Day In The Life of Full-Time RV Travel: Keeping Busy During 10 Nights of NIRVC-ATL Maintenance EP309

Sue & I accepted the fact a LONG, LONG TIME AGO, that we were going to spend a significant amount of time keeping our motorhome roadworthy. Upgrades, maintenance, repairs, cleaning, bodywork, etcetera, need to be done as the issues arise. You DO NOT want to have all these things to pile up on themselves, and become a large, unaffordable and unworkable list.
We have come to embrace the fun, peace & quiet, relaxation, and situations that "just kind of happen" when you are forced to be stationary for a while. We work to enjoy the experience, be in the moment and not fight it! This has worked for us,..........
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[@jimmartinson4280]

Living the life of Riley. You drive by NRVC and good things happen. From ceramic coating to slides you got it all covered. It is good to be you!

[@OurJourneyInMyles]

We really are trying to stay on top of our repairs. You do have to go for the gusto in life while you still have the ability! Hope all is well with you guys!

[@Adam_Gray]

A beautiful montage to a lovely life on and off the road! I'm catching up on missed videos today after getting back from three week trek in Patagonia, Chile and Argentina - the wondrous beauty of South America! Safe Travels my friends! 🦺🇺🇸❤🤍💙🎆

[@OurJourneyInMyles]

Welcome back! You don't fool around when you travel! Wow,.....

[@harterbob]

We are currently on an Adventure Caravans 59 day tour of Gaspe and the Atlantic Provinces. Our tail gunners, Bob and Teresa, will be your wagon masters for your upcoming Adventure Caravans tour. We tried to warn them as best we could of the challenges Mark will present to them😅. Honestly, they are a great team and you will love them. Incidentally, this is our first Adventure Caravan, and we signed up for it after meeting you both at Ruby’s Campground near Bryce Canyon National Park when you were on your first Adventure Caravan.

[@OurJourneyInMyles]

Wow! What a great story! We are 15 days into our second Adventure Caravan Tour called 31 Day Traverse Michigan. We are having a great time, and are lucky to have a previous Caravan buddy we met and became friends with on this trip along with us! Ruby's Campground was a great stop, and we loved biking into Bryce directly from the Campground. PLEASE tell Bob & Teresa we will try to behave extremely well. We just need them to help navigate us safely during the 36 Day Historic East Coast America Sept 15th-Oct 20th 2024 Adventure Caravan Tour we will soon be on!

[@crossroadsrvtravels]

Thats what any good driver does, you do not force something that's not there, you go with the flow and adapt and overcome road construction by looking for a safe place to correct! Not your first rodeo!! Nice navigating Sue! Mark, I am starting to think you love being around the mechanic and body shop areas (I do too). Myles looks awesome!!! Have a wonderful summer tour!

[@OurJourneyInMyles]

Thanks for watching guys!

[@eevans5477]

I enjoy watching your videos.

[@OurJourneyInMyles]

Sue & I both appreciate that comment! Thank you,....

[@SevenBears1]

I enjoy hanging out with OJM . Regular days camping are better than being home.

[@OurJourneyInMyles]

Sue & I will whole-heartedly agree!

[@PineRidgeRez]

Thanks Mark, I’ve been using the ceramic coating a few years now along with a ceramic detailer spray to clean up with but this is the first I have seen a clay mitt. That is so interesting that I have got to check into that for front cap cleanup of bug debris.

[@OurJourneyInMyles]

Glad to help. I have used it three times now, and it is definitely an easier process with the mitt. I will try to be vigilant and throw it out when it doesn't clean up well.

[@kirkchubbs8284]

Yes that feeling you get, when you see that the direction you need to go is blocked or changed . It has happened to all of us.. Myles is still lookin good. Thank God for Diane and Les they are caring people with the love they have for their dogs and the life they let them live. Safe travels…

[@OurJourneyInMyles]

After meeting them, Sue actually start treating ME better!

[@brianc.612]

Great video. Thanks for sharing!

[@OurJourneyInMyles]

Thanks for watching!

[@campinwiththeconfers]

Just stumbled across your channel. Great simple video on everyday RV life! I really enjoyed it! - Safe travels! - Mike and Shelley

[@OurJourneyInMyles]

Awesome! Thank you guys! Stick with us,.......we have an awesome series of Chattanooga TN Travel Videos coming up. We were blown away how much their was to do in the 4 weeks we were there!

[@lindanadaud9698]

Thanks for the video.

[@OurJourneyInMyles]

Thanks for stopping by,....

