Would You Do This? GEN-Y Gooseneck Hitch for Brinkley RV

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Come along today for our DIY install of our new GEN-Y Gooseneck hitch on our Brinkley RV! That's right! the two of us are attempting to install this 175lb hitch all by ourselves... Will it be a disaster? Will it void our warranty? Watch to find out!
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Removing our old hitch
2:29 GEN-Y Offset Goosepuck Install
5:18 Craig's Birthday!
5:46 Removing Rhino Box Pin Box
11:24 DIY GEN-Y Gooseneck Install
15:17 Testing the Gooseneck
17:37 Vet Visits while Full Time RVing
19:05 Decluttering the RV Storage
23:26 Trip to storage unit
25:10 First Travel Day with New Hitch
*Who are we?*
We’re Victoria & Craig! In 2021, we decided that we needed to make life a little more exciting, so we bought a used fifth wheel and completely renovated it. Then, we sold our house in Tallahassee, Florida and hit the road full time in our RV! We’ve traveled all around the United States (and Baja Mexico!) and fell in love with boondocking in our RV at the most beautiful places. In 2023, we upgraded to a brand new Brinkley RV Model Z 3100. You’ll always find us on some kind of outdoor adventure, whether it’s hiking the Grand Canyon, rock climbing in Yosemite or surfing the shores of Baja Mexico. Subscribe to our channel (bit.ly/3ssOjGT) to follow along on our full time RV living adventures!

[@Mattman2500]

I just put a Gen-Y gooseneck on my Keystone cougar back in October 2023 . I did a 1800 mile round trip. I love the Gen-Y. I tow with a Ram 2500 short bed.I don't use an offset . I never came close to hitting the cab. I had a BW slider before the Gen-Y. Never once used the slider.... O and greese that ball lol

[@nickatpondcreekfarm7531]

First of all, we have been subscribers of your channel almost since you launched it. We love it. We have a lot in common - we have a Z3100 also with the fifth wheel Gen-Y and wouldn’t have anything else. Although hard to tell, it does appear you may need to consider raising your bolt up on the RV to the top bolt on the frame, as it appears to still be slightly running a little high. Oddly enough, we have had the same little Weber grill you just bought for years and love it. We currently use the small propane bottles but intend to get a 20 foot hose assembly so we can use the on board propane tanks. Here is a great tip for your Weber - before using it each time, we line the grease catching tray AND the whole inside of the unit, under the burner area, with foil. That makes cleanup so much easier and you only need to clean the grates themselves. Again, love your channel and look forward to each episode. PS - we have 800w of solar on our rig but have not yet pulled the trigger on the Victron 3000w inverter charger and lithium batteries - any advice would be appreciated from your lessons learned.

[@GENYHITCH]

We are happy to hear you are loving your GEN-Y Hitch!

[@rboundlessventures]

Hey Guys!!! It was nice meeting y’all!!! Victoria did a great job removing and installing the hitch!!!🎉

[@wildrvlife]

So glad we got to connect!! And thank you!!! 😄👏🏼

[@robv4053]

Hey guys! Being an RVer since before you guys were twinkles in your parents' eyes, I say from experience that you can never have enough tools! Truly, you have to be prepared for self-rescue and self-sufficiency! With having owned over a dozen RVs, they are less and less reliable. Our current 5er bears the name of a brand considered to once be one of the best, but it has had more issues than all of our past campers combined! Anyway, we enjoy watching your channel, and wish you safe journeys!

[@jeffmockus5400]

Ahhh, so you bought a Montana.

[@destinysisco3142]

Congrats on the new hitch. Light and love ❤

[@mgf723]

Keep on keeping on yall. Love it. And yes Happy Birthday Craig.

[@bellydancerslc]

Happy birthday!!!! Love your videos thanks for putting them out.

[@user-ot6hm6xm6x]

Happy Birthday Craig!! You two are very enjoyable to watch. Really love watching your channel and following your adventures!

[@user-tf7rs8lf3p]

Happy Birthday Craig. Gr8 job on the hitch install. Travel well Ya'll.

[@TheRoadSMITHS]

It was so great meeting you both in Tampa! We’ve been following you two since shortly after you launched and really enjoy your videos! Happy birthday, Craig, and keep up the great work!!

[@rickvance9460]

Happy Birthday Craig!!! Your new hitch is awesome. We enjoy all of your video. You both are so funny. Safe travels to you both ❤ and your pups 🐶

[@debjukes5548]

Happy Birthday Craig! Glad you had a good day!🎉

[@dewaynehastings3191]

Only if the Rv company authorize it as a replacement. Love our gen-y Haven’t pulled a fifth wheel much at all but I could feel the difference the first time I pulled

[@chasinfun365]

Was awesome meeting y'all!!

