The Leisure Travel Van is great, just avoid these simple mistakes!

[@alan.macrae]

Coming out of a Roadtrek RS Adventurous that we owned for 14 years. One of the first things I did was order a valet key from MB. That key can only be used to manually unlock a door and doesn't have any electronics. I used it when we went swimming and simply for walks and so on. Easy to have in your pocket and would have been helpful here. Your videos are terrific with the exception of the fact that we're 14 months into waiting for our new Unity. Thank you so much for all the great information.

[@Pagosa]

Great idea. I think the new key has a hidden manual key inside the fob, so gonna check that out.

[@poshquarters]

I'm a previous Class A motorcoach owner (42 ft) and I always got reservations all along my trips. Today I understand that perhaps due to Covid everybody and their brother bought RV's. The only time many of them can travel is on weekends and holidays. We don't have children at home and we always found that there's no such thing as a quiet and peaceful weekend rv-ing due to the full family weekenders. Therefore, we traveled mostly at times everyone else was working and in school. That worked great for us and reservations were much easier to get.

[@Pagosa]

This is true!

[@ASRivers]

Thanks! Increases my confidence as a LTV wannabe. If you, an expert, can make mistakes, maybe I shouldn’t feel so nervous about my inexperience. Enjoy learning from you.

[@Pagosa]

The LTV is so easy as far as RVing goes. Anyone can do it, just keep a checklist!

[@patriciabarajas7925]

Hey! My hubby and I will be joining the wannabe's hopefully this year so good luck and godspeed to you and us!

[@teacherturnedhomesteader7368]

I Love it. THANK GOD FOR GOOD NEIGHBORS❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Pagosa]

Yes!

[@carefulpilgrim]

SO APPRECIATE YOUR SELF-DEPRECATING VIDEO WITH ADVICE!

[@Pagosa]

Hope it helps!

[@Lolaandcassidyadventures]

We just bought a 2018 FX and the contacts for the house door one was stuck and rusted. The dealer fixed it and door lock now works with the fob.:)

[@Pagosa]

We've had good luck with the door lock since that happened.

[@leealbright2274]

We thought we locked ourselves out while boondocking in a national park in November on a Saturday night at 11pm. Luckily we found the keys in a back pocket. As soon as we got home I had duplicates of all keys made for hiding. But we also installed a keypad lock on the house access door wired into the 12v system so no batteries to die on us.

[@Pagosa]

That's a great idea. Is this on an LTV? if so, can you email me a pic of it? [e-mail]

[@leealbright2274]

@@Pagosa it was a RVLock.com lock (RVLock 4.0 full metal right hand w/integrated keypad for RVs) and we also purchased the backplate decal. Our 2021 LTV Wonder RL is with the RV mechanic who is installing two additional Battleborn batteries along with other mods so I will take a pic when we get it back. There is also a remote which I haven’t set up yet. But having a keypad is so handy, love it. Converting it to 12v was something I saw in a KZbin video. My concern was that the batteries would die and it would leave us in the lurch. 12v is so much better.

[@Pagosa]

@@leealbright2274 Awesome, thanks so much!

[@AlfredoLopez-gd9wi]

Good thing you didn’t have to spend the night in Hereford TX…. You might have had to endure the aroma of all the cattle feed lots in that area… That RV park in Canyon really looked nice…

[@Pagosa]

Haha, smelled it for sure. Janet went to middle school there and she said "how did we live here!", lol

[@landresavage7184]

Most key fobs have a key in them to open the doors when the battery goes dead. I'm sure that the Sprinter does also.

[@Pagosa]

They do, but I locked the fob in the coach, so not good.

[@randyneely1898]

I don’t have any fancy key fobs for my 2015 Leisure travel van lol just good old keys...and I keep spare keys wrapped up in a piece of foil in a Ziploc bag in the wet bay...I always fill my freshwater tank fill it overfills....lol...Good advice about black tanks I’ve seen people do that I’ve never done it yet...just finished 3000 Carefree maintenance free miles around the country now back to Chico Ca.where it’s 109 today....😎

[@Pagosa]

That’s great. Glad you are enjoying your LTV!

[@davidlum2410]

Lucky dogs!

[@Pagosa]

Yeah, right?

[@Superdada]

Great tips! We are also going to get a spare key for our Unity RL. This weekend in Granby, Colorado we almost locked ourselves out with our 3 year old inside. The front doors automatically lock if you press unlock but don’t open a door. I was also wondering what does happen if you over fill tue fresh water. Glad to know if just dumps out on the ground.

[@Pagosa]

Spare key for sure. We definitely learned our lesson. Hopefully your three year old could have gone up front and unlocked the cab doors.

[@orcuttnyc]

@@Pagosa We keep a magnetic key box in our water hold.

[@bourbontraveler]

Check the contacts on the bottom inside of the door Put a tester on the 2 contacts on the frame side and push your lock unlock on the keys it should flash if not it needs reprogrammed If it does flash clean the contacts or you have a bad actuator on the lock

[@Pagosa]

Thanks! I’m also gonna take it in as I have a few other warranty items to address. Appreciate the advice!

[@bourbontraveler]

@@Pagosa this just happened to me last week I also have the program from Mercedes if needed LT told me on updates sometimes the key loses the ability to open the side door

[@rickytecon5726]

I catch myself being the 'friendly guy' yapping while somebody is setting up.

[@Pagosa]

Haha, guilty as well

[@JacquiTilley]

Wondering what you use for the dog pillow/bed in the passenger seat? It looks like it fits quite nice.

[@Pagosa]

That is a concoction Janet formulated that includes a small ironing board as the base 😂

[@evquietcornerct3210]

our LTV's have a low voltage cutoff in the surge protector....so that parks power was just low voltage......