[@benoitfontaine899]

Great video once again.😁

[@OurJourneyInMyles]

Glad you enjoyed it Benoit,.....

[@mnmandthegang]

Another great video, love the ceramic coat. We need that and the lithium batteries 🙂 Safe travels

[@OurJourneyInMyles]

Thanks for checking in on us gang!

[@stephenpolos1689]

Good video you guys are the best 😊

[@OurJourneyInMyles]

Thank you so much 😁 Stephen! Glad to have you stopping by for a few minutes,......

[@grayfox9911]

Thanks for another interesting video! What a sweet couple to do what they do for the animals!! 💘 NNTR😀

[@OurJourneyInMyles]

Thanks for watching!

[@brendanwalsh1675]

Whew! We dislike having to go around to make a U turn, but no matter how much planning, it will happen. Those big strip malls help! Safe, happy, and healthy travels! Thanks for taking us along. Hi from Florida. Brendan & Lena

[@OurJourneyInMyles]

I am thinking a master plan is in process,.........Walmart cannot be the long term solution.

[@kenmeinke2753]

Myles looks great. We have our 2nd "boost" scheduled with them on Sept.3rd. So far the results have been great. It is interesting that they did not wash your coach prior to the boost. When they did the first boost, they washed the coach and then applied the boost

[@OurJourneyInMyles]

Yes,.....when the Ceramic was first applied, they washed it top to bottom. I remember you had your Tiffin Allegro Bus Ceramic Coated by Bob Moses. How does the NIRVC Ceramic job compare on your current Newell?

[@kenmeinke2753]

@@OurJourneyInMyles We also had the Newell done NIRVC in Atlanta. The Newell looks much nicer even though the ceramic was done on a nine year old coach. I know the prior owner and he was pretty fanatical about the condition of the coach. Hope y'all enjoyed MI.

[@OurJourneyInMyles]

Current owner is taking care of it as well!

[@user-lu7ol2vd4z]

man that roof never got love ,no whash no wax ....

[@OurJourneyInMyles]

I would have to agree! I will make sure my next chance I get, I will have it cleaned, inspected and Aerospace 303'd!

[@rdrose61]

Thanks... we encounter new construction that conflict with sat view all the time. It always is brief period of anxiety about turning radius options.

[@OurJourneyInMyles]

This was kind of a first for us! Glad others have had this happen so I don't feel like a newbie RVer ameuter after 7 years on the road!

[@billtorrence8102]

great looking rig.

[@OurJourneyInMyles]

Thanks,.........it was built in June of 2013,...........so its 11 years old in this video.

[@roydavis2242]

Your issue with not being able to turn the way you wanted has happened to us many times. Many empty onto side roads that have traffic lights where you can turn. I am thinking about buying a New RV from NIRVC and want to have a paint correction and ceramic coating done before I pick it up. Buy Release® cleaner for your RV. Spray it o, let it sit a minute, and wipe off. It removes bugs and all.

[@OurJourneyInMyles]

I would be interested to know what the optimum time after factory painting you need to wait before Ceramic Coating the rig. Doing it as soon as possible I am certain is the smartest move!

[@hughgonzalez8958]

Mark, Sue, we love your videos. The information and the relaxed manner is great. I noticed that you have a blue tank water softener. How do like it? What brand and model is it? Thank you !!!

[@OurJourneyInMyles]

Thank you for the kind comments! Our water softner is listed in our "Fresh Water System Equipment" section of our Amazon Store. It is an "On The Go" Brand Water Softener. We like it,......the other brand (Softcell) I have no experience with. They are a lot smaller company, and didn't answer the phone when I called them, nor return my calls. Your mileage may vary. We appreciate any support folks give us by using our Amazon Link. We have discovered that folks DO need to start with an EMPTY shopping cart BEFORE they start a NEW & FRESH shopping cart ”session”. Please bookmark the "Our Journey In Myles" WEBSITE,…….and use a “fresh button push” on our Amazon Store Button on the main page top banner menu to buy whatever you need from Amazon. DO NOT bookmark the Amazon Link Store Page itself! The link goes stale after a day or so, and will no longer help the particular channel you are trying to support. It does not have to be the stuff in our store,….you could be buying a rototiller,……EVERYTHING you purchase with a “fresh button push link” shopping session will earn use a small commission that will not increase your costs! See you on the road someday,……..

[@ericverpeten8503]

👍👍

[@OurJourneyInMyles]

Thanks for the 👍 Eric! Much better than some other emoji's!

