Van Life On The East Coast (Living In A Homemade Truck Camper)

[@chadperling2766]

I watch too many these solo, travel-life videos but this is the first time I've seen some break up a day with a round of golf. Hilarious!

[@peterpiper487]

I know someone who sets up a tent in the bed of his truck when he parks somewhere. Works great for him. A lot lighter and less expensive.

[@DavidHuffTexas]

"Angel From Montgomery" is one of my absolute favorites...

[@coreystall8668]

Been watching you since the beginning, Nate. Loved the guitar playing!

[@pianogirl3870]

Like the guitar playing and drone footage!

[@lavidaesillusion1329]

So great to see you living life on your own terms. Enjoying your adventures as much as when you started in your Honda Element. God Bless.

[@lynnef3297]

👋 Beautiful campground you found to stay. I also enjoyed the musical interlude with the drone footage. 😊👍 Safe travels, Nate.

[@debbiecharlton1630]

Loved your song ❤

[@craigroosa9321]

Another great video ! Love the song and nice voice ! Nice way to spend some chill time watching ! Safe travels and look forward to next one !

[@conchscooter]

That build world for a limber youth and it looks perfect for you. I confess I really liked the NV 200 with pop top. Vans are how I like to live. Cheers from the road.

[@tellfredtellfred]

Looks like you created a neat, uncluttered, efficient travel/camping operation. Congrats

[@dog1dog223]

Nice to hear you banging out some Prine!

[@DARYLINGLE]

YOU COME ACROSS AS VERY GENUINE. GREAT VIDEOS

[@thomasucc]

Good to see you again

[@vqcruz572]

Beautiful sites. Thanks for sharing!

[@Theadamvok]

just realized that I've been following your journey for 4 years now, and we don't even know each other :-). Love the simplicity of your lifestyle, thanks for sharing.

[@calvinmarshall1610]

Great video safe travels looking forward to the next episode

[@JS-xx8nr]

I recognize that Chevy knock on cold start up. Haha

[@jackieberg504]

I live near Bennington, VT. Such a pretty area of the country ❤.

[@llorylloyd]

WOW thanks for those majestic views. Very beautiful ❤️

[@Implant01]

I'm renting a Promaster campervan this fall for a trip through New England and I will be going to Bennington! Thanks for the sneak peek Nate! That just got me even more excited for my journey if that's even possible.

[@Implant01]

The view from the top of the monument today was fantastic!

[@dannysirprimo7012]

Youre definitely good at making videos. Awsome

[@OdysseyCamper]

Bennington, VT is one of my favorite places, especially in the fall. Great song, Nate!

[@Theworldisabeautifulplaceyakno]

I just bought a slide in camper today. Gotta fix er up before winter up in Northern Wisconsin

[@CindyWebster-s6p]

Nice song! I love your videos you have a very calm demeanor. God Bless your travels!

[@NathanBerryNC]

Lack of cell service isn't the trees... it's the mountains lol

[@ZEVONLIN]

Always bustin out the John Prine! Love it!!

[@gailjohnson6670]

Thank you for the video. Blessings to you.

[@snug40pip]

Another awesome video! Always love to see the food. God bless safe travels love from Colorado.

[@solrshawn]

If that were my build, I'd create a cabover and use it for storage. Depending upon how it was built, it could be made to be less of a windsail than what you currently have.

[@CMF_1]

Would you consider a roof box as an option to avoid the cab over build ?

[@solrshawn]

@@CMF_1 If it were aesthetic and at least somewhat aerodynamic, of course. the point is that is wasted space above the cab and the way the camper is now it's a massive windsail.

[@bjnails3002]

It's a beautiful life.

[@MarksKicksOnRoute66]

Nate this is one of my favorites! Great job with the song your quiet talented sir!

[@ZEVONLIN]

You driving down the highway with all the green around you reminded me of Matt Damon driving off at the end of Goodwill Hunting!

[@garygallagher5978]

Hi mate, nice to see you again, your looking suitably refreshed and we're looking forward to your new travels from one of your UK followers.

[@vladcampos]

5:08 Thank you for also showing it in the metric system 👍

[@lorenzogonzalez8695]

Great to see you again great vlog

[@lifehunter6426]

Once you hit Maryland going north, the free camping is done. Pennsylvania made everything pay last year

[@timothybilotta8090]

Wrong so wrong. Camping is still mostly in tents and for tent campers there is tons of free camping. Goofballs in trucks living this "van life" isn't actually camping and with the impact these rigs have on the environment and resources they should have to pay. Reality is there is lots of free camping in New York all the way to Maine (state land very similar to BLM). It's just not all accessible with these giant home on wheels rigs which are largely stupid polluters and not actually camping.

