We Went RV Camping At Disney's Fort Wilderness! | Check In Day, Setting Up Camp, RV Tour & Dinner!

[@alanarapacz1882]

Jen, you can see how much Tim loves you as he watches you when you're speaking. ❤ 😊 It's so heartwarming to see. You both have such a wonderful relationship together and with Jackson. Cherish each moment together and thank you for sharing your family adventures with us ((hugs))❤

[@KarenLopez0924]

I'm 50 and have been camping since I was 4! I've basically grown up in a camper. We take my parents camper now so my son can get the experience. He loves it as much as I do. We haven't been as much since my mom passed away 3 years ago but I want to start going more again. I'm glad y'all enjoyed your first RV trip.

[@joannecavan1213]

Absolutely loved your video. My brother and I have been rv-ing for the last 4yrs and love the simple vacation. Listening to the rain hitting the trailer or awning, campfires, playing board games. Soooo happy you guys made this video.

[@lelb1972]

I haven't stayed in an RV for along long time. However I have been in a tent recently and what I love is the sounds you hear at night that you wouldn't necessarily hear in a built up area. I also love the rain. Some months in the UK are not ideal to go camping though. I'd rather it be reasonably warm with no wind. Don't want to wake up with no tent freezing cold

[@coburnbatman]

From being an RV owner, for future tips.....set the outside awning first. That way in case its raining, your shoes, chairs and outside furniture won't get wet lol. Be careful during windy conditions too. AND, if you plan to buy a pull behind RV like you stayed in....make sure it has a sway bar attached to the hitch of the travel trailer. And don't EVER over inflate your tires. That's how separation happens and blow outs occur

[@thebluetarp]

@@jaquesstrappe7664 um, no! We are on year 9 and we love our 24’ trailer more today than we did 8 years ago.

[@KT_One]

Also invest in a tire pressure monitoring system for the trailer tires.

[@bonnafide2606]

The last time we stayed at Fort Wilderness was 1990. In the middle of June. In a tent. It was murderously hot and humid. And we still had a blast just being there 🙂🙃🙂

[@jeaniemagic3967]

Trying to talk my hubby into an RV, would be great since we could travel with our dog ( she is travel sized)!

[@bobsears4762]

I'm happy to see you guys finally enjoy Fort Wilderness in an RV. Fort Wilderness is our favorite place to stay at Disney. FYI- RVs typically have a 6 gallon hot water tank. Got to time those showers out.

[@Craig32]

Or get one with instant hot water and shower all night if you want. Most new RV/Travel Trailers come with them now.

[@dianealt5239]

Love Fort Wilderness ! Have stayed at most of the resorts at Disney, just stayed at Poly a few weeks ago n it was wonderful ,but there’s something so magical about the Fort. Just being outside so much , riding around in the golf cart,hearing the boats and the train (hopefully soon) watching the fireworks from the beach,decorating the campsite and golf cart, riding bikes……….it’s where we have made some of our best memories as a family☺️

[@christinawhittaker9902]

RV camping for the 1st time means way over packing and alot of "Am I doing this right?" 😆 This reminds me of our first time trailer camping, managing the tanks, and learning about towing! Oh the black tank stories. EVERYONE has a good one. It was hilarious, stressful at times, and very fond memories. What a blessing your 1st experience together is at Disney. PS. If you truly get bit by the RV bug. The Tampa annual RV super show is the place to see and touch all the options out there.

[@nessavthatsme3424]

Now that's my kind of camping! We'd be camping often, if we had a camper!! Love the lay out of this one!

[@DarkNekoGoddess22]

As a fellow RVer it's not really camping unless it rains when you're setting up or closing down, lol. But this brings good memories of when I was young and my family stayed at the Fort in our Winnebago 😊 Cant wait til the season open to go back down my Campground.

[@Fishiepwincess]

This video honestly made me want to cry 😭. We had a travel trailer growing up, and we did most of our vacations camping. But right after I left for college, my dad passed away from cancer, and my mom sold the trailer, and I haven't been trailer camping since. Seeing you guys just starting out gives me so many memories of doing the same with my parents. I'm so happy for Jackson getting similar memories 💖 Also, Jen I have fallen out of those bunk beds 🤣🤣🤣 many times.