[@rogergraves242]

Just Like Truck Drivers RV’ers Have to Whatch Bridge Clerances Too.

[@OurJourneyInMyles]

You can say that again,....

[@barryholiday8998]

👏👍🏻

[@OurJourneyInMyles]

Thanks Barry,....

[@journeysendrv]

Watching another informative video! Where did you get the GPS Garmin RV bean bag holder?

[@OurJourneyInMyles]

It is the XL model version from Garmin. It is in our Amazon Store. If you decide to shop online with our Affiliate Link, you must use fresh link to our Amazon Store front page EVERY SINGLE TIME. You can buy ANYTHING you want, you just need to start with a fresh link (NOT bookmarked) . We will get affiliate income from your Amazon purchases that will help support the channel with no additional cost to you. Thank you!

[@journeysendrv]

@@OurJourneyInMyles I tried to check the product on your Amazon store but link is broken?!?!

[@OurJourneyInMyles]

@@journeysendrv I just checked it and it worked for me. Try it again. Its the following description on Amazon: "Garmin XL Friction Mount"

[@MonacoMike]

Mark, when you had your coach ceramic coated did you have a 3M, or Xpel Plus, shield applied to the front of your coach, before or after the ceramic coating was applied?

[@OurJourneyInMyles]

No. NIRVC uses the Xpel Ceramic Liquid Products. I left my 11 year old Diamond Shield on. It is not perfect, but is still pretty good. In some areas it is checked and cracked, but for the most part not near bad enough to even think about.

[@MonacoMike]

@@OurJourneyInMyles Interesting. Did they ceramic coat over top of your Diamond Shield. My 3M shield is starting to show signs of age so I've scheduled to have it replaces with the Xpel Ultra 10 shield in a couple of weeks. When you eventually have to remove your Diamond Shield will you look to have another shield applied or just ceramic coat the front?

[@OurJourneyInMyles]

I will most likely let the next owner worry about that! But if I did have to remove it, I would put "something" back on besides the Ceramic....

[@DanaPELLETIER-j2i]

I would like to know, how you are able to tow the Honda Odyssey with out messing up the transmission.

[@OurJourneyInMyles]