[@SpartanTrek]

Happy birthday Craig! That was a pretty genius way of using the truck to install the Gen Y hitch. And great teamwork!! That looks so much easier than the regular 5th wheel hitch. Safe travels and I look forward to seeing you slay on the Weber, Grill Daddy.

[@user-fp2iy5py6c]

Happy Birthday, Craig! you guys are so adorable. Keep up the great work and stay safe please. ❤❤❤

[@glaflamme]

I have two of those grills! One of them I've been using for 15 years! You're gonna love it

[@donaldlormand3509]

Happy Birthday Craig! Great job on the install and always looking forward to your videos! Thanks 😊

[@wildrvlife]

Thank you so much!

[@jessiealonzo2660]

Happy belated Birthday Grill Daddy!!!!! Great team work on putting on your Gen-Y Gooseneck Hitch well done. Anyways I also have a Gen-y hitch on my fifth wheel but a B and W slider hitch on my truckI am satisfied on the ride it's smooth. Can't wait till next vid!!!!

[@michaelmargolies]

Happy birthday and thanks for your great videos!

[@shanewatkins2361]

Hello y’all. Lorin & I bought a Brinkley 3100 Z because of you. We LOVE it. Also had the gen y goose neck installed at delivery. Well worth it. We bought the B&W set for the bed. Happy Birthday young man.

[@pat7957]

Congratulations on the switch from the 5th wheel to the gooseneck, I think you will be happy with the ride! I currently run a Reese Goosebox 20 K on my Keystone Sprinter 5th wheel trailer with a 2020 Ram 2500 Diesel, factory puck system. One major difference between the 2 systems is the Reese has shocks and air bladder that can be adjusted via compressed air depending on the pin weight. I was previously using a Curt 20k 5th wheel hitch in my Chevy. When I changed trucks my Ram had the "puck" system which required me to convert the Curt to a puck. That was going to raise the nose of my trailer up 2 to 3" making the trailer nose high. The Reese is still a little high using a Curt gooseball but not as high if I was going to put the adapter for the 5th wheel on. I found that Reese does offer a shorter shank ball that would drop my nose another 1" or so but they aren't cheap. My overall rating on the Reese Goosebox is a 9 out of 10. Hooking up without a spotter is different from hooking up a pin box. Not previously using a non-shock 5th wheel hitch our ride was very disturbing. Switching to the Reese Goosebox has made all the difference in the world in our towing experience. The previous bucking and chucking has been eliminated for the most part. The first time my wife rode with the Goosebox she wondered if the trailer was even back there!! Looking forward to your comments in future videos about the new system. Safe travels! Pat

[@twincreek69]

Happy Birthday Craig! We've pulled GN Horse trailers for years! When we get our Brinkley we will FOR SURE be getting the GenY GN Hitch!

[@AngelaPavlenko]

Not a bad idea!!

[@babybuluga1554]

Weber grill is where it’s at! You’ll love it! Gen-Y makes quality hitches!

[@dieters.5492]

Happy birthday Craig from across the Atlantic and thanks for your videos. They are fun and help us with our own plans. greetings from Germany

[@wildrvlife]

Thank you so much! And that is awesome to hear!

[@brendaarmas8279]

Happy birthday Craig! Yall convinced me to get that gen y hitch. Looks awesome

[@wildrvlife]

Thank you and it's hard not to be impressed with it when you get all that bed space back!! thanks for watching!

[@woodworker11641]

Happy Birthday Craig..........We have been following you guys almost since you kicked off your channel!!! keep up the great videos!

[@tree_monkey3120xp]

Happy Bday, Craig! My cousin has a gooseneck coupler he put on his Montana and loves it. Yours is much fancier than his and his works like a beast.

[@mattstueck1917]

It was great bumping into you guys in Tampa. You guys are so informative and entertaining. that is a great combination for a successful channel. I am super impressed that you guys got that installed yourselves. those hitches look super heavy to deal with. Thanks for showing that it is possible and the clever ways you found to work smarter instead of harder to get it done. Keep up the great videos. BTW, we bought a Z3100 at the show so hopefully we will see you out on the road someday.

[@wildrvlife]

Congrats on the new Z3100!! and I'm so glad we got to chat! Honestly, I was pretty impressed with ourselves once we got it installed and it turned out to be a painless process overall. Thanks so much for watching and hope to see you again on the road!

