We Crushed the RV! | Discovering the Grand Canyon & More

✔️ About the Episode:
The Grand Canyon has been on our "Travel Wish List" from the beginning. We are so excited to finally be in Arizona and see how impressive the views are from the South Rim. Incredible journey and breathtaking experience! From the trains in Williams, AZ to roaming wildlife in the Grand Canyon National Park this experience is truly a once-in-a-lifetime memory.
Williams, Arizona is a wonderful town and we are so excited to come back and ride the train to the Grand Canyon. It looks like so much fun and what an experience to have indeed. The Grand Canyon area is full of exciting restaurants, gift shops, Canyon tours, and more. Well worth adding more time to discover.
Our trip was packed full of twists and turns and it ended, unfortunately, with damaging the Rig. Always be prepared for the road and make sure you are ready for each and every challenge that RV'ing will bring your way. We hope you enjoy and can't wait to hear about your trip to the Grand Canyon as well.
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[@andreagoodling2133]

I love how you show the ups and downs of the RV life. Everyone makes mistakes even well seasoned RVers. You handle it well. Love your videos. Thanks for all you do.

[@drswanny9000]

Delightful family. Nice to see such joy. ❤

[@darrylt5300]

We were at the Grand Canyon one year we got to see the Condors flying around those birds are huge

[@jeffboswell6620]

Lee my son did that to his camper while borrowing my truck (f350). Truck 1 camper door 0. I custom cut sheet of diamond plate aluminum to fix his camper door. As I say might as well laugh better than crying!

[@discoveryboundrv]

Hi Jeff! Glad to know that we aren’t the only ones. 😀 We thought about putting diamond plate on there, but when you’re on the road you just go with what’s available. We definitely didn’t laugh on that day. But now we have one heck of a campfire story. Thanks for sharing! Best, Lee

[@Buzzcut2239]

@@discoveryboundrv I agree with Jeff. Foam fill that damage, cut it off and make sure its sealed and then get a custom cut piece of diamond plate and cover it. A new or repaired door will be extremely expensive, good luck.

[@tommcl386]

We love the Grand Canyon. The north rim is a very different experience. Not as crowded. You truck may have a tough time on some of the roads though.

[@albee253]

Ditto.. happens to the best of us... be safe out there

[@judi93955]

Pam I just watching the dances with wolves episode and your asking how long the movie will be, and this is why I responded 3 hours is fine, I mean Kevin Costner never gets old, lol

[@kathleenrutherford733]

That's a costly mistake, but you guys have the best attitude, and your teaching your beautiful girls how to handle mistakes, I'm extremely proud of you both! Beautiful family

[@discoveryboundrv]

Thank you so much Kathleen! There are always two choices to make when life hits you hard. Watching a "Grand Canyon" form in your brand new RV is hard pill to swallow. LOL. We laugh at this video. Lots of fun though. All the best, Pam & Lee

[@franky-11636]

I love watching your videos. It’s never good when we damage our stuff but thank you for sharing. We’re trying to learn as much as we can before getting on the road this summer. That said, what makes your videos great to watch is your family. Lots of laughs, cute dogs, cuter kids, and unexpected comedy (aka “Help me!”).

[@discoveryboundrv]

LOL. Thank you. We don’t shy away from giving everyone the truth. Emily has moved on to new sayings like “No Internet” and “More donuts”. 🍩 🤣 We are so happy that you guys are getting prepared. Please take one thing from us, no matter how much you prepare nothing substitutes actual experience. As you can see from our videos. We actually woke up that morning and were like “We’ve got this!” LOL. Above all, have everything you need to repair tires. You will have a lot of them. 👍

[@franky-11636]

@@discoveryboundrv We’re expecting to make many mistakes. This is the reason we got a used fifth wheel and a used truck. It might not sting as much when we make the mistakes. Lol

[@justinpierce1440]

The Grand Canyon is mind blowing! Pictures or videos never does it justice. I just bought more duck tape!

