Cross-Country Adventure for a Special Occasion! RV to Airplane to RV

In our latest adventure, we alternated between RV life and airline travel. This journey took us from Phoenix, Arizona, to Florida for a significant family milestone and then back to Phoenix to continue our RV travels toward Las Vegas, New Mexico. ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ Click to see all of the details related to this video below!
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00:00 Intro
00:27 Phoenix
01:33 Implementing our Hughes Autoformer
03:36 Flying to Florida for USF Graduation (and back)
07:00 Water Filter Change / Refreshing the Fresh Tank
10:07 Rving Phoenix to Las Vegas, NM
15:41 Overnight Stop in Gallup, NM (USA RV Park)
18:40 Gallup to Las Vegas (via Blue Beacon)
23:56 Las Vegas, NM KOA Journey
24:33 Longmire Sherif’s Office (downtown Las Vegas)
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[@KateThomas-rl6zi]

Congrats to Chads daughter (beautiful and gorgeous smile. Best of Luck in her future endeavors!) and speedy recovery for Tara with LOTS of Prayers and can't wait to see you again. Never like seeing anyone in the hospital! Always love the Music. You two are so cute together!!!! Hope to see you soon on our travels!

[@billwilliams5889]

A great episode …. Thanks for taking us with you !

[@bradleymanning3225]

Very nice video. I know this was a little while ago, so We're hoping Tara is recuperating well. We stayed at the USA RV park on our cross country trip. It's owned and operated by a Veteran. So they make sure the veterans get the discount. Remember seeing allot of the things you saw on this trip. Congrats to the new Graduate as well. Hope every is well , continued safe travels.

[@ejs6010]

We just stayed at the USA RV Park in Gallup this year to reunite with my childhood girlfriend. It was a pleasant stay. Congrats to Meagan. The truck wash was wonderful! Enjoy your journey.

[@rickrichardson5329]

I did love that show . Longmire should have never went off. Chad good to see Tara up and going and congratulations on your daughter graduating. Yall in some beautiful country can't wait to see the next installment.

[@vincentsaputo1757]

looking good be safe have fun

[@lindawinters7446]

What a beautiful young woman your daughter is! The song you played during her graduation video brought tears to my eyes- it was just perfect!

[@Thewaywardtravellers64]

Bradenton is where we both grew up and fell in love in 8th grade. His dad still there by Desoto Speedway. We love your videos! Daughters all Navy!

[@seawolff33]

One travel weeks we do 1 nite,1 nite, 2 nite, repeat. By the 3rd day we are ready for a day off. Nice to see you back on the road.

[@travelingwithtroyandrhoda]

Great to see you Tara! Great video! Chad has invented a few new words. :) We do the same with turning over the fresh tank. Tons easier than sanitizing over a 24 hour period every few weeks to keep the nasties out. I shouldn't be surprised when I see you do stuff just like we do since I learned by watching you for about 7 years now.

[@ibMoose2u]

OMG, my big brave 100lb 1/2 Newfoundland and 1/2 Queensland Heeler Jameson chases off coyotes on our property here in NW Montana but the second the fire alarm chirps, he curls up in to a violently shivering puppy on my lap. It rips my soul to see him so scared. Great video guys!

[@jerrydaminato743]

So interesting. We stayed at USA RV Park 3-4 years ago. So fun to see someone else there. For us it's special because: 🇨🇦 we're from Canada!

[@HyphenDude]

1. Cool, you weren't far from me (I am in North Port, FL). 2. Another cool, my sister graduation from USF (quite a few years ago, though)

[@leonajameson8902]

Loved the video. Good to see you

[@tcoker6616]

God Bless America!!!!

[@trisharuth2522]

She is precious!

[@davidoverholt251]

I loved that show Longmire!

[@YOLOFAM2024]

We haven’t made it to New Mexico yet, we’re close to the boarder, but maybe in a few months. Weather looked great!

