RV Living | Florida Keys [Jan 2020]

[@LifeonOURtime]

I’ve tried to pinpoint exactly why I enjoy following you two so much. And Tara, I think you just gave me my answer tonight when you said “we’re just a couple of dorks in an RV”. You are both yourselves naturally, nothing fake, or “made for TV fame “, and I connect with that. You have both earned and deserve 100,000 followers! Cheers. 🍻

[@debbiericketts8406]

We always enjoy your videos. Thank you for all the tips and bloopers.

[@ishmaelcruz8037]

Beautiful video. Thanks guys God bless you so so much. You are such. A blessing to our lives. Very informative.

[@foodie3.1415]

First timer here thanks I enjoy your content. I live in Miami and I’ve been to the keys too many times and you guys show me things I have never seen.

[@Tryke_Ryder]

Thanks for the vicarious trip to Key West!! The sound track rocked, as always!

[@ontariotrailcameras6619]

Hey guys great video. We so look forward to your videos each time. Beautiful park WOW!!! We live through your videos until we can get going to...Tara you do an amazing job on editing 👏..Happy Father's Day Chad!! Thanks for sharing your videos guys be safe out there cheers!!!

[@seank2793]

wow key west has so many people now!!!

[@wesleyplace9984]

Hi Chad and Tara. Love your channel. One of my favorites. The Keys look so awesome and I can't wait to explore them. I may have to splurge on on e of those $million Dollar sites to stay a few nights a year, no problem. Pocket change. Can't sy enough of how much I appreciate our videography. The BEST!

[@doughasson2073]

Thanks for the great Key West video. Waiting for part 2. Hope your feeling better Tara. Go Navy.

[@lynngraves4326]

Congratulation you guys are awesome we learn a lot from you both and Love love Little Miss Daisy 🥂🍾🍻

[@lurellewolfe9369]

I agree about driving to the Keys! I told my husband, it was like driving through a cornfield in the middle of summer when the corn is 12 feet tall!

[@marciatesch3951]

You guys are hilarious, and awesome traveling story tellers (not a word).

[@debbielenoir5472]

Love Blue Heaven! And yes to the Lobster Benedict! We were there in 2015 and stayed at The Gardens Hotel - a beautiful boutique hotel and several 2 story cabins with rooms. Beautiful place! I can’t wait to go back to Key West!

[@TheDtmb68]

Our family stayed at Boyd's right after they opened the Keys again at the end of May/June. Love that place.

[@savvyg-ma7277]

Awesome video! Love everything about it scenes and the music accompanying it! Yes, 60 degrees is freezing and with the wind chill it’s much colder!! 🥶

[@garretlewis4103]

My wife likes your videos about the Keys. Her dad was stationed on Key West when the Marine Corps barracks was there and she went to Sugar Loaf Elementary. She recognizes many of the places and she says it was a great childhood there.

[@Adventureswithbecky]

That would be an amazing place to be stationed!

[@kennethdeming4015]

I’ve been watching your videos for about 2-3 weeks now. Good info mixed with some light humor makes for good videos. Just watched the New Mexico video. When I heard the temperature comment I kinda laughed. Where I’m from 40° is shorts and T-shirt weather.

[@ChangingLanes]

Welcome to our channel! 😊

[@tgmidnightrider2831]

Another great video guys thanks 😎🇺🇸💪

[@greensnapper1602]

Just So Cool ! 1day we will go see the Keys !! Always thank you for your Time

[@davidbrickey5925]

Very nice video. You guys be safe on your journeys. 👍☕️🍀

[@NancyFehner]

lmao...and that's why we love y'all...two dorks in an RV!!! Congrats, guys, and keep rollin'!

[@maartena6283]

Working 9-noon... Chad, you’re a genius! Great video Tara and Chad. We have been looking at the keys a while. We will get there sometime :) You talk about tires/rims... Well, that is one of the reasons I stuck with the F350 vs the F450. Not a big deal really but I didn’t want the odd tire size/config... Anyhow, the towing and weight capacity is pretty much the same, although you have a much better turning radius :) Great video guys! You’re awesome, keep them coming!

[@lorih379]

We love yall. KYD was the first channel we followed and yall were the second. We love sweet daisy too😃

[@n1spirit]

I'm actually surprised that you do NOT have more than 100,000 subscribers already. You're one of my favorite channels. Great video y'all.

