2 NORMAL DAYS OF VAN LIFE (plus how we shower)

[@roadtripdave6188]

The bridge was purchased by McCullough as in McCullough chainsaws. He started a manufacturing plant to build his saws. He purchased the bridge to promote the city and bring tourism. If you look to the east on one of the small mountain tops is the home of McCullough. His son now lives in it. If you go east on McCullough when you see all the bars and restaurants there's a print shop it's been there for many years. A wonderful women owns it. She has photos of the city way before the bridge got moved. Where the bridge is at once was the airport. If you get a chance stop by the print shop. She's a wealth of knowledge on the city.

[@BevDessert]

Havasu means blue green so the water color named the lake. You should take the lighthouse boat tour on the lake

[@roadtripdave6188]

@@BevDessert thanks for the meaning. I did the that light house your. It was amazing. I love Havasu.

[@SaYeager]

Nikki Delventhal also suggests truck stops and some camp grounds for showers.

[@AllyandLance]

So glad we got to Hang with you guys!!

[@etrimbleable]

Great video. I remember the days when I could eat a double cheese burger. Not anymore but it fun watching you to enjoy the burgers. Nice to see you back.

[@lindakallenbach7653]

My husband (75) and I (72) have been in Lake Havasu City since November, moving from one BLM spot to another. This is our 2nd winter staying here. I SO wish I would have been able to meet you two. I absolutely get the most enjoyment watching you. Stay safe! HUGGS!!!

[@johnhamilton1098]

We are retired and follow about 160 you tube channels. We are fans of all our channels, but you two are easily our favorites. We sure would be happy to share a campsite with you. Both sets of parents did an exceptional job raising you. You should be very proud of how you turned out to be adults....outstanding humans you are. You are easily the best of the best. We hope your travels will be safe, and that God will be with you!

[@akgobears]

Next time you go to IN-n-OUT try a double double (Animal Style) They fry the meat patty in mustard and it comes loaded with their special sauce and grilled onions....pretty good...

[@johnadams7323]

I use a 2-gallon pump sprayer for a shower, I heat the water in an old coffee pot and get it warm to the touch. I use watered-down soap in a spray bottle to spray on my skin. Then all I do is rinse with the hot water. Good luck and safe travels. You guys are awesome been watching you for a while now.

[@neraksenoj2308]

Great idea

[@roberthunter6927]

Throw away your old shower bag, and the atavistic, barbarian measurements away! :-). Or better still, get a sharpie and mark the number of litres ~3.785 [per US gallon] times two on your shower bag. One litre of water weighs 1 kilogram. Gasoline weighs slightly less than water per unit of volume [it is less dense], and some denser liquids weigh more than water. If you know the conversion [the relationship to the liquid to the specific gravity of water, you can easily calculate the weight and volume any liquid is! Thankfully, the US does use metric dollars and cents, so the relationship between cost and volume of fuel is also easily calculated and can be more easily and directly compared to fuel [or for milk or whatever] overseas. Also, the water quality is better in most parts of the developed world, on average, than in many parts of the USA. [Grins]

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

We use Norwex n no soap (except for hand washing and ofc-dishes, laundry) But if I was grimy I would need a rinse down first. I don’t want that deposited in my cloth. Plus my hair needs shampoo n it’s long n thick. I can’t imagine 2gals - I need 10 gal easily.

[@robiny1823]

Do you remember where you got the shower bag that Natalie showed about 12 minutes in? I’ve been trying to find something just like that! I really enjoy your videos, especially the simplicity of your adventures. It’s great to see beauty and enjoyment in ordinary moments and places. Not every experience needs to be “epic”!

[@loragunning5394]

This was a long time ago for me, so I may not be remembering this correctly, but my parents became good friends with a next-door-neighbor couple when we still lived in a Los Angeles suburb, I remember their names as Jim and Mickey. Our family moved up the coast to Santa Barbara in 1966 and Jim and Mickey, at some point in time (before or after, don't remember) moved to the brand new then-town of Lake Havesu City, which began forming after the dam was built (both the lake and the town). I kinda remember when the City of Lake Havesu bought The London Bridge, which was shipped in numbered pieces to Lake Havesu City, I was around 16-17 years old at the time. I remember thinking at the the time it was kinda like The Statue of Liberty, which was built in France and later shipped to the USA as a gift, each piece numbered to match schematics that illustrated how to reassemble it. I've heard that, if you take the guided tour of The Statue of Liberty, which climbs up the inside of the statue, you can still see the numbers on the various pieces. Don't know if that's true for The London Bridge.