[@popi12986]

Although we have our own RV we do sometimes fly down and always use Meacham for our RV rental needs. Andrew and his wife are wonderful to deal with. Working with them has always been wonderful. Have a great time and maybe welcome to the World of RV fun!

[@catherineellis1200]

Thank you for sharing fort wilderness. It’s been a place I’ve always wanted to stay. I have family who stay yearly. They don’t even go into Disney every year. They love just the friendships they have made through the years and stay 7 nights where families all come together each year to visit one another. Kid love all the activities at the Fort that many days they ask to just have more time playing than going to stand in lines at the park. The cost to stay at the fort is expensive so my family love to spend less time at the parks and more time where the kids are happy to be together each year.

[@tlynnven]

my husband and I love camping! we started out with a small 18 foot travel trailer and it was perfect. Then we started camping with a big group of friends and they all had larger fifth wheel campers with slide outs, and we had to keep up with the jones' and get a bigger camper. hahahaha. But we are back to the basics now. We just outfitted our jeep with a roof top tent and have a kitchen in the back of the jeep along with a water tank so we can go overlanding and primitive camp. We just had a trip this weekend and had a blast!! Welcome to the camping club! Hope you guys have fun! We hope to camp at fort wilderness one day!

[@doreenbonosconi879]

We glamp in a 37 ft. Class A Thor Challenger 2 baths and washer and dryer..My husband is the driver and I am the engineer. I hook up all the water, electric,cable and sewer! This is our 3d camper in 5 years. Love the glamping life❤️

[@cathybarber2624]

Nice travel trailer for you to rent - benefit of renting is set up is all done for you. We have Motorhome (bus style) RV and hope to get to Fort Wilderness one day with it. You picked a very deluxe RV resort for your first time for sure! Just a tip that RVers take short showers as hot water tanks in RVs are not that big. Really looking forward to rest of this series watching you guys and Jackson camping for first time.

[@RhodeIslandDude]

We always rent RVs at the campsite also and when we had to take our shoes off we put down an old piece of rug so we could put our shoes on the rug and it would not damage the RV rug.

[@amandafranks9052]

We brought our trailer down from Canada last time we did DisneyWorld and stayed at Fort Wilderness. It made the trip so affordable for our family of 7. Highly recommend. The thing we loved most was how un-crowded it felt even at the end of the day, where in the hotels we've found that the crowds kind of follow you back at the end of the day. I'm really enjoying all your staycation videos and I'm so glad Fort Wilderness became one of your destinations!

[@jrickgrimm10]

We are living full time in our 41 foot diesel pusher Motorhome. We live here in Kissimmee during the winter and travel throughout the country the rest of the year. There are sooooo many places to camp in Florida do much fun. We recommend it wholeheartedly. Great video.!!

[@thepopculturebuff5080]

Heading Down to Disney World for the first time in October and I’m staying in Fort Wilderness and I’m so excited! The place looks so cool!

[@JeffGeraldFishing]

We’re renting a 5th wheel for our trip this year. We stayed in one of the cabins on our last trip. Definitely looking forward to it. I’m worried though, once my wife stays in that 5th wheel I’m afraid she’s going to want one 😆

[@sydneylynn1953]

I grew up camping! My parents bought a travel trailer when I was 5 and my brother was 1. We eventually moved to a large 5th wheel for easier travel and that’s how we did our vacations! Every summer we went somewhere new. I have such fond memories of camping and it’s much more cost effective than staying in hotels😊

[@sarahgrace4551]

I just started watching your videos And really enjoying them. I can’t wait to one day rent an RV and stay at Fort Wilderness. It Looks like so much fun! I love seeing your story. Thank you for sharing!

[@stephengorney5613]

Hey Tim, standard hot water tank in campers is about 5 gallons. A five minute max shower is all that you are going to get.

[@becklyn]

We always have to turn our water on for small periods of time (get wet and rinse..) in order to preserve hot water. One of the joys of camper showers...😅😅

[@michaelcertain415]

What Becklyn said.

[@brittanywilson7891]

As someone who lives in the Smokey mountains I’m so glad y’all get to experience what I grew up doing.

