners and trappers living in that area and fat tire bikers from Anchorage who were going through the land in that community to get to the glacier and not respecting the local community. The other spot that you said was weird, had nothing weird about it, not to Alaskans. There are many who homestead and many who have cabins off grit or trailers parked with dirt roads leading to it or just trails. Imagine if you had long dirt road leading to your very private property and some dude with the travel trailer would show up in front of your house in the middle of nowhere. Better yet if that dude would decide to camp there. I think that many tourists that come up and transplants that end up in Anchorage have difficulty to understand true Alaskan ways. Another big problem are road bottlenecks created by RV's. Drivers are not allowed to hold traffic if at least 5 vehicles are behind them and they should get off to pull ups that were specifically created for that. It's the law. Holding traffic leads to accidents and deaths. People behind start passing in non passing zones, speeding to get around or to make up lost time. When accidents happen on Alaskan highways ( some being only single or double lane) Police closes entire traffic highway and people end up being stuck for hours. That quickly builds into major resentment. I truly hope that you enjoy your stay but also understand that those people do not want You Tube tourists placing directions to their beloved, private spots that they enjoyed for generations, on a display in their videos for the whole world. This subject actually came up already on another You Tuber channel in Utah. Are Alaskans friendly? Hmm, yes they are but not when tourists try to trample their privacy and take away from their way of life 😉 Enjoy the beauty of the state and stay out of trouble. Btw, there is no such a think as safe spot to leave trailer disconnected in any area of the Valley ( from Willow to ....🤔 Homer unless you leave it in paid, monitored area. If you have done it, consider yourself lucky.

@@makb5354 thanks for taking the time to share all of your perspective. That's insightful!

Thanks for watching (again). Yeah, that was a pretty great spot!

I suppose both of our opinions are subjective, but I feel like we approach our lifestyle with a sensible level of risk given that we live on the road and literally everything we own (including the tools we need to do our job) is in this little home-on-wheels. It really doesn't take much effort (in most places we travel) to find safe places to go boondocking. A lot of creators on KZbin sensationalize their experience for views and (in my opinion) I think we did a good job of highlighting the realities of boondocking, both good and bad, without trying to scare our subscribers. P.s. We've never lived in Florida. It's just one of the few states where full-time RVers can get health insurance with just a P.O. box, so that's why our SUV is licensed there. We made a video about it if you'd like to learn more: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ap7InXd8fbVsZpYsi=1S41zUVjmjRCjQOO&t=1432 Thanks for watching and commenting. See you after the next video.

We get by pretty well all things considered. Just takes a little longer than usual. But, yeah... there's no doubt a truck camper would be more nimble in most of Alaska.

I can definitely appreciate that. But trailers also have some huge pros as well (at least, they do for us): - We love ours because we can drop the trailer and have a home-base for a week without having to move our home. It's so nice when waking up super early for a hike to not have to pack up my whole house. Just get up, go, have fun, and know that when I get back at the end of the day, I don't have to find a spot, level anything, and I've already got a hot shower waiting for me. - Also, we get 30MPG when we're not towing, so that's really nice too.

Woah I didn't know that! They die immediately after spawning?! What a bizarre lifecycle.

@@JustinandJess kinda the just start decay and everyone calls them zombie fish until they die

Yes, they had no issues with us using our own GoPro. In fact, they even said yes when I asked if we could fly a drone from the boat after the other swimmers got off.

Aww, thank you for the feedback, friend! 1) I feel heard! Thank you <3 2) Those #vanlife goats may be the weirdest thing we've EVER seen while boondocking and we've seen a loooot of weird stuff. 3) We don't use wheel locks. but we always keep our caravan movers engaged while parked so those are kinda like wheel locks in the sense that they immobilize the tires, can't be removed without special tools, and (even better than a wheel lock) you can't bypass them by just putting the spare tire on. We do however use a SUPER beefy trailer latch lock. We wrote a whole article about it here: uprootedtraveler.com/best-trailer-lock-proven-industries-lock/

It is SO cool! We've used it to get into (and out of) some pretty tight spots! One time, we we're on a narrow forest road and a huge bolder fell onto the road making it impassable. With out those caravan movers, we would have had to back up over a mile to turn around, but instead, we just unhitched, did a 180 with the trailer, drove the car on the other side of it, hitched back up and drove off in 5 minutes.

😂 that makes two of us. - Jess

I like it! That spot was the GOAT!

WOW, I can't believe you spotted your vans in our video!! Are you friends traveling together? So glad you enjoyed the video. Hopefully we cross paths at a riverbed spot in Alaska one day and can enjoy a bonfire. We're on IG if you wanna follow our adventures.