Joys Of Full RV Hookups ~ Dirty Part Of Fulltiming ~ Why I Prefer Boondocking ~ S4E24

When you only have full rv hookups 20-30 days out of the year, long showers in your rig are amazing! Granted, I have never used the entire 10 gallons of hot water while showering, it is nice leaving the water on during most of the shower. But Kobuk gets to choose his new food and we get ready for our trip to Bend Oregon, the only place we love more than Portland. I discuss a few aspects of the dirty part of rving and then the joys of boondocking.

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Arriving & Filming At Marathon Coach ~ Halibut RV Dinner ~ S4E23

I am not sure if you could tell or not…but we are pretty obsessed with the Pacific North West. Portland is an amazing city and I wish everyone reading this could experience it. But, it was time to hit the road and we got ahold of our friends at Marathon coach and lined up a shoot. Once arriving G headed to the store while I got caught up on some online work. It certainly is nice having full hookups!

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Great Food, Ice Cream & People ~ Exploring Portland Oregon ~ S4E22

After taking a day off from editing and filming we explore the amazing city of Portland. We start our day by visiting the Hawthorn District and getting some amazing food. After walking around Hawthorn we head over to the Pearl District and G gets some running cloths shopping done. We finish our day in the Knob Hill district for some awesome ice cream and a drink while we wait on traffic to die down. And yes, G was in charge of filming today. Sorry for any motion sickness that may have occurred!

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G Returns ~ Lacamas Trail Run ~ Preparing The Laundry ~ S4E21

After a few days of getting work done at roadmaster G arrived back to the RV. She was away throwing a surprise birthday party for a friend of hers in California. Fuzz and I head to the airport to pick her up and Kobuk about had a panic attack when he saw her again…it was only a few days! Then we get some running in on an awesome trail. What did you think of the sequence? Was it cool seeing the local area or no? Then we head back to the rv, shower and get ready to get some laundry done. Also, from now on, I think I may post the boondock review videos on Saturday from now on…even if there are multiple videos.

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Health & The Road ~ Spare RV Tire & Rim Rack ~ G Drives & I Fly ~ S4E20

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There are tons of RV channels out there now so I hope the one lesson you take from watching us is the importance of staying healthy. I have seen and heard way to many stories of people saving their entire lives to travel (RV or Suitcase) and not be able to do it because they are not healthy enough. Take care of yourselves people! Then I discuss the spare tire rack and how I attached G’s bike to it. Then G gets some driving time in while I fly the drone to get our new exit for our videos. Lastly, we drive into the Portland area to do some exploring.

Back To Traveling ~ New RV Boondocking Spot ~ Catching Up ~ S4E19

We start this video in the Kennewick Washington Walmart Parking lot. This is a common stop for us on our travels up and down from Alaska. We spent a decent amount of time at our friends Savannahs and we are getting all caught up on these videos. After a great sunny drive we arrive at our new boondocking spot. Here we plan to get some running, online work and filming done. Tomorrows video will be longer, I promise 🙂

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Almost Perfect RV Boondocking Spot ~ Biz’s Last Video! ~ s4e18

Whatever RV we get next, be it a diesel pusher or a toy hauler, having larger capacity for fuel, water and battery power is a must. This spot would have been perfect for me if I had more battery storing capacity. If I were to come back here to get work done I would be running the generator all day and evening just to power my laptop. If I had a larger battery bank I could charge the batteries with the Gen and then use that power storage for 5-7 hours easily. With my current setup my batteries die around 1-2 hours max. We then hit the road towards our friends in Spokane.

Exploring Naramata Wine Country ~ Salmon Dinner In The RV ~ S4E17

Waking up to rainy/cloudy weather was definitely not in the plans. Regardless, we put on our thermal gear and head out for a day of exploring. This day for definitely for Biz & G. This would be the last time they would be together exploring a new area like this for a while. I played DD for the day while they sipped wine and Kobuk and I sat outside and enjoyed the amazing countryside. Between everyone reading this and me…I enjoyed the quit time. Then we headed back to the RV to cook some Silver salmon I caught right before hitting the road. And of course, we had to sample some of the wine from the days adventures.

Our Worst Border Crossing ~ Last Dry Camping Spot ~ G Shoots A Shotgun ~ S4E17

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Podcast Download Link ~ https://soundcloud.com/chrisandgtravels/biz-and-fulltime-rv-life

G headed to Starbucks to get some school work done so Biz and I cleaned the RV and got some breakfast made. After getting everything ready for the road we headed to the border. A quick rundown of what happened was one of the agents was on a huge power trip and was rude throughout the experience. Then, after connecting back to US cell service, I find a boondocking spot in Washington, our last of the trip. Lastly, we get one of the guns out to do a little target practice 🙂

Our Tow Car Procedure ~ Our First RV Park Of The Trip ~ S4E16

The drifter gnome has a friend, and her name is Sally the succulent! Sally was placed in our fruit and veggie container and got smashed and was near death so I put her on the dash, I hope she makes it! Also, I put the title as selling out because I really do not like staying in RV parks. However, being that we had planned on drinking, I felt it was best to have a certain spot to camp. We wake up to a rainy morning and I get the tow set up to go. We stop for a quick gas break and head to lower British Columbia. After stopping by the visiter center and getting some wifi we make plans to stop by the first RV park of our entire trip down!