[@ZoomVictory]

You guys are killing me with the motorcycle videos! Sold my toy hauler last year for a 5th wheel because we spend more time on the Alabama Gulf Coast and that area is not a good place to ride. We rode from Maryland to Key West on motorcycles a few years ago and would do it again in a heartbeat! Now because of you guys I wish I had kept my toy hauler and also purchased the 5th wheel! I am currently looking for a used toy hauler to haul two motorcycles and make a trip out West!

[@Technorv]

Hey Chad and Tara, great time meeting up with you two in Key West! See y'all down the road. Keep up the great videos.

[@ChangingLanes]

So glad we got to hang out down there! We need to stop by and see the office sometime and meet everyone!

[@jamiehoward3151]

Love y'all and watching your adventures! Keep it up😎

[@goodmuzikfan]

Daisy action so plus one for her, minus one for thretening to put her down, when a plate of food was near. ( shame, shame, shame) keep safe, another quality video, cheers!

[@blakecouch]

Great video! We're in the Keys now on our first trip. We have a waterfront site, and we are loving it.

[@razmondpush2971]

Thanx for the show, I took pic's of it so I can show the kids were I was not. As always, safe travels, until we meet again.

[@Stoutluvr]

We have our reservations for Boyd’s next Christmas and New Years. Looking forward to it.

[@Hogdriver88]

Lol 'Keys wallet phone' - I do the same drill everytime I get on the bike. I love the Keys, especially Key West. Lobster eggs Benedict and a couple bloody Marys for breakfast, Hemingway house or the Truman Annex tours, and happy hour with a Rodriguez Cigar (Key West) and couple of martinis... I'm hoping for a return to those days soon.

[@KRDestinations]

This was a amazing area. And now makes us want to head that way even more. The hemmingway house was awesome. CATFIGHT!!! Just for record. 58 is still shorts and t shirt weather here in KC. Lol. But thank u so much for sharing. Love you guys. Blessings

[@georgebryant2940]

congratulations on 100,000 y'all deserve all the success.

[@larrythebostonredneck7093]

Tara & Chad, Good Luck reaching that 100K. Tara hope your feeling better. Stay Safe and GOD Bless.

[@jackmcgonegal8728]

I had new Michelins put on our new (to us) Phaeton in Corona, CA before heading home to Georgia. I'd gotten a TST TPMS system but just never got around to trying to install it until we were camped in Pensacola. The shop in California did put metal valve stems on the tires, with flow-through metal caps. I removed the first cap and air starts rushing out of the tire. WTF? The flow was so strong I couldn't get the cap back on, but I was able to get one of the TPMS caps on. So I called Dave Howell Tires, who had great reviews. Even though it was a Saturday, and they normally operate appointment only on the weekend, they told me to come on in. Turns out my tires were balanced with shredded recycled plastic, and fragments of that plastic had jammed open every single one of my valve stem cores. They were like tiny, irregular pebbles. The techs at Howell showed me the plastic BBs they use to balance truck tires, which don't FOD the cores. Regardless, they changed out all of my cores to a different type they guaranteed would block all debris, no matter how small. The only problem was that the valve stems on my rear outside drive tires were too short for the new core. They replaced them with long stems, which meant jacking the truck to remove the tire from the rim. What they thought would be an easy job took two and a half hours, but they only charged me $84 for everything. They then offered to program and install my TPMS at no charge. I'm really glad I didn't try to install the TPMS in the middle of nowhere west Texas. Oh, and another great episode, as always, completely pooh free until the water treatment plant. As a former Airframes Branch O when I was a JayGee, loved the corrosion reference. Fly Navy.

[@Dive-Bar-Casanova]

Good info on the TPC-Schrader. Best place for TPS/Schrader selections is/are at SEMA. Universal fit application TPS are starting to roll out into the market. They mount inside the rim then you can use an aluminum schrader valve.

[@golfnut2599]

great video we are watching from site 245 in sunshine key rv resort, 95 and sunny, love it here. we are thousand trails so its $20 a night. congrats on 100K

[@ChangingLanes]

Awesome! How many sites do they have set aside for TT?

[@amandasolomon7130]

We are so jealous. We were booked for site 447 this week but had to cancel. Enjoy!

[@michaelwebb57]

Thanks for sharing! Safe travels!

[@davidoverholt251]

I have one of the cats at my house (6 toes) what a buddy he is. If you go to Key West, gotta stop in here to see the house and the cats. So cute for 1930's.

[@Adventureswithbecky]

The Keys are on our destination list next year! Especially the Dry Tortugas!