[@discoveryboundrv]

Hi Justin. You are 100% right on that. The Grand Canyon is mind-blowing. Pictures are nice, video is better, but nothing beats the awe inspiring feeling of standing near the edge. So incredible. Good call on having lots of duct tape. Hopefully you won’t need it. 😀

[@darbowma]

Every RVer makes mistakes. Good video. Thank you.

[@discoveryboundrv]

Hi Doc, thanks for the encouragement! We hope that our learning curve has reached a point where our risks are mitigated, but I'm sure that RV Life has plenty of new adventures headed our way. Safe travels.

[@clarehollberg9957]

Kliene, where are you from. Obviously Germany, as your laugh gives you away. Your accent reminds me of Idar _ Oberstein. But, i'm sure it's probably somewhere else in the south. I spent 8 years in Germany as a contractor for the US Army and Air Force. Not to forget Baden-Baden and Lahr Canadian Forces. You won't believe that I taught and staffed Ballet Schools and Gymnastic centers all over. I originate from the UK. South east England to be precise. Ihre Discovery Bound hat mir vile spas gehabt. Liebe, Ines

[@curtismuller490]

Square the hole, fill with foam then cut and attach a piece of thin diamond plate over the door. It'll look like it was place there for protection from rocks. You might even diamond plate the entire front for protection from rocks.

[@discoveryboundrv]

Hi Curtis! I love where you are going with this! However, I am an RV Outnumbered! One guy surrounded by a whole lot of “that’s never going to happen”! We bounced a few ideas around. I lost and Pam won. Hence the flowers. If I drop the tailgate again, I’m so doing diamond plate.

[@steamboatkid]

When ours was repaired it hey diamond played the front including the door. Looked good.

[@helenshea3446]

That's what we did too.

[@kathleenrutherford733]

Great idea

[@Beadgirl5555]

We have the same truck. We have a problem with the tailgate opening all the time. Ended up hitting our door on our raptor but not as bad as yours. My husband fixed the door. He straightened the frame and fix the small hole in the fiberglass and repainted it. Had the paint mixed at the auto paint store. Looks good as new. Ford really needs to fix the tailgate issue.

[@discoveryboundrv]

Good to hear that we are not alone on the whole tailgate issue. We thought we might have left it down, but both of us swear we didn’t. It happened in Virginia and then again in Arizona. The last one really made a mess of the rig door. 😀 We will look into a tailgate lock. Maybe it’s just for our piece of mind. 👍

[@helenshea3446]

Had the same thing happen to us. My husband managed to straighten out the tailgate corner best he could. And he rebuilt the bottom of the generator door with light weight diamond plate.

[@discoveryboundrv]

Hi Helen, it’s amazing how 5th wheels don’t really have any protection from rocks in that forward area. Diamond Plate is a great idea. I think they should all come with something. Mud flaps don’t stop everything! 😀

[@kevinherm3036]

The tailgate down was not your fault! I have known RV transporters having this issue with your model of truck, to add a way to use a chain to be able to hold it in place to prevent it from being able to open on its own. It seemed like it was mainly the ones with the push button tailgate release.

[@markwitkop7022]

Thank you for removing the doggie calling card. You could mount some sort of decorative sign on that door. No one will notice it then.

[@keithfoulks2657]

Door damage. Lee,, you took like a Mature and good man. Once and Done. We can't change it, so we move on. Mo Money !

[@21psd]

A good old hack to deter tailgate theft is by opening the tailgate and installing a 2" hose clamp (worm gear style) around the passenger-side tailgate hinge. This is the hinge that lifts out in order to remove the tailgate.

[@discoveryboundrv]

.....And now we have one ordered on Amazon being delivered as we speak. You're the man! Waking up to a missing tailgate would definitely put a down-turn on the day. Thanks for the great tip!

[@21psd]

@@discoveryboundrv you bet! Here is a link to a video showing this install kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppvUpWV4rq6lh7M

[@mattjohnson2072]

At least the trailer door is easy to replace, just unscrew the hinge and relatively cheep compared to the trailer body around it

[@discoveryboundrv]

Agree! We actually looked into replacing the door, but then we said...Why? It's patched up and working great. We will fix it whenever we trade it in. No stress, right.

