FULL TIME RV REGRETS | Wish We'd Known (RV life)

[@lifererouted]

Hope you all had a happy 4th of July!! Check out Bluetti here shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1745428&u=3023696&m=108816&urllink=&afftrack= Have a GREAT week everyone!!

[@MNP208]

Where do you leave it to charge when you're gone all day? You must have to use a lock so it doesn't get stolen?

[@philipgerry5228]

Keep both the camper and truck as long as possible. When truck needs replacement, check new trailers. Trading equipment is expensive. Enjoy the journeys

[@lifererouted]

Great thoughts. Thanks!

[@michaeledwards9170]

3500 watt generator is the way to go. You can run the AC plus electronics. If you need AC power, why mess with anything else. You guys are great. We have the 2500RL and soon, hopefully soon, we'll be retired and OTR full time.

[@lifererouted]

I love that layout! We almost went with that one. Sounds awesome, Michael! Keep us updated on your travels!

[@IsraelDFender]

Wow! You guys gave me a GREAT idea with dinette. I wish I had office space and sure enough…now I will! Thank you! 😬

[@lifererouted]

Good luck! Happy to help!

[@mikemanjo2458]

How awesome that you are debt free! We have recently retired and are still working to get there. Bless you for having the wisdom at such a young age to do that! Love your videos and sharing your experience. Your friend in SC, Jane❤️🙏🏻

[@lifererouted]

That's awesome, Jane! So happy hearing that. Have a great week!

[@XPLORCAMPER]

The RV community and world has always been so welcoming and helpful, at least since 1999 when we started. Our first trip was an eyeopening experience. Traveled about seven hundred miles non stop to a destination using only a road atlas. That was in the days before the Internet, Google maps, MapQuest or GPS. Never towed before, never had an RV before, spare tire? no need for that. Only worried a little bit when I saw the black smoke coming from our exhaust while climbing the Smoky Mountains. We had just purchased our first camper, a 1994 Sunline with about 20 feet of living space. My wife and I with our 12 year old daughter and a large dog called it home. The first night a was deer in the headlight shock moment as we gathered for supper around a surprisingly small dinette that doubled as our daughters bed. Can we do this? Well that trip gave us some the best memories that we have! And yes, we too wish we had started RVing sooner!

[@lifererouted]

I love this story!! The RV community is fantastic. Love that you shared that with us! ❤❤❤

[@markschultz926]

I always enjoy watching you too and your videos thank you for sharing I've been out there once with my new 2020 Jayco toy hauler I brought my motorcycle down to Daytona and I live there for a little over 2 months I didn't invite to go camping I bought it to go to Florida for for you months out of the year I didn't go in 2021 to the gas prices and high expenses looking forward to go again though I hope the prices come down so I can get out I love the feel of the adventure you two are full of it stay safe

[@lifererouted]

Glad you like them! Hears to hoping fuel prices keep going down. Safe travels!

[@dianasonleitner8317]

We had been looking at travel trailers for almost 6 years before we bought one. We got a Ram 2500 before we decided on a trailer. My husband replaced his 19 yo suburban. We started looking at smaller trailers, many places we like to go to don’t/can’t fit larger ones. Looking at taking extended trips (when we are both retired, at the end of ‘22) we didn’t want to be too crowded. We finally decided on the GD 2600RB. Since we got it, 3 months ago, we’ve had it out 3 times to state parks. First long trip is planned for January down to Big Bend NP. Working on a longer trip for summer’23. Can’t wait. We enjoy watching your videos and hearing your tips. Travel safe.

[@lifererouted]

Good thinking, Diana! We love being able to get in smaller spots. Love hearing from fellow 2600 people! Keep us posted on your travels and stay safe!

[@shellyrichison5449]

My boyfriend and I just bought our first camper and thank you for this..

[@lifererouted]

That's awesome! What did ya'll go with?

[@rickphillips4966]

Great video. Told my wife in the beginning “she’s not that tall”. We did the 1/2, 3/4, 1 ton truck dance in order to keep upsizing. We have a solar/battery setup and the toy hauler came with a generator. Only use that when I need to exercise it. Prefer the peace and quiet of no generator. Good luck on your travels.

[@lifererouted]

Hahaha you caught me! I thought I was pretty slick making myself taller 😂 Glad we're not the only ones who have to do the truck dance. Thank you!

