BACK TO VAN LIFE USA (reuniting with our tiny home)

We're going back to vanlife in the US after more than 2 months abroad. While we’ve been living out of backpacks, our van has been stored in Las Vegas, NV with the hopes that it'll be safe in our absence. We're feeling a lot of excitement about being reunited with our home, but we're also anxious to see if it's still where we left it, and if anything melted or got damaged after spending so much time in the Las Vegas summer heat.
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[@ginnyandersen8527]

I think your water lines had some air in them from sitting so long. Now that you are using it again, it will probable go away. Welcome home. $115 a day sounds to me like you did good on the budget.

[@jamesblair4454]

That’s exactly what I was thinking

[@corysvanlife]

HOW DARE THE MECHANIC NOT KNOW WHAT A SYRUP CHANGE IS!!! 😂 Welcome back to the van!! I can’t wait to see your adventures for the rest of 2023!! 😃

[@davidevans8611]

Thanks for telling me what she said, I couldn't hear it and even if I did I still wouldn't get it. Never-never take a rig you love to one of those oil change places. They are idiots. I kept an eye on them the one time I took my work car to. They started it up and the oil was blasting out of the bottom. I ran over 2 of the idiots to shut my engine off b/4 it was destroyed. They had cross threaded the oil filter...Never again!

[@hape3862]

5:30 "We don't have health insurance after all." - Welcome back to 'Murica!

[@Escapetothe8thConcession]

I've really enjoyed watching your European adventure. Glad that you made it home safely. This summer, you should try Canada's Maritime provinces including New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI and of course Newfoundland. Can't wait to follow along on your travels!

[@utahjag]

Couple of things. This time of year is THE best for Zion, Arches and all 5 of Utah's National Parks; 70 degrees and way fewer people! Also, I am still in SLC, just SW of Liberty Park if you guys need water, power or anything else. Thank You a ton for sharing your journey! So fun, entertaining, well filmed and edited! Hope you two are having a blast, that's the most important :)

[@SharaBinghamMills]

That looked like one freezing shower there you guys. How awesome was that that Pancake barely had anything wrong with her? Welcome home!

[@brianvancalster2594]

We have camped for a number of years. After sitting in the hot enclosed container for over 2 months, your water is teaming with bacteria. I would highly recommend dumping it. Loved your trip, very interesting.

[@minshullj]

Welcome home.

[@leslyestephen7629]

Jimmy! Natalie!!! Welcome back home!! I was thinking about you this morning ... It's good to have you back in the U.S. safe & sound. I think all your videos are great bc you are dedicated. I am sure there are great adventures awaiting for you in Utah!

[@katiebug1957]

Welcome back! Nothing like home sweet home!

[@BOBSCOTTONLINE]

SW corner of UT - you'll love it - maybe hit some lesser known spots aside from the National Parks - waiting with bated breath for the next adventure

[@angelamurphy3331]

Welcome home Jimmy and Natalie. Hugs 💚💚🍀🍀😺😺🇮🇪🇮🇪💚💚

[@paulhutcheson2947]

How wonderful to see you back in your van. I loved your European tour, especially the Czech Republic. Where to go now? The west coast of BC during storm season is great. For something quieter you're welcome to boondock on my property on a Gulf Island, due north of San Juan, WA.

[@bobrouse8634]

Next time, drain the water, leave no water stagnant and remove power from the water heater. Come back with fresh water, refill the tanks, allow the hot water heater to fill, then turn the hot water heater on. Stagnant water for an extended period of time in tubing can algaefy and cause clogs.

[@hapnewsom9217]

I really enjoyed the European vacation, saw a lot of places I have been and lots that I had never seen before. For the foreseeable future maybe see how you do with just a bit of snow and some skiing adventures, but mostly stay south and in the sun belt...maybe down in Mexico along the Pacific coast?

[@thomasdavis9438]

Have you ever traveled through New Mexico during the holidays? It’s a beautiful place to visit in the late fall through the holidays.

[@bonniehoover8318]

Loved watching your hiking adventures through Europe, but honestly, I missed your everyday vanlife adventures.