[@melodym7851]

As DVC members we have stayed at many resorts but some of our favorite times are when we bring the pop-up down and stay at Fort Wilderness 🙂

[@laurie812]

I’ve been obsessed with the idea of camping at Fort Wilderness lately. Such a timely video… thank you! Looks like a lot of fun. ⛺️

[@tacadventures6249]

I love this! What a great idea. I have never stayed in an RV, so I liked the idea of other newbies experiencing it. In your live show, you mentioned the idea of buying or renting to travel to California. I love the idea of a Tracker Family Road Trip, but I would love to see you drive to California with the family in your Tesla, stopping along the way to stay in some interesting places - Airbnbs or other unique spots.

[@thisdayisbananas]

Fort Wilderness is SUCH a vibe I love it sm. fun fact- my parents dog locked them out of their cabin in the rain a few years ago, resulting in the maintenance staff coming out to get the door open lol.

[@beautifulbellamegirl033]

Thank you for this we will be doing the Cabins for Christmas, it will be our 1st time to Disney! so excited and thank you for your videos

[@lexyd313]

I love RV camping! We live in AZ so there's endless locations around us to go and explore nature. This is great to see it from a new perspective again because I've either lived in an RV or traveled in it for my entire life, and I feel it's easy to feel like you've done it all lol we even transformed a travel bus into a little home! but I can't wait to catch up on the rest of the trip and all the newness you all have to experience, so much love to the Tracker fam (grandpas and grandmas too)!! side note - I love how happy Jackson seems to be with his third adult helper c:

[@CherryBerry48]

oh theres jackson!! and you brought the nanny, i didnt expect that, but she is a great helper i will bet! good luck out there

[@melk8220]

That looks so cool. My family rented an RV when I was a kid to go to Niagara Falls. It was so much fun Enjoy and thanks for sharing

[@indyanna1423]

I have camped there many times. Started with a ⛺ had kids and bought a camper. So many good memories.

[@jonimceachern9284]

We spent 12 nights there in August in the 100 loop in our travel trailer. Love Fort Wilderness.

[@Andrewvoegely]

Being from Colorado love that you guys enjoy it, going even further from civilization is how you get the full effect of camping. Even more peaceful!

[@mfitz6066]

Been watching you all for years. Love seeing all your fun info on the parks.

[@dragonflydreamzzzz]

Enjoy your stay! I love camping…I’m looking forward to staying at “the Fort” one of these days!!! It’s the perfect thing to do as a family! Some of our best memories are from our camping trips.

[@sandycunningham8981]

Camper shower issue = hot water heaters are very small. Turn on gas and electric both and water will heat up quicker between baths. We turn ours off after baths or dishes are done. Not to waste the propane. You have to turn water on get wet, turn water off while you soap/shampoo up and then turn water back on and rinse off. Camping is a blast, especially at Disney. We camped there when our kids were small and they loved it. They are 32 & 36 now. Time to go back with the grandkids. Enjoy your stay. Jackson will have a blast. 🥰🥰

[@lcflngn]

Bought a 1963 vintage trailer in 2014 - no toilet, bad fridge, needed an extra big truck to pull her, but we travelled all around the Western states with one teenage kid that summer, amazing experience. Loved that old gal, and last yr finally found a good home for her to stay put. (She was a good guest bed and Christmas wrapping station on the back patio for a while!) If we did it again we’d get a light modern camper with all the bells & whistles. Still, managed to haul a lot of family furniture half way across the country, and no hotels necessary. Paid for herself, and priceless memories. Brother in law had a huge fancy fifth wheel for a while, but found the upkeep not worth the trouble. Esp hard times finding a place to park in many types of interesting more mountainous places one might like to visit. Smaller & lighter the better imo. Fun all around tho!

[@michaelmedlen784]

that rain would be good to nap to--- enjoy, I know you will.cant wait for tomorrow.

[@johnheididrum5243]

We loved having an RV to explore when our boys were young! We had a diesel, so we got great gas mileage (an important consideration since gas RVs average about 5-7mpg) 😬 a travel trailer can be great too! Rent both, drive both, then decide. 🙂 and enjoy! So many great places to camp in the south and here out west!

[@tfat9848]

When we go camping we have a little door mat at the door of our camper and leave the shoes inside in a bucket. But we also bring a little handheld vacuum for dirt.