[@MaddogCapt11]

Mondays aren't blue Mondays when you guys post a video. Your VLOG really gets my week off to a great start. 😊

[@TheMikeseiler]

Hi Jimmie and Natalie! Sheila and I were also in Lake Havasu City. We stayed with a few friends in Craggy Wash. Andrew and Susanne were there. They painted their bus and made some improvements - also interviewed us and our trailer build. We finally secured new solar panels and made some adjustments inside, including the "tower of power" to move the Bluetti and create counter space for Sheila. She's been cooking some great dishes since she has space. I'm surprised we didn't bump into you at Planet Fitness. Sheila loves the rowing machine, and of course we both loved the chance to take hot (or warm, depending on how many people were there) showers. We agree, it was crowded - lots of couples as well as singles of all ages were there. We tried to go in the late evenings to beat the crowd. Sorry we missed you! We can't wait to see where you travel to next. Be safe, happy, and healthy. Happy Trails!

[@redpandabus-adventuresinlife]

Hot water on demand. Use a one pound propane tank. It's cheap

[@patyadon747]

Loved In n Out when I was a Californian. No such thing in Oklahoma. Making a trip to pick up our new RV in Phoenix this April. Hoping to find one there. Yum 😋

[@oldpap1401]

Y'all are great together, thanks for sharing your journey.

[@skrtskit1521]

If you see a Ruby's Diner in CA, their burgers are fantastic as well. 💖💖🎶🎶

[@marymurphy5069]

Lake Havasu was a place my family would go to all year round, we all learned how to water ski on that lake. Glad you enjoyed your time there.

[@chaosplan]

Secret Menu: Animal Style - patty fried in mustard, grilled onions, extra pickles (the most popular hack) Protein Style - no bun, wrapped in lettuce (messy but good) 3x3, 4x4 - three patties three slices of cheese (of four) Fry Well - crispier golden brown fries (must try) Chopped Chilies - add slices of hot peppers (worth it) Flying Dutchman - two naked patties with cheese (surprisingly delicious) Neapolitan Milkshake - strawberry, vanilla, and of course chocolate Root Beet Float - ‘nuff said

[@roseanneberrios7174]

My sister has a vacation home in Lake Havasu. Her and her husband go there about every month just to hang out for a few days. They live in San Diego. It is really pretty there.

[@johnnyguerra3754]

Just watched all your videos starting from the van build. Wife and I also have a van, but still have a home base and a day job. You guys remind me of our younger self. Love how polite and much respect for each other. We are in our early 50's and travel as much possible. Look forward to see you guys grow together and enjoy every day.

[@johnnye7599]

If I remember correctly, the bridge was rebuilt in the middle of nowhere and every thing [including the water] was made or brought in around it.

[@Lisa-16]

Fun video. 😊 We have an In-N-Out in our town and we like it too! But now, after your video I am craving a chocolate shake and we never get shakes! 🤣🤣🤣 You are going to boost their business! 💕

[@gryffyleelee]

You are an adorable couple. And I love these casual vlogs that give us the real van life. So many channels are big adventures all the time that I can't picture myself doing, but if I ever get to do van life it would have plenty of chill days watching some ducks just like this! My kind of van life.

[@mscarlarn]

Fun times!!! Such a beautiful area. #animalstyle

[@brendahaire8824]

In and out burgers are the BOSS. I wish they had them on the East Coast

[@alanswift8805]

You two love birds are awesome to watch. I was in California once and went to In and Out for burgers. Let me tell you it takes at least two nice burgers and fries to fill me up. There I had a triple cheeseburger and large fries and I couldn't eat it all. It was very good. Awesome video very pretty scenery.

