WORK CAMPING: A Honest Review Of Our First Summer In COLORADO

[@afamilythatrollstogetherst799]

I knew you guys were my favs friends “ honey I roam “

[@thecumminscamper]

We love those two! They were our 2023 travel friends of the year. We spent time with them in three different states all across the USA and had an amazing time with them. Sadly I’m not sure when we’ll see them next

[@kodiakdiaries]

Beth is so jealous...she misses planting her flower pots.❤

[@thecumminscamper]

Marisa had a blast personalizing our little RV spot with flowers all summer. I’m glad she got that experience as I doubt she’ll get that in Alaska next summer

[@kodiakdiaries]

@thecumminscamper lmao...Get it out of her system 😂

[@stephenhuber9300]

Brother!!!! We miss you in Jersey!!!!

[@thecumminscamper]

Miss you too big guy!

[@largemarge1603]

05:12 Digging the different elevations and angles. That pull-back maintained the high energy. Nice work, editors! . PS: Few things are as boring as a stationary camera on a stationary subject. Twice as worse if the stationary spokes-model is giving an inventory of hx [snores-ville].

[@thecumminscamper]

Thanks dude! I had a third camera angle too but sadly I screwed up when editing and deleted the footage. Glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching🤘

[@downbytheriver501]

No way! I stayed up in Taylor park for about 3 weeks (made a vid about it somewhere on my channel) couple years back and when u said “between gunnison and crested butte” it clicked. I went to the BBQ place there a couple times. Pretty good food! But man that brewery in gunnison felt like my second home 😆. Gunnison in general I fell in love with. Seemed like such a nice blue collar community that I blended in well with. Definitely plan on going back soon.

[@thecumminscamper]

I agree with you on the vibe of Gunnison. We liked it over CB quite a bit. The blue collar, not super touristy feel of Gunnison was great. We’ll be back to work here again one day but we’re not sure when. Thanks for watching!!

[@kodiakdiaries]

Great..looking forward to the drinks you all can make us. 😁🍻

[@thecumminscamper]

Hahaha I’m happy to make drinks. That used to be Marisa’s skill set, now I’ve evened up the tables 😂

[@kodiakdiaries]

@thecumminscamper Right on brother...congrats on the license!

[@Gidyupcowboy]

thanks for sharing. Sounds like There Rivers was a great summer adventure gig.

[@thecumminscamper]

Thanks for watching and commenting. Three rivers was an awesome summer adventure gig. Checked all the boxes for a summer job. Greatly appreciate you being here 🤘

[@daemocd]

Pretty good guys!

[@thecumminscamper]

Thanks so much!!!

[@timecode407]

Sounds like you two had a great summer. I enjoy your adventures, and always wonder where you will be next. Safe travels.

[@thecumminscamper]

We had an awesome summer. So greatly appreciate you watching our adventures. Really glad you enjoy them. Thanks for the comment and for being here

[@CHASNTRUCKS]

This is awesome. 😎

[@thecumminscamper]

Thanks so much! Greatly appreciate you watching and commenting. Have a great week🤘

[@janelbrady5342]

Nice tans you guys! Looks like a cool summer vibe area. Enjoy your trip! 🏝

[@thecumminscamper]

Thanks Janel! The high elevation has definitely helped with our tans hahaha. Greatly appreciate the well wishes. Hope all is well with you in FL!

[@THETCLIFE969]

Wow, that was a lot of benefits for sure. Sounds like overall it worked out great.

[@thecumminscamper]

It sure did work out great. It will be hard to duplicate in the future but it’s also important for us to explore new places so off to the next adventure!! How’s your back pains doing?

[@THETCLIFE969]

@@thecumminscamper Results came in from spinal tap and I am cleared from having m.s. but they still do not know what is going on, Nerve conductivity test is not until February. They are way back logged. We do have some changes coming soon. If things work out that is. Hope to have an answer on that front this week maybe?

[@thecumminscamper]

@@THETCLIFE969 glad to hear it’s not MS. Hopefully those tests in February go well. I’ll be excited to hear about those changes if/when everything comes together 🤘

[@JimmyVYouTube]

Jason and Mirisa, When on Maui you should check out the 2 sunset ocean side drum circles. one is at Baldwin Beach is just outside Paia on The Hana Highway around Specklesville it's on Fridays starting about 3:30 Its a great beach park even if the drum circle isn't your thing beautiful beach lots of turtles. The second drum Circle is on/near little beach on the south coast its Sundays about the same time, its past Keihe and real close to Big Beach/Makena. Both are very local but the people are cool and very mellow, just bring an aloha spirit and maybe a drink or something like that and I hate to say leave the cameras behind. Maui is my Jam and my favorite cousin owns a home very close to Lahaina, his home was spared but he was forced to move his tour business to Waikiki. My heart shattered when Lahaina burned. Have a blast in Maui I am really looking forward to the Vlogs!!!yt JimmyV/ KimoV

[@thecumminscamper]

Thanks Jimmy V! We’ll check out those drum circles while in Hawaii! We love music. Thanks again for the suggestions

[@darthacox5423]

We spent the last 4 summers working in Denali. The only restaurant you could make good money at would be 49th State Brewery. Bad thing - you are so far away from other parts of Alaska.