[@ourvanlives4736]

So glad you two found Pancake safe and sound. Congrats on nearly everything doing great. Not so much for telling you where we'd like to see you go see but rather some of the best camping sites you have found in the past in the lower 48. Happy travels 🎉🎉

[@blazerprophet]

We're you gone? OK, just joking. Loved the Euro vids.

[@ejgottl]

what to do: Try some new outdoorsy/dirtbaggy sports; whatever appeals to you. Paragliding, rock climbing, canyoneering, mountain biking, kayaking, rafting, surfing, skiing, longer overnight hikes, sailing, etc.... Most of that is pretty synergistic with both youtube and living in a van. Didn't you already threaten once to try paragliding in Interlaken? There are plenty of places where you can do the same in the US. Including in Utah, assuming you are still there.

[@jetstream57]

You both look so wonderfully happy. 😊 Glad to see you both back safely. ❤

[@michaelmitten2977]

Welcome back! Holy cow those 2 months went by fast! A $115 ave a day for 2 months is awesome! As with all your videos, I'm already looking forward to the next one!

[@mikeanderson6522]

Glad you are safely home. It would be fun for you to pick an area and ask viewers for ideas . Like cool spots only locals know. Maybe do a live feed to focus your options. Viewers like to be involved. But be safe. 😅😅😊

[@Ed-R]

Hi Natalie and Jimmy. The Trio is back. Pancake must be Happy with the Syrup Change. How is the Jet lag? Hope the weather stays decent. Has the leaves started to change? Sending a 👍🏼 from Alberta, Canada.

[@mariahorsfield76]

Home sweet home ❤see u next week❤

[@GreggyinAz]

If you get down to SE AZ (Tombstone, Bisbee) area theres lots of things to see and do. Bisbee is a quirky little town whos motto is "Like Mayberry but on acid" I live in Sierra vista which is between the two. If you need a place to park for a day or two I have 1/4 acre. Glad you had fun in Europe!!!

[@anneparisi1828]

Hey welcome back you 2. Such a fantastic few months traveling in new places. What great memories 💞👍

[@marshallbowen8693]

Try Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland in the summer. You could see all three in two months as well as enjoy the ferries to Newfoundland.

[@antonsamanthastrong7480]

Come back to Canada! You guys *majorly* missed out because of the wildfires. British Columbia is beautiful, and you guys would love Vancouver Island!

[@elainelazzaro5577]

Welcome home! There is so much to see in that area: Capitol Reef, Arches, Moab, Bryce, Canyonlands. Incredible hiking and scenery. I'll add Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument to the list. Have a ball! We spent three weeks there and still didn't see everything we wished to see.

[@mikepetet111]

You guys are great. Seriously, you guys can go anywhere. Your positive attitude and vibe is contagious. You guys are so respectful and polite. Just be safe and enjoy your time and life and keep smiling. Idaho is not a bad place to visit.

[@philvale5724]

Hi 👋, Jimmy and Natalie , glad you made it back safely and all is well, Thank you for sharing your amazing experience throughout Europe, as for your water heater you might have a airlock in the system, and it will be good if you turn the heater off to stop water, been heated up, probably in an air gap, and run a lot of water through it to see whether it makes a lot of difference before you put the hot water heater back on, similar sort of thing used to happen in my large caravan that I have got in my garden, you might even be able to find some answers on. Yes you’ve guessed it KZbin, or at least about a Google it put the make a model of your water heater in to Google and see what it says about having problems with it, the other thing that might of happened you might have a hole in your pipe coming from the hot water tank heater, so if you can check your waterline pipes, good luck, see you in the not too distant future hopefully, with some amazing views, I’m stuck in my property at the moment as I do not have sufficient funds to go anywhere, I’ve been in here for nearly 4 years, all I do is to my shopping twice a month, I wander around the countryside, thank you once again for sharing your experiences, you are both amazing couple and looking after each other it’s very very good, I wish you both all that success for the future, stay safe, Phil from the moulin France

[@Semto1]

I ´m glad that you are happy and safe at home :) Greetings from Czech republic

[@colleenwhite353]

I think travelling through BC to Alaska would be fun to watch.

