Van Trekking Lifestyle

18/08/2024

This week's video is a special one... to us at least. Camping through the eyes of our precious grandchildren ❤️

We go camping and hiking with our grandchildren and give them the camera to film anything and everything they want to. An interesting experiment to see the b...

15/08/2024

We were trying to get a good "usie" pic of us having a good time but it looked like I had 4 chins... so apparently me holding my hand up at my neck made Lynn laugh. 😂👍

11/08/2024

Dirt roads... you either love them or hate them. One of us loves them. The other one not so much. But every now and then we go on one anyway. Like this week. The BEST DIRT ROAD In NC? Can Our EKKO Make It Safely? // Old NC 105

As the opposite of a shortcut we took our EKKO on the Old NC 105 Trail from LInville Falls to meet up with our family near Asheville. It is a challenging, b...

10/08/2024

Did you see when we had a tire going flat at Cades Cove? Thanks to sponsor SyncWite that won't happen again. The Syncwire Inflate 190 Battery Inflator Saves Our Ride // Our Thoughts

Why has it taken so long for us to travel with a battery operated pump to inflate tires with low air pressure? This battery operated pump is a joy to use an...

08/08/2024

We just reviewed what has the chance to be my favorite e-bike… so far👍. It’s fast, comfortable and most importantly very inexpensive, compared to other bikes.  if you even remotely thinking about getting an E bike you need to take a look at this one. The HITWAY BK6M FOLDABLE 20X3" FAT TIRE COST EFFECTIVE eBIKE // Maggie Approved

Hitway sent us this eBIKE, the HITWAY BK6M, to review and we loved the specs so much we took it with us on a camping trip. In this video we share with you u...

04/08/2024

Our hope is in this week's episode you'll be able to smell the rain, taste the food and hear the crunch of rocks as if you're actually there with us as we hike in the rain and then listen to birds singing because they're happy that the rain has stopped. It's a different style for us so please let us know what you think and how it made you feel.

VAN Camping In a Rain Storm | Linville Falls // ASMR Peaceful Relaxing Nature

Experience camping in the rain with us in Linville Falls, NC. Camping, cooking, sounds of nature, hiking, waterfalls. All in ASMR style so you can hear and ...

04/08/2024

Of the nearly 600 videos we’ve released tomorrow’s video is one that I’m probably most proud of. Its different. If you’ve ever wanted just be a fly on the wall as we travel and see and hear what it’s really like then you’ll love tomorrow’s episode where we camp, hike and cook in the rain.

28/07/2024

No old men were harmed during the filming of this episode 😂👍

This was the last stop of our little late-spring trip to the mountains as we stayed a few nights at Roan Mountain State Park. We tried to time it so we'd be...

21/07/2024

In our travels we often find hidden gems. Watauga Dam Campground one of those gems.

We paddled by a bear | Camping at Watauga Dam Campground

This week we're at Watauga Dam Campground in the mountains of Tennessee camping between 2 dams in our Ekko. Since we were right on the water we decided to ta...

21/07/2024

Surprise... a Sunday morning video 👍❤️ We paddled by a bear | Camping at Watauga Dam Campground

This week we're at Watauga Dam Campground in the mountains of Tennessee camping between 2 dams in our Ekko. Since we were right on the water we decided to ta...

20/07/2024

Big shout out to Maggie's newest top fans! 💎She says "Woof!" And we say wow and thank you.

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19/07/2024

The search for a great eBike to take with us on our trips continues as we review the PuckiPuppy Samoyed eBike. If you're looking for a new eBike check this out.

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17/07/2024

In answer to the comment we get a lot could never have a cassette toilet because...". Thanks to everyone who participated on our survey.

RVs With CASSETTE TOILETS GET BUM WRAP | Here’s why that's wrong
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If you're one of the ones who completely rule out a group of RVs and Vans just because they have a cassette toilet I encourage you to watch this video before...

17/07/2024

14/07/2024

Relaxing Van Camping in mountains [Cozy fire | Epic hike | Wildlife | Vlog | ASMR]

WE DO OUR BEST TO SHOW YOU WHAT A VAN CAMPING EXPERIENCE IS REALLY LIKE FOR US... THE SOUNDS, THE SMELLS, THE WORRY AND STRESS, AND THE REWARDS FOR TAKING A ...