[@kimberlyauriemma3523]

Our kids love staying at Fort Wilderness. We're renting this trailer from the same company in May. 😍

[@Followyourdreams_1]

Welcome to the RVing world. I always tell new campers, you have not camped until you have set up camp or packed up in the rain. Your initiation is complete. We started camping in a tent when our kids were infants. Now we “glamp” in our 5th wheel with our grand kids. Just left Ft Wilderness on January 15th. Love it there. It’s great family fun. Enjoy it.

[@melissalynch450]

Welcome fellow rv people. The trick to the shower is get wet and turn off the water by the button on the head of the shower. Then soap up, then turn the water back on to rinse. You can't leave it contuse like at home or you will run out of water. Glad yall like the rv life stile.

[@totyal_shmry6782]

The blog is beautiful and wonderful 😭 I loved your choices in the covers 😍♥️♥️ I wish you success and happiness

[@rideswithchrist]

Woah! It has been so long since I watched one of your videos it was so odd seeing a CHILD with you now instead of just you two. Very fun. The Fort is our favorite.

[@ArmyWifeof2]

Rv camping is the best kind of camping it’s so much fun and I guarantee once you realize how much fun rv life is you’ll want to get one too

[@alaan.3234]

jacksons’ “let’s go” in the begining ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️😭

[@bemplit]

The bath houses are really nice and heated/cooled depending on the time of year. Plenty of hot water.

[@LillyGayler]

Last year my family and I went to Fort Wilderness in a fifth wheel after the summer time crowds and our fifth wheel did heat up A LOT! We had to buy a portable AC but other than it being hot inside our fifth wheel we had so much fun staying there! There was so much to do just at the campground when you weren't going to the actual parks. We went to their little arcade and just explored and we had an amazing time! I know you guys will enjoy it a bunch!

[@tristendixey]

Oh my goodness - Jackson's little voice in the background... "mini peas". I have always wanted to do an RV rental at Fort Wilderness, especially during Halloween. Loved this video - thank you for sharing your experience!

[@Otteal]

We're looking at buying a fifth wheel RV at the end of this year and I'm so excited!!! Your vlogs lined up at the same time as us researching which RV to buy. So cool! Looks like you had a fun time

[@silentpaw]

You may want to get one of those wildlife hunting cameras that hangs on a tree to get footage of animals if you want. Also, if you want an RV, you can take a road trip from Florida to California and film the whole trip.

[@Living_EDventures]

Most people call Low pressure gas propane gas. Awesome to see you guys camping. I always envied people who grew up in Florida. Though I'm glad I can say at 49 years old I have been camping for 43 or so years.

[@sarahb_]

How exciting! We bought a motorhome last year (well, went halves with my Dad) but we’ve been only been away in it once so far, and with 3 kids you can imagine how much we have to take 😆 We plan to go away in it more this year (though not April holidays as we’re in Disney World woop woop) but we have the Lake District booked for August for a week and plan to do some weekends in various other places. I used to go on caravan holidays a lot as a kid, and also go away with my grandparents in their motorhome, so it’s a lot of nostalgia for me 😊

[@smurfettmm999]

I've camped my whole life, and my stepdad and I run a small family RV rental company in northeastern MA. I can confidently say if you will be camping less than 2-3 times per year, it's not worth owning your own camper. Just find a nice rental company and rent one. It's not worth the upkeep, storage, and maintenance of having your own. Plus you would need to buy a truck to tow it if you choose to get a travel trailer rather than a motorhome. Also most campers have around a 6 gallon hot water heater, so you get very short showers! That's why most of them have showerheads that you can shut off while you're in there to conserve the hot water while you're soaping up. Then you can turn it back on while rinsing, but don't point the showerhead at you when you turn it back on, it will be hot!

[@caneswagcaneswag]

Great video. Awesome content. I love staying there. The cabins are great and staying in a pop up. Enjoy!

[@Itstravelday2024]

We have used Meacham RV Rental, twice, and they are truly the best rental company for Disney’s Fort wilderness!!! we love them and we would use them again and we often tell people about them.❤️❤️❤️

[@mariepetitto473]

Hi Tim. I hope you are feeling a lot better after your dental surgery! Looking forward to watching this video!

[@marlareid883]

The world is your Pine Tree! 🌲🌳🍫🏕️

[@laurie812]

lol 😂🌴

[@marlareid883]

In all the years I have been watching The Tracker's, I finally got a 'like' on one of my comments from them and I am absolutely star struck and it has made my year! Happy Heart Day everyone! 💙♥️💙

[@castillomomma]

Some of the best memories I have growing up are camping at all the different campgrounds.

