TDW 1752 - Getting The RV Road Ready

0:03 self-pumping nozzle in full

0:03 effect. This is Large Marge. This is no

0:06 rental car. She has a much larger gas

0:09 tank than the aformentioned

0:13 vehicle. You were thirsty, weren't you,

0:15 girl? Drink up. Drink up. Welcome

0:20 everyone. Adam the Woo here. It is nice

0:24 having a smaller vehicle for a short

0:26 time. Turning radius is a big plus. Gas

0:29 mileage and efficiency is definitely

0:31 beneficial in a smaller vehicle, but

0:34 nothing says

0:41 personality like large marge. Half

0:41 Mountain Dew, half code red. It's almost

0:43 like a regular Mountain Dew with just a

0:45 with just a

0:57 cherry. Oh man, I feel good today. It's

0:57 my second channel, daily vlog channel.

0:59 It's the daily woo. That's a very bold

1:03 statement about your cheese stakes. Very

1:06 bold indeed. I think this guy wants to

1:08 race Big the Foot. He's not pedaling,

1:11 though. But his bicycle's moving. What

1:14 sort of sorcery can make that happen?

1:17 Only a wizard

1:19 knows. Tell me your

1:22 secrets. Tell me how it's done.

1:25 Tell me how it's

1:27 done. I was just thinking, I don't think

1:30 I've ever given a proper tour of the

1:33 inside of the RV before. I don't think I

1:36 ever have. This is the 24T model. It

1:39 comes in a 19, which I thought was a

1:41 little too small. It also comes in a

1:42 30T, which I thought was a little too

1:45 big. I think this for me is the perfect

1:48 size. The chassis is an

1:49 E350 V8 engine. currently has

1:54 112,000 miles on it. Along the driver's

1:57 side are a few necessities like the

2:00 generator, which runs the air

2:02 conditioner, the lights, and that sort

2:04 of thing. The extra battery. That way,

2:06 I'm not using the battery in the engine

2:08 to run the lights when it's not plugged

2:11 in. But I could plug it in, unplug the

2:14 generator, and plug it in to a actual

2:17 outlet. That way, I don't have to use

2:19 the generator. That's what that cord is

2:21 for. Of course, the sewage area, which

2:24 wow. I don't know what's going on here.

2:26 I don't think anything leaked out. I

2:28 think that's just clamps on. But if you

2:30 were to pull on these and unlock those,

2:34 that's when that's when the stuff just

2:36 starts to starts to fly. And inside here

2:40 is that tube, which they call the stinky

2:44 slinky. Of course, gas goes right there.

2:47 And around this side is where the water

2:51 goes. There's a holding tank that I can

2:54 use to take a shower and also wash my

2:56 hands, brush my teeth, etc., etc. That's

3:00 right. That's right. And in this little

3:03 cubby hole here, I have the two

3:05 reclining rocking chairs. And under

3:08 that, there is a table if I want to set

3:11 a table up out here. And then down in

3:13 here is an extra hose that I can use to

3:16 fill the water tank. And check this out.

3:18 Little lights that come on. So at night,

3:21 I can actually see what I'm doing under

3:24 the shroud of nightfall. A little

3:26 section for the propane tank, which

3:28 operates the refrigerator and heats up

3:31 the hot water heater, which is located

3:33 here. So if you want a warm shower, you

3:35 have to turn the water heater on just a

3:38 few minutes before and of course turn

3:40 the water pump on. And by doing that, we

3:43 have water. Now, if I want to run the

3:44 air, I got to turn the generator on.

3:46 Check out how few amount of hours are on

3:48 the generator. Only 566 hours. And by

3:51 pushing this, listen

3:57 closely. The generator is now on. And by

3:58 utilizing the wall unit, you can now

3:59 hear that cold, crisp air is now flowing

4:04 the top of the roof from the air

4:07 conditioner unit. There's a pretty

4:08 decent amount of overhead space where I

4:09 can store stuff.

4:11 You know, all along in here above the

4:13 fridge, I can put some blankets. And

4:16 inside here is where I put my dirty

4:17 clothes. And there's also an area where

4:19 I can hang things up. There's some

4:21 hangers. And of course, the bathroom.

4:23 Back in here, we have the shower and the

4:26 toilet, a sink here, and inside here, a

4:29 lot of the toiletries, deodorant,

4:31 toothpaste, soap, things of that nature.