[@samydamico9843]

Happy Monday! And…Happy Valentine’s Day to one of the cutest couples! ❤ Yay for In n Out!!

[@amye4087]

Fun facts by Jimmy and Natalie. It is all I need to know. Thanks for taking us along.

[@r8edrv4fun65]

Perfect choice. You'll see more bike trails than water.

[@jackiejoe8930]

You guys are so fun. Thanks for coming back online.

[@louparry7721]

YOU TWO, get cuter and cuter every day! Hugs, Louise

[@juanitanielsen6776]

We are in Quartzsite, wish we knew you were so close. Love following you. 2/13/23

[@JoJosLife24]

Loved the "Portable shower" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TentFever]

Pull a small toy trailer. Put your bikes and kayaks in you can also build a large solar generator in it that can charge the bikes.

[@vicki9929]

My family and I went over the London Bridge when it was in England! I was kinda sad when I learned it was to be transported to Lake Havasu. But my family went to go over it again in Arizona. Different view! Lol

[@359Joey]

When i started my roadtripping in March 2020, i knew i had to have a camper with a full bath. Im one of those people who MUST shower everyday or i just feel funky. But when traveling in my camper i usually shower every other day just to conserve water as i only have a 17 gallon tank! Keep up the good work.

[@harrisonchevy4452]

The ducks or all shore birds and are looking for food. There is a In and Out burger in Katy, Texas where I live. Have not tried it yet. Good luck on this and look forward to a video or report back on what you think. Happy 😃 to see this video and your finished home on wheels looks fantastic. Take care, safe travels.

[@corysvanlife]

I completely understand needing to relax after Skooliepalooza!! Lol I am the exact same way!! I thought about heading up that way after Skooliepalooza and now I wish I would have 😂 The truck stop shower I went to wasn’t bad, but I’ll definitely be getting a planet fitness membership so I can work out too!! Awesome video as always!! Natalie what would you have done if that lighthouse door opened when you knocked 😂

[@chhook949]

Quite the history with the London Bridge was in the UK & moved to Az. The scenery is amazing! Happy Travels All The Best! Be Well Be Safe & Stay Blessed.

[@kathleenjasa3125]

So glad to have you back to view your travels! We missed you! 20:08

[@mikemanjo2458]

Yay! Glad to see you both! Have a great week. Enjoyed seeing that sunset! Jane in SC ❤️ 🙏

[@paul-bo5dm]

It’s always always always good to see you guys I just can’t wait to see you in person someday hopefully soon hopefully you’ll come through Southern Utah so we can meet up Utah is such a beautiful place can’t wait to see your next adventure

[@hellomark1]

Natalie you can do chinups? Hell yeah! That's impressive! Reversable kitchen tap as a shower head is also really ingenious! I would love to build this van.

[@AnimalFacts]

Love y’all’s content. Keep it up.

[@geekahertz]

Just stumbled across your channel and I'm a fan! SMASHED that like and subbed :)

[@farmershelper6203]

Just watched both of your videos since you came back from your break. I missed you both while you was on your break. thank you for returning and sharing 2 great videos with us. Can only speak for myself but I enjoyed them both as I knew I would before watching them🥰

[@mikefarrell5996]

Just subscribed to your channel. You make me laugh. Probably 2 plus times your ages, but we love your sense of adventure. We have the Promaster 350o, did not build it out, but it is very nice set up from a manufacturer. So as older folks who missed the 25-26 year window of free spirits because we had a family early and we were kinda workaholics. Now it is our time, and we gain a bit of adventure from you doing what we might have done if we took a different road. Absolutely no regrets as we have two wonderful daughters, but now it is our time to be those folks traveling around in a van for a couple of months at a time. Travel on.

[@raylenetatum8185]

You two are the cutest couple!!! Love going on adventures with you. Glad you liked the In and Out burgers. :)

[@francisebbecke2727]

If you can see California then it counts as eating an In-And-Out Burger in California. The bridge is really from London but it was built in 1830 for horse and buggy travel and by the 1960s it was not suited for modern car and truck travel. Some guy bought it labeled the stones and shipped them to Arizona. We had to report on it when I was in elementary school.