[@grandadjess1731]

We have a 2021 2600RB which we added Lithium, solar and inverter. I wired a WFCO T30WM 30 Amp Transfer Switch right behind the fuse box, ran the 120AC from the invert and the shore power into the TM30. Shore power was just removed from inside the fuse box and then a three foot AC line from the TM30 to the fuse box where the original 120 AC shore power was connected. Got the T30WM from Amazon and it is about $99. The TM30 auto switch is made by the same company as the circuit/fuse box. When we turn our inverter on, the TM30 will switch the incoming 120 AC from shore to the inverter 120 AC. The TM30 senses that the inverter is on and automatically switches to it in 30 seconds. If no shore power then it switches faster to the inverter 120 AC. We can run everything just like shore power, all AC wall plates, TV, microwave etc. Just get a pure sine wave inverter with a remote on/off switch. Hook the inverter to your lithium and you would be set for boondocking. Just turn your air conditioner circuit breaker and the battery charger circuit breaker off when you run the inverter.

[@lifererouted]

Sounds like a great setup!

[@jeremyj612]

I’ve been binging on your videos for the past few days since I stumbled on you guys. The content is great! I’ll make it through all the videos eventually. We love our 26’ camping trailer, but the power situation for dry docking and taking off and going somewhere short notice is a big reason why we’ve been keeping an eye open and finally jumped on a class c. That’s the one thing that’s much more complicated without a built in generator to bridge gaps between being in full hook-up sites. I put a luggage rack on back of the trailer and had 2 x 2000 watt generators I could run in tandem during summer months that I could bring with us for that purpose, but that set up can be a pain to manage a lot of times, and you don’t want to drag that out in a store parking lot or some place like that. Solar is great if you’ve got the money to put in a big enough system, but you really need a huge panel footprint for enough watts to run an RV A/C in the summer. It’s not really feasible without a generator. Great stuff guys!

[@lifererouted]

So glad to hear that! We still love the idea of Class C. Welcome aboard!

[@dansmith8173]

Love your vids so much. You always share fun adventures and give great insights. We tow our GD 2600RB with an f150 with a V-8 and love it. It’s well within our specs, but I TOTALLY agree, I wish I’d started with a 3/4 or 1 ton truck at the beginning. We’re moochdocking at relatives this week!! Thanks for sharing your journeys. We’d love to meet ya and hang sometime too. 😁 Happy Camping.

[@lifererouted]

Thank you so much, Dan! Moochdocking is the best, have a great time!

[@bettyjorodgers8552]

Love your videos. Enjoy your personalities. Thank you for sharing.

[@lifererouted]

Thank you so much Betty Jo!

[@coastalroamer2024]

Congratulations on going on Year 5! RV life is journey not only a destination. Safe travels and keep sharing!

[@lifererouted]

Hey, Larry! Thank you so much ❤️

[@karenf1604]

Your videos are very informative and enjoyable to watch. My hubs and I are RV newbies since April and are learning more each day. Thank you for your content and your fun personalities!

[@lifererouted]

Awesome! So happy to help, Karen!

[@terryheady1868]

Happy late 4th. Yes,yes,yes, wish I also knew before we got our campers to go with a 3/4 ton truck at the minimum.

[@lifererouted]

🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@jcneedles388]

I start my rig then do a walk around to check everything. Then I pull forward the length of the rig, stop and check for things that might have gotten under the rig (puppy) and do another walk around.

[@lifererouted]

Good ideas!! Always have to check for puppies 😂😂😂

[@jcneedles388]

It's actually puppy toys as she likes to hide them from me. 😄

[@smiller6238]

We have thought about those a lot but have decided to wait until there is a 30amp hookup so that we can light up all of our outlets. Not looking to draw a lot of power, TV and coinvent charging is about it. Looking forward to how you find your works out.

[@lifererouted]

I think they have bigger models. It's probably what we should have went with, we just didn't want one that was that large. Here's there model with a 30amp plug. shrsl.com/3q3f1 Thanks so much for watching! ♥♥♥

[@fm71450]

Hey M&S, good subject - good content. We are in going in the opposite direction. We DON’T WANT a bigger camper, and would gladly “downsize” to a 1/2 ton with a diesel engine. They are scarce as hen’s teeth! Our 2018 F250 4x4 diesel crew cab is excellent for towing. A bit “stiff” for exploring off-road. IMHO - the best truck / camper combo is the one that is…..PAID OFF! keep it up!

[@lifererouted]

Paid off is always great!! Thanks, guys!

[@chrisunderwood5094]

You guys are just full of great tips. Hope to be a FT RV’r in the future with an Imagine 2600RB. Keep the great videos coming. Thanks Mike and Steph!