[@rdrose61]

Thanks for the ride-along. Stopped at that BB a ffew months ago. They do a good job. When on I-40; we often stop at the Sky City Travel Center (at Sky City Casino about 7 miles west of your fuel stop) for fuel. They are on Open Roads. They have a good overnight RV park with great pricing (watch the billboards for discounted price and mention at check-in). Sky City Casino is a little larger and has the table games for Chad 😂.

[@Elnu01]

we have stayed at that campground. Great folks! made wonderful breakfasts for us the next morning!! love the channel! Happy Thanksgiving! E/T

[@PamW2009]

My husband, who has a cousin living in Bradenton, FL, also messes up words like Chad did. I cracked up right with you Tara. 😂 Yay for military discounts! We always ask. We're headed on an RV road trip again soon and most of our stays will be at Fam Camps. We prefer them when we can get them. Always a decent bargain.

[@johnclancy7607]

Really like our autoformer. Have had it about 5 years and it’s hooked up like yours so I can use it or just bypass it. Great video

[@Marilynlovesebiking]

PS I just started to watch Longmire after this episode and you showing the Sheriff office!

[@Marilynlovesebiking]

Tara, I loved the music. My baby she’s a green light.

[@cliffbailey437]

Dang Chad! You guys were within 11 minutes of my home when you stayed at the Desert Edge RV park! Would have been great to meet up with you and had a meet/greet. Congrats on your daughter's graduation! Hope Tara is recovering well. Best! Travel safely! Cliff Bailey in Phoenix..

[@denflyr]

Also "famous" for filming the first Red Dawn in the 80's!

[@ChangingLanes]

We didn't know that! I loved that movie in the 80s.

[@markwarren3060]

What you are seeing with the electrical issues can be the result of overloading on that phase of the service or it can indicate a bad neutral. When there is a fault in underground cable it will usually result in the other cables being affected eventually. The cables usually use an aluminum conductor which will degrade when exposed to moisture. The wire becomes a powder but will operate until there is an air gap created. A faulty neutral will cause high voltage on one phase and low voltage on the other when a load is applied. The device you plugged into your Watchdog is an auto transformer. It senses which of the conductors has a fault and compensates for the low or high voltage. Though I don't use the auto trans you have, and can't speak about it, it will probably compensate for the loss of a phase or neutral or any combination of. You must have one good phase though.

[@ChangingLanes]

I think most of the times we see low voltage in RV parks, the park is just overloaded.

[@colbyclark5532]

Didn't get to visit all that on our stop in Los Vegas. Had to visit a tire shop just outside of town. Had a wild burro you would have to push and move to get to a bay.

[@JoeMiles-i4i]

Hopefully you stopped at the Texan Steakhouse in Amarillo Texas? It is a great experience.

[@ChangingLanes]

Not this time.. Maybe next. 😊

[@paulbarber1077]

I'm in the middle of reading the newest Longmire book , "Tooth and Claw." Released date November 19, 2024. I've seen every show read every book. Now I can say I saw the town it's filmed in. Thank you.

[@matthewmcnulty698]

Feel like its been forever since i watched 1 of. Your. Guys. Videos

[@ChangingLanes]

Welcome back! 😊

[@me98gt]

We stayed in that RV park at dancing eagle casino back in October 2024 and full hookups was $20 and it was nice and clean

[@mobilityrvadventures]

We have also stayed at USA RV Park on our cross country drive also. Seems to be a popular stopping point

[@fa24neteng101]

Welcome to the Springs. Enjoy USAFA if that's the fam camp you're staying at. The weather is great this week, but it's supposed to snow again next week. Hope to see you around town. Love your videos. LTCD

[@fa24neteng101]

Btw, you need to go to King's Chef by Acacia Park if you're still in town.

[@rons3297]

Enjoyed the video, as always. A bit of home seeing I40 coming in to Albuquerque and then I25 heading north to Santa Fe and Las Vegas NM. Know you are gone from there now but hope you also had a chance to see New Mexico Highlands University, established in 1893. Been over 30 years since I last visited there but I remember the beautiful structures and area.