[@kearnsey64]

I went to In and Out burger in Sacramento in 2006. It was amazing! We just used lettuce as buns like I used to at Fuddruckers but now they're all closed. Amazing place you guys are at!

[@RonInAVan]

We love going to the habit Burger and their onion rings are great and the prices are not that bad, oh do you shower in the van with the portable shower together or separate? 😂Enjoy and safe travels.

[@wilfordclement5611]

Always good to see your videos again , Happy Valentines to both of you,

[@stephaniedaniels9285]

Fries are best with garlic salt!! Woohoo!!

[@RichardHarrell-uo5yp]

glad you are back cute couple and i enjoy your videos im 83

[@RichardHarrell-uo5yp]

dont know how to use nicegram

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

There are pop up porta pooper tent thingies U can shower in there with a couple solar bag showers (I need 2-3 bags worth to rinse hair n all) Unless it cold, u can even shower in rain. Just put the pop up by the van or skoolie door n skedaddle in quick after mostly drying off in the pop up.

[@planetmarrs5239]

No in and outs up here where I Live in Oregon, Bend area, BUT, I've been to that one there in Lake Havasu........😊

[@hapnewsom9217]

Windy Arizona! I went to Yuma once and took takeout to the Yuma Prison state park...it was so windy that it blew my burrito off the table....going uphill!! Glad to see you two having a good time. As a submarine sailor I learned to take fast short showers. You should try to make it to the Phoenix area and see some spring training baseball!! I used to go every spring when I worked for the Seattle Mariners Baseball team GREAT FUN!!

[@tponaroll4463]

We boondock 95% of the time. (99% probly) we have a solar shower bag and when we can we use the water from cooler ice to fill it. Because the gravity shower end isn't great we dump it into our 5 gal. Bucket. We use a rechargeable shower pump and usually have to add cold water cuz it gets so hot. It works great and we get two uses from the ice we bought for the cooler. :) You guys do great video's! Cya down the road! In Quartzsite now. Peace.

[@johar1]

Forget In and Out, head south and try Whataburger. The best fast food anywhere.

[@josephcicinelli3710]

I'd love to have you two on my 19' Tahoe boat in the Phoenix area if you ever come out this way, I love you two as a couple. Glad you guys have been taking life a little slower, it's nice to see the two of you recalibrate and to be able to experience things like being in Quartzsite thru your visit to the area. So funny to see you experience the lighthouses at Lake Havasu.

[@Adam_Gray]

Happy Valentines Day guy! 💕🌹🍷

[@The33TIGGER33]

Cattail Cove State Park is a very nice campground. We stay there for a week between Christmas and New years every other year. Hopefully you used there free showers.

[@mikeskaggs3763]

There is a park there called Sara Park with some nice hikes and mountain bike trails. One famous trail goes through narrow rock canyons and is called "Sara's Crack". My folks live in town so I get over there from NorCal every year. Go in July and you might not like it so much though...

[@rvingtheusa]

Cat Tail Cove is one of my favorite places to camp. I get my rv serviced in Havasu and try to land 5 days there. I have stayed in a few places in Havasu City but so crowded and expensive. Good food and burgers at Blond Zees on a road behind Walmart.

[@rabbitpumpkin8279]

In N Out is great. If you’re by one again try some secret menu items like animal fries.

[@bmit04jessesue72]

Hi guys. I love watching your videos because of all the great American things I am learning. Never heard of Yum Yum sauce, but turns out we can get it here in Canada, at Walmart. I first looked it up to see what was in it: mayonnaise, ketchup, vinegar, garlic, sugar, paprika and water to thin the sauce out, before finding out I could buy it here. Both dinners looked delish. Again never heard of In N Out....but we don't get a lot of American television here in Canada (barely anything) so that may be why.

[@clarebrant5305]

You two are sooooo lovely.

[@calcon6]

Could you leave the link to that shower bag, that would be cool for all of us. I'm glad you guys took some time for yourself, but we missed you !!!!