[@bobgil3464]

We have Bahia Honda State Park reserved for Sept 2020, but between the Covid and an old sick Labrador may have to cancel this year. Like you said very hard to make reservations. We love Bluewater Key Resort, 14 miles north of Key West, its very expensive for a RV Park but worth it in the off season.

[@regenagroen4631]

Another place on my bucket list!!! Eric from Nomatic Fanatic has a 5 toe cat named Jax!!! LOVES/HUGS to ALL!!!

[@petew.9939]

Miss the Keys! Maybe someday will make it back with our rig. Thanks for the info.

[@mombomb833]

BOYDS! My husband and I tent camped there in '06, we got engaged on that trip 💓

[@DLeske]

*We are on the beaches of Clearwater now, wow 10+ miles of beauty.* We are headed for the keys this weekend. Thanks for your video, we just began RVing full time but have been to the Keys several times. We will boondock when we can and make the best of it. I am a PADI Master diver and have silver coins from Mel Fisher's Key West Museum. I am old now and do not dive anymore but still enjoy the RV lifestyle and the love of my high school sweetheart Emily.

[@timinsandiego6979]

Happy travels, you two.

[@Adventureswithbecky]

Love the channel name! Was born and raised in SD until we moved 5 years ago.

[@meganar9096]

You can use MWR stuff such as the campgrounds now with any VA rating even if it's a 0%

[@EnjoyTheJourneyLife]

Great video guys! You were so close to our dollar bill at No Name Pub! Haha! Great memories staying at Sunshine Key RV Resort, one of our favs! If you have a TT Encore membership, it's only $22.00 per night if you can get in. Safe travels friends! ❤

[@ChangingLanes]

Any idea how many sites they set aside for TT? Is it difficult to get a reservation? Might be worth a membership just for the two keys properties! LOL

[@EnjoyTheJourneyLife]

@@ChangingLanes I've heard that it's 10 sites, but not sure if that is true. January - March would probably be difficult to get in. We didn't have any trouble in April and May. Haha! Come on guys, join us on the dark side of RVing... Thousand Trails 🤣🤣

[@John5ive]

thanks for continuing to post videos. we use them to find places to add to our list. we will be full timers in 16 days!!! Hopefully you reach 100k subs before then!!!

[@rvdogfl]

Keys are always a good time.

[@VirtualToursTravel]

Hi! I love to be here. This is a great one. You guys are good at this. Thanks:)

[@JerryDLTN]

The first time I went to Key West was July 1997 and spent 10 days there. The beaches didn't have sand...just crushed shells. I went there again in 2001 for just lunch (and then went back to Miami). It looks like a lot more crowded and built up now.

[@terrymjinks]

Just now getting to watch this, and yes I see it's from January lol. Tara, I too suffer with chronic Lyme's so I can empathize with you. Great video as always.

[@tracyf.1148]

I think you may have been there the same time as Less Junk More Journey and Finding Our Someday! They went after the Tampa RV show too. That area looks amazing...

[@LyfUninterrupted]

Love, Love, Love Sunshine Key! We were there in mid-November 2019 and it was practically dead. Temps were in the mid-80's too! No waiting at any restaurant and the crowds were minimal everywhere we went. Blue Heaven is a must! p.s. with Thousand Trails we paid about $300 to stay 15 days!

[@Adventureswithbecky]

Geeze that is super cheap for 15 days!!! How is the water temp in Nov? Going next year but having to choose dates still and grew up on the Pacific in CA so we love cold water.

[@garymann5998]

Never been to the keys before, someday may get there, been to Ft Myers many times in February looks like a great place to visit, good video, watch your videos every week, Keep your wheels rolling 😎 i

[@alexillsley8195]

Another good one, congrats on the 100k, what a milestone.

[@darisanshanger1616]

I have never been to the Florida Keys, this just looks like so much fun!

[@bobatwood1384]

Love the channel congratulations on the almost ... 100K You’ll be there soon

[@garyreed354]

I have lines that extend from the back valve to the front make everything much easier

[@Rnaway123]

I live No Name Pub! I always go every time I’m in the Keys!

[@jasonspellmon9280]

Love your videos so much congrats 🤝

[@peterossi9496]

Eric and Tami at TechnoRV totally rock... good people to do business with...

[@robertbenefiel2781]

Camped there 50 years ago and still have fond memories of Long Key. Slept in a small tent and paid something like $5.00 per night !

[@davidoverholt251]

Gotta go here if you go to Key West! Awesome food, but a lot of drinks before you get seated! Must stop and they have music most of the time!