4:34 There are two beds on board. I usually

4:36 sleep in this one. It is unmade because

4:37 I'm doing laundry back at my mom's. But

4:39 above the bed are some more shelves

4:42 where I put my clothes in here. I have

4:45 Oh, check out the chips. Those chips are

4:47 still in there. Dishes and whatnot. A

4:49 microwave that works very well. An oven

4:52 that I have not used yet. And more

4:54 storage right up here. The other bed I

4:56 was referring to is right here. So, I

4:59 could technically climb up on there if I

5:00 had someone tagging along. They would

5:02 sleep up there. And you can close those

5:04 drapes for a little privacy. as well as

5:08 there is a drape by this bed. So, if you

5:10 had two people in here, you kind of have

5:12 your own little your own little world,

5:15 your own little camping world. Now, this

5:17 I have kind of a little hangout area

5:19 where I do my editing. I lay here, but

5:21 this actually converts up into a table.

5:23 So, I could sit here and eat a meal if I

5:25 so choose to. Normally, I just hang out

5:28 here, eat here, or eat there, or go

5:30 inside somewhere and eat. My current

5:31 game plan is to stay around Central

5:33 Florida a few more days, possibly till

5:34 this weekend. There's something

5:36 happening later in the week that I

5:37 really like to attend. Today, a lot of

5:40 maintenance will be done on the RV,

5:43 including an oil change, hopefully

5:44 fixing the back bumper and looking at

5:47 the nether regions and the nooks and

5:49 crannies. A good friend of mine is going

5:51 to give it a nice little overhaul, over

5:54 look and get it back road worthy and

5:57 road ready, if you will. After that,

6:01 I've really been giving a lot of thought

6:03 to what I'm going to do. Now, one thing

6:05 when I purchased the RV, I did not want

6:08 to be labeled as an RVER. The RV Large

6:12 Marge is just a tool. It is a

6:15 mechanical marvel that I am using to get

6:19 around from point A to point B. And I

6:22 want it to last a very long time. So,

6:24 I'm really digging deep, doing some

6:26 soularching, thinking a lot about where

6:29 I want to go next, what I want to do. Do

6:32 I want to be constantly in the RV? Do I

6:34 want to fly places, come back to the RV,

6:38 maybe take the RV from point A to point

6:40 B, leave it, fly somewhere for a week or

6:43 two, then come back to the RV wherever

6:45 it may be, and continue on. This is a

6:48 lot. There's a lot going on in my brain

6:50 and a lot of people try to figure out

6:52 what is Adam going to do next and I must

6:54 tell you there is no way to figure that

6:56 out because I do not know what I'm going

6:58 to do next. I'm sure I have driven my

7:00 family insane by the amount of ideas I

7:04 am throwing out on a daily basis. I will

7:06 say I'm going to do this and the next

7:08 day I say no I'm going to go here. I'm

7:09 going to go here. I'm going to go here

7:10 when I leave. I'm going to go here. I

7:12 don't even know. And that's what I'm

7:13 dealing with today and tomorrow and the

7:15 next day. This week, I'm contemplating

7:18 what the next move is for my life and

7:22 these adventures. But rest assured,

7:23 Large Marge will be around for a good

7:25 long while, as will these daily vlogs.

7:29 No plans on stopping anytime in the near

7:32 future. I will also say, however,

7:34 departure from Florida is inevitable

7:37 because it is getting it's getting warm.

7:39 It's coming. It's coming soon.

7:42 Summer, it's on its way. And there are

7:44 actually two wizards on Highway 192. I

7:48 wonder if one's good and one's evil.

7:50 Here's a little construction update on

7:52 what was formerly Splendid China. It's

7:56 now going to be Jimmy Buffett's

7:58 Margaritavville Resort. Not just a

8:00 restaurant like some of his

8:02 establishments, but an entire premises,

8:05 acres and acres of restaurants, homes,

8:10 condos. It's coming along very slowly.

8:15 Jimmy Bucket's kind of a laid-back,

8:16 chill guy, though. Maybe he's not in any

8:18 kind of hurry to get this done. He's

8:20 kind of just going at his own pace. Wait

8:22 a second. What does that say? The

8:25 friendly

8:26 bully. On the back of that truck is an

8:29 emblem that says the friendly

8:31 bully. Is there such a thing? I don't

8:35 know, man. I don't know, man. Stopped

8:38 off at Advanced Discount Auto Parts and

8:42 got a new air filter. Got some oil,

8:45 couple extra quarts, so seven quarts all

8:48 together. New oil filter

8:52 and fuel

8:55 filter. I think that's all we need.