[@toddpatton4886]

reminds me when my grandparents where alive .. they use to take us grandkids .. all over ina rv.. we went to washington Dc one summer , we went to texas one summer .. , we did alot with them in the rv , it was great. i think before they past away they almost made it to all 50 states!

[@kvgchasinghaunts3108]

And the RV community is great, real helpful

[@thedroesslers]

We bought an E-Pro right before COVID hit and it has been the best purchase ever. We weren’t campers before but we took the leap. I want that Mickey ruggable.

[@disneyLani]

The wildlife sightings are so funny. I have deer and mountain lion almost everyday on our property. We are in the mountains so we are used to it.

[@karensexauer6138]

My family rented an RV when I was a kid.... We went from Seattle to the east coast and back. It was so tiny! That was before pull outs and outside kitchens. But we saw so much! Good times.

[@samanthaeyres6560]

Awe guys I absoutley LOVE watching your vlogs they bring me so joy! It's the little things with you guys, Jen getting on the bunk so excited and seeing the sky light and seeing wildlife, everything you both are so grateful you know! You're just a really lovely family I love coming on advertures with you ha. If I ever come to Forida I would love to meet you all of you but tbh I would proberly fan girl haha

[@r2ontheroadpetchulat371]

2 hints. Use the Electric option water heater and use the Microwave (or air conditioner) at same time= might have the breaker tripped. However using both gas and electric for hot water showers=. Quicker hot water. Glad you gave gave the RV option a try.

[@m.e344]

Come to Spokane. You can see wild turkeys they run downtown and just through the city. Also there’s the Mts and other stuff to do

[@jessicamishler1589]

With the hot water turn on both the electric and gas water heater and shut off the water while shampooing and soaping up and then turn back in to rinse (bit be careful because water will be very hot when you first turn it back on.) We love our travel trailer and loved staying at The Fort last February and we are booked to stay again in May and I cannot wait! Hope you guys had a great time!

[@StormyStitch]

Welcome to RVing, Trackers! The Fort is my favorite resort and campground. We have so many family memories there and I can’t wait to go back.

[@silked4046]

Watching you two on Valentine‘s Day is a giving me hope ♥️ also… I like Jamie from Bristol, England 😊

[@hotshotwpg]

OMG!! I love it and miss it there SOOOOOO much!!

[@justinvanveenar2953]

Scavenger hunting is my FAVORITE!!!!!!

[@candacecoley3377]

If you're going to camp in an RV you have to learn about Navy showers:) RV tanks are too small for ordinary showers - hot and grey. Turn water on, wet yourself, turn water off (usually there is a valve on the shower wand for this), soap yourself up, then rinse. If you need a long, hot shower the comfort stations at the Fort are very nice.

[@lilsisasu]

My mom said the same thing.

[@errittsmith4536]

When I was younger I would go camping with my grandparents it was so fun we would pull our own trailer behind a 1978 ford van 🚐 before they had mini vans we stay at koa camp sites I really miss those days and miss my grandparents

[@crystalrivera6048]

Showers in the comfort stations are so much better. The showers are really good at ft. Wilderness.

[@nicoleraymonde]

as an avid camper, i found jen's excitement very cute ~ lol ... it was all so new & unknown to her 🤗 when tim was setting the tent and she said "he would find this easier if it weren't wet", my first thought was "he would find it easier if he had help" 😅 i know jen wanted to film everything, but when he was struggling to prop it up, i couldn't stop thinking "oh jen! take the other side and the two of you lift together!" lol ...

[@luanncorbin8652]

The bathrooms and showers are warm and spacious and great. We have a huge motor home but the showers are heated and fantastic. You can go up to the loops near the water and that’s my favorite.

[@ronahadleycole5642]

Thank you for this I really want to do this we love camping, and you give more information than other people on KZbin

[@jessicaowens3197]

Rv to Tennessee. I think yall would love dollywood and Jackson would love seeing all the wildlife Tennessee has to offer.

[@zivagoldman2001]

If you're taking a 12 minute shower in an RV, that might be about 8 minutes too long. We were taught to quickly wet, wash, quickly rinse and get out! No hair washing in the shower. That's done outside with a hose! :) I miss our camping days!

