I have a few questions if you don’t mind. The first 1 being the most important if you have only a moment. 1: How are the twin beds as couches? Can you sit upright without your head hitting the cabinets? Do your feet dangle? 2: Have you ever missed not having rear seatbelts? 3: Any issues with the rear bath door and other sliding screens, like by the sliding door. 4: Have all the safety features actually helped or been more problematic? Like lane keep assist, pre collision warning and auto emergency breaking. 5: have you ever wished it was bit shorter? Thought, with one of you 6’3”, the Transit is one of the few options and the shorter version is rare. I’m 6’2” 6: Cabin noise seemed good in videos. Any rattles or other issues over the years? 7: Did MPG ever improve in different climates or trips? 8: Lithium system reliable?
@HappyHaunting7 ай бұрын
1) (I’m going to make several comments because it’s hard to type on the phone and see the questions). We made several modifications to the van. We added storage boxes under the beds - higher on the driver side - and changed the mattresses. Before and after, I had no issue sitting on them as couches. We still do - mostly on the passenger side where we eat and watch tv. Tum has a small stool so he can have his feet flat. Mine are fine.
@HappyHaunting7 ай бұрын
2) yes. The new model has them though. We still lay down sometimes while driving but it’s dangerous.
@HappyHaunting7 ай бұрын
3) no issues with the doors/screens.
@HappyHaunting7 ай бұрын
4) we are used to self driving teslas. The lane keep is slightly handy. I wish it did better. But no problems.
@HappyHaunting7 ай бұрын
5) the van size is fine. Tum would like a shorter one but we take it everywhere. It fits in parking spaces decently. I used to sleep on the longer side and I’d wake up a lot because I just barely fit. We ended up taking out the microwave cabinet and rebuilding it smaller so I could have a longer bed on that side. It’s much better now.
@karollisa7022 Жыл бұрын
I live in Bloomington! My daughter lives near Springfield. Small world. Thanks for sharing your adventure. I’m looking to get a class B and was wondering how it would do in colder weather.
@HappyHaunting Жыл бұрын
We drove it this past christmas when the weather was in the negative degrees. The pipes did get a bit frozen, but thawed out ok.
@HowToHaveFunOutdoors2 жыл бұрын
Great Video. Thanks for sharing. Love the Beyond!
@mrscb53032 жыл бұрын
I follow a couple of van life channels. It’s fun seeing you two start your adventures with the Van. You know you’re gonna need some Halloween 🎃 decorations for it 😉. Glad your trip went well and that you are home safe!💚
@HappyHaunting2 жыл бұрын
We do too. (Mostly Tum) Which ones?
@mrscb53032 жыл бұрын
@@HappyHaunting hi, sorry I took so long. I’ve been following Flying the Nest and Nate and Kara and now Happy Haunting 😉
@HappyHaunting2 жыл бұрын
We watch Nate and Kara too
@dwoodygura2 жыл бұрын
You guys really wanted to test out that AWD. Nice video. We are in GA also. Many rest areas in GA have free dump stations.
@HappyHaunting2 жыл бұрын
Yes, we LOVE that! You can also stay overnight at the rest areas. Most of them anyway.
@erinsteinsultz78522 жыл бұрын
Wish I had known you were passing through Marion. I work just a few miles down the road. Next time please stop and say hi :)
@HappyHaunting2 жыл бұрын
We will next time!
@RERick9 ай бұрын
The shower couldn’t overcome the cold weather? Are you referring to the heating in the bathroom or hot water?
@HappyHaunting9 ай бұрын
The water temp.
@bruceneseal11632 жыл бұрын
We had a Coachman Class A motorhome, 8-9 miles per gallon diesel. Your brave doing it in the winter. We crisscrossed the country 3 times but in winter did the south and summer went north. It's a beautiful country out there, we enjoyed every minute of it. Unless you have a ton of money you tend to do your own maintenance on the big units but we just got to old to be doing it and sold the motorhome. I love what you bought and now you have us thinking 😁
@HappyHaunting2 жыл бұрын
We want the flexibility to drive into the cities and sites without being tied to a place to park the RV. There are lots of retired class b van life KZbinrs.
@bruceneseal11632 жыл бұрын
@@HappyHaunting we had to tow a car for that. This is why what you have is appealing.
@anabellegarcia2434 Жыл бұрын
Do you have winter tires on your van?
@simplerelaxationasmr2 жыл бұрын
What a fun adventure! And I have to say Tum's cooking...yummy!!
@HappyHaunting2 жыл бұрын
At least one of us is good at cooking!