[@danielrichard1857]

Never tried Blue Beacon before! Any tips on there services? I noticed you opted out of a few cleaning add on's. Thanks!

[@terrygillis9909]

Congrats on the graduation!! Hughs autoformer. Don't understand why you do not always have it connected? Why bypass it? I hardwired and installed both a 30 AMP on Class C and 50AMP on my class A. Never saw a need to bypass it. What am I missing?

[@edandsharonmoreland]

Back in 2022 we stopped at a Harvest Host in Grants NM and that was a big mistake. All night 4 wheeler festival. Before that stop we stayed near Winslow AZ at the “cheap” Take It Easy RV Park where the last site was near the I-40 on ramp and smelled like a sewer. It was a trip otherwise.

[@ChangingLanes]

Oh no! Usually a HH will make events like that clear to guests so they can opt to stay somewhere else.

[@virgilrodriguez8113]

New Sub, enjoyed your video. What dash cam are you using?

[@ChangingLanes]

Welcome! 😊. We use this one: gear.changinglanesrv.com/product/vantrue-dashcam/

[@danrandall794]

Ah I-40, time for new shocks. I think there are hot springs in Las Vegas NM. I liked Longmire.

[@Marilynlovesebiking]

I remember Las Vegas and the electric problems you had. And it was hot there. Ah, Sky Way bridge. I love that area, my son and his family lives in St. Petersburg. I agree about refreshing the fresh water. 💦 We have a small 23’ travel trailer. Our fresh water is only 30 gallons. How I would love one twice as much. Oh good grief about the labels. That sounds so confusing. I would get it wrong.

[@mikeholczer]

“We only travel with 50 gallons of water”, with the CCC of our single axle we do an overnight with 5 gallons of water.

[@kwyer1963]

Love your videos! When are you guys going to get a Goose Box?

[@ChangingLanes]

We might try the Gen-Y Executive.

[@kwyer1963]

@ interesting. I can tell you when I put the Goose Box on my Solitude 375-RES it was an amazing change with the airbag and shock dampening.

[@bertkolmel9969]

just a question, how hard is it now to get those bolts off again now they have Loctite on them for the next brake job ?

[@joelyons7186]

Another great video! I hope Tara is doing well. I've never been through a Blue Beacon, but I've been tempted. Why no brushes or brightener on the rig? Is it because of the full body paint or should I avoid that on my fiberglass sides?

[@ChangingLanes]

Yes.. Our first time through one in our 397 gave us brush marks... We had paint on that one too and it was mostly black. I think someone commented on that video and said no acid and no brushes.

[@RV_Tips_Tricks_Travel]

Have you done a video showing how you added a plug so you could plug your power watchdog inside a compartment?

[@ChangingLanes]

Yep! 😊 kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4Dch4aQbr2Kf6s

[@tannerjim]

Surprised the Volta won't automatcially step up voltage by using battery power. Our Victron MultuPlus-II will do this.

[@richardchambers3093]

Don’t you guys just love driving the I40,it’s really pretty bad,eastern At through NM. Knock your fillings loose.

[@bobkatc9368]

That's an odd route from Phoenix to Vegas😊

[@jackturtle131]

We live here on rainwater tanks at the homes where we live here in Australia. You really think we have to refresh the water every so often. Your water sits in black tanks under you 5th wheeler the is no sun getting to it. You're wasting bloody good water It's all in your mind mate

[@ChangingLanes]

Maybe so. But the water does taste stale after a couple months in the heat.

[@matthewmcnulty698]

How many times. Do. You guys pull up. In a camp site and. They subscribe to the you tube channel

[@ChangingLanes]

Most of the time these days.. 😊

[@matthewmcnulty698]

Nice ​@@ChangingLanes

[@trisharuth2522]

What kind of dog is Daisy?

[@ChangingLanes]

Daisy is a "Morkie", which is a Maltese/Yorkie mix. 🐶

[@bookooc5605]

Love you guys and your videos. Still hate most of the soundtrack.

[@theheartoftexas]

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[@theresatyree3904]

Loved Longmire! Watched it twice