11/07/2024

Many of you have pointed out that our passenger seatbelt needed to be repaired. Here's the story of how I ended up having to do it myself.

Maggie started it... she chewed the passenger seatbelt in our Ekko... not all the way through but pretty badly. So when we couldn't get it repaired due to t...

11/07/2024

Just reviewed a budget scooter that just about checks off everything we need.

We're always on the lookout for a great eScooter and the Caroma E68 Pro scooter comes pretty close to being a perfect choice, especially considering it's onl...

07/07/2024

When your wife says she wants to go to Paris... you take her to Paris. Well... Paris, SC anyway. 😂👍

Greenville, SC is one of those places that surprises you. There's so much to do and see. On our final stop on our springtime trip in our Ekko finds us in G...

04/07/2024

Land of the free because of the brave. Happy 4th!

04/07/2024

One of the perks of having our channel, if you can call it that, is that companies send us "stuff" to use and review. We say no to 9 out of 10 of the requests we get but today we're reviewing something that I think we'll actually use... a lithium battery powered kayak and paddle board pump. We first saw one used when subscribers and friends Rocky and Sue used theirs to pump up their kayaks while we watched in amazement at "no wires!". Glad we have one now for sure. Here's the video:

Today we inflate Lynn's iSUP but not by hand... I'll be using the Outdoor Master Shark 2S, a battery operated pump that's capable of inflating this board and...

03/07/2024

A short mid-week video to answer the most common questions we've been getting about our Ekko and our trip to Florida. If you have any questions for the next one just leave it in the comments or one of the videos.

Each week we get a lot of questions about our Ekko... MPG, drivability, handling, reliability... lots of questions. So we thought we'd pop in and just answe...

03/07/2024

We've been trying to work in a current Q&A segment for weeks but the episodes are just too long. So in a few minutes we're going to release a short mid-week video to answer the most common questions we've been getting about our Ekko and our trip to Florida. If you have any questions for the next one just leave it in the comments or one of the videos.

Update: Here it is: https://youtu.be/ut3aNyTlf9E

02/07/2024

If you haven't noticed we got a new Blackstone griddle/campstove combo and... we love it. Have any of you tried it out? We'd love to hear what you think of it.

01/07/2024

In this video we kind of answer the age old question... where does a bear p**p in the woods?? 😂👍

Birthdays, bears, butterflies, snakes, flash floods and tornadoes made this stop at Cades Cove one to remember. We still managed to have a relatively peacefu...

28/06/2024

We love the places we get to park our van and watch the stars don't you? ❤️

23/06/2024

2nd stop of our Great Smoky Mountains NP trip:

A little rain never stopped us... but a lot of rain... and hail?... still didn't stop us. Nestled right between Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, Elkmont campgro...

20/06/2024

We get the question all the time about camping fire pits. And one of the things you do around a campfire... sing a song 👍
Pop-up Fire Pit vs. Solo Stove For Camping // Which One?

We test out the 2 most popular camping fire pits, the Pop-Up Fire It and the Solo Stove Ranger… in a real world camping experience… with purchased wood. The...

16/06/2024

Happy to share the start of a new travel season with you this week as we do our kind of trip in the Great Smoky Mountains.

We get the question all the time... why do you love to travel so much. As we begin to explore the NC side of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park we do ou...

15/06/2024

Watauga Dam Campgroud recently took a photo of the 3 of us enjoying their beautiful campground. Great to have a pic from shore of the 3 of us. By the way, this is where we were when we paddled right beside a black bear.

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Happy Friday!! Thank you Owen Poteat you guys are awesome. 😎🔥

14/06/2024

Hey if you're looking for an e-bike I just released our review of the Denago Commute 1. We're changing how we release these so this review video should not show up in your YouTube feed unless you are interested in Ebike's.

Denago Commute 1 - Premium eBike With A Not-So-Premium Price

We are always on the lookout for the perfect eBike for our RV trips. Denago sent us this bike to review and I've got to tell you it comes close to being per...