[@TheLvablebird]

Hola🤗 Happy Valentine's day you fun loving couple💘 Enjoyed your video from New Mexico

[@michelle14749]

beautiful places, thank you for sharing. does Jimmy like tofu now?

[@estelleadamski308]

I was married in Oct. 1971, the same yr, the bridge was dedicated in AZ, also the same time Disneyworld was opened. An important month.

[@BillWalker3rd]

So you have to learn the secret menu at In-N-Out. You can get wonderful caramelized onions you can get cheese on your fries you can get all kinds of good stuff that makes you get dozens of napkins to use… But the best part is that that’s when you learn that fat really does go with sugary ice cream drinks!

[@brettm1251]

Hello guys i am loving your videos so far, At the moment i am at ep 44 of your School bus build tour and i am really enjoying it and may i say your both real talented i love that bus and could live in it quite easy if i could get to the USA that is but yea stunning work on your first build , be real proud of your self guys. Your channel has become my new favourite.

[@don-do-rv]

Buckskin AZ. State Park is nice dry camp on the water, check it out.

[@cindygray4533]

I remember that, London Bridge

[@bonnieshelly257]

Love your videos and new places but I was there It is a Beautiful place we took a boat ride the bridge was brought over piece by piece

[@nancye2963]

Went to In n Out in October in Las Vegas waiting on our RV rental. From SC also

[@mark_delight]

Hi guys, nice to see you back with camera in hand again. Hope your time making it down through CA was nice. Any udpate on the bus?

[@sharonoldham4374]

Your burgers looked good. I'm happy they met your expectations. 🍔🥤🍟

[@envanligfjant]

What mic are you guys using? At 14:45 Natalie comes through so clear despite the ambient noise and being so far away.

[@MC-gp1zg]

What a lovely cute couple you are. Enjoying the videos. Stay safe 😊

[@r8edrv4fun65]

This was the 19th century granite bridge, designed by John Rennie, itself a Victorian replacement for a medieval predecessor. The bridge was sinking, and needed urgent attention. Rebuilding was deemed preferable to repairing So, on 18 April 1968 the old bridge was sold and history was made.Apr 18, 2013

[@r8edrv4fun65]

Learn something new every day.

[@michelle14749]

Those burgers look so good!

[@TentFever]

Somebody should leave a Yard Knome in front of the lighthouse door… LoL

[@dsbmwhacker]

Fun Fun...thanks for sharing! 💖

[@tamaraatkinson940]

Love the bucket list. Everyone has their list; glad to see that Nathalie had such a fun and reasonable list item and was excited to experience it. When is a cheeseburger not a good idea?

[@myrnalee4168]

😅

[@ggebhard1]

My 4th video and you guys are the bomb! Those burgers look delicious! I’m subscribed, hit the thumbs up and left a message! How do I get one of your stickers to put on my camper?? Gail, from Michigan 🎊 🎉

[@lynnestamey7272]

Back in 1973, my boyfriend dumped me under that bridge. I left the next day and went back to Texas. I had joined him for travel from Denver to Lake Havasu. It pretty much sucked. I had to fly Cochise Air to Phoenix. The pilot passed around a roll of life saver candy. Flew to Prescott, pilot was looking for air strip visually. Freaked me right out!

[@candyclemens4432]

Nice facts on the bridge

[@lesliesteinhauser2595]

The best way to eat In and Out is animal style. That means with sautéed onions. The best burgers around.😊

[@meredithheath5272]

Cool vid - cool music, too!

[@JMG_Aerial_Imagery]

love you guys!! Have a great week

[@thomastevis8655]

You guys should go to meters craters and the Grand Canyon caverns super awesome place to go

[@pattiphillips6065]

I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS AND THE TWO OF YOU ARE SO GREAT TO WATCH!!

[@mushroom89]

Hell yeah, Yum Yum Sauce is great

[@lorichaulk5583]

Maybe add heavy duty shocks

[@staceygiometti9680]

We Love Our In & Out😊

[@fordraven5884]

I really enjoyed both of you guys videos maybe you should start learning how to fish I

[@CowboyTrucking61]

If I remember right that bridge is suppose to be haunted.

[@jameshudson5022]

Great humor