@lcroll97802 жыл бұрын
Glad you took your initial bad weather trip to see us!
@HappyHaunting2 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas!
@lcroll97802 жыл бұрын
@@HappyHaunting seeing you made a very Merry Christmas 🎅 :)
@FraidyZone2 жыл бұрын
Wow! That gas sounds pretty cheap! I think ours is about $5 a gallon here around San Francisco. Anyway, looked like a fun trip, and I'm glad you made it back safely.
@HappyHaunting2 жыл бұрын
Scary!
@splunge9992 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a good trip, glad it went well! Too bad about that cold shower!😬
@Euragone682 жыл бұрын
And 3 months later gas is $5+...
@HappyHaunting2 жыл бұрын
It’s only about $4.20 here. We just a few weeks ago took a 4000 mile trip to Utah and back and don’t think we paid over $5 at all.
@horses2by2 жыл бұрын
Glad you had a great trip trying out your new Van, hopefully you can go somewhere a little bit warmer next time
@HappyHaunting2 жыл бұрын
Summer is just around the corner! Then fall!!
@frauleinmona2 жыл бұрын
Ahhhhhh! Hi Mike! I know it's been quite awhile! But, I'm here now! And I've missed you! AND Tum too! I'm really happy to see you and Tum travelling on the road, taking a nice, long, lengthy trip! You guys looked like you had a very nice time! WITH the exception of the cold showers! Yikes!🥶 Too bad you couldn't have gotten a shower that distributed hot water! 😁 I loved that Tum was washing the van so diligently after you guys got home. And I laughed SO hard when you asked him at the end of the video if he had any further thoughts. And he simply and quickly said, "No".😂 I also loved him in his rain jacket with his hood up! He looked like a kid walking to school!😄 Wished you could have had at least another 3 inches of leg room in your seat!🦵 Hope you're both doing great! Sending all of my love and best wishes to you two awesome, handsome, intelligent men! 🤗🥰😸❤🍀
@frauleinmona2 жыл бұрын
I had to edit my comment because I made a grammatical error. Sorry!😕
@HappyHaunting2 жыл бұрын
I’m glad Tum wanted to clean the van. I didn’t!
@frauleinmona2 жыл бұрын
@@HappyHaunting Hahahahahahaha! I'll bet you two balance each other out very well, yeah? If *you* don't feel like doing something, *he'll* do it. And If *he* doesn't feel like doing something, *you* will. Of course I may be totally off base here! LOL
@morapadua80772 жыл бұрын
What a cool trip great times xoxo
@Teriandjacobworld2 жыл бұрын
Come and pick me up in Pennsylvania, I'm sure you still have my address 🤣 Happy Haunting or Happy Holidays 🎄 ⛄ Safe Safe 🙏
@HappyHaunting2 жыл бұрын
I do love PA
@Teriandjacobworld2 жыл бұрын
@@HappyHaunting I love Pennsylvania too 💖 especially where I live,a lot of lakes and places to see. I hope you had a great time 👍
@pennydreadful49392 жыл бұрын
Oooh some beautiful snowy scenery! Eek cold showers are the devil! I'm glad you had safe travels though Stay spooky 🖤💀🖤
@HappyHaunting2 жыл бұрын
Thanks. You too!
@colemyst4 ай бұрын
Blah blah Yadda Yadda Happy tripping
@BodhiBodesSchuyler2 жыл бұрын
I would be so annoyed traveling with my homie 24/7 what do your wives do that they let you guys hang out?
@HappyHaunting2 жыл бұрын
Wives are too busy with their boyfriends to care.
@cyberi4a2 жыл бұрын
To funny, you think $3.50 is high and I'm thinking that's cheap. :-)
@HappyHaunting2 жыл бұрын
It’s under 3 here.
@cyberi4a2 жыл бұрын
@@HappyHaunting Can you drive out to California and bring me some....LOL :-)
@rwaters97092 жыл бұрын
😓 Promo'SM!
@HappyHaunting2 жыл бұрын
I don’t know what you’re meaning. But thanks for watching!
@migdaliarivera91642 жыл бұрын
Stay safe
@HappyHaunting2 жыл бұрын
You too!
@SunuFitrawan2 жыл бұрын
😍 😍 😍 😍 😍 😍 😍 😍 😍 😍 😍 😍 😍 😍 😍 Always try + pray can be real KZbinr with benefits AdSense 💲 to buy or build motorhome then make a life journey with KZbin
@HappyHaunting2 жыл бұрын
Hopefully can videos Arles more lucrative than Halloween videos which…. Aren’t.