[@boondockingnomads]

Happy Birthday Craig aka Grill Daddy! Great job on the install and enjoy the new grill - you can make lots of burgers now. I laughed at the tool sorting - we have those issues too! Safe travels to you both.

[@wildrvlife]

Thank you so much!! I never want to get rid of any tools.

[@johnnyyarbrough9716]

We have been using the Weber grill for 10 years. Works great every time . Cooks very well. Good looking hitch . Safe travels.

[@bmwsag6498]

Happy birthday!! I’m impressed with that install!! That look like a major project. We hope you enjoyed the Tampa show. It was very awesome to have met Craig in person, sorry we missed seeing Victoria… love the video, thanks for sharing and stay safe!! 🤍 Freddy and Bryan

[@wildrvlife]

Thank you, guys! I did tell her you said hey. I'm happy I got to meet you both!

[@patmcgann12]

Happy Birthday Craig! I will be interested to see how well the GEN-Y works out for you. That will be my preferred set up as well. And Well Done Victoria on unbolting the old hitch! See you next week.

[@wildrvlife]

We have now traveled about 400 to 500 miles with it, and it's been going good so far. Thank you for the birthday wishes!

[@cliffmetcalf3403]

Craig, it was great getting to speak with you at the show on Thursday, sorry Victoria was working. We love you guys. I am not a Blackstone fan either and I love my Weber Q. Keep the great videos coming and safe travels.

[@jeffbateman5852]

We installed the Reese Goosebox on our Reflection a couple years back. Fantastic upgrade. We wish the GenY had been certified by Leippert back then because it is simply the best. You will love it. Safe Travels!

[@11Bretired]

Nice job! I enjoyed this video. Informative, personal and a bit of humor.

[@wildrvlife]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@Xavier-Uta]

That Webber grill is great. I’ve been using one for 3 years as my main grill. Cooked all sorts with it from steaks, burgers, chicken, potato’s. Love it. Hope it works for you guys too.

[@jeffbender7728]

Happy Belated Birthday Craig! 🎉🎂🎁

[@tommypointer7876]

First video for me I've never smiled or laughed on any other full time show so ya'll have moved to the #1 watch spot. Full time rv living is a great life in my fifth 5th wheel over 16 years full time. Have fun and don't let the stress get the better of you, my best advice I can give you ! I don't follow it but it's a start 😊

[@conniemoore3051]

You two make a GREAT team, and your doggies are so cute.

[@wildrvlife]

Thank you! But don't let the dogs trick you they are a handful, lol.

[@kathleenburnette2959]

Happy Birthday and God‘s Blessings! We love watching your show. Appreciate your knowledge, kindness to each other, and your great attitude, no matter what happens. 🥰

[@wildrvlife]

Thank you so much!! And thank you for watching, we appreciate the kind words ❤️

[@campinwiththeconfers]

Great video guys. We have the same Gen-Y on our Grand Design. We have been pulling with it for 2 years and have had no issues. Easy install and saves so much space.

[@wildrvlife]

The space savings alone were enough for me to make the switch.

[@jeannealex2560]

Hi guys... Happy Birthday craig.... You guys did a great job in installing that together.... Victoria.... Don't mess with the man's tools...lol... Sorry we didn't get a chance to meet you at the show.... Hopefully we'll run into your on the road... Thanks for the video... Stay safe...J&A

[@wildrvlife]

Thank you guys so much! Sorry we didn't get to meet up, but I'm sure we someday.

[@marciacoker2968]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Craig 🎉🥳🎂nice you could spend your day at your parents!! Great Job on hitch 👍 States safe 🥰🙌

[@mlang8429]

Happy Happy Birthday Craig!! Enjoy 🎈🎉🎂🎈🎉🎂🎈🎉🎂

[@wildrvlife]

Thank you! Will do!

[@chrisschiel6741]

It was great meeting you two at the Tampa RV show. You're both so friendly and easy to talk to. As for the new Hitch. I never owned a 5th wheel but the goose neck is the only way I would go. Good decision.

[@wildrvlife]

It was so awesome getting to meet so many people!! Hopefully, we can run into each again someday!

[@lvmtb]

Love the Weber grill been using them over 25 years goes from the back yard of the house to the rv and back you can use the big tanks and the little green one also my wife thinks I carry to many tools until I need to fix something love the channel.

[@carolyntanner6517]

One thing you don't do, is complain to a man about his tools. He does the work and you never know what you may need on the road. Better than having to keep buying them. Love your channel. Enjoy it immensely ❤

[@wildrvlife]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@bigfoot2941]

😂 that's right! Broke down in my semi and fixed it on the side of the road. Can't never have to many tools.