[@jasonbergeron6347]

Woohoo almost 100k. Amazing guys! Good times glad you got to go before CV19 jacked everything up. Those painkillers looked really tasty. For the bargain prices at Blue Water Key.....I say we grab a few more people and we'll all go in on a lot....LOL! Cheers!

[@ChangingLanes]

Block party! 🎉🎊🥳

[@rjdalchow]

Big Pine and NoName were my stomping grounds in the 60's-80's. Grandparents retired there in the early 60's, lived on Avenue E at the very end at the channel entrance. Used to be a huge tree there at the dead end on NoName. Saw a huge Black eagle in that tree, with the remains of many cats and small dogs at the base. Check out Coconuts and Mountain Mikes Pizza if you get the chance. Also, The Blue Hole is the only natural fresh water in the entire keys, hence the gators.

[@jasonlinda8891]

Love your videos!. Question. What’s the name of the song at the 11 minute mark?

[@danacombs1677]

The song is Get Away, by Surf club

[@laurietseka8672]

We stayed at Sunshine Key in December 2015 🌴 Love the keys 🐓😎

[@DownsizingMakesCents]

We love the keys. We stayed at two state parks during the winter too. Curry Hammock and Bahia Honda. Oh no. Screw in tire. We have sensors on all our tires too. Good tips. Yes. State parks you need to book early. What? $150 a night? We had water views at both the state parks. Looks like we had the same spot at Curry Hammock. You need a doggie backpack. Cool tiny homes. Best Breakfast is Midway Cafe. Our dogs hated the roosters. 🤣. Love the Hemingway cats and the extra toes. I heard the penny story too. No key lime pie on a stick? Unfortunately people feed the Key Deer so they started to go up to cars and get killed. Don’t you just love the dog happy dance? Big Pine Key used to have lots of deer- back when we used to go in college. Best dinner and watch sunset is Islamorada Fish Company and dogs allowed. So excited for your big milestone. Looking forward to part 2. Take care. Alice

[@ChangingLanes]

Hi Alice! $150 a night is definitely above our nightly average (WAY above lol), but we make the exception to be as close to Key West as possible 😜 We have a doggy backpack, but Chad doesn't like wearing it (maybe because it's pink haha) but I will use it occasionally. We almost ate at Islamorada Fish Co., but chose another restaurant instead. We will have to give it a try next time!! Thanks 💕

[@Adventureswithbecky]

Ahhhh those are both on my lists to visit!!!

[@MustardSeedAdventures]

We would love to go to the Keys. It looks amazing. The closest we ever got was Ormond beach... and thats sad lol.

[@Adventureswithbecky]

Me too! It's on our destination list for next year and so excited!

[@AngelaRPierce]

"Keys, wallet, phone!" I recite that mantra, too! In exactly that order.

[@Allstar14234]

Reminded us of our 7th wedding anniversary trip there! If you’re into history check out Truman’s “White House” on the old submarine base in Key West. Great video!!

[@deegeejohnson999]

But y’all are such fun dorks ;) !!!

[@tuesdayswithed]

The YT 100K club! Yay, you've made it. Looking forward to many more videos :o) and Daisy! and Lucille :o)

[@everythingyouneedtoknow5793]

Amazing, Next time try Bluewater key R/V Resort.

[@bobreid9818]

Love all your music maybe u could put a list together so could be downloaded

[@jaydog9508]

The keys was one of my all-time favorite places to RV, I only wish I had a boat to pull along as well

[@peteacevedo3411]

We have never been to Florida it’s one of our States to visit as always we appreciate your insight.

[@davidcupp5325]

I also had a slow leaky tire after a rotation. I think there is a TSB, technical service bulletin, from Ford with a temporary fix of replacing the steel valve stems with rubber. I don't like that fix, my tire guy replaced the o ring.

[@richardgerster6526]

Brother there is no such thing as a regular vet. You chose to go where most will never go and do things most people will never understand. Thank you for your service from a fellow navy man.

[@travisdelp3214]

Have you ever tried the systems similar to what some truckers use that link the two tires together to air up and monitor like Crossfire or Cat's Eye that tie the two valve stems together? These systems generally have a check valve in them in case one tire develops a leak the other one won't bleed the air out.

[@208miuwu]

I was going to say why not NAS Key west. But as you just stated a VET. No access for you, love your videos and your always fiddling with things just a typical guy would. Keep up the videos and safe travels brother. God Bless

[@lonniemorklm9633]

My son bought brass valve stems from napa for his aloca wheels. Hope this helps

[@ChangingLanes]

Good idea!