[@kravlokitay6989]

Exactly! Plus water gets turned off IN BETWEEN, Wet,, off, lather, on rinse, off LOL. We never ever ever use our camper to shower in.

[@tinfoilhatttery]

My thoughts too. I believe it's called a Navy shower.

[@marksheridan5155]

There is a shut off valve on the shower handle to make the hot water last longer.

[@Workinggirlhomestead]

We take huge showers in our 5th wheel it’s each to their own

[@zivagoldman2001]

@@Workinggirlhomestead Out of curiosity, do you have a tankless water heater? This is their first time doing the RV thing. They may not have the special add-ons in the rental, and they may not know all the 'rules'. A small water heater isn't going to allow 3 adults to take long showers.

[@hayleybowen941]

We came to the US twice from the UK to rent RV’s - once on the west coast, and once on east coast…best holidays EVER… we talk about those trips all the time. I would love an RV..Seems like a much better investment than DVC for a family that live in Orlando!

[@justinvanveenar2953]

We just went in August and we saw a bunch of Deer and Turkeys and more was super fun

[@Erin_Norton_SPV]

It makes me sad to see Pioneer Hall. I miss Hoop Dee Doo revue so much! I was just looking up everything camping at Fort Wilderness for a girls trip this summer. Looking forward to the rest of these vlogs!

[@christybrainard6134]

I love my RV We went to Yellowstone, Glacier, The Grand Tetons from Ohio this past summer. The reason you are running out of hot water is you need to take camp style showers. Rinse your body then, turn off water and lather up, then rinse off. Very short showers because of very small water heaters.

[@becklyn]

We have nearly the same exact Jayco bunkhouse! (We have a 2nd entrance that enters into the bathroom, and our bunkhouse is arranged a little differently..) We absolutely LOVE pulling our camper around to different places and will actually be staying at The Fort for nine nights in July. 😊 I hope you guys enjoyed your stay and consider getting a camper sometime down the road. I'm sure Jackson would love it (our son does)! Thanks for the insight on Fort Wilderness!

[@samanthastoner6132]

Idk why but watching the tent in fast forward while talking normally was so funnny😂 the rv looks super comfy though

[@DisNerdMama96]

We love the Fort!! Started 4 years ago over the resorts and haven’t looked back. We’re now up to a full month every September at the Fort 😁 it’s fantastic!! Next time you’ll have to check out the Fort Wilderness Scavenger hunt group on Facebook. It’s run by the other Fort campers and it’s so fun!! We love doing it when we go too!!

[@phillipwest4352]

my first and last trip to Fort Wilderness was with my sister and her hubby and three kids...it was before my sister passed away...im crying right now cause i miss her so much...but we had fun....the Wilderness Cabins sleep six ppl...it was when they had the hideaway bed in the wall....lol...i dont think they have them anymore....

[@BonFire327]

@Tim. RV’s have small 6-10 gallon hot water heater’s. So to take a shower. You would want to shower (wet down) turn water off to wash and lather then turn water back on to rinse 🚿 off. Hot water will last longer. If you run hot water the during the whole time you run out very quickly. Think off it this way you will be saving water!!

[@suthius85]

I do hope one day we'll see you guys travel the country in an RV. Imagine the adventures.

[@scottdoctor8570]

We did a cabin one year, one of my favorite stays. Had a golf cart too, spent part of one day just driving around checking out the rvs/campers that were there.

[@noellesimagination7813]

Every one else, yay camping at fort wilderness. Me trying to look behind Jen to see if Tim fixed that second hanging shelf in the garage. And it's not hanging, but not fixed. A Nice wreath in its place., lol Just giving them a hard time. It's hard to take care of everything with a family.

[@waytoson]

Camper tip: write down everything you wish you had brought and what you ended up not using.... Have fun cannot wait to see all the fun this week... TFS & Happy Camping

[@TPlug_Journeys]

Sounded like Jackson said “more p(l)ease”. My kids used to say “peas” instead of “please”. I always wanted to do this. Great video!

[@SoniaDekker]

I thought the same thing!

[@TheHeygurl98]

We have rented two RV’s and we love renting them. It’s nice bc you don’t have to do the set up, all the yucky stuff, the maintenance etc. The only downside is that you have to load up everything in the world in your car to take to the campsite