[@evelyndunn50]

Glad you had a nice trip.

[@RonInAVan]

Hey Nate, we are at Gorges State Park NC if you are in the area. Happy to see you back on the road.

[@StevenJeffrey-h2g]

those little windows seem better insulation than big glass windows

[@cajunjamis9001]

GLAD U R BACK!

[@joannecanetti7481]

Always good to see you.😊

[@linda_lawson]

Just saying hi to promote the video. Glad to see you thriving.

[@alvinmousseau1100]

Awesome video

[@kybollweevil7540]

You might ought to go down the Skyline Drive and Blue Ridge Parkway.

[@charleshawes3670]

Lucas Oil Stabilizer added to your oil every time you change can help reduce oil consumption. It will also help decrease startup wear.

[@StevenJeffrey-h2g]

does that help on a 20 year old engine that leaks a bit of oil due to loose gaskets

[@charleshawes3670]

@@StevenJeffrey-h2g its more of a viscosity agent it sticks to the metal better than oil itself

[@bencuraza6503]

Happy travels and be SAFE. O how I miss the days watching your ELEMENT VAN. Not sure I like the idea where you have to exit the truck to get into the Camper for Safety reasons leaves you vulnerable 💪😎💪

[@JoHarmon-hg7wz]

Great drone footage.

[@llorylloyd]

Thanks for explaining I was wondering what the rush to get back to Florida was.

[@E.V.999]

You're truck should be getting 16 mpg on the low and 20 on the high, *with the 8.1L*. When you show clips of is starting, it starts slow (I'm not saying battery issue), the truck gets poor fuel mileage, overhead when hauling and its hot out *but it should have handled that no problem* and has one of the most unique chevy ticks I've heard when under normal operation. All of these behaviors leads me to believe there's something up with the engine timing. On older vehicles you can adjust engine timing on the fly. With a modern truck like yours the computer has a pre set rang "sea level" (a safe mode when engine light is on) and when the engine light is off, the computer uses all the sensors *if there not bad* for active data read back, it will automatically adapt to the climate around it for peak emissions from mountain to sea. What I'm saying is that your truck probably has one of the following bad sensors, cam position, crank position, or 1 of the 2 knock sensors. Some others that can contribute sometimes is, oil pressure, up stream or downstream o2 sensors or a clogged fuel filter / fuel pump slowly giving out. Sometimes a dirty mass air flow sensor or fuel pressure sensor. It should be easier to pin point the problem with a OBD2 reader and the info I gave you, you just have too look up the sensors intended value and compare it too what the scanner says. Or hopefully this comment makes it easier for you to go too a shop, now having an idea of the problems and remedies. Get back that mileage (especially wnen driving all the time) and tons of power, it will fell like a new truck!!!

[@CMF_1]

Do you carry leveling blocks for the times where the site is less than level?

[@jaybird2299]

Rock on brother🎸 living the dream

[@johnkrumpotick8659]

That is a beautiful area of the country, I love the wild life and the beautiful trees. I noticed that the gate on your truck closes on the camper door. Can you drop the gate from inside the camper? I'd be paranoid that some joker would lock me in.

[@ElementLife]

I can reach out the window and open it from the inside :)

[@rainkinggw]

Still here Nate even though the stupid notifications doesn't work.

[@clarkleakins879]

I think that paying for a campsite is fine if the fee, facility is respectable. Yes, the reservation system can often be a PIA unless planned well in advance. Summer, most open campgrounds, are full Friday through Sunday. Being itinerant has blessings and requires compromise and adjustment. Arrange your travels accordingly.

[@HaroldLeeDye]

I am east and south and no problems. Love the National Forest, Good Rivers and Lakes for fishing and camping. Do not care for the east or north parts of usa. Wish you the best and keep up the good work.

[@dirtroadsailing6418]

Great video! Just curious about something though, if somebody closed your tailgate while you were inside could you get out?

[@anthonyelwick3600]

I live in Boston and I have to go to RV parks because I have a class c hard to boondock that. The rv parks are always busy and crowded its sucks actually.

[@washingtonarias4476]

What will you do if somebody close the tailgate you will be trapped how you get out

[@scooterhughes9118]

What year model is your truck? I have a 1999 Chevrolet Silverado that looks kinda like yours. I'm thinking about building my own camper on it also.