[@barbarahines4775]

HBD, Craig 🎉🎉

[@gnic_opa]

Happy Birthday! Just ordered our 3100 with the gen y yesterday. We have the b&w turnover ball in sb GMC. Dealership install, but I should have hired you guys!! Love the improvisation!! Stay safe - God Bless!!

[@lisakeul3435]

Happy Birthday Craig!!!!

[@wiliamowens]

Craig, you will love that little Weber. I bought one 18 years ago for our pop up, then used it in our travel trailer, and loaded it into our Brinkley last week. It still has the original burner, igniter and grate. They are super easy to convert to connect to the camper quick connect.

[@wildrvlife]

That's good to hear. I haven't got to try it out yet. But I am excited about using it.

[@cowboyscoffee]

Happy Bithday guy and Jenn your partner did amazing job of install .Love you guys

[@wildrvlife]

Thank you so much!!!

[@RobertSmith-tq6mf]

Had a Reese goosebox on our shortbed 5th wheel for 9 years. Love it

[@russnichols7011]

Do you find it difficult to line up the hitch and ball?

[@barbarawelch3494]

Happy, Happy Birthday Craig! 🎉

[@wildrvlife]

Thank so much!!

[@chasinfun365]

Happy Birthday Craig!

[@Road_Warriors]

We have a 3100 that we had the dealer install a Reese 20K gooseneck hitch on when we bought the trailer new. Tow it with an F-450 so we can't get the trailer completely level even though we had it installed in the top most holes. We're about six inches high off level in the front but we haven't experienced any problems with it yet. Love the Gen Y hitch too but the Reese also works well. Good luck in your travels with it. Also have a Weber grill like yours. We love it as it's compact and cooks well enough. We installed a new propane system so that we could use it wi9th the propane tanks on the 3100.

[@estellaking449]

We have that grill!!!! Love it. We had one in Punta Gorda, and have another on our farm. One is smaller like yours, and the other one is larger. Great grills.

[@MikeLJ-ku7ov]

Makes me glad I bought my truck with a factory gooseneck installed. As far as storage buildings go most are not rodent proof within a few months you can toss everything do not store anything in cardboard boxes use sealed totes Happy trails guys good video

[@donarcher5693]

Great job guys!!!

[@billatchison6945]

Happiest of Birthdays to you Craig !!!

[@wildrvlife]

Thank you so much!!

[@toddfrederick3239]

Happy Birthday Craig…liking the “I’ll Be in my office” shirt !!! When will the Merch be available?? Enjoy y’all’s channel…keep up the great work !!

[@Elizabeth-rq1vi]

I love using ratchet wrenches! There’s something satisfying hearing that noise when it ratchets.

[@wildrvlife]

Yes I agree!!

[@marigoldenergy8512]

Happy birthday! Thanks for sharing that the cake came from Piggly Wiggly! I grew up with that being the neighborhood store. Childhood memories!

[@wildrvlife]

Haha!! It is still the only grocery store in that area.

[@thomasbridenstine5562]

Happy Birthday Craig. Hope you held on to all of those tools cause you never know when you will need em! 😊 Wishing safe travels to you.

[@wildrvlife]

Thank you so much!! I kept most of them just in case, lol.

[@dkflen]

Happy Birthday Craig. That Goose neck should work great for you. I have not taken that step yet but you may start thinking about it again.

[@lancehauersperger4356]

Happy Birthday Craig, you can do it!

[@wildrvlife]

Thank you so much!!

[@wanderingwithwellness]

HAPPY (late) BIRTHDAY!!! That is super small I had no idea. Good job. Thanks for sharing.

[@wildrvlife]

Thank you so much!!

[@carriepenfold5924]

We travel with that same Weber grill and we love it! You will too, I’m sure!

[@wildrvlife]

I'm excited about getting to try it out this week.

[@bmac5496]

Happy Birthday ! We are still in the break in period for the hitch on our 2900 but we are liking it so far. Mad that you can now get them in black ….that would match the trailer , Dang it !

[@danparks3799]

Happy Birthday ! We enjoy your channel.

[@amandabooth7173]

We have the same gen y gooseneck on our Brinkley 3100 (#495)! We love it!

[@wildrvlife]

Oh niceee! Glad to hear you’re liking it!

[@GiMom19]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Craig 🎂🎉🙌🏻🤗

[@wildrvlife]

Thank you!!

[@Mattcandy123]

Installed one on my fifth wheel love it so nice having all the bed space! Cheers

[@wildrvlife]

Niceee glad to hear that! We’re liking it so far

[@ChristianCareerJoy]

Excellent music choice when backing the truck up with the hitch in the bed to hook to RV. Very adventuresome! My fav moment of the whole video is when we see Craig cringe but call himself “grill daddy” anyways lol! I think you guys are my favourite RV couple putting your story up on KZbin!