[@lifererouted]

Best of luck! Thank you so much, Chris!! We love seeing other Imagines!

[@edrumsas5420]

Great info on your video. You guys are one of the few YT that I follow that are not selling or sponsoring anything, constantly. Not that its a bad thing, just you wonder whomever is ‘sponsoring” this video do they really use it and are they being unbiased. Anyway, great job. Steph, my wife is barely 5 ft tall I’m 6’1” So the whole balance beam thing is a must have skill. LOL

[@lifererouted]

Awe, thanks Ed! #shortpeopleproblems 😆

[@aln5550]

In reference to your bigger truck comment, I hear that all the time. And I do listen to all who have already been there. When I was shopping for my camper and tow vehicle if I listened to the RV dealer my tow vehicle would have been a Ford Ranger or something similar. So funny how RV dealers just want to make the sale. Just saying buyer beware, do your own research. So anyways, I pull a 25 foot bumper pull and my tow vehicle is a 2018 F350 PowerStroke. You can never have too much truck and I have much room to grow.

[@lifererouted]

That's great you have such a big truck, you can upsize to pretty much anything!

[@sandramcfarland2704]

I hear you on the truck part! Hubby already had a truck when we bought our first camper summer 2019 and we can’t go any larger now either. We’d love to upgrade to something similar to yours, but we’re also waiting for truck pricing to come down first. Meanwhile, we’ll keep saving so we’re ready when it does!

[@lifererouted]

Really hoping they start coming down soon. Thanks, guys!!

[@JandAReview1]

We just got a 2021 Chevy 2500 with a 6.6l gas and I can tell you it’s awesome!! We demo a cougar TT unloaded weight of 8,690lbs and hitch Weight of 1,215lbs truck pulled it like nothing back there.

[@lifererouted]

That's so awesome! Hopefully one day for us, that sounds great!

[@JandAReview1]

@@lifererouted Oh and btw the TT was 37’5”

[@WeekendWandering]

Great job guys!!

[@lifererouted]

Thank you so much!!

[@joanbjornas682]

Hi guys! Richard and I are on our 3rd truck since Jan 2021. Luckily we jumped truck to truck breaking even. Now we have an F250. (Paid off 😉) Glad to see we got in the video again in the background at the rally 🤣 . We are glad we got to meet you there. Great editing and content, keep it up 👍

[@lifererouted]

Hey guys!!! Hopefully we'll meet up again so I can stop recycling that clip! 😆 hope ya'll are doing great. Stay cool!

[@jeanettesnyder3799]

You would think that your mother would have noticed that Steph was not nearly as short compared to Mike as usual. But NOOOOOO. Too funny! Hope you are enjoying your week too!

[@lifererouted]

😆😆😆😆 #shortpeopleproblems

[@omahaomaha8694]

Great video guys and interesting , your both wonderful people I wish you safe travels and happy camping

[@lifererouted]

Thank you so much friend! Safe travels and happy camping to you too 😊

[@davidgroves8049]

Love the honesty! :) soooooo how handy are you? installing an inverter in most cases is not very hard. Lifepo4 batteries are super cheap now. you can skip the solar ( have solar and unless you are going crazy with it, to be honest not worth it) Get a generator I recomend the westing house Igen 4500DFC, but their are many good ones out there. The older models had some issues with the auto choke not being plugged in( those issues are easy to fix and mostly are fixed already by the factory) If you ever get over to northern Cali or just need over the phone support on electrical in your rv, feel free to him me up!

[@lifererouted]

Ummm not very! 😆😆😆 I've looked at inverters, and small ones really aren't very expensive or difficult to install. Hopefully we'll have a better off grid setup someday! Thanks for the info, David!

[@adambrantner6567]

Just ordered a Bluetti last week waiting for it to be delivered. Excited to see how well the charge holds when boondocking.

[@lifererouted]

Awesome! We're excited to get some use out if it 😁

[@bobatwood1384]

Loved the video, and trust me you are not the first person to ever say “I WISH I HAD A BIGGER TRUCK”. 😎🤦‍♂️

[@lifererouted]

🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@tree_monkey3120xp]

Thanks for sharing I am super glad way back I bought a 3/4 its paid for and pulls our Winnebago minnie plus 35'6" tt like a beast! However, I have. 1ton lined up to buy in the future! I can't wait to see how the solar bank works that looks amazing! Thanks for being real I greatly appreciate your authenticity! One thing I love about Grand design is how many rallies they have all over! I have been looking for some that winnebago may have and they have all been way out west☹. With fuel cost its not in the cards for a trip of that distance! Stay safe and enjoy the summer we have several trips lined up here close to home and hr is away!!