[@2doxies4kk]

You two are just the epitome of cuteness!!!!!!❤😊

[@thetslabus]

I enjoyed your Eurotrip videos. Glad the van survived storage! For future western US places to visit, Lake Tahoe is gorgeous, but it may be a little late in the season for that.

[@wandaboutilier2608]

Glad you're back to van life, I've missed it!

[@sarahglewwe4997]

North Idaho in the fall is beautiful ❤️ especially Sandpoint.

[@michaelwarren5366]

Welcome home. With all that is going around the world today, I am happy you are safely home and ready for more adventures. Good luck. Have fun. Be safe. ❤ 😂

[@funwiththefacklers8346]

WeLcome home we are currently the campground host at the Sunset campground in Bryce canyon National Park. Stop by if you are 😂still in the area. We really enjoyed your trip in Europe. You were close to $100 a day great job , we are starting year five of full time RV. Will spend winter in AZ .

[@jackrolfson312]

Nice to see you guys back in The states. I thought you might like to KNOW Since you We're in Banff Alberta In the summer time. That there was a grizzly bear attack there that killed a couple And they're dog just last month. So I hope you still continue To be safe and are aware of your surroundings. Always enjoy your videos. From utah.

[@paul-bo5dm]

Glad you’re back in the states. Glad you enjoyed your trip overseas. I live in the St. George area I would really like to see you guys and live down by Costco in St. George area and would like to hear more about your trip overseas. I am planning on a big trip myself in two years from now, I am wanting to take my first cruise in my life. I am starting to save up for it. I plan on going over to see the Panama Canal and maybe staying a week in a country over there as well so it’s going to be like a month long trip my name is Paul I’ve been watching you guys for wow I think since you’ve started KZbin you’re an awesome couple I look forward to seeing your videos each and every week or so. I’m really hoping that you can make it down this way and somehow we can connect if not that’s OK so I know someday that we will, maybe we can go out to dinner or something on me of course can’t wait to see your next video. Hopefully maybe we can meet up before your next video will see I guess the best way to get in touch with me is on here leave me someway to get in touch with you or I can leave you some way to get in touch with me when you contact me. Talk to you soon.

[@curtiss1543]

Just binged 5hrs of your videos beginning with the purchase of Pancake. I love how far y'all have come since your first build. Being Canadian, I'm happy you enjoyed your time here despite the fires. Your next trip north should include a visit to Vancouver Island. I'm sure you'd love places like Victoria, Tofino, Campbell River, etc. Keep on keepin" on. Cheers from Victoria, BC!

[@ericlaird1745]

I'd be interested in your experience at the sand hills and lakes around Hurricane Utah where Matts recovery is always showing the rock crawlers. Also The ghost town mining Town of Cero Gordo California is looking interesting.

[@mimi5117]

Welcome back ... i am enjoying all your travels. This great grandma is going blind and am almost deaf. So my traveling days are over but OH how i am enjoying traveling with you while in my arm chair. =) Thank you ... Stay safe and enjoy life =) smiles from Western Canada

[@mikemullay5622]

I would love to see you spend some time in the Pacific Northwest. The geography is very diverse, and in many places the scenery is breathtaking.

[@karenstefanovic4061]

I’d love to see you explore Louisiana, Alabama, Florida Keys and then in the spring, head to Newfoundland, Canada. Newfoundland has a very unique culture, beautiful coastline and plenty of boondocking and cheap camping opportunities.

[@drewbdavis1927]

Glad to see ya home safe-n-sound! And that Pancake did so well! You'll get the W/heater issue ironed out I'm sure. Looking forward to seeing what comes next! 😀 👍

[@brlowe1]

So happy to see you guys back in the van. Cold showers are not on my wish list at all. One of these days we would love to meet up and camp a night or 2 with you in our van. We are about 75% done with our build. You should think of an Alaska trip one of these summers. For a winter trip you could go to Key West if you have not done that one yet. Welcome Home again.