Folks should always refer to the free, online PDF documents, that the Family Motorcoach Association compiles (The Dingy Towing Guides) listing all the approved cars and trucks by model and year, that you can pull behind a motorhome. Additionally, it proves notes on any added preparation needed before towing can start for the day. www.fmca.com/motorhome/videos/player/24/38 I would probably NOT RECOMMEND pulling a Honda Odyssey. We are taking a chance,….we have a lot of money on the line with the faceplate mod and Air Force 1 Braking Mod. We paid top dollar to get an extremely low mileage 2013 EX-L, (about 23k miles) so the transmission was in as good a shape as possible. Are you willing to risk this like we have? We corresponded with someone on irv2.com in June of 2017 that was pulling a 5 speed Honda 2013 Odyssey for over 25k miles. This prompted us to “go for it!” He has since (about 1 year ago, had a trans failure.) He maintains he thinks it was NOT related to towing it. He liked his Honda enough he put a rebuilt trans in! We love our Honda and will do the same if we have an issue. WE CHANGE THE TRANS FLUID every year! We needed to pull a garage for our expensive bikes! After many conversations, WE DECIDED TO TAKE A CHANCE, AND PULL ONE AS WELL. We tow a 2013 EX-L Honda Odyssey. This is the latest year model (2013), and highest trim level (EX-L) model you can THEORETICALLY tow. Honda DOES NOT recommend towing it. Yes, I know, you are not supposed to tow it! Honda decided it wasn't worth the warranty claims of damaged Odyssey transmissions when NOT shifted into neutral following the EXACT instructions they provided way back in 2004. (YOU MUST SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL FROM DRIVE ONLY, NOT FROM REVERSE!) They gave up on the Odyssey towing public, because of this Odyssey peculiarity and said you can’t do it. I corresponded with a few other brave souls that had over 20,000 miles towed on their Odysseys before I was man enough to do it. We have PULLED it about 50,000 miles since June of 2017, and we have DRIVEN it 70,000 miles. SO FAR, SO GOOD. The 2013 Honda Odyssey Touring was a 6 speed, and CAN NOT be towed. In 2014, EVERYTHING went to 6 speed. You can search for the Honda Vin number decoder on the internet to make certain your Honda is a 5 speed to see if you would be OK. Any other years you would want to buy, you would want to research the internet and vin # to make sure you are not buying another 6 speed! We liked our (2) 2015 6 speed Honda Odysseys so much, that we sold them to get our (1) 2013 5-speed Odyssey. We are Full Time, and just need one car now. YOU DO NOT NEED ANY ADDED LUBE PUMPS! THIS IS THE TOWING PROCEDURE WE USE,…….EASY AS PIE,….. It has been simplified, directly from the 2004 Honda Odyssey towing instructions, which is the last year they "allowed" towing. The "PV1A Transmission” is the ONLY Honda Odyssey Automatic transmission you can tow, IF YOU FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS from Honda back in 2004 when they allowed the PV1A to be towed. It MUST be this 5-speed transmission. I left in a lot of the Honda legal jargon at the end just for your info. • Start the engine and get it to operating temperature. (I am usually still packing something up.) • Press on the brake pedal. Shift the lever through all the positions (P,R,N,D,2,1). • Then shift up from 1, 2, Shift to D, then to N. DO NOT GO INTO REVERSE! Let the engine run for at least three minutes, then turn off engine. THIS IS THE KEY, AND THE ABSOLUTE ISSUE THAT MUST BE FOLLOWED. SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL FROM REVERSE WILL SET YOU UP FOR PROBLEMS, AND/OR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. How many times you can do it wrong, I don't know. I am absolutely vigilant on this procedure. You must shift to neutral from DRIVE. • Make sure parking brake is OFF. • Leave the ignition switch in ACCESSORY (1) so the steering wheel does not lock. Make sure the radio and any items plugged into the accessory power sockets are turned off, so you do not run down the battery. (Our tow electric cord has a trickle charger line to keep the battery from going dead. We have an SMI Air Force One brake system,.......Honda is around 4,600 lbs. loaded.) If you travel more than 8 hours in one day (including stopping time), you must stop and repeat the above procedures. NOTICE: The steering system can be damaged if the steering wheel is locked. Always leave the key in the ACCESSORY (1) position to prevent damage to the steering system when towing behind another vehicle. CAUTION: Severe automatic transmission damage will occur if the car is shifted from reverse to neutral and then towed with the drive wheels on the ground. NOTICE: Improper towing preparation will damage the transmission. Follow the above procedure exactly. If you cannot shift the transmission or start the engine, your vehicle must be on a flatbed truck or trailer. If you tow a Honda/Acura vehicle with automatic transmission, the fluid must be changed every two years or 30,000 miles, whichever comes first. Although experience has shown that the Honda/Acura transmission and powertrain are capable of being "motorhome towed", America Honda does not assume responsibility for any vehicle damage or liabilities incurred due to the towing device, towing vehicle, lighting hookup, or other towing equipment or towing procedures; any responsibility for these items is assumed by the owner/operator. If you have additional questions, please call American Honda Motor Co. Inc. (National Consumer Affairs) at 800-999-1009. Good luck,…..as I said,…….I would think it is not a good, sound, financial idea,……although we are taking the chance!

[@gman77gas]

Wax on wax off 😮

[@OurJourneyInMyles]

Thanks for defending my honor buddy! I deleted his comment because it was false. I have spent about $100k at NIRVC for repairs and maintenance over 7 years. I keep coming back,.........because they are that good,......plain & simple.

[@gman77gas]

​@@OurJourneyInMylesYou are and always have been a great person. Glad to be your friend!

[@OurJourneyInMyles]

@@gman77gas Thanks,.......we will always have the day of "tricking out" the Ford Conversion Van! "Lets just drill a few holes in the dash,......"

[@JerseyRV]

You have to wonder about the brainiacs that put in the concrete barrier across from the truck stop so that you cannot get back to the interstate. You and countless other cars, trucks and RVs must now turn right out of the truck stop just to find a shopping center or other large parking lot in order to make a u turn. Thus clogging up the roads with even more traffic. We drive a 40’ class A towing a F-150 and I am astonished at how far we need to go out of our way when we are forced to turn a certain way when leaving a truck stop or Walmart (just to be safe in the eyes of the brainiacs). So we waste time and effort to find somewhere to do a u turn all 65’ of us thus annoying the cars all around us just to get back to the highway. I know that there are many not so safe drivers out there. But must the roads be dumbed down by the brainiacs with barriers and restrictive turns so that there will never be any accidents? Ugh

[@OurJourneyInMyles]

I am betting that other road changes are coming to make the final plan more workable. This was the first time we got caught in something this goofy. I feel bad for the T/A fuel stop!