[@lifererouted]

We'll be sure to update everyone as we use the bluetti 😁 I'm not sure about winnebago's rallies, but if you ever get to one let us know! We had so much fun at ours!

[@larrysnyder4658]

I hope you both had a great Fourth of July! Love you both!

[@lifererouted]

Thank you, love you too!

[@seanuber1624]

Love my Bluetti! I have the same model and we don't go camping without it.

[@lifererouted]

Awesome! We're excited to get some use out of it

[@vicki9929]

I love my Bluetti, same one y’all got! I hope you like it as much as I do.

[@lifererouted]

We're really impressed so far. Can't wait to get some use out of it!

[@lorieg53]

Hi 👋 love the videos. Quick question. Where did you purchase your bike rack? Do you like it? Please let me know we are wanting to purchase one ourselves. We also have the 2600RB. Thank you! Lorie

[@lifererouted]

We love it! It's in our Amazon store I believe. www.amazon.com/shop/lifererouted

[@lorieg53]

Thank you 👍

[@jameslundy2884]

Glad I found your channel. Looks like we have the same truck. I love my ecodiesel. Problem is I bought it with no intentions of pulling travel trailers with it. Been pulling a small trailer around 4k with no problems. We like camping so much would like to upgrade and take the grandchildren etc. Problem I am having is I am hitting right at my max towing. Looks like your truck has served you well and your full timing. We are looking at the Grand design Imagine XLS 23LDE loaded down could be close to 7k. What is your model and weight? Good to know people out there getting it done with this truck. I'm like you though. " I wish I had a bigger truck! "

[@lifererouted]

We've been pretty happy with ours! Could use a little more power but we're getting 13mpg towing and ~25 every day. In a 2600RB. Thanks, James!

[@JarheadAndGingersJourney]

We went with our F450 for our Momentum after watching Big Truck Big RV. We love the turn radius. However, we’ve been thinking about upgrading to an HDT.

[@lifererouted]

Awesome! That's a big truck!

[@schlz69]

Another fantastic video! So happy to have met you at The MB GD rally. You had the awning, we had a mishap with our steps last week, you I’ll see it on our blog. Keep sharing, we love your journey, and we are on ours.

[@lifererouted]

Thanks, Scott!! Hope ya'll are doing good on your journey ♥

[@quincyjackson1208]

Keep sharing your channel will keep growing 🙏🏾

[@lifererouted]

Thank you Quincy!

[@Thisishoweroll]

Great video. I was just researching the portable power stations so this video was perfect timing. Thanks.

[@lifererouted]

Awesome! Thanks for watching!

[@msdella4253]

Thank you for your info. Hope to be a full timer soon. Happy camping!

[@lifererouted]

Thank you! Congrats on the soon to be full-time!!

[@Sweetpotaterz]

Very nice y'all are very authentic.

[@lifererouted]

Thank you! ❤

[@Jbirdsprings]

Another great video . We also bought an Imagine last year and love it. I am curious as to how you got the bike rack hooked up on the back of your trailer? thanks Joe

[@lifererouted]

Awesome, guys! My dad actually made a bracket for it (The video is on here somewhere 😂) then we put the rack on. So far so good!

[@sanantoniotonight5569]

What nice folks, well done!

[@lifererouted]

Thanks so much!

[@stephenpolos1689]

Good video 😀 I've been rving a long time all half tons lack power and torque if you upgrade your rig don't fool around get a 1ton single wheel minimum your better going directly to 1ton dully if you're going to fifth wheel rig thats usually the next step fifth wheel has to be diesel only what ever you like Ford dodge chevy in my opinion chevy Silverado duramax is good you have to do your research but have fun 😁

[@lifererouted]

Thanks for the thoughts, Stephen!

[@shelleywalker6225]

Thanks for sharing. I appreciate your insight and sharing your experience. Safe travels.

[@lifererouted]

Thank you, Shelley!

[@JamesMorganVTT]

Great video guys! Happy belated 4th!

[@lifererouted]

Thank you James, hope you had a great one!

[@ConsidertheWonders]

Was really hoping that your number one thing was getting to know us sooner. We’re not upset, much…just disappointed, maybe a little hurt…it’s just allergies…that’s why my eyes are watering 🥹..but seriously, get that bigger truck 😆👏

[@lifererouted]

You guys were OBVIOUSLY included in the "getting involved in the community" part! I just didn't want anyone else to get jealous. And it IS allergy season after all! 😂 How's the new rig?