8:58 Luckily, I have Mike here. He knows a

9:00 thing or two about vehicles. This This

9:02 is the good stuff, right? That's the

9:03 good stuff. This is This is This is Mike

9:05 approved. Mic approved right here now.

9:08 And we're hitting his car. My RV is

9:12 stationed somewhere. So now we're going

9:13 to go fix it up a little bit. This guy

9:16 directly in front of us has his trash on

9:19 the back of his trunk. And the guy on

9:21 the right rolled his window down to tell

9:23 him like, "Hey, you're getting ready to

9:24 go on the highway with trash on your

9:27 trunk." Now, keep in mind, we're in

9:28 Central Florida right now. And Mike has

9:31 a Disneyland parking paper wedged in

9:35 there. We're all the way on the other

9:37 side of the country. Why do you have

9:38 that wedged in there? Can't let it go.

9:39 You drove from here all the way to the

9:42 west coast and back and back. And as a

9:45 momento, you have the Disneyland

9:47 paperwork to prove it. How long you got

9:49 to leave that there? Forever. Forever.

9:53 What is that that you're pouring in?

9:54 That's like Ecto-Cooler. This is good

9:56 stuff here. Why is it green like that?

9:57 Cuz it's Ecto-Cooler. You said it. This

9:59 is the old air filter. Safe to say it

10:02 needs to be replaced. There was a lot of

10:03 bugs and other things in the nooks and

10:06 crannies. You want to make sure you get

10:07 the the old gasket off there. You don't

10:11 want to double gasket it. Every good

10:13 mechanic has double gasketed something

10:16 and probably bought an engine because of

10:17 it. And what happens if you double

10:18 gasket it? When you're going down the

10:20 road with the oil pressure, it'll blow

10:23 out the gasket after a while. And it'll

10:25 be most likely when you're driving

10:27 highway speeds and not paying attention

10:29 to your oil pressure and it spits all

10:31 the oil all over the road and blows up

10:34 your engine. Putting in the good

10:37 stuff. So you you approve of Motorcraft?

10:40 Yes, sir. I put Quaker State in when I

10:42 was on the road and a lot of people

10:43 didn't didn't like the Quaker State. So

10:45 I wonder what people will say of the the

10:47 Motorcraft. It's just a personal

10:48 preference. Yeah, everybody has their

10:50 personal preference. I know nothing

10:52 about different types of oil, so I trust

10:54 your opinion. I think most people will

10:56 probably agree this is better. This

10:57 tastes better than Quicker State. You

10:58 want to try it? I just like Do I just

11:01 like put my put my lips on there? Yeah.

11:03 Yeah. Yeah. I'm going to I'm going to

11:04 say no to that one. Okay. You almost got

11:06 me, though. You almost got

11:16 me. The beauty of a torque wrench. Yes,

11:16 sir.

11:34 Oh yeah, that'll make a big difference.

11:34 Looks much better. Oh yeah.

11:37 Too bad we can't fix that, but get

11:40 closer.

11:55 If you were to put me in the category of

11:55 novice to expert when it came to car

11:58 mechanics, I would be about three to

12:00 four steps below the lowest possible

12:03 category in that area. Cuz I know

12:07 nothing about what is under the hood of

12:10 a vehicle. I know a little bit. I know

12:12 how to put oil in an engine, things like

12:15 that. I know how to fill up a gas tank.

12:17 But when it comes to crawling underneath

12:19 the chassis of Large Marge or my van

12:22 that I used to have, I am clueless. And

12:25 that is why it is good to have friends

12:27 in your corner, people who know

12:28 something you do not know. Everyone has

12:30 their own talent. And I am thankful for

12:33 my friend Mike cuz he knows a lot about

12:37 cars. And over the years, he's always

12:40 been a blessing to me to look over

12:44 before I just decide to depart Florida

12:47 and hit the road again. He always looks

12:49 over my vehicles and gives me an honest

12:52 opinion about what needs to be fixed,

12:53 what needs to be changed. And sometimes

12:55 you don't get that when you go to a

12:57 normal mechanic. I'll see you guys

12:59 tomorrow. Thanks for watching. And look

13:01 at this cloud. You ever stare at the

13:04 clouds and imagine they are certain

13:06 things? Do you ever see like animals or

13:09 spaceships up in the heavens? This one

13:12 to me kind of looks like a long necked

13:14 bird with

13:15 wings. Each would

TDW 1752 - Getting The RV Road Ready

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