[@alaskanight940]

Thanks! Welcome home Pancakers! 😊🇺🇸

[@JimmyandNatalie]

Thank you!!! 😊 We’re so excited to be back!

[@nancye2963]

Beautiful. My son and I were there last year this time. Glad you had a good time and are home safely.

[@janeYS]

great to see you back in your van/home. i enjoyed your european adventures! my husband is newly retired (i retired early) and one intriguing idea we are kicking around is working summer gigs at national parks. not sure what kind of content you can create doing that but it's a fun idea. we are just about to start our van life so we're going to first travel all over US and Canada. hope to see you on the road!

[@annchargualaf4990]

hi Jimmy&Natalie I enjoyed your videos on your backpacking thank you for taking me on the trip its amazing nice to see you guys back in the US safe travel with pancake take care love you guys

[@Badgeweefixstuff]

I got to remember that one. “I am kinda cleaner “ good one kiddo. 😅🛠️🇨🇦🛠️🇨🇦

[@michelle_nolan]

I’d love to see more of a personal challenge like you did with the budget. Somehow challenging yourself - professionally, personally, social, fears, etc. Almost like make a vision board of challenges and see what you could do.

[@niknaiman5359]

So glad you had that experience. It is heartwarming to see how excited you were to get back to your van though. There really is something about being home. After seeing how much Natalie lit up over that beer and pretzel, it would be fun to see you guys find some festivals and/or unique restaurants here in the U.S. Of course, it's always amazing to see your hikes in the national parks. Nature just never gets old!!! No matter what your next adventure, I'll be excited to follow along!

[@TheMikeseiler]

So glad you're back safe and sound! We loved following you on your European adventure and you gave us ideas on where to go next time we go back to Europe. We met you last year at Skooliepaloosa. Have you ever thought of traveling through the South East? Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi? We were in New Orleans a couple of months ago. There is parking in the warehouse district just off the edge of the French Quarters. (That's the area New Orleans is most famous for. ) We went to hear some great free jazz on Frenchman Street and then had just a short walk to where we parked on St Peters Street. Pro tip: park at the far end of the street because the refrigeration units on the trucks waiting to unload can get noisy at night. Skoolie' will be on January 15 to 22 in '24. Mardi Gras starts on February 9, but I suspect the Boondocking option on St Peter's St. won't be available at that time.

[@bootss.9642]

Welcome back home! So enjoyed watching your amazing Euro adventure going to places that never occurred to us to visit and places that we have been to during our travels. All fun to see it through your eyes. So glad that Pancake is safe and hope you get the hot water situation figured out quickly. Had a good laugh over the syrup change. lol Utah is so gorgeous from north to south and everywhere in between. The north section of the Grand Canyon is stunning from the Utah side. We explored the canyonlands years ago but the one we missed was Dinosaur National Park. Wherever you guys decide to roam we will be eager to watch what you share in your fantastic videos. Thank you for all the work that goes into making them.

[@darlenethompson9325]

So glad you are back and with your van. Yeah, how are jimmy’s parents doing. I miss their videos.

[@shelleysmith3471]

Glad you made it home. Looking Forward to more videos

[@Jillybean620]

Welcome back home to Pancake! Loved your Europe trip and looking forward to your new adventures to come.

[@harrisonchevy4452]

Welcome home kids. So glad you made it home ok and your home/van was ok except for a few minor irregularities. Take guys and go to Brice Canyon again, always beautiful. See you on next video.

[@vanlifenomadfirekeeper]

Yeaaaa, happy your back. (-:❤

[@therahughes1018]

I hope Europe opened your eyes to the rest of the world. Would you two think about driving down to Argentina? Have you named your van ?

[@donnaniles3832]

Back in 2010 - 2013 when we were living in the rv, we kind of enjoyed the times we had no plans. We'd stay a week or even two at a location and visit a nearby town, hike, sit outside and read... We did make some plans but there was so much to see even in New Mexico, that we spent 6 months just staying at state parks and BLM lands before heading back to the Adirondacks in NY for the summer. Life is yours to choose from, enjoy 😊.