[@ireneeickenhorst2326]

When we got our new diesel pusher hubby pulled in to get diesel the pumps wore on a concrete island he caught a storage compartment door and big scratch in it luckily he stopped before doing more damage now had to back up and straighten out oh yay. I am really enjoying watching your video

[@discoveryboundrv]

Hi Irene, we are so glad that you like our videos. You are among the first to watch most of them and we couldn't be more excited. Thank you! We met someone in our last RV park that did the same thing. It is actually very common. He had tape holding his bay doors on. Bless his heart. I'm sure he got the look from his wife. We also met a guy that hit a tree branch and did a whole LOT of damage to his roof air conditioners. We felt so bad. We gave him duct tape and garbage bags to tape everything up before it rained. This was in Florida.

[@lindasmith5554]

We absolutely “lived” the train ride from Williams to Grand Canyon south!!!! Enjoy!!!

[@lindasmith5554]

Loved!

[@discoveryboundrv]

Hi Linda! We have NO idea why we didn't ride the train from Williams to the Grand Canyon. I guess we were just caught up in getting there. Everyone tells us that the train is so amazing. We will definitely make it part of our next trip out West. We want our oldest daughter, Sophia, to experience riding trains. What better way then going to the Grand Canyon. Thanks again and safe travels.

[@shanedenmark5536]

At least it was a door and not a solid WALL…

[@texasproud3332]

They do sell tail gate locks

[@discoveryboundrv]

Great tip. Thanks. I wish we knew that before our Grand Canyon trip. Best.

[@Berrypancakes229]

Will your Rv insurance cover the damage of your fifth wheel outside cabinet door?

[@discoveryboundrv]

Hi Diana. Great question. We haven’t asked them yet. We don’t trust that it won’t happen again so we haven’t repaired it. Well, other than our new family painting. 😀 The tailgate has fallen a few times since then. We received a warranty letter from Ford regarding this issue but no fix yet. If you see a Northpoint with a front compartment mural….that’s us! Keep you posted. Pam & Lee

[@mattjohnson2072]

You really need to loose that type of bed cover and look into a folding style that lays flat under the back window. Ours folds back to front in two sections, or the one front section folds back so I can access the extended fuel tank and toolbox combo. I got mine from E trailer. I also got one of those plastic stick on convex panels and cut it in half and placed it in the center window. I can see the hitch, plug, breakaway cable and the tailgate.

[@discoveryboundrv]

Hi Matt. Good catch. We are actually looking into getting a fuel tank and toolbox combo with a sliding cover. It's on our list of upgrades before we go out West again. When we ordered the truck, we wanted a hard top and it only cost $100 dollars to get the Tonneau cover from the Ford factory. After market install was a LOT more. Basically, we will consider this a temporary cover until we figure out what we really want. Thanks for the great tip.

[@angrydoc68w6]

If your ever in Willams, AZ. Must see is Bearizona Wildlife Park and the Grand Canyon Deer Farm.

[@discoveryboundrv]

Great Tip! We are definitely going to add these to our next trip. We want to ride the Train from Williams, and now we are going to visit Bearizona and the Deer Farm. We are excited. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@stephaniechin1359]

At 7:34, Those are Elk. Deer first. Then Elk. Magnificent

[@discoveryboundrv]

Thanks Stephanie! I was so excited to see wildlife that I never thought about which one they were. Now I know! :) They are so beautiful and it's so rewarding to see them running free. So many times, we will visit a park and never see any wildlife at all. Such a treat to see both Deer AND Elk during one trip. You're awesome and thanks for sharing!

[@TexasPToonFam]

Ouch! Hey at least damage is only on an easily replaceable spot! Did the truck not notify you like it did on the interstate video?