[@thecumminscamper]

Thanks Dartha! I’m really leaning hard towards Seward. I think it will be the perfect fit for us. Denali seems like it wouldn’t be the fit for us

[@snowbirdexpeditions]

@@thecumminscamper I also work in Alaska and have for 8 seasons. Skagway is a great spot if you haven't already considered it.

[@thecumminscamper]

@@snowbirdexpeditions I’ll research it! I haven’t gone down the Skagway rabbit hole yet but i shall

[@JimmyVYouTube]

Jason It looks like you are achieving your weight loss goals. When I was your age I also was a bartender. I bet you are great at that! Safe travels to you both

[@thecumminscamper]

Thanks so much for the kind words and well wishes Jimmy! Have a great week!

[@pablomartinez-ug1dq]

Valdez or Homer . Plenty of work opportunities while i was traveling through there this year.

[@thecumminscamper]

Sweeeet! I haven’t done a deep dive on those towns yet but I will. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.

[@runawayparents]

You are living our dream. BTW Taylor Park is awesome. Thanks

[@thecumminscamper]

Glad you guys are enjoying Taylor Park. The pictures looked beautiful that y’all posted. Safe travels!!

[@runawayparents]

@thecumminscamper Thank you bro. You guy's have truly been our inspiration.

[@thecumminscamper]

@@runawayparents that means more than you know! Just the idea that we’ve impacted anyone’s life is a wild feeling. Thanks for the kind words. Looking forward to meeting y’all in person 🤘

[@SpykersB]

Can't help with Alaska stuff, not been there, but i can help with the algorithm lol. Well it sounds like u had a good working summer, that's good to hear. Imagine you're in Hawaii by now or any minute now lol. 🍻

[@thecumminscamper]

Thanks for always helping to boost the algorithm! We had a great working summer. We’re looking forward to something similar next summer. We’re super excited for Hawaii. Not much longer. We aren’t bringing the cameras to Hawaii but we filmed another video about visiting Ouray and Telluride, Colorado. I’m not sure when I’ll get it edited but we’re looking forward to some fall Utah videos too

[@AkDeluxeRider]

The town of Talkeetna is pretty much a seasonal tourist trap with some bars/restaurants and if you like riding and fly fishing then it’ll be a better overall area. It’s not too far north that you couldn’t hit the Kenai Peninsula, plus there is an area your right could handle in Eureka, that would be overland and camping, no real work there. Also, you’ll have go to Valdez and the Denali Highway. Also, super close to Talkeetna is Hatcher Pass and you can boondocks out there and it’s amazing, lots of riding there too.

[@thecumminscamper]

Heck yea! Thanks for the comment and for watching. We’ll check out those suggestions!

[@OverlandCitrus]

great summer guys Happy for you are you going to Overland expo East iv VA Oct 4-6 ? stay safe

[@thecumminscamper]

Negative ghost rider. This rig won’t be east of the Rockies for a couple years. Thanks for watching. It was a great summer for sure

[@OverlandCitrus]

ok Eric have fun

[@E5Jake]

That thumbnail! 😂

[@thecumminscamper]

Glad it made ya laugh! 🤣 I was hoping it would give people a good giggle hahaha

[@valleyc]

Great combination! What year and model is the Lance?

[@thecumminscamper]

Thanks so much! It’s a 2005 Lance 981. In my opinion it’s a great camper. The bathroom in the mid sections provides massive views through all the windows and it’s short enough that I dont have an insane amount of overhang.

[@mattmurphy5707]

Was wondering what are the benefits of upgrading to a 5500 from the 3500 was your camper too much for the 3500 axle

[@thecumminscamper]

Thanks for the question! We were over the GVWR, aka designed weight, of our 3500 by a lot. The 3500 was designed to max out at 14k. We were 16k. We broke an axle shaft from being too heavy, my brakes were upgraded to Wilwood 6 piston brakes, still warped my rotors anyway. The 5500 is rated for 19k and we’re 18ish so legally compliant and not pushing the limits of the truck like we were doing with our 3500

[@rusbodor6183]

Enjoy your blog. Do u know what gearing u have in your Dodge 5500 (4.44 or 4.88) and what gearing do u think would be better for hauling a camper.Also now that u have had super singles for a while , what’s your option of them. Thanks

[@thecumminscamper]

Thanks so much for watching. We have 4.88 gears and I wish that someone made 5:88s. I don’t think the gearing would be an issue if it weren’t for the size of the super singles. The other fix Ram could offer would be a 10 speed transmission. Maybe their new 8 speed would help bridge the RPM gaps but I find the truck downshifting when pulling hills. I love the super singles overall but they definitely come with their own set of challenges.

[@rusbodor6183]

@@thecumminscamper Thanks for the reply!. You should check out DBL they use 6.13 gears when putting on super singles. I currently have a Bigfoot 10.4 camper on a Dodge srw 3500, it works well but I’m thinking of upgrading to a new 5500 just waiting to see what the new trucks have offer, power and torque plus the new 8 spd. What challenges other than cost due u have with super singles. Thanks safe travels.

[@MarcyR-c2v]

❤ check out the maritime industry.

[@thecumminscamper]

Well check it out! Thanks so much for watching and commenting. Greatly appreciate you being here!

[@cody.the.collector]

Send some messages to big truck big travels for some good information.

[@thecumminscamper]

I’ll check it out! Thank you

[@Gidyupcowboy]

thanks for sharing. Sounds like Theee Rivers was a great adventure gig.