[@kingair350]

I am impressed you can get into boyds....real tight.

[@ChangingLanes]

On site fits us! 😀 Right on the water next to the boat ramp.

[@kingair350]

thats a good spot...right in

[@BikesBoatsBivouacs]

Great video. Fun fact- I've been to Hemingway's houses in Key West, Sun Valley Idaho, and Cuba.

[@kristinehoffman9591]

We love the keys! Mallory Square!! What kind of dog is DAISY? She is so cute!!

[@Misscutieful1]

I think they answered it in one of their FAQ videos! 😊

[@ChangingLanes]

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

[@kristinehoffman9591]

Thank you..SHE is so cute!

[@shelleybrown2266]

Great video....♥️ One of these days we'll make it down to the Keys🤞 and I JUST got our Viair from Techno RV😁👍

[@docwells4747]

Have the same problem with my 2017 also...

[@davidmellinger9978]

Sitting here at Ford right now having two valve stems replaced on my 2018 F350. They changed two wheels early when I bought the truck. I have no problem with them. The other two wheels have had several valve stems.

[@jimknox6139]

My son got married at hemingway's in Oct 19. During the ceremony, one of the cats got up on the stage and laid down right behind them. I think he was reminding us who really owns the place.

[@dadyjds54]

You guys are living my dream

[@jimwojcik7645]

When we stay at Bluewater we take the county bus to Key West. It stops right in front of Bluewater and takes about 45 minutes. Pub crawling is much easier that way. Just don’t pass out and miss the stop on the way home.😂

[@ChangingLanes]

Great idea!

[@richardkemna2895]

Hope you enjoyed the Keys as much as we did,we moved from Miami 4 yrs ago.. No name bar is also great

[@sanfordbrotman1191]

Please post a link to the valve stem extenders you're using. Great video, never been to Key West and am going to plan a trip now. Thx!

[@ChangingLanes]

😀 amzn.to/383H5ND

[@KG4YJB]

Awesome video, looking forward to one day heading to key west for a camping trip. As a side not , just to clarify what you called a “Water Treatment Plant” is actually called a Waste Water Treatment Package plant” Huge difference, I manage a Water Treatment Plant in Stafford Va, we produce drinking water for the north end of the county. Waste Water Facilities treat the sewer water.

[@marshaadams5501]

Thank you for your service! Just wanted to make sure that you are aware that you no longer have to be “retired” to have access to our Military Bases. The Purple Heart Act of 2018 made it so that Vets with a service connected disability can gain access to many of the base services including campgrounds when available. There are requirements of course but it really is something that should have been available all along to military members who were separated through no fault of their own. My husband was a career Sailor with over 12 years of service when he got medically boarded out of the Navy. So after being a military family for most of our married life, we then found ourselves on the outside with no access to the military system anymore with the exception of the VA due to his service connected disability. I didn’t think that was fair at all and finally the current Administration agrees. So I’m hoping in the future when you mention that “retired” service members can access the military campgrounds that you will also inform your audience of this Act. If you have a service connected disability you guys will probably qualify also. Happy Father’s Day Chad!

[@ChangingLanes]

Yea.. I need to get to the VA and see what's what... 👍🏼

[@marshaadams5501]

Changing Lanes you should watch the video that You, Me and the RV published on January 15, 2020 called Veteran Access to Military Campgrounds. Packed with info 😄 You folks that take your time to do these informative videos are truly a blessing to the rest of us! Thanks!

[@patserra9506]

Changing Lanes As a fellow combat VET who waited a lot time for go get VA benefits, you need to get on that and get the benefits you deserve. Regardless, NAS Key West Sigsbee RV park is the place in key west. At $27 a night is a gem for military eligible. Love your videos. Keep up the great work.

[@starwarsfanforlife]

I was going to say the same thing you get access to the base and ALL of the amenities excluding Space A unless you are a disabled veteran with 100% disability rating. A disability rating of 0-90% allows you access. Being on the aircraft carrier I am sure you have some ailment recorded while you were in the military. Send me a message and I can get you in contact with the people I used to get a higher disability rating for my ailments.

[@golfaholics7777]

Great video! I want to go to Florida :)

[@ChangingLanes]

Do it in the winter! Florida summers are brutal! 🥵

[@Premier-Media-Group]

Looking back at that pre-coronus brunch hits differently now, doesn't it?