[@krazedkamper]

Happy Birthday, Craig. I love my Weber Q. And I'm like Craig, got to have plenty of tools and multiple same sized sockets. 😊

[@johngraham3438]

DANG I wanted that exact hitch but in 2022 loppert didn’t warranty it on my Keystone Cougar. I went with a Reese air ride goose box which turned out to work awesome two of my friends have Gen Y and love them. You will love the extra room. HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🎉 Good luck with your install

[@Lifestop5s]

favorite rv channel by far

[@wildrvlife]

Thank you so much. With the amount of effort we put in them, that means a lot to us.

[@dianen6638]

Happy birthday Craig🎉🎂👍

[@johncollier4036]

Fancy meeting you here, lol and Happy Birthday. We enjoyed our brief conversation, and enjoyed the “selfie” picture! Safe travels!

[@wildrvlife]

haha so glad we got to connect! and thank you!

[@matsulli2086]

Great video. We love our Weber Q BBQ! A recent purchase for us. I'm not a fan of the Blackstone, never owned one, but have cooked on them and other cast iron flat tops. I love grilling on them, but the daily clean up is a chore! Just not practical for RV travel either. We really enjoy watching you two. Keep it real and Happy Birthday Grill Daddy Craig! 🎉

[@wildrvlife]

Haha!! Thank you guys so much! And I completely agree on the Blackstone

[@SmokeyBear2001]

Happy birthday! I have had my Gen-Y gooseneck for 3 years on our GD Reflection...luv it wouldn't have anything else! Safe travels

[@wildrvlife]

Thank you so much!! I am so happy with the install.

[@SmokeyBear2001]

@@wildrvlife double check the height looked a little nose end high but I was watching on a tv. I have about 7" clearance from bed rail to bottom of camper.

[@reallyswift]

Happy birthday to ya, Craig. Not much better than a new RV toy for your birthday.

[@pkarowic]

Happy Birthday my friend. 🎂🎂🎂🎂 Nice video too.

[@marciatesch3951]

We only have the Weber grill and LOVE it for the camper.

[@kimhastings2148]

🎉 Happy Happy Birthday Craig 🎁🎈🎂

[@wildrvlife]

Thank you so much!

[@cjv6052]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, hope the new hitch works out!

[@wildrvlife]

Thank you so much!

[@mattcruz5915]

great video, thanks for posting! I was considering getting this one I get a Brinkley.

[@wildrvlife]

We wish we would have had it from the beginning!

[@HomeOnWheels320MKS]

Love the safety shoes😊

[@garygeffert1660]

We have the gen y gooseneck on our G 4000 Brinkley and I love it! 😊

[@aworkinprogress23]

Hauling gooseneck is a game changer. We won't go back. We run the Reese Goosebox and love it. I only chose that because we are a large toyhauler and our load amount changes and the ability to change the ride quality on the fly is easier with the Goosebox. I think you'll be happy Craig!

[@raddisonwilliams]

Did you go with the Reese 20k? I’m looking into them. We are getting the valor 40v13

[@seekyourepic]

Happy birthday Craig!

[@vickiedavis720]

Happy birthday, Craig! 🎉❤🎉❤

[@wildrvlife]

Thank you so much!

[@mikeweis5925]

That Weber is absolutely the perfect size. I’ve traveled with 5 different grills including Blackstone and Traeger. The Weber you bought is what’s in my RV now. We travel 3-4 months out of the year.

[@gordonsandquist6004]

I love our Weber camp grill. Perfect 2person size and cooks even. I hope you enjoy yours.

[@wildrvlife]

Ooh good to hear!! Looking forward to using it

[@user-dd6rs1di5e]

Happy birthday 🎉 great job

[@NomadicHomebody]

Great job guys. Happy Birthday Craig… BTW. The best part of your channel is Craig’s accent. I die laughing each and every week!!! You two are awesome. Be well!!!

[@wildrvlife]

Haha!! Thank you so much!!

[@lindalowry150]

Great video! Happy Birthday!!

[@wildrvlife]

Thank you so much 😀

[@tc1dayTX]

We love our lil Weber Q grill and we love your channel!

[@rogerwilkins4068]

WOW. Awesome installation. Get yourself some kettlebells to stay in shape. Enjoying watching y’all.

[@billiesetser1396]

We use the Weber grill ourselves.It's the Weber 200 with split grill and switched out one side for the griddle. We can cook almost anything on it.