[@Pagosa]

That's what I figured. We moved on fast!

[@kfdiceman]

Could you share the RV park/ranch that was nice? We're in Ft Worth, and need recommendations for places to stay halfway to Colorado. Thanks!

[@Pagosa]

Oasis in Amarillo. Super clean and concrete pads with a Loves next door for morning fuel up. Sometimes full, so make reservations

[@davidlum2410]

Hi, I’m curious about the seat covers you have...we have the same seats and i sit on a towel. The covers look nice!

[@Pagosa]

They are actually curtain panels from TJ Maxx Janet got. The dogs love these chairs so we have to keep them covered 😂

[@fredzuccarelli]

Another great video!!! Got a ballpark figure on what you get mpg on average? I'm still torn between the leisure and an A class. Thanks in advance.

[@Pagosa]

At highway speeds. If you stick to 65, you will see 17-19 and 70+ it is still about 15-16. So much lighter on the wallet on every angle with this over a class A. Let me know what you decide to do!

[@fredzuccarelli]

@@Pagosa thanks so much and keep up the great videos!!!

[@whipsplash6943]

When I die can I come back as your dog? Thanks for the tips!

[@Pagosa]

My dogs live the life of Riley for sure

[@dianem7916]

Just discovered your channel. We purchased our fx last year as the pandemic hit and just now getting to use it. Thanks for sharing your experience, we will definitely be buying a spare key to put in an outside compartment! I noticed your wife had the dog on her lap when traveling, how does that work out? We have a small 15 lb Boston Terrier that I crated behind the driver seat on 6 hour trips but she is so stressed when we arrive she hardly eats for 10 days. I’m thinking about trying a short trip to try out having her secured to my waist sitting on my lap or beside me in the passenger seat too. It never occurred to me the dog wouldn’t like traveling.😳

[@Pagosa]

Many people talk about securing their dog while traveling, but I think that's easier said than done. We have one dog that sleeps the entire drive time between us on a dog bed and then the one you see in the video is either on her lap or lays in a dog bed in the house section. They love the RV and your dog may do a bit better if you switch things up a bit.

[@omarwilliams1145]

@@Pagosa 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

[@gosman949]

Ha what Dallas heat? No reason to leave Texas this summer so far! Anyway, I was told by one of the top salesman at LTV to not order the auto door locks. They nortoriously have a habit of not working.

[@Pagosa]

Haha, true, but I take advantage of 50 degree mountain air anytime I can. And I found out the hard way about that lock. But it’s very convenient when it works

[@talleysartstudio]

I was debating whether to get that key lock. I'm definitely not getting the key lock option from the factory. I will get a professional install with a different company. That's too new to be broken already.

[@Pagosa]

It’s been fine since, so I would get it again, but just get a lockbox for a backup.

[@orcuttnyc]

Amarillo has a nice CrackerBarrel.

[@Pagosa]

It was a bit too hot that day for boondocking or totally would have done that.

[@kawaiisenshi2401]

I am enjoying this channel

[@Pagosa]

So glad! Thanks for watching

[@DMosesRN]

What brand of slipcovers do you have on your driver & passenger seat.???

[@Pagosa]

Those are actually curtains that Janet found at target 😂

[@WTABallers]

You should give your wife some airtime next video - I’m sure she has some valid things to say about the LV

[@Pagosa]

She’s been on some. She usually scoffs when I ask her to say something lol

[@IsaacCubillos]

What is the bedding you have for the dog on the passenger side?

[@Pagosa]

That is a makeshift thing my wife came up with, as Roxie has to ride on her lap and up high. It's actually using the arm cushion from the couch of the LTV

[@LindaDillonandtheCounciloflove]

@@Pagosa Thanks for the info. Roxie looks comfortable.

[@ourborderlandadventures7352]

Hi, we're interested in a B plus rv. The floor plan we like has one slide out like this one, right behind driver. My husband is 6'3" and we're wondering if you have enough leg room when slide is in and you're driving. You look tall, so we were wondering.

[@Pagosa]

Absolutely. I'm 6'2", so very similar. The slide is at least 10" away from the seat when fully back. Which model are you looking at?

[@ourborderlandadventures7352]

@@Pagosa we like the navion/view 24 j

[@kelowna_bc]

I’m curious, did you check your surge protection to see if you had any error codes?

[@Pagosa]

No, the surge protector is in a really difficult place to get to and I knew it was the power pole and nothing in my coach.

[@barbaracallahan4095]

I was looking at your store and what you carry, regarding the Blackstone 17” griddle- do you have the hood or no hood for the griddle?

[@Pagosa]

These are on Amazon and they carry both. So feel free to get the Blackstone and then you can get the hood there as well if it's available.

[@barbaracallahan4095]

@@Pagosa thanks for quick response. Does it still fit I. That outside storage compartment

[@barbaracallahan4095]

With the hood ?

[@Pagosa]

@@barbaracallahan4095 I'm not sure I completely understand about the hood. But mine fits in one of the lower outside storage bays just fine. You shouldn't have an issue at all.

[@azores-pv6ft]

Couldn’t MB USA opened the door remotely?

[@Pagosa]

We had zero cell service, so it was almost an ordeal

[@Basssplash]

I'd rather wait 3yrs for a wrtb awd

[@Pagosa]

Or find one used 😀

[@teacherturnedhomesteader7368]

Never tell your hiding spots

[@Pagosa]

Haha, true! We have a lockbox bolted to the RV, so should be safer than if not

[@teacherturnedhomesteader7368]

@@Pagosa 👍😆

[@kenji424]

Too much talking.

[@Pagosa]

Is this my wife’s burner account? 😂

[@trowley838]

So disappointed you put politics on the Instagram platform. Unsubscribe from all platforms you handle.

[@Pagosa]

Not sure what you are talking about