[@ElementLife]

Go for it! My truck is a 2001 2500hd with the 6.0

[@GregWorzel]

What golf course was that?

[@jsev607]

As a surfer, next time just stop off in the shore communities at the Jersey Shore. You can street park in many of them, grab some surf, some boardwalk tacos/pizza… it’s great.

[@igorrosales1799]

I want to build a camper just like yours! Any video that could help me? Thanks

[@ElementLife]

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[@adriennestearns5549]

Love your travel videos! What App do you use to find places like the one in Virginia? Ioverlander?

[@youme5547]

MY BROTHER, HOW DID YOU TRAVEL FROM UP NORTH ON EAST COAST AND NOT STOP OFF IN NEW.JERSEY DOR SOME OF THE BEST WAVES ON THE EAST COAST, THATS NOT COOL YOU MISSED OUT. I KNOW NEXT TIME LOL STAY SAFE GOD BLESS ✌️🌅🏄🏖️😎

[@Ohiostategenerationx]

If you ever get to Dayton Ohio area I can show ya around.

[@Talaria567]

Do you have a link to the black metal basket you have hanging on the wall?

[@ElementLife]

amzn.to/3yor1Yn

[@jeverhart99]

Don't know if you want to say, but where is the Virginia site? I live in VA and am always looking for nice spots like that.

[@277kne]

Nate did you stop in R.I. ? I know you surf in Little Compton. Im on the West bay sid3 in R.I. Good to see you on KZbin again.

[@ElementLife]

I spent a few days in RI! Actually scored a nice summer wind swell day with a friend of mine in LC :)

[@Snotgrass]

Should someone close your tailgate while you're inside the camper, how can you get out? Thanks.

[@freedomdove]

He's shown this and answered the question many times. You must be new here.

[@Snotgrass]

​@@freedomdoveI am.

[@freedomdove]

@@Snotgrass He can reach out that little window on the door and open the tailgate from inside.

[@Snotgrass]

@@freedomdove so glad to know that. I was just concerned for his safety.

[@freedomdove]

@@Snotgrass Understandable. 👍

[@artsteadman2230]

Hope you don't tangle with Debby remnants

[@GEAUXFRUGAL]

What happens when someone closes the tailgate with you in the box?

[@slapstickdome9797]

He has said before. He can reach out and unlock it.

[@lesleyhughes3174]

​@@slapstickdome9797yes many times he has explained.

[@CMF_1]

Think I recognize that PF in NC (if it was NC)

[@goober9983]

Sleeping in 78 percent humidity how in the world do you do it 😅

[@freedomdove]

It's definitely more expensive to camp in the eastern half of the USA.

[@Clarksadventureanywhere]

Did you get rid of the rogue camper?.... If you already answered this in a video then please forgive me.

[@bonniepwtf]

Was just thinking about you yesterday, wondering how you were. Nice to see this video pop up. So much beautiful green footage. Wishing you success on the shoot.✌️🤗

[@wantisin9623]

this case is not bad, but lack of glancing the interior configuration(sense of involvement).

[@JohnMurphy-dw6ml]

How many miles do you have on your truck?

[@ElementLife]

Almost 170k

[@ZEVONLIN]

@@ElementLife Just keep that oil topped off and it will take you much further!

[@jamesjackson7752]

Hey.😊

[@CMF_1]

comment to algorithm

[@richardreedy117]

Aren't you worried about some goofball coming along and closing your tailgate with you inside? Also, diminished cell coverage in a National Forest is largely due to the fact that no cell towers are allowed in National Forests.

[@freedomdove]

He can open the tailgate by reaching out that little window.

[@andysedgley]

Are you missing Shannon? 🧡

[@LtDan-ov6bf]

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[@Sprintervan1]

Your New Mexico videos were awesome!! These east coast videos are getting boring.

[@colinayers3498]

Second

[@user-iu9pr7hz1z]

What happened to the girl?

[@theseamazingplaces]

She does not want to be in the KZbin videos any longer.

[@lorettagattinella7391]

Try changing your PCV valve. If it's old, it contributes to oil consumption. I learned this tip from Scotty Kilmer. Changing the valve helped in my 98 Jeep Cherokee

[@orale_vato]

Unfortunately, she wanted to do more grown-up things.

[@warrendelay]

Now record a song in your real voice, no tech, no auto tunes, no correction. no adjustments. just your natural voice.

[@martinbaird1406]

Hard to live free, but you can burn books.