[@discoveryboundrv]

Honestly we don’t remember seeing the tailgate down warning. At least not enough to recognize that it was down. We have replayed this a thousand times and asked the same questions. As for the door, we still haven’t replaced it. It has become like our badge of honor. Plus, you will recognize our patch in the RV park. 😀

[@lionelhernandez34]

Yikes but if it helps, in my business we tow trailers everyday. I made it mandatory that the driver get out and double check connections this includes coupler, jacks, chains and electrical connections. This helped a great deal, even with that somethings bound to happen. I have had my tailgate on my f250 come down once on its own like you mentioned.

[@steamboatkid]

I did the same and bent the tailgate and made a hole in the fifth wheel front below the door three inches high almost all the whole width.

[@discoveryboundrv]

We know how it feels. It’s like we have our own club! 😀

[@aprilbevis6109]

It was just a accident...we tore up our awning on our brand new 2019 5th wheel cougar on our first camping trip..wind blew a ladder into the arm and when we closed it up the ladder bent the arm and we had to zip tie it closed...so just not you..we were sick ..

[@markgosser9578]

So happy I don’t have a fifth wheel or I would have done the same thing.

[@stephaniechin1359]

Everyone messes up sometime. Everyone.

[@discoveryboundrv]

If there is one fact in RV Life.....our biggest mistakes are yet to come! We have realized that the more you travel, the more opportunities show up that can derail your plans. We just make sure that we keep a great mindset and make the best out of the situation. We would much rather have the stories (good and bad) than not. Thanks for the encouragement!

[@johnzarrella5838]

You may want to check out this issue with the tailgate on your super duty. I know several people who have had the same issue as you. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fGbPh52hd9qkiLs

[@michaelsanderson8383]

I’m not sure why you drive with your rear window blocked, but if it wasn’t you could see your tailgate in the rear view mirror.

[@discoveryboundrv]

Hi Michael. We agree. We fold up the hard-top cover because in certain situations it can hit the 5th Wheel. We just side with caution. Our camera system shows when the tailgate is down.....but we have to actually look. We also have a big red warning that pops up on the dash. It just shows that even with all the precautions, the road will throw wrenches in your plans. :) Thanks for sharing. All the best and safe travels.

[@clarehollberg9957]

OOps Clare is meine Tochter.

[@trustme7731]

3 words for you, MAKE A CHECKLIST. # 14. Tailgate UP and latched.

[@discoveryboundrv]

3 words for you, "You said it"! We have no idea why we didn't follow our checklist on that day. I guess we just got excited to go and one thing leads to another. We are still shocked at how quickly things can turn pretty bad very quickly. It makes it even more important to follow that checklist. Thanks for the tip! Pamela triple checks the tailgate every time now.

[@johnb4183]

Well at least you just damaged the door and not the main body of your RV (good thing) $. I'm sure that door will set you back a few $ , seeing it will have to painted etc.

[@discoveryboundrv]

Hi John. You are correct. We priced the door for repair and decided that we were going to keep our patch repair on the door a little longer. 😋 It was pretty pricey. We got out of this mess very lucky. We figure if it was going to happen then at least it was just a door. Everyone has their “rig damage” story and some are much worse than others. We met a guy with a beautiful Class A and had a huge dent down the side where he hit a concrete pillar. I think we were very lucky indeed. Thanks again and Travel safe! 👍

[@Forbess1234]

I totally get picking up your doggie howsers in populated areas. It does recycle, however, at other places. I wonder if it’s because it might bring outside diseases?

[@discoveryboundrv]

Since we travel with our dogs everywhere, we just don't want other people & kids to step in it. We brought the dogs, so we can clean up after them while we are visiting. However, if we are deep in the woods we will just call it fertilizer. :)

[@jamesglenn520]

Your auto insurance should cover that if you have full coverage 🤔

[@discoveryboundrv]

Hi James. To be honest, we never checked with our insurance. We have full coverage. Now that we have our patch on it, we kind of like the new look. Guess we will save the insurance for the next big event that hits our path. Thanks for the tip! Safe Travels!