[@patti8376]

Utah was our favorite state of the 22 states we covered from March to October of this year. Hope to get back there again.

[@amynelson9362]

Welcome back home you guys! Would love to hear what, if anything, you would change about your European travels. Would you consider renting a camper van there next time? As for what's next, I'd love to see some of Utah! Sounds fun! But whatever you choose will be great!!

[@VMJules]

I would love to see you come to east coast Canada, the Atlantic Provinces! It is really beautiful here in Nova Scotia with Peggy's Cove, and The Cabot Trail! I started following your channel when you went to Central and Western Canada, and kept watching after that. I feel like I have gotten to know both of you and I'm excited to see your videos every Monday.

[@pammcfarland1727]

Welcome back!❤

[@johnthorpe6333]

Great to see you home and recharging from your travel. Idea's for some videos. Did you bypass things or places in the area. A hike you didn't get to do. Water lines.Also check the in line filters at the spray head. Yes it may just be air in the lines. Is something pressing on the hot water line or the feed line to it.

[@oldcarjunky]

glad you're back

[@deborahashaw6044]

Glad you made it back safely & had a great time!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@kevinfenn9672]

Thanks for the video

[@dlbracer56]

Welcome home

[@barbsexton2003]

Welcome back, I'm glad you made it home.

[@Adam_Gray]

Welcome back to 🇺🇸 from your Euro Trek! I actually thought about you guys as I just completed my tour of the Blue Ridge Parkway (Started in Asheville, NC) all the up to Royal, Va in the Shenandoah National Park. The mountains were so refreshing and soul cleansing - what a breath of fall fresh air! Safe travels guys! C-yaaa!

[@chaebaker3012]

Glad you guys are back!

[@dalenoiadventures.8056]

Definitely want to see you guys travel down the Baja peninsula

[@Easternoregon1]

Come to Oregon and don't forget about Eastern Oregon. Baker City has a lot of hiking and Mountains. But the weather is starting to change and get colder 😥 on the east side.

[@grayfox9911]

Good to see you're back!

[@zeesoutdoorsadventures]

Glad u two are back safe.Happy travels .

[@lupesanchez8077]

Welcome back ❤

[@jill_ontheroad]

Totally feel that “burned by the bus so I can’t fully trust the van” thing but it’s the opposite for us! 😅 Jimmy and I are also thinking of being south early next year, maybe we all can meet up again!

[@alvinmousseau1100]

Awesome video

[@henryfownes1201]

Welcome back!

[@etrimbleable]

Glad to see you two back. Thanks for sharing.

[@candyclemens4432]

Was a fun time now you are back to your van life . Looking forward to your next steps

[@janetcastro371]

You are both so sweet together! Enjoy love and live life to the fullest in Jesus' name!❤🙏

[@keithproctor5559]

I would like to see you get with the community of travelers. I haven't seen much in the way of camping and getting with others. I want to go and live like you do, but I do crafts and would like to see if it's all still going on

[@justlookin3]

I hope you’re going to see Cory sometime. He could really use a boost in viewers ! And it would be a fun reunion!

[@mikeellindonut2004]

Really enjoyed your travels,

[@sherryr.1698]

Home Sweet Home ♥

[@polizovski]

Welcome to home sweet home. ❤

[@lilivicordero8077]

Welcome home..glad you're back❤❤

[@michele2017promastertravel]

Alaska in the spring! Love you see your adventures, so many people do it so quickly.

[@cristinao1574]

I enjoyed your Europe trip videos but I’m really glad you’re back in the van! Your van adventures are the best.

[@montyforster3370]

Glad to see you back safely. Enjoy your next adventure from Eastern Alberta

[@samotsarivlog]

Nice for both of you

[@TravelBound2024]

Taking Pancake for a syrup change. 😂 Not quite sure I can ever eat pancake syrup again. 😂 Welcome home!

[@edwardleecaliforniausa]

Good morning all happy Saturday morning and I loved your vlogs and you all amazing Supporter