[@ConsidertheWonders]

@@lifererouted that new rig is fantastic…and the only reason we were able to even Consider (see what I did there) it was because of that beautiful F250. A bigger truck is a gateway that leads to bigger rigs. But seriously…do it!

[@dahnerodriguez]

You always give great advice! Thank you 💖

[@lifererouted]

Thank you so much! ❤❤

[@leobachand8408]

Nice video!! Safe travels!

[@lifererouted]

Thanks! You too!

[@kathleenchildress1674]

Wonderful video! Thanks!

[@lifererouted]

Thank you so much Kathleen!

[@palmbayjagsfan1265]

Just curious I see you have a Ram 1500 . How does your truck handle towing your trailer. We’re in the market and am looking at a 17MKE . But wondering if my truck can handle more. My engine is V8 5.7 liter hemi! TIA Ok I wrote this before I saw video! 😂 Didn’t know your truck was a eco Diesel!

[@lifererouted]

It is an EcoDiesel! I get asked this all the time, so I thought I'd address it. Hope that helps!

[@palmbayjagsfan1265]

@@lifererouted it does! Overall though we have same chassis. So how truck handles? I’m gonna stick with the Imagine 17MKE

[@lifererouted]

It does well!

[@darylwaynebrady]

Love you two. God bless.

[@lifererouted]

🥰🥰🥰

[@stacyhackney6100]

Thank you for great tips.

[@lifererouted]

You're welcome! Glad they're helpful 😊

[@brucefilbert5758]

My wife is a travel nurse and i would love to see more videos of his day by day if possible.

[@lifererouted]

Welcome to the trophy husband club, Bruce! 🏆 Thanks for the feedback and thanks for checking out our video!

[@brucefilbert5758]

@@lifererouted I've always enjoyed yalls journey. Keep it up. There isnot much info out there where the husband is not the travel nurse. You guys rock. When people ask what i do i tell them im a domestic engineer. Lol

[@lifererouted]

@@brucefilbert5758 haha I love that - a domestic engineer! 😆

[@rayfoor51]

Love your videos, keep it up!!

[@lifererouted]

We will! Thank you, Ray!

[@kennethwilliams5407]

Solar gens seem great but will not run ac. I have a Honda 3000is inverter generator. I did install a Softstart Rv on my ac and can run ac with no problems. My ac is a 15000 btu. I do have a 100 wat Renogy solar panel that does a pretty good job of keeping battery charged. While you are on the east coast check out Stone Mt State park N.C. along with Pilot Mt State park and Hanging Rock state parks.

[@lifererouted]

I think Bluetti's AC2000 has 30 amp output, but I didn't look into them much. I've heard great things about those soft start applications! I'll keep those parks on my list, thank you so much!

[@twn412]

Almost 10k subscribers!

[@lifererouted]

I know! It's so crazy, we're thankful 🥰

[@FrozenTundra1365]

Great video, 🐝 careful

[@lifererouted]

🥰🥰🥰

[@gtimmiller]

Right there with you on the truck….F250 is my aim #truckstruggle

[@lifererouted]

#truckstruggle is for real!!

[@MisterDigDug]

Definitely pass on extended warranties!

[@lifererouted]

Our thoughts too after owning ours for four years!

[@MisterDigDug]

I learned from this guy, (halfway thru his vid). Great old man wisdom. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnmmZ6eGoZJ-js0

[@rhondaroles1633]

You two are so cute!!

[@lifererouted]

Awe thank you so much! 🥰🥰🥰

[@jessenovotny4183]

this TT is half-ton towable. You definitely don't need a 3/4 ton fr

[@bobgrabowski2232]

why not a generator?

[@lifererouted]

We had a small one for a while and ended up hardly ever using it 🤷‍♂️

[@creditguy4922]

Congrats on being debt free. The machine looks like a big phone charger.

[@lifererouted]

Thank you! It's such a freeing feeling. Ha you're not wrong....definitely works for that!

[@Lauren-vd4qe]

ask seasoned full time rvers what they think ANY rv warranty is worth...get ready for rolled eyes and a spew of expletives...

[@lifererouted]

😂

[@jimberg4917]

Steph, let Andrew Luck come back to the Colts! Enough is enough ...

[@lifererouted]

Hahahaha you're not the first one to say he looks like him 🤣 🤣

[@keeplifemoving]

XOXO

[@lifererouted]

😊

[@cchambersglenn]

Great video! Thank you!😊

[@lifererouted]

Thanks for watching, Claudia! Great hearing from you!